Chapter 38 Section 5 The Covenant of Crossing

Yeluwuzhi reasoned with the Empress Dowager Shulu and Emperor Shizong of Liao Dynasty, and finally persuaded the grandfather and grandson to stop the war and avoid a war.But the question of the heir to the throne remains unresolved.Although the Empress Dowager Shulu agreed to retreat, she still missed the throne.So, how did Yelu Wuzhi finally persuade the Empress Dowager Shulu to give up the throne completely? Although the battle was over, the queen mother still had a little fantasy in her heart at this time. She asked: "The agreement is established, but who will return the artifact?" System, this issue has not yet been discussed.I said I would not fight with my grandson, but I didn't say that he should be the emperor. Yeluwu asked you, who does the throne belong to?

Yeluwuzhi also gave up at this time, saying: "If the Empress Dowager grants King Yongkang, he will be in harmony with the sky and people, so why doubt it?" The emperor is the one who truly conforms to the wishes of the heavens and is worthy of the common people. What doubts do you have?As soon as Wu Zhi said this, Yelu and Lihu quit.He was also listening from the sidelines. It might not have been his turn to speak just now. Yelu Lihu quickly jumped out and said, I am here, this kid can't be the emperor. I am his uncle in terms of seniority, so I should be the emperor. Yelu Wuzhi looked at Li Hu with contempt and said, you are brutal and bloodthirsty, you run a public opinion poll and ask us Daliao monarchs and ministers, how many people support you as emperor?Moreover, when the father dies and the son succeeds, it is in accordance with the etiquette and law for the throne to be passed on to the eldest son, which is the case in the Central Plains dynasty.Now we also regard ourselves as orthodox in the Central Plains Dynasty, how can there be any reason to pass it on to our younger brother?I have never heard of such a funny term "Emperor Taidi", which is nondescript. Check the history books, is there such a word?Back then, it was unreasonable for the empress dowager to give up the emperor to establish Taizong, which is why the current situation is here. If you are allowed to be the emperor again, the country and the country will not be guaranteed, so don't even think about it, you should give up this idea as soon as possible.

Seeing that the matter has come to this point, the Queen Mother can only let out a long sigh, and helplessly tell her favorite young son, Yelu Lihu, that you have reached the stage where you are today, because I doted on you too much back then, and your father said you were not a material. I didn't take it to heart, I failed completely in your education, and I blame myself very much.As the proverb says: "A pitiful son will not keep his job, and a rare woman will not be in charge of the family." ("Liao History Yelu Lihu Biography") You are my pitiful son, it’s not that I don’t want you to be emperor, mother I really feel sorry for you, you are really unpopular.So, let's bear with it, my wife, and let your nephew succeed you.In this way, under the mediation of Yeluwuzhi's courage and insight, the Queen Mother finally recognized the throne of Sejong Yeluruan. The second transfer of power in Khitan was resolved in a peaceful manner, and this newly established regime was consolidated.The queen mother reached a formal agreement with Shizong Yeluruan, called the covenant of crossing, acknowledging that Yeluruan proclaimed himself emperor, and returned to Shangjing after a strike.

After Yeluruan returned to Shangjing to become emperor, he immediately ratified his father, who had been unsuccessful all his life, as the emperor of the country.So what would he do with his uncle and grandma?