Author: Zhao It is said that Sakyamuni Buddha did not shy away from eating meat when he was alive. Before Liang Wudi, Buddhists in China also ate Sanjin meat. Xiao Yan, a native of Wudi, A Liang in the Southern Dynasties, believed in Buddhism. Once when he was reading the Lengga Sutra, he was deeply moved by the sentence "Bodhisattva is merciful and can't bear to eat the flesh of all beings", and immediately "start from me, start from now" and began to be a vegetarian automatically. He was the highest-ranking Buddhist believer at that time. "The king of Chu loves a thin waist" is good. Being a vegetarian and not eating meat has become a Buddhist commandment that has been passed down to this day. The people who can rank among the "Chuang" characters in history are mostly dragons and phoenixes among people! Liang Wudi Xiao Yan is such a figure. His stories are many and worth telling. (1) During the period from the demise of the famous literati emperor Jin Dynasty to the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, although the north and the south had their own dynasties, they kept a confrontation for a long time, so the history was called the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589). The Northern and Southern Dynasties was an era of great social division and great ethnic integration. There are mainly four dynasties in the Southern Dynasties: Song Dynasty, Qi Dynasty, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty. Xiao Yan achieved regime change from military achievements, so I won't go into details here. The history of Liang Dynasty established by him is called Xiao Liang, which is different from the Qi Dynasty established by Xiao Daocheng who has clan relations with him (known as Xiao Qi). Liang Wudi Xiao Yan has been very clever since he was a child. According to historical records, he is well-read and versatile, and is one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling". After he ascended the throne, although he was busy, he never forgot to study, and often kept on studying all night. An emperor like him is rare in the whole history. Thanks to diligent study, Liang Wudi has made great achievements in the study of Confucian classics and history. In the study of Confucian classics, he has written more than 200 volumes, such as Zhouyi Shushu, Answering Questions in the Spring and Autumn Period and Confucius Yan Zheng. In historiography, he presided over the compilation and preface of general history. Unfortunately, these books have been lost now. He also has profound attainments in music, creating a lot of music, developing new musical instruments and enriching the expressive force of Chinese traditional musical instruments. His chess skills are also superb. Before he became emperor, he often played chess with people until late at night. After he became emperor, his interest continued unabated. Many officials are his chess friends. In particular, it is not because he is the emperor that everyone gives up playing chess, but because he plays north and south chess, because he enjoys himself and doesn't talk about manners. You're totally into it, right? Under his influence and drive, the cultural and artistic undertakings of the Liang Dynasty reached the peak since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and even military commanders with only a little ink in their bellies could recite many good poems. In the sixth year of Tian Jian (507), General Liang Cao defeated Wei Jun and returned to Korea. Xiao Yan held a banquet in Huaguang Hall to celebrate their success. At the banquet, the monarch and his subjects recited poems to celebrate. Shen Yue, the left servant of Shangshu, knew that Cao was not good at poetry and was afraid of his embarrassment, so he didn't rhyme him. Cao was deeply wronged and insisted on using rhyming poems. Xiao Yan comforted him, saying that the general is an outstanding talent, so don't worry about writing a poem! Cao, who was already a little drunk, left while he was drunk. Xiao Yan didn't want to spoil his fun, so he ordered Shen Yue to give him poems. At this point, there are only two words left in the rhyme: "contention" and "illness". Arguably, under this restriction, even ordinary literati will feel stretched. What a Cao! He just frowned and wrote a poem: "My daughter was sad to go, but she came back to compete." How can a traveler be like Huo Qubing? " This poem is natural and fluent, which is very suitable for the reality of triumph. This made the civil servants sigh, and Xiao Yan also lamented that this special historian was included in the national history. (2) At the beginning of his reign, Xiao Yan was very diligent and began to reign for 48 years. He was the longest-serving emperor in the Southern Dynasties. In the early stage, he was diligent in seeking politics, determined to forge ahead, abolished the signing system in the Song Dynasty, increased the right to enfeoffment of kings, properly handled the relationship between gentry and common people, founded Chinese studies, recruited students from five museums, and built elegant museums and scholar museums, regardless of birth and merit. He always gets up at five o'clock all year round to correct official documents and memorials. According to historical records, his hands were frozen and cracked in winter. In order to spread coachable, listen to people's opinions and give full play to their talents, he ordered to set up two letters (boxes) in front of the palace, namely, Longshi letter and slander letter. Heroes and talented people, who have not been rewarded and promoted because of their achievements, or whose talents have not been used, can send letters to their lungs. Ordinary people who want to criticize or make suggestions to the country can write libel letters. Xiao Yan's frugality is also quite famous in history. According to historical records, he "won a crown in three years and a quilt in two years". He doesn't pay attention to food and clothing, and he is reluctant to throw away his old clothes after washing them many times. His food is vegetables and beans, and he only eats one meal a day. When he is too busy, he drinks some porridge to satisfy his hunger. In this respect, Xiao Yan was an outstanding figure among all the emperors in ancient China. Xiao Yan attaches great importance to the selection and appointment of officials. He asked officials at all levels to be honest and upright, and often summoned them as a sign of punishment. He announced the method of official promotion by imperial edict, and if a small county magistrate made outstanding achievements, he was promoted to a large county magistrate. If the county magistrate has political achievements, he will be promoted to the county to be a satrap. His method mobilized the enthusiasm of officials at all levels and strengthened the ruling power of the country. (3) In the later period of the decline of the country caused by the chaos of Buddhism, Xiao Yan was completely changed. He played favoritism and defended his weaknesses, connived at evil and believed in Buddhism, which led to platform chaos, social unrest and the gradual decline of the country. Among the founding heroes, Fan Li and Shen Yue contributed the most. Fan Yun died of illness shortly after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). Xiao Yan not only doesn't reuse Shen Yue, but also often scolds him for "little shoes". Xiao Yan was mean to the hero, but he was partial to the royal family. His sixth brother Xiaohong harbored the murderer. When Xiao Yan learned about it, he not only didn't punish him, but also sealed his official position. Xiao Hong, who is unappreciative, runs amok even more brazenly. Finally, he had an affair with his niece, Xiao Yan's eldest daughter, and plotted to usurp the throne of Xiao Yan. When someone was sent to assassinate ZSZSZSZ, it was revealed that the assassin was arrested and executed, and his eldest daughter committed suicide. Strangely, Xiao Yan doesn't blame Xiao Hong at all. Later, Xiao Hong died of illness. Filial piety is the second son of Xiao Yan, and his mother Wu Shuyuan was originally the concubine of Dong Hunhou. After Xiao Yan, Xiaozong was born only seven months later. This is obvious and a kind of ignorance. Xiao Yan did not discriminate against Xiaozong and made him king. After Wu Shuyuan fell out of favor, she held a grudge against Xiao Yan and quietly told Xiao Zong. From then on, Xiao Zong felt that he was the son of Dong Hunhou and alienated Xiao Yan. Liang and the Northern Wei Dynasty clashed at the border, and Xiao Zong led the troops to fight. Xiaozong defected to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Xiao Yan was very angry. He abolished the title of Xiao Zong and turned Wu Shuyuan into Shu Ren. Later, Xiao Yan heard that Xiao Zong intended to come back and asked Wu Shuyuan to give Xiao Zong clothes as a child. But Xiao Zong doesn't want to come back. Soon, Wu Shuyuan died, and Xiao Yan felt pity again. He also wrote to restore the title of filial piety, and gave Wu Shuyuan posthumous title as a "tribute". According to the analysis of historians, these two blows were huge for ZSZSZSZ. After that, Xiao Yan saw through the world of mortals, went from Confucianism to Buddhism, and went to the temple several times to give lectures to monks. He also seriously studied Buddhist theory and built Buddhist temples everywhere according to his own interests. Monks "never eat meat" and only sacrificed to bodhisattvas and ancestors for vegetarianism. It was during this period that he rose. The emperor is human, but his energy is limited. Xiao Yan is busy with these things all day, which leads to chaos, social unrest and the national treasury deficit. Xiao Yan, the old man, refused to listen to advice, was headstrong, led the wolf into the room, and reused his confidant, which was the fuse of his ruin. Hou Jing is a Lu Bu-style villain who came to Xiao Yan when he was in trouble. He accepted Hou Jing's resignation despite the unanimous opposition of ministers. After Hou Jing came to power, he made some unreasonable demands, which were rejected by Xiao Yan. Dissatisfied, Hou Jing colluded with his nephew and expressed his support for Xiao as emperor. With the cooperation of Xiao, in February of the third year of Taiqing (549), Hou Jing led an army to capture Jiankang. Then Hou Jing killed Xiao and put him under house arrest. In May of that year, 86-year-old Xiao Yan died of pain and hunger. Fill in the blanks at the end of the article: Since 549, the Liang Dynasty has fallen into civil strife. In 557, Chen Baxian became King Chen, and soon he was proclaimed emperor by Zen Buddhism, establishing the Chen Dynasty, and the Liang Dynasty ended. Xiao Yan built a new dynasty with his intelligence and wisdom, but his stupidity ruined it. Only by taking history as a mirror can we be upright. The merits and demerits of Xiao Yan's life are intriguing and highly criticized. Author brief introduction Zhao, pen name, member of Chongqing Nan 'an Writers Association, and signing writer of On Hu. My suggestion: If you like this article, please forward the comments. Recommendation: How good is Xiao Taihou? He has been in charge of military and political affairs for more than 40 years and led Liao into its heyday. Former soldiers and beautiful women in his works: the hardcore and tenderness of Gao Shi, a poet in Tang Dynasty. Liang Wudi Xiao Yan coined the word "magic", but died because of it?