History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 784: The Rebellion of Vulcan Pond 2
As usual, I will first give a brief account of the relevant records in official history, then raise targeted questions, and finally make reasonable inferences:
When they reached Taiye Valley, the army stopped for three days without reason, feasting and entertaining every day. During this period, Yelu Chage planned to assassinate the king, but he never found a chance to do so.

Three days later, the army broke camp and slowly arrived at Huoshendian in Xianggu Mountain (now west of Zhulu County, Hebei Province). Yelu Ruan and his mother offered sacrifices to his father, Yelu Bei. The emperor and his ministers drank heartily and were all drunk.

At this time, Yelu Chage suddenly asked to see Shou'an King Yelu Shulu secretly.

Yelu Shulu was the eldest son of Emperor Taizong Yelu Deguang. He was a coward. After the "Queen Dowager Party" and "Emperor Taizong Party" lost power, he kept a low profile. Especially after his third brother Yelu Tiande was executed for treason, as the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, he kept his tail between his legs. Yelu Shulu avoided Yelu Chage's request to see him.

Yelu Chage failed to meet Yelu Shulu, so he secretly contacted Yelu Pendu and told him his rebellion plan. Yelu Pendu had previously participated in Xiao Han's rebellion and was punished to be sent as an envoy to the Kingdom of Xiajiasi.

Life is not only about poetry and the distant Xiajiasi Kingdom, but also about the rebellion in front of us. Yelu Pendu was also keen on rebellion and he and Yelu Chage hit it off immediately.

That night, Yelu Chage and Yelu Pendu led their troops into Emperor Shizong's tent and killed the drunk and sleeping Yelu Ruan. The Queen Mother also suffered misfortune, and the Queen was captured by Yelu Chage. Afterwards, Yelu Chage declared himself the new emperor of the Liao Dynasty. This is known in history as the "Huoshendian Rebellion."

After the regicide, Yelu Chage's rebel party launched a massive hunt for dissidents. At the top of their death list was not Prince Shou'an Yelu Shulu, but Yelu Wuzhi.

At that time, Yelu Wuzhi was an official living in Youpishi Xianyin, wearing a purple official uniform that showed his high status. The rebels shouted, "Don't let the man in purple go!"

Everyone heard it, including Yelu Wuzhi, so Yelu Wuzhi changed his clothes and escaped successfully.

Yelu Wuzhi was a man who had experienced many storms and waves, but he did not panic. After escaping from the jaws of death, he immediately launched a counterattack. He sent his confidants to contact the nobles and princes in the military camp, organized troops to restore order, and sent his younger brother Yelu Chong to invite King Shou'an Yelu Shulu.

Yelu Shulu was hesitant and said that he did not want to be involved in the political turmoil and just wanted to be a handsome man quietly.

Yelu Wuzhi tried his best to persuade him, saying that you are the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, how could Yelu Chage tolerate you? If he became emperor, the first person he would kill would be you!
Only then did Yelu Shulu express his willingness to follow Yelu Wuji's arrangements and take charge as the eldest son of Taizong.

With Yelu Shulu's statement, the kings stood under Yelu Shulu's banner one after another. In just a few hours, the "Muzong Party" was assembled. At this time, before dawn, under the leadership of Yelu Wuzhi, this army officially launched an attack on Yelu Chage's rebel party.

What was Yelu Chage doing during these hours?

Answer: Steal money, steal food, and steal women.

Yelu Chage found an agate bowl and couldn't let it go. He played with it repeatedly in his hands, his eyes full of greed. He said to himself, "This is truly a rare treasure. Haha, it belongs to me now!" Then he took it back to the tent and showed it to his wife.

His wife said, "Prince Shou'an and Yelu Wuzhi are still alive. They will definitely organize opposition forces. We will be wiped out soon. What's the point of having this thing now?"

Yelu Chage said nonchalantly: "King Shou'an? He is a useless little brat with only a few servants around him. He will definitely submit to me tomorrow morning. Don't worry."

Before he finished speaking, his followers came to report that Prince Shou'an had arrived, along with Yelu Wuzhi, and... countless soldiers and horses.

Yelu Chage gradually felt that things were not going well, so he quickly killed the queen of Emperor Shizong and hastily organized his army for battle. When the two armies were in battle formation, Prince Shouan sent someone to the front to rebuke Yelu Chage, saying that he was a bold traitor who had killed the king. What else did he want to do?
Yelu Chage was speechless and had no answer.

At this time, there was a large-scale surrender and defection in Yelu Chage's camp, and they all submitted to King Shou'an.

In desperation, Yelu Chage took control of all the families of his subordinates, forced them to go to war, and threatened that if they dared to be disloyal to him, he would kill their entire family!

At this time, Lin Ya (a civil servant in the Privy Council) Yelu Dilie said, "If you hadn't killed Yelu Ruan, how could King Shou'an have made a name for himself? To King Shou'an, you are his most meritorious minister! If you explain this to him, not only will you be innocent, but you will also be rewarded handsomely. Why fight to the death?"

Yelu Chage nodded. "What you said makes sense. Then who do you think will be the lobbyist?"

Of course, Yelu Dilie volunteered, "If you trust me, let me and Yelu Yansa Ge go into the tiger's den." Yelu Yansa Ge was the second son of Emperor Taizong, Yelu Deguang.

Yelu Chage readily agreed and let the tiger return to the mountains.

When the two men arrived at King Shou'an's camp, they made a plan with him and went back to deceive Yelu Chage, saying that they had successfully deceived King Shou'an and that he was now grateful to them. They asked them to come over for the next round of negotiations and that they would reward them handsomely.

Yelu Chage was filled with joy and came to the camp of Prince Shou'an with his chest puffed out. Then he was tied up with ropes and sliced ​​into pieces for the crime of treason and regicide.

All of Yelu Chage's sons were killed;

Yelu Pendu was executed by slow slicing for the crime of treason;

King Yelü Diela of Yan was sentenced to death by slow slicing for the crime of treason and his clan was exterminated;
Yelu Lang was convicted of treason and his entire family was executed...

At this point, Yelu Chage's rebel party was wiped out, and Shou'an King Yelu Shulu, with the support of Yelu Wuzhi and others, became the fourth emperor of the Liao Dynasty, known in history as "Emperor Muzong of Liao". After he ascended the throne, he changed his Chinese name to "Yelu Jing".

To add the identities and origins of the several soy sauce men who suddenly appeared:

Yelu Dilie, whose father was Shubulu, was once a Yilijin of the Six Courts. During the "Huoshendian Rebellion", it was precisely because of his resourcefulness that the Yelu Chage rebellion was quickly suppressed, and none of the hostages held by the rebellion were killed or injured. Afterwards, he was highly praised by Emperor Muzong Yelu Jing. However, he later intended to rebel, but the plot was exposed and he was executed by slow slicing.

Yelu Diela, his ancestor was Yelu Puguzhi. Puguzhi had many outstanding descendants, such as Yelu Duozhen, Yelu Gu, Yelu Tulubu (creator of Khitan script), Yelu Hou, etc. When Khitan enthroned Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty, Yelu Diela was one of the envoys for the enthronement ceremony. During the "Jin-Liao War", Yelu Diela made great military achievements and was highly valued. During the "Crossing Agreement", Yelu Diela stood on the side of "Shizong Party". The organization asked him to secretly capture the lieutenant who stood on the side of "Queen Mother Party". As a result, the secret order was delivered to the lieutenant by mistake. The lieutenant took the initiative and captured Yelu Diela alive and sent him to the "Queen Mother Party". Yelu Diela managed to escape halfway and defected to the "Shizong Party". After Shizong ascended the throne, he made him the King of Yan and sat in Youzhou.

During the "Huoshendian Rebellion", Yelu Diela was drunk and unconscious, and was carried into Yelu Chage's tent by his wife. When he woke up, he was surprised to find that he had become a rebel. However, what is confusing is that after Yelu Chage was defeated, his followers surrendered one after another, but Yelu Diela would rather die than surrender, and then he was executed by slow slicing and his family was exterminated.

Yelu Lang is the descendant of Yelu Yan Guzhi. Yelu Yan Guzhi is the uncle of Yelu Abaoji. Yelu Lang is frivolous and strong, nicknamed "Hu Si". Think of "Tiger Crazy" Xu Chu, and you will know what kind of hard-core ruthless person he is. When Taizong destroyed Jin, he was arranged in Chanzhou to guard the retreat of the Khitan army. When Liu Zhiyuan rebelled against Liao, he fled north with Xiao Han who was stationed in Bianzhou. After Shizong ascended the throne, he appointed him as the King of the Six Courtyards. During the "Huoshendian Rebellion", Yelu Chage sent someone to send a letter to Yelu Lang, saying "the matter is done". Yelu Lang sent his confidants to lead the troops. Before leaving, he secretly instructed that he should not blindly stand in line, but sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Let's help the dragon when the dragon wins and the tiger wins. After Muzong ascended the throne, he killed all his family members.

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