Although the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the predecessor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was stronger than the Western Wei Dynasty, as mentioned before, Yuwentai and Gao Huan were comparable in terms of military affairs, but when it came to governing the country, Gao Huan was far inferior to Yuwentai.
To borrow the words of Lu Simian:
"The princes of the Northern Qi Dynasty were so deeply imbued with Xianbei habits that their government was scattered and the people were disorganized, and they were unable to stand on their own feet."
Before Gao Wei, among the emperors who actually sat on the throne, the only one who could truly exercise power and serve the country and the people was Emperor Suzong Xiaozhao.
It's a pity that Gao Cheng had almost smoothed everything out, but before he could continue smoothing it out, he was messed up by Gao Yang. Gao Yan took over Bei Qi who was messed up by Gao Yang, and finally figured out some ways.
But he died of illness. Gao Zhan came up and made the chaos even more chaotic.
This is exactly what Lu Simian said: the government disperses the people, Gao Yang and Gao Zhan do not know how to manage politics. Their ideological understanding is still in the tribal alliance form of the Xianbei people. If you don't obey, I will beat you. I will hit you.
However, in the Central Plains, this model of administrative style was probably from the era of Yao, Shun, and Yu. It has long been thrown into the long river of history by the Central Plains and is no longer suitable for the Central Plains society at this time.
When Gao Wei came up, not only did he fail to manage politics well, but he imitated his grandfather, uncle and father, far better than them in debauchery and immorality, and slapped the three of them on the beach.
The term "Jade Body Chen Heng" is familiar to everyone.
Gao Wei had a very favored concubine named Feng Xiaolian. According to historical records, Feng Xiaolian was smart and dexterous, good at playing the pipa, and good at singing and dancing. She was deeply favored by Gao Wei, and she and Gao Wei sat at the same table when they sat together, and rode together when they went out.
When Gao Wei went to court to listen to the government, he still hugged Feng Xiaolian, and the two made love in full view of the public.
Normally, I would not blush when I peeked at a book or scratched the wall, but when I saw it in public, all the ministers felt ashamed.
When Gao Wei saw this, he was very generous. It is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together. Let's all watch it together.
So, Feng Xiaolian was asked to take off her clothes, pose in various poses on the table, and "look at her with a thousand pieces of gold", that is, if she wants to see her, she will pay her a thousand pieces of gold.
This is the allusion of "Jade Body Chen Heng". However, there is no record of this incident in the history books. I don't know whether it was because it felt unbecoming and it was not recorded in the book, or because some big brother with an open mind among the people compiled it to attract people's attention.
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Regardless of whether "Jade Body Chen Heng" is true or not, Gaowei is indeed debauched, employed traitors, politically corrupt, and has a declining military.
Here, Xiong Xiong has to fill in the gap. As mentioned earlier, in "The Legend of Lu Zhen" starring Zhao Liying, Lu Zhen's prototype is Lu Lingxuan.
Lu Zhen is a woman full of positive energy and positive attitude, but Lu Lingxuan is confused.
Lu Lingxuan was the wife of Luo Chao, a general in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
Luo Chao is a bit similar to Lu Bu, not that he is as powerful as Lu Bu, but that like Lu Bu, he changes jobs frequently.
Luo Chao first followed Mo Zheniansheng in the uprising, then surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then defected to Erzhu Tianguang. After Erzhu's defeat, he defected to Yuwentai. Later, when Gao Huan, Emperor Shenwu of the Northern Qi Dynasty, attacked the city where he was stationed, Luo Chao surrendered the city and submitted to the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
In the fifth year of Emperor Xiaojing's reign in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Luo Chao planned a rebellion and was executed.
His wife Lu Lingxuan was married to Yeting in the palace as a slave, and his son Luo Tipo was also deprived of being a palace slave.
Is it bad to be a slave? For some people, it is, but for Lu Lingxuan, it is not a bad thing.
Lu Lingxuan was very good at getting things done. When Gao Wei was young, he ordered Lu Lingxuan to raise her and call her "Gan'a you". She was favored by Empress Dowager Hu and Gao Wei appointed her as a female maid.
It's okay up to this point. She can stand up tenaciously despite being stuck in the quagmire. It's really admirable. But do you think it's over here? No! Lu Lingxuan is not a peaceful woman.
She first conspired with the servants and Shikai to murder Gao Rui, the king of Zhaojun, and then conspired with the servant Zu Jue to persuade Gao Wei to kill Gao Wei's brother Langxie King Gao Yan and the Taifu Hu Luguang. Soon, Gao Wei's third
One of the queens, Hu Lu, was deposed. Perhaps Lu Lingxuan's handiwork was involved in this.
When Zu Jue came to power, he slandered Gao Wei again and made Zu Jue the governor of Northern Xuzhou. This cleared his way forward. After some more activities, he let his son Luo Tipo serve as a servant and envoy to record the secretarial affairs. From then on, mother and son controlled
affairs of state.
Although her methods are not on the table, she is still a strong and ambitious woman. If history gives Lu Lingxuan a chance, maybe she will become another Wu Zetian.
However, Lu Lingxuan gathered many comrades in the court who specialized in government affairs, messed up the palace, took bribes, and indulged in luxury, which made the politics of the Northern Qi Dynasty increasingly corrupt. If Lu Lingxuan came to power, Gou Xiong did not think that she would become a powerful empress like Wu Zetian. Maybe she would
The already dark country of Qi became even darker. However, history did not turn this "if" into a reality.
It’s finally done here, now that we have taken control of the government, what else can we do? No, no, no, we underestimated Lu Lingxuan, and here we are, still not finished.
Here I would like to introduce another woman - Mu Xieli, because her nickname is Huanghua, also known as Mu Huanghua.
Her mother, Qingxiao, was originally a maid in Mu Zilun's family, but later worked as a maid in Song Qindao's family. After having an affair, she gave birth to Mu Huanghua. There is also a theory that Mu Huanghua is Song Qindao's daughter.
Song Qindao persuaded the deposed emperor Gao Yin and transferred Gao Yan and Gao Zhan out of Yecheng to strengthen the central imperial power. After Changshan King Gao Yan launched a coup, he and Yang Min were executed.
On a side note, do you think Song Qindao drove Gao Yan and Gao Zhan out of Yecheng really because of Gao Yin? This is really hard to say.
Song Qindao was favored by Gao Yang and Gao Yin, and all the kings and nobles respected him. After Gao Yin succeeded to the throne, he was young and had no foundation in the court. If the troublesome Gao Yan and Gao Zhan could be driven out of Yecheng and away from the political center, then,
Song Qindao had the possibility of becoming a powerful minister, so I am afraid only he himself knows what his purpose was in driving Gao Yan and Gao Zhan out of Yecheng.
As an aside, the fifth grandson of Song Qindao, Song Jing, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, left a strong mark during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Oh, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty...
Ahem, stop talking, stop talking, if you keep talking, you won’t be able to come back from the distortion, so quickly get back to the point.
After Song Qindao was executed, Mu Huanghua disappeared into the palace and became a maid of Gao Wei's first queen, Hu Lu, and soon became favored by Gao Wei.
Therefore, Lu Lingxuan seized the opportunity and adopted Mu Xieli as her adopted daughter. With Lu Lingxuan's help and Mu Xieli's own efforts, she first became Mrs. Hongde. Later, Gao Wei deposed his second queen Hu.
, named Mu Xieli as queen. When she was Mrs. Hongde, she gave birth to Gao Heng.
Mu Xieli became famous for a while, and held Lu Lingxuan tightly, taking Lu Lingxuan as his mother, and even disowned his biological mother, who was born in a humble background. However, she was not famous for long. After Gao Wei had Feng Xiaolian, she moved to abandon her again.
However, due to the attack of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it could not be realized.