The only exception is Yelu Ruan, Shizong of the Liao Dynasty. He had a Han queen named Zhen, but he also had a "Queen Xiao" as standard. One more thing, Empress Xiao of Shizong is Xiao Han's cousin.
Therefore, when reading Khitan history, if you find that a certain Khitan general named Xiao is either the emperor's uncle or the emperor's brother-in-law.
Speaking of Xiao Han, he has a very close relationship with the Queen Mother Shulu. His grandmother was Yelu Abaoji's biological aunt. She first married into the Bali clan and gave birth to Xiao Han's father, Xiao Dilu. Later, she married the father of the Empress Dowager Shulu and gave birth to the Empress Dowager Shulu. In other words, Xiao Dilu and Queen Mother Shulu are half-brothers and sisters.
The Queen Mother Shulu was both Xiao Han's aunt and Xiao Han's biological aunt. Double material, close relatives, closer relatives.
So Queen Mother Shulu was very puzzled, you are my nephew, why are you against me?
Xiao Han replied: "My mother is not guilty, the queen mother will kill her." You killed my mother, and the hatred of killing my mother is even more irreconcilable.
Queen Mother Shulu was silent. She killed too many people, killing people to gain prestige and enemies.
Therefore, Yelu Lihu only shouldered a small part of the passive situation that led to the betrayal and separation of relatives in the "Crossing Covenant", and the Queen Mother Shulu herself could not escape the blame.
By the way, Yelu Ruan is not only the grandson of Queen Mother Shulu, but also the niece-in-law of Queen Mother Shulu. Yelvruan's wife, Xiao Sagezhi, is the daughter of Aguzhi. After Xiao Han's grandmother remarried, she gave birth to Aguzhi and Queen Mother Shulu. Xiao Sage was the niece of Queen Mother Shulu.
Yelu Antuan and Xiao Han are two typical representatives. On the surface, it is obvious that their alignment shows that Queen Mother Shulu killed too many people, causing her to betray her relatives; the deeper meaning is horrifying to think about-even if The core members of the "Sejong Party" do not sincerely support Yelu Nguyen.
The Yelu Ruan group can be said to be strangers in the same bed. Although everyone supports Yelu Ruan and opposes the Queen Mother Shulu, in reality they only oppose the Queen Mother Shulu.
The vast majority of people in the Yelu Ruan group are afraid of Queen Mother Shulu and Yelu Lihu, and are afraid of facing the proposition of "Ru Si Xian Emperor" again. We can call them "life-preserving faction"; there are also some , represented by Yelu Antuan and Xiao Han, we call them "revenge faction"; there are also some political opportunists who are afraid of instability in the world, such as Brother Yelu Liu, who can be called "speculators" ".
These people are a mixed bag, each with their own agenda, but they are the core members and backbone of the Yelu Ruan Group. This is very scary, indicating that Yelu Ruan's power foundation is not solid and his direct lineage is not direct.
It is conceivable that Yelu Ruan's throne must not be secure. Liao Shizong was bound to face huge challenges from within. The Khitan was busy with civil strife, which gave the Central Plains and Han areas a chance to breathe. This was the external factor that led Liu Zhiyuan to establish the Later Han Dynasty.
On the land of China, the north-south Taihang Mountains are like a guardrail in the middle of the road. The Khitan army retreated to the north in the east of the Taihang Mountains, while Liu Zhiyuan advanced to the south in the west of the Taihang Mountains. Both sides went their own way and cooperated tacitly, and no one was willing to climb over the guardrail.
Political games must not be impulsive. Compared with the previous lords of the Central Plains, Liu Zhiyuan has the weakest claim among weak claims. It is really unjust in terms of name and has the weakest legal basis.
Since Mingzong Li Siyuan, Li Siyuan was Li Keyong's adopted son; Li Congke was Li Siyuan's adopted son; Shi Jingtang was Li Siyuan's son-in-law; Shi Chonggui was Shi Jingtang's nephew and adopted son.
But this Comrade Liu Zhiyuan has nothing to do with the royal family, he is just a military governor.
Liu Zhiyuan attaches great importance to political propaganda, public opinion guidance, image public relations and other work. He dresses himself as a gravekeeper of the later Jin Dynasty, holds high the two banners of patriotism and nationalism, elevates national contradictions to the main contradiction at this stage, and subtly and covertly People are instilled with the view that those who join Liu Zhiyuan are patriotic heroes and national heroes; those who oppose Liu Zhiyuan are Khitan lackeys and traitors.
Under the subtle influence of the Liu Zhiyuan Group, the Han people in the Central Plains reached a consensus: loving Liu Zhiyuan is patriotic.
In terms of military affairs, Liu Zhiyuan was clear-headed and was not dazzled by national plots. The centipede was dead but not stiff. Although the main Khitan force returned north in embarrassment, Liu Zhiyuan at best asked the Sixth Princess to play "A Dog's Way Home" instead of intercepting it.
The rebel armies and military governors from various places submitted letters of surrender to Liu Zhiyuan one after another, expressing their submission as vassals. We will temporarily call them the "Junjie Faction". The situation in the Central Plains was excellent, but Liu Zhiyuan was still in no hurry to leave.
Years of military career have kept Liu Zhiyuan alert at all times. Although these people have rebelled and surrendered, their loyalty is questionable. The patriotism in their mouths is just a slogan. For the sake of immediate interests, they will change their families at any time.
When the Khitans marched southward forcefully, they were overwhelmed and surrendered. After the Khitans left, they reversed the chaos and returned to the Liao Dynasty. If the Khitans came again tomorrow, who can guarantee that they would not change their ways again?
On the economic front, Liu Zhiyuan is even more embarrassed, because regardless of whether the "Jiujie Faction" is sincerely repentant or capricious, since they surrender to Liu Zhiyuan, they will receive salaries and military pay from Liu Zhiyuan's regime, which is a huge expense.
Liu Zhiyuan's entire family fortune was only a town in Hedong, and he was really stretched thin in the face of huge expenses. For this reason, Liu Zhiyuan implemented "policy-based allocations" to various towns across the country, allowing them to massacre and plunder Khitan people's property. When Liu Zhiyuan planned to plunder the people, he was stopped by his good wife and instead sold off the harem's property and sold iron to subsidize the military.
Only after learning the news of Yelu Deguang's sudden death did Liu Zhiyuan dare to make a real plan to go south to Bianzhou.
But before Liu Zhiyuan could go south, war beacons were heard from the north. The Khitans actually launched an active attack in the northwest of Shanxi. The beacons of war were transmitted more than a hundred times in one day, threatening Taiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan smiled slightly and said that this was a desperate attempt by the Khitans. The barbarian lord died suddenly. They were eager to go home and seize power, and were worried that we would follow and harass them, so they deliberately attacked and bluffed, using offense instead of defense. So he sent General Ye Renlu to lead 3,000 troops and horses to support him. As expected, the Khitan army collapsed at the first touch and fled.
The rebel army in Jizhou (now Jizhou City, Hebei Province) killed the governor appointed by the Khitan people and elected Zhang Yanhan as the governor. Zhang Yanhan was the nephew of Fu Xi, a famous general in the Li Cunxu period of the Later Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, Zhao Yanshou failed to seize Zhenzhou and proclaim himself emperor, but was eradicated by Yelu Ruan in time. Yelu Ruan then led his army to continue northward and made a "crossing agreement" with his grandmother, the Queen Mother Shulu.
