Zi Zhi Tong Jian

Chapter 33 Song Dynasty: Liu Yu ascends the throne (3)
Someone persuaded Xiao Daocheng to go to Guangling to raise troops.Xiao Daocheng's eldest son, Xiao Yu, served as the long history of Liu Xie, king of Jinxi, and also engaged in affairs of Yingzhou. Xiao Daocheng planned to let Xiao Yu lead the soldiers of Yingzhou to go east along the Yangtze River and join forces at Jingkou.Xiao Daocheng sent his confidant Liu Seng to inform Liu Shanming, his cousin and acting governor of Qingji Erzhou, saying: "Many people advised me to go north and defend Guangling. I am afraid this is not a long-term solution. Now that the autumn wind is coming, if you can Join forces with Yuan Rongzu and provoke the Hulu a little, then all my schemes can be implemented." At the same time, I also told Yuan Rongzu, the prefect of Donghai.Liu Shanming said: "The state of Song is about to perish. Both foolish and wise people know this. Once the barbarians in the north move, they will become your disaster. Your gods are more powerful than the world. Now you can only wait quietly. Timing, and surprises, then naturally you can achieve success, and you can't stay away from the base and invite disaster." Yuan Rongzu also said: "The leader's mansion is less than a hundred steps away from the imperial palace. Do you know? If you travel alone and travel lightly, if the Guangling officials close the city gate and refuse to accept you, where will you flee next? Now as soon as you get out of bed, someone will knock on the gate of the palace and ask The court reports, and your affairs will be in trouble." Ji Sengzhen said: "Although the lord is tyrannical, the foundations established by the Liu family dynasties are very solid. It is absolutely impossible to escape from the north. Even if you enter Guangling City, if the emperor lives in the deep palace, issues orders, and accuses you of being a traitor, how can you escape? This is not a perfect strategy." Xiao Daocheng Shi Xiaoshunzhi, the younger brother of the town army commander, and Xiao Yi, the second son of Xiao Daocheng's hussars, both believed: "The emperor likes to travel alone, and it should be easier to succeed if he takes advantage of the opportunity. The probability of success in rebellion in other states is very high. He is small, and he will suffer disaster before others." Only then did Xiao Daocheng stop his original thought.Dong Zhonglang Sima and Li Anmin, acting as an agent of Kuaiji County, attempted to support Liu Ji, the king of Jiangxia, and raise troops in the east, but Xiao Daocheng stopped him.Yueqi School Captain Wang Jing took the initiative to make friends with Xiao Daocheng secretly. Every night, Wang Jing would wear civilian clothes and lie in ambush by the roadside to watch Liu Yu's whereabouts for Xiao Daocheng.Xiao Daocheng ordered Wang Jing to make friends with 15 people, including Liu Yu's left and right cronies, Yang Yufu, Yang Wannian, and Chen Fengbo, because they all served in the inner palace of the palace city, so it was convenient for them to spy on opportunities in the palace.

[Original text]

Autumn, July, Dinghai night, the emperor walked to the gate of the leader's mansion.The left and right said: "All the houses are sleeping, why not enter by the wall?" The emperor said: "I want to work in one place tonight, but I should wait until tomorrow."

Wuzi, the emperor took a dew car and gambled with the left and right Yu Taigang.Still going to Qingyuan nunnery, at night, to Xin'an temple to steal dogs, and Taoist Tandu cooked them.If you get drunk, you will sleep in Renshou Palace.Yang Yufu often got the emperor's favor, so he suddenly hated it. Seeing Zhe gnashing his teeth, he said: "Tomorrow, I will kill the boy to take the liver and lungs!" You!"

At that time, the emperor came in and out impermanently, and all the pavilions in the province were not closed at night. The people under the chamber were afraid of encountering each other, and no one dared to go out;It was evening, and Wang Jing went out.Yufu waits for the emperor to go to bed, and Yang Wannian takes the emperor's self-defense knife to slay him.Chen Fengbo, the performer in the chamber of imperial edicts, held his head in his hands, and in accordance with the usual practice, said that the imperial edict opened the door of Chengming and went out with the head as respect.Jing Ze rushed to the leader's mansion, knocked on the door and shouted loudly, but Xiao Daocheng dared not open the door because he was afraid that King Cangwu would deceive him.Jing Ze threw his head on the wall, Daocheng washed his eyes, and came out on horseback in military uniform, Jing Ze, Huan Kang and others all followed.Enter the palace, go to Chengming gate, cheat and pay back.Jing was afraid that his insiders would see him, so he blocked the hole with a knife ring, and called the door urgently, so the door opened and entered.Tuoxi, every time King Cangwu opened the door, those who opened the door were shocked and did not dare to look up.When Daocheng entered the hall, the hall was terrified; and when he heard that King Cangwu was dead, he called him Long Live.

【Translation】

In autumn, on the evening of the sixth day of July, Liu Yu came to the gate of the leader's mansion in casual clothes. The attendants on the left and right said, "Everyone in the mansion is asleep. Why don't we jump over the wall and go in?" I plan to go to another place to have a good night, and come here again tomorrow night." Yuanwai Lang Huan Kang and others heard all behind the gate of the Lingjun Mansion.

On the seventh day of July, Liu Yu took an open-air caravan with his left and right entourage to Taigang to gamble on the high jump.Then, go to Qingyuan Nunnery.At night, he came to Xin'an Temple to steal a dog, and then asked Taoist Tandu to cook the stolen dog. After Liu Yu ate the dog meat, he went back to Renshou Hall drunk to sleep.The jester Yang Yufu has always been favored by Liu Yu, but on that day, Liu Yu suddenly hated Yang Yufu very much. When he saw him, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will kill you kid tomorrow and dig out your liver and lungs." In the middle of the night, Liu Yu ordered Yang Yufu to observe Zhinu crossing the river, and said: "When you see Zhinu crossing the river, wake me up immediately; if you don't see it, I will kill you."

At that time, there was no fixed time for Liu Yu to go out and enter the palace. The doors of the pavilions in the palace did not dare to close at night, and the officials in charge of palace security were afraid of meeting the emperor, so they dared not go out.The soldiers of the Imperial Guard even avoided it from a distance, so the inside and outside were in chaos, irrelevant to each other, and no one was looking after them.That night, Wang Jing went out to spy on the news. After Liu Yu was asleep, Yang Yufu and Yang Wannian took Liu Yu's self-defense saber and cut off Liu Yu's head.Then he falsely preached the imperial decree and ordered the outer court to perform songs and dances.Chen Fengbo took the opportunity to hide Liu Yu's head in the sleeve of his robe. As usual, with a calm expression, he declared that he was appointed by the emperor to open the Chengming Gate and leave the palace, and handed Liu Yu's head to Wang Jingze.Wang Jing galloped to the leader's mansion, knocked on the door and shouted. Xiao Daocheng was worried that it was a scam set by Liu Yu, so he dared not open the door for a long time.Wang Jingze then threw the head from the wall into the yard, Xiao Daocheng asked people to wash off the blood and identify it, it was indeed Liu Yu, who was dressed in military uniform and rode out on horseback, Wang Jingze, Huan Kang, etc. Immediately afterwards, he went to the imperial palace, arrived at Chengming gate, and pretended to be the emperor to drive back to the palace.Wang Jing was afraid that the gatekeepers would look out from the door opening, so he blocked the door opening with the handle of a knife, and at the same time roared outside.The door was opened, and a group of people swarmed into the palace.In the past, every night, Liu Yu would rush forward, looking impatient and violent. The guards were all shocked and frightened, and never dared to look up.Therefore, what happened that night did not arouse suspicion at all.Xiao Daocheng and his party quickly entered the Hall of Renshou, and all the officials in the hall were frightened.But after hearing the news of Liu Yu's death, everyone cheered and shouted long live.

[Original text]

At the dawn of Ji Chou, Dao Cheng went out under the pagoda tree in his military uniform, and summoned Yuan Can, Chu Yuan, and Liu Bing to the meeting by order of the Empress Dowager.Daocheng called Bing and said, "How can you break up the family affairs of the envoy?" Bing didn't answer.Dao Cheng's beard and beard were stretched out, his eyes were like lightning.Bing said: "you can pay for all the affairs of the minister; the military punishes and the first committee leads the army." Daocheng asked Yuan can for several times, but can didn't dare to do it.Wang Jing pulled out his white blade, jumped on the side of the bed and said: "Everything in the world should be closed to Duke Xiao! Whoever dares to speak out will be blood-stained and respect the sword!" He still took the white gauze hat and added Taoism as the head, and ordered him to ascend the throne, saying: "Today Who dares to move again! Things must be hot!" Daocheng said with a straight face, "you don't even understand!"Chu Yuan said: "No one can do this without Duke Xiao."Daocheng said: "If you don't agree with me, I can resign in peace!" Then he made a decision to drive to Dongcheng to welcome King Ancheng.So Changdao Zhacan, Bing, etc. all lost their colors and left.Bingchu, Yu Lu met his younger brother Yun, and Yun drove to meet him and asked: "What happened today should belong to brother Xie?" Bing said: "We have already let the army lead." Evil! This year is the family!"

On that day, the Empress Dowager counted the crimes of King Cangwu, and said: "My secret order Xiao led the army to secretly carry out Minglue. King Ancheng is ready to come to all countries." Afterwards, Yu was named King Cangwu.When Yiwei reached the gate of Dongfu, King Ancheng ordered the gate not to be opened, so as to wait for Yuan Situ.When the charm arrived, Wang Nai entered the court hall.Renchen, the king is the emperor, and he was eleven years old.Changed yuan, amnesty.King Cangwu was buried in the west of the suburb altar.

【Translation】

On the morning of the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, Xiao Daocheng was fully armed and stood under the pagoda tree in the courtyard in front of the hall. In the name of the empress dowager, he summoned Shang Shu Ling Yuan Can, Zhong Shu Supervisor Chu Yuan, and Zhong Shu Ling Liu Bing to the hall for a meeting.Xiao Daocheng said to Liu Bing: "This is a matter of your Liu family. How do you think it should be resolved?" Before Liu Bing could answer in the future, Xiao Daocheng was furious. Like two bolts of lightning.Liu Bing said, "You can entrust me with the affairs of the Minister of State. But for military executions, I will entrust you to lead the army." Xiao Daocheng handed over to Yuan Can one by one, but Yuan Can refused to take on the responsibility.Wang Jing immediately pulled out his saber, jumped up from his seat, and shouted sharply: "All major events in the world are left to Duke Xiao to be judged. If anyone dares to say no, I will make his sword white with blood!" The white gauze cap was put on Xiao Daocheng's head, allowing Xiao Daocheng to proclaim himself emperor immediately, and threatened: "Who dares to mess around today? The big event must be done while the iron is hot." Xiao Daocheng scolded with a straight face: "You don't do anything. I understand!" Yuan Can wanted to speak, but Wang Jing shouted loudly at him to shut up, and he had no choice but to shut up.Chu Yuan said: "Xiao Gong must handle the aftermath!" So he handed over all the power to Xiao Daocheng.Xiao Daocheng said: "Since everyone is vying to accept it, how can I refuse?" Then he proposed to prepare a Fajia and go to Dongfu City to welcome Ancheng King Liu Zhun to proclaim himself emperor.Xiao Daocheng's guards drew out their sabers, built a wall of sabers, and ordered Yuan Can and Liu Bing to get up immediately.The faces of the two were ashen, and they left in a hurry.After Liu Bing left the palace, he met his cousin Liu Yun on the way. Liu Yun opened the car door and asked, "Is today's matter yours?" Liu Bing said, "We have let Xiao Daocheng decide." Liu Yun Immediately, he beat his chest and said, "Is there blood in your flesh? Just wait and see, our whole family will be killed this year."

On the same day, Xiao Daocheng issued an imperial edict in the name of the empress dowager, listing Liu Yu's crimes, saying: "I secretly ordered Xiao Daocheng to use tricks in secret. Liu Zhun, king of Ancheng, should now rule the world." Yu is the king of Cangwu.The emperor's guard of honor soon arrived at the Dongfu Gate, and Liu Zhun ordered the gatekeepers not to open the gate to wait for Yuan Can's arrival.After Yuan Can arrived, Liu Zhun left for the Jinluan Hall.On July 11th, Liu Zhun ascended the throne and became emperor. He was only [-] years old at the time. He changed his year name and amnesty the world.Liu Yu was buried in the west of the altar of offering sacrifices to heaven in the southern suburbs.

[Comment and Analysis]

As the saying goes: "a tiger father has no dogs", but the descendants of Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, were more jerks than one another. When Liu Yu was in power, they were simply lawless.In history, Liu Yu was called the abolished emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. He was an unrecognized emperor. He deceived his teachers and exterminated his ancestors, killed innocent people in vain, angered everyone, and even the royal family members were not spared. Finally, he was seized by the general Xiao Daocheng. .

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