The main reason why Northern Liao was in such a state of civil strife was that the interests of the nobles and the royal family were not consistent to some extent.
Beiliao has been full of rebellion and betrayal since its establishment.
During the Five Dynasties, Yelu Abao, the leader of the Khitan Diela Tribe, took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to unify all the tribes. He succeeded to the throne after replacing Hende Jin Khan. He suppressed the rebellion of the Khitan nobles and conquered the Xi, Shiwei, Zubu and other tribes.
It also holds salt-producing areas and is very powerful both militarily and economically.
Yelu Abaoji was victorious in the expedition room and returned home, but was forced to hand over his throne. Soon he built a city imitating Youzhou on the Luanhe River. Later, Yelu Abaoji established the Khitan Kingdom and became the Taizu of Liao Dynasty.
Taizu of the Liao Dynasty had always had the intention of conquering the Central Plains in the south. However, the year after he conquered the Bohai Sea, he fell ill on the way back to his army and finally died. His wife Shuluping declared the regent, and his second son Yelu Deguang, Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, took charge
In order to stabilize the political power, he massacred hundreds of political opponents. Prince Yelubei, king of Dongdan, fled south to the Later Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty unified Khitan.
Later, when the throne was inherited, Yelvhou and other generals who were entrenched in Bianliang supported Yelvruan as the emperor, who was the Shizong of Liao Dynasty. The Queen Mother Shuluping who was in Beijing wanted her son Yelulihu to inherit the throne and did not agree with Yelvruan's proclaiming the emperor.
The Queen Mother sent Yelu Lihu to fight Yelu Ruan at Taidequan in the north of Nanjing, Liao Dynasty. In the end, Yelu Ruan won the war. After being dissuaded by Minister Yelu Wuzhi, the Queen Mother agreed to Yelu Ruan's throne.
However, Yelu Ruan was killed by Yelu Cha in his sleep.
Yelu Chage launched a coup, killed Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. The eldest son of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, Yelv Jing and Yelu Wuzhi, led troops to kill Yelu Chage and was established as emperor, namely Muzong of the Liao Dynasty.
Next, there were political orders to Yelu Louguo, Linya Yelu Dilie and others who were arrested and executed for plotting rebellion; Yelu Lihu's son Yeluwan and others rebelled; political orders Yelu Shouyuan and Taibao Chu'a did not wait for others to rebel.
He was defeated and executed; Yelu Xiyin, the son of Yelu Lihu, rebelled and other incidents.
Taizu of the Liao Dynasty was only the leader of the tribal alliance from the beginning, which was doomed. He was only the co-leader of the entire Khitan ethnic group. It was also doomed that the Northern Liao Dynasty would be turbulent.
After reading the entire Datong inheritance of Bei Liao, Zhao Xi could not figure out the relationship between the king of Bei Liao and the Taizu of Liao at this time.
In fact, the inheritance of Bei Liao does not affect the affairs of the country. Zhao Xi is concerned about this and asked the cabinet to review these contents. He wants everyone to have a general understanding of the current situation of Bei Liao... Bei Liao's rebellion and palace
Dou, the leader of the entire Khitan ethnic group, is a bystander.
Even though Northern Liao now has a unified and centralized model on the surface, in essence, the Khitan nobles always consider it from the standpoint of their own tribe.
A powerful minister was able to rebel even when the court was already prepared, and also fought a protracted war evenly matched, which equalized the power of the court and the rebels... Although there was a fact that the rebels had calculated calculations and unintentional intentions, the same was true of the Northern Liao Dynasty.
The reason for the disunity of thought within the aristocracy.
In a court where the power of speech is based on the strength of the tribe, it is not surprising to have such thoughts.
However, the Northern Liao Dynasty had a dynasty form after all. Even if it was a co-ownership model, it was still a dynasty.
Once the country sends troops, I'm afraid the situation at the beginning will still happen...the Northern Liao ceased war, and the nobles sent their troops southward.
This is Zhao Xi's judgment.
Zhao Xi now has a situation in the court where he can decide with one word, which is also the result of many accurate judgments in the past.
However, Zhao Xi rarely acts arbitrarily... The dynasty's deliberation system is conducive to the healthy operation of a dynasty, and can also prevent the fate of the dynasty from being influenced by the wisdom of the king.
Zhao Xi wants to continue this model to a certain extent so that the Song Dynasty can survive for a long time.
This time, the cabinet once again had differences with the officials, and Zhao Xi also tried to persuade them, but it seemed that the effect was not very good.
The national power of Guochao has become stronger, and Northern Liao is experiencing civil strife. No matter how you look at it, this is the best opportunity for Guochao to regain Yanyun.
As for the Scholars who believe that sending troops is encouraging Yelu Yixin's rebellion... the officials probably don't care much about these false claims. Besides, as long as Yanyun is recovered, the gossip of those Scholars will become a joke.
This is the judgment of the cabinet.
"Officials, the civil strife in Northern Liao has lasted for more than three months. I believe that the nobles of Northern Liao who participated in the civil strife this time should not be limited to the royal family, descendants and Yelu Yixin."
"The reason for the current situation of confrontation is that various forces within Bei Liao intervened because of their different positions."
"I believe that the current civil strife in Bei Liao is already a mess. It is the reality that no one within Bei Liao can avoid the position."
"Besides, after more than three months of civil strife, Bei Liao's combat power has been lost to a certain extent. Sending troops at this time can avoid that Bei Liao will end up with warriors who have experienced war..."
"In fact, judging from the reports from Hebei Province, the number of troops deployed on the border in Bei Liao has been decreasing. Officials must not miss this opportunity!"
This time, it was regarded as a unification of the cabinet. It was agreed upon and Wang Anshi presented it to the officials.
On this issue, Zhao Xi can only make judgments and cannot obtain results from past history.
The original history can no longer be found, and much of it has deviated from its original trajectory.
For example, when Yelu Yixin rebelled this time, Zhao Xi did not remember that it had ever happened.
The Northern Liao Dynasty began to decline from this generation. That was history. Due to the war with the Kingdom of Hedong, today's Northern Liao Dynasty, although the court is still decayed, its military strength does not seem to have declined significantly.
Zhao Xi agreed to send troops for the first time and analyzed the entire battle situation in Hebei Province... Guo Chao did not have an absolute advantage.
You can go to court...~
Enthusiasm cannot be suppressed, especially this kind of ambitious enthusiasm.
"How many troops are currently deployed in Hebei Province?"
"Back at the official's house, except for the cavalry, the troops mobilized last time have not been withdrawn."
"In this case, let's send troops! However, I request that we can send troops, but we must fight with superior strength. Once a large number of troops from the Northern Liao Dynasty move south, the country will still focus on defense!"
Zhao Xi is not sure that his judgment is absolutely correct.
The imperial court's intelligence on Bei Liao is now shared among the cabinet. The same intelligence has different information obtained from it, so the decisions made are also different.
Zhao Xi dare not say that he is better than everyone in the cabinet. Since the cabinet has a unanimous opinion, let's get in touch...
For the cabinet, it is enough to persuade officials to send troops.
As for superior force operations... although they don't understand the officials' intentions, the cabinet doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
After all, there is nothing wrong with the purpose of reducing unnecessary battle losses when it is not a full-front battle.
In fact, when going on an expedition, military orders that do not go all out are the most taboo.