Liu Song's Northern Expedition was a complete failure, Liu Yu's regime was irretrievably decayed, and family disputes quietly heated up ......
In the battle of Qingzhou, Liu Songxiong's ambition for the Northern Expedition was shattered, and it ended in a fiasco, and the national strength was exhausted. However, unlike the Northern Wei Dynasty, which calmly recuperated, Liu Song fell into a miasma of chaos internally. In the first five years of Taishi, Liu Xinwei and others of Hedong County launched a rebellion and wanted to support Liu T, the king of Lujiang, as the emperor.
Originally, this rebellion seemed to be just an ordinary event, but it concealed Liu T's small calculations. As Liu Yilong's eighth son, Liu T has a noble status in the clan, but he is despised by his brothers because of his poor qualifications. Although he was appointed as a lieutenant, a servant, and a secretary of the middle school, Liu T felt the disdain of his brothers, so he colluded with Liu Xinwei and others to plot a conspiracy.
Liu T's ability was obviously not competent, and the news of the conspiracy was easily leaked, and Liu instructed Du Youwen, who was to consult the northern expedition to join the army, to report it to the imperial court. Liu Xiazhao deposed Liu T as the general of the chariot cavalry, the three divisions of Kaifu Yitong, the assassin of Nanyu Prefecture, and guarded Xuancheng. In dealing with Liu Xinwei and others, Liu sent his henchman Yang Yunchang to lead the army to quell the rebellion and quickly defeat the rebels.
However, Liu still has doubts about Liu T. In June, Liu once again instructed his subordinate ** Liu T, accusing him of holding a grudge against his previous derogatory, and requesting that it be dealt with thoroughly. Liu pretended not to allow it, and then on Ding Chou Day (the ninth day of the first month), he issued an edict to remove Liu T from all official positions. But the matter was not over, Liu sent Da Honglu to reprimand Liu T and forced him to commit suicide. Liu T's son, Liu Chongming, was also deposed and exiled to Xin'an.
With Liu T being forced to commit suicide, only Liu Chang, Liu, Liu Xiuren, Liu Xiuv, Liu Xiufan and Liu Xiuruo remained among Liu Yilong's sons. Liu Chang fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty due to Liu Ziye's suspicions. For Liu Chang, Liu Zeng issued an edict to retitle him as the king of Jinxi, and sent a foreign man Li Feng to redeem Liu Chang to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it was unsuccessful. Liu Chang reprimanded Liu for not calling him a "minister", and the two sides severed contact.
Aside from Liu Chang, Liu still has several younger brothers who are loyal. In the early days, because the Song and Wei wars were still ongoing, Liu did not behave out of line. However, with the truce between the two countries, the situation changed. On the third day of December, Liu dismissed Liu Xiuren from his position as the assassin of Yangzhou, causing internal dissatisfaction.
Liu Xiuren is the twelfth son of Liu Yilong, who is close in age to Liu, and the relationship between the two has always been friendly. During the Yijia Rebellion, Liu Xiuren made many great achievements. But with the sycophants of the DPRK and China, Liu gradually became dissatisfied with Liu Xiuren. Liu Xiuren sensed Liu's thoughts, and Shangshu asked to be relieved of the position of Yangzhou Assassin, Liu agreed, and appointed Liu Xiufan as the Yangzhou Assassin. However, it's not always that simple.
The Liu Song regime was infighting, family relations were increasingly distorted, and Liu Yu's regime was in danger of internal and external troubles. How to get out of this predicament and restore Liu Songxiong's ambition for the Northern Expedition has become a huge challenge for Liu Ziye.
Liu Song's internal strife: The power plot is clearly contested, the Liu family is resurrected, and the past and the future may change!
The infighting of the Liu Song regime is like a tortuous drama in the long river of history, showing the open and secret struggle in political power schemes and the intrigue between brothers. In the events described in the article, Liu Yu's regime seems to be on the verge of collapse after the fall of Qingzhou and the fiasco of the Northern Expedition. However, the ensuing family infighting has made the regime more volatile and politically chaotic.
First, the internal friction of the Liu Song regime highlighted the importance of family ties for political stability. The distrust and suspicion among the Liu Yu brothers led to the formation of obvious factions within the regime, which not only weakened the overall strength of the regime, but also gave opportunities for external forces to take advantage of it. Disputes between families are often exploited by hostile forces, leading to the decline of political power.
Secondly, Liu T's political inadequacy and the psychology of being despised by his brothers made him choose to collude with the rebels and try to seek greater power through internal and external attacks. However, his plan of rebellion was detected by Liu Yu at an early stage and ultimately failed. This also reflects the delicate balance between personal ability and family relationships in political struggles, and it is difficult for a momentary power plot to escape the trajectory of fate.
In Liu Xiuren's case, his heroic performance in the Yijia Rebellion, and the deep relationship with Liu Ziye, caused political disputes because of the sycophants of the court. This shows that even between brothers, open and covert political rivalries are inevitable. Liu Yu's approach may have been motivated by political considerations at the time, but it also illustrates the complexity of maintaining balance within the regime.
Overall, the story of the infighting in the Liu Song regime is a small but representative episode in the political struggle of Chinese history. At this historical moment, the rise and fall of political power was not only influenced by external hostile forces, but also constrained by the contradictions of internal family relations. This also reminds us that when governing the country, the stability of the regime requires not only external strength, but also internal harmony and trust. The turbulent course of the Liu Song regime may still have some enlightenment and reference value for today's political decision-makers.
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