When Du Qi's army was less than a hundred steps away from Sifu City, Yan Jiu ordered, "Follow me to welcome him."
At his command, everyone stepped forward.
One by one, the officials came to the front of the army. Yan Jiu came to the front of Du Qi. He lifted his robe and knelt on the ground. He kowtowed and said, "Yan Jiu of Baiji greets Your Majesty."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Everyone knelt in unison.
Du Qi's gaze swept across everyone. There were so many people that it was not just one or two, but the entire court. Du Qi nodded and said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone thanked him and stood up again.
Du Qi looked at Yan Jiu and asked, "Yan Jiu, where is Fu Yuzhang?"
Yan Jiu bowed slightly, replying respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Fu Yu Zhang was not willing to submit to Your Majesty, and had already committed suicide. Everyone in Baiji is willing to submit to Your Majesty and follow Xia. "
"Not bad, not bad!"
Du Qi nodded in satisfaction.
Now that he had taken over Baiji without any effort, it meant that Du Qi would soon control the entire Liaodong.
Du Qi said, "All of you have done well this time. I will not be stingy with my rewards."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone spoke again in unison.
With Du Qi's words, they were no longer worried and felt completely at ease. Even if Du Qi wanted to do what Xinluo and Goguryeo did and take over all the land, they would still be in power, so it would not affect them. Especially now that it belonged to Xia, they had more opportunities.
Du Qi waved his hand. At this time, Cui Yongli led the army forward and entered Sifu City first, taking control of the city gates. Then, Du Qi led everyone into the city.
The army entered the city and went straight to the palace.
Although the army led by Du Qi had arrived at Sifu City, the team led by Zhu Youtian had yet to arrive. Because Sifu City had already fallen, Du Qi immediately arranged for someone to pass down the order to Zhu Youtian. He told Zhu Youtian not to attack Sifu City, but to sweep through the entire Baiji Kingdom.
After Du Qi entered the palace, he immediately ordered for the extermination of Fu Yuzhang's faction. Du Qi was very clear that if he left behind any future troubles, there would be no peaceful days, and it would give rise to problems on the borders.
Only by killing all of Fu Yu Zhang's lineage could they eliminate the source of the problem.
Without Fu Yuzhang's people, Du Qi began to adjust the officials of Baiji. He transferred the important officials of Baiji to Xia Xia. For example, Yan Jiu and Sha Qianqiu were transferred to Xia Xia's court. As for the other officials, they were temporarily in charge of various places. It was not something that could be done in a short period of time to adjust the entire Baiji Country.
In fact, whether it was Silla, Baekje, or Goguryeo, it was not something that could be done in a short period of time.
It required a long period of subtle changes.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the second month of the new year. Although Liaodong was still chilly, the weather was gradually warming up, and the sun was shining brightly. Even Baekje had been taken down. The entire Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje were in Du Qi's hands.
Everything was under Du Qi's control.
During this period of time, Du Qi had been adjusting Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo. The general direction of the land had been taken over by the country, and the land was distributed according to the household register. Some people who did not have a household register were even allowed to register. As long as they registered, they would be given land.
Therefore, everything went smoothly.
Du Qi was very satisfied with the changes in Liaodong. However, he knew that it was not something that could be done in a short period of time. Therefore, Du Qi's current plan was to settle the matters in Liaodong and prepare to leave.
Du Qi directly arranged for people to call Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan over for a discussion.
After the three of them sat down, Du Qi said in a deep voice, "I called all of you here today because of the matters in Liaodong. According to my Xia's division, Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje are not considered Liaodong. However, this does not affect it. We will name it Liaodong Dao. I am about to leave Liaodong Dao, but there is no one in charge of assimilating and adjusting Liaodong Dao. It is definitely not appropriate. Therefore, the purpose of today is to determine the candidate for the chief of Liaodong Dao. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, do you have any requirements for the chief of Liaodong Dao?"
Du Qi said, "The chief of Liaodong Dao will not be selected from the military, nor from the imperial court. My plan is to choose one of the three of you to stay. Which one of you is willing to stay in Liaodong Dao and preside over a region? "
Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan were all a little surprised when they heard this.
They did not expect Du Qi to make such an arrangement.
Let one of the three of them stay.
Du Qi was not in a hurry. Because it involved the arrangement of the chief of Liaodong Dao, the three of them must have their own concerns. Therefore, he waited quietly. After a while, Ma Zhou took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to stay."
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, since Ma Zhou wants to stay in Liaodong Dao, I will not stay. I will still stay in the cabinet."
Guan Zhilan said, "I am not qualified enough to stay."
Du Qi nodded.
In fact, it seemed that the candidates to stay were Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan. In fact, because Guan Zhilan was not qualified enough and seldom worked alone, his qualifications were obviously not enough. Therefore, it was mainly between Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou. Du Qi approved of Ma Zhou's decision to stay.
However, Shangguan Yi was not willing to fight for it. Du Qi still felt a little regretful. Because according to Du Qi's plan, whether it was Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, or the others, they must be sent to other places.
This time, he was in charge of Liaodong Dao. Although it was remote and in a place like Liaodong, in fact, it was also an excellent opportunity. Unfortunately, Shangguan Yi was not willing to stay.
If Shangguan Yi wanted to fight for it, Du Qi was very likely to let Shanghai Yi stay.
After all, Shangguan Yi was the head of the cabinet.
He had an advantage.
Du Qi looked at Ma Zhou and said in a deep voice, "Ma Zhou, you are staying in Liaodong Dao as its director. It is very good. Do you have any requirements to be in charge of Liaodong Dao? Now that I am here, you can ask for anything. As long as it is reasonable, I will directly approve it. "
Ma Zhou said, "Your Majesty, it happened so suddenly. Please allow me to think about it."
Du Qi said, "Okay!"
Ma Zhou thought carefully.
After all, it was too sudden. In a hurry, he did not expect such a thing to happen, so he was not fully prepared. He quickly racked his brain and thought carefully.
Shangguan Yi and Guan Zhilan waited quietly.
Shangguan Yi looked at this scene. Suddenly, he felt a little regretful and felt that he seemed to have missed a great opportunity. However, he suppressed this thought in the blink of an eye. After all, he was now the head of the cabinet, with a high position and power. He was still willing to stay by Du Qi's side to deal with things.
After a long while, Ma Zhou looked at Du Qi and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, about the governance of Liaodong Dao, I have roughly four requirements. I hope Your Majesty can approve them."
Du Qi said, "Just say it."
Liaodong Dao was different from the other Daos in the Tang dynasty, and its governance was different. Therefore, as long as Ma Zhou's proposal was reasonable, even if it was four or five points, the more the better for Du Qi. He would not feel that there was a problem with more proposals.
On the contrary, the more comprehensive Ma Zhou's consideration was, the more satisfied Du Qi was.
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