Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 476 Assimilation (Special thanks to book friends 1510…7180 for their 2 monthly tickets!)

On February 16, the 34th year of Kaixi, the secret envoy sent by Jingqiong disguised himself as a merchant, dodged the Great Zhou Royal Navy warships on the sea, and landed in Laizhou after sailing for more than ten days.

After another eight days of journey by land, they arrived in Bian Jing on February 16th.

After the Ganzhou Uighurs, who were lurking in Bian Jing and running businesses, made arrangements, they finally bribed a sixth-rank eunuch in the palace, Xiao Guizi, to deliver Xiao Huanian's secret letter to Shu Guifei, Yelu Hegudian.

After reading the secret letter, Yelu and Gudian were hesitant because they saw that Xiao Huanian's words were sincere and the gift list was quite heavy.

Thinking of when they were young, they often played together and got along well with Xiao Huanian in Shangjing, Liao Kingdom. Now Xiao Huanian's situation in Fusang was precarious and her life was in danger at any time. Yelu and Gudian finally decided to plead for her to Chai Zongxun.

On the night of February 20th, when Chai Zongxun came to his bedroom to sleep, Yelu Hegudian massaged Chai Zongxun's body on the bed and told him about the secret envoy sent by Xiao Huanian.

Yelu and the Classical Way:

"Your Majesty, this Xiao Hu Nian is a noble lady from the Liao royal family, the elder sister of Empress Xiao Chuo, and my childhood playmate.

When she grew up, because of her easy-going personality, she had a close relationship with me.

Now she and Jing Qiong know that they are no match for the Great Zhou Royal Navy and want to surrender to the Great Zhou to atone for their sins by being the vanguards in the expedition against Fuso. But they are afraid that Your Majesty will punish them later, so they have sent people to ask for help from me.

Today, the Hexi Corridor has long been incorporated into our Great Zhou. Under your Majesty's wise rule, a large number of Han people have immigrated here. Over the past decade, the country has been stable, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and local business has flourished.

It will be impossible for Jing Qiong to stir up trouble in Ganzhou again.

Your Majesty, please spare their lives."

Chai Zongxun pondered for a moment and said:
"Since my beloved concubine has a past with Xiao Hunian, she is just a woman, and the Liao Kingdom and Ganzhou Uighurs have long been pacified by me, so it is not wrong to forgive her crime.

But Jing Qiong has been an enemy of our Great Zhou for decades, and he is cunning. I am afraid that if I let him go, he will bring disaster to the country in the future. "

Yelu and Gudian sighed:

"Your Majesty, I don't understand the state affairs, but I am doing my best to give you advice out of my childhood friendship with Xiao Hu Nian.

If Your Majesty cannot spare them, then I will return the gift that Xiao Hu Nian sent to Your Majesty and me as it is. "

Chai Zongxun stood up, hugged Yelu and Gudian's white and tender body, and said with a smile:
"Why should my beloved concubine return the gift sent by Xiao Huanian?
Seeing my beloved concubine unhappy, how can I not be happy in my heart? You and I have been in love for many years. Now that my beloved concubine has asked, how can I not be as considerate of her as I am of such a small matter? "

Chai Zongxun paused and continued:
"Since Jing Qiong is so sensible and has surrendered to my Great Zhou, as long as he has made meritorious contributions in the conquest of Fuso, I will definitely pardon his crime!

There are many ways to resettle the Ganzhou Uighurs, and it is not necessary to kill them all. Besides, Jing Qiong has been with your brother Yelu Xian for several years, and he is well aware of the escape plans of Yelu Xian and other Liao elites. I just want to ask him about it."

When Yelu and Gudian heard that Chai Zongxun had agreed to their request, they happily moved closer to Chai Zongxun's arms, and the two hugged each other silently for a while.

Yelu and the Classical Way:

“Your Majesty, please send troops to look for my brother and others in the future. If you want to lead the army in person, please take me with you.

I will take good care of your Majesty's diet and daily life, and I also hope to see my brother and other relatives in Liao before I die."

Chai Zongxun nodded and said:

"I understand your feelings, my beloved concubine. The older we get, the more we cherish the past.

In the next two years, when I have destroyed the Black Caliphate and the government rule in Central and West Asia is stable, it will be time to march to the Mayan continent. "

Chai Zongxun did not want Yelu and Gudian to constantly miss Yelu Xian and other Liao people who had fled to the Mayan continent, so he said:
"My beloved, he will be eighteen years old this year. I have issued an order to select girls from sixteen to eighteen years old nationwide. In two or three months, girls from all over the country will rush to Bianjing.

I am busy with state affairs, so the matter of selecting a princess later will be handled by my beloved concubine.

After your wedding, I will confer the title of "King of Liao" on you and make you a vassal in Linhuang Prefecture."

Yelu Hegudian was overjoyed. The Liao territory was much larger than that of Goryeo. He named his own son Chai Jihui the "King of Liao". Naturally, Chai Zongxun loved him much more than the Goryeo princess Wang Xuan.

A few days later, Chai Zongxun received Guan Mao's memorial from the front line in the Bianjing Palace. It was already February 25th.

After thinking for a while, Chai Zongxun summoned the chief minister Li Hang and the second minister Wang Dan to come to Yanfu Hall in the afternoon to discuss the matter.

After the greetings, the chief eunuch Tang Qi read the memorial to the two ministers.

Chai Zongxun said:

"In the past, when I pacified the Hexi Corridor, the Ganzhou Uighur Khan Jingqiong rose up in arms to resist, but was defeated and fled to the Liao Kingdom.

With millions of taels of silver from Jing Qiong, Yelu Xian was able to build a personal army of 700,000 soldiers in plate armor, and then he dared to brazenly invade the Yanyun area of ​​our Great Zhou.

Now I have sent a large army to conquer Fuso. Jing Qiong is smart and knows that he can't resist our army at all, so he immediately surrendered to the Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief Guan Mao.

In his memorial, Guan Mao implored me to pardon Jing Qiong. How should Jing Qiong be dealt with? What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Li Hang said:
"Your Majesty, Jing Qiong is extremely cunning and is very good at changing his attitude according to the situation.

Jing Qiong has been in Fuso for more than eight years and is familiar with the local conditions. With him as a guide and vanguard, our army will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, Fuso is an island country with many mountains and ravines. If our army conquers it, the enemy will be defeated and will easily escape into the mountains and forests. If we want to completely wipe out these Japanese, I am afraid that many soldiers will be killed or injured.

These dangerous expeditions can be left to Jing Qiong and other Uighurs.

As for conquering Fusang, Your Majesty, if you spare their lives, there will be no threat. You only need to divide Jingqiong and other Uighurs into dozens of groups and settle them throughout the country, and you can ensure that there will be no worries for eternity. "

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly. He was somewhat worried that if he spared Jing Qiong and other Ganzhou Uighurs, things would turn out to be like the migration of the Xiongnu and other tribes in the Eastern Han Dynasty, eventually leading to the disaster of "Five Barbarians Invading China".

Chai Zongxun said:

"Non-my family, its heart must be different.

These ethnic minorities must be gradually assimilated before they can be integrated into our Great Zhou.

Jing Qiong and other Ganzhou Uighurs were unruly in nature, and they were afraid that if they were divided into dozens of groups, they would rebel.

If I kill them, I am afraid that people all over the world will say that I do not keep my promise."

Wang Dan said:
"With your Majesty's unprecedented achievements and the world's best military strength, it will be easy to decide how to deal with Jing Qiong!

Your Majesty only needs to make arrangements for the Ganzhou Uighurs in advance. If they refuse to surrender and are unwilling to split into dozens of groups and settle in our Great Zhou, they should be slaughtered immediately.

Everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is magnanimous and has given Jing Qiong and other Uighurs the opportunity to integrate into our Great Zhou and become citizens of its prosperous age. They will only say that Jing Qiong is treacherous!
Your Majesty, as for the dispatch of Ganzhou Uighurs to various parts of the country, I think it would be better to divide them into several dozen places and settle them in the North Sea. "

(End of this chapter)