Time passed day by day, especially after entering March, the weather became warmer day by day.
This weather was very suitable for marching and fighting.
The army led by Du Qi had already arrived at Douge County.
Wu Qianqiu and Xu Chongwen had already arrived at the city gate in person, ready to wait for Du Qi's arrival.
Wu Qianqiu seemed to be looking forward to it.
Xu Chongwen was a little happy.
Last time, at Fufeng Pass, he led people to welcome Du Qi. At that time, he had no trump card and simply surrendered to Du Qi. But now, it was different. After he persuaded Wu Qianqiu, he had received a lot of good news.
The surrounding counties had already expressed their willingness to surrender and stand on Du Qi's side.
In addition, there was a lot of good news.
This was all beneficial to Du Qi.
The two of them waited quietly.
Not long after, on the official road in the distance, there was suddenly the sound of hurried horse hooves. The war horses galloped. The army under Du Qi's command was already as fast as lightning, heading straight in the direction of Douge County.
Wu Qianqiu and Xu Chongwen were nervous at once and were ready to welcome them.
When Du Qi and his party were less than thirty steps away from Douge County, Wu Qianqiu and Xu Chongwen led the team to welcome them. The two of them took the lead, followed by the county magistrate of Douge County and the officials of Douge County.
The whole welcoming team was quite vast.
Not long after, the team came to the front of the army. Xu Chongwen took the initiative to say, "Xu Chongwen pays his respects to Emperor Xia."
"Wu Qianqiu pays his respects to Emperor Xia."
Wu Qianqiu immediately followed suit.
"Emperor Xia."
The rest of the people also began to speak.
Now in front of Du Qi, everyone had a respectful expression, and they all looked like they were welcoming Du Qi.
Du Qi saw this scene and looked around, with a faint smile on his face. His eyes were sharp as he glanced around, and said in a deep voice, "Rise."
"Thank you, Emperor Xia."
Xu Chongwen and the rest answered in unison, then bowed and stood aside.
Xu Chongwen took the initiative and said, "Emperor Xia, the head of the Wu Clan has set up a banquet in his residence and is awaiting your arrival."
"Lead the way!"
Du Qi ordered.
Earlier, when he was on his way, he had already received the news that Douge County had surrendered, and Wu Qianqiu, a big businessman in the Southern Kingdom, was completely on Du Qi's side and was willing to serve Du Qi.
Therefore, Du Qi did not delay.
The group entered the city. When they entered, Yan Three and Fang Yiai were in charge of the garrison. They had temporarily taken over the four city gates of the county.
Du Qi, on the other hand, led Mordor and the rest towards the Wu Family.
They arrived at the Wu Clan and entered the main hall.
Du Qi was led to sit on the main seat, while the rest of Xu Chongwen, Wu Qianqiu, and the others took their seats.
All of them wore solemn expressions, not daring to be impudent.
Du Qi looked at the crowd and said, "Patriarch Wu, I'm very pleased that you're willing to lead the Wu Clan and submit to this King and Xia Xia. A wise man submits to circumstances. You're very good. "
Wu Qianqiu said, "I don't deserve your praise, King Xia."
Wu Qianqiu admired Du Qi from the bottom of his heart because Du Qi was so capable at such a young age. Most importantly, ever since Du Qi established Xia Xia, he had been annexing other countries, and his strength had been steadily increasing.
To be able to serve Du Qi, this was the Wu Clan's opportunity.
Du Qi continued, "Xu Chongwen has already reported to me about your Wu Clan being appointed as the Prefecture Overseer of Nanzhou. I've approved this matter. However, I still want to remind you again. An official position didn't represent any power or privilege. For an official, it's a responsibility. An official must bring benefits to the people. This is something that an official must understand. "
"Compared to ordinary people, those who are officials already have way too much. Therefore, if an official cannot bring benefits to the people and cannot handle government affairs well, it's considered dereliction of duty. "
"That's why I'm reminding you."
"If you're thinking about how much benefit the Wu Clan can get, it's probably nothing."
Du Qi said, "On the contrary, the Wu Clan must do their best, and even work hard all day and night, to handle government affairs well, so that the local people have clothes and food to eat, and can live a good life."
Wu Qianqiu said solemnly, "Rest assured, King Xia. If the Wu Clan cannot do this, they are at your disposal."
Du Qi nodded, turned his gaze, and fell on Xu Chongwen. He said, "Xu Chongwen, now let's talk about the strategy to attack Wang Tan. What do you think next?"
Xu Chongwen immediately said, "Your Highness, the next arrangement is that your army only needs to go straight to the capital of Nanzhou. Previously, I've sent back news that the head of the Wu Clan has contacted the surrounding counties, and they all expressed their allegiance. In addition, the gate guards of the capital of Nanzhou are also willing to submit to Xia Xia. "
After Du Qi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he was very surprised.
He did not expect there to be such a line.
Du Qi looked at Wu Qianqiu and praised, "Head of the Wu Clan, you've worked hard this time."
Wu Qianqiu shook his head and said humbly, "King Xia is too kind. In fact, although the Wu Clan has some influence. But in fact, without King Xia's prestige, without King Xia's deterrence, it is impossible to achieve success. All of this is relying on King Xia's prestige, which is why it is easy to succeed. "
Du Qi smiled, "It's your credit, it's your credit, there is no need to refuse."
This Wu Qianqiu was an old fox.
He knew when to advance and retreat.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "The army will rest in Duo Ge County for a day, and then directly go to the capital of Nanzhou. In this battle, we will destroy Wang Tan and completely take over Nanzhou. "
"Yes!"
Wu Qianqiu and Xu Chongwen nodded in response.
Wu Qianqiu took the opportunity and said, "King Xia wants to rest for a day, I will immediately arrange for people to prepare a meat banquet, and then arrange for singers to dance and serve King Xia, so that King Xia can relax."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "The banquet is fine, drink and relax appropriately. As for the singers, there is no need. Today's banquet, you can arrange it. "
"Yes!"
Wu Qianqiu answered directly.
Anyway, everything will be arranged according to Du Qi's arrangement.
Wu Qianqiu immediately arranged it, and soon there were servants in the residence who came in a line, bringing wine and meat. Du Qi drank wine, talked with Wu Qianqiu and Xu Chongwen, and also talked to the County Magistrate of Duo Ge County. He told the County Magistrate of Duo Ge County to focus on the people and to concentrate on governing the place.
This banquet, Du Qi only wanted to win the people's hearts and let these people who surrendered to Xia relax.
A banquet, the guests and the host were happy.
After the banquet, Wu Qianqiu continued to stay at home, while Du Qi left with Xu Chongwen and went straight to the camp of the army in the city to rest. After all, they had to rest for a day.
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
The next day, early morning.
Du Qi set off with the army and went to the capital of Nanzhou.
This time, Xu Chongwen accompanied him, and Wu Qianqiu was also accompanying him. After all, the next thing needed Wu Qianqiu, and Wu Qianqiu had enough connections in Nanzhou to stabilize the people's hearts for Du Qi and win over more people.
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