Chapter 81: The Dynasty of Beasts (Part 1)
"What do you mean by what Gao Gongzi said? It must be known that Lord Ji Shucui and Master Zhang Diao Zhang are both ministers of my court, and they are deeply valued by His Majesty, and they have always been conscientious and conscientious for the country and the people, so how can there be a danger of being in a different place? Zhao Yanshen frowned slightly, and looked at him happily in confusion.
He asked happily and lightly: "King, as far as I know, Your Majesty wants to go north to Jinyang, but Lord Cui and Lord Zhang are strongly opposed, but is there such a thing?" ”
Zhao Yanshen nodded, but there was still a look of disbelief in his eyes, and he didn't care about it, and continued: "They think that Your Majesty's departure to the north will bring confusing information to the people and affect the war on the front line, and this point is more agreeable below. What's more, Your Majesty's status is noble, and this trip will inevitably cause trouble, and along the way, it will definitely disturb hundreds of people, and it will cost the people and money, which is really bad when our country is fighting against Soochow. Even if Lord Cui and Lord Zhang strongly oppose it, His Majesty will not kill them, but if someone has a heart to add fuel to the fire, this is not necessarily. ”
"Oh?" Zhao Yanshen looked happy and waited for the following.
Xing Xing took a sip of tea lightly, moistened his throat before he said slowly: "The king can imagine, if Lord Cui Jishu, Lord Zhang Diao and Lord Feng Xiaoyan will take the lead in jointly writing a letter to stop Your Majesty from going north, and then there are ministers and villains, the Han officials actually take concerted action, on the surface, it is to prevent Your Majesty from going to Bingzhou, but in fact, it may not be a secret rebellion, then with our Majesty's surname, urge your Majesty to ......."
Although Happy didn't finish speaking, Zhao Yanshen already knew the consequences, if the assumption of Happy was true, Ji Shu Zhangdiao and the others would definitely die. His face instantly became serious, his brows furrowed deeply, and he kept thinking about gains and losses.
The Northern Qi Dynasty is defined as a dynasty of beasts, which is not an exaggerated irony by historians, but more like an exposition of facts.
Throughout the emperors of the Northern Qi Dynasty, from Emperor Wenxiang to the later lord Gao Wei, all of them are perverts with special habits.
Let's talk about the happy grandfather Gao Cheng first, the one who died is called a grievance, he was killed by a slave.
When the Northern Qi Dynasty was not yet self-reliant, Gao Cheng was a powerful minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the state of the Southern Land at that time was Xiao Liang. The son of the Liang general Yan Qin, Yan Jing, was captured by the Eastern Wei Dynasty and sent to the kitchen as a slave by Gao Chengfa. Yan Qin wanted to redeem his son several times, but Gao Cheng refused, and he always beat and scolded Yan Jing for no reason, making Yan Jing hold a grudge. Finally one day, Yan Jing couldn't bear it anymore, and together with the guys in the kitchen, Gao Cheng was killed, and a generation of heroes died like this.
Gao Cheng was above 10,000 people at that time, and his power was monstrous, even the king of the Eastern Wei Dynasty had to give seven points of courtesy when he saw him. But even so, a slave who is not even an ant in his eyes, he can torture others to the point of unbearable, and his cruelty can be seen.
Gao Cheng was followed by Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang, Gao Cheng's brother, the one who usurped the throne and the first emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The emperor's perverted fetishes are really outrageous, and the reason why the Northern Qi Dynasty has the title of the Beast Dynasty is that this person has too much ink in history.
Gao Yang likes to gallop on the street with his naked body, draw a bow and arrows, and kill people wantonly, even if this person is a famous general, relatives and descendants. Gao Yang also likes to be chaotic, and often looks for women to have a collective rejoicing with the minister, and he is watching excitedly on the side. Gao Yang played with a big saw of a living person in the court and burned his limbs. As long as it is Gao Yang who kills, he will inevitably be dismembered. His brutal behavior of desolating silver made people shudder and the whole country trembled.
Abolished Emperor Gao Yin, Gao Yang's eldest son. This person doesn't have many evil deeds, but I just don't know if it's because he hasn't been on the throne for a few years.
Gao Yin's throne was snatched by his uncle Gao Yan, Emperor Xiaozhao. Emperor Xiaozhao beat the minister with a horse whip, and the biggest evil thing was that after robbing his nephew of the throne, he kept the queen mother's admonition and poisoned his nephew Gao Yin, the king of Jinan.
Gao Yin was followed by Gao Zhan, an emperor who was not as cruel as his brother, but was exceptionally cruel to his relatives. Because of his existence, the Gao royal family had a good family plan, and countless people of the Gao family were killed by him. If Gao Changgong hadn't been a low-key person, it is estimated that he would have returned to the world long ago.
The latter lord Gao Wei, brutal and desolate, completely surpassed his predecessors. The last backbone of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the famous general Hu Luguang, who made the Northern Zhou Dynasty frightened, was eradicated by him on trumped-up charges, and the famous general Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, was killed. Favor Han Changluan, Gao Anahu, and Mu Ti Po and the three nobles together to plague the government. He built temples and palaces on a large scale, and kept the widows and the people anointed. Once Gao Wei was on a trip, and suddenly dozens of civilian officials who accompanied him died, and he even said that he died of heat stroke. What a ridiculous thing this is, heat stroke can kill dozens of people at once, it's really unimaginable! Gao Wei once asked Feng Xiaolian to show her jade-like skin in the court, which may be the origin of the word jade body Hengchen.
Zhao Yanshen is very clear about Cushman & Wakefield's spleen surname, which is also a reason why he did not say it explicitly although he opposed it in his heart.
There are two great ancient grievances in Northern Qi, the first is the unjust death of the loyal and famous general Hu Luguang, and the second is the killing of Ji Shu and others.
Historically, Ji Jishu, Zhang Diao, Feng Xiaoyan, Liu Ti (chief of general counsel) Liu Ti (a famous poet of the Northern Qi Dynasty), Pei Ze, Guo Zun, etc., were beheaded by Gao Wei by order in the court in front of the palace because of the coupling; Families were exiled to the northern border, women were rationed slave laborers, boys were castrated, and property was confiscated.
Zhang Diao, who was Gao Wei's teacher, taught Gao Wei to study Confucian scriptures, and Gao Wei once respected him very much. Zhang Diao had a close relationship with He Hongzhen, a Hun who was favored by Gao Wei, so he aroused the disgust of Han Changluan, Mu Tipo and others.
Zhang Diao once served as a servant under the recommendation of He Hongzhen, and opened the three divisions of Yiyi, in charge of financial business. Zhang Diao was originally from a humble background, but he was promoted to the core of imperial power, and he was naturally grateful in his heart, and he always planned to make more contributions to repay the kindness of the royal family. Therefore, whether he comments on characters or discusses current affairs, he dares to speak out boldly and without scruples. He advocated: save unnecessary expenses in the palace and lay off the arrogant giants around the emperor. Zhang Diao constantly satirizes the nobles in power, taking clarifying officialdom as his mission, and is ambitious, which will naturally be hostile to the tail-wagging elements around Gao Wei.
There was once a blind prime minister in Northern Qi named Zu Ting. Qi Ji Shu and Feng Xiaoyan are very valued by Zu Ting. Although Zu Tingqi was talented, because he was too arrogant, he was finally framed by Sangui and was driven to Xuzhou by Gao Wei to assassinate him. He was a blind man guarding Xuzhou, and he actually ensured that Xuzhou had not been broken by Chen for three years, which shows that he is indeed talented.
Feng Xiaoyan once complimented Zu Ting and said: "You are the prime minister of a scholarly family, different from other prime ministers. This is an implication that Han Changluan and the other three nobles are barbarian prime ministers, and when they were heard by Gao Wei's cronies, they naturally hated him very much. Zu Ting fell, and the two of them, Ji Shu and Feng Xiaoyan, will naturally be hit by Sangui.
These contradictions were ignited by the fuse of the joint letter, and the tragedy occurred. Cushman & Wakefield was only seventeen years old at the time, but the young man's sudden turn of face towards his teachers and seniors, whom he had always respected, showed that he had killed his hands and regarded life as a mustard. But for the family members of Ji Shu and others, adult men are enlisted in the army, young people are castrated, and women are punished as slave laborers, why is the resentment so deep? It's hard to understand.
What a horrible scene of a dynasty of beasts. However, it can also be seen from this that the final fall of the Northern Qi was not accidental.