The Donglu people were ungrateful and resorted to seizing chestnuts from the fire. As far as Dafeng was concerned, it was impossible for him to just indulge and ignore them.
In other words, for the emperor, it was time to adjust his previous strategy.
In fact, sending troops to conquer is not the best strategy, and other methods must be chosen.
Even if you want to fight, you have to hit those few outcropping birds first. Considering Donglu's current strength, they are not ranked high.
Qi Yu thought for a while and then suggested: "The Donglu's move is nothing more than a trap for the enemy. With their little strength, they do not pose a big threat to our country. Instead of using force to deter them, it is better to find some weapons for them."
Trouble makes them too busy to take care of themselves, so they don't have time to go out and cause trouble."
In fact, Qi Yu has already thought of two countermeasures in his mind.
It’s just that if you don’t ask, you won’t answer.
However, it does not mean that I will not answer. The best way is to use a metaphor.
"Um……"
The emperor naturally understood the meaning of his words, and then smiled and said: "Then according to Qi Aiqing's opinion, how can we cleverly break the Donglu situation?"
Um?
Hear the string song and know its elegant meaning!
The emperor is now asking how to defeat the Eastern captives "smartly". The key to this sentence is that it is a clever word, which can be understood as how to resolve the danger of the Eastern captives without using weapons!
Qi Yu bowed slightly and made a remonstrance, saying: "Since Your Majesty has inquired, I would like to express my humble opinion."
"Well, tell me!"
"Well! We have two strategies to offer. Let's talk about the bottom strategy first, which is to publicly issue a denouncement and denounce his crimes. This can have a good deterrent effect. However, there is another disadvantage to this, that is
It is effective in the short term. Once the Donglu people lose their fear, it will be difficult to frighten them. Unless, we can solve the current internal and external troubles in a short period of time and take action with them in time.
Deal with it, otherwise, this deterrent effect will not last long and will dissipate."
The emperor understood. This was to put on a tough stance and use condemnation to frighten the Donglu people who behaved like rats.
This approach is a bit like 'Wolf Crying'. It may have some effect at the beginning, but as the number of times Crying Wolf increases, it becomes less effective. In the end, not only the deterrent effect is lost, but
You may become the laughing stock of others.
This method is feasible, but it is only suitable for emergencies and is not a good choice.
The emperor nodded and asked: "Then what is the best way to love you? Tell me and let me hear it."
"Yes!" Qi Yu responded first, and then said: "Last time when I was worried about the Imperial Worship Cult, I proposed the strategy of 'stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade'. In fact, this strategy was indeed successful.
The foundation of the Emperor-Worship Religion has been resolved. Today, I will use this strategy again and use the same method to cleverly break the situation of Donglu."
Um?
Two uses in one?
The emperor wondered: "Last time, you recommended Harry as the stone from other mountains, but now you are facing Donglu. Where did your 'stone' come from?"
The meaning of stones from other mountains refers to people from other countries.
Seeing the emperor asking for advice, Qi Yu smiled a little coquettishly and said: "Returning to your majesty, the stone in my mouth does not refer to a single person, but to the two strongest powers in the north - Tatar and Oara."
"You want to borrow a knife to kill someone?" The emperor responded quickly and said immediately.
"Your Majesty said it clearly, and I admire you deeply!" Qi Yu hurriedly took the opportunity to say something.
"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense and get to the point!"
The emperor was in high spirits now, so it was really not appropriate to talk too much. Qi Yu hurriedly said in a nutshell: "The best thing for me to do is to confer the title of 'Tiancong Khan' on the leader of the Donglu to reaffirm his tribute and merit. At the same time,
I also issued an edict to the Tatars and Oaras...let them go dog-eat-dog!"
Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but become happy. He did not interrupt and motioned for Qi Yu to continue.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, in recent years, the Tatars and Oaras have been squeezing out the Donglu and extorting money from time to time. However, the Donglu people are afraid of the power of the two powerful men and have always dared not be angry.
Yan. If Your Majesty conferred the title of khan on a weakling, where would you put the dignity of those two strong men? Haha, even if they can't fight, it would still be enough for the Donglu people to drink from a pot... I only need to pay a big fee for it.
After issuing the edict, you can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, wouldn't it be beautiful?"
The emperor squinted his eyes and nodded slightly.
Qi Yu added: "Tiancong Khan sounds grand today, but in fact it is just a meaningless title. For Your Majesty, this not only does not damage your reputation, but also appears to be broad-minded. But the people on the grassland feel differently.
In their eyes, Khan is their god, a supreme being, and Tatar and Varatun are nomadic countries. How can they remain indifferent after learning about this?"
After hearing this, the emperor laughed and relaxed his frown.
In fact, he just asked casually to see if Qi Yu had any political wisdom in diplomacy. Unexpectedly, this inquiry actually found a feasible plan. It was really surprising.
However, Qi Yu also had his own idea, which was to avenge private revenge. How could he miss such a great opportunity?
You know, Qi Dalang is a person who holds grudges.
When he was in Liangshan, if Tong Yanhuo had not rescued him in time, he would probably have been killed by the Donglu people. This revenge was very serious and he must avenge it!
"Your Majesty, what is Wei Chen's plan?" After finishing speaking, Qi Yu asked.
"hehe……"
The emperor did not make a judgment, but nodded and then shook his head.
What does it mean?
Is it approval? Or is it objection?
Qi Yu doesn't know.
It was quiet for a moment.
The emperor suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Qi Aiqing, now that the chaos of the Emperor Worship Cult has been put down, what do you think Harry should do with it? I don't want to see this kind of foreign culture take root in our land of China.
You know, that is likely to affect the respected status of Confucianism."
Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this: Ha! The emperor is much more powerful than he thought. Even though he had a great time fighting cocks and crickets all day long, he knew better than anyone else what was going on in this country.
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Fortunately, I have already thought of a solution to this problem.
So, he said: "Your Majesty, do you remember the great victory against the Japanese at the end of last year?"
"Remember!"
"I heard that our dynasty has a fierce general named Qi Jing. He took the lead and fought bloody battles, slaughtering more than 20,000 enemy invaders and capturing 5,000 prisoners alive." Qi Yu was eloquent and suddenly brought up old events with high spirits.
Regarding his unreasonable answer, the emperor did not turn around for a moment and asked curiously: "But, what does this have to do with Harry directly?"
Qi Yu explained: "Your Majesty, please don't be impatient. Please listen to what I have to say in detail. The 20,000 Japanese pirates who were massacred deserved their death, and they will be dead if they die. However, the more than 5,000 captives have not yet been properly accommodated! We need to
Did you kill them all? Of course not! You must know that killing prisoners has been a sign of immorality since ancient times, so you can’t kill them!"
"Since we can't kill them, we can only release them or raise them. Releasing them is not feasible, which is like letting the tiger return to the mountain. But if we don't release them, we can only raise them. But in this way, it will be a waste
The precious food of our Dafeng Dynasty..."
At this point, the emperor reacted: "Could it be that you want Harry to preach to them and persuade these Japanese pirates to abandon evil and do good?"
Let them abandon evil and do good?
Extremely difficult!
How could a dog change his mind and eat shit?
So, Qi Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, what Wei Chen wants is to let Harry purify their souls and cleanse away the evil in their hearts. After they are all naturalized, then they can feel free to let them open up wasteland and build roads.
Or mining and felling, and undergoing physical labor reform, this kind of arrangement is much better than them eating free meals, right? In this way, Harry also has something to do, and he gets the best of both worlds and complements each other."
oh?
The emperor was startled and thought to himself: What the hell is this idea? However, it seems to be pretty good!
Qi Yu was about to say more when he saw the emperor suddenly waved his hand: "I'm tired, please retreat first!"