August passed in the blink of an eye and entered September.
The weather in September was even cooler.
Du Qi's army was still stationed in Zhangye and did not continue to attack Longyou Circuit. However, by now, the entire Gan Province was under Du Qi's command. In fact, during this period of time, there were already some local officials of the Longyou Dao, as well as some local gentry clans, who had taken the initiative to contact Du Qi, hoping to become Du Qi's spies.
After all, there was news that Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda were going to cede Longyou Circuit to Xia Xia as envoys. Therefore, under this premise, people's hearts were already wavering.
However, it was already September and Du Qi still had not received any news from Li Shimin. The situation was a little fishy. Du Qi had already guessed that Li Shimin might not accept the condition of ceding Longyou Circuit.
After all, it was equivalent to cutting off their own flesh.
It was not a small matter.
In particular, as the emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Shimin ceded Longyou Circuit to Xia Xia, which had a great impact on the Tang dynasty and Li Shimin. Therefore, even if Li Shimin refused, Du Qi could understand.
However, he was not angry. The reason was very simple. During this period, Du Qi had been constantly arranging for bad people to infiltrate Longyou Circuit. Under this premise, his control of Longyou Circuit had been constantly strengthening.
Therefore, Du Qi was not worried at all.
Stalling for time did not affect Du Qi as Xia Xia still had the absolute advantage. From the beginning to the end, Du Qi did not arrange for anyone to inform Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda, nor did he rush them. He just waited.
On this day, Du Qi led his men out of the camp and wandered around the city.
Zhangye had now recovered its prosperity.
People came and went and it was very lively.
After all, after Gan Province was ceded to Xia Xia, merchants quickly came to do business and the people also settled down. Some factories even followed closely because the less prosperous a place was, the lower the labor cost, so many factories were willing to come.
Du Qi was very satisfied with such a Zhang Ye. Being able to recover quickly was the best result.
While Du Qi was wandering around with Mordor, a soldier quickly came to Du Qi's side and reported, "Your Majesty, there's the latest news. Pavilion Head Shangguan has asked you to go back."
"Got it."
Du Qi nodded and returned to the army with Mordor.
As soon as he entered the tent, Shangguan Yi bowed to salute him and said, "Your Majesty, we've been lurking in the Tang dynasty, and we're even the bad guys from the Longyou Dao. We've already sent back the latest news. On the other hand, Great Tang rejected the condition of ceding Longyoudao. In addition, the Tang dynasty has also introduced measures to resist our Great Xia's army. "
Du Qi asked, "Has the Tang dynasty officially issued a decree and announced it to the world?"
"No, they haven't!"
Shangguan Yi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the bad guys sent back the news that the Tang dynasty has issued an order to recruit knowledgeable people to form their own army and go to Longyoudao to resist us. Anyone who can stop Great Xia's army can stop Great Xia's army outside of Longyoudao will be directly conferred the title of Longxi King and be in charge of Longyoudao for generations. Doesn't this order mean that they refuse our conditions and want to fight Great Xia to the death? "
Du Qi laughed when he heard this and said, "Whose bad idea is this arrangement? This arrangement may be useful. But how can a group of mobs resist Great Xia's army? Li Shimin is now at his wit's end! "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise. Li Shimin is indeed at his wit's end." Du Qi said, "It seems that Li Shimin won't summon the world alone to refuse the peace request. Because if Li Shimin doesn't issue an edict or issue a special edict, he may delay the time. If he delays a little more, he can fight for more opportunities and let more people gather in Longyoudao. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Li Shimin's move seems to be a good move, but in fact, he has no other choice."
Shangguan Yee paused for a moment before she continued, "Right now, there are indeed many people gathering in Longyou Dao. They're trying to fight for the position of King Longxi. Li Shimin's bait has made many ambitious people gather in Longyoudao. "
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter. These people are not worth mentioning."
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, the Tang dynasty has rejected our conditions. Then what should we do with Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda? After all, the Li Tang Dynasty has rejected our goodwill. Even if they kill Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda, it's not too much. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "There's no need."
Envoys were not to be killed when the two countries were at war, so there was no need for Du Qi to kill these two.
Shangguan Yi's eyes were sharp as he said, "Your Majesty, at this critical time of the war with the Tang dynasty, killing Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda can actually intimidate the Tang dynasty."
Du Qi said, "It's easy to kill them. But in fact, the war between us and the Tang dynasty has turned from defense to offense, and we've started an all-out attack. After our army completely takes over Longyoudao, the next step will be to divide our forces and attack to gradually take over the whole Tang dynasty. After all, the current Tang dynasty is already leaking air from all sides, and the trend of its defeat is very obvious. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "So we still have to keep the talents for now. After the Tang dynasty was destroyed, we're faced with the problem of governing the Tang dynasty. Whether it's Wei Zheng or Kong Yingda, they're all talents. We'll temporarily put them in the Tang dynasty and keep them for future use. Governing the Tang dynasty is different from governing Tianzhu. The situation in Tianzhu is very simple. It looks complicated, but it's actually not. On the contrary, the situation in the Tang dynasty is more difficult to govern. "
After listening, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is brilliant!"
Du Qi said, "Guards!"
The soldiers entered. Du Qi ordered, "Go inform Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda to come here for a meeting."
Not long after, Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda entered.
The two bowed to Du Qi.
Du Qi looked at the two and said lightly, "Prime Minister Wei, Chancellor Kong, it's been more than a month. The soldiers you sent back to deliver the message have already returned to Chang 'an. But from beginning to end, there's no reply from Chang 'an. Have you received any letters from Li Shimin? "
"No!"
Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda shook their heads and answered.
In fact, they had waited for a month and still hadn't received any news. Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda already knew that Li Shimin must have refused to cede Longyou Road, so there was no news.
This was Wei Zheng's original words. Wei Zheng had said very clearly in the letter that once Li Shimin refused, he should deliberately delay the time and didn't care about their safety.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Wei, Chancellor Kong, it seems that Li Shimin really doesn't care about your lives. Why do I say so? Because now the Tang dynasty has taken action. They've called for countless knowledgeable people and offered a reward for heroes. As long as they can recruit soldiers to resist the Tang dynasty's army in Longyou Road, they'll be conferred the title of Longxi King, hereditary, and forever suppress Longyou Road. "
"This is Li Shimin's reply."
"It's Li Shimin's decision."
Du Qi shrugged and said, "Under this premise, do you think Li Shimin will agree to cede? He definitely won't. However, after Li Shimin took action, he didn't arrange for anyone to inform you two. It can be seen that you two are now abandoned, just like Zhangsun Wuji in the past. You were forced to commit suicide, and then Li Yuan brought your corpses to me to beg for peace. "
Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda frowned slightly.
In fact, they had been mentally prepared for Li Shimin to give up on them. However, there was still a difference between being mentally prepared and Du Qi saying it out loud. Moreover, after Du Qi said it out loud, they still felt a little sad in their hearts.
Li Shimin's resistance was within their expectations. They had even suggested it in the letter, but Li Shimin didn't arrange for anyone to inform them so that they could respond.
This made them feel a little disappointed.
There was still a difference between making more arrangements and not making any arrangements. The subtle differences could be used to detect people's hearts.
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