Gao Yan was Gao Huan's sixth son and the third emperor of Northern Qi.
Gao Yan has excellent intelligence since childhood, and has shown the ability to achieve great things very early, and has been deeply loved and valued by his mother Lou Zhaojun.
During the reign of his elder brother Gao Yang, Gao Yan began to participate in the politics of the dynasty, and his political experience gradually became rich and mature.
Later, Gao Yang appointed him as the Governor of Shangshu Ling.
Gao Yan was good at deciding important matters, good at words and words, able to quickly understand the details of things, and officials large and small in Shangshu Province were in awe and obeyed him.
Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang believed that there were many inconsistencies in Shangshu's political affairs, so he ordered Gao Yan and the ministers of the court to discuss and determine right and wrong first, and then state the shang play.
Gao Yan is proficient in government affairs, and his analysis and judgment of things are reasonable, and he is deeply valued by Gao Yang.
Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was absurd and tyrannical, indulging in amusement and drinking. Gao Yan felt very sad and angry about this, and this emotion was often revealed on his expression.
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After Gao Yang realized this, he said, "With you dealing with major state affairs, why don't I indulge in fun?" ”
Gao Yan fell to the ground crying and never spoke.
Gao Yang also felt very sad, pushed the wine glass to the ground and said, "You hate me like this, whoever tries to persuade me to drink again, I will kill him!"
So he destroyed all the wine glasses and utensils as a sign of determination.
But later, Gao Yang was more addicted to pleasure and drinking, and often feasted and drank everywhere, competing in martial arts, regardless of whether it was noble or low.
But as soon as the high performance arrives, it will be quiet inside and out immediately.
Gao Yan prepares to secretly write documents and play these absurd acts of advising Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang.
His good friend Wang Xi persuaded him not to do so, and Gao Yan did not listen, looking for opportunities to try his best to advise. Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was furious when he heard this.
Gao Yan's personality is severe, and if his subordinate Shang Shulang has an analysis and judgment error, he will whip it with a whip. Officials who violate the law and discipline shall be held accountable for torture.
After Gao Yang knew, he let Gao Yan stand in front of the officials and use the iron ring of the knife head against his ribs.
Call all the officials who have been punished by gao yan and force them with knives to tell them what is wrong with gao yan.
As a result, there was nothing to say, and the high performance was released.
Gao Yan's princess Yuan Shi was originally a former Northern Wei emperor, and Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was jealous of the rebellion and seizure of power by the remnants of the former dynasty, so he wanted Gao Yan to leave the Yuan clan.
Gao Yang privately performed the Guangluo beauty for Gao Yan, hoping to weaken Gao Yan's favor for the Yuan clan.
Although Gao Yan accepted the beautiful woman and accepted her as a concubine, her relationship with the Yuan clan was even deeper.
Once, Emperor Wenxuan, Gao Yang, was drunk and rewarded Gao Yan's palace maid during the Wei Dynasty, but after he woke up drunk, he forgot about it.
Saying that Gao Yan had taken it privately, Gao Yang beat Gao Yan fiercely with the iron ring of the knife head, and Gao Yan was seriously injured.
Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun was heartbroken and wept day and night after she knew that her most beloved son had been beaten.
Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was in a hurry to face his sad and tearful mother, and he didn't know what to do.
Later, Gao Yang remembered Wang Xi, a friend of Gao Yan who had been imprisoned before, so he released Wang Xi and asked him to serve Gao Yan and recuperate from his injuries.
Gao Yan carefully cultivated for more than a month before gradually recovering, and from then on he no longer dared to advise Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang.
Emperor Wenxuan's gao yang drank heavily all day, resulting in a lack of health, and he died of a strange illness at a young age.
Before his death, Gao Yang entrusted Gao Yan to assist his underage son Gao Yin to succeed to the throne.
Perhaps knowing that the power is in his hands and that the rich and powerful Gao Yan will become the biggest threat to his son's succession to the throne, Gao Yang finally helplessly said that when necessary, the throne can be conceded, and do not hurt Gao Yin's life.
In order to prevent the usurpation of the throne from happening, Gao Yang also appointed Yang Yan and others as Gao Yin's assistant ministers before his death.
After Gao Yin succeeded to the throne, Gao Yan was ostracized because of his excessive power and the status of an imperial uncle.
Soon Gao Yan was asked to live in the residence of the king of the domain, and from then on Gao Yin's edict ordered that gao Yan no longer make a decision.
With Gao Yin's support, Yang Was prepared to rectify the political order and strengthen imperial power by carrying out comprehensive reforms.
The edict decreed that all officers over the age of sixty and those who were seriously ill and could not win their positions should retire, and with great fanfare dismissed all officials who had no merit and had come to power by bribery of connections.
As soon as Yang Yan's reform plan was launched, the government and the opposition were in an uproar.
At that time, the power of the princes in the dynasty was very large, and those who were deposed were all under the two princes of Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, and the military and political power of Northern Qi was all controlled by Gao Yan, and Gao Zhan and the empress dowager Lou Zhaojun were actually controlled.
Gao Yan has been busy cultivating his own power, and once his wings are full, he is ready to usurp the throne and seize power. Yang Yan's reforms have prompted the contradictions between the two factions to become white-hot.
Yang Yan and Gao Yin discussed appointing gao yan and gao zhan as assassins, with the intention of elevating the prince's power in order to achieve the purpose of strengthening imperial power.
Later, Gao Guiyan, the Prince of Pingquan, betrayed Gao Yin and defected to the two princes, Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, and revealed his previous plans and plans.
After Gao Yan and Gao Zhan knew about it, they were furious and prepared to make a plan.
Gao Yan took advantage of the opportunity to go to Shangshu Province to pay homage to his post and put on a feast. Then he led thousands of soldiers to take down Yang Yan and other auxiliary ministers on the spot, punched them with sticks, and Yang Yan and others were beaten with blood all over their faces.
Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, two men, led the soldiers and escorted Yang Yan and others to see Gao Yin.
Walking to the East Pavilion Gate, Du Du Cheng Xiuning drew his sword and screamed to stop them from breaking in.
However, Cheng Xiuning's soldiers, seeing that it was Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, arrived, knew that Gao Yin could no longer rely on them, and threw down their weapons one after another.
Cheng Xiuning saw that the lone palm was difficult to sound, so he had to give up with a long sigh.
When the two people entered the main hall, they saw that the empress dowager Lou Zhaojun was sitting in the middle, and the empress dowager Li Zu'e and the emperor Gao Yin were separated on both sides.
So Gao Yan carefully listed the "guilt" of Yang Yan and others to his mother Lou Zhaojun, and the angry Lou Zhaojun scolded Li Zu'e: "We are humble people, do we still have to be at the mercy of you, an old Han woman!" ”
Li Zu'e quickly knelt down in front of Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun to plead guilt, and Emperor Gao Yin saw that the soldiers were approaching the city, and the empress dowager also sided with the two uncles, and was hastily overwhelmed and did not say a word.
Gao Yin was forced to issue an edict appointing Gao Yan as the Grand Chancellor, and the major affairs of the army and the country were decided by him.
Shortly thereafter, Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun deposed Emperor Gao Yin as the King of Jinan, and on the same day Gao Yan ascended the throne at the Xuande Hall in Jinyang.
After Gao Yan took the throne, he immediately carried out a drastic rectification of the political order. In order to understand the people's situation in time and reflect on himself, he specially ordered some ministers to go straight into his own palace to discuss government affairs and discuss political gains and losses.
Gao Yan also carried out a large area of tun tian in the north and south of the Yellow River, from which more than 100,000 stones of grain could be obtained every year, solving the problem of grain shortage in Hebei and other places.
He also set up granaries in Hebei and other places to store grain, and after gaoyan rectification, he finally solved the protracted grain crisis in Northern Qi.
During Gao Yan's reign, Northern Qi was stronger and stronger than Northern Zhou, and had more powerful strength. However, he believed that the top priority of Northern Qi was to stabilize construction, not to expand the land and seize the people, so during Gao Yan's reign, he put an end to the banner and was basically at peace with the neighboring countries.
Gao Yan deposed Emperor Gao Yin as the King of Jinan and agreed not to kill him. However, after violating the agreement, Gao Yan was afraid that his rule would be threatened, so he killed Gao Yin.
Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun asked Gao Yin where he was several times, but Gao Yan never responded, and she guessed that Gao Yin had been killed, and she was furious about it.
Not long after the matter, after the mood calmed down, Gao Yan felt very guilty in his heart and felt that he was sorry for his brother Gao Yang.
And this guilt tormented him all the time, and soon, Gao Yan's consciousness began to be a little confused.
The queen hurriedly called for someone to "exorcise the ghosts" and sprinkled boiling oil inside and outside the palace. Eunuchs and servants were ordered to hold high torches and stand around the palace all night to prevent "ghosts" from invading the palace.
In order to relax his spirits, Gao Yan took a few close followers to the countryside to hunt and relax.
During the hunt, the high-flying horse jumped up high in fright, threw him into the air, fell down hard, and broke his ribs.
After Gao Yan's injury, his condition changed drastically. When he was slightly conscious, he considered who would inherit the throne if he died.
Originally, I wanted to make my son crown prince, but when I thought about it carefully, I felt frightened: I bullied my nephew Gao Yin when he was young and weak, and he killed the king and usurped the throne. Who can guarantee that after his death, my brother Gao Zhan, the King of Changguang, will not kill my son to usurp the throne? Besides, Gao Zhan is not a benevolent person.
After much deliberation, Gao Yan changed his position to crown prince and established his younger brother Gao Zhan as the heir to the throne.
He also wrote a suicide note to Gao Zhan, in which he pleaded with Gao Zhan: "After I die, I must treat my wife and children well, and don't follow my example." ”
After dealing with these things, Gao Yan passed away at the age of twenty-seven.