"Your Majesty, there is no need to talk about benevolence, justice and morality to deal with these Foreign Tribes. Only killing can deter them!"
"I thought I could behead all the prisoners and then use their heads to build a Jingguan on the border!"
"In this way, peace on the border will be guaranteed!"
Lü Bu often dealt with Foreign Tribes when he was young. In his opinion, these Foreign Tribes all have the same virtue.
Only if you scare them will they not dare to offend you!
"Duke Wen This is wrong."
Jia Xu was the first to stand up and object, shaking his head and saying, "It would be such a waste to kill."
"Rebuilding Luoyang requires a lot of labor. You might as well send all these prisoners to build Imperial Capital."
"In this way, a lot of Money and Grain can be saved, and so much labor will not be wasted. Isn't it wonderful?"
To rebuild Luoyang, Great Aristocratic Families will lead Money and Grain and Imperial Court to recruit manpower for construction.
Traditional Corvée generally do not have any money to take, and sometimes they even have to pay for food and drink themselves.
Only an enlightened emperor would provide food for the people participating in Corvée, but many officials in charge of the project would deduct this expenditure.
Therefore, many people are upset when mentioning Corvée.
But Liu Xie specifically warned that Imperial Court should not only not deduct food from those people who participated in Corvée, but also pay a certain amount of remuneration.
These are undoubtedly huge expenses.
But if Wuhuan captives are used to rebuild Luoyang, what reward will be given?
It's good to have some food to eat!
It doesn't matter if you die of exhaustion or starvation, the money saved can be fully charged to State Treasury.
"It seems so."
Lü Bu scratched his head, he didn't expect this. Is this the brain of a scholar?
Sure enough, it turned faster than him.
Hearing the harsh suggestions from Lü Bu and Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate for these prisoners to be killed or used as hard labor to build Luoyang."
"Kongming What do you think?"
Liu Xie also felt that the suggestions of Lü Bu and Jia Xu were a bit too cruel, so he asked immediately after hearing this.
Zhuge Liang raised his hand and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, although Wuhuan was severely damaged during the Northern Expedition, there are still many remaining parts of Wuhuan distributed among Grasslands."
"If Your Majesty treats the prisoners harshly, fear and hatred will inevitably arise in the remaining Wuhuan."
"It may be worry-free in the short term, but it is not a long-term solution after all."
"I think that Your Majesty can kill all the captured Wuhuan tribal leaders. As for ordinary Wuhuan Soldiers and the common people, Your Majesty can pardon their crimes and gradually absorb them into me Great Han."
"Wuhuan grew up in Grasslands, Wuhuan Cavalry is famous all over the world, it just lacks equipment and weapons."
"After Your Majesty takes them for his own use, with a little training and arming, he can get a Elite Cavalry!"
"Balancing Kindness and Authority, as long as Your Majesty adds a little Offer Surrender Terms, the remaining Wuhuan on Grasslands will definitely come to vote."
"In less than a hundred years, Wuhuan will cease to exist."
Zhuge Liang's ideas are different from those of Lü Bu and Jia Xu. He hopes to kill Wuhuan's top executives, and then take Wuhuan Soldiers into his own hands and integrate the common people into Great Han.
Eliminate Wuhuan without any bloodshed.
Liu Xie thought for a moment and did not immediately agree to Zhuge Liang's suggestion. Instead, he looked at Court Officials.
"What do you dear ladies think of this strategy?"
It's not that he doesn't trust Zhuge Liang, but it's because this kind of thing often requires brainstorming and checking for deficiencies.
"This is a very good idea."
Sima Yi took a deep look at Zhuge Liang and expressed support.
Yang Xiu also nodded and said, "Although Minister Zhuge's strategy took a long time, it is very clever."
Fa Zheng just remained silent.
He is new here and is not suitable to express opinions, and he also thinks Zhuge Liang's method is excellent.
Sure enough, the counselors around Son of Heaven are not simple.
Seeing that Court Officials didn't object, Liu Xie said, "Then let's deal with these prisoners according to Kongming's plan."
Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
After the matter was settled, Sima Yi continued, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing."
"Attendant-in-Chief Cui is sending an envoy to Goguryeo on behalf of me, Great Han, to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. I think this is inappropriate."
"This Goguryeo is a small country outside the customs. They should send Emissary to come to me, Great Han, to see Your Majesty. How can I, Great Han, condescend and honor me and send Emissary to go?"
Sima Yi is quite unhappy about this matter.
He is Attendant Censor and has the power of impeachment.
Cui Lin went on a mission to a small country outside the customs without asking for instructions from Son of Heaven. He was simply acting on his own initiative.
"Grand Marshal Censor This is wrong.
When Cui Yan saw Sima Yi impeaching his brother, he could not sit still and immediately stood up to refute.
"As a big country, it is natural to behave like a big country. If Marquis of Bowang had not sent Western Regions as envoy, how would we know about Western Regions's situation?"
"Deru's mission to Goguryeo must be to inquire about the other party's situation first."
Great Han has not had any diplomatic contacts with Goguryeo, and has no knowledge of the latter's situation.
Many ministers had even heard of the existence of this country for the first time.
"Then you shouldn't send an envoy without permission!"
Sima Yi was not used to Cui Yan. He snorted coldly and offered his hands to Liu Xie: "Please Your Majesty punish Attendant-in-Chief Cui for the crime of transgression!"
However, at this moment, Liu Xie frowned and fell into deep thought.
He was thinking about the location of Goguryeo in history. It seemed to be in the area of Northeast China...
"Wait a minute, Northeast China?"
"Isn't that my hometown?"
Liu Xie was suddenly shocked. Before he traveled through time, he was from Northeast, and his home was in Northeast China.
Today, the territory of Great Han is far from being as vast as that of later generations, and Northeast China is not yet included in the territory of Great Han.
In other words, his hometown is currently occupied by Foreign Tribes.
"Bang!"
Liu Xie slapped Dragon Desk, and this movement shocked Court Officials in the hall.
Even Sima Yi and Cui Yan, who were still arguing, kept their mouths shut.
"This is too much!"
Liu Xie said with an angry face.
This sentence frightened Cui Yan so much that he turned pale and quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my brother..."
But before he finished speaking, Liu Xie snorted coldly, "Goguryeo has been my Great Han's territory since ancient times! Why go on a mission?"
"We should just knock it down!"
Hearing this, Cui Yan was stunned, and even Sima Yi and Civil and Military Court Officials were also stunned.
Goguryeo is the territory of Great Han since ancient times?
How come they don't know?
When Court Officials was still confused, Yang Xiu looked at Son of Heaven's expression and suddenly felt blessed.
" What Your Majesty said is absolutely true!"
Yang Xiu suddenly opened his mouth and said seriously, "Goguryeo has been my Huaxia territory since ancient times. I once saw it in an ancient book."
"As early as when First Emperor unified Huaxia, Goguryeo was included in the territory of Huaxia."
"It's just that Goguryeo is located in a remote location and has experienced wars in various dynasties, so the ancient books recording Goguryeo were lost."
"I, Great Han, will destroy Tyrannical Qin and rule the four directions. Goguryeo is Huaxia's territory, and naturally it is also my Great Han's territory!"
Yang Xiu made an impassioned speech, turned his gaze to Kong Rong, and asked, "Kong Rong of Beihai has read poetry and books, and he is great Confucian in this world."
"You must have read this ancient book, right?"
Chapter 353 Cui Lin: Lord of a small country, why don't you kneel down when you meet the superior country Emissary!
"Ah?"
Kong Rong was confused by Yang Xiu's words.
He was still listening carefully to what Yang Xiu said about the history of Goguryeo, but he didn't expect that Yang Xiu suddenly asked him.
Although he has read all kinds of Archivist and is extremely knowledgeable, he has never heard of when Huaxia's territory expanded there.
So he subconsciously replied, "Yang Attendant thinks too highly of me. I haven't read the relevant Archivist..."
"Really?"
Yang Xiu looked at Kong Rong with sharp eyes and kept winking at him, "Kong Rong of Beihai Think about it carefully, this matter is related to whether I, Great Han, can regain my homeland!"
Hearing Yang Xiu's profound words and the constant glances, Kong Rong's eyes widened slightly and he finally reacted.
"Ah, yes, yes!"
Kong Rong stamped his feet and kept nodding his head. "Look at my memory. It's easy to forget things when I get older... I have indeed read that ancient book."
"Goguryeo has been my Huaxia's hometown since the Pre-Qin period. This matter is clearly recorded in that ancient book, exactly as Your Majesty and Yang Attendant said!"
"I remember that the ancient book was a family heirloom of Ziyi. It was Ziyi who brought it to me to read, but I accidentally lost it later."