Emperor Xiaojing Yuan Shanjian?
After Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu of the Northern Wei Dynasty fled to Guanzhong Yuwentai, the Northern Wei Dynasty began to split into the Eastern and Western Wei. Gao Huan knew that Yuan Xiu would never come back, so for political reasons, he hypocritically sent monk Daorong to deliver a letter to Yuan Xiu, urging him: If your Majesty still wants to return, I will definitely lead all the civil and military officials to welcome your Majesty. Return to Luoyang. If Your Majesty gives up the country and does not care about the people, the throne of the world will be returned to someone else. I would rather offend Your Majesty than offend the people and the country. I hope Your Majesty will think twice.
After some days, Gao Huan saw that Yuan Xiu had not responded, so he began to carry out his long-planned plan. At the beginning, he did not immediately recommend one person to be the emperor, but slowly looked for a suitable candidate. After he came to the capital, Luoyang, he appointed Wang Yuandan of Qinghe as the Grand Sima, responsible for handling national government affairs with full authority. Yuan Dan foolishly thought that he was already the emperor and was complacent. They dress and come in and out according to the etiquette of the emperor, and the documents they issue are called imperial edicts. Moreover, they are arrogant and do not take the Prime Minister Gao Huan seriously. After Gao Huan returned to his base camp in Jinyang (now south of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) from Luoyang, he sent more than 40 memorial letters to Yuan Dan, but Yuan Dan did not reply to any of them. He was headstrong and self-centered. Gao Huan saw that this boy was indeed difficult to control, so he led his army back to Luoyang in October of the third year of Yongxi (534). As soon as Gao Huan saw Yuan Dan, he cut off his face and cursed: "I haven't made you the emperor yet! How dare you be so ignorant! It's better to call you the emperor than to call your son the emperor!" After that, Gao Huan said Yuan Dan's eldest son, Yuan Shanjian, who was only 11 years old, ascended to the throne and was named Emperor Xiaojing. The reign name was changed to the first year of Tianping. Yuan Dan knew that something was wrong, so he fled south on horseback in a hurry, hoping to defect to the Liang Dynasty. After hearing the news, Gao Huan sent someone to intercept him halfway.
During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the political situation in the Central Plains was turbulent, the people were in dire straits, and heroes emerged from all over the world. As soon as Yuan Shanjian came to the throne, Fan Zihu, the governor of Yanzhou in the east, and Daye, the governor of Qingzhou (now Qingzhou, Shandong), raised their troops. Yuwentai, Yuanxiu and others in the west took advantage of the turmoil in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and raided the border many times; Nanliang specially appointed Yuanzhuang He as the General Zhenbei led his army to attack the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Yuan Shanjian, who was only 11 years old, was unable to cope with this situation. Although Yuan Shanjian was young, he was courageous and resourceful, and had extraordinary physical strength. He could hold a stone lion and jump over the palace wall. But what happened to his father forced him to hide his true nature, take pleasure in hardship, and obey the Prime Minister's orders. As soon as Yuan Shan came to the throne, Gao Huan said to him: The capital Luoyang is close to Yuwentai in the west and Liang Dynasty in the south. The geographical location is very unsafe. The capital should be moved to Yecheng north of the Yellow River (today's north of Anyang, Henan) to be safe. Yuan Shanjian said nothing and set out on the road on the third day. At the same time, 400,000 households in Luoyang moved north in embarrassment, and the prosperous Luoyang suddenly became an empty city. Not long after Yuan Shan saw the desolate Yecheng, a nursery rhyme appeared in the city: "Poor green sparrow, flying to Ye City, with its feathers hanging down, turning into a parrot." The green sparrow alludes to Yuan Shan. See, the parrot points to Gao Huan, and the people of Yecheng are sighing at the fate of the young emperor.
Because Gao Huan made his fortune by defeating the rebellious Erzhu family and restoring the throne, he never dared to usurp the throne and claim the throne easily. On the surface, he was very polite to Yuan Shanjian. No matter how big or small, Gao Huan would report to Yuan Shanjian, and only dare to implement it after getting permission. Every time Yuan Shanjian held a banquet to entertain the ministers, Gao Huan always took the lead in kneeling down to celebrate his birthday. When Yuan Shanjian went to the temple to perform religious rituals, Gao Huan always held the incense burner in his hand and followed Yuan Shanjian's chariot step by step. Seeing that the prime minister was so humble, other ministers did not dare to show any authority to Emperor Xiaojing Yuan Shanjian. In the fourth year of Tianping (537), Gao Huan, Xingtai Lang Zhongyang Xiuzhi and others went to Fenyang Tianchi to play. There was a strange stone beside Tianchi. There was a line of vague stripes on the stone, which looked like "Six Kings and Three Rivers". Four Character. Gao Huan didn't know what it meant, so Yang Xiuzhi explained: "Liu is your name (Gao Huan and Xianbei's name is He Liuhun); Sanchuan refers to the three rivers of Han, Luo and Yi. The prime minister should comply with the destiny and establish himself as king. ". Gao Huan sighed and said: "The world has always said that I have rebellious intentions. If this matter is leaked, it will add fuel to the fire. Don't mention it again." Du Bi, a doctor in Xingtai, advised Gao Huan one day. As soon as possible, he practiced meditation as a courtesy and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Unexpectedly, Gao Huan raised his staff and Du Bi was so frightened that he ran away.
After Gao Huan's death, Gao Cheng inherited all his positions and continued to monopolize the affairs of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The emperor of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was in name only, no matter how big or small, he was hampered by Gao Cheng everywhere. Once, Emperor Xiaojing and Gao Cheng went hunting together in the countryside. On a whim, Emperor Xiaojing galloped away like flying, leaving Gao Cheng far behind. Gao Cheng was a little unhappy. When Unaluo, the superintendent of the guards, saw that the prime minister's face was livid, he immediately chased Emperor Xiaojing and shouted loudly: "Sir, don't run so fast, the general is angry!" Emperor Xiaojing was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but still I had to obey the order and return home disappointed. Sometimes, Emperor Xiaojing's resentment would be revealed unconsciously on certain occasions.
On one occasion, Emperor Xiaojing hosted a banquet for all ministers. Gao Cheng raised his wine glass and said, "Your Majesty, Gao Cheng, would like to offer a glass of wine to the Emperor." Emperor Xiaojing, who was already eighty percent drunk, squinted his eyes and taunted Gao Cheng: "There is no immortal court in the world. I would rather perish than be manipulated by a villain like you!" Gao Cheng also showed no sign of weakness and rushed forward. He picked up Emperor Xiaojing and cursed: "The emperor, the emperor, is worse than a dog!"
In order to monitor Emperor Xiaojing's actions, Gao Cheng specially sent his confidant Cui Jishu as the Minister of Zhongshu to follow Emperor Xiaojing all day long.
If Gao Cheng wanted to tell Emperor Xiaojing something, Cui Jishu would draft a memorial on his behalf. If Emperor Xiaojing had anything to say, Cui Jishu would relay it to Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng would ask Cui Jishu every few days: "Has Yuan Shan seen this ***, has there been any movement recently? You must monitor him carefully and not allow him to talk nonsense!"
Emperor Xiaojing is not Cowardly, he is full of great strategies, but unable to execute them. As the emperor, he is no different from a caged animal. In addition to his grief and anger, he often recited poems written by Xie Lingyun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to laugh at his ridicule: "Han died with his son Feng Fen, and Qin Emperor Zhonglian was humiliated. He was from Jianghai, and his loyalty moved a gentleman." After hearing this poem, Xun Ji, the minister and minister, heard this poem. , understood Emperor Xiaojing's thoughts, and secretly conspired with Yuan Jin, the doctor of the temple department, Liu Siyi, the Changqiu Qing, and others to attack Gao Cheng. They dug secret tunnels in the palace day and night leading to the outside of the city. They planned to organize soldiers and horses to fight Gao Cheng to the death after escaping from the palace with Emperor Xiaojing. When the tunnel was dug outside the city gate and the exit was about to be revealed, a passerby heard a noise in the ground under his feet. He didn't know what was going on, so he told Gao Cheng about it. Gao Cheng was shocked. He was dressed in swords and swords. He stormed into the palace angrily and asked Emperor Xiaojing: "Why did your Majesty want to rebel? My father and son have been loyal to the country and performed their duties. Is there anything I can do to you? This is probably Your majesty's concubines encouraged you to do this!" After Gao Cheng said this, he ordered his soldiers to hunt down Emperor Xiaojing's concubines.
Emperor Xiaojing was so angry that he finally broke out after many days of depression. He asked sharply: "Since ancient times, I have only heard of rebellion by my subordinates, but never by the emperor. If you want to rebel, just do it, why bother? Pretending! I really want to kill you. If you die, the country will be at peace. If you don't die, the country's destruction is just around the corner. My own life is not guaranteed, so why bother about my concubines? I want to kill or live. It's your fault!"
Emperor Xiaojing's righteous words rendered Gao Cheng speechless. Gao Cheng said nothing and returned angrily. The next day, Gao Cheng understood that the rift could no longer be healed, so he simply refused to do anything and put Emperor Xiaojing under house arrest. Once the time is right, he will kill the king and usurp the throne.
However, God was not kind and Gao Cheng’s dream did not come true. In August of the seventh year of Wuding (549), when Gao Cheng, Yang Min, Cui Jishu and others were plotting to usurp the throne and perform Zen rituals in the room, Lan Jing, a kitchen slave who had a personal enmity with Gao Cheng in the past, took advantage of Gao Cheng to enter the palace. Gao Cheng put the dagger under the plate during the meal. When Gao Cheng saw Lan Jing entering the room without permission, he was very angry: "You slave, I didn't ask you to deliver the food, how dare you break in without permission!" Lan Jing took the first step. , pulled out the dagger and shouted loudly: "For no other reason, I came here to kill you!" Gao Cheng was so frightened that he peed his pants and hurriedly got under the bed. Lan Jing lifted the bed and killed Gao Cheng.
As soon as Gao Cheng died, Gao Cheng's brother Gao Yang, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately inherited the power of his father and brother and took charge of the government. When Emperor Xiaojing heard that Gao Cheng had been stabbed to death, he was secretly happy. He proudly said to the ministers around him: "Gao Cheng's death is God's will! It seems that God is going to return power to me." As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yang held the sword in his hand. , led more than 8,000 heavily armed soldiers into the palace, all holding swords in their hands and looking at each other with anger, as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Gao Yang hugged his fists and said to Emperor Xiaojing: "I have some family matters that I haven't finished yet. I must go back to Jinyang immediately. I'm here to say goodbye." After that, he walked out of the palace with his head held high. Emperor Xiaojing was stunned, and his joy suddenly disappeared, and he said in fear: "This person is another difficult character to deal with. It seems that I will definitely die!"
As soon as Gao Yang returned to Jinyang, he immediately Gathered Yang Min, Wei Shou, Zhang Liang and others to prepare for the Zen Dynasty. On the one hand, Wei Shou was asked to draft documents such as Zen Dai and Jin Jin; on the other hand, he was working hard day and night. After everything was ready, Gao Yang led an army of 100,000 to fight back to Yecheng. Zhang Liang, Zhao Yanshen and others broke into the palace and said to Emperor Xiaojing: "The five elements are in harmony, with a beginning and an end. The prime minister is highly virtuous and highly respected, with superhuman intelligence and wisdom. I hope that your majesty will follow the example of Yao and Shun and grant the throne to the prime minister."
What Emperor Xiaojing was worried about finally happened. He replied calmly: "The matter of the Gao family and his son usurping the throne has been brewing for a long time. In this case, as usual, you must first write a Zen Dynasty book to me." Yang Min handed over the book that had been prepared. After Emperor Xiaojing signed the book, he asked Yang Min: "Where will you arrange for me to live?" Yang Min replied: "The Prime Minister has already prepared a house for His Majesty in the north of the city. A house."
Emperor Xiaojing then stood up from his seat and couldn't help but recite the poem written by Fan Ye in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" for Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "Dedicate your life to the end of your life. I am four hundred and will be the guest of Yu forever." After walking out of Zhaoyang Palace, Emperor Xiaojing turned around and asked, "Before leaving, can I go and say goodbye to the concubines?" Gao Longzhi replied, "The world is as usual today. , It still belongs to your Majesty. Your Majesty, please do as you please." Emperor Xiaojing entered the harem and cried with his concubines. Emperor Xiaojing understood that his life and death were uncertain and his future was dire. He asked Taiwei Gao Shao to hand the seal ribbon to Gao Yang. Gao Yang immediately meditated to pay homage, ascended the throne as emperor, established a new dynasty, and named the country "Qi".
When Gao Yang first came to the throne, he was relatively polite to Emperor Xiaojing and granted him the title of King of Zhongshan, with a settlement of 10,000 households. The emperor's banner can be hoisted in the fiefdom, and the emperor's reign name can be used, and the documents do not need to be called ministers. Emperor Xiaojing's three sons were also granted official posts and towns. Emperor Xiaojing had nothing to do all day long. He just drank wine with his wife, wrote poems, and chatted to relieve their worries. His life was quite peaceful. A year later, Gao Yang's foundation was firmly established, and Emperor Xiaojing had become a burden.
In December of the second year of Tianbao (551), Gao Yang hosted a banquet in honor of Emperor Xiaojing, and Gao Yang secretly poisoned the cup. Emperor Xiaojing didn't notice it, so the wine fell into his stomach and he was poisoned to death. His three sons were also killed, and the only remaining generation of the Eastern Wei regime ended in the light of swords.