"Lock them two up separately and keep them under strict supervision!" Pang Tong ordered the soldiers outside the account. Not to mention that these two will be useful in the future, what they just heard was a bit too much.
"promise!"
"Military advisor!" Hearing the call, Pang Tong turned around and saw that it was Xu Feng. He was holding a bowl of porridge and looking at him with a smile.
"What are you doing?" Pang Tong asked doubtfully.
Xu Feng chuckled and said, "My lord has been fighting for a day and the water and rice have not been brought in, so the general asked the cook to make meat porridge." He came closer and asked, "My lord, are you still angry now?"
Pang Tong glanced at Zou and said, "General Xu, my lord treats you well, right?"
Xu Feng said sternly, "My lord treats me very well, and the general is here today because of me."
"Then why do you plead for Duan Kun? He held the lord hostage and put his sword against his neck!"
Xu Feng chuckled, "After all, Lao Duan and I are friends. I haven't had many friends since I was a child. Lao Duan and I will be as close as brothers. I can't just watch him die. My lord lets him go, and I will never do this again."
I will work even harder for my lord!"
Pang Tong said in a somewhat unkind tone, "So, when you serve for my lord, do you need my lord to agree with you? If my lord kills Duan Kun today, will you have to raise an army to rebel?"
Only then did Xu Feng realize the seriousness of the matter, and immediately knelt on the ground and put down the tray, "The general never meant this!"
"That's not what you meant?" Pang Tong sneered, "But what you did already meant that. As for this porridge, you'd better not give it away. Otherwise, my lord..."
"Military advisor, what else will my lord do?"
"Bang." Pang Tongyi kicked the porridge away, then put his kick on Xu Feng's shoulder, "That's it!" After saying that, he left without looking back.
Among the generals who begged for mercy today, Xu Feng was the most active, calling him Duan the most cheerfully. On the contrary, Huang Zu, Cai Mao and other generals insisted that Liu Cong kill Duan Kun. Compared with these idiots, Cai Mao and others were smarter
Liu Cong killed Cai Mao's younger brother and his son, and took over several families' land. However, after weighing the pros and cons, they were still able to reconcile.
Xu Feng and others are more loyal than Cai Hao and others, but they put loyalty first in their minds! They only do what they think is right and will never consider the consequences!
Heshan and Xuanlan were imprisoned in the camp. Heshan was a little happy and saved his life no matter what.
Xuan Lan struck out, "What are you thinking about? When the use value of the two of us is gone, we will lose our lives."
Heshan was stunned, "How do you know?"
"When the generals begged for mercy today, the Lord of Chu looked very ugly."
"What does this have to do with us?"
"That Duan Kun is a member of our clan, but he held the Marquis of Chu hostage and forced him to surrender. How much can the Marquis of Chu hate him? How much can he hate us?"
He Shan trembled, "Then we are doomed?"
Xuan Lan shook her head, "I don't know."
"My lord has an order to summon two barbarian leaders!" A voice suddenly came from outside the tent.
Xuanlan and Heshan heard the sound and looked at each other. Xuanlan whispered to Heshan, "Don't speak when you meet the Marquis of Chu."
He Shan nodded.
Xing Daorong brought the two of them there. Liu Cong had already taken off his armor, and there was a roast chicken on the table.
"Greetings to the Marquis of Chu!"
Liu Cong picked up a cloth and wiped his hands, "Have you eaten yet?"
Xuanlan hurriedly replied, "Thank you, Marquis Chu, for your concern. We have eaten."
"Do you still have soldiers to fight in your barbarian settlement?"
Hearing Liu Cong's question, Xuan Lan did not answer, but asked Liu Cong, "What does the Marquis of Chu want to do to our people?"
Liu Cong took a mouthful of rice, chewed it and said, "You are not qualified to talk to Gu. If you cooperate obediently, I can spare your life."
Xuanlan thought for a while and replied, "Less than ten thousand. The patriarch's son Samoko still has five thousand people."
Samotao’s son is Samoke? Liu Cong was a little surprised, “How many barbarians are there?”
"Together, there are about 350,000 people from several tribes."
A mere barbarian tribe lost 80,000 people outside, but it still has a population of 350,000! That’s almost one-eighth of Jingzhou’s population!
Last time Liu Cong ordered an inventory of hidden households and a population census. Although the investigation has not been completed, the Ministry of Household Affairs estimates that the three prefectures combined should have a population of 2.4 million!
Liu Cong is a little lucky now that the barbarians' rebellion this time has also allowed him to eliminate a major hidden danger in the territory!
"Are there any strong men who can fight?" Liu Cong asked again.
Xuanlan replied, "The maximum is 50,000, and we Wuxi barbarians also farm, so the combat effectiveness of the newly recruited barbarian soldiers will not be too strong."
"Take it back!" Liu Cong said to Xing Daorong who was waiting aside.
"Let's go, you two."
Xuan Lan did not stand up, but continued to say to Liu Cong, "Chu Hou, when the war started, Samatuo wanted me to marry his son, but I refused."
"For the sake of Chuhou's victory, we did not change our minds even though we lost all our men. Doesn't Chuhou know our sincerity?"
Liu Cong chuckled, "Even if you don't turn against each other, I can defeat you."
"Of course I know that." Xuan Lan complimented, "The army of the Marquis of Chu is invincible in the world. Because of this, we chose to surrender."
"But if the Marquis of Chu is ungrateful, won't he be afraid of being laughed at by everyone in the world?"
Liu Cong put down the chicken drumstick in his hand, "How can I be so ungrateful?"
Xuan Lan asked again, "What are the Marquis of Chu going to do to our people?"
"There are also women and children among them. If the Marquis of Chu slaughters all my people, what will the world think of you?"
"They will say you are a cruel monarch, and your reputation will take a huge hit."
Liu Cong's thoughts on Wuxi Man are not as straightforward as Xuan Lan said. He will capture men and use them as slaves to build roads, bridges, and waterways...
Women were allocated to unmarried soldiers and common people. As for the other useless ones, they were used to enrich nature.
Seeing that Liu Cong was unmoved, Xuan Lan became a little anxious and continued to beg, "The Marquis of Chu also has to face other princes such as Cao Cao and Sun Quan. If too much energy is wasted here, they will definitely take advantage of it."
"If you can show mercy, we are willing to cooperate with Chuhou and help Chuhou integrate the people into the Han people as soon as possible."
Liu Cong looked at this pretty female barbarian leader and was a little surprised that a mere barbarian could have such knowledge.
"You are so eloquent and courageous. Tell me, how can you help the orphan?"
Seeing Liu Cong relent, Xuan Lan's eyes lit up, "We can go back and persuade him to surrender, and all the tribesmen will surrender to the Marquis of Chu!"
"In addition, I am willing... willing to marry the Marquis of Chu to promote the integration and stability of the two races!"
Even a man like Xuan Lan blushed a little with embarrassment when talking about the issue of marriage, especially if it was his own problem.
"Marry an orphan?" Liu Cong didn't react for a while.
Xuan Lan said nervously and shyly, "I'm just your concubine. If you don't like me, you don't need to touch me, but I will definitely do my best to help Chu Hou stabilize the clan."
Liu Cong suddenly felt a little moved, not to mention the amount of troops consumed by the massacre policy, and the energy he would devote to guarding the slaves in the future.
From what Xuan Lan said, it is indeed the best choice to quickly integrate the two races and intermarry.
He waved his hand and motioned for Xing Daorong to take them down. Xuanlan said nothing, as if he already had a chance to win!