Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 968: The Idealistic Gui Lichi

"Golden Family?" Zhu Xiongying's eyes lit up.

He understood what Guilichi wanted to say: perhaps, Guilichi, a Mongolian noble who had no dealings with Shanyang Wanhu, could not stir up any waves among the Tainingwei rebels. However, Guilichi, a "descendant of the Golden Family", was very likely to affect the morale of the Tainingwei rebels, and even make some of the rebels defect.

The Golden Family has been completely deified among the grassland tribes because of Genghis Khan's great military achievements and the Yuan Dynasty's tireless "brainwashing" over a hundred years.

The grassland herdsmen who believe in the theory of bloodline believe that only those with the blood of the Golden Family can become the Khan of the grassland. If a grassland leader does not have the blood of the Golden Family, no matter how wise and brave he is, no matter how unparalleled he is, he often cannot gain the loyalty of his subordinates or the respect of his enemies. Even if he wants to take power, he can only do so by supporting the descendants of the Golden Family.

In fact, this was also the case in later history. The power changes of the grassland tribes could not escape the support of a puppet Khan with the blood of the Golden Family... Such was the influence of the Golden Family on the grassland people that even Arutai, the only one on the grassland who could make some achievements and pose a slight threat to the Ming Dynasty, had to rely on the prestige of Bayanchur, a descendant of the Golden Family, to persuade the grassland tribes and achieve his career.

And Guilichi... he is also from the Golden Family. Maybe he can convince the soldiers under Azhashili to defect to the Ming Dynasty in the middle of a battle.

Even if it is not possible, raising a banner and stating that the Golden Family of Guilichi is doing their best for the Ming Dynasty... can also greatly undermine the morale of the Tainingwei rebels.

Zhu Xiongying, Xie Jin and Fang Xiaoru looked at each other and all thought that this might be feasible. However, Xie Jin was somewhat worried about Guilichi, but this was his plan to leave the Ming army and return to Tatar, so he asked, "Guilichi, why do you want to take the initiative to persuade the Taining tribe?"

"Aren't you afraid that Azashili will get angry and kill you?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xie Jin finished speaking, Gui Lichi became very excited. He stiffened his neck and said, "Mr. Xie, are you underestimating me?"

"The people of Taining Guard are also human beings. They are the Mongolians who have suffered for generations."

"They live on the barren grasslands. For generations, they have never had a good life. They have to do everything they can just to survive."

"They live in hell, even worse than sheep eating grass. No one pities them, no one teaches them. They are illiterate and do not know what is etiquette and morality. They are no different from... animals."

When he said this, Guilichi's face turned red, not sure whether it was out of anger or shame.

"But! Everything is different now. The great Ming Dynasty court has found a way to improve the lives of the grassland people. Trade and business routes have turned wool, which was originally useless, into wealth. The grassland, which was like hell, has become a treasure land for producing wealth. The grassland people have hope of having enough food to eat. They can also eat and study like the Han people, and have the energy to pay attention to etiquette and morality like humans. The grassland tribes no longer need to abandon their humanity in order to survive, and can become real people."

"This is something that even the Yuan Dynasty couldn't do...it wasn't even something they thought of doing!"

Guilichi was very emotional.

"But! But!"

"Ben Ya Shi Li actually wants to stop all this! Alu Tai actually wants to stop all this!"

"Azhashili... Clearly with the help of the Ming Dynasty, his Tainingwei tribe had already begun such a transformation, but for the sake of his own power, he resolutely attacked you, the Crown Prince, and pushed the poor Mongolian herdsmen under his rule back into the abyss..."

"We can't let him succeed. We absolutely can't let him succeed! The miserable people of the grasslands have finally had the opportunity to live a decent life. We must not let these despicable and ambitious people take away the chance for the grassland people to transform and be reborn!"

"Since Bayanchur can fight against the Ming Dynasty under the banner of the Golden Family, then I can also support the Ming Dynasty under the banner of the Golden Family."

"Use the name of the Golden Family to help the herdsmen, so that they can hold their heads high and be upright people, instead of throwing away their moral principles and becoming inhumane wolves."

"This is my will, my ambition. As a Mongolian noble, I should have done something right for my race. But Mr. Xie is doubting my intentions and even humiliating me by saying I'm afraid of death... Isn't this a great insult?"

Gui Lichi looked at Xie Jin with red eyes. Xie Jin was stunned, Fang Xiaoru was stunned, and even Zhu Xiongying was stunned. They didn't expect that Gui Lichi could say such a thing.

Indeed, these words were all from the Ming Dynasty court... To be more precise, it was a kind of public opinion offensive promoted by the new school on the grassland.

The Ming Dynasty occupied the grasslands for long-term management rather than for temporary display of power. In this case, in addition to deeply binding the interests of the Central Plains and the grasslands and stimulating the desire of the Chinese region with huge potential for grassland land, how to legitimately make the grassland tribes "return to their hearts" is also a very important issue.

However, what Guilichi just said was a common statement promoted by the official court in the areas occupied by the court on the grassland, following what Zhu Su and many new school disciples said.

The core is: the imperial court occupied the grassland for the benefit of you grassland people. Think about what kind of life you lived before? You were hungry and full, and never enjoyed yourself. In winter, when you had nothing to eat, you had to rob with a knife. If you were not careful, you would be robbed and used as a slave. Such fighting and killing is so barbaric!
Come, throw yourself into the arms of the Ming Dynasty court, and you can exchange wool for money. As long as you concentrate on raising cattle and sheep for the Ming Dynasty, the merchants will naturally bring you an endless supply of food and exquisite things from the Central Plains... Isn't that great?
And my Chinese books... Do you know why we Chinese are so awesome? Thousands of years of cultural heritage, are you envious? Come and learn. The Chinese saints said that the difference between humans and animals lies in integrity... If you don't know benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom, can you still be considered a human being?
Such a statement convinced some grassland herdsmen and turned them into grassland herdsmen who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Gui Lichi and others toured everywhere, and such a statement naturally reached their ears.

As fate would have it, this statement opened the eyes of Guilichi, who had been confused by the criticism of the Mongols' past crimes in the opera, and he found a breakthrough to relieve his inner distress.

Coupled with the spiritual core highlighted in those operas and the idea of ​​striving for great and righteous ideals, Guilichi, the "actor", actually entered the opera, wanting to become a hero like those characters in the opera to save the "miserable Mongolian people".

(End of this chapter)