Since ancient times, it is unlucky to kill prisoners.
In ancient times, production resources were backward, causing reproduction to become the primary issue of a country. The most important task of a king was not to seek hegemony, but to consider how to keep the people under his rule alive. Therefore, population has always been the most important measure of a country's strength. Important indicators.
Throughout the dynasties, the importance of population has never been increased.
Every day, disasters occur frequently, resulting in corpses everywhere and a sharp decline in the population. This is the time when the dynasty is in decline, and the end is not far away.
Therefore, all schools of thought, including Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism and Taoism, all preached that "killing prisoners is unlucky", and by extension, it was linked to the Sheji Ancestral Temple, making every emperor fearful of killing prisoners. If God ignored the will of God, he would be angry and suffer extreme consequences. Serious "God's punishment".
The amazing thing is that those who "disobey the destiny" and kill prisoners arbitrarily often do not get a good end...
Qin general Bai Qi killed Zhao in a battle at Changping and surrendered 400,000 soldiers. In one fell swoop, Zhao, who could compete with Qin at that time, was broken. In the end, he was sentenced to death by the King of Qin, and it was rare to have a good death.
Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu, killed Zhang Han's 200,000 surrendered troops in the Battle of Julu. As a result, he "severed his destiny". The great rivers and mountains were finally usurped by the King of Han. He himself was surrounded by Gaixia and besieged on all sides. He committed suicide on the bank of Wujiang River. the result.
The list goes on and on.
So at this moment, Su Ding dialect and the old, weak, sick and disabled among the generals were immediately opposed by everyone.
Li Ji frowned and said, "The Tang Dynasty is so majestic in the world that it is besieged all over the world. If the captives are massacred, it will definitely make the Hu barbarians feel the same hatred and hatred. It will be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty's rule in the barbarian lands. Your Majesty, please think twice."
The Tang Dynasty was different from the barbarians.
Throughout the dynasties, the Han people's ambition was to expand their territory, bring barbarian lands into the territory of the dynasty, and enable their people to be educated by Chinese civilization and then integrate into China. But the barbarians, who drink blood and don't know how to be kings, start wars just to fight for the space and materials to survive. Therefore, they kill a lot wherever they go. To enslave all the Han people? But just grab a wave and escape thousands of miles away.
Cultural differences? The original intention of launching the war was completely different.
The Han people are far more obsessed with land than the Hu people. Every time they conquer a land, they think about how to rule it for a long time. Therefore, they must implement benevolent governance, not cruel killing and suppression.
The Hu tribe's conquests were only for plunder. So after burning, killing and looting, they quickly retreated to the frontier grassland, regardless of the location of the attack...
Zhu Suiliang, who had been following His Majesty Li Er, endured and endured it before being taught a lesson by His Majesty Li Er, which made him realize how difficult the officialdom is? There are big pits everywhere, and if you accidentally fall into it, you will be doomed. However, when he heard that Su Dingfang wanted to kill the prisoners, he finally couldn't hold back.
His beard stood on end and he said angrily: "The Tang Dynasty ruled the country with benevolence and virtue. We have been taught by the saints and we should be benevolent to the world. The barbarians have not heard the saint's way? Therefore, they do not know shame and drink blood like hair. The Tang Dynasty rules their land naturally. Let them bathe in the glory of Confucianism? Understand etiquette, know benevolence and righteousness, and know filial piety! Only the teachings of the royal way can make the barbarians wholeheartedly focus on me. How can I raise the butcher knife like you? Suppress with killing? It is simply ridiculous, cruel and overbearing. !”
As soon as these words came out, all the generals present turned pale.
How could such a man who spoke of benevolence, justice and morality sneak in among a group of military generals who had been licking blood for most of their lives? It would be like a rabbit mixed in among a group of tigers, so bright and out of place...
Everyone disagrees with killing prisoners? Is it all because "killing prisoners is unlucky"? No one wants to kill prisoners so that bad luck will happen to them. Furthermore, they also agree with Li Ji's point of view. Once the prisoners are killed wantonly, the Goguryeo guards on the other side of Pingrang City will be embarrassed. The soldiers felt that they were the same enemy - since defeat also means death, why not fight with all your strength and die on the battlefield?
But Zhu Suiliang's theory is pure nonsense. The reason why barbarians are barbarians is precisely because they have no sense of etiquette, integrity, morality and justice. These guys are mothers if they have a mother. When you are strong, you will grovel and beg for mercy. When you are weak, you will immediately It transforms into a ferocious beast and bites off your flesh and blood in one bite.
These barbarians are wild and untamed, and the teachings of saints and the power of kings are not even as good as a leg of lamb in their eyes...
It was too late for His Majesty Li Er to stop Zhu Suiliang, and he sighed helplessly. This guy is very knowledgeable and can write well, but his character is simply a fool...
As expected, Cheng Yaojin, who was silent on the side, grinned and said: "Your Majesty, after the fall of Goguryeo, all its lands were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they must follow the policies of Annan, Japan and other places, and from within the country Recruiting Confucian students to build schools in various places and teach the local people Confucian classics is exactly what the Huangmen said... Why not let the Huangmen be responsible for the Confucian schools in Goguryeo? Since the Huangmen are confident that they can educate the barbarians, Why not be beautiful in adulthood? If in the future all Goguryeo people can understand etiquette, benevolence and righteousness, and show filial piety, it will be a great merit!"
Zhu Suiliang's expression suddenly changed.
Are you kidding me? The land of Goguryeo was originally very cold, barren and impoverished. After this battle, there were corpses all over the ground and the mountains and rivers were broken. It would take a hundred and eighty years for it to recover. If I came here, how much hardship would I have to endure?
What's more, teaching barbarians is not something that happens overnight, but requires perseverance. Don't listen to what he said about teaching kingly ways and influencing Confucianism, but he himself also understands that it may not be effective in thirty or fifty years. He is already old this year. He was over forty years old, and living to the age of seventy could be considered "auspicious" in these days. Could it be that he wanted to die in a foreign land and bury his bones in the barren Goguryeo?
Before he could say anything to evade, Li Ji also nodded and said: "Zhu Huangmen is a well-known scholar in the world with profound knowledge and knowledge of ancient and modern times. If he can take on the responsibility of educating the people of Goguryeo, he will definitely be able to spread Han culture widely. The merit lies in the present time and the benefit lies in the future. Therefore, I second the proposal."
Zhu Suiliang almost wanted to yell, "Mother!" It was just a casual conversation, but why did you make it sound like a court discussion and "second the proposal"...
Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Ji finished speaking, Su Dingfang nodded and said, "I second the proposal."
Xue Wanche is now considered to be a complete Fang Jun partisan. Naturally, he also "loves the house and crows" Su Dingfang, Fang Jun's number one "thug", and believes that he is a member of the same family. He does not understand what royal teachings are. He only knows that by standing on Su Dingfang's side, he supports Fang Jun. , so he nodded: "I second my opinion."
Ashina Simo received Xue Wanche's advice on "the way to surrender a general", and he was deeply convinced that he was his noble man. Moreover, the two of them had met each other quite well over the past few days and had a good rapport. They always had fun and were in harmony when fighting. They immediately expressed their support for Xue Wanche without hesitation: "I second the proposal!"
Zhu Suiliang: "..."
He felt like he was offended. He was just expressing his opinions casually. How could he end up being assigned to teach King Dao of Goguryeo for the rest of his life?
At this moment, his intestines were almost turning green, and he couldn't put what he had said before into his stomach. He could only look at His Majesty Li Er pitifully: "Your Majesty..."
His Majesty Li Er's head hurt, and he wished he could kick this idiot off his horse.
I already told you, stop talking, stop talking, why can't you hold your mouth back? Come on, this is the result of talking nonsense, everyone will look unhappy with you...
Although I wish I could just send this idiot to Goguryeo, I can't bear it after all. As an emperor, a noble person, he seems to be rich in the world with the sun and moon in his hands, but I want to find someone as knowledgeable as Zhu Suiliang, who is good at playing piano and chess. It is also not easy for a "close minister" who is proficient in calligraphy and painting.
Originally, that boy Fang Jun also had some talents as a "close minister". He was not as good as Zhu Suiliang in flattering and flattering, and he often served him very happily. However, since Wei Zheng's death, that boy seems to have been "criticizing ministers". "The tendency to change direction begins to contradict oneself, which makes people uncomfortable.
Therefore, he was reluctant to leave Zhu Suiliang in a bitter and cold place like Goguryeo, so he had no choice but to talk to Xini: "We can discuss this matter later... Su Dingfang, everyone thinks it is ominous to kill the prisoners, do you have any other good ways to escort these prisoners back?" "
Killing prisoners on a large scale is definitely not possible. It will do too much damage to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty and his emperor. He does not want to wear the hat of "cruel king" on his head and be written into the history by historians. Reviled for eternity.
Su Dingfang thought for a while and said, "There is another way..."
