The most common prejudices between people are regional discrimination and racial discrimination!

Actually, this is very foolish!

Although it is said that different places nurture different people...

People in different places have different perceptions and lifestyles due to the influence of culture and customs.

But the underlying logic of people is the same!

I love all delicious food, and everyone loves pretty girls!

There are kind people who think of others everywhere, and there are also wicked people who are utterly despicable!

Seriously... are there no good people among the Bai Di people?

it's out of the question!

There are bastards among the corrupt people, and quite a few of them... like that sorceress who colluded with Young Master Luo to send groups of poor girls into the mountains to be fed to tigers.

So don't look at people from other places with prejudice, saying that people from certain places are all bad!

The noble class of the Bai Di people was truly despicable!

They even dispatched Prince Luo, the emperor's brother-in-law, to traffic people and manipulate the economy among the various vassal states...

But ordinary people are the same!

They didn't have much thought on their minds!

When foreign enemies invade, the king gives an order, and they unite as one to defend their homeland!

Moreover, a system of "collective punishment" is also at play here.

All the soldiers' relatives were watching as the ruler of Zhongshan slaughtered them...

If the battle at the front goes poorly, all the soldiers' families will be beheaded!

Under such brutal repression, the people of Zhongshan were actually very pitiful!

Absolutely!

Many Bai Di people from the Zhongshan state acted as spies and agents for the Northern Xiongnu, helping them infiltrate the major vassal states in hopes that they could help them restore their kingdoms.

But there are also many ordinary people... who just want to live a good life!

Are there big differences between the State of Zhongshan and the State of Zhongshan Yan?

It doesn't seem that big!

Moreover, their new king, Murong Lie, is much better than the previous ruler!

Therefore, we cannot condemn all Bai Di people as villains!

It should be noted that back then, the third prince of the Xianbei, Murong Lie, had turned the Bai Di army against him and marched directly back to Shouchun City!

He enabled these soldiers of the Bai Di people to reunite with their families and were no longer coerced by the ruler of Zhongshan, which earned him great popularity!

Moreover, after becoming the ruler of the Zhongshan Yan Kingdom, Murong Lie worked diligently and benevolently to govern the country well, cracking down on land annexation, exempting people from corvée labor and taxes, and bringing many tangible benefits to the Bai Di people!

Who wouldn't support such a wise ruler?

In addition, it was precisely because Murong Lie directly eradicated the entire noble class of Zhongshan Kingdom, completely took back all the arable land, and then distributed it equally to the ordinary people that his country was particularly easy to govern!

Unlike Jiang Ming, the nobles in the entire Da Gan vassal state still exist. They were forcibly stripped of their land by Jiang Ming and harbor great resentment in their hearts!

In the Zhongshan Yan Kingdom, the vast majority of ordinary people never owned their own farmland in their entire lives.

Now all arable land belongs to the state, which is only ownership, but the right to use it belongs to the individual!

What's the difference between this and owning the land yourself?

Therefore, their enthusiasm for production is also very high!

Furthermore, after Jiang Ming gained control of the world, he also took good care of his brother-in-law.

Whether in economic, military, or other aspects, they gave the newly established Zhongshan Yan State a lot of preferential treatment and granted it many privileges!

Otherwise, if taxes were exempted for three years, this country would have been unable to function long ago!

Despite the fact that many Bai Di people felt aggrieved, they went to various Central Plains countries to work as spies.

But the vast majority of Bai Di people believe that their happy life today is hard-won. They have met such a good and wise ruler, so of course the people support and admire him!

Murong Lie's sudden appearance... was completely unexpected by Jiang Ming!

Because he is the Grand Marshal of all the armies in the world, the deployment of troops in various countries must be approved by him before it can be officially implemented!

However, Murong Lie learned from the Bai Di people that Jiang Ming had already started fighting with the Northern Xiongnu in Yunzhou. The two sides were in a stalemate, with Jiang Ming defending the city and the Northern Xiongnu attacking it!

Moreover, Murong Lie also learned that... these Northern Xiongnu people are particularly good at fighting. It takes four thousand soldiers to take down one Northern Xiongnu person. In addition, his brother-in-law only brought 200,000 troops this time, which is less than half of the main force of the Northern Xiongnu army!

Because of this, Murong Lie also became worried!

In addition, Xiuxiu, who has now become the Queen Consort of Zhongshan Yan Kingdom, is even more worried about her brother's safety!

She told her husband, Murong Lie, that although she had not received Jiang Ming's orders to provide support, things on the battlefield could change in an instant!

If my brother needs support and issues an order at the last minute, and the Zhongshan Yan Kingdom raises troops again, it might be too late for many things!

Therefore, we need to be prepared... let Murong Lie take the elite of the Bai Di people to serve as reserves.

Now that the war has begun, we shouldn't be stubborn. Our priority should be ensuring my brother's safety!

Otherwise, if something were to happen to my brother, the whole world would be doomed, and no one can afford to gamble with that!

With this mindset in mind... and with Xiu Xiu's constant whispers in his ear, Murong Lie finally led his army out to attack, just in time to catch Jiang Ming's night raid on the Northern Xiongnu camp!

The Bai Di people are not weak in combat either!

Otherwise, it's impossible that the states of Jin and Yan fought them for almost 100 years without defeating them!

Moreover, the bloodline of the Bai Di people is quite different from that of the Xiongnu, Gan people, and Xianbei people!

Actually, judging from the appearance...

The Xiongnu, Gan people, Xianbei, and even the Rouran—they were all pretty much the same...

Putting aside the issue of clothing, if everyone changes into the same clothes and has the same hairstyle, it's very difficult to tell them apart!

However, these Bai Di people seem to be a race that migrated from the west more than 100 years ago!

They are not only tall and fair-skinned, but also strong, making them very different in appearance!

This is also one of the main reasons why they face discrimination!

In short, their combat strength is not weak either!

With the addition of this group of Bai Di people to the battle, Jiang Ming escaped danger... and was quickly sent to Yunzhou City by his trusted men to rest!

However, his injuries were too severe, and he had lost too much blood...

When Zhao Yong saw Jiang Ming, who was seriously injured, he was so worried that he kept clicking his teeth and stamping his feet...

At this moment, he no longer cared about the proper etiquette between ruler and subject, and hugged Jiang Ming, wailing, "Young master, you mustn't be harmed, or the world will be finished!"