The muscles at the corners of Liu Yu's mouth twitched suddenly, and he fell into a long silence. Liu Muzhi's words hit the point that he was most worried about. After a long time, he sighed: "If it really comes to this point, then it's okay.
It's just our fate. I have told you and Miaoyin before that this is a matter between countries and cannot be influenced by personal feelings. If she refuses to negotiate with us as the eldest princess of the Yan Kingdom,
If we fight to the end, we can only fight it out on the battlefield. If she is still alive after this battle, she will have to accept the same treatment as the Xianbei people in the city after defeat."
Liu Muzhi frowned: "What you mean is that if the Xianbei people in the city surrender and negotiate for peace, they will be resettled as common people of the Jin Dynasty, taught Chinese, and then dispersed to various villages... If the Xianbei people resist to the end and refuse
Surrender, then after the city is destroyed, the whole city will be made into slaves? The same treatment as the prisoners of the Yan army during the Battle of Linqu?"
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, this is the law of war. If we follow the general rules, we will even let the army slaughter and plunder for a few days, just like what the brothers wanted just now. I can prohibit them from slaughtering the city and killing people.
It’s not easy. You know, if a city is broken after a hard battle and a strong attack, then the soldiers will be red-blooded and it will be difficult to control it.”
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Soldiers are really deadly weapons. Kings in the past dynasties did not dare to touch them lightly. There is a reason. War will make people lose their humanity and turn them into beasts. So we still have to find a way to let Murong Lan obtain the power in the city.
control, and then come up with a plan that is acceptable to both her and the Xianbei army and people. I think your proposal just now of teaching all Xianbei people to read and practice calligraphy and then disperse them into Han villages is very good, but it is best not to mention it at the beginning.
It’s a matter of dividing the tribes.”
Liu Yu frowned: "Are you afraid that the tribal leaders and nobles in Xianbei will object if you mention it like this?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, for them nobles and adults, the people in the tribe are their property, just like the manors and bankers of the noble families, which determine whether they can continue to be human beings."
People. Moreover, these tribes of Hu people have often been ruled by one family for hundreds of years, just like a small kingdom in our Central Plains. Cao Cao was unable to separate the Xiongnu tribes back then, and I am afraid he also had this consideration."
Liu Yu shook his head: "According to what you say, there is no way for us to separate these tribes and disperse each family's account throughout the Jin Dynasty?"
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "No, what I mean is that this matter cannot be rushed. At least it should not be raised as a necessary condition for peace talks during the siege. Negotiations need to be considered from the other party's standpoint. Ordinary Xianbei
The people just want to survive, but the Xianbei leaders and nobles who really hold the power must want to continue to have their own power and people. If these are gone, they may prefer to fight to the end. Therefore, we need to try our best to stabilize these Xianbei people by then.
Nobles, promise that they will continue to keep their clansmen until they surrender and fall into our hands. Then we will do what you want. By then, they will have no way to resist."
Liu Yu frowned: "Does this mean you are breaking your trust with others and breaking your trust with the world? It's not very good."
Liu Muzhi curled up his lips and said: "You haven't broken your promise. After the city is broken, let them continue to maintain their tribes, and then divide them into more than a dozen schools based on tribes to focus on learning Chinese. During this period, it will take about a year or so to let them divide
They were placed in various places in southern Shandong, and old Han farmers were also asked to teach them how to farm. After learning, it was time to allocate the land. At this time, they dispersed their tribes, because each tribe had hundreds of people, and ours was large.
There are less than 1,000 households in one county in Jin Dynasty. It is impossible to allocate the entire county to one tribe. Then who will destroy whose country? This village will be given a few hundred acres of land, and that village will be allowed to have three to five people.
Husband, the Hu people will understand this when they learn how to farm. Even if a few tribal leaders object, the ordinary tribesmen will not follow suit."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "That's true. In fact, from my experience on the grassland, I know that if these barbarians want him to produce, they will be very envious of our Han people's farming. At least it is better than those on the grassland who only watch the sky and eat.
Any guarantee of nomadic life must be strong. If they can be incorporated and treated like Han people, no longer serving as soldiers as a service, but must work with their own hands to eat, then everyone will definitely want to choose farming. This
It’s not something that a few tribal leaders can control. As for these tribal leaders, I think some official positions can be arranged at that time, but we should try to separate them from their original tribesmen to avoid the chance of them continuing to come into contact, and then let their nephews become emperors.
He studied with the Imperial Academy and treated him as a hostage."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "Look, I don't need to mention these methods as you have already thought of them. In fact, as long as these Xianbei people get out of Guanggu City, it will be easy to handle. A defeated general cannot be brave and loses a strong city."
With the country and no weapons, the Xianbei people have no conditions to resist. Murong Lan has always wanted Hu and Han to reconcile and truly become a family, so that her people can stay in the Central Plains forever. I think this should be
It was the best solution and she had no reason to reject it."
Liu Yu curled up his lips: "Not necessarily, this will still destroy the Yan State, or make the country established by her ancestors cease to exist. She has mentioned this to me before, and in her opinion, she hopes to preserve it.
The tribe as a whole asked Murong Chao to deprive himself of the imperial title and give him the title of King of Yan, just like how the Murong tribe was conferred in the Western Dynasty. In other words, it was like Cao Cao who divided the southern Xiongnu into five tribes, but still retained the title of Shan Yu.
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Liu Muzhi shook his head and sighed: "This is still the source of chaos. If the tribes are not separated and the leaders are retained, they will cause chaos again in troubled times. There is a precedent for this with Liu Yuan and Murong Lan.
A sensible person should not fail to understand. Besides, the title of King of Yan can be retained and given to Murong Chao as an explanation when they sacrifice their ancestors, but it is absolutely impossible to continue to give hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people to continue to submit to them.
Murong Chao, continue to recognize him as their leader. When they enter the Jin Dynasty, their monarch will no longer be Murong Chao, but the emperor Sima of the Jin Dynasty. This cannot be wavered in any way, even during negotiations, they must insist on it.
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Liu Yu laughed: "If this is possible, of course it would be best. In fact, as long as we can take down the black robe and prevent him from doing bad things, I think both Alan and Murong Chao can accept this condition. As for Murong Chao
Do you have any good suggestions for how to deal with it?"
This chapter has been completed!