Wei Yang attaches great importance to the law. If someone sets an example, it will naturally be conducive to the implementation of the rule of law.
However, it is impossible to really let the emperor die here, then everything will have no meaning at all!
Wei Yang's emphasis on law was essentially for the sake of strengthening the Jin Dynasty. But if something goes wrong with Li Xiang, the Jin army will be in chaos, and the newly established Jin Dynasty will also be panicked, and Wei Yang's method will lose its inherent meaning.
Therefore, Wei Yang had to stand up at this time.
When Li Xiang heard this, an imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.
"This statement makes some sense. Since I have the great responsibility of pacifying the world, let's put my life aside for the time being."
It’s not like Li Xiang really wants to seek life and death here. He’s almost done with his acting. When there’s a step to get off, it’s natural to get off! If you use too much force and fail to grab the steps and end in time, then all this today will be in vain.
Zhang Chi has a certain degree of control and cooperates well with each other, so that this good show can continue!
"Your Majesty's warning!" the soldiers shouted in surprise.
Li Xiang wasn't done yet. He took off the tie on his hair and cut off a small strand of hair with a swing of his sword.
Li Xiang held up his hair and shouted: "Today, I will cut off my hair to take the place of the head. I will redeem it with meritorious service in the future. I will pass this hair on to the three armies to show the military power!"
As the saying goes, the body's hair and skin are influenced by its parents. In ancient times, hair could not be easily parted! However, this move did not put any psychological pressure on Li Xiang.
"Your Majesty is righteous!" The soldiers all admired him, saying in their hearts that His Majesty the Emperor is truly a man of his word. I admire him so much...
Liu Bowen and Wei Yang looked at each other and understood...
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the achievement of cutting off one's hair and acting as the head. As a reward, two random attributes will be permanently increased by one. The current force is permanently +1, and the charm is permanently +1. Li Xiang's attributes have been raised to commander 102, force 105, intelligence 103, politics 104, and charm. 105.”
"Your Majesty, Kong Ming sent a message, and the Southern Barbarians sent envoy Shunanda, who seems to have the intention of surrendering!"
At the end of the performance, Liu Bowen and Wei Yang gently whipped their horses and made them run quickly for two steps. They drove alongside Li Xiang's chariot and reported softly.
Although Zhuge Liang did go to Hanzhong early to greet Li Xiang, Yizhou had just been recovered, so he could not stay in Hanzhong forever, and Li Xiang would stay at some places for a few days along the way. Therefore, objectively Reality did not allow Zhuge Liang to accompany him. After picking him up in Hanzhong, he returned to Chengdu early.
But not long after Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu, Shunanda, the envoy from Nanman, had already arrived!
Shunanda was indeed a smart young man, but he was still too young in front of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang had already figured out his intentions in just a few words.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang passed the news over early. It would be better for Li Xiang and the others to be prepared, or to negotiate a price in advance!
"Shunanda!" Li Xiang muttered, finally finding this figure from a fragment of memory.
I still remember that many years ago, Sunanda came to perform dances among the Han Dynasty. Li Xiang, who happened to be in Chang'an at that time, met Sunanda.
So this isn't exactly a stranger anymore!
"If the Southern Barbarians surrender, the barbarian territory can be divided into three counties: Nanzhong County, Yunzhong County, and Man County. One of the three counties can be selected as the governor, and the four counties of Jianwei County, Zhuti County, Yuexu County, and Zangke County The county chooses one governor and rewards him with the combined positions of the two county governors. After all, this is a barbarian land and cannot do without the support of the barbarians!"
"In addition, we can grant three people the title of Marquis of Ting and Zhexiang who voluntarily return to Jin Dynasty!" Li Xiang took the initiative and said after thinking for a while.
Li Xiang's words sounded like a direct decision, and did not sound like he was discussing with Liu Bowen and Wei Yang.
Li Xiang asked himself that the conditions he gave were already his bottom line. Even if he wanted to negotiate, he could only negotiate above this bottom line. If the Nanman dare to be greedy, then Li Xiang wants them to understand that a small snake cannot swallow a giant elephant, and will only be trampled to death by the giant elephant without a doubt.
Li Xiang planned to divide the Southern Barbarians' territory into three counties. Even if the Southern Barbarians were willing to surrender, among these three counties, at most, only one county guard would be allocated to let the Southern Barbarians serve as county guards. If there were more, it would be even more troublesome for the Jin people to completely master the Nanman in a short time!
Two counties, plus three marquis positions, are definitely full of sincerity for the current Nanman.
After all, for Li Xiang, the current headache for the Jin army is not their strength, but the local environment.
But environmental factors will eventually be overcome over time. Relying solely on the evil local natural environment and without sufficient strength, the Nanman obviously did not have much qualifications to bargain with the Jin army.
Liu Che can spend several years adapting to the natural environment of the Southern Barbarians and conquering the Southern Barbarians step by step. Can't Li Xiang do the same? Either they can't, or they really don't want to, and there is no need. There is no need for them to waste so much energy on the current Nanman.
Don't underestimate the positions of the three marquises. Although they are not the county marquis at the top, they are the rural marquis and the Ting marquis further down. However, even in the current Jin army system, in addition to one Li Jing, there are also Who has been awarded the position of County Marquis due to his meritorious service?
Even if it is the Xianghou or Tinghou further down, how many people in the Jin army system have obtained it, and what kind of people can obtain these two titles in the Jin army?
Therefore, two county guards and three titles are the most that Li Xiang can give. After that, no matter how they negotiate with the Nanman side. But the things given can only be below this, and absolutely cannot be more than this.
Liu Bowen and Wei Yang didn't express any unnecessary opinions. Li Xiang had already made up his mind, and there was no big disclosure. The two of them couldn't go against the boss for no reason!
In fact, in the eyes of Liu Bowen and Wei Yang, although the position of county governor cannot be given too much, there is no problem at all if they are given a few false posts that sound high-level but actually have no real power.
As for the titles, if necessary, it is not a problem to give the other party a few more!
As long as the problem of the Southern Barbarians is solved, it's just a few titles, so what does it mean? They can give it out now, but don’t they have any reason to take it back later?
This kind of thing can't be easier if you are willing to put some effort into it! Moreover, when the time comes, keeping it can convince anyone!
(End of chapter)
