In the feudal system of ancient China, a very special position was born: "Entrusting orphan ministers", since the Western Zhou Wu King entrusted orphans to the Duke of Zhou, the emperors in history basically habitually entrusted their sons to trusted subordinates, many of whom had famous figures, such as Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty, but many of the orphan ministers did not have a good end, and they were highly powerful, they could easily have different hearts, or compete for power from each other, the most direct examples of which were Huo Guang, the minister of orphans during the Han Dynasty. Directly attacked by the three tribes, Cao Fang and Sima Yi, the orphan ministers of the State of Wei, killed each other.
However, there are exceptions to everything, these three ministers who are entrusted to the orphans, who did not fight for power and did not have infighting, actually killed the emperor in order to repay the favor of the former emperor. They are also the most loyal auxiliary ministers in history.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Liu Song was the longest-lasting dynasty, and its founding monarch Liu Yu, even more in the chaotic world of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, struggled to forge ahead, first served as a military general in the Jin Dynasty, and later took the Jin Dynasty to establish the Song Dynasty, after which Liu Yu always wanted to recover the Central Plains occupied by the nomadic peoples, and frequently sent troops to the Northern Expedition, but in 422, when Liu Yu was planning to mobilize the whole country to attack the Northern Wei, he died of illness, resulting in the cancellation of the Northern Expedition.
Before his death, Liu Yu summoned the three important ministers of the court, Sikong Xu Xianzhi, Shangshu Ling Fu Liang, and Zhongshu Ling Xie Han to the sickbed, instructing them to preside over the aftermath and support the 17-year-old eldest son Liu Yifu to ascend to the throne, while Xu Xianzhi and others were loyal to Follow Liu Yu's southern expedition to the north, and in the face of emperor Xian's heavy trust, they also swore in front of Liu Yu that they would protect the young emperor. Soon, Empress Xiao Wenshou, the empress dowager of Liu Yifu, was made empress dowager and Sima Maoying was made empress dowager, and he began his career as emperor. Xu Xianzhi and others have a very tacit understanding with each other and help assist the government.
However, the ministers soon discovered that something was wrong, and according to the historical records, the young emperor was very clever, and the Book of Song mentioned that the emperor had the strength to ride and shoot, and to interpret the rhythm. However, in dealing with political affairs, it is extremely negative. In the second year after he ascended the throne, he specially built a row of shops and gorgeous palaces in the Royal Hualin Garden in the name of summer vacation, dressed himself as a common man, and the eunuchs played the game of you buy and sell, which is also Liu Yifu's daily life, he played with the palace people all day long, indulging in sound and color dogs and horses.
The Northern Wei regime in the north, hearing of the change of liu song regimes, took advantage of this opportunity to invade the south on a large scale, and soon the border was in a hurry. In this regard, Xu Xianzhi and others were very anxious about this, and they repeatedly entered the palace to advise the emperor, persuading him to concentrate on state affairs and repel strong enemies, and Liu Yifu still looked indifferent. In the end, the three orphan ministers who could not bear it decided to abolish Liu Yifu's throne.
In May 424, when Liu Yifu had finished supper and went to sleep on the dragon boat, in the early morning, the soldiers led by the military general Tan Daoji, with the acquiescence of Xu Xianzhi and others, entered the palace, at this time Liu Yifu had not yet gotten up, and the sergeant had already entered and solved Liu Yifu's two attendants.
Later, Fu Liang and others helped Liu Yifu out of the East Pavilion, confiscated his jade seal and ribbon, abolished Liu Yifu in the name of the empress, and made his younger brother Liu Yilong, the more virtuous Yidu king, as emperor. And Liu Yifu's life also came to an end, because he was worried about the instability of the government, in order to never have any troubles, in that year, Xu Xianzhi and other ministers sent soldiers to assassinate him in front of Liu Yifu's palace.
After this, during Liu Yilong's reign, with the assistance of Xu Xianzhi and others in the early days, the government flourished and created a good story of the rule of Yuan Jia.