Shu is not an ordinary woman. She is not famous for her beauty, but for her strong desire for power and powerful control. When Shu 14 years old, she married her cousin Yeluboji. In the process of Yelubaoji unifying the northern grassland, she not only gave birth to three sons for Yelubaoji, but also went into battle in person, cooperating with her husband to explore the north and crusade against the west.
Shu and Bao Ji's three sons are: the eldest son, the second son Deguang, and the third son Li Hu. As the saying goes, "the dragon gives birth to nine children, but the children are different." Lu Ye Abaji's three sons have completely different personalities. Ye Lubei, the eldest son, is gentle and proficient in Chinese and Qidan. He is a painter with profound attainments. His works "Thousand Deer Map" and "Snow Hunting and Riding" even became the treasures of the royal family in the Song Dynasty. Ye Lubi's habit of advocating Central Plains culture, loving Chinese studies and not loving Qidan riding and shooting is far from the traditional habit of Qidan.
The second son, Lu Ye Deguang, was brave and resourceful. He followed his father, Lu Ye Abao, to the north for many times, and made great achievements, which was deeply loved by his father and mother. He was appointed marshal of the military forces in the world, with heavy troops in his hand.
The third son, Lu Ye Li Hu, grew up with his mother, with his mouth full of food and his hands full of clothes. He was deeply spoiled by his mother Shu, and developed a bad temper and a hobby of killing good wine.
In 926 AD, Yelubao dispatched troops to destroy the Bohai Sea in the east, changed the Bohai Sea to Dongdan, and conferred the title of Crown Prince Yelubai as the king of Dongdan. Full of pride, Yeluboji suddenly became seriously ill on his way back to China, and closed his eyes forever in Fuyu City, which had just been conquered, at the age of 55.
Although Lu Ye Bao Ji did not leave a will before his death, according to the principle of "growing up upright" circulated in China since ancient times, the eldest son Lu Ye Babaoji should inherit the throne and become the new emperor. Shu Luping, who has a profound national consciousness and represents the traditional conservative concept of Qidan, hopes that the throne will be inherited by his third son, Lu Ye Li Hu. However, because the third son, Lu Ye Li Hu, is only fifteen years old, he has no merit, and his reputation is too bad for killing innocent people, the ministers in the DPRK are unwilling to let him inherit the throne. Seeing that the third son he forced out could not inherit the unification, Shu suggested that the Qidan nobles and officials agree to be called by her first, and then pass it on to him when Lihu grew up. As a result, he was strongly opposed by ministers.
Shu settled for the second best and decided to let his second son, Ye Ludeguang, succeed to the throne. However, in order to be opposed by the Khitan nobles again, she took advantage of the opportunity of presiding over Baoji's funeral to eliminate political enemies. One day, she called more than 100 Qidan nobles to the palace and asked, "Do you think of the emperor first?" Without thinking, everyone said, "Yes!" Shu said, since we miss our late emperor, let's follow him. Walking in front, the palaces on both sides rushed out of the knives and axes with swords in their hands, and the hands fell and killed all these people.
When she asked Zhao, a Han Chinese, to be martyred, Zhao refused. Shu was furious: "Don't you miss the late emperor?" Zhao Siwen retorted: "If you want to get close to the first emperor, no one can match the queen mother. If the queen mother goes, I am willing to go. " In front of the Khitan nobles and officials, Shu suddenly became dumbfounded, and then regained his reason, saying, "My sons are still young, and the country cannot live without a master. I can't go yet. " Later, he resolutely took out his sword, cut off his right hand, and ordered people to put the broken hand in the coffin of Lu Ye Baoji to show his service to the first emperor.
Shu's broken wrist frightened everyone, including the Qidan nobles and court ministers.
Then, Shu carefully arranged a "democratic election" drama. One day, he ordered Prince Yelubei and his second son Yeludeguang to ride horses and stand in front of the tent. She said to everyone, "I love my two sons very much, but I don't know who should inherit the throne." I leave the decision to you now. Whoever you support, go and lead the horse. " These people who participated in the "election" have long understood Shu's inner thoughts. If she wanted her eldest son Yelubei to succeed to the throne, she announced it as early as Yeluboji's death. As a result, Prince Yelubei, who has the legal inheritance right, was left out in the cold, and everyone went to find Yeludeguang's horse to lead the reins. Seeing that the general trend was gone, Yelubi decided to give up the struggle for the throne and said to his ministers, "The marshal's achievements can be compared with those of God. The people at home and abroad are strong, and he should preside over the country." So, one year after the death of Lu Ye Baoji, Lu Ye Deguang got his wish and became the second emperor of Qidan for Liao Taizong.
After Ye Ludeguang succeeded to the throne, he went south to the Central Plains and destroyed the later Jin Dynasty. In the harem of the late Jin Dynasty, Yelvdeguang announced that the title of "Qidan" was changed to "Daliao", and he accepted the greetings of officials with the courtesy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, indicating that he was the emperor of China. Due to the cruel rule of Liao Dynasty, the local armed forces in the Central Plains rose up one after another, and Ye Ludeguang, who occupied Kaifeng for only three months, was forced to return to the north hastily on the grounds of "summer vacation". Unexpectedly, a large group of people arrived in Luancheng (now south of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province), and Ye Ludeguang suddenly became seriously ill and died without treatment at the age of 45.
Yeludeguang's sudden death did not confuse the Qidan army. This is because there is another Khitan who can control the Khitan army. This man is Jerubend, the son of Jerubby. Ruan inherited the fine qualities of his father Bei and was generous. Lu Ye Deguang liked this nephew very much before his death, so he must take him with him every time he goes out. Perhaps it was Yeludeguang who felt that he had seized the throne of Yelubei and wanted to repay his descendants intentionally or unintentionally.
After Ye Ludeguang died, Shu wanted his third son Ye Lvlihu to inherit the throne. The news came that the Khitan army, who was escorting Yeludeguang's coffin to the north, was afraid that Yeludeguang would wield a butcher knife again and clean his political enemies, so he supported Yeluduan as the emperor of Liao Sejong before Yeludeguang's coffin.
Ye Lvruan thinks that the throne should have been his, because he is the great-grandson and great-grandson of the emperor. If it weren't for the intervention of Shu, he would be the only heir to the throne after his father Ye Lubei succeeded to the throne. However, Shu doesn't think so. Since the throne was originally inherited by Ye Ludeguang, it should now be inherited by Ye Ludeguang's son. It's not the end of Yelu yet. Therefore, a great battle between grandparents and grandchildren is imminent.
Once the two sides go to war, the foundation of the two generations of kings, Bao Ji and Ye Luduang, may be completely destroyed. At the time of crisis, the Khitan aristocratic government turned the tide and lobbied Shu Lvping and Ruan to take a step back, which successfully helped the Liao Dynasty survive this crisis. Of course, the ultimate winner is still on the side of Emperor Lu Ye Ruan.
After Ruan returned to Liao and went to Beijing, Shu Luping still didn't really give up the idea of letting Lihu succeed. She just wants to wait until the time is right, and then take the throne from Lu Ye. However, the coup was reported before it started. Ruan decided to strike first, regardless of the feelings of his grandparents and grandchildren, and forcibly imprisoned his grandmother Shu and uncle Li Hu to the Liao Zuling (now Baling, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia) near Zuzhou City.
In 953 AD, Shu, the Queen Mother with a broken wrist, finished her life in the biting wind and rain at the age of 75. Her historical merits and demerits were left to future generations to comment on.