The emperor's power was almost unconstrained, especially in the late feudal society, when the centralization of absolutism was strengthened, the emperor held the power of life and death of all the people, and the people could almost satisfy all their desires and demands except immortality.
Therefore, it will be a blessing for everyone to meet a wise monarch and a holy Lord. If you meet a cruel and groggy generation, people will face endless disasters. Today, I will introduce the most incompetent emperor-Liu Ti, the last monarch of the Southern Han Dynasty.
Many people may not be familiar with this regime and its name. The Southern Han Dynasty was one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the end of the Tang Dynasty, which was a split period in the history of China. During this period, there were many short-lived dynasties, and the Southern Han Dynasty was one of them.
Before and after the Southern Han regime, it only existed for 67 years and experienced five monarchs. But all five monarchs are assholes, and the most asshole is the last monarch, Herry Liu.
Liu Yong 16 years old acceded to the throne in Guangzhou, the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty. According to records, this person is quite abnormal and likes eunuchs very much. Therefore, if he is admitted to the top scholar, scholar and official of this dynasty and wants to be further promoted, then the first step is to castrate him. During the reign of Herry Liu 14 years, there were as many as 20,000 eunuchs in the imperial court, which shows what a perverted dynasty this is.
You can also imagine how such a freak would govern this country. He left all the state affairs to the eunuchs, but he existed in name only. He was extravagant and debauched all day, shameless and indulgent, and the country was in political chaos and corruption was prevalent.
In addition, Liu Yong also has a hobby that pays great attention to taste. Unlike other monarchs who like beautiful women, the darker, fatter and uglier women, the more he likes them. Once, Liu Yong met a black and fat Persian woman in the street and was used to all kinds of beautiful women. This style made him feel fresh and immediately took her back to the palace for good luck. Because this woman made him very happy and gave her a strange name "Mei Pig", his perspective on beauty changed, so there were "Mei Niu" and "Yang Mei".
In 970 AD, Zhao Kuangyin, who had just established the Northern Song Dynasty, sent troops south and captured the Southern Han Dynasty. Although the regime still had hundreds of thousands of troops at that time, it had no resistance at all. When Song Jun approached Guangzhou, Liu Yong was so scared that he began to cry like a child. I didn't know what to do. At this time, the personal eunuch gave him a bad idea, saying that the Dasong army must have come for gold, silver and jewelry. As long as these things are lit, they will naturally be returned.
Liu Yong believed it, set fire to the luxurious palace and the remaining wealth, packed a few ships of jewels, and fled to the sea with Liu's imperial clan. However, it was soon discovered that this was a trick of the damn eunuch. Before he boarded the ship, several ships of jewels had already been swept away by eunuchs, so Liu Yong had to raise his hand and surrender to the Northern Song Dynasty. It's really hard.