The Attitude Of All Sectors Of Society To Liao Dynasty In The Early Northern Sung Dynasty

The relationship between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty is very typical and special in the history of people's relationship of our country, such as so many historians pay close attention on it. The Emperor of the Northern Sung Dynasty implemented different policies on the Liao Dynasty. All sectors of society in the Northern Sung had their own attitude.The Northern Sung Dynasty believes in that he was legitimately to control the central plains. The Yi-xia Pattern had a great influence on the ministers that in the Northern Sung Dynasty. The ministers were discontented to the current situation that the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty were in the confrontation period. They believe in that they were the best. The ministers thought the Kitans were nothing but a barbaric tribe. As time as T'ai-tsung controlled the Northern Sung, some officials beginning to changed their ideas, and the changes became obviously after the Treaty of Shan-yuan. Taking about the Last-stage official, they made great contribution on the communication between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. And it was also had a great impact on the Last-stage official that they offend went abroad on a diplomatic mission. To the scholar-official, although they dissatisfied to the relationship between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, however, they can't changed the situation. As time went by, they became very contradictory. Some of population submitted to the Northern Sung Dynasty from the Liao Dynasty and they were called Kitan Guiming people had some relation with the background of confrontation between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. The policy of the Northern Sung Dynasty to the Kitan Guiming people was always affected by the relationship fluctuation between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. When the Kitan Guiming people entered in the Northern Sung Dynasty, they also brought much information. They made great contribution after they came to the Northern Sung Dynasty, such as worked for the government, joined in the army, worked as a spy, and so on. In all the Kitan Guiming people brought huge influence to the Northern Sung Dynasty. The article also had a study on the businessmen and the border people, what they did truly reflected the attitude of the common people in the Northern Sung Dynasty.With the background of confrontation between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, it had a huge function to the development of national integration of Ancient China. It left behind much valuable experience for us about the history of the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty period. This had a great help for us to make deeply study. It can advance the study that the relationship between the Northern Sung Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty.