This battle on the southern front was a great victory. Soon after, the good news came back to the capital, and some were happy and some were sad.

The old emperor still did not come to the morning court as usual, and the edicts such as commending the three armies were conveyed by Prime Minister Xun Jiwu, and he only waited for the army to wipe out the rebels and returned to the court.

After Xiao Huaian learned that the two armies of King Changsha and King Shanghai and Guang were defeated so easily, he had to use his backhand that he wanted to hide in advance.

Before making up his mind, Xiao Huaian secretly sent someone to bribe a eunuch in the palace, confirming that the old emperor's body was indeed declining, and it was getting worse every day.

On the other hand, Xiao Huaian sent two secret letters, one handed to Kuaiji King Xiao Buxian, and the other was for the crown prince Xiao Tong.

Qixia Mountain, Linshan Villa.

Because the purpose of Jiantiansi and Diwang has basically been achieved, the arrangements and follow-up of the follow-up reasons are only participated by Xiao Huaian and the people of the Duan clan of Nanzhao.

Xiao Huaian, the backhand who stayed in Yuzhang County, was about to use it in advance, so he was likely to secretly return to Yuzhang County soon.

The Duan family in Nanzhao can continue to stay in the capital and convey useful news at any time.

As for Princess Changle, Xiao Huaian planned to keep it with her, because she could be regarded as a talisman no matter what.

Since everything is settled, just wait for it to happen.

The fifth year of Datong, Daliang Li, on the fifth day of the second month.

The old emperor has not been to court for more than ten days. Although there has not been any abnormal movement in the court and the country, the old emperor's health has not shown any signs of improvement over the past period of time, but has shown signs of becoming more and more serious. How can this make civil and military officials feel at ease?

Two days ago, the Imperial Hospital doctors even stayed in the emperor's bedroom all night. Xun Jiwu, Chen Hengdao and Yuchi Fu were all staying in the bedroom.

Although Prime Minister Xun Jiwu has ordered the news to be severely blocked, sporadic inside stories have finally spread, so that the news that the old emperor is about to die has spread even more.

Shen Kuang and the people from Louwailou left when the ban on the capital was lifted at the beginning of the month. Shen Kuang didn't care about the subsequent development of Nanliang. He was thinking about the place where he was born.

Donghai City, this is probably the last place Shen Kuang is on the road to Jianghu.

After Louwailou people withdrew from Jinling, there was almost no other force in Jinling City.

Princess Xiangdong also wanted to return home at the beginning of the month, but for some reason he failed to leave in the end.

Of course, there will be no less suspicion about this matter. Most of the directions are aimed at King Xu Mu, the King of Xiangdong, and he speculated that His Majesty was guarding against the King of Xiangdong, and he was afraid that he would take advantage of the situation and rebel.

After the previous two fronts made some progress in the battle, no great victory was passed back on the battlefield in the past few days. On the eastern front, the Shence Army led by General Ning Shuo Liu Xuan was blocked outside Qiyuan City for several days.

Although the imperial army was not from afar, such consumption was not good for them. Therefore, on the early morning of the fourth day of the second month, Liu Xuan prepared the three armies and decided to attack the city again, and the end of the war was still not returned.

Compared with the war on the Eastern Front, the army led by the Southern General Zhao Gan was much better.

After annihilated 8,000 enemies in the first encounter, Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan seemed to have a strong fear of Zhao Gan, so they did not have a head-on collision with the imperial army in the following days.

Seeing this, Zhao Gan led his army to advance south decisively, while Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan continued to retreat, which is now a hundred miles away.

Xiao Huaian, who was in Jinling, knew about the war situation on the southeastern fronts. He had received a reply from Prince Xiao Tong and Kuaiji King Xiao Buxian yesterday.

The world was full of war, and Xiao Huaian was also ready to take action.

On the sixth day of the second month of the fifth year of Datong, another bad news came back to the capital in the early morning.

Due to the long-term inability to deal with the flood in Changguang County, a large group of people were displaced, and over time these people no longer trust the court.

Even though the prefect Zeng Ruming and the county officials were fighting on the front line, they could not move forward without money.

After a long time, someone became tempted. Later, someone in the disaster victims took advantage of the situation to inspire people to organize a group of refugee rebels. Later, the number of rebels continued to increase.

In the end, a large force of 20,000 people was even formed.

The leader of this group of people was named Ge Rong, who called this army the Nanping Army and called himself the King of Nanping. They fought against the court under the banner of responding to the rebellion of the three kings.

At the same time, after learning the news, King Xiao Yuanhuai of Changsha immediately sent someone to send a batch of official seals to Ge Rong for his subordinates, thus acknowledging Ge Rong's orthodox nature.

Due to the impact of the flood, the number of refugees in Changguang County increased sharply, and after Ge Rong rose up, most of the refugees were incorporated by him.

The Nanping Army's uprising was in a rapid momentum, and the defenders in Changguang County were struggling for a short time to be killed by them. More than 100 officials in the county, including the county magistrate Zeng Ruming, were killed.

Ge Rong instigated his subordinates to burn, kill, loot and do everything evil. For a time, Changguang County became a purgatory on earth.

Before the early court on the sixth day of the second month, Xun Jiwu, Chen Hengdao and Yuchi Fu came to the emperor's bedroom in advance before going to court.

The old emperor has obtained the news of Ge Rong's rebellion. Although this was unexpected, this 20,000 scattered military officials are not worth worrying about at present.

However, Xun Jiwu did not come here to hear what the old emperor said in his control. Even if he was suspected of disobedience, Xun Jiwu felt that he would ask His Majesty’s real purpose.

Xiao Yan was not surprised to see the three of them coming, so he asked Chaoqi to move a stool and let the three of them sit down.

Xun Jiwu did not take his seat immediately, but asked directly: "Your Majesty, the old man dared to ask what your real purpose is? Although Ge Rong's uprising army had limited threats, it caused a great sensation in the southern areas, so that more people would suffer."

Xun Jiwu was heartbroken and said that he would like to ask for the people and wish for the whole world.

As an old minister, he devoted his entire life to the country, and Xiao Yan never doubted his loyalty.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan asked Xun Jiwu to sit down first, and then he said, "Three beloved ministers still remember the two words I revealed to you before, one is He and the other is Bang. I knew who the two allies of Kuaiji King were at that time, and this series of subsequent measures were also from this."

Xun Jiwu asked after hearing this, "Dare you ask Your Majesty who dares to hide evil intentions like this?"

Xiao Yan looked calm when he heard this, and he explained: "The mother of King Xiao Huaian of Yuzhang is Cao He. I will obtain his name from Tong'er. It is for the purpose of rebellion, which means to control the vassal."

When the old emperor spoke, Xun Jiwu kept paying attention to his reaction, but the old emperor's expression was indifferent and he didn't even feel angry.

After saying this, Xiao Yan continued, "It is not uncommon for them to do these things. If I had time before, I would rather be kind and help step by step. But now I don't have much time. I want to pave the way for those who succeeded the great ruler before I die."

Having said that, Xun Jiwu and the other two were all trembling in their hearts.

The old emperor's meaning is already very clear, and he wants to depose the crown prince and establish a new man.

But the three of them thought a little about it. Except for the prince Xiao Tong, the other princes were still young and could not ascend to the throne.

But as he thought about it, the three of them suddenly frowned at one time. The three of them looked at each other, and then Xun Jiwu looked at the old emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, is your decision..."

When Xiao Yan heard this, he waved his hand to stop Xun Jiwu from blurting out the words, Xiao Yan said, "What is the ancestral system? If today is already in chaos, the rituals and music have long collapsed. If he is in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he has also the bloodline of the Hu people, if we still value these things at this time, it would be too conscientious."

But even though that was said, the three of them were shocked at all.

What the old emperor had to do was not simply breaking the ancestral system, he wanted to set a precedent for unprecedented times.

A moment later, the old emperor said again: "Today, I would like to share this with my three beloved ministers. Xiang'er's ability is obvious to all, so if the opposition in the court is too loud after my death, I will have to trouble the three beloved ministers."

As he said that, the old emperor actually stood up to pay tribute to Xun Jiwu and the other two.

The three of them dared not do this. Seeing this, they all stepped forward to stop the emperor who was about to bend down.

Xun Jiwu dragged the old emperor's arm and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I will do my best to assist Princess Changle at this point."

Hearing this, the old emperor finally showed a smile on his face, and he said, "You don't have to worry about Xiang'er's safety for the time being."

At this point, the old emperor told Xun Jiwu and the other two about everything, and finally understood His Majesty’s intentions over the past few days.

Xiao Yan said: "An'er and Tong'er are still cautious and have not been exposed yet."

Xun Jiwu heard this and said, "His Highness Yuzhang is brave and resourceful, and His Highness the Crown Prince has a counselor like Wang Pei, so they will not do it easily."

Xiao Yan laughed and said, "So, taking advantage of the opportunity of Ge Rong's rebellion, I will add another dose of strong medicine to them. After the three dear ministers came to court later, they directly stated that my body was no longer good. At the same time, they sent an order to Weiting City, so that the prince Xiao Tong would not have to return for the time being."

The next thing is that the old emperor would understand Xun Jiwu even if he didn't say it. His Majesty's biggest backup is the King of Xiangdong.

Princess Xu Yanran stayed in the capital on the surface, but in fact, it was to confuse others' eyes. When everything was settled, the King of Xiangdong would definitely take action.

After announcing the decree, Xun Jiwu and the other two responded to the news after hearing the news.

When the three of them left the old emperor's bedroom, the sky outside was still dark, and there was no trace of light in the morning light.

The three of them still did not recover from the shock just now, but after thinking about it carefully, this was actually the best arrangement.

Chen Hengdao finally couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xun..."

But he was stopped by Xun Jiwu before he could speak. Xun Jiwu said, "Since Your Majesty has made clear arrangements, we ministers will do as we do. Now we need to completely resolve the rebellion."

In today's court, the rebellion of Ge Rong in Changguang County was a top priority. Fortunately, there was still a large army of General Zhao Gan on the southern front and the progress was smooth, so the officials were not worried that the rebel army could attack Jinling with one army.

Daliang Li, the fifth year of Datong, on the seventh day of the second month.

After making the final arrangements, Xiao Huaian began to secretly leave the capital and rush to Yuzhang County to preside over the overall situation. The prince Xiao Tong, who was far away in Langjia County, finally decided to return to the capital.

Because the court knew their plans in advance, they all had their movements.

Xiao Huaian returned to Yuzhang and only brought a few confidants, and Sui Mu was responsible for staying in the capital.

On the other side, the prince Xiao Tong not only planned to return to the capital, but also planned to secretly bring a group of people back.

They were originally part of the border defense army. The commander of this army, Wang Xuanmo, also from the Wang family of Langjia, can be regarded as the direct lineage of Xiao Tong.

The army was not large, only 10,000, but I was afraid there were too many people and eyes, so the chief general Wang Xuanmo had secretly divided the troops into several batches, and returned to Jinling in batches behind Xiao Tong and others.

Xiao Huaian and Xiao Tong's actions are naturally the secret in the secret, and the number of people who know it is.

At the same time, the final big network deployed by the old emperor gradually entered the stage of closing the network.

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