In ancient times, in order to compete for the position of emperor, the emperor had to set off a bloody storm every time, the most famous of which is the nine sons of Kangxi vying for the throne, and there are many examples before that, but sometimes there will be some topics that our descendants preach in the case of these struggles for the throne.
For example, when the Wei emperor Cao Pi wanted to kill several of his brothers, Cao Zhi's "Seven Steps Poem" made through ingenuity was very popular at that time. There are not few interesting things like these when competing for the throne.
Today we will tell another story.
This happened during the Southern Dynasty, when Yin Shuyi, the favorite concubine of Liu Jun, the Emperor Xiaowu of the Southern Dynasty, gave birth to his 8th son, named Liu Ziluan, and because of his mother, he also received more favor than his brothers, and even Liu Jun wanted to make him crown prince.
At that time, Liu Jun's idea actually harmed Liu Ziluan, the prince at the time, Liu Jun's eldest son Liu Ziye was grumpy about this matter, he believed that Liu Ziluan's appearance not only stole the love of his father, but even almost stole his position as prince, so Liu Ziluan, who was only 5 years old at the time, was hated by the eldest brother.
Liu Ziluan, who was named the King of Xiangyang, was indeed intelligent, and at that time he had no interest in party strife in the palace, and he longed for life outside the palace, often taking people out of the palace to play, and later, Liu Jun changed him to the title of King of Xin'an.
However, the good times did not last long, Liu Jun died when Liu Ziluan was 9 years old, and the crown prince Liu Ziye naturally became emperor. As soon as this narrow-minded emperor ascended the throne, he was about to eliminate several brothers who had fought against him and competed for the throne, of which the younger brother Liu Ziluan bore the brunt of it.
Liu Jun deposed Liu Ziluan's brother and sister from the throne and put all three to death. The three young people were powerless to resist at all, and the poor ones were going to sleep for a long time before the world had happened.
Just before Liu Ziluan died, he did not have much hatred for this brother, but only lamented his fate and said a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages: "May I never return to the imperial family." ”
Although this seven-word last word is short, it tells too much bitterness and helplessness, so that as descendants, we feel the cruel fate of being born in the emperor's family, if there is really an afterlife, I hope that Liu Ziluan can find his own destination, and we can only sigh from it, the glory brought by the emperor and the blood behind it.