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"Alright, then Instructor Lin will lead his troops to reinforce Xijing and take over its defenses."
Zhu Wu saw that Zhao Yuan had already issued the imperial edict.
I didn't say much more, but added...
"Wang Qing and Tian Hu's troops are not far from Xijing,"
"General Lin can lead his troops to prepare the city's defenses overnight."
"I will delay the messengers sent by the two of them for a few days,"
“Then expel them,”
"At that time, if Wang Qing and Tian Hu were to send troops to attack Xijing again,"
"General Lin should also be fully prepared."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Military Advisor Zhu's plan is excellent."
"You can handle the envoys Wang Qing and Tian Hu."
At this point, Zhao Yuan glanced at Huang Qianshan on the ground.
"From now on, if anyone dares to offer money as a means of peace,"
"They shall all be punished for treason!"
"If any descendant of the Zhao family dares to sign a treaty under duress,"
“Expel them from the Zhao family, and the people of the world will punish them.”
Huang Qianshan had originally prayed that Zhao Yuan would forget him.
Hearing that Zhao Yuan still wouldn't let him go, he couldn't help but beg for mercy.
"I was confused for a moment, please spare my life, Your Majesty."
The Zhao family of the Song Dynasty also had family precepts inscribed on a stone tablet.
But it was hidden in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
All the people in the land only know that the Zhao family has family precepts.
But they didn't know what the Zhao family precepts were.
Only when each emperor ascends the throne,
Only then were they allowed to go to the place where the stone tablet was kept to view it and take an oath.
After the Liang dynasty took control of Tokyo,
The Zhao family's stone tablet was moved out.
Only then did everyone learn the contents of the Zhao family ancestral precepts stone tablet.
"It is forbidden to kill scholar-officials who submit memorials to the emperor."
“No one of the Chai family’s descendants shall be punished for any crime.”
"Even if there is a heinous crime of treason, the entire clan should not be implicated."
"He should be put to death in prison, not killed in the marketplace."
"Those who disobey this instruction will not be protected by me!"
Chapter 1763 There's also a Mongolian
If Zhao Yuan's words were made public,
If future generations are forced to sign a treaty under duress,
Then the people of the land would have a reason to rebel.
This is undoubtedly a huge threat to the Zhao family's rule.
Zhao Yuan and all the officials wanted to speak up and persuade him.
He then said loudly,
"If my Zhao family descendants truly need to sign a humiliating treaty to preserve our kingdom,"
"Then he doesn't deserve to be emperor; his country will perish sooner or later."
"Living on in vain only brings more suffering to the people."
"It would be better to let the heroes of the world compete for supremacy sooner."
"On the other hand, make the family precepts public,"
"It also allows the people of the world to supervise my Chao family descendants,"
"So that they don't end up like the descendants of the Zhao family,"
"Taking advantage of the fact that no one knows the ancestral precepts, they act recklessly."
Upon hearing this, Xu Guanzhong
He couldn't help but agree.
"Your Majesty is wise. When a people becomes accustomed to buying peace with money,"
"Then this nation is not far from decline and extinction."
"Your Majesty wishes to help all Han Chinese rediscover their lost fighting spirit,"
"The Han Chinese number over one hundred million, while the Khitans, Tanguts, Jurchens, and Mongols, even at their largest numbers, number only a few million,"
"As long as we Han people have no desire for peace,"
"Everyone must fight to the death; no ethnic group can enslave the Han people."
The Khitans were the main ethnic group of the Liao Dynasty.
The Tanguts were the Western Xia.
The Jurchens were part of the Jin dynasty.
Most Mongolians, however, do not know which ethnic group they belong to.
A few learned individuals knew that the Old Book of Tang contained a record of "Meng Gu".
But it seems to be a very small grassland tribe in the north.
Since they haven't even established a nation, how can they be compared to the previous three ethnic groups?
Zhu Wu asked curiously, "Who are the Mongols?"
Zhao Yuan realized he had already let it slip.
So he simply started pretending to be a charlatan again.
"The Mongols were several tribes from the Shangjing Road of the Liao Dynasty,"
"If it weren't for my Great Liang,"
"Decades later, those tribes will be unified by a man named Temujin, who will establish the Mongol Empire,"
"Then sweep away the Jin, Western Xia, and Southern Song dynasties, and establish a vast empire,"
"At that time, there were only fifty million Han Chinese left."
Zhu Wu clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Of the 100 million Han people, only 50 million remain."
"Wouldn't that mean the death of fifty million Han Chinese?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "There aren't that many. Years of war have left the people destitute."
"Many people died from famine, plague, and other causes,"
"However, tens of millions of people were also massacred."
"The butchers were mainly from the Jin Dynasty and the Mongols,"
"Some Han Chinese also died after surrendering."
Lin Chong and others firmly believed that Zhao Yuan was a celestial being descended to earth.
Hearing Zhao Yuan describe such a tragic situation,
One by one, they were immediately covered in cold sweat.
The newly surrendered officials, however, felt that Zhao Yuan was talking nonsense.
I've never even heard of Mongolia, let alone Mongolia.
It was the massacre of tens of millions of people.
It's really hard to believe.
Zhao Mingcheng said incredulously,
Were the Mongols more powerful than the Jin dynasty?
"They actually managed to destroy the Jin Dynasty, the Western Xia Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "I also had someone inquire about the situation of the various Mongol tribes."
"The Mongols were indeed brave and skilled in battle,"
"That was when the Liao cavalry was at its strongest."
"It also cannot unify the Mongolian grasslands."
"The various Mongolian tribes are all a people who live on horseback,"
"The Liao Dynasty sent troops deep into the grasslands several times,"
"Not only are they unable to eradicate or subdue the various tribes of the grasslands,"
"On the contrary, they lost more than they won."
"Therefore, the Liao Dynasty could only dig trenches along the border of the Mongolian steppe,"
"Build a castle to stop the steppe cavalry from raiding,"
"Furthermore, the importation of ironware into the Mongolian steppes is strictly prohibited,"
"But the Mongol cavalry had no armor,"
"Even using bone arrows, they could make the Liao cavalry tremble in fear."
"We need to build trenches equivalent to the Great Wall of China to defend against the invasion of Mongol cavalry."
"Can you imagine how formidable the Mongols were in battle?"
Even so, Mongol tribes would occasionally raid Liao territory.
Zhang Shuye asked doubtfully, "If the Mongol tribes are so powerful,"
"Even if we can't destroy the Liao Dynasty, we should be able to destroy the Western Xia, right?"
"By destroying one country, we can gain an iron cavalry to sweep across the world,"
"how……"
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "The Mongol tribes are brave and skilled in battle."
"But they were also unruly, spending most of their time fighting each other,"
"None of the major tribes could sustain long-term military campaigns against the Western Xia and Liao dynasties,"
"Because the tribes behind them were watching them like hungry wolves,"
“Once they go to war, other tribes will likely seize their women and children,”
"They were incorporated into their own tribes."
"According to the rules of the grasslands, the victorious tribe will retain any children or women no larger than a cartwheel and incorporate them into its own tribe."
"And those who exceed the wheel's length, aside from a few who can become slaves,"
"Most of them will be killed."
Chapter 1764 Even More Trouble