In 420, Liu Yu forced Emperor Gong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to cede to him, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty officially collapsed. Liu Yu was officially called Emperor, the state name was Song, and the history books called liu Song. After the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it marked that China officially entered the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and Liu Song was the first regime of the Southern Dynasty and the longest-existing regime of the Southern Dynasty, which can be said to have a very great influence in the Southern Dynasty. Let's look at the emperors of Liu Song now, although the number of emperors of Liu Song is large, but the Ming Emperor is very small, only 2. Moreover, the vast majority of the emperors of the Liu Song Dynasty did not ascend the throne smoothly.
In 420, Liu Yu established the Liu Song Dynasty. In 479, Xiao Daocheng forced the Song Shun Emperor Liu Zhunchan to give up the throne and change the name of the country to Qi, and Liu Song officially perished. From the establishment of the Liu Song Dynasty to its demise, the State Ofs was 59 years old and passed on to 10 emperors. It can be seen that the number of emperors is very large, the average emperor reigns for less than 6 years, and the change of the throne is still very frequent. We now look at the general situation of Emperor Liu Song, and after reading it, we find that except for Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Wen of Song, there is basically no Ming Jun behind.
Liu Yu, the first emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. Emperor Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty was definitely a Ming Emperor, and a rare Ming Emperor among the four regimes of the Southern Dynasty. Liu Yu was born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the most important thing in this era is the birth of Mendi. However, Liu Yu had been poor since childhood, and according to normal conditions, he could not rise up and take power. However, he later joined the Beifu Army, and made great contributions to the neutrality of the army, and his rank became higher and higher. In the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were many uprisings, and Liu Yu eliminated one uprising after another, and eventually took power. In 420, Liu Yu officially declared himself emperor, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties officially began.
Liu Yu claimed that everything that emperor did after that was done by Ming Jun. Politically, the centralization of power was strengthened, the use of lower classes was reused, and harsh government was abolished; economically, because he himself was born poor, he attached importance to the sufferings of the people and has always been thinly endowed; culturally attached importance to education and advocated Confucian ideas of governing the country; militarily not only unified the south, but also constantly carried out the Northern Expedition. These are all credits to Liu Yu. During Liu Yu's reign, Liu Song's territory was the largest of the four southern dynastic regimes, and the country was also the richest. Not only that, Liu Yu himself also advocated frugality, which was still rare at the time.
In 422, Liu Yu, who had only been emperor for two years, died, which can be said to be a major loss for Liu Song. If Liu Yu had lived longer, perhaps there would have been no later regime, and it was not impossible to unify the north. In any way, Liu Yu was a rare Ming Emperor in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. As the founding prince of the country, Liu Yu did a very good job.
Liu Yifu, the second emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. Looking at this emperor without a nickname, you know that it is definitely not so simple, and the end is definitely not good. Liu Yifu is a person with good personal ability, he is very strong, good at riding and shooting, and proficient in musical rhythm. When Liu Yu was alive, he made him crown prince. However, Liu Yifu himself was very greedy, and after Liu Yu's death, although he became emperor, he still ignored the government. The four auxiliary ministers left by Liu Yu could not bear to look at him and directly abolished him. Liu Yifu reigned for only a few months, and was killed not long after he was deposed. Although Liu Yifu was the second emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, many people did not recognize it, so there was no title. It is more appropriate to say that he is a deposed emperor.
Although Liu Yifu reigned for a short time, judging from what he did, he was also a dimwitted monarch. Fortunately, he was deposed, or he would have perished prematurely.
Liu Yilong, the third emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. Liu Yilong was also the son of Liu Yu, and after Liu Yifu was deposed, with the support of the auxiliary chancellor Xu Xianzhi, Liu Yilong ascended the throne as emperor. The first thing Emperor Wen of Song did after succeeding to the throne was to seize power from the auxiliary ministers, who were all left behind by Emperor Wu of Song and held heavy power, and Emperor Wen of Song also ascended the throne with their support. Therefore, At the beginning of his succession, Emperor Wen of Song did not hold great power, and he tried his best to seize power from the four auxiliary ministers. In the end, he successfully seized power from the four powers, and then monopolized the power. However, killing Tan Daoji when he seized power was arguably the most unwise. This man was known as the Great Wall of Liu Song, and killing him did quite a lot of damage to Liu Song.
What Emperor Wen of Song did after he took power was not bad. Simply put, he continued to do what Emperor Wu of Song had not done. Politically, the government was straightened out, the meritocrats were selected, the way of speech was broadened, and the family clans were suppressed; economically they continued to reduce taxes and recuperate with the people; and militarily they carried out three Northern Expeditions and always wanted to unify the Central Plains. Of course, all three Northern Expeditions ended in failure. But in any case, during his reign, Liu Song continued to grow, and the history books became the rule of Yuan Jia.
However, in 453, the 47-year-old Emperor Wen of Song was assassinated by his son. It can be said that he died a relatively small death. In general, he was a Ming Jun, and he could do anything other than kill Tan Daoji. Like his father Emperor Wu of Song, he was a rare Ming Jun of Liu Song.
Liu Shao, the fourth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. This one, like Liu Yifu, does not have a nickname, and the end is definitely not good. Liu Shao was the eldest son of Emperor Wen of Song and the crown prince, and Emperor Wen of Song was killed by him. Liu Shao did not kill his father to seize power, he did not have such ambitions. It was only because Liu Shao believed in the art of witchcraft that he was afraid that his father knew how to punish him, so he took the first step. After Liu Shao killed his father, he became emperor. However, because he was the one who killed his father and ascended the throne, many people opposed him, and Liu Jun, the third son of Emperor Wen of Song, immediately rebelled after receiving the news. In the face of Liu Jun's rebellion, Liu Shao sent troops to suppress it but failed, and finally he himself was executed.
Liu Shao reigned for a total of 72 days. During his reign, in addition to tax cuts, everyone else promoted his own people, co-opted ministers, and suppressed rebellions. For Liu Shao, the evaluation of the history books is not good, "The national calamity is deep, the murderer is rebellious, the people and gods are angry, and there is no heaven and earth." "Roughly speaking, what he did was indignant. In fact, I personally feel that he has not done anything else faint except to kill his father. But this alone can nail her to the column of historical shame.
Liu Jun, the fifth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. Liu Jun came to power by rebellion, and it can be said that his ability is still there, otherwise the rebellion would not have been successful. After Emperor Xiaowu ascended the throne, he basically did what his grandfather and father did. Politically, we will continue to strengthen the reform of centralized power, rectify criminal punishments, reuse cold doors, and suppress the family clans. The reason why Liu Song suppressed the Shijia clan was because since Cao Wei, the Shijia clan had held the power of the state. In order to strengthen the centralized monarchy, it is necessary to suppress the power of the family clans; economically, to curb land annexation, pardon many slaves, reform taxation, etc.; culturally, to honor the Buddha, and restore liturgical music. The cultural monopoly of the shijia clan was broken; militarily, this was more conspicuous, and the victory in the Battle of Qingzhou was achieved during the attack on the Northern Wei.
Looking at it this way, Emperor Xiaowu was indeed a Ming Emperor, and it can be said that he could be on a par with Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Wen of Song. However, in the later period of his reign, he excessively weakened the power of the clan, lived in luxury, and killed innocents indiscriminately, which caused turmoil in Liu Song. In general, Emperor Xiaowu was also considered a Ming Jun, and he basically did everything that Ming Jun did. Later fainting was also normal, and many emperors did so. In fact, it is understandable that life is luxurious and large-scale construction, but the indiscriminate killing of innocents is a bit too much. Compared with Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Wen of Song, it is still a little worse.
Liu Ziye, the sixth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. It is also an emperor without a title, and it can be seen that the succession to the throne of Liu Song is very chaotic, and few of them are good beginnings and ends. For Liu Ziye, the emperor, many people are still familiar with him, he is a rare tyrant in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Liu Ziye is studious and has a relatively high level of literature. The history books say that he was "a young emperor who was good at reading, quite knowledgeable about ancient affairs, had a rough literary talent, and created his own Filial Piety Emperor's recitations and miscellaneous chapters, often with rhetoric." "But grumpy and prone to anger. Such a person who becomes emperor is definitely a tyrant. Liu Ziye, who had just ascended the throne, wanted to quickly seize power, so he began to attack the clan and other ministers. He indiscriminately killed ministers and imprisoned princes, causing turmoil in the government and the opposition. In the end, Liu Yu, the king of Xiangdong, joined forces with Liu Ziye's cronies to kill Liu Ziye. Liu Ziye was executed after reigning for about a year and a half.
Of course, Liu Ziye was not only a tyrant, but during his reign, natural disasters occurred in many places and he did not deal with them in time, resulting in the death of many people. Not only that, but fake money is prevalent, and commercial activities cannot be carried out. Fortunately, he was later killed, otherwise, Liu Song would probably perish at his hands. It can be said that he is definitely a faint jun, and he is a rare dimwit of Liu Song.
Liu Zixun, the seventh emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. Liu Zixun was Liu Ziye's younger brother, and after Liu Yu executed Liu Ziye, Liu Zixun ascended the throne as emperor with the support of his ministers and princes. From here, it can be seen that although Liu Ziye was a tyrant, the ministers were still opposed to Liu Yu's execution of Liu Ziye. After Liu Zixun ascended the throne, he sent an army to attack Liu Yu at the suggestion of the chancellor. However, he was defeated by Liu Yu's army, and Liu Zixun was also killed. He was only a few years old when he died, and it can be said that he never held great power.
It can be said that Liu Zixun is still relatively pitiful, always a puppet. Inexplicably, he became an emperor and was killed before he could do anything. Among the emperors of Liu Song, he was the most ordinary one, and he did nothing, not the Emperor, the Yongjun, and the Mingjun.
Liu Yu, the eighth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. After killing two nephews in a row, Liu Yu officially ascended the throne as emperor. The throne of Liu Song passed to the sons of Emperor Wen of Song. It can also be seen from here that the strength of the princes of Liu Song is indeed quite large, and it is no wonder that the emperor restricts the rights of members of the imperial family. Emperor Ming of Song reigned for a total of six years, and seeing his courtesy name as "Ming" would make people think that he was Ming Jun. In fact, he was definitely a Emperor of Darkness, and he was responsible for the demise of Liu Song.
During the reign of Emperor Ming of Song, because he was the ruler who ascended the throne, there were many princes and ministers who opposed him. For local opposition, he sent troops to suppress it. This led to the weakening of Liu Song's state, and Northern Wei seized the opportunity to occupy a large amount of land in Liu Song; for the opposition of the ministers, he slaughtered many famous generals. This also led to the rise of other courtiers; for the opposition of the clan, all those who had greater merit and greater ability were basically slaughtered by him, and the rest were very mediocre. The main thing he did during his reign was to slaughter those who opposed him, which he was similar to his nephew Liu Ziye. In addition to these, Emperor Ming of Song also lived in luxury and favored eunuchs, and he basically did what Emperor Xuan did. At that time, Liu Song was also panicked, and his strength was not as good as a day. Already on the verge of collapse.
Liu Yu, the ninth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. He was still an emperor without a title, and his fate was not good. Liu Yu was the eldest son of Emperor Ming of Song and was made crown prince at a young age. Liu Yu was a very intelligent person, but he was more brutal like Liu Ziye and Emperor Ming of Song. Suddenly it felt like the family's brutal personality was inherited, and I didn't know whether it was an environmental problem or a genetic problem. After Liu Yu ascended the throne, the imperial government was assisted by the ongoing ministers left by Emperor Ming of Song. However, these ministers were not good people, so Liu Xiufan of the Clan Rebelled in the name of "Qing Jun's Side". In the face of this rebellion, these auxiliary ministers were completely incapable of pacifying, and at this time the Right Guard general Xiao Daocheng became a quelled rebel army. At this point, Xiao Daocheng smoothly entered the central government and seized power. The rise of Xiao Daocheng had a lot to do with Emperor Ming of Song. Because Emperor Ming of Song had basically executed the capable ministers almost everywhere, Xiao Daocheng had a chance to rise. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Xiao Daocheng's seniority to come to power so smoothly.
During His reign, Liu Yu ignored the government and lived in luxury, in addition to indiscriminately killing innocents. But anyone who opposes him will be put to death by him. Later, more and more people opposed him, but most of the rebellion was put down by Xiao Daocheng. Xiao Daocheng was also jealous of Liu Yu because of his too much power. In the end, Liu Yu was killed by the people around him because he was too cruel.
By this time, after a large number of massacres by Liu Ziye, Emperor Ming of Song, and Liu Yu, the clan was almost killed, and the famous generals and famous courtiers were also gone. At this point, Xiao Daocheng completely controlled the power of Liu Song and became a powerful vassal, and Liu Song was getting closer and closer to the time of his demise.
Liu Huai, the tenth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. It can be seen that Southern Qi was not very satisfied with the emperor of Liu Song, and there were only four who had titles, and most of them did not give them titles. Liu Huai needless to say, although he was the king of the subjugated country, he took the throne with the support of Xiao Daocheng, he was just a puppet and did nothing. In 479, Liu Huai was forced to cede Zen to Xiao Daocheng, and Liu Song officially perished. Most of Liu Song's clan was imprisoned by Xiao Daocheng until death.
This is the general situation of the 10 emperors of the Liu Song Dynasty. 10 emperors, four generations in total. Except for Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Wen of Song, none of the others were considered Ming Jun. Moreover, the vast majority of emperors did not ascend to the throne normally. Only 4 of the 10 emperors had a courtesy name, which is relatively rare in any dynasty. And there are very few emperors in this dynasty, 10 emperors, only 3 good endings. It can be seen that the emperor of Liu Song is really a high-risk profession.
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