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Yelü Deguang was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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- Polity Id liao · Polity Khitan 契丹 · Relation Ruled
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 8 passages
耶律德光犯闕，遣彥澤與傅住兒以二千騎先入京師，彥澤倍道疾驅，至河，銜枚夜渡。
Yelü Deguang marched on the capital and sent Yanze and Fuzhu'er with two thousand horsemen to enter the city first. Yanze pressed on by forced marches, reached the river, and crossed at night with gags in the soldiers' mouths.
彥澤自寬仁門傳德光與皇太后書入，乃滅火。
Yanze sent in from Kuanren Gate a letter from Deguang to the Empress Dowager, and only then was the fire put out.
彥澤頓兵明德樓前，遣傅住兒入傳戎王宣語，帝脫黃袍，素服再拜受命。
Yanze halted his troops before Mingde Tower and sent Fuzhu'er in to transmit the Khitan emperor's proclamation. The emperor removed his yellow robe, put on plain dress, bowed twice, and accepted the command.
帝與太后所上德光表章，皆先示彥澤乃敢遣。
Every memorial the emperor and Empress Dowager submitted to Deguang had to be shown to Yanze first before they dared send it.
德光渡河，帝欲郊迎，彥澤不聽，遣白德光，德光報曰：「天無二日，豈有兩天子相見於道路邪！」
Deguang crossed the river. The emperor wished to go out to the suburbs to welcome him. Yanze would not permit it and sent word to Deguang. Deguang replied, "Heaven has no two suns—how could two emperors meet on the road!"
耶律德光至京師，聞彥澤劫掠，怒，鎖之。
When Yelü Deguang reached the capital and heard Yanze had plundered, he was furious and put him in chains.
高勛亦自訴於德光，德光以其狀示百官及都人，問：「彥澤當誅否？」
Gao Xun also appealed to Deguang himself. Deguang showed his account to officials and townspeople and asked, "Should Yanze be executed?"
百官皆請不赦，而都人爭投狀疏其惡，乃命高勛監殺之。
All the officials asked that he not be pardoned, and townspeople competed in submitting documents listing his crimes. Deguang then ordered Gao Xun to supervise his execution.