[Established in the Later Jin Dynasty]
Since Shi Jingtang ceded the "Sixteen Youyun Prefectures", the Khitan cavalry has been disappearing north of the Yellow River, coming and going without a trace, galloping and wreaking havoc, seriously threatening the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty, and becoming a lingering nightmare for the Central Plains Dynasty.
The Khitan's influence on the Central Plains civilization was also unprecedentedly huge, directly leading to the rise and fall of the subsequent Central Plains dynasties. To a certain extent, it contributed to the "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms" instead of the "Three Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms". Even after the Khitan's demise, it also exerted influence on the Central Plains. The dynasty has residual influence.
For example, a major strategic mistake occurred in the late Northern Song Dynasty, which was "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao". Tong Guan, a eunuch from the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the "six thieves", insisted on "alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty" because Song Taizong made a legacy: whoever recovers the sixteen Youyun states will be crowned king.
The result of "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao" was that the Northern Song Dynasty was quickly destroyed by the Jin people, and the "Jingkang Incident" was staged.
More than 400 years after Shi Jingtang ceded the "Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun", it was not until the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty that the Han people truly regained it, ending the nightmare of the Central Plains people for more than 400 years.
Sang Weihan, Shi Jingtang's right-hand adviser, spoke lotus flowers in front of Yelu Deguang, analyzed the pros and cons for him from morning to night, and tried his best to fight for the interests of Shi Jingtang Group. With Sang Weihan's efforts, Yelu Deguang finally decided to invest in the Hedong project, so he pointed to a stone outside the tent and said to Zhao Dejun's envoy: "I have promised Shi Lang before, unless this stone rots , otherwise I will not break my promise.”
After Shi Jingtang gave the tempting "Three Principles of Treason," Yelv Deguang said to Shi Jingtang without reservation: "I traveled more than three thousand miles and made a huge initial investment. I must get a return. I Seeing that you have a majestic appearance, extraordinary bearing, and a very royal appearance, let’s not delay any further, I will make you the Central Plains Emperor now.”
Shi Jingtang repeatedly declined.
Shi Jingtang's refusal was not just a routine modesty, but also had an unspeakable and dirty idea. It's not convenient for him to say it, so let me say it for him.
At that time, Zhang Jingda in Jin'an Village still had more than 50,000 elite troops, restraining the main force of the Hedong and Khitan coalition forces; Zhao Dejun and Fan Yanguang stopped to watch in the east; Li Congke led his army to stop on the bank of the Yellow River; Pan Huan was in the west... the situation was not clear. , let’s look at Shi Jingtang’s “Three Principles of Treason”. What was ceded was Zhao Dejun’s territory, allowing the Khitan people to “take it for themselves”.
Shi Jingtang's idea was: If everything goes well, he would first join forces with the Khitans to deal with Jin'an Village, and then split his troops into two groups. He would go south to challenge Li Congke, while the Khitans would attack the "Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun". Zhao Dejun is not good at field battles, but is good at defending the city, so in this case, there is likely to be a situation where he destroys Li Congke, while the Khitan fights with Zhao Dejun and both sides suffer.
By then, Shi Jingtang could negotiate peace with Zhao Dejun, join forces to fight against the Khitan, and even send Yelvbei back to the Khitan. In this way, even if Yelu Deguang was not killed on the battlefield, he would fall into deep domestic conflicts and be overthrown by the opposition (Yelü Bei) and the powerful group (Queen Mother Shulu).
Then a tripartite situation formed between Khitan, Zhao Dejun, and Shi Jingtang. And the most important thing is: Shi Jingtang can take off the label of "traitor" and "traitor".
In a word, Shi Jingtang wanted to use the "Sixteen States of Youyun" as a carrot to take advantage of the stupid donkey Khitan.
Yelu Deguang was superior in technology and allowed Shi Jingtang's entrepreneurial team to take the green channel and directly IPO during the PPT stage. Let Shi Jingtang proclaim himself emperor, which is tantamount to implementing the "Three Principles of Treason." Because only the emperor of the Central Plains can cede the Sixteen Youyun Provinces, a Hedong Jiedushi envoy does not have this right, so you kid can first ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
After Shi Jingtang became emperor, even if both the Khitans and Zhao Dejun suffered losses in the future, and even if he succeeded in defaulting on his debt, he would not be able to escape his reputation as a "traitor" and "traitor". Therefore, his repeated refusals also had this meaning, but Yelu Deguang easily saw through it and forced him to proclaim himself emperor immediately.
Yelu Deguang sent troops in September and joined forces with Shi Jingtang. In October, he named Shi Jingtang the "King of Jin" and forced him to become emperor in November.
On November 12, the third year of Qingtai (936), a high platform was built in the willow forest in the south of Taiyuan. Yelu Deguang took off his dragon robe, put it on Shi Jingtang, and announced that the "King of Jin" Shi Jingtang was canonized as the Emperor of the Central Plains, and the country was reformed. It was named "Jin" (called "Later Jin" in history).
There are a few interesting details:
1. There was an overlapping period of half a year between the Later Liang Dynasty and the Later Tang Dynasty, and there was also an overlapping period of nearly two months between the Later Jin Dynasty and the Later Tang Dynasty. When Shi Jingtang proclaimed himself emperor, Zhang Jingda of Jin'an Village was still resisting, and Li Congke's Later Tang Dynasty still existed.
2. When Shi Jingtang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he wore the clothes of the Khitan emperor, and Yelu Deguang took off his own clothes and dressed them for him personally. This is a symbolic ceremony, indicating that Shi Jingtang's legal system comes from the canonization of the Khitan people. Shi Jingtang is not a "divine power of monarchy" or "supported by the people", but a "Khitan power of monarchy".
3. In the book, it is clearly written that "... your son is the king of the Jin Dynasty... so I treat you like a son, and you treat me like a father." This established the relationship between the Later Jin Dynasty and the Khitan as the "country of father and son".
4. After Shi Jingtang became emperor, he changed the Yuan Dynasty to the Amnesty as usual. He announced that the "seventh year of Changxing" should be changed to the "first year of Tianfu". "Changxing" is the reign name of Mingzong Li Siyuan. After Li Congke ascended the throne, it was changed to "Qingtai". This year is the "Three Years of Qingtai". Shi Jingtang's move was also a political necessity. He wanted to deny Li Congke, because Li Congke usurped power through an illegal coup, and Li Congke's court was an illegal regime.
After proclaiming himself emperor, Yelu Deguang personally recommended a prime minister to him - Sang Weihan. Yelu Deguang told Shi Jingtang meaningfully, "You must thank Sang Weihan!"
After Shi Jingtang became emperor, he appointed Zhao Ying and Sang Weihan as prime ministers. Sang Weihan also served as privy envoy; Liu Zhiyuan was appointed as the commander of the Ma Bu Army.
Sang Weihan was originally Shi Jingtang's number one adviser (secretary in charge). According to convention, after a Jiedu envoy became emperor, his secretary in charge must be the prime minister or the privy envoy. Since the benefactor's father personally named him, then the prime minister + the privy envoy are enough to give him face, right?
The reason why Yelu Deguang personally recommended Sang Weihan was not because he said he was talented and loyal to Shi Jingtang, but because Sang Weihan was the most determined "pro-Liao faction" in Shi Jingtang's group. Han can be said to be the chief architect of Shi Jingtang's pro-Liao and traitorous actions, and it was he who advocated ceding territory to Liao.
Sang Weihan is a loyal defender of the interests of the Khitans, and it is in the interests of the Khitans to let him hold the real power in the Shi Jingtang Group.
