When Yelu Abaoji founded the country, he adopted the "three talents" of the Central Plains civilization and called himself the "Emperor of Heaven", his wife Shuluping was the "Queen of the Earth", and his eldest son Yelvbei was the "King of the Human Emperor", and he appointed Yelubei as the crown prince. , as the legal successor of Daliao Kingdom.
Then the problem is simple. Now that Yelu Abao Jilong Yu Shangbin, it is Yelu Bei who should inherit the throne. However, the problem lies with Shuluping, who firmly opposes Yelvbei's succession.
She said to the minister: "My sons are still young and cannot preside over the affairs of the country, so I will take charge of the government. When they grow up, I will naturally let them take charge."
Yes, Yelvbei was too young at the time, only 28 years old, and he was not sensible yet.
This Shuluping is not a flower vase. In the long history of China's five thousand years, she can be regarded as an outstanding female leader. She is definitely a ruthless character. Her ruthlessness is not inferior to that of anyone. An emperor.
The Khitan people were also in awe of her and even made up the legend of "The Green Ox Gives Way" for her. It is said that when she was a little girl, she was walking on the road one day and met a woman riding a green ox. After seeing Shu Luping, he was so frightened that he ran away in a hurry and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a nursery rhyme that goes: "The green cow woman once avoided the road."
The status of the woman riding the green bull in Khitan culture is like that of Nuwa in Chinese civilization. Legend has it that the ancestors of the Khitan people were a girl riding a green ox and a boy riding a white horse. The "white horse and green ox" met in Konoha Mountain and gave birth to eight children, who later became the "Eight Khitans".
When the Qingniu woman saw Shuluping, she quickly gave way to her, which shows her status in the hearts of the Khitan people.
During the "Brothers' Rebellion", Yelu Abaoji repeatedly pardoned the brothers who led the rebellion. However, Shuluping showed a tough attitude and demanded severe punishment after putting down the rebellion for the third time. In the end, although Yelu Abaoji's brothers escaped death, all their subordinates were brutally executed. Since then, there has been no civil strife in the Yelv clan.
Shu Luping's strength and iron fist first emerged in the "Rebellion of the Brothers".
Later, Yelu Abaoji led the main force across the desert to conquer the Dangxiang people. Shiwei's Huangtou and Shoubo (the Khitan people also like to give foreigners names similar to "dog Rong") took advantage of the opportunity to attack the Khitan. At that time, the Khitan's main force was exhausted and the interior was empty. Shuluping personally led his troops to organize a resistance and successfully drove back the Shiwei people.
After this battle, Shuluping became "famous among the barbarians", and even Yelu Abaoji looked at her differently.
Previously, Liu Shouguang of Youzhou sent Han Yanhui to ask for help, but Yelu Abaoji refused to worship him in anger and detained him in order to make him herd horses. After Shu Luping heard about it, he hurriedly interceded for Han Yanhui and said that this man was both talented and courageous. He was a rare talent. Why should he be humiliated?
Only then did Yelu Abaoji realize his mistake, quickly apologized to Han Yanhui, and sincerely asked him to be his adviser. From then on, Han Yanhui became Yelu Abaoji's right-hand man and made immortal contributions to the founding of the Liao Dynasty. This military medal should be half as good as Shu Luping's.
There are many historical materials that record such an incident:
Huainan sent someone to bring a secret weapon to Yelu Abaoji - fierce fire oil. It is said that it can burn violently and is not afraid of water. The more water is poured on it, the stronger the fire will be. This kind of fierce fire oil has devastating effects on tall city walls and camps. It suddenly solves the problem that has troubled the Khitan for many years, so that the Khitan cavalry will no longer be helpless when facing the city walls of the Central Plains people.
Therefore, Yelu Abaoji wanted to use this thing to go south and invade the Central Plains. Shuluping stopped it in time and told him that he could not start a war just to test a new weapon. In the end, the impulsive Yelu Abaoji regained his composure and did not send troops south.
Obviously, this record is to use Yelu Abaoji's impulsiveness to set off Shuluping's calmness. This incident has been recorded in many authoritative historical books such as "Zizhi Tongjian", "Old History of the Five Dynasties", "Liao History", etc. It is so conclusive that it seems to be true.
It is generally believed that this incident occurred in the third year of Zhengming (917); according to research, the "fierce fire oil" should be today's oil.
However, the "History of Liao" said that the person who offered the fierce fire oil was "Li Guan, the Lord of Wu". This Li Guan is Xu Zhigao. When Xu Zhigao became the "lord", it was in 937 AD, and the grass on Yelu Abaoji's grave was growing tall. Moreover, after Xu Zhigao usurped Wu, he changed the name of the country, first "Qi" and then "Tang".
Of course, the "Wu" in the "Lord of Wu" in the Khitan population should be understood as the name of a place rather than the name of a country. This can explain that it was Xu Zhigao who sent the fierce oil. But the problem is that Yelu Abaoji was no longer alive at that time.
"Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and others advance this event 20 years, saying that it was in 917 that Yang Wei sent someone to send it. This makes a little sense.
But another question is that Yelu Abaoji may be impulsive, but will he be stupid? How much fire oil did Huainan send? Is it one or two cans of samples and trial products, or is it enough for several vehicles and ships to support the losses of a large-scale war?
The real essence of this story is the second half, when Shu Luping dissuaded Yelu Abaoji from going south, but pointed out a clear way for him, in short, a strategy to tire out the enemy.
Shuluping pointed to a tree outside the tent and asked, "Can a tree survive without its bark?"
Yelu Abaoji said of course he couldn't live.
Shu Luping said: "In the same way, the people of Youzhou will soon be like this tree. Why do we have to fight fortified battles in the city that we are not good at? Let's use our strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to the advantages of the Khitan cavalry, and guerrilla harass Youzhou's grain roads and go out. The soldiers and civilians who are woodcutter, and the city is short of food and pay, will naturally surrender within a few years."
Shu Luping also pointedly pointed out that if a large-scale southward war is launched without victory, not only will the Central Plains people make fun of it, but also the majesty will be wiped out. This huge and loose tribal alliance led by the Khitan will fall apart overnight. , all the ministries rebelled. After thirty years of hard work, we returned to before liberation overnight!
Yelu Abaoji suddenly realized it and agreed very much with Shuluping's "strategy of tiring the enemy".
Since then, the Khitan army began to carry out organized raids and soft sieges on Youzhou, which indeed put Youzhou into a predicament of being cut off from food and grass. The Khitan rangers were elusive, coming and going without a trace, and the Later Tang army could not capture them. There is no way to launch a decisive battle, and there is no way to use your strength. Manpower and material resources are wasted in vain, and there is really no good way to deal with it.
All of this is due to Shu Luping. Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, and Yelu Abaoji all explained a truth for us: a great hero and a man must obey his wife. If his wife is a good wife, the man will definitely do great things, and If your wife is not virtuous, please look at Li Cunxu, who lost his country and his family in three years, and his reputation was ruined and he died.
Once you have power, you don't want to give it up. After the death of Yelu Abaoji, Shuluping took action and did not want his son Yelubei to succeed him.
