Xiao Tong, a famous literary scholar of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, was the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Liang, and his life should have been very brilliant, but unfortunately he died young.
To say that Xiao Tong had to mention his father Xiao Yan the Liangwu Emperor, when Xiao Tong was just born, Emperor Wu of Liang was still just a thorn history and had been guarding the frontier.
It was not until Xiao Yan was in his thirties that he seized power and became emperor, Xiao Yan was not a dick at first, he was originally a member of the imperial family, but he was a little far away from power.
Later, the emperor of Southern Qi was relatively young and relatively faint, so Xiao Yan rebelled, Xiao Yan was a genius, and he had his own set of military skills.
Even if the foundation of the Founding of Southern Qi for many years was relatively deep, Xiao Yan wanted to overthrow it was not a matter of time and a half, and there was also a point that Xiao Yan was most worried about, he was almost forty people who did not have a son under his knees, which made him very depressed.
When Xiao Yan and Southern Qi were fighting, they did not delay the matter of asking for a son, and the two sides originally had a stalemate for a long time, until Xiao Tong was born in September 501 AD.
Xiao Tong's birth seems to have changed this spell, Xiao Yan began to transfer, and soon the little emperor of Southern Qi was killed, which gave Xiao Yan the best opportunity, and he also seized this opportunity to take Southern Qi in one fell swoop and establish the Liang Dynasty himself.
Xiao Tong also smoothly became the crown prince, because Xiao Tong was humble and benevolent, and he was also very intelligent, and he was very popular with Emperor Wu of Liang.
He often takes him with him when he is fine, and he is also very competitive, and when he grows up, Xiao Tongchang is a talented person, and he is even more accomplished in literature.
Speaking of his benevolence, I remember that there was an incident recorded in the history books, the eighth year of the Heavenly Prison, when Xiao Tong was only twelve years old, and he was very sympathetic to go to the officials to interrogate prisoners.
When he arrived at the place, he carefully studied this person's case file, and he felt that this person's crime was not very serious, and he felt that he could be sentenced lightly, so he said to the judge, I can't judge this case, because he is a prince, and the judge agreed to it.
So Xiao Tong sentenced him lightly, mainly to persuade education and make him realize his mistake, and this matter reached the ears of Emperor Wu of Liang, and Xiao Yan was very appreciative of him.
Because of this, the prince's benevolence touched many people, and many officials also had some admiration for the young prince.
These are not nothing, Xiao Tong is very concerned about the people, one year the Liang Dynasty broke out war, the people were miserable, and the grain was also this meal.
Therefore, Xiao Tong ordered all the people in his palace to divide the saved grain among the people and to go to the palace every winter to ask for more clothes to distribute to the people.
Xiao Tong himself possessed the kindness that an emperor should have, not to mention his intelligence, and many times helped his father deal with political affairs, and his father also praised him many times.
However, Emperor Wu of Liang, who was over sixty years old, began to be a little confused, many times there were villains who said bad things about the prince, and several times wanted to depose the prince, which made Xiao Tong very depressed, plus the death of his mother hit him too hard, making him emaciated day by day, and finally he died less than thirty.
Xiao Tong, who died young, spent his life thinking about the common people, but it was a pity that Xiao Tong's death caused the Liang Dynasty to lose a good emperor.
Reference: Nanbokucho Naomi