kingnovel Chapter 486: Founding of the Nation
Chapter 486: Founding of the Nation
Some people say that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone.
Some people also say that history is a mirror that can help us understand the rise and fall of nations.
Lu Cheng actually doesn't care how future history will evaluate him.
There are many emperors in history books who came to the throne illegitimately, including Qin II Hu Hai, Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi, Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan, Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, Emperor Taizu of Song Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Guangyi, etc.
Some people, though they came to power improperly, still founded prosperous dynasties. Some people came to power most legitimately, but were so incompetent and unjust that the people suffered misery.
The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be commented by future generations.
Of course, only those who hold high positions are qualified to be judged by future generations. Only those who sit on the dragon throne have the opportunity to write a glorious history.
In fact, Lu Cheng could also do the same as in the world of Embroidered Spring Blade, secretly control the rebel army, attack the city of Bianjing, massacre the Zhao royal family, and then move south to seize the country.
But Lu Cheng was too lazy to make any more trouble. Anyway, no matter how he got the throne, he would never get a perfect evaluation.
Instead of going through so much trouble, it would be better to take Bian Jing directly, cut the Gordian knot, first seize the territory that can be taken, and then gradually pacify the world.
As long as the Chinese people can live a good life in the future and the grassroots people can enjoy a peaceful and prosperous era as soon as possible, nothing else is so important.
Having lived for seven or eight hundred years, Lu Cheng's way of looking at problems has long been different from that of ordinary people. He does not care about false reputation, but cares more about reality.
When Lu Cheng stood on the Golden Throne Hall, the Yangwei Army launched a full-scale attack on the city of Bianjing.
There were Shadow Guards inside the city, Leopard Guards and Flying Bear Guards outside the city, as well as some imperial guards who had been bribed in advance, and even the palace guards. In less than half a day, the fighting in Bianjing City was basically over. The remaining imperial guards and palace guards had all surrendered, and those who were unwilling to surrender were killed.
When it comes to rebellion, some bloodshed is inevitable.
Soon after, the Yingyang Guard, Yulin Guard, Xiaoqi Guard and other troops that arrived later also quickly occupied areas around Bianliang.
At this time, the Song Dynasty's northern defense line had been completely breached by the Yangwei Army.
After taking control of the city of Bianjing, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the imperial seal were in their hands, and the surrounding areas were basically taken over easily.
With tens of thousands of elite cavalry and firearms, the Yangwei Army is best at launching surprise attacks.
No one would have thought that the Yangwei Army had just pacified the Western Xia and without any rest, they directly captured the Song Dynasty's Bianliang City.
Immediately afterwards, Yanshanfu Road, Yunzhongfu Road, Hebei West Road, Hebei East Road, Jingdong East Road, Jingdong West Road and other places were successively occupied by Yangwei Army.
The Song Dynasty had enjoyed peace for a long time, but the imperial guards were corrupt and the wing troops were in disarray. They were unable to even fight against bandits like those in Liangshan, let alone the elite Yangwei Army.
Moreover, the Yangwei Army's attack on Bianliang was so sudden that the surrounding prefectures did not have time to receive the news. They were easily able to enter the city gates by the Yangwei Army, carrying the imperial edict and decree from the court.
Afterwards, Yangwei's army split into two groups, one heading west and the other heading south, rapidly expanding the occupied area.
It is worth mentioning that after Liangshan was recruited, he led troops to attack Fang La. Although Fang La was successfully eliminated in the end, there were only a few Liangshan troops left.
After all, Guan Sheng, Qin Ming, Lu Da, Shi Jin, Wu Song, Yang Zhi, Lu Junyi and others who were supposed to go to Liangshan were all poached by Lu Cheng in advance, and the strength of Liangshan was greatly reduced. Fang La only lost Pang Wanchun.
In this way, the Liangshan troops had already tried their best to capture Fang La.
In the end, only Song Jiang waited for less than ten leaders to return to the court. As for the subsequent results, naturally, the cunning rabbit died and the running dog was cooked. Song Jiang and his brothers were either given poisoned wine or hanged themselves on the southeast tree. Almost none of them had a good end.
However, after these people's commotion, many people died in Shandong and Jiangnan, making it easier for Yangwei Army to enter Jiangnan.
Even some of Fang La's surviving former subordinates assisted the Yangwei Army in capturing cities in various places.
It was at this time that Song Huizong in Bianjing City abdicated the throne to Lu Cheng.
With the Liao Kingdom, Western Xia and large tracts of land in the north of the Song Dynasty, and the nominal abdication of Emperor Huizong of Song, Lu Cheng had already sat on the position of emperor even though it was not a legitimate position.
In the spring of 1121 AD, although the world had not yet been completely unified, Lu Cheng had already announced to the world that he had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, naming the country "Qian" and the reign title "Yuanwu".
After founding the country and proclaiming himself emperor, Lu Cheng immediately promulgated a series of policies, including reducing taxes and levies, living in harmony with the people, abolishing a series of policies that harmed the people, such as the Flower and Stone Tax, attaching importance to agriculture and commerce, and developing water conservancy.
After various people-friendly policies were promulgated and implemented under the supervision of the Yangwei Army, they immediately won the support of the general public. The entire north quickly recovered and was not affected by the war at all.
At the same time, various high-yield crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were rapidly promoted in the north, and various light industrial workshops and factories were also built to provide jobs for the people. The entire north was full of vitality.
At this time, in Qinfeng Road in the northwest, in the residence of Prime Minister Zhong Shidao, the brothers Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shizhong were sitting together, looking at a letter in front of them.
It was a handwritten letter from Zhao Ji, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty. The content was very simple. It asked the brothers Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shizhong to put the people of the world and the Zhong family army first, give up resistance, surrender to the new dynasty, and avoid unnecessary sacrifices.
"Brother, since the emperor has abdicated and the Song Dynasty no longer exists, why should you and I insist on being loyal to the Song Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Shidao took another look at the letter in his hand and sighed. He couldn't help but think of the scene when he met Lu Cheng.
Since that meeting, Zhong Shidao has been actively preparing for war, ready to fight a decisive battle with the Yang Wei Army at any time. But on the other hand, he does not want to fight against the Yang Wei Army and does not want to fight a battle that he has no chance of winning.
But he never imagined that the Song Dynasty, to which the Zhong family had been loyal for generations, would be gone just like that.
It all happened so fast that Zong Shidao was unable to react.
As early as last year, the Yangwei Army stationed in Xixia and the Yangwei Army coming from Bian Jing formed a pincer attack on Qinfeng Road from the east and north, but these two armies never launched an attack.
Seeing this, Zhong Shidao did not take the initiative to attack.
Now, everything seems to have been settled, and Zong Shidao suddenly felt relieved.
"Brother, now that the situation is set, it is only a matter of time before Daqian Kingdom unifies the world. Why don't you and I make a decision sooner rather than later?"
"Well, Master, you should go to the capital and meet the Emperor Daqian."
"Brother, then you..."
"I am old. I have been a soldier all my life and have fought in wars all my life. Now I want to take a break, go home to farm, read some books, and enjoy the happiness of family life."
In the summer of the first year of Yuanwu, Zhong Shizhong surrendered on behalf of the Western Army, and the Tenglong flag of the Daqian Empire was raised in the northwest region...