Four hundred years of agitation: The family took the initiative to lead the rise of the clan, and Liu Yilong earnestly taught Liu Yigong

This article is the 312th in a long series of articles, Four Hundred Years of Turmoil

In March and May of the fourth year of Yuan Jia (427 AD), Zheng Xianzhi and Wang Hua died successively, and Wang Hong and Wang Tanshou's brothers were the only ones in the dynasty.

In the first month of the fifth year of Yuan Jia (428 AD), Zuo Guanglu's grand master Fan Tai said to Situ Wang Hong: "The responsibility of major state affairs is very heavy, and it is difficult to live in the position of power for a long time. The power and position of your brothers, which have reached their peak, should be humble and cautious. King Pengcheng was the eldest younger brother of the Lord, and he should be recruited back to the dynasty to participate in the administration of the imperial court. Wang Hong accepted his advice.

At that time, liu song was suffering from a severe drought and plague epidemic, and Wang Hongshang blamed himself and requested his dismissal, but Liu Yilong did not approve it.

In May, Pinglu County's Ling Cheng yue also persuaded Wang Hong to abdicate. Therefore, Wang Hong repeatedly went up to the top and resolutely requested his resignation. On June 14, Liu Yilong was forced to transfer Wang Hong to the position of Wei general and Kaifu Yi tongsan.

In the first month of the sixth year of Yuan Jia (429 CE), Wang Hong again resigned from his posts as Yangzhou Assassin and Lu Shang Shushi, and proposed that Liu Yikang take over the post. Liu Yilong issued an edict praising Wang Hong, but did not approve his resignation.

After Xie Han was pacified, Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng, replaced him as the Assassin of Jingzhou and sat in Jiangling. Liu Yikang was intelligent by nature, carefully examined the situation, and governed Jingzhou in an orderly manner, which was praised by the government and the public.

On the twentieth day of the first month, Liu Yilong issued an edict with Liu Yikang as his attendant, DuDu Yang, Southern Xu, Yan Sanzhou military, Situ, Lu Shang Shushi, and Southern Xuzhou Assassin History, and Wang Hong as an assistant.

At this time, Wang Hong was already weak and sick, and he had already made up his mind to stay away from power, so everything was pushed to Liu Yikang to deal with, and Liu Yikang began to monopolize power and take charge of internal and external affairs.

Wang Hong was the representative of the Wang clan, and his active retirement marked the gradual fading of the clan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty from the core of power, and the clan once again became the most powerful political force.

After Liu Yikang entered the dynasty, Liu Yilong made Liu Yigong the Prince of Jiangxia the Governor of Jing and Xiang and other eight prefectures, and the history of Jingzhou, and Liu Zhan, a lieutenant of the Southern Manchus, acting as the governor of the government and the state.

Liu Yigong was Liu Yu's fifth son, who was only sixteen years old at the time. To this end, Liu Yilong wrote him a long letter and painstakingly taught him how to take on heavy responsibilities.

At the beginning of this letter, Liu Yilong stressed that the situation is difficult, the family and the state affairs are heavy, although it is said to be shoucheng, it is quite difficult, the rise and fall of the country lies in our efforts, how can we not feel that Wang Ye is difficult and seek a way to govern the country, and be afraid and uneasy about shouldering heavy burdens?

Liu Yilong pointed out that Liu Yigong's temperament was impatient and extreme, and whatever he thought in his heart, he would desperately achieve his goal. Sometimes, there is no idea in the mind, once tempted by the outside world, it immediately produces desire, which is the most likely to cause trouble, should always remind yourself, and try your best to restrain.

For example, Liu Yilong said that Wei Qing treated the scholar and doctor with courtesy and courtesy, and also favored the villain; Ximen Leopard was straight and impatient, often wearing reeds; Dong An was tolerant in temperament, slow in doing things, and often wore bowstrings, all in order to warn himself and correct his temperament. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not, both of them are willful and extreme, and their shortcomings are the same. You must deeply understand the gains and losses of the ancients and learn from them.

Liu Yilong solemnly said that if one day an accident occurs in the middle of the dynasty, and the son of Yuan is still young, Liu Yikang, as a Situ, will inevitably take on the responsibility of the Duke of Zhou, and you must not fail to complete the morality of the auxiliary. At that point, the safety and survival of the country will depend on the two of you.

Not only did he teach him, But Liu Yilong also formulated strict norms for Liu Yigong:

First, the monthly private expenditure can not exceed 300,000, if it can still be saved, it is even better;

Second, the mansion in Jingzhou is more familiar, it is estimated that there is no need to rebuild, you will use it;

Third, it is difficult to make thoughtful consideration in advance when the trial is decided, so it is necessary to humbly listen to the statements of all sides during the interrogation, and do not impose joy and anger on others;

Fourth, usually do things, can choose the good and follow, will get a good reputation, must not be obstinate, to show off their arbitrariness and wisdom;

Fifth, the name must be carefully cherished, not casually rewarded to others, and those close to each other should be knighted, and they should be carefully considered and decided, and listen to public opinion more;

Sixth, bullying others by power, others naturally disobey, with prestige to restrain others, others will not be happy, you must pay attention to the method of control;

Seventh, sound and color dogs and horses and playful play can not be excessive, drinking, gambling and fishing and hunting should not be done, daily necessities, clothes and diet, should be tempered;

Eighth, you should meet with officials in the government more often, the number of summons is small, they will not be close to each other, not close, you will not be able to know their thoughts, and you will not be able to know the truth of the people.

Liu Yilong's eight suggestions can be said to be hard goods, which clarified specific governance ideas for Liu Yigong. At this moment, Liu Yilong is like an old father.

But Liu Yigong is still young after all, and no matter how much he says it, he also needs to go through experience. In order to avoid his deviation, Liu Yilong specially arranged Liu Zhan as an assistant for him.

On March 25, Liu Yilong made Liu Shao the crown prince. Liu Shao was the eldest son of Liu Yilong, and his biological mother was Empress Yuan.

Liu Yilong gave birth to Liu Shao in the year he ascended the throne, but because he was serving his father's funeral at that time, it was not announced until the leap month of the third year of Yuan Jia (426), when the news of his birth was announced.

When he was made crown prince, Liu Shaoshang was less than six years old, intelligent and cute, and he looked like a tiger, And Liu Yilong was extremely fond of him, not only building a gorgeous palace for him, but also doing his best to meet his requirements, which was completely different from the severity of his brothers.

However, history has proved countless times that when an emperor dotes on a prince too much, the prince has a high probability of being deposed, and Liu Yilong is unfortunately recruited.

On March 29, Liu Yilong led the military and political affairs with the left guard general Yin Jingren as the central leader.

On the second day of the first month of April, Liu Yilong made Shangshu Left Servant Wang Jinghong the Shangshu Commander, Liu Yiqing the King of Linchuan the Left Servant Shooting, and Shangshu Jiang Yi the Right Servant Shooting, and formed a new cabinet.

Wang Jinghong resolutely resigned Shang Shuling, and Shangshu requested to return to Huiji. On the second day of the first month of May, Wang Jinghong was reappointed as a waiter, a special jin, and a doctor of Zuo Guanglu, and allowed him to return to his hometown.

Liu Yiqing was originally the second son of Liu Daopi, but because Liu Daogui had no children, he passed on to him. Liu Yiqing has been talented since childhood, brilliant, loves literature, and is deeply trusted by Liu Yu and Liu Yilong, and is highly treated with courtesy.

In essence, Liu Yiqing is more like a literati, although he has held important positions, but his political achievements are lackluster, in addition to his ambitions, more importantly, he does not want to get involved in the power struggle of the royal family.

Liu Yiqing was keen on literature and respected the literati, and many scholars gathered under his disciples, and famous scholars such as Yuan Shu, Lu Zhan, He Changyu, Bao Zhao, and others at that time were treated with courtesy by him.

The most precious legacy left by Liu Yiqing to future generations is "The New Language of the World", which is the most famous note-taking novel during the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Wei and Jin, and is an important historical material for the study of the wind and currents of Wei and Jin.

All in all, at this time, Liu Yilong's employment was still mainly based on the clan office, which was not only due to the situation, but also Liu Yu's legacy. In this regard, those family ministers knew this and took the initiative to retreat.