Du Qi's eyes fell on Liu Chang as he said in a deep voice, "Liu Chang, you're the first one to pledge allegiance to me in Shaozhou. Because of your pledge, Zhu Yuwen was able to pledge his allegiance smoothly. Your contribution is indelible. I once promised you that as long as you persuade Zhu Yuwen to pledge allegiance, I won't be stingy with your rewards. Especially when you were in Qujiang County, you and Zhu Yuwen discussed the strategy to deal with Li Shimin. You've made a great contribution in this battle. "
"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's prestige," said Liu Chang. "Otherwise, this subject wouldn't have been able to complete the plan."
Du Qi said, "I'm a man of my word. Since I've promised you, I'll fulfill my promise. As of now, I appoint you as the Shaozhou Provincial Governor to take charge of Shaozhou. "
Liu Chang was excited and quickly said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. This subject will do my best to live up to Your Majesty's high expectations."
Du Qi said, "There are still many bad aspects in Shaozhou today. Besides, Shaozhou is actually very poor compared to the other provinces in the Central Plains. But it's precisely because it's poor, so this is your opportunity to run Shaozhou better. I really hope that you can run Shaozhou well. "
"This subject will follow Your Majesty's instructions," said Liu Chang.
Liu Chang also had his own ideas about running Shaozhou. He was also quite familiar with the situation in the Central Plains and had learned about it through the merchants. So, he naturally had to imitate the Central Plains to run Shaozhou, with one hand grasping agriculture and the other grasping commerce. Especially in Shaozhou, there were many mountains and forests but little land. This was exactly the right place to open up wastelands and make the common people live better lives.
Moreover, the roads in Shaozhou were not well-connected. If all the land in Shaozhou was built up, then the development of Shaozhou would go further.
Liu Chang had many ideas in his mind.
So, he was smug with success.
Du Qi nodded, but his eyes fell on Zhu Yuwen. He said in a deep voice, "Zhu Yuwen, I'm also aware of your many achievements in Qujiang County. Qujiang County is very good under your governance, and the development trend is very good. However, this corner of Qujiang County is, after all, too small. I appoint you as the Chief Inspector of Yangzhou. After you've made the proper arrangements, you can go to Yangzhou to take up the post. "
"This subject obeys Your Majesty's Majesty!"
Zhu Yuwen immediately agreed.
He knew very well that he wasn't the first person to submit to Du Qi. Furthermore, he had been persuaded by Liu Cun. Therefore, Liu Cun was naturally the one who had obtained the greatest benefit. Therefore, Liu Cun had leaped to become the Shaozhou Provincial Governor.
Later on, he pledged allegiance to Du Qi. Although he also made meritorious contributions, he was promoted from the position of county magistrate to the position of Chief Clerk. Although he was not the head of a local government, the position of Chief Clerk was not inferior to that of a county magistrate. After all, it was the Chief Clerk of Yangzhou, not the Chief Clerk of Shaozhou.
As long as Zhu Yuwen did well, the next step would be to become a provincial governor.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Do your work well. We have expectations for all of you. Especially you, Zhu Yuwen. You have always been in Shaozhou. Even though you are the county magistrate, you have never seen the outside world. Now that I'm going to Yangzhou, I want to broaden my horizons. "
Zhu Yuwen said, "Your subject will remember Your Majesty's teachings."
Du Qi waved his hand, and Zhu Yuwen and Liu Qiong withdrew together.
After the two of them walked out of the main tent, Zhu Yuwen looked at Liu Qiong and cupped his hands, "Senior Martial Brother, congratulations."
Liu Qiong said, "Junior Martial Brother, you and I share the same joy. Although I am the Shaozhou Provincial Governor, I am slightly better than you. But in fact, His Majesty has high hopes for you. You will go to Yangzhou to serve as the Chief Clerk and study carefully. Once you have learned, His Majesty will certainly entrust you with an important task. At that time, I am afraid you will be the Provincial Governor of a key city. In short, your future is already limitless. You will not be limited to a Provincial Governor. Perhaps your official position will be even higher. "
Zhu Yuwen said, "I understand Senior Martial Brother's advice. Just now, His Majesty specifically said to broaden my horizons, so I can be sure that His Majesty definitely has other tasks for me. Although I am slightly old, I will not disappoint His Majesty's high hopes. After I go to Yangzhou, I will definitely do well. "
Liu Qiong said with a smile, "That would be for the best."
The two were brothers of the same sect. Now that both of them had been promoted, they were in a good mood.
After the two left, Du Qi called Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi. He looked at the two and said, "Now that Li Shimin has been destroyed, it is time to sweep the Lingnan Circuit. Xue Rengui, you arrange the generals under your command to lead the army south to Guangzhou and other places. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui immediately complied.
Li Zhi was in the Lingnan Circuit in Guangzhou. If they could capture Li Zhi, it would be a great merit.
Du Qi then looked at Xiao Yuanqi and said, "Xiao Yuanqi, you arrange the generals and soldiers under your command to go to the west of Lingnan Circuit and lead the Lingnan Circuit to the south. Even attack Qianzhong Circuit together and take Qianzhong Circuit. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Yuanqi also immediately complied.
He and Xue Rengui were now sweeping all the places, so this kind of thing was not difficult.
After receiving the order, the two of them didn't delay any longer and retreated.
Du Qi did not leave Shaozhou for the time being. He stayed in Shaozhou for the time being, letting Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi sweep all the places. When the two were constantly sending troops to conquer all the places, those places were constantly being taken into the Xia of Xia's territory.
Du Qi stayed in Shaozhou and constantly adjusted the places.
Time flew.
In the blink of an eye, it was May.
The weather in May was getting hotter and hotter. Du Qi and his people had finished adjusting the places in Shaozhou. It was worth mentioning that Xue Rengui's army had gone south to Guangzhou and defeated Li Zhen's army. However, although Li Zhen was defeated, he escaped with Li Zhi and was not captured by Xue Rengui's army.
Although Li Zhi escaped, Guangzhou was captured and brought into the Xia of Xia's territory.
On the other side, Xiao Yuanqi also won one after another.
Xiao Yuanqi kept conquering all the places, and the whole west of Lingnan Province was brought into the Xia of Xia's territory. Even part of the state roads in the east of Qianzhong Province were brought into the Xia of Xia's territory under Xiao Yuanqi's fierce attack.
After all, the Tang dynasty had been destroyed.
The officials in all the places, except for those who were loyal to Li Shimin, had all surrendered to Du Qi.
Du Qi directly adjusted all the places.
He kept rotating the officials.
Only in this way could he weaken the former officials' control over the places, and strengthen the imperial court's control over the local officials.
Time flew, and it was June. At this time, Shaozhou was even hotter, and the mosquitoes were even more powerful. Fortunately, it was okay to stay in the room in such weather. If it was under the scorching sun, it would be really hot, and it could even peel off one's skin.
At this time, Du Qi already had the idea of going north.
After all, the war was over.
On this day, Du Qi called Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan to discuss the evacuation. Now that Lingnan Province had been pacified, and the officials in Qianzhong Province were constantly surrendering, the situation in the south would take a lot of time to adjust, and it couldn't be done overnight.
Du Qi looked around at Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan, and said, "According to the latest news, Xue Rengui is on the way back with his troops, and will soon arrive in Qujiang County. As for Xiao Yuanqi, he is still attacking Qianzhong Province. So now, I'm ready to withdraw. What do you think? "
"I agree!"
Shangguan Yi nodded and answered directly.
Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan both agreed, because there was no need to stay at the moment. Now, they only needed to let the generals under them finish the job.
Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Du Qi immediately ordered that when Xue Rengui returned, they would withdraw the troops and return to Chang 'an. As for the matter of sweeping the south, Xiao Yuanqi would be in charge. After the matter was settled, Du Qi waited for a little more than two days. As soon as Xue Rengui's army returned, Du Qi led the army to withdraw to the north.
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