Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 492
Seeing his mother's nervous appearance, Zhu Houzhao quickly helped her to sit down, and then said: "I have already sent someone to find the imperial doctor, and I will know when they come. It is not very clear yet."

Empress Zhang nodded, stretched out her hand to pull the princess to her side, and said softly: "But there is no menstruation?"

As she spoke, she looked at the princess with expectant eyes.Although someone had already reported it to her, Queen Zhang still felt that she had no idea if she didn't ask in person.

Being asked such a question, the Crown Princess blushed.But she also knew that this was a big deal, so she nodded slightly with a blushing face and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

After hearing this answer, a smile appeared on Queen Zhang's face.

The thing she cares most about now is her son's childbirth, and nothing else is important to her.I have a very good life in the palace, the emperor has me as a pillow; my son is also very promising; there is no big business in the court, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

So all she cared about was her son's childbirth.

"Don't stand, sit down." Empress Zhang pulled the princess to sit down, and said softly: "You, you must be careful from now on, you must not do too strenuous exercise, you must rest well .”

"It's very difficult for this woman to give birth, so be careful. I will send someone to take care of you after you go back. There are many experienced maids and nuns in the palace. I will send some suitable ones to you. When the time comes Let them take good care of you."

Speaking of which, Queen Zhang looked at her son, and said with a serious face: "You should also pay attention, there are other women in the palace, don't always run this way. Also, be careful not to let those people make the princess angry. If there are Whoever doesn't open his eyes will be punished directly and sent out of the palace, or he will be killed directly."

Zhu Houzhao looked at his mother helplessly.

After getting along for such a long time, Zhu Houzhao knew that his mother didn't have such a temper. She was very gentle on weekdays and rarely lost her temper, let alone punishing the maids and eunuchs.

Zhu Houzhao can also understand this, because no one in the palace can provoke his mother.A woman who was spoiled to the core by the emperor, who would dare to get embarrassed in front of her?

What's more, this person is still the queen, she has the only son of the emperor, and she is also a prince, and she is strong enough.

Any intelligent person knows that this is not how to die.

So Queen Zhang has always had a good temper.This time she actually said such words, which shows how much Empress Zhang cares about the Crown Princess.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao would not be so stupid as to talk back to his mother, and quickly agreed: "Mother, don't worry, my son knows what to do."

Soon Liu Jin came with the imperial doctor, and a group of people walked in quickly.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the imperial doctor and found that he was also very nervous.

How could the imperial doctor not be nervous?
This is a big event in the palace, the Crown Princess is pregnant, this is definitely something that will shock the government and the public, and it is also something that dare not make the slightest mistake.

If you can understand the pulse, then you will be credited, and rewards are indispensable; but if there is something wrong, you may lose your head.There are women in the palace who are pregnant, and those who are the imperial physicians are the ones who are most frightened. The fear is more than the joy.

Zhu Houzhao took a look at the imperial doctor and said gently, "Take the pulse of the princess."

At this time, other words are naturally superfluous, so it is better to go straight to the point.

The imperial doctor didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly took a step forward and said: "The minister leads the order."

Empress Zhang on the side didn't speak either, just quietly waiting for the result.

The old imperial doctor quickly put his hand on the princess' wrist, carefully feeling the beating of the pulse.

After a while, he knelt down on the ground, with an ecstatic expression on his face, and said excitedly, "Great joy!"

"Empress, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess is Ximai!"

After hearing the news, Queen Zhang stood up in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao was a little dazed, he was really surprised, because this incident meant a lot to him.

The princess on the side also had an ecstatic look on her face, and covered her mouth with her hand.

She knew what this meant to her, His Royal Highness's first child was born by herself.As long as this child is a son, no one in the palace can shake his position.

While everyone was in ecstasy, there was a commotion outside.

Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked at the past, and found that his father was walking in.

This is not surprising. After the news got out, it would be strange if the old man could hold back.

After entering the room, Zhu Youtang took a look at everyone, and found that everyone was smiling, and he knew what was going on in his heart.He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked as calmly as possible: "But it's confirmed?"

Empress Zhang walked to Zhu Youtang's side with a smile, and said happily, "Yes, it's confirmed."

After hearing this, Zhu Youtang burst out laughing and said: "Reward! Everyone in the palace will reward! Immediately pass the news to the important ministers in the court and ask them to submit a congratulatory form."

Looking helplessly at his father, Zhu Houzhao knew that he was really happy.

Dad doesn't do things like putting on congratulatory forms very often.Except for some time when congratulations are required, the father will not let the courtiers do this extra thing, but this time it is indeed an exception, which shows how excited he is in his heart.

The news spread like the wind, spreading throughout the entire Beijing city in an instant.

The courtiers in the court were also ecstatic, but what they considered was different from others.A few days ago, His Majesty and His Royal Highness had a quarrel, and two generals of His Royal Highness were demoted. At first, everyone thought that something would happen.Now that the princess is pregnant, it will naturally disappear.

So everyone thought that the emperor's grandson came well, and racked their brains and began to write congratulatory forms.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao stayed in Xianyang Palace, but this time he didn't have to go out completely.

His daily task is to accompany the princess well. In the words of my mother, the only thing you have to do now is to let the princess have a baby safely.

Zhu Houzhao was very impatient about this, but he was also happy about it.

First, you can have a good rest, and second, you really need to take good care of the princess.This child was really important to him, and he didn't want any surprises.

In the blink of an eye, winter went to spring, and the Ming Dynasty passed another half a year.

In Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao helped the princess to sit down.

Now she has a big belly, and the imperial physicians and maids are around every day, ready to deliver the baby at any time, and everyone is nervous because of this matter.

Empress Zhang and Zhu Youtang would come here every day, for fear that something might go wrong.

Now in the palace, the princess is the most important person, and everyone is afraid that something will happen.

Zhu Hou took care of his father and mother, and sat by the side helplessly.

Now is the time for them to communicate and exchange feelings, and they will be left alone instead.This kind of thing has happened many times in the past six months, and Zhu Houzhao is used to it.

Zhu Youtang glanced at Queen Zhang and the Crown Princess, and was very happy in his heart.

However, he also knew that he couldn't get in the way at this time, and it would be more appropriate for Queen Zhang to explain some things. He just came to have a look every day.

Glancing at his bored son sitting next to him, Zhu Youtang said, "Let's go, let's go out and have a few words."

"Yes, father." Zhu Houzhao quickly agreed.

He didn't want to listen here, because they not only talked privately, but also pulled him out to whip his corpse from time to time.

From time to time, my mother said that she didn't do well here and there, which made Zhu Houzhao's head dizzy.

People always have conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. When it comes to me, the son has conflicts with his mother instead.

Following the old man out of the gate of the palace, the two of them stood on the steps.

Looking not far away, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Houzhao felt a lot better.

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Fortunately, everything is going well. The princess will give birth after a while, and I will have a grandson in Ming Dynasty! I will definitely congratulate you grandly at that time!"

Although Zhu Houzhao didn't want to make a fuss, he also knew that it would be impossible not to make a fuss.

This is not just his own business, nor is it his father's business, but the entire Ming Dynasty's business.

It is very important to tell the world that there will be a successor to the Ming Dynasty, and the political significance is very obvious.

"All according to the arrangement of the emperor." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

Regarding his son's answer, Zhu Youtang nodded in satisfaction and said, "Have you learned anything about the Ministry of Household affairs recently?"

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew what his father was talking about.

The last time two of his generals were demoted, the new one was Qi Huan.From everyone's point of view, this person is still his own, which means that there is no conflict between him and his father; or if there is a conflict, it has been reconciled.

In their words, this conciliator is the unborn grandson of the emperor.

But only Zhu Houzhao and his son knew that this was actually something that had been planned long ago.

But Zhu Houzhao really didn't know what happened to the household department, because he didn't want to and didn't have the energy to pay attention to it during this time.

"Go back to father, but what happened to the household department?" Zhu Houzhao looked at his father and asked hesitantly.

"The household department has already finished the work." Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Aside from other things, you still have a good eye for selecting people. Since Qi Huan took office, he has done things very well. , and quite skillful, in the test book sent yesterday, all the places have been completed."

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew what was accomplished, that is, the government and the gentry paid the food together.

In this way, the court's taxation has increased sharply, but it can do a lot of things and flex its muscles.

"This is a good thing." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

"It's indeed a good thing." Zhu Youtang also said with a smile.Then he raised his head to look at his son and said, "Recently, people are talking about maritime trade. Is it your fault again?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at his father helplessly, and then said, "I'm afraid this matter will not implicate Erchen?"

"Just look at who is instigating it." Zhu Youtang said angrily.

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew who was instigating it, and it was actually those people in Liaodong.Most of them are generals in Liaodong, as well as nobles and relatives who have business in Liaodong, as well as civil officials who participated.

As for the reason why they do this, it is also very simple.The development of Liaodong has been very rapid in recent years. A large amount of land has been reclaimed every year, and the wool textile industry is also proceeding very smoothly. At the same time, their trade with North Korea is also increasing every year.

During this period of time, they set their eyes on the Wa country again and wanted to go to sea for trade.

Of course there is another point, that is transportation.Liaodong wants to sell things to the customs, so transportation is a very big problem.

Relying on land transportation, not only the quantity of transportation is small, but also the loss on the road is also large, so they naturally decided on the idea of ​​sea transportation.

As long as there are enough ships to carry out sea trade, they can transport goods from Liaodong to any place in the country, especially Jiangnan.The medicinal materials in Liaodong are very easy to sell in Jiangnan, and the silk and porcelain from Jiangnan can also be transported to Liaodong by sea ships, and can also be sold to Korea and Japan.

For them, this is a business opportunity, and it is easy to promote it if they have money, and the power of capital is very strong.

As long as Zhu Houzhao shows a little bit of meaning in it, these people will flock to it.Once these people start to do something, it is not surprising that they are discovered by the old man.

Looking at his father, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "You can try it, after all, so many people are talking about it now. Let's try it first. If it works, the court can also increase some income. Even if it fails, it will lose money." Not big."

Zhu Youtang knew that his son was talking nonsense, but he thought he could give it a try.In the past two years, the commercial tax of the imperial court has increased, and the most important point is that the son is asking them to pay taxes.

Among the merchants, his son was much higher than himself.Although the tax system has not been changed, there are fewer tax evasions like before, and my son even ordered the abolition of the checkpoint tax in various places. In recent years, Ming's trade has been very prosperous.

Under such circumstances, Haimao has naturally become a very good choice. After all, who doesn't want to make money?

So Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Let's try it, but who do you want to be responsible for this matter?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, and then said: "It's not suitable for an official position that is too high, and it is not suitable for an official position that is too low. Let Tang Bohu try it. He has done a good job in the Northwest, and he can be regarded as an experienced official."

Zhu Youtang was not surprised that his son mentioned Tang Bohu, but he still hesitated.

It's not that he thinks there is something wrong with his son's selection, but that Tang Bohu may not be able to do a good job.In the past six months, Tang Bohu's fame has risen not because of his talent, but because of his poems.

Frontier talent, his reputation is already very big, and his poems and paintings are also very popular. It can be said that he is famous in the capital.

(End of this chapter)