After Yuan Hao occupied a large area of land in the seventeen prefectures west of the Yellow River Loop, Ye Lishan Rong persuaded him to establish a state and stand on his own. Ye LiShan Rong was well versed in Han culture and advocated carrying out reforms based on Western Xia customs and strong soldiers.
While the two were talking, the Lingzhou guards bundled up two Han Chinese and reported to YuanHao: "These two people are brazen and rude, scribbling the name of the king on the hotel wall. ”
Yuan Hao said angrily, "Entering the country to ask questions, come to my city, don't you know how to avoid secrets?" The two men replied, "You can change your last name, but what name do you want?" Yuan Hao listened and did not feel angry.
Ye Lishan Ronghuan whispered to Yuan Hao, "They have an opinion on the song dynasty's surname, and they must be dissatisfied with the Song dynasty." Listen to what he says, maybe it's the talent available. Yuan Hao turned from anger to joy.
Yuan Hao personally went down to the hall and untied the ropes for them to sit. It turned out that these two people, one surnamed Zhang and the other surnamed Wu, were scholars in Huazhou in the Song Dynasty, who failed to succeed in their repeated attempts, and when they heard that Zhao Yuanhao was very accomplished, they came to defect to Western Xia.
These two people said that Yuan Hao was originally an old party member, and should support the army to stand on its own, get rid of the control of the Song Dynasty, and justifiably dominate one side. Zhao Yuanhao listened and was very happy.
Yuan Hao immediately ordered the implementation of the dangxiang hair style, abolishing the Surnames Li and Zhao of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and replacing them with the Dangxiang surname "Song Name", establishing a national name, and establishing a national capital. He changed Xingzhou to Xingqing Province, expanded the Palace of Miyagi, and prepared for the founding of the country.
In the fifth year (1038) of Emperor Jingyou of Song, Yuan Hao officially established the state of Bactria and proclaimed himself emperor, who was for Xia Jingzong. He set up official positions, formulated laws, and established a military system, with a total of more than 500,000 soldiers.
Yuan Hao set up the National Character Academy and the Chinese Character Academy, so that all ethnic groups in the Western Regions used the Western Xia National Characters, which have been used for nearly two hundred years under the rule of the Xia Kingdom, and have played an important role in the development of the Xia culture.