1
Prairie wolf, the wind and clouds meet,
The boy is in exile, and his face is covered with mud.
Son of the Khan, destiny returned,
Jin Ge Iron Horse, unified the Khitan.
In the dark northern grassland, a solemn and sacred sacrificial ceremony is unfolding in the dark night. Amid the shouts and cheers of the crowd, a man named Yelu Abaoji was officially proclaimed the khan of this tribe. His rugged face was reflected in the blazing flames, revealing the aura of a king. As we all know, he later established the powerful Great Liao Dynasty and created the splendid Khitan civilization, but the story behind him is a bitter and tortuous history.
Back in 872 AD, the Khitan tribes at that time were chaotic and chaotic, and internal strife was fierce. And at this time, Yelu Abaoji had just been born. His birth was supposed to be a joyous event, but his father was killed in a brutal political struggle, and his family was in trouble. In order to prevent him from being hunted down by his enemies, his mother had to hide him and live in a simple camp. However, despite the hardships of life, Yelu Abaoji still showed extraordinary talents, and the "History of Liao" records that he was able to walk at the age of three months and speak at the age of 100 days, which indicates that he will become a man of extraordinary achievements.
2
Uncle favors and fights in all directions,
The arrow shot at the west building, and the capital was decided.
Civilization is the foundation, the beginning of writing,
Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, powerful East Asia.
As time passed, Yelu Abaoji gradually grew up, he was burly, powerful, and showed a heroic bearing. People his age think he's too hardworking and out of character. Luckily, his uncle, Jerusherus, saw his talent and promoted him to the battlefield. In the cruel war, Yelu Abaoji experienced countless tribulations, but he never gave up, but strengthened his ideal - to establish his own merits.
In battle after battle, Yelu Abaoji, with his outstanding military talent and leadership, successfully unified the eight Khitan tribes and established the Khitan State, which is what we usually call the Liao Dynasty. At the same time, however, a new question arose, and that was where to set the capital. After careful consideration, Yelu Abaoji decided to establish the capital in Xilouyi. The place is strategically located for grazing and easy to defend. However, this proposal was opposed by other tribal leaders, who believed that the decision should be made by everyone. So, Yelu Abaoji came up with a solution: he would shoot an arrow on his horse, and the place where the arrow would fall was where the capital was located. To everyone's surprise, his arrow landed accurately on Xilouyi. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yelu Abaoji continued to expand externally, defeating the Bohai State and other surrounding forces, and at the same time implementing a number of internal political reforms, including the creation of the Khitan script and the development of economy and culture.
3
Fifty-five years, glorious years,
Rising against the wind, the merit lasts forever.
The heroic soul is immortal, the grassland is a long song,
Legendary heroes, Jeru's good story.
Just when Yelu Abaoji's career was in full swing, he died of illness during an expedition at the age of fifty-five. Although his life was short, his days were so brilliant. He subjugated the eight Khitan tribes, established the Great Khitan State, created the Khitan script, developed the Khitan civilization, he built the Liao Dynasty in Shangjing, he advocated the division of the north and the south, he reused the Central Plains scholars, and he went out of the grassland.
His story shows us that with determination and perseverance, a person can create his own glory.