Chapter 185 Chapter 184 Young Lord Gao Heng

Gao Heng was the eldest son of Gao Wei, the empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was canonized as the prince within a hundred days of his birth.In October of the seventh year of Wuping (576 A.D.), Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, personally led an army of 100,000, divided into three groups, and aggressively attacked the Northern Qi Dynasty. Prince Gao Heng fled eastward in a hurry with Gao Wei.In order to shirk responsibility for the subjugation of the country, Gao Wei hastily gave the Zen throne to Gao Heng in the first month of the first year of Chengguang (577 A.D.). Pingyinxi, Shandong today).Gao Heng saw that the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was still chasing after him, and he no longer dared to wear the yellow robe, so he issued a document to abdicate the throne to Gao Xie, the prime minister and king of Rencheng who was stationed in Yingzhou (now Hejian, Hebei Province).Gao Heng claimed to be the Heavenly King of the Shouguo, and Gao Wei called himself the Supreme Emperor.Gao Wei's father and son appointed his servant, Hulu Xiaoqing, to present the Zen text and Xifu to Gao Xie, but Hulu Xiaoqing gave it to Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.Soon, Gao Heng, Gao Wei and dozens of people fled to Qingzhou (now Qingzhou, Shandong), preparing to go south to join the Chen Dynasty.Unexpectedly, Gao Anagong, a confidant minister who had followed Gao Wei for many years, cooperated with Northern Zhou Li Yingwai, and dozens of Gao Heng, Gao Wei and his party were all captured by Northern Zhou.Northern Qi perished.In October of the seventh year of Jiande (AD 578), Emperor Wu Wenyong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty executed Gao Wei, Gao Heng and others in the name of attempting to rebel.