"Of course not!"
Du Qi smiled and said, "I, Du Qi, am loyal to the Tang dynasty and to His Majesty. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this. However, when it comes to the Western Regions, the Western Regions are flourishing and developing well. If the rules of the Western Regions are broken because of your arrival, it will affect the stability of the various regions. That will be very inappropriate. I am doing this for the development of the Western Regions. "
Gao Shilian stood up and said angrily, "Du Qi, don't talk about this. You know very well what kind of intentions you have. I only have one sentence, and my Regional Governor office will definitely move to Yizhou. "
Du Qi said indifferently, "Gao Shilian, this king is giving you some face because His Majesty arranged for you to come. However, if you insist on coming to Yizhou, then don't blame me. Moreover, if you want to enter Yizhou, you have to ask my one hundred thousand soldiers. My one hundred thousand soldiers are gathered here, so it will be difficult for you to enter. "
Gao Shilian asked, "Are you going to rebel?"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "I have already said that I am loyal to His Majesty and to the Tang dynasty. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this. It is impossible for me to betray the Great Tang. To say that I want to rebel is a lie, even more absurd. High Regional Governor, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Now that you are in the Western Regions, you have to follow the rules of the Western Regions. You can't do whatever you want. "
Gao Shilian said, "Du Qi, you will regret this."
Du Qi said, "I, Du Qi, will never regret what I do. Speaking of which, could it be that the reason High Regional Governor is like this is because Hou Junji's fifty thousand elites are supporting you? Hou Junji wasn't much back then. I didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to lead an army alone. "
Gao Shilian clenched his teeth and said, "Du Qi, you are really a traitor."
Du Qi said, "Back then, when I was planning the coup of the Xuanwu Gate, where were you, Gao Shilian? Who are you to comment on what this prince is like? Although you're quite old, you don't have much experience. Gao Shilian, if I were you, I wouldn't do this. Because what you're doing is tantamount to forcing me to sever my relationship with the Tang dynasty. "
Gao Shilian said, "From the beginning to the end, I never said that I wanted to sever your relationship with the Tang dynasty. The reason why things are like this is because you, Du Qi, want to betray the Tang dynasty. You're the one who's rebellious. "
Du Qi said, "Gao Shilian, do you represent His Majesty?"
Gao Shilian said, "Of course."
In front of Du Qi, Gao Shilian would not give in at all. And if he wanted to rule over the Western Regions and become the Regional Commander of the Anxi Protectorate, he needed to show sufficient daring.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Since you can represent His Majesty, then if you think I am a traitor, it means that His Majesty also thinks I am a traitor. I, Du Qi, have never betrayed His Majesty, but the Imperial Court thinks I am a traitor. Since that's the case, let's wait and see how the situation in the Western Regions develops. "
Gao Shilian clenched his teeth and said, "Du Qi, you can't bear the consequences."
Du Qi said, "I carry the world on my shoulders. There's nothing I can't bear. But you, Gao Shilian, come to the Western Regions at such an old age to make trouble. Why bother? "
Seeing Du Qi so arrogant, Gao Shilian waved his sleeves and stood up, saying, "Du Qi, let's wait and see."
Du Qi said, "I'll wait and see."
Gao Shilian's face was ashen as he walked straight out. But when he reached the entrance of the tent, Du Qi suddenly said, "Gao Shilian, this king will remind you one last time. Once you do something, the consequences will be unimaginable. It's not something you can bear. A single mistake can make the difference between heaven and earth. "
Gao Shilian snorted, waved his sleeves and left.
Du Qi sneered.
The four prefectures of the Western Regions were conquered by him. Why should he give them to the imperial court? If Li Shimin hadn't promised and said that the territory he conquered was Du Qi's, then it wouldn't have mattered. Li Shimin had clearly promised. Now that Du Qi had made a name for himself in the Western Regions, he was restless and wanted to arrange for people to pick the fruits of his labor. Du Qi would never agree.
Du Qi didn't hesitate to fight.
After Gao Shilian left, Guo Xiaozheng and Yi Fusheng followed him in.
Guo Xiaozheng said, "Your Highness, what's the situation?"
Du Qi said, "What else could it be? Naturally, we parted on bad terms. Gao Shilian came to summon me. He wanted to take over the position of Jiedushi of the Anxi Protectorate. I accepted this decree. But I said that Gao Shilian's government office could only be set up in Guazhou and asked him to take up the position there. Gao Shilian didn't agree, so he hurried back. "
Guo Xiaozheng said solemnly, "It seems that the war with the Tang dynasty is inevitable."
Du Qi said, "Of course."
War was indeed inevitable, but Du Qi was even more clear that if he wanted to establish a foothold in the Western Regions, and even prevent Li Shimin from having any ideas about the Western Regions, he must show his blade and let Li Shimin know that the Western Regions was Du Qi's territory.
Only the fist could convince people.
Yi Fusheng suddenly said, "Your Highness, this subordinate thought of something."
Du Qi said, "What is it?"
Yi Fusheng said, "The next battle is inevitable. But to ensure Your Highness's righteousness, I think that once Su Dingfang and Hou Junji come, we should temporarily avoid them and retreat thirty li to prove our sincerity. "
"This is a signal to the officials of the imperial court that Your Highness has no intention of becoming enemies with the Tang dynasty. After we retreat thirty li, we will use gunpowder, mines, and grenades to join the battle. In this battle, we will completely destroy the seventy to eighty thousand soldiers of the Tang dynasty and destroy the morale of the Tang dynasty army. "
"When the news of Hou Junji's defeat reaches the imperial court of the Tang dynasty, it is very likely to cause a huge uproar. At that time, because Your Highness was the first to retreat, there might be people in the imperial court who are not willing to go to war who will support Your Highness. "
Yi Fusheng said with assurance, "As long as there are people supporting Your Highness, the Emperor will have a way out, and it is very likely that he will stop targeting the Western Regions. Of course, if the Emperor insists on going to war, it will be a different story. In short, we have to make preparations. "
Du Qi said, "You don't understand Li Shimin."
Yi Fusheng said, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Du Qi said, "Adjunct Yi's suggestion is good. We have to retreat. But after we retreat and win with the new weapons, the Emperor will not stop and will definitely send more soldiers. Li Shimin is different from ordinary Emperors. He is a man of great talent and bold vision. We will be facing an even bigger battle. "
Yi Fusheng frowned and said, "If it really comes to that, I'm afraid the situation will not be good for us! Especially Your Highness's father, Prime Minister Du. Will he be affected? "
Du Qi said, "He won't be affected. Li Shimin is a man of great talent. Li Shimin will not do something like cutting off his own arm. At most, he will let his father gradually move away from the central government. In short, we don't need to worry about this. "
Only then did Yi Fusheng nod.
Du Qi continued, "This battle will not be fought in a short period of time. It will be a long and fierce battle. It is precisely because of this that all the shops before this will purchase large quantities of food. We have enough food and weapons to last until the end. "
Yi Fusheng said, "Your Highness is wise."
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