Chapter 263 Li Ru's Clever Plan
"Wenyou, Gongtai said you need my help here?" Tian Ze looked at Li Ru, who looked unhappy, and asked with a little embarrassment.
Holding the life and death of others in your hands is indeed somewhat disgusting, especially for someone who is afraid of death like Li Ru.
After receiving the news from Chen Gong, Tian Ze, who was exploring a map in Bingzhou, led his troops north without hesitation.
Because Li Ru said he had a way to deal with the Xianbei, but he needed Tian Ze's help.
Tian Ze rushed to the surrender city with Xun You, Zhao Yun, Guan Hai and tens of thousands of troops. He did not dare to rest at all and went straight to Li Ru.
While strolling around Bingzhou, Tian Ze felt quite sorry for the sight of the people working in the cold environment.
However, the construction of the water network will benefit future generations. Completing it at the expense of the current generation can reduce endless troubles in the future. Therefore, Tian Ze has to push this matter forward no matter how much he cannot bear it.
After learning that Li Ru had a way to accept the surrender of the Xianbei people, Tian Ze naturally could not sit still and went directly to find Li Ru.
"Envoy Tian has been worried about the Xianbei outside the Great Wall. If I have a way to solve this problem, would you be willing to pay a certain price?" Li Ru asked.
"What's the price? Just tell me." Tian Ze said nonchalantly.
He was not afraid of Lü Bu, a vassal who was about to be exiled by him, negotiating terms and having selfish motives. He was afraid that these people were incapable. Because what he wanted to do in the future would never be something that ordinary people could help him with.
Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and others were all top-notch people who were able to make a name for themselves in troubled times. Especially in this world where talented people exist, their abilities are simply irreplaceable by ordinary people.
Otherwise, Tian Ze wouldn't have been holding back in order to control these people. Wouldn't it be better to support those with more stable minds?
"Appoint my lord as the Chanyu of Xianbei and the King of Yan!"
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The words are not surprising and die endlessly.
Li Ru's words stunned Tian Ze.
The matter of being crowned king is not a big deal. Tian Ze does not care about such empty title. Although Tian Ze does not have the title of emperor at this time, he has the power of emperor in reality.
The people under his rule would not think that Tian Ze was still a Han minister just because he had not ascended the throne, so Tian Ze was not in a hurry to proclaim himself emperor so as not to give the princes in the Central Plains an excuse.
"Isn't Lü Fengxian a Han Chinese? I'm going to make him the Chanyu of the Xianbei. Will the Xianbei people recognize him?"
Lu Bu on the side looked at Li Ru with admiration, but at the same time he felt a little confused.
It's really worthy of being called a literary master! What a big deal! He made a king right away, but what the hell is Xianbei Chanyu?
"My lord can have Hu blood." Li Ru said nonchalantly.
"Bingzhou was originally a place where Han and Hu peoples mixed together. There was a tribe called Chilu in Xianbei. After they were sinicized, they changed their surname to Lu."
Listening to Li Ru's unreliable nonsense, Tian Ze's mouth twitched slightly, and he said faintly: "Do you think the Xianbei people will believe this?"
"Yes." Li Ru said without hesitation.
"Because they have no choice."
The weak are not worthy of questioning. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as calling a deer a horse.
"The Xianbei are now leaderless, and your army is so strong, it is only a matter of time before you take over the northern frontier. They are not blind to the situation."
"It's just that you, Lord Tian, didn't give them a way out."
Nowadays, ordinary Xianbei people all yearn for life under Tian Ze’s rule. After all, they have been in contact with him for so long, and Tian Ze has sent back many "traitors".
But in the tribe, power prevails and the leader makes the final decision, and the tribal leader has absolute say.
These tribal leaders don’t care about the lives of their people; they care more about their own status and wealth.
But Tian Ze couldn't give them these, which led to the irreconcilable contradiction between the two sides. Otherwise, as long as Tian Ze opened a gap, the grassland outside the Great Wall could be easily taken.
"So, this way of life can only be given to them by you." Tian Ze heard the hidden meaning of Li Ru's words. Li Ru smiled slightly.
Strength is the foundation of everything, but if you know how to take advantage of the situation, you can also use small things to leverage big things and influence the general trend.
Just like in Luoyang in the past, Li Ru relied on only 3,000 infantry and cavalry, but was able to conceal his true intentions and annex the Northern Army, Xiyuan Army, etc. in one fell swoop, and then annexed the Bingzhou Army, quickly becoming the strongest person in the world.
Li Ru, who personally handled all of this, knew very well how to take advantage of the situation.
With the support of Tian Ze, the most powerful person in the world, and a special identity that is naturally advantageous to him, Li Ru would be doing himself a disservice if he did not make good use of it.
Although they were actually vassals of Tadazawa, they still maintained a relatively independent status.
However, from the outside, they could be considered as a completely independent force from Tian Ze. Even when they went to the north of Bingzhou, Li Ru announced to the outside that they had retreated here and temporarily stopped fighting with Tian Ze, without mentioning the idea of being subordinate to Tian Ze.
Although anyone with a discerning eye can see what is going on, as long as it appears to be plausible on the surface, there is room for maneuver.
Of course, this is assuming that Tian Ze is broad-minded and allows this, otherwise Li Ru would not dare to make such a statement to the outside world.
“As long as Envoy Tian agrees to support, my lord will proclaim himself the Xianbei Chanyu and King of Yan, and summon the Xianbei outside the Great Wall to come and surrender, and in a short time he will become the true leader of the Xianbei.” Li Ru said confidently.
"Are you really sure?" Tian Ze frowned.
"Of course, but we still need Envoy Tian to send troops to help." Li Ru smiled slightly.
Then he pointed to the location of the Xianbei in the central part of the map.
"This winter, I hope Envoy Tian can make a move to sweep across the northern frontier, march westward from the Great Xianbei Mountain, launch a massive attack, and put pressure on the Xianbei."
"As long as we can cause panic among the Xianbei, Ru will take care of the rest."
Upon hearing this, Tian Ze nodded slightly.
After staying with Jia Xu and other sinister people for a long time, he gradually gained a lot of knowledge and vaguely guessed Li Ru's general plan from just a few words.
When faced with a crisis, people will grab hold of any life-saving straw they can find.
And Lu Bu was the life-saving straw for the Xianbei.
Even if you know it might be a trap, it's better to take a chance than wait to die.
After all, after the incident in the Northeast Plain, the Xianbei had clearly felt the horror of Tian Ze.
This new northern overlord wanted not only to suppress and weaken the Xianbei, but to completely rule and destroy them.
"Then how will you deal with these Xianbei people?" Xun You was not fooled by Li Ru's words, but spoke directly to the point.
"Twenty plus one makes five. My lord will keep half of these Xianbei people, and the remaining half will be handed over to you, the envoy, to deal with. How about it?" Li Ru said calmly.
"30% to 70%." Xun You said bluntly.
"We were able to defeat the Xianbei mainly because of our lord's intimidation and military power. You just took advantage of it."
"Besides, how many Han people are under your rule? Can you control hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ru ignored Xun You and just looked at Tian Ze indifferently.
"This is the best way. Besides, within five years, I can guarantee that all the land outside the Great Wall will be yours. Assimilation and resettlement will be properly handled by my lord, so you don't need to worry. There are only a few hundred thousand Xianbei. Your Majesty is so wealthy, do you still care?"
When Tian Ze heard the compliment, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
He really cares, he is short of people now!
"How about this, we split it 40% and 60%?" Tian Ze said.
(End of this chapter)
