Water Margin people

"When the envoys from Qi came, we treated them with courtesy!"

Bai Buhua quickly spoke up and even tried to establish a relationship.

Hebula and others did not show any change in expression. They had already completely surrendered to Qi State, and it was not their turn to divide the Naiman tribe. The entire grassland was under the control of the Emperor of Qi State.

"Well, but you were defeated after all, this..."

Sun Lei thought about it with a troubled look on his face.

"Your Majesty, we will agree to any condition. The Naiman tribe controls the western part of this grassland. We are willing to help Your Majesty gather everyone together!"

It was difficult to speak. All he could do now was to use the little prestige he had left in the clan.

"I'll use these to exchange for your lives. If you do well, I can give you some more grace!"

Sun Lei pondered for a moment before speaking with some embarrassment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yinan Khan and his two sons were overjoyed and kowtowed in the prison car.

"Let them out!"

Sun Lei nodded, then waved his hand and gave the order.

The soldier immediately stepped forward and opened the door of the cage. Yi Nan and the other two got out of the prison car and kowtowed again.

"Do your best!"

Sun Lei accepted these people's worship calmly.

"Why did your majesty accept these people?"

Xin Qiji muttered in a low voice that these were all his defeated generals, and he couldn't understand how prisoners could be forgiven one by one.

"This is your majesty's wisdom! Although we have won, the west is vast and sparsely populated. There are mountains, rivers, deserts, grasslands, and countless tribes of all sizes in this vast land! Even these so-called Khans probably don't know how many people there are in the areas they rule."

"What do you think we should do in this situation? It would be a waste for a Khanate to send 10,000 troops. How can these 10,000 people really effectively control such a large area?"

Zhu Wu explained in a low voice.

"Then these people can't be trusted!"

Xin Qiji was still somewhat dissatisfied.

"No one thinks they are trustworthy, but they are just needed to set an example."

Zhu Wu said with a smile.

"How about a sample?"

Lu You was also a little confused. Was it necessary for a group of prisoners to do this?

"Who are you showing it to?"

Zhu Wu smiled and hinted at several other Khans.

"It's to use them!"

Lu You immediately understood what he meant. The areas controlled by the Naiman tribe were easy to deal with, as he could use the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes. However, the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate, Western Karakhanid Khanate, and Khwarezm were difficult to control. They didn't even understand the grassland tribes there, and they knew even less, so it was very difficult to control them. The best way was to use barbarians to control barbarians, and these noble "Khans" were the best tools.

When Bilge, Ajisi, Mahmud and Ibrahim saw that the Naiman tribe had actually surrendered, they immediately thought about saving their lives.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to do anything!"

The four Khans all knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged, and their sobs and tears were so touching.

They also hope to surrender. As for who to accept rule from or who to be ruled by, they don't care. They were defeated by Yelu Dashi before, which made them a vassal khanate of Western Liao. Now that they have been defeated by Qi, it is natural for them to surrender to Qi. It's just that Sun Lei did not accept their surrender before.

"Are you willing? The Naiman tribe has not had a direct conflict with my Qi State, so I agreed to their surrender. You guys were shouting for war and killing a few days ago, killing many of my soldiers. Do you still have the nerve to surrender?"

Sun Lei looked at the Khans coldly.

"Your Majesty, this is all our fault. I am willing to make amends, compensate, and do anything as long as Your Majesty forgives us. Your Majesty is our god and our faith! Everything we have belongs to Your Majesty!"

The Khans no longer cared about anything else; nothing was more important than staying alive.

"You are the ones who said that!" Sun Lei said to the four Khans, and his words seemed to be a little softened, as if he was about to agree to surrender.

Several people's heads were banging against each other.

"Okay, I'll reluctantly agree. I'll save your lives for now. If I'm not satisfied with your performance, you know what will happen to you, whether in heaven or hell!"

Sun Lei said coldly.

"We swear to be loyal to your majesty until death. If we have any intention of rebelling, we will die under the sword!"

The four of them immediately started swearing.

"Take them all away!"

Sun Lei nodded and signaled the soldiers to take these people away. It would be embarrassing to continue kowtowing here.

After all the prisoners were taken away, only Yelu Dashi was left in the cage.

"Don't think about it. I won't be fooled. Khitan is the descendant of the Wolf God. Even if I die, I will never turn into a dog!"

Yelu Dashi said coldly.

"Whatever you say, it's only a matter of time before wolves are domesticated into dogs. Where else do you think dogs came from?"

Sun Lei waved his hand and left.

"You are really good at acting. Those Khans were frightened by you."

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei and said that Sun Lei's performance just now was too exaggerated and anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

"How would you rate the performance I just performed?"

Sun Lei chuckled.

"Just barely pass!"

Li Qingzhao said while looking up.

"You're too strict. I'm serious about scaring people. If they don't follow my instructions, I'll immediately order them to be tortured to death. It's a waste of food to keep them alive!"

Sun Lei smiled and said that the most important thing in acting is cooperation, and those people were very cooperative, so he thought the acting was pretty good.

"I am just talking about the facts. Yelu Dashi obviously saw it. If he opens his mouth, your wishful thinking will fail!"

Li Qingzhao said.

"Then why didn't he speak? Because it's useless! If he had explained, I would have had Bilege dragged out in front of them. The initiative is in my hands!"

Sun Lei spoke up and Yelu Dashi also thought of this, so he did not do these useless things.

"Sanniang, what's the situation in the city?"

Sun Lei looked at Hu Sanniang again and asked.

"We have already counted all the women in the city. So far, it seems that these people have no resistance to Qi."

Hu Sanniang spoke.

"Yeah, not bad, very good!"

Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction.

"You're targeting women again? And the whole city?"

Li Qingzhao raised her eyebrows with a hint of dissatisfaction, even the most lewd emperor would not do that.

"What are you thinking? I want to develop the labor force in the Western Regions. Starting next year, these women can enter the workshops to weave wool, nitrate sheepskin and cowhide, plant and collect fruits and vegetables, etc.! There must be output after conquering the Western Regions!"

"As for the men, they have to do all kinds of heavy work, such as building roads and herding sheep. The people being ruled always have to give something in return! I have been very merciful!"

Sun Lei said that for the people in the Western Regions, Qi might be better than any other country, as long as the exploitation was not so harsh.

Li Qingzhao felt a little embarrassed, but she still rolled her eyes at Sun Lei. It wasn't that she yearned for that, but Sun Lei always did those things. (End of this chapter)