How did Emperor Wu of Song from humble origins achieve the imperial career?

Emperor Wu of song, who lived in poverty, always had the ambition to make contributions, so he joined the ranks of soldiers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and became a soldier. Later, Sun Yuan, a general of the northern government soldiers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, finally made Emperor Wu of Song the Qin Bing beside him, and soon promoted him to be a Sima. Emperor Wu of song later joined the army and worked harder. He led troops to defeat Sun En three times, forcing Sun En to flee to the sea, thus being regarded as a confidant by Liu Laozhi, and gradually mastering the military power of the northern government soldiers.

Later, Huan Xuan established himself as emperor, and Emperor Wu of Song rose up against him. He contacted heroes from all sides, and in the autumn of 404 AD, he officially started his begging for Huan. Emperor Wu of song's army is only 2000 people, but they are all brave. In Zhoushan World War I, Heng Xuan's army was defeated. In 405 AD, Emperor Sima Dezong of Jin 'an returned to Jiankang and was appointed as a minister, which made great achievements in lithography. Emperor Wu of song was appointed as the military attache of the prefectures of Chang, Jing and Xu 16 and became a government official.

At the beginning of 409 A.D., the second eye soldier of Nan Ge Yan Rong Chao invaded Zhunbei, killing officials of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, robbing property and plundering the people. Emperor Wu of Song was looking for opportunities to make contributions, so he requested the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan. Emperor Wu of Song set out from Jiankang and sent troops to surround Optics Valley, the capital of Southern Yan (now northwest of Yidu). Rong Rong, the monarch of Southern Yan, was in a hurry and asked for reinforcements from the later Qin Dynasty. Yao Xing, the late king of Qin, sent an envoy to see Emperor Wu of Jin, saying, "Yan and Qin are friendly neighbors. If you must force Yan, we will not sit idly by. " Emperor Wu of song listened to the messenger and said with a smile, "Go back and tell Yao Xing that I want to destroy Yan after three years' rest, and then destroy you. Imagine that you are willing to deliver goods to your door, so come on!

After the messenger left, someone asked Emperor Wu of Song, "If you do this, I'm afraid it will anger Yao Xing. What if the pool really attacks? " Emperor Wu of song suddenly said, "As the saying goes,' the enemy is at high speed'. If they really want to send troops, they will send troops secretly. Why did they send someone to inform them first? This is just Yao Xing bluffing. He can't even control himself. How can he save people? Not surprisingly, Emperor Wu of Song had no time to send troops to teach Southern Yan a lesson. Soon, Emperor Wu of Song destroyed Southern Yan. The court ordered him to be the secretariat of Qinghai and Hebei, and allowed him to act on camera. In other words, he can make his own decisions without asking the court.

Soon, Lu Xun rebelled against Jin in Guangzhou, and Liu Yuling led his troops south to Guangzhou. Under the close supervision of Emperor Wu of Song, the officers and men of the Eastern Jin Dynasty actively fought. Emperor Wu of song took his 4-year-old son Liu Yilong to the front to protect himself and boost morale. The soldiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty with high morale defeated Lu Xun's army. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the imperial court added Emperor Wu of Song as a librarian, Huang Cheng. From then on, Emperor Wu of Song officially took charge of the state affairs. He took it to Jin Gongdi and asked him to copy it. Emperor Gong gladly wrote a letter, and the book was "letter". Emperor Wu of song built an altar in the south and ascended the throne, with the title of Song. Emperor Wu of Song changed Yuan to Yong Chu, with its capital in Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), changed Qin calendar to Yong Chu calendar, and abolished Emperor Gong Jin as king of Lingling. In June of the following year, Emperor Wu of Song sent someone to poison him, setting a precedent for killing abdicators. So far, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which lasted 104, ended with 1 1 emperors, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties began. When Emperor Wu of Song was in power, he was more enlightened, reduced taxes and pardoned slave soldiers. After two years as emperor, Emperor Wu of Song died in 422 AD at the age of 59.