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"Since Qin Shihuang created the monarchy, among the emperors of all dynasties, there are those who are prosperous and bright, those who have made great achievements, those who are tyrannical, and those who are extremely stupid, but Li Yu is not."

"If he can take over a good country like Wanli, he can have a stable dynasty even if he is obsessed with poetry."

"If he can be as courageous as Yongzheng, he can turn the tide even if he accepts a not-so-powerful reading, and maybe he can continue his career. But unfortunately, he is not."

"He's a poet at best, he's just pushing ducks to the shelves, and was forcibly tied to the position of emperor."

"He has no intention of being an emperor, but he has to take on the historical responsibility of the country's survival."

"This burden is a bit heavy for him."

"When facing the aggressive Da Song, he realized that all his efforts are in vain in the face of absolute strength."

"Song's strength is on the one hand, and subjectively weak governance is on the other hand. These two factors lead to all his efforts in vain."

"Frustrated, he can only put his heart full of sorrow into words, expressing endless sadness and helplessness in words."

"When Li Yu ascended the throne, the Southern Tang Dynasty already respected the Song Dynasty as orthodox, and the national fortune of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already begun to decline."

"Li Yu really doesn't have the ability of a king. He is indecisive and employs people badly. He is not a master of ZTE, and he is not a king who can manage the mess of his family and country."

"Li Yu, formerly known as Li Congjia, is self-reliant. Later, he changed his name to Li Yu according to the 'Day of the Sun Yiyu, Night of the Moon Yiyu', named Zhongyin, Zhongfeng Hermit, and Lianfeng Layman."

"Although Li Yu is said to be the sixth son, Li Jing's first five sons, except Prince Li Hongyi, all died early, so Li Yu is also considered the second son."

"Prince Li Hongyi is very suspicious. He always feels that Li Yu covets the throne, and he is always on guard against him. Li Yu has no intention of the throne, does not participate in political affairs, and expresses to his brother that he has no idea about the throne."

"Li Yu originally wanted to write poems all his life. He drank alcohol and wrote lyrics when he had nothing to do. He talked about the world with a few wine and meat friends. Or talk about the current situation and politics, and express his feelings of worrying about the country and the people."

"Li Yu took the initiative to avoid the edge of his brother, in order to prevent brothers from turning against each other."

"Li Yu not only thought about his elder brother, but also wrote many times to plead for his younger brother who was detained in the Northern Song Dynasty."

"Under Song Taizu's repeated rejections, Li Yu wrote the moving "Quedeng Gaowen" with grief."

"I never thought that fate would play a joke on him. The prince Li Hongyi died suddenly, and Li Yu was named the prince by Li Jing."

"This caught the Second Patriarch Li Yu by surprise."

"In his thinking, he has never considered politics. He only thinks about poetry and poetry, and the flowers are blooming before the moon."

"Brother's suspicion, the court's intrigue, and the covetousness of external forces are all contrary to his inner yearning."

"After Li Jing's death, he took advantage of the trend to become the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"After taking office, Li Yu adopted a loose policy based on the actual situation of the country, and clearly defined internal rewards and punishments."

"He promoted the idea of ​​"renting ten tins at any rate, which is called "rate points", which greatly reduced the taxation of the common people."

"He dismissed the envoys from various roads to farm the fields, the commissioner's subcommittee and the regular Fu were collected, redundant officials were abolished, and corrupt officials were cracked down."

"Li Yu appreciates talents even more. Li Yu values ​​the talents of talents themselves, has a humble attitude, is tolerant to them, and has high hopes for them."

"At the banquet held by Li Yu to celebrate the establishment of Xiaozhou, Han Xizai and others wrote poems with style, and the Southern Tang Lord did not condemn them.

Li Yu almost promoted Han Xizai to prime minister because he dared to speak out. "

"At that time, there was war in the north, and many scholars and literati went south for refuge. The Southern Tang Dynasty undoubtedly became their first choice for refuge."

"Li Yu treats them just like Cao Cao treats virtuous talents, just like the strategists in the Warring States Period. Regardless of their origin, many of them are reused.

Lin Renzhao, Huangfu Jixun, Zhang Ji, Xu Xuan, Xu Kai and others were all promoted by Li Yu in this way. "

"And the most famous of them is Han Xizai."

At that time, the North threatened the safety of Southern Tang.

On the one hand, Li Yu humiliated and begged for peace from the north, and on the other hand, he suspected and framed the officials from the north. The internal struggle of the entire Southern Tang ruling group was fierce.In such an environment, in order to protect himself, Han Xizai, who was in a high position, deliberately pretended to be a corrupt, drunken and foolish person, so that Empress Li would not suspect that he was a person with political ambitions in order to protect himself.

"But Han Xizai is very famous and capable."

"Li Yu also saw his ability and wanted to hand over the governance of the country to him."

"It's just that Han Xizai, the veteran of the three dynasties, doesn't want to do this."

"He once said that I defiled myself because of this, and avoided being a prime minister. I am old and can't laugh for the ages."

"It means that I, Han Xizai, indulge in sex and sex, out of self-preservation. Seeing that the hero of the north is becoming powerful, and the Southern Tang cannot stop him, he doesn't want to be a subjugated prime minister and leave behind eternal infamy."

"Li Yu is still worried.

There are constant party disputes between the DPRK and China. How many of these northern officials are harboring evil intentions?

Li Yu ordered Gu Hongzhong to sneak into Han Xizai's mansion, and drew a picture of the banquet.After that, Li Yu gave the painting to Han Xizai. "

"Han Xizai saw that the emperor noticed him, so he dismissed or gave away those singers."

"When Li Yu was about to hand over important national affairs to him, he reached out and asked Li Yu for money."

"It's better to be old, to have forty generations of prostitutes."

After being romantic for a lifetime, there are 40 singers alone, plus other servants?It was also tight.

Li Yu is also helpless: "There is no such thing as being alone. In the Zhigong Palace, I will bestow benefits on many people." What should be given still has to be given, and the state affairs still depend on others.

That's because many literati went to the Southern Tang Dynasty, but there were not many people who were truly capable of governing the country.

And Han Xizai not only has a long-standing reputation, but also served in three dynasties, so he naturally knows all aspects of the Southern Tang Dynasty like the back of his hand.

In the era of Li Jing, he once advised him to take advantage of the Northern Expedition when Chai Shizong's foothold was unstable, but Li Jing refused to listen;

Later, Chai Shizong was deeply entrenched, but Li Jing wanted to attack others. Han Xizai refused to listen to his advice not to send troops, which led to a big defeat. Fourteen prefectures in Huainan were lost, and the capital was forced to move to Hongzhou.

Although Li Yu has added favor to him now, he knows that the general trend of Southern Tang is over.

There is helplessness in my heart, and there are also factors of negative treatment.

And this also reflects that when Li Yu succeeded to the Southern Tang Dynasty, the country was dilapidated and the party disputes between the court and China continued. As a ruler, he was even more indecisive and not clear enough about appointment.

With such national conditions, if one meets an enlightened and powerful emperor, there may still be a possibility of bringing the dead back to life.

But Li Yu is not a generation of emperors in Han Xizai's eyes.

The sensual Han Xizai died of illness at the age of 69.After the master Li Yu heard the news of Han Xizai's death, he cried a lot. From the time point of view, Han Xizai was sent away, and Li Yu's days were numbered.