Chapter 4 The Heyday of the Khitan Empire

Section 1 Liao Jingzong Zhongxing

Climbing Lanshan in Autumn and sending Zhang Wu

Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran

A post from Xianshan to Zhang Zirong on September 9th

In the white clouds of the North Mountain, the hermit feels happy.

Looking at each other and trying to climb high, our hearts will fly away with the wild geese.

Worry arises in the dusk, and excitement arises in the autumn.

Sometimes I see people returning to the village, crossing the sand to rest.

The trees on the horizon are like shepherd's purses, and the boats on the riverside are like the moon.

Why should we bring wine and get drunk together on the Double Ninth Festival?

The rise of an empire must be inseparable from a sage monarch. The Khitan Empire once again prospered because of a mother and son. This mother and son are Xiao Chuo and Shengzong Yelu Longxu. How did they step by step build up the empire established by their ancestors?

Who worked hard to lead the empire to its peak? This has to start with the Khitan getting on the right track and the resurgence of the Liao Jingzong.

Yelujing had no sons, so after his death, it became a headache for him to decide who should be the emperor.

At that time, there were two people who were most qualified to inherit the throne. One was Yelvjing's half-brother Yelvqun Sage, and the other was Yelvxian, Yelvjing's adopted son and son of Yelvruan.

When Yelv Ruan was killed, Yelv Xian was less than four years old. Yelv Chaca rushed into the tent and killed the royal family members crazily. Yelv Xian was a child and was so frightened that he could not move, so he was not discovered.

A cook discovered him, wrapped him in felt, and hid him in a haystack. Yelujing discovered him when he led his troops to put down the rebellion.

Although Yelvxian was lucky to survive, he fell ill with convulsions due to fright.

After Yelujing became emperor, he had no sons. Seeing that Yeluxian was pitiful and that he was the heir of the previous emperor, he placed him in the palace and raised him as his son.

Just a few days before Yelujing was killed, he told Yelvxian that when you grow up, it’s time for me to hand over the government affairs to you. But those words were spoken drunkenly and he did not leave any legacy.

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When Yelv Jing was killed, Yelv Xian and Yelv Sage were not around. In other words, now, whoever reaches the palace first will be most likely to stabilize the situation and become the next emperor.

Because before that, Yeluxian Sage was sent to the northwest border for treason. Although his cronies immediately rushed to tell him after getting the news, after all, the road was far away and could not be delivered in a while. As for Yelvxian, the news was received

After that, he immediately led his troops to the emperor's palace overnight.

Of course, this does not mean that Yelvxian has a sure victory now. Because Yelvsage still has many close followers with heavy troops here. But these people, without the leadership of Yelvsage in front of them, none of them dare to act rashly.

, he was eventually charged with treason.

As soon as Yelu Xian arrived at the palace, he arrested the opponents. But he didn't want to kill them simply and rudely. This would be following the old path of his father and uncle. He still wanted to persuade them to submit to him.

So, he first found Xiao Siwen. Xiao Siwen was the son-in-law of Yelu Deguang and the father-in-law of Yelu Kui Sage, so he must firmly support Yelu Kui Sage.

Xiao Siwen was a smart man. He knew that the situation might not be rectified at this point. So he made a condition to Yelvxian, asking him to agree to make his daughter Xiao Chuo the queen.

Yelvxian had long heard that Xiao Chuo was as beautiful as a fairy, and now that he married her, he could successfully obtain the throne, so he happily agreed to this condition.

Therefore, Yelvxian inherited the throne with the support of everyone, and was known as Liao Jingzong in history.

After he came to power, he learned from Yelujing's lesson, implemented loose policies, and even sealed nine princes in one go.

After canonizing the princes, he began to ennoble the ministers. He knew and assigned his ministers well, and also reused a group of Han people with real talents and learning, which made the imperial court new.

In order to completely change the chaotic situation left by Yelv Jing, he humbly asked Han officials for advice and absorbed many ruling methods of the Central Plains dynasty. Yelv Xian had clear rewards and punishments, and his ministers fulfilled their duties. With the joint efforts of the monarch and his ministers, the Khitan Empire began to revitalize and its national strength

Greatly improved. It laid a solid foundation for the heyday of Liao Shengzong. Therefore, this period is called "Jingzong Zhongxing" in history.

Life insights: In fact, it is not easy to rank friends, because people have subjective likes and dislikes. Sometimes they regard other people’s sincerity as bad water, and they also regard ferocious wolves as friendly dogs, even in

You cannot discover your mistakes when others remind you, and you have to wait until you are harmed by a "friend" to wake up from the dream. Therefore, it is difficult to classify friends very objectively, but in the face of complex interpersonal relationships, you have to force yourself

You can’t rank your friends by yourself. With this kind of mental preparation when making friends, you will be calmer and more objective, and try to reduce the harm!

Some people are naturally good at making friends, have upright personalities, and are rich in emotions. It is indeed difficult for them to classify their friends into "levels" because such people often have feelings for the other person before they even consider him a friend, and they

I feel guilty for classifying my friends into different levels. However, everything must be learned and tempered, and you should slowly develop this habit. When you reach a certain age and have richer life experiences, your mind will no longer be impulsive and enthusiastic.

It cools down naturally, without being reminded by others, and friends will naturally be sorted into different levels.

If it is really difficult for you to divide friends into levels, or you feel that it is not necessary to make such a clear distinction, you can also make a simple classification, such as "the level of friends who can be deeply friends" and the "level who are not close friends". For friends who can be friends with each other, you can

He shares everything; he should keep a certain distance from those who are not close friends. You may not be able to see through a person during a relationship, but you can see a person's character, and his character will affect his behavior, judgment and values.
Chapter completed!