I'm sure my friends who have watched "Raiders of The Yerme" remember a clip in the play. Princess Yu did many evil deeds and did not admit it, and finally even the Lord of Heaven could not see it, and on a night of thunder and lightning, a lightning bolt fell to her death, and Wei Yongluo knelt on the ground and shouted: "Heavenly thunder descends into the world, severely punish the evil, this is "heavenly punishment." Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi performed a high performance, killed his nephew and usurped the throne, and died after only two years as emperor, is it a natural punishment or an accident?
Gao Yan (高演), also spelled Yan'an, was the third emperor of Northern Qi, Gao Huan's sixth son, and mother Lou Zhaojun (娄昭君), who was the half-brother of Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang. Before talking about Gao Yan, I feel it is necessary to get to know his nephew Gao Yin first. Because the reason why Gao Yan was "punished by heaven" has a lot to do with his nephew.
Gao Yin (高殷), courtesy name Zhengdao, was the second emperor of Northern Qi, also known as Emperor Xuan, the eldest son of Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang, and his mother was Empress Zhaoxin's Empress Li Zu'e, the nephew of Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan. He was made crown prince at the age of 6, ascended the throne after Gao Yang died at the age of 15, usurped the throne by his uncle Gao Yan at the age of 16, and was killed at the age of 17. It is said that Gao Yin was a very talented child emperor, and after ascending the throne, with the assistance of the prime minister Yang Yan, the business was still very good, and he also made a lot of achievements, but unfortunately, the reign time was too short, and the emperor's throne was not warmed up.
Next, let's talk about today's protagonist. As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dogs, several brothers of the Gao family, in addition to the second Gao Yang's appearance is a bit unexpected, the other several are dignified, extraordinary, and all of them are smart, each with its own strengths. Gao Yan ranks sixth, in addition to being handsome, smart and alert, but also very good at reading people's minds, doing things can not only start from the overall situation, but also sort out the details, very early has the potential to become a big thing, deeply loved by his mother Lou Zhaojun.
Soon after Gao Yang ascended the throne, he let him enter the palace to do things, on the one hand, to let him go to the official field to experience the rise and rise, on the other hand, they were all his own brothers, and they could also be regarded as filling their own arms. Gao Yan was quite diligent in his work, and he was also angry, and soon after entering the palace, he could be on his own, handle things in an orderly manner, and also gathered his own forces.
Before Gao Yang died, he passed the throne to Gao Yin, but he was afraid that Gao Yan's disobedience would be unfavorable to him after his death. So he said to Gao: If one day, Gao Yin is not angry, his throne can be given to you, but please be sure to look at the love of the family and keep him alive. After listening to Gao Yan, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried, and said that he would definitely assist his nephew in the future and would never betray him. Gao Yang was very pleased, and finally entrusted his son to the prime minister Yang Yan and closed his eyes.
Sometimes this is the case, the more you are afraid of something, the more it will come. Gao Yang was afraid that his son would not be able to sit still in the future, so he deliberately entrusted him to a few powerful elder ministers, who knew that the year after his death, the person who had knelt before him and swore a poisonous oath had rebelled.
Gao Yin had only been emperor for a year, and Gao Yan could not sit still, so he asked his mother, the then empress dowager Lou Zhaojun, to help grab the seat. No matter how to say that Gao Yin is also Lou Zhaojun's grandson, that is, there are feelings, and the little guy is doing very well, did not agree. However, Lou's mother could not withstand her son's soft and hard bubbles, and finally reluctantly agreed on the premise that her son promised not to harm her grandson's life. In the end, Lou's mother came forward as the empress dowager and helped her son Gao Yan to drive her grandson off the stage.
Gao Yan took the throne as he wished, became the emperor, and the next step was to exert himself to govern with vigor, work hard to be strong, care for the people's livelihood, rectify the rule of officials, build granaries and reform the military system, and all these things, and do the work well and soundly, and everyone clapped their hands and applauded, saying that he was doing a good job and was a good emperor.
People will do bad things, and the emperor is also a man, of course, he will also do bad things. How did the seat come about, Gao Yan knew in his heart, the road was not right, even if he did it well, there would always be a few unconvinced. What if they were negligent and joined forces with Gao Yin to turn themselves against each other? As the saying goes, no poison is not a husband, and it is also a scourge to keep it, simply kill it, and never have any trouble. So he sent someone to kill his own nephew.
Although Lou Zhaojun ousted his grandson from power for his son, as a grandmother, he still couldn't give up on his grandson in his heart, and often went to see him and said that he cared about him. Her grandson suddenly couldn't find it, could she not be in a hurry, so she went to question Gao Yan, where her grandson was, Gao Yan pretended to be deaf and dumb, or did not say. Lou Zhaojun understood at this moment that his grandson should already be less fierce, and angrily scolded Gao Yan: "You cruel and cold-blooded thing, you will not be able to die in the future."
Scolded by his mother like this, Gao Yan suddenly sobered up a lot. Recalling what his brother Gao Yang said back then, he regretted that he should not have killed his nephew because of a bad thought. The more I think about it, the more I regret it, the more I think about it, the more ashamed I am, because this matter is too heavy in my heart, I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, I often have nightmares, I am mentally confused, listless, and I often hallucinate. Finally, once, while hunting in the countryside, he accidentally fell off his horse and broke his ribs, and he fell ill and soon ended his life.
Gao Yan usurped the throne in 560, died in 561, only served as emperor for two years, and was only 26 years old when he died, which was a good year. Then, according to the plot in "Yanxi Raiders", is Gao Yan's untimely death a "heavenly punishment"?
Finally, let's sum up: the statement about heavenly punishment is just a false head, and the thunder crack bad guys that appear in the film and television bureau need to be arranged, in order to make everyone look happy and happy. Regarding Gao Yan's death, it is even less likely to be a punishment from heaven. As the saying goes: don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Gao Yan's heart is small, he can't stand things, after killing his nephew, he can't get over that hurdle psychologically, and he feels ashamed of his brother and his mother, and his heart is too much pressure to lead to schizophrenia. Coupled with the backward medical level at that time, the physical injury could not be well treated, and finally the psychological and physical double serious injury caused by death, what do you think?