Liu Yu tragedy: killing six emperors in a row, almost all of his 7 sons and 60 grandsons were killed

宋武帝刘裕 (363-422 years), the word 德予, the nickname 邮奴. The founding emperor of Liu Song of the Southern Dynasties was the person who killed the most predecessor emperors in Chinese history. He killed six emperors in total, namely: Emperor Jin'an and Emperor Gong of Jin in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huanxuan of Chu, Murongchao of Nanyan, and Shu Emperor Qiao Zong of China, and Yao Hong of the Qin Dynasty. Liu Yu killed all his life, killing almost all of the Sima clan. After his death, he suffered retribution. His descendants attacked each other and killed each other for the throne. After Xiao Daocheng usurped the throne, he followed suit and drove to exterminate Liu's descendants. Today we come to understand this cruel history.

The eldest son Liu Yifu

Liu Yifu (406-424 years) small-character chariot soldiers, the second emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, and his biological mother was Mrs. Zhang. Liu Yifu is both literary and armed, not only good at riding and shooting, but also proficient in rhythm. In the third year of Yongchu (422 years), after Liu Yu died, Liu Yifu ascended the throne. After Liu Yifu succeeded to the throne, he was greedy for pleasure but had no ambitions. The following year, he was annulled by Gu Ming Minister 徐西安之, Xie Hui, Fu Liang and others, and was killed soon at the age of 19.

Liu Yifu has no children, and adopted Liu Lang, the eldest son of his fifth brother Liu Yigong. The culprit Liu Shao (the eldest son of Song Wendi Liu Yilong) killed his father to usurp the throne and proclaim his emperor, killing his cousin together.

second son Liu Yizhen

Liu Yizhen (407-424 years), first named Guiyang County Gong. In the early years, he followed Liu Yu's Beizheng campaign and made military exploits when he pacified Guanzhong. In the first year of Yongchu (420), he was named King of Luling. In the second year of Jingping (424 years), he was framed by Xu Xianzhi and demoted as a general, and soon he was killed at the Xin'an County Resettlement Office, when he was 18 years old.

Liu Yizhen has no children, and Liu Shao, the fifth son of the adopted third brother Liu Yilong. Liu Shao is one of the few of Liu Yu's many descendants who died of illness. In the twenty-ninth year of Yuanjia (452), Liu Shao died of illness at the age of 21.

三子刘义隆

Liu Yilong (407-453) is the third emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty (reigned 424-453), and his biological mother is the queen dowager Hu Daoan. He was first named the King of Yidu, and he came to the throne in the first year of Yuanjia (424 years) and reigned for thirty years. During Liu Yilong's reign, he continued to implement Liu Yu's strategy of governing the country, which enabled the people to recuperate, social production developed, and economic and cultural prosperity became more and more prosperous. It was called the "Government of Yuanjia" in history. In military terms, he inherited the Northern Expedition policy of his father Liu Yu, and went to the Northern Expedition three times in 430, 450 and 452, but all failed. In the thirtieth year of Yuanjia (453 years), he was killed by the crown prince Liu Shao. He was 47 years old at the time and he was named Emperor Wen.

Liu Yilong has 19 sons, the eldest son Liu Xiuyuan (Liu Shao), the eldest son Liu Xiuyuan (Liu Shao), in the thirtieth year of Yuanjia (453 years) and the second brother Liu Xiuming (Liu Jun) His father usurped the throne, and only three months later, along with Liu Jun, was killed by his third brother Xiaowu Emperor Liu Xiulong (Liu Jun). The fourth son of Nanping Wang Liu Xiuxuan (Liu Xuan) was also executed by Liu Jun in the same year for supporting his elder brother Liu Shao. The fifth son Liu Xiuyin (Liu Shao) passed on to his second brother Liu Yizhen (described earlier). Liu Xiuwen (Liu Dan), king of Jingling County, the six sons, once assisted Liu Jun to put down the rebellion of Nanjun Wang Liu Yixuan, which caused Liu Jun's suspicion and was demoted as a Marquis. Then he failed and was killed. The seventh son of Jianping Wang Liu Xiudu (Liu Hong) supported his third brother Liu Jun, so he died of illness and died at the age of 25.

The eighth son of Lujiang Wang Liu Xiuxiu (Liu Ji), participated in the rebellion of Liu Xinwei and others at the age of 35 and was given by the eleven brother 宋明帝 Liu Yu to commit suicide. The nine sons of Yiyang King Liu Xiudao (Liu Chang) is the longest life-span among Liu Yilong’s sons. After the demise of Liu Song, he went into exile in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He repeatedly led the Wei army to the south in an attempt to restore Liu Song’s great cause. It ended in failure and died in the Northern Wei Dynasty at the age of 62. The tenth son of Wuchang Wang Liu Xiuyuan (Liu Hun) was fierce, violent and absurd. He claimed to be the king of Chu with the reign of Yongguang. He was given himself by his third brother Liu Jun at the age of 17. The eleventh son of Song Ming Emperor Liu Xiubing (刘彧), in the first year of Jinghe (465 years), the emperor Liu Ziye ascended the throne before killing his nephew, and the reign was Taishi. After Liu Yu succeeded to the throne, he was cruel and innocent, living in extravagance and extravagance. He died six years in the reign at the age of 34. Liu Xiuren, the 12th son of Jian’an, once assisted Liu Yu in rebellion, so he was jealous. Liu YulinHe was given to death before he died at the age of 29.

Liu Xiuyou, the king of Jinping, the thirteenth son, was also jealous and was given to death before Liu Yu died at the age of 27. The fourteenth son of Hailing King Liu Xiumao raised up a conspiracy when his third brother Liu Jun was reigning, and was defeated and killed at the age of 17. The fifteenth son, Panyang Wang Liu Xiuye, died of illness at the age of 12. Liu Xiuqian, the sixteenth son of Dongping, was named king at the age of 9 and died before he was officially canonized. The seventeenth son Liu Yi's father died at the age of 6, and he was named the new wild king. The eighteenth son of Guiyang King Liu Xiufan was in Houfeidi 刘昱. As the emperor’s only living uncle, he had the highest seniority in the clan and was already a representative of the Liu clan. He was 27 years old and was murdered by Xiao Daocheng after he was defeated because he was unsuccessful as an auxiliary minister. The nineteenth son of Baling King Liu Xiuruo was given to death before Liu Yu died because of Liu Yu's suspicion. He was 24 years old.

四子刘义康

Liu Yikang (409-451), a small-character car, and his birth mother was Wang Meiren. After the establishment of Liu Song, he was named King of Pengcheng, and later recommended by Prime Minister Wang Hong as Situ, and jointly assisted in the administration of the court. After Wang Hong's death, Liu Yikang was in charge of the affairs of the court, courtesy and virtuous corporal, but also wise and knowledgeable, dedicated himself to the Liu Song dynasty. However, he disregarded the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and formed a party violently, which caused Emperor Wen's suspicion. In the 22nd year of Yuanjia (445 years), Xu Zhanzhi reported that Fan Ye and Kong Xixian had conspired to support Liu Yikang as emperor, so he abolished him as a common man. Six years later, he was assassinated by Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty at the age of 43.

Liu Yikang has six sons. Except for the fourth son Liu Zhao and the fifth son Liu Fang, who died early, the remaining four sons Liu Yun, Liu Hie, Liu Xun, and Liu Tanbian were all in the last year of Yuanjia Was killed by Liu Shao in the culprit of the chaos.

Five sons Liu Yi Gong

Liu Yi Gong (413-465 years), whose biological mother was Yuan Meiren. After Emperor Wen of Song ascended the throne, he was named the king of Jiangxia. He participated in the Northern Expedition of Yuanjia and the consul-general. He left the town of Pengcheng. After Emperor Wen was killed, he participated in the suppression of the culprit Liu Shao's rebellion and supported Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun, who was quite trusted by Emperor Xiaowu. When Emperor Xiaowu was seriously ill, he was elected Minister Gu Ming and assisted 前废帝 Liu Ziye. In the first year of Yongguang (465 years), faced with Liu Ziye's madness, Liu Yigong, together with Liu Yuanjing, Yan Shibo and others conspired to abolish the establishment, and was killed at the age of 53.

Liu Yigong has sixteen sons, the first twelve: the eldest son Liu Yuanming is Liu Lang (adopted Liu Yifu), the second son Liu Yuanxiu (Liu Rui), the third son Liu Yuanhe (Liu Shao), the fourth son Liu Yuandu (Liu Tan) ), the fifth son Liu Yuanliang, the sixth son Liu Yuancui, the seventh son Liu Yuanren, the eighth son Liu Yuanfang, the nine son Liu Yuanqi, the ten son Liu Yuanshu, the eleven son Liu Yuanyin, and the twelfth son Liu (name unknown) died in the culprit. The last four sons: the thirteenth son Liu Boqin, the fourteenth son Liu Zhongrong, the fifteenth son Liu Shuzi, and the sixteenth son Liu Shubao were born after Liu Jun ascended the throne, and were killed by Liu Ziye together with Liu Yigong, so Liu Yigong's one was the last.

六子刘义宣

Liu Yixuan (415-454), his biological mother was Sun Meiren. He was first named Jingling King and later changed to Nanqiao Junwang, guarding Jingzhou for ten years. After Liu Shao, the culprit, seized the throne, Liu Yixuan attacked Liu Shao. After Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun ascended the throne, he was renamed the king of Nanjun. Liu Yixuan was unwilling to internally transfer, as the prime minister, governing the governor of Jingxiang. Because he lives in an important town and holds a strong soldier, Liu Yixuan has gradually become alienated with the help of calming the chaos. In the first year of Xiaojian (454), under the instigation of Zang Zhi, Liu Yixuan rebelled. After he was defeated and fled back to Jingzhou, he was killed by the governor of Jingzhou, Zhu Xiuzhi, at the age of 40.

Liu Yixuan has a total of 18 sons. Except for the third son Liu (忄矣) and the eleventh son Liu Xida who died young, four of them are the eldest son Liu Hui, the second son Liu Kai, the sixth son Liu Xian, and the seventh son Liu Dun. He died in the Jiangning Cemetery, and the remaining eleven sons: the fourth son Liu Xie, the fifth son Liu Jing, the eighth son Liu Yin, the nine son Liu Boshi, the ten son Liu Ye, the 12 son Liu Fadao, the 13 son Liu Sengxi, the 14 son Liu Huizheng, and the 15 son Liu Huizhi, sixteenth son Liu Ming Milu, seventeenth son Liu Miaojue, and eighteenth son Liu Baoming were all killed by Xu Xiuzhi after the Liu Yixuan rebellion.

Seven sons Liu Yiji

Liu Yiji (415-447), his birth mother was Lu Meiren. In his early years, he guarded Jingzhou with Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty. In the first year of Yuanjia (424 years), he was named the king of Hengyang. During Liu Yiji's tenure, he practiced thrift and saved animal money. He is addicted to alcohol, fourth brother PengAfter the city king Liu Yikang was deposed, in order to protect himself and avoid repeating the mistakes of Liu Yikang, he drank day and night, rarely waking up, and thus got a good death. Yuan Jia passed away in twenty-four years (447) at the age of 33. Liu Yiji had only one son, Liu Yi, who died in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty (463).

Conclusion:

Before Liu Yu reigned in Jin and established Song Dynasty, all the monarchs of Zen in history were able to save their lives. After Liu Yu became emperor, Jin Gongdi Sima Dewen was demoted to Lingling King. One year later, Liu Yu sent soldiers to smother him with quilts. Since then, it has become a bad example, and all the monarchs in the Zen position have died. The so-called karma, as the Qing Dynasty novelist Ding Yaokang recorded in "History of Heaven": "Liu Yu founded the country with good killing, and his descendants inherited the eighth generation and the six masters were killed. It would be bad for Sun Mou, and I would rather have no retribution!"

References:

"Book of Jin", "Book of Song", "Book of Wei", "Southern History", "Northern History", etc.