The king of Shu-lik, Maha Duo, was already over fifty years old. Even though he maintained himself well, his back was already a little stooped, and the muscles on his face were already loose and full of wrinkles.
At Maha Duo's age, he had already lost his ambition. He did not have the ambition of Tian Chen. In fact, Maha Duo had always been a protector. He had been guarding Shu-lik all his life. He did not let Shu-lik become rich or weak, but he also did not let Shu-lik decline.
After Du Qi destroyed the Turks, Maha Duo knew that Shu-lik would not survive alone.
Resistance was courting death.
Rather than that, it was better to give up early and submit to Du Qi earlier. Perhaps there would be a better way out. Therefore, before Du Qi sent troops to attack Shu-lik, Maha Duo had already sent envoys to surrender. Then, he brought Shu-lik's civil and military officials to Gu Mo Kingdom to meet Du Qi. It could be said that he was very sincere.
The officials of Shu-lik happily agreed to Maha Duo's surrender without resistance. Everyone knew that even Tong Yehu had been defeated. It was impossible for them to resist Du Qi. On the other hand, after they surrendered, they did not ask for promotion and wealth, but at least they would not be implicated. Therefore, everyone happily surrendered with Maha Duo.
The group was not far from the city gate when they saw the people at the city gate.
Maha Duo looked at the city gate and saw that there were people waiting. He quickened his pace slightly. At this time, beside Maha Duo, a thin and slender middle-aged man said, "King Maha Duo, the person who greeted you at the city gate is Emperor Xia's trusted aide, Shangguan Yi. He is Emperor Xia's military adviser."
The middle-aged man's name was Yue Qiu.
He was the person in charge of Shu-lik's bad people.
After Maha Duo decided to surrender, he arranged for people to publicize the matter of surrendering to Du Qi and invited Du Qi's spies to discuss it. This was because Maha Duo knew that Du Qi also had people in Shu-lik, so Yue Qiu took the initiative to meet Maha Duo. Both sides came together to Gu Mo Kingdom.
Maha Duo said, "Thank you for the reminder."
Yue Qiu smiled and didn't say anything else. He was also looking forward to it. Now that Shu-lik had submitted to Du Qi, for Xia Xia, it meant that Xia Xia's strength had improved.
Not long after, Maha Duo arrived at the city gate. He stepped forward and saluted, "Maha Duo from Shu-lik greets Mister Shangguan."
Everyone else bowed respectfully.
There weren't many officials who came with Maha Duo. There were only about ten of them, and there were also about a hundred guards. Compared to the Gu Mo Kingdom, the Shu-lik Kingdom was smaller and its territory was narrower. Therefore, there were not many officials under Maha Do.
Shu-lik did not have many soldiers and horses, nor did it have a large population, but most of them were monks. There were far too many commoners who became monks, and then they were no longer counted in the population. This was because these monks did not work, and they did not have to pay taxes.
However, because Shu-lik's geographical location was good, its business was relatively developed, and the country was relatively rich. Therefore, the commoners of Shu-lik had a good life, especially because of the influence of the Buddhist teachings in the country.
Shangguan Yi smiled and said, "Maha Duo King, the king has been waiting in the palace for a long time, waiting for your arrival. Everyone, follow me. "
"Please!"
Shangguan Yi ordered.
He and Maha Duo walked side by side, leading a group of people into the city. When they arrived outside the palace, all the guards were temporarily stationed outside the palace. Shangguan Yi brought Maha Duo and the rest straight to the main hall.
Shangguan Yi stepped forward and said, "My king, Maha Duo King has arrived."
Maha Duo immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Sinner Maha Duo greets King Xia."
The rest of the officials bowed.
Everyone had a respectful expression. They had never seen Du Qi before. Now that they saw Du Qi, they were surprised for a moment. Because Du Qi was now only about twenty years old. A person at this age had established such a huge foundation, destroyed the Turks, and took over the western regions. At this age, he could only be said to be a genius.
Du Qi stood up and walked to Maha Duo. He personally helped Maha Duo up and said with a smile, "Maha Duo King is not a sinner. You are very aware that you have pledged allegiance to me. A wise man submits to circumstances. Maha Duo King is a man of great wisdom. "
Maha Duo said, "Thank you, King Xia."
Du Qi personally led Maha Duo to the left side of the seat of honor, and then asked everyone to sit down. He returned to his seat and looked at the crowd, "I am very happy that you have all pledged allegiance to the Maha Duo King. It is the fortune of the people of Shu-lik to have a person like the Maha Duo King. In view of the meritorious service of the Maha Duo King, I have decided that Maha Duo will be the King of Shu-lik and enjoy the title of King. In addition, Maha Duo will move to Gaochang and live in Gaochang. After all, Gaochang is now the capital of my Xia Xia. "
"Thank you, King Xia."
Maha Duo immediately thanked him.
Although he had lost the opportunity to take charge of Shu-lik, he was still the King of Rongxiang and still enjoyed the treatment of a King given by Xia Xia. Under this premise, Maha Duo was very happy.
So even if he went to Gaochang, he had no objections. This was a normal situation.
Du Qi was still considered benevolent.
It was not a loss for him to take the initiative to seek refuge and preserve his power.
After Du Qi finished arranging Maha Duo's official position, he turned his gaze and looked at Shangguan Yi. Immediately, Shangguan Yi stood up and announced the arrangements for the officials of Shu-lik. The original officials of Shu-lik were all changed and no longer held their original positions. Because Shu-lik was smaller than Gu Mo, there were not many officials, so Shangguan Yi had already made adjustments.
Now, he only needed to announce them one by one.
After everyone's situation was arranged, Du Qi arranged for someone to call Wang Qiao over and introduce Wang Qiao to Maha Duo and the others, letting Maha Duo and the others know that he would be the future Provincial Governor of Shu-lik.
With Wang Qiao around, Du Qi ordered the banquet to start.
As the servants brought in wine, meat, and dishes, Du Qi toasted Maha Duo, and the banquet gradually entered a good state.
Everyone toasted each other, and the atmosphere was warm.
After many officials toasted to Du Qi, they also toasted to Wang Qiao. Wang Qiao was now the parent official of Shu-lik. Their families were in Shu-lik, so they naturally had to meet Wang Qiao.
After the banquet ended, Du Qi arranged for everyone to stay in the posthouse. The next morning, with Wang Qiao as the leader, he brought many of the aristocratic families to Shu-lik. At the same time, Maha Duo and his subordinates followed him back. Because there was a handover, Maha Duo had to bring his people back first before going to Gaochang.
However, when Wang Qiao went, Xue Rengui also led his troops into Shu-lik to escort Wang Qiao.
In the middle of the tenth month, someone sent back news that Wang Qiao had finished adjusting the officials in Shu-lik and had complete control of Shu-lik. In addition, Xue Rengui went west and swept through the Turkic tent of Qianquan. Because Tongyehu was dead, the Turkic people in Qianquan had all run away, leaving not a single one behind.
After taking down Shu-lik and completely destroying the Western Turks, Xue Rengui left behind a small garrison and led his troops back to Gumo Province. It was now the middle of the eleventh month, and the weather was getting colder and colder.
After the adjustments in Shu-lik and Gumo provinces were completed, Du Qi led his troops back. This time, Du Qi was accompanied by Maha Duo and the others. The officials in Gumo Province and Shu-lik also returned to Gaochang Province to settle down there.
After Du Qi returned to Gaochang, he settled down Maha Duo and the others and immediately summoned the officials of the Six Ministries, Five Temples, First Bureau, and First Bureau to discuss the events of the year.
This year, Xia Xia's harvest was good, and the economy was developing well. Everything was progressing well. This was especially so for the current Xia Xia. He did not need the resources of the Tang dynasty to support him. He could already produce his own blood, and his territory was becoming more and more prosperous.
This was especially so as the common people gathered here. Some came from the mountains, some came from the borders of the Tang dynasty, and some came from Tibet. This caused the population of the Western Regions to increase and become more prosperous.
Du Qi was happy to see this happen.
This was a good thing.
After discussing many government affairs, Du Qi ordered everyone to do their jobs and went to the back courtyard.
He had to go see his child.
The expedition to Gumo Province had taken more than half a year. By the time he returned to Gaochang, it was already close to the twelfth month. Another year had passed, and the child had grown another year. Du Qi had also matured by another year.
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