Since the Eastern Wei chancellor Gao Yang forced Emperor Xiaojing to abdicate and establish Northern Qi, the dynasty experienced six emperors and twenty-eight years of statehood. Because of the absurdity and tyranny of the rulers, fierce and fornication, and the name of the beast dynasty and the madman dynasty, in the 28 years of the dynasty's rule, as long as half of the time could not be relied on, all based on personal likes and dislikes, which was quite surprising in ancient history. However, in such a terrible dynasty, there is also an emperor who has achieved diligence and love for the people, light and thin endowment, and political clarity, which has become the only highlight of this dynasty. And he was Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi, who reigned for only two years
In 535, Gao Yan was born in the home of Gao Huan, who was still a powerful minister of Eastern Wei, and became the sixth son of the later posthumous Emperor Shenwu. This kind of origin also allowed him to win at the starting line at the beginning, just 3 years old, he was named the Duke of Changshan County, and at the age of fifteen, he was crowned as the King of Changshan and served as a Chancellor-level official such as Shang Shu Ling, Sikong, and Sima Da. At a young age, he completed the goal of others' lifelong goals as a teenager. Coupled with the fact that the family's genes are very good, he and his brothers are not only handsome men (except for Emperor Wenxuan's Gao Yang, who is not very good-looking, which may also be the cause of the lack of personality) but also have high IQ, for example, when he was young, he was intelligent, strong in understanding, and often able to quickly obtain the information he needed from the words of others. This made his mother Lou Zhaojun like him not to want, handsome, good IQ, capable or prince, such a person is simply all ages. And this prince's performance has always been a capable official, trying to assist his brother Gao Yang, the founder of the dynasty, and his talent has also been admired by his brothers and ministers.
Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang can be said to be a two-faced man, who was wise and divine in the early days of his reign, internally he was to rectify the government and cultivate with the people, and externally he was to expand the territory and conquer the frontier, so that the national strength of Northern Qi was once the strongest among the three kingdoms. But in the later period, his temperament changed greatly, and he was simply a madman and neurotic. Indulging in wine all day, killing people for no reason, seeing you kill with your eyes, killing with your eyes, killing without pleasing your eyes, raping your own sister-in-law, drinking and fainting in front of your own mother is also playing drunkard, and they are not taboo, such a thing is a strange thing in all dynasties. At that time, the ministers saw this situation and only wanted to cater to the emperor's wishes, that dared to find uncomfortable, only Gao Yan was worried about such a situation, and then go on like this, the dynasty still had wood to sit in the heat, we can all become the imperial family of the fallen country, so we often advise his brother. However, the number of persuasions was more, and in addition to the fact that he often disregarded his face, Emperor Wenxuan took advantage of his high requirements for things, and if someone did not meet his requirements, he would use the excuse of punishment to pretend to be crazy and stupid to hit Gao Yan so that he was injured in the head, which made Gao Yan feel strangely injured, and he would never say much from then on. Being able to live under Gao Yang, who is also neurotic and shrewd, is already lucky to be able to survive
The careful performance was finally liberated in 559 AD, after the death of Emperor Wenxuan. Later, Emperor Wenxuan's Gao Yin took the throne as emperor, but Gao Yan still held important positions in the dynasty. Before his death, his brother, taking into account his son's waste of firewood, Gao Yan's ability and prestige were high, and he also said that if necessary, the throne could be conceded, but gao Yin should not be hurt, and Gao Yan at that time was estimated to be not lightly frightened. However, as soon as his nephew took the throne, Gao Yan was not so polite, forcing Gao Yin to make himself the Grand Chancellor, and then went to Jinyang, firmly holding the army and the regime in his hands. After everything was ready to stop, in 560 AD, he asked the empress dowager to order the abolition of Gao Yin and make him the king of Jinan, so gao Yin, who had been on the throne for less than a year, was dismissed and Gao Yan ascended to the throne of the dynasty
As soon as Gao Yan took the throne, he immediately made a drastic move to rectify the political order, free the slaves, and sentence them according to law, which made the dynasty that had been in law for many years like a abolished text begin to have a law to follow. At the same time, it recruited wise men, reserved talents for the imperial court, sent envoys to inspect various places, eliminated officials who did not do anything wrong, vigorously hoarded the fields economically, and set up granaries. Diplomatically, the military was eliminated and the neighboring countries were basically at peace, which made Northern Qi stronger than Northern Zhou. At the same time, he personally led the army to the north to fight Kumoshi on the frontier issue, and obtained many of their livestock, cattle and horses from this conquest. And he treated his mother and brother with great respect and harmony, and was also very kind and friendly to the ministers, such a politically clear and harmonious court. Under his Martial Arts, the Northern Qi forces flourished. But there was one thing that made him always feel regretful, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, that is, he killed Gao Yin, and soon after killing Gao Yin, he felt regret, and the guilt in his heart suddenly surged into his heart. Thinking of his brother Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang, he felt that the sins he had committed were really unforgivable. He is confined to this feeling of guilt and worry every day, and the psychological pressure is evident. People who often regret it are still kind in their hearts. In order to help him get out of this haze, his queen specially invited someone to "exorcise ghosts". After this, Gao Yan seems to have received psychological comfort, his mood gradually improved, and his body also returned to health. Later, in order to further alleviate his depression, Gao Yan hunted with some cronies, but when hunting, a rabbit popped out, the horse went crazy, Gao Yan fell down, this fall, all his previous illnesses fell back, and his fears and worries also came back.
As soon as he regained consciousness, he remembered who would inherit the throne once he died. Originally, he had already made his own son the crown prince, but when he thought about it carefully, he was a little frightened and frightened, and he bullied Gao Yin's young and powerful son and killed the king to usurp the throne. Who can guarantee that after I die, Gao Zhan, the King of Changguang, will not kill my son and become emperor himself? Besides, Gao Zhan is not the kind of person who is benevolent and righteous. After much deliberation, he felt that the best strategy was to change the crown prince and appoint Gao Zhan as the heir to the throne. In November 561, gao yan, who reigned for only two years, came to the end of his life at the age of 27. And he wrote a lowly-worded letter to his brother Gao Zhan, the King of Changguang, begging him not to hurt his wife and children
As a member of the absurd and cruel Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yan is undoubtedly a different kind, unlike several other emperors who have neurotic genes, Gao Yan is a smart, understanding person, and also a good emperor, he has actually seen everything clearly and thoroughly, but he still can't influence what happens in the future. If heaven can give him more time, it is estimated that it will be his Northern Qi Dynasty that will unify the north