Yelü Wuzhi
PoliticsDuring the Huoshendian Incident, he was the first to advocate the crusade against Chacha and supported Muzong. He was an important senior official in the three dynasties of Shizong, Muzong and Jingzong in the early Liao Dynasty.
Dynasties of ChinaLiao dynastyLiao dynasty lineage
MuzongYelü Jing
Yingli · Reign 951—969
He was fond of drinking and hunting, and slept day and night. He was known as the "Sleeping King". His political affairs were neglected during his eighteen-year reign, and he was eventually killed by a close servant.
IBiography
- Reign
- 18 years
- Reign era
- Yingli
- Order of accession
- Ruler #4 · Liao dynasty lineage
- Life dates
- 931—969
- Titles
- Temple name: Muzong · Posthumous title: Emperor Xiaoanjingzheng · Buried at Huailing Mausoleum
Yelü Jing, Xiaozi Shulu, Taizong's eldest son, was granted the longevity title King An. After the Huoshendian Incident in 951, with the support of Yelü Wuzhi and others, he quelled the Chagong rebellion and became emperor. The throne was transferred back to the Taizong line. After taking the throne, clan rebellions occurred frequently. He maintained his alliance with the Northern Han Dynasty externally, but rarely took the initiative to attack the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. In 959, during Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition, Liao Dynasty lost the land south of Waqiao Pass.
Muzong was addicted to alcohol and hunting. He often drank all night, slept soundly during the day, and ignored government affairs. The Chinese people called him the "Sleeping King". He also has a cruel temperament and often kills his attendants and cooks for minor offenses. In February 969, he went hunting in the Heishan Mountains of Huaizhou. He returned drunk at night and was assassinated by the servant brother, Hu Renhua brother, cook Xingu and others. He was thirty-nine years old.
IITimeline
During the reign · 951—969
PoliticsCalm down the chaos and ascend the throne
During the Huoshendian Incident, King An Yelü Jing, Yelü Wuzhi and other kings joined forces to attack Chacut. The rebels collapsed and Chacut was executed. Yelü Jing became the emperor, and when the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Yingli, the emperor's throne returned to the Taizong line.
PoliticsRepeated rebellions in the clan
Yelulouguo, the son of Yelü Bei, Yeluwan, the son of Lihu, and other clans successively rebelled and were executed. In 960, Li Hu's son Xiyin rebelled again. Li Hu was implicated and imprisoned, and died in prison.
MilitaryBattle of Gaoping
Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty united with the Liao army to attack the Later Zhou Dynasty in the south. Liao general Yang Gun led more than 10,000 cavalry to assist in the battle. Zhou Shizong went on a personal expedition and defeated the Northern Han army in Gaoping. Yang Gun retreated without a fight, and the Northern Han Dynasty was no longer able to advance southward.
MilitaryLost land
Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition captured the three prefectures of Ning, Ying, and Mo as well as the three passes of Waqiao, Yijin, and Yukou without any bloodshed. Muzong did not organize effective resistance. According to legend, he said: "What's the point of returning this Han land to the Han?"
MilitaryRescue Northern Han Dynasty
Taizu of the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty and came to Taiyuan City. Liao Dynasty sent troops to rescue, and the Song army retreated. The Northern Han Dynasty could continue to serve as a barrier to the Liao Dynasty and confront the Northern Song.
PeopleKilled in Montenegro
In February, he hunted a black bear in the Heishan Mountains of Huaizhou. After drinking till night, he returned home drunk. He was assassinated by six people including the servant boy, Hu Renhua brother, and cook Xingu who could not bear the abuse. He was thirty-nine years old. Shizong's second son Yelü Xian immediately ascended the throne.
IIIPeople of this reign
Xiao Siwen
PoliticsTaizong's son-in-law, he was appointed to stay in Nanjing during the Muzong Dynasty to guard Yandi. In 959, Zhou Shizong was in trouble during the Northern Expedition. After Muzong was killed, he, Gao Xun and others supported Jingzong, and his daughter Xiao Chuo was made queen.