Yanqi City, East Gate.
City Gate.
Long Zheng Yang, Hu Youshan, Guo Xiaozheng, Huang Shi, as well as the civil and military officials of Yanqi Country were all gathered here.
They were preparing to welcome Du Qi.
Long Zheng Yang's young face was solemn, but there was a trace of helplessness in his eyes. Although he had decided to submit to Du Qi, he was still the King of Yanqi Country. Losing the throne, losing power, no matter who it was, would not feel good.
The other civil and military officials were different.
These people were very relaxed.
For them, the submission of Yanqi Country did not affect them too much. They were still officials in the Yanqi Country, but they were transferred from Long Zhengyang's subordinates to Du Qi's subordinates.
Guo Xiaozheng's face was filled with a confident smile.
For him, he had completed another task.
When the army led by Du Qi appeared, Hu Youshan saw it clearly and said: "King, let's go and welcome them."
Long Zheng Yang said: "Let's go!"
He led the civil and military officials and followed. When he was about ten steps away from Du Qi, Long Zhengyang stopped and took the tray with the seal ribbon and the commander's seal from the hands of the attendant beside him. He raised the tray high and said: "Long Zhengyang greets Your Highness Ping Xi Wang."
"Greetings Ping Xi King."
The civil and military officials all bowed.
Everyone had a solemn look on their faces.
Du Qi jumped off his horse and brought Mordor forward. He waved his hand and a soldier came forward to take the tray. Du Qi personally helped Long Zheng Yang up and said with a smile: "Long Qing, please rise."
"Everyone, please rise!"
Du Qi's voice was loud and clear, clearly entering everyone's ears.
Long Zheng Yang and the civil and military officials all stood up. When they looked at Du Qi, their first thought was that Du Qi was young, too young. Because Du Qi was younger than Long Zheng Yang.
Long Zhengyang exclaimed in his heart.
When he was Du Qi's age, he had nothing. Even now, although he was the king of Yanqi Country, he had no prestige at all because he had only been in power for a short time. Furthermore, he did not change the environment of Yanqi Country and was unable to solve their situation. That was because Yanqi Country was still being exploited by the Turks and was facing difficulties everywhere.
What about Du Qi?
He had made great contributions in the Tang dynasty.
He was conferred the title of Ping Xi Wang.
As soon as he arrived in the Western Regions, he quickly took down Suzhou. Then, he stabilized Guazhou and Shazhou. After that, he seized Yizhou, Gaochang, and other places. Now, his own Yanqi Country had also submitted to him.
Du Qi's rise was too fast.
As the saying goes, comparisons are odious. Seeing Du Qi like this, Long Zhengyang felt even more disappointed.
In fact, he even felt like he was looking at his back.
He could only look up to Du Qi.
When Long Zheng Yang met with Hu Youshan this morning, he had already received Hu Youshan's earnest instructions and would not throw a tantrum. He stood up straight. Long Zheng Yang said, "Ping Xi Wang is finally here. Yanqi Country is suffering from the Turks."
"The entire Yanqi Country has suffered from the Turks for a long time."
"Everyone is waiting for the king's army to come and save Yanqi Country. Now, Ping Xi Wang led the army into Yanqi Country and wiped out the Turks, saving thousands of people of Yanqi Country. From now on, the people no longer have to worry about being kidnapped on the streets or being robbed. "
Long Zheng Yang said with a tearful look, "Ping Xi Wang, I've been waiting for you."
Du Qi looked at Long Zheng Yang's expression and laughed in his heart.
What an exaggerated acting.
Du Qi could tell at a glance that Long Zheng Yang's sadness was fake. However, Long Zheng Yang had to say that in order to leave a good impression in front of Du Qi.
Du Qi did not expose him and said, "Although I was in Yizhou before, I did not make sufficient preparations and could only let the Turks cause trouble. Now that the Turk army has been destroyed and Tongyehu has been captured, Yanqi Country no longer has to worry about being invaded. "
As soon as he said that, Long Zheng Yang praised him.
The other officials also praised him.
All of them were praising Du Qiying's martial prowess, and all of them were praising Du Qi for being incomparably powerful.
They were all praises.
When Du Qi heard these words, he didn't feel complacent. To him, a mere Yanqi Country was just a piece of land. It wouldn't be able to increase Du Qi's strength that much.
It was just icing on the cake.
Du Qi waited for everyone to finish praising him before continuing, "When the Dragon King was in Yanqi Country, he worked hard to develop the people. Although the Turks bullied the people, for Yanqi Country, he ensured that the people could survive. The King also worked hard to rule the country. I admire him."
Long Zheng Yang said, "Your Highness praises me too much."
Du Qi continued, "Your Majesty has obeyed the will of the heavens. The entire country has submitted to the Great Tang and is willing to serve this King. Due to the contributions of the King's bloodline, I conferred the title of Yanqi King and gave him the title of King. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Long Zheng Yang immediately bowed in thanks.
No matter what the Yanqi Country Prince was, at least he kept his Prince title and had riches and honor. Hence, Du Qi's arrangement made Long Zheng Yang heave a sigh of relief.
Du Qi's arrangement for Long Zheng Yang was to continue the arrangement of Gaochang King Ju Wentai. However, Ju Wentai's title could be inherited.
Ju Wentai was the first to eat the crab.
The treatment was different.
As time went on, it naturally became weaker and weaker. Towards the end, many people who submitted to Du Qi might not even be able to obtain the title of King. Because as time went on, Du Qi became stronger and stronger. He did not care about the submission of ordinary people.
Du Qi changed the topic and continued, "The rest of you will perform your duties. Although after this King enters Yanqi Country, Yanqi Country will be renamed Yanqi Province and the officials will be adjusted to a certain extent. However, as long as the officials of Yanqi Province are honest and hardworking, they will be properly arranged and will not be dismissed for no reason. Please rest assured on this point. "
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited and once again cheered for Ping Xi King's wisdom.
They were all praising Du Qi.
Because Du Qi's decision gave them a chance to continue being officials, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Du Qi's gaze swept across the surroundings. He knew that the officials of Yanqi Country had relaxed. This was something he had done on purpose. Du Qi wanted to enter Yanqi Country and obtain the will of the people. The first thing he had to do was to stabilize these officials and carry them out from top to bottom.
This was fundamental.
After Yanqi Province was completely under Du Qi's control, he would gradually adjust and make changes step by step. This kind of change would not affect Du Qi's adjustment of Yanqi Province.
After arranging the officials, Du Qi looked around again.
Outside the city, there were many commoners gathered.
Countless people were watching the show.
Hu Youshan had already arranged for the matter of Yanqi Country submitting to Du Qi to be announced to inform the commoners of the news. At the same time, he had to appease the commoners and ensure that they would not resist.
After the commoners knew that Long Zhengyang and the others had come to welcome them, word spread from one to ten and ten to a hundred. Many people came to take a look.
Du Qi raised his hand and gestured for the officials to quiet down. Although there were many commoners discussing, their voices were not loud. Du Qi took a deep breath and shouted, "Fellow citizens of Yanqi Province, this King has come to Yanqi Province to set three rules with you."
"First, the soldiers under Du Qi's command will not disturb the commoners and will not violate them. If there are any soldiers who violate the law and discipline, if there are any soldiers who want to act tyrannically, you can directly come to this King and complain. This King will make the decision for you. "
"Second, this King has already taken down the Turkic Khagan Tong Yehu. From now on, Yanqi Province will no longer be invaded by foreign enemies and will no longer be bullied by the Turks."
"Third, this King is in charge of Yanqi Province. All the commoners of Yanqi Province will be exempted from three years of agricultural taxes and corvee labor. But if there are any more agricultural taxes and conscripting commoners to do corvee labor, it will be against the law and discipline. "
Du Qi said, "These three rules are this King's promise to the people of Yanqi Province."
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted loudly.
Along with this shout, the commoners suddenly echoed in agreement. For a moment, the sound of "Long live Ping Xi Wang" spread from a point to a surface and quickly spread to the surroundings.
Countless commoners cheered and jumped for joy.
If Du Qi said any boastful words, the commoners would not take it seriously. For example, the first and second rules were not very useful. But Du Qi's third rule was really to reduce the burden of the commoners, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.
This was a real benefit.
Therefore, Du Qi instantly won the support of the commoners. Without this, everything would be in vain. Du Qi understood the temperament of the commoners and knew that they wanted to get benefits, so Du Qi specifically gave away the benefits.
For Du Qi, although the agricultural taxes and corvee labor of Yanqi Province had a certain value, in fact, Du Qi did not care about this money. He had a business system that could make money and had the support of a bank behind him. It was enough to operate without worry.
In particular, wherever Du Qi went, the business system would follow him. At that time, the business of Yanqi Province could earn more money than the taxes, so Du Qi dared to give benefits to the commoners.
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