The ancestor of Emperor Wu of Song recorded in the Book of Song Dynasty was Wang Jiaoliu of Chu Yuan in the early Han Dynasty. Jiao Liu was a vassal of the Western Han Dynasty, the fourth son of Liu Taigong, and the half-brother of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Jiao is the best and most educated of the three brothers Liu Bang.
According to Hanshu, Liu Jiao liked reading when he was young. He is versatile and ambitious. He studied the Book of Songs with Xun Zi's disciples Mu Sheng, Bai Sheng and Shen Gong. After Qin Shihuang burned books and buried Confucianism, he was forced to break up and run away. After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he was made King of Chu.
Emperor Wu of song's ancestral home is in Suiyu, Pengcheng County. He is the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and the 22nd grandson of Chu Yuan, Liu Wang Jiao. In his early years, his family went south with Jinshi and lived in Jingkou, Dantu County, Jinling. Zhu Zongbin attributed the family background of Emperor Wu of Song to Jiang Zuo's "low-level gentry" (Chen Yinque thought it was a "second-class gentry").
Anecdotal allusions related to Emperor Wu of Song:
1, not good at pen and ink
Liu Yu is not good at literary talent, so Liu Yi once wrote a poem at the banquet: "There are many heroes in the six countries, and they have just begun to have an affair." Deliberately showing his literary attainments is better than Emperor Wu of Song. Emperor Wu of song's calligraphy is also very poor. He was persuaded by Liu, the chief of staff, and rewrote Chinese characters under his instructions. The Book History Society written by Tao in Yuan Dynasty called it "outstanding calligraphy".
2. Don't trust the gods.
Emperor Wu of song did not believe in God, and even wrote a letter to demolish the "Yin Temple" after he ascended the throne. Only temples of sages and virtuous people are exempted. Emperor Wu of song fell ill before he died. His ministers asked him to pray for the protection of the gods, but he refused. He only sent Xie, a waiter, to the ancestral temple to inform his ancestors.
3. Release old love
Liu Yu often associates with famous monks, and once made his sons and nephews at home and abroad study under the guidance of a master monk. When I went to the Northern Expedition in Guanzhong, I invited the monk Yan Hui to accompany me. In addition, he also made friends with Fahe Daozhao, and their friendship was very deep.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Emperor Wu of Song