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

Therefore, the Khitan nation cannot be conquered by killing, unless they can be killed to the ground.

One might say, "Kill them all."

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

Like the Great Mongolia, which slaughtered a quarter of the world, it did not completely conquer even a single nation, and disintegrated in only fifty-three years, after only two generations of emperors.

(The Great Mongol State was different from the Mongol Empire, Temujin was elected as the Great Khan to mark the birth of the Great Mongol State, Temujin and his descendants in the process of foreign conquest, in the conquered areas established the Kipchak Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ögedai Khanate and the Ilkhanate, the rulers of the four khanates were all from the "Golden Family" in blood, and the Great Mongol State was the suzerain, this period was the period of the Great Mongol State, and after the death of Möngke, the four khanates all gained substantial independence, and the Yuan Dynasty was not subordinate to each other, And the wars continued, and at that time the Great Mongolian State had already disintegrated and did not exist, so the Great Mongolian State only existed for fifty-three years, and experienced two generations of emperors Temujin and Möngke. ）

Moreover, when the Great Mongol State existed, there were constant internal wars, and the rebellion almost never stopped, and Temujin and Möngke fought and fought peacefully until their deaths, and hardly rested.

In contrast, the British Empire's combination of appeasement was much better, it existed much longer, was much more internally stable, its territory was much larger, and many of the countries and peoples it conquered remembered as "gentlemen", such as India.

Of course, there are many places in the Great Mongolia that are inferior to the British Empire, not only because the Great Mongolia relies on killing to deter other ethnic groups, but also because there are many objective factors, such as the complex terrain within its borders, backward transportation, many ethnic groups, different levels of social development, and different languages and cultural traditions, so it is impossible for it to achieve complete unification, and from the time it was born, it cannot avoid the fate of disintegration and collapse.

All in all, Li Yan did not want to slaughter the Khitan people, including the Jurchens, Mongols, and other ethnic groups he would conquer in the future.

Therefore, Li Yan didn't know how to deal with the fact that Xu Yun and other Han people in Huanzhou City slaughtered the Khitans.

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

After everyone finished reading, Wang Shu preemptively said: "Congratulations to the Metropolitan Governor, congratulations to the Metropolitan Governor, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou are connected, our Liangshan Army has gained a foothold in Yundi, and then as long as you can attack Xijing in Xialiao, half of the land in Yundi will be the Metropolitan Governor, and then the Metropolitan Governor you can enter the Metropolitan Land in a big way, and then take the four prefectures of Wei, Wu, Xin, and Fei, and take all the eight states behind the mountain into your arms, and then send troops to Confucianism......"

Although what Wang Shu said was not what Li Yan wanted to hear, Li Yan still asked Wang Shu to finish his tirade.

After Wang Shu finished his overall strategy, Li Yan praised: "Zishang has worked hard, the feasibility of this major policy is very high, you can write an excerpt to me when you go back, and I will take a closer look." ”

(This era hasn't come to a long time, huh...... It should be said that until the Shunzhi period, there was no recital, the recital was the first initiative of Shunzhi, Kangxi perfected the implementation, the current "recital", called "sparse", also called "recital", Li Yan and his subordinates of the military generals of course can not use the sparse and the chapter, after all, Li Yan has not yet ascended the throne, so Li Yan will get the fold out in advance, referred to as the excerpt, anyway, no one knows what the fold and the excerpt mean, who knows what he Li Yan overpasses, besides, someone knows, what can he do, who dares to care about him Li Dadudu? ”

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

Li Yan said: "Zishang's military strategy is very comprehensive, I will study it, and then discuss with you how to enter the army next...... Next, let's talk about it, how should Xu Yun and other Han people in Huanzhou City slaughter the Khitans be handled? ”

As soon as Li Yan said this, Wang Shu understood, he got it twisted, Li Yan asked not about military policy, but about policy, and then Wang Shu was extremely grateful to Li Yan, because Li Yan took care of his face and kept him from being embarrassed in public.

Wang Shu secretly swore that "I will do my best to assist the Grand Governor!" ”

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

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

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

Zhao Ding bowed and said: "The subordinates dare to ask, does the governor want to be gentle with the Khitans?" ”

Li Yan said: "Yes, I have this idea, killing can't make us gain a firm foothold in this land." ”

Zhao Ding said: "The Governor of the Metropolitan is merciful, and the people of the land of Yanyun are blessed...... However, when dealing with Yidi, you must first establish authority, so that you can subdue them, in order to ensure that there will be no trouble in the future, and you must not expose all your hearts to them, it is natural for the metropolitan governor to be gentle with them, but you must first subdue them. ”

Li Yan was alarmed in his heart and said, "What does Yuan Zhen think I should do with the affairs in Huanzhou City?" ”

Zhao Ding said: "Xu Yun and other Han people, especially Xu Yun, should be rewarded, and they must be rewarded, otherwise it will definitely chill the hearts of Yanyun righteous people." ”

Li Yan looked at the others, and saw that no one objected, so he said: "Although Xu Yun's approach is a bit excessive, but if it is not so, it may be difficult to promote the dedication of the city, there is no mistake and merit, it is the example of Yanyun's righteous people, and you will discuss a reasonable reward when you go back." ”

This is what Zhao Ding and other ministers like Li Yan the most - Li Yan is good at flowing, and he is willing to give power to these courtiers, a model of Ming Jun.

Zhao Ding also said: "The metropolitan governor should teach the people of all ethnic groups to stop killing with kindness, and emphasize the inclusiveness of the Chinese nation, rather than exclusivity." ”

After listening to this, Le He thought about it, and said in his heart: "This is a good strategy to completely solve the mixed multi-ethnic population and disharmony between ethnic groups in the land of Yanyun. ”

Xu Guanzhong looked at Zhao Ding's round fat face, and said in his heart: "This person is so powerful and ambitious, he wants to help the Metropolitan Governor unify all the tribes and become the king of all the tribes." ”

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

Seeing this, Li Yan said: "The Chinese nation is a country of civilization and etiquette, with a long history, and since ancient times, the ancestors of the Chinese people of all nationalities have labored, lived and multiplied on the land of China, and jointly contributed their talents to Chinese civilization and the establishment of a unified multi-ethnic country......

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