But when it comes to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Presumably, most people's first thoughts are anecdotes related to the Wei and Jin dynasties, right? However, as another era of division after the unification of the Jin Dynasty, the decline of the Sima family also caused a burst of sword and light sword shadows on the Central Plains.
The Song Dynasty established by Liu Yu (to distinguish Zhao Kuangyin's Song Dynasty, the former is known as Liu Song in history) became the beginning of the history of the Southern Dynasty. However, the luck of the Liu Song Dynasty only existed for fifty-nine years, and because of internal and external troubles, Jiangshan Sheji took the opportunity to be usurped by the powerful minister Xiao Chengdao, and at this point, the Liu Song Dynasty, which had been passed down for four generations and experienced the Nine Emperors, was like a bouquet of ephemeral flowers in the historical corridor, disappearing in an instant.
However, from the world's evaluation of the Liu Song Dynasty, the first three emperors were the watershed of the entire dynasty, and since the late reign of Liu Jun, the Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty, the Liu Song Dynasty has moved all the way to the abyss of destruction, and there is no power to return to heaven. Because according to historical records, when Liu Jun had just taken the throne, because of the new victory over the old crown prince, as soon as he came to power, he wantonly swept away the clan forces, worked hard, and further innovated in the political system, military system, and other systems, so that the style of the imperial court was completely renewed.
However, due to Liu Jun's slackness in the later period, he gradually forgot the admonitions of the former emperor Liu Yu, not only abandoned the fashion of thrift and thrift, but even built civil engineering on a large scale, making the people unhappy. In addition, the absurdity of the late liu jun's reign has always been a controversial argument in the field of historiography. Because according to the records of the Wei and the Book of Song, Liu Jun not only had an unclear relationship with his birth mother, but even had an affair with a number of daughters (i.e., cousins) of the emperor's uncle Liu Yixuan, that is, the incident of "emperors and adulterous daughters" recorded in the "History of Wei".
But there has always been such a doubt about this issue. That is, the historian who compiled the Book of Wei was already trying to belittle the history of the Southern Dynasty. The historian in charge of compiling the Book of Song had a gap with the imperial family at that time. Therefore, many historians believe that such a history full of emotional records cannot really be used for academic research. However, until the northern Song Dynasty Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian" came out, it still followed the records of his predecessors, describing Liu Jun as an absurd emperor in his later years.
So, is the incident about Liu Jun's "adulterous women" actually established? On this issue, after some analysis, the author found that things are far from being as simple as we thought.
First of all, after Emperor Wen of Song was killed by the crown prince Liu Shao, Liu Jun was able to fight with the prince's forces. During this period, it was precisely because of the help of the emperor's uncle Liu Yixuan that this imperial civil unrest finally ended with Liu Jun's victory, and the defeated Liu Shao was crowned the title of former deposed emperor and nailed to the column of shame in history.
However, scholars who oppose the previous view believe that Liu Yixuan was Liu Jun's elder and made great contributions in the process of pacifying the prince's party. More importantly, after Liu Jun ascended the throne, Liu Yixuan held a large number of military power in his hands and sat in the capital of Jingzhou, which has become an unshakable and powerful force among the courtiers. In addition, after the civil unrest was pacified, Liu Yixuan gradually became rebellious, and even openly declared himself emperor, and united the armies of Jingzhou, Yanzhou and other four places to raise an army against Liu Jun.
At that time, Liu Jun, who was already weak, if he dared to turn his eyes to Liu Yixuan's daughters, he could not say anything about it. Therefore, some historians have grasped this point, believing that from the perspective of the current situation alone, Liu Jun is not faint to this point.
But if we first assume that this event is true, is it not equally true? However, if we start from this historical line, we have to mention Liu Yixuan's previous history. According to historical records, Liu Yixuan, as the sixth prince of the former emperor Liu Yu, came to prominence in his youth, which is a relatively outstanding existence among the princes. However, under the influence of the primogeniture system, although Liu Yixuan was talented, he could only succumb to his nephew and did not dare to think of trespassing.
However, with Emperor Wen's ascension to the throne, the crown prince Liu Shao was not a descendant of the state. Therefore, Liu Yixuan, as the heir of the former emperor, naturally did not want to see the dynasty handed over to Liu Shao and others, so he responded positively when Liu Jun raised an army, rather than choosing to help the prince's party. From this point of view, Liu Yixuan does have a deep sense of home and country.
After Liu Jun ascended the throne, Liu Yixuan's military power was strengthened as never before, and he also had the status of an imperial relative and a relative of the state, which gradually made him awaken on the road to power, thus affecting the subsequent mental journey. You know, when the history books explain Liu Yixuan's rebellion, it is also said that he was blinded by power in the later period, which embarked on the road of no return of rebellion.
However, Liu Yixuan was not an idle person, and even if he rebelled, he would never be so reckless. Therefore, we may be able to guess that the ancients paid attention to a "famous teacher", otherwise they would easily be spurned by the world as a traitor, such as Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, who also successfully ascended to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Dignity under the banner of "Qing Jun's Side" and on the grounds of Jing Difficulty.
Therefore, at that time, Liu Yixuan, even if he already had a heart, did not dare to be reckless. If you want to overthrow Liu Jun's regime and replace it yourself, you must have a sufficient excuse to call on the four sides and unite the hearts of the army. And we all know that the female emperor Wu Zetian of the later generation, in order to achieve his own political goals, even did not hesitate to personally poison his daughter to death, in order to marry the empress, almost unscrupulously to remove all obstacles.
Therefore, Liu Yixuan may also most likely take advantage of this to personally send his daughter to Liu Jun," and then after the news of "the emperor's adulterous daughters" spread, he used this as an excuse to naturally raise an army against the imperial court under the banner of "disrespectful to the king and disloyal to the subjects". As for why the historians of the Liu Song Dynasty did not have such a record, I am afraid that they were also suppressed by the imperial power at that time.
After all, such a royal scandal, no historian dares to write it easily. Before that, the "Book of Han" was already a precedent for the defendants, and perhaps this dirty historical material is similar to it.
But in any case, based on the existing historical documents alone, it is difficult to judge whether these two views are true or false. However, learning is a process full of doubts, if blindly learning is no different from the popular view, and loses initiative and personality, what is the value of such research? Therefore, friends who are interested in the history of the Liu Song Dynasty may wish to go through the relevant texts for yourself and find the answer in your heart!