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A nation can defeat another nation with swords or bows and arrows, but it is not possible to conquer the soul of a nation with swords, guns, swords and arrows, especially the other party is a powerful nation with a glorious history.

Therefore, we cannot conquer the Khitan people by killing, unless we can kill them to death.

Some people might say, kill them all.

Those who say this may not understand that massacre can intimidate for a moment, but not for a lifetime.

Just like the Great Mongolian Kingdom, it slaughtered a quarter of the world, but it did not completely conquer a nation. It disintegrated in just fifty-three years and only experienced two generations of emperors.

(The Great Mongol Kingdom is different from the Mongol Empire. Temujin was elected as the Great Khan. During the foreign war, Temujin and his descendants established the Qincha Khanate, Chagatai Khanate, Ogedei Khanate and Il Khanate in the conquered areas. The rulers of the four Great Khanate all came from the "golden family" in terms of blood and regarded the Great Mongol as the sect leader. This period was the Great Mongol period. After Mengge died, the four Great Khanates all gained substantial independence and were not subordinate to the Yuan Dynasty, and wars continued. At that time, the Great Mongol had disintegrated and disappeared. Therefore, the Great Mongol only existed for fifty-three years, and experienced two generations of emperors, Temujin and Mengge.)

Moreover, when the Great Mongolian Kingdom existed, internal wars continued and rebellion almost never stopped. Temujin and Mengge were fighting for peace until their deaths, and they had almost no rest.

In comparison, the British Empire combined the practice of plagiarism was much better, it existed for a long time, was much more stable within, and the territory was much larger, and many countries and nations it conquered always remembered its "gentlemen", such as India.

Of course, there are many places in the Great Mongolian Kingdom that are inferior to the British Empire. It is not just because the Great Mongolian Kingdom relies on killing to deter other nations, but also many objective factors exist. For example, its territory is complex, its transportation is backward, its ethnic groups are numerous, its social development levels are different, and its language and cultural traditions are different, so it is impossible to achieve complete unity. From the time it was born, it is impossible to avoid the fate of disintegration and collapse.

In short, Li Yan did not want to treat the Khitan ethnic group with slaughter, including the Jurchens, Mongolians, and other ethnic groups he conquered in the future.

Therefore, Li Yan didn't know how to deal with the matter of Xu Yun and other Han people in Huanzhou City massacre all the Khitans.

Li Yan brought Xu Guanzhong, Le He, Zhao Ding and other counselors, and then circulated the secret letter sent by Liu Qi to Xu Guanzhong and others.

After everyone finished watching, Wang Shu said first: "Congratulations to the Grand Commander, congratulations to the Grand Commander, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou are connected together. Our Liangshan Army has gained a foothold in Yundi. Next, as long as we can attack Liaoxijing, half of the land in Yundi will be your Grand Commander. Then, you can enter Yundi in large quantities, then capture the four states of Wei, Wu, Xin, and Gui, and take all the eight states behind the mountain into your arms, and then send troops to Ruzhou..."

Although what Wang Shu said was not what Li Yan wanted to hear, Li Yan still asked Wang Shu to finish his long discussion.

After Wang Shu finished his overall strategy, Li Yan praised: "Zi Shang has put his heart into consideration. This major policy is very feasible. If you go back, you can write me a memorandum and I'll take a closer look."

(This era has not yet made up the mistakes, well... It should be said that there were no memorials until the Shunzhi period. Memorials were first created by Shunzhi. Kangxi improved and implemented them. The current "memorials" are called "memorials", also called "memorials". Of course, the exchange between Li Yan and his civil and military officials and generals cannot be done with memorials. After all, Li Yan has not ascended the throne yet, so Li Yan made the memorials in advance, referred to as memorials. Anyway, no one knows what memorials and memorials mean. Who knows that Li Yan surpasses him? Besides, if someone knows, what can he do? Who dares to care about him, Governor Li?"

Wang Shu was very happy to be praised by Li Yan in public and said, "Yes."

Li Yan said: "Zi Shang's military strategy is very comprehensive. I will study it and discuss with you how to advance next... Let's talk about what should be done about the Han people in Huanzhou City, Xu Yun and other Han people massacred the Khitans?"

As soon as Li Yan said this, Wang Shu understood that he had twisted it. Li Yan asked about it not military strategy, but policy. Then Wang Shu was extremely grateful to Li Yan because Li Yan took care of his face so that he would not be embarrassed in public.

Wang Shu secretly swore: "I will do my best to assist the Grand Commander!"

After Li Yan finished speaking, he looked at the civil servants of the staff one by one, and finally stopped his eyes on Zhao Ding. Obviously, Li Yan wanted to hear what Zhao Ding said.

Zhao Ding was specially transferred from Seoul by Li Yan, with the purpose of letting him take charge of political affairs in Yanyun area.

It is not difficult to see from this that Li Yan attaches great importance to Yanyun area.

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I dare to ask, does the Grand Governor want to be kind to the Khitans?"

Li Yan said: "Yes, I have this idea. Killing will not allow us to gain a foothold in this land."

Zhao Ding said: "The Grand Governor is kind, and the people in Yanyun are blessed... However, when dealing with barbarians, you must first establish your authority so that you can conquer them and ensure that there is no danger in the future. You must not expose all your heart to them. It is natural that the Grand Governor must be gentle to them, but you must first defeat them."

Li Yan was alert and said, "Na Yuan Town thinks how should I deal with the matter in Huanzhou City?"

Zhao Ding said: "Xu Yun and other Han people, especially Xu Yun, should be rewarded, and they should be rewarded with great rewards, otherwise they will definitely lose the heart of the righteous man Yan Yun."

Li Yan looked at the others and saw that no one objected, he said, "Although Xu Yun's approach was a bit extreme, it may not be possible to promote the expiration of the city. It is a contribution. It is the example of the righteous man Yan Yun. Let's discuss a reasonable reward in the future."

This is what Zhao Ding and other civil officials like Li Yan the most. Li Yan is good at liberty and is willing to delegate power to these ministers and examples of wise rulers.

Zhao Ding also said: "The Grand Governor should teach people of all races to stop killing and emphasize the inclusiveness of the Chinese nation rather than exclusivity."

After hearing this, Lehe thought for a while and thought to himself: "This is a good strategy to completely solve the problem of the mixed settlement of multiple ethnic groups in Yanyun and the discord between ethnic groups. If this policy is adopted, it is likely that Yanyun's land will be completely transformed into our Liangshan Pond."

Xu Guanzhong looked at Zhao Ding's round and fat face and thought to himself: "This person is so powerful and has great ambitions. He wants to help the Grand Commander unify the tribes and become the king of the tribes."

Xu Guanzhong and Lehe were silent for a while, then nodded to Li Yan at the same time.

Seeing this, Li Yan said: "The Chinese nation is a country of civilization and etiquette, with a long history. Since the distant ancient times, the ancestors of the people of all ethnic groups in China have worked, lived and reproduced on the land of China, and jointly contributed their talents to Chinese civilization and the establishment of a unified multi-ethnic country..."
Chapter completed!