Time flies by in a blink of an eye. Since Zhao Chang moved to Baohua Palace, completely gave up all power, and enjoyed his wealth with peace of mind, three years have passed before he knew it.
Time has come to June of the fourth year of Jianxing. After four years of stability and cultivation, Daqi's strength has become unprecedentedly strong under Song Jiang's control. It has contacted the Kingdom of Jin, suppressed Xixia, and controlled the entire territory of Goryeo. , gathering talents from all over, taxation, military strength, and population increased greatly.
Under the secret instigation of Qi's secret spies, other forces continued to fight among themselves. First, Li Zhu, the prime minister of Jing State, was falsely accused of leaving the country. Then Song Jiang named him Siping Army Military Advisor in the name of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the right prime minister of Chu State. Shi Yuan finally jumped into the Yangtze River because he opposed Queen Xiao Gui and Si Chen. Only an illegitimate son was saved by Qi State. Wang Yin, a famous general of the generation, committed suicide because of suspicion. The famous ministers of both sides were not He had already surrendered to Da Qi, but he was killed. Instead of improving with time, his strength was greatly weakened.
Since ancient times, those who have settled in a corner will definitely not be able to last long if they cannot fight in the Northern Expedition.
As the foundation of the Qi State became more stable and consolidated, a large number of officials continued to write letters, begging Song Jiang to ascend the throne and stand on his own behalf on behalf of the Song Dynasty.
However, all of them were rejected by Song Jiang, and the reason was that the time was running out.
In July of the fourth year of Jianxing, as General Du Bo of Jing State surrendered 50,000 soldiers and horses to Qi State, Song Jiang officially issued the "Unification Order". At the same time, he borrowed the famous saying of a great man from the previous life, "It is better to use the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits." The famous saying, "You can't pretend to be a learned overlord", called on Da Qi's millions of troops to formally launch a war from north to south to regain the entire world.
In September of the fourth year of Jianxing, Wang You, the commander-in-chief of the Siping Army, commanded an army of 200,000. The troops were divided into two groups. In the name of Jing State disrespecting the Emperor of Song Dynasty, causing harm to the people and poisoning the scholars, he launched an army to attack, and won the support of wealthy families from all over the world. and support.
In less than three months, Daqi's army was overwhelmed, defeating Wang Qing's hastily assembled so-called 200,000-strong army, and conquered the royal capital. When Wang Qing wanted to cross the river to escape, Li Li, the commander of the Daqi navy, Jun kills him with an arrow.
Song Jiang re-appointed officials from various parts of Jing State, promulgated Qi laws, eliminated bandits, and reused local scholars. Within half a year, the entire south of the Yangtze River was recovered by Qi State, and several separatist forces surrendered one by one. From then on, the world Except for Chu State, all of them belong to Da Qi.
In April of the fifth year of Jianxing, King Fang La of Chu, a great hero of the generation, changed his temperament drastically and became addicted to alcohol and cruelty. He was stabbed to death by a palace maid, which shocked the whole world. Han Shizhong, the general who attacked Chu, immediately seized the opportunity and used his navy to clear the way. Gathering 100,000 elite troops, they captured the important city of Jiangning in one fell swoop, ushering in the end of the Chu Kingdom.
Queen Chu Xiao Gui hastily petitioned to surrender in order to stabilize the situation, but Song Jiang directly refused.
However, the battle against Chu was much more difficult than the battle against Jing. It took two years to finally capture Hangzhou, the capital of the King of Chu. During these two years of battle, the former Water Margin brothers again Eleven people were killed or injured. In the end, Xiao Gui, the queen of the Chu Kingdom, committed suicide by taking poison in front of Song Hai, who had become a prince. She and Fang Ning, Fang La's son, were adopted by Song Hai and canonized as An Yi Bo.
After the king of Chu was also captured, Song Jiang officially ascended the throne as emperor in Bianjing, established the country of Daqi, and changed the name to Hongwu. At this time, no one in the world could stop Daqi.
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Ten years later, in the Bianjing Palace, Wu Yong, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was coughing slightly and his temples were already a little white, cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Pengju has won another battle. Thanks to the efforts of the Central Guards, the Jin Kingdom After the death of Wanyan Aguda, there are frequent internal fights. It is certain that all thirteen states of Yanyun can be recovered within this year, and even the three capitals can be captured."
"In addition, there are also frequent good news over Xixia. When Daqi restored its territory to the Tang Dynasty, it was no longer a problem."
"In addition, Qin Hui said that he has successfully captured Sakura. However, because the Sakura people repeatedly went without compensation, the killing caused was a bit large, so he asked to be stripped of his title."
After hearing this, Song Jiang, who was over sixty years old, but still upright and with majestic eyes, took it and sighed, "To win the land of the three capitals of the Jin Kingdom, as long as Xixia agrees to cede half of it." Don’t fight against our country.”
"What does Your Majesty mean??"
"The taxes of the common people cannot be used as an embellishment of reputation. I don't need this, and Daqi doesn't need it anymore. The goal of war is always only one, and that is profit. I can no longer control the future, and it should be left to future generations. Children and grandchildren, if they are capable, Daqi will naturally take a step forward. If they are incompetent, they will not be able to hold on to the country even if I conquer it. Systems and rules are dead. Only people can live. If you want to In the long term, the key to the future is not the country or the military strength, but the ideas." Song Jiang sighed.
"Your Majesty is wise!!"
Song Jiang glanced at Wu Yong, who was also entering his seventies, and sighed: "Military advisor, how many brothers are there now who gathered together in Liangshan?"
"Your Majesty, there are fifteen more brothers. Pei Xuan and Xiao Rang died of illness last year. Brother Gongsun left three years ago."
Song Jiang looked at it and felt a little nostalgic, "I once said that if I can achieve great things in the end, I will go back and have a look."
"Your Majesty, what about the prince??"
When Song Jiang heard this, he smiled and said: "I now have thirty-one princes, sixteen of whom are adults. Now all of them are very proud, and some are even unconvinced by Pengju. My health is okay, don't worry, I will be here soon." Hold on!!"
"yes!!"
In July of the 10th year of Hongwu, Song Jiang, the founding emperor of Da Qi, returned to Liangshan again with the few remaining Liangshan brothers. After paying homage to all the brothers who died in the war, he lived in Liangshan for half a month.
And just as Song Jiang and others were on their way back, Wu Yong, who had been following Song Jiang for more than ten years and the chief minister of the Qi cabinet for more than ten years, died of illness in Jeju City.
In the official bedroom in the city, Song Jiang looked at Wu Yong, who had closed his eyes, with tears in his eyes, and murmured: "Military advisor, please check the road for me first. I will be back soon."
Since two years ago, he has felt that his strength has begun to gradually decline. It seems that the blood that gave the golden finger in his heart is disappearing. This also means that his life will eventually come to an end. There is no eternal emperor in the world, and there is no eternal emperor. dynasty.
As time goes by, talents emerge from generation to generation, and their glory has gone. What he needs to do now is not to make great achievements, but to persevere, live a few more years, and choose a good successor.
In March of the 44th year of Hongwu, Song Jiang, who was over 100 years old, finally died of illness in the Chui Gong Hall of the imperial capital. The world was shocked and the people mourned.
According to Song Jiang's imperial edict, King Fu Song Tai's third son, the son of Huifei Zhu Guilin, and King Song Zhan of Qin who was raised by Song Jiang himself, ascended the throne as emperor.
Song Zhan proclaimed Song Jiang as Emperor Shengwu, Taizu of Daqi, and thus started the reign of Daqi that lasted for 635 years.
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