Because in the second year of Taiqing (548), the "Hou Jing Rebellion" broke out, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan was imprisoned and died in Taicheng, Jiankang. He was short of food and clothing, and because of his old age, he was eventually killed alive. starve. At the age of eighty-six, he was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wu and the temple name of Gaozu. He was buried in Xiu Ling.
Hou Jing was originally a member of the Jie tribe who was assimilated by the Xianbei tribe. He fought under the banner of Gao Huan, the founder of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He made many military exploits and was highly appreciated and relied upon by Gao Huan. But after Hou Jing's death, Gao Cheng wanted to seize Hou Jing's military power, so Hou Jing surrendered to the Western Wei Dynasty. However, Yuwentai of the Western Wei Dynasty was wary of him and did not accept him wholeheartedly, so Hou Jing expressed his submission to Xiao Yan. I never thought that Xiao Yan would make peace with Gao Cheng, but only on the condition that the Liang Dynasty send Hou Jing back to the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
After Hou Jing learned about it, he launched a rebellion on the pretext of killing Zhu Yi, who had taken power in the court. The rebels marched straight in, and finally came to Jiankang and besieged Taicheng. Originally, Xiao Yan had called for troops from all over the country to rush for reinforcements. However, due to the different intentions of the reinforcements from all walks of life, after several unfavorable attacks on the rebels, they stood still and waited to see whether they would succeed or fail. were able to continue the siege of Taicheng. Xiao Zhengde, who was guarding the city gate, had already surrendered to Hou Jing. Kaicheng put the rebels in and Taicheng fell.
Liang Wu Emperor Xiao Yan was imprisoned by Hou Jing in Jiankangtaicheng. Although Xiao Yan was controlled by Hou Jing on the surface, he was extremely unfair in his heart and refused his requests many times. Since then, most of Xiao Yan's requests have not been met, and his daily diet has been reduced. The old Xiao Yan was filled with worry and anger, and never got sick again.
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Liang Wu Emperor Xiao Yan (464-June 12, 549), also known as Shuda, also known as Lianer, lived in Dongcheng City, Wujin County, Nanlanling County ( A native of Fangxian Town, Danyang City, Jiangsu Province today, he was the founder of the Liang Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (reigned from 502 to 549). Born in the Xiao family of Lanling, he was the twenty-fifth generation grandson of Xiao He, the Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty.
During the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xiao Yanlei served as the governor of Yongzhou. During this period, he participated in the defense of the Northern Wei Dynasty twice and was favored by Emperor Qi Ming. In the second year of Yongyuan (500), he raised troops to attack Xiao Baojuan, the Marquis of Donghun, and supported Xiao Baorong, King of Nankang, as emperor. The following year, Jiankang was captured. In the second year of Zhongxing (502), he accepted Xiao Baorong's "zen position" and established Nanliang.
In the early days of his rule, Xiao Yan was still able to pay attention to government affairs and corrected various shortcomings since the Song and Qi Dynasties. In order to bring the states and counties under his control, he adopted the policy of replacing dissidents, appointing cronies, and conducting crusade. But for the powerful families, Xiao Yan changed the precedent, restored their respected status as much as possible, and granted real power to the clan kings as much as possible. Xiao Yan reigned for forty-eight years, ranking first among the emperors of the Southern Dynasties.
In the late years of his reign, as he became more successful and older, he began to neglect political affairs and became addicted to Buddhism. In the second year of Taiqing (548), the "Hou Jing Rebellion" broke out, and Xiao Yan was imprisoned and died in Jiankangtaicheng at the age of 86. His posthumous title was Emperor Wu, his temple name was Gaozu, and he was buried in Xiu Ling. Xiao Yan was well versed in literature and history and was one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling". He also ordered the compilation of 600 volumes of "General History" and personally wrote the preface. He has quick thinking and gorgeous writing style. He has written thousands of poems, many of which are famous works.
Reference: Xiao Yan—Baidu Encyclopedia