In 479, there was a noise outside the door, and the Song army broke into the palace and executed the 13-year-old Emperor Song Shun. When the soldiers arrived, Emperor Song Shun did not resist, he had seen through the reality, and only said: "May all generations not be born in the emperor's family", expressing the bitterness and helplessness of the emperors of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Emperor Shun of the Song Dynasty Liu Zhun, the son of Emperor Liu Yu of the Song Ming Dynasty, the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Shun of Song was killed, the Liu Song Dynasty, which had been established for 59 years, was destroyed, and almost all the descendants of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, were killed by Xiao Daocheng, which is really a pity.
In the 59th year of the Liu Song Dynasty, a total of 10 emperors, except for Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Jun, Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty, and Liu Yu, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, were not allowed to die well. The emperor is like this, and the princes of the clan can imagine that every time there is an infighting, there is a river of blood.
In 420, Liu Yu replaced the Eastern Jin Dynasty and slaughtered the descendants of the Sima family. Two years later, Liu Yu died of illness, and Liu Yifu succeeded him as Emperor Shaodi of Song.
Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui, Fu Liang, Tan Daoji auxiliary government. In less than 2 years, Xu Xianzhi preemptively captured the young emperor Liu Yifu, executed him, and supported Liu Yilong, the emperor of Song Wen.
Liu Yilong succeeded to the throne and stabilized the situation, killed 4 auxiliary ministers, and ushered in the rule of Yuan Jia.
In 453, the crown prince Liu Shao rushed into the palace and executed Liu Yilong, causing the "Rebellion of the Culprit".
Liu Shao's throne had not yet been secured, and Liu Yixuan and Liu Jun raised troops outside to attack Nanjing. Liu Shao was defeated and killed, and Liu Jun succeeded him as Emperor Xiaowu.
In 454, Liu Yixuan raised an army to defeat Liu Jun. Liu Dan supported his brother in the fight and eliminated Liu Yixuan. Soon, Liu Dan rebelled in Yangzhou, and Liu Jun sent Wang Xuanmo and Shen Qingzhi to eliminate him.
In 464, Liu Jun died of illness and was succeeded by the crown prince Liu Ziye, a tyrant. Liu Ziye killed indiscriminately, Liu Yu chose to tolerate it, and then looked for an opportunity to raid, killed Liu Ziye, and established himself as the emperor.
Liu Yu was the younger brother of Emperor Xiaowu, while Liu Jun's son Liu Zixun was still alive. Liu Zixun succeeded to the throne in Jiangzhou, the year name "Yijia", two emperors appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, the two sides fought each other, and the generals from all over the country chose sides.
Emperor Ming of the Song Dynasty was victorious, he killed Liu Zixun, and the descendants of Emperor Xiaowu were almost killed. In 472, Liu Yu died of illness and was succeeded by his son Liu Yu, who was the "Later Abolished Emperor", which was more brutal than the "former Abolished Emperor" Liu Ziye.
In 477, Xiao Daocheng united with Liu Yu's attendants, killed Liu Yu, and supported Liu Zhun. In 479, Xiao Daocheng saw that the time was ripe, so he followed Liu Yu's "Chan Rang" story, established the Southern Qi Dynasty, and slaughtered Liu Yu's descendants.
Young Emperor Liu Yifu, Emperor Wen Liu Yilong, Liu Shao, former abolished emperor Liu Ziye, Liu Zixun, later abolished emperor Liu Yu, Song Shun Emperor Liu Zhun, these 7 emperors were not allowed to die well.
The emperors who got a good death, Liu Yu, Liu Jun, and Liu Yu, are also a kind of luck. Liu Yu is capable, and no one dares to do anything to him; Liu Jun and Liu Yu died early, and if they live a few more years, it is estimated that they will not die well. Moreover, after Liu Jun, Liu Ziye is a tyrant; After Liu Yu, Liu Yu is also a tyrant, and they are all "abolished emperors".
The struggle for the throne is accompanied by bloodshed, and the princes of the clan will naturally be implicated. For example, Liu Yu's 7 sons, except for Liu Yiji, who died of excessive drinking, were not allowed to die well, either by the emperor, by the ministers, or by his son.
In just 59 years, there have been 10 emperors, and 7 of them have not died well. From this point of view, Emperor Song Shun said before his death, "I hope that all generations will not be born in the emperor's family", which is also a heartfelt statement, expressing the bitterness of the Southern Song Dynasty.
So, why was the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty so sad? In fact, not only the Southern Song Dynasty, but from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the pressure of being born in the emperor's family was very great, and it was not surprising that he could not die well, which was due to the environment of the times.
In 220, Cao Pi replaced the Eastern Han Dynasty and established Cao Wei, which tried to weaken the power of the clan. As a result, the great family led by Sima Yi rose up, replaced Cao Wei, and established the Western Jin Dynasty.
After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan was also worried that the family would learn from him, so he divided a large number of clan children, let them guard the place, and supervise the military, and became the "soil emperor", so as to defend the imperial court.
Sima Yan was divided, the princes of the clan held heavy troops, and the family had little influence on the imperial power. However, the clan is attacking and killing each other, everyone is related by blood, why should you be the emperor, this is the key to the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" getting bigger and bigger.
In the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, Sima Yue, a distant branch of the clan, became the winner, but his position was unstable. For this reason, Sima Yue could only choose to cooperate with the family clan, and the same was true of Sima Rui (Emperor Jin Yuan), who was sent by Sima Yue to guard the south of the Yangtze River.
In 317, Sima Rui was proclaimed emperor, but he had no real power, and if it were not for the support of Wang Dao and Wang Dun, Sima Rui would not have been able to be the emperor at all. In this way, in the entire history of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, except for Emperor Xiaowu, who basically grasped the real power because of Xie An's "withdrawal", he had many contradictions with Sima Daozi.
The contradiction between the family and the imperial power, as well as the internal struggle of the big family, brought the Eastern Jin Dynasty to an end. In this way, Liu Yu, who rose from the Hanmen, was able to gallop across the country and establish the Southern Song Dynasty.
The establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty was the beginning of the rise of the Hanmen, and the family was slaughtered a lot, but the power was still strong. In this way, Liu Yu had to follow Sima Yan's old path again: divide the children of the clan, guard the locality, and control the military and political power.
For example, Liu Yilong, the king of Yidu, guarded Jingzhou; Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng, is based in Xuzhou; Liu Yi, the king of Luling, is really the history of Yangzhou Thorn, and he can also town Stone City. After Liu Yilong succeeded to the throne, Liu Yixuan was in Jingzhou, and his son Liu Jun was in Jiangzhou.
The children of the clan are crowned kings and hold great power, which is a kind of suppression of the gate valve. Within the imperial court, the imperial power fought with the gate lords, and the imperial power needed the support of the clan to eliminate the powerful ministers. Once the ministers were eliminated, the local princes would support their own troops, posing a challenge to the imperial power, and the two sides would inevitably fight each other.
For example, Liu Yilong succeeded to the throne and was supported by four auxiliary ministers. Later, Liu Yilong used the hand of Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng, to get rid of the general Tan Daoji, completely eliminated the auxiliary minister, and then gave Liu Yikang to death.
Liu Yixuan, Zang Zhi, and Lu Shuang rebelled, and Liu Jun was frightened and had plans to give way. At this time, Liu Dan, the king of Jingling, overrode public opinion and supported his brother's armed resistance before quelling the rebellion. Then, Liu Jun and Liu Dan had sharp contradictions, and the two sides met each other.
Liu Yu was able to eliminate Liu Zixun and pacify the "Yijia Rebellion", which was inseparable from the support of his younger brothers Liu Xiuren and Liu Xiuyou. Liu Yu became the emperor, and for the sake of the crown prince Liu Yu, he not only killed all Liu Jun's descendants, but also killed his two younger brothers.
Fighting within the clan and killing each other led to the withering of talents, and gave the family a chance. If it weren't for the infighting, how could Xiao Daocheng replace the Southern Song Dynasty. Xiao Daocheng's establishment of the Southern Dynasty Qi was also a repeat of Liu Song's path and was replaced by Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan established the Southern Dynasty Liang and was very indulgent to the clan, so as to "hide" the contradictions, hoping to avoid the mistakes of the previous generations. However, during the Hou Jing Rebellion, the clan held heavy troops, sat back and watched, and then killed each other, pushing the Southern Dynasty Liang to the brink of destruction.
In 557, Chen Ba first established the Southern Dynasty Chen, but because the talents of the clan withered, there was not much infighting. However, in the Southern Dynasty, Chen only had the ruined land of Sanwu, and even if Emperor Wen Chen and Emperor Xuan Chen worked hard, they would inevitably perish.
In 589, the Sui Dynasty unified the whole country, the clan infighting was still there, and the struggle between the imperial power and the gate lords was still there. In 618, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, and he could not completely get rid of the shadow of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
From the change of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate to the killing of Princess Taiping by Tang Xuanzong, for decades, every change of imperial power has been accompanied by court bloodshed, and the clan and gate valves have been involved.
After Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the situation stabilized slightly, and in his later years, it became the "Anshi Rebellion", and there was a division of feudal towns. In order to balance the feudal towns, the Tang Dynasty reused the family in addition to setting up large-scale festival envoys, but it lost its former glory.
Huangchao revolted, there was a thunder on the ground, and the gate valve was close to destruction under the blows of Huangchao and Zhu Wen. In this way, entering the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, the military generals were prominent, which was a new challenge to the imperial power.
In 960, the Song Dynasty was established, and the imperial power was stabilized by adopting the strategy of weakening branches, emphasizing literature over military force, and improving the imperial examination. Since then, in the Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, there has been no usurpation of the throne by powerful ministers, and the emperor has truly achieved his sole respect.
The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, until the middle of the Tang Dynasty, due to the special environment, it was indeed risky to be born in the emperor's family, which was an early time of the times, and it was not artificially changed. Emperor Song Shun "did not want to be born in the emperor's family", which was the epitome of the political situation at that time.