When Hou Junji heard Du Qi's words, he felt wronged. If you want to ask something, just ask. Why do you have to be so nosy and target him? One had to know that Mordor's palm was extremely thick and powerful.
If Mordor had really used his full strength, a single slap would have been enough to beat someone half to death.
Even though Mordor had held back a little when he slapped him, Hou Junji was still dazed from the twenty slaps, and his head was still a little dizzy.
After hearing Du Qi's words, Hou Junji thought for a moment and said, "Pacifying West King, both the Crown Prince and Zhangsun Wuji advocated war. Moreover, this war was instigated by Zhangsun Wuji, and the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate was also proposed by Zhangsun Wuji. Everything was arranged by Zhangsun Wuji. "
Du Qi asked, "Is there no other news?"
Hou Junji thought carefully and then shook his head. "Pacifying West King, there's really no other news."
Du Qi said, "It seems like you haven't been beaten enough."
Hou Junji couldn't help but shiver at Du Qi's words. He said, "Pacifying West King, everything I said is true. And this is all that I know. If Pacifying West King doesn't believe me, you can ask me one by one. If you have any questions, just ask. I guarantee that I will tell you everything I know. "
At this moment, Hou Junji's heart was desolate. To think that he, the mighty Duke of Lu, an important official of the court and a pillar of the army, would end up in such a pitiful state.
Du Qi said, "Is there any suppression of my father in the court? Pressure on the Du Clan? "
This was the news that Du Qi wanted to hear.
Du Ruhui would never mention these matters. He would only talk about the general direction.
Hou Junji immediately said, "From start to finish, His Majesty has never alienated Prime Minister Du or suppressed him. On the contrary, Zhangsun Wuji has mentioned several times that because of Pacifying West King's existence, Prime Minister Du is not suitable to be in charge of the central government. However, His Majesty directly denied it, so this matter was left unsettled in the end. "
Du Qi's eyes flickered coldly.
Zhangsun Wuji was a scourge.
Back then, when Du Ruhui volunteered to donate money to the Imperial Court, it was actually because of Zhangsun Wuji's instigation, causing the Imperial Court to target the Du Family. Du Ruhui had no choice but to take a stand. Even earlier, Zhangsun Wuji had said that Du Qi was rich and wanted Du Qi to sponsor Li Shimin for free.
From the start, Zhangsun Wuji had been targeting Du Qi.
They were targeting the Du Family.
Du Qi was thinking about how to take revenge on Zhangsun Wuji. He was no kind-hearted individual, nor would he allow himself to be bullied. Now that he had captured Hou Junji, he would have room to bargain with Li Shimin. Moreover, the next time Li Shimin personally led the troops into battle, there would be room for discussion.
Du Qi continued, "Zhangsun Wuji has repeatedly tried to go against my father, then let's talk about the crown prince. Has the Crown Prince made a move against the Du Family and tried to deal with my father? "
Hou Junji shook his head and said, "No, because the crown prince is also under great pressure. The King of Yue, Li Tai, is deeply favored by His Majesty. He should have gone to his fief, but His Majesty kept him in Chang 'an. Now, Li Tai has gathered a group of officials around him. The existence of these people is a threat to the Eastern Palace. "
Currently, Li Tai was still the King of Yue.
Later on, he was conferred the title of King of Wei.
In history, Li Tai's existence had placed immense pressure on Li Chengqian. He had made things difficult for Li Chengqian at every turn, forcing Li Chengqian into a corner. After Li Chengqian's leg problem, Li Chengqian was at a complete disadvantage. Du Qi didn't have a good impression of Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian couldn't even take care of himself. Du Qi didn't care about Li Chengqian for the time being.
"Men, take Hou Junji away."
Du Qi ordered, and armored soldiers immediately came in to take Hou Junji away.
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Highness, if we win this battle, we'll have a good start. The next step will be for the Emperor of the Tang dynasty to lead his army over. To us, this is the true test. At this time, we need to calm the people of the four prefectures while developing ourselves and increasing our strength so that we can deal with the Emperor in the future. "
After pausing for a moment, Shangguan Yi continued, "If I remember correctly, Your Highness has connections with Tibet, right?"
"Yes!"
Du Qi nodded, "The current Tsangpu Gonga of Tibet was supported by me."
The reason why Gonga could win was because of the army led by Zuo Xianfeng. Zuo Xianfeng's actions in Tibet had weakened Gonga's strength to the extreme.
The current Tibet couldn't take a beating.
If Du Qi was willing, he could send troops into Tibet to take over their territory. However, this wasn't the right time. Du Qi's priority was to deal with the Tang dynasty. Furthermore, Tibet didn't have any foundation and was located in a cold region. Their population was too spread out, so there was no need to take over Tibet's territory.
Once they took it over, it would disperse Du Qi's strength.
Shangguan Yi said seriously, "If Your Highness can order Tsangpu Gonga to lead his army to leave Qiongba and station troops at the border to support us. Once the Emperor of the Tang dynasty arrives, with Your Highness's army and Tibet's army, it's enough to make the Emperor of the Tang dynasty not dare to act rashly. "
Guo Xiaozheng's eyes lit up and he praised in his heart. Shangguan Yi's suggestion was really ingenious. It was an excellent starting point. It could even make the Emperor's army not dare to act rashly.
When Guo Xiaozheng looked at Shangguan Yi, there was no more contempt in his eyes. He agreed and said, "Your Highness, I think Advisor Shangguan's suggestion is very good. With Tibet's army and our army guarding the border, even if the Emperor of the Tang dynasty comes, he won't dare to attack easily. "
Xue Rengui and the others also agreed.
They all thought that it was an excellent suggestion.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Previously, the Left Vanguard led the army to Qiongba. This time, let the Left Vanguard go again. Xue Rengui, send 1,000 elites to the Left Vanguard and let him go south to Tibet. Let him enter Qiongba and inform Gonga to send troops. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately replied.
Du Qi and the others discussed the current arrangements of the four states of the Western Region and arranged all the government affairs. When all the matters were arranged, everyone went to do their own things. The tent was empty.
Du Qi was free and began to write letters home. Now that there were two more children at home, Du Qi was even more homesick. From time to time, he would think about his children at home. Du Qi finished writing about the war at the front line and asked about his children's situation. Then, he arranged for someone to send the letters home. After doing all this, Du Qi specially went to the camp of the Tang dynasty's captives.
Although the food of these captives was a little bad, Du Qi didn't eat too much. He just let people control it a little. Then, Du Qi patrolled the wounded soldiers before returning to his tent to rest.
Now that he had nothing to do, Du Qi calmed down and pondered over the memories in his mind, transcribing down some useful knowledge.
There was a lot of knowledge and application. Du Qi couldn't guide them one by one. The simplest way was to transcribe the knowledge in his mind and give it to the corresponding people to study.
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