Taiping Shengshi devoted himself to the imperial family is undoubtedly a fortunate thing, the starting line is hundreds of years ahead of ordinary people, even if you can't be an emperor, you can also be a dashing and happy princess, and you can also be famous in history.
However, the entry of the last dynasty into the imperial family is likely to be a tragedy. Taking the end of the Ming Dynasty as an example, several of Chongzhen's sons were not allowed to die well. The fourth son, Zhu Cizhao, hid his name and lived carefully for most of his life, but he did not expect to be discovered by the Qing court in his later years and executed by Kangxi Lingchi.
However, not all the last princes have a miserable fate, such as the last prince we want to talk about today, his life can be described as smooth sailing, and he can be called the luckiest last prince.
This prince was Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu, born in 575, was in the midst of the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, and his father was Xiao Yue, the emperor of the Western Liang Dynasty, a small dynasty at that time.
Xiao Yue was a man of great knowledge of current affairs, and since Yang Jian took control of the power of Later Zhou, he did not hesitate to show favor to Yang Jian with the honor of an emperor, especially yang Jian, who was proclaimed empress dowager, and he also married his daughter to Yang Jian's second son Yang Guang. Xiao Yu's daughter was Xiao Yu's sister, and when she married Yang Guang, Xiao Yu accompanied her into Chang'an and was appointed by Emperor Wen of Sui. From then on, Xiao Yu served as an official in the Sui Dynasty as the Crown Prince of Western Liang.
In the seventh year of the kai emperor (587), xiao Yue had died at this time, and his successor was his son Xiao Chun. In this year, Xiao Chun entered Chang'an to worship Emperor Wen of Sui, and the Western Liang Sect took the opportunity to rebel. Emperor Wen of Sui was furious and announced the abolition of Western Liang. However, because Xiao Chun had always been loyal to the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui did not embarrass him, but instead made him the Duke of Juguo. As the crown prince of Western Liang and already an official in the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu was even less implicated.
Perhaps still suspicious of the Western Liang imperial family, Emperor Wen of Sui did not reuse Xiao Yu. Even in the final Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu was not really reused. It was not until the chaotic end of the Sui Dynasty that Xiao Yu ushered in a turning point in her life, and Qingyun rose straight up and quickly stepped onto the peak of her life.
In the thirteenth year of Daye (617), Li Yuanbing entered the Beijing Division, and Xiao Yu, who was then the defender of Hechi County in the Sui Dynasty, led the entire county to surrender, which was tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow for Li Yuan, who started his career. Li Yuan was therefore very grateful to Xiao Yu, and after entering the palace, he immediately made him a Civil Servant Shangshu and a Duke of Song.
In the first year of Wu De (618), Li Yuan was proclaimed emperor, and he was in charge of government affairs. A few years later, Xiao Yu was promoted by Li Yuan to the position of Right Servant of Shangshu and served as the governor of Shangshu Province. However, although Xiao Yu is in a high position of authority, his political performance is not so brilliant, giving people a feeling of "really unworthy".
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he still made Xiao Yu the governor of Shangshu Province, but Xiao Yu suggested that Li Shimin implement a system of sub-feudalism and divide the princes and princes to guard the world. This is a typical reversal of history, and the probability of accidents in the sub-sealing system is 100%, and Li Shimin naturally did not adopt it.
According to historical records, Xiao Yu was "narrow-minded and intolerant" and lacked the talent of the prime minister. When he saw that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi were highly valued by Li Shimin, his heart was uneven, and he tried to find a way to impeach the two. One year, he even slandered Fang Xuanling, and was reprimanded by Li Shimin.
However, Xiao Yu is not without advantages. Although he was not as talented as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi, he was also fully capable of serving as a defender. Moreover, he also has a very brilliant advantage, but in Li Shimin's view, sometimes it is also a disadvantage - it is strict and rigid, and it is not straight.
Xiao Yu's courage to speak out was no less than Wei Zheng's. Every time he went to the court, he always expressed his opinions bluntly and boldly, thus angering Li Shimin many times. Once, Because Xiao Yu disagreed with his colleague Chen Shuda, and Li Shimin failed to preside over "justice," he actually took Li Shimin as air and quarreled with Chen Shuda in the court.
During this period, Li Shimin was dissuaded many times, but they were ignored by Xiao Yu. Li Shimin was completely enraged, and in a fit of rage, he issued an edict deposing Xiao Yu from his position as prime minister and asking him to go home and think about it behind closed doors.
This was the first time Xiao Yu had been deposed. According to historical records, Xiao Yu was deposed six times in his life, in other words, he was the prime minister six times in his life. This also meant that Xiao Yu had made six serious mistakes in his life, at least six times to arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction. A prime minister who has offended the emperor six times still has good fruit to eat?
However, the result was unexpected, Xiao Yu was able to die well, and before dying, he was also cared for by Li Shimin. In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan (648), he learned that Xiao Yu was seriously ill, and Li Shimin, who was also seriously ill, also specially ordered Xiao Yu to go to Yuhua Palace to recuperate. Unfortunately, Xiao Yu had run out of oil, and it wasn't long before he died at the age of 74.