Gao Zhan, the fourth emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Speaking of Gao Zhan, history has criticized him too much, but this is not groundless. Some things are indeed true. According to historical records, during Gao Zhan's reign, he favored the traitor Xiao Xiao, and he also enslaved himself to the court, and arbitrarily killed the clan members and ministers, and even raped his sister-in-law and made her pregnant. The following article , I will take you into the world of this cruel and cruel emperor and see how he raped his brother and sister-in-law and made them pregnant.
Gao Zhan, the ninth son of Gao Huan, was also born to Empress Dowager Lou. This man has a "brilliant appearance" and is also a handsome man. Although he looks good, Gao Zhan is definitely a bad guy. When his brother Gao Yan was seriously ill, he secretly discussed with his clan nephew Gao Yuanhai and his clan uncle Gao Guiyan, King of Pingqin, and others, and prepared to send troops to usurp the throne. A wizard happened to have a divination and said that "it is unfavorable, and quietness will bring good luck." Gao Zhan did not take action. Soon, Gao Yan died of illness, and he left an edict to Gao Zhan to succeed him as emperor, which was Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty and changed to Taining.
When Gao Zhan initially succeeded to the throne, Gao Yan, the former crown prince, Gao Baibai was the king of Leling County, Concubine Hu was the queen, and his son Gao Wei was the crown prince.
Within two or three months, Gao Zhan made Gao Guiyan, King Pingqin, his great uncle of the clan who had made great achievements in welcoming him, as the governor of Jizhou. Soon, Gao Guiyan rebelled in Jizhou. Gao Zhan sent a large army to besiege the city, captured the old prince in one fell swoop, and took him to Yecheng.
In the second year of Taining, Gao Zhan changed his name to Heqing. At the end of the year, Gao Zhan broke into the Zhaoxin Palace where his second brother Gao Yang's widowed wife, Li, lived. As soon as they met, he took off his clothes and wanted to rape his sister-in-law. Li Shi struggled, and Gao Zhan said viciously: "If you don't obey, I will kill your son immediately." Li Shi had no choice but to comply.
After going back and forth, Gao Zhan made his second sister-in-law pregnant. Li's son, Gao Shaode, King of Taiyuan, was fifteen years old when he visited his mother. Li made excuses not to see her. Gao Shaode shouted outside the pavilion: "Mother, you are pregnant. I know about it. That's why you don't see me!" I was so scared that I had a miscarriage at that time. Gao Zhan came immediately after hearing the news. When he saw that the dead baby was a girl, he said angrily: "If you kill my daughter, I will kill your son!" He sent guards to hold his nephew Gao Shaode in the court and violently raped him with the handle of a knife in front of Li. Hit the nephew on the back of the head and beat Gao Shaode to death.
While banging, Gao Zhan said viciously: "Why didn't you persuade your father to beat me?" Li cried loudly. Gao Zhan was so angry that he stripped off Li's clothes with his own hands and kicked her around. Li was crying and writhing in agony. Gao Zhan ordered people to put Mrs. Li in a silk bag and throw her into the palace canal. She almost drowned and choked to death, and then sent her to Miaosheng Temple to be tonsured as a nun.
In July of the third year of Heqing Dynasty, due to the astronomical phenomena of "white rainbow penetrating the sun" and "red star sight", Gao Zhan remembered the old prince played by his sixth brother Gao and his other nephew Gao Baibai, the King of Leling. . At that time, there was a Confucian scholar named Jia Dezhou who taught calligraphy for a hundred years. The child was ignorant and wrote whatever he saw. He once described several characters for "Edict". The calligraphy teacher was unethical and hid these characters and secretly wrote them to him. Gao Zhan reports. This is serious. The word "Edict" can only be written by the emperor himself. Gao Zhan seized this excuse and summoned his nephew to the palace.
Before entering the palace, the fourteen-year-old boy knew that his death would be unlucky, so he said goodbye to his concubine Hu Lu and cut off the remaining jade as a memory. After entering the palace, Gao Zhan took the seat with a gloomy face and asked Gao Baibai to write a few words "imperial edict". After inspection, it was the same as the word "Edict" on Jia Dezhou. In a rage, Gao Zhan banged the table and ordered several warriors to come to the court and beat and kick the nephew until the boy vomited blood and fell to the ground. Gao Zhan was merciless and ordered people to grab the young man's hair and drag him on the ground. The guards behind him followed him and beat him with big sticks. "Everywhere he touched, there was blood everywhere."