To be honest, the monarchs and ministers of Yan State cannot defend their country. It is possible for them to be destroyed by anyone. Why can't it be destroyed by the original state?
At least the original state will destroy the Yan State. They will not kill the king of Yan to claim his family, nor will they destroy all the nobles of the Yan State. At the same time, they will not treat the Li concubines of Yan too harshly.
On the contrary, the common people in the Yan region were under the rule of the original country. Not only could they enjoy the political rights of the original country..., it would also open up channels for advancement, and their safety would be more guaranteed.
This time, the Yulin Legion only selected some representatives to follow them back to "Puyang", and most of the rest stayed in Yandi.
Next, the Yulin Legion will continue to raid the Tu He people and the Wu Ending people. Even if they turn the place into a no man's land, they will not allow the Tu He people or the Wu Ending people to stay in their homeland.
As for immigrating to the past? This plan is very unrealistic.
Many places in the original country are still short of people, how can it be possible to move Li Shu there?
When the victorious army approached "Puyang" for ten miles, they were greeted by a team represented by the eunuch Lingtaihu.
The welcome ten miles outside the city is just the beginning. Taihu's main task is to come and deal with the nobles of the Yan Kingdom, including Yan Juncheng.
"This article needs to be read out by Mr. Yan in public, please take a look at it." Taihu said and handed over a booklet.
What is written in this booklet? It is written that the monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom were unable to defend the country, so they were repeatedly invaded by foreign tribes. Sangzi suffered from the torment of war, and the common people suffered from disasters.
Considering the current situation of Yan State, what is written is actually true, but the more Yan Junchen looks down, the more livid his face becomes.
Because of the incompetence of the monarchs and ministers of the Yan State, they were willing to entrust the land and the common people to the original monarchs and ministers. The nobles of the Yan State, including Yan Junchen, had no shame in returning to the land of Yan and would live in the Central Plains from now on.
Yan Juncheng gritted his teeth and refused: "I will never accept this surrender!"
Most of the territory of the Yan State has now fallen into the hands of the original army. It is foreseeable that the monarchs and ministers of the Yan State will lose their freedom. The Yan State's army will either be destroyed or under the supervision of the original army. The rest of the Yan State will soon be
Occupied by the original army.
However, facts are facts. After reading that "edict of sin" and then "actively" entrusting the land and people to the original Wang Yao, they not only felt guilty to their ancestors, but also lost their righteousness if they wanted to do anything.
To put it bluntly, once sovereignty is transferred, the former army's governance of the Yan land will become uncontroversial, and there will be no possibility of Yan Jun's return, and it is even very likely that the original army will quietly dispose of it one day.
Taihu said with a smile: "In this case, there is no harm in the announcement of the crown prince of Yan after he has ascended to the throne."
Yan Juncheng was stunned for a moment, widened his eyes and asked: "How can I ascend to the throne before I die?"
Is there any need to say that?
Taihu continued to smile.
The current situation is that Yan Juncheng does not want to be dignified, and the original country has ways to help Yan Jun say that he is decent.
Even if the prince of Yan State refuses, the worst case scenario is that the crown prince will help him with dignity, and then he will choose from among the many young masters of Yan State. There will always be one who is willing to accept the dignity offered by the original country.
Yan Junsheng felt that this was simply too uncharacteristic of Spring and Autumn and too unconventional. He asked with a look of disbelief on his face: "Yuan Junyao is like this. Isn't he afraid that one day..."
Taihu intercepted Yan Jun's words and said: "What my king wants to do is of great justice, and the people of the world have been looking forward to returning home for a long time. My king's intention is to make the people of the world enjoy peace, and he is a virtuous king. Why doesn't Yan Jun do it?"
Yan Jun said he was completely stunned.
Taihu said with a sentimental expression: "The kings of Wei, Qi, Lu, Zheng, and Qin have their own towns, and their ancestors can enjoy blood food. How can the ancestors of Yan State be wronged? Because the king of Yan did not know the current affairs, he cut off his blood food.
No more sacrifices."
Among those countries, except for the Wei Jun who was appointed by themselves, the others were selected with the help of Zhiyao.
In addition, the titles once conferred by Emperor Zhou have been abandoned. Except for Wei Jun who became an earl in the original country, the others are either viscounts or barons.
Zhiyao just gave those people titles again, to show his generosity and at the same time confirm the new order.
In fact, according to Zhiyao's original intention, the original kings of a country were eliminated one by one, and no one from the bloodline of each country was selected to ascend the throne.
However, the current era pays attention to leaving a little leeway. If things are done too much, it will definitely be happy and eliminate future troubles. Everyone in the country should be afraid.
What Zhiyao can do is reduce the population under the rule of the old kings, limit their financial resources, and cannot do anything like exterminating them all.
It's actually not a bad idea to leave those people behind. It can attract a bunch of old people and young people to come over, so as not to stay around and cause trouble.
Of course, there must be people with ambitions to restore the country dormant somewhere. When officials from all over the country find such people, they will arrest them. They will be sent to the central government for verification and review again. Once they are truly confirmed, they will be killed; if they are captured
To kill during the period, officials need to provide convincing evidence or provide witnesses.
The reason for the need for re-verification and review is that Zhiyao does not want officials from various places to use this to eradicate dissidents, or even make false accusations in order to seize someone's wealth.
Officials of any era are well aware of their integrity.
Without the step of re-verification by the central government, do you believe that what happened in the Qin Empire in the original history will be repeated in the original country?
What is the most important thing? It is necessary to eradicate hidden dangers. If it turns into a reign of terror, similar countries will not survive.
Everything must have a degree. If you cannot master that degree, everything will come to nothing.
In the end, Yan Juncheng gave in.
All because Yan Jun made it clear that he refused, and Chu Junzai also refused. Yuan Guo will definitely be able to find someone willing to do it.
"We must ensure that Yan Juncheng will not break his promise. If something goes wrong by then, the second and third sons should know the consequences." Zhikai looked at the city wall in the distance and emphasized to Taihu again.
Of course Taihu knew what was at stake.
In addition, Yan Juncheng was the one who had the greatest effect when he read out the "Edict of Sin", and the others were less interesting.
As the victorious army got closer and closer to "Puyang", they could see people standing near the city gate, and bursts of cheers came from the city.
Today, the entire city has indeed entered a grand moment.
The prince of the Yuan Kingdom led his army for the first time to go on an expedition. He not only saved the common people of Yan, but also punished the Tu He people, Wu Zhong and the Donghu people. Each of these things made the people of the Yuan Kingdom feel proud from the bottom of their hearts. The performance of Prince Kai also made the people of the Yuan Kingdom feel proud.
They believe that the future of the original country will continue to be strong.
"Stop!"
The army stopped about two miles away from the city gate.
Zhikai invited a group of generals over to once again confirm all matters concerning the triumph.
Of course, it was impossible for all the soldiers to enter the city. To be honest, "Puyang" was too small to accommodate all the troops returning from the expedition and the captured prisoners of war.
Zhikai selects soldiers based on their merit records. Only those who kill three or more enemy soldiers or capture more than two enemy soldiers are eligible. The prisoners of war who are eligible to parade must be at least the leader of a tribe, except for those who are particularly strong.
Because the foreigners brought their families with them when they went on an expedition, there were actually many old and weak women and children among the captives. Among them, the women between the ages of fourteen and thirty had been selected and taken away, and those over forty years old had been selected and taken away.
It is impossible to bring men back.
Where did those foreign men go? The original army sympathized with them and did not want them to travel long distances with their old bodies, so they allowed them to sleep forever.
In human terms, if you are too old and have only a few more years of work, the status of a person who can live to be over forty years old in a foreign tribe is definitely not low, so we might as well get rid of them all on the spot.
The original army is already civilized enough. If they were not civilized, they would kill any foreign male taller than a wheel.
So, how many results did the Northern Expedition Army achieve this time?
A total of about 50,000 foreigners were killed and 130,000 were captured.
Of the 130,000 prisoners of war, 30,000 were women between the ages of 14 and 30. They would then become the partners of an adult male from the original country.
In fact, the army was already settling in on its way back, and would often take them to a certain city or village. The person in charge of the city or village would go to the home of an older bachelor or a meritorious person without a partner, and ask:
Do you want your mother-in-law or not?
Similar things will happen in various parts of the original country. It is really the state that gives away wives.
This matter is of course a policy formulated by Zhiyao, all for the purpose of increasing the population.
"What did the king say about dancing?" Zhi Xuwu couldn't understand why Zhi Yao specifically asked to select some foreign leaders to dance.
Zhikai's face instantly turned strange.
Sima Rangju stretched out his hand and pinched his temples, and said distressedly: "Put on rouge, dress handsomely, and dance with all the people. Rangju knows what the king means. Just how to dance?"
It's really distressing, all because no king has ever asked for it like this before.
Of course, they can understand that insulting the enemy's leader can make people in their own country happy, and it can also cause a fatal blow to the hearts of the defeated party.
But the problem is that none of the nobles who enjoy the most in the Xia know how to dance. Only some monarchs with a long history and who were rewarded with song and dance troupes by the Emperor of Zhou earlier have people in their courts who have relevant skills.
Zhi Xuwu immediately became anxious and asked: "No choreography?"
That was something the king had told him to do. The prisoner presentation ceremony would be held later, but one of the two most important links actually collapsed?!
Zhikai smiled bitterly and said: "There will be no music playing at that time, just order him to scratch his head and make some poses."
The main reason is that music is still very sacred and is generally used in ceremonies.
To provide musical accompaniment to prisoners of war's dance? What a beautiful idea!
No one dared to be as casual as Zhikai, but with Zhikai's endorsement, they seemed to have no other choice but to do that.
The soldiers who were about to participate in the ceremony began to check their clothes.
The officers responsible for guarding the prisoners of war once again reiterated to the prisoners various matters that needed attention.
In addition, Yan Juncheng was "taught" by Taihu again and again.
The former soldiers who were unable to participate in the city entry ceremony could only envy their companions. While gritting their teeth, they vowed to be qualified next time while they were busy setting up camp.
Zhiyao has arrived at the city gate and chats with Fen Ying who is seated at the same table from time to time.
How can Fen Ying also participate? This question is rather strange.
From ancient times to the Han Dynasty, the status of women in the Xia Dynasty was never as low as the dirt. In certain periods, they even had great rights and interests.
Fenying is the queen and her son is about to make a triumphant return. Why can't he attend the ceremony?
Since the queen is here, some wives of people with higher titles, as well as the wives of soldiers who made great contributions during the Northern Expedition, are all on the city wall, waving their hands and cheering at the approaching victorious army.
As today's protagonist, Zhikai is riding a horse at the front of the team, followed by a group of generals behind them. In the square formation behind them, the largest number is three hundred, and the smallest number is one hundred and fifty.
A square matrix.
As for the prisoners of war? They were just gathered together and surrounded by the former soldiers. If anyone ran around and bumped into each other during the parade, they would definitely be killed on the spot to avoid causing more trouble.
When Zhikai was less than ten meters away from the city gate, "Ohara Ten Thousand Years!" was shouted out by countless people.
At this time, Zhiyao and Fen Ying had already left their seats and were standing by the female wall holding hands with each other.
The victorious soldiers formed a phalanx, but they did not walk in a goose-step manner. When they approached the city gate, they would shout "Your Majesty for ten thousand years" in unison to express their respect.
After entering the city, Zhikai led a group of generals to the city wall. While paying homage to Zhiyao, he briefly reported on his achievements.
"My son has suffered." Fen Ying looked at Zhikai whose skin had turned dark and tried not to let tears fall.
Zhiyao frowned slightly.
If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, Zhiyao would have had a good argument with Fenying.
Zhikai felt very embarrassed and couldn't help but not respond. He whispered: "It is an honor to fight for the country, not to mention that the child is the son of his father."
Fen Ying probably also realized that he should take it easy in this situation and adjust his mood quickly.
One phalanx after another entered the city. Zhikai introduced to Zhiyao where the soldiers of this phalanx had made achievements, what experiences the soldiers of that phalanx had, etc.
Zhiyao listened very attentively, and while typing a few words from time to time, she always had a smile on her lips.
Even if Zhikai was doing a face-saving project, at least he would record the merits of the soldiers and tell some of their experiences. It would be better than not even pretending, right?
However, Zhiyao knew that Zhikai was not pretending, but had actually personally directed several battles and was very attentive to military affairs.
What makes Zhiyao most satisfied is that Zhikai knew how to hide his clumsiness in the beginning and was willing to learn what he didn't understand.
Zhiyao would know that. Naturally, someone is watching Zhikai and would send someone to send back the information every day.
When it is the prisoner's turn to enter the city, the prisoner with the task of dancing will appear first.
These prisoners of war, whose faces were smeared with rouge and dressed funny, were jumping around in the midst of the abuse. Maybe they were dancing too funny, and the abuse turned into "haha" laughter.
Zhiyao looked at the dancing prisoners of war expressionlessly.
Zhikai, who was standing on one side, noticed that his father had a cold face and thought to himself: "Isn't that funny enough? Why doesn't dad smile?"
Zhiyao couldn't help but laugh. He knew that this was the situation at the moment, and maybe it would be another situation someday in the future.
Therefore, in order to prevent the situation of Zhuxia from completely overwhelming the surrounding foreign races from changing, the Yuan Kingdom still has a very heavy historical responsibility!
