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[The most bizarre dynasty in history - Northern Qi]

This is a bizarre dynasty that historians of all generations are reluctant to mention. It was established less than 30 years ago, and every emperor was a bizarre one, either a foolish ruler, a tyrant, or both.

They are unpopular and kill each other. No matter how beautiful a beauty is, she cannot escape the fate of being destroyed.

They were extremely extravagant and indulged themselves in greed, and they favored treacherous and corrupt officials. There was widespread resentment in the court and the people were living in misery. The evil of human nature was fully reflected in these rulers.

In this video, we will take a look at the Northern Qi Dynasty, which was known for producing many foolish and tyrannical kings.

The founder of the Northern Qi regime was Gao Huan, a powerful official of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, who was born into the Gao family of Bohai.

Because his grandfather Gao Mi was guilty, the family was exiled to Huaishuo Town, and the Gao family became a poor family. But Gao Huan was handsome and ambitious.

One day, he suddenly met a rich lady named Lou Zhaojun, and they fell in love at first sight. Lou Zhaojun felt that Gao Huan was not an ordinary person and would achieve great things in the future, so she persuaded her family and married Gao Huan with a large dowry.

Facts have proved that Lou Zhaojun was right. Gao Huan was indeed a very talented and ambitious man. He defected to Erzhu Rong, a powerful official of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and quickly became Erzhu Rong's trusted governor with his outstanding military and political talents.

In 528 AD, Erzhu Rong was dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager Hu's monopoly of power, so he led a large army to attack Luoyang, threw Empress Dowager Hu Ling and the young Emperor Yuan Zhao into the Yellow River and drowned them. He then supported Yuan Ziyou, a member of the royal family, as emperor, known in history as Emperor Xiaozhuang.

As Erzhu Rong's confidant, Gao Huan was also named King of Bohai for his contribution in making the plan. Two years later, Emperor Xiaozhuang launched a coup and killed Erzhu Rong. Upon hearing the news, Erzhu Rong's cousin Erzhu Shilong and nephew Erzhu Zhao rebelled and attacked Luoyang, and the two sides fell into a melee.

So would Gao Huan stand on the side of the Erzhu family or on the side of Emperor Xiaozhuang? The Erzhu family was brutal and cruel. Not only did they strangle Emperor Xiaozhuang to death, they also burned, killed, and looted in Luoyang, losing the support of the people.

Gao Huan saw that this group of people could not accomplish anything, so he took the initiative to ask to recruit the surrendered soldiers from the six garrisons. Erzhu Zhao did not know the consequences of letting the tiger go back to the mountains, so he agreed without hesitation. Gao Huan rushed to Shandong overnight to recruit the surrendered soldiers from the six garrisons, and in a very short time, he quickly gathered a large army to attack the Erzhu family, and the Erzhu family was defeated.

Gao Huan supported Yuan Xiu as emperor, known in history as Emperor Xiaowu, and all power in the Northern Wei Dynasty fell into Gao Huan's hands.

However, Emperor Xiaowu was dissatisfied with Gao Huan's abuse of power and found an opportunity to escape to Yuwen Tai. Gao Huan could only appoint the 11-year-old Yuan Shanjian as emperor, known in history as Emperor Xiaojing.

The following year, Yuwen Tai poisoned Emperor Xiaowu, and Yuan Xiu established Yuan Baoju as emperor, and the Northern Wei officially split into the Western Wei and Eastern Wei. The Western Wei established its capital in Chang'an, with Yuwen Tai in charge, while the Eastern Wei established its capital in Yecheng, with Gao Huan in charge.

With the addition of the Southern Dynasties in Jiangzuo, China once again entered the era of the Three Kingdoms.

Gao Huan's transformation from a poor boy to a powerful official in the Eastern Wei Dynasty was inseparable from the support of his wife Lou Zhaojun. Lou Zhaojun gave birth to six sons, four of whom became emperors of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

However, there were few righteous people among Gao Huan's sons. Most of them behaved recklessly and arrogantly, even worse than beasts. The most famous beast dynasty in Chinese history was about to come into being.

In 547 AD, Gao Huan died of illness, and his eldest son Gao Cheng took over power. He was appointed Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of all the armies at home and abroad, Minister of the Chancellery, and was granted the title of King of Bohai.

Gao Cheng was extremely intelligent since childhood, and Gao Huan had high hopes for him. However, Gao Cheng's private life was quite chaotic. He had affairs with his stepmothers Zheng Da Che and Yuan Yuyi, and even married his stepmother, a Rouran princess, according to Rouran customs.

However, compared with his mentally ill brother Gao Yang, Gao Cheng's incident was just a minor matter.

After Gao Cheng came to power, he made intensive preparations for a change of dynasty. The young emperor Yuan Shanjian was unwilling to be controlled by Gao Cheng anymore, so he tried to dig a tunnel to escape from the palace and gather troops to resist Gao Cheng. However, his plan was exposed and he was caught red-handed by Gao Cheng.

Three days later, Gao Cheng put Yuan Shanjian under house arrest and boiled all of Yuan Shanjian's relatives.

In July 549 AD, Gao Cheng was promoted to King of Qi. He did not need to be named when he was praised or bowed, did not need to kneel when entering the court, and only wore a sword and shoes when entering the palace. Everyone on the street knew that it was only a matter of time before Gao Cheng usurped the throne.

However, an accident in April completely changed the court at that time. One day, Gao Cheng suspected that the cook Lan Jing was a spy, so he said to his men, "I dreamed last night that this servant wanted to kill me. It seems that I have to kill him quickly."

Lan Jing had long held a grudge against Gao Cheng, and when he heard that Gao Cheng wanted to kill him, he pretended to send him food and assassinated Gao Cheng on the spot. The incident happened suddenly, and for a time the group was leaderless.

So who would come out to inherit Gao Cheng's great cause? Gao Cheng's second brother Gao Yang had dark skin and was not good-looking. He was despised by his elder brother since childhood. After Gao Cheng was accidentally killed, Gao Yang stepped forward in time to kill the murderer, took over the power, and forced Emperor Xiaojing to abdicate four years later, ascended the throne and established the Northern Qi Dynasty.

In the early days of Gao Yang's reign, he was considered an outstanding ruler. He worked hard to govern the country, cleaned up bureaucracy, eliminated redundant officials, and abolished bad policies, making Northern Qi the most powerful regime at that time.

However, Gao Yang was addicted to alcohol and had serious mental problems. He liked to put on makeup, wear women's clothes and walk around the streets, and sometimes he would run naked on the street.

Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun was very angry when she saw Gao Yang was so absurd. She wanted to teach him a lesson, but was thrown into the air. Gao Yang cursed and said, "Old woman, if you keep bothering me, I will give you to the servants." If he was so cruel to his biological mother, he could only be described as cruel and unjust to his wives and concubines.

Gao Yang once suspected his beloved concubine, Concubine Xue, of having an affair, so the robbers killed her, dismembered her body in public at a banquet, and used the bones to make a pipa for himself to play and sing, which horrified everyone present. Gao Yang also lamented that it was a pity that such a beautiful woman could not be found again.

One day, Gao Yang suddenly had an idea and killed all the royal family members of the previous Eastern Wei Dynasty, even the babies were not spared. The bodies were not buried, but thrown directly into the Zhang River. As a result, the people living by the river would find human toenails in the stomachs of fish every time they went fishing, and they dared not eat fish for a long time.

Due to his long-term indulgence in alcohol and sex, Gao Yang became seriously ill at the age of 34, and made his 14-year-old son Gao Yin the emperor.

Starting from Gao Yin, the prelude to the internal strife of the Northern Qi Dynasty was opened. When Gao Yin was young, he looked like a Han Chinese and was not liked by Gao Yang. He wanted to depose the eldest son and establish the youngest son. The ministers used the theory of yin and yang and the five elements to persuade him and save his position as crown prince.

After ascending the throne, Gao Yin used Yang Yin to implement reforms, which led to the intensification of conflicts in the Northern Qi royal family. During this period, the Western Wei regime also completed a change of dynasty. Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue usurped the throne and established the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

In 560 AD, with the tacit approval of Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun, Gao Yan, the third son of Gao Yang and Lou Zhaojun and the King of Changshan, launched a military rebellion, deposed Gao Yin, and ascended the throne to become emperor.

When Gao Yang was alive, he had worried that his son was too young to sit firmly on the throne, so he told Gao Yang that his son's throne could be taken away, but his life should not be harmed.

At that time, Gao Yan expressed his sincere fear and affirmation that he would assist with all his heart. However, when he really seized the throne from his nephew, he forgot his brother's last words and sent people to kill Gao Yin.

After Gao Yan's death, Gao Zhan became suspicious, fearing that the ghosts of his brother and nephew would come after him. Not long after, Gao Zhan died of his injuries from an accidental fall from his horse.

Before his death, he was afraid that his younger brother would also kill his son, so he took the initiative to pass the throne to his half-brother Gao Zhan, hoping that he would treat his family well.

But Gao Zhan was no less perverted than his second brother Gao Yang. The first thing he did after ascending the throne was to torture and kill Gao Yan's son Gao Bainian. He also forced Li Zu'e to drown the daughter he and Gao Zhan had in adultery, out of shame.

Gao Zhan was furious and killed Li Zu'e's son Gao Shaode in front of her. He also whipped Li Zu'e until she was bleeding and threw her into a ditch.

Gao Zhan's eldest son Gao Wei was the same age as his uncle Gao Yan, and the two had a very close relationship. Gao Wei secretly talked to his lover Erzhu Mo at the wedding of Crown Prince Gao Yan. Gao Zhan was furious and forced him to drink 37 cups of wine. On Gao Wei's way back, he sent someone to poison him and threw him into the river.

During his reign, Gao Zhan was licentious and immoral, favored treacherous officials, killed innocent people indiscriminately, and the Northern Qi government was in chaos. Even God could not stand it and sent a comet across the North Pole sky. Gao Zhan was superstitious that the world would be in chaos, so he gave the throne to the crown prince Gao Wei and became the emperor.

So could Gao Wei clean up the mess left by his father? Gao Wei had a reputation for being kind since he was young, but he was cowardly and not good at speaking. He would get angry if the ministers looked at him more than once during the report. Over time, the ministers did not dare to ask him to do things, and even if they did, they would only give a rough idea. Gao Wei simply handed over the government affairs to his wet nurse Lu Lingxuan's confidant He Haikai and others.

This group of people had no talent for governing the country and only knew how to sell official positions and titles. For a time, high-ranking officials were rampant and the court was in a state of chaos.

Gao Wei's younger brother Gao Chuo did evil things in Dingzhou. Someone accused him of evil deeds in front of the emperor, so Gao Wei ordered his brother to be arrested and asked, "What happy things happened to you when you were in Dingzhou?"

Gao Chuo said that watching scorpions and maggots bite each other was the most fun, so Gao Wei sent someone to catch a scorpion and throw the person who had made the complaint in. He enjoyed watching the person howling in pain from being stung by the scorpion.

However, not long after, someone falsely accused Gao Chuo of treason. Gao Wei was unwilling to kill his brother with his own hands, so he ordered the guards to strangle Gao Chuo to death and buried him under the Buddhist temple.

The monthly donation Cao Sengnu presented two daughters to Gao Wei. The eldest daughter was skinned and expelled from the harem by Gao Wei, while the younger daughter was favored by Gao Wei. Gao Wei also built a very luxurious palace for her. I wonder if Cao Zhaoyi would think of her sister's miserable condition when she and Gao Wei were enjoying themselves.

Soon, Cao Zhaoyi was killed by Gao Wei for offending Lu Lingxuan. After Cao Zhaoyi's death, Feng Xiaolian, a former palace maid, became Gao Wei's favorite woman.

She was very beautiful and good at pipa singing and dancing. Gao Wei spent the whole day with her, and could not leave her. He even hugged her when he went to court. It is said that in order to show off his concubine's beautiful figure, Gao Wei even let the ministers come in to see his vagina, leaving behind the story of a jade body lying horizontally.

Just as Gao Wei was indulging in pleasure, the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the west had already gathered its troops and was preparing to destroy the Northern Qi and unify the north.

In 576 AD, Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Yuwen Yong, led troops to attack Northern Qi. They advanced on several fronts and soon reached Pingyang. The Northern Qi's secondary capital Jinyang was in danger.

Gao Wei and Feng Xiaolian were having fun outside the city. Urgent envoys came several times but were kept outside the palace. Gao Wei only learned about the fall of Pingyang.

The battle was about to reach the doorstep, Gao Wei and Feng Xiaolian hurried to the front line, hoping that the Northern Qi army would retake Pingyang, but they were beaten back by the Zhou army.

Before the battle was decided, Gao Wei and Feng Xiaolian were horrified and abandoned their troops and fled back to the secondary capital Jinyang. The Northern Qi army was leaderless and in great disarray. They collapsed and could no longer stop the Zhou army. In the end, the Northern Qi royal family was captured alive by the Zhou army while fleeing.

The Northern Qi royal family was sent to the Northern Zhou capital of Chang'an for resettlement. Emperor Yuwen Yong pacified the north, and the long era of division during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was about to come to an end.

——"The mental illness is inherited from the ancestors, and the whole family is super male."

——"King of Zaozhuang: I am out of tune with you because I am not perverted enough."

——"The Zaozhuang King you are talking about, could it be Lanling King? (Dog head)"

——"I feel their history books have been tampered with. To be honest, Gao Cheng and Gao Yang were very good and made great contributions, but I don't know what happened. They suddenly became abnormal."

[How handsome is Lanling Wang? Understand Lanling Wang's life in one breath! Historical Lanling Wang]

How troublesome is it for a man to be too handsome? He is the only man in Chinese history who felt inferior because he was too handsome.

Although he has an extraordinary appearance, he is ambitious in his heart. During the years of war, he was able to win every battle, but was ridiculed by the enemy because of his handsome appearance.

From then on, he would wear a ferocious mask every time he went to war, becoming a demon in the eyes of his enemies. This also became the biggest regret of his life. He is Lanling King Gao Changgong, one of the four most handsome men in China.

Lanling Wang was born in 541 AD, named Gao Changgong. His grandfather was Gao Huan, a powerful official in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Originally, Lanling Wang was also a true emperor, but because his father Gao Cheng was assassinated on the eve of usurping the throne, his uncle Gao Yang enjoyed the fruits of victory and became the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Although he was born into an imperial family, Lanling Wang had a difficult upbringing. His mother was a woman who left no records, not even a surname.

Lanling Wang's younger brother Gao Yanzong, his mother Chen was originally a singing girl in a royal palace in the northeast, even so, her identity was recorded. It can be seen that Gao Changgong's mother was not even as good as this, and she might have been a slave or a captive of the enemy country.

Perhaps because of his mother's low status, Prince Lanling was extremely unwelcome and lived on the margins of the Northern Qi royal family for a long time.

When his brothers were all crowned kings early on, Gao Changgong was not crowned until he was quite old. He was only crowned King of Lanling after Emperor Gao Yin ascended the throne.

Although many people in the Gao family were mentally ill, they had good genes and produced many handsome men. Gao Huan was very handsome, Gao Cheng was also a handsome man, and Lanling King Gao Changgong was even more so.

According to historical records, Gao Changgong had a star-shaped appearance. Not only did he have a fair figure like a woman, but his voice was also magnetic, gentle and pleasant.

The Northern Qi Dynasty, in which Lanling Wang lived, was later called the Beast Dynasty and was politically very chaotic.

Lanling Wang was not killed in the political struggle, but grew up slowly. He was familiar with the art of war, practiced martial arts, and was valued step by step, becoming a general of Northern Qi.

——"Such a perfect person was turned into an old silver coin in the Canyon of Kings thousands of years later. I really can't accept it."

——"He is the only normal person at a high price. It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time. Or maybe it's just a bit of luck."