After the battle of Yikun Prefecture, Yelu Abaoji was defeated, and the Khitan army surrendered, which meant that the Khitan State had perished. Li Ye had to take over the Khitan land, garrison the city built by Yelu Abaoji, and effectively control the territory.

Otherwise, sooner or later, the land of the Khitan will be divided by other tribes, and there will be many more powerful forces on the grassland, which will become a hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty to rule the grassland.

When he went north from Yikun Prefecture, Li Ye only brought the three armies of Wolf Tooth, Tiger Guard, and Xiao Cavalry.

The long journey deep into the steppe is not suitable for bringing all the northern border troops over, and it is not necessary. The Tiger Guard Army is one of the earliest Chang'an forbidden armies, elite and fierce, and the Xiao Cavalry is a pure cavalry team, which is suitable for walking on the grassland and stationed for a long time.

Li Ye's destination is naturally the West Building, the former Khitan capital.

"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Yelu Abaoji.

"There were no cities on the grassland, he built many strong and large cities; there was no academic thought on the grassland, he built the Confucian Temple, learned and carried forward the culture of the Han and Tang dynasties, and there was no state system on the grassland, and it was he who let the Khitan people know what the state system was for the first time. ”

Riding on a horse, Li Ye looked at the vast grassland.

He said to King Qi beside him, "With these foundations laid by Yelu Abaoji, it will be much easier for us to establish our rule on the territory of the Khitan." Otherwise, it will really take a lot of effort and time to educate a group of barbarians from scratch and turn them into national-minded citizens. ”

King Qi glanced back.

In the dragon-like procession, there is the coffin of Yelu Abaoji. Yelu enemy Lugu, Yelu enemy martyr and other former Khitan important ministers, now all gathered around the coffin, quite a bit of the pain of supporting the coffin.

She said: "Listen to what you mean, you want to transform the Khitan people first, set up a model for the grassland, and establish a certain foundation at the same time." And then take them to spread outward, and then affect and transform the entire grassland?"

"You're getting smarter. Li Ye laughed and praised it.

King Qi pursed his lips and snorted coldly, indicating that he was extremely smart.

Li Ye did not hide it, and told King Qi all the plans in his heart: "The development of cattle and sheep and their vassal products for commercial sale is only to solve the grassland problem from the economic aspect. The economy is the foundation, but not the whole story. A country's rule over a region is not just for the people of that place to be fed and clothed.

"It is also necessary to control their minds so that they have the idea of a country; there must also be an army to deter the heroes of the localities; there should be a perfect system to ensure that everyone lives and works in peace and contentment; and it is also necessary to let them have the rank to advance and be able to display their talents to serve the country." This is an all-encompassing national policy. It takes a lot of effort and effort on our part. ”

King Qi listened carefully, and when Li Ye finished speaking, she was already dumbfounded: "According to what you say, aren't you going to be tired to death? It's so difficult to rule the grassland?"

At this moment, she suddenly understood why she still didn't have the ability to wrestle with Li Ye head-on after occupying Guanzhong.

In terms of governance and control of the territory, the thoughts and means of the two are many levels apart. Her initial failure was inevitable.

King Qi also realized how wise she was to take refuge at that time.

Li Ye smiled, "It's not enough to be tired, it's inevitable to be tired and paralyzed."

"The Central Plains Dynasty has never really ruled the grasslands, and if we want to establish a situation that has never existed in ancient times, we naturally need many people to throw their heads and spill their blood to fight on the battlefield; but we also need countless talented people to devote their lives to this great cause after years and months or even decades and hundreds of years of struggle, and change them bit by bit. ”

Hearing this, King Qi patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

She said: "Datang has no shortage of people with lofty ideals, nor is there a shortage of talents, you finally don't have to die of exhaustion." ”

Li Ye thought so deeply and said with emotion: "Only a country like Datang can seek such a thousand years of achievements." ”

When I arrived at the West Building, there were already people who set up a battle to greet them, and the momentum was quite huge, and it was the grandest etiquette to welcome the most distinguished guests on the grassland.

The people who greeted Li Ye naturally captured the Huangtou and Tatar divisions in the West Building.

The two chiefs were very respectful to him.

It is already autumn, the season of sheep and horses in the traditional sense, but the west building that Li Ye saw was chaotic and dilapidated.

There are no singing shepherds, and the number of cattle and sheep is not only small, but most of them are emaciated, and they do not look like they can survive the winter. If there is continuous heavy snow this winter, there will definitely be fewer people on the grassland next year, but I am afraid that there will be no fewer people killed in battle.

Li Ye saw more than that.

The Khitans in and around Xilou, young and old, became slaves of the Yellow Head and Tatar tribes, their clothes ragged, their faces yellow and thin, their faces full of grief and despair, and they were either driven to work by the soldiers of the two tribes, or they were wantonly whipped, ridiculed, and amused.

There is no longer a free Khitan in the West Building.

The West Building, which was glorious not long ago, is now purgatory and ruins.

The Khitans, who were strong and proud a few months ago, are now all prisoners. They can no longer ride their horses and whip their horses and show off their might on the grassland. The failure of the state has caused them to lose everything they have, and even the most basic dignity and rights of being human beings no longer exist.

Now, they are only the goods, the property of the victors.

They need to bear the wrath of the victor, and they need to accept the superiority of the victor until they die, until the name Khitan disappears into the steppe and disappears in the long river of history.

The tribes on the steppe flourished and fell quickly, and many powerful tribes that left their names in history were never seen again after a long time, and the root cause of this was the scene in front of them.

Li Ye's eyes sank.

He remembered that the order he issued was very clear, the two divisions of Huangtou and Tatar withdrew from Xilou City, and the affairs of accepting and surrendering could only be done by the Tang army. In other words, only the Tang Dynasty has the power to dispose of the Khitan.

And now, his orders are not being obeyed.

How can he be happy?

However, the two chiefs of the Yellow Head and Tatar who came out to greet them were all smiling and flattering, and Li Ye did not embarrass them in front of the public as soon as they met.

Yelu Enemy Lugu and the others in the team were both heartbroken and angry when they saw that their clansmen, relatives and friends had become like this. As steppe people, they are well aware of the consequences and costs of failure.

The defeat of the warriors, the suffering of the whole family, the defeat of the chieftain, and the catastrophe of the whole clan, this is the rule of the steppe that has never changed.

They really wanted to rush out and take off the heads of the yellow-headed and Tatar people who were abusing the Khitans one by one.

They have the strength.

But they didn't do that because they didn't get Li Ye's permission. After getting along with Li Ye for so long, they know very well how strict Li Ye's army is.

In Yikun Prefecture, several chiefs fought each other because they were dissatisfied with the military merits of the Tang army's envoys, and they were directly killed by Li Ye and all the people involved, and the two tribes even perished because of this.

At that time, Li Ye didn't say a word, and without even warning, he directly executed the military law.

The military law of the Don Army.

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Even if these people were so sad and angry in their hearts that they didn't dare to make trouble in front of Li Ye, they knew very well that once they did that, they would only bring disaster to themselves.

They could only swallow this humiliation secretly, thinking about whether they could intercede with Li Ye and release some Khitans, even if it was only tens of thousands of people.

As losers and lost dogs, they don't dare to ask for more.

The banquet was very lively, Li Ye was on the main seat, accompanied by the two chiefs of the Yellow Head and Tatars, the dance on the grassland was very distinctive, they pushed the cups in the tent and changed the lamps, and the two soldiers outside the tent were preparing for a more grand bonfire party in the evening.

Everything was peaceful, and the fighters of both divisions were happy.

Li Ye's smile looked so kind, it made people feel like a spring breeze, and he seemed to have forgotten that outside the camp, there were still those Khitan children who were being bullied. Or maybe those people have nothing to do with him.

This made the chiefs of the Yellow Head and Tatar tribes secretly rejoice.

At the beginning of Li Ye's arrival, they contributed a lot of precious property, and also promised to give the Tang army a lot of cattle and sheep to reward the soldiers, which can be described as a great effort. The purpose of this is naturally to make Li Ye no longer mention the military order and acquiesce in their occupation of the Khitan.

"King An is indeed benevolent, and if we behave more deferentially, and let him see our subservience, he will not care about our disobedience. ”

"The emperors of the Tang Dynasty are like this, as long as you behave humbly and let everyone in the world know that they are the most noble existence in the world, they will be extraordinarily generous. The Khitan slaves and wealth in the West Building are really more than we imagined, with these, we can quickly become stronger, and when the time comes, the matter of the grassland is not up to you and me?"

The chiefs of the yellow-headed and Tatar tribes exchanged their heads and ears in low voices between eating and drinking.

After reaching a consensus, the yellow-headed chief stood up and saluted Li Ye, looking more and more humble: "Your Royal Highness King An, because of your eloquence, the two Huangtou and Tatar who have been oppressed by the Khitan can have a day from night to dawn today. We are grateful and love you beyond words, and now we offer you the most precious gift on the grassland, and I hope you can know how much we are in awe of you!"

He speaks Chinese fluently, and this ability is rare in today's grasslands, except for the Khitans.

A beautiful young woman dressed up was escorted into a tent.

Although she was dressed up and looked like a fairy, her eyes were hollow, as if she had lost her soul.

But even so, she is still extremely beautiful.

True beauty is like this, no matter what state it is, there is a corresponding beauty, which can give people different levels of sensual enjoyment.

With Li Ye's countless readers, he also secretly praised it in his heart.

It's just that the smile on his face disappeared when the other party entered the account.

The yellow-headed chieftain thought that Li Ye was just surprised, but he didn't notice his true emotions, and said with a look of asking for merit and reward: "Your Royal Highness King An, do you know who this beautiful woman like the moon is?"

Li Ye didn't speak.

The Tatar chieftain thought that Li Ye had been bewitched by beauty, and got up with a smile, quite showing off: "The most beautiful woman on the grassland was once pursued by countless warriors, but now, only His Royal Highness King An can enjoy it, her name is Yue Liduo ......"

Li Ye suddenly raised his hand.

He made a throat-slitting motion.

King Qi, who was already furious, suddenly flew up from his seat, reached out, grabbed the forehead of the yellow-headed chieftain, and didn't see how hard she worked, poof, and the other party's head was taken off by her.