The war ended, and Xingyang was still in chaos.

Dong Yan also faced many problems, such as how to deal with the prisoners after the war?

More than 50,000 allied troops were taken prisoner, far more than the Xiliang army and the Bingzhou army in Xingyang combined, and they already posed a threat.

However, Dong Li was not worried about the captivity.

In his opinion, although the number of prisoners was large, they could not withstand a round of charge from the elite of the Xiliang army. As long as there is no major external temptation, the coalition captives are not fools, can't they stand up and fight with spears and knives with their bare hands?

What gave Dong Li a headache was actually another group of captives.

Zang Hong of the Guangling Army was once promoted as filial piety. His father, Zang Min, was a general of the Xiongnu and was a figure who had contributed to the Han court. Zang Hong is a famous man today, with a majestic and majestic manner, and Liu Xiang and Wang Lang were released as the county magistrate at the same time, and his political achievements are quite outstanding. Later, Zhang Rang, the tenth permanent servant, tried to recruit Zang Hong, but Zang Hong refused, and even ceased to be an official from then on.

Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao admired the name of this person, so he invited him to be Guangling Gongcao, very capable.

This time, the main alliance of sour jujube was presided over by Zang Hong.

It stands to reason that this person should not only be killed, but should be cut with a thousand cuts. After all, he's the first evil.

But such a person, not only Yang Ding, Li Tong and others pleaded for him, but even people like Jia Xu also came out to intercede with Dong Li. Why? Zang Hong's fame is too great, and if he kills Zang Hong, there will be a lot of trouble.

In Jia Xu's words: This is a strong man with integrity, and it is ominous to kill.

Strong man of integrity, how many people in the world can bear this kind of evaluation? Even Jia Xu thinks so, Dong Li is really embarrassed.

Kill, unknown.

If you don't kill, you can't talk about it.

Dong Yan had never encountered such a thing, so he couldn't help but be in a dilemma, and asked in a deep voice, "Can this person surrender?" ”

Surrender?

Jia Xu and the others glanced at each other, shook their heads lightly and smiled bitterly.

If you can surrender, can you still be called a strong man?

Dong Yan smiled bitterly: "Even if you can't surrender, you can't kill." The teacher is a wise man, can you give me an idea? You also know that this person is the person of the main alliance of the Kwantung princes, but I am afraid that neither the Taishi nor the Marquis of Lin Xiang will be able to spare him. ”

Jia Xu was also quite difficult, "In my opinion, the lord still meets this person and then makes a claim!" ”

"Well, bring him here."

"No, lord, you'd better ...... It's better to go in person. ”

Dong Li didn't understand what Jia Xu meant, but since he said so, he had no choice but to agree. To be honest, Dong Yan is very tired of dealing with these celebrities. Cai Yong: They're okay, this party member...... It's like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard.

Zang Hong was detained in the backyard of the government and guarded by Cheng Li.

When Dong Li saw him, Zang Hong was drinking, and he seemed to be at ease, without the slightest fear.

Zang Hong's age is about thirty, slightly older than Yuan Shao. looks weak and weak, and is not at all majestic as Dong Yan imagined. At least, in Dong Li's opinion, Zang Hong does not have Yuan Shao's heroism, but he is a little more cordial.

Seeing Dong Li, Zang Hong smiled and said: "Drinking alone, it's boring, and the Marquis comes to accompany him." ”

Dong Yan couldn't help but be stunned.

Looking at Zang Hong's appearance, he did not have the kind of gritted hatred that many scholars showed, on the contrary, he was very affectionate.

Dong Li felt that Zang Hong was the master here.

However, stunned in his heart, Dong Yan did not show any expression on his face, and sat down opposite Zang Hong.

"Marquis, please drink this cup to the fullest."

Dong Li raised his glass and drank it all. He didn't speak, just looked at Zang Hong curiously, and suddenly said: "The Shizi people I have seen are not completely hateful to me. He even disdains to sit at the same table with me, why is the public so attitude? ”

Zang Hong smiled, "I have no grievances with the Marquis. On the contrary, I have heard of the name of the marquis. Thinking that the Marquis and Guangling burned Panlong Valley at the beginning, it was really a happy thing. By the time I learned about it, the Marquis had already fled. I deeply regret it...... I often listen to Mr. Feibai's praise, and when I see it today, it is really mighty, worthy of the tiger and wolf. ”

As he spoke, Zang Hong filled Dong Yan with a cup of wine.

"The Marquis must be strange, since there is no injustice and no hatred, why should I go against you?"

Dong Yan nodded, "I was just about to ask for advice." ”

"The public is a martial artist, and I am a weak scholar. When it comes to the battlefield, you should be the marquis. But if the world is ruled by law, then the warriors will not be able to take power. When Gaozu was in time, Lu Jia talked about it from time to time, and Gaozu said: I rely on the strength and courage of the world to win the world, and I will fight immediately, what do I have to do with it? Lu Jia replied: If you get it right away, you would rather cure it right away? The differences between the martial arts and the scholars have been settled since then, and the grievances have been entangled for 400 years. ”

Dong Yan nodded, "I know a little bit about this." But my father has always been committed to the cooperation between martial artists and scholars, why ......?"

Zang Hong laughed and said: "That can only say that Dong Liangzhou is too naïve. Since ancient times, scholars and martial artists have not been opposed. The differences have lasted for 400 years, and who wants to eliminate them? It's ridiculous...... I respect the Marquis, and I am the Marquis who is loyal to the country; but my lord's covenant is because of our mutual political opinions. In private, I can be friends with Dong Liangzhou, and in public, I swear to kill Ling Zun. ”

In a word, what he said was categorical, and Dong Li had nothing to say.

It sounds like a lot of reason, but for some reason, it's always weird.

In this world, is it really impossible for Wufu and Shizi to cooperate? The benefits of the warriors, the uses of the martial arts. Why can't the two work together? Why do they fight with each other, but they benefit outsiders for nothing?

Dong Yan really couldn't figure out this question.

Zang Hong said: "Marquis, let me make it clearer. Warriors and warriors, it is not impossible to cooperate. But this kind of cooperation must be based on the master-slave relationship. That is, who is the main and who is the auxiliary. With different political views, it is impossible for a warrior to be a martial artist, but a warrior can sometimes rely on a warrior to achieve his goals. The struggle between us and us is the battle between master and servant. ”

Dong Yan was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "To put it bluntly, isn't it who is in power?" It's not a struggle for rights yet. ”

Zang Hong was stunned, "It's okay for the Marquis to say this. ”

Dong Yan drank all the wine in the cup, stood up and said, "So, I want to persuade you to surrender, but the public will not obey?" ”

"The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other."

"I see!"

Dong Yan sighed and turned around to leave.

Zang Hong said: "Hou Yi, I have a reluctant request, and I hope that Hou Yi will be fulfilled." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Although I oppose Dong Liangzhou, my family is not guilty. After I died, I asked the Marquis to take care of me. ”

Sometimes, human emotions are wonderful. Especially after living in this era for a long time, Dong Li almost forgot that his soul belongs to the future. We can attack each other, we can kill each other, but we can't lose our admiration because of this.

The ancients would often beg the enemy to take care of their families in the midst of killing.

And the side that is the enemy often agrees to such a request, which has to be said to be a very strange thing.

Confidants, perhaps, appear inadvertently.

Dong Yan stopped and turned his head to look at Zang Hong strangely.

"You're not going to die!"

Zang Hong was stunned, "What does this mean?" ”

"I said that if you don't die, you won't die, unless you live to be seventy or eighty, to die of natural old age, to die of disease...... I will imprison you and let you know that there is a lot more to grasp than just power. Ziyuan Gong, you must not die, if I know that you are asking for your own death, then I will kill your entire family, and even your nine clans, understand? ”

Zang Hong looked at Dong Yan in amazement, not understanding the meaning of his words.

"Sir is a strong man, and it is ominous to kill. I don't want to be pointed at by a thousand people, so sir, you'd better live a long life. Tomorrow I will have someone take you to a place. There, you can walk around casually, but in this life, don't want to go back to the Central Plains. Your family, I will also send someone to send it there, when you can come up with a way to let the warriors and warriors cooperate on an equal footing, when will I let you back. Otherwise, your children and grandchildren will stay in that place. ”

Ignoring the stunned Zang Hong, Dong Yan is gone!

You beg for death with all your integrity, and don't think about it......

I won't kill, and I won't let you go. I'll let you stay outside the fortress and find a way to do it, or you'll be a foreigner.

Dong Li's move is also a way to do it.

Killing Zang Hong, wouldn't it be difficult for the world to accuse him?

returned to the study, Dong Li immediately asked people to find Jia Xu.

"Teacher, I want to ask you to escort Zang Hong to Zhangye on my behalf, and tell Huang Shao and Chen Dao to show me that this person is dead, and he can't be short of food and clothing, and he can't take care of him. Give him whatever he wants. Without my orders, no one can contact him, not even Master Lu...... In short, show me that he is dead, and I can't let him return to the Central Plains. ”

Jia Xu nodded, "That's right." ”

He pondered for a moment, "But my lord, Zang Hong is easy to handle, and the others ...... What should I do? ”

"This, escort to Luoyang, let my father deal with it."

"What about the coalition captives? More than 50,000 people will not only consume a lot of our grain and grass, but also pose a threat to us. ”

Dong Yan frowned, "In the teacher's opinion? ”

"I have two ways for my lord to choose."

Dong Yan nodded and said, "Please ask the teacher for advice." ”

"The first solution is very simple. Tomorrow, he ordered someone to dig a deep pit on the bank of the Bishui River and dispose of these people on the spot. ”

Pit and kill captives?

This method is indeed very simple.

And in this day and age, the killing of prisoners is not a big deal. Becoming a king or defeating a king, since ancient times, it will be a success!

But Dong Li felt inappropriate.

On the battlefield, we have weapons in our hands, we can each be our own master, and we can kill like wild beasts, which is a battle for survival.

But on the battlefield, the opponent is unarmed......

Dong Li really couldn't bear it, and killed these people. In this big war, too many people have died, and there really shouldn't be any more bloodshed.

After a moment's silence, "What about the second way?" ”

Jia Xu smiled, "I knew that the lord would not choose the first method." The second way is to garrison the border troops. ”

"Garrison Army?"

Dong Li's eyes widened, and he looked at Jia Xu a little blankly, "How do you garrison the border army?" Go to Zhangye? ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Don't you think that the lord has no usable soldiers in your hands except for the trolls?" ”

"It's okay, Xiliang Army, and the State Army...... And Zhang Yejun ......"

"Is Xiliangjun your lord? Did the state army obey the orders of the lord? Although Zhang Yejun is strong, does the lord want to transfer them to the Central Plains now? ”

"This ......"

Dong Yan scratched his head, quite moved by Jia Xu's words.

Yes, whether it is the Xiliang Army or the Bingzhou Army, although it is nominally a soldier of his Dong family, but in fact?

Sometimes, it's good to have some horses in your hands.

At least there are some things, so you can't bother Daddy for everything.

Dong Yan has been weak this year, but he can also lead an army by himself. Zhang Yejun, it's better not to go out lightly.

Thinking of this, Dong Li looked at Jia Xu.

"Presumably Mr. already has an idea."

"At the end of this battle, presumably the next target of the lord should be Shuo Fang."

Dong Li was stunned at first, and then immediately understood the meaning of Jia Xu's words. That's right, the next target is Shuofang! It's a new year, and if you count the time, that hatred has been going on for eight years, and it's time to put an end to it.

Han Sui......

This name has always been a pain in Dong Li's heart.

"What does Mr. mean is that these prisoners of war will be stationed on the front line of Beidi, Anding, and Shicheng, and then send troops to Shuofang?"

Jia Xu nodded, "These prisoners of war need some repair." Why didn't the lord ask the Taishi for his life and lead the soldiers and horses of the three places to deter the north? If it wasn't for me to provoke, after this battle, the Taishi won a complete victory, and his mind was inevitably ...... Although the lord is the son and son of the master, he can't be careless. Leading the soldiers of the three places, first, can reassure the master, and second, the lord can take the opportunity to train a second elite army. And Shuofang is the place where the lord trains his troops. What's more, the land in Shuofang is fertile, and it is a pity to abandon it. ”

Dong Li understood what Jia Xu meant.

The so-called high merit shocks the master, and the bird hides the bow, although it is a father and son, it is inevitable that it will be a little awkward.

Sometimes, the so-called contradiction just appears inadvertently. Although Jia Xu's words are provocative, they are also reasonable.

Shuo Fang's Shuo has the meaning of cold.

Shuo Qi refers to the cold air in the north, Shuo Fang, which means cold land.

Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the general Wei Qing broke the Xiongnu in the north, took the land south of the river, placed Shuofang County, and governed the northwest and Houtao areas of Hetao. Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, for the purpose of recuperation, abolished Shuofang County and changed Shuofang County to Linrong.

But in fact, it is equivalent to abandoning the earlier Hetao area.

Nominally annexed to the state, but in reality......

Today, the Hetao area is occupied by the Southern Xiongnu, and this time the Kwantung princes will allied, and the Southern Xiongnu in the Hetao also sent troops to threaten.

However, there was a deterrence from Li Dao and Guo Yan's department, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

The Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei people were very close, and they often plundered the Central Plains.

It's best to take advantage of the time to snipe Han Sui, and kill the Southern Xiongnu by the way. In the future of the province, raising tigers will be a problem.

Dong Li agreed at the moment, and Jia Xu wrote a note of the book, asking Dong Zhuo to carry out all the soldiers and horses captured in various places to the border army. Then, Dong Li wrote two more letters, which were addressed to Chen Zhi and Lu Zhi.

Zhang Yejun, it looks like it's time to tell Dong Zhuo!

If you keep it hidden, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble......

As for the Tun army, Dong Yan is also facing huge problems. In the three places of Beidi, Anding and Shicheng, there must be three trustworthy people to govern the army. Who can take on the heavy responsibility of governing the army? Dong Li's trouble is really not small.

Of course, these things are no longer a problem for Jia Xu to consider.

On the second day, Jia Xu led 3,000 Xiliang troops, escorted Zang Hong, and went to Zhangye. Out of consideration, Dong Li ordered Wu Anguo to accompany him for protection, and was sent to Zhangye with Hao Zhao.

Not to mention that Jia Xu and Dong Li said goodbye in tears, and embarked on the return journey back to Zhangye.

Dong Yan still has a lot to do next, but soon, he received a letter from Li Ru, and Dong Zhuo is sick.