Counterattacks are commonplace in film and television works. Let us follow historical data and learn about the life of this legendary emperor. Liu Yu, also known as Xiubing or Rongqi, was the seventh emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

counterattacked and took over, and everyone has become accustomed to it in film and television works. But there was such an emperor, and his counterattack was more exciting than the novel. Even Chairman Mao said when he evaluated him that his ascension to the throne was "phenomenal."

What chance and coincidence caused him to change from "Pig King" to "True Emperor"? What happened to him that made him so ridiculous in his later years that he caused a farce of "borrowing a child"?

This emperor is the famous Emperor Ming of Song Dynasty Liu Yu. Let us follow historical data and learn about the life of this legendary emperor.

Literary youth

Liu Yu, also known as Xiubing, also known as Rongqi, was the seventh emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. He is the eleventh son of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty Liu Yilong.

He has a kind-hearted personality, elegant appearance, and loves literature.

However, as soon as his nephew Liu Ziye succeeded to the throne, the unlucky days of Liu Yu, a literary young man, came.

After Liu Ziye, the deposed emperor of the former Song Dynasty, came to the throne, he was dissolute and immoral and massacred his officials. He was always thinking that this group of imperial uncles would come to usurp the throne. Even if it was just one or two, he actually wanted to kill them all.

Just do what you say. Taking advantage of Liu Yu's entry into the court, Liu Ziye sent soldiers to directly detain Liu Yu and beat and humiliated him day and night.

How did Liu Ziye humiliate Liu Yu? Liu Yu and his brothers, King Shi'an Liu Xiuren and King Shanyang Liu Xiuyou, were both obese.

In ancient times, eating fat was a sign of wealth, but by Liu Ziye, it became a source of ridicule.

He gave Liu Yu the nickname "Pig King", locked the three of them in a bamboo cage, dug a hole in the ground, filled it with mud and water, and used a wooden trough to hold some pig food. Then he ordered Liu Yu to take off his clothes and eat pig food, while he laughed happily.

How can a scholar like Liu Yu bear such humiliation? Once because he retorted to Liu Ziye, he was tied up and prepared to "kill a pig". Brother Liu Xiuren quickly suggested that it would be better to wait until the prince was born before killing the pig to take out the liver and lungs. Only then did Liu Yu survive.

The Pig King ascends to the throne

If you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future. In 466, Liu Ziye traveled south to Jingzhou . Perhaps he was tired of watching the performances of the emperor's uncles, so he decided to kill Liu Yu tomorrow.

Liu Yu broke out in cold sweat after hearing the news, and called his confidants Ruan Dianfu and Li Daoer to prepare to strike first. Ruan Dianfu bribed his courtier Shou Jizhi, and on the night of January 1st, he killed Liu Ziye while he was walking in Hualin Garden.

As soon as Liu Ziye died, Liu Yu quickly picked up his pants and ran to the palace, so anxious that one of his shoes fell off. On the same day, he ascended the throne with the support of the ministers and became Emperor Ming of Song Dynasty.

Liu Yu took on a lot of debt as soon as he came to power. When Liu Ziye was in power, he acted rebelliously. Liu Zixun rebelled internally, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was sharpening his sword outside.

Normal people might want to slap their butts and leave when they look at this mess, but this is Liu Yu who once pretended to be a pig and eat the tiger.

Counter rebellion and civil strife

html In 0465, King Liu Zixun of Jin'an rebelled against Liu Ziye, and Jiangzhou rebelled. After Liu Yu came to the throne, he conferred a title on Liu Zixun, but Liu Zixun showed a bad face and refused to agree at all.

Liu Zixun also turned against the foreigners and proclaimed himself emperor, with the title of "Yijia", and prepared to attack Liu Yu.

The recognition of Liu Zixun by various states and counties was extremely high. As soon as Liu Zixun became emperor, they all turned up and paid taxes to Xunyang.

Liu Yu was not only not recognized, but also only had the capital Jiankang and more than a hundred miles of land around it. Although

has a small territory, Liu Yu has a big heart. When he heard that Liu Zixun was proclaimed emperor, he immediately appointed Liu Xiuren as the governor of the expedition against Liu Zixun.

Ginger is still spicy. Liu Yu's army was unstoppable along the way, and it didn't take long for Xunyang to fall. The Yijia regime was destroyed, and the civil strife subsided.

The Northern Wei Dynasty invades

I have a saying: "Misfortune lies where blessings rely, and blessings lie where misfortune lies." As soon as the civil strife was resolved, the Northern Wei Dynasty invaded the border without stopping.

Why did the Northern Wei attack Liu Song for no reason?

It turns out that Xuzhou Xue An, the governor of Xuzhou, originally supported Liu Zixun, but later realized that Liu Zixun was in trouble and surrendered. Unexpectedly, Liu Yu sent people with heavy troops to Xuzhou to show off his power.

Xue An thought about his situation. If Liu Yujun entered the city, he would probably lose his head.

So he immediately surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty, hoping that the Northern Wei Dynasty would protect him. Runan Prefect Chang Zhenqi also followed suit and voted for him.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was overjoyed. It was worried that its master had no name, but now Xuzhou has become its own territory, and it is justified to defend Xuzhou.

467, the Northern Wei Dynasty sent Weiyuan, Kong Bogong to lead troops to rescue Xuzhou, Tuoba Shi, and Zhang Qiongqi to lead troops to rescue Xuanhu City , Yanzhou Governor Bi Zhongjing seemed to be menacing at first sight. He immediately raised the white flag and surrendered.

The Wei army quickly defeated the Song army in the Luliang area. The Song army was almost wiped out. Coach Zhang Yong and Shen Youzhi had to run back to Jiangnan in despair. Xu and Yanzhou fell.

html In February, Qingzhou and Jizhou also fell one after another. Liu Song had a small territory and lost four states in one fell swoop. Now he can only huddle in the south of the Yangtze River.

"An expert in civil war, an outsider in foreign war" is not only the patent of Chiang Kai-shek , but also Liu Yu. Faced with the overwhelming power of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Yu had no choice but to award officials and titles to encourage his soldiers.

After years of war, the treasury was already empty. When the treasury was not enough, the land had to be divided up. However, Liu Song now only has an area as big as the south of the Yangtze River, and the enfeoffment caused the gentry system to be seriously damaged.

Absurd old age

Liu Yu came to power by regicide, and everyone looked like a rebel. In his later years, he was afraid that his brothers would seize the throne of Prince Liu Yu after his death.

People will eventually live up to what they hate the most, and Liu Yu has now turned into another "Liu Ziye".

He listened to the advice of his favored ministers Wang Daolong and Ruan Dianfu, and all his brothers who had made military exploits for him were slaughtered.

Not only did the younger brothers suffer, but the capable ministers also suffered. The meritorious generals Shou Jizhi, Wu Xi, and the famous scholar Wang Jingwen were all brutally massacred.

The emperor wanted to have more sons as soon as he lost his sense of security, and Liu Yu was no exception. But in his later years, he had lost his fertility. What did he do when he was "looking for a child"?

He directly brought over his brothers' newborn baby boy, and then killed the baby's biological mother. It is said that none of his more than 10 children are biological.

html Liu Yu died in 0472. It is said that he ate five kilograms of meat at a banquet and strangled himself to death. He became one of the few emperors in Chinese history who was strangled to death.

The hardships he endured during his lifetime not only withered his family, but also chilled the hearts of the noble ministers.

After Prince Liu Yu succeeded to the throne, the central and local military towns were suspicious of each other. In the end, military general Xiao Daocheng emerged and usurped the Song Dynasty and established Qi, which was known as the Southern Qi Dynasty in history.

The first half of Liu Yu's life could be said to be a transformation of his destiny. It was not easy to counterattack from a prisoner to an emperor and still stand firm. However, the absurd farce in his later years also made him unsafe in his later years and laid the foundation for Liu Song's downfall.

There is reincarnation in the way of heaven, who will be spared by heaven? What do you think of the life of Liu Yu, Emperor Ming of the Song Dynasty? Welcome to leave comments in the comment area.