Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was an emperor full of talent, who created many classic words and phrases, which were particularly dazzling in the history of ancient literature. However, Li Yu was also a tragic emperor, and although he had the ambition to revive the Southern Tang, he eventually rebelled against him because of his suspicions and immorality. To sum up, Li Yu's life had four major mistakes, he mistakenly loved his wife and sister Xiao Zhouhou, mistakenly used the new upstart Pan You, mistakenly killed the veteran general Lin Renzhao, and missed the sage Han Xizai, these four major mistakes doomed Li Yu to become a subjugated monarch.
(1) After wrongly loving his wife and sister Xiao Zhou
Everyone is naturally familiar with the story of Li Yu and Xiao Zhouhou. Li Yu's original empress was Emperor Zhou'e, the eldest daughter of Emperor Zhouzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This affair naturally has elements of political marriage, but Li Yu and his wife Emperor Zhou'e can also be regarded as two lovers. After the Great Zhou Dynasty was nineteen years old, she married Li Yu as a concubine, and after Li Yu ascended the throne as emperor, she was crowned empress. However, after the big week, his health was not good, and he often fell ill when he became empress.
During her sister's illness, Zhou Zong's second daughter often entered the palace. As a result, Li Yu secretly had an affair with his wife and sister, and even often met. Li Yu, who is affectionate and affectionate, also writes the whole process into a song after making ugly things. Unexpectedly, after the matter was revealed, he would die of anger after lying in bed for a long time. Later, Li Yu welcomed Xiao Zhou into the palace and made her empress. The wrong love for his wife and sister made Li Yu highly accused of his personal morality.
(2) Misuse of the upstart Pan You
Pan You was a talented son of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was quite accomplished in literature. Before Li Yu ascended the throne, Pan You was Li Yu's aide. However, although Pan You is proficient in literature and history, he is too rigid, does not know how to be flexible, and is scheming. After Li Yu ascended the throne, Pan You became a nouveau riche, but he immediately began to fight for power and power, and engaged in party strife, and he and Zhang Huan, who was also Li Yu's aide, fell in love with each other, causing a miasma in the DPRK and China.
Because he was not accustomed to Zhang Huan being reused and felt that his suggestions were not adopted, Pan You even played a rogue, and he gave Li Yu a chapter to express his intention to resign. As a result, Li Yu, who was furious, really agreed to Pan You's request, and put him to the end and let him go to the history instead. In the end, Pan You scolded Li Yu and committed suicide after being imprisoned. Li Yu's excessive trust in Pan You made this person fearless in the court, and even openly attacked the emperor, which swept Li Yu's majesty, which showed that Li Yu knew no one.
(3) Wrongly killing veteran Lin Renzhao
Just when the Southern Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, Li Yu actually hit Zhao Kuangyin's divisive plan again. Lin Renzhao was an outstanding general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who guarded the border for many years, was known for his military achievements, and was a key figure in resisting the Northern Zhou. Later, Zhao Kuangyin spread rumors that Lin Renzhao had a disobedient heart, which caused Li Yu to panic and even sent someone to secretly execute the veteran general. Li Yu's execution of Lin Renzhao was tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall. After this incident occurred, Chen Qiao, the Fengli Lang of the Southern Tang Taichang Temple, once confessed:
"This is the case, and I don't know what his death is!" - The Biography of Lin Renzhao, Book of southern Tang Dynasty
This plot is also revealed in the film and television drama "How Much Sorrow Can Ask Jun", but the difference is that Lin Renzhao in the play is more upright and too young. But no matter what, Li Yu ordered people to poison Lin Renzhao, which really made the courtiers feel cold, thus making himself a lonely man.
(4) Missing the sage Han Hee-jae
Han Xizai is an old minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who has both moral integrity and ability, and is known for his great ambitions. At the beginning of Li Yu's ascension to the throne, he used it heavily, and appointed Han Xizai as an official attendant. At the beginning of Han Xizai's presidency, he proposed to make mistakes such as minting iron coins and increasing military expenditures to revitalize the Southern Tang. However, with the passage of time, Li Yu indulged in eroticism all day long, indulged in yingge and swallow dances, and spent all his energy on filling in words.
What is even more chilling is that Li Yu mistakenly used Pan You and killed Lin Renzhao by mistake, which greatly disappointed a group of old ministers, including Han Xizai. Later, Li Yu repeatedly invited Han Xizai to serve as prime minister, but Han Xizai, who saw through Li Yu, no longer asked about the government and deliberately drank and had fun. Han Xizai's move was really helpless, he saw that Li Yu was not the lord of the Ming Dynasty, and being too conspicuous in the DPRK was bound to make a big move and become the next Lin Renzhao. Han Hee-jae once revealed his heart to his cronies and said bluntly:
"I defile myself for this, and I avoid getting into the picture. Old, can't laugh for eternity. - The Biography of Han Xizai of the Southern Tang Dynasty
This remark expressed the bitterness and helplessness of this old minister, who knew that Li Yu would be the king of the subjugated country and was not worthy of assistance, so he rejected Li Yu through indulgence. Li Yu, however, did not know anything about this, and even gave up the idea of continuing to worship Han Xizai, thus missing a sage. The famous painting "Han Xizai's Night Feast" depicts the scene of the old minister Han Xizai's indulgence.
From this point of view, Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty mistakenly loved his wife and sister all his life, misused the new upstart, wrongly killed veterans, and missed the sages, and eventually fell to the point of rebellion and separation. It can be said that although Li Jing was in power, the Southern Tang was already in turmoil, and it was the later lord Li Yu who really broke the Southern Tang. I would like to ask, with these four major mistakes, can we not die?