When he couldn't have a son, he asked his wife to borrow seeds from other places, which was an absurd and helpless move made by Liu Mi before he ascended the throne. Liu Mi (439-472), the 11th son of Liu Yilong, was made King of Eastern Hunan in the 29th year of Yuanjia (452). The emperors of Liu and Song Dynasties are not as good as their predecessors, not only in politics, but also in procreation. Although Liu Yilong gave birth to 19 sons, when he came here, the machine didn't work very well. Despite numerous concubines and spoils, there is no sign of pregnancy, let alone children, except for Wang Sheng's two daughters. Liu Mi's "love for literature and righteousness" is deeply influenced by Confucianism, and has been tortured by the concept of "there are three unfilial things, and there is no greatness after". In the sixth year of Daming (462), Liu Mi was no longer impatient. In order to succeed to the throne, Liu Mi and his beloved Princess Chen Miaodeng jointly staged a farce of "borrowing seeds". But "borrowing seeds" is both private and risky, so we must carefully screen them, and we can't just find a man. After careful consideration, I took a fancy to his confidant Li. I think there are three main reasons for choosing Li Xiang to borrow seeds. First, Li, "originally from eastern Hunan, slightly from the official sequence of Chinese studies in eastern Hunan" (Song Shu), is educated and educated, which can guarantee the high quality and high IQ of future generations; Secondly, Li He is in love with teachers and students, and his personal relationship is very good. There is no need to worry about the confidentiality of "borrowing seeds"; Third, and most importantly, Li has "one wife and one room, one son every year, and there are already ten men", which is dubbed as "the arrow is not empty" (The Romance of Southern History), and the probability of having a boy is very high. Although the target is locked, how to make it both logical and invisible is a problem. What's the matter? Liu Mi is also a sovereign, with high status and high attention rate. We should pay attention to the influence of every move, not to mention the shameful thing of "borrowing seeds". How did Liu Mi implement the "borrowing seeds" program? Song Shu said that Chen Miaodeng was "favored at the beginning and retired for a year to beg for Li", which means that Chen Miaodeng volunteered to tell Li. Such a statement is not convincing even if it is killed. Sima Guang clearly saw the clue, so he hit the nail on the head in Zi Jian: "Emperor Taizong (according to) first sealed a gift from Li Weichen (according to Chen Miaodeng), and welcomed him back and gave birth to an emperor (according to)." About Liu Mi's "borrowing seeds", The Romance of Southern History tells a more wonderful story: "... at night, I slept with her and called her in small print:' Miao Deng, I'll tell you tonight, and I'll give it to you tomorrow. "Would you like to," the princess was frightened and said, "Although Ann is humble and has become attached to your majesty, how can she give it to others?" The emperor said,' Never mind, borrow your abdomen to get your ears. If you are pregnant, call your mother. The princess said, "if I break my honor, why should I serve your majesty again?" The emperor said,' Being an heir is a big deal, but dishonor is a small matter. Don't be suspicious.' The princess secretly took orders. Tomorrow, the emperor will pretend to be angry with the princess, blaming him for not taking orders and sparing his life. Doyle thanked me and told me, "If you are pregnant, report to me." So Doyle did his best for this. A few days later, if she was pregnant, the emperor welcomed her back, gave birth to Wang Yu of Cangwu, and made him a prince. ..... "Romance is seven points real and three points empty, but Liu Mi's decision to have a baby is still credible. Liu Mi thought "borrowing seeds" was confidential, but some clues were recorded in the history books. For example, although he mistakenly remembered the origin of Chen Miaodeng, saying that Chen Miaodeng was Li's concubine, he was convinced that he was born after "accepting". Furthermore, when they grow up, "everyone calls themselves General Li or Li Tong" (Song Shu), or "everyone calls themselves General Li or Li Tong" (Shu Wei). It can be seen that it is indeed a species borrowed from Li. Sima Guang's statement in "Learning from Your Own Experience" that "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty called himself Liu Tong or General Li" obviously saved a little face. In December of the first year of Jinghe (465), Liu Mi acceded to the throne, namely Emperor Song Mingdi. In the second year of Taishi (467), he was appointed Crown Prince and Li was promoted to Prince. Liu Mi thought it was not enough to have only one son. He was afraid that Liu Yu would die young, so he came up with a more absurd idea. He sent someone to secretly investigate whether there were pregnant women among the king's concubines, and if there were, he put them in the palace. When a pregnant woman gives birth to a boy, she kills her mother, leaving the child behind and letting her favorite concubine act as the mother of the child. In this regard, Shu Wei recorded that "in his later years, he was depressed and unable to defend himself. His disciples and sisters were pregnant, so he took them to the palace and gave birth to a man, killed their mother and raised them with their relatives. When he became emperor, Liu Mi's plan of "borrowing seeds" became unscrupulous from the initial sneaking around. Song Shu said that Liu Mi had twelve sons, but none of them was his own flesh and blood. In April of the first year of Yu Tai (472), Liu Mi died of illness and acceded to the throne. Liu Mi is extremely violent. When he went out to play, he ordered his followers to kill anyone who was in the way, whether it was human or livestock, which led to "people dare not open the door during the day, and almost all pedestrians on the road died." "The most terrible thing is that he also ordered the guards around him to hold needles, hammers, chisels, saws and other instruments of torture at any time. If the lieutenants don't obey, they will be tortured by hitting the head, hammering the scrotum and laparotomy. There are often dozens of people tortured every day. In July of the fifth year of Hui Yuan (477), Liu Mi was killed and deposed as the king of Cangwu County. A good seed does not necessarily bear good fruit. This should be unexpected when Liu Mi borrowed seeds.