I'm a marquis in Datang

Xiao Yuanqi entered the hall and stood still, saluted and said: "My minister Xiao Yuanqi, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Sit!"

After thanking Xiao Yuanqi, he sat down and sat upright. He faced Du Qi, not daring to overstep in the slightest.

Du Qi said in a deep voice: "Xiao Yuanqi, I'm going to return to the imperial capital next time. But this time, when I return to the imperial capital, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui will accompany you. You will stay in Chang'an and sit in Chang'an to avoid local turmoil."

Xiao Yuanqi frowned, and after a short pause, he said: "Your Majesty's arrangement, I must obey. However, Your Majesty, I want to follow His Majesty to fight everywhere, so can you arrange other people to sit in Chang'an?"

Du Qi said: "In the future, the Kingdom of Xia will indeed conquer east and west, but not now. Now that the world is initially settled, the most important thing is to guard

Develop localities in order to stabilize the local situation.Furthermore, when the world is settled, I will divide the world into different parts and divide the troops into guards.Letting you guard Chang'an now is also the next arrangement, but it's just an arrangement in advance. "

Xiao Yuanqi was silent for a while when he heard it, then nodded and said: "I obey!"

Du Qidao: "You guard Chang'an, remember one thing, the army does not interfere with local government affairs. At the same time, the local government can't control you. All your soldiers' salaries, promotions, and promotions are arranged by the imperial court. Do you understand?"

Xiao Yuanqi said seriously: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will not intervene in the local area. If there is no rebellion or rebellion in the local area, I will stay behind closed doors and stick to the barracks. Soldiers are important affairs of the country, and you must not be careless. , will abide by His Majesty's instructions."

A smile curled up on the corner of Du Qi's mouth, and he praised: "Not bad, not bad!"

Xiao Yuanqi understood the meaning.

Du Qi said some other matters and asked Xiao Yuanqi to step down.

Du Qi stayed in Chang'an for two days, took a short rest, and then led the army to leave Chang'an for the Western Regions.This journey went west, crossing the territory of the Western Regions, and finally returned to the Imperial City in late April.

In the imperial capital city in April, the weather is getting hotter.

On the day Du Qi led the army back, all civil and military officials headed by Minister of the Ministry of Officials Liu Zhengxi came to greet him outside the north gate of the imperial capital in person.Because today's Xia State has destroyed Datang, won the Turks, Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje, and even included all parts of the southern part of the Tang Dynasty into the territory of Xia State. It can be said that today's Xia State has far surpassed Qin and Han. Incomparably vast.

This is a great feat.

So this time when Du Qi was greeted, apart from the civil and military officials headed by Liu Zhengxi, there were also many common people who lined the road to welcome Du Qi back.

After Du Qi and Baiguan met, they entered the city directly.

The army was stationed, and Du Qi returned to the palace.

Because Du Qi had been away from his family for a long time, he had just returned to the palace, so he did not go to court to deal with government affairs for the time being, but went directly to the harem.To say that Du Qi has been most sorry for these years is actually his wife and children.Du Qi is often away, and the shortest time for an expedition is three to five months, and the longest is a year and a half.

Du Qi still remembered that when his son Du Ye was born, Du Qi was away on an expedition.Du Qi has often been away these years, but now Du Qi's eldest son, Du Ye, is almost nine years old, and even the youngest daughter is four years old.

But even though Du Qi is often away, the child is not unfamiliar with Du Qi when he sees him.Because Li Yanyun and Qianxue often teach and tell the story of Du Qi to the children, the children are very dependent on Du Qi as their father.

Du Qi accompanied his family and had a small gathering in the palace for a day.

The day passed, and it was evening.

Du Qi held a family banquet in the palace, and invited Du Ruhui, Du Gou, and everyone in the Du family together. The family had a family meal and talked about recent events and what happened in Chang'an.

The family is happy and harmonious.

Du Qi enjoyed the family happiness at home all the more.

Chapter 1402 Disputes

dispute

The next day, early in the morning.

As soon as Du Qi arrived, six ministers, headed by Liu Zhengxi, all came to see him.

A group of people entered the hall, saluted Du Qi and took their seats.

Liu Zhengxi, as the head of the official department and the head of civil officials, directly talked about the general affairs in the country and the situation in the court.In fact, Du Qi knew many things, but now, Liu Zhengxi explained everything one by one, so that Du Qi could understand the situation in the court.

After Liu Zhengxi finished speaking, the ministers of other ministries reported the news one by one.

Report to each other.

It took half a day just for such a report, and from the beginning to the end, Du Qi listened and didn't express much opinion, so it took most of the day. It was really a long time since Du Qi left, and there was a backlog in various departments many things.

After each department summed up, time flew by in a hurry.

When it was almost noon, Du Qi held a banquet directly in the palace and asked everyone to eat together in the hall.After lunch, he continued to explain the situation of the various ministries, as well as the current affairs of the government.

Du Qi was listening all day long.

After Shenshi in the afternoon, Du Qicai expressed his opinion, commented on many things one by one, and gave a final conclusion and a conclusion.

After roughly sorting out the various matters, Liu Zhengxi changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, although the country is big, it is better to fight than die. Now that the Xia Kingdom has

The territory is pacified, and everything is on the right track.Therefore, the minister believes that the army should be restrained.The power of the army has always been too great. If it is not restrained, the consequences will be disastrous.Therefore, the minister believes that an adjustment should be made to the army. "

Du Qi said, "How to adjust?"

There was curiosity in his eyes.

Du Qi was somewhat curious about Liu Zhengxi's request.As for Liu Zhengxi's plan, Du Qi didn't take it very seriously.Although the Xia Kingdom is said to be peaceful, the current Xia Kingdom is just like this, and it should be even bigger.

It is certainly impossible to reduce the army.

Liu Zhengxi said: "Your Majesty, my minister's suggestion is to take all the military power of the main generals under the control of the imperial court. All the troops will also be taken back to station around the Imperial Capital City. Once something happens, Your Majesty will temporarily authorize the generals to lead troops into battle. .”

Du Qi nodded, but did not express his opinion. Instead, he looked at the rest of the people and asked, "Do you all have this attitude? You all think that the military's authority should be reduced."

"Your Majesty, I agree."

At this moment, Guo Xiaozheng agreed.

Guo Xiaozheng looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "If it was a war, then the army should not be reduced. But now, it is different. Especially the safety of the army is related to the long-term stability of Xia Kingdom, so we must be cautious."

The rest of Yi Fusheng, Yuan Yin and others also agreed.

All have the same attitude.

This is the attitude of the civil service system. They all hope to suppress the military, at least so that the military cannot be stronger than the civilian officials.Furthermore, in the eyes of Liu Zhengxi, Guo Xiaozheng and others, this is something that must be done.

After everyone expressed their opinions, Du Qi said in a deep voice: "The army is crucial to Xia's stability. If there is a problem with the army, and then there is a problem in the local area, the consequences will be disastrous. What's more, Xia's security is all Rely on the military to protect."

"Now, it is to attack the army."

"Even to confiscate the military power of the chief general of the army, does it mean that once the war comes, besides the general leading the army, civilian officials need to be dispatched as supervisors?"

"Everyone, you are so worried about the army."

Du Qi's tone gradually became stricter. He has always led the army to fight here and there, and he has deep feelings for the army.Especially for Du Qi, whether in the army or in the court, he relied heavily on civil officials and military generals, and they were his right-hand men. Today, the civil service system wants to suppress military generals, which Du Qi dislikes.