The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 393
After noon on July 21, the chaos in the capital still did not subside.

Zhu Youtang was still anxiously waiting for the child's birth. In order to avoid danger, he specially found him a relatively open place to sit, and the guards around him were also facing the enemy.

Xiao Jing went out for a while, then came back and said: "Your Majesty, because the earthquake disaster was predicted in advance, the people of the capital are in panic and rumors are spreading everywhere."

"Just one day, can't you wait for a day?" Zhu Youtang's expression was very displeased.

Rumors are spreading everywhere, don't tell me any evil words to confuse the public, if you want to attack Bingkuan, you should wait until tomorrow.

And who said that I must insist that there must be an earthquake today?
Wouldn't it be nice to practice disaster preparedness in advance?
Xiao Jingdao: "Today, there is an official censor, who will perform the impeachment."

Zhu Youtang flicked his sleeves and said, "I don't want to hear similar words today, what's going on inside?"

Xiao Jing looked back, and immediately felt that the emperor's thoughts were all on the child who was about to be born. The difference between a prince and a princess is too big, and it also involves dystocia... How could the emperor listen to it when he was so anxious? Those words that attacked Zhang Zhou?

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Finally, at the beginning of the future.

The long-awaited earthquake finally came.

"what happened?"

Zhu Youzhang was still sitting there, but he felt unable to sit still, and then a steady woman ran out from inside the tent and said, "The ground is cracking."

"go back!"

Jin Yiwei blocked people from coming out.

Zhu Youtang was fascinated by the authorities, and then realized that this was another thing he was looking forward to, that is, the arrival of the earthquake.

"His Majesty……"

Xiao Jing came over tremblingly, "Please move and take shelter outside."

"No need." Zhu Youtang felt pretty good, at least standing there, the shaking of the ground was not enough to make him unsteady.

"Crack."

There was the sound of a wooden door frame breaking.

A guard wanted to go to help, Zhu Youtang said calmly: "No need to come to help."

In the blink of an eye, someone outside shouted loudly: "The earth is shaking! It's a natural disaster!"

"Who is making noise?" Zhu Youtang asked.

Xiao Jing said: "They are all ignorant common people."

Zhu Youtang supported the chair and stood still, then looked at the tent, it still didn't fall down.

After a while, the earth returned to calm.

Everyone in the yard was in a little bit of shock, but they still had to hold on in front of the emperor.

After the earth returned to calm, Xiao Jing said again: "Your Majesty, the earthquakes will come one after another, or it may become more serious every time. Your Majesty, your dragon body is the most important thing."

"It's very good here." Zhu Youtang didn't intend to leave the yard.

He felt that the yard was quite spacious, even if the house collapsed, it wouldn't hit him. Instead, the streets were in a mess, so it wasn't suitable for him to avoid suspicion.

"I want to go in and see for myself." Zhu Youtang wanted to enter the delivery room in person.

"Your Majesty, no!"

Xiao Jing quickly stopped him.

Zhu Youtang also knew that the rules were like this, and when he was feeling annoyed, he sat down to ease his emotions, but this time he didn't even heat up his buttocks, when he heard the cry of "wow" from inside.

"gave birth!"

When hearing the baby cry, it seemed that Xiao Jing was more excited than Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang couldn't sit still this time. After more than half a day of lottery picking, the lottery ticket finally came out, and it was the most exciting moment of unmasking the blind.

He hurried over.

But seeing a woman Wen come out from inside, she shouted loudly: "It's born, it's born!"

People outside are thinking, you don't need to say, who doesn't know that it's born?
"Mother and child are safe, mother and child are safe..."

When hearing the word "mother and son", Zhu Youtang was so excited that he almost lost his breath. This time Xiao Jing and others rushed to help each other.

"Is... is it your son?" Zhu Youtang asked.

Xiao Jing said: "Yes, Your Majesty, it is the prince."

"Yes... yes... Bingkuan..."

Zhu Youtang was so excited that he was almost incoherent.

Xiao Jing frowned secretly, the emperor had already given birth to a son, so what's the matter with Zhang Bingkuan?Shouldn't the emperor think about Jiangshan Sheji first?Why do you want Zhang Bingkuan?

"Hurry up and get the brochure Bing Kuan gave me."

Immediately, a little eunuch handed over a wooden box.

Zhu Youtang pointed to Xiao Jing and said: "Open it, it contains about newborn care, and how to prevent and treat many diseases, which is clearly explained."

"..."

While Xiao Jing was speechless, he opened the booklet.

But I saw that it was densely written about how to take care of a newborn baby.

"Nurse, where's the nanny?" Wen Po was still calling.

Then four women who had just given birth were called over.

Wen Po can be considered to have really seen what it means to be an "extraordinary family".

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty. A dragon heir was born in Daming, and the heavens descended on Daming." Yuan Fen, the envoy of the Imperial Hospital, came out to congratulate Zhu Youtang.

"Okay, okay." Zhu Youtang was cheerful, not knowing what to say, "My child... where is my child?"

Yuan Fen said: "The prince has just been born, and he can't see the wind yet, please move forward, Your Majesty."

"No, I'll just wait outside. When the nursing is done, I'll take him to the palace. The Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother, and the Empress... Uh... I'll wait for him."

While Zhu Youtang was speaking, there were still tears in the corners of his eyes.

Obviously, in the past few years, he has been under a lot of pressure in order to be another prince, and he is finally released at this moment.

"Your Majesty, Marquis An Bian is seeking to see you outside." A guard came in to report.

"Do you know the festival? Let him in... By the way, everyone present today will be rewarded, a big reward."

Zhu Youtang suddenly remembered that today's childbirth took place outside the palace, and there were so many people present to witness it together. The so-called witness has a share, and the emperor should not appear too stingy.

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Zhu Youtang originally wanted to go back to the palace and wait.

But he was really worried, so he went to the tent and saw with his own eyes the tightly wrapped newborn baby.

Next to him, Xiao Jing was still flipping through Zhang Zhou's booklet, making some notes: "The newborn was born in July, and the weather is not cold, so there is no need to wrap it up heavily, and there is no need to deliberately avoid the wind, but it should not be cold. You can wash the blood with warm water."

"Okay...it really looks like me, hahaha..."

Zhu Youtang is like a loving father.

At this time, he still didn't forget the "Ai Concubine" who gave birth, and just took a look inside. Xiao Lian had experienced dystocia, and she was lying there looking exhausted, as if she was relieved.

"Certified as a virtuous concubine, she will be brought into the palace tomorrow." Zhu Youtang said.

Yuan Fen reminded: "Your Majesty, the concubines who have just given birth should take care of themselves on the spot, and they can move to the palace after more than a month."

"Oh, that's right." Zhu Youtang said, "Let's do it urgently. I'll find Luan to come over tomorrow and carry him into the palace. I want to keep the child in the palace. How can we separate the mother and child? By the way, put Bing Kuan brought over the proposed name."

Zhu Youtang named Zhang Zhou's son before, but now Zhu Youtang has an extra son. According to his idea, Zhang Zhou named the new prince.

Xiao Jing looked at this posture, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, should we calculate the time of day and the horoscope before we can name it?"

Zhu Youtang said: "Is there anyone in this world who knows how to count better than Bingkuan?"

Xiao Jing was momentarily at a loss for words.

The emperor asked Zhang Zhou to name him, which was very particular. Probably only a "great character" like Zhang Zhou was qualified to name the new prince.

Immediately, the little eunuch sent over a wooden box, opened the lock and took out a piece of paper from inside, which was a word "Xuan".

Zhu Houxuan.

"Okay, okay, sure enough, Bingkuan has already chosen it, and he knows it's his son." Zhu Youtang directly wiped his tears with his hands this time.

Xiao Jingxin said, that's not what Zhang Zhou said before. He said that this son is out of fate, and it's hard to tell whether it's a man or a woman, so he can just use the word "Xuan" as his name?
"Zhu Houxuan, this is the name of the prince, the third prince." Zhu Youtang said.

Xiao Jing said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"well."

As soon as Zhu Youtang turned around here, he saw Zhu Feng and Ning Tong, the enemies coming in from the outside. The two also heard that the emperor had a son, so they hurried to check on the situation.

Ning Tong lived here and there was no way to avoid it, while Zhu Feng was ordered to wait around by the old lady and father at home, and came in to get acquainted after the news of the birth of a prince came.

"Zhijie, come here!"

Zhu Youtang greeted Zhu Feng with a smile.

Zhu Feng came over and said, "Your Majesty..."

While talking, she looked at the baby in the nurse's arms, and Ning Tong pulled his clothes from behind.

Only then did Zhu Feng regain his senses and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "You are really a lucky general. As soon as you come, I will have a baby, just like Bingkuan. It is inevitable that Bingkuan likes to take you everywhere."

Zhu Feng was a little depressed at this moment.

This time Zhang Zhou went to Nanjing, but he didn't take him with him. He had agreed to go back to the capital together, but Zhang Zhou ran back to Nanjing as soon as he returned to the capital, and he, Zhu Feng, dreamed of going back to Nanjing to be a rich young man.

Even Ning Tong gave Zhu Youtang a million blessings.

"Okay, you are all credited." Zhu Youtang said, "Ning, you have contributed to taking care of my beloved concubine, and I will reward you with a house and other gifts. Zhijie, I plan to send You go to Nanjing and work with Bingkuan."

Zhu Feng said: "Your Majesty, can I really return to Nanjing?"

Ning Tong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the women also want to go back to Nanjing."

Zhu Youtang was in the mood for this meeting, and didn't care too much about so many messy things. He said: "Wherever a commoner girl goes, it's up to you. Zhijie, I will transfer your father back to Nanjing to serve as a garrison soon. And you go to assist Yu Bingkuan... When the earthquake happened, I will promote Bingkuan as Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War...Ni Yue, the former Minister of Nanjing's Ministry of War, will be transferred back to the capital as Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Xiao Jing listened to it, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

This is not in the court, the emperor made such a big personnel arrangement in front of Zhu Feng?

"Do it as permitted." Zhu Youtang instructed Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing replied with embarrassment: "Your maidservant leads the order."

"Tomorrow morning, Zhijie, you also go, I want to announce the news of the birth of the prince... My painstaking efforts in the past few years have not been in vain." Zhu Youtang is still excited, and he always jumps when he speaks.

But for someone like Zhu Feng, who was already very nervous, the thought of going back to Nanjing and doing things with Zhang Zhou suddenly made him feel much better.

When I go back to Nanjing... that's my place... I've visited fun places and eaten delicious food... I will never miss it... I will live in Nanjing for a long time...

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After the earthquake in the capital was over, everyone in the capital was still in shock.

Especially the people in the six yamen of the capital, many of whom were not afraid of death at all, worked in their rooms and said that they did not believe Zhang Zhou's prophecy.

But after the earthquake, the soles of everyone's feet were oiled but smooth.

When the earth returns to calm.

Even Tu Yu, who was the most critical of Zhang Zhou before, stood at the gate of the official office, looking up at the slightly deflected plaque of the official office due to the earthquake, feeling lost.

"Tu Butang, you're still here." Han Wen, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, walked behind Tu Yu and reminded him.

Tu Yu turned his head and said with distressed expression: "Could it be that Zhang Bingkuan is really capable, so we really can't compete with him?"

Han Wen said: "You can't say that. Since ancient times, there are many earthquake prophecies, and there are also accurate predictions. With this one thing alone, it can be said that he can reach the sky... No matter how powerful he is, he is not a alchemist?"

Han Wen said this, purely to comfort Tu Yu.

Tu Yu seemed to be inspired, clenched his fists and said, "Yes! So what if he counted the earthquake? Alchemist ruling the country is always the beginning of chaos...cough cough..."

Hanwen is also thinking in his heart.

There is a good reason to say that someone is an alchemist, but so what?

Your Majesty has decided on the rules of the game. As long as Zhang Bingkuan leaves the capital, if there is still a disaster in the capital, the officials will no longer be able to pin Zhang Zhou's shit on Zhang Zhou.

As a result, there is an earthquake in the capital now. It can't be attributed to Zhang Zhou who is out of town, right?

Does the emperor trust Zhang Zhou, who can calculate the earthquake with his mouth and save the people from natural disasters, or does he trust these civil servants who only care about the immediate interests and ignore the overall situation?

This is a big problem.

"Send someone to fellowship with the people in each yamen, and tell them what I mean..."

Tu Yu felt a little bit about explaining his funeral.

Han Wen said: "Before tomorrow morning, the officials think... it's better not to move around."

At this time, everyone knows that you, Tu Yu, are the target of public criticism. If the civil servants are still walking around frequently, doesn't it mean telling the emperor that the ministers are still planning how to target Zhang Zhou?
If you lose this game, you lose. We have to admit defeat.

"Tu Bu Tang, it's the Pavilion Department. You can say hello. If you want to say hello to Shun Tian Mansion and inquire about disaster relief, that's fine." Han Wen reminded.

Tu Yu asked: "Disaster relief? Will there be a big disaster with this small earthquake?"

Han Wenxin said, are you disgusted with the earthquake again now?That is to say... Zhang Zhou was alarmist?Did the earthquake come or not?
Han Wen said: "The six public buildings are naturally solid, but some mud brick houses in the city may not be able to hold up, and there are mud houses everywhere outside the city. I don't know if there will be aftershocks later."

"Ugh!"

Tu Yu looked annoyed, and he was angry, but he didn't know where to vent it.

At this time, Bai Ang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, had already sent someone over to discuss matters with Tu Yu, and Han Wen said: "The next official will go and receive him first!"

"En." Tu Yu nodded, already a little dazed.

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Beijing earthquake.

The three cabinet elders who were on duty in the cabinet had already been working outside the house before the earthquake, and it was also because of the thoughtful layout of the palace that a tent was specially set up for it.

The three of Liu Jian are quite open-minded.

In Xie Qian's almost joking words, he came out to work to accuse Zhang Zhou'an of "torturing his officials". If the ground doesn't move, he's going to deceive the public, and he's tossing his officials so hard, it's more convenient to blame him.

This is a reasonable explanation for the three members of the cabinet who are also afraid of death.

"It really moved..."

After the earthquake, the three members of the cabinet stood in front of the tent and looked at the surrounding landscape.

Several members of Zhongshushe sighed with emotion not far away.

Xie Qian looked at the two people on both sides with a wry smile, which was very useful for asking for instructions.

It seems to be saying, you two analyze and analyze, what will you say in court tomorrow?
Li Dongyang said: "Those who didn't know about the earthquake in the capital thought it was caused by Zhang Bingkuan."

Xie Qian said with a smile: "It's as if he is a god descending. He just has some magic skills and can deduce things that others can't deduce."

Liu Jian's face was dark.

Obviously, with Liu Jian's situation, he clearly realized that Wenchen had completely failed in this fight with Zhang Zhou.

Xie Qian said: "This earthquake is clearly a disaster, how can it be said that it has nothing to do with Zhang Bingkuan?"

Li Dongyang said: "Yu Qiao, you still don't understand? Whether it is related or not is impossible to define. It all depends on whether your Majesty and the people believe it. It is meaningless for the colleagues in the court and China to believe in it."

"Haha, makes sense, makes sense." Xie Qian said with a smile.

Liu Jian glanced at Xie Qian and said, "It's easy for you?"

Xie Qian said with a smile: "I don't support attacking the ministers of the court with disasters and accidents. No matter what Zhang Bingkuan did right or wrong, or whether he has any old grievances with us, we should use the court to resolve it. This kind of groundless accusation If it continues, the ruling and opposition parties will only fall into suspicion and chaos."

Li Dongyang said angrily: "How come you want to show that you see clearly?"

"Tomorrow morning, please resign." Liu Jian said, "For the resignation memorial, weigh the words yourself, so you don't need me to remind you?"

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang couldn't help feeling emotional when they heard the words.

Regardless of whether this catastrophe is the capital of the heavens or not, as a minister, especially a top minister, he has to be ignorant, and it is still necessary to use the disaster to resign.

It wasn't that Zhang Bingkuan was not backlashed by this disaster, but they were about to be squeezed out by Zhang Zhou one by one.

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Beijing earthquake.

The scope of the impact was very narrow, and the magnitude of the earthquake was not high. No houses collapsed in the city, but some houses collapsed outside the city, but no injuries occurred.

Like the previous hailstorm...

They are all disasters, but because they were warned in advance, there is a reason for this.

Is it because the disaster itself is not serious and no one is injured?Or is it because after the early warning, people are prepared, so there is no injury?

The person who opposed Zhang Zhou was definitely the former.

Those who admire Zhang Zhou's ability are more inclined to the latter.

Even hailstorms and earthquakes can be calculated, let us be prepared, and there will be no major losses after the disaster. Shouldn't the credit go to Zhang Zhou?

Zhu Houzhao, who was on the canal, got up early the next morning to get on the boat when he heard the news of the earthquake in the capital from the people from the north.

"My lord, the earthquake really happened. I heard that everyone in the capital was on guard, and nothing happened." Liu Jin leaned over and said.

"Normal." Zhu Houzhao said, "We all know that there is an earthquake. If we don't take precautions, we will suffer a loss if we don't listen to good people. Continue on the road!"

(End of this chapter)