Xu Chongwen had been prepared for this and had considered it. After all, he had ambitions and revenge. Therefore, at this moment, when Du Qi asked, Feng Qianlei's heart suddenly became excited.
This was what he had prepared for.
Xu Chongwen suppressed the joy in his heart and slowly said, "Emperor Xia, this time we want to take down the Southern Kingdom and eliminate Wang Tan. It is not too difficult. Because the entire Southern Kingdom will now know the news of Wang Tan's defeat. In addition, Emperor Xia has won many battles and the Southern Kingdom is aware of Emperor Xia's strength. Therefore, what we need to do now is to widely draw people to our side and form a united front. Let everyone stand on Emperor Xia's side. This will naturally succeed. "
Du Qi asked, "How do we draw people to our side?"
Xu Chongwen replied, "The simplest way is to arrange for people to announce to the entire Southern Kingdom that those who are willing to submit to Emperor Xia will be forgiven and allowed to enter the Xia Kingdom as officials. Now the most important thing is to take over the entire Southern Kingdom. As for the next step of governance, we will think about it later. As long as we take over the Southern Kingdom, do we have to worry about not being able to govern the place? "
Du Qi listened and nodded.
He looked at Xu Chongwen and was a little surprised.
Xu Chongwen was a capable person.
He was not a pedantic person.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "This matter, can you do it?"
Xu Chongwen's heart suddenly became excited. This was a great opportunity. Because he was now Du Qi's strategist, once he completed this task, he would definitely be highly regarded by Du Qi, and it would even be equivalent to making a great contribution.
Since then, he had a firm foothold under Du Qi's command.
This was a great opportunity.
After Xu Chongwen figured it out, he thought for a while and said, "As long as Your Highness gives me enough power, I will certainly be able to persuade the officials to submit and guarantee the completion of the task."
Du Qi said, "I will appoint you as my special envoy to handle the affairs of the Southern Kingdom on my behalf. As long as it can be done, even if you promise the local officials or give other conditions, I will allow it. "
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Xu Chongwen was excited and said, "I will not disappoint Emperor Xia's expectations in this battle. I guarantee that I will complete the task."
Du Qi said, "Go and prepare. You have to go first because this prince's army will rest for a day and set out tomorrow. This King's army will travel at a slower speed to give you enough time to operate. "
Xu Chongwen replied, "This subject obeys!"
Du Qi waved his hand, and Xu Chongwen turned around and left to prepare for what was to come.
Du Qi immediately called Yan Three and Fang Yiai over and told them about Xu Chongwen's mission. Yan San did not say anything after the two of them heard what he said. However, Fang Yi 'ai furrowed his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this situation is not very reliable. What if Xu Chongwen failed to complete the mission? Especially since Xu Chongwen is just a scholar. I'm afraid he won't be of much use. "
Du Qi said, "Xu Chongwen is just an extra chess piece. Even if Xu Chongwen fails to complete the mission, it won't affect us at all. However, once he succeeds and produces results, it will be a pleasant surprise for us and will be extremely helpful. So, why not? "
Fang Yi 'ai pondered for a while and said, "Your Highness is very thorough. I agree."
Du Qi said, "The two of you, reorganize the army. Tomorrow morning, we will leave Fufeng Pass and continue our journey to the Southern Kingdom. After all, the Southern Kingdom's power has weakened and it will be beneficial for us to continue advancing. "
"Yes!"
Fang Yi 'ai and Yan Three replied in unison.
The two of them still had many things to arrange, especially the reorganizing of the soldiers in Fufeng Pass.
After the two of them left, Du Qi finally had some free time.
On the other hand, after Xu Chongwen finished packing, he hurriedly left Fufeng Pass and headed to the capital of the Southern Kingdom. However, Xu Chongwen did not want to go and persuade them one by one. He had a purpose.
Xu Chongwen's first target was the Southern Kingdom's merchant, Wu Qianqiu.
This person was a great merchant of the Southern Kingdom.
He had connections with all the officials. Even the Wu family's ancestors had made outstanding contributions during the founding of the Great Qin Empire. In the Southern Kingdom, the Wu family had great influence.
Xu Chongwen's idea was to persuade Wu Qianqiu and then use him to influence the situation in the Southern Kingdom. He wanted to make the officials of the Southern Kingdom join Du Qi's forces.
Although Xu Chongwen had his own ideas, he could not do these things by himself.
He could not do many things by himself.
If he did everything by himself, even if he had more time, Xu Chongwen would not be able to do it. But now, if Wu Qianqiu intervened, it would save a lot of time.
Xu Chongwen hurried all the way and arrived at Douge County, north of Fufeng Pass.
This was a county south of the Southern Kingdom's capital.
The Wu family was in Douge County, and they were the local tyrant of Douge County. Not only the county magistrate of Douge County, but many people in the city were also from the Wu family. Even in the Southern Kingdom's imperial court, the Wu family had considerable influence.
When Xu Chongwen arrived at Douge County, Wang Tan and Wu Youdao had already passed by Douge County and were quickly heading to the capital.
Therefore, Douge County was temporarily safe.
Xu Chongwen entered Douge County and did not waste any time. He went directly to the Wu family to visit. He came to the gate of the Wu family and knocked on the door. When the gatekeeper came out, Xu Chongwen immediately said, "Please inform the Wu family's patriarch that Xu Chongwen, the envoy of Xia Xia, has come to visit."
The gatekeeper was originally somewhat negligent and even looked down on Xu Chongwen. However, when he heard that it was Xia Xia's envoy, he shuddered and his expression immediately became serious.
The gatekeeper waved his hand and said, "Please come with me."
Xu Chongwen said, "Thank you!"
The gatekeeper carefully led Xu Chongwen to the hall to wait. Then, he hurried to the backyard and went to the study in the backyard to report. However, there was a guest in the study for the time being.
At this time, generally, no one was allowed to enter. However, the matter was urgent, so the gatekeeper directly entered and took the risk to go to Wu Qianqiu's side to report Xu Chongwen's matter in a low voice.
Wu Qianqiu was over forty years old.
Although his hair was a little white, his whole person looked quite vigorous.
He had short dark brown hair, a lean physique, and slightly sunken eyes, giving off a very shrewd and capable feeling. He was originally receiving a friend and was somewhat dissatisfied with the gatekeeper's intrusion.
However, when he heard that Xu Chongwen was Xia Xia's envoy, he nodded and said, "I'll be there soon."
"Yes!"
The gatekeeper turned and left.
After the gatekeeper left, Wu Qianqiu looked at his friend Wang Lai in the study and said, "Brother Wang, I have an important matter to deal with immediately. The business plan you mentioned, I can't deal with it for the time being. Wait a moment, wait for me to receive the guest and see what he has to say. Then, we can discuss it. "
Wang Lai said, "It's okay. Just do what you need to do."
Wu Qianqiu nodded, hurriedly stood up, and then quickly went to see Xu Chongwen. After all, this was Du Qi's envoy, the representative of Xia Xia. If he was neglected at this time, it would be disadvantageous to the Wu family in the future.
Wu Qianqiu hurried to the front yard outside the hall. Before he entered the hall, he had already taken the initiative to say, "Early in the morning, I heard the magpies chirping non-stop. I didn't know what was going on. Now that I know that Mr. Xu is here, I know that there is such a joyous occasion. It's actually Xia's envoy. "
"Your Excellency, please sit down!"
Wu Qianqiu looked slightly excited and greeted Xu Chongwen to take a seat.
Xu Chongwen said thank you, lifted his robe, and casually sat down in the hall.
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