If there were no "Mingjun" in Nanliang, would the monks still be eating meat?
In the feudal dynasty, people always hoped that there would be a wise monarch, who was best thrifty and diligent, and then people's lives would be on a broad road to happiness under the guidance of this monarch.
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Liang Dynasty really produced such a "wise monarch" who met the standards, but the people's evaluation of this king was not friendly. What happened? First, the thrifty emperor
In 52 AD, Xiao Yan became the founding king of the Liang Dynasty-Liang Wudi. After Xiao Yan proclaimed himself emperor, his performance seemed to be the definition of "a good emperor".
For example, he is very enthusiastic about his work. No matter whether he is in spring, summer, autumn and winter, he always gets up in the fifth watch to correct the memorial. He works overtime all the year round without complaining. Sometimes his hands are frostbitten and he still can't get off the fire line. He has been placed among the excellent employees of the company today.
forget about dedication. What's even more rare is that Xiao Yan is very thrifty, although he was born in a noble family like Xiao in Lanling.
according to historical records, Xiao Yan's "one crown for three years, one quilt for two years" means that Xiao Yan doesn't pay attention to wearing. His clothes and hats have been used for several years, and he still continues to use them after washing and washing.
Not only is he frugal in dressing, but Xiao Yan eats very simply. He eats one meal a day, often only a la carte soup and beans, and sometimes he drinks some porridge to satisfy his hunger when he is busy.
Besides, Xiao Yan claimed not to eat public meals, which means that even such a simple meal is not paid from the state treasury.
He is also a senior Buddhist believer. He usually doesn't drink or enjoy singing and dancing performances. In a word, everything that Xiao Yan shows shows that Xiao Yan is a monarch who has never met before. Second, the rewards and punishments are unknown
However, if you believe that Xiao Yan is a good emperor, you can be fooled. All of the above is just Xiao Yan's disguise. Let's take a look at how this "good emperor" treats the people.
Xiao Yan severely punished the people, and some of them committed crimes and often sat together. If the criminal escapes, all the family members of the fugitive will be arrested and put to hard labor.
At the same time, Xiao Yan was very lenient in the management of the gentry in the DPRK. If someone in the gentry committed a crime, Xiao Yan often couldn't bear to punish him. After criticism and education, the case was closed.
In addition to the unfairness in law, Xiao Yan also came up with a good way to search for people's fat and paste. In 523 AD, Xiao Yan invented a new currency-iron money, and ordered a total ban on the use of copper coins in the future.
Xiao Yan stipulated that the newly issued iron coins and copper coins should be exchanged at a ratio of 1:1, but the value of iron is far lower than that of copper. As a result, the merchants who hoarded a lot of copper coins suffered great losses.
Moreover, iron is easier to obtain than copper among the people. Some people find it profitable, so they destroy iron to make money. A large amount of iron money flooded the market, causing serious inflation.
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, gained a lot of wealth through the proceeds of issuing currency and inflation. Third, the absurd emperor
Xiao Yan not only troubled the people, but also his officials worried about him.
In 527 AD, Xiao Yan went to Tongtai Temple, but unexpectedly fell in love with it, and simply stayed at Tongtai Temple and left home.
It's not bad that the emperor became a monk. A group of officials in the DPRK were anxious like ants on hot bricks. Fortunately, Xiao Yan was just having fun this time. Three days later, Xiao Yan returned to the palace by himself.
Perhaps this experience of becoming a monk left a good memory for Xiao Yan. In 529 AD, Xiao Yan once again came to Tongtai Temple to become a monk. This time, the ministers donated 1 million yuan to redeem the "Emperor and Bodhisattva".
In 546 AD, addicted Xiao Yan became a monk for the third time. This time, ministers spent 2 million yuan to redeem the emperor.
in 547 ad, Xiao Yan became a monk for the fourth time, but the court had no choice but to spend another 1 million yuan to redeem Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan didn't become a monk, but he didn't stop studying Buddhism. He claimed that from the examination in the Great Nirvana Sutra, monks can't eat meat. Since then, the tradition of vegetarianism in Han Buddhism for thousands of years has originated from this clown. Fourth, the fatuous monarch
However, Xiao Yan, who has always worried ministers, occasionally worries about others. In 55 A.D., Liang cut Wei, and Xiao Yan let a general like Wei Chui go to war, but let his sixth brother Xiao Hong take the lead.
Liang Jun was well-equipped and well-armed, and Wei Jun didn't dare to confront him. But Xiao Hong, the coach, was a dude. One night, it rained heavily, and Xiao Hong was afraid, so he took a few people and fled back to Jiankang.
This really killed Liang Jun. Without a commander in chief, the three armed forces fled in rout, throwing ordnance all over the floor. Nearly 5, people were killed in Liang Jun.
When the news came, Xiao Yan didn't blame Xiao Hong. After all, for Xiao Yan, everything one of us did was right.
However, the war between Liang and Wei is still going on from time to time. Xiao Yan's "fighting for the city, killing for the city, fighting for the land, killing for the wild" is vividly reflected in the war.
You always have to pay back when you get out. In his later years, Xiao Yan broke out in the famous "Hou Jing Rebel". Xiao Yan was imprisoned in Jiankang Taicheng by rebels. He wanted to eat honey before he died, but he couldn't eat it. He died of hunger and thirst.