Li Shimin led the army south to retreat. Although the retreat was fast, it couldn't hide the news. Li Shimin's whereabouts were constantly sent back to Jiangdu. Although Du Qi knew that Li Shimin was retreating in the direction of Lingnan, he didn't care about this for the time being.
For Du Qi, the current situation was still to sweep the territory of the Tang dynasty and bring all the places under his rule. This was the foundation. As long as all the places were under Du Qi's control, Li Shimin wouldn't have a chance to take advantage of it.
Then, Du Qi narrowed down the range bit by bit.
Gradually moving south.
In the end, Li Shimin would definitely be wiped out.
If Li Shimin had led his army north, toward Liaodong, toward Goguryeo, Du Qi might have pursued him relentlessly and completely annihilated him. Because after Li Shimin reached these places, it was very likely that he would rise again and form a fighting force again. After all, in places like Goguryeo, if he could organize his troops, he could form a fighting force.
In Lingnan, it was different.
In the area of Lingnan, the miasma was very heavy in summer. Especially in the mountains, it was very humid and hot. Under such a premise, it was not a good choice for Li Shimin to go south to Lingnan.
This matter was on Du Qi's shoulders. Du Qi even hoped that Li Shimin would develop well and develop Lingnan in advance.
Because there were many barren places in Lingnan.
These places were difficult to develop.
If Li Shimin went to develop, Du Qi would directly eliminate him, and he would be able to pick the peach in Li Shimin's hand.
Du Qi only asked the bad guys to keep an eye on Li Shimin's whereabouts and didn't care about Li Shimin for the time being. What he was doing now was still to guard Jiangdu and constantly solve the problems in Jiangdu. In addition, the various armies under Xue Rengui were constantly conquering the east and west to pacify various places.
Du Qi was constantly adjusting the policies of various places. In particular, the adjustment of officials was even more frequent. Because many officials served in local areas for a long time, it was easy for them to become local emperors.
In order to solve this problem, the best arrangement was to constantly adjust and transfer officials to each other. In this way, there would be changes in the subordinates of various places, and the power of local emperors would be weakened.
Even the local officials had some thoughts about such an arrangement. However, in the end, they could only obey unconditionally. After all, Du Qi had already taken control of the situation. The local officials did not dare to go against Du Qi.
With Du Qi's adjustments and Xue Rengui's constant expeditions, time gradually passed. In the blink of an eye, it was December, and the weather was getting colder. However, there was no snow in Jiangnan in December. There was only cold wind and rain. If one wore a little thicker, they wouldn't feel that cold.
It was already snowing in the Northern Lands in December. For someone like Du Qi who was used to the weather in the north, he felt that the weather in Jiangnan was more comfortable because he would not feel cold if he wore a little thicker.
Du Qi was even clearer about this.
Right now, Lingnan was the warmest place.
During the summer, Lingnan was prone to miasma. After all, the weather was too hot. Now it was December, but the weather was the most comfortable and people would not feel that cold.
Du Qi did not go to the South for the time being. Although he had gradually taken over various places and most of them had even surrendered, in fact, there was still a little shortage. According to Du Qi's current estimation, he estimated that in another one or two months, around the beginning of spring, all the places would be completely taken over.
Du Qi was not in a hurry about this. At present, there was no news from the North.
On this day, when Du Qi was resting in the army.
However, Shangguan Yee came.
With a bright smile on his face, Shangguan Yi bowed to Du Qi and said, "Your Majesty, good news."
Du Qi asked, "What's the good news?"
Shangguan Yi said, "There's news from the center of Sichuan. Xiao Yuanqi has completely pacified the center of Sichuan. The entire Sichuan region has surrendered to Xia Xia. The only place that hasn't been solved yet is some villages in Sichuan. Many of these villages where the Zis and barbarians live have never recognized the outside world and don't contact the Han people. "
After a pause, Shangguan Yi said, "So, whether it's the Tang dynasty or our Xia Xia, they are all the same. They are unwilling to surrender and contact. So, this is the best we can do for the center of Sichuan. It's impossible to do more. "
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about the foreign tribes in the center of Sichuan. Take it slow. It's enough for the center of Sichuan. We'll take it slow. "
Shangguan Yi said, "There's news from Xiao Yuanqi. He asked to join us in Jiangdu."
Du Qi said, "Ask Xiao Yuanqi to leave some troops in the center of Sichuan to ensure the stability of Jiannan and Shannan East, as well as other places. Then, he can lead some troops to Jiangnan."
Shangguan Yi said, "I'll arrange it."
Immediately, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, there are two more pieces of news."
Du Qi asked, "What is it?"
Shangguan Yi said, "The first one is about Ma Yuan in Youzhou. Now Ma Yuan is advancing his troops and is pushing Li Ke to a desperate situation. Even if it's cold in the north now, the situation in the north will be completely over in one or two months. The war in Youzhou is about to end, and the situation in the north of the Tang dynasty will be completely over. "
Du Qi said, "That's good."
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Is the second piece of news about Li Tai?"
Shangguan Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise. It's indeed about Li Tai. Now Su Dingfang has sent troops to attack Li Tai, pushing Li Tai to a desperate situation. Li Tai has now retreated from Bingzhou to the northern grassland. Li Tai's situation has become more and more difficult. I estimate that Su Dingfang's situation is similar to Ma Yuan's. By the spring of next year, the world can almost be pacified. "
Du Qi said, "That's the best."
Du Qi naturally hoped that the world could be unified as soon as possible. If the world was in constant war, the people would also suffer. Now that the world was united and Du Qi had stabilized the domestic situation, he could focus on domestic development and let the people live a good life, so that they would no longer be affected by the war.
Du Qi thought for a while and said, "We haven't gone south to Lingnan yet, but we must find out the information about Lingnan and the terrain there. We have to stabilize the rear for the time being, so we won't send troops. Not sending troops doesn't mean we won't take action. All the bad guys must speed up their actions. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I've already made arrangements for the bad guys. In short, when the army departs south, all the information will be collected. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "That's good."
Shangguan Yee talked about other things and reported everything. Then, she left to arrange other things. After all, although they hadn't sent troops, there were still many government affairs.
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