In Manbo City, Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, in a room in the General's Mansion, Li Yi was constantly flipping through the military and political policies sent from all over the country. Since the imperial court gave Li Yi the military and political power of the state, the county guards have coincidentally sent some affairs in the county to Li Yi for instructions and handling.

Although Li Yi really hates to bury his head in these simple strategies, especially most of these affairs are relatively difficult things to deal with, in short, it is very brain-consuming. But he had to brace himself and handle these matters perfectly. Because he knew that in the near future, these county guards might become his arms in governing the state. If they can gain their trust and even allegiance at this time, then when Li Yi divides and annexes the state in the future, he will be able to save a lot of trouble.

And Li Yi knew better that as a qualified ruler, or even a future Ming monarch, these government affairs in front of him were just trivial things at that time. If even these Li Yi can't be dealt with, then the command will be even more troublesome in the future. So even if he doesn't like it anymore, Li Yi has to force himself to get used to these things.

Of course, Li Yi will not handle it himself, and on the side, Xia Houlan and Zhang Meng, as Li Yi's deputies, are assisting him in handling these affairs. After all, a wise monarch can reasonably assign work to his subordinates, which is also a necessary skill. However, I have to say that there are too few Wenchen under Li Yi, if it weren't for Zhang Meng's refuge, the only thing Li Yi could use would be Xiahoulan.

"Well, it's really good that they can think of that. Originally, I was worried that they would take advantage of the disaster to recruit people all at once. Li Yi looked at the two copies of Jian Ce, who had similar contents, and nodded and said.

These two were sent by Lü Bu and Gao Shun, in which Lü Bu and Gao Shun respectively explained the local situation and hoped that Li Yi would agree to their suspension of recruitment.

In fact, when the imperial court refused to support and annex grain and grass, he had already considered whether to send someone to let Lu Bu and the others slow down the recruitment of troops. After all, military training is a very food-consuming thing. You must know that the soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion and the trapped camp consume two to three times as much food per meal as the average person, and if the training is very large, it will be even more! Moreover, the number of recruits this time is not a small amount, and the grain and grass consumed will be even more terrifying, at least, it is not something that Li Yi can afford at this stage.

Li Yi kept flipping through all kinds of Jian Ce, and suddenly, his eyes froze, and he picked up a copy of Jian Ce and looked at it carefully, but it was Jian Ce sent by Zhang Yi who was in the clouds. The content is also very simple, the Huns in Yunzhong County chose to go north to escape to the outside of the Yin Mountains without reinforcements and unable to break through to Shangjun and Shuofang.

"Hmm...... Although I never thought that the group of Xianbei people would not know, but ......" Li Yi touched his beard and muttered. If, in this situation, the Xianbei people in the north come and intervene, then things can easily change.

Although the internal struggle among the Xianbei people has been officially put on the table over the years, and Lian's son Qianman officially declared war on Putou, who temporarily replaced Shan Yu. But who knows if they will suddenly make some kind of bet to stop the war and kill the state? After all, no matter what, He Lian died at the hands of Li Yi. If you use who kills Li Yi as a bet to serve as Shan Yu...... Well, isn't that a common plot?

"Shuwei, tell the three counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan, and Yanmen, and ask them to send spies to find out the news of the Saiwaihu people, and at the same time strengthen the defense of the border cities." Li Yi thought for a while and said. If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, especially those who need to be guarded against, are still powerful Xianbei people.

"No!"

After a moment, Li Yi's brow furrowed again as he saw another troublesome thing. Although this matter does not seem to be very troublesome from the description of the text.

This simple policy was sent by Du Zhan, and the content was extremely simple, just saying that there was a murder incident in Yiliang County, Wuyuan County, where a Han man killed a Huns, and hoped that Li Yi could help him make a decision. This matter seems to have nothing to say at all, after all, now that the Huns have rebelled, it can be said that everyone has to kill them!

It's just that if it's that simple, it would be impossible for Du Zan to come to ask Li Yi. Because in Jian Ce, the identity of these two people was deliberately explained, both were residents of Shuofang County, Shuofang County, before being admitted to Wuyuan County by Yan Liang and others, the Han family's family was killed by the rebellious Huns. After moving to Yiliang County, the Han still hated the Huns, and finally killed the Huns in a verbal altercation.

Yes, this Hun also migrated to Yiliang County with Yan Liang and others. In fact, not only this Xiongnu, but also many Huns and even Qiang, Wuhuan and other Hu people live in the territory of the Han people in Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties. Most of them were honest herdsmen, and they had no interest in following Yufro's rebellion, but only hoped to live in peace.

As for them, whether it is Du Zan or Zhang Yi, they actually don't know what to do. Kill? They didn't make any mistakes, is it because they are Huns or other clans? Can you not kill? You must know that in order to protect their safety, Zhang Yi and the others have set up a living area for them, and there are special troops responsible for protection. After all, in the current hatred of the Xiongnu throughout the Han people in Bingzhou, God knows what kind of terrible things would have happened without the protection of these troops.

Well? In that case, what does it have to do with the Qiang people, Wuhuan and other clans? Ahem, it's actually very simple, for the vast majority of Han people, it's actually difficult to tell what the difference is between the Qiang, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Xianbei, and even other northern nomadic clans.

"Shuwei, Wenjun, you two put down what you're doing first, and take a look at this simple policy." Li Yi pondered after reading it, and after half a sound, he turned his head and said to Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan.

Hearing this, Zhang Meng and Xiahou Lan walked over and respectfully took this Jian Ce and looked at it, and they, just like Li Yi, just glanced at it, and their brows suddenly wrinkled. After a long while, the two of them put down Jian Ce, and then glanced at each other before Zhang Meng spoke, "My lord, my subordinates think that this matter must be cautious!" It's definitely not easy to handle. ”

"Not bad! Although the number of Hu people in the counties of Bingzhou is scarce now, and now that the entire Han people in Bingzhou are hostile to the Huns, even if they are killed, it will not cause any discussion. But after all, they didn't make any mistakes, on the contrary, after they were relocated, they not only behaved very honestly, but also took the initiative to cooperate with various local requirements. Xia Houlan nodded and agreed.

"Yes, I'm just worried about this matter, although it is said that the hearts of those who are not of my race must be different, but those people are just a group of ordinary people, although they are indeed not of my race, but they want to have a peaceful and stable life, but they are the same as our Han people." Li Yi sighed when he heard this.

He could almost imagine how ugly Du Zhan's expression would have become after hearing about this. At the same time, he could also imagine how the man would be sought after by the local people after he killed the Hu man. I can even imagine how desperate and frightened those Huns and even people from other clans will be after knowing this matter.

Yes, Li Yi was also hostile to the Huns, in fact he was hostile to all the nomads. Because in the previous life, when I saw that after the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the northern nomads ravaged the land of China, turning Shenzhou upside down, and the Han people were almost extinct. When he saw the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Xiufu committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea with the young emperor Zhao Yu on his back, and many loyal ministers and 100,000 soldiers and civilians followed him and jumped into the sea to die in the country......

It's just that is really appropriate to put hatred between nations on individuals? Li Yi didn't know, but he knew that many times the grudges between countries would be implemented on everyone, even if that person was just a person who lived honestly. In the same way, Li Yi also knows that even if there is great hatred between countries, there are still a small number of people who are calling for peace and working hard for it.

Hearing Li Yi's words, Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan were silent, because they really didn't know how to answer. From a perceptual point of view, they are naturally hostile to the Huns, or all the Hu people. In fact, it is difficult for people who have experienced the disturbance of the Hu people not to have hatred for the Hu people. But intellectually speaking, the Han man undoubtedly violated the laws of the Han Dynasty, although the laws of the Han Dynasty did not have regulations against the Hu people.

Of course, the most important thing is what the other Han people will think if this Han person is disposed of? This is the most difficult part of this matter to deal with.

At this moment, Li Yi suddenly said to himself, "In the past, I led the army out to hunt, and along the way, I wiped out more than a dozen Hu tribes, and any enemy who dared to resist was killed, and all the property, grain, grass and young women that could be taken away were robbed, and everything that could not be taken was burned...... At that time, I didn't seem to have considered whether they had ever intruded on us, or whether they were just ordinary people living peacefully on the grassland......

Speaking of this, Li Yi looked at Xiahou Lan and Zhang Meng intently and asked, "At that time, I once asked Fengxian if they would think I was cruel to do this. But they all said no, and none of them felt pitiful for them. And now, the Huns, who also have a feud with us, are discussing how to deal with this matter. Why do you think that? ”

"This ......" Zhang Meng and Xiahou Lan opened their mouths when they heard this, but in the end they couldn't say a word. yes, why? In fact, the truth is not very difficult to understand, but there are some truths, just understand it, it is better not to say it.

Li Yi was not surprised by Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan's reaction, in fact, although he was asking them what he said, why wasn't he asking himself? And after these words, Li Yi's expression became firm.

"Shuwei, Wenjun, I don't know if you've ever heard such a sentence?" Li Yi suddenly asked, "A person who has not done anything wrong is naturally not guilty, but if he adds one or two words in front of him, he may be forced to bear a very heavy sin." ”

“？？！！” When Zhang Meng and Xiahou Lan heard this, they immediately looked at Li Yi in shock, Li Yi's words were not difficult to understand, especially after reading this simple policy, in fact, they had vaguely guessed what Li Yi planned to do, but it was precisely because of this that they couldn't believe it. After all, this kind of thing in this situation, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be ......

"Tell Guangzheng! Deal with that murderer severely! His death must be exemplified! Whatever the reason! He's all a murderer! If you don't punish the crime, won't the law of this dynasty become an ornament?! Li Yi said in a firm tone.

"Lord...... This...... Isn't it ......" Xia Houlan hurriedly opened her mouth when she heard this, intending to persuade. It's just that before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yi.

"Don't persuade again, and tell Guangzheng that anyone who tries to intercede for him will also be severely punished!!" Li Yi looked at the two and said sharply.

"No!" Hearing this, Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan didn't dare to say more, and quickly responded.

"In addition, all the Hu people living in this county, whether they were originally Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang or others, if they want to continue to live here, they must learn everything about the Han people, from customs, culture, beliefs, and language! And their own culture, beliefs, and languages are not allowed to appear in public! Li Yi kept saying.

"Especially the language! No one is allowed to teach children nonsense, and if they are caught, they will be punished severely! At the same time, the counties are required to strictly supervise and monitor all this. If someone doesn't want to, just drive them out and leave them to fend for themselves! If they want to, they must be treated as if they were their own! Reward and punishment, according to the law! Li Yi said loudly.

"No!" Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan quickly responded when they heard this, and at the same time walked back to their seats and wrote hard.

"Also, let them spread the news to Shangjun, Shuofang County, and Xihe County! If those Hu people are willing to become real Han Chinese, then I very much welcome them to come and live! However, except for those whose hands have been stained with the blood of the Han Chinese! Once verified, it will not be forgiven! Li Yi then added.

Hearing this, Zhang Meng and Xia Houlan's eyes lit up, and then they continued to lie on the table and write hard.

To destroy a nation, it is necessary to first disintegrate its culture. To dismantle its culture, it is first necessary to eliminate the language that bears it. These are the words of a man who tried to conquer the world in later generations, and Li Yi didn't bother to think about his merits and demerits, after all, it had nothing to do with him. However, Li Yi agreed with his words very much.

What is a nation? Although many people think it's blood, Li Yi thinks it's culture! Only the same culture can be regarded as a nation. After all, what were the Han people in Li Yi's mouth before the establishment of the Han Dynasty? Which of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States would recognize the other six countries as one nation?

Even strictly speaking, the so-called word nation has no concept at all in this era and even in the previous dynasties. For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are so many countries, and the people of each country will only call themselves by their own country name, so where will they say which ethnic group he is? The Qin Dynasty was established, and the whole world was Qin people. When the Han Dynasty was established, the Qin people became Han people. It can be said that from the past to the present, most people distinguish outsiders only by region and nationality.

This habit exists even among nomadic peoples, the Huns, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang and even some smaller clans, are they all different peoples? Not necessarily, because there are only slight differences in culture, beliefs, and languages between these nomadic peoples. If you change the name of their tribe or country, will you really be able to recognize which tribe or country they originally belonged to? Hard. It's as if the Han people call them Hu people, and the Hu people are actually what the Huns call themselves......

More than half an hour later, Zhang Meng and Xiahou Lan finished writing the text, and after Li Yi read it, he then sent someone to send it to the people of Zhujun.

"Tell them that they have to do it as it is! As long as they do what I ask, I'll take care of anything that happens! But if they don't do what I command...... Then I'll have to borrow their heads to stand up! When Li Yi said this, his tone was full of murderous intent.

"No!"

Leaving Li Yi's General's Mansion, Xiahoulan and Zhang Meng were speechless all the way, and when they were about to separate, Zhang Meng suddenly looked at Xiahoulan and asked, "Is it really okay for the lord to do this?" ”

"I don't know." Xia Houlan shook his head and said when he heard this, but then, a smile appeared on his face, "But I don't know why, I always feel that if this method can really be implemented, then maybe in the future, the Hu people will no longer be Hu people......

"Yes......" Zhang Meng muttered when he heard this. The Hu people are no longer Hu people, because they have become Han Chinese. Even if they are not related by blood, their culture, beliefs, language, and even writing will be no different from those of the Han people.

Since ancient times, when Chinese civilization has expanded from the Yellow River Valley to its current territory, how many clans have been eliminated and integrated in the middle? No one can count them, and even those that can be recorded in history are only those few clans. Because by now, those clans have long disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only two words, Han people.

And after Xiahou Lan and Zhang Meng left, Li Yi called Cao Xuan over again, "Promise, from now on, you will take people to lurk around Meiji, and keep a firm eye on all the people who come in and out for me!" ”

"No!" When Cao Xing heard this, although he didn't know Li Yi's intentions, he still responded quickly. Speaking of which, it is also thanks to the drought and the locust plague, because these two plagues, when people's activities begin to decrease, because only in this way can the consumption of food be reduced. If it were normal, it is estimated that this kind of surveillance would not be able to pull out all the troops of the current Flying Cavalry Battalion, I'm afraid it would be impossible at all, right?

After Cao Xing left, Li Yi muttered to himself, "I hope that Yu Fuluo can have some backbone." Otherwise, it's really a bit of a problem......"

Qingzhou.

Linji County, Le'an County.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao were sitting opposite each other and drinking, and several maids below were performing songs and dances. Not long ago, Cao Cao led the army to unite the reinforcements of the Plains State, defeated the Yellow Turban Army led by Sima Ju and others, and successfully captured the gateway of Le'an County, which is also the seat of Linji County.

"This cup, but it's to congratulate Xuande on his ascension." Cao Cao raised his glass and laughed.

"Haha, it's just a county order, it's not enough to worry about it!" Liu Bei said with a smile, but between the words, there was a sense of pride that could not be hidden. A county lieutenant was promoted to the county commander all of a sudden, but he jumped three levels in a row. This kind of speed of promotion is rare.

"Haha~" Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, drank all the wine in the cup, and then poured it for Liu Bei and himself, and raised his glass again and smiled, "This cup is to thank Xuande for leading the army to help, otherwise it is only, but it is not easy to win in the face of these yellow turban remnants." ”

"Haha, Meng Demo wants to joke, just Sima Ju and Xu He, even if there are no reinforcements, it won't be easy for Meng De to defeat them?" Liu Bei laughed when he heard this.

Well, Cao Cao did not exaggerate, although Liu Bei was not the general of the unified army of the reinforcements of the Plains Country, but when attacking Le'an County, the original general of the unified army, Zhao Si, not only died on the spot because of the light enemy, but also almost affected the officers and soldiers of the entire Plains Country. If it weren't for Liu Bei standing up to command the whole army when he was in danger, and turning the defeat into a victory, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers would have to take a lot of twists and turns if they wanted to capture Linji County.

And after this battle, Liu Bei directly became the general of the army of the officers and soldiers of this plain country. Although some generals disagreed, in the face of the approval of others and the gaze of Zhang Fei's bronze bell-like eyes, they finally acquiesced to this fact.

The two kept touting each other, and the wine was cup after cup, until after the three rounds of wine, Cao Cao suddenly put down the wine glass and sighed heavily, "There are constant rebellions in all parts of the world, and Sima Ju and Xu Heben are just scoundrels on the street, but they can gather more than 100,000 people...... Then, Cao Cao spit out all kinds of helplessness and grievances as if pouring bitter water.

Speaking of which, Cao Cao has a lot of trust in Liu Bei, not only because the two of them have fought together in the Yellow Turban, but also because Cao Cao and Liu Bei have an indescribable feeling of sympathy. Cao Cao didn't know why this was the case, maybe it was because Liu Bei was the person Li Yi valued?

Hearing this, Liu Bei also took advantage of the alcohol to continue to criticize, even if there were a lot of maids next to him. But this is nothing, because this situation is too common among the people, and even if the court knows, it can only turn a blind eye. Otherwise, it is estimated that those families in Yingchuan County will basically be served in one pot.

The two of them each hugged the two maids, gave each other a smile that only a man would understand, and then separated.