The boat of fate pushed Xiao Wei onto the historical and political stage, and this arrangement of Liao Jingzong actually pushed a purely innocent girl into the center of political power, and her every move was closely related to the national fortunes of the Liao state.
Among the emperors of the Liao Kingdom, Liao Jingzong was intellectually mediocre, ambitious but talented, and lived in his early years during The reign of Emperor Muzong, Mu was always a cruel and murderous lord, especially for the blood relatives of the clan, holding up the butcher's knife without hesitation, Yelüxian's heart was excessively frightened, resulting in poor health. At the beginning of his succession to the throne, Yelü Xian made some improvements to the shortcomings accumulated in the imperial court for a long time, and soon he was bedridden due to illness, his horses could not ride up, and he often could not go to the court early, so that Xiao Qi came to power in the dynasty, and all punishments and requisitions had to be revoked.
Since Emperor Sejong of the Liao Dynasty, fierce struggles have been waged among the nobles over imperial power, especially the brutality of the Muzong Yelü Trench period, which has greatly weakened the country, weakened the foundation of rule, and strengthened the power of the kings. Xiao Wei was in power, Xiao Siwen was assassinated and killed because of her excessive power, Xiao Wei was deeply saddened, but this did not affect her administration.
After all, Xiao Qi was a young woman with little experience in handling military affairs. In order to shoulder the heavy responsibility, Xiao Qi, thirsty for talents, took a group of talented people into his confidants, and formed a civil and military team loyal to Emperor Jing, forming the core of the ruling clique of the imperial court. Xiao Xuan promoted Ye Lixianshi, who was loyal and had the merit of the dragon, to be the Northern Privy Counsellor and Attendant, and Yelü Xianshi always firmly supported the major decisions proposed by Xiao Xuan; promoted Han Han Kuangsi (Han Derang's father) to stay in Nanjing.
After the abolition of the formal assumption of the Daliao regime, drastic reforms were carried out: the release of slaves, the reward of farming, the strict practice of honesty, the reversal of unjust cases, and the implementation of the Tang Law were the period when the Liao state reached its most prosperous period. In 979, the Liao state defeated Emperor Taizong of Song in a battle with Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, in a battle of Youzhou.
After many treatments, Jingzong, who had been ill for a long time, did not see any improvement, and on his deathbed, he instructed Xiao Yu that the major affairs of the state should be entrusted to Han Derang, and let his son Liao Shengzong and your father treat Han Derang, and issued a will: "Liang Wang Longxu is heir to the throne, and all major military affairs are subject to the empress's orders." Xiao Was pushed to the pinnacle of political power and was called "Empress Dowager Cheng".
This woman, in just a few years, has made the country from decline to prosperity, can compete with the powerful Song Dynasty, who can say that women govern more than the country.
