Chapter 424 Ancestral foundation is the most important
Empress Zhou knew her husband well. When she saw Emperor Chongzhen's expression, she was shocked. Before the emperor opened his mouth, she immediately stood up from the chair. Regardless of her five-month pregnancy, she knelt down.
Go down, and then begged: "Your Majesty, please think again!"
When Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan saw each other, they quickly followed. They left the table and knelt down crying, "Your Majesty, please think again!"
Empress Zhou was not wrong. Emperor Chongzhen finally chose to put the inheritance of his ancestors first among the family ties of his children.
But just when he was about to make a decision, he saw his three beloved concubines kneeling on the ground begging him with sad faces, so he couldn't help but hesitate again.
But in the end, Emperor Chongzhen still shook his head resolutely and did not agree to them. He said solemnly: "I am a father, but more importantly, I am the king of a country. I am the father of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. Since I am sitting on the dragon throne,
, we must be responsible for the tens of millions of people of the Ming Dynasty, for the country, the country, and the foundation of our ancestors."
When he said this, he took a deep look at his three beloved concubines and said his decision: "My children are no exception, they will also be feudal overseas."
Hearing that Emperor Chongzhen finally said the words they least wanted to hear, the three women felt bitter in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do.
Empress Zhou could only continue to plead: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to block your majesty's great cause of resurgence. We also know that the country, the country, and the foundation of our ancestors are the most important thing. But can we wait until I die before feudalizing our dragon sons and daughters overseas?"
How good? They are all the pieces of meat that have fallen from the body of the concubine and the sisters. If they were not allowed to meet each other overseas in the feudal society long ago, how could the concubine, as a mother, bear the thought of the dragon son and dragon daughter living in barbarian lands overseas without a father or mother?
live alone?"
Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan also hurriedly followed and continued to shout in mournful voices: "Your Majesty..."
It is obviously impossible to say that Emperor Chongzhen did not have a trace of family affection in his heart. In history, after Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng with lightning speed, he asked his wife and daughter to die for the country, but he did not ask his three sons to die for the country.
They just asked someone to take them away.
Emperor Chongzhen felt uncomfortable at this time. He saw Queen Zhou kneeling there with her belly in her hands. He stared blankly for a while and then said with concern: "Queen, you are pregnant, it is best to get up first."
Then he turned to the other two concubines and asked them to get up first.
However, Empress Zhou and others were concerned about the future affairs of their children and were very dissatisfied with Emperor Chongzhen's decision just now. They had no other choice but to continue to kneel there in protest.
The tears of the three women flowed silently, dripping down their delicate faces.
A woman who loves herself will definitely be reluctant to shed tears. In other words, a woman's tears are the best weapon against the man who loves her.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the sad faces of his three beloved concubines and felt a little uncomfortable when he thought that he had failed to fulfill his duties as a father.
There was silence in the hall, except for three women kneeling on the ground who were weeping silently. In front of them, stood a man looking at them, relatively speechless, and stood there in a stalemate.
After a while, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "After Long Zi becomes a prince, he must feudal overseas; Long Nu does not have to go overseas with her husband's family. This is my bottom line, and there is no room for negotiation."
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After he finished speaking, he explained to his three beloved concubines: "Even if I don't do this, the emperors after me will definitely do the same. Sooner or later, our dragon sons will feudal overseas. In this way, for
They consider that closing it late is not as good as closing it early.”
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he saw tears on the faces of his three beloved concubines, who were still looking at him with puzzled expressions. Knowing that they had not yet figured it out, he had no choice but to explain: "After all, the unclaimed land overseas is limited.
There are even fewer lands. If we feudalize our dragons as soon as possible, we can get a better vassal state as soon as possible. This is for their own good. The three of you must not be benevolent as women."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen flicked his sleeves and left, leaving the three women still kneeling on the ground to give them time to think about what they had said.
Queen Zhou and the two noble concubines looked at each other and were speechless.
Although what Emperor Chongzhen said makes sense, as a mother, you have to consider the family ties of your children more than you would like to be separated from your children.
Empress Zhou is now pregnant and cannot kneel for a long time. Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen has left, so there is no point in kneeling anymore. Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan got up one after another, helped Empress Zhou up, and said in a mournful tone:
"elder sister!"
Neither of them had any opinions at all, and at this time they both regarded Queen Zhou as their backbone.
But what can Empress Zhou do? Emperor Chongzhen is the only one who has the final say in the Daming Palace.
At this time, the three women desperately hope that their mother-in-law is still alive, and it is best to be as strong as Concubine Wan Guifei before.
In this way, the matter was brought to the Queen Mother's side. As a woman, she was generally reluctant to feudalize her direct relatives overseas. As long as she used her dignity as the Queen Mother to put pressure on the emperor, it might be effective.
But the problem is that their mother-in-law, the mother of Emperor Chongzhen, is no longer alive. No one can restrain Emperor Chongzhen.
In fact, from this aspect, it was the most appropriate time to start implementing the feudal feudal overseas affairs of the vassal clan during the early Chongzhen period.
Not to mention the civil servants and military generals, those people are eager to do this at any time because of their own interests.
Simply put, the vassal clan is now in its most difficult time and wants to ask for change; and now there is no pressure from the royal family elders. As long as Emperor Chongzhen withstands the pleas of the three concubines, the only thing left is to overcome the natural environment.
At this time, Queen Zhou knew that there was no room for recovery. As a queen, she should understand the righteousness and assist her husband well.
So, she suppressed the grief in her heart, wiped her tears, and comforted her two sisters: "Your Majesty has made concessions. From now on, we will only give birth to the Dragon Girl for him, so that we don't have to suffer the pain of not being able to see our relatives."
When Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan heard this, they burst out laughing. It would be great if they could decide whether they would be boys or girls.
In the past, I always longed to give birth to a dragon, but now it's better. As Queen Zhou said, I really want to give birth to a princess, so that I can see her often.
But in the blink of an eye, they turned into crying faces. After all, it was beyond their control. What should they do after giving birth to a son?
Although I thought so, after Queen Zhou said this, I felt a lot better because I at least had the expectation of having a daughter to accompany me.
The two women accompanied Queen Zhou, looked at her swollen belly, and asked the imperial doctor if she had diagnosed whether it was a son or a daughter.
Queen Zhou smiled bitterly and replied: "The imperial doctor said it was a dragon."
Not to mention how the two women comforted Empress Zhou after hearing this, nor how Emperor Chongzhen returned to the imperial study room to work overtime in a bad mood. Zhong Jinwei, full of doubts, followed Xu Guangqi and came to a place.
Where.
After arriving at the door, he looked up at the door plaque. The five big characters on it suddenly made him realize that it was this.