Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 428 King of the Clans

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A nation can defeat another nation with a sword or a bow, but it is not possible to conquer the soul of a nation, especially if the opponent is a powerful nation with a glorious history.

Therefore, the Khitan nation cannot be conquered by killing, unless they can be killed without leaving a single one.

Someone might say, just kill them all.

Those who say this may not understand that massacre can deter people for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Just like the Great Mongol Kingdom, it slaughtered a quarter of the world, but it didn't even completely conquer a single nation. It disintegrated in just 53 years, and only experienced four generations of emperors.

(The Great Mongol Kingdom is different from the Mongol Empire. Temujin’s election as the Great Khan marked the birth of the Great Mongol Kingdom. Temujin and his descendants established the Kipchak Khanate, Chagatai Khanate, Wokuotai Khanate and Ilkhanate, the rulers of the four major Khanates all came from the "golden family" in blood, and they also regarded the Great Mongolian Kingdom as their suzerain. This period is the Great Mongolian Kingdom period , After Meng Ge died, the four major Khanates gained substantial independence, and they were not under the Yuan Dynasty, and the wars continued. At that time, the Great Mongol Kingdom had already disintegrated and ceased to exist. It lasted 53 years and experienced four generations of emperors Temujin, Okudei, Guiyu and Mongke.)
Moreover, when the Great Mongol Kingdom existed, internal wars continued and the rebellion almost never stopped. Temujin, Okudei, Guiyu, and Mengge fought in peace and chaos until their deaths, and they hardly rested.

In comparison, the combination of the British Empire's patriotism is much better. It has existed for a much longer time, is much more stable internally, and has a much larger territory. Many countries and nations it conquered have always remembered its " Gentlemen", such as India.

Of course, there are many places in the Great Mongolia that are not as good as the British Empire, not only because the Great Mongolia relies on killing to deter other nations, but there are also many objective factors. For example, its terrain is complex, transportation is backward, there are many ethnic groups, and the level of social development is low First, the language and cultural traditions are different, so it is impossible to achieve complete unification. From the time of its birth, it cannot avoid the fate of disintegration and collapse.

All in all, Li Yan did not want to slaughter the Khitan nation, including the Jurchen, Mongolian and other nations he would conquer in the future.

Therefore, Li Yan didn't know how to deal with Xu Yun and other Han people in Huanzhou City massacring all the Khitan people.

Li Yan recruited Xu Guanzhong, Le He, Zhao Ding and other staff officers, and then circulated the secret letter sent by Liu Kai to Xu Guanzhong and others.

After everyone had finished watching, Wang Shu said first: "Congratulations to the governor, congratulations to the governor, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou are connected together. Our Liangshan army has a firm foothold in Yundi. Next, as long as we can attack Liaoxi Beijing, half of the land in Yundi belongs to you, the governor, and then you can enter Yundi in a large scale, and then capture the four prefectures of Wei, Wu, Xin, and Gui, and take all the eight prefectures behind the mountain into your arms. Fa Ruzhou..."

Although what Wang Shu said was not what Li Yan wanted to hear, Li Yan still let Wang Shu finish his long speech.

After Wang Shu finished his overall strategy, Li Yan praised: "Zi Shang put his heart into it, and the feasibility of this grand policy is very high. You can write me a note later, and I will take a closer look."

(This era has not yet made up, um... It should be said that until the Shunzhi period, there were no memorials. The memorial was first created by Shunzhi, and Kangxi perfected it. The current "memorial" is called "Shu", also called "Zou Zhang" Of course, the communication between Li Yan and his servants and generals cannot use Shuhe Memorials. After all, Li Yan has not yet ascended the throne, so Li Yan made the memorials in advance, referred to as Zhezi. Anyway, no one knows what memorials and Zhezi mean. , who knew that he was Li Yan Chaoyue, besides, even if someone knew about it, so what, who would dare to control him as Li Dadu?"

Wang Shu was very happy to be praised by Li Yan in public, and said: "Yes."

Li Yandao: "Zi Shang's military strategy is very comprehensive. I will study it and discuss with you how to advance next... Next, let's talk about how to deal with the massacre of Khitan people by Xu Yun and other Han Chinese in Huanzhou City?"

As soon as Li Yan said this, Wang Shu understood that he had screwed up. What Li Yan asked was not military strategy, but policy. Immediately, Wang Shu was very grateful to Li Yan, because Li Yan took care of his face, so that he would not Public embarrassment.

Wang Shu swore secretly: "I will do my best to assist the governor!"

After Li Yan finished speaking, he looked at all the staff officers one by one, and finally settled his eyes on Zhao Ding - obviously, Li Yan wanted to hear what Zhao Ding had to say.

Zhao Ding was specially transferred from Seoul by Li Yan, the purpose is to let him take charge of the political affairs of Yanyun area.

It is not difficult to see from this that Li Yan attaches great importance to the Yanyun area.

Zhao Ding said: "I dare to ask, does the governor want to be gentle with the Khitan people?"

Li Yandao: "That's right, I have this idea, killing will not allow us to gain a firm foothold in this land."

Zhao Dingdao: "The governor is kind, and the people in the land of Yanyun are blessed... However, when dealing with Yidi, you must first establish your prestige, so that you can subdue them and ensure that there will be no trouble in the future. You must not expose your heart to them. It is natural for the governor to be gentle with them, but they must be subdued first."

Li Yan was alarmed, and said, "How does Yuanzhen think I should deal with the affairs in Huanzhou City?"

Zhao Ding said: "Xu Yun and other Han people, especially Xu Yun, should be rewarded, and the reward must be big, otherwise the heart of the righteous Yan Yun will be chilled."

Li Yan looked at the others and saw that no one objected, so he said: "Although Xu Yun's actions are a bit extreme, but not like this, it may be difficult to promote the sacrifice of the city. There is no mistake and meritorious deeds. It is the example of Yan Yun's martyr. You can discuss it later. A reasonable reward."

This is what Zhao Ding and other literati like Li Yan the most - Li Yancong is good at communication, and is willing to delegate power to these courtiers, a model of Mingjun.

Zhao Ding said again: "The governor should teach the people of all ethnic groups to be kind and stop killing, and emphasize the inclusiveness of the Chinese nation, not its exclusiveness."

Lehe listened, thought for a while, and thought to himself: "This is a good strategy to completely solve the multi-ethnic mix in the land of Yanyun and the disharmony between ethnic groups. According to this policy, it is very likely that the land of Yanyun will completely become our country. The place where Liangshan is parked."

Xu Guanzhong looked at Zhao Ding's round and fat face, and thought to himself: "This man is so powerful and has great ambitions. He wants to help the governor to unify the clans and become the king of the clans."

Xu Guanzhong and Lehe were silent for a while, then nodded to Li Yan at the same time.

Seeing this, Li Yan said: "The Chinese nation is a country of civilization and etiquette. It has a long history. Since ancient times, the ancestors of the Chinese people of all nationalities have worked, lived, and multiplied on the land of China, and jointly contributed to the Chinese civilization and establishment. Contribute your talents to a united multi-ethnic country..."

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(End of this chapter)