Everyone in the world knows that Yue Fei resisted Jin, but they don't know that there was a dynasty before Jin that gave the Great Song a headache.
This dynasty was founded by the "Khitans" of Liao, who were warlike and invincible.
Many generals in the Northern Song Dynasty were "frightened and talked about the change of Liao", and even Emperor Zhenzong was frightened and surrendered without a fight!
So are these brave and invincible "Khitans" still there today?
Where are they, if so?
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A hundred years of grievances in the Liao and Song dynasties
Many of the stories between the Liao and Song dynasties are familiar to us.
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are fatalistic enemies between them, and it seems that they are destined to fight to the death from the beginning.
After the Khitans established the Liao State, they were not satisfied with the current territory and resources.
So from the very beginning, he set his eyes on the fertile land of the Central Plains, dreaming that one day he could also occupy the Central Plains.
Take control of everything here and enjoy more resources.
However, although this vision has been set in the period of Yerod's light, it has no choice but to be unsuccessful in the next few terms.
Some are addicted to wine and can't extricate themselves, and some simply leave the things of Liao Kingdom behind.
Let the plan to go south come to naught, the monarch will not govern, the ministers will not admonish, let alone go on an expedition, and even the internal problems will be difficult to solve.
Although they didn't have time to take care of the Central Plains at this time, their innate aggressive habits were always ready to move.
At this time, there was a rather remarkable king in the Central Plains.
In order to develop and grow the dynasty, Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong also began to look at a broader land.
He waved his troops north, invincible, and the momentum was great for a while, and there was a tendency to break through the Liao.
But everything seemed to be predestined, and the aspiring king suddenly fell seriously ill during his journey.
This disease also made the gears of history quietly turn.
At this time, Liao did not have enough strength to compete with the Central Plains, so he could only temporarily put away his ambitions.
Both sides are fine, but it's just the calm before the storm.
At this time, the Central Plains established the Great Song Dynasty and began a drastic conquest of the fragmented Central Plains.
Soon the Central Plains was reunified, which also made a qualitative leap in Song's strength.
And the Liao side, after several generations of the rule of the faint monarch, finally ushered in a ruler with foresight and ideas.
He is hell-bent on changing the current chaos and cleaning up the internal affairs again.
Although he has great ambitions, his body is not very tough, and he is frail and sickly and always unable to go to court normally.
So he handed over a lot of affairs to his wife Xiao Xuan.
I believe that many people are not unfamiliar with this name at all, this is the later famous "Empress Dowager Xiao".
Although she is a woman, her prowess is far from being comparable to that of previous kings.
She quickly put the Liao State in order and worked hard to develop the economy, military, etc.
It has given the interior a new feel, and its strength has been greatly improved.
During this period, two large-scale battles also broke out between the Liao and Song dynasties.
Zhao Guangyi did not expect that the Liao State could improve so much strength in a short period of time, so he underestimated the enemy's combat effectiveness.
Despite the exhaustion of the army, he insisted on advancing, and finally ended up in a great defeat.
This time failed, not to mention Song Taizong's embarrassment, he had no time to take care of his army, so he grabbed the car and fled.
made Da Song's face disgraced, and also made him afraid of Liao in his heart.
Especially after the second encounter, he completely chose forbearance and did not dare to step into the Liao State for half a step.
On the other hand, the military spirit of the Great Liao side was greatly shaken, and with a series of reforms, the national strength gradually became stronger.
Moreover, Empress Dowager Xiao gave up the prejudice between ethnic groups and insisted on meritocracy, as long as it was a talent, even if it was a Song person.
This also recruited a large number of talents for her, and when the time came, the Liao State began to take the initiative to crusade against the Great Song Dynasty.
Song Zhenzong, as the emperor of a country, was directly frightened after hearing the news from Liao.
began to flee to the south, although there were many voices of opposition, but he was already afraid of Liao to the core.
Later, it was Kou Zhun who stood up and insisted on letting Song Jun supervise the war, which resolved the crisis.
As a result, the cowardly Zhenzong began to compromise with the other party, giving what he wanted, and would rather bow his head and admit his mistakes than dare to fight again.
Later, when people analyzed it, they could clearly see that although the Liao army was very brave in momentum.
However, in terms of comprehensive strength, Song has a clear advantage, and as long as he persists in fighting, Song will most likely win.
Helplessly, he met a weak king.
At this time, Zhenzong's retreat also provided a certain opportunity for Jin to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty.
Where are the "Khitans" going?
However, since ancient times, no dynasty will prosper forever, and no one can predict what the next generation of kings will be.
Liao soon ushered in a change of power, and the incompetence of later rulers led to the loss of power.
In order to firmly grasp the power, his mother did not hesitate to give up those capable people and use a large number of cronies.
Most of them are incompetent, and nine times out of ten they are also cunning.
Once the interior is corrupted, no matter how strong the fortress is, it may be destroyed, the traitors will be in power, and the country will gradually become empty.
It's just that when the ruler changes again, he doesn't have the ability to see the situation clearly.
is only dedicated to spending time and drinking, how happy and how to play, and even in the end, he even asked the surrounding chiefs to perform a dance for him.
It was a naked insult to them, which made one of the chiefs extremely angry.
He went back to hoard strength and vowed to erase the Liao State from history.
The Liao State didn't see its own strength at all, and thought that he was the overlord at the beginning, so the king personally conquered.
With the army, he planned to take down this disobedient chieftain, who knew that the chief was brave and good at fighting.
The Liao State was soon defeated, and the Khitans of the Great Liao could only find another suitable place to stay.
Later, due to the lack of their own political power, soon the Khitans also appeared in various places, and because of ethnic integration.
and finally disappeared into the long river of history.
But in fact, the Khitan did not really disappear, in the eighties of the last century, a genealogy with the surname "Yelu" was discovered.
To explore this mystery, scientists compared the genealogy with the genes of the Khitan cemetery.
It turned out that it was really a match, and there was no doubt that they were the descendants of the Khitans back then.
The person who holds this genealogy is the current Dahaner tribe, and it turns out that the Khitan people have not disappeared.
And they live in the same land as us, speak the same language as us, and drink the same bowl of water.
This can't help but make us feel the wonder of history, even after a hundred years and thousands of years.
The sons and daughters of China can always be united.
Text/Editor: Xiaofeng Wanyue
Resources:
"The Historical Evolution of the Daur Nationality" State Ethnic Commission[2016-02-02]
Baidu Encyclopedia - Khitan Nationality: Tracing the Descendants