Chapter 131 Chapter 130 Empress Helian Ding

He Lianding is the fifth son of Helian Bobo, the king of the Xia Kingdom.In the third year of Chengguang (AD 427), Tongwan (now Beibaichengzi, Jingbian, Shaanxi) was captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty. After Helianchang was captured, Helianding fled to Pingliang, proclaimed himself emperor, and changed his name to Yuan Shengguang. In May of the second year of Shengguang (429 A.D.), Helian Ding tried beyond his means to regain Tongwan, but he dared not go any further when he reached Houni City in the east of Pingliang.Later, when he climbed Kelan Mountain and looked at Tongwan City from a distance, he couldn't help but feel sad. He burst into tears and cried bitterly. Today’s tragedy! If God allows me to live a few more years, I will definitely revive the state.”

In September of the following year, He Lianding led his troops to Fucheng to attack Duke Shiping of the Northern Wei Dynasty on the one hand, and on the other hand sent people to form an alliance with Liu Song, agreeing that the coalition forces would destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty and carve up Hebei: the east of Hengshan would go to Song, and the west of Hengshan would go to Xia.When Tuoba Tao heard the news, he was furious and immediately led cavalry to attack Pingliang.Seeing this, He Lianding hurriedly returned from Fucheng to rescue Pingliang, but was defeated by the Wei army on the way, so he had to climb up Quailguyuan to defend Pingliang.The Northern Wei Dynasty surrounded Quail Guyuan for several days and nights. Helianding was hungry and thirsty, so he was forced to go down the mountain. As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he was attacked violently by the Northern Wei Dynasty. More than 10,000 Xia soldiers died. Helianding fled after being injured. To Shanggui.

In June of the third year of Shengguang (AD 431), He Lianding took advantage of the chaos of the Western Qin Dynasty to kill Qifu Mumo and wiped out the Western Qin Dynasty.He Lianding was afraid that the Northern Wei Dynasty would pursue him, and soon he took more than 100,000 captured Western Qin people across the river from Zhicheng, intending to attack Beiliang.Helian Ding would never have dreamed that he would be attacked by Tuyuhun as soon as he arrived in the middle of the river.He Lianding was taken prisoner and sent to Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi), the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.In the seventh year of Shenlujia (AD 434), He Lianding and his second brother He Lianchang wanted to escape from Pingcheng, but Tuoba Tao found out and killed them together.