A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 49: Giving birth to a child and bringing peace to the world
April.

The government of Yue State.

Yan Ling paced anxiously outside a house, walking back and forth, stopping from time to time to listen carefully to the sounds inside.

From time to time, the midwife's cry of "exerting force" could be heard in the house, as well as Feng Shuzhen's painful moans, and the sounds of some pots colliding together, creating a chaotic mess.

Midwives would come in and out from time to time, bringing in a basin of hot water and some clean towels, and soon they would come out with a basin of blood.

This made him even more anxious.

Whenever the thick curtain was lifted, Yan Ling would always move closer, hoping to get a glimpse of what was going on inside, but he was soon pushed away by the midwife and said:
"Hey, Lord, men can't look at this."

At this time, although he was the Duke of the country, he had no choice but to obey the arrangements of these old ladies.

After ten months of pregnancy, his wife finally showed signs of giving birth today.

As early as Feng Shuzhen's pregnancy, the best midwife in the entire Yingtian City had been invited to live in the Duke's Mansion just for today.

Like all men who are new fathers, he was anxious and uneasy at this time.

Although the best midwife in the city was invited, and Feng Shuzhen was already old enough when she became pregnant, she did not have the advanced medical skills of later generations. Yan Ling was still worried, fearing that his beloved wife would have a misfortune.

This was the first time he had been a human being in two lifetimes, and the belated happiness made him cherish it even more.

On the side, even the wet nurse is ready and waiting for the birth of the child.

Finally, the midwife's shouts in the room stopped, and even Feng Shuzhen's shouts became fainter.

Yan Ling seemed to have a premonition of something. He leaned over and put his ear against the curtain.

At this moment, the curtain of the delivery room opened, and a midwife came out holding a swaddle wrapped in a heavy quilt.

When she saw Yan Ling, she immediately said with a smile:

"Congratulations to the Duke, you are so happy today!"

Yan Ling was startled, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

Nongzhangzhi, which means the birth of a boy.

It's not that he favors sons over daughters, but it's just that in this way, the Duke's title and the huge family will have an heir, which is a great thing.

Of course, more importantly, he became a father!

He rushed forward impatiently, wanting to take the child from the midwife's hands, but then he seemed to realize something, even if there was no dust, he wiped his hands on the luxurious clothes, and then carefully took the little life.

The soft and small body was lying in his arms, and his hands and feet were very light, for fear of accidentally hurting him.

The child was still wrinkled and not good-looking, but in Yan Ling's eyes he was extremely kind, and a feeling of blood connection spread.

As if feeling his father's breath, the child's little mouth murmured twice and opened a gap:
"Wow!"

The baby faced the world and let out his first cry.

April [-]th.

This day is a day of great joy for Yan Ling, and even for the entire Yan family in Mingzhou.

The eldest son of the family head, Duke Yan Ling of Yue Kingdom, was born.

Named Yan Ya.

When the wet nurse had enough milk, Yan Ling couldn't wait to snatch the baby back.He hugged his son and squeezed to his wife's side.At this time, Feng Shuzhen had been cleaned by the midwife, put on clean clothes, and was lying in the house to rest.

"Shu Zhen, look at our children. You have worked really hard these past few months."

Feng Shuzhen's eyes flashed brightly. She took over the sleeping child and looked at the childish face carefully.

"It's so beautiful...so much like you."

she murmured.

Yan Ling scratched her head. How could such a young child look like her?

No matter, my younger brother won the first prize before, and today my son was born again.

Double happiness is coming! ——
Not only was the Duke of Yue immersed in joy, but the entire Ming Dynasty this year was also shrouded in vigorous vitality.

With the end of Hongwu's four-year imperial examination, a large number of officials poured into the court. They were young and ideal, bringing new vitality to the dynasty.

The entire Ming Dynasty showed a prosperous atmosphere.

This not only relied on the hard work of the court officials and the emperor, but also was inseparable from the soldiers who fought in the south and the north.

For example, from the first year to the third year of Hongwu, the Huaixi and Zhejiang factions fought to the death, but the main forces fighting on both sides were civilian officials. It was rare to see military generals such as Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, etc. They originally held military power and should be an important part of the party struggle, but strangely, they seemed to have disappeared in this struggle.

why?
The world is over.

The Ming Dynasty in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China was actually just a large version of Soochow with Shandong and Yanyun added to it.There is still a considerable territory occupied by the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and the separatist rebels, and the turmoil has not yet ended.

The great Ming Dynasty was basically laid during this period of time.

In the second year of Hongwu, the Ming army first surrendered Li Siqi and then beheaded Zhang Sidao, and the land of Qinlong was returned.

In the third year of Hongwu, the Ming army once again marched north. Li Wenzhong led his army out of Juyong, chased the Yuan Emperor outside the fortress, and captured hundreds of Shun emperors, princes, princes, and generals; Mu'er (Wang Baobao) escaped with only a few soldiers.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, Liu Yi, Pingzhang of the Yuan Dynasty, led Liaodong to surrender.

In the first month of the same year, Tang He was appointed as the general to conquer the west, and Qinlong attacked Shu. In April, Tang He and Fu Youde defeated Chongqing, Mingsheng surrendered, and Daxia was destroyed.

In the first month of the fifth year, Duke Feng Sheng of the Song Dynasty was appointed as the general to conquer Gansu.In March, at the Battle of Tula River, the strange man Kuangkou Timur was defeated by Lan Yu, who was still just the governor Qianshi. In June, Gansu was recovered.

Taking the Duke of Wei, Deng Yu, as the general to conquer the south, he teamed up with Zhou Dexing and Wu Liang to conquer Hunan and Guangxi, and the two provinces were evenly matched.

In the next 15 years of Hongwu, Lan Yu and Mu Ying defeated Dali and Yunnan Ping.

In addition, in the tenth year of Hongwu, Deng Yu conquered Tibet and defeated it. He pursued it as far as the Kunlun Mountains, captured tens of thousands of people, and captured more than 15 horses, cattle and sheep. In the [-]th year of Hongwu's reign, taxes were officially levied in the two provinces and "replacing taxes with horses" was announced. At this point, Qinghai-Tibet entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

From the beginning of the Northern Expedition in the first year of Wu to the end of the 15th year of Hongwu, all eighteen traditional Han provinces were recovered.To the north, the Ming Dynasty occupied Liaodong, to the south, the Burmese military and civilian Xuanzong envoys controlled the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula, to the east it bordered the East China Sea, and to the west it occupied the plateau. A huge Han Dynasty once again stood in the east of the world.

At this time, 470 years have passed since the Tang Dynasty fell in the fourth year of Tianyou and China ended its unification.

The world is finally settled.

　As for the story about the development of the family that everyone is talking about, there will be one, but we still have to wait for a while.

　　Because if the protagonist directly tells his old age and returns to Mingzhou, then Lao Zhu will definitely miss him (refer to Liu Ji and Li Shanchang), and now he retreats behind the scenes, and his son is too young.

　　So I still need to wait for the protagonist’s son to grow up, but I will pass these ten years quickly.

　　There are probably two or three more plots.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)