"Sanqing, Buddha, and Confucius must bless my daughter-in-law, success, and the safety of mother and child."
At this time, Wang Ruofu, a faithless person, resorted to temporary measures and sought protection from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
It had only been a few days since Gu Tingye was demoted, and Bianliang was still in the calm before the storm.
Today, the milk powder was signed into the system in the morning. It was confirmed that after Haichao Yunhui gave birth today, Sheng Changbai could still take leave from the Yamen and stay at home wholeheartedly.
"Don't walk around like that. It makes my head hurt. Now that I'm going to be a grandmother, I can't learn to be more steady."
Sheng Hong, an idle man, also went to the Yamen to sign in, and then returned home to wait for the birth of the fourth generation of the Sheng family.
Sheng Hong also showed great importance to this child, which was uncharacteristically true.
When Sheng Hong's own son, Sheng Xiaoqi, was about to be born, Sheng Hong had no intention of staying at home.
I don’t know whether it was the emphasis on the possible eldest son and grandson in Hei’s belly, or the Confucian tradition of embracing grandchildren but not sons, or a combination of both, that led to Sheng Hong’s current attitude.
"You said I'm not steady, why don't you be more steady? Not long after you sat down, you drank several cups of tea."
Wang Ruofu refuted Sheng Hong and ruthlessly exposed the fact that Sheng Hong was equally nervous.
The reason why the family is so nervous is because in this feudal era, giving birth to a woman was a hellish experience for women of any class.
Especially the first child is more dangerous.
When there is no condition for surgery, the risk of difficult labor due to true fetal malposition is the same for everyone regardless of class.
Haishi's marriage to Sheng Changbai is not a complete marriage between the two families. Only when Haishi gives birth to a child, or even a son, can the two families have an inseparable relationship.
"I'm thirsty..."
When Wang Ruofu embarrassed Sheng Hong, a woman came in from outside:
"Give birth. Lady Hai has given birth. It's a brother."
"Reward, big reward!" Wang Ruofu is quite generous when encountering happy events.
"How is the eldest lady?" Sheng Changbai asked.
"The eldest lady went to bed when she was tired. Mother and child are safe, and the birth went smoothly."
After hearing that the adults and children were all fine, the only thing left was the joy of adding a child.
There are more than a dozen maids and women in the courtyard. In addition to the mother, the child also has two wet nurses.
The milk powder given by signing in to the system was not used. After the child was born, it did not cause any trouble to Sheng Changbai.
In this case, for Sheng Changbai, it would not be stressful for his children to raise a football team.
There is no need to worry about the children themselves. Even some children's baptism and full moon celebrations are also taken care of by Wang Ruofu.
Sheng Changbai turned his focus back to the court.
This period of time is not completely uneventful. The Taichang Liyuan has taken charge again. Sheng Changbai also needs to supervise Renzong's Daxiang and the second anniversary of the old emperor's death.
Although Zhao Zongquan had completely wiped out Renzong, he didn't care about this cheap father and didn't even want to recognize him.
But for courtiers, they only know how to cherish something after losing it.
In the last few years of his reign, Renzong neglected government affairs and did not want to do anything.
All the people at that time were focused on making babies in the harem. Many people at that time disliked Emperor Renzong just like Sheng Changbai and had no intention of reform or pioneering.
But after the troubled Zhao Zongquan was replaced, after two years, the officials began to miss Renzong again.
At the beginning, the emperor retreated to the inner palace, ruled from the top, and handed over the court to civil servants.
In fact, this was already the most ideal state in the minds of civil servants where the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats co-governed.
In those few years, the imperial court was just maintaining stability without making any political achievements.
The emperor's inaction cannot be blamed. The most important thing is Han Zhang, the leader of the officials at that time.
He only wanted the emperor to appoint a heir apparent as soon as possible, and as prime minister, he took the lead in admonishing the emperor to appoint a heir apparent.
I don't want to do too many things to gain support in front of my successors.
When he was young, Han Zhang could be considered a reformist.
After serving as a reformist, he curried favor with the original reformist senior officials, gained praise, and ascended to a high position.
Having achieved all of his goals, he has never thought about actually implementing reforms, eliminating the shortcomings of the court, and changing the weak thinking of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Some people want to ascend to the position of prime minister in order to do more things and realize their ambitions.
Some people want to ascend to the position of prime minister simply because this position is extremely popular and they are rushing for this prominence.
When the ministers missed and were grateful to Renzong, even Zhao Zong didn't care. The ministers still tried their best to carry out Renzong's auspicious ceremony for Renzong.
During this period of time, Zhao Zongquan seemed to be calm on the surface.
There was no war in the court, no new decrees were promulgated, no major national affairs were made, any omissions were made, investigations were made wherever there were cases, disaster relief was provided, and robberies were collected wherever there were cases.
Behind the scenes, he is still quietly re-engaging in the Forbidden Army and making personnel adjustments.
Still trying to think of ways to consolidate military power in his hands.
Shen Congxing, an uncle with no military background and no military exploits, still has far less control over the Forbidden Army than Gu Tingye, a second-generation nobleman.
The army of the Great Zhou Dynasty had this kind of atmosphere, and the soldiers could be convinced by a second-generation noble leader with no military exploits.
But he would not be convinced by a royal relative in the same situation.
These are all noble elders who have worked hard in the military for several generations and left a legacy for the younger generations.
This is the same principle as civil servants leaving countless disciples, former officials, and countless favors to their descendants.
Therefore, Shen Congxing cannot hold too many rights.
And because King Huan was already eighteen years old, everyone said that King Huan was extraordinary, eager to learn and observe etiquette, capable of literature and military affairs, brave and resourceful, caring about the country and the people, and at such a young age, he was already showing his prosperity.
The appearance of a wise king.
There are already enough threats to Zhao Zongquan's throne.
After all, it has been a tradition since ancient times that when the previous generation fails, they will place their hopes on the next generation.
Zhao Zongquan, the emperor, seemed to be in ruins, not to mention mediocre, but he had nothing to do with Mingjun.
Many people have already placed their hopes on the next generation.
To the naked eye, King Huan was more suitable to be an emperor than Zhao Zongquan in every aspect.
Moreover, he is not very old and has a certain degree of plasticity, so he has the possibility of evolving into a more perfect form.
Unlike Zhao Zongquan, who was in his thirties and was suddenly made a prince at an advantage, and he ascended the throne not long after.
If you have not received the education of the emperor's way, your three views, personality, and behavior have been formed long ago and are difficult to change.
Now that Zhao Zongquan has been firmly seated on the throne and has been on the throne for two years.
Even if the ministers were dissatisfied with Zhao Zongquan, they did not want to depose Zhao Zongquan from the throne.
Civil servants who can only talk but not take action really don't have the courage and ability.
Most of these civil servants who did not support Zhao Zongquan supported King Huan.
Compared with the unrealistic operation of abolishing Zhao Zongquan, the ministers hope that with the strong support of the ministers.
King Huan could fully mature his wings as soon as possible and eclipse Zhao Zongquan in the court.
Such a big threat is kept by your side.
Zhao Zongquan did not dare to let Shen Congxing, the uncle of King Huan control excessive military power.
After all, no matter how close a brother-in-law and a brother-in-law are, they are not as close as an uncle and a nephew.
There is an unbroken blood connection between the nephew and uncle, and the foundation of trust is even higher.
If the queen disappears and Zhao Zongquan establishes another queen, Shen Congxing may no longer be Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law.
But if his nephew can ascend to the throne, even if he loses Empress Shen, his uncle will still be his uncle.
Under this situation, Zhao Zongquan could only catch up and increase the power in the hands of Geng and Duan.
These two men were from humble backgrounds and did not even have the status of royal relatives or uncles.
It is even more impossible to convince the imperial guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty, especially the old nobles who are powerful in the army.
In order to help Geng and Duan gain power, Zhao Zongquan could only reduce the power of the old nobles in the army as much as possible and vigorously promote ordinary generals with no basic background.
Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changwu had good fortunes. One was a son of a distinguished noble who did not play with him, and the other only had his father-in-law who was a military attaché to rely on.
They all have little background, no power, and have never been on the battlefield, so it is difficult for them to be promoted.
However, because of their innocent family backgrounds, the two of them took advantage of this opportunity and were promoted to a higher level by Zhao Zongquan.
During this time, the Queen Mother became busy again, other than summoning Qi Heng and his group.
It means inviting the noble family members to hold a banquet in the harem.
He has already begun to make preparations and began to lobby the courtiers to support him.
On the surface, it is said that the Queen Mother lobbied these people because of a ceremonial dispute over what title to give King Xianshu.
But if you think about it deeper, the Queen Mother's purpose is obviously not that simple.
Obviously, he wants to use this incident to pull these people onto his chariot.
Generally speaking, the Queen Mother's busy work during this time was definitely not in vain.
There are not many fewer opponents of Zhao Zongquan in the imperial examination battle than there were last year.
In the past year, Zhao Zongquan and Han Zhang have certainly won over some people.
There are always some people who do not consider the overall situation or the collective interests of the scholar-bureaucrat group, but only consider their own personal gains and losses.
He was attracted by the sugar-coated bullets of Zhao Zongquan and Han Zhang and the immediate benefits of promotion and wealth.
However, this group of people still only accounts for a small part of the original opponents.
On the one hand, the morality of this group of literati in the Great Zhou Dynasty was not low.
The other supported Zhao Zongquan, but the price he paid was really high.
After all, they are all scholars, and their levels may vary, but everyone who has passed the imperial examination can be said to have learned from the past and understood the present.
This kind of support for the emperor to violate the etiquette system puts the imperial power above etiquette and law.
From then on, the imperial power was not restricted by scholar-bureaucrats.
It must be remembered by all literati and recorded in history books.
The names of these people will definitely be recorded on the pillar of shame in history forever.
If the future generations of the Zhou Dynasty encountered a foolish king, because the imperial power was not restricted and acted arbitrarily, the people would be in dire straits and the country's vitality would be depleted.
After the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, tracing back to the root cause, these people all have a blame to blame.
Before the old emperor's auspicious gift had passed, the imperial examination controversy started again.
"Something serious has happened, please report urgently from the border!"
Something really big happened this time in Dazhou. It was not an ordinary political matter. This time there was a military incident.
Xixia started the war without declaring it, and had already conquered several cities in Dazhou. The enemy army was so fierce that the Western Army of Dazhou was completely unable to withstand it for a while.
"Alas...what was supposed to come has come." Sheng Changbai sighed.
Although it is possible that Zhao Zongquan himself lied and acted.
But it is also very possible that a war really broke out. Xixia saw the situation where the two palaces of the Zhou Dynasty were not in harmony and the courtiers were dissatisfied, so it was not impossible that they really got interested.
In the middle of this year, not only the whole area was hit by disasters, Xixia was also hit by disasters.
The northwest region is already remote and desolate, and the land is barren and unsuitable for planting. Even though the aquatic plants are plentiful, the nomadic production mode makes it difficult to have enough food and clothing in a normal year.
In the event of a disaster, food may not be available.
The food of one's own country cannot feed the population of one's own country.
There is not much mutual trade and grain trade with the surrounding countries, including the Uighurs, Tubos, and the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In this situation, if the conflicts are not vented to the outside world, conflicts will arise in Xixia itself when food is cut off in winter.
After all, Dangxiang is also a nomad, just like other nomads.
After his tribe encountered a crisis, his first reaction was to go out and plunder.
Xixia just looks at the neighbors around them three times, and then three more times.
Dazhou, which also occupied the Central Plains, was fat and soft.
In such a situation, no matter how a nomadic civilization like the Xixia fights against a farming civilization like the Zhou Dynasty, it will not lose.
After winning the battle, you can naturally burn, kill, loot, and then ask for compensation from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and trade with each other to replenish your blood.
Even if they lose the war, they will consume the country's excess population and solve their own food crisis.
With his father from the Liao Kingdom here, no matter how Xixia is defeated, there is no possibility of destroying the country.
In this kind of situation, where one can win the battle regardless of the situation, it is normal for Xixia to like to take advantage of Da Zhou when they have nothing to do.
It was also Han Zhang who had been at war with Xixia in the northwest for many years.
After repeated defeats, Xixia gained confidence in the Zhou Dynasty.
Now Han Zhang of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the prime minister, and there are conflicts in Xixia. If he does not invade the Great Zhou Dynasty, he will not be able to live up to the confidence that Han Zhang gave to the Xixia soldiers.
Such a big event became a hot topic of debate in the court the next day.
There must be a fight. This is a war initiated by Xixia.
The initiative does not lie with the Great Zhou side, and it is easy to mobilize troops.
The elites of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all stationed around Bianliang, so just send troops directly.
The troops and horses have not been moved, but the food and grass have gone first. Although the finances of the Great Zhou Dynasty are now very poor, this is already the situation.
Not long after Xia Shi was escorted over, he was able to squeeze out this supply of food and grass.
All that's left is to pick a suitable candidate to lead the army. From the beginning of King Yan's military remonstrance, to now after several turmoils in Bianliang, at the top of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is no one who can fight.
"Your Majesty, now that Xixia is invading our country, Gu Tingye is in the northwest. I would like to ask your majesty to issue an order to allow Gu Tingye to serve his crimes and lead troops to fight against Xixia."
King Huan stood up and recommended Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye had at least fought against the army and the rebels, and was already more experienced than these people.
