Some friends feel that the previous chapter explains too much about marriage. In fact, this is to highlight the conflict between the marriage systems of the Han and Liao ethnic groups. I think it is still necessary. Just like in this chapter, I have "explained more"
I feel that if we don’t explain the marriage system of the Liao Kingdom clearly, we will not be able to reflect the difficulties and pressures faced by Yun Zheng and Xiao Zhiqiong in their union. Therefore, I suggest students who don’t like it to skip these two chapters.
----------------------------------------The setting sun sets in the west, and the golden and red light curtain
Spread on the ground, all the scenery seems to have a halo of sunset
Xiao Tianzuo was riding on a tall horse. Although the guards around him tried their best to cheer up, he still seemed to see a trace of deep sadness and helplessness in them.
No matter how reluctant the setting sun is to set down the mountain, how can it stop the reincarnation of heaven? Since all things are born, they will naturally perish. Since there is prosperity, there will naturally be decline. Just like the great Liao Dynasty, when it rose, it conquered all directions, and when it declined,
Shi also ended up in this situation.
He looked back at the carriage not far behind him, and let out a long sigh. Since ancient times, there have been very few happy women in marriage, and there has never been one who was willing to get married, but Zhiqiong is...
I just don’t know if she is still willing to get married now? That young man from the Yun family really wants to do it, but he has just been crowned, and he is even more humiliated than his father has brought to Daliao. It is ridiculous that Weiwei Daliao has become
With these two father and son being the stepping stones to fame, who can be unpredictable in human affairs?
Xiao Zhiqiong was sitting alone in the luxurious carriage, without even a maid. There was no trace of any mood swings on her delicate and delicate face, and she was so calm that it was unbelievable.
Country, family, which one is big and which one is small, who comes first and who comes last?
Without me, would Yunzheng attack the Liao Kingdom?
Without me, would Yunzheng aid the Liao Kingdom?
Without me, would there be peace between the Yun family and the Liao Kingdom?
Without me, how could the hatred between the Yun family and the Liao Kingdom be resolved?
Daliao, the Daliao who gave birth to me and raised me;
Khitan, Khitan who gave me flesh and blood...
It’s not that I don’t love the Liao Kingdom, and it’s not that I love Yunzheng more than Daliao, it’s just that I’ve known for a long time that Daliao can no longer withstand a real blow from the Yun family. If the Yun family helps the Jurchens, not only Daliao will be overthrown, but also the Khitan
Even going extinct
"The millet is separated, the seedlings of the rice are advancing and sluggish, and the center is shaking. Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that I am asking for the long sky. Who is this!"
The millet is separated, the ears of the millet are marching forward, and the center is as drunk. Those who know me say that my heart is worried, and those who do not know me say that I am asking for the long sky. Who is this!
The millet is separated, the progress of the grain is advancing and the center is like a choke. Those who know me say that my heart is worried, and those who do not know me say that I am asking for the long sky. Who is this!" Xiao Zhiqiong whispered to herself this famous poem in the Book of Songs.
I hold my heart in the bright moon, and my shadow flows into your arms in the wind. Can you understand the obsession in my heart?
I know that the Liao Dynasty has declined, but as the daughter of the Xiao family, if I can make the Liao land enjoy more peace, even if I have to bear the infamy, even if I am called a traitor to the country, what's the point?
Didn’t Dr. Qu among you Han people say it? “I have a good heart, but even if I die nine times, I still have no regrets.”
If I inherit the surname Xiao, how can I not follow the family's wishes?
The Xiao family is actually an ancient Han surname. According to records, in the Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a minister named Zi Daxin. He was granted the title of "Uncle Xiao Daxin" in Xiaoyi. This is the origin of the Xiao surname.
In the Liao Kingdom, the reasons for the descendants’ surname Xiao are more complicated.
The Liao Kingdom was transformed from a clan-slavery society. There was a custom of extra-clan intermarriage. It was the Yiyi clan and the Bali clan who intermarried with the Yelu clan who founded the Liao clan for generations.
After admiring Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, he called his Yelu family also the Liu family; he also believed that the B family, Bali Shi, had made great contributions to state affairs, comparable to Xiao He, the founding prime minister of the Han Dynasty, so he renamed all descendants the Xiao family, Abaoji's Queen Shulu
Although Ping herself did not change her surname, her two younger brothers changed their surname to Xiao.
The custom of intermarriage between the Xiao family and the Yelu family has been passed down from generation to generation: the women of the Xiao family all married to the Yelu family, and the women of the Yelu family married to the Xiao family. The Xiao family became the most powerful force in the Liao Kingdom after the Yelu family. In the original history
Among them, there was the Liao Dynasty. The Xiao family had thirteen queens, thirteen kings, seventeen prime ministers of the Northern Prefecture, and twenty princes-in-law.
After becoming emperor, sometimes rules cannot control them. There may be women with any surname (actually no surname, only first name) in the harem of the Liao emperor, but the one who occupies the main position is still Xiao. Therefore, although the Liao emperor
The country also had concubines with non-Xiao surnames, but the queen mothers were all "Queen Dowager Xiao"
In fact, the Khitan people only have two surnames, the royal family and the descendant family: Yelu and Xiao.
Of course, if we have to make a serious calculation, the Khitans, in addition to using their own surnames of Yelu and Xiao, also received surnames from the Central Plains Dynasty. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Khitans were attached to the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, and some upper-class figures accepted the surnames given by the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to the surname Li, there was also the surname Sun, and later the surname Xiao entered the Khitan. In the original history, the Jin destroyed the Liao Dynasty, and the Khitan became a ruled nation. Except for some upper-class figures who were given the surname Wanyan of Jin, the vast majority of the Khitan people
The surnames Yelu and Xiao were changed to Yila and Shimo. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Khitan people were included in the Han people. Therefore, Yelu and Xiao were mainly changed to Liu, Wang, Li, Huang, Xiao, Zheng, Jiang, Yang and other Han surnames.
But for now, none of the following things have happened, so except for some people whose ancestors had the surnames Li, Sun, etc. (which were changed back after the Tang Dynasty was destroyed and the Wei Dynasty was established), there are only two surnames: Yelu and Xiao.
Therefore, Xiao Zhiqiong's marriage to Yunzheng this time made the Yelu royal family feel extremely humiliated. When will a woman from the Xiao family be able to marry someone else?
Xiao Zhiqiong was a princess of the descendant clan who was particularly admired by the Liao royal family, so her "forced marriage" made the Yelu royal family hate Yunzheng to the core.
It's a pity that the current situation in Liao Kingdom really cannot withstand their stubborn efforts.
After the Wanyan family raised an army and the Liao army was initially defeated, the young emperor pinned his hopes on peace talks and sent peace envoys, intending to recognize the Jin regime and make it a vassal state. However, at this time, the Jin army had surrounded Huanglong Mansion and defeated the capital.
The Liao army on the Lailiu River route led by Yelu Oriduo occupied the ancient city of Daru, forcing the other three routes to retreat without a fight. In the battle of the ancient city of Daru, the Jin army captured a large number of farm tools and destroyed the Liao Dynasty's garrison and defense.
The strategic arrangement enhanced his position in the negotiations; therefore, Jin Taizu not only continued to demand the return of Ajiu, but also further requested the Liao side to move the important border defense town of Huanglong Mansion elsewhere.
At this time, the Liao and Jin sides each sent envoys to denounce the name of the other emperor and urge the other side to surrender. The envoys went back and forth four times, but the peace talks made no progress. In September, the Jin army captured Huanglong Mansion, and the Liao Emperor ordered a personal expedition. Jin Taizu mobilized before the battle.
At that time, "I looked up to the sky and wept" and said: "I started to raise an army with you, because of the cruelty of the Khitan, and wanted to establish a country on my own. Now, my lord, I am going to conquer it myself. But what can I do? If you don't fight to the death, you can't do it, and you can't kill my clan.
"Welcome the surrender and turn disaster into blessing" to stimulate the fighting spirit of the Jurchens. As Yunzheng Ying raised his guards and returned to Yanjing, the Liao army withdrew without engaging the Jin people. The Jin army pursued it bravely with 20,000 light cavalry.
The army was greatly defeated. "The dead were more than a hundred miles away from each other and obtained chariots, weapons, and military supplies. His treasures, horses, and oxen were invincible."
Since the war against the Liao Dynasty, the Jurchen power has developed rapidly. The Khitan, Xi, Bohai, Han and Jurchen, Shiwei, Darugu, Wuji, Tieli and other tribes were captured or defected more and more, and the influence of the Jin Dynasty expanded rapidly. However, the Liao Dynasty suffered military defeats and fell apart politically.
At the end of September, Gao Yongchang, a native of Bohai, Liao Dynasty, established himself in Tokyo and sent envoys to ask for help from the Jin Dynasty. Jin Taizu took the opportunity to occupy Shenzhou and Tokyo, captured Gao Yongchang, and brought the Jurchens from Tokyo County and Nanlu under the Jin Dynasty, completing the unification of the Jurchen tribes. Then, he immediately captured Taizhou. At this point in Xianzhou, the Jurchen nobles believed that they were qualified to fight against the Liao branch. So Taizu adopted the advice of the Han military advisors and consolidated the newly acquired states and counties. recognized by the Liao Dynasty and got rid of the control of the Liao Dynasty
At this time, both the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens were preparing hundreds of thousands of troops to prepare for battle. Unexpectedly, Yunzheng from the northern Xinjiang suddenly sent out troops under the pretext of wanting to welcome back Xiao Zhiqiong, Princess Qionghua of the Liao Kingdom, with whom he had made a promise. The Liao Kingdom, which was almost completely unprepared, was caught off guard, so this series of things happened, and the situation of the Liao Kingdom naturally became more and more precarious. At this time, even the most arrogant Yelu royal family did not dare to start a war.
----------------------------------------Zhongjing City is already in sight, but that is no longer the case. Then Zhongjing in Daliao
"By order of the young marshal, I came here to lead the way for King Xiao, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom to send him a wedding."
Xiao Tianzuo looked at the Northern Xinjiang Army's detective horses who came to greet them with an expressionless expression, and said calmly: "Your army has worked hard" and then added lightly: "I am the envoy of peace talks. Only when the peace talks are successful can it truly be considered as a farewell." Marriage envoy, I hope your army, especially your Marshal, will not be confused about this."
The leader of Tanma smiled, but did not answer. He only waved his hand: "King Xiao, please"
Xiao Tianzuo frowned, looked at the clothes of the Tanma leader, and suddenly asked: "I heard that Marshal Gui has an elite bodyguard under his command, and they are called the White Guards because they are dressed in white. I wonder if this general...?"
A smile appeared on the young face of the Tanma leader: "I dare not call myself a general, I am the white-robed guard Yun Weili."
Xiao Tianzuo narrowed his eyes, looked at Yun Weili, and suddenly nodded and smiled: "No wonder, no wonder."
Yun Weili also smiled, but stopped being wordy. He turned his horse's head and led the way with more than a hundred riders around him, leading the 5,000-strong Liao army to the capital.
At the city gate of Shangjing in the distance, Yun Zheng looked at a black line on the horizon, thinking about the girl who didn't know whether he liked or was sad at the moment. He sighed silently, turned around and walked down the city gate.
