In ancient times, China experienced countless dynastic changes, and every time a new dynasty produced a founding monarch, the previous dynasty would have a subjugated monarch. Some people perish because they are too faint, but more because the strength of the country is inherently weak. For whatever reason, after the destruction of a country, the king of a country will become a prisoner of the order. So, what means would the prisoner emperor use to survive?
Today, we take the example of the four famous emperors in history who were imprisoned by the ranks, and look at the emperor's depressed life. They were Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Chen Shubao, the lord of the Southern Dynasty, Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Han Dynasty, and Sun Hao, the lord of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.
Li Yu is the emperor we are most familiar with, but the reason why he is remembered has almost nothing to do with his career as an emperor is because of his achievements in writing. Li Yu is a typical literati who can be said to have no knowledge of politics. Therefore, after being captured, Li Yu obediently only wanted to be a leisurely person, without any rebellious heart.
However, although Li Yu was subservient, even his own empress Xiao Zhouhou was occupied by Emperor Taizong of Song. He didn't end up getting a good death. Just because he wrote "Yu Meiren", he expressed his longing for his homeland. The Song Emperor thought that he had a rebellious heart, and gave him a lead medicine, allowing him to die a painful and humiliating death.
Chen Shubao, the lord of Chen Hou, and Li Yu are a bit alike, and they also love literature and art, and they do not love politics very much. His most famous story is the story of the Yushu Backyard Flower. At that time, the Sui army had already reached the other side, and the harem of the Chen Dynasty was still singing and dancing, as if there was no threat. When the people invaded Jiankang City, Lord Chen Hou panicked and hid in the dry well with two pet concubines.
Finally, the Sui army found the fallen king in The Dry Well and brought him back. He was particularly astute and immediately submitted, and regarded himself as a minister of the Sui Dynasty. He also asked Emperor Wen of Sui to hurry up and issue a decree to prove his status as a courtier. Yang Jian looked at such a funny Chen Hou Lord and had no intention of killing at all, so he let him live a leisurely life in the Sui Dynasty.
Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Han Dynasty, was also a strange emperor who was also familiar. He himself was a Dou, and it was useless to have the assistance of a god and man like Zhuge Liang, it was simply a king with bronze, and the more he brought it, the more sad he became. After Zhuge Liang's death, Shu Han soon surrendered to Cao Wei. Liu Chan naturally became a captive.
Liu Chan was the most sincere of the submissive emperors, and he personally went out of the palace to ask for surrender, winning the favor of the enemy. After Sima Zhao saw Liu Chan, he wanted to test him. As a result, Liu Chan uttered the famous idea of Lebu Sishu, which caused Sima Zhao to laugh. In the face of such a casual encounter and happy everywhere, the Sima family will certainly not kill again, and Liu Chan successfully survived, living for 64 years.
The fate of Sun Hao, the empress dowager of Eastern Wu, was similar to that of Liu Chan's contemporaries. They were all unfortunate enough to encounter the powerful Sima family. Although Sun Hao was very cruel and blind when he was in office, he still obediently wanted to live after surrendering.
Sun Hao was not as instigated as Liu Chan to be a grandson. His emotional intelligence does not seem to be as high as Ah Dougao, and he belongs to the type of arrogance and funny. When the Jin Emperor gave him a seat, he told him that he had been waiting for him for a long time. He actually said that he also had such a seat there. This answer was actually quite rampant, but he did not suffer from it. Maybe the Jin Emperor thought he was stupid because of this. Everyone knows what they can't say, but he dares to say it. In the end, Sun Hao also had a good death.
The four Queen Lords all bowed their heads and wanted to live, but only Li Yu was more unlucky and died a more tragic death. This is related to the people he met, and Zhao Guangyi's cruelty was too high. In fact, as long as you bow your head and admit it, it is still relatively easy to survive, after all, the jiangshan no longer exists, and the title of emperor has long been empty.