Ganzhou, Zhangye County.
Du Qi's army was stationed here. Because Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi were leading the army to sweep through various places, they were temporarily stationed here, waiting for the news from Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi. It was the end of August. Although the weather was still a little hot, it gradually cooled down, especially when the temperature difference between day and night was large, and it was even cooler at night.
Du Qi had nothing to do, so he wandered around Zhangye City to see the changes in the city. Ganzhou was incorporated into Xia Xia's territory, quickly stabilizing the prices and announcing many policies.
For ordinary people, Xia Xia's policies were more beneficial to the people, and the agricultural tax was lower. Moreover, Xia Xia was also from the same bloodline, people from the Tang dynasty, so the people did not have much resistance to Xia Xia.
The people submitted, and the place was stable.
Everything gradually calmed down.
Du Qi made up his mind after walking around. Now that the place was stable, Du Qi could be at ease. He walked around and returned to the barracks. Shangguan Yi followed him and said, "Your Majesty, there's the latest news from Chang 'an."
Du Qi said, "What news?"
Shangguan Yi replied, "Your Majesty, there's news from Chang 'an that the Tang dynasty was attacked by Tufan and Goguryeo at the border, and the Turks in the north started a rebellion. Now in order to stabilize the situation, the Tang dynasty sent people to ask for peace, hoping to have a truce with Xia Xia. As for the conditions offered by the Tang dynasty, we don't know and can't find out. In addition, the envoy of the Tang dynasty is Wei Zheng, and the deputy envoy is Kong Yingda. They are already on their way here. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "The current Li Shimin is really a case of when it rains, everything is not going well!"
Shangguan Yi nodded and said, "Speaking of which, Li Shimin is really unlucky. Li Yuan and Zhangsun Wuji died, and now Zhangsun Wugou also died of illness. This is also a great blow to Li Shimin. "
"Empress Zhangsun is dead?"
Du Qi was very surprised.
He had a good impression of Empress Zhangsun. After all, when Li Shimin was the King of Qin, Du Qi had gone to see Zhangsun Wugou several times. In particular, the marriage between Du Qi and Li Yanyun was facilitated by Zhangsun Wugou. It could be said that Zhangsun Wugou was the matchmaker between Du Qi and Li Yanyun.
Shangguan Yi nodded and said, "It is said that when the news of Zhangsun Wuji's death spread, Zhangsun Wugou fell ill, but his illness was suppressed. Originally, Zhangsun Wugou's body was not very good. Therefore, under the successive blows, Zhangsun Wugou was the first to fall ill. Speaking of Zhangsun Wugou, he is indeed of great help to Li Shimin. He is a virtuous wife and can be said to be a virtuous queen of a generation. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "It is indeed a pity that Empress Zhangsun died."
Shangguan Yi changed the topic and said, "Your Majesty, the Tang dynasty came here to seek peace. Now, should we accept the other party's request for peace? Or should we say, should we take down the Tang dynasty's envoys? One is Wei Zheng, and the other is Kong Yingda. Both of them have great prestige and influence in the Tang dynasty. "
Du Qi said, "There is no need for that. When two countries are at war, we do not kill the envoys. My Xia Xia will not do such a despicable thing. Although Li Shimin once detained our envoys, we do not need to do so. "
After a pause, Du Qi said, "My Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty are at war. Now, there is no room for reconciliation. It is impossible to say that Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty can still coexist peacefully. Therefore, now that the Tang dynasty is asking for peace, let's see what the other party's conditions are first. If the conditions are good, we can agree to it first and then look for an opportunity to tear up the treaty. If the Tang dynasty does not have any sincere conditions, then there is no need to care. We can slowly kill our way over. Under the premise that we have the absolute advantage, it is impossible to stop the war at will. "
Shangguan Yi showed a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
He was worried that Du Qi would be soft-hearted.
Now that Du Qi was determined to fight the Tang dynasty, it was the best for Xia Xia.
Shangguan Yi did not say anything more. He got up and left.
Du Qi simply picked up the latest Xia Xia Daily Newspaper and read it. This Xia Xia Daily Newspaper was actually the former Daily Newspaper of the Tang dynasty. After being published by Xia Xia, the newspaper had become popular all over the world and had been constantly spreading. Moreover, the newspaper not only published the military and political affairs of Xia Xia, but also published the latest policies and the latest technological inventions.
Du Qi finished reading the content of the newspaper. He was very concerned about policies and technology. Because Du Qi knew about the technology of the future, he knew that the development of science and technology could promote the development of society and make the nature of society change greatly. Therefore, he hoped to develop science and technology so that more people could live a happier life because of science and technology.
After reading the science and technology news, Du Qi suddenly had an idea in his mind. Currently, only Xia Xia Daily Newspaper and some other newspapers and books were far from enough.
He needed a more professional science and technology newspaper.
The science and technology newspaper was good.
After having an idea, Du Qi did not waste any time and immediately wrote an imperial edict.
This imperial edict was for Liu Zhengxi, asking him and the University of Science and Technology to take the lead to establish the science and technology newspaper. The main content of the science and technology newspaper was the latest and most cutting-edge technology. Of course, there would also be some science and technology policies, as well as the imperial court's awards. After writing the general plan clearly, Du Qi called the soldiers and asked them to send back the news.
After arranging the affairs of the science and technology newspaper, Du Qi considered some ideas about other newspapers.
There might be more than one newspaper to establish.
It would be best if it was a hundred schools of thought.
Many newspapers were the best because it could promote the circulation of news and at the same time, it could popularize more information.
Du Qi was mainly staying in Zhangye now.
There were no troops for the time being.
It was the beginning of September. On this day, the wind was gentle and the sun was bright. The weather was good and the wind was gentle. When Du Qi was reading the newspaper in the tent, a soldier came in to report that Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda had arrived at Zhangye County and were now outside the camp asking for an audience. Du Qi arranged for someone to inform Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan to come over for a meeting. At the same time, he also asked someone to bring Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda in.
Not long after, Shangguan Yi and the others arrived first.
After Shangguan Yi and the others arrived, they followed Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda into the tent.
The current Du Qi had already grown a beard. Because of his high status, he was even more dignified. The current Du Qi was completely different from the past, so Wei Zheng sighed with emotion when he saw Du Qi.
He was different!
It had only been a few years, but Du Qi had changed so much.
Times had changed!
Wei Zheng sighed with emotion in his heart, but the expression on his face didn't change at all. After standing still, he bowed and said, "Tang dynasty's envoy Wei Zheng greets His Majesty, Xia Xia Emperor."
Kong Yingda also said, "Tang dynasty's envoy Kong Yingda greets His Majesty, Xia Xia Emperor."
The two of them looked solemn.
Du Qi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Wei, Chancellor Kong, I haven't seen you for many years, but you two are still as elegant as ever! Now that the two of you have come to the front line to see me, aren't you afraid that I will detain you? "
Wei Zheng smiled faintly and said, "Envoys are not killed when two countries are at war. Your Majesty is a reasonable person and a wise monarch. I don't think you will detain us. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "During the Battle of Guazhou, Li Shimin had a precedent of detaining Xia Xia's envoys. At that time, I paid tens of thousands of captives in exchange for Ma Zhou. Now that you are here as envoys, it's normal for me to detain you. It's impolite not to reciprocate, isn't it? "
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