Chapter 332: Temptation
According to Li Qing's meaning, since he wants to give favors, then he might as well send a bigger favor, Bayar is dead, no matter how high the funeral standard after his death, it will not pose any threat to himself, but will help digest the hostility of some grassland people to himself, which is conducive to the rule and digestion of the grassland in Dingzhou in the future.
Li Qing believes that in essence, whether it is the grassland barbarians or the people of the Central Plains, as long as the rulers can let them eat well, make their lives better day by day, and give them hope for the future, then they will not rise up and rebel and will not threaten their rule. The most affected are the original vested interests of the steppe barbarians, and the defeat of the barbarians will inevitably cause their interests to suffer great losses, and their former privileged position will be gone, and even their lives may not be guaranteed. Well, reassuring these people first is the top priority. Although these people exploit the barbarian ordinary herdsmen very hard, it is undeniable that their appeal is also very great, and the people have a strong submissive mentality, if these people feel uneasy, climb the heights and shout, or quietly incite, it is very likely to make waves on the grassland again, and what Li Qing needs now is a stable grassland.
Then, based on this, it is a reassuring shot to Bayar's posthumous affairs, since he is lenient with his biggest enemy, Bayar, these followers will not be a big deal. Slowly, Dingzhou will make the people of the grassland feel that under the rule of Dingzhou, their sons will live better, will be richer, and their social status will be higher, at that time, their attachment to these nobles will be weakened and weakened, until one day, they will think of themselves as a member of the Dingzhou family from their hearts, and they will stand up and fight for the harm of their own interests. That's when the effective occupation of the steppe is really completed, which, of course, could take ten years, twenty years, or even longer.
Li Qing had already devised several decrees in his mind, but now the most important thing was the issue of Bayar's burial. Li Qing promised Boyan and others that he would set up a funeral committee, and he would be responsible for the actual work by Boyan, Sushun, Nuoqia and others, and Li Qing's plan was completely based on the burial specifications of the Central Plains Emperor to bury Bayar.
To Li Qing's surprise, the three of them unanimously opposed Li Qing's plan.
Boyan stood up, the barbarians were defeated, after Huhe's death, the actual number two of the barbarians was extremely sad in his heart, Bayar went to his death, but left an order to let him support the overall situation, Su Shun has been completely defeated by Li Qing from strength to psychology, and he is already overwhelmed, and although Nokia is talented, he is young and not qualified enough to coordinate the overall situation. I'm afraid it will be many more years before he can carry the burden.
Although the barbarians were defeated, but hundreds of thousands of people had to survive, now Boyan's responsibility is no longer to think about how to defeat Li Qing, but to think hard about how to fight for a better living environment for the barbarians in Li Qing's ruling pattern, historically, after a nation was defeated by another nation, the purge was quite cruel, in this regard, Boyan was fully prepared, how to preserve the vitality was his key consideration, and it was necessary to abandon a person was helpless. But judging from Li Qing's actions now, it seems that Li Qing is not preparing for a big purge on the grassland, which makes Boyan a little puzzled, and he feels a little chill in his heart while being puzzled, is it that Li Qing still has some conspiracy and backhand, which he didn't expect?
For this opponent who is dozens of years younger than himself, Boyan now has a feeling of looking up to the mountains, because he really can't guess the other party's thoughts. The barbarians fought with the Great Chu for hundreds of years, in history, the Yingwu Emperor of the Great Chu also defeated the barbarians, captured alive the then barbarian leader Sudie, Sudie died very miserably, was skinned and filled with grass, and the corpse was hung on the Fuyuan city wall at that time, until decades after the death of the Yingwu Emperor, the barbarians rose again, and only then did they snatch back the human skin of Sudie, and put it into the ground. This is a shame in the history of the barbarians, and Boyan did not expect that hundreds of years later, the barbarians would fail again, and this time the failure would be completely split.
Li Qing wants to bury Bayar in a grand manner, what does he want to do?
"Li Dashuai, we can't agree to your plan, since you have generously allowed us to bury Your Majesty with the highest specifications of the emperor, then, we will let Your Majesty be buried in the soil according to the customs of our grassland!" Bo Yan said a little uneasily, the first time he discussed a major matter with Li Qing, he rejected Li Qing's proposal without any margin, he was a little worried that the other party would feel that his face was damaged and he would be furious.
Li Qing felt a little surprised, originally thought that as soon as this plan came out, the other party would be very moved, but he didn't expect the three of them to object, and after thinking about it, too, the funeral habits of the grassland and the Central Plains are very different, and they buried Bayar according to the specifications of the Central Plains Emperor, and it is normal for them to feel that it is inappropriate, but this is fine, at least they will veto this matter to make themselves more dissipated, after all, if they bury Bayar with the rules of the Central Plains Emperor, it will not be good to return to the Central Plains in the future, you know, in the hearts of the Central Plains people, the grassland is just a thief, unlike the Dingzhou people who hate and respect the grassland people, the two sides have been fighting for so many years, but they know each other.
"In that case, then all the plans will be drawn up by you, and you will report them to me after you have discussed them, can you?" Li Qing smiled and said very generously.
The three of them stood up together, bowed to Li Qing and said, "Thank you Li Dashuai!" ”
As soon as the news of Li Qing's burial in Bayar came out, the dark rolling Bayan Kala City immediately quieted down a lot, which made the mountain wind that had been waiting for the day and walking on thin ice quietly breathed a sigh of relief, the Mountain Moving Division is now responsible for the security of Bayan Kala, and the Lu Division, the Qi Nian Division, as well as the Red Army of Lu Dabing and Fu Sen are stationed outside the city. The mountain-moving division went ashore from the west, all the way over, although the victory continued, but the loss was not small, although the personnel were later replenished, but the experience and combat effectiveness of the recruits were far from catching up with the original veterans, which made the combat effectiveness of the mountain-moving division declined, and 30,000 people seemed to be a lot, but it was distributed to such a big city as Bayankala, it seemed weak.
The information gathered from the two intelligence systems of the Statistical Survey Department and the Military Intelligence Department has made the mountain breeze feel a little more at ease, and it seems that there will be no problems for the time being.
The mountain wind breathed a sigh of relief, Li Qing took Boyan's plan but was a little difficult, Li Qing did not understand the burial customs of the barbarians in advance, and now from this plan, it seems that if Bayar's burial is according to what Boyan said, if the barbarian people are allowed to go to the memorial, then it is conceivable that there will be a large number of barbarians arriving at that time, and if there are too many people, it will be easy to be chaotic.
Li Qing was indecisive, and the three of them also looked at Li Qing with a nervous expression, this plan was specially discussed by the three of them to test Li Qing, if Li Qing did not allow it, then it can be considered that Li Qing really has no follow-up means for the barbarians, if Li Qing is intent on exterminating the barbarians, then Li Qing can mobilize heavy troops, and gather and annihilate the barbarians when they are at this big gathering. You must know that the current barbarians have been disarmed, and in front of the armed and toothed Dingzhou soldiers, they are completely fish and meat on the felt board.
"Lord Boyan, I don't know if you have considered that if a large number of grassland people gather here, some people with ulterior motives will be able to take advantage of it? If there is a dispute, I am afraid that it will be a big trouble for me and you! Li Qing said carefully, he attached great importance to the three important people in front of him who could stabilize the grassland, and there was also a sense of discussion in his tone.
Boyan exhaled heavily, glanced at Su Shun and Nuoqia, and from the eyes of the two, they both saw a hint of relaxation, "Li Dashuai, for this problem, we have already thought of a countermeasure, the clansmen in Bayan Kala City, each family can only produce one person, and for the foreign tribal mourners, we are ready to let each tribal leader lead ten people into the scene, so that the number of people should be controlled within 10,000 people!" ”
Li Qing nodded, "That's fine, it seems that the three of you have already thought it through!" Li Qing's mind flashed like a flash of lightning, and at this time he realized that Bo Yan was deliberately testing himself, if he agreed without thinking about it just now, he was afraid that things would have to take another turn, he shook his head, just looking at the mentality of the three people in front of him, he knew that there was a long way to go to win the trust of the barbarians.
Looking down at the plan of the three of Boyan, he found that the ceremonial scene they chose was also very ingenious, just in the area between the two armies of Wang Qinian's department and Lu Dalin's army, if there was any change, tens of thousands of horses and horses of the two armies could be reached in an instant, Li Qing couldn't help but show a smile, and Boyan was still knowledgeable.
Putting down the scroll in his hand, Li Qingdao said: "Then handle it like this!" I will come to pay my respects to His Majesty Bayar. ”
Five days later, outside the city of Bayankala, Bayar's mourning hall has been fully arranged, in the huge coffin, Bayar dressed in gold armor is lying in it, with his favorite weapons and some belongings by his side.
Bayar's huge influence on the grassland was perfectly demonstrated at this moment, the leaders of the countless small tribes scattered all over the grassland disregarded their safety, and resolutely brought ten subordinates to the memorial site, the number far exceeded Boyan's estimate in advance, although they disarmed before entering, but nearly 20,000 barbarians gathered together, making Wang Qinian and Lu Dalin on the periphery nervous, and the two troops all entered the highest level of alert, and the mountain wind in Bayan Kala City made the troops enter a state of imminent battle, you know, Bayar can be regarded as being forced to death by the Dingzhou army, at the memorial site, if the crowd is angry, it is a terrible turmoil, 20,000 people, even 20,000 pigs, and it will be cut for a long time.
All the generals opposed Li Qing's entry into the memorial site, Li Qing went in, it was inevitable that he would not be able to enter with a large number of troops, and if he only brought a few guards, how could the safety be guaranteed, what if Boyan and others had bad intentions and hijacked Li Qing to threaten the Dingzhou army?
Li Qing has other ideas, the current situation proves that although Bayar is dead, he still has a huge influence, but this influence is only limited to the barbarians who miss him, the dead are gone, and the living life still has to go on, although these tribal leaders miss Bayar, but they will not take the lives of all their clans to avenge the dead Bayar. And Boyan and the others are even more so, if they want to do this, then Bayar will really die in vain.
"The more this happens, the more I want to go!" Li Qing said categorically. "This is the best chance to show our sincerity to the barbarians. I am not afraid of Bayar alive, but when he dies, I don't even have the courage to stand in front of his coffin? ”
Li Qing blatantly rejected the advice of his generals and decided to appear at the memorial site on time.
(To be continued)