(Portrait of Yan Ah Bone)
When Yan Akuta was born, the celestial phenomenon was very unusual.
Shi Zai, the day that Old Brother Yan was born, the east was full of purple, and there was more strange light flashing in the sky, and then with thunder and lightning, heavy rain, anyway, everything was to tell you one thing, this person's birth, and others are different.
Of course, this is an old tradition in historical narratives.
As long as the emperor is born, there must be visions in the sky, thunder, rain, a house full of red light, ancestral graves emitting green smoke, and so on.
Moreover, this situation seems to be particularly common among the founding emperors.
If these birth-time visions are all true, then we can only marvel that these emperors are really the chosen sons.
If these stories are true or false, then the reason is simple, and the historians have recounted them only to prove the legitimacy of the imperial power.
We know that Comrade Wanyan Akuta was a Jurchen, and in 1068 AD, when he was born, the real master of the northern steppe was the Liao Dynasty established by the Khitans.
Although the Liao Dynasty at this time was not as good as before, and the signs of decay were already obvious, after all, the skinny camels were bigger than horses, and it was more than enough to clean up the surrounding nomadic tribes.
The Jurchens, on the other hand, were often picked up and oppressed by the Liao Dynasty.
(Liao Dynasty)
As a neighboring tribe on the border of the Liao Dynasty, the Jurchens never enjoyed a day of neighborly harmony.
They not only had to show absolute submission to the Liao Dynasty, but they also had to pay tribute on time, pay a large amount of silver money and grain to the Liao Dynasty, and every festival, the Liao envoys would also lead the army to open up the Jurchen departments, today point out ginseng, tomorrow point for horses, and the day after tomorrow to order the mink skin, live off the four big words:
Rampant.
Moreover, at that time, the Jurchen tribe was not unified, and there could be twenty or thirty tribes of all sizes.
There are many people, but not many.
These tribes attacked each other and fought among themselves, but it was difficult to unite in the face of the oppression of the Liao Dynasty.
Yes, the Jurchens urgently needed someone who could unite their compatriots, unify the Jurchen tribes, and establish a powerful force against the Liao Dynasty.
And history, entrusting this heavy responsibility to Yan Akuta.
To be honest, the Completed Yan Department, where Comrade Ah Kuanda belonged, was not particularly prominent among the Jurchen ministries, nor was it by any means the most powerful, but the Completed Yan clan could fight in the habit of fighting, be good at riding and shooting, and several generations of chiefs fought in blood, and actually unified the scattered Jurchen departments.
(Jurchen)
Although the history of the bloody struggle of the ancestors of the Yan Dynasty is no longer verifiable, these stories are still passed down from generation to generation between the white mountains and black soils of the Daxing'anling Mountains (the birthplace of the Jurchens).
It must be a history of blood and tears, and they cannot take up arms against the Liao Dynasty, which has been oppressing them, but they must turn the tip of the sword inward and conquer their own compatriots.
In a sense, this is undoubtedly murderous.
But only the cruelty and ruthlessness at that time could be exchanged for the unification of the various departments at that time.
By the time of the completion of the Yan Dynasty, that is, the completion of the Yan tribe chieftain, the Jurchen tribes had been basically unified, everyone respected the Completed Yan Department, with Ah Kuan As the leader, and by this time, a slave dynasty that had begun to take shape had already taken shape.
Not only was ah kuan ta born legendary, but the story of his youth was also very legendary.
During the reign of Emperor Daozong of Liao, he once went to the Liao Dynasty to visit Shangjing in accordance with the law, and in Shangjingcheng, he once played chess with a Liao Dynasty magnate.
The nobles are invincible and vainly move their horses. Ah Bone was very angry. - "Khitan Chronicle"
Who is the surname of this Powerful Magnate of the Liao Dynasty, it is impossible to investigate, only to know that this magnate is not skilled in chess, the chess product is even worse, the next wrong step, actually want to regret the chess.
The so-called "watching chess is not a true gentleman, falling without regrets to the big husband", it doesn't matter if the chess loses, if you lose the character because of the chess, it is not worth it.
But the magnate did not say a word, take up the chess pieces to regret the chess, A bone hit comrade temper, of course, do not let, indicating that you dare to repent of the chess I will cut you, the magnate is very stubborn, hard to regret a step, A bone hit comrade drew a knife and stabbed, almost hacked this magnate to death.
It is reasonable to say that a foreigner who offends the magnate in an enemy country has very serious consequences, and the magnate is the representative of power, and power is to some extent equal to the emperor.
In this way, contempt for the magnates is contempt for the emperor, and contempt for the emperor is contempt for the Liao.
Contempt for Daliao is the most heinous crime, and the lightest is to arrest you and lock you up, or if you are serious, you will be directly escorted to the execution ground and punished as a crime of innocence.
(Liao Daozong Yelü Hongji image)
However, the Liao Emperor at that time, Emperor Daozong Yelü Hongji, was unusual, he believed that The Finished Yan Ah Bone was well-known among the Jurchens, so he could not be easily cleaned up, but should be calmly and generously released, so as to show that the Liao was the country of Confucianism and elegance in the upper state, and secondly, to ease the already tense relationship with the Jurchens.
As a result, Yan Ah Bone beat escaped a disaster.
The reason why it is said that he escaped the disaster is because the author believes that comrade Ah Kuanda's behavior of committing crimes in the Liao Dynasty is not worth advocating.
Those who want to achieve great things, secretly have a strategy, have a clear heart, play chess with people can draw a knife, regardless of the consequences, is it a heroic move?
This is a painful lesson, and it will certainly bring a heavy experience to Yan Akuta.
But what was unexpected was that Comrade Ah Kuan ta soon began to make mistakes again, and it became more and more serious each time.
The second year of Tianqing, 1112 AD.
Spring on the Songhua River is steep, everything has emerged in spring, grass has sprouted new shoots, and willows have new branches, but spring in the true sense is far from coming.
In this year, the Liao Dynasty Tianzuo Emperor Yelü Yanxi swung the Songhua River and placed a feast here, singing and dancing.
(Liao Tianzuo Emperor Yelü Yanxi image)
During the banquet, the emperor ordered the chiefs of the surrounding Jurchen tribes to come to see them, and these chiefs got the news, did not dare to be idle, packed their bags, brought good gifts, and set off in large cars and small cars.
Everyone tacitly agreed that the emperor of the Liao Dynasty had a call, there were only two points, one came to receive gifts, and the other came to watch the song and dance, as long as the emperor was served well, everything would be fine.
Receiving gifts, we understand very well.
As an emperor, it is inevitable to have the attributes of a smart cash register, wherever the emperor goes, without opening his mouth, it is natural that Li Min falls to his knees, a hundred officials worship, and the four parties are welcomed from near and far, and they raise their hands to give generous gifts to the emperor.
The Jurchens were enslaved by the Liao Dynasty, and when the emperor came, he naturally wanted real money and silver and gave them a lot of money.
But what about watching songs and dances?
There are three thousand harem beauties, the emperor wants to dance, and the concubines must actively sign up.
Even if it is to go out to play, the emperor can not bring so many concubines, but also can widely recruit people's daughters, temporarily form a song and dance team for the emperor to enjoy.
That being the case, what does The Song and Dance have to do with these Jurchen chieftains?
The answer is interesting, the emperor did not invite these chiefs to watch the dance, but let them temporarily form a team to perform the dance for themselves.
These chieftain friends who have been living in the mountains and forests for many years are strangely dressed, with long beards, rough at the top, and reckless at the top.
Why did the emperor love to watch such a group of big masters dancing?
Of course, there is more meaning behind this.
Women dancing is art, it is beauty.
And for these Jurchen chieftains who commanded the side, letting them "dance" in the eyes of the courtiers was nothing more than a disguised humiliation.
Of course, the chiefs also knew it, but at this time, the Liao Dynasty was powerful, and in order to protect its own tribe, it could only submit.
(Image of Jurchen chieftain)
But there was a chieftain who stood where he was, unable to move, dead or alive, refusing to jump.
The chiefs were ordered to dance for the first time; The only bones of the du ah bone resigned because they could not. - "History of Liao"
This grandfather is naturally our comrade Yan Akuta.
The emperor asks you to dance, and if you don't dance, you don't give the emperor face.
If you don't give the emperor face, you just look down on the emperor.
You despise the emperor, you despise the monarch.
If you despise Junwei, you will not be able to get by with Chengxin and the Liao Dynasty.
You can't get along with the Liao Dynasty, is that not your own death?
Things have reached this point, and the emperor can completely find a reason to kill Comrade Yan Akuta at will.
However, what was unexpected was that the Tianzuo Emperor Yelü Yanxi did not punish or execute Yan Aku for this, but directly drove him away.
Because the emperor believed that Comrade Ah Kuanta was a rough man and that he was the Son of Heaven, there was no need to meet with these uncultured people.
This is really a joyous pu ben, and our comrade Ah Kuan Ta has escaped another disaster.
But this escape brought ruin to the Liao Dynasty.
The emperors of the Liao Dynasty did not expect that this person, who had been repeatedly despised by themselves, would eventually become the sworn enemy of the Liao Dynasty for a lifetime.
What we didn't expect even more was that this Jurchen who looked reckless, straight forward, and fierce in temperament actually achieved a great cause that attracted worldwide attention in the near future.
In 1115 AD, the Jurchen Dynasty, who unified the Jurchen tribes, founded the state of Dajin and officially embarked on the days of competing with the Northern Song Dynasty, the Western Xia, the Liao Dynasty, and the world.
(Completed Yan Akuta established the Jin Dynasty)
In the following ten years, Guanyan Akuta led the Jin army to march forward in a high spirit, and the sword pointed to the north, the rivers of Daliao, and the splendid embroidery of thousands of miles, all of which were captured by the Jin army.
Looking through the historical materials, you will find that Jin's military operations against liao were almost all overwhelming.
As long as the Jin army moved, the Liao army would inevitably collapse into an army.
Yes, years of pampering and excellence, nothing has happened in the world, which has turned this Khitan horseback people who once dominated the grassland into an embroidered pillow that shatters in one blow.
And the Jurchens, who have been oppressed and exploited for many years, have honed their steely character and perseverance in the battlefield of blood and tears, making them grow into real warriors.
It is undeniable that Yan Ah Bone is rude and barbaric, without the wisdom of politicians and military experts in the traditional sense, let alone an elegant, wei guangzheng image.
From most of the point of view, he was like a barbarian.
A rough man who wins by brute force.
But it was this rough man who overthrew the once mighty Liao Dynasty, and would also give the Northern Song Dynasty in the Central Plains a fatal blow in the years to come.
Heroes have their own opinions, so why ask the source?
Living your own life is the creed of Comrade Yan's life.
In 1123 AD, Yan Akuta had gradually eliminated most of the forces of the Liao Dynasty, but Tiangong was not beautiful, and during the triumphant journey, he died of illness and returned to heaven at the age of fifty-six.
Two years later, in 1125, the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao.
(Fall of the Liao Dynasty)
And this is only ten years after Yan Aguo established the Jin Dynasty.
Ten years of grinding a sword, finishing Yan A bone in his own way, created his own myth.
When the sun re-sprinkled the northern steppes, people knew that a new dynasty had risen and a new era had arrived.