Zi Zhi Tong Jian

Chapter 31 Song Dynasty: Liu Yu ascends the throne (1)
[Original text]

Song Gaozu Wu Emperor Yongchu first year
The King of Song wanted to accept Zen, but it was difficult to speak, so he gathered his courtiers to have a banquet, and calmly said: "Huanxuan usurped the throne, and the fate of the tripod has been moved. I am the first to sing righteousness, revive the emperor's house, conquer the north and conquer the north, calm the world, and achieve success. He Jiuxi. This year will be declining, Chongji is like this, things are full of taboos, and it will not be safe for a long time; now I want to return the title to the old capital." The officials only praised their merits and virtues, but did not express their intentions.In the evening, sit loose.Zhongshu ordered Fu Liang to go back, but he realized that the palace gate was closed. Liang knocked on the door to see him, and the king opened the door to see him.Liang came in, but said: "I should return the capital for the time being." The king understood his meaning and did not reply to his words. He said straightly, "How many people should send it?"When it came out, it was already night, and when I saw the long stars competing against the sky, I sighed and said, "I don't always believe in astronomy, but now I can test it." Liang arrived in Jiankang, summer, April, and the king was recruited to help.Wang Liuzi Yikang was the governor of Yu, Si, Yong, and the military forces of the four prefectures, the governor of Yuzhou, and the town of Shouyang.Yikang was still young, and with Xiangguo joining the army in Nanyang Liu Zhan as his long history, he decided on government and state affairs.Zhan has always had the feeling of slaughtering things since he was weak. He often compares himself to Guan and Ge.

【Translation】

The first year of Yongchu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty (420 A.D.)
Liu Yu, King of the Song Dynasty, thought that he had made great achievements through hard work, so he planned to let Emperor Gong of Jin abdicate the throne to himself, but he couldn't say it, so he held a banquet for the ministers of the court.When the wine was hot, Liu Yu stood up and said calmly: "When Huanxuan usurped the Jin Dynasty, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was at stake. I was the first to hold high the banner of justice, lead the army, eradicate the rebel party, restore the royal family, fight south and north, and fight across the battlefield. In the end, the world was pacified and the great cause of unification was accomplished. I have made outstanding contributions, which are well known to all ages. The emperor rewarded me heavily and gave me the honorary title of 'Jiuxi'. Now that I am near my twilight years, I enjoy such respect again .No matter what things can be too much, once it overflows, it may lead to disaster. Now I hope to return the title to the emperor, and return to the capital to spend my old age in peace." The officials just praised his merits blindly, but no one could understand The feast of his words lasted until the evening, and all the officials dispersed.As soon as Zhongshuling Fu Liang walked out of the palace gate, he suddenly realized the implication of Liu Yu's words.So he turned around and went back to the palace. At this time, the palace door was closed tightly, so he knocked on the door and asked to see Liu Yu. Liu Yu immediately asked people to open the palace door to meet Fu Liang.After Fu Liang entered, he only said one sentence: "In my opinion, we should hurry back to the capital now!" Liu Yu understood what Fu Liang meant, and didn't say anything more. Go?" Fu Liang replied: "Dozens of people are enough." Fu Liang then bid farewell to Liu Yu.After leaving the palace gate, the night was getting dark. Fu Liang looked up and saw a long comet streaking across the night sky. He couldn't help but patted his thigh and said with emotion: "I never believed in the saying of changing celestial phenomena before, but today it really came true." Fu Liang arrived in Jiankang.In April of summer, Emperor Gong of Jin really ordered Liu Yu to go to Beijing to assist the emperor.Liu Yu then left his son Liu Yikang to manage the military affairs of Yu, Si, Yong, and Bingzhou, and served as the governor of Yuzhou, guarding Nanyang.At that time, Liu Yikang was still young, so Liu Yu appointed Xiangguo to join the army in Nanyang Liu Zhan as the long history, in charge of yamen and local affairs.Liu Zhan had the desire to dominate things since he was a child, so he often compared himself to Guan and Ge. He read a lot of books, but he didn't write articles, and he didn't like to talk, but Liu Yu valued him very much.

[Original text]

In June, Renxu, Wang Zhijiankang.Fu Liang satirized Emperor Gong of the Jin Dynasty, whose Zen was located in the Song Dynasty, and had an imperial edict presented to the emperor to write it down.The emperor was pleased to write, and said to the left and right: "At the time of Huanxuan, the Jin family had no world, and it was extended by Liu Gong for [-] years. Today's affairs are what we are willing to do." So he wrote the red paper as an imperial edict.In Jiazi, the emperor was inferior to Langyadi, all the officials paid their respects, and Xu Guang, the secretary supervisor, wept and mourned.Dingmao, the king's altar is located in the southern suburbs, that is, the throne of the emperor.After the ceremony, he drove into Jiankang Palace from the stone preparation method.Xu Guang burst into tears again, Xie Hui, the attendant, said: "Mr. Xu has made no small mistakes!" Guang said: "Your Majesty was ordered by the Song Dynasty, and you are an old man in the Jin Dynasty. The joys and sorrows cannot be the same. "Guang, the younger brother of Miao.The emperor came to the Taiji Hall, amnesty, and changed the Yuan Dynasty.Emperor Gong of the Jin Dynasty was appointed as the King of Lingling, and the ceremonies he respected were all imitated from the story in the early Jin Dynasty, that is, the palace was in the old Moling County, and the champion general Liu Zunkao was sent to defend.After surrendering Chu, she became the princess.

At the beginning of the third year of Yongchu, Emperor Gaozu of Song Dynasty, the emperor gave the former Langxie Lang Zhongling Zhang Wei with poisoned wine, and made Lingling King Lingling.Wei sighed and said: "It is better to die than the king of poison to survive!"Wei, brother of Shao.The Taichang Chu Xiuzhi and the attendant Chu Danzhi are both the brothers of the king's concubine. Whenever the king gives birth to a son, the emperor ordered Xiu's brother to kill him conveniently.The king abdicated himself, thinking deeply about the disaster, and lived in the same room with the concubine Chu. He cooked and cooked in front of the bed.In September, Emperor Ling Danzhi and his brother Youwei General Shudu went to see the concubine, and the concubine met in another room when she came out.Soldiers crossed the wall and entered, feeding medicine to the king.The king refused to drink, and said: "Buddhism, those who commit suicide will not return to life." The soldiers were killed by concealment.The emperor and all the officials came to the court for three days.

【Translation】

On June 20, Song Wang Liu Yu arrived in Jiankang.Fu Liang hinted that Emperor Gong of Jin obeyed God's will and abdicated the throne to Liu Yu, and presented the edict of abdication that he had already written, and asked Emperor Gong of Jin to copy it by himself.Emperor Gong of Jin readily took up a pen to copy, and said to his attendants: "When Huanxuan rebelled, the Eastern Jin Dynasty had actually lost the world. Thanks to Liu Gong's uprising, the Jin Dynasty was able to exist in history for as many as [-] years. Now I am willing to abdicate the throne." So he formally wrote the imperial edict on the red paper.

On June [-], Emperor Gong of Jin officially announced his abdication, and he handed over the Chuanguo Yuxi to Liu Yu.Then return to Langya mansion.For a while, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty kowtowed to see him off, and Xu Guang, the secretary and supervisor, cried tears and was very sad.On June [-]th, Song King Liu Yu set up an altar in the southern suburbs, where he officially ascended the throne of God after offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.After the ceremony, Liu Yu drove from Stone City to the imperial palace in Jiankang City.At this time, Xu Guang was distraught again, so Xie Hui, the servant, asked him, "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Xu doing this?" Xu Guang replied, "We were ordered to assist the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but we were the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. For the elders of the court, the joys and sorrows must not be the same." Xu Guang is Xu Miao's younger brother.Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, visited the Hall of Tai Chi, announced amnesty for the world, and changed the year name to Yongchu.Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty granted Emperor Gong of Jin the title of King of Lingling, and gave him rich treatment, which was similar to the abdication in the early Jin Dynasty.He also built a palace in the former Moling County, and ordered General Liu Zunkao to lead an army to guard it.Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty also reduced Empress Chu to the rank of concubine.

At the beginning of the second year of Yongchu (421 A.D.), Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty delivered a jar of poisoned wine to Zhang Wei, the former commander of Langxie Langxie, and asked him to poison Emperor Gong of Jin who was named Lingling King after abdicating.After receiving the order, Zhang Wei couldn't help lamenting: "It's better to die than to kill your own monarch to save your life." So he committed suicide by drinking the poisoned wine on the way.Zhang Wei is Zhang Shao's elder brother.Taichang Chu Xiuzhi and servant Chu Danzhi are the two older brothers of Concubine Chu.Every time the wife of King Lingling gave birth to a boy, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty ordered Chu Xiuzhi's brother to kill the baby secretly.Since King Lingling abdicated, he was afraid that he would be assassinated by Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, so he only lived with Concubine Chu and cooked for himself. All the necessities of life were handled by Concubine Chu alone. The people who came couldn't find a chance to start.In September, Emperor Wu of Song ordered Chu Danzhi and his elder brother Youwei General Chu Shudu to visit Concubine Chu. Concubine Chu didn't see the conspiracy, so she left King Lingling to visit the guests in another room.The soldiers Liu Yu sent to assassinate King Lingling took the opportunity to climb over the wall and handed the poison to King Lingling. King Lingling refused to swallow it, saying: "Buddhism says that those who commit suicide cannot be reincarnated as human beings." The soldiers then smothered King Lingling to death with quilts.After the death of King Lingling, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty personally led his ministers to mourn for three days in the mourning hall.

[Comment and Analysis]

In fact, the Eastern Jin Dynasty had already existed in name only when Wang Dun started his army, but thanks to the strong support of Xie An and others, he reluctantly persisted.After Xie An's death, there were no ministers who could stop the tendency of the building to collapse.Liu Yu took advantage of the momentum and made great achievements in the suppression of peasant uprisings, the Northern Expedition to destroy Yan and the post-Qin wars, and gradually gained real power.Liu Yu was no longer reconciled to the position of minister.Jin Gongdi Sima Dewen also knew that his throne would not be guaranteed, so he had to agree to Liu Yu's request and abdicate to him.In a corner in the southeast, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which lasted for more than 100 years, finally came to an end, and a new historical era has arrived.

Nib Faithful
[Original text]

Song Taizu Wen Emperor Yuanjia 21st Year

Gu Bi is a man, loyal, prudent and upright.Tasting that the Guyuan is too wide, begging to reduce it by half to give to the poor, and went to see the Lord Wei, and wanted to play something.In the affairs of the emperor and the government, Liu Shu's go is not in Bi; Bi waited for a long time, but he didn't get any news.Suddenly got up, cupped the tree head, got out of bed, beat his ears, beat his back, and said: "If the court fails, it is your crime!" What is the crime of the tree! Put it away!" Bi Gu heard about it, and the emperor can play it.Bi said: "It is a serious crime to be so rude to a person and a minister." When he got out of the bus, he took off his hat and pleaded guilty.The emperor summoned him and said: "I heard that the battle of building a society was built with a siege, and it was a blessing from the gods. But what is the crime of Qing! He took the crown and took office. Gou can benefit the community and the people. Those who try to do it, don't worry about it."

【Translation】

Song Wendi Yuanjia 21st Year (AD 444)
Gu Bi was loyal, prudent, simple, and upright. He once believed that the area occupied by the valley garden in the royal garden was too large, and he hoped to reduce it by half so that it could be rewarded to the poor.So he entered the pilgrimage to meet the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty, intending to present his thoughts to the king of Wei in person.At that time, King Wei was playing Go with Liu Shu in the middle of the game, and he was so selfless in the game that he completely ignored Gu Bi who was standing aside.Gu Bi waited for a long time, but he didn't have a chance to state the matter to King Wei.Gu Bi stood up suddenly, grabbed Liu Shu by the hair, pulled him under the seat, pulled his ears, and slammed his back, angrily reprimanded: "The country has not been governed, everything is Your crime!" The king of Wei was stunned by this sudden change, and quickly put down the chess piece and said, "It's my fault for not listening to your play. What is Liu Shu's fault? Let him go!" Gu Bi immediately Played the matter one by one to the king of Wei, and the king of Wei agreed to everything.Then, Gu Bi said: "As a subject, I am so rude in front of Your Majesty. My crime is too great!" Then he went directly to the bus office, took off his hat, and asked the relevant officials to deal with him barefoot.When the emperor heard the news, he ordered him to be recalled, and said to him: "I heard that the people who built the altar bent over and worked with their backs. It looks really indecent, but after the altar is built, let's go Worship devoutly, but it looks very elegant and sacred. Not only will the gods not blame them for their indecent image, but they will also give them good luck. If this is the case, then what is your sin? You should put on your hat again, wear Good shoes, continue to perform your duties well! As long as it is something that is beneficial to the country and the country and provides convenience to the people, you just do your best and don't have any worries!"

[Original text]

In the eighth month, Yi Chou and Wei Zhu were sent to Hexi, and the Minister ordered Gu Bi to stay behind.The imperial edict gave fat horses to hunters and riders, and Bixie gave them to weak ones.The emperor was furious and said: "The pen slave dares to judge me! If I return to Taiwan, I will kill this slave first!" He was sharp, so the emperor often used the pen to write.Official Bi was terrified, and he was afraid to sit down and punish him. Bi said: "As a minister, I don't let people dominate the field. It's a small crime. It's a big crime to be unprepared and useless for a military country. Today, creeping is strong. The southern bandits are still alive, and I use fat horses for the army and weak horses for hunting. I am concerned about the long-term interests of the country. Even if I die, what harm will I do! And I will do it myself, and it is not the worry of the lords." When the emperor heard about it, he sighed and said: "There are ministers. So it is the treasure of the country." One coat, two horses, ten deer.

In the future, Lord Wei returned to the north of the mountain and got thousands of elk.Zhao Shangshu dispatched five hundred times the car to transport it.The imperial emissary had gone, and the Lord Wei said to the left and right, "Pi Gong will not be with me. Your generation is worse than transporting it with a horse." Then he returned.After traveling for more than a hundred miles, Debi Biao said: "Now the autumn valley is hanging yellow, hemp and bean are spreading in the wild, pigs and deer are stealing food, birds and geese are invading, and the wind and rain consume it three times day and night. Beg for grace and slowness so that it can be collected." The emperor said. : "As I said, Bi Gong can be regarded as the minister of the country!"

【Translation】

On the third day of the eighth month, King Wei went hunting in Hexi.Order Shang Shu to order Gu Bi to stay in the capital.The King of Wei issued an edict to ask Gu Bi to choose fat and strong horses for him to use when hunting.However, Gu Bi violated the imperial edict and provided emaciated horses to King Wei's hunting team.Therefore, the emperor was furious and said: "This slave, Bijian, dares to act against my orders. When I return to the capital, I will execute him first!" Gu Bi's head is slightly pointed, so the emperor often calls him "Bijian".When Gu Bi's subordinate officials heard the news of the emperor's anger, they were all frightened, lest they would be implicated.Gu Bi then comforted them and said: "As a minister, it is not a small crime for me to prevent the monarch from enjoying the fun of hunting to the fullest. If I can't make full preparations to deal with emergencies at any time, and can't meet the needs of the military and state affairs, then that's a small crime." It is a great sin. Now the worms in the north are getting stronger and stronger, and the bandits in the south are not all wiped out. Now I provide the strong horses to the army, and the weak horses to the king for hunting. I have considered the long-term interests of the country. What's the point of execution? And this is something I did myself, and it has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to worry about it." After hearing about it, the King of Wei couldn't help admiring: "It is really a treasure of the country to have such a minister! " Immediately rewarded Gu Bi with a piece of clothing, two horses, and ten deer.

One day, the king of Wei went to Beishan to hunt again. This time he hunted thousands of elk, so he ordered Shangshu to send 100 carts to bring them back.After the sender left, the King of Wei said to his followers: "Bijian Gong will definitely not send me a car. You might as well use horses to carry the prey back." So everyone set off with the elk.After walking more than [-] miles, King Wei received a memorandum sent by Gubi, which said: "It is the autumn harvest season, the rice in the field is already yellow and ripe, and cotton, hemp, and beans are all over the mountains and fields. The crops suffer great losses every day due to the stealing of birds and beasts and the damage of natural wind and rain. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to start the train a little later so that the crops can be harvested in time." After reading it, King Wei said: "It really doesn't come out. I expected that Mr. Nib really deserves to be a loyal minister of the country!"

[Comment and Analysis]

Although the sharp-headed Gu Bi is a bit old-fashioned and even out of fashion, there is still a little bit of cuteness.He is dedicated to the country, loyal and upright, and never sloppy in handling things. He is a rare good minister.Fortunately, what he met was the more enlightened king of the Northern Wei Dynasty. If he was a faint king like Shang Zhou, he would have been quartered by five horses.

Liu Yu was abolished
[Original text]

The first year of Emperor Song Shun's ascension to Ming Dynasty
At the beginning, King Cangwu was in the East Palace, and he was lucky to paint the tent poles, so he went to Zhangyu.Taizong ordered Chen Taifei to beat him repeatedly.As soon as he reached the throne, he feared the empress dowager and concubine internally, and feared all the ministers externally, so he did not dare to indulge.Since the Canadian dollar clothes, there is little restraint inside and outside. After counting out the parade, I started to leave the palace.Russia abandons the car and rides, and several people are handsome, or go out to the countryside, or enter the market.Every time the concubine rides in a green calf cart, she checks with each other.Since the Qingqi traveled ten or twenty miles away, the concubine could no longer pursue her; Yiwei was also afraid of misfortune and did not dare to pursue them, but the whole team stayed in one place and looked forward.

(End of this chapter)