Du Qi's army had set up camp in Pyongyang to rest and reorganize. This time, they had entered Pyongyang. Gao Di had long since cleaned up the nobility of Pyongyang. Those who needed to be killed had been killed, and the casualties were innumerable.
The person in charge of Pyongyang's operations was someone Gao Di had promoted. After Du Qi entered the royal capital, he first listened to Gao Di's arrangements for various matters, and then he approved the appointments of various officials.
Goguryeo had temporarily seized control, and the first priority was stability.
With stability, he would slowly consider governing the region and integrating the various regions into Xia Xia.
There was a sequence to this.
Du Qi arranged everything, and then he had people bring Yeon Gaesomun up. Earlier, outside the Silla and Baekje camps, although he had used Yeon Gaesomun to scheme against Jin Chunqiu and Fuyu Fan, he had not dealt with Yeon Gaesomun. Now, Du Qi had people bring Yeon Gaesomun up.
Du Qi looked at the kneeling Yeon Gaesomun and said, "Yeon Gaesomun, Silla has already been defeated. We sent people to bring you up to see if you have anything else to say."
Yeon Gaesomun's face twitched.
Was he still going to die?
However, Yeon Gaesomun had mentally prepared himself. He raised his head and firmly said, "Du Qi, if you want to kill me or torture me, just make the arrangements. There's no need for such hypocritical nonsense. What I want to say is that even if you sweep through Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo, once you leave, Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo will definitely rise from the ashes. You can't just sit here forever, can you? "
His eyes were brimming with confidence.
He believed that it would not be easy for Xia Xia's men to govern Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Yeon Gaesomun clenched his teeth and said, "Du Qi, you'll die a horrible death."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Come!"
The soldiers entered and bowed.
Du Qi ordered, "Drag Yeon Gaesomun away, kill him, and then give him a grand burial."
"Yes!"
The soldiers stepped forward to take Yeon Gaesomun away.
But when the soldiers got close, Yeon Gaesomun waved his hand and stopped them. "I can walk on my own. I don't need you to take me away."
He had a righteous expression on his face. Yeon Gaesomun would rather die than be humiliated. No matter what, he was still a powerful official of Goguryeo, and his means in Goguryeo were formidable.
Du Qi watched as Yeon Gaesomun was taken away without any regret.
Those who are not of our race are bound to have different intentions.
This was especially so for those from Goguryeo. They had to be dealt with swiftly and decisively.
Otherwise, it could easily lead to hidden dangers.
Not long after, a soldier entered and reported that Yeon Gaesomun had been executed.
Du Qi gestured for the soldiers to withdraw. Right now, he was thinking about how to conquer Goguryeo. After pondering for a while, Du Qi ordered someone to call Shangguan Yi over. He said directly, "Shangguan Yi, I plan to make some adjustments to the next plan."
Shangguan Yi asked, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to adjust it?"
Du Qi sternly said, "Gao Jianwu is dead, Yeon Gaesomun is dead, but there are still many cities in Goguryeo that need to be subdued one by one. But if all the soldiers remain in Goguryeo, it will not be worth it."
Shangguan Yi asked, "Your Majesty plans to divide the army?"
Du Qi smiled and said, "You know me best, Shangguan. We plan to divide the army into two groups. The first route was to leave behind a small number of soldiers and have Gao Di lead the troops to sweep through Goguryeo's territory, conquering the entire country. The second group is to have Zhu Youtian lead soldiers south to Silla. Zhu Youtian and Jin Yuzhen can join up and conquer Silla.
"As for Baekje, we'll leave it for now.
"As long as we conquer Silla and Goguryeo, everything will be stabilized. Then, dealing with Baekje will be a piece of cake."
Du Qi said, "This is the only way to ensure that we can conquer Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo. We can also ensure that there won't be any problems in the areas we conquer."
Shangguan Yi praised, "Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty's plan is the most comprehensive. However, this subject believes that we should consider the long term and ensure that all of Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo are under our control. "
Du Qi asked, "What's the long term plan?"
Shangguan Yi said seriously, "Naturally, it's the integration of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje. This subject suggests that we set up a Dao here and govern the various provinces. The Dao Supervisor and Provincial Governor must be gradually replaced with Xia Xia's direct subordinates. Then, we will continue to assimilate the entire region and finally remove the influence of Goguryeo and the other countries. This is the only way to achieve the long term. "
Du Qi nodded. "Reform is naturally necessary. After conquering the entire Liaodong region, we'll set up the Liaodong Dao. Then, we'll set up the various provinces under the Liaodong Dao's jurisdiction."
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Du Qi said, "Go make the arrangements. We won't be heading south for the time being. We'll stay in Pyongyang. Zhu Youtian will lead thirty thousand elites to the south. Choe Yongli will be in charge of the remaining soldiers. He'll lead the army to sweep through the various regions of Goguryeo. "
"This subject obeys!"
Shangguan Yi acknowledged and went to make the arrangements.
Shangguan Yi immediately went to make the arrangements. The soldiers in the army quickly made the adjustments. Those who should head south went south, and those who should sweep through the regions around Goguryeo went to sweep through the regions around Goguryeo.
As the army set out, time passed.
At the end of the 10th month, Goguryeo's territory was completely pacified. After all, with Gao Di and the influence of various policies, the people supported Du Qi. Thus, Goguryeo quickly stabilized. At the end of the 11th month, there was news of Zhu Youtian. Zhu Youtian and Jin Yuzhen had met up and conquered the Silla region.
At this point, the entire Liaodong region was mostly pacified.
On the 21st day of the 11th month, the weather was getting colder. Du Qi also changed into thick cotton clothes. Because of Zhu Youtian's news that Silla and Goguryeo had conquered at the same time, Du Qi had already set out to deal with Baekje.
Du Qi arranged for Choe Yongli to be in charge of the rear. Then, he led Gao Di, Shangguan Yi, and the others to set out together. Currently, there were thirty thousand soldiers who set out with Du Qi. After all, the army had expanded. Even if Du Qi set out with thirty thousand elites, Choe Yongli still had twenty thousand people who could be in charge of the rear.
Du Qifa sent his troops to Bai Ji Kingdom and also arranged for someone to send a message to Zhu Youtian, asking him and Jin Yuzhen to send troops together. They also went straight to Bai Ji Kingdom, and both sides sent troops to attack Bai Ji Kingdom at the same time.
At the same time, Du Qi arranged for someone to spread the news.
He wanted the entire Baekje to know.
Other than that, Du Qi also gave the order to surrender, ordering the Baekje Kingdom to surrender. As long as Baekje surrendered, they could spare Baekje's officials. If Baekje resisted, they would be killed without mercy.
In a short period of time, the news had already spread to the Baji Nation.
The king of Baekje was called Fu Yuzhang.
He was known as the Martial King of Baekje.
Fu Yuzhang was an ordinary person, but he was more skilled in martial arts. This was because he had led his troops to conquer the north and south, consolidating the strength of Baekje, causing it to be strong.
Baekje's capital was within the palace of Sibou City. When Fu Yuzhang received the news, his face was filled with panic. Although he was good at fighting, compared to Xia Xia, Baekje was not on the same level.
Even if Fu Yuzhang was good at fighting, he was still afraid.
When the news of Fu Yufan being killed near Pyongyang City spread, Fu Yuzhang's plan was to go all out to defend. However, Xia Xia did not attack Baekje. Instead, he attacked Goguryeo and Silla. Hence, Fu Yuzhang was temporarily at ease.
He did not expect Du Qi to swallow up Silla and Goguryeo in such a short time.
This caused him to face a threat.
In the entire Liaodong Peninsula, only Baekje was left, and it would be difficult for them to defend. Fu Yuzhang was worried, and he immediately arranged for people to inform the civil servants and generals to enter the palace to discuss a plan.
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