However, this powerful and proud Empress Dowager Shulu only preferred Yelu Lihu.
Some people say that this is because the traditions of the Bo and Han are different. The Han people in the Central Plains regard the eldest son as their heir, so they have the eldest son inheritance system. However, the nomadic people mostly use the youngest son to keep the family business and often inherit the family business with the youngest son. Therefore, the queen mother of Shulu favors the youngest.
Maybe there is such a reason, but the more important reason is that I love him because he is useless.
Yelu Lihu is not good at anything, but he ranks first in cooking. He can only torture and kill servants who have no ability to resist. He can't bring peace to the country through writing or military power, and he has no ambition to swallow up mountains and rivers. Therefore, once he ascends to the throne, Queen Mother Shulu can naturally listen to the government behind the curtain.
The more useless Yelu Lihu is, the more dependent he is on Queen Mother Shulu.
The reason why I reuse you is precisely because you are useless.
The Empress Dowager Shulu abolished the chief minister and established the emperor. She took away the ambitious eldest son Yelu Bei, who was civilized and military-minded, and established Yelv Deguang. Although Yelu Deguang appeared to be respectful and obedient on the surface, he actually tried his best to get rid of the control of Empress Dowager Shulu. Therefore, when Yelu Deguang was still in power, Empress Dowager Shulu regarded Yelu Lihu as the "emperor's younger brother", which made it clear Yelu Lihu is the legal heir to the throne.
No one in the Khitan country knew Yelu Lihu's cruelty and tyranny. Especially for the troops going south, among the powerful Khitan nobles with Yeluhou and Yeluwa as the core, everyone reached a consensus: Yelu Lihu must not be allowed to take the throne!
When Yeluhou, Yeluwa and others approached Yelu Ruan, Yelu Ruan refused. He expressed his concerns frankly. Just because the "emperor's younger brother" Yelu Lihu was still in the capital, legally speaking, he should take the throne; even if Yelu Lihu was not allowed to take the throne, according to the rules of the eldest son's succession system , Yelu Deguang's son Yelu Tiande should succeed him. Where will it be my turn? Don't do it, don't do it.
Of course Yeluhou and Yeluwa knew that he would have this concern, so they made some preparations in advance and asked Yelu Tiande and Yelu Deguang's direct relatives Yelu Shuogu and Yelu Jieli to escort Yelu Deguang's coffin back to Beijing first. Announcement of mourning is actually equivalent to breaking up the "first emperor's party", especially Yelu Deguang's son Yelu Tiande. Because he is here, it makes no sense to establish others.
But how should Yelu Lihu break it?
At this time, Yelu Antuan, who was in charge of security work in the Khitan Palace, came to the front line. His arrival finally continued the history of the Liao Kingdom.
This Yelu Antuan is also a highly respected and powerful figure. His great-grandfather is Yelu Yanmu, the eldest son of Yelu Jun Deshi, and the uncle of Yelu Abaoji; his grandfather Yelu Lubuchu once served as Yili Jin of the headquarters; his father Yelu Dieli, first served as Tiyin (in charge of the internal affairs of the royal family), and later served as Yili Jinwei of the South Academy. His father Yeludili was crucial to the course of Liao history, which will be explained later.
Yelu'an Tuan was young and mature, and he was very mature. Yelu Deguang admired him very much and once told others that this child would become a great person in the future. Let’s take a look at his opening remarks in the historical records:
"A man of few words and a smile, but a man of promise, always abiding by the rules, and serving his mother with utmost filial piety."
According to the rules we summarized earlier, generally at the beginning of a biography of a person, if there are words praising him for being filial to his parents (being extremely filial to his mother), this person must be a good person; if there are words such as being taciturn, unsmiling, and well behaved, then he will definitely become a good person in the future. Great weapon.
This time, he did something big.
Since he did not go south with the army, but stayed in the palace, he was familiar with the movements of the court and understood the reality of the Empress Dowager Shulu's side. When he came to the front line on a business trip, Yelu Ruan secretly dismissed him, asked the court in detail about the inside story, and frankly expressed his concerns.
"It's not that I don't want to be the emperor, it's just that...according to the eldest son's inheritance system, Yelu Tiande should succeed..."
"Stop!" Yelu An Tuan interrupted: "The eldest son inheritance system? If we really want to follow the eldest son inheritance system, when Taizu died, your father should inherit the throne. A hundred years after your father, your father should inherit the throne. You are the successor, you are the eldest son and grandson of Emperor Taizu, this throne should have been yours!"
Yelu Ruan rolled his eyes and said, "That's right! My second uncle originally stole the throne from my late father. Now it's time for it to return to its original owner."
Yelu Antuan continued to persuade: "Your Majesty (King Yongkang), you are smart, generous, generous and kind. You are the heart of the people and the people of the world. Today, the throne is delivered to your door. If you hesitate for a moment, I am afraid you will regret it in the future!"
After excluding the heart of "Yelu Tiande", Yelu Ruan still has another heart - Yelu Lihu.
Yelu An Tuan had a way. He took advantage of his travel schedule (he came from the capital) to spread rumors to the army: Yelu Lihu was dead!
The soldiers had no doubt about this and "all believed it."
Yelu Lihu died, and the shackles of the "emperor's younger brother" were shattered. Nothing could stop Yelu Ruan's yearning for the throne.
Yelu'an Tuan knew that he would not be able to support Yelu Ruan's successful ascension to the throne on his own, and his lies would eventually be exposed. Therefore, Yelu Ruan secretly found two powerful figures and planned to drag them into trouble.
The two big bosses Yelu Ruan was looking for were Yeluhou, the King of the South Courtyard, and Yeluwa, the King of the North Courtyard.
Yelu Ruan was timid, his words flickered, and he carefully tested the tone of the two men. However, he saw the two military leaders looking at him with elusive smiles. This expression, this atmosphere, made Yelu'an was furious.
"Hehe, this means we are not a family, we don't belong to the same family. By coincidence, we two brothers also have this intention! Don't be afraid, we are grasshoppers in the same boat."
Yelu An Tuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I won't hide it anymore. I have already spread rumors about Yelu Lihu's death. We need you two to clarify your attitude. We support Yelu Ruan to ascend the throne." .”
Coincidentally, Yeluwa and Yeluhou also spread a rumor just now: Before the late emperor Yelu Deguang died of illness, he appointed Yelu Ruan to take the throne!
The kings of the two chambers patted their chests and promised: "With the support of the two of us, I don't think anyone in the army dares to object! It's just... I'm afraid that the old queen mother will object..."
Yelu Ruan also made his attitude clear to them: Queen Mother Shulu meant to establish Yelu Lihu. If that person takes the throne, will you and I have good fruits to eat? I am afraid that the country and the country of Liao will be ruined by him. We are not only doing it for our own glory and wealth, we are doing it for the country and the country of Liao!
This conspiracy was very successful. The military representatives - the kings of the two chambers and the court representatives Yelu Antuo successfully formed a group, which is commonly known as internal and external collusion. There are no obstacles on the road of Yelu Ruan Jitong.
It was mentioned earlier that Zhao Yanshou intended to separate Zhenzhou and proclaim himself emperor. His cronies told him that Khitan senior officials had been holding frequent secret meetings recently, which they suspected were detrimental to Zhao Yanshou. In fact, he was referring to these meetings between Yeluhou, Yeluwa and others. touch.
The Zhao Yanshou Group is obviously too sentimental. At this time, who will take care of the little Zhao Yanshou? People are busy with big things.
