In the long course of history, there are many deplorable geniuses, who may be brilliant and comprehend the talent of governing the world, but they have encountered bad luck one after another in the journey of life, and ended their long-awaited lives ahead of schedule.
The father and son of the Liu family are one of the intriguing stories, they have the ambition to rule the world, but they died one after another in the changing torrent of history, like meteors piercing the night sky, which makes people sigh. What kind of tragedy and profound meaning does this suffocating historical episode contain?
In 1334, Liu Ji was born into a family of scholars. He has been brilliant since he was a child, and at the age of 12, he was admitted to the show as a prodigy. Many years later, people still talk about it, saying that he took the Xiucai exam that year, and the topic came out in "Spring and Autumn", and he immediately recited it from beginning to end, without any difference.
Such a genius is not destined to live a mediocre life. At the age of 23, Liu Ji was a high school jinshi, and he should have been titled on the gold list, **Houlu. However, at that time, the Great Yuan Empire had been torn apart, and Liu Ji's talent had nowhere to be displayed. A few years later, Liu Ji was ordered to quell the local rebellion and made a contribution. But he had a strong personality and couldn't get used to the corruption of the court, so he resigned angrily.
How can such a talent be buried? At that time, there were many anti-thieves in various places, and Zhu Yuanzhang's power gradually grew. Someone introduced Liu Ji to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang admired his talent and enthusiastically recruited him, and Liu Ji became an important adviser under Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Ji was shrewd and decisive, and soon rose to prominence under Zhu Yuanzhang. He searched up and down, strategized, and became increasingly close to Zhu Yuanzhang. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne as emperor and established the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Ji was appointed as the imperial historian Zhongcheng, beginning his brilliant life in the Ming Dynasty.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji won the trust of the emperor and became the first chief adviser in the court. He suppressed the warlords, cleaned up the rule of officials, enacted laws, and consolidated the imperial power, which was indispensable. However, the good times were short-lived. The whirlpool of power and intrigue slowly returned, and Liu Ji could not escape the fate of being calculated.
Back then, Hu Weiyong, who was also the founder of the country, coveted power and formed gangs among the courts. He was obedient to the emperor on the surface, but secretly he did a lot of bad things and killed a lot of loyalty. Including Liu Ji's father, many ministers were not accustomed to his style and had conflicts with him.
Hu Weiyong is insidious and cunning, he is afraid that the emperor will find out the problem, so he wantonly disagrees in the court. Liu Ji has a upright personality and leads troops to fight against evil forces, which offends Hu Weiyong. In 1378, Hu Weiyong took advantage of Liu Ji's return to his hometown to plot to harm him and aggravate his condition. A few years later, Liu Ji died of grief at the age of 49.
Although Liu Ji unfortunately passed away, he left behind two sons - Liu Lian and Liu Jing. Both brothers were brilliant and appreciated by the emperor. Liu Lian is the eldest son, and his personality is very similar to his father Liu Ji. He assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in his expeditions to the south and the north, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats. Zhu Yuanzhang has publicly praised him many times and expects him to make great achievements.
However, the good times did not last long, and at the age of 32, Liu Lian had a conflict with the powerful minister Shen Liben. Shen Li was originally Hu Weiyong's confidant, Liu Lian couldn't get used to his actions, and the two had a fierce conflict. The undercurrent of power politics is constantly surging, and finally Liu Lian has no choice but to come to an end under Hu Weiyong's serial calculations.
According to records, Liu Lian was forced to fall into a well and died. The emperor heard the bad news and lamented. The government and the opposition were moved, believing that this was a victim of power politics.
Although Liu Lian died suddenly, the mantle of the Liu family did not end there. Liu Ji also left behind his second son, Liu Jing, who was also talented and deeply favored by the emperor.
According to the practice of the Liu family, Liu Jing should have succeeded to the family title. But Liu Jing went to the emperor and asked for the title to be passed on to Liu Lian's son. This act won the emperor's commendation.
In recognition of Liu Jing, the emperor appointed him as the "envoy of the Minmen", although this official position was not high, but it could accompany the emperor for a long time. Liu Jing often discussed state affairs with the emperor, and the wisdom and shrewdness revealed in his words also allowed him to establish a deep relationship with the emperor's fourth son, Zhu Di.
For a while, there seemed to be hope for the inheritance of the Liu family again. However, the cold reality soon dealt them a blow to the head. During the Jianwen period, the Jingyan Rebellion broke out. Zhu Di led his troops to besiege the imperial capital and usurp the throne. As the former minister of the founding of the country, Liu Jing naturally found it difficult to surrender to him. It didn't take long for Liu Jing to be killed by Zhu Di along with Jianwen's old ministers.
From Liu Ji to Liu Jing, the three generations of the Liu family have all been outstanding and intelligent, and have made a lot of achievements, but they have not escaped the fate of being framed. Their experience also became a microcosm of the political struggle in the early Ming Dynasty - the power was too heavy, the traitors were in power, and even if they were talented, it was difficult to die well.
Hundreds of years have passed, and the legendary experiences of Liu Ji, Liu Lian, and Liu Jing father and son have still left infinite reverie for future generations. They were originally loyal courtiers who served the country, but they all ended miserably in the power struggle.
Among them, Liu Ji and Liu Lian were favored and trusted during their lifetimes, Liu Ji was the first hero, and Liu Lian was the emperor who had high hopes for the Ninth Five-Year Plan. They should have made a big show and continued to shine in their homes. Who knew that the ambition of his life would end up in nothing.
Not only did he die unjustly, but even his flesh and blood were difficult to reunite. The three generations of the Liu family failed to stay together for a long time, but were forced to go to different places, and they were separated before and after death.
Their experience also became a portrayal of the political struggle in the early Ming Dynasty. The power is too strong, and the real talent and real learning are abandoned from the door. Just as someone sighed: "Since ancient times, heroes have had a thin life, and warriors have been empty in the world." ”
Liu Bowen, Liu Lian, Liu Jing, they are the pride of the sky. Thousands of years have passed, every time I think of it, future generations still can't help but sigh - why can't the genius of heaven escape the teasing and trampling of fate? The tide of politics is too treacherous, how can human power resist it?
No one can completely ** the direction of politics, which seems to be the inevitable sadness of every dynasty. It is difficult to guarantee that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past, but at least we must remember the lessons of history and not lose our rationality and humanity because of scheming - this is the way of a true wise king.
In the complicated history, the encounter of the Liu family's father and son seems so suffocating. As the eldest son in the family, Liu Lian should have shouldered the responsibility of inheriting the family mantle and writing the family legend. However, fate is unpredictable, a conspiracy framed, and the untimely death of this wise and wise eldest son failed to complete the family's important responsibilities, this bizarre tragedy is embarrassing.
In the treacherous court, even Liu Lian, who is brilliant and ambitious, cannot get rid of the tricks of fate. In the land of power and scheming, if you are not careful, you can become a victim of disrepute. Liu Lian's death is not only the death of a person of insight, but also the failure of the family's ambitions, leaving endless helplessness and irreparable regrets.