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Chapter 324
At the foot of White Wolf Mountain.

A Khitan man was brought into a green tent.

Seeing a Han Chinese man in his 20s sitting at the head, the Khitan man took a deep breath and said, "Fufuyubu Yili Jin Qulie, pay homage to Khan."

Li Chongjiu pointed and said, "Yi Lijin is shocked, please sit down."
After finishing speaking, the soldiers at the side gave Culie, and on the small table in front of him, served kumiss, mutton with their hands, and a stack of mustard biscuits.

Qu Lie glanced at the food on the table, and couldn't help but move his index finger. The few days of running away desperately made him unable to eat and sleep all the way.

After being captured, although he was ready to die or be sold as a slave, he still couldn't help but feel anxious when he thought of this time.There were delicacies on the table again, which already made him hungry.

At that moment, Qulie let go of his hands and feet, grabbed the mutton, and stuffed it into his mouth in big gulps. He picked up the kumiss and put the flagon to his mouth, and gulped it down.

Li Chongjiu looked at each other without saying a word. This time he defeated the Khitan Xi Clan coalition forces and captured more than 5 Fanren prisoners of war in one breath. Not to mention Dahe Tuoluo and his son, even Yi Lijin from the eight tribes of Khitan, and Qijin from the three tribes of the Xi clan, none of them were arrested.

As for how to deal with the captives, the three tribes of the Xi clan are good, but the Khitan is troublesome.

Li Chongjiu also ordered the Xi people who knew the Khitan dialect, and the Han people to interrogate them, but when they were asked, the Khitan people were all tight-lipped, presuming that they didn't know, and even the tribal leaders didn't collect a few.The uncooperative attitude of the Khitan made it impossible for him to manage these captives.
Now at last a person who claimed to be Yi Lijin from Fufuyu tribe of Khitan asked to see Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu received him immediately.

After Qu Lie ate half full, he seemed to see that Li Chongjiu hadn't opened his mouth. He put down his wine and meat, wiped his leather robe with greasy hands, and said, "Khan, we have seen the strength of your Han people in this battle. The Khitans were convinced of their defeat. But what is the Khan’s intention of stationing troops in Bailang Mountain now?”

Li Chongjiu asked back: "Why do you say this?"

Qu Lie clasped his fists and said: "I heard that Khan is a man with great ambitions. Now that the Central Plains is torn apart, it is a great opportunity for Khan to make progress. I guess Khan's goal should be to go south, not north. Therefore I think with Khan's wisdom, he shouldn't think that once he defeats our Khitans, he can send troops to the north to occupy the land of Bailangshui, or the Khitans will surrender from now on."

Li Chongjiu said in his heart that this person lives in Yilijin, and he really has extraordinary knowledge.

Li Chongjiu murmured, "I, the Han people, don't like wars, but you Khitans invaded our territory twice, so you had to fight back. Let me ask you, which of these two wars was initiated by us Han people? As for the invasion of your Khitans' territory , you can rob us Han people, why can’t we Han people rob you Khitan people?"

Qu Lie lowered his head and said: "The strong are king and the weak are prey. Everyone on the grassland follows the truth, so I never think there is anything wrong with us Khitans coming to loot the Han people. The only thing wrong is that we twice We all wrongly estimated the strength of you Han people, this is our unwiseness."

Trillie paused and said: "However, in these two battles, you Han people have won victories. In this big victory, our Khitan has already suffered a crushing defeat. But our Khitan people are brave warriors who are not afraid of death. Khan thought that he won this battle. It is impossible for us Khitan to surrender in one battle, unless all of us Khitan are killed, otherwise as long as we have one person left, we will fight you Han people to the end."

Li Chongjiu laughed and said: "You think I dare not kill all of you Khitan people. There are many tribes in the eastern Liaodong, how many tribes have risen, and how many tribes have perished. If I join forces with the Mohe and Xi tribes to eradicate the Khitans, I believe they will not be unwilling." .”

Qu Lie stood up and said: "Even if our Khitan is destroyed, will the northern border of your Han people be peaceful? The Xi people who annexed our Khitan tribe, Mohe, will oppose you even if they become stronger in the future."

"Then I'll just eradicate them in the future. Don't deny it. For thousands of years, haven't we the Han people and the various tribes in Liaodong been like this? Fuyu, Wuhuan, Wei Dynasty, and many tribes in Liaodong were wiped out, but we Han people have been in the south until now." .” Li Chongjiu said.

Qu Lie was at a loss for words for a while, and said: "Khan, I came here to see you, not because I hope that the Khitan and the Han people will be enemies for generations, but because I hope that the two families can find a way to make peace."

Li Chongjiu glanced at the other party, thinking that Nurhachi and Li Chengliang must have said this back then.

Li Chongjiu said: "Do you mean to let me go back to Khitan and continue to be your Yili Jin, so that I can oppose the Dahe clan's use of troops against us Han people? Or help you defeat the Dahe clan and unify the Khitan?"

Qu Lie said proudly: "Return to the Khan, don't talk about the long-term words, if I am Qu Lie for a day, the Khitan will not use troops against the Han people. I swear to God."

Li Chongjiu glanced at the other party and said, "Okay, I believe you."

Qu Lie was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Thank you Khan."

"Wait," Li Chongjiu said, "Don't thank me first, you can go back to Khitan, and this time, all of your Fu Fuyu's captives can be released. But your son must stay."

Qu Lie nodded and said, "I know the rules, I have five sons, let's keep them together."

Li Chongjiu said: "The oldest three will be fine, don't worry, I will let someone teach them the knowledge of the Han people. After three years, if Khitan and I Youzhou are safe, they will be released back."

In this way, Li Chongjiu and Qu Lie reached an agreement.

Immediately, Qulie returned to Khitan with more than 5000 captives from Fu Fuyu's department.Li Chongjiu returned the [-] horses and [-] cattle and sheep captured by the opponent.

Before Qu Lie left, Su Su said to Li Chongjiu: "The Khitan people are cunning and do not keep their promises. Even if there are hostages, we should not trust them easily."

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu said: "It's nothing. The eight Khitan tribes have captured a lot of people for me this time, and their power will inevitably be damaged. But Fu Fuyu's tribe is not only safe, but its strength has greatly increased. What do you think the other seven tribes will do?" thinking."

Su Su nodded and said, "Xiao Jiu, I really thought it through, but I was too worried."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Now that we have defeated the Khitan Xi Clan, within at least three years, the western border of Liaoning will be safe. With Luo Yi's death, Yuyang County can take advantage of the trend, and Gao Kaidao is left alone to rule Youzhou. The day is just around the corner, and the next one can let go and forge ahead in the Central Plains."

Su Su also nodded and looked towards the mountains to the south.

On the outskirts of Ji County, Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and Gao Xudao were all standing outside the city.They are surrounded by the gentry of Zhuojun, and they are now looking forward to Li Chongjiu's army returning from western Liaoning.

The weather in June has already started to be hot, and many people can't grasp the season, so they are all wearing thick clothes, so they are sweating profusely.

The servants on the side put up sunshades and umbrellas for the three heads of the family, and brought plum soup to quench their thirst, but even so, the heat was still hard to dissipate.

The weather was particularly irritable, and Lu Ziqian and the three of them all looked unhappy. No matter how hard the servants tried to fan the wind, they still felt hot.

"Unexpectedly, this kid from the market actually defeated the 16 army of the Khitan Xi clan. I don't think this kid is deliberately making nonsense." Zhao Heran said with an unhappy face. He still remembered how Li Chongjiu scolded himself that day.

Gao Xudao echoed from the side: "I think it's killing [-] enemies and losing [-]. Could it be that Li Xiaozi has all the heavenly soldiers and generals under his command and can't make it down to earth. Even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory."

When Lu Ziqian saw what the two said, he thought to himself that these two were short-sighted, how could Li Chongjiu lie in such a big battle, once Khitan was defeated, he would drive straight in from the north, and Youzhou would also suffer.Although he didn't want to see Li Chongjiu win again and again, he was not so short-sighted. Once Li Chongjiu was defeated, the Lu family's property in Youzhou would definitely be plundered by the Khitans.

"Here we come, the army is here." The people watching outside reported before the three of them.

"You two, you can stop for a while." Lu Ziqian said slightly unhappily.

When Zhao and Gao saw Lu Ziqian open his mouth, they kept silent.At present, the two of them, together with Lu Ziqian, and the gentry were waiting for Li Chongjiu's triumphant return to Zhuojun's army by the side of the road.

Different from the remnant soldiers and defeated generals that Zhao and Gao imagined, Li Chongjiu's army was in full swing, and it was clearly a victorious army that had won the battle.You don't need to look at the fan cavalry in fresh clothes and angry horses, but just look at the long line of prisoners of war in the queue, and you can know that this is definitely a big victory.

Seeing this scene, all the gentry in Youzhou stepped forward to congratulate Li Chongjiu, who is the coach.

Li Chongjiu didn't show any complacency, so he clasped his fists and talked to the gentry.Zhao and Gao couldn't help being angry when they saw it. Lu Ziqian glanced at them, flicked his sleeves, and strode forward to Li Chongjiu. Huo Qubing is just like that."

When Li Chongjiu saw that it was Lu Ziqian, he said: "The demeanor of the ancestors is something that we can look up to, but the love of the two ancestors for protecting the family and the country is worth imitating for our future generations. There is no country, where is the country?" Home, without thousands of people, how can there be a country.”

Li Chongjiu's words were very wonderful, and immediately attracted applause from the gentry in Youzhou.Lu Ziqian also has a heart, this son is really good at eloquence.

Seeing Lu Ziqian's face, Li Chongjiu said: "The Lu family, the Gao family, and the Zhao family have done a good job. The three families heard that the army was going to fight, and the three families provided the army with [-] shi of rations and military supplies. This is just a selfless act. He is a model for the people of Youzhou."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, all the gentry in Youzhou turned to congratulate Lu, Zhao, and Gao.

Zhao and Gao saw that Li Chongjiu ignored the past and instead claimed the credit for the two of them in front of everyone, and they couldn't help but feel a little bit ashamed.But seeing all the gentry in the village congratulate them, even their nephews looked at them with admiration.

The two inevitably entered the role.Zhao Heran reciprocated, saying: "Mr. Shanggu is concerned about the country and the people, and led the army to fight bloody battles. What we are doing is nothing more than a trivial matter, so there is nothing to say."

Seeing Zhao, Gao and Li Chongjiu, you compliment each other, and I compliment each other, the two sides suddenly became happy, Lu Ziqian was secretly startled, thinking that this kid really has a way of winning people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)