I believe that everyone is not unfamiliar with the novel "Tianlong Eight Parts", and in recent years, there have been endless film and television works about it. The Eight Parts of tianlong are mainly based on the Khitan Xiao Feng as the protagonist, unfolding a series of thrilling character stories. One of them is frequently mentioned, and this person is the famous Liao Daoist Yelü Hongji. In the novel, he is portrayed as a male lord with ambitions to destroy the wolf sons of the Song Dynasty, and Xiao Feng, in order to seek peace between the Song and Liao countries, chose to commit suicide and force the Liao Emperor to retreat. In fact, this is different from the real history, and there are nine emperors in the Liao State. The Liao Daoist Emperor Yelü Hongji was in second to last place and could play a decisive role in the decline and demise of the Liao state.
1: He was the son of the emperor and was made crown prince, and a random remark from his father laid the foundation for the rebellion that followed
On the seventh day of the first month of August in the second year of Jingfu, Yelü Hongji died during his father's tour of Emperor Xingzong of Liao. Six years later, at the age of six, Yelü Hongji was made King of Liang. His mother was xiao shi, and Chongxi was enthroned as the King of Yan in the eleventh year. In the following year, Shang Shu Ling was crowned Shang Shu Ling and crowned as the King of Yan Zhao. Nine years later, he was awarded the title of Grand Marshal of the Terracotta Army and held the military power of the Liao State. As the eldest son of the emperor, Emperor Xingzong of Liao attached great importance to his cultivation.
The reason why Emperor Xingzong of Liao was called the prince of the city was that he did not open up territory and expand the territory externally, and repeatedly lost battles; there were no obvious political achievements to praise internally. Emperor Xingzong of Liaoxing's mother was xiao zhenjin, and when Zong Zhen became emperor, he wanted to control the government. Seeing that this son was disobedient, he was anxious to support his second son Yelü Chongyuan as emperor. This news was revealed to Yelü Zongzhen by her young son, and when the emperor heard that this was returned, he put his mother under house arrest to death. And said to him, "Brother, you are so good to me, you are made the Emperor's brother." After a hundred years of my life, you will inherit the throne of The Liao. Chongyuan foolishly believed him, and Emperor Xingzong of Liao took pains to cultivate his eldest son in order to replace his younger brother.
2: The reason why Emperor Xingzong of Liao did not become crown prince was that he was paralyzed by Heavy Yuan, and he reigned for more than twenty years and constantly gave his son the title of knight
As a feudal emperor, they must all have selfish intentions. He obviously has a son, so why should he let his brother succeed to the throne after a hundred years? We look at the decades of the reign of Emperor Xingzong of Liao, and the position of the eldest son, Yelü Hongji, has been continuously improved and consolidated. At the age of six, he was named the King of Yan, Chongxi was crowned king of Yan in the eleventh year, and the following year he was crowned Shang Shuling, king of Yan Zhao; many years later, he was named the Grand Marshal of the Terracotta Army, in charge of the army of the whole country. Military power and government affairs were all in the hands of Yelü Hongji, and his ideas were very obvious. The so-called imperial brother is just a promise, and even if it is sealed, it will not affect Yelü Hongji's succession to the throne.
3: The Rebellion of the Emperor's Uncle was quickly put down, and the Liao Dynasty clan was in a great struggle, and the Liao dynasty turned from prosperity to decline
After the death of Emperor Yelüzong of Liaoxing, his son Yelü Hongji ascended the throne with the support of his courtiers. This made Yelü Chongyuan, who was the emperor's uncle, and his son very dissatisfied, and planned a palace coup to take back the throne that originally belonged to them. Yelü Ren first became a stumbling block on their way to success, and the faint Liao Daozong wanted to exclude him. Inadvertently asking the minister around him for the advice of Yelü Yixin, this person was the first traitorous minister in the late Liao State. At this time, he was not yet fledgling, so he thought of keeping him. Because of his advice, the rebellion was quickly put down with the help of Renxian. However, after this disaster, the Liao dynasty never returned, and there was no revival again.
1: At first, like Emperor Huizong of Song, he had the same style as The Emperor huizong, but soon the fox's tail was revealed
Liao Daozong said that it was somewhat similar to Song Huizong. At the beginning of the succession of Emperor Huizong of Song, the throne did not sit firmly, and the edict expressed that there was a desire to seek talents and thirst for the Great Song Dynasty. Soon the fox's tail was revealed, and it wasn't long before all sorts of absurd images were scattered; Liao Daozong was no exception, and he knew that there were many ministers who were not convinced by the young emperor. The edict required the minister to speak out and pay attention to nongsang and education. When the country appeared, it immediately mobilized grain from the treasury to deal with the famine, and when the emperor's rebellion was put down, his ambitions were exposed. Having grasped the pinnacle of power, what you have to do now is how to enjoy it.
2: Use dice to choose ministers, and Yelü Yixin and other traitors wait for opportunities to move, which is highly valued by the emperor
We look at the records of the Khitan Chronicle in the history of Liao, and Yelü Hongji gradually became obsessed with gambling in the middle and late period of his reign. Gambling openly in the court, an ordinary person with shrewd gambling skills can still hold important positions in the court. Gradually evolved into laziness later, and the number of people who committed crimes aged every year was very large, so many official positions were often vacant. I thought of solving the problem by rolling the dice, who threw the dice with more points, then who is the vacant position.
It is often mentioned that the term Lord's vassals is often mentioned, and there are kinds of courtiers in the upward and downward effects. Among the many ministers, Yerushalayim, the number one traitor, could definitely be among the best. He was nothing more than a shepherd. When he was a child, a fortune teller said to his father, "Your son will be crowned king in the future, and it is unspeakably precious." As a result, his father believed it to be true and raised him as an ancestor. Originally, his family was still well-off, but he quickly collapsed. After Emperor Daozong of Liao ascended the throne, he was once favored by the emperor and was given the title of King of Zhao, which can be described as a favor for a while.
3: In order to achieve his own goals, he induced Emperor Daozong of Liao to kill his wife, the crown prince, and emperor Daozong understood it in his later years
After Yelü Yixin came to power, he first expelled the great loyal minister Yelü Ren to Nanjing as a retainer. No one in the middle of the court can say that it is lawless, and looking at Liao Daozong is also a son of the crown prince. But he was famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and if the emperor came to succeed him after a hundred years, wouldn't he threaten his position? I should still think of ways to get rid of him, but it is not easy to get rid of the prince. The prince has a protective umbrella, that is, Xiao Guanyin. As an empress, if he gets rid of her, then the prince is naturally not his opponent.
He then bought off a palace maid by the queen's side, and it was precisely the queen who had offended her. Together, the two framed the empress for having an affair with a miscellaneous dramatist, Zhao, which is the famous "Ten Fragrant Words Unjust Case" in history. Without any evidence, Emperor Daozong of Liao snatched a hammer from the guards around her and smashed her alive, stripping her of all her clothes and exposing her to the wilderness, which can be said to be tragic. The most wronged person was Zhao Weiyi, who was sentenced to Ling Chi torture. The crown prince Yelü Jun lost his protective umbrella and soon failed to escape the pursuit and killing of the traitorous minister Yelü Yixin.
Conclusion: In his later years, Emperor Daozong of Liao knew something about the dictatorship of Yelü Yixin, and also knew that the empress and the crown prince were wrongfully killed. But there was nothing left to do, and he kept taking back his power from Jeroboam. The keen Yelü Yixin felt something was wrong, and took advantage of the emperor's outings to ask him to stay with the emperor's grandson as regent. This action aroused the suspicion of the emperor, and soon Yerushalayim was unable to live by committing his own sins. Knowing that there was no hope in Liao, he wanted to defect to the Song Kingdom. Discovered on the way, he was executed for collaborating with the enemy and treasonous, and Jeroboam's henchmen were exterminated. The Liao Daozong dynasty not only failed to revitalize the Liao state, but the country could weaken. After Emperor Tianzuo succeeded to the throne, there was a later incident1