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Some people say that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone.

Others say that history is a mirror that can help us understand the rise and fall of a country.

Lu Cheng doesn't really care how future history will evaluate him.

There are many emperors who came to power improperly in history books, such as Qin II Hu Hai, Wei Wendi Cao Pi, Jin Wudi Sima Yan, Sui Wendi Yang Jian, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, etc.

Some people, despite coming to power improperly, still created a prosperous dynasty. Some people came to power most properly, but were so incompetent that the people suffered.

The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be judged by future generations.

Of course, only those who hold high positions are qualified to be judged by future generations. Only by sitting on the dragon throne can one have the opportunity to write a glorious history.

In fact, Lu Cheng could also secretly control the rebel army, attack Bianjing City, and massacre the Zhao royal family, just like in the world of Embroidered Spring Blade, and then go south to seize the country.

But Lu Cheng was too lazy to bother. Anyway, no matter how he got the throne, he would never get a perfect evaluation.

Instead of going through so much trouble, it is better to take Bianjing directly, cut the Gordian knot, first take the territory that can be taken, and then gradually pacify the world.

As long as the Chinese people can live well in the future and the lower-class people can enjoy the peaceful and prosperous times as soon as possible, other things are not 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 doesn't care about false reputation, but cares more about reality.

When Lu Cheng stood on the Golden Throne Hall, it was also the time when the Yangwei Army launched a full-scale attack on Bianjing City.

There were Shadow Guards in the city, Leopard Guards and Flying Bear Guards outside the city, as well as some generals of the Imperial Guards who had been bribed in advance, and even the Imperial Guards of the Palace. In less than half a day, the fighting in Bianjing City had basically ended, and the remaining Imperial Guards and Imperial Guards had all surrendered, and those who were unwilling to surrender were killed.

Rebellion, it is inevitable to shed some blood.

Then, the Eagle Guards, Yulin Guards, Xiaoqi Guards and other troops that arrived later also quickly occupied the areas around Bianjing.

At this time, the northern defense line of the Song Dynasty had been completely breached by the Yangwei Army.

After controlling the city of Bianjing, the emperor of the Song Dynasty and the jade seal were in hand, and the surrounding areas were basically easily captured.

With tens of thousands of elite cavalry and firearms, the Yangwei Army was best at surprise attacks.

No one would have thought that the Yangwei Army had just pacified Xixia, and without any rest, it directly captured the Bianjing City of the Song Dynasty.

Then, Yanshanfu Road, Yunzhongfu Road, Hebei West Road, Hebei East Road, Jingdong East Road, Jingdong West Road and other places were successively occupied by the Yangwei Army.

The Song Dynasty, which had been peaceful for a long time, was corrupt and the wing army was slack. It was not even able to fight against bandits like Liangshan, let alone the elite Yangwei Army?

Moreover, the Yangwei Army's attack on Bianjing was too sudden, resulting in the surrounding prefectures not having time to get the news, and the Yangwei Army with the imperial edict and imperial decree easily entered the city gate.

After that, the Yangwei Army split into two routes, one to the west and the other to the south, and quickly expanded the occupied area.

It is worth mentioning that after Liangshan was recruited, it led troops to attack Fang La. Although Fang La was successfully eliminated in the end, there were 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, Liangshan’s troops had already tried their best to capture Fang La.

In the end, only Song Jiang returned to the court before ten leaders returned. As for the result, it was naturally that the cunning rabbit died and the running dog was cooked. Song Jiang and his younger brothers were either given poisoned wine or hanged themselves on the southeast tree, and almost none of them had a good end.

However, after these people made a fuss, many people died in Shandong and Jiangnan, making it easier for the Yangwei Army to enter Jiangnan.

Even some of the remaining Fang La’s old subordinates assisted the Yangwei Army in taking 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, the Western Xia Dynasty, and a large area of ​​land in the north of the Song Dynasty, plus the nominal abdication of Emperor Huizong of Song, Lu Cheng, although the position of the emperor was not very legitimate, had already been taken.

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, and the founding of the country was "Qian" and the reign was "Yuanwu".

After founding the country and becoming emperor, Lu Cheng immediately issued a series of policies, reducing taxes and labor service, and living together with the people.

The government abolished a series of policies that harmed the people, such as the Flower and Stone Gang, and attached importance to agriculture and commerce, and built water conservancy projects.

After the promulgation of various policies that benefited the people, they were supervised and implemented by the Yangwei Army, and immediately won the support of the people. The entire north quickly recovered its vitality 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 quickly 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 the Prime Minister of Zong Shidao, the brothers Zong Shidao and Zong 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 on it was also very simple, asking the brothers Zong Shidao and Zong Shizhong to put the people of the world and the Zong family army first, give up resistance, surrender to the new dynasty, and avoid some unnecessary sacrifices.

"Brother, since the emperor has abdicated and the Song Dynasty no longer exists, why should you and I be so persistent in being loyal to the Song Dynasty?"

Zong Shidao heard this, took another look at the letter in his hand, and sighed, thinking 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 Yangwei Army at any time, but on the other hand, he does not want to fight the Yangwei Army, and does not want to fight a battle with no chance of winning.

But he never thought that the Song Dynasty, to which the Zhong family had been loyal for generations, would be gone.

All this happened so quickly that Zhong Shidao was a little unresponsive.

As early as last year, the Yangwei Army stationed in Xixia and the Yangwei Army coming from Bianjing formed a pincer attack on Qinfeng Road from the east and north, but these two armies had never attacked.

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 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 as soon as possible?"

"Well, Shizhong, you go to the capital and meet the Daqian emperor."

"Brother, then you..."

"I am old, I have led soldiers and fought all my life, now I want to take a break, go home to plant crops, read books, and enjoy the happiness of family life."

In the summer of the first year of Yuanwu, Zong Shizhong surrendered on behalf of the Western Army, and the Tenglong flag of the Daqian Empire was raised in the northwest region...