After the downfall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu was taken to Kaifeng, where he was ordered to disobey orders. Emperor Taizong ascended the throne and became the Duke of Longxi County. Taiping rejuvenating the country for three years (978), and Qixi was his forty-second birthday. Song Taizong hated him for saying that "the old country can't bear to look back on the moon" and ordered him to be poisoned. After his death, he was posthumously sealed as the King of Wu and buried in Mangshan, Luoyang.
It is very complicated for future generations to cherish the memory of such an emperor. As a writer, his ci is unique in both ancient and modern times and a Chinese Odyssey, and his later experience especially brought him into a unique realm that no one can match. He wrote: "Peach blossoms wither in spring, which is too hasty! Helpless, cold rain comes late, wind comes late, tears are bitter, and people are drunk. When will it be heavy? Naturally, people hate water growing in the East "and" When are spring flowers and autumn moon? " What do you know about the past? The small building was easterly again last night, and the old country could not bear to look back on the moon. Carved fences and jade bricks should still exist, but Zhu Yan changed them. How much sadness can you have? Just like the famous sentence "A river flows eastward". However, as an emperor, his performance is extremely naive and retarded. Since Chai Rong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the north has repeatedly annexed the Southern Tang Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne in 960, he made great efforts to manage and watch eagles. Later, the Lord just wanted to do nothing, pretend to be a snake and scorpion, be a vassal, pay tribute to the country, buy off the ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty, and fantasize about living in a tiger's skin; The internal affairs are not repaired, the Buddha is born, the feast is excessive, the relatives are villains, and the ministers are far away; Diplomacy is useless, and I don't know the truth that "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold." When the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Houshu and Nanhan, it stood by. Before the military war started, the Great Wall was destroyed first, and the Northern Song Dynasty was afraid that all its famous soldiers would be killed. When the northern song army stormed the Yangtze river defense line, they did nothing and let them take the pontoon bridge, and the natural barrier became a thoroughfare; Jinling City was besieged, and he still talked about Buddhism and Taoism with Taoist priests and eminent monks in the palace until he became a prisoner. It is no exaggeration to call such an emperor a bad king.
The death of Li Yu in Southern Tang Dynasty is a tragedy accumulated by three generations of monarchs in Southern Tang Dynasty. To some extent, this is a kind of fate. Li Yu is unfortunate, but he is also lucky. Wang Guowei said in "Ci Poetry on Earth": "When words arrive, their eyes are wide open and their feelings are deep, so they become the words of masters and scholars." Without the pain of national subjugation, there would be no masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. This is the so-called "the unfortunate poet of the country is lucky and convenient to give to the vicissitudes of life." However, later generations did not learn the lesson of Li Houzhu. /kloc-After the downfall of the Southern Tang Dynasty in 0/49, the same tragedy was staged again. This time, the protagonist was replaced by the descendant of Zhao Kuangyin, who once destroyed the country, and another "artist emperor" Song Huizong made a solemn and stirring appearance. ...
Like Yang Xingmi, the founding emperor of Wu, Li lived in the lower class, knowing that there were frequent wars between Jianghuai and the people lived in dire straits. Therefore, he pursues the policy of "protecting land and people", is closely related to the people, does not seek military expansion, and asks future generations not to change. Although this idea was good, it limited the development of Southern Tang Dynasty to some extent in the war-torn Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era. On one occasion, because of the bumper harvest in the Jianghuai area, ministers demanded to take advantage of the chaos in the north to develop the north and restore the original territory of the Tang Dynasty. Li said: "I grew up in the army, and all I can see is the serious harm that the war has brought to the people." I'm relieved that it can stabilize people's hearts. What can I expect? " Another year, a big fire broke out in wuyue. The palaces and vaults were burned beyond recognition, and the weapons and armor used for fighting were almost burned out. Wuyue Wang Ganyuan was scared crazy. At this time, ministers proposed that we should take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to send troops and wipe out wuyue in one fell swoop. Li not only refused, but said that I didn't gloat, sent people to Wuyue to mourn, and then sent a lot of relief supplies. On one occasion, when discussing political affairs with the minister, he revealed the reasons why he took measures to protect the environment and protect the people. At that time, courtier Song said that he would send troops to annex Chu, wuyue and Fujian, but Li said, "The Qian family of Wu Yue has always courted the Central Plains regime and sent troops to attack. Not only will it become unknown, but it will also attract the army of the Central Plains. Fujian has a dangerous terrain and barren land. It will take at least half a year to end the war by sending troops to attack. Even if it is occupied, it may not be able to get much benefit, and I am afraid it will be less and more lost. Moreover, Fujian people are difficult to govern and easy to make trouble. The best target of sending troops to attack should be the Ma regime of Chu State, which can also be easily captured. Why? Because he is heartless and perverts the law and chaos the country. In short, don't get a world-famous reputation for getting the size of the land. Mencius also said before that the Yan people attacked the State of Qi, fearing that they would disturb neighboring countries. I don't want to get this result. " It turned out that he didn't go to expand the territory, except for the reason of hating the people with war, but also wanted to leave a good reputation and be a good person. This is obviously too conservative and pedantic. Repairing internal affairs and armament can go hand in hand, and Chai Rong in the post-Zhou Shizong era is a good example. In fact, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it was not enough to just be a vassal of the separatist party. The times call for unity, and without strengthening their own strength, they have to wait to be eaten. Li didn't destroy wuyue, leaving a legacy for his descendants. What is even more frightening is that this basic national policy was still being implemented when the Southern Tang Dynasty spread to Li Yu, the late ruler. In the face of the aggressive situation of Zhao in the Northern Song Dynasty, the "protecting the land and protecting the people" in the Southern Tang Dynasty was tantamount to being strangled.
Li, a former master, is also a devout Buddhist, which has influenced his son and grandson more or less, extending to the ruling and opposition parties, and worshipping Buddhism has become a common practice. Li, the leader of China, also worships Buddhism. He heard that monk Wen Yi had a big Buddhist name, so he invited him to live in Liang Qing Temple in Jinling as a Buddhist teacher. After Wen Yi's death, he became Li Feng's "Great Monk". By the time Li Yu died, he had reached the point of madness. Li Yu gives alms to all monks, and if any monk is willing to become a monk, he will give two gold. Monks who break the law can be acquitted if they worship the Buddha statue 100 times. Li Yu also reorganized Buddhist temples in China and allocated a lot of land to them. Tens of thousands of monks from Japan, Korea and other countries are supported in Jinling Buddhist Temple, and all their food and clothing come from the national treasury. When Enemy at the Gates was in the Northern Song Dynasty, on the one hand, he asked the sergeant to read about saving the suffering Bodhisattva, and on the other hand, he personally went into battle and wrote a letter to the Buddha, promising to build Buddha, tower and fast thousands of monks after the retreat. "The Spring and Autumn Period of Ten Kingdoms" lamented at this point: "The death of Jiangnan is not a crime of literature, but the fault of the pagoda." It is the ultimate language.
Another bad result planted by Li was indecision on the issue of heirs, which led to the disintegration of the high-level people in the Southern Tang Dynasty and their disagreement with Germany. When Li was alive, Li was the eldest son and should inherit the throne, but Li didn't like him. He loves his second son, Lee. Unfortunately, Li Houlai passed away, and Li intends to pass the throne to his fourth son, Li Jingda. This not only caused contradictions within the ruling class, but also made their brothers suspect each other and break with ministers. There was also a lack of necessary training and guidance for the Chu army. In the seventh year of Shengyuan (943), Li Fu died suddenly of erysipelas poisoning. Li, who is the last to be an emperor and can't be an emperor, actually ascended the throne.