If we consider from the perspective of "famous behind our back", the biggest tragedy of Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperor Wu of Liang, was probably because he lived too long and was in power for too long, right?
In March of the second year of Zhongxing of Emperor Qihe (502 AD), Emperor He Xiao Baorong renounced. In April, 39-year-old Xiao Yan ascended the throne in Jiankang , establishing Liang Chao , changing that year to the "first year of Tianjian"; then, he successively used the year names such as "Normal", "Datong", "Zhongdatong", "Datong", "Zhongdatong", and "Taiqing". In March of the third year of Taiqing (549 AD), the rebel general Hou Jing captured Taicheng, the palace city in Jiankang City. Xiao Yan had actually become Hou Jing's prisoner; in May, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, who had been in power for 47 years and was 86 years old, starved to death in Taicheng Palace. Xiao Yan's reign lasted for a long time. Among the three or four hundred emperors of all sizes in Chinese history, he could be in the top 10; and his lifespan was probably only who lived 89 years old in the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong Hongli was slightly better than him.
Xiao Yan (464-June 12, 549)
And those emperors who reigned longer than him, the only one who lived 70 years old in his predecessors was 70 years old. Liu Che, who reigned for 54 years. In his later generations, Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun , although he reigned for 48 years, he lived only 58 years old. In other words, he was only 10 years old when he ascended the throne, and it was impossible for him to truly hold real power. Although Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Xuanye, who reigned for 61 years, only lived 69 years old, was still an 8-year-old baby when he ascended the throne. If Xiao Yan lived for 5, 10 years, or even 20 years less, among the Chinese emperors, he still reigned for a long time, and at the age of 66, he could still be called a high life a thousand or two years ago, a thousand or two years ago, his life was rare. Then, the reputation of Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan is comparable to that of the most outstanding emperors in Chinese history.
Xiao Yan's father is the Xiao Shunzhi mentioned in the previous section. He is the younger brother of Xiao Daocheng, who is the same clan of Emperor Gaodi of Qi. He has a high position because he helped Xiao Daocheng establish the Qi Dynasty. Poor, this royal relative later became a young wife between two mother-in-laws - Emperor Wu of Qi . Because she dared not offend Xiao Changmao, she did not bring the guilty Xiao Zixiang back to the capital alive, which angered Xiao Zi, and actually died of illness due to fear and shame. Since the Xiao family is not only a remote branch of the royal family, but also a family of Nanlanling (now northwest of Changzhou, Jiangsu), Xiao Shunzhi's death did not have much impact on his sons.
Xiao Yan ranked third and received a good education since he was a child. He and his brothers had great official titles in the Qi Dynasty, and most of the people they came into contact with were the children of noble officials. Xiao Yan was even a versatile talent in civil and military affairs. The second son of Emperor Wu of Qi, King Jingling, , Xiao Ziliang, opened a Western residence to recruit literary scholars. Xiao Yan and , Shen Yue , , Xie 未 (pronounced tiǎo), , Wang Rong , , Xiao Chen , Fan Yun, Ren Fang (pronounced fǎng), Lu Yi (pronounced chuí) and others went there to study together, and were called ", 8 friends of Jingling ". Not only were Shen Yue and Xie Ting famous writers and poets at that time, but Xiao Yan was also knowledgeable and talented and had a lot of works.
Later, Xiao Yan served as the governor of Yongzhou and guarded Xiangyang . On the battlefield, Xiao Yan can also be regarded as an excellent general. In the second year of Jianwu in Emperor Ming of Qi (495 AD), 200,000 troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked , Yiyang (now Xinyang, Henan). The long walls surrounded the circle and the Haogou were three levels, surrounding a Yiyang city like an iron barrel, with thousands of arrows and rocks all triggered. The defenders in the city could only use shields to protect themselves and struggled to support them. However, General Zhennan, who led his army to reinforce, never dared to advance more than 100 miles away from the city because he was afraid of the strength of the Wei army. The city was in crisis, and as if it was about to fall, Xiao Yan, the minister of the Yellow Sect, took the initiative to fight, and then led some reinforcements to attack the Wei army at night, attacked the Yiyang defenders inside and outside, and finally defeated the Wei army and lifted the Yiyang siege.
Xiao Yan's political vision is even more admirable. Wang Rong, one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling", was appointed as the Secretary of the Central Committee. When Xiao Zi was seriously ill, he intervened in the court dispute and was about to support Xiao Ziliang as the emperor. Xiao Yan said to Fan Yun: "There are many discussions outside, and it is said that abnormal changes have occurred in the palace.However, Wang Rong does not have the ability to do big things, and I think he will fail soon. "Fan Yun said disapprovingly: "When it comes to worrying about the country and the people, only this Wang Zhongshu. "Xiao Yan asked back: "When you worry about the country and the people, do you plan to be Zhou Gong, Zhao Gong, , or to be Shu Diao, Yiya ? " Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao assisted King Cheng of Zhou to govern the country; Duke Zhou and Yiya were both favorite ministers of Duke Huan of Qi. After Duke Huan died, the coup was launched, and the Duke Qi was in chaos. The palace became a battlefield, causing Duke Huan's body to rot and maggots and no one was buried. Xiao Yan's meaning was obvious: since Wang Rong did not have the ability to do great things Talent, but with a favored temperament, it is a blessing to not cause chaos in the country. How can the country be governed? How could he succeed in the palace coup? As expected, Wang Rong was quickly killed by Xiao Zhaoye , which caused Xiao Ziliang to die in fear.
("The Emperor and His Concubines and Children" series 290)
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