Chapter 35 Section 5: The Fall of the Liao Kingdom

As the capitals of the Liao Kingdom fell one by one, the demise of Daliao was a foregone conclusion.However, the Jin army never captured Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom.So, where is Emperor Tianzuo at this time? Why didn't he lead his army to resist while watching the country fall?What was the final fate of Yelu Yanxi, the last emperor of the Daliao Dynasty? Emperor Tianzuo had already fled before the fall of Zhongjing. For details, see my book "The Three Dynasties of Liao Dynasty in Northern Saibei". Song became a younger brother, or went to Xixia as an uncle.He has already figured it out, the emperor of the Song Dynasty is my elder brother, and the emperor of Xixia is my nephew, I go to eat hot and spicy food everywhere I go, I don’t care, so I ran away with people and horses, and then I have been hiding in Jiashan .

Emperor Tianzuo fled in one breath. What he thought was that the army of the Jin Kingdom would not come so far away from home to fight. The territory of the Liao Kingdom is so large, where can I not hide?In case you find me, I'll run somewhere else.If you consume me, you can't afford it. Sooner or later, if I consume you to death, you will naturally withdraw from the army.In fact, during the war between the Jin and Song Dynasties, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty also had the same idea. The Jiangnan area has a vast territory, with low humidity and hot water. I just ran away. After I ran away, how long can you stay with me?After you withdraw, won't I come back?My territory can still be restored.It was more reasonable for Song Gaozong to think so than Emperor Tianzuo thought so.We did see that the Kingdom of Jin could not destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, because that territory was not suitable for them to use force.But Emperor Tianzuo was very wrong to think so!In addition to grasslands, your land is desert, which is especially suitable for cavalry sports. The Jin Kingdom is also such a nation. Where can you go and people can't catch up with you?

Later, because Yeluyu saw his surrender, Yelu Dashi left, and Emperor Tianzuo was in danger, so he had to lead his troops to surrender to Xixia.On the way to return to Xixia, he walked to Yingxian County, Shanxi Province today, and was overtaken by the troops of King Wanyan Loushi, who surrounded him. Emperor Tianzuo even lost his jade seal, crown, and food. Get some snow when you are thirsty, and uproot grass when you are hungry, and you have returned to the age of prehistoric civilization.When the Jin army came up, the generals surrendered one after another.Emperor Tianzuo knew that there was no point in resisting, so he looked up to the sky and sighed, the time was not with me.Jin Bing was about to tie up Emperor Tianzuo, but he didn't expect that Emperor Tianzuo was still putting on the emperor's airs at this time: bold, how dare you be rude to the emperor?Anyway, I am also the emperor.Although the crown is gone, the jade seal is gone, after all, I have been the emperor for twenty-five years.Wanyan Loushi really respected him, threw the stirrup off the saddle, and after getting off the horse, he knelt down in front of Emperor Tianzuo's horse and bowed: "Your Majesty, please get off the horse because your servants are not talented, and they use their armor to offend Tianwei."I was wrong, sorry, to meet you in armor, but come down for me.Emperor Tianzuo smiled sadly. After all, at the last moment, the victor gave himself dignity. He won the battle and captured me. I was captured, and he knelt down for me.So Emperor Tianzuo got off his horse and got into a prison car, of course, and was escorted to the Kingdom of Jin, where he was conferred the title of prince.

There are two different records in historical records about the death of Emperor Tianzuo.One theory is that he lived to be fifty-four years old and died the second year after being captured; another theory is that he was killed by King Hailing when he was eighty-two years old.Regardless of how he died, the capture of Emperor Tianzuo marked the official demise of the Liao Empire.Later, Yelu Dashi established Xiliao in Central Asia, Xinjiang, and extended Khitan's Guozuo for more than 80 years. This is a later story.