Chapter six hundred and eighty first family happiness
Compared to Deng Feng in Nanyang, Liu Xiu indeed paid more attention to the Red Eyebrow Army in Chang'an.
In Liu Xiu's mind, Nanyang is only a secondary battlefield for his side. If the Southern Expedition Army can win in Nanyang, it is naturally the best. If the Southern Expedition Army is frustrated in Nanyang, it will not affect the overall situation, let alone shake his emperor's power.
status.
But the Red Eyebrow Army was different. They had already destroyed an emperor and ruined a court. For Liu Xiu, the pressure the Red Eyebrow Army put on him was much greater than that of Deng Feng.
Liu Xiu sent Feng Yi to lead the Mengjin garrison and part of the capital army, totaling 80,000 troops, to send troops westward. Liu Xiu's original intention was to replace Deng Yu with Feng Yi.
Feng Yi also understood Liu Xiu's intention. On the way westward, he wrote a letter to Deng Yu, asking him to lead his troops to retreat and join his side.
But Deng Yu refused. In the matter of fighting against the Red Eyebrow Army, Deng Yu was indeed stubborn and refused to retreat. Moreover, the arrival of Feng Yi only aroused Deng Yu's urgent psychology.
The reason why His Majesty sent Feng Yi is that he must be very dissatisfied with his own operations. He has been unable to make progress for a long time. I guess he must have disappointed Your Majesty!
Deng Yu had already reached the position of Master Situ at a young age, and he was under great pressure.
In fact, the psychology of Deng Yu and Zhu You is very similar. They were both classmates of Liu Xiu and close friends of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu became the emperor and granted them the title of Grand Situ and Grand Master of Jianyi.
General, both of them are afraid of other people gossiping and being said that they have no real talent and knowledge, but only rely on His Majesty's relationship to hold important positions.
Zhu You, as the general of Jianyi, was like this. Deng Yu, who was the leader of the three princes, suffered much greater psychological pressure than Zhu You. This was why he refused to withdraw his troops and insisted on fighting the Red Eyebrow Army to the end.
Main reason.
Feng Yi led his army to march westward, allowing Deng Yu to attack the Red Eyebrow Army more and more frequently. At this time, the Red Eyebrow Army had once again given up garrisoning Chang'an, and the entire army left Chang'an and marched toward Hongnong in the east.
Deng Yu led his army and took the initiative to attack many times, but was repeatedly defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army, losing countless troops and generals.
At this time, the morale of Deng Yu's army had dropped to the extreme, and the war-weary atmosphere of Deng Yu's army had reached an extremely high level. Even the soldiers had great complaints against Deng Yu, the commander-in-chief.
The main force of the Red Eyebrow Army fought and advanced all the way, heading east. Deng Yu's army wanted to stop the Red Eyebrow Army's eastward advance. They set up obstacles at every level, but were defeated layer by layer by the Red Eyebrow Army. As a last resort, Deng Yu's army could only stand alone.
Back and back again.
Luoyang.
In the morning, Liu Xiu heard that Xu Xiling was unwell, and after going to court, he went to the Phoenix Palace where Xu Xiling was staying.
When he walked into the Phoenix Palace, he saw Xiaomei hurriedly walking out. When she saw Liu Xiu, Xiaomei hurriedly saluted and said, "My servant has met your majesty!"
Liu Xiu asked: "I heard that Xu Meiren is ill, but is it still serious?"
Xiaomei said with a sad look on her face: "Beauty didn't eat much this morning, but she just vomited everything."
Liu Xiu frowned and said, "I'll go in and take a look!"
Xiaomei hurriedly stopped her and said, "Your Majesty, the house is filthy."
"It's okay." Liu Xiu walked into the main hall and entered the inner room. He saw Xu Xiling lying on the bed, and there was indeed filth that she had spit out beside the bed. Liu Xiu quickly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Xiling
What disease does Ling suffer from?"
The three maids, Xiaolan, Xiaozhu, and Xiaoju, all stood guard by the bedside. When they saw Liu Xiu coming, they all saluted and said in unison: "Your Majesty!"
Xu Xiling still wanted to get off the bed, but Liu Xiu took the lead and held her down, then looked at Xiaolan and the three maids.
Xiaolan said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the beauty felt uncomfortable when she woke up this morning, dizzy and weak. She only drank a little bit of porridge in the morning, but now... she has vomited it all again."
After hearing this, Liu Xiu frowned even more tightly, and his eyes fell on Xu Xiling's small face, which was so pale that there was no blood, and there was a layer of sweat on his forehead. He said in a deep voice: "The medicine Weijun prescribed for you
, you can’t eat randomly either.”
During this period of time, Taichang Pitong had been helping Xu Xiling take care of his health, drinking a cup of decoction in the morning and evening every day. Now that Xu Xiling suddenly fell ill, Liu Xiu naturally thought that there was something wrong with Pitong's medicine.
He asked again: "Did you go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the Imperial Doctor?"
Xu Xiling struggled to sit up from the bed, waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I am fine, there is no need to call a doctor."
"You're so sick and you're still okay?" Liu Xiu said with a stern face.
Xiaolan blessed Liu Xiufu and said, "My maid, go and ask for the imperial doctor right now!" After saying this, she turned around and trotted out of the hall.
As soon as she left, Xiaomei came in from outside, carrying a basin and wiping all the vomit on the floor.
Liu Xiu sat down by the bed and touched Xu Xiling's forehead with the back of his hand. He felt that it was not hot, but rather cold. Xu Xiling forced a smile and said weakly: "Your Majesty, I am really fine."
"I'll let you know if there's anything wrong with you when the doctor arrives."
Not long after, the imperial doctor arrived at the Phoenix Palace. Seeing that His Majesty was there, the imperial doctor hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, and I wish you a beautiful lady!"
"Get up!" Liu Xiu waved his hand to the imperial physician and said, "Hurry and help Xu Meiren find out what disease she has."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The imperial doctor stood up and walked to the bedside. He first looked at Xu Xiling's face, then asked about Xu Xiling's symptoms, and finally put his hand on Xu Xiling's wrist.
After diagnosing her pulse for a while, the imperial doctor's brows gradually furrowed. Liu Xiu and the four maids beside her became nervous. The four maids were about to ask questions, but Liu Xiu waved his hands to them, indicating that they should be restrained.
Voice.
After diagnosing Xu Xiling's pulse once, the imperial physician seemed a little unsure, so he checked Xu Xiling's pulse again. After diagnosing the pulse twice, the imperial physician was finally sure. After he withdrew his hand, he suddenly knelt down on his knees.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu, Xu Xiling and others were shocked. Liu Xiu asked hurriedly: "What is the imperial doctor doing? What is Xu Meiren's disease?"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and congratulations to Beauty Xu! Beauty Xu is... so happy!" the imperial doctor said with a trembling voice.
Xu Xiling's constitution has been treated by imperial doctors, but to no avail.
The imperial doctors also discussed it many times in private, and most of them agreed that it would be very difficult for Xu Meiren to conceive in her life.
Unexpectedly, Xu Meiren could have a happy pulse. This is really unbelievable. In other words, Pi Tong's medical skills are so superb that they are beyond the scope of what they, the imperial doctors, can understand.
When Xu Xiling heard this, she couldn't believe her ears. She turned to look at Liu Xiu and asked in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Imperial Physician... What did the Imperial Physician just say?"
Liu Xiu came back to her senses, knelt down beside the bed, held Xu Xiling's hand, and said, "The imperial doctor said that Xi Ling is pregnant!"
Xu Xiling's eyes widened, and a layer of mist quickly formed in his eyes, and he murmured: "I am... I am happy, I am going to have your Majesty's child..."
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu was also very excited and held Xu Xiling's hand tightly. He also didn't forget the imperial physician beside him. He turned around and said to Zhang Kun: "Zhang Kun, reward the imperial physician generously!"
Zhang Kun nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face, walked up to the imperial physician, nodded and waved his hands outwards, and said: "This time, Imperial Physician Wang has done a great job in diagnosing Xu Meiren's happy pulse!"
Doctor Wang was so happy that he couldn't help but smile. This really depends on luck. Whoever encounters this kind of thing is lucky.
With Xu Xiling's happiness, the Phoenix Palace suddenly became lively. Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to dispatch several capable chamberlains and more than a dozen maids. In addition, the chamberlains and maids from all over the Phoenix Palace were all given rewards.
Half an hour later, Pi Tong also arrived. Seeing Pi Tong, Liu Xiu looked happy and said excitedly: "Weijun, Xi Ling is pregnant. The medicine you prescribed really works!"
Xu Xiling was able to conceive, which was actually within Pitong's expectation. Xu Xiling's constitution could only be regarded as a difficult and complicated disease, not an incurable terminal disease.
The reason why he said it was not easy to cure was just what the doctors said.
Doctors always describe the condition as more serious. If they are cured, they will gain the reputation of a famous doctor. If they are not cured, that is normal. After all, it is very serious and cannot be violated by human power.
Pi Tong smiled at Liu Xiu and did not take any credit. He bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "It is your Majesty who has brought great blessings to the sky. He used the true dragon's pure Yang energy to drive away the coldness in Xu Meiren's body."
His compliments were more than half correct.
Because Xu Xiling practiced the art of enchantment, the cold air entered the body and penetrated deep into the bone marrow, making it difficult to conceive. However, Liu Xiu once drank the golden liquid, a Taoist treasure, and cut the bones and cleansed the marrow twice. The pure yang energy in the body was indeed much stronger than that of ordinary people, and the whole world was
Now, I am afraid that only Liu Xiu can make Xu Xiling pregnant.
Pitong immediately prescribed a new prescription for Xu Xiling. The new prescription not only had the effect of protecting the fetus, but could also continue to regulate her physique, which would help smooth childbirth in the future.
Not long after, Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua also came to the Phoenix Palace, and each brought generous gifts.
Gathering together with his three wives, Liu Xiu also looked happy. He took Liu Qiang from Guo Shengtong's arms and played with the child.
Liu Qiang was almost one year old. He had two small front teeth, which were white and about the size of a grain of rice. He was very cute. Seeing Liu Xiu making the child happy, Xu Xiling sat up from the bed and asked, "Your Majesty, can I hold my concubine?"
Do you want to hold Qiang'er?"
Guo Shengtong hurriedly stopped and said: "This can't be done. Sister Xu is pregnant now, and the baby is small and not serious. It would be bad if it hurts my sister's belly."
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter." As he spoke, he handed Xiao Liu Qiang to Xu Xiling.
In the past, when Xu Xiling saw Guo Shengtong's child, she only felt jealous and sad, thinking that she would never be able to enjoy such family happiness. But now that she is pregnant, her mentality has also changed. The more she looks at Xiao Liuqiang, the more adorable she feels.
I like it.
She took out a box from the pillow, opened it, took out a big bead from it, and put it into Liu Qiang's little hand. Liu Qiang grabbed the bead and waved it while giggling.
Xu Xiling said with a smile to Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong: "Qiang'er likes this bead, so give it to Qiang'er!"
Guo Shengtong waved his hand and said, "Sister Xu, this is too precious!"
Xu Xiling said softly: "Qiang'er likes it!"
Liu Xiu also nodded and said with a smile: "Since Qiang'er likes it, Shengtong will just accept it!"
The family was having a good time, and Liu Xiu enjoyed this feeling very much. However, at this moment, Long Yuan came in from the outside and saw Liu Xiu chatting and laughing with the queen, nobles, and beauties, and he hesitated to speak.
Liu Xiu raised her head and looked at Long Yuan, and asked with a smile: "Long Yuan, what's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, I just received the memorial from Youzhou!" Long Yuan said cautiously.
The smile on Liu Xiu's face hadn't dissipated yet. She waved to Long Yuan and said, "Show it to me!"
Long Yuan stepped forward quickly and handed the memorial to Liu Xiu. The latter took it, unfolded it, and looked down at it carefully. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and the soft light in his eyes was replaced by coldness.
