Xiao Qi (953–1009), nicknamed Yan Yan, was a Khitan. The daughter of Xiao Siwen, a major minister of the Liao State, when Emperor Jingzong Yelüxian ascended the throne, Xiao Siwen was appointed as a privy councillor of the Northern Yuan and crowned the King of Wei because of his merits. He also recruited Xiao Qi into the palace as a noble concubine, and was not made empress.
Emperor Jingzong of Liaojing suffered from illness and suffering many difficulties since childhood, and he was deeply troubled for many years, and it was inevitable that he would be served by a chicken. It is to make a political difference rather than oneself, and to humble oneself and to support oneself. All major military and state affairs were decided by Empress Xiao Alone.
Emperor Jingzong collapsed violently, and the will of Yelü Longxu (Xiao Qi's son) ascended the throne, and the military affairs obeyed the empress's orders, and Yelü Xieyun and Han Derang were made ministers.
At a time when the lord was suspicious of the country, the clan was strong and strong, and the border defense was not yet quiet, Xiao Yu resolutely took on the responsibility of the world and encircled Yelü Xieyun (nephew) and Han Derang for his own use. He is organic and strategic, good at controlling left and right, cruel in nature, and fruitful in killing and punishment, and the group is obedient. And the MingDa ruled the Tao, and the good will obey, and the loyalness of the courtiers was exhausted. With Yelü Shuyi and Han Derang participating in the decision-making of the great government, the affairs south of Yelü Hugo were entrusted, and the inside and outside were unclear.
Emperor Taizong of Song made a northern expedition and marched in two directions. Empress Xiao and Emperor Shengzong, who were pro-imperial, sat in Youzhou, and in one fell swoop restored Yan and Yun, broken letters (Mi Xin) and Bin (曹彬), and then lifted up Heshuo, threatening the Central Plains, so that the Song army retreated in the face of difficulties.
Empress Xiao learned about military politics, the Battle of Tanzhou, the pro-Imperial Rong Army, the command of the three armies, the reward and punishment of Mingxin, the use of soldiers' lives, and the final signing of the alliance of Tanyuan, the boycott of the north and the south for more than a hundred years, so that the soldiers and people of the two countries were not harmed by the sword, and their merits could not be concealed.
Although Muji Sichen, empress dowager despotic, yuanfu specialized in merit, but the holy sect reigned for a long time, made the name endless, known as the liao state lord, Empress Xiao taught a lot of merit. It can be said that the heroine of the woman who does not let her eyebrows be shaved, she has been fifty-seven years old, and she is nicknamed "The Holy Spirit declares the queen" and "wisdom". Such a legendary life of despotism and killing can start and end well, which is also rare in history.
Empress Xiao's iron-blooded red face, which killed decisively, also had a tender side. According to legend, Xiao Yu was conscripted into the palace before he could marry the Han family in his early years. and Jingzong's violent pawns, relying heavily on Han Derang, discussing the grand plan of the military state day and night, earburns grinding, and renewing the previous situation. In order to make the relationship between the two legitimate, he poisoned Han De and killed Yuan with Li Shi.
Han Derang was born in the Han family, thick and intelligent, Meiji body, and liked to build meritorious deeds. Since then, the curtain has been in and out. When the two go out hunting, they will be at the same place as the vault, and they will be given names and names, and they will do their utmost to take care of them. For a moment, de let the favor crown for a while, and look at the side of the wild. However, he has been in the same position for more than thirty years, defeating the enemy, entering the country of merit, and making great achievements, and also living up to Xiao Yu's love. A good story, true or false is unknown.
References :History of Liao
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