At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, the masses rose, and the forces of all sides conquered the city and plundered the land, and the war was raging. After the emergence of the Western Jin Dynasty, China was brought into a unified dynasty, but the country was destroyed after only forty years, and the Central Plains returned to the chaotic world, until the Sui Dynasty unified the country, and China was back on track. During this period, there have been many countries and countless emperors, and today we want to talk about the founding emperor of Liang, or the descendant of Xiao He of the Western Han Dynasty, Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan is a native of Jiangsu, and he is the prototype of the emperor in the popular costume drama "Langyabang" a few years ago. When he first embarked on his career, he was only a sacrifice to the Wei general's family, equivalent to a staff officer, but from then on, he showed amazing talent. The general Wang Jian once said that he could become prime minister within thirty years of age, and then he would soar.
Sure enough, Xiao Yan was only 38 years old when he was called emperor. Like all the commoner emperors of all dynasties, his birth was mysterious. It is said that when he was born, his brain was very large, and the lines of the palm of his right hand were connected into a "wu" character. Now we hear this story, it is really too bad, but at that time people were convinced, and then Xiao Yan successfully became emperor, which is a strong proof of his extraordinary.
Emperor Wu of Liang, according to his early exploits, was a generation of Ming emperors, and his reign of 48 years was a miracle in the chaotic social environment of the time. And during his reign, Guotai was healthy and the Jiangnan region showed a prosperous scene that had never been seen since the Wei and Jin dynasties, and historians who revised history also spoke highly of him.
But Emperor Wu, who had entered old age, seemed to be blinded by the taiping prosperity of his own governance. He vigorously promoted Buddhism throughout the country and practiced it himself, escaping into the void four times. At Tongtai Temple, near present-day Zhujiang Road in Nanjing, he ate and prayed to the Buddha, and his daily work was no different from that of ordinary monks.
The minister repeatedly persuaded, even obstructed on the road, to no avail. After that, the ministers thought of a way to pool their money to redeem Emperor Wu from the temple, three times before and after, each time asking for 100 million yuan. Because of the emperor's willfulness, Liang's strength was weakening day by day, and at this time, a rebel general Hou Jing happened to appear.
At that time, the Eastern Wei Dynasty was divided, and Hou Jing led his troops to surrender, and Xiao Yan was very happy and immediately handed over the military rule of the Yellow River generation to him. At that time, the chancellor tried his best to stop it, but Emperor Wu never listened. Later, Eastern Wei attacked and attacked Hou Jing, and in this battle Hou Jing lost his family belongings and let Emperor Wu lose tens of thousands of soldiers. After that, Hou Jing rebelled, but Emperor Wu said that a small Hou Jing was not enough to be afraid, and Xiao Yan, who was a light enemy, not only lost a large amount of territory, but also was imprisoned by Hou Jing and did not give him food.
At this time, Xiao Yan's courtiers and sons all fled for their lives, and Xiao Yan was finally starved to death.