In the book "The Fall of Byzantium", after the death of his father Murad, Mahomet took over as the Sultan of Turkey.

Although Mahomet is only 21 years old, he is quite decisive and sophisticated in his actions.

The first is to block the news and send elite troops to Adrianople, not giving those who spy on power any chance to attack.

The second is to send someone to drown his underage brother in the bathtub, and then send someone to silence the killer to avoid future troubles.

Mahomet's cruel behavior towards his younger brother is so chilling that people can't help but sigh: "This child who was unfortunately killed by his brother is really pitiful to be born in an imperial family."

The ninth biography of "History of the Ming Dynasty" records: Li Zicheng attacked Beijing.

The 16-year-old Princess Changping was originally going to marry Zhou Xian, but was forced to shelve it due to the military emergency.

On the day when the city was broken, Emperor Chongzhen raised his sword to kill Princess Changping to avoid being humiliated by the rebel army.

Princess Changping held Emperor Chongzhen’s clothes and begged for mercy.

Emperor Chongzhen only said one sentence: "Why did you want to be born in our imperial family?"

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he cut off her left arm with a sword, Jin Yong's novel There is a story about a one-armed god and nun, which is probably the origin.

Someone in later generations wrote a poem and said: "A poor girl like a flower was born in the family of an emperor in the last days. The country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and the flames of war were rising, and she was wandering into a world of dreams."

The legendary monk who retired to become a monk Emperor Shunzhi also wrote a poem "Returning to the Mountain".

There is a line in the poem: "Why do I live in the emperor's family when I am a poor boy from the west?" It also raises questions and laments about his fate of being born in an emperor's family.

These princes and princesses who were born with silver spoons in their mouths are obviously the envy of people. Why do they all live such miserable lives?

Or he may be young and ignorant, but he is regarded as a thorn in his flesh by his elder brother, and he will kill him immediately.

Or the country is destroyed, the city is overthrown, the marriage is hopeless, the father's arm is broken with a sword, and he has been reduced to the common people ever since.

Or he may be forced to ascend the throne, unable to control himself, unable to retain his sweetheart, and finally escape into Buddhism.

Is it a tragic curse to be born in an emperor's family?

Gong Huan of Qi, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, appointed Guan Zhong and joined the nine princes, creating a great reputation for a lifetime.

However, when he was old, Duke Huan of Qi favored three villains: Gong Zi Kai Fang, Yi Ya, and Shu Diao.

Before his death, Guan Zhong advised Duke Huan of Qi to stay away from villains. After Duke Huan of Qi left these three people, he felt restless and took them back to his side.

Finally, Duke Huan of Qi fell seriously ill. These three villains had evil intentions and each was their own master, with no one to take care of their food and drink.

As a result, a generation of heroes starved to death without telling anyone, and after death they kept secret the mourning until they gave birth to maggots and crawled out of the palace. It was really horrible to watch.

The Qi State fell apart and suffered from endless civil strife. As a result, its national power was greatly reduced, and its prosperity turned from prosperity to decline, which made people sigh.

This shows how important the smooth transfer of power is.

When Qin Shihuang toured the world, he died in the middle of the tour. Hu Hai and Zhao Gao also kept their mourning secret and continued to move forward in the hot weather.

Because they were afraid that the stench of the corpse would arouse suspicion, they deliberately pretended to be salted fish to hide it from others.

On the other hand, he sent people to rush to Meng Tian's army and ordered Prince Fusu to commit suicide.

Fusu believed the envoy's words, did not listen to Mengtian's dissuasion, and committed suicide.

Hu Hai ascended to the throne of emperor and became the second emperor of Qin in history. Obviously, it is very dangerous for the successor to be far away from the political center.

When Empress Lu fell ill and was about to die, she warned Lu Chan and Lu Lu earnestly.

After Emperor Gaozu pacified the world, he made an agreement with his ministers that "anyone who is not the king of the Liu family will be attacked by all the people in the world."

Now that the three Lu family members have been crowned kings, the ministers have long been dissatisfied.

I am about to die. The emperor is still young, so he must prevent the ministers from taking the opportunity to launch a mutiny.

You must send troops to protect the palace. You must not go out of the city for funerals. You must not be controlled by others.

Although Empress Lu is a woman and is called the Empress Dowager, she is the actual person in power.

"Historical Records" includes her deeds in "The Chronicles of Empress Lu", which is obviously an attitude of loyalty to historical facts.

When Empress Lu was about to die, she indeed showed the demeanor of a statesman, had a clear understanding of the current situation, and made very wise decisions.

It's a pity that the sons of the Lu family only coveted glory and wealth, so they gave up their military power.

Although Lu Huan was a woman, she immediately dispersed all her family property after hearing the news, claiming that she would not guard the property for others. As expected, the Lu family suffered a tragedy.

Even if it is a local force that is separatist, it must be carefully guarded when it comes to power.

When the Northeast King Zhang Zuolin passed away, he died tragically in his prime due to a sudden incident and was plotted by the Japanese. Marshal Zhang Xueliang was far away in his hometown.

In order to prevent Zhang Zuolin's brothers who were sitting on the powerful army from getting ready to take action, Yu Feng secretly did not announce the funeral and secretly sent someone to pick up the young commander. Only then did he resolve the crisis of usurping the throne.

“Boiled beans burn the pods, and the beans weep in the cauldron.

We are born from the same roots, so why rush to fight each other."

Cao Zhi, a talented man of a generation, was forced to fight hard by his elder brother Cao Pi, and he wrote a poem in seven steps. Fortunately, Mrs. Bian came and escaped with his life .

After hearing this poem, Cao Pi felt a little ashamed, but he was even more afraid.

You know, Cao Cao had intended to hand over power to Cao Zhi. Only then can Cao Pi become emperor.

Even if he puts aside his old grudges, he must eradicate such a powerful opponent just for the sake of his son.

The brothers were fighting, and I thought of King Zhao Ruyi.

After the founding of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, loved Mrs. Qi and wanted to depose the prince and install Queen Lu of Zhao. After several mediations, Fang reluctantly turned the tide.

After Liu Bang's death, Empress Lu immediately sent Mrs. Qi into the cold palace. In order to avoid future troubles, she summoned King Zhao.

Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty was kind-hearted. , Wanting to protect her brothers, Empress Lu took advantage of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty to go hunting in the early morning and killed King Zhao Ruyi.

Mr. Li Zongwu once wrote a strange book - "Houheixue". Reveals the common characteristics of these politicians: thick-faced and sinister-hearted.

Although Empress Lu was ruthless, she might be more suitable to be a politician, while Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty was kind-hearted, but he was defeated by Liu Bang. He looks down on him and wants to give up.

As a prince, he is destined to be in the whirlpool of power. Even if he wants to transcend his own life, he cannot succeed.

For example, the first generation. Li Yu, the Ci Emperor, originally wanted to live in seclusion, but eventually became the king of the country.

In the final analysis, Li Yu became the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty entirely because of his brother Li Hongji, who wanted to be the emperor. < /p>

Li Yu was born with double pupils, which means he has two pupils in one eye, just like the ancient emperor Shun. Tang Dynasty has obviously become the focus of everyone's discussion.

In order to avoid power disputes, Li Yu concentrated on studying and believed in Buddhism, calling himself "Zhong Yin", "Zhong Feng Hermit", and "Lianfeng Lay Scholar". He wanted the prince to relax his persecution.

Although the prince Li Hongji temporarily let Li Yu go, he sent someone to take action after hearing that Li Jing intended to pass the throne to his uncle.

Li Hongji had trouble with his conscience, always had nightmares at night, and died at a young age.

Li Yu, who had no chance of becoming emperor, rose to the pinnacle of power step by step. Falling into the bottom of life step by step, losing the beauty of the country, losing the dignity of freedom.

The poem says: The sword and pen in the sky are stained with blood and tears. At the emperor's house.

When Emperor Kangxi died, the fourth elder brother Yongzheng was at his side, and the fourteenth elder brother guarded the border.

After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, there were rumors that Yongzheng secretly tampered with the imperial edict. , changed "the fourteenth elder brother passed down" to "the fourth elder brother passed down".

First of all, Emperor Yongzheng was too violent and tough in fighting corruption, and was hated by others.

As a result, some people spread various rumors in an attempt to shake the foundation of his rule.

Secondly, Emperor Yongzheng completely ignored brotherhood. He exterminated his family and put him under house arrest.

Those who were lucky enough to be alive were deprived of their official names, and they were yelling at cats and dogs, insulting and trampling them wantonly.

These princes lived such a miserable life, so naturally some people complained.

Three times, although these fourteenth elder brother and Emperor Yongzheng are direct brothers from the same mother, they are broad-minded, talented in both civil and military affairs, and heroic in appearance.

From Emperor Kangxi to the ministers and common people, they all liked this fourteenth elder brother.

The throne was passed to Yongzheng, and someone felt sorry for the fourteenth elder brother.

In fact, the edict was written in triplicate in three languages: Manchu, Han and Mongolian. It could not be falsified so easily.

However, this rumor spread widely and has not been stopped to this day.

This proves from another level that when a ruler dies, someone will attempt to usurp the throne. This kind of thing happens often, and it's easy for everyone to think about it.

Perhaps, as a commoner, far away from the center of power, it is also a kind of happiness.

Thinking about it this way, although Mahomet's act of sending people to drown his brother was cruel, it was also the result of objective circumstances and he was also a victim.