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Chapter 38 The Way of Governing Hu

Zhao Yong did not force Lou Fan and Lin Hu's troops to follow him south, but instead generously asked King Lou Fan and King Lin Hu to lead their troops back to the tribe, and then move their clan south after gathering together the elderly, weak, women and children.

On the one hand, he was not worried about Lou Fan and Lin Hu's repetition. The Hu people believed it highly. This tradition has been deeply integrated into their blood. On the other hand, he was also worried that his military strength was weak, and the second division was strong and the host was weak. If it changed on the way, it might not be easy.

In response to this, King Hu of Lin and King Lou Fan naturally expressed their gratitude. They led their troops to retreat one east and one north. Zhao Yong canceled his plan to travel west to Gao Jue, camped on the spot for one night, and turned to the south the next day, quickly rushed into Yunzhong County, making arrangements to welcome the southward migration of more than 500,000 tribes.

This great victory made the Zhao army's morale high, and everyone was full of joy. Many Loufans in the Zhao army were even more happy. Although they had already deeply integrated into the Zhao army, they were unable to give up the feelings of the old clan. This time, Loufan and Linhu's two tribes were willing to rely on Zhao State, which means that more Loufans and Linhu warriors will join the Zhao State cavalry in the future, which is undoubtedly excellent news for them.

However, Zhao Xin looked thoughtful and was absent-minded throughout the day. He did not follow Lian Po, but followed the Lord's father. Seeing the Lord's father wanting to speak but stopped, he could not help it. He found an opportunity to ask Lord's father alone when he was camping in the evening. "Lord's father, I am a little confused, and I can't figure it out no matter how I think about it."

Zhao Yong smiled and said, "What do you don't understand? Tell me."

Zhao Xin said hesitantly, "I have always wanted to ask you, but I am afraid that it will cause you to be unhappy by overthrowing your duties. Then let me say yes first. If what I asked is something I shouldn't ask, don't blame me."

Zhao Yong glared at him as if he had something to say and said angrily, "If you have something to say, if you fart, you will stutter like a woman. If you don't speak well and make me unhappy, you will whip you." After that, he waved the whip and pretended to be trying to hit.

Zhao Xin shrank his neck, said "Oh", hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Master, I want to ask you, put Lou Fan and Lin Hu'er's troops into the clouds, Yanmen, aren't you afraid of leading wolves into the house? They still have the Great Wall on the grassland that can serve as a barrier, but put them into the mainland. If they have a strange intention, they can drive straight into the confidant place of Zhao State."

"Besides, as far as I know, the population of Yunzhong and Yanmen counties is only 300,000 to 400,000, which has suddenly doubled and the people of Linhu. Although you have a good appetite, aren't you afraid of losing your stomach?"

When Zhao Yong heard the last metaphor of Zhao Xin's words interesting, he couldn't help laughing. He reached out and patted Zhao Xin on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, you kid will learn to think about these things. I have considered these concerns, but I naturally have my own plans to do this. After weighing the pros and cons, I finally chose this. You are curious, really want to know?"

Zhao Xin nodded seriously, with envy in his eyes, and said, "Master, your thoughts are always wild, thinking about what others dare not think, and what others dare not do, so we are not able to guess what we are thinking. I have a bad habit. If I can't figure out what I can't help but think about it. If you don't tell me your true thoughts, I'm afraid I'm thinking about it day and night, and I can't sleep or eat."

When Zhao Xin said this, he had a bitter face and looked pitiful. Zhao Yong found it interesting when he saw it and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After getting along these days, he really liked this child of the same clan. Zhao Yong had three sons, Zhao Sheng, who was young and had not been by his side since childhood, and his feelings were very weak; his second son, Zhao He, who is the king of Zhao, is the most favored by him, but most of them was because of his mother Wu Wa. As for Zhao He's somewhat cowardly temperament, he has always been disliked by Zhao Yong; as for the eldest son, Zhao Zhang, who was the former deposed prince, he was somewhat like his calmness and vigorousness when he was young, and his military management skills were not bad. He was one of the most trusted generals under his command. However, it was a bit regrettable that Zhao Zhang was more calm but not flexible, and his achievements in life were only a general, and he could not be a hero.

Zhao Xin in front of him looked like he was awesome when he was young. He was quick-thinking, talented, proficient in military tactics, dared to fight and fight, and had the spirit of being a calf who was not afraid of a tiger, which was very good at his temper. Thinking of this, Zhao Yong couldn't help but sigh slightly. His two favorite sons, one inherited his talent in governing the country and the other inherited his leadership skills, but none of them could truly be like him. It's a pity that Zhao Xin was not his descendant, otherwise he would be a great successor.

Zhao Xin stared at the Lord Father, whose eyes were flashing, thinking about him thinking about his own problems. If he guessed that the Lord Father would have a thought of him, he would probably have shocked eyes.

Zhao Yong's loss of consciousness did not last long. Soon his expression returned to normal. He pondered for a while, but did not directly answer Zhao Xin's question. Instead, he asked, "I'll ask you a question first, why do you want to be enemies with us?"

Zhao Xin turned his head and replied, "I think it's mainly because they live in poverty and often face disasters, so they need to plunder people and food from us."

Zhao Yong nodded, "What you said is almost the right thing. The Hu people are mainly nomadic people. If they are not plagued, it would be fine if they are not plagued, but eating a full stomach is not a problem. But the weather on the grassland changes rapidly. If there are disasters like snow plagues, the Hu people will definitely be famine. When they are famine, the first thing they think of is to plunder food from the Central Plains. After all, we are mainly farming, and it is relatively stable. Even if Dai County lacks harvest, they can transfer food from Handan to replenish them. Jinyang lacks food, so they can transport grain from Zhongmu."

"So they come to rob, we naturally have to fight back. There is a conflict and war here. The Hu people envy our wealth, we hate their robbery, they laugh at our weakness, and we despise their barbarity, and the confrontation between the Hu people and us is becoming more and more serious. Before me, they were almost in power. Take our Zhao country as an example. When the three families divided Jin, we got the widest territory and the strongest strength. But it was precisely because of the long-term battle with the Hu people that greatly consumed national strength that our Zhao country gradually weakened and almost became a small country like Han and Yan."

Zhao Xin nodded and said convincedly, "If it weren't for your Lord Father's sudden appearance, I think my Zhao Kingdom will continue to follow this way, and I'm afraid there will be no need to go through several generations, and there will be danger of destruction."

Zhao Yong was still very helpful when he slapped Zhao Xin's appropriate flattery. He narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said proudly, "This is, if you are poor, you want to change. Our Zhao Kingdom was already in a downturn and was bullied by the small country of Zhongshan. If you don't think about change, you will sooner or later. Look at all, the Wei Kingdom, which was the first to dominate the country, was because of Li Li's reform. Then, King Wei of Qi used Zou Ji's reform to become prosperous and powerful, Chu Kingdom used Wu, Qin Kingdom obtained Shang Yang, and even the little Han Kingdom had the cause of Shen Buhe's reform to achieve a small bully. If our Zhao Kingdom did not learn from his mistakes, there would be a reason not to perish."

Realizing that his words were a bit off, Zhao Yong returned to the main topic; "I'll ask you again, first Jin State, and then Zhao State, I have fought with the Hu people for more than 200 years, and there are many great victories among them, but they can never eliminate the Hu people's confidant. Do you know why?"

Zhao Xin thought about it and replied seriously, "Because every time we are just satisfied with defeating the Hu people, but never thought of uprooting them. If they are defeated, they will run back to the grassland to recuperate and can make a comeback without having to be a few years. In this way, the Hu people's troubles will never be eliminated."

Zhao Yong nodded, shook his head again, and said, "What you said is right, it is not that we don't want to, but that we can't do it. Do you know how wide and vast the grassland is, which is more than several times better than our Zhao country's territory. Such a large piece of land is not something we can occupy, so we can't eliminate the threat of the Hu people from the source."

"The Emperor of Zhou attacked Guifang, and Qi Huan and Jinwen attacked Rongdi. No matter how they were beaten to death, they fled north in a hurry. After decades, the new tribe made a comeback. After the Guifang, there were Rongdi and the Rongdi were three Hus. So even if we can destroy today's Loufan and Linhu, destroy their races, and swallow up all their land, it will take less than a few years before the new powerful tribe will go south again to harass our Zhao State."

When Zhao Xin heard this, he couldn't help but fall into delight. He heard this and spread his hands helplessly, "According to your words, we will never conquer these nations on the grassland. A big victory can only bring about decades of peace. These nations on horseback are like gangrene with bones, constantly becoming enemies with us."

Zhao Yong smiled slightly, but did not comment, but said with a smile; "So I thought about it for many years, and even sneaked into the Hu tribe several times to approach them and understand them. Finally, I came up with a way that seemed impossible but could be successful if the opportunity coincides with it, and solved the problem of the Hu people once and for all."

Zhao Xin was stunned when he heard this and asked subconsciously, "What's the solution?"

Zhao Yong showed a mysterious smile on his lips, "It's very simple, it's what I did before, Hufu riding and shooting."

"Hu Fu Kai Chuan?" Zhao Xin was so surprised when he heard this, he looked at his master's father with a look of confusion. Not to mention him, I'm afraid that few people in the world could understand what Zhao Yong said. According to the world's thinking, Hu Fu Kai Chuan is nothing more than a system implemented by the Hu people in order to cultivate a powerful cavalry.

"Yes." Zhao Yong nodded, and a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.

"If you want to solve the problem of the Hu people once and for all, the best way is to integrate them, so that their wild bloodlines can be integrated into the bloodlines of our Zhao people, so that they can accept our civilization's recognition of our cognition, and get used to our etiquette and obey our laws."

"But this is not easy. The Hu people have been hostile to each other for hundreds of years and have long been deeply cautious about us. How could they take the initiative to take off their Hu clothes and put on our long clothes and accept our assimilation? So to do this, the first thing to do is to eliminate the barriers in each other's hearts and let them accept us. So I took advantage of the opportunity of creating a cavalry and ordered the whole country to promote Hu clothes. In the past, we were all despised by the Hu people, but this time it was our turn to lower our posture to approach them. When they were happy, they would definitely be willing to get close to our Zhao State, so that they would start to learn everything about us."

"I also persuaded my uncle and son to become them in this way. They were worried that we would learn the customs and lifestyles of the Hu people. What should we do if we did not integrate the Hu people and were merged by the Hu people? Guess what I said?"

At this time, Zhao Xin had already understood the truth and laughed at him. "My father, you must have laughed and said, 'There are people who eat well, do you think he will go to eat shit by himself?'"

Zhao Yong laughed and leaned backwards, his tiger's body trembled, and he laughed, "You are very appropriate, but it is true. Good is good. We have a complete set of culture and cognition, and the Hu people don't even have words, so how could they give up the good and learn badly? The uncle and the others' worries are completely unfair and impossible. Therefore, as long as the Hu people are willing to integrate into our Zhao country, they will completely integrate into the bloodline of our Zhao people without a generation of time, and will never be troubled. The name of Lin Hu will be."

"And the Hu people have a point that once they respect the other party, it will be difficult to do something treasonous. Now Lou Fan, the Lin and Hu tribes regard me as respected. As long as I, Zhao, have never let them down, the two tribes have no reason to respond. You should know that the Hu people are different from the Huaxia tribe. Their king is not a word, but a word can determine the fate of the entire tribe. Their king is nothing more than the most powerful leader, so he becomes the defender of tribe interests. However, once the king himself violates the wishes of the tribes, it can be imagined that his throne will come to an end."

When he said this, Zhao Yong couldn't help but squint his eyes and smiled at Zhao Xin and said, "Now, do you understand what I want?"
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