Chapter 426: Teng Yin, who was favored, escaped unscathed
Sun He continued: "Brother-in-law has always been deeply trusted by the emperor. Your advice is bound to be correct. After all, the emperor has always been very accurate in judging people."
After Teng Yin came of age, he married a princess. Sun Quan valued Teng Yin very much, and even increased his rewards for the princess and visited the princess and her couple several times.
At the age of thirty, Teng Yin served as the prefect of Danyang, and later served as the prefect of Wu County and Kuaiji.
Teng Yin often stated his policy opinions on the table, which reflected the good and bad customs of the people and had many opinions on national policies. However, Teng Yin was not complacent. The more favors he received and the higher his position, the more cautious he became.
Be careful and stay humble.
Every time Teng Yin presides over a lawsuit and decides a crime, he observes the words and demeanor of the litigants and ensures that the judgment is reasonable.
Therefore, the people would appeal to him whenever they had grievances, and he enjoyed prestige wherever he went.
In the first year of Huanglong (229 years), Sun Quan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Teng Yin was ordered to work with Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao, Zheng Li, etc. to draft the Wu Kingdom's court ritual system, imitating the old systems of Zhou and Han.
After Sun He was established as the crown prince, King Sun Ba of Lu attempted to compete for the crown prince's position, so the courtiers and even local bureaucrats gradually split into two factions supporting the crown prince or King Lu.
Prime Minister Lu Xun, General Zhuge Ke, Taichang Gu Tan, Cavalry General Zhu Ju, Kuaiji Governor Teng Yin, Governor Shi Ji, Shangshu Ding Mi and others supported the crown prince Sun He.
Hussar General Bu Zhi, Zhennan General Lu Dai, Grand Sima Quancong, Left General Lu Zhi, Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong and others attached themselves to Lu King Sun Ba. The two factions were at odds with each other, and the fight continued, which almost plunged Wu into a political crisis.
Even though the leaders of both parties are now absent from the DPRK, the battle is still going on.
Taichang Gu Tan continued: "For example, Liu Qi in the Han Dynasty did many wrong things when he was the prince, but he was still a promising prince. In this way, he successfully ascended to the position of emperor, and even more
Not to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Sun He thought for a moment and then said hesitantly: "What you said makes sense. Am I really not as good as Liu Qi? I believe that I can do what Liu Qi can do."
And Liu Qi did a lot of unreliable things in his life, but he was still able to sit firmly in the position of prince.
The first one was when I was playing chess with the son of Liu Bi, King of Wu, when I was a child, and Liu Bi's son was killed by a chessboard.
Liu Qi took such a radical action. It can be seen that he obviously looks like a second-generation emperor, bossing around and having no fear.
We know that it is normal for teenagers to be angry.
However, after all, Liu Bi's son was his cousin. He picked up the chessboard and smashed his cousin on the head, and hit him to death. This shows that he is not only young and energetic, but also has a very vicious heart.
The second thing was that Chao Cuo helped him by suggesting that he cut down the feudal vassals so that his imperial power would not be threatened. He actually killed Chao Cuo in order to please the rebellious "Seven Kingdoms".
Not only does this matter lack the bearing of a leader, but it also shows the appearance of a coward who is afraid of getting into trouble and wants to burn bridges.
The problem is that he killed his subordinates who were loyal to him to please the enemy, but the enemy still didn't like him and rebelled when they should. It can be said that this slapped him hard and made him a ungrateful person.
ugly reputation.
The third thing is that he indulged his younger brother Liu Wu and ultimately caused his brother to die a bad death.
Liu Qi's younger brother Liu Wu finally wanted to obtain Liu Qi's throne. It can be said that all this was caused by Liu Qi.
Liu Qi handled Liu Wu's issue very poorly. After he became emperor, he did not follow the royal rules, and he and Liu Wu were no older or younger. They shared a carriage when going out and a bed when entering.
As a result, his mother, Queen Mother Dou, thought that Liu Qi wanted to pass the throne to Liu Wu, so she raised the matter in front of Liu Qi.
This also shook Liu Wu's heart and made Liu Wu plan to obtain the throne.
Then, he sent dozens of groups of people to investigate Liu Wu in turn, and this series of actions finally made Liu Wu almost die of fear. It can be said that Liu Wu was harmed by Liu Qi.
The fourth incident was that Zhou Yafu was an upright minister, but he could not treat his heroes well and forced Zhou Yafu to commit suicide.
Without Zhou Yafu, Liu Qi's throne would probably have been usurped by Liu Bi. Zhou Yafu helped Liu Qi regain his power, and Liu Qi made Zhou Yafu the prime minister, which was no problem.
The problem is that when Zhou Yafu was the prime minister, he gave Liu Qi several correct suggestions, but Liu Qi could not tolerate him. In the end, he even accused him of rebelling.
If his killing of Chao Cuo was the first time he crossed the river and burned the bridge, killing Zhou Yafu was the second time he crossed the river and burned the bridge.
From the above analysis, we can see that Liu Qi has never done anything great in his life. Even putting down the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" was a good event.
However, for this pacification, first of all, he was the cause of the incident; secondly, he killed Chao Cuo by mistake during the process; and finally, he forced the hero Zhou Yafu to death. In short, he was not positive in pacifying the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion".
, but the opposite.
Teng Yin continued to retort: "Although Liu Qiang, the first prince established by Liu Xiu, took the initiative to step down from the position of prince after his mother was deposed, he did not make any drastic moves. Even if he could not finally ascend to the throne,
He is the emperor, but only in this way can he enjoy wealth and peace and escape unscathed!"
Liu Qiang was the first prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the biological son of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiu. However, because his mother was deposed, he chose to voluntarily resign as prince, and was finally able to enjoy his old age, becoming one of the few people in Chinese history who took the initiative to retire.
The prince died a good death in the way of the feudal king.
In the second year of Emperor Jianwu's reign (AD 26), Guo Shengtong was made queen by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and his son Liu Qiang was naturally made the crown prince.
However, fifteen years later, that is, the seventeenth year of Jianwu (41 AD), Queen Guo Shengtong was deposed by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu because she "acted in the style of Lu Huo and could not entrust a young orphan to respectfully inherit the throne."
Lost her position as queen.
Because his biological mother was deposed from the throne, Liu Qiang, who was still the crown prince at the time, often felt worried and uneasy, so he repeatedly petitioned Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu to request that he give up his position as crown prince and become an ordinary vassal king.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu heard Liu Qiang's words and couldn't bear it. After several years of shirk, he reluctantly agreed to Liu Qiang's request to resign as crown prince.
Regarding this matter, there is a detailed record in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of the Ten Kings of Guangwu", that is: "In the seventeenth year of the reign of Emperor Guo, Empress Guo was deposed, and the powerful people were often uneasy. Several reasons were expressed to the kings sincerely, and they were willing to prepare
In the country of Fan, if the glory of military power cannot be tolerated, and those who return late will be a few years old, then they will be allowed to do so."
After Liu Qiang successfully abdicated his position as Crown Prince, he was granted the title King of East China Sea by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu in the 19th year of Jianwu (AD 43).
However, because Emperor Guangwu felt sorry for him, he ordered Liu Qiang to surrender nine years later, in the 28th year of Jianwu (52 AD).
At this point, Liu Qiang, who had been the crown prince for nineteen years, finally gave up the throne and became a vassal king of the Eastern Han Dynasty, where he was able to live the rest of his life in wealth and peace.
Six years after Liu Qiang went to Donghai Kingdom to become a vassal, that is, in the first year of Yongping of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty (AD 58), Liu Qiang died of illness at the age of thirty-four. His posthumous title was Gong, so Liu Qiang was called Prince Gong of Donghai.
He died young, but he still had a good death. He is one of the few people who can escape from the position of prince alive.