As Nian said in the past, Meng Songyan is already old, and he has been in the government and the opposition for many years, exhausted, and it is difficult to last long. Now that it has suffered such a catastrophe, it is already an intractable trend for a long time. After this incident, Meng Songyan was bedridden and had difficulty getting up.

The Southern Jin Dynasty spies spread, just to make the news spread faster, the border of the Northern Qi Dynasty is already in chaos, what they have to do is just to let this "chaos" go deep into the hinterland.

Emperor Yuan Jia was panicked, his heart was shocked and frightened, and there was a trace of grievance that others could not perceive.

They killed his important ministers first, and then colluded with the inner palace to get his Feather Pill, can't he still have some temperament? Meng Songyan is indeed highly respected, but he is the king, no matter how Meng Songyan is, he is just a courtier. It stands to reason that even if he wants to give Meng Songyan death, then Meng Songyan has to die. Why did so many people criticize him?

Whenever someone asked about the reason, Emperor Yuan Jia was always vague, and after being impatient, he directly said that he was sick and thanked the guest.

Everyone went to ask King Wu, the only one who knew the third, but King Wu just shook his head and did not respond.

Everyone couldn't and wanted to go to see Meng Gong, but Meng Taifu was really seriously ill and it was difficult to see people.

But over time, rumors of "the saint took the Feather Pill, and Taifu Meng advised, but was pushed down the steps" gradually spread.

Everyone was surprised, but they vaguely believed it. If it is not for the sake of the unspeakable, why is the saint vague? Why did King Wu keep his mouth shut?

There are actually many people who know that Emperor Yuan Jia takes Yuhua Pill, in addition to the queen, King Wu and others, there are also the internal servants of the Inner Servant Province and the medical officer of the Imperial Physician's Office. Although they didn't know the details of the Taiji Palace, they really knew that Emperor Yuan Jia was taking the Feather Pill. As soon as the news came out, some people told them about it, and those who were tight-mouthed kept silent, and those who were loose-mouthed hung their heads and acquiesced. The "truth" of the matter is already coming out.

Meng Songyan forbears, but among his disciples, there are those who are bold and not afraid of the king's face.

One morning, there was a royal historian in court to hold accountable for the matter, and Emperor Yuan Jia was ashamed and angry, and directly asked the man to be dragged out and beaten with twenty strokes.

In the eyes of the outside world, this is annoyed and angry, and it is tacitly accepted that this matter is true.

When the wind of rumors blew into the Taiji Palace, he was even more angry, and what had happened in the past few days was that he had become more and more tyrannical, and he had become more and more addicted to the environment brought by the Feather Pill.

On January 26, Meng Songyan died at the age of 74. On that day, the young emperor had been out of power for many days. When the news came, he had already used the Feather Pill and was drinking and having fun with Gong E.

It was difficult for the messenger to pass the message in, or the master of the Taiji Hall did not want to receive the news at all.

Taiji Palace is not only singing, but Qingning Palace, which pays special attention to this matter. When the queen learned of this, she became more and more grieved, and she only hated that she could not mourn in person.

Because of the emperor's drunken dream and death, the courtiers did not see the face of the sky for many days, and Meng Songyan chased the title and the title has not come down, and this move has chilled the hearts of many people.

When Li Shengxun received the news, she was sad in her heart, and after a little thought, she went into the palace.

"Brother, now the time has come, and there is no chance to be missed." She mourned for Meng Songyan, sighed for the people of Northern Qi, and similarly, she rejoiced for the Southern Jin Dynasty.

The Northern Qi pillar collapsed, and the Southern Jin Dynasty did not send troops at this time, so when would it be? Naturally, he took advantage of your illness and killed you.

Emperor Hongxing nodded, and soon, he summoned the prime ministers of the three provinces and the officials of the military department.

Soon, the crowd worked out a strategy.

Now Gu Lingxu has 100,000 troops, Jiangbei is self-reliant, and he is the strongest prince of Northern Qi, and at this moment, it is not appropriate to fight with him.

It is better to attack the rest of the state capitals first, wait until you enter Wangjing, force Emperor Yuanjia to take the throne, and then order Gu Lingxu to surrender. If Gu Lingxu surrendered, it would naturally be easy to say. If it does not surrender, then draw up a crusade against it.

Everyone had no objections, and after the discussion, the hundred officials went down to deploy, and Emperor Hongxing left Li Sheng alone.

"How long will it take for you to give me an account?" Emperor Hongxing asked.

Li Shengxi thought slightly, "If nothing else, it will take about three years." ”

It didn't last so long, the national strength of the Northern Qi was weakened, the political situation was disorderly, the border state capital, she could even say that as long as there was enough food, there was no need to fight, and the people would automatically surrender. And the Southern Jin Dynasty crusaded with the strength of the whole country, and it was not the Northern Qi that could be defeated.

"It's mainly Gu Lingxu, it's extremely troublesome. I have not fought against it, nor have I feared its reputation. It's that this person's prestige is too high. If it weren't for this person, I could even say that I could persuade the Jiangbei Prefecture without wasting many soldiers. ”

If there is no Gu Lingxu, she only needs to capture one state capital in Jiangbei and treat the people in the city more well, then the rest of the state capitals, as long as they send people to lobby, she believes that they will take the initiative to open the city and surrender.

She had been to the border land of Northern Qi, and she had also seen the scene of cannibalism among people on the border of Northern Qi.

For those who can't live anymore, what can you say to them about courtesy, righteousness, honesty, loyalty and patriotism? Besides, now, I'm afraid that people who have read poetry and books and really know "etiquette, righteousness and shame" will no longer want to be loyal. Meng Songyan's matter is really chilling.

It's just that there is a Gu Lingxu, the court can't treat the people, but Gu Lingxu is very good to the people, he once fought against Xirong and kept the Northern Qi peaceful, and they worshiped him as a god. That's a bit of a tricky thing to do.

Moreover, they conquered the city, not only to fight fast, but also to fight steadily, and to recover it silently when people's hearts were most chaotic, which is not only as simple as conquering the city, but also governance.

"Three years—" Emperor Hongxing sighed slightly, and there seemed to be confusion and helplessness in his words.

Li Shengxing keenly captured this, and when she cast a worried gaze at Emperor Hongxing, Emperor Hongxing looked at her sharply.

"Ah Xi, I want you to swear, no matter what happens, you can't stop the northern expedition." Emperor Hongxing said slowly.

She values feelings, which is not a bad thing, but if she is like Ke Yongzhao, it will be a great disaster.

At this moment, he would prefer that his sister would be a ruthless person, so that after his death, she would not be so sad that it would be difficult to enter the army.

"Brother!" Li Shengxian was incredulous.

"Swear! Swear in the name of A-Niang. "Unification was the crux of his life, and if it weren't for the plot against him, he would have seen it with his own eyes.

But now, even if he can't witness it with his own eyes, he can't delay this matter because of his own life and death.

This is his long-cherished wish.

The brother and sister confronted each other for a long time, and in the end, Li Sheng's attack was defeated, and she swore in the name of Empress Zhaoren a little helplessly. But then again, she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, and whoever she swears by doesn't really matter to her.

But since she promised her brother, she should do her best.

For the sake of her brother, and for herself.