Northern Qi Dynasty: Mirror of the Rise and Fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty in 28 Years

In 550, Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang deposed Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and established the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the early days of Gao Yang's reign during the Qingming Dynasty, he was victorious in conquering the Khitans and Kumo Xi, and his national power was at its peak. In his later years, he indulged in wine, sex, and cruelty, and even cut open the concubine's femur and used it as a musical instrument. Gao Yang died in 559, and Prince Gao Yin succeeded to the throne. He was deposed and killed by his uncle Gao Yan the following year. Emperor Xiaozhao performed diligently and diligently, and the power of the Northern Qi Dynasty was slightly improved. However, he became seriously ill after two years of reign. In order to protect the life of the prince Gao Baifeng, he passed it down to his younger brother Gao Zhan and left a decree: "If you are not guilty for a hundred years, do not imitate your predecessors." In 564, Gao Zhan was summoned to the palace and humiliated on the grounds that he had written the word "Edict" for a hundred years when he was eight years old. He killed the abandoned corpse in Ranchi with a sword ring. Gao Zhan's debauchery went even further. He occupied his brother-in-law Li Zu'e, killed his baby girl, beat his own son Gao Shaode to death in front of him, and subjected him to naked torture and humiliation. In 570, Gao Zhan passed the throne to Prince Gao Wei, and died of illness in 573. The later master, Gao Wei, doted on sycophants and was dissolute. In 576, when the Northern Zhou Dynasty invaded Qi and Jinzhou was in danger, Gao Wei delayed the battle for the sake of Bo Feng Xiaolian. He also poisoned Lanling King Gao Changgong and hanged Hu Luguang to death. In 577, Gao Wei and his son were captured. The Northern Qi Dynasty, which had been in power for twenty-eight years, was overthrown, and its reputation as the "Beast Dynasty" became a reminder for later generations that "debauchery and cruelty will lead to death." This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.