Chapter 3 The brief decline and re-stability of the Khitan Empire

Section 1 Liao Shizong ascends the throne

Climbing the pagoda of Ci'en Temple with Gao Shi Xue Zhi

Author: Cen Shen (Tang Dynasty)

The power of the tower is like gushing out, standing tall in the sky.

Coming out of the world, the path is empty.

The sudden pressure on China is like a ghost work.

The four corners block the day, and the seven layers cover the sky.

Look down to see the tall birds, look down to hear the startling wind.

The mountains are like waves, rushing towards the east.

The green locust trees line the Chi Road, and the palace is so exquisite.

Autumn colors come from the west, and Guanzhong is filled with green.

On the Wuling North Plain, it is evergreen and misty.

Once you understand it clearly, you can understand it, and you will be victorious because of your long-cherished teachings.

I vow to hang up my crown and feel that my Taoist resources are endless.

The development of the Khitan Empire was not smooth sailing, and it was bound to face many setbacks and ups and downs. Fortunately, after overcoming the trough, they once again ushered in stability and development.

After the death of Yelu Deguang, the Khitan's luck in becoming emperor happened again. This emperor was Yelu Bei's son Yelu Ruan.

When Yelu Ruan was born, his father was still the crown prince of Khitan. Therefore, he enjoyed the highest treatment of the Yelu family during his childhood and lived an enviable life as a prince.

Later, Yelu Bei abdicated the throne and was forced to leave the Later Tang Dynasty, and died in the Later Tang Dynasty. Yelu Deguang felt very guilty for his brother, so he conveyed his guilt to his nephew. His nephew treated him like a biological son and named him King Yongkang, and often took him on battles.

Including this military expedition to the Later Jin Dynasty, Yelu Ruan also accompanied him on the expedition. Although the Khitan Empire had achieved certain development, it was still very backward in some systems and habits. This time, as in the past, the soldiers were required to prepare their own food and grass, and there was no logistics at all. Assure.

After Yelu Deguang took control of Kaifeng, all the people in the city fled, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled. At this time, those Han officials not only did not want to serve the country, but also took the opportunity to go to the fish and meat village.

The Han people, who had been annihilated by foreigners, were filled with anger. The common people could not stand being so oppressed by the Khitan and those officials. They rose up to resist one after another, and other places responded.

Only then did Yelu Deguang think of appeasing the Han people, but it was too late, and the fire of resistance could not be extinguished. Yelu Deguang simply left Kaifeng with the Khitan army.

On the way back, Yelu Deguang fell seriously ill and had a high fever. The imperial doctor even piled ice cubes around him. After a few days of tossing, Yelu Deguang drove to Hexi.

The emperor died suddenly, and the ministers around him began to consider the issue of successors. The main candidate they considered was Yelu Deguang's eldest son Yelu Jing. However, the empress dowager Shuluping had his own ideas. He wanted to establish his youngest son Yelu Li. If Hu becomes the emperor, she will still be the empress dowager. Moreover, her youngest son is a helpless Adou. After he becomes the emperor, he can continue to rule the dynasty and monopolize power.

The ministers who followed Yelu Deguang to the south thought that both Li Hu and Shulu Ping were ruthless people. If they were allowed to take power, they would definitely not get their own good results. But they also experienced the time when Shulu Ping killed Yelu Abaoji. I still have lingering fears about what happened in the old department.

After much deliberation, these ministers finally unanimously decided to give Shulu Ping a try. They directly supported Yelu Ruan, who had accompanied the army on the expedition, as emperor.

After Yelu Ruan became emperor, he calmly considered how to deal with those who supported Yelu Jing and that terrible grandma Shu Luping.

The day after Yelu Deguang's death, Yelu Ruan succeeded to the throne in front of his uncle's coffin, and was known as Shizong of the Liao Dynasty in history.

Life insights: You must give up when it’s time to give up. If you don’t put down the things in your hands, how can you pick up other things?

Heaven is stingy, and the Creator will not allow one person to take advantage of all the good things. You cannot have your cake and eat it too, and whatever you gain must be lost. In this sense, any gain comes at the cost of giving up. Life is bitter.

Short, the more you want to gain, the more you must give up. People who don’t know how to give up are often unfortunate. I once heard a friend tell the story of a woman in their workplace.

It's not that she has poor conditions for getting married. The reason for missing happiness is precisely because she wants too much happiness, or in other words, she refuses to give up anything: she doesn't care about mediocre people; she doesn't look at people who are talented but not beautiful.
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