1. The turbulent Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties with the ability to ascend the throne was the most typical split period in the ancient history of China. The political power of all parties was established, the separatist regime was serious, the people were in dire straits, the bureaucrats did nothing, and the north and the south flowed and blended. In troubled times, heroes of all walks of life will emerge, and Gao Yang is a typical figure. Gao Yang, Wen Xuandi of Northern Qi Dynasty, was one of the tyrants in history, and left a mixed history in this turbulent history.
Being a king must be different from ordinary people. Gao Yang was not a dissolute and tyrannical dude at first. Gao Yang was the second prince of Emperor Gaozu of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Gao Yang was born with foresight and was different from others. When Gao Yang was born, he was covered with scales, had two heels and was very dark. This sounds shocking. People can grow scales and two heels!
Most emperors and capable people in history books were born with foresight, such as Xiang Yu with heavy pupils and Liu Bei with ears, shoulders and knees, which seemed to be symbols of ancient emperors. As long as it is extraordinary, there must be something extraordinary. Gao Yang's natural differences also doomed his extraordinary life.
Because of his appearance, other brothers and sisters will laugh at Gao Yang and his unusual appearance. However, Gao Yang kept silent and did not compete with others. But that doesn't mean he doesn't care. Gao Yang silently remembered the ridicule and satire, which was a disguised encouragement to him. Gao Yang is not an ordinary person. He doesn't think his appearance is his obstacle. He always thinks that he will succeed.
It is said that the royal family is ruthless. As a prince, Levin's life experience naturally makes people curious. No prince can resist the status of imperial power, and everyone wants to be a favored son of heaven. But Gao Yang has always been a calm and indifferent attitude. He hides his wisdom and silently proves his ability with his actions.
In fact, this is a very wise means, and it is a very wise way to treat people. In order to survive in the mysterious royal family, we must learn to protect ourselves and hide ourselves. The Gongdou we saw in the Gongdou drama was not made up. The rebellion of the Eight Kings, the change of the Xuanwu Gate, and the seizure of the office by nine sons are all living examples. We can also see that Gao Yang's wisdom is stupid.
Gao Yang was brave since he was a child. As a teenager, Gaozu tried to test the talents of all philosophers to see which son could be of great use. He gave his sons a mess to make them understand. Everyone is at a loss. Only Gao Yang took out his sword and cut off the chaos. He thinks it's good to cut off the messy things directly with a knife, and there's no need to know clearly. Gaozu also arranged for people to pretend to be assassins and compete with the philosophers. The princes present were very flustered and scared. Gao Yang calmly stepped forward to protect the other brothers behind him, bravely faced the fake assassins and arrested them.
It is really amazing that a child can have such verve and psychological quality. In the face of blood and life and death, Gao Yang was never afraid, but his fighting spirit increased greatly, as if it were the fuse that inspired the tyrannical factors in his body, which made Gao Yang more brave again and again.
This kind of nature stands out, and Zu's series of outstanding actions are greatly appreciated. Such a calm, intelligent and ambitious son really has the ability to inherit the throne. After all, who doesn't appreciate brave people? In such troubled times, a decisive war can protect itself. After that, Gao Yang rose step by step with his own ability, and studied under Wu Tao, who was marching and fighting. Gao Yang also has his own routine in governing people's livelihood, and his attitude is generous and won the hearts of the people.
In fact, from Gao Yang's style, we can see that his character is full of cruel factors. At a young age, calm and calm, can cut off the chaos and catch assassins. Later, he led his troops to the battlefield, stood out from the bullets and swords, and cut off the enemy's head without changing color. This height is absolutely extraordinary, and of course, it also has some tyrannical nature.
Gao Yang also succeeded in inheriting the unification and became the new emperor Wen Xuandi of the Northern Qi Dynasty. At the beginning of his reign, Gao Yang was diligent and devoted to governing the country, which made Beiqi more powerful. Gao Yang was originally excellent and ambitious, so he was highly praised. However, after 1967 ascended the throne, Gao Yang became more and more conceited and proud. Being at the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan made him feel very happy. Gao Yang gradually stopped running the country, but fell into arrogance and extravagance.
Second, whether the ancient emperors were loyal to their duties and loved the people was related to the life and death of the whole country and the people in society. There are many famous wise monarchs in history, such as Emperor Wudi who attacked the Huns and opened the western regions, Emperor Xiaowen who changed the Hu system and popularized Chinese culture, Emperor Taizong who promoted the imperial examination and put forward the true concept, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong who attached importance to culture and enriched the people and ate snacks. They also depend on it.
Of course, there are many dissolute tyrants. The rise and fall of feudal regime is inevitable. The demise of many dynasties seems to be caused by the extravagance of the last emperor, but it is not. It is the fundamental corruption of politics that leads to the corruption of the monarch. For example, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty favored Yang Guifei, and the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, not because he was indifferent to political affairs, but because of the decline within the feudal regime. However, the downfall of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was a piece of cake compared with people like Gao Yang.
Speaking of dissolute emperors, the famous one is Emperor Han Ling. Emperor Han Ling ordered all the ladies-in-waiting to wear open-backed pants, so that he could have fun at any time and take a big bath with them day and night. At the end of Dongwu, the emperor summoned all fifteen-year-old women to his palace to enjoy themselves. Those who did not obey him were killed and thrown into the river. Shi Hu, the late Zhao Taizu, robbed 30,000 girls and put them in the palace to have sex day and night. Gao Yang is more vicious than others.
These dissolute behaviors sound really terrible. As a tyrant, Gao Yang is also dissolute and despotic. Gao Yang's brutality is outrageous. Gao Yang will sing, dance, beat drums and play music in person, indulge in it all night, ignore political affairs and listen to people. He also wears makeup, long hair, wears no normal clothes and wears feathers with strange colors and shapes for fun. This doesn't look like an emperor, but obviously looks like a madman with mental disorders.
Gao Yang also likes riding camels, cows and donkeys directly, running in cotton-padded clothes in hot summer, and running barefoot in cold wind. The entourage of the accompanying officials are about to collapse, but Gao Yang looks like an innocent man. It is really strange that such behavior happened to an emperor. It is extremely absurd that an emperor rides a donkey in a hot and cold climate, not to exercise his will, but to have fun.
Gao Yang's temper is getting worse and worse. As long as he hears a little dissatisfied voice, he will kill people. Seriously, even the imperial clan was killed, and many officials died by the sword of Gao Yang. It is said that at that time, an official went against Gao Yang's wishes. Gao Yang cut off his head on the spot and cooked it in a pot. The cruelty of this behavior is equivalent to Shang Zhouwang's punishment for gouging his heart and branding it, which is outrageous.
Gao Yang was also addicted to lewdness and debauchery. Gao Yang sent someone to gather beautiful women, put them in his bedroom, and drank and had fun day and night. As the son of heaven, Gao Yang naturally enjoyed this life very much. As long as he sees the beautiful woman Gao Yang, he can't wait to keep it for himself. Although there are 3000 beautiful women in the harem, Gao Yang is never satisfied. Moreover, Gao Yang will distribute these women to North Korean officials, let them have fun together, and personally supervise officials to play with women. If they don't play, they will be punished and beheaded. This addiction shows that Gao Yang has become a pervert.
The promiscuous Gao Yang even spared his mother and even proposed to her. Destruction of human relations, arrogance, nausea, pervert. Gao Yang did many things to take away his wife. Once, Gao Yang took a fancy to his queen's sister, but her sister was married. After failing to flirt in various ways, Gao Yang killed the queen's sister's husband and took it for himself. In a word, Gao Yang is very promiscuous.
Gao Yang completely ignored politics and people's livelihood, the treasury was empty, taxes and corvees were increased, palaces were built wantonly, and people lived in dire straits. The whole country was plunged into darkness, and all the officials down to the people were afraid that Gao Yang would give orders again, even the Empress Dowager did not dare to expect anything. You can make up your mind how difficult it is to live in such a country! People can't even guarantee the most basic right to life. Hunger and floating bones are not a simple idiom, but the disappearance of countless lives.
Third, without restraint, Gao Yang, who died suddenly, was both an emperor and a mortal. Human physiological function can only be normal in reasonable body movements. Abnormal and irregular life will inevitably lead to physiological dysfunction and poor health and life. The debauchery all day naturally brought down Gao Yang's health. Finally, there is no water and rice in Gao Yang.
Gao Yang, like other emperors, demanded immortality and taking elixir medicine. Qin Shihuang took the elixir of life in order to prolong life, keep fit and concentrate on his career, but in order to keep fit and continue to enjoy himself. The so-called elixir of life is actually a mercury pill. Everyone has seen the elixir eaten by Yongzheng when watching Empresses in the Palace, which makes him look good, but in fact, his body has been hollowed out.
Finally, the unrestrained Gao Yang died suddenly. As a tyrant, Gao Yang was also a Han family in history. Gao Yang also ended his unrestrained debauchery. There is no doubt that Gao Yang is a tyrant. Although he made achievements in his early years, he was obviously dissolute and cruel during his reign.
4. Comments on merits and demerits: A wise monarch should be people-oriented and love his people as a son, while Gao Yang does not respect people's livelihood and ignores the people. Xunzi said: "Jun, the boat is also; People, water also. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. " People's livelihood is the most important thing in a country. Regardless of people's livelihood, it will perish. A country is made up of people, and a group must have a leader. People will not exclude capable people to organize and manage it. The key is whether the managers of this organization can respect and satisfy the interests of the people, and whether they can let the people live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy the spirit.
The reason why ancient wise monarchs paid attention to people's livelihood was also understood. Therefore, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong also tried their best to give political interests to the people and satisfy their basic material life foundation of living and working in peace and contentment. Only in this way can the people support them and a regime be qualified to exist. Therefore, uprisings often occur in the last few years of a dynasty, and the insurgents are mostly peasants and other lower classes.
Gao Yang is obviously in the opposite direction. In his eyes, people's livelihood just does not exist. He never thinks about the people. The people of that era had a hard life, and the lewdness of the monarch undoubtedly made it even more difficult for them to survive. Gao Yang has no concept of putting people first. He always satisfies his own selfish desires, regardless of political affairs and people's livelihood. Even if he doesn't die suddenly, his demise is inevitable.
Besides, the wise knew that the Lord was good at recruiting talents from all over the world, but Gao Yang didn't listen to the minister's advice and slaughtered officials. A famous wise king in history must be assisted by several talents. Qi Huangong has Guan Zhong standing in the Central Plains to become the first overlord, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang has Sean and Han Xin to defeat Xiang Yu to become the emperor, Emperor Taizong has Wei Zhi to remonstrate his words and deeds, Cao Cao is willing to give him everything in order to keep Guan Yu, and Liu Bei has visited the cottage for wisdom. ...
"Yo, yo, wild apple, I have a guest, blowing sheng." Obviously, talents and officials should help state affairs, but Gao Yang doesn't listen to the minister. A country always has wise men who care about the country and people. When Gao Yang was dissolute, they dared to remind them in exchange for beheading. At the beginning, the King of Qi listened to Zou Ji, but now Gao Yang has sealed his mouth, making the court tremble, and no one dares to write a letter to remonstrate. As a result, Nuo Nuo-only people prevailed and political affairs were dark. In the final analysis, it is the people who suffer.
Thirdly, Mingjun should "self-denial". A country's political affairs are numerous and varied, and it is still difficult for an emperor to achieve prosperity, what's more, Gao Yang is immersed in his own selfish desires all day. We all know that the emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, but the purpose of these palaces and six courtyards is to carry on the family line and make the royal family flourish, rather than let the emperor enjoy himself.
Everyone has desires, and Confucius also said that it is normal to have desires, but it does not mean that you are desperate to satisfy them. People's desires are infinite. If you want to satisfy it, you can imagine how terrible people will become. So you have to self-control. As an emperor, he should seek his own government. The emperor's occupation is to make a country stronger, to protect and take care of his own people, not to abuse power for personal gain.
Gao Yang was immersed in his own desires, and he satisfied them by hook or by crook. Even if it violates ethics, he doesn't care, which shows how abnormal his heart is. Between selfish desires and political affairs, wise monarchs will inevitably choose the latter, because they care about the people, and they know that if their selfish desires are satisfied, the people may feel sad. Such a person who cares about the world deserves to be king.
Mencius said, "Born in sorrow, died in happiness", so did Gao Yang. The hardships of childhood made Yang have a heart of self-reliance and self-improvement, and Yang, the overlord of later generations, was also arrogant and extravagant. It can be seen how wise the ancients' words are, and they hit the nail on the head and revealed human nature, and no one can escape. Therefore, people should have the courage to get out of the comfort zone, have a sense of crisis, and not just enjoy doing nothing.
Gao Yang's life can be said to be in vain. In that troubled times, he should be gifted, and he did get what he wanted by virtue of his own ability. It's a pity that he is still a reckless man, empty and brave, and has no ambition. On the battlefield of life and death, Gao Yang showed courage and determination, but this decision can only be used on the battlefield. In the political affairs of the imperial court, the most important thing is strategizing.
In the long river of life, Gao Yang was a conqueror. Born with foresight, I strive to conquer my destiny and make myself a lean man in troubled times. Gao Yang always succeeded in the dangerous battlefields of palace fights and bullets. He now holds all rights in the supreme position and holds all sentient beings. He holds the biggest link in the chain of fate, and everyone falls at his feet.
In the long river of history, Gao Yang is undoubtedly a loser. In the annals of history, Gao Yang left a notorious mark, with lewdness, tyranny and cruelty as his pronouns and tyrant as his code name. Sima Qian said that "people are inherently mortal, or they are heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather". Levin is undoubtedly the lightest feather, and it was smashed into pieces and ashes by the turbulent waves of the long river of history. No one remembers it.