Why was the famous poet Gao Qi beheaded at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty?

Gao Qi was a poet in the Ming Dynasty. He wrote countless poems and history books in his life and made many contributions to the cultural development of the Ming Dynasty. What are the characteristics of Gao Qi's poems?

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The characteristics of Gao Qi's poems are obvious. Although his words are fresh, they are heroic. Gao Qi is best at seven-character poems. His poetry system is different and his style is different. Although there are traces of imitating poems of past dynasties, it also has its own unique style. The characteristics of Gao Qi's poems are mainly manifested in the content. Most of his poems expose and satirize the society at that time, showing his dissatisfaction with the social politics at that time. So why are Gao Qi's poems so dissatisfied? In fact, this is because he wants to be divorced from reality, but he can't escape from reality. He can only express his feelings through poetry. Therefore, the striking feature of Gao Qi's poetry is contradiction. Gao Qi's poems reflect the contradiction between reality and ideal, and also the contradiction that he wants to act arbitrarily but is bound by officialdom.

Gao Qi's poems are actually the embodiment of his life, and the characteristics of his poems are also influenced by his life. Because he was trapped in officialdom and saw the dark side of many societies, he wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to escape, so he wrote this psychology into his poems, which made him unique. It is precisely because of these characteristics that his poems are sought after by people. Because most of his poems were critical, they were very popular in the society at that time and were considered as one of the best poets in the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the criticism of his poems, he is even more difficult to move in officialdom, and the contradiction between reality and ideal is further intensified.

How did Gao Qi die?

Gao Qi was a famous poet in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He created many works when he was alive. He is not only a poet, but also good at history. Yuan Shi is his masterpiece. Later generations called Gao Qi, Liu Ji and Song Lian "the great poets in the third day of Ming Dynasty", but Gao Qi, who had such a glorious period, ended up in a tragic end. How did Gao Qi die?

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According to historical records, Gao Qi's death was related to his own articles, and his On Liang Wen was written to restore the former site of Suzhou magistrate. However, because the former site of Suzhou Magistrate was once the former site of Zhang Shicheng, Suzhou Magistrate was falsely accused of rebellion by the court. Ming Chengzu believed it and convicted it as Suzhou Magistrate, while Gao Qi was implicated in writing an article demanding the restoration of Suzhou Magistrate's former site, and was finally sentenced to beheading.

So is Gao Qi's death really that simple? In fact, according to the information consulted, it is not difficult to find that Gao Qi's real death was not because of an article, so how did Gao Qi die? In fact, the real cause of Gao Qi's death stems from his resentment towards Ming Chengzu. Ming Chengzu resented him because when Gao Qi was still an official in the DPRK, Ming Chengzu suspected that he was satirizing himself with poetry, so he was always worried about him. Because Ming Taizu has nothing on him, he can't be disposed of at will. Therefore, when the Suzhou magistrate restored the old site, Gao Qi was implicated in this matter, and Ming Chengzu naturally had to deal with him. It is not difficult to see from the death of Gao Qi that although Gao Qi was once brilliant, it ended in tragedy, which made people have to sigh for the instant fall of a dazzling star.