"Generals, what do you think we should do next?" Yelu Ruan didn't want to dwell more on this matter, but he just strengthened his vigilance and sent a large number of rangers to closely monitor the movements of Xiao Yu and Yelu Mada's two troops and horses, and then changed the topic.

"I thought that we should immediately lead our troops back to the north and escort the coffin of the first emperor back to Shangjing. Then contact the various tribes and the civil and military ministers in the court, gather in the eight Khitan departments, and jointly elect King Yongkang to inherit the throne according to the ancient system of my Khitan.

In this way, there are more than 100,000 male soldiers as the backing, even if the empress dowager opposes it, there is no excuse to oppose it. Maybe we can avoid the result of our Da Liao soldiers killing each other. The king of the North Courtyard, Yeluwa, said loudly.

Yelu'an shook his head and said, "No! When we lead the army back to Shangjing, how can the Empress Dowager ignore things? If the Empress Dowager sends an edict on the way, disbanding the troops and horses of all departments, and letting them return to their headquarters, will we obey the order or not?"

Outside, the king's order can still be disobeyed, back to the grassland, what excuse do we use to resist the decree?

According to the order, once the soldiers and horses under our command are dispersed, everyone will not be meat on the cutting board of the Empress Dowager, and she can dispose of it.

Failure to obey the decree is the crime of resisting the decree and the crime of rebellion has been carried out? And the soldiers are homesick and have no name, I am afraid that they will no longer have the will to fight, and the morale of the army will be weakened.

As for the ancient system of the Eight Ministries to elect the Great Khan, I don't know how many years ago, how can we expect the Empress Dowager to follow the ancient system?"

According to the old Khitan system, the leader of the tribal alliance, the Khan, and the eight chieftains, Yi Lijin, were elected, not hereditary, and were elected every three years. But this three-year generation of the old system has long been really implemented by any tribe, especially after Yelu Abaoji served as Khitan Khan, under the influence of the Central Plains, this old system has basically been abolished.

Shu Luping is not a pedantic person, and it is more realistic to expect her to follow the ancient system unless it is beneficial to her, otherwise, it is more realistic to expect her to die as soon as possible.

Yelu Tiande also shook his head and said: "These ancient systems have long been out of date, and now they are proposing to be restored, which touches too much, and it is really out of date." "He has already agreed with Yelu Ruan that if Yelu Ruan becomes the emperor, he Yelu Tiande will be the emperor's younger brother and the crown prince of Da Liao. If the ancient Khitan system is really restored, there will be no crown prince, how can Yelu Tiande agree?

Many of the generals and ministers in the account also responded and opposed the proposal put forward by Yeluwa. If the ancient system is restored, not to mention the glory and wealth in the future, it is difficult to say whether their current position can be maintained, in this case, why did they support Yelu Ruan to inherit the throne at the risk of killing the head clan?

Yeluwa is also a smart man, and he didn't think about it for a while, and at this time, he saw that he had violated everyone's taboo, and he didn't dare to insist anymore, so he laughed and said: "This king hasn't thought about it so much, since this is the case, don't mention the idea of restoring the ancient system! However, the army has been stationed abroad for a long time, and if he doesn't give an explanation to the soldiers, it will be difficult for the army to be appeased!"

Yelu Ruan nodded and said, "Yes, the most important thing now is to appease the army's heart." If Xiao Yu and Yelu Mada really lead the army to retreat north, then we must give an explanation to the soldiers, otherwise the army's morale will be chaotic. Other things can be discussed slowly. I wonder what you have to do?"

Everyone gossiped and offered advice one after another, but it was so unreliable that some people even put forward the idea of "punishing the traitor, the Qing monarch's side", Li Fengyun listened to it angrily and funny, today's Liao State, even the emperor has not yet been determined, where is the "monarch's side"? Which traitor is going to be punished?

Suddenly, Li Fengyun's heart flashed, and he thought about it.

Yelu Ruan saw that Li Fengyun's eyes were shining, and he wanted to stop talking, so he knew that he had something to say, so he stopped everyone's unreliable discussion and asked Li Fengyun: "General Li, do you have something to say?"

Li Fengyun took a step forward and replied, "Your Majesty, I do have something to say! ”

Yeluwa said loudly: "Your Highness, this is my Liao business, why do you need to ask this Han dog?" Obviously, Yeluwa was still angry about Li Fengyun and Yan Wushuang's assassination of Yelu Deguang. Obviously, he didn't notice that Li Fengyun called Yelu Ruan "Your Majesty".

Yelu Ruan smiled slightly, and said, "The king of the Northern Courtyard, at this time, what kind of Han and Liao people are there?" What is the harm in listening to General Li's idea?" and turned to Li Fengyun and said, "General Li said that it is okay!"

Li Fengyun arched his hand and said, "Since this is the case, then I will say it, in fact, I only have one sentence to say." After a pause, Li Fengyun glanced at the many generals and ministers in the camp, and then said loudly: "Please Your Majesty immediately ascend to the pole and become the emperor!"

As soon as these words came out, the camp was suddenly silent.

Everyone thought about persuading Yelu Ruan to become emperor, but no one thought that Yelu Ruan should be called emperor at this time, because it seemed too early for Yelu Ruan to be the emperor at this time, and it was a little inappropriate. In the minds of everyone, Yelu Ruan should have returned to the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing after defeating Shu Luping and Yelu Honggu (Note 1), so that he could be justified. What's more, now Yelu Deguang is still in Zhenyang City, and has not yet been transported back to Shangjing for a big funeral, so he can't wait to be called the emperor so soon, and the appearance is too ugly.

Yelu Ruan was also stunned for a moment, although he really wanted to be the emperor, but he didn't think of being the emperor in Zhenyang City now, after a little thought, he asked: "General Li, what do you think about this suggestion?"

"What will I think?" Li Fengyun said secretly in his heart, "If you are called the emperor, it will be strange that the old witch of Shu Luping does not fight with you, this is my idea! ”

With a roll of his eyes, Li Fengyun said: "Of course, there is a reason why I persuaded Your Majesty to become emperor immediately.

First, Shu Luping now occupies Shangjing, and has the title of the queen mother, Yelu Honggu is the righteous emperor's younger brother, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, no matter what aspect it is, His Majesty is now at a moral disadvantage, inferior to Shu Luping and Yelu Honggu. If Your Majesty does not take the initiative to attack and reverse this disadvantage, then when the soldiers under Your Majesty's command face Shu Luping and Yelu Honggu, they have never fought, and they feel that they are at a loss, and their momentum will be weakened by three points.

Once Your Majesty is proclaimed emperor, this gap does not exist, Your Majesty is the emperor of Liao, the true dragon son of heaven, and Shu Luping is just the empress dowager of Liao, Yelu Honggu is only the former imperial brother of Liao, and his status is no longer as good as that of His Majesty. When the soldiers under His Majesty's command faced Shu Luping and Yelu Honggu, they could be completely confident.

Second, everyone has preconceived notions, and instinctively regards the first emperor as a positive trace, and the second emperor as a rebel.

If Your Majesty does not claim the title of emperor now, when Shu Luping understands it and appoints Yelu Honggu as the emperor first, then the situation will become more passive and even more unfavorable to Your Majesty. On the contrary, if His Majesty had preemptively ascended to the throne and became emperor, the situation would have been very different, and at that time, His Majesty would be the real emperor, and Yelu Honggu would have rebelled. ”

Yelu Ruan's eyes were shining, he stared at Li Fengyun and asked meaningfully, "Li Fengyun, what is the third?"

Li Fengyun was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "Could it be that he saw through it? Lao Tzu was in a hurry, and he broke two reasons randomly, how could he think of a third one?"

Note 1: There were three Shangjing in ancient China, and the Shangjing of Liao State was in the south of Lindong Town, Balinzuoqi, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji began to build in 918 (the third year of the Divine Book), the original name of the imperial capital, 926 (the first year of Tianxian) expanded, 938 (Tianxian thirteen years) renamed Shangjing, and set up Linhuang Mansion, the head of the five capitals of the Liao Dynasty.