Gao Yanzong

Gao Yanzong

Gao Yanzong (544 ~ 577 years), the word longevity, Bohai county Luo County (now Hebei Province Jing County) people. The sixth emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the grandson of Shenwu emperor Gao Huan, the fifth son of Wenxiang emperor Gao Cheng, whose mother is Chen.

After his father was killed, he was raised by his uncle Gao Yang. In the sixth year of Tianbao (555), he was canonized as king ande. After Gao Wei succeeded to the throne, he successively served as governor of Dingzhou, governor of situ, Taiwei, governor of Xiangguo and governor of Bingzhou. In the seventh year of Wuping (576), under the support of his subordinates, he ascended to the throne as emperor. He was named Dechang and was defeated and captured.

In the first year of Chengguang (577), he was sentenced to death at the age of 34 and buried in Yecheng.

Life of the characters

Wang Ande

Gao Yanzong was the fifth son of Gao Cheng, the emperor of Wenxiang. His mother, Chen family, was a prostitute of Wang Yuanyuan in Guangyang of Northern Wei Dynasty. In the seventh year of Wuding (549), Gao Yanzong's father, Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng, died. When Gao Yanzong was young, he was raised by his uncle, Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang. In the sixth year of Tianbao (555), Gao Yanzong was 12 years old, but he often rode on the belly of his uncle emperor Wenxuan. Sometimes Emperor Wen Xuan even asked him to urinate in his navel. Emperor Wenxuan held Gao Yanzong in his arms and said that this was the only lovely child. When asked what kind of king he wanted to be, Gao Yanzong replied that he wanted to be the king of chongtian. Emperor Wen Xuan asked his Minister Yang Min, who said that there was no such county name in the world, hoping that he would be content with his virtue. So Emperor Wen Xuan made Gao Yanzong king of ande.

My brother died in tears

In the third year of Heqing Dynasty (564), Gao Changgong, the fourth brother of Gao Yanzong, defeated the Zhou army in the battle of Mang Mountain. After his triumphant return, he told himself how the battle was, and all his brothers sighed for his magnificence. Only Gao Yanzong disagreed and said: "the fourth brother is not a big man. Why don't you take advantage of the victory? If Gao Yanzong faced such a situation, how could he survive in the Northern Zhou Dynasty? " In the second year of Tiantong (566), Gao Xiaowan, the third elder brother of Gao Yanzong, was killed by his ninth uncle, Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan. When Gao Yanzong learned about it, he cried bitterly. He made the grass man into the image of Emperor Wu Cheng. While beating him with a whip, he asked, "why do you want to kill my brother?" Gao Yanzong's servants reported the incident. Emperor Wu Cheng put Gao Yanzong to the ground and beat him 200 times with a horse whip. Gao Yanzong almost died. In August of the third year of Wuping (572), Gao Yanzong was appointed as the grand situ. In April of the fourth year of Wuping (573), Gao Yanzong was appointed as Taiwei. In May of the same year, the later leader Gao Wei sent someone to deliver poison wine to kill Gao Changgong. Gao Yanzong wrote a book to admonish Gao Wei, with tears all over the paper.

Forced to be emperor

In December of the seventh year of Wuping (576), in the battle of Pingyang, Gao Wei personally led the army to fight. He ordered Gao Yanzong to lead the right army to fight with the Zhou army first, and fought in Pingyang city. Gao Yanzong captured Kaifu Zongting of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When the battle was fiercest, Gao Yanzong led his subordinates to attack the Zhou army again, which was invincible. All the troops were defeated. Only Gao Yanzong's troops suffered no loss. At that time, Gao Wei planned to flee to Jinyang. Gao Yanzong said, "the emperor, please don't move in the camp, and deliver his troops to his subordinates. They can defeat them!" Gao Wei doesn't listen. On December 13, Gao Wei arrived in Bingzhou. He heard that Zhou's army had entered the bird and mouse Valley, so he appointed Gao Yanzong as prime minister and governor of Bingzhou, who was in charge of Shanxi's army. Gao Wei said: "Bingzhou, please take it by yourself. I'm leaving now!" Gao Yanzong said: "Your Majesty should think of the country and not go away. I'm willing to fight for your majesty, and I'm sure I can defeat them. " Luodiva said: "the great plan of the emperor has been decided, and King ande can't obstruct it again and again." Gao Wei fled back to Yecheng. At that time, the generals in Bingzhou all asked Gao Yanzong to say, "if you are not the son of heaven, the generals are not willing to fight to the death." As a last resort, Gao Yanzong became emperor on December 14 and issued an imperial edict to grant amnesty to the whole world, changing his name to Dechang. Gao Yanzong appointed Tang Yong, king of Jinchang, as prime minister, Mo duolou Jingxian, king of Qichang, and Duan Chang, general of Youwei, as generals. When the people heard about it, the people who didn't call back continued. Gao Yanzong distributed all the treasures in the palace and the beauties in the harem to the soldiers, and seized more than 1000 of Gao Wei's cronies (about a dozen eunuchs). When Gao Wei heard about it, he said to Jinchen, "I would rather let the Northern Zhou Dynasty get Bingzhou than let Gao Yanzong get it." All the officials in the left and right argued that this should be the case. When Gao Yanzong saw the soldiers, he held their hands and called their names. They all cried out in tears and fought to die for him. Children and women also climbed the roof, rolled up their sleeves and threw bricks and stones against Zhou Jun.

Defeated and captured

On December 16, the first year of Longhua (576), the Zhou army besieged Jinyang. The soldiers' uniforms and flags were black, so the city was like black clouds on all sides. Gao Yanzong ordered Mo duolou Jingxian and Han guhu to resist in the south of the city, and a Yuzi and Duan Chang to resist in the east of the city. He led his troops to resist the Qi King Yu Wenxian in the north of the city. Gao Yanzong wielded a spear to supervise the battle. He was as powerful and agile as a flying fighter. He a Yuzi and Duan Chang led 1000 cavalry to surrender to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou army attacked the east gate and set fire to the temples in the city in the evening. Gao Yanzong and Mo duolou Jingxian entered from the city gate and attacked each other on both sides. The Zhou army was in chaos and scrambled to escape from the city gate. The crowd between the city gates filled and squeezed, blocking the road and unable to move forward. More than 2000 people were killed in the battle of Zhou. Almost all the people around Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, were dead, and they were desperate. Cheng Yu's staff sergeant Zhang Shou led the horse's head. He bafo'en whipped the back of the horse with a whip and went out of the city with difficulty. Qi army pursued him bravely and almost hit him. The road to the east of Jinyang city was narrow and winding. He bafo'en and PI Zixin, who surrendered to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, were the guides and were able to get away. It was already late at night. Gao Yanzong thought that Yu Wenyong had been killed by disorderly soldiers. He sent people to look for the person with long beard in the piled up corpse, but they didn't find him. At that time, the Qi army won the battle. The soldiers went to the neighborhood to drink. They were all drunk and sleeping on the ground. Gao Yanzong was unable to organize the troops. When Yu Wenyong left the city, he was very hungry and wanted to escape, so the generals advised him to go back. Yu Wenxian and Zhu Wangyi think that they can't give up and leave. Duan Chang, the rebel of Gao Yanzong, tries to say that the city of Jinyang is empty. Yu Wenyong stopped his retreat and sounded the bugle to gather the army, which made the army rally again. In the early morning of December 17, the Zhou army returned to attack the east gate of Jinyang again, and then entered the south gate. Exhausted in the battle, Gao Yanzong ran to the north of the city and was captured by the Zhou army. When Yu Wenyong saw Gao Yanzong, he dismounted and held his hand. Gao Yanzong said, "I'm the hand of a dead man. How dare I approach the emperor?" Yu Wenyong said: "the emperors of the two countries do not have any grudges and hatred. They all come to save the common people. I will not harm you after all. There is no need to be afraid." Ask him to put on his clothes and hat again.

Framed death

Soon, Yu Wenyong asked Gao Yanzong about his plan to capture Yecheng. Gao Yanzong declined to say that this was not the answer of the minister who had lost his country. Yu Wenyong forced him to answer, but Gao Yanzong said: "if Gao Yan, the king of Ren City, rescued Yecheng, his subordinates would not know whether the Northern Qi Dynasty could persist. If it is Gao Wei who guards Ye City, your majesty can win without confrontation. " In the first year of Chengguang (577), the Northern Zhou Dynasty perished the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Gaowei surrendered to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yu Wenyong drinks with the emperors and ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty and orders Gao Wei to stand up and dance. Gao Yanzong can't help himself when he sees the sadness. He tried to commit suicide by taking poison for many times, but he stopped because of the advice of his maid. In October of the same year, Yu Wenyong falsely accused Gao Wei, Gao Yanzong and other people of conspiring against Mu Tipo, the governor of Yizhou, and ordered them all to be killed. They all cried out that there was no such thing. Gao Yanzong rolled up his sleeves and cried without speaking. He's dead with pepper in his mouth. The next year, his wife, Li Shi, collected his body for burial.

Anecdotes and allusions

Naughty Lord

When Gao Yanzong was appointed governor of Dingzhou, he defecated upstairs and let people open their mouths to meet him. In steamed pig mixed with human dung to the left and right to enjoy, look embarrassed will be whipped. When Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan heard about it, he sent Zhao Daode to Dingzhou to scold him a hundred times. Zhao Daode thought that Gao Yanzong was dishonest when he was blamed by the staff, so he beat him 30 times. Later, Gao Yanzong tried the knife with prisoners to see if the blade was sharp. Arrogance was illegal. Emperor Wu Cheng Gao Zhan sent people to flog him and kill his nine cronies. After that, Gao Yanzong repented.

Obesity

Gao Yanzong is fat. He looks like he is on his back and on his back. People often make fun of him. Later, he worked hard. Powerful Superman, gallop line array, fast as flying.

Emperor Yanzong of Qi Dynasty

Before Gao Yanzong was captured by the Zhou army, there was a mountain in Gaodu county. The cliff was facing the river. On the cliff, there was a big black character: "Qi died, Yanzong." After being washed by rain, the handwriting is clearer. Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, sent someone to copy it, but the emissary changed "death" to "upper". Soon after Gao Yanzong became emperor, it was proved.

The son of heaven

Before the defeat of Gao Yanzong, in the hall of Yecheng, he saw two days connected. On December 13, he was ordered to guard Bingzhou. The next day he became emperor. Less than a day later, he was surrounded by the Zhou army. After a night, he was captured at the time of eating. Gao Yanzong's year name was Dechang. The good man attached the word "Chang" to the society, saying that Gao Yanzong had two days to be emperor.

Historical evaluation

Gao Yang: "it's a pity that there is only one." Li Baiyao's book of the Northern Qi Dynasty: ① "arrogance is more illegal." (2) "Yanzong is full and strong in appearance, and he looks up when he sits down. When he looks down, he looks down. When people laugh at him, he works hard. The strength is absolutely different, galloping in the array, and the strength is as agile as flying. " In Li Yanshou's northern history, "an de dominates darkness with difficulties, and conceals light with obscurity; and the battle of Pingyang,

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