Sure enough, not long after, the news came that Helian Bobo had died. Helian Bobo was forty-five years old, nicknamed Emperor Wulie, and the temple was named Shizu, and was buried in Jiaping Mausoleum. Helian Chang, the crown prince of the Xia Kingdom, took the throne of the emperor and ordered a general amnesty and changed the year name to Chengguang.

The news of Helian Bobo's death reached Pingcheng, which strengthened Tuoba Tao's determination to destroy Xia. Tuoba Tao convened his ministers overnight and once again held a court meeting to discuss the military action against the Xia Kingdom.

Hearing that the young emperor did not adopt his opinion, Changsun Song and others proposed to attack the Xia Kingdom, and immediately objected together: "The Huns have a command of ten thousand cities, and the walls of the city are strong, if the enemy army sticks to the city and waits for work, what should we do?" Tong Wanwan can't attack for a long time, and when Rouran Khan Datan hears this news, he will definitely take advantage of the emptiness in our country and attack southward, and at this time the Wei State is in danger! ”

Sun Song, the eldest king of Beiping, spoke very weightily in the court, and the Xianbei nobles all looked at him as the head of the horse.

The younger Pingyang Wang, Changsun Han, was the son of Zhenyuan's general Changsun Fei, and both Changsun Song belonged to the prominent Changsun family. Xi Jin, the white-haired king of Yicheng, was also a veteran of the dynasty, and in his early years, he led the forbidden army together with his eldest grandson, followed Tuoba to pacify the Central Plains, and was also one of the eight ministers of the auxiliary government.

The three important ministers unanimously opposed the attack on Xia, and the opinions of the court and the central government suddenly fell to oppose the attack on Xia.

Cui Hao saw that the situation was not good, and said vigorously: "Back then, Mars orbited closely next to Yulin Star and Goji Star twice, what does it mean? Fortune-telling and divination all indicate the demise of the Later Qin State. Weichen persuaded the first emperor to send troops to Guanzhong, but the first emperor did not adopt the old minister's opinion. The result? Later Qin was killed by Liu Yu, and Guanzhong was originally within reach, but it fell into the hands of Helian Bobo. This year, the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth appeared in the east at the same time, indicating that the western expedition would be victorious, which means that the Xia kingdom was going to die. The will of Heaven and the hearts of mortals echo each other, and this opportunity must not be lost. ”

Cui Hao reasoned with astrological signs, moved out of the celestial and human sense, and shocked everyone with his years of stargazing experience. Changsun Song and others still didn't listen, they were stubborn, and still insisted that they couldn't go west.

Seeing this situation, Tuoba Tao was furious, and threw the evidence collected by Gu Bi in front of him with a "snap".

He pointed at the eldest grandson Song, and rebuked angrily: "Dharma, I share it with the world, how dare I take it lightly? As the king of Beiping and an old minister of the Four Dynasties, you defy the law and take the lead in illegally occupying land. Earlier, Gu Bilai reported to me that there was too much land in the royal upper valley garden, and I had ordered him to reduce most of it and distribute it to the poor peasants who had no land and little land. It is good for you to occupy the land everywhere, and turn the intensively cultivated fertile land into pasture, which has led to the displacement of peasants near the capital and the fluctuation of people's hearts. What are you guys doing here? This is shaking the national foundation of Great Wei. ”

Hearing Tuoba Tao reprimand him for being corrupt and perverting the law and occupying the land, the eldest grandson Song was like five thunderbolts, tremblingly picking up the paper and folds on the ground, speechless.

Seeing that he acquiesced in his guilt, Tuoba Tao shouted coldly: "Come on, punish me severely." ”

The guards standing on both sides of the palace obeyed the order, stepped forward to take off the crown of Changsun Song, and forced his head to touch the ground violently, banging.

The evidence of Changsun Song's guilt is conclusive, and corruption has always been unpopular in the Wei state, and several emperors of the Wei state have been able to lead by example and advocate frugality. The eldest grandson Song violated this ban, causing the ministers who had originally supported him to look at each other immediately, and no one dared to intercede for him. As the eldest grandson of the eldest grandson family, the eldest grandson Han and the eldest grandson Fei and others are even more at a loss, like sitting on pins and needles.

Qiyun listened to his voice with a chill, which was completely different from the usual kind to him. Through the gap in the screen, I saw that the eldest grandson Song's white hair was messy and blood was flowing from his forehead, thinking that he was too old to be punished by this, and he couldn't bear to look at it anymore when he closed his eyes.

After punishing the eldest grandson, Tuoba Tao said: "My way of government is 'the meritorious are rewarded without leaving anything cheap, and the guilty are not punished by avoiding relatives'. Eldest Sun Song, even if you are an old minister of the Four Dynasties and my auxiliary minister, I will punish you to set an example. Eldest grandson Song, do you accept it or not? ”

Hearing his reasoned reprimand, Changsun Song knelt on the ground, his body trembled slightly, and he didn't dare to argue.

Tuoba Tao saw him bow to the law, nodded and said, "This matter has been punished by me, and this is the end." The king of Beiping is bold and capable, and he is still my minister and the pillar of the country. Raising his eyes, he turned to the ministers and asked, "Do you still have any ideas for me to prepare to conquer the Xia Kingdom?" ”

Tuoba Tao angrily reprimanded the thunderous anger of the chief Sun Song, allowing the Manchu civil and military to appreciate the violent and impermanent character of the young emperor. In normal times, Tuoba Tao has always been courteous to his courtiers and sincerely accepts. Now, holding the evidence of Changsun Song's crimes, he suddenly became difficult, like a vast and endless sea, and suddenly set off a monstrous giant Lang in the calm and quiet. The ministers admired his wisdom and courage in their hearts, and obeyed his might, and they all stood up to express their approval of the emperor's proposition.

Tuoba Tao's move killed two birds with one stone, which not only deterred officials from being corrupt, but also made the DPRK and China attack Xia together. He nodded with satisfaction and announced his retreat from the court, and all the ministers respectfully and politely withdrew from the court one by one, leaving Cui Hao alone.

Cui Hao smiled and said: "The emperor has lofty ambitions, and the death of King Xia in the current civil strife in Xia is a rare opportunity, and it must be God who makes the emperor's great cause successful." ”

"Yes." Tuoba Tao stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the vast night sky and sighed: "Although it is said that there is a destiny to control chaos, I Tuoba Tao does not believe in the destiny of heaven and is willing to give it a go." The world has been divided for a long time, and the people are miserable and eager to live and work in peace and contentment. The world is unified, and the king wants to dominate the industry, to see who can complete this mission. ”

Cui Hao and Tuoba Tao glanced at each other, and they saw the appreciation in each other's eyes. Tuoba Tao is just old and weak, but he is full of self-confidence, handsome and strong. The extraordinary king's bearing is like the sun, which makes people involuntarily look up to and follow him.

Ministers of the Pillar State such as Changsun Song in the DPRK and China were corrupt and perverted the law, but Tuoba Tao still did not show favoritism and severely punished him. Since then, officials inside and outside the court have taken this as a warning, and they are all law-abiding, honest and self-disciplined.

Tuoba Tao saw that the internal affairs were clear and the law was strict, so he had less worries about the conquest of the Xia Kingdom, so he began to prepare for the Xia invasion. He selected generals to go on the expedition, personally commanded and planned, and gave face-to-face instruction. He knew people well, and sometimes selected generals among the soldiers, only valuing and using his talents, not caring about his origins. Tuoba Tao is observant, and there is nothing hidden by his subordinates that can escape his eyes.

Tuoba Tao ordered the felling of the Yin Mountain and the construction of siege equipment. First, he sent Sikong Xi Jin to lead 45,000 men to attack Pu Han and Chang'an in the Xia Kingdom, and ordered Xue Jin, the Taishou of Hedong, to be the guide of the army. He personally led the main army to go on the expedition later, and Qiyun was accompanied by Tuoba Tao in disguised as a man in the identity of Yunqing, the civil and military son of the Chaoying Palace.

The eldest grandson Song received a heavy lesson in the court, and he knew that although the Lord of Wei was young, he had a thunderous momentum and did not dare to insult him. Since Tuoba Tao was preparing to start the summer, the eldest grandson Song asked for meritorious service. As a veteran of the imperial court, he stayed in the town and was sentenced to prison in the court, and later died a good death.