When the Song Dynasty wanted to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu asked: Can I become a minister? Zhao Kuangyin replied angrily and became a famous saying throughout the ages
In 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, but at that time the country was not yet unified, and there were still many small political powers in some places, so he planned to start in the south first , because the south is relatively wealthy, and its national strength will be greatly increased if it is taken over by itself, and compared to the Liao Kingdom established by the Khitans in the north, these small southern countries are easier to break. In 965 AD, he destroyed Hou Shu, in 971 he destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, and in 974 AD, he targeted the Southern Tang Dynasty. At this time, the Southern Tang Dynasty was still singing and dancing, and they had not yet realized that the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty They were already about to attack them. When the army arrived at Jinling, they wanted to resist, but it was already too late.
The ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty was Li Yu. This person is certainly familiar to everyone. He was successful as a poet, but he was not qualified as a king. He wanted to maintain the independence of his country, so he paid tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty and spent tens of thousands. At the same time, he was also struggling with his own military strength to prepare for war. However, both preparations did not achieve the results they expected. The money paid in tribute was not enough to buy Zhao Kuangyin's determination to unify, and the soldiers prepared in the city could not defeat the Northern Song Dynasty army that had experienced several wars.
In 974 AD, Zhao Kuangyin sent a general to attack. At the same time, Li Yu also sent envoys to Bianliang several times to make peace. At that time, he even took the initiative to change the title of the Southern Tang Dynasty to They canceled it and said that their country had actually done nothing wrong. Please allow them to exist in this city. They were very happy to submit and asked the Northern Song Dynasty not to fight anymore. However, Zhao Kuangyin replied angrily and drove the envoy back. He said that there is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed. This sentence has become an eternal saying.
Failed to reach peace and had no choice but to go to war. In 975, the Southern Tang Dynasty fought a decisive battle with the Song army with the power of one country, but still failed. The Southern Tang country perished, and Li Yu also surrendered. In the second year, he was taken to Bianliang City and made a disobedient marquis. At the same time, his wife Xiao Zhouhou also followed here. Later, Zhao Guangyi became the new emperor, and he also coveted Xiao Zhouhou's beauty for a long time. Seeing that her husband posed no threat, he raped her wantonly. Although he had become the treasure of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi was still worried, so he gave Li Yu a glass of poisonous wine. This is the end of this flower poet.
Li Yu originally imagined that the Northern Song Dynasty could let him go, which can be said to be very naive. As Zhao Kuangyin himself said, how could he allow others to sleep next to his bed, but Zhao Kuangyin may not have realized it either. , one day he will fall into the same situation, his brother