Hearing Zhao Yun say that he was willing to smear Luan Yi's liver and brain for the church, Luan Yi comforted the boss in his heart. He patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Zilong, in the future, the Qiang people will be handed over to you." Remember, keeping an eye on their every move is your priority right now, and don't act rashly if you notice them harboring different intentions. After all, you only have 20,000 men under your command, and you can't handle the big scene. Be cautious in everything, report to the church first, and then act together when the church army is ready. Remember, remember ......"

Luan Yi paused, and then said: "Zilong, after Longxi, not far to the west is the desert, and in the past, the desert was the territory of the countries of the Western Regions. The countries of the Western Regions have been coveting our Han for a long time, so in addition to paying attention to the Qiang people, Zilong should also pay special attention to the news of the countries in the Western Regions, especially the information of big countries such as Qiuci and Dawan. For many years before that, I had never understood why the previous emperors were indifferent to the internal migration of the Qiang people, and the repeated encirclement and suppression were always thunderous and rainy, allowing the Qiang people to live and reproduce comfortably in the Hetao Plain. Now, I think I get it. ”

Zhao Yun asked, "Why?" ”

Luan Yi said slowly: "Zilong, it's not that our Han army can't defeat the Qiang people, but we never thought of conquering them at all and snatching the Hetao Plain from them. As for the reason...... Quite simply, the Hetao Plain is a strategic buffer zone between our Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions. Putting the Qiang people here is equivalent to letting the Qiang people guard the northwest gate of the Han Dynasty. Can you see what I mean? ”

Zhao Yun suddenly realized, "Is the sect leader saying that the Great Han is using alien races to resist alien races?" ”

"That's right!" Luan Yi nodded, "Compared to the Qiang people, the countries of the Western Regions are different from the Han in terms of religion and culture. This also means that it is much easier to communicate with the Qiang people than with the countries of the Western Regions. You have to remember that unknown enemies are much more terrifying than familiar ones. The Han would rather cede a large part of the northwest territory for the Qiang people to live in, making it their enemy, rather than facing the countries of the Western Regions. That's it. Luan Yi wandered for a few steps, and said: "Now that Beigong Boyu has fallen, although Qiang Dao has returned to the new Qiang King, this is only nominal. In fact, it has become part of the control of our Holy Sect. Next, it is inevitable to have a confrontation with the people of the Western Regions. Therefore, before that, Zilong must have some understanding of the religion, culture, army deployment and strength of the Western Regions. In the event of a conflict, it is good to know oneself and the other. In addition, in the event of a conflict, we must learn to mobilize the enthusiasm of the Qiang people and let them fight in the main battle, so as to preserve the strength of our Holy Sect army. Do you understand? ”

Zhao Yun arched his hand and said, "Yun is taught." ”

Luan Yi said: "There is one more thing Zilong needs to handle as soon as possible. ”

"What?"

"The church has divided 700,000 prisoners in this war, and Zilong knows this. But there is one thing that Zilong doesn't know. That is, when selecting prisoners, I deliberately asked Pang Shiyuan to pick more women, especially those young and unmarried women. Lin Lin picked about 50,000 in total. At that time, Ke Jia saw that Shiyuan had chosen so many women who couldn't pick their shoulders and couldn't lift their hands, and laughed at him, 'I don't want a strong man, but a woman'. In fact, Ke Ke is the real fool. Of these 50,000 women, I will leave you 30,000, and in the future, you will arrange for them to marry those meritorious generals and soldiers under your account. In addition, at the beginning of next year at most, I will arrange for 30,000 Holy Sect craftsmen to come to Longxi to build Yangcheng, and then you will also arrange for the Qiang girls to combine with them. ”

"What does the Sect Master mean?" Zhao Yun seemed to have an understanding.

"These families of Han men and Qiang women will settle in the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in the future, and multiply here for generations, and one day they will even become a major part of the state. Under the influence of generations of ancestors, their identity and living habits have nothing to do with the Qiang people, but the Han people. At that time, the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture will truly become part of the territory of the Han Dynasty. Zilong, you have to remember that in order to completely conquer a nation, you need to control the future of that nation. Man, as a basic part of a nation, is much more effective in blending them and assimilating them than in forcing them with a knife around his neck. ”

"If you want to conquer a nation completely, you need to control the future of that people?" Zhao Yunlian said that he was taught. He hesitated for a while, and then said, "Sect Master, Yun has never dealt with state affairs properly, let alone knows how to do a good job of protecting the capital, many questions need to be consulted like the sect leader, can the sect leader stay in Stone City for a few more days?" ”

"No!" Luan Yi let out a sigh of relief, "This expedition has not been long in coming, and there are still many urgent matters on the imperial court side that I need to deal with personally, and I must go back immediately." ”

Zhao Yun asked in surprise: "What's wrong?" ”

"It's hard to put into words!" Luan Yi sighed and said: "Some time ago, Brother Meng De, who was stationed in Xiangyang, and Shouchun's second brother (Guan Yu) wrote at the same time, saying that after our army defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, Jiangdong Sun Ce decisively withdrew the army that had put on a posture of crossing the river south of the river, and turned south to attack Yan Baihu and Shixie, who had attacked Jiaozhou, and now they have occupied the entire territory of Jiaozhou. ”

Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, Sun Ce, he actually played the trick of attacking us with us." ”

"Jiaozhou Tiangao Emperor is far away, we can't stop Sun Ce. It's a pity...... Sun Ce took Jiaozhou, and his voice is bound to rise, and it will be a big threat to us in the future. ”

Zhao Yun pursed his lips, "I'm afraid he will do something." When the big ship of my Holy Sect is built, Sun Ce will definitely look good. By the way, Master, when will our big ship be built? ”

"It will take at least three years to form a fleet worthy of a war." Luan Yi felt that time was running out, and he was very dissatisfied with the slow manufacturing speed of the big ship. But it's useless to be in a hurry, a super-generation product always needs a process and takes a certain amount of time from development to birth. "Except for Sun Ce in Jiangdong, the Northeast is not peaceful. In the late winter of last year, the Xianbei people took advantage of our army to advance westward and led the army south, intending to sneak into Bingzhou and Youzhou to plunder. Fortunately, the power of Lu Fengxian, Xun Wenruo, Ju Yi Jiji, and Yousanzhou was strongly encircled, and the sinister intentions of the Xianbei people were stifled. The main reason why I rushed to the class teacher this time was to deal with this matter. ”

Zhao Yunxi asked: "The sect leader wants to go north out of the grassland and exterminate the Xianbei people?" ”

"Definitely! After years of war, the treasury of the imperial court and the treasury of the church have been unable to make ends meet. If we continue to fight, we will not need to fight, and we will drag ourselves down. Therefore, what the Holy Religion needs most now is to recuperate, not to fight. We are to guard the Lord and avoid war as much as possible. ”

Zhao Yun asked rhetorically: "Could it be that the sect leader just allowed the Xianbei people to break into the Han land and not punish them?" ”

"Of course not. Zilong should know that I am a person who must repay flaws. ”

Zhao Yun smiled, he could see from Luan Yi's confident expression that Xianbei people were afraid that they would be unlucky this time. "Does the Sect Master have a clever plan?"

"The previous emperors of the past dynasties used the Qiang people to resist the countries of the Western Regions The strategy is very subtle, and I am ready to follow suit and use Hu to govern Hu."

"Oh? What is the use of Hu to govern Hu. ”

The corners of Luan Yi's mouth rose and explained: "Our army won a complete victory in the western expedition to Qiangdao, which greatly deterred the Huns in the north. The Xiongnu were afraid that they would follow in the footsteps of Beigong Boyu, so they asked to send the Right Xian King to Beilai to pay tribute. I agreed to his request and asked Qubei to wait for my class teacher in Chang'an for the time being. When I see Qubei himself, I only need to give him some bait, and he will obediently attack the Xianbei people for us. ”

"Oh? The Huns were not so easily deceived. What is the Master going to use as bait? ”

Luan Yi glanced at the people around him, "Zilong came over with his ears." ”

Zhao Yun followed Luan Yi's words and came to Luan Yi's side. Listening to Luan Yi muttering like this and this for a while, he immediately laughed, "According to what the sect leader said, Xianbei people are in trouble!" ”

Luan Yi smiled smugly, "I hope so." By the way, there's one more thing I'd like to hear from the dragon. ”

"Sect Master, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Luan Yi asked, "Zilong stayed in Stone City, and the position of the commander of the Templar Army was temporarily vacant, according to Zilong's opinion, who is suitable to take over such an important position?" ”

"The last general thinks that Ma Mengqi is suitable to lead the Templars."

"Ma Mengqi?" Luan Yi was very surprised. As far as he knows, Tai Shici and Zhao Yun have a close relationship and are very good friends. In addition, as an early member of the Holy Sect, Tai Shi Ci is loyal, not to mention, his martial arts are also superior, he has both human favors and conditions, so he also thought that Zhao Yun would recommend Tai Shi Ci at the first time. Unexpectedly, when recommending such an important candidate, Zhao Yun chose to recommend Ma Chao, who had just joined the church and had only a few face values with him. "Tell me the reason for recommending Ma Mengqi."

"My lord, Ma Teng first entered the Holy Sect, but he was in a high position in the history of the Xiliang Thorn, and he was the leading feudal official of the Han Dynasty. If you have a different heart, it is a great threat to the Holy Church. Therefore, Yun Ben wanted to suggest that the lord had better choose one of his sons to enter Beijing as a hostage. But then I thought about it, such a move was too straightforward, and it seemed that the sect leader was too distrustful of Ma Teng himself. So he thought of a relatively tactful way to make Ma Chao the commander of the Templar army. In this way, Ma Teng saw that as soon as he joined the sect leader's sect, the sect leader gave such an important position to his eldest son, and he would feel that the sect leader trusted him and was grateful, so that he was loyal to the sect leader. At the same time, the sect leader can achieve the goal of recruiting Ma Teng's heirs into Beijing as a hostage, so as to prevent Ma Teng from having different intentions. Kill two birds with one stone. Zhao Yun said again: "Of course, although Yun and Ma Chao only have a few faces, they have met several times on the battlefield. Through the situation during the fight, Yun could see that Ma had extraordinary superpowers, and he was definitely a general worthy of the task. If it weren't for Ma Chao's ability, Yun would not have recommended him for such an important position as the Templar commander. ”

Listening to Zhao Yun's words, Luan Yi was relieved. "It's rare for Zilong to understand the righteousness so well that he can think about the Holy Sect everywhere. Okay, according to what Zilong said, let Ma Mengqi be the commander of the Templars. ”