Chapter 181 Chapter 180 Wen Xuan Emperor Gao Yang

Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was the second son of Gao Huan, a general of the Northern Wei Dynasty.One day when he was young, Gao Huan wanted to test the courage of the children, so he called them together, took out a mess of silk, and asked them to try to clean it up.Many children stood aside, at a loss.Only Gao Yang pondered for a while, then suddenly pulled out his sword, cut the messy thread into two, and said to his father loudly: "To govern a troubled world is like governing this mess of thread. You must be brave and decisive." Gao Huan smiled gratifiedly, turned to the minister and said, "Among these children, only this child will surpass me in the future." Sure enough, after the death of his father and brother, Gao Yang replaced Wei Jianqi and established a new empire in northern China.

In the seventh year of Wuding (AD 549), the 29-year-old prime minister Gao Cheng was stabbed to death by his kitchen slaves. The incident happened in a hurry and the court was in chaos.At this time, 19-year-old Gao Yang stepped forward and comforted everyone, saying: "A few outlaws rebelled and the general was killed. It's not a big deal. Don't panic." Manage government affairs, big and small military affairs, in order.The chaotic political situation is under control again. After Gao Yang succeeded his father and brother, he wanted to end the Eastern Wei Dynasty and replace him.At that time, his confidants Gao Dezheng, Xu Zhicai, Song Jingye and others all urged Gao Yang to ascend the throne as soon as possible, but there were also many people who opposed Gao Yang's "Zen Dynasty".Gao Yang once asked his mother Lou's opinion on this matter.Lou firmly opposed: "Your father is like a dragon, and your elder brother is like a tiger. Even capable people like them dare not usurp the throne. What kind of character are you, dare to imitate Shun Yu Chan?"

Chief Shi Du Bi also opposed Gao Yang's usurpation of the throne. He said: "The Western Wei Dynasty is our difficult enemy. Once you become emperor in the 'Zhan Dynasty', the Western Wei Dynasty is likely to take the emperor and lead the army to the east. How will you deal with it then?" Xu Zhicai retorted. : "His Yu Wentai campaigns here and there, and the purpose is not to want to be the emperor? There is nothing to worry about him." In order to win the support of the current ministers as much as possible, Gao Yang specially sent Gao Dezheng to the capital to explore the intentions of the ministers. As a result, the ministers "talked about him" one by one.Gao Yang was so anxious that he couldn't wait for Gao Dezheng to reply, so he led the army and marched towards the capital.Since we can't take it, we have to use force to force it.

In May of the eighth year of Wuding, as soon as Gao Yang arrived in Yecheng, he sent Sikong Pan Le, servant Zhang Liang, Huangmen servant Zhao Yanshen and others to see Emperor Xiaojing, asking him to follow the will of heaven, follow the example of Yao and Shun, and give the throne to King Qi.Then Yang Min handed over the Zen position book that had already been drawn up.Emperor Xiaojing signed the book with tears in his eyes, and after bidding farewell to his concubines, he was expelled from the palace.Gao Yang then ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, with the reign title Tianbao and the country title Qi.

Northern Qi occupies a vast area. Today’s Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Northern Jiangsu and Northern Anhui are all within its territory. It borders the Western Wei Dynasty to the west, Liang Dynasty to the south, and Khitan, Rouran, Shanhu, and Kumo to the north. Xi and other ethnic minorities. In November of the first year of Tianbao (550 A.D.), as soon as the news that Gao Yang was the emperor reached the ears of Yu Wentai of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yu Wentai personally led the army to march eastward. He wanted to test whether the 20-year-old new emperor was like His old opponent Gao Huan is just as brave and good at fighting.The army of the Western Wei Dynasty advanced all the way to Jianzhou (now southeast of Jiangxian County, Shanxi).In order to show his own strength and talent, Gao Yang took the opportunity to gather Xianbei from the six states and held a large-scale military exercise. The mountains and plains were full of swords and guns, and the sound of drums was loud.Yu Wentai couldn't help sighing: "Gao Huan is not dead!" After saying that, he hurriedly called the teacher.Zi Wentai felt that his strength was not as good as that of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and since then he has been stopping his troops, not daring to go east easily.During the Gaoyang period, things tended to be peaceful between the east and the west, but there were frequent wars between the north and the south.

In the sixth year of Tianbao (555 A.D.), Wang Sengbian, the general of Nanliang, was murdered by Chen Baxian during the civil strife. Xu Sixian, Wang Sengbian's nephew, was angry after hearing the news, and secretly colluded with Qiaozhou (now Mengcheng, Anhui) and Qinzhou (now Liuhe, Jiangsu) ) Inspector Xu Sihui and South Yuzhou (now Dangtu, Anhui) Inspector Ren made an appointment to dedicate the states under their jurisdiction to the Northern Qi Dynasty.Taking advantage of Chen Baxian's opportunity to leave the capital Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) for Yixing (now Yixing, Zhejiang), they led a surprise attack on Jiankang with 5,000 elite soldiers. After a bloody day, they captured Stone City on the outskirts of Jiankang.Gao Yang was very happy when he found out, and immediately sent 5,000 elite soldiers across the Yangtze River to support Xu Sihui and others. The situation in Nanliang was very critical for a while.

Chen Ba hurried back to Jiankang to discuss with the officials how to fight.Minister Wei Zai said: "Although Jiankang is in danger, the Northern Qi has not occupied the area east of Jiankang and Huainan, so there is still hope of victory. Now we should divide the army into two groups, one should quickly guard Huainan and defend the canal grain road; the other Outflank the Northern Qi troops from behind and cut off their food transportation lines. In this way, the Northern Qi soldiers may be in chaos without attacking." Chen Baxian immediately deployed troops according to Wei Zai's suggestion.

After the Nanliang troops were deployed, Chen Baxian launched a counterattack against the Northern Qi.As a result, Northern Qi was defeated. In Gao Yang's military career, he has never encountered such a tragic record.In a moment of anger, he killed Chen Tanlang, a hostage in Nanliang, to relieve his anger.After calming down, he realized that his own strength was indeed difficult to subdue Nanliang, so he never launched a similar war during his reign. In the sixth year of Tianbao, in order to strengthen the defense capabilities of northern Xinjiang, the Northern Qi Dynasty mobilized tens of thousands of migrant workers to build the Great Wall stretching for more than 900 miles from Hengzhou (now Datong City, Shanxi) in the west to Youzhou (now Juyongguan, Hebei) in the east.

Six or seven years after Gao Yang ascended the throne, with the stability of the neighbors and the rule of power, the will began to relax, from diligence to licentiousness and tyranny.Gao Yang often puts on makeup and wears women's clothes to show off on the street.Or recruit a large number of women into the palace for indulgence by yourself and your cronies day and night.Concubine Xue, the favorite concubine, has an overpowering appearance and a myriad of beauty.Gao Yang and her are like glue, staying together all day long.One day, Gao Yang got very drunk and suddenly remembered that Xue Bin had had an affair with Zhaowu King Gao Yue. He was so jealous that he drew out a dagger and killed Xue Bin. After drinking for three rounds, Gao Yang suddenly took out the corpse from his bosom, then dismembered the corpse as if nothing had happened, made a zipa from Concubine Xue's thigh, and began to play and sing by himself.Everyone present was terrified and shuddered all over.

In the tenth year of Tianbao (559 A.D.), Gao Yang suddenly asked the ministers around him: "Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty survive the rebellion of Empress Lu?" They were all exterminated, so the Liu family was rejuvenated later." Gao Yang thought so, and remembered that although he was acting as Wei Liqi, there were still a large number of Yuan clans in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was a hidden danger, so he issued an edict to kill all those with the surname Yuan.They killed 721 people, even babies, and all their bodies were thrown into the Zhang River. Shortly thereafter, Gao Yang became ill and died in October of that year due to his excessive lewdness and tyranny.At the age of 31, he was buried in Wuning Mausoleum, with the temple name "Xianzu" and the posthumous title "Emperor Wenxuan".