At the entrance of Jiuquan County.
Ye Daosheng, Yang Huaizhuang, and the others had arrived early. In addition, many of the county magistrate and the bailiffs had also come to welcome the triumphant return of Du Qi and the others.
Apart from them, more and more people were gathering around the official road outside the western part of the city.
The people of Jiuquan County had not been so happy for a long time. In the past, Jiuquan County might be in danger even if they were in the county. Once they left the county, they might encounter bandits if they were not careful. Being robbed was considered a light punishment. The biggest problem was that they might lose their lives. But now, Shen Biao, the leader of the Golden Mountain Bandits, had been killed. The Golden Mountain Bandits had been wiped out. There was one less bandit in Jiuquan County.
The people were also very excited.
As a result, more and more people started to gather in the hall.
At a glance, there were at least a thousand people gathered there. Among these people, the people were whispering to each other, talking about Shen Biao's murder. They were talking about Shen Biao's misdeeds and the sufferings they had suffered.
Huang Shi was also in the crowd.
He heard the people's discussions and conversations.
The people were very grateful to Du Qi for taking down Shen Biao. Huang Shi was also touched when he heard that. However, Huang Shi had his own ideas. As the saying went, officials protected each other. In this world, all crows were black. Although Du Qi had killed Shen Biao, he was no different from Jiang Zhengdao. They were both corrupt officials.
Huang Shi was still determined to kill Du Qi.
Huang Shi just kept walking forward and gradually approached the official road, so that it would be easier for him to assassinate later.
He waited quietly.
The surrounding commoners were still in a heated discussion.
As a result, outside the western part of Jiuquan County, it was like a bustling city. If it was in the past, Ye Daosheng might feel that such a scene was extremely noisy, and he might even fly into a rage because of it. However, in order to welcome Du Qi, he created such a scene, and he was incomparably happy in his heart.
The more lively, the better.
It had to be an unprecedented grand occasion to make Du Qi happy.
Time passed little by little. It was getting closer and closer to the afternoon.
"Report!"
At this moment, a scout came back on a horse.
This was a scout arranged by Ye Daosheng.
As long as Du Qi approached the county town, Ye Daosheng's scouts would return first to report to Ye Daosheng so that they could welcome Du Qi and his group.
The sentry came to Ye Daosheng's side, dismounted from his horse, and reported, "County Magistrate Ye, Ping Xi Wang has returned with his army. He will arrive at the county soon."
"Good, good, good!"
Ye Daosheng waved his hand, and the scout retreated.
He led the officials of the county government out and waited outside the city. After a short while, they could already see flags fluttering on the official road in the distance. They could already see the returning troops. After a while, Ye Daosheng could clearly see the returning army. Ye Daosheng also saw Du Qi, Xiao Yuanqi, and Xue Rengui riding at the front.
"Let's go, follow me to welcome Ping Xi Wang!"
Ye Daosheng instructed as he strode out. Du Qi was Ping Xi Wang of the imperial court, and his title was the highest. With such an identity, Ye Daosheng dared not to wait at the city gate. He could only go to welcome him in person to show his sincerity.
When Ye Daosheng came in front of Du Qi, he cupped his hands and saluted, "Ping Xi Wang has returned in triumph. I'm here to welcome and congratulate Ping Xi Wang on his great victory and the annihilation of the Golden Mountain Bandits."
Du Qi smiled and said, "You're so considerate."
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
Suddenly, some people in the crowd on both sides shouted.
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
Others began to echo.
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
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More and more people began to shout, and the common people joined in one by one. At the beginning, only a few people shouted, but now, more and more people shouted, and even the noise became orderly, and the sound went straight to the sky, which was a spectacular sight.
Du Qi saw this scene, and he looked at the crowd. The common people were very excited, all of them were grateful for Du Qi's victory, all of them were excited that there was one less bandit in Jiuquan County.
Du Qi knew that the common people's excitement was real.
But Du Qi also knew that this scene must have been arranged by Ye Daosheng for such a grand occasion to happen. Otherwise, there would not be so many common people, and the common people were shouting like this.
Du Qi smiled and watched quietly.
He did not hurry on his way for the time being.
He just cupped his hands and saluted the common people around him, to thank them for their shouts, because this was the common people's heart.
After a long while, the shouts gradually subsided, and the voices gradually became weak. Du Qi raised his hand and gestured for all the common people to quiet down.
When the common people saw Du Qi's action, they took the initiative to hiss, and the common people stopped talking.
Huang Shi was standing in the front row.
He was only about twenty steps away from Du Qi.
However, Huang Shi carefully sized up Du Qi. If he wanted to assassinate Du Qi, he would not be able to do it now. The reason was simple, Du Qi not only had Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuan Qi, Mordor, but also Ye Daosheng and the others.
With so many people, it was difficult for Huang Shi to get close.
He also did not have a chance to make things difficult.
Unless Du Qi wanted to enter the common people, but that was impossible, Du Qi could not enter the common people.
Huang Shi sighed in his heart.
It seemed that if he wanted to assassinate Du Qi, he would have to find another opportunity.
Of course, if Huang Shi insisted on assassinating, it was not impossible, but it would be a one-way trip, and Huang Shi was not willing to do that. Although he was an assassin of the First Under Heaven Tower, and a golden assassin at that, he did not sell his body.
Even if the mission failed, it was not a big deal.
At most, he would not be able to get the money.
Moreover, Huang Shi had always been very patient when it came to assassinating, and he could look for another opportunity. Now that he saw Du Qi, it was as if he understood Du Qi, because understanding Du Qi's nature would be beneficial for Huang Shi's assassination.
At this moment, the surroundings were extremely quiet.
No one spoke.
Du Qi coughed twice, then said loudly: "Fellow villagers, it is my honor to put down what you are doing and welcome me, Du Qi, thank you for your hospitality."
"But what I want to say is that killing Shen Biao and destroying the Golden Mountain Bandits is not a big deal, and it is not something to be proud of, because this is what an official of the imperial court should do."
"An official of the imperial court enjoys the salary given by the imperial court, lives high in the palace, and naturally plans for the common people."
"Naturally, I should make decisions for the common people."
"If a master does not make decisions for the common people, it is better to go home early, so as not to occupy the latrine. Now that I am in Suzhou, in Jiuquan County, I should straighten out Suzhou, and straighten out Jiuquan County. "
Du Qi spoke with assurance, his voice gradually rising, and continued: "Previously, Jiuquan County's County Magistrate Ye has already introduced many policies, all of which are favorable to the common people and merchants. I guarantee that there will be more policies that will benefit the common people."
"The imperial court has not forgotten you."
"I, Du Qi, will not betray your trust."
"What I have done now is only to wipe out Shen Biao. Next, I will continue to use troops to wipe out all the bandits in Jiuquan County, whether it is Golden Mountain, Lone Mountain, or other lingering bandits, they will all be wiped out one by one. "
Du Qi said powerfully: "Such a big Jiuquan County, such a big Suzhou, there must be a clear sky and earth, and will not allow bandits to wreak havoc, and will not allow the common people to be humiliated."
"This is my promise to you."
"I will not say any more superfluous promises."
"The road ahead is very long, let us slowly look down. Time reveals a person's heart, this is how it is. I also ask you to believe that in the future, Jiuquan County, and even Suzhou, will definitely develop better, and will definitely not let you encounter difficulties again. "
After Du Qi spoke eloquently, he finally said: "Finally, I thank my fellow villagers again for welcoming me, thank you for your enthusiasm. Alright, everyone, go do what you need to do. You still have your own matters to attend to, there is no need to delay your own matters because of me. "
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