The younger brother was witty and saved his life after drinking poisoned wine
Since ancient times, the centralization of imperial power has made it difficult for kings to trust others, and this lack of trust has led to countless tragedies among brothers throughout history. During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there was such a pair of brothers, in the process of competing for the throne, in order to stabilize their position and buy people's hearts, they even poisoned their siblings.
In the name of a banquet, the elder brother falsely wished his younger brother a thousand years of life, but in fact he was forcing him to drink the deadly poisonous wine. This is the ruthless reality under the imperial system.
Under the rules of the feudal dynasty, "the divine bestows, cannot be shirked", however, this royal brother, with his wisdom and shrewd adaptability, succeeded in protecting his life with just one sentence.
So, why did this emperor, who had already ascended the throne, have murderous intent towards his fellow brothers? At the "Hongmen Banquet" full of murderous intentions, how did this imperial brother successfully save his life with a sentence and retreat?
Li Yu, the founding ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty, once experienced a "Hongmen Banquet", which was recorded in detail in the "Zizhi Tongjian" and the "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty". During the banquet, the weather was cold and the wind was cold, and Li Yu specially invited his brother Xu Zhixun to come to the palace for a banquet.
At the banquet, there were not only delicious food and wine, but also many singers and singers playing music and dancing next to them, and the atmosphere was very lively and festive.
The interaction between Li Yu and Xu Zhixun at the banquet looks like a blessing full of family affection on the surface, but in fact it hides a deep conspiracy. Li Yu poured wine for Xu Zhixun with his own hands, which seemed kind, but in fact he was planning how to poison him to death with poisonous wine.
Although Xu Zhixun took the golden cup, he felt fear in his heart, because he already knew the truth, and that seemingly tempting glass of wine might be his wine of death.
Xu Zhixun was confused about how to make sure that the glass of wine was poisonous, and his heart was full of nervousness and fear. However, just as he was lost in thought, he noticed another empty wine glass on the table, and suddenly, he had an idea.
He picked up the wine glass, divided the wine in the golden cup into two parts, and offered one respectfully to Li Yu, and modestly said: "The younger brother does not dare to be greedy for the cup, and hopes to share this blessing of longevity with his brother." ”
When Li Yu took the wine in the glass, his expression instantly became complicated and elusive. His hesitant attitude made Xu Zhixun next to him immediately guess that there might be something wrong with the wine in the glass.
He respectfully held the golden cup and stood quietly under his head, seemingly waiting for the emperor to drink first, but in fact secretly gloating and waiting for Li Yu's response. However, since Li Yu did not inform everyone present in advance before "killing the killer", the other courtiers did not know anything about the subtext of the conversation between the two brothers, let alone stepped forward to solve the siege.
As time passed, the atmosphere of the scene became more and more solemn, as if it had been frozen.
This is a rare good fortune in a thousand years, both of them are rich and noble people, one person is 500 years old is obviously not enough, why don't you let me share it all! ”
Shen gradually Gao's astonishing behavior at the banquet made the originally embarrassing atmosphere dissipate in an instant. He picked up two glasses of wine, drank them all, and then smiled and said that he would give the pure gin glass to the emperor.
Shen was full of humor and wit between his words and deeds, as if nothing had happened. However, in the midst of everyone's laughter, Shen gradually passed away due to rapid poisoning and brain rupture, leaving Li Yu with the loss of a witty and humorous confidant.
Second, what is the deep hatred between Li Yu and Xu Zhixun? Many readers may wonder that they do not have the same surname, and the root of all this needs to start from Li Yu's tortuous life experience.
According to the "History of the New Five Dynasties, Volume 62, Southern Tang Family II", Li Yu was born in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, and his father Li Rong was a poor commoner. At that time, wars were frequent, Li Rong was separated, Li Yu's mother also died early, and the lonely and helpless Li Yu could only wander between the two state capitals of Hao and Si, relying on the gifts of others to live.
It wasn't until Tang Qianning's second year that the opportunity to change his fate quietly came.
It turned out that Yang Xingmi, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, was secretly planning to attack Haozhou, and accidentally found a ragged Li Yu standing on the side of the road. It is said that he was attracted to Li Yu's appearance and decided to adopt him as a son.
Although we have no way of knowing whether Li Yu looked like a celestial being, Yang Xingmi's decision to adopt him was opposed by his own sons. The rejection and hostility of his sons towards Li Yu became more and more serious, and Yang Xingmi had to send Li Yu to his confidant Xu Wen's side.
Xu Wen renamed Li Yu Xu Zhihao. In this way, he and the aforementioned Xu Zhixun became brothers.
Li Yu was like "one step to the sky" in this opportunity, and since then he has followed Xu Wen, starting from the basic archery and poetry and writing, and gradually grows up. Because of the lack of learning opportunities, Li Yu is full of desire to learn.
According to the records of the wild history, although Yang Xingmi was only a few years old when he found Li Yu, by the time he was nine years old, he was already able to write chapters, and the poems he wrote surprised Yang Xingmi, thinking that he would definitely be "promising" in the future.
Although Xu Wen loved this smart and clever adopted son, their father-son friendship began to waver when the interests were in front of him. After Yang Xingmi's death, Xu Wen began to look for the ** people of Southern Wu, and Li Yu performed the best, however, he was the first candidate to be excluded by Xu Wen.
It turned out that Xu Wen preferred his eldest son Xu Zhixun and youngest son Xu Zhixun, and he adopted a strategy of "praising and depreciating" to Li Yu, constantly weakening Li Yu's power. This practice caused the relationship between Li Yu and Xu Wen to become more and more estranged, and even when they met, they wore fake smiles.
However, Xu Wen may not have expected that his excessive favor for his eldest son would be "aiding and abusing" - Xu Zhixun relied on his father's favor to do mischief in the court, and even wanted to kill in Guangling City because of suspicion.
This behavior caused an indignation in the court, and many courtiers privately believed that such a person could never be the leader of the country.
When Xu Wen moved to Shengzhou and left Beijing, his son Xu Zhixun stayed in Beijing, but was killed by his courtier Zhu Jin in the name of bullying the king. And Li Yu, who served as the assassin in Runzhou, in the name of avenging his brother, quickly sent troops to Beijing, took over the court situation, and became the de facto ruler of Southern Wu, and Xu Wen was completely overthrown.
However, Xu Wen, who was unwilling to fail, pinned his hopes on his young son Xu Zhixun, but unfortunately, his pain of losing his son made him collapse, and he died of illness in Jinling at the age of 66 before Xu Zhixun could take charge alone.
Xu Zhixun's story is as elusive as the changes in the world. Although he has the identity of Xu Wen's biological son, in the limited records, his talent is far inferior to Li Yu.
After his father's death, Xu Zhixun took over some of the military power in Runzhou and Southern Wu, and also tried to send troops to recruit Li Yu. However, his wisdom and military law cannot be compared with Li Yu, and the number of strategists around him is far less than Li Yu.
In the end, under the advice of the strategist Xu Jue, Li Yu took away Xu Zhixun's military power by deception, making him completely lose the capital he relied on.
After seizing military power, Li Yu quickly ascended the throne and established the Southern Tang Dynasty and restored his surname. However, he knew that this Southern Tang was based on seizing power from his adoptive father Xu Wen, and Xu Wen also had a living son, Xu Zhixun.
This potential threat is like an underground mine that has been hanging over his head.
In order to protect himself, Li Yu held a grand banquet beside the emperor with the help of the advice of the strategist, thus starting the prelude to the wisdom of preserving life. However, what is surprising is that with the death of Shen Zhigao, Li Yu may have been vigilant and worried about Xu Zhixun, afraid of damaging his reputation, or because he remembered the deep friendship between Xu Wen and the Xu brothers, he never used any poison against Xu Zhixun again, so Xu Zhixun was spared.
During his seven-year reign, Li Yu created a prosperous situation for the Southern Tang Dynasty. He practiced the practice of protecting the territory and the people, lightly dispensing with the meager endowments, upholding the concept of peaceful coexistence and truce and coexistence, and truly did many beneficial things for the people. "
Benevolence and frugality, in order to support the people", he was known for"Mingjun"。However, like many monarchs in his later years, Li Yu pursued elixir immortality in his later years, and his personality became irritable and irritable, and he finally died in the Shengyuan Hall in February 943 and was buried in Yongling.
Interestingly, the country he worked hard to build was far less well-known in later generations than the emperor and grandson who led to the demise of the Southern Tang Dynasty"The queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty"Li yu.
From a destitute beggar who has no food to an emperor who is in power and controls the overall situation, Li Yu's life is full of surprises and changes. And in his experience, we may find a profound revelation, that is, fate is impermanent, and only through unremitting efforts and self-improvement can we grasp the opportunity when it comes, right?