The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 628

[628. Chapter 608 Announcement]

Emperor Hongzhi’s cry startled Xiao Jing and Fang Jifan.

Xiao Jing hurriedly stepped forward, caressed Emperor Hongzhi’s back, and whispered comfort: “Your Majesty, everything is emotional, and emotions are harmful to the body.”

Fang Jifan was a little embarrassed and at a loss.

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

Finally, when Emperor Hongzhi regained his composure, he raised his head and his eyes were already red and swollen. He said, “Really seven?”

“Yes, seven.” Fang Jifan bowed and said, “Your Majesty, in the future, we may return it one after another. Yes, therefore, not only will His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince have successors, but if nothing else happens, I believe that in the future, your Majesty’s descendants will be even more prosperous. Your Majesty is like a big tree, and Your Highness is like a branch with lush branches.”

Emperor Hongzhi said. Tears, still a little unbelievable, he knelt down behind the imperial court in shock. This may be the most regretful thing in his life. At this age, other people have grandchildren, but he only has one son. But he doesn’t even have any 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 have solved my major problem.”

Fang Jifan said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, I am very ashamed.” The implication is, yes, that’s right, it’s me, It was made by our successor.

After Emperor Hongzhi burst into tears, he was immediately overjoyed. He said excitedly: “Among these seven, I wonder how many grandsons and future princesses there will be. Have you informed the Empress Dowager and Empress Zhang? How happy would they be if they knew

this?” Zhu Houzhao said, “I’ll go now.”

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said, “I’ll take you there.” Fang Jifan

glanced at Zhu Houzhao secretly and sighed, it turns out that the big fish eats the small ones. Fish, small fish eat shrimps.

Liu Jin and Zhang Yong wanted to report the good news, but were intercepted by Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao went to report the good news. Now they have received their retribution. There is no way, Emperor Hongzhi is even worse.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately said: “Come, undress me.”

He solemnly put on a crown, court clothes, and a jade belt around his waist.

He led Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan into the dragon chariot, all the way into the harem, and went straight to Renshou Palace.

………

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

Liu Jian was the leader, followed by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

The day before yesterday, news had just been sent that a conflict had arisen between Annan Kingdom and Guizhou, and the two sides were at war with each other. For this reason, Liu Jian personally met with Annan Kingdom’s envoy stationed in the capital to inquire about the cause and course of the matter.

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

The Government of Yunnan and Guizhou and the Chief Envoy of Guangxi also reported the impeachment to Annan, who had taken advantage of the Ming Dynasty’s benevolence to pretend to be a vassal to the Ming Dynasty, but behind closed doors, he claimed to be the Emperor of Dai Viet. The specifications are the same as those of the Ming Dynasty Emperor.

Naturally, the most important dispute is that Milu’s tribe actually spans Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions. Now Lost has been given the title of Liu family, an imperial decree, and married into the Fang family. Her territory is different from the original one. The tribesmen naturally became dowries, but many of the original tribe’s territories, mostly in Yunnan and other places, were encroached 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 crossed the border to kill them. Many civilians started to have different opinions once this incident was reported.

The Duke of Guizhou’s government seems to want to take advantage of this opportunity to avenge this incident and restart the border provocation.

After all, the Mu family of Yunnan originally entered Annan under the orders of Emperor Wen and suppressed the Annan civil uprising. Dozens and hundreds of their descendants guarded various places in Annan. Many of their descendants died in Annan. This account, Qian Kingdom I remember everything clearly in the government’s small ledger.

On the other hand, the Chief Envoy of Guangxi still believed that negotiation should be the main focus. Although Annan Kingdom was unruly and unruly, Emperor Wen had learned from the past. Conquests by the imperial court were a waste of people and money.

Liu Jian and others firmly believe that His Majesty has been waiting for them for such a major matter for a long time, and they must discuss it repeatedly.

But when they arrived at Nuan Pavilion, they found that the building was empty and only one eunuch was guarding the place. When they saw Liu Jian and others coming, they remembered that His Majesty was in a hurry and forgot to send someone to the cabinet to inform several cabinet ministers. old.

“Where did your Majesty go?” Liu Jian felt strange.

The eunuch said: “Your Majesty has gone to Renshou Palace.”

“Renshou Palace…” Liu Jian raised his eyebrows with a strange expression.

The eunuch looked at Liu Jian and said, “Here comes the good news. There is good news in the East Palace…”

Xie Qian was happy: “What can there be in the East Palace…”

At this point, Xie Qian’s expression changed. Something is wrong…

He stared at the eunuch: “What kind of joy is it?”

“It’s just joy. The seven beautiful girls and the nuns are happy in their bellies.” The eunuch said.

“…”

Liu Jian and the others suddenly changed their expressions.

Seven…

Of course, that’s not the focus.

The most important thing is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a child?

Ming Dynasty…will welcome the emperor’s grandson?

Will the baby be born a boy or a girl?

As if it doesn’t matter.

Out of seven, there will always be a great-grandson. Even if he doesn’t have…the ability to make babies, within three years, there will definitely be a family full of descendants. Do you still need to worry about this?

Snapped……

Liu Jian knelt down, prostrated on the ground, and cried loudly…

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang also knelt in front of Nuan Pavilion with tears streaming down their faces.

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

The fact that the prince has no descendants has long made people have many excessive associations with him.

And these associations are not just mere rumors.

For many famous families, what they have to consider is not just the present, but what will happen ten or twenty years later. After ten or twenty years, if the prince has not yet had an heir, then your majesty will only I’m afraid that he has passed away and the prince will inherit the throne. So who will take over the court in the future?

Because of this concern, many people secretly began to form relationships with close relatives, hoping that in the future, if they had the opportunity to become the master of Dabao, they would be able to ascend to heaven.

There are also many distant royal families who covet this great cauldron and inevitably have their own plans.

But now, finally, the prince has given the world a reassurance.

“Long live my emperor!” Liu Jian kowtowed heavily. He could already feel His Majesty’s joy at this time.

The eunuch said: “Gentlemen, please go back to the cabinet to handle official duties first. Your Majesty is afraid that he will have to stay in Renshou Palace for some time. When the time comes, he will have his own edict.”

Liu Jian shook his head: “Such a happy event, other small military and political matters , it’s not worth mentioning, I can do it myself, I’ll just wait here to congratulate you.”

The three of them knelt here stubbornly, and the eunuch was helpless, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

…………

Renshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager lowered her head, wearing reading glasses, and looked at the map.

This is the relic of the Three Treasures Eunuch that Xu Jing brought from Mugudushu. It is now called the Map of the Four Seas of the World. On it, the navigation route has been marked. The Empress Dowager leaned forward and looked at it slowly, her eyes , staring at the position where the wooden bones were tied, she said tremblingly: “If Zhou La is still alive, he should be here at this moment, the wooden bones are tied, what kind of place is this, I heard that the people here are black It’s as dark as charcoal. How terrifying must such a black person be? If it were night, wouldn’t it be impossible to even see people…”

After saying that, the Empress Dowager sighed: “This is an unworthy descendant, an unworthy descendant, Zhou. There is only one person in the family, waiting for him to carry on the family lineage, but he has slipped away. He insists on going to sea, and there is no way to stop him. If he has any good intentions, the Zhou family will be doomed, hey…” The man

on crutches The Queen Mother frowned.

Even though she has reached this stage, she has already had enough of glory and wealth. At this age, she still has too many regrets in her heart as she does not know when she will have to see the late emperor.

The matter of life and death has been put aside, but the prince still has no heirs. As for the Zhou family…it’s really…uneasy to have a jerk like Zhou La again.

She said, taking off her eyes.

At this time, Gong E hurried in: “Empress Zhang and Her Royal Highness the Princess are here.”

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

Gong E said: “I don’t know. , I only know that there is a message from Nuange that Empress Zhang is waiting at Renshou Palace, and your Majesty will come to see you later.”

The Empress Dowager’s heart skipped a beat: “What happened?”

Just as she was saying this, Queen Zhang and Zhu Xiurong has arrived.

Empress Zhang didn’t know what was going on. As soon as she came in, she bowed and said: “Grandma, Your Majesty…”

The Empress Dowager smiled bitterly, sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, “How does the Ai family know? I’m also murmuring in my heart.”

Queen Zhang looked sad.

The Empress Dowager looked at her and said, “Why, your complexion has gotten worse and worse recently. Last night, you couldn’t sleep again?”

Empress Zhang said, “It’s nothing… Concubine…”

But Zhu Xiurong rushed to say, “Great-grandmother “My mother really didn’t sleep last night.”

Queen Zhang then pinched Zhu Xiurong quietly.

Zhu Xiurong was so busy that he lowered his head and did not dare to say any more.

The Empress Dowager smiled bitterly: “Hey, how come the Ai family doesn’t know what you are thinking? In the past, although you were worried, you kept this worry in your heart. That Fang Jifan said that circumcision can cure the hidden illness of the prince. This suddenly makes you think about it. Man, if you have even a little bit of hope, it will be hard to be stable when your heart is full of excitement. These days, you have been suffering a lot. How could the Aijia not know? ?”

The Empress Dowager pursed her lips and smiled: “After all, you have never experienced strong winds and waves. You have to stay calm. Even if the sky falls, it is not a big deal. The Ai family has lived for too long in this life, and has experienced countless things. Chao, what have you never seen before? You have to be open-minded.”

After receiving the instruction, Queen Zhang felt a blush in her heart. She really felt that she had lost her composure, which was a disgrace to the queen, and she looked at the old emperor with admiration. The Queen Mother: “I know this, I will learn more from the Imperial Grandmother from now on.”

(End of Chapter)