I'm a marquis in Datang

Liu Jian had a hasty look on his face, and said, "My lord, it's the Patriarch's news, and it's marked as urgent."

Du Qi ordered: "Bring it here!"

Du Qiyuan was not aware of the situation in the court in the Western Regions, but Du Ruhui was in the court, but he was clear about it.Now that Du Ruhui's letter came, things could be clarified.

Chapter 737 Anxi Protectorate

Anxi Protectorate

Du Qi took the letter and quickly opened it to check.At the beginning of Du Ruhui's letter, he asked about Du Qi's development in Yizhou, and asked Du Qi to pay attention to safety, and then mentioned the concerns of his mother, Mrs. Zheng, and Mrs. Zheng asked whether Li Yanyun's two daughters were pregnant.

After some prelude and homely chatter, Du Ruhui praised Du Qi's actions in Suzhou, and also praised Du Qi for winning Yizhou in a short period of time and establishing a foothold in Yizhou.

At the end of this homely talk, Du Ruhui changed the subject and talked about the court's plan to establish the Anxi Protectorate.

Su Dingfang's news is too little.

Du Qi didn't know the situation.

It was only in Du Ruhui's letter that the situation was fully explained.The proposal of the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion was not the emperor's instigation at first, it was put forward by Changsun Wuji, and it specifically governs the area outside Guazhou.

In fact, it was aimed at Du Qi.

Because after Du Qi gained a foothold in Yizhou, Changsun Wuji was worried that Du Qi would grow up and form a trend that could not be lost, so he wanted to set up the Anxi Protectorate.After this proposal was put forward, Du Ruhui did not express his position because it involved his son, and Fang Xuanling firmly opposed it.

Fang Xuanling's point of view is that the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate by the imperial court is likely to give people the feeling of going back on their promises, which is not conducive to Li Shimin's prestige.Even Wei Zheng spoke out against it, disapproving of the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate.

After arguing about this matter for a period of time, Changsun Wuji finally persuaded Li Shimin to set up the Anxi Capital Protectorate in the Western Regions.

At this point, another controversy has arisen, that is, the candidates for the officials of the Anxi Protectorate.

This became a bone of contention.

Throughout the imperial court, there were endless disputes over the candidates for the helm of the Anxi Protectorate Mansion. All parties put forward candidates and suggestions, but they were still at odds, and it was still difficult to reach a unified opinion.

When everyone was arguing, there was a news from the palace, saying that Li Yuan personally approached Li Shimin, and finally decided that Du Qi would be the first military governor of Anxi Protectorate.

Since then, the dispute between the DPRK and China has finally been decided.

There is no further discussion.

Du Ruhui explained this matter in his letter, and said that the imperial court would issue an order in the near future.At that time, the order for him, King Pingxi, to concurrently serve as the Jiedu Envoy of the Protectorate of Anxi will come down.

Du Qi frowned after reading it.

This matter was assisted by Li Yuan, so the candidate for the Anxi Governor's Mansion is

He is in charge, but what if there is no Li Yuan?Moreover, what Du Qi was concerned about was not this time he was appointed as the governor of the Anxi Protectorate, but the description of the first appointment.

With the first term, there will naturally be a second term.

It means that the territory that Du Qi laid down in the Western Regions was not controlled by Du Qi in the end, but was controlled by the Jiedu Envoy of the Anxi Protectorate of the imperial court, and it was still under the control of Datang.

At the beginning, Li Shimin promised that as long as the area west of Guazhou and Shazhou was brought down by Du Qi, it would belong to Du Qi himself, but now he created the Anxi Protectorate.

Even if it was not Li Shimin's proposal, but Changsun Wuji's proposal, at least it conflicted with Li Shimin's previous promise.

This is the king.

This is the emperor.

What is considered is the overall situation.

Even if the candidate for the Jiedu envoy of the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion was Du Qi.But Du Qi's arrangement here is to speculate on the future layout of the imperial court.

But for Du Qi, since he served as the first governor of the Anxi Protectorate, he still has at least a few years to operate.A few years is enough for Du Qi to manage the Western Regions like an iron bucket.

Even if there is a conflict with Datang at that time, Du Qi is not afraid.And for Du Qi, he guessed that there would be a battle with Li Shimin in the future.because only

Only the real battle on the battlefield will let Li Shimin know Du Qi's strength.

Li Shimin will really pay attention to it.

Status, in fact, is punched out.

This is what Du Qi thinks.

But Du Qi is not in a hurry, because he has enough time to operate right now.Du Qi didn't get entangled in this matter, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and when it's time to make a move, it's time to make a move.

At noon, Du Qi had lunch and rested for half an hour before the team set off for Yizhou.

Du Qi used troops against Tubo this time, or it was not considered a military use. He only sent Yi Fusheng there, and earned two thousand horses and ten thousand catties of highland barley wine. No matter how you think about it, it was a good deal.

Now that winter has entered, the weather is getting colder, and there is wind and snow again, so the speed of the journey has slowed down. In mid-November, the group returned to Yiwu County, Yizhou.

The army returned triumphantly, and Liu Zhengxi and his party all went out of the city to meet them.

With the entry of the army, all the horses and drinks were taken away, and Du Qi and his party went straight back to the palace.

The host is seated.

Du Qi looked around at the crowd, looked at Liu Zhengxi, and asked, "Liu Changshi, what happened in the palace recently?"

Liu Zhengxi said: "Reporting to Your Highness, many matters have been dealt with.

However, there is one very important matter. The imperial court had a decree to go to the palace two days ago, and appointed His Highness as the first governor of the Anxi Protectorate, in charge of the military affairs of Yizhou and the west. "

Du Qi nodded and said: "Before halfway, I had already received the news and knew about this matter."

Liu Zhengxi continued: "Your Highness, after I got the news, I discussed with Director Guo and others, and I think this matter is not good news for us."

Everyone here is Du Qi's direct descendant.

There are no people from the imperial court, so Liu Zhengxi has no scruples when speaking, and speaks directly.

Du Qidao: "Mr. Liu, but it's okay to say."

Liu Zhengxi looked solemn, and continued: "The reason why the humble official said this is not good news is because the imperial court has arranged for His Highness to be the first Jiedu Envoy of the Anxi Protectorate, and this arrangement cannot be permanent."

"The prince on His Highness is conferred by the imperial court, and can only be His Highness. However, for the post of Jiedu Envoy of the Protectorate of Anxi, another person may be arranged to take over at any time."

"So we agree that this is the beginning of the imperial court's layout of the Western Regions, and at least one move must be arranged in the Western Regions. At that time, the imperial court will interfere in the area west of Guazhou and Shazhou, and everything will be logical."

"After all, when the time comes when the imperial court assigns His Highness to take up the rest of the official positions, His Highness can be transferred away. Since the official position of Anxi Protectorate has appeared, it will not be abolished, and there will definitely be other people to take up the post."

Liu Zhengxi said: "This inference is the result of our discussion."

Du Qi said with a smile: "Your concerns coincide with this king's. This king also thinks in the same way."