In unofficial history, as in the TV series Clouds and Clouds, Han Derang and Xiao Yanyan are old lovers, but it is clearly written in unofficial history that Xiao Taihou killed Han Derang's wife in order to be with Han Derang, then made Han Derang a royal family, and then they slept together.
According to Liao History, when Liao died, his son Yelu Longxu, who was 12 years old, was the heir, and Yelu Longxu's mother Xiao Chuo was the regent and the minister in charge of life. The situation was extremely serious at that time. There are more than 200 kings and imperial clan members in Liao country. "Support the army and support the government, benefit the imperial court" also shows that many royal family members in Liao were ready to move at that time.
However, Empress Xiao Chuo's family background is weak, and she can't help crying: "Mother is weak, family is strong, and border defense is not peaceful. What can we do? " Han Derang and another minister said to each other, "If you trust this minister, why worry!" This is Han Derang's attitude and determination to Xiao Yanyan in the official history, so Han Derang, after asking Xiao Chuo, ordered the kings of Liao countries to return to the palace, not to meet selfishly, and took the opportunity to seize the relieving, thus stabilizing the political power and allowing Xiao Yanyan and his son to sit on the throne!
From here, we can see that Han Derang paid a lot for Xiaoyan's mother and son. With the help of Han Derang, Daliao quickly reached its peak. However, faintly visible, Han Derang and Xiao Yanyan do have a relationship beyond friendship. Maybe folklore is not groundless!
No matter the official history or unofficial history, Han Derang is "alone", childless and childless. In the novel, he is described as Han Derang's deep affection for Xiao Yanyan, but they have not given birth to a son and a half together for so many years. There is a digression here. Maybe there is something wrong with Han Derang's health, because his ex-wife didn't give him children, and Xiaoyan didn't give him children. Perhaps the situation at that time did not allow the Empress Dowager Xiao Yan to give birth to Han Derang!
But Han Derang had descendants and six sons. Of course, these sons were adopted to Han Derang by Xiao Yanyan. Although adopted, these children are all members of the noble royal family. From here, we can also see that Han Derang respects Xiaoyan's mother and son very much!
Although the records of Han Derang's heirs in Liao history are too brief, clues are found in Han Derang's mausoleum. Han Derang was buried next to Xiao Yanyan after his death, and there was a family tomb in Han Derang, but clues were found in the epitaph of a family tomb.
On an epitaph of Yelu, I learned that he was a stepson. Before him, Xiao Yanyan gave six heirs, namely Yelu Zongye, Yelu Zongfan, Ye, Yelu Li Hong and Tianzuo Emperor Aoluwo, all of whom were members of the Liao Dynasty royal family.
This estimate is also the good intention of Xiao Yanyan. He doesn't want Han Derang to burn incense and paper money after one hundred years without an heir!