In the first year of the Huang Dynasty (220 AD), Cao Cao, a tyrant of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, died of illness, and Cao Pi, who was immediately promoted to the rank of King of Wei, forced the Han Emperor Liu Xiechan to take the throne as emperor, and was known as Emperor Wen of Wei. When Emperor Cao Pi of Wei first ascended to the throne, his primary task was to consolidate power and fight against dissidents, and because of his painful experience in the initial struggle for the throne of the son of the world, Cao Pi was difficult to let go, and he still had a grudge against his brother Cao Zhi after he claimed the title of emperor. It was in this context that Cao Zhi knew that his brother was framed and could not get out, so he had to write a poem within seven steps of extreme grief and indignation, and wrote the "Seven Steps Poem" that has been passed down through the ages.
Through this touching poem, Cao Zhi expressed his dissatisfaction with his brother Cao Pi, and at the same time vividly and vividly reflected the cruel struggle within the feudal ruling clique. It can be said that in the ancient Chinese feudal society, in order to seize the supreme throne, it is not uncommon for the royal family to cheat and cheat and with the same room, such as Li Shimin, Zhu Di, etc. who ascended the throne by force. What is even more heinous is that even if some cruel emperors have ascended the throne and become emperors and have great power, they are still uneasy about the royal family, and even kill them all. Among them, there was a nine-year-old prince who was given death, and before he died, he was calm and self-assured, and he said seven words that could be passed down through the ages!
This poor prince was Liu Ziluan, the eighth son of Emperor Xiaowu of song during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and his biological mother was Yin Shuyi. According to the "Nanshi Song Xiaowu Emperor Benji", the Song Xiaowu Emperor Liu Jun was witty and intelligent in his early years, both literary and martial, and also made many meritorious achievements on the battlefield, which was quite recommended by the generals of the people. Later, after seizing the throne, Liu Jun made a difference in politics and economy, first weakening the power of the warrior clan, vigorously promoting the Hanmen forces, and then persuading nongsang to reduce taxes and reduce taxes in the world, making politics clear. However, at the end of the reign, he changed the style of the early period of military relief and simplified administration, and began to be arrogant and complacent, building a large number of buildings and expanding the palace.
In the first year of Xiao Jian (454 AD), after the Song Xiaowu Emperor Liu Jun pacified Liu Yixuan, the king of Nan Commandery who was known as the "first major state of Jiangzuo", Liu Jun, because he coveted the beauty of his cousin (Liu Yixuan's daughter), disregarded gang chang ethics, and included her in the palace as Shuyi, and in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, changed her surname to Yin, known in history as "Yin Shuyi". After Yin Shuyi entered the palace, with her beautiful appearance and feminine and well-behaved personality, she was able to "accept the joy of serving banquets without leisure", almost to the extent of specializing in the palace. Two years later, Yin Shuyi, who favored the harem, soon gave birth to Liu Ziluan, the eighth son of the Emperor, for The Song Xiaowu Emperor Liu Jun, and liu Jun was also very happy in the face of Liu Ziluan's arrival, it is no exaggeration to say that Liu Ziluan grew up with a golden key from childhood, even if his mother later died of illness, Liu Ziluan still lived a happy life of thousands of pets.
According to the "Biography of Liu Ziluan of song history", "In the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, at the age of five, he was the king of Xiangyang and had two thousand households. He is still the general of Dongzhong Lang and the Taishou of Wu County. In his year, he was renamed the King of Xin'an, and Huyi Ruxian. In five years, he moved to the north of Zhonglang general, Southern Xuzhou Assassin History, and led the Southern Lang Evil Taishou". Through historical data, we can find that Liu Ziluan was named the King of Xiangyang when he was favored at the age of five, and later changed his title to the King of Xin'an, and then added the title of Northern and Southern Xuzhou Assassin History, And Lingnan Lang Evil Taishou, and received far more favors than other brothers and sisters. At that time, the officials of the court wanted to gain the favor of Liu Jun, the Emperor Xiaowu of song, and did not fail to devote themselves to the Ziluan Mansion or the feudal state.
The mother was as expensive as a son, and Emperor Xiaowu had several thoughts of wanting to set her up as a queen because of his favor for Yin Shuyi's mother and son, but finally gave up due to the early death of Yin Shuyi. According to the Nanshi Vol. XI Liechuan No. 1, "And Xue, the emperor often thought of seeing it, so he made a coffin for tong, and wanted to see the corpse instead of seeing it." So the accumulation of days is not different." It can be said that after Yin Shuyi's death, Liu Jun was mentally scattered, in pain, and did not pay attention to political affairs all day. Every night before going to bed, I had to pour wine and drink in front of her spirit, and then I cried and drooled so much that I couldn't help myself. Finally, Liu Jun also ordered a temple to be built for Yin Shuyi, and after the temple was completed, it was named after Liu Ziluan's title, called Xin'an Temple.
Because Yin Shuyi favored the harem and posthumously made her a noble concubine after her death, Liu Jun, the Emperor Xiaowu of Song, also transferred his thoughts about Yin Shuyi to the six-year-old Liu Ziluan, and made Liu Ziluan a Situ, the governor of the military forces of Southern Xuzhou, and later added the title of Zhongshu Ling (one of the prime ministers). In the end, Emperor Xiaowu had the idea of establishing another crown prince to replace the stubborn crown prince Liu Ziye, but due to many obstacles, he could not implement it. However, because Liu Ziluan received too much favor from Liu Jun, he was invisibly jealous of the crown prince Liu Ziye, bringing ruin to this young child.
As the saying goes, there are times when the limelight is too great, and sometimes it is not a good thing, especially in the most ruthless imperial family. Although Liu Jun was very fond of Liu Ziluan, he still did not break the rules of his ancestors and passed the throne to his eldest son Liu Ziye. The deposed emperor Liu Ziye of the Song Dynasty was a famous tyrant during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who was cruel and tyrannical during his reign, killing ministers indiscriminately, and at first he only took away Liu Ziluan's official position as Zhongshu Ling due to unstable political power. However, a year after the death of Emperor Xiaowu of Song, Liu Jun, Liu Ziye gradually took control of the military and political power, and Liu Ziye, who had endured for a long time, finally took action against Liu Ziluan, dismissed him from all his posts on the charge of "intending to rebel", and sent emissaries to hunt him down. The Biography of Liu Ziluan of the Song Dynasty records: "Emperor Su was favored by ziluan, and since he was a prince of the group, he sent an envoy to death at the age of nine. ”
Liu Ziluan was only 9 years old at the time of his death, and he was killed at the same time as his brother Liu Zishi and his sister the twelfth imperial daughter (Liu Ziyu and Liu Ziyun both died prematurely). According to historical records, when preparing for the execution, the other brothers and sisters all wept into tears, only Liu Ziluan was unusually calm, calm and self-assured, and left the last sigh of his life: "May the body not be reborn in the royal family", which means that he hopes that he will not be reborn in the imperial family in the next life. And it is this sentence of only seven words on the verge of death, which can be described as desolate, and it is really sad and tearful!
The ruthless is still the imperial family, even if they are born of the same root, they also suffer from each other, although Liu Ziluan was killed, but the seven words he said have become famous sentences that have been passed down through the ages. Although Liu Ziye, the deposed emperor of the Song Dynasty, removed the nail in his eye, due to his excessive absurdity and cruelty, he did not have a good ending in the end, and a year later he encountered a rebellion and was killed at the age of seventeen. The song emperor Liu Yu, who succeeded to the throne, immediately posthumously named his nephew Liu Ziluan the Prince of Shiping, and the twelve imperial daughters as county princesses, and restored the throne of Zishi. At the same time, Liu Yannian, the son of Liu Jingsu the Prince of Jianping, was appointed as the heir of Ziluan, and ziluan was reburied in Longshan, Moling County (present-day Jiangning District, Nanjing).