Meng Chang just wanted to prepare for a rainy day, but he didn't expect that the result was that he set himself on fire and replaced the Northern Han Dynasty as the first target of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the discomfort in his heart can be imagined.

Xu Rui originally had no impression of this Dacheng official Sun Yu, but when she heard that he was recommended by Li Hao, she immediately felt that this person was probably inappropriate. After Meng Chang finished speaking, Xu Rui asked some more detailed questions, and was 100% sure that this person had a problem.

The secret letter written by Meng Chang to Liu Chong, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, was wrapped in a wax pill, which was the size of a finger's belly. This kind of thing is difficult to find if you have the intention to hide it, in the corners of clothes, in your hair, in your shoes, let alone in some cloth bags, boxes, boxes and other miscellaneous items, it is even more difficult to find. In order to ensure the confidentiality of the matter, some people swallowed this wax pill in an emergency. If Sun Yu had kept it secret, the people of the Northern Song Dynasty would not have been able to get the secret letter so easily.

However, according to the situation reported by those who were captured with Sun Yu, as soon as Sun Yu was captured, the people of the Northern Song Dynasty immediately knew about it, and all the captured people except Sun Yu were killed and wounded, only Sun Yu, no one knew anything about him after he was captured by the Northern Song Dynasty, Meng Chang said that he wanted to redeem him, and the Northern Song Dynasty did not allow it.

"Don't you think, isn't it a little strange about this Sun Yu?" Xu Rui said to Meng Chang.

In addition to being more expensive in life, Meng Chang has actually always performed well in all aspects of governing the country. The reason why he was labeled as a faint monarch in his previous life was mainly because Hou Shu died, and he became a king of a dead country, and history is always written by the victors.

As soon as Xu Rui mentioned this, Meng Chang immediately knew what she meant. After thinking about it carefully, Sun Yu does have a lot of doubts.

"This Sun Yu dares to betray me!" Meng Chang didn't expect that he would be planted in the hands of such a small person.

"Your Majesty, the concubine feels that this is not just Sun Yu's problem. How did he suddenly attract His Majesty's attention? The Northern Han Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty already had old grievances, and our Shu Kingdom was involved in this matter in a good manner, for whose reason did it start? I am afraid that this matter is not so simple. Xu Rui saw that Meng Chang still didn't want to doubt Li Hao, so she had to remind her.

After the death of Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty, Guo Wei, the general of the Later Han Dynasty, supported Liu Yun, the son of Liu Chong, to the throne, and later Guo Wei killed Liu Yun and established the Later Zhou. And Liu Chong, as a relative of the Han family, should have helped the Later Han Dynasty to destroy Guo Wei, but because Guo Wei supported his son, he gave up the only opportunity to destroy Guo Wei at that time. Later, after his son was killed, Liu Chong proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan not long after and established the Northern Han Dynasty. This is the famous "child emperor" in history who called himself the nephew of the emperor of Liao.

Later Zhou and the Northern Han Dynasty had this old grudge, and after the change of Chen Qiao, the Later Zhou was inherited by Zhao Kuangyin and changed to "Northern Song Dynasty". The Northern Song Dynasty prided itself on the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, and the Northern Han Dynasty relied on the Liao State to stand. It is a stumbling place between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty.

The Northern Han Dynasty was surrounded by the Northern Song Dynasty on three sides, but with the support of the Liao State, the Northern Song Dynasty could not take it for a while. From a strategic point of view, it is inevitable that the Northern Song Dynasty chose to take Hou Shu first at this time.

It's just that Houshu has always been in a corner of peace, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and they have not suffered any war, so they definitely don't welcome war. Just when the Northern Song Dynasty needed an excuse to cut down Shu openly, Li Hao came up with such a thing, which was simply to send a handle to Zhao Kuangyin!

Thinking of this, a gleam flashed in Xu Rui's eyes. If she hadn't known that Li Hao later became the Yizhou pastor of the Northern Song Dynasty, she wouldn't have thought that he had a problem.

Shu has always been closed, which is determined by the objective environment. Although Yizhou Mu is nominally a courtier, in fact, in addition to paying tribute and paying taxes, he is almost like a soil emperor. Li Hao was originally above 10,000 people under one person in Houshu, in order to keep his glory and wealth and greater power for a long time, he sold his sister and nephew without hesitation, which is really embarrassing.

But this was originally a chaotic era, thinking about Liu Chong, a descendant of the Han family, but he bowed his knees to the Liao State, without a little bit of the dignity of the Liu family, Li Hao's behavior was not so incomprehensible. It's nothing more than greed.

Meng Chang was stunned for a moment when he heard Xu Rui's words, and many things instantly thought of in his mind, but he didn't dare to think about it when he reached the critical moment.

"No, there is no way my uncle will betray us. Meng Chang subconsciously refused.

"Your Majesty, when the king is thinking about national affairs, he must not add personal feelings, otherwise it is easy to be blinded and not see Mount Tai. The people of Shu are waiting for your protection!"

Xu Rui saw Meng Chang's frowning brows move, and seemed to be moved. She put down the food box in her hand and said softly: "This is the lily lotus seed soup prepared by the concubine as His Majesty, please take it while it is hot." By the way, the sisters in the harem miss Her Majesty very much!"

After Xu Rui finished speaking, she silently left Meng Chang's imperial study. If you say it in place, you can't reach it quickly. What Meng Chang needs now is to be alone, sort out this matter well, and then it is possible to accept it.

Although Xu Rui's fetus was not stable at first, it was fortunately found in time and well maintained, and now it is becoming more and more stable. Xu Rui's waist gradually thickened, and it was not very convenient to move.

Since that day, Xu Rui has not gone to Meng Chang again, but just stayed quietly in his Ruixiang Hall to raise the fetus with peace of mind, and then asked Yucui to pay attention to various things inside and outside the palace.

"Niangniang, the slave maid heard that His Majesty sent 200,000 troops to Jianmen yesterday, and many people are talking about this, and the news should not be wrong. ”

On this day, Xu Rui was watering a Yao Huang peony in the yard, and Yucui ran in in a panic to report.

"Have you made it clear who brought the soldiers?" Xu Rui continued to water the peony in her hand, but her expression on her face became stern.

"His Majesty seems to be a veteran left over from the time of the first emperor, and I don't know what his name is. Yucui rubbed her forehead and said.

"Okay, you find someone to inform my father and mother, and say that I have been unstable recently, and I am full of sorrow, and I miss them very much, and I hope they can come to the palace together. I'll go and ask His Majesty for a decree later. ”

"Huh......? This ......" Yucui hesitated as she looked at Xu Rui, who was becoming more and more graceful and red-faced after being pregnant. She follows Xu Rui's side every day, and she is very familiar with her physical condition, where is there any such thing as "unstable fetal image and full of sorrow"? Is it really good to tell the old man and the old lady like this?

"Say whatever you want, you can say it. Of course, Xu Rui knew what Yucui was thinking. I have been worrying a lot lately, and I am not a "sorrow". Yucui followed herself from the Xu family to the palace, and she also has feelings for her parents, so it is normal to hesitate.

"Yes!" Yucui curtched her knees in response, and still obediently went about her errands.

Xu Rui went to Meng Chang with red cherry blossoms again and asked for the holy decree to allow Xu's father and Xu's mother to enter the palace. She had already asked for this kind of holy decree several times, and Meng Chang was extremely tolerant to her in this regard.

Xu's father and mother heard that their daughter was unwell, and they didn't know what had happened, so they hurriedly prepared to enter the palace. Xu Rui met Xu's father and mother in the afternoon.

Xu Rui sent out all the people inside and outside the warm pavilion on the east side of the Ruixiang Palace, and then closed the doors and windows, and talked slowly and in detail with Xu's father and Xu's mother.

"Rui'er, what's wrong with you? If you want to open up everything, you must put your body first!" Seeing that there were no outsiders left and right, Xu Mu immediately stepped forward and took Xu Rui's hand and looked it up and down.

"Mother, I'm fine. Xu Rui hurriedly comforted Xu's mother.

"Nonsense, if it's okay, why are you so anxious to let us come to see you? Child, no matter what, my mother will definitely help you find a way, but you can't swallow any bitter water in your stomach!"

"That's it, Rui'er, if you have something to tell us, there is always a solution. We are a daughter like you, and we will never watch you being wronged. It's a big deal, I quit my job, and I can't let my daughter live aggrieved. Father Xu didn't know what was in his head, and said indignantly.

"Woo, I said at the beginning that I wouldn't let Rui'er enter the palace, and we may not be able to protect her if something happens to the palace. You said that Your Majesty promised to treat her well, but you didn't show affection, and let her enter the palace with Your Majesty. It's good now......" Here, Mother Xu has already taken out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Xu Rui saw that the two old men's brains were really strong, so she quickly pulled them to sit down and said, "Dad, mother, I really don't have anything, but there are some things I want to inquire and discuss with you." His Majesty and Concubine Niangniang are very good to me, and I am the highest ranking in this harem, who dares to mess with me!"

Xu Rui said, and spun around in place, letting them see that they were fine at all.

Xu's father and mother calmed down and looked at their daughter carefully. Seeing that she had a ruddy complexion, a healthy complexion, and obviously gained a lot of weight, she relieved herself and began to ask what was going on.

"Dad, mother, I want to ask about Li Hao's recent situation in the court. Has he been tossing around for anything lately?" asked Xu Rui straight to the point.

What Yucui can inquire about must be well known, and the news must be much behind. Although Father Xu is not a powerful minister, his reputation is there, and he is full of peach and plums, so it is easier to know anything.

"Rui'er, why did you suddenly inquire about Prime Minister Li?" Father Xu asked in surprise. When did his daughter become interested in politics?

"Father, you don't know. Xu Rui immediately told Xu's father about Sun Yu. Of course, she can't say the memories of the original owner's previous life, she can only say that Sun Yu's things make her feel that something is not right.