Chapter 48 Liu Yu: Keep playing the music and keep dancing!
[During the period when Liu Yilong was discussing the replacement of the crown prince, he was not careful enough and revealed this matter to his concubine Pan Shufei.]

【And Concubine Pan Shu was Liu Jun's mother. 】

[Naturally, this matter reached the ears of Liu Jun and Liu Shao.]

[These two filial sons had long intended to help Liu Yilong shorten his life on a physical level.]

[Now it’s time to show my true colors. I won’t pretend anymore.]

[Crown Prince Liu Shao took advantage of the early morning shift change at the palace to launch an attack! ]

[Fake imperial edict, lead thousands of soldiers to attack the palace! ]

[Liu Yilong hastily raised the small table to resist.]

[But the table and five fingers were cut off together, and then he was killed by a sword. ]

[Emperor Wen of Song, Liu Yilong, died tragically at the hands of his own son! ]

【Liu Shao quickly took control of the situation inside and outside the palace and killed many of Liu Yilong's cronies.】

[Even Liu Yilong's favorite concubine, Concubine Pan Shufei, the mother of Liu Shao's good brother Liu Jun, was killed by Liu Shao.]

[Soon after, Liu Jun also led his troops to support Liu Shao.]

【Liu Shao said to his good brother: Your mother, Concubine Pan Shu, was killed by the rebels, wuwuwu.】

【Liu Jun said: "Okay, this is exactly what I want."】

[Afterwards, Liu Shao officially ascended the throne and became the first emperor in Chinese history to kill his father and usurp the throne.]

[It starts with the charlatan Yan Daoyou, then the witchcraft disaster and his patricide to ascend the throne. ]

[The situation throughout the Northern and Southern Dynasties also began to take a completely different path. ]

Eastern Jin Dynasty.

When Liu Yu saw this, his defenses were broken and his heart was shattered.

"Unfilial descendants, what an unfilial bunch of descendants!"

"After all, our Song Dynasty was descended from the Jin Dynasty, which ruled the world with filial piety."

“I didn’t expect that the descendants of Liu in later generations would be so despicable!”

"Oh, if I had known this would happen, why would I bear the infamy of usurping the throne?"

The ancients attached great importance to family inheritance.

Seeing the younger generations of his family in such a miserable state really dampened Liu Yu's enthusiasm.

Yesterday, Liu Yu was still actively planning another Northern Expedition.

Strive to conquer the Northern Wei Dynasty and lay a solid foundation for unifying the country for your descendants.

But now most of my ambitions have faded!

Not to mention attacking the Northern Wei, even ascending the throne to become emperor suddenly seemed boring.

……

Although I know that what Liu Yu said might just be a momentary angry remark.

After all, Liu Yu had already become the King of Song and had great power. It was now inevitable that he would have to take the next step and proclaim himself emperor.

It's impossible not to usurp the throne.

But naturally, the subordinates still have to be persuaded.

Tan Daoji, Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui, Fu Liang and other ministers around him all advised Liu Yu not to get angry.

There is no need to get angry now for the sake of future generations many years later.

Liu Yu's eldest son, Liu Yifeng, was still a boy of about ten years old at this time.

But the sons of imperial families have always matured precociously, and he also knew that he would inherit Liu Yu's legacy in the future.

But the sky curtain said that the third brother Liu Yilong would be the emperor.

This made Liu Yifeng very unhappy.

So Liu Yifeng ran to Liu Yu's side, gently stroked Liu Yu's robe, and said sweetly and innocently:
"Father, please don't be angry."

"Now Tianmu has pointed out the problem."

"I believe that after seeing the sky curtain, my third brother will definitely learn from his mistakes when he becomes emperor in the future."

Liu Yu nodded first, then was suddenly stunned!
I feel like I have found the key to the problem.

That’s not right!

Suppose I ascend the throne and become emperor in the future.

Then the crown prince must be the eldest son Liu Yifeng?

How come it was the third brother Liu Yilong who ascended the throne?

Could it be that the third brother’s descendants rebelled?

Or is there something wrong with the heirs?
Liu Yu didn't know why the successor he designated did not become emperor.

Instead, the third brother, Liu Yilong, became emperor.

Perhaps it was because Liu Yifeng unfortunately died young, or perhaps it was because Liu Yilong rebelled.

But no matter what, one thing is certain.

That is, after his death, some problems arose with the succession of the entire Song Dynasty.

And the prince has always been the foundation of a country!

Kunimoto! How can a country be good if even its successor can have problems?

After thinking about this, Liu Yu felt suddenly enlightened.

Not angry anymore.

Instead, he showed a relieved smile, filled with the feeling of surviving a disaster.

He bowed respectfully to the sky curtain and said in thanks;

"Thanks to the revelation from the sky! It allowed me to see the ugliness of the Liu Song Dynasty in later generations."

"But it also made me realize the cause of the problem, which was because my good eldest son Liu Yifu was unable to succeed to the throne smoothly."

"Now I know what to do."

Liu Yu secretly made up his mind.

We must give Liu Yifeng more training.

On the one hand, it exercises his body so that he will not die young.

On the one hand, his authority must be further strengthened so that he can take over 100% smoothly.

Maybe I should send all my other sons away?

Hand over all central power to Liu Yifeng.

In this way, Liu Yifeng could ascend the throne firmly.

The Liu Song Dynasty in later generations would not have had any more problems.

Seeing Liu Yu’s gradually happy expression.

Then I heard Liu Yu say that he wanted to ensure the stability of the successor.

The ministers around were all very happy.

On the one hand, it was because I saw that my boss was in good spirits again.

On the other hand, they also felt that Liu Yu's analysis made sense.

The crown prince is the foundation of the country.

After the current King of Song, Liu Yu, ascends the throne, he will make Liu Yifeng the crown prince to ensure a smooth succession and a secure rule.

Then the Song Dynasty would definitely have nothing to worry about?

The officials of Liu Song, feeling much more relaxed, continued to look at the sky.

And on the sky, good news came one after another.

[Liu Shao ascended the throne, but he had no time to be happy.

[He led his army to break into the palace at night and kill his own father. This method is too crude and can't even fool people. ]

【He who kills his father to ascend the throne naturally destroys all his legitimacy and legal principles.】

[Naturally, people would not accept such an emperor, and heroes all over the world rebelled. ]

[Among them, Liu Yilong's third son Liu Jun stood out from the crowd and eventually defeated Liu Shao quickly. ]

【Liu Shao was overthrown a few months after he ascended the throne. He did not even have a proper temple name. He was called Yuan Culprit Shao in history.】

[He and his brother Liu Jun were listed together in the Biography of Two Evils.]

[It can be regarded as a legacy of eternal infamy. ]

[Liu Yilong's third son, Liu Jun, also became the first local vassal king in Chinese history to successfully rebel and secure his throne.]

【Known in history as Emperor Xiaowu of Song.】

Li Shimin saw this scene.

I also feel scared.

Li Shimin did not think there was anything wrong with a life-and-death struggle in the face of imperial power.

However, seeing that Liu Xun killed his father and ascended the throne, he was called the culprit emperor.

This story was not only passed down to the Tang Dynasty, but even passed down to later generations for thousands of years, and was even hung on the sky curtain!
This made Li Shimin feel scared but also grateful.

Fortunately, I did not listen to the bad advice of some of my subordinates and dealt with Li Yuan at the Xuanwu Gate.

Otherwise, I would probably be hung up on the sky curtain and scolded!

……

And Liu Yu, who founded the Liu Song Dynasty.

First, I saw that the traitor who killed his father was overthrown.

The new emperor was later known in history as Emperor Xiaowu of Song.

From this one, you can tell that he is an emperor with great talent and strategy.

Liu Yu, who was in a bad mood before, now couldn't help but smile with relief.

Liu Yu gave the order:

"It seems that our Song Dynasty has rapidly revived after a brief period of chaos."

"The subsequent emperors of the Song Dynasty should be stronger than the previous one."

"In the past, Shaokang revived the country, Wuding revived the country, and my Song Dynasty was in chaos for a while, and then revived. What's wrong with that?"

"Order! Hold a grand banquet to reward the army, then play music and dance!"

(End of this chapter)