Li Ye looked at Yelu Abaoji who committed suicide but refused to fall, and his face was no longer playful, and his sense of superiority with the winner was replaced by a look of mutual appreciation.

When Yelu Abaoji said he wanted to see him, Li Ye thought that the other party wanted to seek a way out, and then imitated King Goujian of Yue, endured humiliation and tried his best to seek a comeback.

For any creature - not just humans, the biggest need is to survive; for a hero, no matter what situation he faces, how big failure he suffers, or how much price he pays, he cannot tolerate himself losing his status and power as a superior person.

But Yelu Abaoji died very simply.

This hero and wise man who conquered the grassland, established the Khitan Kingdom, imitated the Tang Dynasty system, learned Han and Tang culture, governed the country and improved national strength was many years later by his son, changing the Khitan Kingdom to the Liao Dynasty, officially proclaiming himself emperor, and obtaining Yelu Deguang, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, a man respected as the Emperor of Liao, did not make the final struggle, and died in front of his biggest opponent.

This made Li Ye feel a little moved for a moment.

King Qi also felt a little emotional, but the direction of her feelings was a little different, "Yelu Abaoji is also a wonderful person. He puts aside his position, but he is a bit respectable. He will not live in secret if he is desperate, and he will be crazy when he dies. When he is dying, he is still worried about his brothers and sisters, and he does not let down his reputation as a hero in the grassland.

"However, the reason why I can see all this is because his opponent is you. If he meets others, even if Yelu Abaoji is cheerful, he will not enter the enemy camp alone. He can still have a full meal and drink a meal at the last moment. His more likely situation is to be humiliated or even tortured by the winner.

"It's even more impossible for him to ask you to let those Khitans go. Look, your name of benevolence is not only well known in the Tang Dynasty, but even your opponents agree with it.

"If this were not the case, Yelu Abaoji would give it a try. Even if the defeat was decided, our soldiers and monks would still be killed or injured. At that time, the country will not only add countless orphans and widows, but will not be conducive to the subsequent battles. People's personal charm is sometimes really useful."

After hearing King Qi's heartfelt words, Li Ye burst into laughter.

He shook his head and said honestly: "I don't have so much kindness. I just don't kill myself, nor do I like to show my strength and achievements by humiliating and trampling on others' dignity."

King Qi spread his hands and shrugged with no slightest wind, "Isn't this what makes you love?"

The word "cute" made two black lines appear on Li Ye's forehead.

However, King Qi looked serious and could not say anything when he called Li Ye.

In other words, she was the first prince to surrender to Li Ye, and she had a great say in his understanding and judgment of Li Ye's character. If she had not recognized Li Ye, she would not have been humiliated after surrendering to him. As a hero, she would not have been willing to give up her foundation.

For aspiring people, dignity is sometimes more important than survival.

At the end, King Qi sighed and looked at Yelu Abaoji who was standing tall. "No matter what, Yelu Abaoji's performance before his death will not make people feel disgusted. Since everyone is fighting for achievements and there are not many personal grudges, if you want me to see, you should bury him."

Li Ye nodded, "Since he is the king of the grassland, he should use the king's rules to bury him."

Compared to drafting the burial of Yelu Abaoji, Li Ye decided to make the funeral arrangements more grand.

Not to mention respect for your opponent, ability is respect for yourself. To demote your opponent to nothing, your ranking is not much higher. It is just to properly handle Yelu Baoji's funeral, which is conducive to conquering some of the Khitan people and is worthy of Li Ye's verbalization.

Li Ye did not intend to kill all the Khitans.

In Li Ye's view, the genocide policy is not only unnecessary, but also useless. Inhumanity is the only evaluation of this strategy.

The cattle and sheep on the grassland still need to be put by people. Let’s not talk about the other things. Li Ye, a visitor from Earth, still knows how useful wool and milk are.

If you want to rule the grassland for a long time and make it lasting forever, you must allow the shepherds to have enough food and clothing, and do not have to rely on robbery or deprive others of their wealth in life, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment.

Then, developing commercial trade between cattle, sheep and their derivatives, allowing the Central Plains and the grassland to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and everyone can benefit each other, is undoubtedly the most appropriate national policy.

Once the huge demand of the people in the Central Plains is stimulated, it will be enough for the people in the grassland to avoid food and clothing.

After all, what are the faults of ordinary farmers and shepherds? As long as they can survive well, most people will not be able to twist their knives when they are full.

Over time, the unruly grassland people will also have the idea of ​​a country. Because that is the guarantee of their stability and happiness.

National integration, harmonious coexistence, and living in peace and contentment are the inevitable development of people's hearts and historical development.

By then, the Tang Dynasty would only become stronger.

This is a long-term concept.

In terms of the short-term situation, after this battle, the Yellowhead and Tatar tribes will inevitably restore their power. With few large tribes on the grasslands now, they will become the existence at the top of the pyramid, leaving behind available Khitans, which will help check and balance them.

For these reasons, Li Ye issued a military order to Yikunzhou that the surrendered people would not be killed. He also ordered the soldiers of the Grassland Tribe Army, Huangtou and Tatar, to immediately get up and guard the camps and not to go out without permission. The affairs of disarming, regaining, and surrendering the Khitan monks and the army must be done by the Tang army.

Compared with the grassland barbarians and civilized Tang people, they were still more kind and disciplined when they left the battlefield.

As for the spoils, Li Ye would still give them to the grassland tribe army, which is a promise.

Not to lose trust, this is what Li Ye must do, otherwise he will not be able to control the grassland smoothly in the future.

The grassland tribe army initially complained about Li Ye's arrangements, from the chiefs to the soldiers, after these fierce battles, they all turned red. It was the time of emotional excitement. At this moment, their minds were full of Khitans who killed all the Khitans in Yikunzhou and took all their belongings for themselves.

However, in the face of Li Ye's Longwei and the deterrence of the Tang army, these grassland tribal troops did not dare to violate military orders.

A few days later, when they were cooled down by the fierceness of the bloody battle, and the continuous spoils began to be entered into their camps by Tang Junyun and handed them all to them, these tribal troops were only left with joy and confidence in their words praising Li Ye.

When the Tang army surrendered the Khitan army in Yikunzhou, nothing unexpected happened, and things went smoothly.

Although the confiscation of their cattle, sheep, armor, and weapons made many soldiers angry and sad, they had no choice but to be desperate. Moreover, Li Ye made it very clear that as long as they were obedient and did not cause trouble, they would not starve to death, and would let them return to their tribe safely.

Several prominent Khitan figures were once out of control after hearing the news of Yelu Abaoji's death.

But no one, including Yelu Dilugu, cried and shouted and rushed towards Li Ye, wanting to fight against him.

These people are so restrained, in order to survive, it is partly because Yelu Abaoji's explanation before leaving has also played a lot of role - after all, for the brave grassland people, it is not unimaginable to find a few important officials who are willing to die for Yelu Abaoji.

Li Ye's decision to bury Yelu Abaoji with great difficulty obviously stabilized the emotions of Yelu Dilugu and others.

Seeing that Li Ye was so kind, they were no longer timid and began to negotiate terms with Li Ye.

"The king is the king on the grassland, and the funeral ceremony should be regulated by the grassland. Please allow the kind King An to allow us to transport the king's body back and bury him in the holy land of the Khitan!" Yelu Dilugu saluted respectfully in front of Li Ye.

People say that he is kind, and Li Ye will not damage his image. Besides, this is no big deal. It is also conducive to reducing the hostility of the Khitans towards him. He generously agreed: "Although Yelu Abaoji is Gu's opponent, he is also a rare hero in the world. If you fallen leaves return to your roots, it should be like this. What reason does Gu have to refuse to agree?"

These words touched Yelu Dilugu very much. He hurriedly thanked Li Ye and emphasized Li Ye's broad mind.

His attitude was so positive that Li Ye was quite satisfied.

Obviously, letting Yelu Abao return to his hometown is something that Yelu Dilugu really wants to do. As for whether there is any consideration for his future and the idea of ​​leaving a good impression in front of Li Ye, there is no need to explain it in detail.

In short, the battle of Yikunzhou ended very smoothly. Although it was a few happy and sad, there was no need to risk their lives and fight with a knife, so there was nothing worth worrying about.

The end of the Battle of Yikunzhou marks the complete end of the national war between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan with the complete victory of the Tang Dynasty.

Since then, the northern border has stabilized. Even though the formation of a new grassland pattern still requires Li Ye to spend some more time, the situation of attacking the Tang Dynasty across the world has been declared to collapse.

Next, the Chang'an Imperial Army and the Tang Dynasty monks who went to the northern border could be divided at least half of them to support the battlefields of Hexi and Shuzhong.

"The victory of the Northern War has a great impact on Hexi, Shuzhong, and the situation of the Immortal Realm War. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a final decision."

When King Qi walked into Yikunzhou, he sighed to Li Ye, "We have worked hard in the northern border for so long, and finally we have gained the reward we deserve."

Li Ye smiled and bowed to King Qi, "This battle is thanks to King Qi being in charge of the center and leading the overall situation. In the future, King Qi's reputation for fighting will surely spread all over the world and become a shining star in the sky of our Tang Dynasty."
Chapter completed!