What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
It was a tradition to treat the imperial family of the former dynasty favorably, and the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang, and the descendants of the nobles of the Shang Dynasty, the Qi Song Kingdom, and the duke, was the highest ranking country among the princely states. Qin unified Liuhe and moved all the descendants of the Six Kingdoms to live in Xianyang, although they were spying on you, but they had no worries for a lifetime. Liu Bang destroyed Qin, the infant was still the King of Qin, Liu Bang extinguished Xiang, and Xiang Bo was given the title of Marquis of Sheyang. Cao Wei Dynasty Han, Emperor Xian of Han was given the title of Duke of Shanyang, and the ceremonial treatment was no different from that of the emperor. Sima Yan usurped the throne, and Cao Yan was made the Prince of Chenliu.
The ancients believed in cause and effect, and did not kill them all, leaving room for this tradition since ancient times.
But when it comes to Liu Yu, this is not ok, the world since the Wei and Jin Dynasties is the world of the family door valve, Liu Yu is topped by the name of a Han empress, but it is really a grassroots origin. Although after the turmoil in the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the control of the Shijia Gate Valve was not as good as before, but its influence was still not to be underestimated, and although Sima Was ousted from the emperor's throne, in more than a hundred years, the Sima Family had formed an intricate relationship with these Shijia Gate Valves. If it is not eradicated, Liu Yu's dynasty will not last long, Liu Yuzai, may be able to rely on his own prestige to shock them, but liu Yu died it is difficult to say, Liu Yu was more than fifty years old when he ascended the throne, and his son was only more than ten years old, so he couldn't help but worry.
The emperor feared that the consequences would be bloodshed and death.
So Liu Yu began a large-scale purge of the Sima family, almost killing the Southern Dynasty surnamed Sima . At the same time, it also opened the head of the massacre of the descendants of the former dynasty.
After the establishment of Xiao Qi, Liu Yu's descendants were also slaughtered, and none of them were spared.