In 947 AD, Yelu Deguang went south to attack Jin State. The army management he still adopted was the same as his ancestors. The soldiers carried very little food and grass with them, and the rest came along the way. Even after entering Kaifeng, they were not polite. When they were in a good mood, they would rob them.

At the beginning, the people of the Central Plains could avoid them, and when they could, they could hide. As a result, hundreds of miles around Kaifeng City ran away, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled, who could only silently endure the abuse of the Khitan army because they could not escape. The Han officials who surrendered to the Khitan army saw that the genuine king army was so harmful to the world, so they naturally followed suit and took advantage of their stupidity and took the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to eat the country. The people of the Central Plains were originally angry about the Khitan seizing their homeland, but now they saw that the Khitans and Han officials did not plan to comfort them well. At the beginning, they were afraid that the Khitans and Han officials would endure it, but when they saw that the Khitans and Han officials did not restrain themselves at all, they endured it again and again, and finally couldn't bear it and launched a strong resistance. As a result, the people from all over the country responded, and the voices of resistance came one after another.

This made Yelu Deguang at a loss for a moment, and then he remembered his mother Shu Luping's words that it would be inappropriate for the Khitans to rule the Central Plains. So he deeply reflected on his mistakes and found that if he could support and support the people, assist in military affairs, be loyal to the people of the Central Plains, and treat them like the people of the Khitans, it would be a matter of time before the Central Plains people could return to the Khitans. But now, it was too late to say anything, and he had missed the best opportunity to win over the hearts of the people. In desperation, Yelu Deguang had to lead the army to leave Kaifeng and return to the Khitan by using the excuse of going home to visit his mother.

On the way back north, Yelu Deguang suddenly suffered from an acute illness and had a high fever that did not subside. The accompanying imperial physician tried every means to treat him, and even piled him with ice cubes around him, so that he could swallow ice into his stomach, but he could not subside. After a few days of hard work, Yelu Deguang went on a crane fairy trip.

This brought a problem to the generals and ministers who followed Yelu Deguang to the expedition. Who should be chosen as the successor? If we follow the principle of father and son inheritance, then there is no doubt that Yelu Deguang's eldest son Yelu Jing and his brothers are the best candidates.

However, they all knew very well that the Empress Dowager Shuluping had long been determined to let his youngest son Yelu Lihu inherit the throne. As early as a few years ago, she began to instigate Yelu Deguang to make Yelu Lihu the crown prince, because in this way, Shuluping was still the Empress Dowager, and Yelu Lihu was mediocre and had no talent or virtue. Whether she was in charge of the court as the Empress Dowager or used the emperor to command the princes, it didn't matter. Anyway, the military and political power would always fall into her hands.

Moreover, Yelu Lihu is not only a "unable to help", but also a "blood-thirsty demon king". He is cruel and a little dissatisfied with his wishes. He will tattoo people on his face, even peel and cramp them, or throw them into water and fire and drown and burn them to death. In the entire Khitan, his name is easier to use than demons and monsters. When he mentions his name, from high officials and nobles to civilian slaves, he will be so scared that his face is pale and sweats flowing.

If Shuluping succeeds and Yelu Lihu is the successor, it means that they have to live under the power of the two bloodthirsty demon kings. What kind of life is that? Those who have experienced Shuluping's murder of the old ministers of Yelu Abaoji can imagine that it must be dire straits and life is worse than death. More importantly, Shuluping had originally opposed the use of troops to go south, and now Yelu Deguang died on the way to go south. Shuluping would definitely count the accounts on the heads of those who followed Yelu Deguang to go to the battle.

Thinking of this, these ministers were confused, especially the descendants of the ministers who were killed by Shuluping back then, and they were even more frightened. Could it be that the tragedy of their ancestors really happened to them? After thinking about it, these ministers unanimously decided that this time they would take the initiative in their own hands, not only would they not let Shuluping succeed, but they would also have to join her! So, they decided to support Yelube's son Yelu Ruan as the emperor before Shuluping learned of the death of Yelu Deguang.

Yelu Ruan was not overwhelmed by this sudden surprise. He knew very well the current situation. He not only had to face those who supported Yelu Jing, but also had to deal with the terrifying grandmother Shuluping. However, he did not want to be the emperor. After all, the throne should have been his father's, and then naturally his. Now he is just taking back his own things.

So he immediately found Yelu Anbo and discussed what to do. Yelu Anbo was the son of Yelu Dioli. Yelu Dioli was executed by Shuluping because of his support for Yelu Bei, so Yelu Anbo certainly supported Yelu Ruan to inherit the throne unconditionally. Seeing that Yelu Ruan was still hesitating, he knew it with righteousness and true feelings, so that he could make a decision immediately and not delay the opportunity. In this way, the day after Yelu Deguang's death, Yelu Ruan officially inherited the throne of the Khitan Empire in front of his uncle's coffin, known in history as Emperor Shizong of Liao.

(After Yelu Ruan followed his uncle Yelu Deguang to conquer Kaifeng, she met the palace maid Zhen in the Houjin Palace. At this time, she was over forty years old, ten years older than Yelu Ruan, but she was still charming and dignified and elegant. Yelu Ruan fell in love with her at first sight, and after ascending the throne, she appointed her as the queen. Zhen became the only queen of the Khitan who was not surnamed Xiao, and the only Han queen. However, because Zhen was a Han native, the Khitan nobles expressed their dissatisfaction. In the end, Yelu Ruan was forced to enthrone his original concubine Xiao Sage as the queen, so the Khitan had two queens at once.)

Yelu Ruan hurriedly ascended the throne in front of the army, in fact, just to rush to establish Yelu Lihu before his grandmother Shulu Ping established Yelu Lihu. When the news reached the capital of the Khitan Emperor, Shulu Ping was furious and was not even in a state of grief when his son died. He immediately sent the world's military commander Yelu Lihu to lead his troops to attack the "rebel disciple" Yelu Ruan.

Unfortunately, Yelu Lihu is simply a "dog that cannot be helped". He is not aware of eating, drinking, having fun, playing with a prince's temper, and leading troops to fight. He was soon beaten to pieces and fled.

Shuluping was so angry that she was not only not reflecting on her son's failure, but she felt that Yelu Ruan was hated even more. So she personally rectified the troops and came to the bank of Huanghe River (now the Silamulun River) outside Shangjing City with Yelu Lihu, preparing to go to the death with her grandson. At the same time, she secretly sent people to win over the generals in Yelu Ruan's military camp, trying to make them turn against each other. But the tragedy was that none of Yelu Ruan's generals were willing to rebel, and even the officials in the imperial capital stood on Yelu Ruan's side. Shuluping was entangled. She didn't believe that she would end up betrayal of his relatives, so she questioned why Yelu Ruan's subordinate Xiao Han wanted to betray her.

Xiao Han told Shu Luping without hesitation that in order to make Yelu Deguang the emperor, she killed his relatives for no reason. He had long hated her. This time, it was just a good time, place and people, so he took the opportunity to abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

Shuluping was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time. She didn't expect that she would be rampant for a lifetime, and now she was settled by several juniors. She couldn't help but become more and more angry. In anger, she ordered Yelu Lihu to arrest all the nobles and soldiers in Yelu Ruan's army, threatening to use these people as sacrifices if she was defeated.

This is a very good bargaining chip, even a very powerful threat. Yelu Deguang's generals were uneasy when they learned that their family was arrested, and even their determination to fight with Shuluping to the end became weak. However, in fact, most Khitan officials were unwilling to fight in the nest, and they were even more unwilling to see each other killing. Therefore, Shuluping's actions, while shaking Yelu Ruan's morale, also led to her own great loss of hearts. Many soldiers secretly surrendered Yelu Ruan. Yelu Ruan here refused to give up the throne.

Bian Shuluping was fierce, and the two armies confronted each other through Huangshui. A war of flesh and blood could break out at any time. Seeing that the war was about to break out, the Yelu Ruan generals who were detained by Shuluping were anxious and rushed to persuade Yelu Ruan to sit down and have a good talk with the Empress Dowager to peacefully resolve the issue of succession to the throne. But Yelu Ruan knew that it was too late to turn back now, and if he wanted to negotiate with his grandmother, the only way was to give the throne to his uncle Yelu Lihu, but this was the most unlikely condition he could accept. Therefore, his attitude was also very firm.

Just when the ministers were helpless, a man stood up with great righteousness and expressed his willingness to help Yelu Ruan and Shuluping resolve the crisis.

This person is named Yelu Wuzhi. He served as Tiyin in the Khitan Empire. He was able to take charge of the royal family's politics and religion and coordinate the relationships within the royal family. He was very good at planning and was trusted by Shuluping. At this time, he was following Shuluping.

At the beginning, Yelu Ruan was worried that Yelu's house would be difficult to deal with, so she wrote a letter to Shuluping, expressing her willingness to serve her grandmother Shuluping well, hoping to use this to discord Shuluping and Yelu's house.

Shuluping saw through Yelu Ruan's trick at a glance and showed this letter to Yelu Wuzhi. After Yelu Wuzhi finished reading it, he said without any hesitation that the Empress Dowager and Yelu Ruan should have as much peace as possible. He said: "The Empress Dowager assisted Taizu in pacifying the world and creating the Khitan Empire. He was a person who had made contributions to the Khitan country, so I am very happy to serve you. If the Empress Dowager doubted me, then even if I wanted to be loyal, I would probably be powerless. Now, if both sides can sit down and have a good talk, the matter will be easy to solve. If you don't want to, you should start a war immediately. However, you must first know that once the war begins, people will be shaken and the country will be in trouble. I hope the Empress Dowager will think twice."

Shuluping couldn't help but fall into deep thoughts. Yelu Wuzhi said it very well. Once the war begins, there will be endless troubles. The prosperous scene that the Khitan has finally created will be destroyed, and it may even make other people profit. It is really not cost-effective.

Yelu Wuzhi saw that Shuluping was shaken, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Li Hu and King Yongkang are both descendants of Taizu. No matter who they are emperors, the throne has not fallen into the hands of others. So, what's wrong with King Yongkang becoming emperor?"

Finally, Shuluping followed Yelu Wuzhi's advice and decided to make peace with Yelu Ruan. So Yelu Wuzhi volunteered to cross the river and went to Yelu Ruan to reconcile with Shuluping's handwritten letter.

After Yelu Wuzhi met Yelu Ruan, he immediately took the initiative and scolded Yelu Ruan in a scattered manner, saying that he had not received the recognition of the empress dowager and had inherited the throne privately. Now he is in the capital. You must know that the Khitan world was fought by the empress dowager and Taizu. How could he gain the support of his subjects if he did this?

Yelu Ruan knew that the reason was wrong, so she quickly explained that she was supported by the general and had no choice but to do it. Then she questioned Yelu Wuyi, when the empress dowager deposed the eldest son and appointed him, she left the ready-made prince but refused to establish him, but instead appointed Yelu Deguang. Could it be that she would ignore the loss?

Yelu Wuzhi is indeed a competent peacemaker. If the civil war causes the country to be broken, the tribes are disintegrated, and the people are living in poverty, it is really not what a good emperor should do. The implication is that he hopes Yelu Ruan can reconcile with Shuluping.

Yelu Ruan didn't care. In his opinion, Shuluping's army was a mob, and it was easy to defeat them. Therefore, peace talks were simply unnecessary and unnecessary.

Yelu Wuzhi didn't think so. He said: "Even if you can defeat the Queen Mother easily, the Queen Mother and Li Hu are your relatives. What do you plan to deal with them? What's more, the war has just begun, and it's still unknown who will win the final victory. And if you take a step back, even if you are lucky enough to win, then, I'm afraid that Li Hu will really kill the families of the imprisoned ministers. In this way, peace talks are the best way to solve the problem."

Yelu Ruan was certainly very clear about what Yelu Wuzhi said, so he decided to follow Yelu Wuzhi's arrangements, sit down with his grandmother Shuluping and have a good talk, and say all his dissatisfaction.

At the beginning of the negotiations, both sides were right and right, and Yelu Ruan and Shuluping were quarrels and quarrels, and no one wanted to give in.

This made Yelu Wuzhi very depressed, so he couldn't help but stand up and said, "Since you have met, you have decided to reconcile. If you don't let me and I won't let you blame each other. What is the purpose of? If you really want to start a war, why bother to have a peace talk?"

After hearing Yelu Wuzhi's words, both of their grandparents and grandsons calmed down and asked Yelu Wuzhi to help him uphold justice.

This was exactly the effect Yelu Wuzhi wanted, so he asked the Empress Dowager: "The emperor and the emperor were still alive and lived a good life. Why did he change the Emperor Taizong?"

Shuluping immediately put the blame on Yelu Abao's fuselage, saying that it was the will left by Abao's fuselage and demanded that Yelu Deguang be made emperor.

Although Yelu Ruan was dissatisfied, his grandfather A Baoji had been dead for many years. No matter whether it was true or false, he could not go to ask his grandfather for a clear question, so he had to reluctantly accept Shuluping's statement.

Yelu Wuzhi asked Yelu Ruan again: "Why did the king proclaim himself emperor without authorization in the army, and he didn't even inform the Queen Mother in advance?"

Yelu Ruan Zheng was dissatisfied with Lu Ping's explanation just now, so he said angrily: "At that time, according to etiquette, my father should have inherited the throne, but my grandmother changed to an uncle, and finally forced my father to leave another country and die in a foreign land."

Yelu Wuzhi immediately said sternly: "There is something wrong with the Empress Dowager, but the Emperor and the Emperor betrayed their own country and surrendered to the Later Tang Dynasty. Is this what a son, a prince, and a minister should do? And as a grandson, you are now leading troops to attack grandma, without any intention of being humble and courteous. Do you think doing this is in line with the way of filial piety?"

Yelu Ruan was speechless immediately. Shulu Ping was in a good mood and almost applauded.

However, Yelu Wuzhi did not intend to end it just like this. He changed his subject and questioned Lu Ping: "The Empress Dowager was partial to her, abolishing the eldest son and establishing the youngest, and establishing Emperor Taizong as the emperor. As a result, everyone was angry and eventually triggered the dispute today. When things developed to this point, King Yongkang was indeed wrong, but the Empress Dowager could not refuse to blame. You are the mother of a country. Since you know that you have done something wrong, you should reflect on yourself in time. Now you have endless disputes with your grandson. If this continues, your flesh and blood will be destroyed, and the Khitan will be destroyed. It will be not far from the collapse of the Khitan country!"

When Shuluping followed Yelu Abaoji to conquer the world, she personally experienced the rebellion of his brothers. At that time, the people were in trouble and the lives of life were in trouble. The Khitan national strength plummeted. Naturally, she knew very well that the consequences of Yelu Wuzhi were definitely not exaggeration. So, she immediately said that she would never want to see such a situation happen, but she was more concerned about who should inherit the throne. According to her wishes, she still hoped that her son Yelu Lihu would inherit the throne.

Yelu Wuzhi immediately expressed his objection. He clearly stated that King Yongkang was the emperor to be the one who truly followed the will of heaven and suited the will of others. Moreover, he had ascended the throne in front of Yelu Deguang's coffin. What's the reason to change others? What's more, according to etiquette, the throne should be passed on to the eldest son, so how could it be passed on to the younger brother? The most important thing is that Yelu Lihu was eccentric and violent in nature and was completely unpopular. If he had been the emperor, the people of the world would not agree, and it would even lead to a great loss of the people's hearts.

Shu Luping was speechless by his words, so he had to stop acting alone.
Chapter completed!