He was a longevity emperor whose longevity was comparable to qianlong's, and he was also a "highly educated" emperor with great literary attainments. Xiao Yan, emperor of Liangwu in the Southern Dynasty, a tragic emperor who drove high and walked low. Under his rule, the great beams grew stronger and stronger, but in the later period he embarked on the path of ruling the country with Buddha. In the end, the fortunes of the Great Liang State declined, and they embarked on the old path of the short-lived dynasty during the Southern Dynasty.
Xiao Yanben was a polymath and a scholar of the time who was both literate and martial. Xiao Ziliang of the Southern Qi imperial family valued Xiao Yan's talent and put him under the account. Later, the Emperor of Southern Qi fell seriously ill, and Xiao Ziliang, who was the crown prince, and his brother Xiao Luan both plotted to seize power. Xiao Ziliang relied heavily on Xiao Yan's talent, but in the confrontation with his brothers, Xiao Yan suddenly turned to Xiao Luan, making all of Xiao Ziliang's calculations come to naught. Later, Xiao Luan became the emperor of Southern Qi, but after Xiao Luan's death, his son was a cruel and faint master, and Xiao Yan's eldest brother was also poisoned by Xiao Luan's son.
Xiao Yan couldn't bear it any longer and led his soldiers and horses to rebel against the Southern Qi court. Relying on unparalleled wisdom, he finally established the girder, the year name Tianjian. In the early days of his reign, he achieved good results both internally and externally.
1. Internal reform of the official system
During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the influence or control of the clan on politics was extremely amazing. Almost every emperor was constrained by these clans, so for a long time the clans were powerful and corrupt. And because almost all the talents in the imperial court are from the clan, the whole world is messed up by them. Cao Pi may never have imagined that the "Nine Pins zhongzheng system" passed in his hands was originally intended to select talents, but in the end it became an accomplice to corruption.
Xiao Yan saw this very clearly in the process of overthrowing Southern Qi, so a new official system was promulgated shortly after the establishment of Da Liang. The new official system divides the ranks into eighteen classes within the stream, seven classes outside the stream, three pins of the inner rank, and three pin xun position, although it sounds twisted and not understood, but it can be summed up in one sentence: Compared with the original system, the new system has greatly relaxed the threshold for entering the DPRK as an official. As a result, a large number of learned students poured into the court. With the entry of new talents, the whole country suddenly becomes vibrant.
2, open up territory for foreign border security and security
In the second year of Tianjian, Northern Wei felt that the establishment of the great liang state was unstable, so it gathered a large number of troops to the south. At the beginning, it was true that as Wei Jun expected, Da Liang was lost in several places, but fortunately, Xiao Yan was properly arranged. It quickly blocked the pace of Northern Wei's advance, and the long-term confrontation with Northern Wei saw no hope and withdrew.
After being bullied, Xiao Yan naturally wanted to return it. In 506, the Liang general Wei Rui captured Hefei and other three cities, which were later victorious. Later, the armies of Northern Wei and Da Liang confronted Zhong Licheng, and the Da Liang side worked together to achieve a huge victory, which was the victory that exchanged Da Liang for ten years of Taiping.
The pioneering act under complacency: governing the country with Buddha
Because of Xiao Yan's great achievements in martial arts, Da Liang also became the peak of the regime during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. But Xiao Yan was lost at this time, he was intoxicated by his own achievements and satisfied with his talents. With the passage of time, the whole person floated away, and the emotion of pride haunted him. Just like Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, he thought that the great Jiangshan had been pushed to the peak by himself, and he wanted to do something else.
But Xiao Yan is different from Li Longji, after Li Longji's achievement, he wants to play and enjoy the blessings, but Xiao Yan wants to create the century. We said that Xiao Yan was a very talented celebrity who had a deep study of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. At this time, I don't know what he thinks, but he actually wants to integrate several of them and implement them into the governance of the country. Even during this period, as emperor, he lived in the temple and wanted to carry out his "ambitions" with Buddhist thought as the lead. The ministers invited him back to the palace many times, but the old and stubborn Xiao Yan could no longer listen to the opinions of others, and he was only immersed in his self-obsessed dreams. At this time, those traitors who were good at patting themselves on the back just satisfied the emperor's vanity, and he could no longer listen to the advice of his loyalists after being surrounded by lies for a long time. This also makes the world's cold students lose hope. After a brief period of glory, the girder went downhill.
Soon after, the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out, and then Xiao Yan's sons staged a drama in which the sons seized the concubine. In the end, Xiao Yan was imprisoned by Hou Jing, cut off from food and drink, and starved to death. Alas, a generation of emperors has thus completed his life.
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