In the fifth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (408 AD, the fourth year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperor Yixi), Pingcheng Donggong, Tuoba Si's eldest son was born. The baby's physical appearance was very different from ordinary people, and his grandfather Tuoba Jue was very surprised by this, but he was very happy, Tuoba Jue said: "Those who become my karma, they will be this son." Later it turned out that this baby named Tuoba Tao would indeed change the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
In the seventh year of Taichang (422 AD, the third year of Liu Song's yongchu), on the day of April Jiashu, Tuoba Si made Tuoba Tao, the eldest son of the emperor who was only fifteen years old, the king of Taiping, and appointed Tuoba Tao as xiangguo and awarded him the title of general. At the same time, Tuoba Si also crowned other princes, Tuoba Pi as the King of Leping, Tuoba Mi as the King of Anding, Tuoba Fan as the King of Le'an, Tuoba Jian as the King of Yongchang, Tuoba Chong as the King of Jianning, and Tuoba Jun as the King of Xinxing.
At this time, although Tuoba Si had just passed thirty, because he was like Tuoba Jue, he had been taking cold food for a long time, so he caused frequent seizures of medicinal properties and his body was weakening. It just so happened that at this time, disasters and disasters in the Northern Wei Dynasty appeared repeatedly, and he was deeply worried about this. So one day in May, Tuoba Si sent eunuchs to secretly find Cui Hao and ask him: "The subordinate eclipses Zhao and replaces him." If the disease does not heal for many years, I am afraid that once it is not hidden, there will be few sons, so what will happen? It's a strategy for me to think about. Tuoba Si began to think about the question of succession.
Cui Hao did not shy away from this, telling Tuoba Si to establish the crown prince early, and then select the secretary of state as the prince's eunuch, so that the prince could preside over the imperial government when he was in Beijing, and command the army when he left the capital. In this way, even if there is an accident on the side of Tuoba Si, the country also has a definite monarch, and the people's hearts will be stable, and the traitors do not dare to have other intentions. Cui Hao specifically mentioned Tuoba Tao, believing that he was intelligent and wise, gentle in temperament, and was the perfect candidate for the prince. Moreover, Cui Hao felt that taking the eldest son as the prince was the highest principle of the etiquette system, and if the princes waited for them to grow up and then chose the prince, it was likely to abolish the eldest son and become young, which would lead to chaos in the world.
Cui Hao's words could not make Tuoba Si make up his final mind, so Tuoba Si consulted the opinion of the eldest son Song for this, and the eldest son Song replied even more bluntly: "If you stand long, you will obey, and if you set the wise, you will obey; If you are long and wise, the heavens will also be destined." Tuoba Si then made up his mind, and decreed that Tuoba Tao should be made crown prince, and let him sit in the main hall to deal with the major affairs of the dprk, and as the deputy head of the country, he also took the eldest grandson Song, Xi Jin, and An Ping as his left assistants, and sat in the east wing facing the west. Cui Hao was appointed with Tai Wei Mu Guan and Scattered Rider Chang Shi Qiu Dui as the right bow, sitting in the west wing facing the east. Let them jointly assist Prince Tuoba Tao. Hundreds of officials are subordinate to the left and right auxiliary officials, each performing his duties and obeying the dispatch. After that, Tuoba Si avoided living in the Western Palace, rarely paying attention to political affairs, but still quietly observing how Tuoba Tao and his assistant ministers adjudicated political affairs.
Tuoba Tao's cooperation with the Qunchen was obviously very satisfactory to Tuoba Si, and he said to the left and right attendants: "Song Sude's old minister, the fourth emperor of the past, the meritorious cun sheji; the jin debate and wisdom, the famous; the same understanding of the common feelings, the clear practice of things; the observation of political dignitaries, the knowledge of my will; Hao Bo is strong in knowledge, and the observation of heavenly people; although Huo is of no great use, he is still in the public and dedicated." With these six people as the crown prince, I and Ru Cao toured the four realms, cutting down rebellion and soft obedience, which was enough to win the world. Then Tuoba Si also equipped Liu Xuan, Menxia Gongshi Gubi, Zhilang Luluyuan and others with Tuoba Tao, and as Tuoba Tao became more and more familiar with handling government affairs, Tuoba Si began to give up power with peace of mind, and when the minister had questions and wanted to find him, he directly replied, "This is not what I know, and the lord of the Ru Cao state is also decided." ”
In the same year, Tuoba Si resolutely launched a war against Liu Song despite Cui Hao's persuasion. Tuoba Tao was left to sit in the capital Pingcheng. In November, in order to prevent Rouran from attacking, Tuoba Tao led his army to leave Pingcheng, and ordered Tuoba Mi and An Tong to stay in the Capital Division. Tuoba Tao's action can be described as a big role, there is no soft attack, Tuoba Si can attack the city as much as he wants in the front.
Tuoba Si's southern expedition was still very fruitful, and almost all of liu song's southern land was occupied by northern Wei. However, the price paid by the Northern Wei Dynasty was also not small, and at the same time as the loss of soldiers and generals, Tuoba Si was also in the process of personal conquest, accumulating fatigue and illness. Although Tuoba Si also made a tour of the Territory of Northern Wei after this, Tuoba Si died on November 8 (423 AD, the first year of Liu Song Jingping) in the eighth year of Taichang (423 AD), when he was Chinese New Year's Eve two years old.
Prior to this, the border war between Northern Wei and Liu Song resumed, And Zhou Ji took the initiative to attack Xuchang, Xuchang City collapsed, and Liu Song Yingchuan was too defensive of Li Yuande to flee to Xiangcheng. Subsequently, the Northern Wei army besieged Ruyang, and Liu Song's Prince Gongdu of Ruyang Taishou also fled to Xiangcheng. Liu Song's Yuzhou Assassin Liu Chu sent the general Yao Shutian and others to lead reinforcements and hold Xiangcheng. Because of Tuoba Si's death, Northern Wei did not continue to expand the war situation, and chose to withdraw its troops after razing Xuchang City, destroying the walls of Zhongcheng, and determining the new borders of Wei and Song.
On November 191, Crown Prince Tuoba Tao succeeded to the throne as emperor and granted amnesty to the world. On the day of Gengzi in December, Tuoba Si was buried in Jinling, with the temple name Taizong. After Tuoba Tao ascended the throne, he first rewarded his ministers, and then appointed Lu Luyuan, the Duke of Xiangcheng, as the Governor of Zhongshu, and Liu Yu , the Duke of Hui, as Shangshu Ling. However, Cui Hao was not among them, because the left and right officials hated Cui Hao's integrity, so they took advantage of Tuoba Tao's new ascension to the throne to exclude and slander him together. Although Tuoba Tao knew cui hao's talent, he could not but accept the public opinion, so he deposed Cui Hao and let him return home as a duke. However, when Tuoba Tao encountered any difficulties, he would still summon Cui Hao to ask for advice.
The Northern Wei side ushered in a new emperor, and the Southern Liu Song was not far behind, but their change of throne was accompanied by bloodshed. #Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties ##历史 #