Chapter 156 The Liao Dynasty's Special Monarchy
[Afterwards, Yelu Antuan found two key figures: Yelu Wa, the King of the North Courtyard, and Yelu Hou, the King of the South Courtyard.

These two people also felt that Yelu Ruan should be made emperor.

Thus, under the manipulation of these three people, on April 23, the second day after Yelu Deguang's death, King Yongkang Yelu Ruan ascended the throne as emperor in front of Yelu Deguang's spirit.

Next, Yelu Ruan clashed with Shulü Ping and Yelu Honggu in the Liao Dynasty. The battle lasted from the end of April to mid-July. The two sides continued to confront each other. Finally, seeing that the situation could not continue to get serious, Shulü Ping and Yelu Ruan reached an agreement to cross the river.

Yelu Ruan's throne was confirmed.

However, although Yelu Ruan defeated his grandmother, the consequences of his reliance on the nobles to ascend the throne began to emerge.

Power requires stability, and stability brings power. The Liao Dynasty had just transformed from a tribal alliance, and with the existence of the imperial clan's great horizontal tent and the royal clan's uncle tent, Yelu Ruan was unable to effectively suppress the nobles, and the success of these nobles in supporting the emperor further magnified their ambitions.

The Liao Dynasty nobles' habit of rebellion was thoroughly aroused.

Therefore, the Liao Dynasty began to fall into internal bloody struggles. During the reign of Yelu Ruan, there were constant rebellions, and even during the reign of Emperor Muzong, there were also rebellions...】

Liao Dynasty, the first year of Huihe.

Yelu Deguang had anticipated such a situation, and now his mood calmed down quickly.

The original plan will not be disrupted by this: govern the Liao Dynasty's homeland and the newly acquired Yanyun area, win over the Yanyun Han clans, consolidate the Khitan's own strength, strengthen the training of offspring... and seize the Later Jin Dynasty as soon as possible, without wasting three more chances, and finally dying outside the palace.

Also, take care of your health. It seems that excellent doctors are also a key to acquiring talents in the Central Plains.

Liao Dynasty, the third year of Tianlu.

Yelu Ruan, who had been on the throne for only three years, looked cold and indifferent, and was obviously in a bad mood. During his reign, the nobles of the Liao Dynasty had been constantly rebelling, and even during the reign of the monarchs after him, the same thing happened...

How could he feel good after hearing such news?

Although he was aware of the Liao nobles' enthusiasm for rebellion, two rebellions had already broken out within three years of his accession to the throne, one in the second year of Tianlu and another this year, in the third year of Tianlu.

But he was not overly worried because he was confident that after a few years, when he had been on the throne for a long time and his power became more stable and powerful, he would be able to suppress these nobles again like Emperor Taizong did; even if he could not completely prevent their possible acts of rebellion, he could at least reduce them significantly and establish the authority of the emperor in their hearts.

How could Yelu Ruan not know that the way he ascended the throne brought huge hidden dangers, but he just wanted to ascend the throne and let the inheritance of the throne return to his branch, and he was confident that he could deal with the various hidden dangers brought about by this way of ascending the throne.

But now he discovered unpleasantly from Tianmu's few words that he seemed to have thought it was a little too simple.

"Unable to effectively suppress the nobles" - is there a specific time period for this "unable"? Tianmu did not clearly limit it, such as "the beginning of the throne" or "the first half of the reign"; however, many times, there is no specific restriction because there is no need for restriction.

Plus the sentence "there were constant rebellions during his reign"... doesn't this all implicitly indicate that throughout his entire reign, he was unable to solve this problem that he did not think was very difficult before? !

The Liao Dynasty lasted for nine years.

Emperor Muzong of Liao, Yelü Jing, did not like handling government affairs or working hard on paperwork, but he was still interested in watching the sky curtain. He was going to watch the sky curtain this time, just like he had done several times before, while drinking. But when the protagonist of this story appeared, he gave up the idea.

After all, the emperor this time was the emperor of the Liao Dynasty and his father, who was quite fond of him during his lifetime, so he should be respected.

At this moment, seeing the sequelae brought about by Yelu Ruan's coming to power, he sneered a few times.

The impact of such an ascension to the throne was more than just a simple rebellion. It was clearly a rebellion that went so far as to directly kill the emperor. Yelu Ruan himself instigated such a rebellion and eventually died at the hands of the Liao nobles.

The impact of successfully killing an emperor was obvious. Everyone's confidence was stronger and their enthusiasm was higher. He had been on the throne for nine years, and there had been several rebellions, the frequency of which was far higher than that of the Tang Dynasty, which everyone believed was actively involved in political struggles.

Compared with the Liao Dynasty, the frequency of coups in the Tang Dynasty was nothing. Although this did not seem to be something to be proud of.
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If the later Liao monarchs were asked to say this, they would say: The enthusiasm of the Liao nobles for rebellion will never fade! Even after the governance of Emperor Shengzong, there was no change!
This may also be the unique and distinctive feature of the Liao Dynasty itself.

Just like the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Song Dynasty all have their own inseparable characteristics.

Song Dynasty, Kaibao period.

Zhao Kuangyin did not know that other Liao monarchs would use the "characteristics" of the Song Dynasty as an example to comfort themselves.

He just felt that this characteristic of the Liao Kingdom was very suitable for exploitation - if the Liao Kingdom nobles' enthusiasm for rebellion was really that high and the frequency of rebellion was really that high.

He shared this idea with several people present, and Zhao Guangmei and others also thought it was a good idea.

Aristocratic rebellion would more or less bring about turmoil; and if a rebel group could be successful enough, like the successful killing of Emperor Shizong of Liao, Yelu Ruan, then the impact on the Liao Kingdom would be enormous.

As a result, several people put on the agenda the matter of secretly funding, guiding, and instigating the Liao nobles to carry out activities.

Anyway, the Song Dynasty has taken so many actions against the Liao Kingdom, and adding one more action to help the Liao Kingdom nobles realize their dreams is nothing; there is no point in trying, what if this action is really successful one day?

Let's talk about Yelu Deguang. Although we have already mentioned that Yelu Deguang died in Luancheng, there is one thing we still need to talk about again. That is Yelu Deguang's contribution to the entire Liao Dynasty's unique monarchical political system.

And it had a great influence on the overall political system, spiritual outlook, and behavior style of the Liao Dynasty. 】

(The special monarchy system of the Liao Dynasty reminds me of the competition for positions at Xuanwu Gate in the Tang Dynasty and the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty...)
(Who are you??? Tell me your name and see if I will chop off your ancestors.)
(...)
Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng had been curious about this "Liao Dynasty's unique monarchical political system" for a long time - after all, even in the Ming Dynasty after the Liao Dynasty, it seemed that the framework of the basic system implemented did not deviate from the roots of the Qin Dynasty, so what characteristics could the Liao Dynasty have?
It can only be due to the characteristics brought by their non-Han ethnic group.

Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

It was rare for Zhu Yuanzhang to plan a conversation with his sons other than Crown Prince Zhu Biao - after listening to the stories of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, it was usually the small groups of princes who chatted.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked amiably, "What do you think are the characteristics of Liao... the monarchical system?"

The princes exchanged glances, and the eldest one, Zhu Chong, said: "I think it might be, it might be their Xingchao?" There are many places with Liao characteristics, such as Hanluduo, but if it must be directly linked to the political system, and the most general statement, it should still be the "Xingchao".

Jin Dynasty, the first year of Tianfu.

Wanyan Aguda, the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, was sitting in front of the sky, surrounded by his sons who were not on the battlefield and his trusted ministers.

He didn't care about the characteristics of the Liao Dynasty's political system. He was still thinking about the successive rebellions of the Liao Dynasty nobles.

As a person who lived during the reign of Emperor Tianzuo, he was naturally well aware of the numerous rebellions throughout the Liao Dynasty - and this was obviously closely related to the fact that Liao itself was transforming from a tribe to a country. Of course, the situation after the death of Emperor Taizong of Liao did ignite and intensify the occurrence of such things, but the most fundamental reason was their own foundation.

So, the Liao Dynasty would have such a problem: simply put, it is the issue of succession to the throne; would their Great Jin, which has some similarities with the Liao Dynasty, also have such a problem?

Wanyan Aguda knew that the answer to this question was yes.

So, is it possible to alleviate this problem? Or, in other words, reduce the nobles' ability to participate in this matter?
[The Liao Dynasty was a nomadic dynasty. Even though they were sinicized to a certain extent and even though they owned the Yanyun region, they were still a nomadic dynasty with their roots on the grasslands. The most fundamental manifestation of grassland nomadism is that they moved around with the seasons and had no fixed place to live.

The Liao Dynasty did not lose this characteristic. The emperors of the Liao Dynasty always followed the principle of migrating according to the four seasons. Therefore, their central court and important government offices also moved according to the four seasons, which was called "mobile court."

In a nutshell, the Liao Dynasty was a "mobile country". The emperor of this country "migrated with the sun" all year round and lived in a "mobile palace". Following the emperor "without a peaceful home" was a mobile central government - the "mobile court". The "mobile palace" in the mobile court was the political stage for the royal family and high-ranking officials. The central government offices and ministers who accompanied the emperor were also in the "mobile account".

This kind of political system had already appeared during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Liao, Yelü Abaoji. The implementation of Yelü Abaoji during his reign obviously further solidified and improved this system, making it the "fundamental law" and "law of ancestors" of the Liao Dynasty, and it remained unchanged throughout the Liao Dynasty.

Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Although they had already guessed that the Liao Dynasty's unique system must be related to their nomadic nature, this situation really opened the eyes of the Zhenguan emperors and their ministers.

"Isn't this somewhat similar to the original tribes on the grassland?" Yuchi Jingde said. He was referring to those tribes that roamed and grazed on the grassland all year round. Unlike some tribes that surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and settled in a certain state or county, those tribes still migrated with the four seasons, and their leaders were no exception. The officials who handled various affairs naturally also followed the leaders in their constant migration.

This is not surprising, but the Liao Dynasty, a dynasty that had already established a country and established many official positions in the Central Plains, still maintained such a traditional system, which is surprising enough. After all, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were also foreigners in the Northern Dynasty, but most of them eventually followed the Central Plains Dynasty, established the capital, built the palace, and settled in it to handle various affairs.

"Therefore, the several capitals of the Liao Dynasty were mostly symbolic. The main reason why the Liao Dynasty established various capitals was to facilitate the rule of an area and to move closer to the Han system...and these capitals did not have the central significance and power like the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin speculated.

After all, even the emperor was always on the move, living in temporary palaces, and the central court was never fixed in a certain capital city. The power and significance of the capital city of the Liao Dynasty had been greatly weakened - the place where the emperor was was the real core, not some name.

Perhaps, as Tianmu said before, the Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty always had the ability to ride and shoot, even the concubines were the same. This situation is also related to the fact that the Liao Dynasty has always practiced a nomadic government?
Song Dynasty, Kaibao period.

Zhao Dezhao was quite impressed by the Liao Dynasty's system. The emperor moved around all the time, the court moved around all the time, the central government offices moved around all the time... The officials in the north moved around all the time, and even the officials in the south, who were mostly Han people, also moved with the emperor...

He found it unbearable to think about it.

[The temporary palace of the Liao Dynasty emperor can also be called Hanluduo, and corresponding to the system of the Liao Dynasty's central government's four-season movement is the four-season Nabo system.

Nabo was not one or several fixed places, but wherever the Liao Dynasty emperors went.

Simply put, the place where the emperor lived was called Hanluduo, and the place where the emperor went was called Nabo. After going to Nabo, he still lived in Hanluduo, that is, the temporary palace.

Every emperor will have his own Hanludo, and his descendants will continue to reside in his Hanludo. If one of the descendants inherits the throne, he will automatically separate and establish a new Hanludo. The descendants of the new emperor will also belong to the Hanludo established by the new emperor.

The original Hanluduo will not be abolished, nor will it stay in one place, but will continue to migrate with the new emperor's Hanluduo throughout the year.

Of course, since Hanludo can also be called a temporary palace, then the Hanludo of each emperor can also be called a palace, such as the Hongyi Palace of Liao Taizu and the Yongxing Palace of Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang.

Therefore, except for the members who were assigned to different places, many of the rest of the imperial family had to move around with the emperor. And those who moved with the emperor from season to season were not only the imperial family of the Hengzhang, but also several of the Guojiuzhang.

Therefore, the entire Liao Dynasty's migration organization centered on the emperor was actually a huge tribe: it had the main government offices and their officials, the so-called "hundreds of officials accompanying him"; it had members of the royal family, various Oruduo households and thousands of imperial guards; and it had many tribal members of the "Four Tribes in Liao".

(End of this chapter)