Three views completely ruined the Northern Qi Dynasty The six brutal emperors are dirtier than beasts
The tyranny and extravagance of the Six Emperors of Northern Qi caused the dynasty to fall after only 28 years.
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A dynasty that lasted only 28 years disappeared into history. When it appeared, the North and the South faced each other; After its demise, a new dynasty was born in the north. This is the period of the Northern Qi and Northern Dynasties - later generations called it **"Monster Dynasty"。
What has this dynasty experienced in just 28 years of peace and prosperity? Six generations of rulers, each more brutal than the other, each more profligate than the other, so much so that their 28 years of rule gradually turned into an eternal pain in the hearts of the people of the North.
If you could go back in time and go back to the turbulent ** era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which one would you choose? Will you, like Sima Yi and Cao Cao, try to dominate the world in the face of a divided country, or will you try to rule your own territory like Liu Bei and Sun Quan? Or do you want to enjoy the crazy imperial life?
When this question was put in front of the six emperors of the Northern Qi Dynasty, they did not hesitate to choose the last one.
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In 550, the Northern Qi Dynasty was founded. In the first few decades, the Northern Wei Dynasty fell, ** for the Eastern Wei and Western Wei, and Gao Huan controlled the Eastern Wei for 15 years. Gao Huan can fight well, but he is also extravagant. He included his favorite women in his harem, whether it was a relative of the emperor or the wife of a minister, he could not escape his eyes.
After Gao Huan's death, his sons were affected by his promiscuous life for a long time, and their personalities changed drastically and they were lawless. Gao Cheng's eldest son was even more lawless, and at the age of 14, he committed adultery with his father's wife and was imprisoned; After growing up and taking power, he fell in love with the women of the harem again. Among them, there was a beautiful woman who would rather die than give in, and Gao Cheng killed her and destroyed her whole family.
If the dynasty falls into his hands, the consequences will be unimaginable. But there were unforeseen circumstances, and before Gao Cheng could become emperor, he was killed by his own house slaves.
After the news spread, the government and the opposition were jubilant. They believe that the Gao family has finally been retributed, and God has favored the people and given them hope for a new life.
But before the joy could spread, the nightmare returned. Gao Cheng's younger brother Gao Yang seized power, established the Northern Qi regime, and proclaimed himself emperor - the first ruler of the Northern Qi was officially born in this desolate land.
Two. When Emperor Gao Yang ascended the throne of Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi, the government and the opposition had high hopes for Gao Yang, hoping that he would glorify his ancestors. However, Gao Yang not only inherited Cheng Yanjin's arrogance and lasciviousness, but also behaved even more despicably.
He first took away all the wives and concubines left by Gao Cheng, and then took away the wives of the ministers, regardless of whether they were beautiful or ugly. His younger brother was not spared and also took his wife. To prevent his younger brother from seizing the throne, he killed all his brothers and included his sister-in-law in his harem.
Such an emperor showed no mercy to his own flesh and blood: he forced his eldest son Gao Yin to kill captives since he was a child, and Gao Yin couldn't stand it anymore, so he beat him unconscious.
All the ministers in the palace sighed, but there was nothing they could do. The people of the city are living in dire straits, and their eyes are full of despair when they look at Kyoto. They feared that one day the Emperor's claws would reach for the top of their heads.
We wanted Gao Cheng to die, but we didn't expect Gao Yang to be more guilty than him! "People are gnashing their teeth.
More than ten years later, Gao Yang died of illness. When people heard the news, they were silent. They went through the reign of two tyrants and held out no hope for the dynasty. Who will be the next new ruler? They didn't dare to think about it, and they didn't dare to guess.
Three generations of surnames. After Gao Yang's death, his son Gao Yin ascended the throne. Gao Yin suffered from Gao Yang since he was a child, and thought that the new monarch would be resentful and rule cruelly. However, Gao Yin was a kind-hearted man who tried to repair the bad reputation of the Gao dynasty through benevolent governance.
At this time, the Northern Qi state was strong, and its territory included present-day Shanxi and Henan. As long as politics develops steadily, this is a ** era. However, the rise and fall of a dynasty depended not only on the emperor personally, but also on the actions of the entire imperial family and group.
Gao Yin sincerely wanted to stabilize the country, but her uncle and courtiers forced her to do so. The upper echelons of the court thought she was a waste and should immediately pass the throne to someone who could do it. In the chaos, Gao Yin was forced to abdicate.
Gao Yin's cousin Gao Yan replaced him as the third monarch of Northern Qi. Unfortunately, Gao Yan is not as merciful as Gao Yin, but like his younger brother Gao Yang, he continues to indulge in the pleasures of flesh and blood.
In the face of all this, people finally realized that God's will was contrary to them, and they could not avoid being deceived by this dynasty.
Gao Zhan was the ninth son of Emperor Gao Huan of Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the most ruthless of all the brothers.
He made a bet in front of his brother Gao Yan that he would never ascend to the throne. However, after Gao Yan's death, he took the lead in taking power and became the fourth emperor.
This man was so barbaric that he even included his brother's wives and concubines in his harem. He forced his brother and sister-in-law to kill his nephew with his own hands, which was very cruel. He also killed many of his relatives and ministers, which was a very cruel act.
Gao Zhan ostensibly killed the clan and heroes, but in fact, he was removing obstacles to his own ** rule. Because there is one thing that is more important than anything else in his mind, and that is the throne.
In order to consolidate the imperial power, he deposed his favorite minister Yang Chuan, appointed the traitor Zhu Chunru as the prime minister, and then took control of the army and carried out a great purge.
Such a rule frightened the dynasty, the people despaired, and the dynasty gradually collapsed. On the eve of Gao Zhan's death, the regime of Northern Qi also fell.
Before his death, Gao Zhan appointed his nephew Gao Wei as his heir, hoping that he would change his ways. However, with the accession to the throne of Cushman & Wakefield, this last hope was dashed.
Gao Wei, the last emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was one of the most interesting kings in history.
He used more than 500 concubines as his ministers and guides. These 500"** "All of them have no worries about food and clothing, and enjoy high honor and wealth. Outside the palace, people were unclothed and struggling to get by.
Cushman & Wakefield even played in the palace"Beggar's game", the rulers of the emperor even took pleasure in beating beggars.
If there are more obscure rulers in the early Han Dynasty"No virtue", then someone like Cushman & Wakefield can be called"Moral turpitude"。Cushman brought a surviving dynasty to its demise. In 577 AD, he was overthrown by the Northern Zhou army. The Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Wei was executed, and the Northern Qi Dynasty officially ended.
From Gao Huan to Gao Wei, the 28-year history of the Northern Qi Dynasty is a story of rapid disintegration. It is like a brilliant flower, short-lived, and then quickly withered.
The savior that the people were expecting did not appear, and in their place were six tyrants, one more cruel than the other, and one more wasteful than the other. They destroyed the dynasty, and the people refused to live any longer.
Perhaps this is the cycle of history. The fall of every dynasty is a new beginning. In the face of internal and external difficulties, the only thing we can do is self-improvement and self-education.
The success or failure of a country depends on the hearts of the people. If the people's hearts are good, the country will be prosperous; If the people's hearts are not ancient, the dynasty will die. This has been proven many times by historical examples. What can we learn from this?