After Baoji died, he presided over the ceremony to elect a new emperor. At the suggestion of the Governor, ministers unanimously agreed that Lu Ye Deguang would succeed to the throne. Therefore, Lu Ye Deguang held a traditional firewood burning ceremony in Qidan, and officially succeeded to the throne as the new emperor of Qidan. Later, Hou Jin was completely annihilated in the south of the Central Plains, but he himself died in Luancheng on his way back to the division. After his death, the temple name was Taizong, and posthumous title was Huiwensi, the filial piety emperor. In history, he was generally called Liao Taizong. Ye Ludeguang made great contributions to the Khitan, especially after he ascended the throne, which promoted the politics, economy and development of the Khitan in many ways. Politically, he perfected and systematized the control from the safety machine. He also constantly expanded the territory of the Khitan, making the Khitan go to a strong period. During his reign, the agriculture of Qidan also developed greatly. In addition, the national culture of Qidan has also developed to a high level.
Try to protect the throne.
Ye Ludeguang (12, 902-May 947) made great efforts to consolidate the throne at the beginning of his succession. Because he inherited the throne with the support of his mother,
However, some ministers did not support him very much, especially his younger brother Yelubi, who was even more dissatisfied because Baoji had made Yelubi a prince. Therefore, Ye Ludeguang always regarded his younger brother as the biggest political enemy and took a series of measures to consolidate his throne until Ye Ludeguang fled to the later Tang Dynasty. First of all, Ye Luduang, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty, strengthened his control over the army. He often reviews the guards and soldiers, tribes and armies, so as to fully control the military power, prevent alien forces from infiltrating into it, and fundamentally consolidate his power.
Secondly, Liao Taizong, the Bohai Kingdom under the jurisdiction of Yelubi, is also heavily guarded. In order to weaken the power of Bohai, he took advantage of Yelubi's opportunity to leave his own territory for the capital, moved a large number of residents of Bohai to other places, and then moved its political center, which greatly reduced the land area of Bohai and moved the political center to a place close to Qidan, which was also conducive to monitoring and control.
In order to further guard against his younger brother, Liao Taizong went to Yelubi's house twice, ostensibly to make up for his younger brother, but in fact to learn more about the situation. When Yelubi lived in Beijing, Emperor Taizong of Liao took the opportunity to go to Bohai Sea in order to win over Yelibi's subordinates and act as his eyes and ears to deal with Yelibi. Yelubi and his men returned to the Bohai Sea, and Emperor Taizong of Liao took the opportunity to invite his men to the palace for a banquet, in fact, in order to further win them over and carve up Yelibi's power. Soon, with the support of his mother, Emperor Taizong of Liao made a desperate move, making his younger brother Li Huli the younger brother of the emperor and becoming the heir to the throne. Under the repeated blows of his younger brother, Yelubi finally couldn't bear it. In order to avoid any accidents in the future, he crossed the Bohai Sea and went to the later Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of Liao tried his best and finally achieved his goal. Perhaps the Khitans have less political experience than the Han people, and their hearts are not so vicious. After all, they drove my brother away, and there was no direct plot to kill him. That's what Baoji did at the beginning. When they rebelled for the first time, he did not kill them, but pardoned them. He didn't kill some people until later, but instead of beheading the first offender, he was sentenced to a rod.
Continue to follow in his father's footsteps and fight for the Central Plains.
After consolidating the throne, Emperor Taizong of Liao began to continue the career of his father, Lu Ye Baoji, and went south to fight in the Central Plains. The Qidan people want to expand their territory from Liao Taizu to both sides of the Yellow River, and then have a large territory north of the Yellow River. The Han army resisted the attack of the Khitan, so when the Khitan fought, it always attacked in the name of supporting one side when several factions in the Central Plains were competing for supremacy. During the late Tang Dynasty, it was relatively stable. In addition, the army in the late Tang Dynasty was known as the Crow Army, all dressed in black, and its combat effectiveness was also very strong. But the Khitans are soldiers, and there is no special field army, so they always suffer when fighting soldiers in the Central Plains. Therefore, Liao Taizong's influence, no matter how great, had to wait until something happened in the Central Plains to take advantage of it and take advantage of the fishermen. It is difficult to succeed simply by declaring war and fighting formally. So Emperor Taizong of Liao went south to the Central Plains until Li Siyuan died, and Shi Jingtang took the initiative to ask for help before he dared to send troops. Later, it was also because the late generals surrendered and picked up a bargain.
After the conflict between Shi Jingtang and Li Congke in the late Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang had to turn to Liao Taizong for help in order to keep his power and claim the throne. The long-awaited Liao Taizong was overjoyed. Seeing Shi Jingtang's attractive conditions, he quickly sent troops to rescue him. Shi Jingtang became the Daikin Emperor, gained a large piece of fat, and easily brought the sixteen states he had longed for into the rule of the Khitan, and imported a lot of cloth every year. However, Liao Taizong only tasted this unexpected fat for ten years, and finally died in the Central Plains.
After three wars, the rulers perished.
Anyway, after all, Emperor Taizong of Liao captured sixteen states, and his next goal was to continue southward and push the border to the bank of the Yellow River. After Shi Jingtang's death, Shi Zhonggui succeeded to the throne, and the change of attitude in the latter Jin Dynasty provided a good opportunity and sufficient excuse for Liao Taizong to fight. At the same time, Zhao Yanshou of Youzhou also wanted to be an emperor like Shi Jingtang, and advised Emperor Taizong of Liao to seize the opportunity to attack. Yang Guangyuan, a general of the late Jin Dynasty, also secretly communicated with the Khitan, saying that the late Jin Dynasty violated the covenant and took the opportunity to send troops. Moreover, there was a great disaster in the territory of the late Jin Dynasty, and more than half of the troops died. As long as it sends troops, it will succeed in one fell swoop.
Emperor Taizong of Liao couldn't help but be moved. In order to seize this rare opportunity, he launched a crusade against the late Jin Dynasty, which lasted for three times until the latter Jin Dynasty perished. In the three years' war after the destruction of Jin Dynasty, Superman's willpower of Liao Taizong was fully reflected, which showed that he had been prepared for the battle in the Central Plains and had been waiting for a long time. He never gave up until he met a favorable opportunity and finally realized his wish for many years. Although the victory was due to the surrender of the late Jin army, the strong willpower of Liao Taizong was really admirable.
In the process of using troops, he also made full use of the extraordinary strategy of Liao Taizong. He made the best use of the ambitions of Han officials and their contradictions, which had a lot to do with Liao Taizong's understanding and mastery of various political and military information in the Central Plains for many years.
He first took advantage of the ambition of Zhao Yanshou, the former emperor, and made him a pioneer in the fight against the late Jin Dynasty. Zhao Yanshou was made emperor after the demise of the Jin Dynasty, which made him convinced and made him fight very hard. When he sent his troops for the first time, only Zhao Yanshou's military forces made small achievements all the way. When the Jin Dynasty finally perished, Emperor Taizong of Liao kept silent about his original promise. Zhao Yanshou shamelessly proposed to stand on his own feet as a prince, but Liao Taizong said that the prince should be his son and he was not suitable. Even when Zhao Yanshou was appointed as an official, the minister also proposed to cross out the "military commanders at home and abroad" given to him. The treacherous Liao Taizong took Zhao Yanshou for a fool. For another character, Du Zhongwei, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty, he also promised to be emperor. After Du Zhongwei surrendered, he was asked to wear the ochre yellow robe worn by the emperor, just as Zhao Yanshou was asked to wear the ochre yellow robe to comfort the soldiers at the end of Jin Dynasty. These two scum who want to be emperors play like monkeys. If they are together, they will probably talk about the feeling of wearing ochre robes. Emperor Taizong finally took the seat himself, but he also paid a high price, putting his desperate efforts into it, and suffered a lot before he died.
Because patriotic soldiers fought bravely in the late Jin Dynasty, Liao Taizong fought very hard. When he sent his troops for the second time, he was defeated by generals such as Huang Fuyu, Murong Yanchao and Li Shouzhen at the end of Jin Dynasty. At that time, there was also a disaster in Qidan, and a large number of people and animals died. Tribes are also war-weary. Moreover, when his mother learned that the envoys of the late Jin Dynasty had made peace, she tried her best to persuade Emperor Taizong of Liao to stop fighting and make peace. After explaining the law, he said to his son, "If the Han people are the kings of the Khitan, can they?" Liao Taizong said, "No", and after explaining the law, he said, "Then why do you have to be Hanwang?" Emperor Taizong of Liao said, "It is intolerable for a scholar to be ungrateful." After explaining the law, he advised him: "Even if you get the land of Han, you won't stay long. If something happens, it will be too late to regret it. " Later, it was proved that the law was prescient, and Emperor Taizong of Liao died in the Central Plains. Emperor Taizong of Liao did not listen to his mother's advice, and insisted on ceding Zhou Zhen and Dingzhou in the latter Jin Dynasty before stopping the war. In fact, he doesn't want to lose this opportunity easily. Although he lost for a while, the next year Emperor Taizong of Liao sent troops to attack. As a result, he seized the opportunity, took advantage of Du Zhongwei's cowardice and weakness of wanting to be emperor, successfully surrendered, and Jin was soon destroyed. In the tenth year of Huitong (AD 947), Emperor Taizong of Liao entered Kaifeng, the capital of the later Jin Dynasty, with the ceremonial ceremony of the Emperor of the Central Plains. In Chongyuan Hall, he put on the emperor's costume and accepted the congratulations from the officials. The official position has no other meaning except irony when it is said that our surrender is a negative attitude. The late Jin Dynasty was established because of the Khitan, and finally died because of the Khitan. This is really a good thing, prosperity and a good thing, death.
A dynasty built by the strength of others is hard to last. Before Emperor Taizong of Liao proclaimed himself emperor, he said a few words on the surface and gave way, but the ministers in the late Jin Dynasty were already grateful that he was pardoned. Who dared to say anything else, so they all said, "I am willing to push the emperor." Liao Taizong never gave up and happily sat on the throne of the emperor that his father Baoji had long wanted to sit on. When Emperor Taizong of Liao proclaimed himself the Central Plains, he changed the title of Qidan to "Da Liao" and the title of the year to "Datong". In some books, for the sake of simplicity, the Qidan before this was also called Liao.