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Of course, Cai Ji knew that the river beach in front of her would soon become a living hell. But the order to kill was issued by her own mouth and hands, and this is her responsibility and her sin. In Cai Ji's opinion, if she shirks the responsibility to her subordinates, then one day she will forget what death is, and even take killing for granted. Therefore, Cai Ji will never allow himself to leave halfway, let alone evade responsibility.

In this way, Cai Ji sat on a high earthen platform and watched

A total of 614 men, women, and children were identified in front of her, and then they were executed in three batches. It is said that when the first batch of prisoners were dragged and dragged to the execution ground, the heart-rending wails and begging for mercy were still heard. But as the two hundred human heads rolled down to the dust under the light of the two hundred swords, there was only a trace of low sobbing in the crowd. When the second group of prisoners ambushed the corpses, the huge river beach fell into a deathly silence.

For a while, the thick bloody atmosphere made many onlookers so disgusted that they almost wanted to vomit, but no one dared to turn around and run away. Even the Wuhuan tribesmen, who were both soldiers and civilians, were deeply shocked by the cruel scene in front of them. The fight on the battlefield pays attention to real swords and real guns, each according to the destiny of heaven, even if it is sent out to plunder, at least women and children will be left as slaves. But on the execution ground of the Marquis of Qi, no matter whether they are rich or poor, regardless of men, women, old and young, they are ruthlessly harvested by butcher knives like mustard. This made the nomadic tribes, who had always been unruly, feel the majesty of the law from the Central Plains for the first time. It's just that the vast majority of them don't know what the "Fa" is, so they project the fear in their hearts onto the female princes sitting on the high platform.

No, before the Qi army cleared the last batch of dead bodies out of the court, several gray-haired Wuhuan old men had already come to Cai Ji tremblingly with sheepskins in their hands, and bowed down with extreme humility, "Da Dan is on top." Please accept the cattle and sheep offered by the slaves. ”

Slaves and cattle and sheep were supposed to be the spoils of war that the conquerors deserved, but these were not what Cai Ji wanted. Seeing her chin bowing her head, she motioned to Cao Pi beside her to take the sheepskin offered by the old man, and cleared her throat and announced loudly, "The sheepskin is accepted alone, and the cattle and sheep are left behind." From now on, there will be no more captives in the subject countries of Liaodong, and they are all Han families. Those who enter the household, who have reached the age of 15, will be granted 40 acres of land for farmers and 20 acres for women; The shepherd gave the man one horse and the woman two sheep. ”

Cai Ji did not intend to favor one over the other. It's just because although Liaodong has ownerless wasteland, there are countless horses, cattle and sheep after all. Fortunately, for those destitute herdsmen, and even slaves who had nothing, horses, cattle and sheep were a huge fortune they could never have dreamed of.

Sure enough, the old man and his companions had obviously never seen such a generous conqueror, and they were all on the spot for a moment. I can't believe what I'm hearing with my ears. Cai Ji turned around and handed the documents that had been prepared to Yan Judao, who was also stunned, "I'm tired of Captain Yan to announce it again in Hu language." ”

Yan Rou, who came back to her senses, took the letter suspiciously, took the paperwork, and read it carefully. Wait to see the bright red official seal stamped at the end. Yan Rou immediately straightened her back. The contents of the document were read aloud in Wuhuan dialect, and the voice was as loud as a brass bell.

This time, not only the old man in front of the earthen platform, but also most of the spectators around the execution ground heard the contents of the document clearly. No matter how bold and attractive the fields and livestock given by the Marquis of Qi were, the mere abolition of slavery was enough to drive many young slaves at the scene crazy. For a while, the whole river beach was like water boiling and completely exploded. People cheered and relayed to each other what they had just heard, as if this was not a place of execution where a person had just been killed, but a blessed place blessed by the gods.

In the midst of the deafening cheers, the old men who paid tribute also turned red. Trembling again, he prostrated his head to Cai Ji and said, "The generous and merciful Da Shan Yu please appoint a new head for us." ”

Cai Ji didn't seem to care about the title of "generosity and kindness" in exchange for generosity, so she waved her hand and said casually, "You can just choose the leader to report to Yu Gu." ”

After hearing what Cai Ji said, the old men first looked at each other. Then he bowed his head and replied convincingly, "Respect the order." ”

Seeing a group of Wuhuan elders leading the order, Sun Quan, who was standing behind Cai Ji, couldn't help but interject, "Since the Marquis of Qi has pacified the subject state of Liaodong, why did he let the Hu people elect the leader on their own?" Aren't you afraid of being taken advantage of by traitors? ”

Cai Ji turned around and swept around the civil and military staff behind him when he heard the sound, and saw that Guan Cheng and the others also had doubts in their eyes. Cai Ji couldn't help but smile leisurely, "It's loyalty, it's treachery, and it has its own public opinion." Lone only needs to let the Hu know that his horses, cattle, sheep, and high-ranking officials are all given by Lone. ”

Cai Ji's words won the unanimous approval of Xin Bi, Tian Chou, Yan Rou and even Zhang Liao. There is a saying that "ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs, and thousands of miles of different feelings", and the Han people of the same species and the same language are still like this, not to mention Wuhuan and other foreign races. Cai Ji can take advantage of the rebellion to kill all the Wuhuan nobles of Liaodong's vassal states, but if she really sends officials to govern the Wuhuan tribe according to the rules of the Central Plains, it will most likely provoke the conflict between Hu and Han and finally return home.

Now Cai Ji asked the Wuhuan people to elect the leaders of the grassroots on their own, that is, loyalty or treachery is the choice of the Wuhuan people, and it is impossible to blame the head of the government, let alone accuse the Han people of bullying the Hu people. As for Cai Ji herself, she established her prestige as a big single person through guò heads, and won the real support of the Hu and Han people in Liaodong with the family property of these heads. Even if all the leaders of the Wuhuan nobles led by Bunton are resurrected and shouted, there may not be many Wuhuan people following them. For no one willingly gives up the freedom he has gained, and no one willingly gives up the fields and cattle that he has already acquired.

At this moment, seeing Cai Ji turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands into rain, he cleaned up the Wuhuan people in a blink of an eye, and Yan Rou, who had been acting as an intermediary between the government and the Hu people for many years, couldn't help but sigh sincerely, "Qi Hou is really the first person to control Hu." ”

"Exactly. The border land is harsh or harsh, or lenient and slow, but it is not as good as the rules of the Lord. Tian Chou on the side also twisted his beard and his head. It is said that when Tian Chou was living in seclusion in Xu Wushan in the past, he had formulated more than 20 laws on killing, theft, and litigation for the Hu and Han people living in the surrounding areas, stipulating that those who committed serious crimes should be punished with death, and the second should also be punished. According to the etiquette of the Central Plains, the etiquette of weddings and funerals was formulated, and schools were established to teach knowledge. For a time, the people on the northern border gathered Xu Wushan to take refuge in Tian Chou, and even the leaders of Karasuma and Xianbei sent envoys to send gifts to make friends with Tian Chou. However, when the villagers and elders unanimously wanted to elect Tian Chou as the leader, Tian Chou refused. "The gentlemen don't take it personally, they come from afar. All Chengdu Yi, and Mo unified, may not be the way of long-term peace, willing to choose its virtuous elders to be the master. So that the local people can elect old and virtuous elders to be their leaders. Cai Ji's actions today coincide with Tian Chou's style on Xu Wushan back then, and even have a larger and wider scope. This time it can be regarded as scratching the itch in the heart of this hermit of the Northland farming sect.

In the face of Yan Rou and Tian Chou's praise, Cai Ji secretly smiled bitterly in his heart: they have been fighting and killing for thousands of years, and they will always accumulate a little experience. However, in front of everyone, she still said humbly in a low-key manner, "Lone is just a Hu person who was incorporated according to the system of Juntian in the Central Plains." It should not be so falsely praised. However, in the matter of household arrangement, it is still necessary for Captain Yan and Tian Zhizhong to supervise from the side, so as to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of Hu Han's distinction to pretend to be public and private. ”

After hearing what Cai Ji said, Yan Rou and Tian Chou exchanged glances, and hurriedly bowed down solemnly. "The ministers will live up to the trust of the Lord!"

Everyone present saw that Yan Rou and Tian Chou, who were most familiar with the customs and folklore of the Northland, were full of praise for Cai Ji's disposition, and they no longer had any doubts. As for Sun Quan, who asked questions earlier, he secretly kept in mind a series of tricks performed by Cai Ji. After all, Soochow is often harassed by alien races such as Shanyue. Maybe you'll use these tricks that day.

In fact, Sun Quan doesn't have to be so cautious. The reason why Cai Ji dared to discuss the decree so generously with his staff in front of him was that he hoped that Sun Quan would be able to bring these policies to the south to promote. It must be known that although the strength of Cai Ji and Cao Cao is higher than that of other princes, if it is really said that they want to dominate the country, any of them will not be able to do it. This means that the melee between princes like the one now may continue for quite some time. During this period, the princes would implement various policies and even institutions within the boundaries of their own territories.

Take Soochow, where Sun Quan is located, as an example. Although Soochow has made outstanding contributions to the development and sinicization of the southern region. However, it is undeniable that compared with Cao Wei and Shu Han, who inherited the orthodoxy of the Han family, the Eastern Wu, which was jointly ruled by the Sun clan and the indigenous scholars in the south, was undoubtedly a brutal and backward regime. Especially after Zhang Zhao and other people living in the Central Plains passed away one after another, Soochow completely degenerated into a slave country. And Sun Quan himself was evaluated by Chen Shou as "too jealous of sex, and the result is killing." In the last years, it is very good".

As a member of the princes, Cai Ji certainly hoped that his opponent would make as many mistakes as possible. But she was even more reluctant to see the people suffer because of the perverse actions of the princes, and the territory of the Han Dynasty was lost due to the short-sightedness of some princes. Therefore, as long as it does not involve military and financial secrets such as gunpowder, salt, and winemaking, Cai Ji is generally willing to share her way of governing the country with other princes.

At this moment, I saw that Sun Quan was quite interested in the annexation of the subject state of Liaodong. Cai Ji took the trouble to exchange Tuntian's experience with Yan Rou, Tian Chou and others. Just as the group of people was chatting energetically, they suddenly saw Tang Yingxing hurrying to report, "Your lord, Fuyu sent an envoy to ask for a meeting." ”

"Buyeo Envoy?" Cai Ji frowned slightly, turned his head and asked Yan Rou, "Gu Zeng heard that Fuyu and the Gongsun clan have formed an alliance by marriage, but is there such a thing?" ”

"It is true." Yan Rou nodded and said, "Buyeo originally belongs to Xuanyu, with Goguryeo in the south, Lulou in the east, Xianbei in the west, and weak water in the north. The place is 2,000 miles, and the land is also in Benhao. When Goguryeo and Xianbei were strong, Gongsun Du was between the two captives with Fuyu, and his wife was a daughter. Therefore, Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai and Gongsun Kang are indeed related. However, the country is weak, and its customs are similar to those of China, and most of the envoys sent this time are for peace. ”

Yan Rou's introduction to Buyeo is roughly the same as the Buyeo country in Cai Ji's memory. This small country, which originated in the southern part of the Heilongjiang River, was roughly centered on the Fuyu royal city, which later became Changchun, and its territory covered a vast area from Liaodong to the north of the Korean Peninsula. The first one in Buyeo appeared in the Book of Yi Zhou, named Yu Yu, and is said to be one of the Nine Yi. The customs of the Buyeo people are also closer to those of the Han people in the Central Plains than other foreign races in the north. For example, the Buyeo people worship jade, and the king of Buyeo uses a jade box as a coffin. In addition, when Buyeo was mourned like the Central Plains, both men and women wore plain cloth clothes and accessories. The deceased is to be buried in the house for three years, and the burial is carried out on an auspicious day. When parents and husbands pass away, they are required to mourn for three years and three months for brothers. When the burial is to be accompanied by the deceased's clothes, carriages and horses, and finally the stone is sealed and the pine and cypress are planted. Therefore, in Cai Ji's view, the Buyeyu people may really be the descendants of Emperor Yan who migrated from the Central Plains to Liaodong in ancient times, and they gradually became Hu because they had been mixed with the local fishing and hunting people for a long time.

Thinking of this, Cai Ji gestured to Tang Ying's head, "Xuan." ”

Not long after Tang Ying got the order, he brought the five men who claimed to be the envoys of Buyeo to the viewing platform. But seeing that the person at the head was about thirty years old, wearing a brocade gold and silver robe on a white background, his head was like a broken wind, and his waist was decorated with exquisite jade ornaments. ”

Although Cai Ji was named a general by the Son of Heaven after the Battle of Guandu, considering that the previous successive generals did not die well, few people called Cai Ji "the great general". At this moment, seeing that the Buyeo envoys in the border area outside the Guanhai still knew that they had such a title, and then thought that the current Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai had successively sent tribute in the first year of Jianguang (121 AD), the first year of Yonghe (136 AD), the fourth year of Yanxi (161 AD), the first year of Yongkang (167 AD), and the third year of Xiping (174 AD), and sent troops to cooperate with the Han army to conquer Goguryeo, Ma Han and Zhan. Thinking about it, the connection between King Fuyu and the Central Plains may be far closer than he imagined. So Cai Ji couldn't help but look at the envoy in front of him again, and then asked with interest, "The king of Fuyu sent Qing here to declare war on behalf of the Gongsun clan?" ”

Cai Ji's questioning can be described as a word for word, but the envoy who called himself Ma Yu was not frightened by this, and saw him straighten up and bow his hand to Cai Ji with righteous words, "Gongsun Kang listened to the words of the traitor and rebelled, and he has been killed by my king, and I also ask the general to take a look." ”

As soon as Ma Yu's words fell, the other deputy envoy standing behind him uncovered the box in his hand in a well-trained manner.

Looking at the contents of the box, Cai Ji's eyelids jumped involuntarily, and he thought, "Another head!" (To be continued......)