Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Madam is right." Defang smiled and patted her stomach. "Hot soup is much better than wine, not to mention the soup stewed by the three ladies."

"It will be in the evening, and the two sisters will cook the soup in the morning."

"The one that is still young, I will make it up tomorrow."

"Okay, make up for sure, a big pot."

Defang cupped her hands, "Thank you three ladies, hehehe"

"My lord," Concubine Di asked, "What will Empress Dowager Xiao do to her sister?"

"I don't know yet, but the crime of rebellion is not small, and it's good to be alive."

"That's true, after all, she is a sister, so it won't hurt her life."

"It's hard to say. Yelu Xiyin has been dead for more than [-] years, and the old department still went to find Xiao Yilelan. It can be seen that she is still a threat to Queen Mother Xiao." Defang looked at Wang and Li and said, " This Yelu Xiyin is the grandson of Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji. His father, Yelu Lihu, is a cruel man. He often tattoos people's faces or throws himself into water and fire because of his small anger. His second brother is Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang After his death, Yelu Ruan, the son of his eldest brother, made himself emperor, but the Empress Dowager Shulu who was in Beijing sent Yelu Lihu to fight with him, but was defeated and returned. After being dissuaded by the minister Yelu Wu, the Empress Dowager Shulu agreed to enshrine Yelu Ruan He became emperor, but Yelu Lihu was very unwilling and often behaved recklessly, and later someone reported that Yelu Lihu and the Empress Dowager Shulu were rebelling, so Sejong moved him to Zuzhou."

Concubine Di sighed after hearing this, "They are all close relatives of the clan, but the siblings are fighting each other because of the struggle for imperial power."

"The imperial power is supreme, and the family relationship has long since disappeared." Defang held the teacup and continued, "Although Liao Shizong became the emperor, his name was not justified, and he forced the tribe to lead the army to invade the south. The tribe leaders were unwilling to do so. His brother-in-law Xiao Han also started to rebel, Yeluruan was cut off and killed by Yelucha, the clan who wanted to usurp power, in the fourth year of his reign as emperor."

"My lord, at that time my Song Dynasty hadn't established a country yet, right?"

"That's right, Guo Wei, the great ancestor of the later Zhou Dynasty, had just founded the country. It was because of the civil strife in Liao that the Later Zhou Dynasty was able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Because of this, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was not yet a threat, so the Emperor Taizu took this opportunity Flattening the south and solidifying the north, unifying the land of the Central Plains, and laying a foundation for the Song Dynasty."

"So Liao has been in turmoil for a long time."

"Yes, after Yeluruan's death, Yelujing, the eldest son of Yelu Deguang, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, became emperor after the chaos."

"I heard that this Yelvjing is also a tyrant."

"That's right, Yelujing is not only cruel but also stupid. The royal family rebelled again, and many people were killed. Yelu Xiyin was also one of them. After being arrested, he was imprisoned with his father Yelu Lihu. Li Hu He was implicated, and died in prison for the crime of sitting. Later, Yelu Xiyin was released, and he was given a recruiting envoy from the southwest. He was ordered to find a Tubo household in the east of the river. Jing summoned him, but he didn't go, so he was whipped, Yeluxi concealed his dissatisfaction, and then lured the gang to plot rebellion, Yelujing sent people to beat his brothers and feet, and built a land to imprison the ancestor state."

Concubine Di nodded, "If the lord hadn't said it today, the concubine really wouldn't know these details. My lord, since Yelu Xiyin has been imprisoned like this, why was he given to die?"

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