Chapter 21 Section 6 Second Son Succession

Empress Shulu wanted her third son Yelu Lihu to inherit the throne, but Yelu Lihu was really cruel and incompetent. If he was forced to take the throne, it would probably anger the officials.Therefore, Empress Shulu decided to take the next best thing and let her second son Yelu Deguang inherit the throne.But Yelubei is the eldest son after all, and he is also the heir appointed by Emperor Taizu. How can he be abolished and let the second son take the throne? Yelu Deguang is good at martial arts, and he has the demeanor of Emperor Taizu back then. "The First Chronicle of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty" records that when he was born, "the divine light was abnormal, and the hunters got white deer and white eagles, which were regarded as auspicious. He was tall, serious in appearance and lenient in nature, and the affairs of the military and the country were mostly determined."When Emperor Taizu was alive, he acted a bit improperly. He established the eldest son as the crown prince, but later let him rule the Bohai Sea and named him the king of Dongdan, but made his second son Yelude Guang the general of the world's soldiers and horses, in charge of military power.I don't know what Emperor Taizu thought about it at the beginning. Since Yelu Deguang was established as the general of the world's soldiers and horses, it is very likely that Yelu Deguang will take power in the future because he has military power in his hands.We heard that Yang Liulang and Yue Fei were the generals of the world's soldiers and horses in the Romance of Pingshu, that is impossible.The Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses of the World is temporarily established, not an official official position of the country, and the person who holds this position is usually the crown prince, and it cannot be someone else.If the emperor did not establish a prince, but chose one of the princes to be the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses, then the possibility of this person inheriting the general rule in the future is quite high.Liao Taizu established a prince and a general, which is equivalent to dispersing the power of the two people.At that time, Yelubei also understood that his situation was very difficult. He came to Shangjing from Bohai State (which was called Dongdan State at that time) to attend the funeral. After the funeral, he could not go back and was left in Shangjing by his mother.He witnessed what his mother did with his own eyes. So many heroes and veterans accompanied his father, and his mother chopped off his own wrist.So let me be more sensible, if I don't know how to be interesting, if the queen mother is upset, I will accompany my father to the emperor.Therefore, he took the initiative to submit a statement to the imperial court: "The prince is a marshal with great honor, he belongs to China and foreign countries, and he should inherit the great unification." ("The First Chronicle of Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty")

"Prince Grand Marshal" refers to his younger brother Yelu Deguang, who is highly respected by everyone, and he is worthy of succession.I can't, let him come quickly.At this time, for Empress Shulu, it was a matter of course to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones: all the officials were frightened by her cutting their wrists; the eldest son said that he was not good enough, and was willing to let his younger brother inherit the rule.However, the empress Shulu has launched a democratic election, and she wants to play this drama to the fullest.She asked her two sons to ride horses side by side, and stood in front of Taizu's mausoleum, and then summoned all the ministers.The empress told the ministers that these two sons are my beloved sons, and the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. It is difficult for me to choose.How about this, whoever you support will lead the horse's head.Who among the ministers does not know that Empress Shulu prefers her second son, Yelu Deguang?Therefore, without exception, a swarm of bees scrambled to hug Yelu Deguang's horse head.The ministers hugged Yelu Deguang's horse's head, vying to be the first to lead the horse and stirrup for him.What about the prince?No one!The queen mother saw that, since this is the case, the Generalissimo is expected by everyone, so I will not say anything.Then, the second son Yelu Deguang succeeded to the throne, this is the second emperor of the Khitan Kingdom, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty.After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he pursued the posthumous title of Yelu Abaoji, and his temple name was Taizu.

After Yelu Deguang succeeded to the throne, the government was actually completely in the hands of Queen Shulu, and Yelu Deguang was a puppet emperor.Yelu Deguang also knew that only by chopping off my mother's wrist could I inherit the throne, so he was very filial to his mother and built Jieyi Temple in Shangjing.My mother is very chaste and righteous. She broke her own wrist to accompany the late emperor. Who among the concubines of all dynasties can do this?In Jieyi Temple, he built the Broken Wrist Building, set up a stele and erected a biography, praising his biological mother, and honoring his title as the Empress Dowager.

The emperor went to the palace three times a day to say hello, morning and evening, it was unmistakable.Because the Empress Shulu is old and often falls ill, she can't eat when she is sick. As long as the empress dowager doesn't eat, the emperor will not eat. With him, when the empress dowager recovers and can eat, he will eat again .When Empress Shulu discussed military affairs with Yelu Deguang, once Yelu Deguang disagreed with the queen mother, the queen mother would show displeasure, and she would put her face down if she said she would lose face.As soon as the empress dowager showed displeasure, the emperor would retreat alone, bowing and bowing, and the empress dowager did not summon him, and dared not come again.Once the queen mother gets angry, I will ignore you for three days, and the emperor will never dare to disturb you.When did the empress dowager summon the emperor, the minister was wrong, I shouldn't have made you angry three days ago, the military and state affairs are completely decided by your empress dowager.However, Yelu Deguang was the Son of Heaven after all, and he was not willing to just be a puppet, and wanted to snatch the power back from the Queen Mother.

What is the best way to seize power from the Queen Mother?The Khitan Dynasty established the country with force and ruled the world with force. After the introduction of the laws, they valued Yelu Deguang and looked down on Yelubei.So Liao Taizong thought, the east, west, and north are all flat, and now only the south is left. I will lead the troops to fight in the south!The emperor is good at fighting, and takes the lead, and his martial arts are reflected. In this way, I can gradually take back the power from the Queen Mother.When Emperor Taizong wanted to doze off, someone from the Southern Dynasty came to deliver pillows. A man who was ten years older than Emperor Taizong actually begged for nothing to recognize Emperor Taizong as his father!Who is this person?