PFC Chapter 853: If you can’t beat them, join them.
Chapter 853: If you can’t beat them, join them.
Speaking of this, Ye Kun couldn't help feeling guilty.
Women need companionship, but I can't take care of everyone.
Ayibo hugged Ye Kun and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether the emperor comes back or not, as long as the emperor has me in his heart, that's enough."
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back."
Ye Kun responded to Aibo.
Two days later, Ye Kun led everyone and left the ancient city of Loulan.
This time when they left, Aibo and Aiman took more than a thousand Loulan people away, intending to send them to the new city of Loulan to alleviate the population pressure here.
As a result, there were fewer Loulan people in the Western Regions, but the proportion of Han people continued to increase.
When he arrived in Dunhuang, Ye Kun summoned Yelihu, the son of the Little Wise King.
Yelihu is in his thirties, at the prime of his life.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"
As soon as they met, Yelihu knelt down in front of Ye Kun and paid homage to him.
"Yelihu, it has been many years since we abolished the kneeling ceremony." Ye Kun personally stepped forward, helped Yelihu up, and looked him up and down.
This man is of medium height, has an honest face, an extraordinary bearing, and is as steady as a mountain.
"Very good. You are more handsome than your father."
Ye Kun praised him, asked Yelihu to sit down, and said with a smile:
"I have completely flattened the vast grasslands. From Beihai Lake to Xihai Lake, you are the only nomadic tribe left. I have relocated all of Tianxian Chanyu's people to the interior, and they bid farewell to their nomadic life and became farmers.
But your people are still living a traditional life on this grassland. There are discussions in the court that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. I am afraid that you Xiongnu people will betray China in the future. Tell me, do these discussions make sense?"
As soon as they met, Ye Kun gave Yelihu a difficult problem.
Yelihu was not in a hurry, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, I think these discussions make sense. After all, the feud between China and the Xiongnu has a history of hundreds of years. For hundreds of years, you hit me, I hit you, and everyone was on guard against each other."
Ye Kun nodded and asked, "Then what do you think the court should do? What should you do?"
Yelihu smiled and said, "The court wants to solve the problem of the Xiongnu once and for all. It is actually very easy. With the emperor's military power and China's national strength, we can be easily wiped out. However, I think the emperor is kind and will not do this."
The Xiongnu tribe of Yelihu now has only 300,000 people.
It’s indeed not enough.
Ye Kun nodded: "Yes, I won't do that."
Yelihu continued, "Given the emperor's style, he will probably take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he will move us Xiongnu people to the Central Plains. On the other hand, he will move the Han people from the Central Plains to fill the grasslands. In this way, our people will be slowly assimilated and eventually become Chinese."
"Yelihu, it seems you know me very well."
Ye Kun chuckled: "You heard that you are smart and studious. You have read through the classics of various Chinese philosophers and taught yourself elementary school, middle school and university courses. Seeing you today, I can see that your reputation is well-deserved."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. We Chinese are all studious."
"Chinese?"
"Yes, I am Chinese."
Yelihu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have decided that all of our people will change their name to Huaxia and use Han surnames and given names. I know that only by integrating into Huaxia can we live a better life. All of our people on the grassland also hope to become true Huaxia people."
Ye Kun stood up and laughed: "Yelihu, you are really not simple."
If you can't beat it, join.
This is the best choice.
If a war breaks out between the Huns, the population of the Huns is so small that Ye Kun won’t be able to fill their teeth.
Yelihu was fully aware of the crisis of genocide, so he had no choice but to surrender to Ye Kun, cancel the title of Huns, and incorporate his entire tribe into China, and all the people became Han Chinese.
Yelihu also stood up and saluted: "I admire Chinese culture, and I admire your majesty's talent and wisdom even more. If your majesty doesn't mind, please give me the surname Huaxia."
Ye Kun laughed and said, "Your name is Yelihu, so from now on you should change it to Yejiahu. My last name is Ye, and yours is also Ye. I will adopt you as my adopted son, and we will call each other father and son from now on. What do you think?"
"I, Ye Jiahu, greet my father!"
Yelihu knelt at Ye Kun's feet without hesitation and kowtowed three times!
"Good boy, good job!"
Ye Kun laughed and helped Ye Jiahu up: "Since you are a tiger, you should travel all over the world. You will follow me in the future, go to the Oil Peninsula with me, and create a foundation for eternity."
"I obey your command. However, I still have to return to the grassland to arrange the handover, and take a group of people with me to move deep into the Nine Provinces of China."
Ye Kun nodded: "There is still room for people to be resettled in the Tongguan area. You can move half of your people to Guanzhong and Tongguan, and let them become Chinese people forever. It is easy for you to move, as a nation on horseback, you can leave at any time."
Ye Jiahu smiled and said, "As long as they are willing to accept us and arrange accommodation, we can move in right away."
Ye Kun said: "There are several large farms of the imperial court in Hanzhong and Tongguan, with vast and fertile land. I asked them to divide the farms and hand them over to your people. We also have experts to guide agricultural technology."
Ye Jiahu clasped his fists and said, "I will go back now and prepare to immigrate. After I bring my people here, I will go to Zhuo County to pay my respects to my father, and then follow him to the Oil Peninsula."
Ye Kun nodded and asked Ye Jiahu to return immediately.
After Ye Jiahu left, Guo Ping said, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for you to adopt Ye Jiahu as your adopted son and keep him by your side. If Ye Jiahu becomes dissatisfied with you and intends to assassinate you, it will be very dangerous."
"Ye Jiahu is a smart man. He won't use the names of hundreds of thousands of clansmen as a joke."
Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "Don't employ people you doubt, and don't doubt people you employ. This is my consistent principle. I brought Ye Jiahu with me to dilute the Xiongnu population."
"Your Majesty, there are many ways to dilute the Xiongnu population."
Guo Ping insisted: "I think it is most appropriate to let Ye Jiahu serve as the governor of the inland area. We will observe for a few more years and then we will know whether this person is truly loyal."
Ye Kun thought for a moment and asked, "Then where do you think is the best place to arrange Ye Jiahu?"
"It would be most appropriate to arrange for him to go to Jinling or Qiantang."
Guo Ping smiled and said, "He is from the grassland. Sending him to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River is the best arrangement. In this way, he will never be able to return to the grassland in his lifetime."
Ye Kun hesitated for a moment and said, "I will discuss this with Sang Buyi and Zhuge Hong when I return to Zhuo County."
At this time, the guards came to report: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent telegram from Zhuo County. Lord Sang Buyi has caught a cold and is bedridden. It looks like his condition is not good..."
Ye Kun suddenly felt a headache: "What, Sang Buyi is seriously ill?"
Guo Ping was also surprised and clasped his fists and said, "If that's the case, the emperor should return immediately and go to Zhuo County to take charge of the situation. Sang Buyi is highly respected and has been in charge of the nine ministries for many years. Now that he is seriously ill, I'm afraid the situation in the court is unstable and the emperor needs to be in charge himself."