When the Ming Dynasty experienced this great victory, as the emperor, Zhu Youxiao could be said to be the happiest one.
That night, he abandoned all the major military and political affairs in Qianqing Palace and went to Kunning Palace to share his joy with the queen, and had a long conversation with the queen in the palace all night long.
It wasn't until the sun reached its peak the next day that Zhang Yan opened his sleepy eyes. When he woke up, his eyes looked tenderly at Zhu Youxiao, who was still sleeping.
Zhu Youxiao seemed to be sensing something, and after less than a stick of incense, he woke up from his dreamland.
The two looked at each other at zero distance for more than ten seconds.
Zhang Yan felt the emperor's fiery and warm gaze and shyly buried her head under the quilt.
Zhu Youxiao pulled her out and held her in his arms, kissed her forehead gently, and then said:
"If you can give me a prince this time, I will make him a prince, raise him up well, and inherit the Ming Dynasty in the future!"
After hearing this, Zhang Yan's face was filled with joy, and she hugged the emperor tightly with her folded hands, and kissed the emperor on the mouth.
Just last night, Zhang Yan told Zhu Youxiao the great news that she was pregnant with the emperor's heir.
The moment Zhu Youxiao learned about it, he almost jumped with excitement. Although Concubine Chun was also pregnant for several months, she could not compare with the Queen at all.
This is not because Zhu Youxiao loves Zhang Yan deeply, but because he acts according to etiquette.
The succession system of the throne of the Ming Dynasty is the eldest son system. As long as the queen gives birth to a son and can grow up smoothly, he will be the confirmed heir, and no one can change it.
In the Ming Dynasty, as long as the queen had a son, no matter how talented or talented you were, you could just play with it.
If the queen has no children, the older prince will succeed her.
The eldest son system has both advantages and disadvantages. He avoids fighting with the same family members and fighting each other. However, at the same time, the quality of each generation of heirs is also uneven.
The queen's heirs are related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince is the hope of the future. The most important thing after the emperor ascends the throne does not require you to have great achievements, but to give birth to a prince.
Whether it was the concubines in the harem, the officials in the court, or even the clan relatives and nobles, without exception, they were extremely concerned about this matter.
Zhu Youxiao also thinks so on this matter. The heir to the prince is a major event that surpasses everything else in this era.
He will never forget how Emperor Wuzong was blackmailed because he had no heirs, and all his unquestionable military exploits and political achievements were ruthlessly obliterated by the pens of literati.
During the Zhengde period, a decisive battle broke out between the Ming army led by Wu Zong and the Tatar cavalry led by Dayan Khan centered in Yingzhou. More than 100,000 troops from the two sides participated in the battle. They fought more than ten times. After this battle was defeated, Da Yanhan died suddenly and suddenly in the same year.
But such an influential and key battle was only lightly described in the history books. It was even said that Wu Zong went to the border town to satisfy his curiosity?
Especially the glorious record of beheading up to level 16, which is unprecedented and unprecedented. The battle lasted for five days, with a scale of 100,000 people, and in the end the enemy suffered double-digit casualties?
If you explain that the army was defeated, you can still get away with it, but the problem is that the Ming army won this battle and the Tatars were defeated.
It can be seen from this that the pen and mouth of a literati are sharper weapons than swords and guns, and how important it is to master the pen.
Since Wu Zong had no heirs and his daily behavior was indeed a bit absurd, he was naturally the best target for literati to smear him.
During this period, his cousin Zhu Houcong did not even fart, allowing others to make up random stories about his cousin.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't understand this. After all, they had the same grandfather, and they were both grandsons of Emperor Xianzong. Even if they hadn't met each other or had any feelings for each other, they were at least blood relatives of the same clan.
Even if you don't help when you become emperor, you actually allow your ministers to wantonly smear the late emperor?
This aloof look made it seem as if his surname was not Zhu.
Everyone said that Emperor Jiajing was so talented and intelligent, but Zhu Youxiao didn't think so. Taking this matter as an example, Zhu Houcong was no different from a stupid pig.
If the ministers dared to criticize the late emperor wantonly, it would be regarded as a serious crime of conspiracy. Although they only targeted Zhu Houzhao, didn't others follow suit?
After so blatantly insulting your ancestors and ancestors, how can you still stand by and watch the show like a normal person?
Zhu Youxiao can only say that this person is really broad-minded. Ordinary people can't do such stupid things. It takes an average person to do it.
Zhu Youxiao held the queen in his arms in the palace, showing warmth and tranquility.
Outside Kunning Palace, Yang Huan has been waiting for nearly an hour since he entered the palace.
He held a memorial in his hand and turned around to look at the door of Kunning Palace from time to time.
"Captain Yang, please be patient, we are just a few businessmen, let's see how anxious we are!"
Seeing Yang Huan walking back and forth in front of him, Wang Chaofu almost fainted from him.
Yang Huan stopped and said in a rather anxious tone:
"It's not that I'm in a hurry, but that a major breakthrough has been made in what your Majesty has told you, and it should be reported to your Majesty as soon as possible. I can't afford to miss your Majesty's important event!"
After listening to what Yang Huan said, Wang Chaofu's face turned pale and he said angrily:
"So you want our family to break into the palace now, disturb the Long Live Lord and the Queen, and take the scolding for you?"
"You can't afford to miss an important event, but our family can't afford it if it disturbs Long Live Master's rest. Just wait here honestly!"
Without further ado, in the past, the relationship between Yang Huan and Wang Chaofu was still very good. After all, one was the emperor's confidant, and the other was a close minister who served him day and night.
The two of them can just get what each other needs and reach a consensus.
But it was different now. Their status and weight in the emperor's heart were no longer the same. They had become vague competitors, so naturally they could not help each other.
Zhu Youxiao was in a very good mood today, and there were no important military or political matters in the court, so he thought he would take this opportunity to gather his concubines for some fun and get in touch with each other.
But God did not follow his wishes. He had just gotten up and put on his clothes when he received a report from Yang Huan. This report was written by Xu Xianchun about Shanxi businessmen.
Although Wang Chaofu did not deal with Yang Huan, he did not dare to seize or conceal his memorials privately because of his courage. If the emperor found out about this, he could not even imagine how he would die.
This memorial was very thick and long, and was written extremely carefully. It took Zhu Youxiao nearly a quarter of an hour to read the contents thoroughly.