Author:Wuhan Zhao Xiangyang (Original)
The mantra of "knowing him and not knowing you" often makes the heroes and heroes frightened, so the companion of the king is like a companion of the tiger has become a warning word, which is also the reason for the lesson of blood.
One of the most disliked things about the emperors was that someone came to grab the camera.
Even Wu Dalang, a very inconspicuous three-inch Dinggu bark in "Water Margin", was later reincarnated to run a hotel, and the recruitment regulations clearly wrote: Anything taller than me is not used!
"Zizhi Tongjian 747 AD" records that Li Longji once ordered An Lushan to meet the crown prince Li Heng, but An Lushan did not kowtow.
Stills of An Lushan (703–757).
The attendants urged him to kneel, and he stood solemnly and asked, "I am a barbarian, I don't know the rules of etiquette, I don't know what kind of official the crown prince is?" ”
Li Longji said, "The crown prince is the reserve king, and after I die, I will take the place of my son and be your king!" ”
An Lushan said, "I am very ignorant, I used to know only His Majesty alone, and I didn't know that there were more reserve kings. ”
Pretending to be a last resort, he had to kneel down and prostrate.
Li Longji believes that what he says is all the truth and is even more fond of him.
Gao Changgong, the King of Lanling of Northern Zhou, suffered enough from this, because he could not realize it, and he also lost his life like Wei Wuji.
It is said that today's mask is from the hand of King Lanling, he is handsome, and when the two armies are fighting, the enemy chieftain is not afraid, but has a heart of friendship.
So he specially designed a hideous mask that made people want to escape at first sight.
Since the great victory of Mount Yao, the high commander Gong Wei name has shaken the whole army, and the warriors in the army have praised his bravery and composed the "Lanling King's Entry Song" that has been passed down to this day.
Emperor Gao Wei was his cousin, jealous and afraid of him, and often stared at his back in contemplation.
Stills of Gao Wei (556-577) of the Qi Dynasty
Lan Ling Wang began to have some sense, but he didn't know what to do? Soon he took over the position of the general Duan Shao, led his army to capture Dingyang (Jiexiu County, Shanxi Province), and began to extort and search the people.
The close confidant Wei Xiangyuan felt strange and asked privately, "The Great King is in danger of the Empire, how can this be?" ”
Gao Changgong had not yet answered. Wei Xiangyan suddenly woke up and said busily, "Could it be because of that great victory in Mount Yao, that he used it to defile himself?" ”
Modern people may find this incomprehensible, but in feudal society it is common sense in the officialdom. The guan yuan, who are in the center of power, often use the method of tan wu to show that they are lowly in character and have no great ambitions, in order to dispel the suspicion of the king.
Since Wang Qi and Xiao He, this has become a safe passage in the official arena.
Gao Changgong nodded slowly, "Not bad." ”
Wei Xiangxian added, "If the emperor wants to produce and remove the great king, what the great king has done is just to provide them with an excuse, is this not to avoid disaster, but to speed up the coming?" ”
Gao Changgong shed tears and asked for advice.
Wei Xiang said, "The Great King once made great achievements, but now he has won a great victory again, and his prestige is too high and his reputation is too great." It's better to claim to be sick, retire home, and stop getting involved in politics. ”
Gao Changgong was silent, and there was still a trace of luck in his heart, after all, he was a brother, so although he knew that Wei Xiang's wish was reasonable, he could not do it.
A few years later, the Chen Empire attacked the Jianghuai Plain, and the Northern Zhou Empire mobilized armed forces throughout the country.
Stills of Gao Changgong (541-573), king of Lanling, who invented the mask
Gao Changgong was afraid to become commander again, and sighed: "I was sick last year, my face was swollen, why am I not sick again this year!" ”
Soon, sure enough, he collapsed, and Gao Changgong allowed his condition to develop and did not ask a doctor to treat him. However, Emperor Gao Wei was still not at ease and sent emissaries to poison him to death.