The suspicion of high merit and shock of the Lord cannot be avoided by shangzhi. - "History of the North and South"
"Gong Gao Zhen Lord" refers to the fact that if a courtier's merit is too great, then he can easily make the emperor feel that his position is threatened and jealous of the emperor.
The consequences of "high merit and shock the lord" are mainly divided into two types, the first is that when the monarch's means are clever and the courtiers have no intention of rebellion, the monarch is likely to get rid of a truly capable minister because of his own psychology. The second situation is just the opposite, that is, the monarch is weak in means, and the courtiers do have the intention of rebellion, then the courtiers will often launch a mutiny one day and seize power, as the emperor feared.
Of course, these are just two common situations and are not enough to cover our complex and authentic history.
In history, there is such a general, he had no intention of rebellion, but he was forced to rebel by the suspicion that the emperor was better than a day, and finally he broke into the palace and planned to enter the palace to marry the empress.
First, the high-powered Yuan Dynasty general Polo Timur
Polo Timur, also known as Polo Timur, was a member of the Yuan Dynasty.
His father was Batulu, and under the influence of his father, Polo Timur followed him to kill the enemy from an early age, and his military ability was strongly exercised.
Just as the so-called "father and son soldiers", during the Zhizheng period, Polo Timur and his father have been fighting side by side, they were first stationed in Xiangfan, and later transferred to Henan, making many military achievements, so that the emperor was very appreciative of them.
Unfortunately, in the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, my father was defeated because of the treacherous schemes of the enemy, and the generals who had won countless battles in his life could not bear such humiliation and died in anger.
After his father's death, Polo Timur took over the burden of his father's hands, resumed his army, regrouped, and continued the struggle against the enemy.
At that time, the rebel army that posed the greatest threat to the Yuan Dynasty was the Red Turban Army, and Polo Timur had been pestering them, and under his strong strength and super combat ability, the Red Turban Army was not his opponent at all, and he was quickly beaten to flee everywhere.
Polo Timur captured Puzhou with a single blow, directly destroying the Red Turban Army's original plan to besiege the capital of the Yuan Dynasty with its accomplices, but the Red Turban Army did not die, but once again launched an attack, trying to capture the city near the Yuan capital, posing a threat to the Yuan capital.
In desperation, the imperial court urgently recalled Polo Timur, who traveled all the way north, and finally stopped them before the Red Turban Army attacked Yuan Dadu and annihilated them in one fell swoop.
The victory in this war made the emperor very satisfied with Polo Timur, and he was made a great general, giving him supreme glory.
However, as Polo Timur stepped into the court, soon some ministers with ill intentions became dissatisfied and jealous of him, for no other reason than him, because Polo Timur was really too good, and such excellence caused many courtiers to panic.
Therefore, people with hearts began to say bad things about Polo Timur in front of the emperor consciously or unconsciously, which made the emperor, who was originally full of trust in him, shake up, and finally, under the influence of the words "Gong Gao Zhen Lord", the emperor was fierce and withdrew the military power of Polo Timur.
Second, with heavy troops in hand, he intends to enter the harem and marry the empress
This made Polo Timur very cold, he did not expect that he was devoted to the court, and as a result, the emperor actually did this to him.
Disheartened, Polo Timur lost the pride and ambition he once wanted to benefit the people, and he looked at the country that had been crumbling because of the emperor's fainting, and there was no longer the original compassion, only a heart of iron and stone.
Later, the news that the prince wanted to rebel reached the ears of Polo Timur, who knew that he had been deprived of military power and had nothing to do with the prince, so when he learned of this, he planned to step in and stir up the prince's good deeds, in exchange for the opportunity to turn himself around.
Later, he successfully defeated the prince who tried to rebel, and the emperor was saved because of him. Because of his meritorious escort, Polo Timur was once again used heavily, and he was named the right minister of the Yuan Dynasty, and was able to live in the prosperous Capital of the Yuan Dynasty and enjoy the glory and wealth.
At this time, Polo Timur was completely out of the original state of mind, and because he was completely disappointed in this already corrupt country, he simply emptied himself.
All day long, he held heavy troops in his hands, coveted pleasures, and wantonly flirted with the palace women in the palace, provoked the authority of the emperor, and even said that he wanted to marry the empress.
Even the emperor had to be jealous of a minister like him who had a heavy army, and the empress dared to be even more angry, but she couldn't really fulfill Polo Timur's wish and marry herself to him, so she said to Polo Timur: "My daughter is young, can't I change my daughter?" ”
After hearing this, Polo Timur naturally agreed happily, so the royal family began to seriously prepare for the marriage between the two in order to stabilize him. What they did not expect was that Polo Timur did not pay any attention to the imperial power, and even did not wait for the auspicious day of the agreed good day, and directly abducted the princess.
His behavior undoubtedly completely angered the royal family, but they did not have enough strength to fight, just at this time the prince made a comeback, the first thing was to send troops against Polo Timur, this time Polo Timur was defeated, had to abandon the Yuan Capital, the emperor fled, and the emperor saw this opportunity, sent people to assassinate, and finally solved this big problem.
III. "Gong Gao Zhen Lord"
The general has a heavy army in his hands, and plans to enter the harem to marry the empress, the empress: my daughter is young, can't I change her? In the beginning, Polo Timur sincerely hoped that the country would be good.
Because he had been fighting with his father since he was a child and had seen many people displaced, he hoped that during his time as a courtier, he could contribute to the people and save their lives so tragically.
But when he was really reused, he found that his ambitions had nowhere to go.
The emperor was faint and incompetent, and the crown prince was eyeing the throne, and he himself was suspected and framed by countless suspicions and frames because of the words "meritorious and high-ranking lord", and finally he was even deprived of military power.
In such a helpless situation, Polo Timur simply broke the jar and fell into this already decaying environment, not only wantonly squandering, but also robbing the women of the people, and even saying that he wanted to "marry the queen".
In the end, he also paid the price for his own behavior, and died under the royal sword, leaving the Yuan Dynasty with one less great general.