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Volume Six, Chapter 665: Pibo City as the Capital

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    The sun sets.

    In the afterglow of the setting sun, Chen Qi and his 80,000 troops slowly entered Pibo City.

    The garrison generals and chieftains of Pipocheng greeted Chen Qi at the chieftain's residence in Gaoyi. Chen Qi announced his order in the chieftain's mansion filled with guests.

    "Everyone, your garrison general of Pibo City is the chieftain of Pibo City and the ruler of Pibo City." Chen Qi said seriously, "Therefore, this general has no right to appoint you to any official position.  Official positions and appointments will be made by the king of the newly established Kingdom of Eastern Tibet.¡±

    When Chen Qi said this, everyone was listening quietly, waiting for his next words.

    "Furthermore, His Royal Highness the King of the North has discussed with Songtsan Haiqing, the king of Eastern Tubo, to make Pibo City the capital of Eastern Tubo. In this case, it is estimated that the royal court of Eastern Tubo will be moved to Pibo City tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.  Songtsan Haiqing came to Pibo City and asked you to reward you according to your merits!" Chen Qi said loudly.

    "Thank you, General Chen, for your kind words!" Everyone said respectfully.

    Now, Pibo City is in the hands of Chen Qi. Nearly 20,000 Tang Army infantry have taken control of Pibo City. Chen Qi has sent 10,000 fine cavalry to maintain the security of Pibo City.  And he escorted all the defenders of Pibo City and Ma Meng's new army to the military camp outside the city for custody.  In this case, there are only less than 10,000 private soldiers of the chieftains in the city. These 10,000 private soldiers are no match for the 10,000 fine cavalry of the Tang army. In addition, there are 20,000 city-defending infantry and 50,000 Tang troops in the Tubo military camp.  Jingqi, Pibo City has become a fortified city in the hands of Chen Qi. The garrison generals and chieftains of Pibo City have become fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by Chen Qi. What kind of tough attitude can they have?  ?

    "Everyone, my general's army has arrived in Pibo City. There is a shortage of military rations. I hope you can donate generously. When the time comes, my general will definitely write a letter to the King of Tibet to ask for your credit." Chen Qi continued.

    "General Chen's words are serious. Our Pibo City should be responsible for the military capital of the Tang Dynasty. This is our Pibo City's responsibility. How can we still ask for credit from the royal court?" Gaoyi Chieftain said with a smile,  "I'm willing to pay fifty thousand gold¡ª¡ª"

    The chieftain of Gaoyi was very smart. He knew very well the history of Songtsan Haiqing's fortune. He knew that he surrendered to Chen Qi and was recommended to Li Ke by Chen Qi, so that he could become the king of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom.  Therefore, he was not ambiguous about Chen Qi's abilities at all, and wanted to curry favor with this powerful general in the Tang Dynasty who was highly regarded by His Highness the Northern King.  But today Chen Qi took the initiative to ask for military funds, so he seized this opportunity, suppressed his heartache and donated 50,000 gold.

    "Well -" Chen Qi said in surprise. He didn't expect Gaoyi Chieftain to be so generous. This fifty thousand gold is not a small amount. "Gaoyi Chieftain, you did not disappoint me. I just found out about you today."  Only then did I discover your loyalty to the Kingdom of Eastern Tibet." Chen Qi smiled faintly and said, "Your loyalty is enough. This general is going to recommend you to be the Prime Minister of Eastern Tibet. What do you think?  How about next?"

    ¡°Thank you so much, General Chen¡ª¡± Gaoyi Chieftain said with a trembling voice and knelt down to thank Chen Qi.  He couldn't help but be excited, because the Prime Minister of Tubo was second only to the kingdom. He was a person less than ten thousand and more than ten thousand people, and was known as the second king of Tubo.  The chieftain of Gaoyi was considered a powerful chieftain in Pibo City, but in the Tubo Kingdom he was only a mediocre chieftain. He did not expect to receive any generous rewards, he just wanted to keep his current wealth.  However, what he didn't expect was that he gave up half of his wealth in exchange for a lifetime of glory and wealth.

    ¡°General, I¡¯m still willing to use ten thousand gold to help the army to keep away the cold during the winter festival!¡± Gaoyi chieftain said excitedly.

    "Since the Prime Minister of Gaoyi is so enthusiastic, then Chen Qi will accept your kindness!" Chen Qi said with a smile, using the word "Prime Minister" in his words, which flattered the chieftain of Gaoyi.

    The chieftains and the garrison generals in the main hall did not expect that Chen Qi would dare to buy an official here, and that the chieftain of Gaoyi would dare to give up half of his family assets. What no one expected was that the chieftain of Gaoyi would receive greater benefits in return.  The seat of the Prime Minister of Tubo.  At this time, everyone in the hall had gone crazy. Isn't it just for power, status and money that they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and submitted to the Eastern Tubo?  Now, Gaoyi has used his own actions to prove how to gain power and status. What are they waiting for?

    Therefore, the chieftains and generals in the main hall rushed to follow Gaoyi's footsteps and donate military resources to Chen Qi, which made Chen Qi hurriedly spend a long time to deal with these people.

    After everyone was settled and everyone was satisfied, Chen Qi left the Gaoyi chieftain's residence and returned to the military camp.

    When he left, the chieftain of Gaoyi kindly asked him to stay, but Chen Qi refused the goodwill of the chieftain of Gaoyi at the dinner. Chen Qi was a cautious general of the Tang army. He knew very well that Pibo City was now in his hands, but inside the city  There are also some die-hard resisters.?Take it lightly.

    Songtsan Haiqing, who was in Yaze City, received the messenger sent by Chen Qi and was very happy when he learned that Pibo City had been captured by the Tang army.

    Because Pibo City has been determined as the capital of his new kingdom, although he founded the kingdom in Qingtang City, the environment at the time did not allow him to hold a coronation ceremony.  Now, Pibo City is already in the hands of the Tang Army, and Chen Qi asked him to return to Pibo City. His intention was obviously to let him go to Pibo City quickly to support the overall situation.

    When he came to Pibo City to take charge of the overall situation, didn't he just ask him to reward the officials who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty?

    Therefore, when Songtsan Haiqing received Chen Qi's order, he immediately invited Xu Jingzong and Hou Hu to his temporary royal court.

    "Xu Sima, do you think we will hold the enthronement ceremony in Pibo City?" Songtsan Haiqing asked in a low voice.

    Li Ke asked Xu Jingzong to assist him in handling government affairs. He knew exactly what role he should play.

    "Your Majesty, Pibo City is the royal capital. You should hold the enthronement ceremony there. It should be the enfeoffment of ministers. I agree!" Xu Jingzong also said with a smile. He knew Songtsan Haiqing's thoughts very well. All he wanted was a  It's just a decent ceremony, and since I can do it, why not give him a decent ceremony to satisfy his vanity.

    "Thank you so much, Xu Sima!" Songtsan Haiqing thanked him.

    He then said to Hou Hu, "General Hou Hu, when will we set off?"

    As the guardian of the royal court and the guardian of the throne, Hou Hu naturally wanted to seek his opinion from Songtsan Haiqing.

    "Your Majesty, please get ready and we can set off!" Hou Hu said calmly.

    "Now -" Songtsan Haiqing hesitated. He still had a lot of things to pack and prepare. He felt that the trip was a bit rushed.

    "Your Majesty, it will be a good thing for us to arrive at Pibo City early, but accidents will happen if we arrive late!" Xu Jingzong reminded him immediately when he saw Songtsan Haiqing's face.

    ¡°Yes¡ª¡± Songtsan Haiqing also suddenly realized, ¡°Then we can set off!¡±

    In less than two days, Songtsan Haiqing and his team rushed to Pibo City.

    Outside Pibo City, Chen Qi led the garrison generals and chieftains of Pibo City to greet Songtsan Haiqing.

    Songtsan Haiqing saw Chen Qi at the front from a distance. He immediately ordered his servant to stop the car. He got out of the car and walked quickly to Chen Qi.

    "I don't dare to bother you, General, to come and greet me!" Songtsan Haiqing said respectfully.

    He knows very well that Chen Qi gave him his current status. Without Chen Qi, there would be no him.  Therefore, he was very respectful to Chen Qi. Even after he became the king, he never neglected Chen Qi's etiquette.

    "Your Majesty, you'd better meet your ministers first!" Chen Qi said to Songtsan Haiqing.

    ¡°Okay¡ª¡ª¡± Songtsan Haiqing smiled.

    As the chieftains of Tubo, they would gather in the royal court every two or three years in response to the royal order of Songtsen Gampo.  Therefore, everyone has met each other a few times. They are not familiar with each other but they also know each other.  We met again today. We were no strangers. We exchanged greetings before slowly heading towards Pibo City.

    That night, everyone in Pibo City held a banquet in honor of Songtsan Haiqing and his entourage.

    The next day, Chen Qi handed over the defense of Pibo City to Hou Hu and left him 20,000 city-defending infantry. He himself led 60,000 fine cavalry and disappeared in the west direction of Pibo City.

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