At this moment, the people no longer doubted Du Qi's identity. The reason was simple. Du Qi's bodyguards had arrived, especially the cavalry. Each of them had an extraordinary aura, which was enough to determine everything.
At this moment, some people began to shout, "Long live Emperor Xia!"
This was the respect the people had for Du Qi.
Following this person's shout, more people began to shout, "Long live Emperor Xia!" Many people who did not know how to shout at first, but under this atmosphere, they started to shout as well. Therefore, for a moment, their voices echoed in the air for a long time.
Du Qi did not pay attention to Lui Dayou who was kneeling on the ground. He turned to look at the people and raised his hand.
The people gradually quieted down.
The place returned to silence again. For a moment, there was no sound.
Du Qi looked at the people and said seriously, "Folks, I am Du Qi. In the previous battle with the Tang dynasty, the Great Xia has won a great victory, and the army has returned triumphantly. I will continue to visit incognito and understand the situation of each place. "
"What I can tell you is that in the battle with the Tang dynasty in Guazhou, we killed the Tang dynasty's main general, Hou Junji, and destroyed more than 100,000 soldiers of the Tang dynasty. We also took over Guazhou City and seized its money and food."
"It is impossible to say that we lack money and food."
"Furthermore, the Great Xia is rich. There is no need to collect donations from the people, and there is no need for the people to support us temporarily. What I hope for is actually quite simple, and it is only one thing. "
"I hope that the people of the Great Xia will have clothes to wear, food to eat, and warm clothes to wear. There is no need to worry about three meals a day, and no need to worry about basic necessities."
"That will be enough!"
Du Qi said seriously, "So at all times, you must remember that the Great Xia will not collect donations from you. If you meet such people, you will not hesitate to kill them and report them to the authorities. "
When the people heard this, many of them laughed.
They even praised Du Qi.
This was Emperor Xia.
This was the magnanimity of Emperor Xia.
After the cheers of the commoners ended, the commoners fell silent again. Everyone looked at Du Qi. Du Qi pointed at Shangguan Yi and said, "This person's name is Shanghai Yi. He is This King's trusted advisor. Just now, he used Shangguan Feng's identity to test this fake Emperor Xia. The reason is very simple. He wanted to see his quality. "
"As expected, this fellow is uneducated and incomparably stupid. What Shangguan Yi said is also false. He made it up. You don't have to worry. Nowadays, there are no murders in Xia Xia's territory. It's impossible for any village chief to arrange for people to disguise themselves as bandits and kill people. "
When the commoners heard this, they became even more excited.
He felt carefree.
The difference between the real Emperor Xia and the fake Emperor Xia was like heaven and earth. One was awe-inspiring while the other was just bluffing.
At this moment, a group of village elders, village chiefs, and village chiefs knelt and begged for mercy amidst the discussion of the commoners. The reason was simple. They were previously trying to curry favor with the fake Emperor Xia. They did not expect to meet the real Emperor Xia. Obviously, their actions were known by Du Qi. That was why they knelt and begged for mercy.
Du Qi looked at the dozen of people kneeling in front of him and waved his hand, "Those who do not know are innocent. Get up. This is not your fault. Who would have thought that someone would impersonate me? "
"The King is wise!"
The crowd spoke and sighed in relief.
When they stood up, they were no longer worried about their safety. At least, Du Qi did not pursue this matter.
After Du Qi comforted the commoners, he turned to look at Lui Dayou who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Tell me, what is your name? Where are you from? "
Lui Dayou said, "Emperor Xia, I am Lui Dayou from Guazhou. Previously, when I was cheating in Guazhou, I was exposed. Therefore, I wandered to Xia Xia. This time, I used the same trick and pretended to be Emperor Xia to cheat people. "
Du Qi sneered, "How audacious!"
Lui Dayou kowtowed and said, "Emperor Xia, I know my mistake. Please spare my life, Emperor Xia. "
Du Qi said, "You even dared to impersonate the Emperor of Xia Xia. What else would you not dare to do? What you did was a typical case. Naturally, you have to be punished. "
"Mordor, kill this person."
Du Qi ordered Lui Dayou to be punished.
For someone like Lui Dayou, if he was merciful, he would not die. However, this matter could not be put to rest. Moreover, this was the first person they met. They had to punish him.
Mordor pierced Lui Dayou's heart with his sword and killed him. At this moment, the rest of Lui Dayou's followers were trembling in fear. They started to beg for mercy.
Du Qi called out the village elder and Li Zheng and had them take charge of escorting all of Lu Da You's men to Na Zhi County's yamen and hand them over to Na Zhi County's County Magistrate.
Du Qi believed that they would handle this properly.
The village elder and the village chief obeyed immediately. They even swore to the heavens that they would complete the task.
After Du Qi finished dealing with Lui Dayou, he looked at the commoners and said, "My fellow villagers, today's incident should be a warning. If I did not pass by here and heard the news, this Lui Dayou would have used the excuse of collecting donations to ask you to fork out the money. Anything that involved money like this could never be trusted. This is because neither the government nor I would do such things. "
The commoners nodded their heads.
Du Qi said some words of encouragement to the commoners. He also talked about the battle between Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty. In the end, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, many of you came from afar. It's not early anymore. Go back and do your own things. Especially now that it's the busy season of the autumn harvest. Do not delay your work. Collect the grain and live a good life. This is the most important thing. "
Shangguan Yi was also in the crowd. When he heard Du Qi's words, he praised him.
Du Qi's words made sense.
The commoners living a good life was the most important thing. Other than that, everything else was fake. The surrounding commoners dispersed. However, when the commoners left, some of them bowed to Du Qi before leaving. Then, there were many others who imitated them. One by one, they bowed and left. It was a spectacular scene.
Du Qi watched as the commoners left. In the end, there were only a few hundred people left.
They were all from the village at the foot of Mingqiu Mountain.
The village chief was named Wang Qiulong. He was almost fifty years old. The Wang family had migrated from Longyou Road to the Western Region in the early years. They had lived here for more than sixty years. As Wang Qiulong was educated, knowledgeable, and reputable, he was appointed as the village chief.
Wang Qiulong took the initiative and said, "Emperor Xia, I am Wang Qiulong, the village chief. You are passing by Mingqiu Mountain. Since it's getting late, please stay in the village for the night. You can continue your journey tomorrow. Coincidentally, my house is empty and can accommodate you. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Sorry to disturb you, Chief Wang."
"Not at all, not at all." Wang Qiulong quickly shook his head and said, "It's our honor for the king to visit our village. Moreover, no important figures have ever visited our Mingqiu Mountain. It's our honor for the king to visit us incognito! "
"My king, please!"
Wang Qiulong gestured for Du Qi to go first.
Under Wang Qiulong's guidance, Du Qi and the rest entered the village. The village was at the foot of Mingqiu Mountain. It was built around the flat and open area at the foot of Mingqiu Mountain. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers. The environment was quite good.
Wang Qiulong's house was backed by mountains and rivers. Although the courtyard was simple, it was quite spacious.
It was big enough for Du Qi and the rest to stay.
The accompanying guards could only camp outside the house. After all, the house could not accommodate so many people. Wang Qiulong's original intention was to call all the soldiers into the house so that they could sleep on the floor at night. However, Du Qi refused and only asked Wang Qiulong to take care of everyone's meals.
Even so, Du Qi asked Shangguan Yi to pay. They could not be freeloaders.
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