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In ancient history, the founding emperor was basically a generation of Ming monarchs with outstanding achievements, such as Han Gaozu, Han Guangwu Emperor, Song Taizu, Ming Taizu, etc. For Gao Yang, who I want to talk about today, as the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he also worked hard at the beginning, and was even called the "Heroic Son of Heaven". However, Gao Yang failed to start and finish well, and even the ending cannot be said to be a good ending.
One. Specifically, Emperor Gao Yang (526 November 25, 559) of the Northern Qi Dynasty, whose name was Zijin, was a native of Bei County, Bohai County (now Jing County, Hebei Province). Born in Jinyang, nicknamed Jinyangle. In the second year of Tianping (535) of Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Yang was awarded the title of Loose Cavalry Attendant, Hussar General, Yitong Third Division, Zuo Guanglu Doctor, and Founding Duke of Taiyuan County.
As we all know, since the establishment of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, its power has been held by Gao Yang's family. So, after the death of his father Gao Huan, the brothers Gao Cheng and Gao Yang continued to firmly grasp the government of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In the seventh year of Wuding (549), Gao Cheng, the twenty-nine-year-old prime minister, was stabbed to death by a kitchen slave. At this time, the 23-year-old Gao Yang stepped forward and quickly took control of the situation.
In May of the eighth year of Wuding (550), as soon as Gao Yang arrived in Yecheng, he sent Sikong Pan Le, Zhang Liang in the waiter, Zhao Yanshen in the Yellow Gate and others to see Emperor Xiaojing, asking him to follow the will of heaven, imitate Yao Shun, and give the throne to the king of Qi. Soon after, Gao Yang ascended the throne and became the emperor, with the year name Tianbao and the country name Qi. When Gao Yang first ascended the throne, Yuwentai of the Western Wei Dynasty took advantage of Gao Cheng's new death, Gao Yang was young, and the Northern Qi Dynasty was newly founded, and the country was not stable, and raised a large army to invade Qi. In this regard, Gao Yang wore a military uniform, personally paraded the army, and responded to the battle, and the military appearance was very strict. When Yuwentai heard this, he retreated without a fight.
Two. On the one hand, Gao Yang attacked Rouran, Turkic, Khitan, Shanhu, Ruru, etc., and frequently won victories. On the other hand, the Northern Qi Dynasty also won most of the battles against the Liang State of the Southern Dynasty, and the southern border of the Northern Qi extended to the south of the Huai River, bordering the Yangtze River. Gao Yang conquered four grams, Wei Zhenrong Xia, threw a cup and the Westerners were terrified, and Beihu panicked with negative armor, quite a holy lord, and was called "the heroic son of heaven" by the Turkic Khan.
More critically, during Gao Yang's reign, the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty expanded to the vast plains of present-day Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Inner Mongolia and northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui, with a population of 3 million households and 20 million people. With its vast land, large population, strong army, and large grain reserves, it became the most powerful of the three divided countries between the north and the south at that time.
In addition, Gao Yang resolutely pursued all his life to build schools, persuade farmers, seek talents, repair criminal laws, correct etiquette and other means of governing the country, and countless talents surged out during this period. Therefore, Gao Yang, who is a martial artist, can be called a very comprehensive founding emperor. If Gao Yang can continue to work hard, he will be able to achieve a higher evaluation during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. However, it is a pity that Gao Yang eventually went downhill.
Three. Gao Yang ascended the throne to the sixth year of Tianbao (555), as the neighbors stabilized and the power was controlled, Gao Yang's will began to relax, from diligence to debauchery and tyranny. For example, in the tenth year of Tianbao (559), Gao Yang issued an edict to kill all the Northern Wei clans. He killed 721 people in front and back, even infants, and indulged the soldiers to pick up babies with spears and throw them into the air for fun.
Gao Yang was too drunk in his later years, resulting in physical weakness, and died violently on the first day of October (November 25 in the Gregorian calendar) in the tenth year of Tianbao (559) at the age of 34. In February of the first year of the Qianming Dynasty (560), Gao Yang was buried in Wuning Mausoleum, called Emperor Wenxuan, and the temple name was Weizong. In the early years of Wuping, he changed his name to Wenxuan, and the temple name was the ancestor.
In general, at any time, the age of 34 is a situation of untimely death, which not only affects Gao Yang's image in history, but also causes the Northern Qi to not be strong all the time. In 577 AD, eighteen years after Gao Yang's violent death, the Northern Qi Dynasty went to extinction.