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Chapter 35 Founding the Dynasty

Qiu Xue's words struck Lü Wenhuan like a thunderbolt, making him momentarily think he was hallucinating.

He strode forward with a look of astonishment, and asked Qiu Xue again with a mixture of doubt and fear, "What did you just say? Say it again?"

When Qiu Xue saw Lü Wenhuan ask such a question, she knew that he must have lost his composure at this moment.

So, seizing the opportunity, he began to explain in detail again:

"General Lü! You heard me right. When I set off from Jiankang Prefecture, Zhao Qi's plan to ambush General Dong of Luocheng failed. In a fit of rage, General Dong mobilized all the elite troops of Luocheng and arrived at Jiankang Prefecture in just one and a half months."

“I received a message a few days ago, saying that Zhao Qi has opened the city gates and surrendered.”

"The ambush failed? The city was opened and surrendered?"

Upon hearing Qiu Xue's words, Lü Wenhuan seemed to have all his strength drained away, collapsing into his chair and muttering:

"How could that be? How could my Great Song Dynasty not even last a month? Even if we were besieged in Jiankang, how could we possibly surrender?"

Seeing Lü Wenhuan's distraught appearance, Qiu Xue quickly comforted him:

“General Lü, you don’t need to do this at all. General Dong said that he and you are both Han Chinese. You, Lü Wenhuan, should only be loyal to the Han Chinese people of the Central Plains, not to a foolish emperor who rashly kills meritorious officials and generals.”

Qiu Xue's words sent a chill down Lü Wenhuan's spine. Recalling the years he and his son had guarded Xiangyang and the Song Dynasty's response, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

"When General Dong ordered us to come here, he said something he wanted me to tell you, General."

Lu Wenhuan raised his eyes and sized up the woman in front of him, then asked dejectedly:

"Oh! What did he say?"

"General Lü! In recent years, the Great Song has repeatedly lost cities and territories, and has lost the hearts of the people. It only knows how to oppress and exploit the people to support the maggots in the imperial court. If such a court is not destroyed, how can this world have any way to survive?"

Now, only by destroying the old and rebuilding can we have the only chance to save the nation.

"Destroy and then stand?"

Just as Lü Wenhuan was muttering to himself, looking dazed, Qiu Xue quickly pressed her advantage, saying:
"General Dong is a great ruler of our time, and he saw the danger facing Xiangyang long ago. He sent the two of us here to inform the general that once he stabilizes the situation, he will immediately mobilize a large army to come to the rescue of Xiangyang."

"He really said that?"

Qiu Xue handed over Mo Fei's letter before explaining:

"Yes! This is the handwritten letter that General Dong asked me to give to you."

Lu Wenhuan couldn't wait to snatch the letter from Qiu Xue's hand. After carefully reading the contents, his expression gradually returned to calm.

“He is right. I, Lü Wenhuan, am loyal to all the people under heaven.”

"With such a corrupt court, even though my Lü family has devoted all our efforts to guarding Xiangyang for decades, the situation is now hopelessly dire and we are powerless to reverse it."

Rebuilding a new order from the ruins may be the only glimmer of hope for our Central Plains.

After reading the letter, Lü Wenhuan's mood changed drastically.

He turned to Qiu Xue and Zhang Junbao and said:

"Many thanks to the two brave warriors for sending this letter from afar, which has dispelled my confusion." "General Dong mentioned in his letter that both of you are highly skilled in martial arts. I wonder if you have any thoughts of joining the army and contributing to the defense of this last barrier for the people of our great Han Dynasty?"

Upon hearing Lü Wenhuan's invitation, the two were immediately caught in a dilemma.

Both of them are free-spirited and unrestrained, and they would definitely resist joining the army and being subject to control.

But Xiangyang was the last stronghold in the Central Plains. They couldn't just stand by and watch it fall.

At this moment, Zhang Junbao suddenly spoke up:

"General Lü, we are willing to do our part for the people of the Central Plains. However, we have long lived in the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world) and are not used to military management, so..."

Seeing that this was what the two were worried about, Lü Wenhuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, you two. You don't need to act like soldiers and follow military rules. Just go to the city walls to guard against enemy experts when they attack the city and prevent them from slaughtering our soldiers."

Lu Wenhuan, fearing that the two might misunderstand and think he was using them as cannon fodder, made a special explanation.

"During the last Mongol attack, our army suffered heavy losses of skilled warriors. I myself was also seriously injured."

This has resulted in the Yuan army being able to inflict heavy casualties on our soldiers every time they attack a city.

"If you two can lend a hand during this critical time, it will surely buy more time for the people of our great Han Dynasty."

After hearing Lü Wenhuan's explanation, the two had no more reservations and replied in unison:

"From now on, we two will be at the command of Commander Lü."

Lu Wenhuan was overjoyed to see that the two men had agreed to join the army.

"Good! With the help of two experts like you, Xiangyang is safe and sound."

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Meanwhile, inside the Health Palace.

Could it be that while incorporating surrendered soldiers, they simultaneously dispatched their generals to various regions to quell rebellions?

The principle of "pacifying the internal before resisting external aggression" must be understood, right?

Under the crackdown by Mo Fei's elite troops, Dong Jun spread the new dynasty's agenda wherever he went.

"Reduce taxes, distribute land equally, and defend against foreign enemies."

Most of the righteous soldiers would immediately surrender upon seeing Dong's army.

Those few who rebelled purely for their own selfish reasons and stubbornly resisted were met with the thunderous fury of tens of thousands of elite troops from Dong's army.

Dong Jun, who inherited all the assets of the Song Dynasty's capital, is now fully armored and well-equipped.

Could it be that a public trial is being held in the city, where the people denounce those who have committed heinous crimes, and their property is confiscated to fund the army?

While winning the hearts of the people, they also plundered an extremely large amount of wealth.

The Song Dynasty was one of the wealthiest dynasties in Chinese history.

Although the elite troops were wiped out, military supplies such as armor were never lacking.

Could it be that after accepting all the surrendered soldiers, Dong's army eliminated the weak and retained the strong, leaving behind 15 elite troops?

After being fully armed, Dong's army experienced a leap in strength, and the remaining rebel forces were swiftly wiped out.

In less than a month and a half, peace and tranquility had been restored within the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty.

At this moment, only two things were most urgent for Mo Fei.

One of them was to rescue Xiangyang.

Mo Fei had already received Xiangyang's reply. He was also very pleased that the two had completed his commission so well.

He secretly marveled at how unreasonable the idea of ​​the protagonist's luck was; Lü Wenhuan had actually been convinced by them.

Another matter arose after the internal strife was quelled. Could it be that all the generals under his command were eagerly awaiting his establishment of a state?

After all, if they didn't establish a nation, how could they receive rewards?

Therefore, after discussing with his generals and civil officials, Mo Fei set the date for the founding of the country as September 19th, intending to formally establish the new dynasty.

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