Time passed by and the sky was getting brighter. At this time, all the battle matters had been accounted for. Other than that, the landmines on the road ahead were completely cleared so that they would not affect the pedestrians.
The situation of all the Turkic chiefs and generals were recorded in the documents.
Everything was recorded clearly.
At this time, the eastern sky was getting brighter and the sky was getting brighter. The soldiers in the army had extinguished their torches. After everything was done, although Du Qi had stayed up all night, he was still in good spirits. Without wasting any time, he immediately gave the order to return.
The majestic army escorted all the Turks back to their camp. When the army arrived at the city gate, Ma Yuan welcomed them and quickly walked to Du Qi. He gave a fist salute and said, "My king, the four city gates in the city are under our control. All the officials in the Gu Mo Kingdom have surrendered. As for the monarch, Tian Chen, he died in the hands of Tongyehu last night.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Well done!"
At this time, Zhao Dengyan also came forward. He looked nervous and knelt down like a golden mountain and a jade pillar. He kowtowed and said, "Zhao Dengyan, greets the king."
Du Qi said, "Get up."
Zhao Dengyan got up and said, "Thank you, my king."
Du Qi nodded and said, "Zhao Dengyan, you and Lai Ji worked well together. Both of you have contributed greatly in this battle."
"My king is too kind."
Zhao Dengyan and Lai Ji spoke in unison.
Lai Ji was at the side. His expression was calm but his heart was excited. This was because this time, taking down Batucheng was his plan and he worked together with Zhao Dengyan to complete it.
Tongyehu was at the side. He noticed Zhao Dengyan and heard what Zhao Dengyan said. He widened his eyes in disbelief and said in shock, "Zhao Dengyan, you are Emperor Xia's man. You, you betrayed me. How could you betray me? "
Zhao Dengyan said, "Tongyehu, a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in. A virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. Moreover, you have never treated me as a human. You scolded and beat me as you wished. Following you, I will be a slave for life. I will never be able to stand up straight. You, Tongye Protector, have killed countless people and you deserve to die. You deserve to die today. "
"Damn it, damn it!"
Tong Yehu was instantly enraged and shouted, "Zhao Dengyan, you deserve to die, you deserve to die!"
He went completely mad.
If he had lost to Du Qi, it would have been fine. What Tong Yehu hadn't expected was that he had been tricked by Du Qi from the beginning to the end. Tong Yehu pondered carefully and suddenly said, "Zhao Dengyan, you already submitted to Du Qi when we were in Gaochang City. Then, you followed Du Qi's arrangements and plotted against me."
Zhao Dengyan said, "Yes, it's true that I've already submitted to the Great King when I was in Gaochang City."
Tongyehu felt as if he was struck by lightning.
It was indeed so.
Suddenly, Tong Yehu laughed miserably. His laughter was filled with desolation. To think that he, Tongyehu, had always thought that he had subdued Zhao Dengyan, especially after killing Mo Heduo. He trusted Zhao Dengyan even more and asked Zhao Dengyan about everything.
Who would have thought that Zhao Dengyan had been scheming against him all along? Now that he thought about Zhao Dengyan's suggestion, he suggested that he kill Tian Chen and attack Tian Chen. Everything was Zhao Dengyan's scheme.
Du Qi looked around. There were many commoners gathered.
They were all the commoners of Changcheng City.
Ma Yuan said with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, Gu Mo Kingdom has submitted. I made the decision on my own and buried Tian Chen."
Du Qi said, "This is what you should do. Although Tian Chen died miserably at the hands of Tongyehu, he is still a wise man. In the end, he is a wise ruler, but he was born at the wrong time. "
After Du Qi said that, he turned his gaze and looked at the increasing number of commoners around him. He shouted, "Fellow citizens of Gu Mo Kingdom, today, I have already destroyed the Turks and captured Tongyehu alive. I came to Gu Mo Kingdom not to say anything hypocritical. It's just a very simple starting point. I don't want you to be treated harshly by the Turks. I don't want you to be oppressed by the Turks. "
"Gu Mo Kingdom has been passed down to this day. The kings who died because of the Turks include Tian Chen's grandfather and father. Until now, Tian Chen also died at the hands of the Turks. "
"Among you, countless commoners have been killed."
"They were all killed by the Turks."
"I once arranged for an envoy to Gu Mo Kingdom. I hoped that Tian Chen would submit to me and become a part of my Xia. From then on, he would no longer submit to the Turks and would no longer be oppressed by the Turks. "
Du Qi's words were spoken with assurance, but there were truths and lies in his words. Because what he had to do now was to appease the people, Du Qi's words were true and false. He did not arrange for the envoy to meet Tian Chen because Tian Chen would not surrender. Now that Tian Chen was dead, the entire Gu Mo Kingdom's officials had surrendered. Therefore, even if Du Qi said so, it was nothing. No one could prove anything.
Du Qi continued, "It's a pity that Tian Chen would rather form an alliance with his enemy, Tongyehu, for the sake of power. He would rather lead a wolf into the house to resist me. As a result, many of your commoners' families were plundered by the Turks. In order to deal with the Turks in the city, I had already arranged for people to lurk in the city. Therefore, after figuring out the habits of the Turks, I assassinated many Turks who left the military camp to ensure a short period of peace in the city. "
As soon as these words were said, many commoners began to nod.
Because at that time, the Turks had just entered the city. Every night, the Turks would come out to cause trouble and plunder wantonly. It was only after the Turks were assassinated that they quieted down. That was why very few Turks went out.
The commoners in the city once had a sense of belonging to Tian Chen. They thought that Tian Chen was a wise lord. However, the commoners' homes were plundered and their money was robbed. Even many big merchants' interests were damaged. They went to the government for help. The problem was that the government only comforted them. Moreover, they said that the Turks were now allies, so they could only endure it for the time being. This caused many commoners to have complaints about the government.
As a result, they no longer trusted Tian Chen. The commoners also no longer had a sense of belonging to the Gu Mo Kingdom.
Du Qi's arrival had dealt with the Turks and saved Bian City. Therefore, even though many commoners did not have a sense of belonging to Du Qi, at least the commoners did not hate Du Qi. They did not think that Du Qi was an invader from the bottom of their hearts.
This was a very complicated emotion.
It was exactly what Du Qi needed.
If the commoners in the entire Gu Mo Kingdom spontaneously resisted Du Qi and thought that Du Qi was an invader, then even if Du Qi took over the Gu Mo Kingdom, he would face many problems and spend countless energy on governing the Gu Mo Kingdom.
Now that he had taken down the Turks and avenged the commoners, the commoners would not hate Du Qi anymore.
Du Qi said again, "Regarding this King's entry into the Gu Mo Kingdom, I believe that many people present who are familiar with this King's governance know about it. Under this King's rule, the commoners were exempted from agricultural taxes and corvee labor for three years. It's the same in the Gu Mo Kingdom now. All the commoners of the Gu Mo Kingdom are exempted from agricultural taxes and corvee labor for three years. "
There were not many commoners in the Gu Mo Kingdom, only sixty to seventy thousand people. The agricultural taxes and corvee labor of these people were not much. Under this premise, Du Qi directly chose to exempt them and did not collect them.
After the commoners heard this, there was a short period of silence. However, after the news spread a moment later, many people became excited. Agricultural taxes and corvee labor were extremely important to the commoners. They were even the foundation.
Not paying agricultural taxes meant that they could keep more food in their hands. Being exempted from corvee labor could also reduce the time they had to go out to serve the corvee labor. Therefore, many people gradually began to cheer. When the commoners looked at Du Qi, they went from unfamiliar to enthusiastic. Unknowingly, they accepted Du Qi into the Gu Mo Kingdom.
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