Emperor Xiao Zhao of Qiwu: Only 13 years younger than his father, father and son fought secretly, and the emperor and grandson were famous emperors
Text/Zhang Xiuyang
Because I wrote a series of articles on ancient Chinese emperors, I found a very interesting detail, the ancient princes were sealed into the generals at the age of a few years old, and when they became princes, it was because they were born in the imperial family, and ordinary people could not compare. But they do seem to be a bit precocious, such as the Southern Qi emperor Xiao Daocheng was born in 427 AD, and his crown prince Xiao Zhao was born in 440 AD. Xiao Daocheng was only 13 years older than Xiao Zhao, still an imaginary age.
In the first year of the Shengming Dynasty (477), Xiao Daocheng killed Liu Yu, the deposed emperor of Liu Song, and Liu Zhun, the Emperor of Lishun, was made the King of Qi and took charge of the military state. In the third year of Shengming (479), he was granted the title of emperor by Liu Zhunchan, that is, the emperor's throne, the state name Qi, and the historical name of Southern Qi.
This year, Xiao Daocheng was 52 years old and Xiao Zhao was 39 years old. If the two of them stand together, outsiders may think that they are brothers, and it is difficult to imagine that they are father and son.
Emperor Xiao Zhao of Southern Qi (440 – August 27, 493), courtesy name Xuanyuan, nicknamed Long'er, was the eldest son of Emperor Xiao Dao of Qi, and empress dowager Liu Zhirong, the second emperor of Southern Qi during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, reigning from the fourth year of Jianyuan (482) to the eleventh year of Yongming (493), with the era name Yongming.
In the seventeenth year of Yuan Jia (440), Xiao Daocheng's father Xiao Chengzhi led an army to garrison Yuzhang (present-day Nanchang), and Xiao Daocheng gave up his studies and went south with the army. It was at this one that Xiao Dao's eldest son, Xiao Zhao, was born.
As the eldest son of the founding emperor, Xiao Zhao was very young to conquer the south and the north, and experienced the art of governing the country.
Xiao Zhao initially held the positions of Xunyang Guo Shilang, Zhou Xi Cao Shu Zuo, and Ganxian County Ling. In the second year of the Tai Dynasty (466), when Xiao Zhao was 16 years old, Liu Zixun, the Assassin of Southern Song Ande Prefecture and the King of Jin'an, plotted a rebellion, and Xiao Zhao was imprisoned in Nankang County for disobeying Liu Zixun and was imprisoned by Shen Suzhi, the minister of Southern Kang. Later, the tribesmen Xiao Xinzu and The Gatekeeper Huan Kang attacked the county city to rescue Xiao Zhao. Shen Suzhi led hundreds of generals to pursue, and Xiao Zhao and the people around him fought desperately, captured Shen Suzhi, and killed all the more than a hundred people.
In this battle, the young Xiao Zhao played a prestigious name.
In the fifth year of Yuan Hui (476), the Song Shun Emperor Liu Zhun took the throne, and Xiao Zhao served as a general of the Left Guard. In December of the same year, Shen Youzhi rebelled, and at that time, the appointment of the imperial court had not yet been issued, and Xiao Zhao saw that Shen Youzhi's march could be used to wait for the enemy in the middle of the road, so he led his troops to occupy The City of Penkou and prepared for battle. Xiao Zhao's father, Xiao Daocheng, said happily after hearing this: "It is really worthy of my son!" ”
In April of the first year of Jianyuan (479), Xiao Daocheng ascended the throne and established the Southern Dynasty Qi, making Xiao Zhao crown prince. This year, Xiao Zhao was 39 years old, and there were many children.
With Xiao Zhao's ability, experience, and experience, he was already a real power figure on his own. Such a powerful prince, living in the shadow of his father and emperor, is easily reminiscent of the secret battle between the father and son of Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu and Li Shimin, emperor Taizong of Tang more than a hundred years later.
There is a story between the Xiao father and son that proves that this speculation is not empty.
According to historical records, The crown prince Xiao Zhao thought that he was older and had started a business with Xiao Daocheng, so the affairs of the imperial court, no matter how big or small, were mostly arbitrary, often violating the system of the dprk.
One day, Xun Boyu exposed to Xiao Daocheng about the prince's violation. The emperor was very angry, so the contradiction between the emperor and the prince became public.
More than a month after this incident occurred, the ministers elected Wang Jingze to come forward to make peace with the emperor and the crown prince. So Wang Jing ran to Xiao Daocheng, hoping that Xiao Daocheng would personally go to the prince and make peace with the prince. For this result, Xiao Daocheng must have felt that it was extremely saccharine. Because Xiao Daocheng was the father, Xiao Zhao was the son; Xiao Daocheng was the emperor, and Xiao Zhao was the courtier.
The son is wrong, and people do not persuade the son to go to the father to make amends, but to persuade the father to go to the son to express reconciliation? Xiao Daocheng was naturally reluctant to accept Wang Jingze's request. However, Wang Jingze shouted to Xiao Daocheng's left and right: "The emperor wants to go to the prince's place, so you should quickly arrange the carriages and horses!" Then, Wang Jingze carried Xiao Daocheng directly into the car.
When they arrived at the prince's house, their sons and grandsons all surrounded Xiao Daocheng, like the stars holding the moon. Crown Prince Xiao Zhao personally carried wine and vegetables and served Xiao Daocheng. Such a family gathering was a success. Until the end of the banquet, the prince did not admit his mistake personally. Xiao Daocheng also helplessly returned to the palace.
Fortunately, Xiao Daocheng only served as emperor for less than 4 years, and in fact, he was only 3 full years after the full count. The possible royal family infighting was resolved because of Xiao Daocheng's death.
In February of the fourth year of Jianyuan (482), Xiao Daocheng fell seriously ill. On the eighth day of March of the same year, Xiao Daocheng died at the Linguang Temple at the age of 56. On the sixth day of the first month of April, the minister of public secretary Xiao Daocheng was given the title of Emperor Gao and the temple name Taizu.
On the same day that Emperor Qi Gao died, Xiao Zhao took the throne as Emperor Qiwu. In the same year, he made his eldest son Xiao Changmao crown prince.
Xiao Zhao was very concerned about the well-being of the people, and after taking the throne, he issued an edict saying: "This year's harvest is not too good, the people are very poor and have no food, and the people on both sides of the Yangtze River near Beijing are not happy." Dispatched Zhongshu Sheren to the relief. ”
Emperor Qiwu advocated frugality and did not like feasts and extravagance. He had ordered that weddings should not be extravagant, and even his posthumous affairs were simple. He pioneered agriculture in the rich countries and ordered more schools and the selection of learned people to teach in order to cultivate people's virtues.
Because Xiao Zhao had good communication with Northern Wei, the border was relatively stable and military movements were reduced. During the eleven years of Xiao Zhao's reign, the politics were clear, the domestic society was stable, the economic and cultural development was promoted, and a well-off stable situation was brought to the State of Qi.
On the 25th day of the first month of the eleventh year of Yongming (493), Crown Prince Xiao Changmao died, and his title was Prince Wenhui. On April 14, Emperor Wu of Qiwu made Xiao Zhaoye, the eldest son of Xiao Changmao, the Prince of Nan commandery, the emperor's grandson.
On July 30, Xiao Zhao was critically ill, and issued an edict for the emperor's grandson Xiao Zhaoye to inherit the throne, let the hundred officials do their best to assist, and the funeral ceremony was simple, and the burial place he chose was named Jing'an Mausoleum, and towers and monasteries were not allowed to be built. On the same day, Xiao Zhao died at the age of 54, with the title of Emperor Wu of the Temple.
The dead Xiao Zhao would not know that his imperial grandson had destroyed jiangshan sheji.