Chapter 158 The Queen is Pregnant

There was a look of longing in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.

It is impossible to say that the Empress Dowager does not miss her youngest son, but the Empress Dowager made several turns in her heart. She sighed and said: "No need, the mountains are high and the road is far. If someone is responsible for national affairs, there is no need for him to run to a country."

trip."

The Empress Dowager had always known that the matter of the Golden Book of Prince Xiang was a close bond between the Emperor and her.

The previous emperor, even though he tried his best to appear mature, was like a shallow pool of water, and she could see the root of it at a glance.

But it's different now.

Now when she looked at the emperor, he seemed to be sincere and had no intention of showing off. A fake word, but it was the best.

The Empress Dowager knew clearly that the Emperor was hiding something in his heart, but she couldn't see what was hiding in the Emperor's heart. She seemed to be magnanimous, but she didn't know how many armored soldiers were hidden in the open city gate.

The Empress Dowager already believed in the emperor's ability to secure the throne. However, she became more and more worried about the fate of Prince Xiang.

Every wise king is a tiger, and a man-eating tiger.

The Empress Dowager also had her own judgment about her body and bones, and she probably couldn't do it. Even if Prince Xiang came from Yunnan, he was just attending a funeral.

Why bother?

She now does not believe in any of the emperor's promises about Prince Xiang. She only hopes that the emperor can forget Prince Xiang and let him stay in Yunnan for the rest of his life.

Just stay alive.

Zhu Qizhen could not understand his mother's thoughts. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was unwilling to say more, he immediately fed the Empress Dowager spoonfuls of the soup.

Then he handed the empty bowl to Queen Qian.

Empress Qian was behind Zhu Qizhen and immediately reached out to take it. However, she didn't know why, she frowned suddenly, and suddenly she felt as if there was an earthquake in her chest and abdomen. As soon as she let go, the medicine bowl hit the ground.

On top, there was a "pop" sound, and it broke into countless pieces.

Zhu Qizhen immediately supported the queen and asked, "What's wrong?"

However, the Empress Dowager had rich experience and said: "Quickly, send the imperial doctor."

Because of the Empress Dowager's illness, there was always an imperial physician in the Cining Palace. Within a moment, an imperial physician came to diagnose Empress Qian's pulse.

The imperial doctor just thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Queen is happy."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, his heart jumped suddenly, and he didn't know how many thoughts came to his mind.

There is joy, he has a child for the first time in his two lives.

There was an accident. Zhu Qizhen had actually been doing contraceptive treatment for some things. He didn't want his son to come so quickly.

The reason is very simple. If this child is a princess, it would be fine. If it is a prince, then he will be a prince.

This body of his is only sixteen years old now. Even if he remains emperor for another thirty years, he will still be only forty-six years old. This age is not considered

When he was old, it could even be said that he was in the prime of life. But at that time, the prince had grown up.

All kinds of embarrassments arise spontaneously.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen himself wanted to postpone the birth of the prince.

I just never expected that he had actually done some contraception, but he couldn't do it openly. Naturally, something would slip through the net.

This situation is quite normal.

But his own joy was mixed with worries about future politics. Zhu Qizhen couldn't sort out his thoughts for a while.

"Okay, okay, okay." The Queen Mother was extremely happy. For a moment, the Queen Mother became more energetic.

For the Empress Dowager, nothing makes him happier than seeing the birth of the prince.

First of all, Zhu Qizhen is her eldest son and grandson after all, and he is a direct descendant. Zhu Qizhen saw the love and care the Empress Dowager had for Prince Xiang, but didn’t the Empress Dowager care for Emperor Xuanzong’s lineage?

It's just that Zhu Qizhen deliberately ignored it.

Secondly, it is also the political significance brought by this prince.

The throne of any emperor without a son is not stable enough. Emperors with sons and emperors without sons are directly reflected in many things.

Zhu Qizhen had a son, which shows that even if Zhu Qizhen died young, the policies finalized by Zhu Qizhen would not be easily changed.

But if there is no son, all political achievements will survive.

Especially when the number of people in Xuanzong's lineage was thin, the significance of this child was even greater. Many political hidden dangers were eliminated because of the existence of this child.

The Empress Dowager immediately ordered the queen to return to Kunning Palace to raise the baby with peace of mind.

Although the Empress Dowager's spirit has improved, human aging is not dependent on anyone's will. Therefore, the Empress Dowager's condition has improved slightly, although it has become serious again.

It seems that the Tai Hospital will move to Cining Palace. Even so, the Queen Mother's condition is still struggling between life and death.

Zhu Qizhen even canceled all celebrations for the seventh year of orthodoxy due to the illness of the Empress Dowager. He devoted himself to taking care of the Empress Dowager.

At the same time, Zhu Qizhen did not forget it. He worked hard and wrote to King Xiang asking him to come back.

The reason why Zhu Qizhen wrote the letter was because Zhu Qizhen didn't understand the situation of the emperor. He was worried that if he rashly summoned King Xiang back to the capital, what would happen if something went wrong? So he gave King Xiang the right to make his own choice.

But when the letter reached King Xiang, it was already the spring of the seventh year of Zhengtong.

In the autumn of last year, Wang Ji led the army out of Luchuan and set out for Mengyang.

The winter in Taiwan cannot stop the army, and even intentionally helps the army. The reason is simple: the winter in Japan is warmer than the spring in the north.

This kind of weather is very suitable for those who come to the north tomorrow

military.

However, overall, the army did not move very fast.

Mainly in two aspects.

The first aspect is the wrangling between the chieftains from all sides.

This time Wang Ji used seven garrison posts in Yunnan, plus three garrison posts of King Xiang, for a total of ten garrison posts, with more than 50,000 people, plus the civilian men recruited, it was called an army of 100,000 people.

But these 100,000 troops were mainly used to build the road from Luchuan to Mengyang.

King Xiang also intended to extend the Ming Dynasty's post road to Mengyang. At the same time, he also used the power of the court to extend his strength to Mengyang.

Expand his base.

As a result, although the 100,000-strong army is large, it is a bit stretched when placed on these hundreds of miles of roads. In addition, the country is the territory of Homesick.

Sijifa did not confront the Ming Dynasty head-on, but retreated step by step to attack the grain road.

It made the Ming army go crazy, but there was nothing they could do. If Si Jifa was as stupid as his father and Si Renfa and dared to fight in formation with the Ming Dynasty, Wang Ji could also give Si Jifa a taste of what justice is.

of iron fist.

But Sijifa learned well.

As a result, Wang Ji could only rely more on the chieftain. After all, he sent Ming Dynasty to formally enter and pursue the natives in the deep mountains and forests.

If you think about it, you will know that it is a very serious casualty.

And because Zhu Qizhen enthroned King Xiang in Luchuan, many chieftains were worried about the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Wang Ji's communication with these chieftains was not smooth.

The second aspect is due to geographical reasons.

Luchuan was already the farthest place that the Han army had come, and Mengyang was a place that the army had never come to.

This kind of road where the company's army is marching is almost cut out of the mountain. How determined is Wang Ji to dare to advance quickly. Once the enemy is lured deep into the area, it will be difficult to deal with it after a big defeat.

You know, the 50,000 troops brought by Wang Ji may not seem like much, but they are still the largest number of soldiers that the Ming Dynasty could gather in Yunnan.

Once it fails, Yunnan will have no choice but to give up many places and stick to its core areas.

Wang Ji cannot bear this responsibility.

So he would rather go slower.

But even so, something happened that shook Wang Ji's heart.

It's just that King Xiang has always disagreed.

At this time, after receiving the letter from Zhu Qizhen, King Xiang collapsed on the ground for a while and could not recover for a long time.

King Xiang is called King Xiang, and although there are some falsehoods, it is not all true. At least King Xiang's filial piety towards the Queen Mother is true.

The Empress Dowager was already old, and Prince Xiang was not unprepared, but when he actually received the news, it was like a thunderbolt.
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