Liu Yao was raised by his uncle Liu Yuan, no way, his father died early, and his uncle Liu Yuan was too capable (building the Xiongnu Han Kingdom), of course he had to follow him to eat.

He has been intelligent since he was a child, and his bearing is extraordinary. There is such a thing: It is said that when Liu Yao was eight years old, he followed Liu Yuan to Xishan to hunt, and took refuge under a big tree because of the heavy rain. At this time, a sudden thunder flashed, as if in front of him, and the people around Liu Yao were so frightened that they all fell, but Liu Yao looked calm and was not moved by the thunder.

This is not simple, and Su Xun of later generations has such a thesis: For the way of the general, the heart should be cured first. Mount Tai collapsed in front and did not change, and the elk flourished on the left and did not look instantly. Then you can cure the bad, and you can treat the enemy.

Liu Yao's actions, at the age of eight, are enough to compete with famous generals.

Liu Yao also thinks so, and often compares himself to Le Yi and Cao Shen. It's just that everyone laughed at it at that time, but Liu Cong knew his talent. Later, Liu Cong relied on him to completely wipe out the Western Jin Empire.

When Liu Yao was twenty years old, he went to Luoyang, China to study, just like Chinese love to go to the United States now, but foreigners at that time loved to run to China.

Liu Yao, who went abroad, was not familiar with the local law, broke the law, was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death. It seems that Liu Yao must not have done anything good in Luoyang, Wei and Jin are not known for their strict laws, and the Hun nobles like Liu Yao have to pay more attention to the government, even so, they are still sentenced to death, and the severity of the crime can be imagined.

Then Liu Yao staged an ancient version of "prison break" and fled to North Korea.

We don't know Liu Yao's situation in North Korea, but we only know that we didn't dare to come back until the imperial court granted amnesty to the world. It's really not easy, I have been in exile for many years, and it can be regarded as a military allocation, and the situation is not legendary.

Liu Yao himself thought that he was very peculiar (his appearance was different from ordinary people), and he was afraid that he would not be accepted by the world, so he lived in seclusion in Guanshui Mountain (located in the Luliang Mountains of Shanxi,......。 What a strange person!

If it were placed now, such a person would be considered to have a problem with his head, and then he would be admitted to a neurological hospital, but at that time, it was Liu Yao's detached and extraordinary performance. Strange people, strange history.

When Liu Yuan established the Xiongnu Han State, Liu Yao's opportunity to make contributions finally came, and he led his troops to conquer Hunshi (now Gaoping County, Shanxi), Tunliu (now Changzi County, Shanxi), and Zhongdu (now Taiyuan City, Shanxi) for the development of the Xiongnu Han State in Bingzhou.

After Liu Cong succeeded to the throne, Liu Yao had the appreciation and reliance of the emperor's brother, and he showed his strength and mind.

In 311, Liu Yao, together with Shi Le and Wang Mi, attacked Luoyang, burned Luoyang Fang City, killed more than 30,000 princes and hundreds of officials, and sent Emperor Huai of Jin, the Empress Dowager Yang Xianrong and the jade seal of the country to Pingyang. With the meritorious department as the general of the chariot and cavalry, the opening of the palace with the three divisions, the Yongzhou pastor, the king of Zhongshan, in a prominent position.

After the capture of Luoyang, Liu Yao was ordered to attack Guanzhong. A few years later, Liu Yao conquered Chang'an, captured Emperor Chu of the Jin Dynasty, and destroyed the Western Jin Dynasty.

No matter which dynasty it is, it is a great merit to open up the territory and conquer the city, and Liu Yao's achievements in destroying the Western Jin Dynasty are enough to establish his undesecrated lofty position in the history of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms.

If you still have to be wary of Shile and Liu Cong, then you can boldly appoint Liu Yao and Liu Cong. Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers. The credit for conquering Chang'an, there is no Shile, and there will be no Shile.

After Liu Cong's death, the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms were surging, and the above has been explained. After Le Ming surrendered to Liu Yao, Shi Le brazenly captured Pingyang, the capital of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, and burned the Pingyang palace with a fire, burning the entire Pingyang into ruins.

What kind of spirit is it for a minister to lead an army to burn down the palace of his country? Rebellion and rupture! Shi Le planned to say goodbye to the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, and his mind to go it alone had already been decided.

Shi Le's thoughts Liu Yao knew, the two of them were on the verge of breaking at that moment, and the two sides were about to fight.

However, there must be buts here, because there is no fight.

The reason why the fight did not start was that Liu Yao, the new occupation of the Guanlong area was not long ago, the foothold was not stable, and there were quite worries, and the objective reality made Liu Yao dare not rashly turn his face with Shile.

He was appointed as Dazai, a general, and a special gift, and he was named the king of Zhao in the twenty-four counties of Hanoi, and of course, these places were originally Shile's own occupied areas. Liu Yao wanted to stabilize Shile first, so as to free up his hands to deal with the hostile forces in the Guanlong area. As for the decisive battle with Shiler, it must wait until the foundation is firmly established. And for Shi Le, I am so happy, your Guanlong area is not stable, and my Hebei has just been defeated, and there are people in turmoil every day, so let's go back to our own homes and find our own mothers. (bandit language: retreat)!

The duel between Liu Yao and Shi Le was a battle between masters from the beginning, there was no three-board axe that opened the scene and practiced alone, both sides were very sensible, there was no certainty of victory, and even if they missed the opportunity, they would never make rash moves. They were waiting, trying to gather their strength, and they all believed that it would not be long before they would have enough strength to kill the enemy in one move.

Originally, Liu Yao and Shi Le should have retreated from their respective troops, and then they were safe, after all, the window paper had not been pierced, and everyone was still their own people in name. But it didn't take long for a small incident to happen, which triggered the bloody battle between Liu Yao and Shi Le for many years.

In June 319, Liu Yao changed the Xiongnu Han State to Zhao, set the capital of Chang'an, changed the Han Zong Temple to the Xiongnu Zong Temple, Sheji, and matched the sky with Maodun, known as the former Zhao in history. This is a historic moment, marking that the Xiongnu are no longer willing to swagger and deceive under the guise of the Han people, and they want to create a thousand years of merit belonging to their own nation.

As a subordinate, Shi Le naturally wanted to express himself, so he sent Changshi Wang Xiu as a messenger and went to Chang'an with a lot of gifts to congratulate Liu Yao on his accession to the throne and Kaiyuan. After all, the skin of the face has not been completely torn, and the meaning of the expression still has to be expressed. Liu Yao was also very happy and had a great time negotiating with the envoy in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere. Then they sent the messenger away.

Isn't it okay to go? No, it happened just after he was gone. There are traitors in Wang Xiu's envoy group!

A disciple of Wang Xiu named Cao Leping told Liu Yao: "Wang Xiu is here, his name is Daohe, but in fact, he is investigating. Once you return to China, the surprise is coming! ”

At this time, Wang Xiu hadn't gone too far, and even the wine to see him off hadn't cooled yet, and Liu Yao's pursuers set off.

Hunt down Wang Xiu and his entourage, and behead them all! At the same time, all the rewards given to Shi Le's official titles such as King Zhao were withdrawn.

Of course, Shi Le was very angry, and immediately exterminated the three clans of Cao Leping and stopped paying tribute to Liu Yao. Here I suddenly remembered that the person named Cao Wuxian, the initiator of the Hongmen Banquet, it is said that Pei Gong picked up a life from Xiang Yu back then, and the first thing he did was: Kill Cao Wuxian!

Five hundred years apart, but none of the traitors ended well.

In November 319, Shi Leanti established himself in Xiangguo and was called King of Zhao.

The reason is very sufficient: there is no reward for the merit, and the sword is more than the neck! The slogan is very loud: your own title is your own decision, King Zhao, Emperor Zhao, you can call whichever one you want!

In order to distinguish it from Liu Yao's state of Zhao, historians refer to the state of Zhao established by Shi Le as Later Zhao.

There was no longer a fig leaf, Liu Yao and Shi Le completely turned their faces, and the two countries began a new struggle because of personal ambition and national hatred.

But at this moment, the two sides still did not start immediately, but adopted a strategy of vigorously developing the economy, first defending, then attacking, and in the first few years, everything seemed calm.