Chapter 60 Chapter 12 Gossip Information

Let's put aside for the time being whether the Empress Dowager Xiao's favor on Han Derang is true or false, let's first take a look at what kind of person Han Derang is, and first understand the background of the Han family. There were two famous Han families in the Liao Dynasty. One was the Youzhou Han family, which was the branch of Han Yanhui who assisted Taizu in founding the country; the other was the Han Derang family, known as the Yutian Han family because he was from Yutian, Hebei ( It was called Jizhou at that time). Han Derang's grandfather, Han Zhigu, was the slave of Empress Shulu.He was originally a scholar, but he was snatched by Khitan when he went south, and he went to Queen Shulu as a dowry slave.Han Zhigu has always been very frustrated in the Liao Kingdom, because he was a palace man, and according to Qing history, he was born in Baoyi and belonged to the royal family's slaves.But he has a good son, Han Derang's father, Han Kuangsi, who is good at medicine and often treats Shulu and Emperor Taizu, and is very favored by Shulu and Emperor Taizu.At that time, Khitan had just risen, and there was an urgent shortage of talents, especially doctors, and those who were proficient in medicine could be favored there.Han Kuangsi recommended his father by giving Taizu and Empress Shulu the opportunity to see a doctor.Taizu said that you can do everything, you are really talented.Han Kuangsi said, I am today is the result of my father's teaching, my father is more capable than me.As soon as he recommended it, Taizu summoned Han Zhigu.According to historical records, Taizu discussed things with Han Zhigu, and found that Han Zhigu had a great talent in astronomy, geography, and economics, so he began to reuse him. "Taizu Pingxi and the captive Yan people will build a city, and ordered Han Zhifang (referred to as "Zhigu") to choose a place, and then repaired Liucheng, named Bazhou Zhangwu Army." ("Liao History and Geography III") too After the ancestors settled the Xi clan and captured the Han people in the Yandi of the Central Plains, he asked Han Zhigu to build a city to arrange for these people. After the city was built, he was named Zhangwu Army and granted Han Zhigu the post of Jiedu Envoy of Zhangwu Army.From then on, Han Zhigu assisted Taizu and became the emperor's life hero.It can be said that it was mainly Han Zhigu who introduced the Central Plains system to Khitan.Father and son Han Zhigu and Han Kuangsi supported each other, and they both held high positions in the end and lived through several dynasties.

Han Derang was born in such an aristocratic family. Both his father and grandfather were high officials in the Liao Dynasty, and they were deeply trusted by the emperor.Han Derang has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he has both civil and military skills. During the Battle of Gaoliang River, Han Derang was the guard of Youzhou. He was not only capable of writing, but also knew soldiers.Emperor Jingzong favored such a person very much.Before Emperor Jingzong died, he summoned two ministers to entrust his funeral affairs.One of them is Yelu Xiezhen, needless to say, the great king of the Nanyuan, a member of the same family; the other is Hanchen Han Derang.Therefore, Han Derang and Yelu Xiezhen should be said to be ministers of Gu Ming, assistant prime ministers and young masters, with great burdens and great pressure.Han Derang knew that he had a heavy burden. When Emperor Jingzong died, Empress Dowager Xiao was 30 years old, and the emperor was only 12 years old. The Lord Shaoguo suspected that the Khitan nobles were ready to move at this time, just like insects that had passed the sting, and their hearts were itchy again. .Under the suppression of Emperor Jingzong, we have been silent for so many years, should we be alive?Is it time to get addicted to the emperor?How critical was the situation?According to historical records, "more than two hundred members of the clan of the kings supported the army and held the government" (Volume 18 of "Khitan Kingdom Records"), and there were more than two hundred clan kings with military power in their hands, which was very terrifying.Liao is a family-style country established by the horse-riding peoples in the north. The people who use it are the flesh and blood of the family, the royal relatives, too many titles, and too many princes.Later, the Qing Dynasty, which was also established by nomads, learned the lesson of excessive titles. The princes did not have much power, and the titles were not indiscriminate.There were only eight hereditary princes at the beginning of the founding of the country, and only twelve at the time of its demise. To Zhen Guogong.As for Liao, as long as the surname is Yelu, he can be crowned king, recruit private armed forces, and establish states by himself.Why did Liao have frequent civil strife?This is an important reason.

Before Jingzong's sick bed, Han Derang took over such a stall. He worked hard to stop the rebellion. He was worthy of the kindness of the former emperor Tuogu.We can see that from the founding of the Taizu to the enthronement of Jingzong, the rebellion within the Liao clan, bloody winds, swords and swords, have been accompanied by the growth of the Liao Empire.The Liao Empire developed into a big country in the process of continuously suppressing internal strife and foreign aggression.On the one hand, Han Derang took part in political affairs, pacified the people, and on the other hand taught the people to recuperate. He won the favor of the Queen Mother and became the most powerful minister in the court.