From Chang'an to Longyou Road, and then from Longyou Road to Guazhou in the Western Regions, the journey is quite long. After all, Du Ruhui and his party did not travel fast. When Du Ruhui and his party arrived in Guazhou, because Gao Shilian had obtained Li Shimin's order in advance, he left directly when Du Ruhui and his party arrived.
Gao Shilian knew Li Shimin's intention and purpose of arranging Du Ruhui to take office.
So there is no handover at all.
In short, he, the Anxi Dufu Jiedushi, is a joke. From the beginning of his tenure, he failed to enter Yizhou and was forced to stay in Guazhou. Now, he failed to do anything in Guazhou, and was ordered to be transferred back.
Staying in the Western Regions is even more of a joke.
Better to leave earlier.
After Du Ruhui arrived in Guazhou, he didn't stop there and continued on his way west. However, when Du Ruhui and his party entered the territory of Yizhou, the road had become open and easy to pass, and the road was smooth.
When the group arrived in Gaochang City, it was already early March, and the weather was getting warmer. When Du Qi got the news, he went to meet him at the gate of the east gate in person. In addition, there are Qianxue, Li Yanyun and two children.
Now the two children are even older, they walk very fast and their steps are steady, unlike when they were young, they were prone to stumble when walking. Du Qi waited until the carriage arrived. He saw Du Ruhui who had got off the carriage, and he stepped forward and said, "Father, mother, you have been exhausted all the way, and you have worked hard."
Du Ruhui said: "It's not hard work, it's Erlang who made the plan, thank you for your hard work."
Zheng also nodded in agreement.
Du Qi smiled, didn't say much, then turned to look at Du Gou and saluted Du Gou. After all, at home, one still has to pay attention to parents and brothers. When the two brothers talked and talked, Du Ruhui's gaze fell directly on the two children, his face full of love.
After teasing the children for a while, the family entered the city.
Back in the palace, Du Qi hosted a special banquet to welcome Du Ruhui and Du Gou. He picked up the wine bottle filled with wine, and toasted to his family one by one. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Du Qi said: "Father is now in the Western Regions, please help me. Father was in charge of the government in the Tang Dynasty, and the government affairs are extremely important. Proficient. So this time, I have to work hard for you."
Du Ruhui shook his head and said, "Erlang, now that I'm in the Western Regions, I won't do anything for the time being. I'll talk about it when I get used to it."
"What habit are you used to?"
As soon as Mrs. Zheng heard Du Ruhui's words, she waited for Du Ruhui, and scolded: "My son is here, who else can you help if you don't help him? Why, you still want to go back to Chang'an to serve the emperor. This matter is settled like this, help Erlang work."
Du Ruhui smiled awkwardly when he heard the words, Zheng Shi had spoken, what else could he say, he looked at Du Qi helplessly and said, "Okay, just throw it over if you have something to do."
Du Qidao: "Thank you, father."
After finishing speaking, Du Qi thanked Mrs. Zheng again, Mrs. Zheng said: "Your father will naturally help you, fight tiger brothers, and fight father and son soldiers. Since our family is here, the family will naturally be twisted into one rope. Otherwise , isn¡¯t it a joke for nothing?¡±
Du Qidao: "My mother is right."
Mrs. Zheng continued: "Erlang, how do you arrange for your eldest brother to come here?"
Du Qi's eyes fell on Du Gou. Du Gou has been an official in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and his ability has been greatly improved, and Du Gou's temperament is also more capable and decisive. In addition, Du Gou is extremely rigorous in his work, and he is mature and prudent, which is very reassuring.
Du Qi said: "Brother, I have already made arrangements and I have been waiting for my brother to come to Gaochang City. I know the deeds of my brother in Datang over the years. My brother is rigorous and careful in his work, so this time , Eldest Brother is naturally responsible for the important things around me. With Eldest Brother here, I can rest assured."
Zheng Shi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words.
Du Gou's wife, Wei Yuanchun, also breathed a sigh of relief. She came to the Western Regions with Du Gou. In fact, before leaving, her father Wei Zheng specifically entrusted her to be Du Gou's good helper. The future is limitless.
Even so, Wei Yuanchun was also worried that Du Qi might not arrange anything when Du Gou came. On the contrary, Du Gou looked extremely relaxed, nothing unexpected, and even more calm. For Du Gou, he believed in his younger brother, and he didn't have so many thoughts about power.
Du Qi said calmly: "Now that I have conquered the Shule Kingdom in the Western Regions and destroyed the Western Turks, there will be no more expansion in the territory of the Xia Kingdom in the future. The main thing is to adjust the internal problems. .¡±
"There are many problems in Xia Kingdom today, which have not been sorted out."
"Especially the most critical point right now is to focus on?Promote the same text of books and the same track of cars, and unify all languages ??and characters, so that all the people in the countries of the Western Regions can speak the same language, so that they are all the people of our Xia Kingdom, and all are Han people, and there is no longer any distinction between regions and ethnicities. In terms of division, there is no longer the concept of a country, there is only one Xia country. "
"On this basis, another thing is the problem of population increase. The number of people attracted from all over the world is actually decreasing. After all, the number of people who can come is limited."
"So the national policy discussed some time ago is to encourage people everywhere to have more children and promote population increase. The land of the Western Regions is vast and sparsely populated, with a very small population. If there is not enough population, if you want to continue to increase the national power of Xia, If the foundation is strong, it will become more and more difficult, and it will be difficult to have the power to continue."
Du Qi said solemnly: "So at the moment, I hope that my brother will be in charge of the population affairs. I don't know what my brother wants?"
"no problem!"
Du Gouwan didn't even think about it, so he said, "Whether it's the Tang Dynasty or the Xia Kingdom, the competition of national power is actually a competition of population. The more people there are, the stronger the national power will be. Therefore, I am willing to take charge of this matter. "
Du Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "My brother is willing to take responsibility, so I am relieved. Population is a major issue, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and is related to the foundation of Xia. Only people like my brother can make me feel at ease about this matter."
Du Gou said to himself: "King Xia, don't worry, I promise to proceed properly."
Du Qidao: "Brother, you are wrong. There is no King Xia in our family. I am just your second brother."
Du Gou smiled and said, "I understand."
After a pause, Du Gou continued: "Second brother, don't worry, I will handle the matter in hand well and will not let you down."
Du Qi then changed the topic, no longer talking about official affairs, but talking about some private affairs at home. Especially the presence of Du Ye, Du Yan, and Du Gou's son made the atmosphere even more lively.
A welcome banquet, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
Du Ruhui didn't live in the palace, and Du Gou didn't live near the palace. This was already arranged, and only Du Ruhui and Du Gou needed to move in.
Du Qi was relieved when everyone sent them off.
Finally home.
Du Ruhui, Du Gou and others all came to Xia Guolai, so Du Qi had nothing to hold back. As for Du Yan and other clan members of the Du family who are still working in the Tang Dynasty, Du Qi is actually not worried at all, because although they are relatives with Du Qi, they are actually slightly separated from each other. big.
Du Qi also took a rest early.
The next day, early morning.
After Du Qi got up early, he arranged for someone to call Ma Zhou and praise Ma Zhou. Because this time Du Ruhui's affairs were all arranged by Ma Zhou. It all depends on Ma Zhou's strategizing to be able to accomplish this. After the praise was over, Du Qi arranged for someone to bring Changsun Chong to the palace.
Yesterday, I was busy taking care of Du Ruhui and others, and I didn't talk to Chang Sun Chong at all. Now that the matter has been settled, the next step is to deal with Chang Sun Chong.
Du Qi will release him according to the agreement.
But even if he releases him, Du Qi still has to ask, and beat Chang Sun Chong at the same time, to let Chang Sun Chong know that Xia Guo is the most terrifying place, and he should not be easily provoked. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com