Zhanghe River originates in Changzhi County, Shanxi Province, flows eastward through Hebei Province, and finally enters the sea. It just flows through Yecheng, the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (now southern Hebei and northern Henan). One day in the summer of 559 AD, fishermen from Yecheng came to Zhanghe to fish as usual. When several fishermen caught fish, they took the burden and went downtown to sell them. However, in the process of selling fish, we found something creepy. When fishermen kill fish, they find undigested nails and hair in their stomachs. If you take a closer look, it turns out to be human hair and nails. For a time, the scary news spread like wildfire, and the people on the bank of Zhanghe River were terrified and very scared.

Soon, this strange case was reported to the government of Yecheng. After all, a murder case was involved, but the government was very calm and did not send anyone to the scene to investigate. So what happened in the capital of Beiqi? Why is the government so negligent? There is a simple reason. The initiator of this murder, that is, the person behind it, was none other than Gao Yang, the Emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The victim was indeed a member of the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who had already perished. So, why did Gao Yang destroy the members of the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty? Things have to start with one person, and this person is Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao, a Xianbei native, was a member of the Northern Wei royal family. His real name is Tuoba Shao, and Yuan Shao is his Chinese name. Yuan Shao's uncle was Yuan Ziyou, the emperor of Xiao Zhuang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his grandfather was Yuan Xie, the younger brother of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Yuan Shao was born in the royal family and lived in luxury since childhood. However, when he grew up, the national strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty gradually weakened, and his power was gradually controlled by the powerful minister Gao Huan (Gao Yang's father), and finally the Northern Wei Dynasty perished in 534 AD.

After the demise of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yuan Shao took refuge in his enemy, Gao Huan's son Gao Yang. As we all know, the demise of the Northern Wei Dynasty was due to the fact that Gao Huan and his son put the imperial power in the air, which finally forced the Zen Emperor to be in the Gaos family. Therefore, Yuan Shao had a blood feud with the Northern Wei royal family and the Gao family. However, Yuan Shao is a man who fears death and enjoys pleasure. After Gao Yang became the emperor of Beiqi, Yuan Shao resolutely took refuge in Beiqi. (Note: Yuan Shao's wife is Gao Huan's eldest daughter, that is, Gao Yang's sister, so Yuan Shao is Gao Yang's brother-in-law, and Gao Yang is Yuan Shao's brother-in-law).

After Gao Yang proclaimed himself emperor, he worked hard at first and was a good emperor. However, in the later period, Gao Yang became bloated, and he began to indulge in drinking and killing people cruelly. In 559 AD, at a routine court meeting, Gao Yang asked ministers a question: Why did Liu Xiu, Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, manage the chaos of the Han Dynasty in an orderly way and make the Han Dynasty strong again?

After listening to Gao Yang's brother-in-law's question, I wanted to show my Yuan Shao's answer without thinking: Because Liu Xiu was an imperial clan of the Han Dynasty and had appeal, he became an emperor, so it was the will of the people, so he won the throne and managed the world in good order. If Wang Mang kills all the descendants of Liu, it will be gone.

Yuan Shao's brain was really kicked by a donkey. Doesn't he know that he is also an imperial clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty? Hearing this, Gao Yang refused to do anything and decided to destroy the members of the Northern Wei royal family. The poor royal family in the Northern Wei Dynasty, men, women and children, were all put to death, killing 72 1 person ("Zi Tong Zhi Jian": 72 1 person died before and after, but they refused to eat fish for a long time until they threw the body into the water and cut off the fish to get its claws and nails), while Gao Yang Yuan Shao was put into prison and starved to death. Comrade Yuan Shao explained to the world what it means like a textbook: if you don't die, you won't die.