The general of the guard in the Golden Horde had been observing the situation outside the tent, and saw that the wolf army of Yelu Bawotai had quelled Xiao Sabi's rebellion with lightning speed, so he was relieved.

He held two yellow silks in his hand, which were the edicts left by Yelu Hongji when he was dying, one of which was a holy decree to pass the emperor's position to Yelu Yanxi, and the other was a decree to confer Yang Huairen as the king of the south.

General Su Wei walked out of the Golden Tent, but experienced the process of the court's ministers electing Yelu Bawotai as the new emperor, he wanted to stand up and read Yelu Hongji's edict, but at this moment, he froze, stood in place, and did not dare to move.

The scene in front of him gave him a huge psychological impact. The ministers were not unaware that the first emperor had been cultivating his grandson Yelu Yanxi to become the successor during his reign, but hundreds of nobles and ministers almost simultaneously elected Yelu Bawotai as the new emperor, completely abandoning Yelu Yanxi.

The general of the guard stood still, but found it so difficult to take a step forward, as if his feet had been nailed to the ground.

There are some things that everyone understands in their hearts, but they can't say it.

Yelu Bawotai repeatedly refused, did he really not want to become the emperor of Liao? The answer is very simple, it is absolutely impossible, the temptation of power to these people in high positions is like poison, once poisoned, they can no longer extricate themselves.

He pushed back and forth, just to make a gesture, and from another angle, it was to win people's hearts.

General Su Wei recalled what Yelu Bawotai and the first emperor had planned, and the goal was achieved, but the result was that Yelu Hong paid the price with his life.

This made him have to think, Xiao Sabi designed a rebellion, Yelu Hongji designed a plan to get rid of Xiao Sabi, the thorn in the eye, is it possible, Yelu Bawotai designed a more subtle plan in the plan, which not only got rid of Xiao Sabi, but also poisoned Yelu Hongji, and let him succeed to the throne as the emperor logically?

The more General Su Wei thought about it, the more he felt his scalp tingle, and the feeling of fear was like a bunch of poisonous insects, snakes, and ants slowly creeping up his heart in the shadows.

Subconsciously, he actually looked at Yang Huairen!

He found that Yang Huairen was also saying congratulatory words to Yelu Bawotai, but there was a faint insincerity in his expression, especially from the trace of cunning in his eyes, there seemed to be some unspeakable weirdness.

Maybe Yang Huairen thought of this like him, but the current situation did not allow him to tell the truth, which was equivalent to asking for his own death.

General Su Wei smiled bitterly in his heart, this may be the only choice Yang Huairen can make at this moment.

After laughing at others, he began to laugh at himself again, Yang Huairen had no choice, did he have it? He didn't even think about it, so he shook his head slightly, do you still need to think about this kind of question? It's ridiculous.

As a general of the guard, his mission is to be loyal to the emperor and protect the emperor.

The original emperor was poisoned and died, the corpse in the gloomy golden tent had begun to gradually turn cold, and the new emperor accepted the worship of hundreds of officials under the bright sun outside the tent.

Perhaps the difference between light and darkness is not so clear.

From the point of view of mission alone, he should lead his subordinates to be loyal to the first emperor, and after the edict of the first emperor is issued, he can continue his mission and be loyal to the new emperor.

But in the current situation, if you are loyal to the first emperor, you will not be able to be loyal to the new emperor, and if you are loyal to the new emperor, you will fail the first emperor, why is there such a difficult problem in this world?

The two holy decrees he held in his hand began to get hot for some reason, and the general of the guard didn't understand why, there was a burning sensation in his palm, and the burning sensation climbed up his wrist and finally came to his heart.

He laughed at himself and said that what the literati said about the hot yam turned out to be like this.

Yelu Hongji's edict, to read it or not?

The Guard General seemed to have no choice. He thought of his family, his elderly parents, his children who had just learned to walk, and his gentle and virtuous wife.

And the soldiers of the old guards who were now guarding around the Golden Horde behind him, he had to think about their future, and at this moment, he felt the pressure on his shoulders so great, like a mountain, weighing down.

General Su Wei looked down at the two holy decrees in his hand, if the first one is established, it seems that the second one can be established, which Yang Huairen promised Yelu Hongji.

But now that everything has changed, the first way is completely impossible, so how should he deal with the second way?

He looked at Yang Huairen again, and suddenly felt that maybe Yang Huairen's approach might be a guide for him.

It is true that he has to travel his mission and duties as a guard, but at the same time, he also has to take care of the safety of his family and his soldiers, and it will not do him the slightest benefit to go against the trend.

He finally turned his head to look at the Golden Horde, his face was full of guilt, he opened his mouth slightly, and muttered, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me, I really don't have a choice." ”

With that, General Su Wei strode into the crowd, raised the two holy decrees in his hands and shouted, "Princes and lords, here are the two edicts of His Majesty here. ”

Only then did everyone remember that Yelu Hongji still had an edict, so they pretended to be sad again, and bowed and wept in the direction of the Golden Horde.

A minister next to General Su Wei asked, "I don't know what His Majesty's edict says, please announce it in front of everyone." ”

General Su Wei ignored him, and still stood in place holding two rolls of yellow silk, as if waiting for someone to receive the two last holy decrees of Yelu Hongji.

Shi Xiaozhong seemed to think of something, and turned his head to look at Yelu Bawotai with a very strange gaze. Yelu Bawotai understood, stepped forward, and bowed down respectfully in front of the general of the guard, "Yelu Bawotai, the king of the Southern Courtyard, receives the order." ”

General Su Wei barely squeezed out a smile, handed the holy decree in his hand directly into the hands of Yelu Bawotai, and explained, "These two holy decrees, one is for everyone, and the other is for a certain person, please ask the king of the Southern Courtyard to issue the decree on your behalf." ”

After saying that, he bowed down and pushed away a few steps, and then knelt on the ground, and the ministers also bowed down when they saw this, and lowered their heads deeply.

Yelu Yanxi already didn't have any hope for himself, but after Yelu Hongji's last two edicts were taken out, he seemed to see hope again, as if there was a faint light in the bottomless abyss, which made his spirits refreshed.

He couldn't help but fantasize, if his grandfather's edict named him and said that he would pass on the position of emperor of Liao, would the ministers not go against the wishes of the previous emperor, reconsider, and let him inherit the throne?