In a well-known mobile game, there is a Princess of the Liao State, she served as the zhennan courtyard to undertake the will, the appearance is delicate and feminine, affectionate, known as the first beauty of the Khitans; inside is the city government is very deep, there are many routines, in order to achieve the goal of unscrupulous means.
This royal sister who is A and sassy, has both wisdom and martial arts, has the ambition to unify the world, and is entangled with the male protagonist, is Yelü Guanyinnu, and she really exists as an archetypal figure in history.
Although its prototype is not as powerful as Guanyin Nu in the game, in history, she is also the richest and most honorable princess of the Khitan Liao Kingdom, she is the eldest daughter of Emperor Jingzong of Liaojing and Empress Xiao Yanyan of Chengtian, and the sister of Emperor Yelü Longxu of Liao, the eldest princess of the Qin and Jin Kingdoms.
01, Xiao Yanyan's beloved daughter
Princess Yelü Guanyin (970-1045), also known as Brother Yan and Yingge of the Great Khitan Kingdom, was the most honorable, wealthy, longest-lived, most peaceful, and most virtuous Wufu Princess of the Khitan Liao State.
Guanyin was born in the second year of Baoning (970), when her father Emperor Jingzong of Liao was only 23 years old, and her mother Xiao Yanyan was only 18 years old, the two were married the year before (969), Xiao Yanyan was made a noble concubine, probably because she was soon pregnant, so she was promoted to empress in May.
In the same year that Guanyin was born, her grandfather, the Privy Counsellor of the Northern Yuan and the Prime Minister of the Northern Province, and Xiao Siwen, the King of Wei, was assassinated.
The death of Si Wen Zai was a great blow to this family that had only recently reached the top and had not yet laid a foundation, so that Xiao Yanyan had to hold the thighs of Xiao Gan, the father of the same clan, and regarded him as a righteous father, and also tried his best to win over the mediocre and incompetent Han Kuangsi in order to consolidate the back seat.
Fortunately, Xiao Yanyan had the aura of a protagonist, and on December 27, the third year of Boryeong (971), she gave birth to her eldest son, Yelü Longxu, and really gained a foothold in the harem. And because her husband Jingzong was weak, he became a suffragan empress and appeared on the political stage of the Khitan Liao.
If Xiao Yanyan's family is a weak branch in the Hou clan, then Jingzong Yelüxian's family is also weak among the descendants of Taizu Abaoji, fortunately, the couple can give birth to three daughters and four sons in one breath, and strive to support the mother's family to solve the dilemma they face.
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Naturally, there was no better marriage with the royal family, Qianheng three years old (981), the 12-year-old guanyin daughter of the first princess of the State of Wei, and the princess of the later qi state, was ruled by her father and mother and married to her uncle Xiao Jixian.
02, marry your uncle to build a private city
The Great Liao State Jiamou Hongluo Kuang Bi Dingba Meritorious Servant, Shangjing Remainer, Concurrently Government Affairs Commandery, Tuoma Duwei, Lanling Junwang, and Song King Xiao Jiyuan (c. 953 – c. 1010), was the brother of Empress Xiao Yanyan of Chengtian and the step-son (nephew) of Xiao Siwen, the chancellor of the Northern Prefecture, who was the heir uncle of Guanyin's daughter.
Xiao Jiyuan, also known as Xiao Jixian and Xiao Ningyuan, small characters to stay only brother, and also as retention brother, the word Yang Ning, and also as Yang Yin, Zhongheng. The history books do not record the year of Xiao Jiyuan's birth and death, and the biography of the Liao History only says that when Shengzong Longxu personally conquered Goryeo, he "followed the old age of the ancestors, stayed in Shangjing, and died at the age of fifty-eight."
The Shengzong personal conquest of Goryeo was in August of the twenty-eighth year of reunification (1010), which indicates that Xiao Jixian died after August 1010, rather than in the twenty-second year of Reunification (1004) written in the net text, which apparently put Xiao Talin's deeds on Xiao Jiyuan.
If Xiao Jiyuan died in 1010 or 1011 at the age of 58, it is inferred that he was born in the third year of the Calendar (953), the same age as Xiao Yanyan, 18 years older than his niece and wife Guanyin.
In the third year of Qianheng (981), Guanyin was 12 years old and married to her 30-year-old uncle Xiao Jiyuan. If the marriage age of the Khitan man according to expert research is 15 years old, his uncle Xiao Jiyuan is definitely a second-married man.
The Khitan marriage customs really made the monkeys puzzled, did they not have the right age and nobles? Why did the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty like to let his daughter marry an older man? It was really puzzling, just to improve the status of Xiao Yanyan's mother's family!
In short, the princess Guanyin of the State of Qi, who "lived in the dignity of the emperor" and "obtained the body of Wang Ji", married her uncle Xiao Jiyuan, who was "a talented person who fell into the heavens and was a tool of the emperor", and the Khitan popular uncle and nephew got married! (I feel that every time I write a Liaoguo text, I have to say this sentence again, pit people's Khitan marriage customs).)
When Guanyin's daughter was married, Xiao Yanyan, who loved her daughter, not only "gave the maid ten thousand mouths", but also allowed her daughter to establish the Head Xiajun Prefecture as a dowry concubine, that is, a private city belonging to the princess.
Guanyin nu is the first Khitan princess to marry a private city, her private city name Huizhou, 10,000 households, is the Khitan Liao state has the largest number of princesses with a private city, so it can be said that Guanyin woman is the first rich princess of the Khitan Liao state, is the richest of all the princesses.
03, middle-aged widowed
After marrying her uncle Xiao Jiyuan, Guanyin gave birth to two daughters and a son, and both daughters were also married to her maternal brothers, Yelü Longqing, the King of Qin and Jin, and Yelü Longyu, the King of Qi, that is, The Concubines of Qin and the Concubines of Qi. In other words, Guanyin's daughter married her uncle herself, and the two daughters married their uncle...
The only son of Guanyin, Xiao Shaozong (996-1038), married Princess Yan of song, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shengzong, and this little couple was not too bad, but the eldest daughter xiao Sanju they gave birth to married her uncle Emperor Xingzong of Liaoxing (the younger brother of Princess Songguo).
Guanyin's uncle and husband, Xiao Jiyuan, a lieutenant of the Tuoma Capital, was known for being good at governing the army, and he had never lost a battle with troops, while although he himself was rich and noble, he advocated simplicity, was not arrogant, and had military merit, and was a foreign relative with a good reputation.
Probably after August of the twenty-eighth year of reunification (1010), or in early 29, Xiao Jiyuan, the duke of Ma Du and the king of Lanling County, died of illness at the age of 58, and the 40-year-old Guanyin woman suffered the pain of middle-aged widowhood, and Shengzong specially posthumously gave her uncle and brother-in-law the title of King of Song.
In the thirtieth year of reunification (1012), Emperor Shengzong also promoted his sister Guanyin to the title of Princess of Chu. In November of the same year, Emperor Shengzong changed his name to Yuan Kaitai, Qutai Dingli, and promoted his sister to princess of the Jin Dynasty.
In the same year, Emperor Shengzong gave his 23-year-old eldest daughter Princess Yan ge (990-1037) of Liangguo to Xiao Shaozong (996-1038), the only son of Guanyin, 17 years old, and the sisters and brothers became relatives.
04, the first two-character princess of the Khitan kingdom
In the seventh year of Kaitai (1018), Guanyin was once again crowned princess of Wuyue by her younger brother Shengzong, becoming the first two-character princess of the Khitan Liao state. In November of the tenth year of Kaitai (1021), the Yuan Taiping was changed, and Guanyin was again promoted to princess of the State of Zhao and Wei.
In November of the eighth year of Taiping (1028), The granddaughter of Guanyin, Xiao Shaozong and the eldest daughter of Princess Yange, were crowned crown princesses by Emperor Shengzong and married to the 13-year-old crown prince Zongzhen.
Yes, Xiao San was also married to his uncle. Guanyin was not only the sister and aunt of the emperor of the dynasty, but also the grandmother of the crown princess, and the noblewoman of the Khitan royal family second only to the empress.
On the third day of The first month of June in the eleventh year of Taiping (1031), Emperor Shengzong died, and the crown prince Zongzhen became emperor, and Emperor Xingzong was both a nephew of Guanyin and her granddaughter-in-law.
With emperor Xingzong's ascension to the throne, his restless concubine Xiao Yunjin (萧耨瑾鸠) occupied the magpie's nest and defeated Emperor Shengzong's Empress Dowager Qi, Xiao Bodhisattva, and established himself as Empress Dowager Fa and claimed the throne.
The rise of Xiao Yunjin marked the total rout of the Chengtian Sect, Xiao Bodhisattva and the backbone of the Chengtian Sect, Xiao Shaoye and Xiao Pi, were all killed, and the Guanyin nu family, who were also members of the Chengtian Sect, also faced a huge crisis.
In the Korean princess essay, Monkey Ge analyzes why Xiao Shaozong was not killed like his cousin Xiao Shaoye, because he served as a façade for the Chengtian sect and why his daughter was Empress Xiao San.
But in fact, the most important reason is because of the existence of his old wife, Princess Guanyin of Zhao Wei, who became his protective umbrella, and at this time, Guanyin was the highest in the royal family of the Khitan Liao, even if it was the murderous Xiao Yunjin, there was no reason to tear her face, after all, Guanyin was rarely involved in politics.
Combining various reasons, Xiao Shaozong and the God of Death passed by and became the only surviving lineage of the Chengtian Sect, of course, the Chengtian Sect itself was not flourishing, but Xiao Jiyuan - Xiao Shaozong and Xiao Kuiyin - Xiao Shaoye were only two branches.
05, old age lost children
Although Xiao Shaozong saved his life and stayed away from the political whirlpool, the shadow still hung over the Guanyin family, and in July of the first year of Jingfu (1031), Xiao Yunjin, in order to seize the imperial power, let his niece Xiao Taoli (Xiao Xiaomu's daughter) enter the palace.
Xiao Taoli was also very contentious, and in August of the second year of Jingfu (1032), he gave birth to his eldest son Yelü Hongji, and the position of Empress Xiao San, who had not given birth for four or five years in the palace, was already in jeopardy.
In November of the same year, Emperor Xingzong changed Yuan Chongxi to Yuan Chongxi, and on the grounds of "the yuangu of the public office and the uncle of the emperor Of Shixian", Tega's aunt and grandmother-in-law Guanyin were made the eldest princess.
The honor of Guanyin's daughter did not save the fate of the eldest granddaughter, and probably in the second or third years of Chongxi, Empress Xiao San was deposed as a noble concubine because she had no children, and Xiao Taoli, who gave birth to a prince, became the new empress, and the harem became the world of Xiao Yunjin's family.
In October of the sixth year of Chongxi (1037), Guanyin's sons Xiao Shaozong and Princess Yange were ordered to enter the dynasty, and Princess Yange fell ill, and after lingering for more than a month, Xue Yu was only 48 years old.
Shortly after princess Yan's death, the deposed empress dowager Xiao San also died, and the time came to the first day of October in the seventh year of Chongxi (1038), and Xiao Shaozong, the duke of Qima, died again, at the age of 43.
In less than a year, the 69-year-old Princess Guanyin was facing the death of her only son, daughter-in-law and niece, and granddaughter-in-law, and the desolation of the white-haired people sending the black-haired people was probably the most painful encounter in the world, but it was the most honorable Princess Guanyin.
06, the unsealed princess
Maybe it's to comfort the aunt, or maybe it's to make up for it (this is a bit of a conspiracy theory, at this time Xiao Shaozong's one team has lost power, Xiao Yunjin has also been suppressed by his son, there is no need to kill Xiao Shaozong and his wife)? Emperor Xingzong also made his aunt Guanyin the Grand Princess of the State of Qin and Jin, which was the highest rank among the Khitan titles, and beyond that there was no title, thus showing Emperor Xingzong's respect for his aunt.
Although Emperor Xingzong regained power from his mother, it did not change the situation of the Manchu uncles, and by July of the eighth year of Chongxi (1039), he had to welcome the old woman back to the dynasty, and at this time, the only person in the imperial family who could make Xiao Yunjin have to restrain was probably Guanyin, the eldest princess of the Qin and Jin dynasties.
Therefore, Emperor Xingzong's increasing respect for his aunt, since the aunt can not be sealed, it is reflected in the name of Jiamei, chongxi eleven years (1042), Xingzong added the four words "Gongshou Renyi" to his aunt Guanyin, the full name of Guanyin is Gongshou Renyi, the grand princess of the Qin and Jin states, and the only princess in the Khitan Liao State who adds a beautiful name before the name of the country.
Just in November of that winter, Emperor Xingzong gave the old lady Xiao Yunjin a regeneration ceremony to re-establish her authority, and Emperor Xingzong and Empress Xiao Taoli also added honorific titles, and at the same time, Emperor Xingzong once again added the word "Yongsu" to his aunt Guanyin, whose full name was Yongsu Gongshou Ren Yi Qin Jinguo Grand Princess.
At this time, Guanyin was 73 years old, the highest-lived member of the Khitan royal family, she was revered and promoted by the emperor, and she was proud of the identity of Jingzong's eldest daughter, Shengzong's sister, and Xingzong's aunt, but her husband, a son, and two daughters had already gone before her, and the most honorable princess of the Khitan Liaoguo was just an old lady who was alone and had nothing to rely on.
Therefore, although guanyin women have a lofty status, "inheriting extraordinary gifts and enjoying the name of the world", she herself is still humble and courteous, "the number of lives is revered and the heart is more humble, and the yifeng is broad and the zhimi is thrifty", and often accompanies Emperor Xingzong around the four hours.
In the autumn and July of the fourteenth year of Chongxi (1045), Guanyin's daughter was unwell and stayed in Zhongjing to recuperate, Xingzong left many people to serve her aunt, and when she heard that Guanyin's illness had worsened, Xingzong sent people to take princess Dachang to visit her aunt's meals in person, and the tai doctor was also on standby for the princess to be treated.
Even Emperor Xingzong's tossing-and-turning empress dowager, Empress Xiao Yunjin, personally went to see the eldest sister-in-law, and Emperor Xingzong and the empress were even more worried about their aunt's illness, and the harem concubines also came to serve the princess and brushed their existence in front of Emperor Xingzong through filial piety.
The remaining three of Guanyin's five grandchildren also accompanied their grandmother, mournfully and earnestly praying to the gods and Buddhas for their grandmother's blessings, and also set up offerings to the monks, after all, the old lady was the biggest guarantee of their family, and once absent, his family's status in the aristocratic circle would immediately slip.
The prayers of the descendants of the Xiao family did not pull the umbrella grandmother back from the hands of the god of death, and on November 17 of that year, Guanyin died at the age of 76.
Empress Dowager Xiao Yunjin, Emperor Xingzong Renxiao, and Empress Xiao Taoli of Chongsheng, the three saints personally attended the funeral and "mourned" for the death of Princess Xue, and hundreds of officials also served the funeral to pay tribute.
Emperor Xingzong specially ordered his cousin Yelü Zongzheng (son of Guanyin's younger brother Longqing) to preside over the coffin that guarded his aunt, and asked the princesses to guard the spirits of the eldest princess, so that the affairs behind her aunt were luxurious and solemn.
07, Monkey Grid said
According to the epitaph, the Guanyin nun "is quite standardized in the inner dynasty, and the wind emblem is in the foreign relatives", the history of the general map, the observance of the canon, not arrogant, how generous, and is a princess with both moral integrity and ability. Although the epitaph is inevitably full of praise, from the overall quality of the khitan princesses of the Liao kingdom, the epitaph's description of the Guanyin woman is actually not exaggerated.
Khitan princesses received education from an early age, not only cultivating their own literary literacy, but also improving their women's morality, while also learning to ride and shoot, such education made the Khitan princesses more luxurious and free than the Princesses of the Central Plains.
And the Princess Guanyin of the Qin and Jin Dynasties is the leader among the princesses, her father is the talented, shrewd and capable Liaojingzong Yelüxian, and her mother is Xiao Yanyan, the wise empress of the divine wit and wisdom, who has received good upbringing from an early age and naturally grown into a royal princess who is "heaven and Shuzhe, and the sun is smart".
In other words, Xiao Yanyan is indeed exemplary in educating her children, and her three sons and three daughters, whether they are ability or virtue, are counted in the overall quality of the princes and daughters in the royal family of the past, and they have not raised cubs who only know arrogance and lavishness.
Although Guanyin's daughter was married by her parents to her uncle with the intention of promoting a foreign family, her uncle's husband Xiao Jiyuan was a humble and courteous, capable of fighting good battles, also known as a powerful minister in a heavy relationship, and did not marry a non-person, or perhaps it was their husband and wife who were harmonious and had good feelings, and Guanyin's daughter did not choose to remarry after the widow.
Yes, although the Guanyin woman in the game is the royal sister of Sasshuang, and the male protagonist is sticky and slimy, the little rich woman guanyin woman in history is a virtuous and virtuous, big sister and big parent who meets the feudal standards, and the eldest princess who is the most respected princess of the Khitan royal family is also evaluated in the epitaph as "the final five blessings", which means that she is a lucky person who rarely has five blessings in the feudal era.
What is The Five Blessings? The five blessings are from the "Shang Shu Hong Fan", which is "one day of life, two days of wealth, three days of Kangning, four days of good morality, and five days of examination of life".
What do you mean? Simply put, the five blessings refer to longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and good death. Chinese ultimate pursuit is health and longevity, wealth and morality, and finally to die peacefully, which is called the five blessings, which is a rare blessing.
Like Guanyin, born royal, also owned a private city, rich and powerful and enjoyed the wealth of the world; perennial hunting, and has a healthy body; as the head of the royal family, and was respected by the emperor; at the age of 76, he was the longest-lived person in the Khitan royal family at that time, and indeed had the five blessings of the world.
However, from the perspective of Guanyin's life experience, she lost her father at a young age, lost her mother in a young age, lost her husband in middle age, lost her children in her later years, and several major misfortunes in her life were spread out, and she sent away her parents, sent away all her younger brothers and sisters, sent away all her children, and even sent away several grandchildren.
In her later years, she only had three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter around her, and how much happiness did she have to say about the white-haired Guanyin woman who sent the black-haired person? I'm afraid it's more of a long night and nowhere to say bleak!
That's it.
The image comes from the internet intrusion and deletion. The chart is homemade by monkey grid.
References: Epitaph of Princess Dachang of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, Quan Liao Wen, Liao History, etc
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