Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 608 Annunciation

  Emperor Hongzhi cried, which startled Xiao Jing and Fang Jifan.

  Xiao Jing hurriedly stepped forward, stroked Emperor Hongzhi's back, and comforted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, everything is emotional, and emotional injury hurts the body."

  Fang Jifan was a little embarrassed and at a loss.

  Although Zhu Houzhao crossed his hands, his momentum suddenly weakened a bit.

   After much difficulty, when Emperor Hongzhi regained his strength and raised his head, his eyes were already red and swollen. He said, "Really seven?"

"That's right, there are seven." Fang Jifan bowed: "Your Majesty, there may be more in succession in the future. Therefore, not only His Majesty and His Royal Highness will have successors, but if there is no accident, I think that in the future, His Majesty's descendants will be even more numerous." Lush, Your Majesty is like a big tree, Your Highness is like a branch, with luxuriant branches and leaves."

Emperor Hongzhi wiped his tears, but he still couldn't believe it. He knelt and sat behind the court case. This might be the most regrettable thing in his life. At this age, other people have grandchildren, but he himself, There is only one son, but no grandchildren.

  Royal family affairs are state affairs, and now, I have no regrets.

  He took a deep breath and stared at Fang Jifan: "Fang Jifan, this time, you solved my serious problem."

  Fang Jifan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am very ashamed."

After Emperor Hongzhi burst into tears, he was overjoyed immediately. He said excitedly: "Among the seven, I don't know how many grandsons and future princesses there will be, ah, have you reported to the Empress Dowager and Lady Zhang? If they know, they still don’t know how happy they will be?”

  Zhu Houzhao said: "My son, let's go now."

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "I will take you there."

  Fang Jifan took a peek at Zhu Houzhao, feeling in his heart, as expected, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps.

  Liu Jin and Zhang Yong wanted to announce the good news, but they were cut off by Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao went to announce the good news. Now it can be regarded as retribution. There is no way, Emperor Hongzhi is even bigger.

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately said: "Come, undress me."

  He actually solemnly wore the crown, court clothes, and a jade belt around his waist.

  Led Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, boarded the dragon chariot, entered the harem all the way, and went straight to Renshou Palace.

  ...

   As soon as the emperor left, several senior scholars from the cabinet arrived.

  Liu Jian led, followed by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

  The day before yesterday, the news was just sent that there was a conflict between An Nanguo and Guizhou, and the two sides were at war. For this reason, Liu Jian personally met with An Nanguo's envoy stationed in the capital to ask the reason and process of the incident.

  An Nanguo envoy believed that Fang Jinglong had repeatedly provoked and changed the national border without authorization. The two sides insisted on their own opinions, but there were many casualties between them.

The government of Guizhou State in Yunnan Province and the Chief Envoy of Guangxi Province also have reports to impeach An Nanguo over the years. The specifications are the same as those of the Ming emperor.

Naturally, the most important dispute lies in the fact that Milu's tribe actually spans Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions. Now Milu has been granted the Liu family, and has been ordered to marry into Fang's family as his wife. Her territory is the same as the original However, many of the original tribe's territories, mostly in Yunnan and other places, were eaten away by the Annan Kingdom. Fang Jinglong ordered people to suppress a group of Annan people who crossed the border. The Annan people immediately retaliated and killed them across the border. Many civilians, as soon as this matter was reported, they immediately had different opinions.

  The meaning of the Guizhou government seems to be to take advantage of this opportunity to avenge this revenge and reopen the frontier provocation.

After all, the Mu family in Yunnan entered Annan at the order of Emperor Wen and suppressed the civil uprising in Annan. Dozens of hundreds of children once guarded various places in Annan, and many of them died in Annan. In the government's small ledger, they can remember everything clearly.

  On the other hand, Guangxi’s chief envoy still believes that negotiations should be the main focus. Although An Nanguo was rebellious, there were lessons learned during Emperor Wen’s time.

   Liu Jian and the others firmly believe that His Majesty has been waiting for him for a long time for such a major event, and he must discuss it repeatedly.

But when they arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, they found that the building was empty and there was only one **** guarding it. When they saw Liu Jian and the others, they realized that His Majesty was in such a hurry that he forgot to send someone to the cabinet to inform them. old.

   "Where did your majesty go?" Liu Jian felt strange.

  The **** said: "Your Majesty has gone to Renshou Palace."

   "Ren Shou Palace..." Liu Jian raised his eyebrows, showing a strange look.

  The **** looked at Liu Jian and said, "There is good news, East Palace... has joy."

  Xie Qianle: "What can the East Palace have..."

   Speaking of this, Xie Qian's face changed. Something is wrong...

  He stared at the eunuch: "What's the matter?"

   "It's joy, the seven beautiful women and the nanny, there is joy in their stomachs." The **** said.

   "..."

   Liu Jian and the three of them suddenly changed their expressions.

  Seven…

   Of course, this is not the point of concern.

  The most important thing is, does His Royal Highness have a queen?

  Da Ming... will usher in the grandson of the emperor?

  Will the baby be a boy or a girl?

   As if it doesn't matter.

  In seven, there will always be a great-grandson. Even if there is no...the ability to make babies, within three years, there will be a house full of children and grandchildren. Do you need to worry about this?

Snapped…

  Liu Jian knelt down, prostrated himself on the ground, and cried...

   Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were also crying, kneeling in front of the Nuan Pavilion.

  If the grandson is born, then the court will be considered settled.

  The prince has no descendants so far, which has long caused people to have too many associations.

  And these associations are not as simple as mere gossip.

For many famous families, what they have to consider is not just what is in front of them, but what will happen ten or twenty years later. After ten or twenty years, if the crown prince has no heirs, at that time, His Majesty will only I am afraid that he has already passed away, and the crown prince will take over the throne, so who will be in charge of the court in the future?

  Because of this concern, many people secretly began to make friends with close relatives, hoping that in the future, if they had the opportunity, they would be able to become the master of the Great Treasure, so that they would also ascend to heaven.

   There are also many distant royal families who covet this big tripod, and it is inevitable that they will have plots.

   Now, finally, the crown prince gave the world a reassurance.

   "Long live my emperor!" Liu Jian kowtowed heavily, and he could already feel the joy of His Majesty at this moment.

  The **** said: "My lords, let's go back to the cabinet to act on official duties first. Your Majesty is afraid that he will stay in Renshou Palace for a while. When the time comes, he will have his own edict."

  Liu Jian shook his head: "This kind of great joy, other small military and political matters are not worth mentioning. The father-in-law is free to do so. I just wait here to congratulate you."

  The three knelt here stubbornly, the **** was helpless, but he didn't dare to talk too much.

  ...

   Renshou Palace.

  The empress dowager lowered her head, wearing reading glasses, looking at the map.

This is the relic of the **** of the Three Treasures brought by Xu Jing from Mugudushu. It is now called the map of the world and the four seas. On it, there are already marked navigation routes. , staring at the position where all the bones are tied, she tremblingly said: "If Zhou La is still alive, he should have arrived here at this moment, all the bones are tied, what is this place? It looks like charcoal, such a dark person, how terrifying, if it is at night, wouldn't he even be able to see people..."

As she spoke, the Empress Dowager sighed: "This is an unworthy descendant, an unworthy descendant, the Zhou family is just such a person, and they are still waiting for him to carry on the family line, but he slipped away and insisted on going to sea, even if he couldn't stop him. If there is a good or bad, the Zhou family will be over, hey..."

  The Empress Dowager, who was on crutches, frowned.

  Although she has reached her stage, she has already tasted enough of the glory and wealth. At this age, she does not know when she will go to see the late emperor. There are still too many regrets in her heart.

   Matters of life and death have been put aside, but the crown prince has no heirs so far. What about the Zhou family... and such a **** as Zhou La, it's really... not worrying.

   She said, taking off her eyes.

  At this time, a palace lady hurried in: "Ms. Zhang and Her Royal Highness have arrived."

  The Empress Dowager frowned: "Didn't you come to say hello early in the morning? Why are you here again?"

  Gong'e said: "Your servant doesn't know either, I only know that there is a message from the Nuan Pavilion to ask Niangzhang to wait in Renshou Palace, and His Majesty will come to see you later."

  The empress dowager's heart skipped a beat: "What happened?"

   Just as they were talking, Empress Zhang and Zhu Xiurong had arrived.

  Empress Zhang didn't know what happened. When she came in, she saluted first and said, "Grandmother, Your Majesty..."

  The Empress Dowager smiled wryly, sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "How does the Ai family know, Ai's heart is also whispering."

  Queen Zhang looked sad.

  The Empress Dowager glanced at her: "Why, your complexion has been getting worse and worse recently, and you couldn't sleep again last night?"

  Queen Zhang said: "There is nothing...Concubine..."

   Zhu Xiurong rushed to say: "Great-grandmother, the queen mother really didn't sleep last night."

  Queen Zhang quietly pinched Zhu Xiurong.

  Zhu Xiurong hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to speak anymore.

The Empress Dowager smiled wryly: "Hey, why doesn't the Ai family know what you're thinking? In the past, although you were worried, but this worry was hidden in your heart. Fang Jifan said that circumcision can cure the hidden illness of the prince. At this moment, it makes you think, man, with even a little bit of hope, it is difficult to be at ease when you are alive in your heart. These days, you have been suffering a lot, how could Aijia not know ?”

The Empress Dowager pursed her lips and smiled: "After all, you have never experienced strong winds and waves. You have to be calm and the sky is falling. , What have you never seen before, you have to be open-minded."

Empress Zhang's heart flushed after the instruction, and she really felt that she had lost her composure and lost her dignity. She glanced admiringly at the empress dowager who was with the old god: "The concubine knows, from now on, I will teach the emperor grandma a lot. "

  (end of this chapter)