The comet appeared on the night of March in the first year of Heqing (565). Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan, who was watching goldfish under the moon in the Royal Garden, also clearly saw it. He walked a few steps in surprise and fell into it with a "plop". In the goldfish pit, a few sips of "gugu dong" underwater, people were picked up abruptly, alarming the entire Jinyang Palace, and the lights lit up.
After hearing the words, Emperor Gao Wei was in cold sweat, rushed into the Buddhist room, burned incense and kowtowed his head in prayer, for fear that the comet’s tail would accidentally involve himself. When the emperor Gao Zhan was in his prime of life, he had never thought about "What if I annoy my father, the old one except the new one? In the Gao family's flesh and blood, what is the blood relationship of the closest relatives
Yes, emperors have always defended their rights, and the monarchs and ministers who stand in the way of the emperor's rights protection will end up tragically. Emperor Gao Wei thought of creating Gao Yang, the founder of the Northern Qi Dynasty, more than once. For his black dreams, he purged the government internally and made the court a new one. He beat all the Hu people in the north and beat these powerful barbarians everywhere. Dare to take a look at the Central Plains. Even the Turks, who were rising at a terrifying speed at the time, fearfully called Gao Yang the "hero of emperor", and did not dare to go south to herd!
But it was this heroic emperor who was in a mess in the second half of the year. After alcoholism gradually became a habit, his mind was completely unclear, but he was still affected by the proverbs of "the dead man in black". He sent troops everywhere to kill the black-clothed competitors. . One day Gao Yang suddenly asked around: "What is the darkest thing?". For fear of being killed by saying the wrong thing, I had to answer honestly: "The pitch is the darkest!"
When Gao Yang heard this, he was greatly stimulated. Because "lacquer" and "qi" were the same pronunciation, he actually suspected his seventh brother and half-mother Gao Huan. So he arrested Gao Huan and put him in a pig cage with another brother he was jealous of. They had food, food, accommodation, and toilet in it. They were kept in it for more than a year. Later, they simply threw a large amount of charcoal fire around the cage. Roasted alive.
"Comet! Break the comet of my peaceful life!" Gao Wei sighed.
The comet also shattered the restless heart of Gao Cheng's power minister Zu Jun. Watching Gao Cheng's sensual and unrestrained Gao Zhan day by day, Zu Jue saw the scene of the old Wang Yan driving the new king after he became depressed and depressed. He shook his head as if unwilling but helpless.
It's not that Zu Jun has never felt the painful days of being depressed. After Gao Yang's death, Zu Jue fell out of favor temporarily and played to Gao Yan many times, but Gao Yan ordered all Zu Ju's memorials to be returned and killed directly. At that time, the white face and black face were warm and cold, and the snow fluttered in all seasons. . Zu Jue was not reconciled. He decided to get rid of the hardship without a backer. He searched and found Gao Zhan, the king of Changguang at the time. He took advantage of his expertise in walnut oil painting and took the opportunity to give away a few paintings.
Who wouldn't send a message? The key is that Zu Jun would still catch a few beautiful words in vain, and said, "His Royal Highness is different from ordinary people. I dreamt it..."
"What did you dream about?" Gao Zhan sent a hot smiling face as he slapped his ass.
"Weichen dreamed that His Royal Highness was riding a flying dragon to the sky." You can see if Zu Jue's flattery got the point.
"You, it's funny!" Gao Zhan said with a smile: "If this is the case, I will make you rich, man."
Flattering is not funny, although I still can’t understand the true meaning of funny, but I saw that after Gao Zhan ascended the throne, I really worshiped Zu Yu as the magistrate of Zhongshu. The monarchs and ministers often played the pipa and danced in the back garden. , Zu Jue often took the cloth rewarded by the emperor to go home, and once unexpectedly, Zu Jue took more than He Shikai.
"His grandmother dared to snatch the emperor with me!" He Shikai was jealous of Zu Jue and asked Zu Jue to be the prefect of Ande. Zu Ju did not want to leave the capital, so he begged to be taken care of by his mother because his mother was old, and Gao Zhan agreed to his request. From then on, He Shikai and Zu Jun had such a summary in their hearts.
Comet also burned He Shikai's eyes. He Shikai naturally thought of Gao Zhan's own destiny a hundred years later. For a while, he didn't know whether the bet was placed on the side of Dongping King Gao Yan or the crown prince Gao Wei. My eyebrows furrowed his forehead, but his stomach tweeted like a river. Although Gao Wei is the crown prince, he should naturally put more weights, but Queen Hu prefers the youngest son of Dongping King Gao Yan, and wants to be the heir of the emperor, and with countless pillow winds, Gao Zhan has become a swaying tree, and it also exists. With the possibility of a 200% turnaround, I thought that although I am very favored right now, if the emperor "gappa" and die, and the new emperor takes office and doesn't like to hold it, wouldn't he not have it? Is the value of existence, pitiful of those countless flattering experiences...
Therefore, Zu Jue thought of He Shikai, and He Shikai naturally thought of Zu Jue. The two of them walked halfway and met, laughed, patted with both hands, and the topic was genuine.
"No one has far-sightedness, there must be near-worries!" He Shikai fought haha.
"The emperor's favor to us is unparalleled, but once the emperor dies, what can we do to maintain our current honor?" Zu Jun hit the nail on the head.
"Master Zu, what should I do with you?" He Shi laughed, obviously a lot more humbly.
"What a good comet, there are so many articles in it!" Zu Jue also knew the seriousness of the matter and said: "He-sama can persuade the emperor:'Wen Xiang (Gao Cheng), Wen Xuan (Gao Yang), Xiao Zhao ( Gao Yan) The sons of several emperors failed to succeed to the throne. It is time for the prince to ascend the throne early and decide the division between the emperor and the prince.'If things succeed, the queen and the prince will be grateful to us. This is the panacea."
"You let me be the first bird..." He Shikai was stunned.
"It is correct to say that you burned the first fire, and this second fire? After you have quietly persuaded and the emperor understands something, I will state this on the table again, and it will definitely be successful." Zu Yan laughed and said: " People are saying, the sky is doing..."
He Shikai thought it made sense, and the two hit it off, and then walked towards the Gaozhan Inner Palace. From a distance, they heard the Taishizuobao saying: "The comet is a sign of the eradication of the old and the emperor's throne should happen."
"Northern Zhou Yuwenhu, has been taken by Northern Zhou Wudi Yuwenyong, it is in response to the celestial phenomenon!" Dazai Duan Shao said.
"Your Majesty, Yuwenyong is a real black suit, and Yuwenhu is a fake black suit. How can you say that it is Yingtianxiang?" He Shikai hurriedly walked in: "The sons of Wenxiang, Wenxuan, and Xiaozhao failed to succeed to the throne. For the king, your majesty should follow the celestial phenomenon, and let the prince ascend to the throne early, decide the division of the monarch and the minister, and cut off the thoughts of the undivided!"
"Although your majesty is the emperor, it is not extremely expensive. It should be passed on to the prince in order to conform to the way of heaven." Zu Yu took the opportunity to write to Gao Zhan. Zu Yu also took out the ancients as an example to tell the story of Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty passing the throne to his son. Everyone listened, Gao Zhan nodded frequently.
The matter was settled in this way, and the ceremony of passing the throne began immediately. Dazai Duan Shao held the emperor's jade seal and ribbon in the talisman, and was escorted by the Ouchi guards to Jinyang Palace and presented it to Prince Gaowei.
On April 24th, Gao Wei was the emperor in Jinyang Palace. The emperor named his concubine Hulu's empress. He immediately amnesty the world, changed the name to Tiantong, and respected his father Wucheng as Emperor Taishang, and reported all important military affairs to him. .
In the blink of an eye, Gao Zhan became the Supreme Emperor. He sent Huangmen servant Feng Zicong, Shang Shu Zuo Cheng and Hu Changcan to coach Gao Wei, specializing in matters such as memorials, and military affairs still dictated Gao Zhan.
Despite this, the center of power in Northern Qi is slowly shifting. Zu Jue really enjoyed his glory this time. He was appointed secretary supervisor, Jiayi Tong Sansi, and was valued by the Supreme Emperor Gao Zhan and Emperor Gao Wei at the same time. For a time, he became red and purple.
The red and purple Zu Yu looked at Gao Cheng's concubine Gao Xiaowan, a little uncomfortable, a little dazzling. What did Gao Xiaowan do to cause Zu Jun's dissatisfaction
Gao Xiaowan's birth is not simple, he is Gaocheng's son, ranked third, and caused a sensation when he was born. His uncle Dongwei Xiaojing Emperor Yuan Shanjian personally came to Gaocheng Mansion to congratulate him. Manchumen and martial arts also came together to give gifts, and the ten houses were all Stuffed with gifts. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. When Gao Xiaowan was eight years old, his father Gao Cheng was assassinated. From then on, he became an ordinary descendant of the Gao family. He no longer had the supreme glory. After the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang made him the King of Hejian.
Gao Xiaowan is the only grandson of Gao Huan, who is usually very arrogant and conceited. He saw that after the nine-uncle Gao Zhan came to the throne, the traitorous ministers were in charge, and he was very dissatisfied with the government. He couldn't understand the traitorous ministers around Gao Zhan. When the incident reached Zu Yun, Zu Yun was naturally uncomfortable, so he slandered Gao Zhan and said: "The grass man of Gao Xiaowan is used to compare to the saint. He is deceiving the emperor and criminal. What is even more hateful is that the Turks beat him. When he arrived in Bingzhou, Gao Xiaowan took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, saying,'Am I an old woman, I want to use this kind of thing!' This is a satire!"
He Shikai also walked in, adding fuel and jealousy: "In the Wei Dynasty, there was a folk song saying:'Henan planted valleys in Hebei, and poplar trees grow golden roosters.' The north and south of the Yellow River is the area around the river. Gao Xiaowan will set up golden roosters, expressing that he will be like the emperor. Amnesty for the world." After Gao Zhan heard this, his heart was lumpy and very uncomfortable.
It happened that Gao Xiaowan got a Buddha tooth and enshrined it in the mansion. The Buddha tooth gleamed at night. After Gao Zhan heard about it, he sent people to search for it. As a result, hundreds of spears and flag flags were found in Gao Xiaowan's warehouse. Gao Zhan thought these were tools for insurrection and arrested Gao Xiaowan for interrogation.
The leak happened in the evening rain, and the boat was late and hit the wind. Among Gao Xiaowan’s concubines was the Chen family. Because he could not be favored, he falsely accused, “Gao Xiaowan often drew his majesty’s portrait and wept at it.” Gao Xiaowan was furious, and Gao Xiaowan was not allowed to distinguish. , Sent a guard to arrest Gao Xiaowan and beat him with a horse whip...
Gao Xiaowan yelled "Uncle!"
Gao Zhan said angrily, "How dare you call me uncle!"
Gao Xiaowan replied: "I am the grandson of Emperor Shenwu (Gao Huan), the grandson of Emperor Wenxiang (Gao Cheng), and the nephew of Emperor Wei Xiaojing (Yuan Shanjian), why can't I call you an uncle!"
Gao Xiaowan's words seemed to say that his blood was noble than Gao Zhan. This was like adding fuel to the fire. Gao Zhan was even more furious when he heard it, and ordered someone to interrupt Gao Xiaowan's two legs. Soon Gao Xiaowan was seriously injured and died.
King Ander Gao Yanzong (the fifth son of Gao Cheng) cried loudly when he heard that he cried and bleeds. Gao Yanzong also smashed a grass man, whipping and scolding him, "Why are you killing my brother?" His servant reported the matter, and Gao Zhan sent someone to overthrow Gao Yanzong to the ground with a horse whip. He flogged two hundred times. Fortunately, Gao Yanzong was strong, otherwise he would definitely be beaten to death.
However, as soon as the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwenyong became pro-government, he did his best to govern and implement reforms. In internal affairs, he vigorously advocated frugality, and for this reason, he also issued an edict specifically asking the people not to be extravagant and wasteful in activities such as weddings, sacrifices and ceremonies. At the same time, he set an example, wearing only coarse cloth clothes on his body, and only a coarse cloth quilt at night. There are only a dozen concubines in the harem. In the military, Yuwenyong perfected the military system. In the past, the major pillar states in the army were all in their own systems, but now Yuwenyong has renamed the sergeants in the army as servants, and they are all under the direct control of the emperor. In order to expand the army, he encouraged the people to join the army, recruited Han people to join the army, and exempted them from taxes and services. From then on, the Han people became the main body of the army in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In order to increase national strength and expand financial resources and military resources, Yu Wenyong's eyes are focused on Buddhism and monasteries.