Chapter 15 Section 5 Three Dynasties Opening up the Hearts of Veteran Officials

For Han Yanhui's leaving without saying goodbye, Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji was both sad and annoyed.But it didn't take long before Han Yanhui left and came back, so would Abaoji, who was in a rage, kill Han Yanhui in a moment of anger?Or will they let the past go and continue to reuse him? After Han Yanhui left, Emperor Taizu thought about Han Yanhui without thinking about food.One day, he dreamed that a white crane flew into the tent. When Emperor Taizu woke up, he was extremely excited, and happily told the ministers around him that Han Yanhui was coming back.Sure enough, a few days later, Han Yanhui came back.Emperor Taizu had to ask him when he met him, saying that I treated you well, why did you run away?Han Yanhui replied: "Forgetting your relatives is not filial piety, and abandoning the emperor is not loyalty. Although I ran away, my heart is in your majesty. I will come back." ("Han Yanhui Biography of Liao History") means, I am not filial if I do not support my mother, I am not filial Abandon the old master I am unfaithful.But although I fled back to my hometown to visit my relatives, I always miss His Majesty in my heart, so I went and returned.I went home and made a wish so that everyone would not scold me for being unfilial and unfaithful.I also visited my old mother, she is in good health, and her life is prosperous and peaceful; I also worked for my old lord, but he didn't make good use of me.Originally, I was thinking of His Majesty, so I came back again.When A Baoji heard this, he was very happy and named him Xialie, which means "return" in Khitan, so Han Yanhui was also called Han Xialie.

After Han Yanhui left and returned, he wrote a letter to his hometown, in which he said that he "was not in love with the British Lord, nor was he missing his hometown. So he didn't stay, because he was afraid of Wang Yan's slander" (Volume 269).It's not that I don't love the hero of the Central Plains (of course, the master of the Central Plains is definitely not "English", and he won't run away if he wants to be "English". Don't take it for granted if you are polite), the reason why I don't stay is because It's because that man named Wang Yan is always against me, always flattering me.Moreover, Han Yanhui entrusted his mother to the old master.He said, "Yanhui is here, and Khitan will not go south" (Volume 269).Why did I leave my old lady in the homeland of the Central Plains?Be a hostage.So, with me here in Khitan, don’t worry, I will not let Khitan invade the south, I will not let Khitan attack my hometown, I will make Khitan strong, but I will never let Khitan become an enemy of the Central Plains Dynasty.Therefore, it is recorded in the historical records: "Thus, in the age of the same light, the Khitan will not go deep into the bandits, and the power of the Hui will also be extended." (Volume 269)

In this way, Han Yanhui has been serving as a high-ranking official in Liao Dynasty, serving the three dynasties of Taizu, Taizong, and Sejong. It can be said that the three dynasties started to help. Many systems in the Liao Kingdom were created by him. After his death, he was buried in Youzhou. male. After the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu created a system, and then began to conquer the Uyghurs and destroy the Bohai Kingdom (founded by the Mohe people, the territory is mainly in today's Northeast, the Far East of Russia and the Korean Peninsula. The northern part of the country, established for more than 200 years, was destroyed by Taizu Yelu Abaoji in 925 AD), and some northern grassland peoples.So far, the territory of the Liao Dynasty has been very vast and flourished for a while.

After A Baoji destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, he led his division back to the army. Due to years of fighting, he fell ill from overwork and died suddenly.As soon as A Baoji died, there was a period of civil strife in the Liao Kingdom because of the successor problem.So who will inherit Abaoji's throne in the end?