I'm a marquis in Datang

After Du Qi said some more words, he waved his hands to make everyone retreat.

Du Qi breathed a sigh of relief at this time, until now, he is the real master of the party.Previously, Du Qi occupied the four states of the Western Regions. Although he could be regarded as the leader of one side, his name was not justified.But now, it's different, Du Qi is the real leader.

It is the true founding of a country and becoming a king.

Du Qi returned to his study to deal with government affairs, while Ma Zhou, Lai Ji, and Wang Ji walked out of the palace together. The three of them came together, while Ma Zhou and Lai Ji

At the same time, he thanked Wang Ji.

They can enter Du Qi's vision, directly enter the cabinet, and become Du Qi's advisers and staff, which is equivalent to reaching the sky in one step.If it is an ordinary governor or the like, it is actually the same, and there is not much future.But as Du Qi's staff, as the staff of the lord of a country, there is a huge difference, and it is a good opportunity.

Wang Ji shook his head and smiled modestly.

Wang Ji himself served as the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, and he did not find any difficulty in this official position.After all, Guozijian is not responsible for specific government affairs, but mainly manages education.

This is his old line.

Wang Ji asked the two to do things in a down-to-earth manner, and finally looked at Ma Zhou and said, "Ma Zhou, you must be cautious when you go to Chang'an. But even if you are cautious, you can't lose the character of the Great Xia Kingdom." He Guoti. You haven’t had much contact with the King, so you don’t know much about it. But I have known the King for many years, and the King is very concerned about face. You go to Chang’an, which represents the face of the King. The head can be broken, but the state cannot be humiliated.”

Ma Zhou solemnly said: "Ma Zhou will always remember your teachings, sir. Please rest assured, sir, Ma Zhou is not afraid of death, and he will not lose the face of the Great Xia Kingdom, and will not humiliate the national system of the Great Xia Kingdom."

Wang Ji didn't say anything more.

After Ma Zhou and Lai Ji bid farewell to Wang Ji, they came to Shangguanyi's side.

After all, Shangguanyi is the chief officer.

He is the boss of the two.

Shangguanyi was young, but he was extremely humble and peaceful. He only said that he came first for a while, so he had the advantage. He hoped that Ma Zhou, Laiji and him could work together to do things well and live up to Du Qi's trust.

After saying something briefly, Shangguanyi looked at Ma Zhou and said seriously: "Ma Zhou, I will not say anything unnecessary about your mission to Chang'an. I wish you success soon."

Ma Zhou bowed to thank him, then left the palace and returned to the inn where he lived.

Ma Zhou still lives in the inn.

Even Ma Zhou's wife and children were in the inn.Ma Zhou was an orphan in his early years, and his parents were dead. He married a wife in Chang'an, and the wife had just been diagnosed by a doctor and was just pregnant.

Ma Zhou went back to the inn, to the room where the young couple lived.He looked at his wife, Li Shi, with a smile on his face, and said: "Madam, the king has formally accepted me as he is discussing matters in the palace today."

Mrs. Li is a lady from a great family and a native of Chang'an. She met Ma Zhou in Chang'an.

, and finally the two fell in love.It's just that Ma Zhou's family is poor, and Ma Zhou's wife, Mrs. Li, eloped directly for Ma Zhou's sake.

That's why Ma Zhou came to the Western Regions with Wang Ji.Ma Zhou wants to make some political achievements, and Ma Zhou wants his wife to return home in the future.

This is his ambition.

Mrs. Li asked, "What official position does your husband hold now?"

When Ma Zhou heard this, he scratched his head and said, "I really don't have any official position, but I am the king's adviser. Ji is my colleague, and the three of us work together. When the king established the country, in addition to the six ministries, a cabinet was specially set up to serve as the king's adviser. Shangguanyi, Lai Ji, and I are members of the cabinet."

Mrs. Li is from a big family and has read books, so he is extremely intelligent.She was not dissatisfied because Ma Zhou did not get any official position, but said happily: "Husband, this is an opportunity! The cabinet is where the emperor's close ministers are, and it is where the opportunity lies. The three of you followed the king and waited for a certain period of time." Husband will be able to increase his rank and rank. Husband, this is an opportunity!"

Ma Zhou praised: "Madam has eyes!"

After a pause, Ma Zhou continued: "Right now, I have a task on my shoulders.

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Li Shi said: "What task?"

Ma Zhou said: "I want to go to the Tang Dynasty on behalf of the king, and inform the emperor of the Tang Dynasty about the establishment of the country. Originally, the king said that he would send envoys to inform the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so I recommended myself and took the initiative to take this matter."

Li said seriously: "Husband, there is a certain danger. But I will not persuade you about the matter you have decided. In short, Husband must pay attention to safety when going here."

Ma Zhou said, "Madam, don't worry."

After a pause, Ma Zhou said: "Ma'am, you eloped with me before you left home. Now that I am back in Chang'an, I am the king's envoy. I plan to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law when I return to Chang'an."

Mrs. Li fell silent, and after a while, Mrs. Li said, "Husband, tell them that in the future I will take my child and go home to visit my relatives. Although I said I will leave Chang'an, I do not regret my decision."

Ma Zhou nodded solemnly. He was a scholar from a poor background, and he was favored by Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li didn't despise his family's poverty. He even used the money he had saved since childhood to maintain his family's expenses.

With a wife like this, what can a husband ask for?

Ma Zhou is not only for himself, but also for his wife, and also hopes to get ahead.The husband and wife are together, talking privately, talking about the children, and thinking about the future.

For Li Shi, she has always been very assertive.She believed in her own judgment and believed that Ma Zhou would be fine in the future.

All of this is now proven.

Ma Zhou is capable.

He must be able to honor his ancestors.

852 Shame

Shame

Chang'an in mid-July is still hot.

Outside Chang'an City, a mighty army was coming, heading straight for the city of Chang'an City.

This is the army led by Li Shimin.

An army of more than [-] troops left Chang'an and went to the Western Regions to attack Du Qi.But now he returned without success, Li Shimin's heart is quite heavy, this trip to the Western Regions is too bad.

Li Shimin was upset.

Changsun Wuji was heartbroken, after all his son Changsun Chong would go to the Western Regions as a hostage in exchange for Hou Junji.The rest of the generals have low fighting spirit.

This battle was not fought, but in fact it seemed to be defeated.But even so, what Li Shimin announced to the outside world was that he led the army to the border. After talking with Du Qi, Du Qi took the initiative to release the captured soldiers of the Tang army, so Li Shimin spared Du Qi to withdraw his troops.

Ordinary people listened and did not doubt him.

It is considered to be a victory.

People who really have vision and insight know that this happened, which is obviously tricky.If Du Qi loses to Li Shimin, it is impossible for Li Shimin to withdraw directly.

That's not how wars are fought.

This is clearly a failure.

However, Li Shimin didn't care about the common people's discussion.The armies returned to their respective positions, and many generals also returned to serve in the court, and all the personnel performed their duties.

Li Shimin dragged his slightly tired body back to the palace.He returned to the harem and went straight to the palace of Changsun Wugou.Li Shimin came back in a short time, Changsun Wugou looked quite surprised, said: "Your Majesty, coming back from the Western Regions so soon, does that mean that Du Erlang's matter has been resolved?"