In Chinese history, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were a relatively chaotic period, with various regimes changing like a marquee, and the scene of the city changing the banner of the king occurred from time to time. The country introduced today is the most bizarre existence during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the fate of the dynasty only lasted for 27 years, but it likes to mention the name of the most absurd dynasty in China, and the emperor is more perverted than the other. This country is the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The Northern Qi Dynasty was a northern regime during the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Chinese history, which was established by Gao Yang in 550 AD and was destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty in 577, which existed for about 27 years. The Northern Qi ruled mainly in present-day Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other regions, and was a powerful state in northern China at that time.
The establishment of the Northern Qi was closely related to the split of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, due to political corruption, intensified ethnic contradictions, and the struggle between power and ministers, the country gradually declined. In the process, the powerful minister Gao Huan rose to prominence, and he controlled the real power of the Northern Wei Dynasty through military means, and in 534 forced Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty to move westward, establishing the Western Wei regime. Gao Huan, on the other hand, established the Eastern Wei regime in the east and actually held the military and political power of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
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Northern Qi is the industry of the Gao family, although the founding of the country is Gao Yang, but the founder is his father Gao Huan, just like the relationship between Cao Cao and Cao Pi of the Cao Wei family. Not only is this the same as the Cao family, but coincidentally, Gao Huan's habits are the same as Cao Cao's, they both like to kidnap people's wives and daughters, and there are serious second-hand plots. Gao Huan once accepted the women of the Northern Wei clan as concubines, such as Yuan Yuyi and Yuan Jingyi, who were originally married, but Gao Huan used his power to take them as his own and named them princesses.
Not only that, but he also extended his hand to the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty and accepted the queens of the Northern Wei Dynasty as wives and concubines, including the Empress Da Erzhu of Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Empress Xiao Erzhu of Emperor Jianming Emperor Yuanye. This is not enough, even the wives of the nobles under his hands are not spared, for example, he took a fancy to the beauty of Zheng Dache, the princess of Wei Guangping Wang Yuanyi, so he forcibly accepted her as a concubine. There are too many such absurd things to mention, and these behaviors were regarded as extremely immoral in the social context of the time, which not only violated the ethics and morals of the time, but also undermined the social order. To a certain extent, it reflects the absurdity of the Northern Qi royal family, and also lays the groundwork for the short life and demise of the Northern Qi Dynasty later.
Gao Huan's character was also passed on to his sons along with his genes. In addition to Emperor Xiaozhao's performance, the absurdity of the other three emperors made the rule of Northern Qi full of blood and brutality.
Gao Huan's eldest son, Gao Cheng, became a general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty at the age of 15, and his political skills and military talents are amazing. But Gao Cheng's private life is also bohemian, and his inappropriate relationship with his mother-in-law Zheng Dache almost made him lose his position as the son. Although Gao Cheng's life was short, his romantic affairs and political ambitions added a strong touch to the history of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
After Gao Cheng's death, his younger brother Gao Yang took over power and established himself emperor in 550, establishing the Northern Qi dynasty. Gao Yang's initial performance was commendable, but as time passed, his psychotic side gradually revealed. He has a thirst for killing: Gao Yang placed torture instruments on the main hall, such as saws, stone cones, etc., and often killed people at will when he was drunk. His actions were extremely cruel, and killing people seemed to be a way for him to vent. Gao Yang favored Xue Guifei, and because of some disputes with him, he killed Xue Guifei with a saw after drinking.
After that, he even cut off Xue Guifei's head and brought her head to the banquet, which frightened everyone present. Not only that, Gao Yang openly showed his extravagant side in the court, and he once let his favorite concubine Feng Xiaolian display naked in the court for the ministers to watch. These actions were regarded as extreme immorality and madness at the time and in later generations, and during Gao Yang's reign, there was terror and unease both inside and outside the Northern Qi court.
After Gao Yang's death, his brother Gao Yan, with the support of his mother, deposed his nephew Gao Yin and killed him, and ascended to the throne himself. However, he didn't live happily for 2 years, and he also traveled westward with a crane, in order to fear that his brother Gao Zhan would perform it again according to his script, he simply passed the throne to his brother Gao Zhan, and Gao Zhan, who was on the throne, did not let go of his nephew, and killed him directly.
It's really strictly followed the script. Gao Zhan's absurdity and unscrupulousness made the rule of Northern Qi even worse. Gao Zhan's acting according to the script is not only reflected in the seizure of power, but also in the seizure of his wife, and his brother Gao Yang is no different, and the green one is still his brother. He forced rape of his sister-in-law, Gao Yang's empress Li, and married several of Gao Yang's side concubines, showing the "deep friendship" between their brothers.
After Gao Zhan's death, he was succeeded by his son Gao Wei. During Gao Wei's reign, the national power of the Northern Qi was further weakened, and his unscrupulous and brutal rule eventually led to the demise of the Northern Qi. In 577, the Northern Zhou army invaded the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Gao Wei was forced to pass the throne to his young son Gao Heng, but was eventually captured by the Northern Zhou Emperor Yuwen Yong, and the Northern Qi was declared extinct.
After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian collected Gao Wei's body and buried it, and this once glorious dynasty finally withdrew from history. The immorality of the emperors of the Northern Qi Dynasty not only destroyed a dynasty, but also left a profound lesson for later generations.