However, since ancient times, emperors have been lucky and the most ruthless emperors. It seems that being in the emperor's house is always different from being in a private house. For example, in residential and official houses, there are many brothers and sisters, and the family can always live in harmony and make a scene. In the eyes of outsiders, it is a family happiness. However, if you live among emperors and have many brothers and sisters around you, you will be worried.
Because there is only one emperor's throne, if you don't take the initiative to attack and compete, then you are likely to become someone else's "dish in the plate, dish in the mouth", fish on the board, and lamb to be slaughtered. The forest law of the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest is vividly displayed among emperors. Don't fantasize about what kind of game will appear as the so-called Mr. Nice guy, because then you will die miserably.
In fact, this lesson can be seen everywhere in the history of China. For example, Yang Guang, the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, did not hesitate to kill his father and brother for the position. In Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty, although Li Shimin was a rare emperor in the history of China, it is undeniable that Li Shimin killed his brothers Li and Li Yuanji and forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate.
Today, we will tell you about a court tragedy that happened in ancient China. Compared with the stories of Yang Guang and Li Shimin, it doesn't seem to have much influence. However, the hero in the story is very unusual. The man was crowned king at the age of five, but was given death by the emperor's brother at the age of nine. Before he died, he said something that he didn't want to be circulated by future generations for thousands of years and became a wise saying.
This man is Ziyuan Liu and Ziyuan Liu in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in the history of China. His name is Xiaoyu. He was the eighth son of Liu Jun, the filial piety emperor of the Southern Dynasties. Perhaps, during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty, he favored Ziyuan Liu's biological mother Yin Shuyi. In a word, Emperor Xiaowu of Song especially likes this clever Ziyuan Liu. When Ziyuan Liu was only five years old, Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty couldn't wait to make Ziyuan Liu king of Xiangyang.
Later, Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty seemed to think that this was not enough, so he wanted to make Ziyuan Liu a prince, and he would inherit the unification after a hundred years. But at that time, Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty had already established the eldest son of the emperor, Prince Wei Liu, because there was no big fault in Liu's being a prince, and the prestigious veteran in the DPRK strongly opposed the practice of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty to abolish the long and establish the young.
In this way, Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty failed to realize Ziyuan Liu's wish to be the Crown Prince until his death. However, the idea of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty finally brought fatal disaster to Ziyuan Liu. In February 464, Emperor Xiaowu of Song died of illness, and Liu Jiwei, the eldest son of the emperor, was later abolished before the Song Dynasty. The first thing after Liu ascended the throne was to find a way to get rid of this younger brother who almost threatened his throne.
Liu first found an excuse to cut off the post of secretariat. However, in order to stop the idle people in the world, Liu did not kill him immediately after he was deprived of his official position. However, not long after, Liu found an excuse to send his brothers and sisters away together, including this 9-year-old brother.
Although Ziyuan Liu was only over 9 years old when he was executed, he didn't cry like other brothers and sisters. On the contrary, he showed a rare maturity and sophistication, only to see him say before the execution: "I hope I will never be reborn into the imperial city again in my next life!" " "I never thought that the last sentence of his 9-year-old child actually became a famous saying that has been circulated for thousands of years.