Chapter 466: Promise and Worry
"Although I have made contributions to the court and Anxi, how can I turn the Anxi Protectorate into an Anxi vassal state? Isn't this a rebellious act? I must not agree! Don't submit such a documentary again, otherwise I will definitely be serious!" Li Gong shouted loudly outside the tent, facing dozens of Anxi civil and military officials. After saying this, he turned around and walked into the tent.
"Your Highness!" The officials, led by Wang Sheng, knelt down one after another, and shouted, "Sheng Wait for death. However, the subordinates and others are foolish in their hearts and believe that the Holy King has established a system that has been implemented for generations, and are used to commend virtue and reward merits. It is definitely not without reason.
In the past, Duke Zhou assisted King Wu. After defeating King Zhou of Shang, he was appointed Duke Lu, established the capital of Qufu, and occupied the two mountains of Guimeng. Now, His Highness is expeditioning the West to the Great Food Festival, and the Feng Shishi submission, and Wei Jia Anxi, and famous for taking over the world. Isn’t it the same as Duke Zhou? Why do you have to repeatedly give in? The subordinates and others do not know the general, so they can only tell His Highness such clichés."
"How can I compare myself with Duke Zhou?" Li Gong stopped, turned around and shouted again.
"How can your highness not be compared with Duke Zhou?" Wang Sheng and others were not sure what to say next, so they followed this sentence from outside the tent. Everyone looked back and saw Liu Qi hurried in.
"Your Highness, your subordinate was sent to Shiguo by Your Highness ten days ago. After returning, he found out that all the civil and military officials supported Youguo as the king of Anxi. My subordinates were a little surprised when they first heard about this, but after being surprised, they felt that this was the case.
What was the situation in Anxi when His Highness took over as the Protectorate of Anxi? Outside the Protectorate, Suoye Town was captured by the Dashi Army, and hundreds of thousands of people fell into the enemy. Although the Pahana and other foreign countries did not want to be enemies with the Dashi Kingdom, they could take over the power of the Dashi Kingdom and had to surrender. Geluo even rebeled into the Dashi Kingdom and surrendered to the Dashi Kingdom. In the past few dozen foreign countries, only Dabalu was still willing to follow the Dashi Kingdom.
In the Protectorate's Mansion, due to a rebellion in the Central Plains, General Feng led tens of thousands of elite troops to the Central Plains. There were less than 10,000 soldiers left in the Protectorate's Mansion. Jieshan City was out of the Dashiguo Military Peak and could not be rescued at all.
But in such a difficult situation, the soldiers and people of Anxi took only three years to turn around under the leadership of His Highness. Not only did they defend all the other cities and recover Suiye Town, but they also pacified the Zhaowu Jiushi country that had been surrendered to the great food for decades!
Your Highness has such achievements, and in the eyes of his subordinates, it is even above Duke Zhou! If Duke Zhou is able to be granted the title of Lu, why can't Your Highness be granted the title of Anxi?"
"This," Li Gong hesitated.
"Your Highness, don't hesitate anymore. Your Highness has far surpassed his achievements and was named Duke Zhou before Qufu. How could he not be appointed to Anxi Kingdom?" Wang Sheng and others also shouted.
"Even so, the court needs to divide the feudal matters, not to establish myself." Li Gong said again.
"Your Highness, Anxi is very far away from the Central Plains. How can we obey the pre-arrangement of the court in everything? If I asked the court before the Battle of Luzhou, I am afraid that the imperial edict of the court has arrived yet, and Luzhou has fallen." Ma Kuang shouted.
"How can this be the same? Military situation is urgent, so it is a different matter; but now this matter is not undelayed, and I cannot stand on my own."
"Your Highness only considers whether the outside world is urgent and does not consider the morale of the military?" Mo Yuan said: "The soldiers of all the soldiers of the army support You. Your Highness has been delayed in enthroning Anxi Kingdom, and the morale of the military will definitely decline. If you hear Your Highness ask for an imperial edict from the court, you will be worried that the court will not allow it, and even appoint others as the Great Protector of Anxi and the Military Governor of Anxi, thus destroying the good situation in Anxi at this time.
In this case, the soldiers may not be unable to make excessive actions! If Your Highness deals with soldiers who make excessive actions for military law, it will hurt the morale of the army. Please make sure that your highness immediately establish himself and enfeoff the country. After enfeoffing the country, you will ask the court for the morale of the Anxi army."
"What if the court does not allow me to do after I become my own initiative?"
"How could the court not allow your highness to make such great contributions in Anxi?" Tang Shilu shouted first; then everyone started shouting like this.
Li Gong completely ignored the contradiction between this sentence and the previous words, and just lowered his head to ponder. The officials, including Liu Qi, knelt on the ground, and did not dare to speak, but just looked at him.
"Forget it, for the plan of the soldiers and people of Anxi, I decided to accept the suggestions of everyone and establish myself as a vassal state. Then I would like to ask the court for a title." After a while, Li Gong said.
"Your Highness is wise!" Everyone showed joy on their faces and shouted in unison.
"Since Your Highness has decided to establish himself, it is not too late to do this matter. I have already checked it before coming. More than ten days later, the tenth day of July is the auspicious day. Your Highness's founding ceremony will be set on this day!" Liu Qi stood up and said.
"Forget it, you have already reached this point. You can say that you will be there any day." Li Gong showed a helpless expression on his face and said.
"Since your highness has already allowed you, your subordinate Tian is the deputy guru of Anxi, so you will organize the ceremony." Liu Qi said this, bowed to Li Gong again, then turned his head to look at everyone, and ordered.
"Prince Wang, there are enough equipment in the army to build high platforms, but lack silk and blankets. You borrow them from Kang Guo."
"yes."
"Ma Guoyi, please inform the envoys of the various countries in the camp about this matter, and then send people to the nine countries in the Zhaowu family and ask them to arrange for the important ministers and even the kings themselves to come and greet them."
"yes."
"Tang Guoyi, you recruit embroiderers from Kangju City to sew a brand new prince's robe for His Highness."
"yes."
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"Everything has been assigned, and you all hurry up and carry out the errands you assigned." Liu Qi said at last.
"Yes." Wang Sheng and other generals shouted in unison and dispersed.
"Protector, my subordinates have also surrendered." Liu Qi turned his head and said to Li Gong.
"You don't have to sue for now, just follow me to the account."
"This is," Liu Qi hesitated, bowed and agreed, and followed Li Gong into the tent.
"I wonder what happened to your Highness summoning his subordinates to enter the tent?" After entering the tent, he asked again.
"You," Li Gong looked up at him, and saw Liu Qi's expression of ignorance, and sighed: "Forget it, you won't say it even if you ask you.
To be honest, I feel a little frightened." Li Gong paused, changed his expression and said again.
"I wonder why Your Highness is frightened?" Liu Qi asked.
"As soon as I am worried that there will be no situation like in the future, like in the Battle of Luzhou and the Battle of Gukou, I will sit together with you, Wang Sheng and others, and argue fiercely. I have become the king and have the power of life and death over them. Moreover, Anxi is no longer in danger now, I am afraid they will become timid.
The second is that I am worried that I will be deceived in the future. If I become a king, many things can no longer be left to my subordinates as I did in the past. How can I know that they will not deceive me because of my personal gain?
Third, it is because of worry that you will become stubborn and self-righteous. No one dares to refute in person and be deceived. In most cases, you will become disobedient.
Liu Qi, my brother-in-law, how do you avoid these points?"
Chapter completed!