Beishui County Government.
In the hall, a dozen disgraced tribal leaders were gathered together with their hands tied behind their backs...
In this situation, and thinking of how high-spirited they were when they first set out, the leaders couldn't help but feel sad.
Several Qingqiang leaders standing respectfully aside were somewhat gloating: "Fortunately, I shot quickly and had a good attitude. If I had been captured in the battle, I would have ended up like this."
In the eyes of the barbarians, if you become a prisoner of the other party, unless you can come up with a ransom that the other party values, it will always be the other party's private property, and it is normal to deal with it no matter how you deal with it.
Can their tribe come up with a ransom that would impress the Han army?
Looking at the brocade clothes on Zhuge Liang's body, the leaders lowered their heads one after another, not having any hope.
He died in the Han camp, and so many sons were captured in this battle. It was a foregone conclusion that the Han army had conquered Yueqi County. In the future, the whole family might have to work as cattle and horses, handing over a large amount of furs and treasures every year...
"Come here, untie the leaders." Zhuge Liang pointed at the tribal leaders.
"Military advisor, this..." Li Yan whispered and wanted to say something.
Zhuge Liang smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter."
The tribal leaders didn't know what Zhuge Liang was talking about. When they saw him pointing at themselves, they all thought that their death was imminent.
Choking!
Gao Xiang drew out his saber and walked towards the leaders, who all closed their eyes.
In this battle, the Han army was defeated head-on in a dignified manner. He was so convinced by the defeat that he had nothing to say.
However, what they were waiting for was not severe pain. The saber only cut the rope that bound them...
The leaders opened their eyes in shock and looked at Zhuge Liang, still looking at them with a smile.
"The leaders are frightened. Come on, everyone, please take a seat." Zhuge Liang sat back down and pointed at the empty seats in front of him, "Go get my Bashu specialty water and wine to calm the leaders."
After the translation, the leaders looked at each other as if they were living in a dream.
Some people can't help but rub their eyes vigorously, fearing that they are hallucinations when they are dying.
The wine, as red as blood, was poured into the bowl, and the real aroma of the wine hit your nostrils.
"Come on, everyone, please have a drink." Zhuge Liang raised the wine cup in front of him, signaled to the leaders at the table, and drank it all in one gulp.
The leaders were speechless for a moment and quickly drank all the wine in front of them.
The wine was sweet and mellow, with a long aftertaste. It was the best wine they had ever tasted.
Until then, they believed that everything that happened before them was real.
"Everyone, my lord, the King of Hanzhong, has never oppressed or plundered the people of Nanzhong. Why do you want to help the Yi king Gaoding now, causing all life to be ruined?" Although Zhuge Liang asked, his expression was very gentle.
The words were neither hasty nor slow, and there was no pressure at all. It seemed that he was really confused and wanted to ask the reason.
Zhuge Kongming, who was so majestic in appearance and graceful in every move he made, made these barbarian leaders who had just been unexpectedly treated with courtesy unable to feel any resentment in their hearts.
After hearing this, I even started to feel a little ashamed unconsciously, as if I had really done something treacherous and wrong.
In terms of personal charm, Zhuge Kongming is not inferior to Liu Bei, the King of Hanzhong.
The leaders who were quite ashamed were speechless for a moment. Zhuge Liang's audience seemed to be ashamed, and they felt a little more confident.
"Is it possible that there is a hidden secret behind your rebellion?"
Zhuge Liang's friendly look, as if he was a loving father who wanted to make decisions for the children who had been wronged, immediately made everyone break their guard.
One of them, who was more fragile in defense, could no longer resist. He put his right hand on his chest and said: "The Gaoding tribe is powerful and occupies the most fertile fields in Yueqi County. If we want our people not to starve... we can only obey their orders." Act.”
"Gaoding once said that if the Han army captures Yue Wei, all the men in our tribe will be slaughtered, and all the women will be kidnapped... That's why we have to fight." Another person also caressed his chest and said with a hint of emotion. Regret.
"Haha." Zhuge Liang asked with a smile, "Your Majesty is well-known for his benevolence, how could he do such an unkind and evil act? That Gao Ding judged others by himself was clearly for his own selfish purposes and to deceive the leaders."
"May I ask the general's name?"
Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, "I am the military advisor general under the command of the King of Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming."
The leader of the Yi people who was the first to speak said: "Commander Zhuge, I mistakenly believed Gao Ding's words and raised an army to cause chaos. I have offended the military commander today and it is an unforgivable crime... I only hope that the military commander will be kind and forgive my tribesmen. I am willing to die." No complaints.”
"Yes, me too. I hope the military advisor will forgive my tribe members."
"Spare my tribesmen."
All the leaders attended, knelt down and begged.
Zhuge Liang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "Hey, leaders, please get up quickly. What you said is wrong. This time the swordsmen met, it was Gao Ding, Yong Kai, Meng Huo and others who hindered it. Today I will be honest with you. Let's talk, it's time to clear up all the past grievances.
"Both the king of Hanzhong and the prince are benevolent masters. They raised troops to conquer the south, only to kill the culprits of the rebellion, and had no intention of plundering. If we can watch and help each other in the future, we can make the Han and Yi tribes as close as brothers to avoid the disaster of swordsmanship again. This is the good fortune of Nanzhong and the good fortune of the people."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he raised his wine cup and said with a smile: "When you go back this time, you should stop fighting and repair with us, recuperate and benefit the Han and Yi people, so that you can live up to the name of your leaders."
go back?
The tribal leaders who had just stood up and sat down at the table stared wide-eyed. Is he really going to let us go back?
"Thank you, military advisor!"
Everyone was drinking wine together, but they still couldn't believe it.
It wasn't until Zhuge Liang left the house in person and sent them outside Beishui City that the leaders' hearts beat faster. They actually...really let us go back? !
"Come." Zhuge Liang walked outside the city and waved behind him, and there were soldiers carrying cloth and jade.
"This is a piece of jade and silk fabric from Sichuan. It is specially given to you as a wish for the eternal good of the Han people. Our Han family has a saying of 'turning fighting into jade and silk'. Fighting and jade and silk are only within easy reach. I hope you will think carefully about it in the future."
Some tribal leaders couldn't help but have tears in their eyes and bowed and said yes again and again.
However, just when they thought it was over, Zhuge Liang's words dealt a heavy blow to their already completely defeated defenses.
"The soldiers under my command are sallow and thin. I think they are short of food and do not have enough to eat. I have ordered people to take military rations and distribute them among them. You can follow me."
The tribal leaders, whose minds were blank, followed Zhuge Liang stupidly all the way to the temporary camp where the prisoners were guarded. They saw that there were really many Han soldiers at the gate of the camp to distribute food to the barbarian soldiers and maintain order...
After receiving the food and hearing that they could go home, the Yi soldiers all looked grateful and saluted the Han army one after another.
When Zhuge Liang came to the camp, he saw that the soldiers were all acting according to orders and did not dare to make any arbitrary decisions, so he nodded with a smile.
Then he said loudly: "Although you are not sons and daughters of my Han family, you are still kind people. Today you are captured, and your father, brother, and wife will lean on the door and look at you, extremely sad. Now I will give you rice and grain, and let you go home." Home, in order to express this love, go!"
After the translation, the Yi soldiers knelt down and worshiped, shouting Zhuge Liang's name to express their gratitude.
"Get out of the way and let the barbarian soldiers go home!" Zhuge Liang waved his hand, and then said to the stunned leaders behind him: "You can lead them there yourself."
The leaders no longer had any doubts at this time, and they all knelt down with their chests on their chests and cried: "Master Zhuge's great kindness will never be forgotten by the people of the south. If he rebels again, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
"Haha, go ahead. After the rebellion elsewhere is suppressed, we will send people to help you clear up wasteland, plant mulberry and raise silkworms. The Yi people are also common people in the south, and they should not be so poor for generations."
Seeing this, Li Yan whispered: "Military advisor, if the barbarian army returns, if they rebel again..."
Zhuge Liang's expression did not change and he laughed softly: "If you lose again, just let it go."
Li Yan: "..."
The various tribes of the Yue Yi people led their troops back home one after another, but as expected they did not unite their troops to fight back.
Most of the people here are Yi tribes, and there are no Han people with common surnames. If you want to level the country, after eradicating the Gaoding forces, the key is to get these Yi leaders to return to their hearts.
Then Zhuge Liang personally led an army and surrounded Qiongdu. When the remnants of the Gaoding tribe saw that King Yi was dead and the army was wiped out, knowing that the situation was over, they immediately opened the city and surrendered.
A large number of people from the three tribes of Qingqiang who were previously deceived and kidnapped by Gaoding's design were also among them, and now they have been rescued.
Several Qingqiang generals were also grateful: "When I go here, I will definitely persuade the king to call off his troops and make a truce, so as to live up to the military advisor's kindness!"
Then he led the Qingqiang people southward and never returned.
Zhuge Liang led his army to cross Lu in May, and divided his troops to pacify the other counties in Yueyong. Everyone who heard about it turned to the wind and surrendered.
The army marched all the way, while preaching that the Han and barbarians would be reconciled, never stop fighting, and get rich together.
Six months ago, Yueyong was decided. The army had two choices at this time: continue to march to Yongchang, or go east to Yizhou County.
Yongchang was far away, and the situation was unclear at this time. Zhuge Liang did not want to go deep into the army alone, and he was worried about Prince Liu Chan of Yizhou County, so he decisively led his troops eastward to prepare to join forces with Prince Liu Chan.
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PS: In 1934, the British army invaded and forced mining in the south. King Ban Hong summoned 17 tribes from the Wa Mountains to swear an oath to form the "Southwestern Frontier People's Volunteer Army" to fight against the British army, and issued an "Emergency Letter for Assistance". In the letter, he still expressed his gratitude to Zhuge Wuhou for his kindness and persevered. "The Wa and Han people are one family, and we will never lose our companions for nine generations." The ancestral motto continued, one after another, never gave in, and even fought bloody battles until the founding of New China. In 1960, China and Myanmar signed a border treaty, and the Pan Lao area finally officially returned to the motherland. To this day, fellow Ban villagers are still guarding the southwestern border of the motherland for generations.
The Banlao area is not Yueyong County, which only proves Zhuge Wuhou's contribution to Pingnan.
(End of chapter)
