This is about Gao Yang naming his son during the Northern Qi Dynasty. At that time, after Gao Yang canonized his son as the prince, he found a minister with a high level of literature and asked him to provide some good and noble names, so the minister named the prince: Gao Yin. When Gao Yang saw this name, he thought of the inheritance system of the Shang Dynasty, and felt that his son would be in trouble in the future. To his surprise, it came true: his son died at the hands of his younger brother.
Speaking of the word "Yin", we have to talk about the inheritance system of the Shang Dynasty, that is, Shang Yin. The inheritance system during the Shang Dynasty was mainly passed down to younger brothers, with sons assisting. If there was no younger brother, it could be passed on to the son. Therefore, when Gao Yang saw that the minister named his son Yin, the first thing he thought of was the fight between his younger brother and his son for the throne: after all, his younger brother was powerful enough to control the court, and he could subdue his younger brother, then his son would be My brother's rival?
This can also be said to be the sixth sense, or the sensitive understanding of politics among the royal children. When Gao Yang was dying, he said to his younger brother: You can take the throne. Can you let your eldest nephew go? Even if Gao Yan, his younger brother at the time, would agree, will Gao Yan, who is now on the throne, continue to keep his promise? After all, he doesn’t just cut the weeds, he also wants to get rid of the roots! Besides, Gao Yin was once a prince. With such a huge hidden danger, who would choose to stay?
As expected, not long after he ascended the throne, Gao Yan raised his butcher knife and struck the former prince. This also confirmed his father's words at that time: My son will definitely die miserably. In fact, it is normal for the royal family to have internal strife. The temptation of comparing one person to the throne is too great.