When he lost his words during the royal palace, the emperor revealed a secret plan, was killed by his son, and usurped the throne
Heaven is destined to be emperor
Liu Yilong was the third son of Emperor Wu, the founder of the Liu Song dynasty. From a young age, he was intelligent and bright, well-versed in military law, had a passion for history and was good at writing. When the first emperor was still in office, he achieved many feats and was appointed Admiral Kinh – Ich Ninh – Ung – Luong – Qin Mainland military, Western central lang general, Kinh Chau second history.
Born as the second child, everyone thought that he had no predestined relationship with the throne, but fate had determined that Luu Nghia Long would rule the country. In 422, Emperor Liu Yu fell seriously ill, and although he tried many treatments, his condition not only did not improve, but became increasingly serious. Realizing that he could not survive, Emperor Luu Du in the last days of his life hurriedly passed the throne to Crown Prince Luu Nghia Phu.
Luu Nghia Long became emperor even though he was the third prince. (Photo: Baidu)
Luu Nghia Phu with the status of elder brother succeeded him, taking the name Tong Thieu De. But in contrast to Luu Nghia Long, this prince was always interested in having fun, not interested in the main court. The new emperor is always arbitrary in making mythical policies. The ministers thought that Emperor Song Thieu was frivolous and incompetent, incompetent to run the country.
Because he was unpopular with the court officials, Emperor Shao was soon deposed and died mysteriously. The country could not be without a king, the ministers immediately gathered to discuss and bring Luu Nghia Long to the throne with the name Tong Van De. The ministers thought that they could easily control the new emperor like the previous king.
However, this time, they were wrong, Luu Nghia Long was very smart, he realized that power in the court was falling into the hands of a group of officials. If they can depose the elder brother, he himself is no exception. So, After ascending the throne, Luu Nghia Long urgently eliminated a number of pillar god rights that were in danger of causing disruption in the court such as Tu Xian Chi, Pho Luong and Ta Hoi.
Died tragically at the hands of his son
Before taking the throne, Luu Nghia Long had an eldest son, Luu Thieu. This prince was born right around the 3-year mourning period of Emperor Liu Yu (423 – 425). According to the concept of feudalism, during the mourning period, it is not allowed to conceive. If not giving birth to a child, it will bring bad luck to the family.
Because to protect his son, Luu Nghia Long changed Luu Thieu’s birth year to 426. However, what the king did not expect was that this child was the seed of danger later. As for Luu Thieu, he was later established as crown prince by Luu Nghia Long.
Crown Prince Luu Thieu knew that he was destined for the throne by his father, so he did not rest in peace. He always looked forward to the death of his father so that he could rule the country. Luu Thieu colluded with his younger brother, Luu Tuan, to secretly hire a magician to cast spells for his father’s early death. Their plan was revealed, Emperor Wen was extremely angry, so angry that he wanted to depose this ignorant and incompetent son.
Being informed by Phan Thuc consort, the crown prince immediately executed a plan to kill his father. (Photo: Baidu)
The emperor summoned the ministers, discussed and made a decision to remove the crown prince and put him to death along with his son Liu Xun. However, during a visit, Emperor Van due to his lack of clarity of mind revealed this plan to Phan Thuc Phi (Luu Tuan’s mother). Phan Thuc consort sided with her son, she revealed this shocking secret to the crown prince. After hearing the bad news, Prince Luu Thieu was not only not afraid, but on the contrary, calmly replied: “The situation is so, we have to act first”.
In 453, Luu Thieu led troops to the palace to kill his father and usurp the throne. The crown prince ordered the military to tighten the palace and sent his confidant, Chuong Sieu Chi, to assassinate Emperor Wen. Zhang Chaozhi entered Emperor Wen’s palace with a sword, the emperor held a small table to resist. Chuong Chaozhi swung his sword first and cut off the emperor’s fingers, then officially finished Emperor Wen.
After that, Luu Thieu ordered the killing of both Tu Dam Chi and Giang Dam, the two great ministers who often opposed him in the court, and he also had Phan Thuc consort executed because he thought she knew too much. Luu Thieu slandered Tu Dam Chi and Giang Dam for assassinating the emperor and quickly ascended the throne with the name Nguyen Hung.
However, the truth could not be hidden forever, after learning that the crown prince killed his father and usurped the throne, Luu Tuan, the third son of King Van De who was then the historian of Giang Chau, decided to revolt. Under the tacit support of some great ministers, Luu Tuan entered the palace, killed Nguyen Hung and ascended the throne. Before being killed, Emperor Nguyen Hung was extremely scared, he didn’t know what to do but pray to the gods but of course, this couldn’t help.
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