After Zhao Kuangyin surrendered, it took two hours for the war to subside. Most of Zhao Kuangyin's troops, who were fleeing in panic, turned around one after another. Among them was Zhao Kuangyi, who was brought to Lu Qi. "The guilty minister pays homage to His Royal Highness King Yu." Zhao Kuangyi respectfully paid homage to Lu Qi. Lu Qi looked at him coldly and asked, "Why did you abandon your brother and run away alone?" Zhao Kuangyi was startled. He didn't expect that Lu Qi would suddenly question him. There were many "Song soldiers" who accompanied Zhao Kuangyi back, and they all looked at him after hearing this. Zhao Kuangyi, some people have contempt in their eyes. "It's the guilty minister's brother who refuses to escape." Zhao Kuangyi could only answer. "I have said that all innocent people will be pardoned, but I don't want to use people like you. You can be a casual official in the future." Lu Qi said coldly. After saying this, he waved his hand, and immediately some soldiers came over and took Zhao Kuangyi away. Lu Qi looked at the other surrenderers, and quickly located a civil servant. He said, "Cheng Dexuan, come here." Cheng Dexuan was startled, then hurriedly walked over and saluted respectfully: "The guilty minister pays homage to His Highness King Yu. " "Cheng Dexuan, I admire your ability to do things, so I said that I would like to use you as the governor of Xiangfan. After you go there, you will first build the bridge over the Han River." Lu Qi said gently. Cheng Dexuan was startled, and then he knelt down in excitement and said respectfully: "I thank His Highness King Yu for this gift." "Get up." Lu Qi said, and Cheng Dexuan stood up and stood respectfully. "I will go and tell the ministers on my behalf that I will use them in the future. For now, I can only keep the casual ranks. When I sort out the whole situation, I will use them within a year." Lu Qi said. "Yes, I will inform you." Cheng Dexuan responded respectfully, Lu Qi nodded, turned around and left for Yingtian Mansion. In Yingtian Mansion, because of Zhao Kuangyin's surrender, Zhao Kuangmei, who stayed behind, received Zhao Kuangyin's handwritten letter and led Song officials in Kaicheng to surrender, marking the demise of the recently established Song Dynasty and becoming a small wave in the long river of history. Lu Qi stayed in Yingtian Mansion to deal with the aftermath. The officials and senior generals of the original Song Dynasty were sent to Chang'an City in batches for later use. They also dispersed the army on a large scale and lost all the middle and lower-level generals who were attached to the army. He became the deputy general of other military camps, and the three Zhao brothers were all taken to Jin State and placed under separate house arrest. Lu Qi wrote a letter to Emperor Zhou, confessing that he was the King of Jin, and asked Emperor Zhou for his understanding. Emperor Zhou did not reply to the letter, nor did he express anything about Lu Qi's defeat of Zhao Kuangyin. Lu Qi let the local political affairs of the "Song Kingdom" They submitted a letter to the Kaifeng Mansion, but the military could only ask for instructions from the Guanlong Governor's Mansion. Half a month after arriving at Yingtian Mansion, Lu Qi set off for Chang'an City. Pan Mei still had hundreds of thousands of troops in Xiangzhou, and Cao Bin was also in Luoyang. Lu Qi did not let them surrender and surrender their troops, but Cao Bin was destroyed in the Song Dynasty. Later, he took the initiative to disperse his troops and return home. Today, the regular 80,000 forbidden troops guarding Luoyang. When Lu Qi passed by, his messenger brought greetings to Pan Mei and Cao Bin, but said nothing else. Pan Mei and Cao Bin did not respond. However, the news that Lu Tianfeng was the lord of the Jin Kingdom had already spread in the Zhou Kingdom, and there was another Rumor has it that His Majesty the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty already knew that Lu Tianfeng was the lord of the Jin Kingdom before his western tour. The rumors would make people question them, but they were soon confirmed. The Jin State used sea ships to transport a lot of grain to Qilu for disaster relief and river control. The local officials in Qilu, under the command of Xu Xuan, the governor of Qingzhou, actively When the Yellow River began to be tamed, Lu Tianfeng mobilized 300,000 troops to assist in taming the Yellow River. If the Yellow River could be tamed in a period of time in late autumn and early winter, then the food harvest would be achieved in the coming year. The Zhou Kingdom fell into a peaceful and strange situation. It was unbelievable that the Jin Kingdom and the Zhou Kingdom had become a de facto country. There was no resistance from the top and bottom of the Zhou Kingdom. Lu Tianfeng had already controlled most of the Zhou Kingdom's military strength and territory. Only Kaifeng Mansion The military and political affairs of the country were not affected by Lu Tianfeng, but in Kaifeng City, peace and prosperity returned. The middle and lower class officials and people lived their lives happily because there was no threat of war. Lu Qi and the 300,000 Baling Army arrived at Chang'an City. King Ji led the civil and military forces of Chang'an City to greet him outside Yanxing Gate. There were tens of thousands of people watching in the distance. Lu Qi rode out on horseback and went out first. King Ji came forward and dismounted. King Ji respectfully said: "Xi Jin greets King Yu." Lu Qi helped him up before walking away and said gently: "You and I, brothers, don't be so different from each other. From now on, call me Seventh Brother." "Seventh Brother." King Ji was moved. Call softly. Lu Qi smiled and nodded, reached out and patted his left shoulder, saying: "We have said that, so you have to be my brother." King Ji nodded and said: "But I didn't expect that the Seventh Brother would be the leader of the Jin Kingdom." "I am. Lord of the Jin Kingdom, but there will be no Jin Kingdom in the future." Lu Qi responded with a smile. King Ji nodded in understanding. Lu Qiyi smiled and faced the civil and military officials of Chang'an City. After accepting the courtesy, he entered Chang'an with King Ji.?. After entering Chang'an City, Lu Qi did not go to the palace, but to Prince Yu's Mansion, which he had ordered to set up in advance. The current military strength of Chang'an City is 100,000, under the command of Yang Kun, and 70,000 are from Jin Dynasty in Hanzhong. The army was elite, but Yang Kun went to Hehuang to guard it. It turns out that when war broke out in the Central Plains, Tubo was also harvesting grain in Hexi and Hehuang. Tubo Zanpu mobilized many tribal troops to invade Hexi and Hehuang, but they encountered strong defense from the defenders of Hexi and Hehuang. The Tubo army did not occupy it. No gains were made, but they refused to retreat. Lu Qi brought Du Yong's Baling Army this time, just to deal a heavy blow to the Tubo Army. In Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion, Lu Qi gathered with Prince Ji and seventeen important civil and military ministers of Chang¡¯an City. After the banquet, Lu Qi stayed with Prince Ji, Song Qi and Zhang Qixian for tea. Some things needed to be communicated through Prince Ji and the Zhou State veterans. Prince Yu's Mansion is located in Changlefang outside Daming Palace. The layout and scenery are acceptable. It was originally the Mansion of Prince Lu of the Tang Dynasty. Later, it changed its owner several times and was even divided into several houses. After receiving the notice from Lu Qi, Lu Tianqin chose the residence area and urgently repaired it. After a while, the vast palace was recreated. The four people were sitting in the open hall of the garden, sitting around the table. A maid served tea. Lu Qi smiled and invited tea. Prince Ji took the drink casually, but the two veterans took the bowl and tasted it cautiously. Putting down the tea bowl, Lu Qi smiled and said: "If you have any questions, just ask." The two veterans were cautious and silent. King Ji calmly said: "I heard that the seventh brother has always claimed to be the king of Jin. I don't know what the seventh brother plans to do. Ascending the throne?" Lu Qi looked at King Ji and said, "Xi Jin, do you know why I always claim to be the King of Jin?" King Ji shook his head and said, "Please ask Brother Qi for advice." "Because I don't want to kill the king. I was in Jiangnan and never destroyed the Tang Dynasty." Lu Qi replied. King Ji and the old minister both looked at Lu Qi, who then said: "I have a certain bottom line as a human being, and I don't want to commit regicide, so I didn't invade and destroy the Tang Kingdom in order to unify the south. When I came to Zhou, The original intention was to spy on the military situation of the Zhou Kingdom, but I did not want to become a real important minister of the Zhou Dynasty. To this day, I still will not kill the king with my ministers. I am willing to wait." King Ji and the old minister were silent. After a while, Lu Qi then said: "Xijin, you should also understand that His Majesty has given me the title again and again because he has the intention to give in to me. I am deeply impressed by Your Majesty's gifts, so I don't want to rush to become the emperor." King Ji nodded silently, Song Qi hesitated and asked: "If His Highness King Yu accepts the abdication, will he make His Majesty the Emperor the Supreme Emperor?" Lu Qi shook his head and said: "The word "Yu" was bestowed upon me by His Majesty the Emperor. The establishment of the Yu Empire should His Majesty the Emperor declares that I would like to honor His Majesty as the Emperor of Dayu, and there will be no Emperor of Dayu." The two veterans nodded in understanding. Lu Tianfeng made it very clear that the first emperor of the Dayu Empire in the future will be your Majesty. , Lu Tianfeng is willing to succumb to the second position, Lu Tianfeng's concession can be said to be very big, that is to say, the current emperor will be an emperor who unified the world in the annals of history in the future. With Lu Tianfeng's current power, it is really true that he can make such a concession Belonging is not easy. The ancients cherished their reputation after death, especially those of emperors and generals. "Seventh brother, thank you, I will write to my father to inquire." King Ji expressed his sincere thanks. Lu Qi smiled and said: "I said, we will always be brothers." King Ji nodded and said: "I will always respect the seventh brother and his descendants. If you are half-hearted, heaven and earth will not tolerate it." Lu Qi After hearing this, he shook his head and said: "Brother, you are serious." After a basic communication, the four of them turned to the topic of governing the country in the future.