Biography of Liu Yu(23)

In the seventh year of Yixi (411), Liu Yu returned to Jiankang, where he was appointed to the post of chief lieutenant and Chinese prefect. In April of the following year (412), the imperial court appointed Liu Yi as governor of Jingzhou. At this time, Liu Yi still controlled Yuzhou and Jiangzhou, while his brother Liu Fan occupied Yanzhou, whose sphere of influence included most of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. And Liu Yi refused to accept Liu Yu, surface support, the heart is extremely jealous, although Liu Yu often with wide and soft obediently, but Liu Yi more and more arrogant, repeatedly obstruct Liu Yu implementation of decrees and layout of personnel; And intend to expand their power, waiting for an opportunity to destroy Liu Yu. Therefore, when he moved to Jingzhou, he took most of the troops from Yuzhou government and Jiangzhou to Jingzhou. After his appointment, he reassigned the governor of Jingzhou county. On the grounds of illness, he asked his cousin Liu Fan to be his deputy. Liu Yu knew that he had a different heart, so he pretended to agree to his request. But by Liu Fan since Yanzhou Guangling into the court alleged that he and Xie mix conspiracy, they played to the court, two people will give death.