Chapter 314 Chapter 313 Yizong Li Liangzuo

Xixia Yizong Liangzuo, whose real name is Ningling Liangcha, father Jingzong Li Yuanhao, and mother is Empress Xuanmu Huiwen, Empress Wuzang.He was born in the tenth year of Yanzuo (the seventh year of Song Wanli) and died in the fifth year of Gonghua (December of the third year of Song Zhiping). Before Li Yuanhao died, because he had no grown-up sons to succeed him, he ordered his younger brother, Ge Ningling, to inherit the throne.The ministers wanted to act in accordance with Li Yuanhao's last words, but the Prime Minister did not hide that Pang wanted to make Ningling Liangcha the crown prince.If you would rather make Liangcha the emperor, and the young master would not be able to manage the affairs, it would naturally form the monopoly of the mother and relatives.The brothers and sisters of the Wuzang family had been favored by Li Yuanhao for many years, and they had already become powerful in the court. Under their power, the ministers had no choice but to agree.Therefore, Liang Zuo, who had just turned one year old, became the second emperor of Xixia.He is the youngest emperor in Xixia history.His biological mother, the Wuzang family, was revered as the Empress Dowager Xuanmu Huiwen, Nuoyi rewarded Dudu and other three generals to take charge of the military power, and Pangzi was falsely appointed as the country's prime minister, taking over Xia's military and political power.From then on, the situation in which the queen mother intervened in politics and the relatives were monopolized by relatives was a disaster for the descendants of Xixia.

With the support of the empress dowager, Wuzang Yepang ran amok.In the Song Dynasty, he sent people to invade and cultivate the fertile land outside Quye River in the west of Linzhou, and seize the harvest.As a result, the Xia and Song parties have been inconclusive for years, causing conflicts.Later, the Song court ordered Shaanxi and Hedong to strictly prohibit peace and markets. Xixia felt the pressure and was forced to submit.The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to be angry with Ye Pang's arbitrariness but dared not speak out. In July of the first year of Yansi Ningguo (AD 1049), Liao Xingzong was ashamed of the defeat of Xuenanbi, and when the new emperor of Xixia was just established, he issued an imperial edict to personally conquer, and Pang was defeated in the battle.In May of the following year, the Liao army surrounded Xingqing Mansion, and the Wuzang family only ordered all the generals to close the city and guard it strictly, not daring to go out to fight.In June, the Liao army broke through Tanliang City in the northwest of Helan Mountain (now north of Bayinhaote, Inner Mongolia), and robbed Xixia of grain storage.In October, Xixia couldn't resist, and the Wuzang clan had no choice but to send people to Liao to make peace. Please continue to be called a vassal as usual, and Xixia will still pay tribute to Liao.

In the fourth year of Fusheng Chengdao (1056 A.D.), when Liangzuo was 9 years old, a scandal occurred in the palace.The mother's mother, the Meizang family, was killed by her good friend Li Shougui.After not hiding, Ye Pang was worried about losing his backing, so he married his daughter to Liang Zuo as his queen.The young boy emperor could only be manipulated by others, and Erpang changed from an uncle to the head of the country, and continued to dominate the power, and his momentum resumed. In the third year of Shedandu (1059 AD), Liang Zuo was 12 years old and began to participate in state affairs.He was increasingly dissatisfied with the tyranny of Pang.His close relatives Gao Huaizheng and Mao Weichang told him what the ministers said about Ye Pang, which further increased his resentment towards Ye Pang.In August of this year, Ye Pang became aware of the informant behavior of Gao and Mao, so he killed them with an excuse.This intensifies the conflict between Liang Zuo and Ye Pang, and both sides are stepping up their plans to get rid of each other.

In April of the fifth year of Shedandu, Liang Zuo had an affair with Ye Pang's daughter-in-law Liang, and was discovered by Ye Pang's son. The father and son conspired to kill Liang Zuo.When Liang learned of this, he hurriedly informed Liangzuo.Liang Zuo acted first, united Ye Pang's political opponent Man Baa, etc., and summoned Ye Pang to the secret room to discuss matters. Ye Pang went straight to the meeting and was killed by the pre-arranged guards. His family established the Liang family as the heir. At the age of 14, Liang Zuo ended the dictatorship of the Wuzang clan without mercy and began to manage the state affairs by himself.

After Liang Zuo came to power, he saw the chaos and weakness in the country caused by the lack of Tibetan dictatorship, and took several important political measures to consolidate the Xixia regime. First of all, Liang Zuo ordered to stop using Fanli in the country when he was in power, and stipulated that from the second year onwards, Hanli should be used to welcome envoys from the Song Dynasty.Secondly, during the six years in Shedandu, Liang Zuo adjusted and reorganized the Twelve Supervisory Military Divisions set by Li Yuanhao, which to a certain extent overcame the disadvantages of the old system of military and political integration and the excessive size of each supervisory military division. Local civil and military officials checked each other, thus strengthening the centralized rule and military defense of the Song and Liao borders.Thirdly, Liang Zuo imitated the official system of the Song Dynasty and enriched the official positions of Han and Fan to make them more complete.

These political measures adopted by Liang Zuo conformed to the progress of society and had an important influence in the historical development of the party. During Liang Zuo's pro-government, Xixia still needed to deal with several forces such as Song, Liao, and Tubo. He basically adopted the policy of uniting Liao, harmonizing Song, and wooing Tubo.For Tubo, Liang Zuo mainly used the means of win over.In the first year of Gonghua (1063 A.D.), Liangzuo married the daughter of the clan to Yuzang Huama, the leader of Tubo, and made her a son-in-law.In this way, Liang Zuo obtained the Tubo area around Xishicheng and Lanzhou (now Gaolan County, Gansu).In the fourth year of Gonghua, Liang Zuo lured Mu Zheng, the leader of Tubo in Hezhou, to join him.

Liang Zuo used the method of alternating peace and war against the Song Dynasty.From the second year of Gonghua to the fourth year of Gonghua, he sent troops to harass the Song Dynasty many times. Later, because Liang Zuo was injured in the siege of Dashun City, he was forced to make peace with Song Dynasty.At this time, in the Song Dynasty, Shenzong abdicated and had no intention of mobilizing troops, so he agreed to make peace and "gifted" 500 taels of Xixia silver and 500 pieces of silk.In December of this year, Liang Zuo died at the age of 21 and reigned for 19 years.