Emperor Liu Yuben of the Song Dynasty was only a grassroots poor man, and later became a soldier because he was appreciated by the famous eastern Jin Dynasty scholar Wang Mi, and thus ushered in a turning point in his fate. Liu Yu is not stupid, of course, to get this good opportunity is to try to climb up, not really just to be an unknown little soldier. So in the next six years, he currying favor with Sun En, Lu Xun, and launching a campaign against the state thief Huan Xuan as an ally, in these six years, he changed from a poor man to a powerful and powerful minister, which can not only be said that his promotion speed is fast, but also from this, it can be seen that he is a very ambitious person.
Of course, after becoming a powerful courtier, he did not stop the pursuit of power, and in the following fifteen years, he continued to consolidate his strength, quell civil strife, eliminate dissidents, and empty the power of the royal family in the imperial court, while he also continued to recover lost land. After that, Liu Yu basically became the ruler of this empire. He was already above ten thousand people under one man at this time, and the only person above him was a useless person, what should he use? Liu Yu's power has reached the extreme, and naturally he is not willing to be only a vassal, he wants to be a king.
However, Liu Yu had only attained his current position under the banner of restoring the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and if he had personally deposed the emperor and established himself as king at this time, he would inevitably be criticized by the world and would bear the name of injustice and injustice. So after several thoughts, he felt that this matter could not be done by himself, but by others. Therefore, at the beginning of the second year of emperor YuanXi of Jin, Liu Yu hosted a banquet at Shouyang City and said something meaningful, hoping that they would understand his meaning and help him do things. Liu Yu first recalled the merits he had built and the hardships in the process, and then said that now that the world was at peace, he wanted to retire from his achievements and return to his hometown. Unfortunately, this group of officials did not understand his true meaning, and everyone praised him for his high style and no covetousness, which was really an example for hundreds of officials. At this time, the expression on Liu Yu's face could not be described as unsmiling, crying and laughing.
Fortunately, there is a person who, although he is aware of it, finally understands what he means. This man was the counselor Fu Liang, who suddenly realized after the banquet was over, understood Liu Yu's true intentions, and immediately went back to Liu Yu and told him that he would return to the capital immediately. Liu Yu also understood, his heart was very happy, finally there was someone who understood, so he asked Fu Liang how many people to bring back to the capital, Fu Liang replied, dozens of people can be. Liu Yu nodded, and Fu Liang withdrew.
After Fu Liang returned to the capital, he forced Emperor Gong of Jin to transcribe the letter of abdication that he had already written, and asked Emperor Gong of Jin to announce to the world in his name and give up the throne, and Emperor Gong of Jin knew that he could not resist and could only do so. In June of the same year, Liu Yu accepted the throne of Emperor Gong of Jin and formally established the Liu Song Empire, known as Emperor Wu of Song in history, and changed the name to Yongchu. Liu Yu was able to claim the title of emperor so smoothly, and Fu Liang's contribution was indispensable, so after that, Fu Liang rose step by step, and eventually became the prime minister, and became the Duke of Shixing County, a very popular subject. All that Fu Liang got was because he understood Liu Yu's "voice outside the string" and found a bright path for his future.