When Du Qi and Liu Zhengxi returned to Ping Xi Wang Mansion, Liu Zhengxi went straight to his room to rest. Du Qi was also a little tired from the journey, so he went back to his room to rest.
Du Qi woke up in the evening. When Du Qi woke up, Liu Jian had already prepared dinner and sent it directly to Du Qi's room. The dinner was rice, braised pork with soybeans, and duck soup.
This was a relatively simple recipe.
There were no vegetables or greenhouses in Jiuquan County at the moment. It was difficult to grow vegetables in these places. Even if Du Qi wanted to cultivate greenhouses, he couldn't do it in a short time.
Now the main vitamins were provided by tea leaves and some fruits from Chang 'an.
After dinner, Du Qi ordered Liu Jian to inform Guo Xiaozheng to come.
Not long after, Guo Xiaozheng came in.
Now that Guo Xiaozheng was working for Du Qi, his attitude had changed. He was thinking for Du Qi in all aspects. After seeing Du Qi, Guo Xiaozheng respectfully bowed and sat down at the side.
Du Qi said, "Mr. Guo, I invited you here for your arrangement. Because I just came to Suzhou and established myself in Jiuquan County, my foundation is shallow. Many things have to be done from scratch, so I need to arrange them one by one. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Before you worked for me, I had Liu Zhengxi as my counselor. Before, he was in charge of the overall situation and had to take care of many things. Now that you are here, you can share some of his burden. "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "I will do my best to live up to Your Highness's trust."
Du Qi said, "For the time being, your arrangement is only one thing."
Guo Xiaozheng sat up straight and said, "Your Highness, please give me your orders."
Du Qi said, "Jiuquan County today has been set right, and everything is quickly recovering. However, even though it has recovered now, there may still be many unreasonable and corrupt officials in both the local and the county. "
"So, your mission is to form a team that will be responsible for investigating corruption and unreasonable policies. Then, you will gather the information and report it to the higher-ups."
Du Qi said, "Leave these things to me. I'll handle them myself."
"This subordinate obeys!"
When Guo Xiaozheng heard this, he agreed without any hesitation. To him, as long as it was Du Qi's arrangement, there was nothing to refuse. He would just accept it directly.
After Guo Xiaozheng agreed, he asked, "Your Highness, I have a question."
Du Qi said, "Just say it. If you have a question, just say it. There's no need to beat around the bush. You've just started following me, so you don't know my habits. Let me give you a reminder. With me here, you don't have to worry about anything. If you have something to say, just say it. I won't punish you because of your opinion. "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "This humble one will remember."
After answering this question, he said, "Your Highness is the Ping Xi Wang appointed by the imperial court. That's all. You don't hold any other official positions. For example, Longyou Dao's Governor, or Suzhou's Governor, or any other Governor position. Just based on Your Highness's Ping Xi Wang title, you don't have any official position. Will the imperial court mind Your Highness meddling in local government affairs? Will His Majesty be furious once the news reaches Chang 'an? "
A Wang title was indeed illustrious.
In the imperial court, it was the highest level of nobility. But a Wang title did not represent power, nor did it mean that he could punish local officials. This was because the local officials were all official officials, and this was also a system.
This was Guo Xiaozheng's concern.
Du Qi nodded and said with a smile, "Since you asked about this matter, I'll tell you about it. Today's Longyou Dao has pledged allegiance to the imperial court on the surface, but in fact, they each do their own thing. They don't listen to the imperial court's dispatch. "
"His Majesty sent me to Longyou Dao to take charge of the situation on the west side of Longyou Dao."
"This area includes Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou."
"I have full authority to deal with the three states."
"His Majesty conferred me the title of Ping Xi Wang. He also said that after I set the three states right, if I have the strength to take over the territory on the west side of Shazhou, it will be my fiefdom."
Du Qi continued, "Now I'm tossing and turning in Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou. On the one hand, it's to set things right and adjust the previous unreasonable places. On the other hand, it's to establish a foundation and build up my own strength, so that I can advance westward in the future. "
"My goal is the west side of Shazhou."
"That's my real goal."
"Now, even if the big movements in Jiuquan County, and even in Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou are transmitted to the imperial court, even if the Emperor knows about it, he won't be able to punish me."
Du Qi said, "In his heart, the Emperor is eager for me to punish the officials who don't listen to orders. So you don't have to worry about this. Just go ahead and do it. "
Hearing this, Guo Xiaozheng was shocked.
He didn't expect that Du Qi came to the Western Regions to straighten out the three states of Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou. He also didn't expect that Du Qi's plan was so huge that he wanted to establish a country in the west. It was tantamount to Du Qi forming his own system.
After Du Qi established himself in the Western Regions, although he was still nominally subordinate to the imperial court. But Du Qi's strength had increased, and he was far away from the Central Plains. He could completely ignore the imperial court's orders and listen to the imperial court's orders.
Guo Xiaozheng no longer had any worries in his heart. He said solemnly, "Your humble servant is clear and knows what to do. Your Highness, please rest assured that I will take care of everything. "
Du Qi said, "It's good that you understand. In short, I need Suzhou to have a smooth government and a harmonious people. I need people who don't pick up anything on the road and don't close their doors at night. This is one of my goals. "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "Your humble servant will not disappoint Your Highness."
He knew what to do.
What he needed to do now was to kill the corrupt officials one by one. Guo Xiaozheng hated these people very much. A group of vermin naturally deserved to be killed.
Du Qi nodded and arranged for someone to call Liu Zhengxi over. He let Liu Zhengxi meet with Guo Xiaozheng and also told Liu Zhengxi what Guo Xiaozheng needed to do, as well as the division of labor between the two.
Liu Zhengxi naturally expressed that he would do his best to assist Guo Xiaozheng. As long as it was Guo Xiaozheng's side, Liu Zhengxi would not shirk his duty and would do his best to help. In short, Liu Zhengxi and Guo Xiaozheng had to work together to complete the task that Du Qi had arranged.
Guo Xiaozheng nodded in agreement.
Liu Zhengxi was an old man by Du Qi's side. Liu Zhengxi's goodwill was helpful to Guo Xiaozheng.
After the two sides became familiar with each other, Du Qi called for Liu Jian and took Guo Xiaozheng to rest. Guo Xiaozheng was now living in the Prince's Mansion. On one hand, there were enough empty rooms in the Prince's Mansion. On the other hand, Guo Xiaozheng's living in the Prince's Mansion was convenient for Du Qi to call people over to make arrangements.
After Guo Xiaozheng left, Liu Zhengxi said with a serious expression, "Your Highness, the task that Guo Xiaozheng is in charge of is extremely important. It's even very easy for things to go wrong. If the killing goes too far, I'm afraid it will lead to a series of consequences. "
Du Qi said, "Without destruction, there can be no construction. Jiuquan and even Suzhou are a mess. Right now, to rebuild Jiuquan County and even Suzhou, we can only let Guo Xiaozheng do it. "
After a pause, Du Qi said, "Because very few people know what Guo Xiaozheng is doing right now, he's not very famous. But as the number of people he arrests increases, more and more people will know that he's my strategist. At that time, there may be many people fawning on him, even giving him money and gifts. That's the time to test him. I hope that he can stay true to his heart and not be confused. "
Liu Zhengxi smiled and said, "Since Your Highness praised Guo Xiaozheng, this person will definitely not disappoint Your Highness. Furthermore, Guo Xiaozheng is indeed quite capable. "
Du Qi said, "Let's wait and see."
Liu Zhengxi also nodded in agreement with Du Qi's words. Right now, they could only take one step at a time and see what would happen in the future.
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