Liu Song's father and son were out of harmony, and there were many hidden dangers. The Northern Wei Dynasty, which had just experienced civil unrest, was not much better, and the chaos continued.
The new Emperor Tuoba Yu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, also spelled Tuoba Zhen, was the sixth son of Tuoba Tao, and his mother was Lu Zuo Zhaoyi. In terms of identity, he was no better than Emperor Sun Tuoba, and in terms of the order of elders and children, he also had two elder brothers, Tuoba Tan, the King of Linhuai, and Tuoba Jian, the King of Guangyang. The most important thing is that he did not get the right position, and he ascended to the throne by having a good relationship with Zong Ai, so he was still dissatisfied with many people as emperor.
Tuoba Yu himself knew this very well, so he rewarded his subordinates with extremely generous things, intending to buy people's hearts and minds. But such a price was also huge, and in just one month, the Treasury of the Northern Wei Dynasty was used up. So what is the ability of Tuoba Yu? If you are capable, you may also be able to turn the tide! Wishes are always good, reality is always cruel, Tuoba Yu is not only not heroic, but also likes to drink heavily, often drunk and drunk. At the same time, he also indulges in vocals, dogs and horses, likes to go hunting in the wild, and naturally never asks questions about national events.
So who is in charge of national affairs? Of course it is Zong Ai. Because of his meritorious service in supporting Tuoba Yu, Zong Ai was awarded the title of Grand Sima (大司馬), Grand General (大將軍), Taishi (太師), governor of various Chinese and foreign militaries, concurrently serving as the secretary of the central government, and was also given the title of King of Feng Yi. The fact that a eunuch was crowned king was something that had never been seen before.
At this time, Zong Ai was in a high position, in charge of the affairs of the three provinces, and was also responsible for the security affairs of the royal family. He also became authoritarian, and even in the face of those secretaries of state with significant merits, Zong Ai called directly and did not pay attention to them at all. As Zong Ai's power grew day by day, people were saying that he would be the next Zhao Gao. Tuoba Yu also heard this rumor, and immediately felt deeply uneasy, believing that Zong Ai would sooner or later plot to cause trouble, and he wanted to plot to cut off his power.
However, Tuoba Yu did not plan well, and even let Zong Ai know the news. Zong Ai, who heard the news, was extremely angry, and since Tuoba Yu was not at ease, it was better to get rid of it. In the first year of Yongping (452 AD, the twenty-ninth year of Liu Song Yuanjia), in October, Bing Wushuo (the first day of the first month), taking advantage of Tuoba Yu's night to go to the East Temple to sacrifice, Zong Ai ordered Xiao huangmen Jia Zhou and others to approach Tuoba Yu and secretly kill him. Poor Tuoba Yu, after only two hundred days of being the emperor, he cried out for his life. Zong Ai also became a eunuch for the two emperors.
As before when tuoba tao was killed, Zong Ai once again blocked the news, and only Yu Lin Lang Zhonggu Ni (Liu Ni) knew about it. Du Lonely Ni then persuaded Zong Ai to support Emperor Sun Tuoba Lian to inherit the throne, which surprised Zong Ai and scolded Du Lonely Ni, because Zong Ai and Tuoba Liang's father Tuoba Huang was framed by Zong Ai and died of depression. But Du Guni still insisted, he thought that if he did not establish Tuoba Mao, who else could be made emperor? Zong Ai did not say much, but said that after returning to the palace, he would select a talented person among the kings to be the emperor.
Du Guni was deeply afraid that Zong Ai would change his mind, so he secretly told Yuan he who was serving as the shangshu of the temple at that time. At this time, Yuanhe and DuGuni jointly led the army to take charge of the internal guards of the palace, and Yuanhe felt that the matter was important, so he sought out the son of Bu Liu Gu Qian (Lu Qian), who was then serving as the southern Shangshu(Lu Li) to discuss. Yuanhe believes that Zong Ai has already supported Tuoba Yu as emperor, but killed him again. Now that the emperor and grandson are not allowed to ascend the throne, allowing him to act recklessly will only plunge the country into chaos and even disaster. Bu Liu Guli deeply agreed, and after the two discussed, decided to jointly support Tuoba Mao's ascension to the throne.
Two days later, Yuanhe and Shangshu Changsun Thirsty Hou led troops to guard the palace tightly, and sent Du Lonely and Bu Liu Guli to hold Tuoba Mao on their horses and enter Pingcheng, where Yuanhe and Changsun Thirsty Hou opened the palace gate to greet Tuoba Mao and his party. Then Du Guni rode back to the East Temple on horseback and shouted loudly: "Zong Ai murdered the King of Nan'an, and there was a great rebellion, and now that Emperor Sun has ascended to the throne, he has issued an edict to let the Guards return to the palace quickly." "Everyone shouted long live. Yuanhe and others arrested Zong Ai, Jia Zhou, and other cadres, and then led their troops to support Tuoba Mao, that is, the throne.
Tuoba Jun ascended the throne of the Yong'an Hall and changed his name to Xing'an. Subsequently, zong ai and Jia Zhou were beheaded, and their three tribes were exterminated. But in such an era of stormy times, can the young Tuoba Mao control the situation?