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Being an emperor in ancient times was a high-risk job. If you were not careful, you might be dethroned, especially if you were a relatively young emperor. The second emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Shao of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yifu, ascended the throne at the age of 17. Before his father Liu Yu passed away, he specially arranged for Xu Xianzhi and four other ministers to help him manage the country.

However, Liu Yifeng was the eldest son born when Liu Yu was 43 years old. Relying on his father's favor, he developed bad habits of extravagance and debauchery since childhood. Even after becoming emperor, he was still idle. The four ministers could not bear to see the country destroyed in his hands, so they deposed him two years later and supported his younger brother Liu Yilong to ascend the throne.

Liu Yifeng and the four ministers are somewhat similar to Emperor Shunzhi and Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty. Both Liu Yifeng and Shunzhi were young emperors, but Shunzhi ascended the throne at a younger age, only 6 years old. The four ministers and Dorgon were all important ministers who assisted the emperor.

When Shunzhi was only 6 years old and couldn't manage the country well, why didn't Dorgon follow the example of the four ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty and pull down the emperor? And as the younger brother of Huang Taiji, why didn't he become the emperor himself?