The prince of the Southern Dynasty, young and naïve, could have had a brilliant future. But why did he die at the age of nine?How many untold truths did those desperate last words uncover?
Liu Yilong, Wenzong of the Southern Song Dynasty, was originally a rich and glorious king, but he suffered from changes in the troubled times. Killed by his son Liu Shao, Yilong's younger brother Liu Jun raised an army to take revenge and seize the throne as Emperor Xiaowu. However, Liu Jun is an extremely complex character. Ambitious in appearance, eager for peace and prosperity;The heart is insidious and unpredictable.
In the early days of his reign, Liu Jun personally inspected a pavilion called "Zhongxing Pavilion" to symbolize his ambition for the Zhongxing Song Dynasty. This move won the hearts and minds of the people, but Liu Jun's fickleness made them deeply afraid. The celebrities he trusts may be in power today, but they may be belittled tomorrow. This erratic behavior has accumulated a lot of resentment, but it seems insignificant in Liu Jun's vision.
Liu Jun's eighth son, Liu Ziluan, was gifted and intelligent, and was named the king of Xiangyang when he was 5 years old. This aroused the jealousy of the eldest son, Liu Ziye, and the 14-year-old prince was dissatisfied with his father's favor and feared that his throne might be affected. The seeds of jealousy and hatred between brothers were quietly planted at this time, laying the groundwork for future tragedies.
After the death of Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun, Liu Ziye ascended the throne as emperor, setting off an era of terror. His brutality was so outrageous that he even ignored his mother's serious illness. Liu Ziye was appointed as a henchman eunuch to control the government, and his power expanded rapidly. dealt with the minister Dai Faxing, which turned into a cruel extermination of his entire family. Liu Ziye's crazy bloodiness has led to a series of appalling tragedies.
In 466, Liu Ziye's ** caused dissatisfaction among the government and the opposition, and the ministers united in an uprising and poisoned the tyrant. However, the desperate last words from Liu Ziluan have become a swan song for the ages, witnessing the dark truth of that era.
Liu Ziluan expressed his despair of the world in the face of an irresistible fate, there was no malice in his eyes, only helplessness in this cruel world. A 9-year-old child who can't extricate himself from the whirlpool of palace politics. The trigger for this tragedy stems from Liu Jun's fickle way of ruling and is also the source of Liu Ziye's brutality.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Liu Song family and the Gao Qi family became deformed representatives of that troubled era. Although Liu Ziluan is very smart, he became a victim of the family's conspiracy. In this era of intrigue and infighting, ingenuity often becomes a shackle of fate.