Zi Zhi Tong Jian

Chapter 32 Song Dynasty: Liu Yu ascends the throne (2)
At the beginning, Emperor Taizong tasted the concubine Li Daoer as a gift from Concubine Chen.The old emperor called himself "Liu Tong" or "General Li" every time he made a small trip.Often wearing a small hakama shirt, the alleys of the camp office are all run through; or stay in guest houses at night, or lie by the side of the road during the day, raise them together, trade with them, or suffer humiliation, and accept it with pleasure.All kinds of trivial things, such as cutting clothes and making hats, can be done by looking at them;As far as Jingkou is flat, it is even more arrogant and unrestrained, going out every day, going in the evening and returning in the morning, leaving in the morning and returning in the evening.Servants also hold spears, pedestrians, men and women, dogs, horses, oxen and donkeys, who are inevitable.The people are worried, all the traders are silent, the doors are closed at daytime, and the pedestrians are extinct.Needle, vertebra, chisel, saw, not far from the left and right, if there is a slight disobedience, it will be slaughtered and dissected. If you don't kill for a day, you will be miserable and unhappy;Ruan Dianfu and Zhige General Shen Bozong and others planned to go out of the river to shoot pheasants because of the emperor, called the Queen Mother's order, called the team to return, closed the city gate, and sent people to depose the emperor, and Li'an became Wang Zhun.After the incident, Jiaxu, the emperor collected the tenant husband and others to kill him.

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The first year of Emperor Shun's ascension to Ming Dynasty (AD 477)
In the beginning, when Liu Yu, the king of Cangwu in the Liu Song Dynasty, was still the crown prince, he often painted high poles for the tent by himself, and climbed to a place more than ten feet above the ground.He has a moody personality, and none of the attendants on the left and right can dissuade him.Emperor Ming asked his mother Chen Taifei to beat him up several times.After Liu Yu came to the throne, he was afraid of the empress dowager and the empress dowager internally, and he was afraid of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty externally, so he dared not indulge.But later, after the coronation ceremony, restrictions were gradually lost on him inside and outside the palace. Since then, Liu Yu has been out of the palace many times.When they first left the palace, there was a neat guard of honor behind them.Over time, he left behind his chariots and horses, took only a few attendants, and sometimes went to the wilderness, and sometimes went to the streets and downtown.Every time Concubine Chen had to ride in a green-covered calf cart, closely following him, in order to monitor and restrain him, so he changed to a light cart and horse, and galloped for ten or twenty miles at a stretch, making it impossible for the concubine to chase him any longer.The honor guards were also afraid of causing disaster, so they didn't dare to pursue Liu Yu's whereabouts, so they could only station the troops in another place and watch from afar.

At the beginning, Emperor Ming once rewarded Concubine Chen as his wife to the favorite jester Li Daoer, and then welcomed her back to the palace and gave birth to King Cangwu.Therefore, every time Liu Yu went out in micro-clothes, he called himself Liu Tong, or called himself General Li.He often wears shorts and a small jacket, no matter in military camps, government offices, streets, or fields, he is everywhere.Sometimes I even stay in hotels at night and sleep on the side of the road during the day, go in and out among low-class people, negotiate business with them, and sometimes accept slights and insults with pleasure.All menial things, such as tailoring clothes, making hats, he has a good memory.He has never played Chi before, but when he picks it up and blows it, he can naturally make a tune.After the Jingkou Incident subsided, Liu Yu became even more arrogant and reckless. He never left the palace for a day, or went out at night and returned in the early morning, or went out in the early morning and returned at night.The left and right followers all hold short knives and spears. Pedestrians on the road, no matter men or women, no matter whether they are dogs, horses, cows, or donkeys, as long as they are caught by him, they will be executed immediately.The common people were worried and fearful, and all the merchants closed their doors to stop their business. Every household stayed behind closed doors during the day, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road.Weapons such as pliers, awls, chisels, and saws were never far from Liu Yu's side. Whenever something went wrong, he would grab the murder weapon and cut open the abdomen on the spot.If he doesn't kill people for a day, he will feel depressed; the attendants and officials on the left and right are deeply afraid of this, and they are terrified in daily life.Ruan Dianfu, Zhige General Shen Bozong and others conspired to take advantage of Liu Yu's opportunity to go to Jiangcheng to hunt pheasants. They pretended to be ordered by the Empress Dowager to order the honor guards to return to Beijing, and then closed the city gates. An Cheng Wang Liu Zhun.Unexpectedly, their conspiracy was leaked. On May [-], Liu Yu ordered the arrest of Ruan Dianfu and others, and beheaded them for public display.

[Original text]

The empress dowager admonished the emperor a few times, but the emperor was not happy.At the Dragon Boat Festival, the Empress Dowager gave the emperor a fur fan.The emperor thought it was not gorgeous, so he ordered the imperial physician to cook medicine, and wanted to poison the queen mother.The left and right said: "If you do this, the official should be a filial son, how can you go back and forth again!" The emperor said: "Your words are very reasonable!"

In June, in Jiaxu, Du Youwen, the regular servant of Sanqi, Shi Shenbo, the head of Situ Zuo, and the accomplices of guerrilla general Sun Chaozhi and Ruan Dianfu were told.When Shen Bo was mourning in the hut, before the left and right came, the emperor came forward alone with a sword.Knowing that he couldn't help it, he beat the emperor's ear with his hand, and said: "Your crime is more than that of Jie and Zhou, and you will be slaughtered without a day." Then he died.It's the day, Amnesty.The emperor went straight to the leader's mansion.When it was hot, Xiao Daocheng lay naked during the day.The emperor set up Taoism in the room, painted the belly, and shot it when he was full.Daocheng Lianban said: "The old minister is not guilty." Wang Tianen of the left and right said: "The leader has a big belly, which is a good shot; one arrow will kill him, and there will be no more shots after that. It is better to shoot it with a cockroach." The emperor even shot it with a cockroach. , in the middle of its navel.Throwing a bow and laughing, he said: "What is this hand like?" The emperor avoided Daocheng's prestige, tasted himself, and said, "Kill Xiao Daocheng tomorrow!" Concubine Chen scolded him and said: "Xiao Daocheng has made great contributions to the country. If you harm him, who will serve you again?" Do your best!" Di Nai stopped.

Daocheng was worried, and secretly conspired with Yuan Can and Chu Yuan to abolish the establishment.Can said: "The Lord was young, and it is easy to correct minor mistakes. The things of Yi and Huo were not done by Ji Shi. Even if they succeed, there will be no perfect land." Yuan Moran.The leading hero Cao Danyang, Ji Seng's true words, said in Daocheng: "The current court is rampant, and people can't protect themselves; the hope of the world does not lie with Yuan and Chu. How can the Duke of Ming sit down and be destroyed! The opportunity of survival is hoped and carefully considered." Daocheng However.

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Liu Yu was very unhappy because the empress dowager often taught him a lesson.Just in time for the Dragon Boat Festival, the Empress Dowager rewarded Liu Yu with a feather fan. Liu Yu thought it was not luxurious enough, so he ordered the imperial physician to prepare poison in an attempt to poison the Empress Dowager to death.The left and right attendants dissuaded him and said: "If you really do this, then your majesty will have to go into mourning, how can you go in and out of the palace?" Liu Yu said: "Your words are very reasonable." So he dismissed this idea.

On June 22, someone sued Du Youwen, the regular servant of Sanqi, Shi Shenbo, the chief left officer of Situ, and Sun Chaozhi, the guerrilla general, that they had once conspired with Ruan Dianfu.Liu Yu immediately led the guards and personally raided the three families, killing them all, cutting off their limbs, and cutting off the meat piece by piece, even the baby was not spared.Shen Bo was in mourning at home at that time, and the guards hadn't arrived yet. Liu Yu rushed to the front alone with a knife. Shen Bo knew that he would not be spared, so he fought with Liu Yu with his bare hands, grabbed Liu Yu's ears with his hands, and cursed: " Your crimes have already surpassed those of Jie and Zhou, and you are not far from death!" Then he was hacked to death by Liu Yu.On that day, the world gave amnesty.One day, Liu Yu broke into the Lingjun mansion directly, and Xiao Daocheng was lying naked and sleeping in the hot weather at that time.Liu Yu had someone wake Xiao Daocheng up, let him stand in the room, drew an archery target on his stomach, and drew his bow fully, ready to shoot.Xiao Daocheng put away his tablet and said: "The old minister is not guilty." Wang Tian'en, the guard on the left and right, said: "Xiao Daocheng has a big belly, which is a wonderful target for archery. How about using round bone arrows now, so you can shoot more times.” Liu Yu then switched to round bone arrows.An arrow shot, just hit Xiao Daocheng's belly button.He immediately threw the bow to the ground, and said with a big smile, "How about my arrow skills?" Liu Yu had long feared and hated Xiao Daocheng's prestige, so he sharpened his dagger and said, "I will kill Xiao Daocheng tomorrow." Concubine Chen He scolded him and said: "Xiao Daocheng is a hero of the country, if you kill him, who can do his best for you?" Liu Yu then gave up.Xiao Daocheng was worried and terrified, and secretly plotted with Shangshuling Yuan Can and Zhongshu Supervisor Chu Yuan to depose Liu Yu and establish a new king.Yuan Can said: "My lord is young and ignorant, and it is easy to correct minor mistakes. The past of Yi Yin and Huo Guang will be difficult to implement in this last age. Even if it succeeds, there will be no place for it in the end." Chu Yuan remained silent. language.Ji Sengzhen, the leader of Cao Danyang, said to Xiao Daocheng: "Now the emperor is cruel and rampant. No one can protect himself. The expectations of the people in the world do not lie in Yuan Can and Chu Yuan. How can you sit and wait for death? It is related to life and death. I hope you can think about it carefully." Xiao Daocheng agreed.

[Original text]

Or persuade Daocheng to go to Guangling to raise troops.The eldest son of Daocheng, who was the Changshi of King Xi of Jin at that time, was engaged in the affairs of Yingzhou, and wanted to send the soldiers of Yingzhou to Huijingkou eastward.Daocheng secretly dispatched his relative Liu Seng to inform his elder brother Xingqing and Liu Shanming, the governor of Jierzhou, saying: "There are so many people to persuade the north to consolidate Guangling, I am afraid it will not be a long-term plan. If the wind is blowing this autumn, if you can share a little with Yuandonghai If you move the captives, then I can set up all my plans." He also told Yuan Rongzu, the governor of the East China Sea.Shanming said: "The Song family is about to perish. Fools and wisdom all know that if the northern captives move, it will be a public trouble. The gods and martial arts are high, so we should wait for them quietly, work hard according to the opportunity, and make their own achievements. Don't go far away from the roots. Yi rampant." Rong Zu also said: "Lead the mansion to go to Taiwan for a hundred steps, and people don't know! If you ride lightly, the people of Guangling will not accept you behind closed doors. That is to say, if someone knocks on the gate of Taitai, the official business will go away." Ji Sengzhen said: "Although the lord has no way, the foundation of the country for many generations is still solid. If you have a hundred people, you will not be able to go north. Even if you have Guangling City, the emperor will live In the deep palace, orders are issued, and the public is rebellious, so how can we avoid it! This is not a perfect strategy." Shi Shunzhi, the commander of the town, the younger brother of the Daocheng clan, and his second son Hushi, who worked in Zhonglangyi, thought: "The emperor likes the one-way road. It is easy to succeed if you set up a plan here; if you raise troops from other states, you will rarely succeed, and your ancestors will suffer." Dao Cheng stopped.Dong Zhonglang Sima and Xing Kuaiji County Governor Li Anmin wanted to serve the King of Jiangxia to join the army in the east, and the way was done.Wang Jing, the lieutenant of the Yueqi school, secretly tied himself to Daocheng, wore green clothes at night, and walked on the road, listening to and observing the emperor's contacts for Daocheng.Daocheng ordered 15 people, including Yang Yufu, Yang Wannian, and Chen Fengbo, to wait for the opportunity in the hall.

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