Yelu Bawotai successfully inherited the Khitan throne without encountering any obstacles.

This matter is not difficult to understand, since ancient times, it has been a gun out of power, and the military power that Yelu Bawotai now holds, in addition to the 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command, the original Great Eagle Army directly under Yelu Hongji is also in his hands.

As soon as Yelu Hongji died, these people should have been loyal to the generalissimo Yelu and Lu Wei, but because of Yelu Bawotai's efforts to quell the rebellion, they laid a good foundation of prestige in the Khitan army, and the generals of the Great Eagle Army also followed suit, so it became natural.

The ministers don't seem to have much power, but in the matter of electing the new emperor, the generals don't have much say in it, and even if they have opinions, they hold back, conforming to the will of heaven, which is the ideological imprisonment of the soldiers in this era.

And the Little Eagle Army, in fact, the people who really followed Xiao Sabi's rebellion were only more than one-third of his closest relatives, Xiao Sabi was dead, these people were immediately like flies without a head, Yelu Bawotai was willing to ignore their sins, and they were naturally grateful to Yelu Bawotai, the new emperor.

It's just that there are vacancies in the heads of the north and south houses.

Although Yang Huairen is a Song person, he is now Yelu Bawotai's uncle, and when the two identities are compared, Yelu Bawotai feels that Yang Huairen's identity as a Song person does not seem to be so important.

Forty percent of the population of the Liao State is Han Chinese, almost the same as the number of Khitans, Yelu Bawotai sat on the throne, and suddenly felt that it was wise for several Khitan emperors to reuse Han officials recently.

Blindly oppressing the Han people and treating the Han people as labor force will only cause the Han people to resist more strongly over time, and something will happen one day.

And the way to control the Han people is actually very simple, as long as the elite and the prestigious minority of the Han people are singled out, and they are given official positions and other benefits, they can make all the Han people honest.

Yang Huairen is a candidate worth considering.

Sister Ghost, on her side, seems to have thought of this, and before accompanying Yang Huairen out of the house, she told Yang Huairen that her father summoned him this time, not as simple as an old man missing his son-in-law, and there may be something important to talk to him.

Yang Huairen disagreed, because he had never thought of staying in the Liao State, no matter how high the official position and how great the benefits of Yelu Bawotai would propose, he would return to the Great Song Dynasty.

The two entered the palace, and Yelu Bawotai did not directly mention the matter, but greeted him first, as if only at this moment, he was not a Khitan emperor, but a father.

Sister Ghost is very pleased, although she has not seen her for many days, Yelu Bawotai has not reduced her love for her because she became the emperor, and she loves Yang Huairen even more.

Yang Huairen actually didn't have anything to say, everything was fine after he and Sister Ghost got married, but he really didn't want to stay, so he said that he left Da Song for a few months and missed his mother and children at home.

Yelu Bawotai smiled and nodded, but there seemed to be something in his eyes.

He spoke, "Since I ascended the throne, there have been many government affairs, and at the moment there is no one in charge of the Privy Council in the north and south, and I feel that I cannot delay it any longer. ”

These words are testing Yang Huairen, Yelu Bawotai knows that with Yang Huairen's wisdom, he will not fail to understand what it means when he says this.

Yang Huairen said with a smile, "Your Majesty has a lot of talented people around you, and you are still worried that there is no one to choose from?" ”

Yelu Bawotai was shocked, and said to himself, "Doesn't he have a thirst for power?" Maybe he deliberately excused himself for some other purpose?

He continued, "The Northern Privy Council wants to be held by a highly respected person in the Xiao family, and once Xiao Sabi dies, there is no one in the Xiao family who is worthy of my trust.

But if I change the rules of a hundred years easily, I am afraid that I will be criticized by other Khitan nobles, so the Northern Privy Council still has to be handed over to the Xiao family.

Of course, the military and horse structure of the Northern Privy Council must be changed. ”

Speaking of this, he didn't continue, Yang Huairen also understood the meaning of his words, in the past, the 150,000 eagle army under the command of the Northern Privy Council, and now Yelu Bawotai has successfully ascended the throne, but in his heart, it is difficult to say that the foundation is stable, and he is also worried about handing over so many forbidden troops to the Xiao family.

Therefore, reducing the number of people to half, and replacing the upper and middle generals with his cronies, etc., will inevitably be used on the Kitty Hawk Army.

"The Southern Privy Council, because it is adjacent to the Great Song Dynasty, and Nanjing Road is dominated by Han Chinese, so I thought, I will hand over the Southern Privy Council to you to help me watch, what do you think?"

Yang Huairen snickered in his heart, not because he was a Song man who could achieve the official position at the core of the power of the Liao State, but because he felt that Yelu Bawotai's calculations were really powerful.

Those who understand can understand that Yelu Bawotai said that he was giving him the position of king of the Southern Courtyard, but in fact he was just a puppet of Yelu Bawotai.

Yang Huairen, as a Song native, even if he was really willing to stay in Liao State as the king of the Southern Courtyard, he did not have any foundation in Liao State, purely because he ascended to the throne as the princess of Anguo.

In fact, the Southern Courtyard is still under the control of Yelu Bawotai, and Yang Huairen can only be pulled at his mercy.

It sounds like a very beautiful place to be the king of the Southern Courtyard, but Yang Huairen is not stupid enough to be a horse boy for Yelu Bawotai.

More importantly, his dream must not be disillusioned in infancy just because of the name of a king of the Southern Courtyard.

So he excused himself and said, "Your Majesty's good intentions, my son-in-law understands it." Forgive the son-in-law for not being talented, it is difficult to be competent, and please ask Your Majesty to choose another talent. ”

Yelu Bawotai's face was a little ugly, as if to say, shameless. Sister Ghost understands Yang Huairen's thoughts, how can a person with lofty ambitions be willing to become a puppet at the mercy of his father?

But at this moment, she was very embarrassed, she couldn't argue for Yang Huairen, and she didn't want to embarrass her father, so she had to find a reason that was not a reason, "The horse is from the Song Dynasty, I'm afraid that even if my father has this good intention, it will be difficult for the ministers in the court to agree." ”

It's all nonsense. Yang Huairen's talent, the courtiers have seen it, and now he is a concubine, the new emperor of Yelu Bawotai ascends the throne, no matter what will he makes, no one will dare to stand up against it.

Yang Huairen didn't feel that it was necessary for him to meet Yelu Bawotai Quyi, and said directly, "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, the little son-in-law has an old mother in the family and a child waiting to be fed, if I don't care about them to stay in the Liao Kingdom, Her Royal Highness the princess will not think that I am a satisfactory choice." ”

Yelu Bawotai may have seen that his precious daughter had made great efforts in his pursuit of the throne, so he did not have an immediate seizure, and continued to pretend to be kind, saying that the matter would be discussed again, and then he opened the topic.

After talking for a while, Yang Huairen and Sister Ghost withdrew, and he immediately opened his mouth and said, "I really can't stay." ”