106 years ago today, on January 21, 1919 (December 20, 1918 in the lunar calendar), Li Xi, the founding emperor of the Korean Empire, passed away. Korean Emperor Gaozong Li Xi "Korean Emperor Gaozong Li Xi (1852-1919) The word Gaozong Li Xi (1852-1919) is Shenglin, the first name is Zaihuang, the word Mingfu, and the name is Chengxuan. Zhezong Li Shengxingxuan Dayuan-kun (Li Qiying) was the second son and reigned from 1863 to 1907. Zhezong died, childless, Fengyizong. He ascended the throne on December 13, 1863. Due to his young age, his biological father, Dayuan Jun Li, was in charge of government affairs. In 1873, Gaozong turned 21 and declared his pro-government. In 1894, the Sino-Japanese Peasant War broke out in North Korea. The North Korean government replied to the Qing Dynasty and requested to send troops. The Japanese quickly captured Seoul on the eve of the war between China and Japan (June 21), took control of the king, and forced him to return to Dayuan-kun. On June 23, the newly formed pro-Japanese Korean government announced the abrogation of all treaties signed with the Qing Dynasty, and North Korea would rely on the Japanese army to expel the Qing army from Korean territory. On July 17, 1907, the pro-Japanese Li Wan Yong and other seven ministers forced Gao Zong to abdicate. On July 19, under the strict supervision of the Japanese soldiers, a Zen ceremony was held at the Hall of Harmony of the Gyeongyun Palace. Crown Prince Li Yu ascended the throne as a pure sect. Gao Zong died on January 21, 1919. Portrait painted by Li Wei, the descendant of the Xingxuan Grand Courtyard, who was 63 years old by the family of Emperor Gao Zong Li Xi