Chapter 177 Chapter 176 Xiaojing Emperor Yuan Shanjian

In October of the third year of Yongxi (534 A.D.), Gao Huan quelled the coup d'état of Anding Wang Yuanlang and others supported by him. In the first year of Tianping, the capital was moved to Yecheng (now Linzhang, Hebei), and it was called the Eastern Wei Dynasty in history. Because Gao Huan started his career by conquering the rebellious Erzhu family and restoring the throne, he has never dared to usurp the throne and become the king easily. On the surface, he was very polite to Yuan Shanjian.No matter how big or small, Gao Huan had to present Yuan Shan's opinion, and only dared to implement it after obtaining permission.Yuan Shanjian always held a banquet to entertain the ministers, and Gao Huan always took the lead in kneeling and toasting.When Yuan Shanjian went to the practice meeting in the temple, Gao Huan always held the incense burner in his hand and followed Yuan Shanjian's chariot step by step.Seeing that the prime minister was so humble, the other ministers did not dare to show any prestige to Yuan Shanjian.

After Gao Huan's death, his son Gao Cheng inherited all his positions and continued to monopolize the Eastern Wei Dynasty.Gao Cheng was not as polite to Yuan Shanjian as his father. He not only monitored him day and night, but also often made rude remarks and even beat him. Yuan Shanjian is not a Gou'an person, he is not angry with Gao Cheng, and intends to rule.Xun Ji, the Minister of Attendance and Minister of Attendance, understood his intentions, and secretly conspired with Yuanjin, the doctor of the ancestral hall, Liu Siyi, Chang Qiuqing, and others to attack Gao Cheng.They dug secret tunnels in the palace day and night leading to the outside of the city. After they escaped from the palace with Yuan Shanjian, they planned to organize soldiers and horses to fight Gao Cheng to the death.When the tunnel was dug outside the city gate, passers-by heard the sound of the ground under their feet and reported it to Gao Cheng.Gao Cheng was taken aback, and he rushed into the palace angrily, and asked Yuan Shanjian: "Why did your majesty rebel? My father and son have been loyal to the country for two generations and have done their duty. Is there anything I can do to you? This is probably your majesty's fault." The concubines on the left and right encouraged you to do this!" After Gao Cheng said, he ordered the soldiers on the left and right to hunt down Yuan Shanjian's concubines.

Seeing that he was furious, Yuan Shan asked sharply: "Since ancient times, I have only heard of the rebellion of the ministers, but I have never heard of the rebellion of the emperor. If you want to rebel, even if you do it well, why put on a show! I really want to kill you. You are dead. As long as the country is peaceful, if you don’t die, the country’s demise is just around the corner. My own life is in danger, so I don’t care about any concubines, I want to kill or live, it’s up to you!” Gao Cheng was so speechless that he had no choice but to apologize with tears in his eyes, and returned angrily.The next day, Gao Cheng knew that the rift could not be healed, so he kept Yuan Shanjian under house arrest.Once the time for preparation is ripe, kill the king and usurp the throne.

In August of the seventh year of Wuding (549 A.D.), when Gao Cheng and Cui Jishu and others were plotting to usurp the throne and conduct meditation rituals, a kitchen slave who used to have a personal enmity with Gao Cheng took advantage of the opportunity of eating food and killed Gao Cheng.After Gao Cheng's death, Gao Cheng's younger brother Gao Yang, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately inherited the power of his father and brother and took over the government. When Yuan Shanjian heard that Gao Cheng had been stabbed to death, he was secretly delighted, and triumphantly said to the ministers beside him, "Gao Cheng's death is God's will! It seems that God is going to return the power to me." Sword, led more than 8,000 heavily armed soldiers into the palace, all of them pressed their swords, glaring at each other, as if they were facing an enemy.Gao Yang clasped his fists together, and said to Yuan Shanjian: "I have a family matter that I haven't finished, so I have to go back to Jinyang immediately, and I'm here to say goodbye." After saying that, he walked out of the palace with his head held high.Seeing that Yuan Shan was dumbfounded, his joy suddenly evaporated, and he said in fear: "This person is another difficult character to deal with, it seems that I will definitely die!"

As soon as Gao Yang returned to Jinyang, he immediately got Wei Shou, Zhang Liang and others together to organize the Zen ceremony.After everything was ready, Gao Yang led an army of 100,000 to fight back to Yecheng.Zhang Liang, Zhao Yanshen and others broke into the palace and said to Yuan Shanjian: "The five elements are in luck, and there is a beginning and an end. The prime minister Gao Yang is highly respected, talented and intelligent, and all parties will return to his heart. I hope your majesty will follow Yao and Shun and give the prime minister the seat of Zen." Yuan Shanjian knew that this was bound to happen, so he replied calmly: "The usurpation of the Gao family by father and son has been brewing for a long time, since this is the case, according to the usual practice, you first have to write me a Zen book." Yang Min handed over the prepared book, and after Yuan Shanjian signed the book, he asked: "Where do you arrange me to live?" House."

Yuan Shanjian entered the harem and cried with his concubines.He asked Taiwei Gao Shao to hand over the seal ribbon to Gao Yang.Gao Yang immediately practiced meditation and performed rituals, ascended the throne as emperor, established a new dynasty, and the country was named "Qi". When Gao Yang first came to the throne, he was more polite to Yuan Shanjian, and he was named King of Zhongshan, with 10,000 households in the city.In the fiefdom, the emperor's banner can be hung, the emperor's year name can be used, and the document can not be called a vassal.Yuan Shanjian's three sons were also entrusted with official food.Yuan Shanjian had nothing to do all day, he just drank wine and wrote poems with his wife to relieve their worries, and the days were peaceful.A year later, Gao Yang's foundation was firmly established, and Yuan Shanjian had become a burden.In December of the second year of Tianbao (AD 551), Gao Yang held a banquet in honor of Yuan Shanjian, and secretly poured poison into the cup.Yuan Shanjian didn't notice it, the wine got into his belly, and then died of poison.His 3 sons were also killed.The Eastern Wei regime, which survived for only one generation, came to an end.Yuan Shanjian's posthumous posthumous title was "Emperor Xiaojing".