The highest ruler in our ancient Chinese history was, of course, the emperor, and how the character of an emperor directly affected the development of the country. There have been many dark lords in our history, who have been very mediocre in their lives, and who have done nothing, even cruel and unkind. Around such an emperor, the concubines were also very worried, and it was very likely that they would lose their lives. For example, during the Northern Qi Dynasty, a pair of sisters married the emperor at the same time. He was greatly favored when he entered the palace, but not long after, they both died tragically, and what was even more terrifying was that his sister was also made into a "bone pipa".
The founder of Northern Qi was named Gao Yang, and he was originally a rare good emperor, and Wen Tao was proficient in everything. So when he first ascended the throne, the people praised him. However, it didn't take long for Gao Yang to become cruel and unkind as if he had changed his nature. And the personality is always uncertain, one second may still be joking with you, the next second will execute you, so also did a lot of cruel things. Later, he even took the lives of the people as the object of his own amusement, and sometimes even the other party's family did not let go, in short, it was extremely vicious.
The most favored concubine in Gao Yang's harem was called Xue Shi, who was originally only a singer and prostitute, and even a concubine of Gao Yang's uncle. However, after Gao Yang saw Xue Shi, he saw that she was very beautiful, so he forcibly snatched back the palace. After entering the palace, Xue Shi was very favored, and at this time Xue Shi also told the emperor that his sister was also very beautiful. As soon as the emperor heard about it, he immediately connected Xue's sister to the palace, and this pair of sisters was also a favorite harem, enjoying endless glory and wealth.
However, the good times were not long, and once Gao Yang and Xue's sister were playing, and when the emperor was happy, Xue's sister made a request. Saying that he hoped that the emperor would give his father the title of an official, who knew that Gao Yang immediately became pale when he heard it, and immediately let people hang him and whip her, and then killed her. Xue Shi was very frightened when he learned that his sister had died, and he was also afraid that he would become like this one day, so he was obedient to the emperor. After the death of Xue's sister, Gao Yang was still very fond of Xue. One night Gao Yang suddenly came to her bedchamber and specially prepared wine and dishes. And just when Xue Shi poured wine for Gao Yang, Gao Yang suddenly lost his temper. It turned out that the emperor thought that he had once been his uncle's concubine, so he was particularly angry, and then killed Xue Shi with a knife.
Subsequently, Gao Yang ordered people to make Xue's bones into a pipa, and often brought this pipa to a banquet to admire. Not long after, Gao Yang remembered the benefits of Xue's family, so he was very sad, always holding the pipa in his arms and crying. When Xue Shi was buried, Gao Yang was even more sad and personally sent a funeral for him. It can be said that Gao Yang's behavior is capricious, which can be called a model among tyrants.