It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Xiyao started. Just as Xiyao was about to eat, she felt her stomach was falling, and immediately called the midwife to come in to prepare the delivery. After receiving the news, Yunxi rushed to Xiyao's place without having time to eat.
Waiting outside the house where I live.
At this time, Lao Zhu, who had been sleeping or in a coma in the main hall, also woke up. King Zhu Song of Han who was guarding the side immediately rushed out to inform Yunxi, and Yunwen, who was guarding Lao Zhu with him, fed Lao Zhu some water.
Yunxi was waiting anxiously for the birth of Xiyao's child outside the house. At this time, Zhu Song ran over and said to Yunxi: "Father is awake. Yunxi, go and have a look!"
Yunxi was about to have a schizophrenia. Here his wife was giving birth to a child, and over there his grandfather was on his deathbed. But he only had one body! Yunxi could only go to see Lao Zhu, not all because of filial piety.
But waiting for him here won't help, but that side is the most important.
Yunhe rushed to the main hall where Lao Zhu was. Lao Zhu drank some water. The water seemed to be fairy water, which made his face, which looked very old when he was sleeping soundly, radiant, as if he was a healthy and pain-free person.
But Concubine Guo Ning, Yun Wen and Yun He who were present felt their hearts sinking. At this moment, the light came back to them! This meant that Lao Zhu was in extremely bad condition.
Yunxi burst into tears immediately. He went up to hold Lao Zhu's hand and said, "Grandpa, how are you? I'll ask the imperial doctor to check your pulse and prescribe medicine right away."
Lao Zhu also held Yunxi's hand and said to him: "No need, grandpa knows how he is, so don't bother. What day of the month is it today?"
Yunhe choked and said: "Today is the fifth day of the leap month."
Lao Zhu said: "It turns out that it's already this time. Just now, grandpa dreamed of father again. Father talked to me again. He said that grandpa was the most promising person in Lao Zhu's family in more than ten years. He also told grandpa that our family is
If you are a commoner, why should you try to emulate other people's ancestors? Yunxi,"
He said to Yunxi: "After my grandfather passed away, he no longer worshiped Zhu Xi as a saint or regarded Zhu Xi as his ancestor. Do you remember this?"
Yunxi cried: "My grandson will remember it."
Lao Zhu was also very sober at this time and said: "My consort Mei Yin is very capable. After you take the throne, you can be the king of the country." Yunxi nodded.
"Yunxi, Qitai, and Lian Zining have been serving as ministers for some time. When you come to the throne, you can promote them to ministers, so that the two departments of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Households will be in your hands."
"Ru Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, can be of great use, but he stayed in the post of Minister of the Ministry of War for too long. After he came to the throne, he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. The censor of Zuodu is Baozhao. He is respectful and knows the military well. He can be used as a minister.
Minister of the Ministry of War. The yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is very important, and we must appoint someone we trust to take charge of it, but it doesn’t matter if it is vacant for a few days, so let’s leave it empty for now.”
"Jing Qing has been practicing in the Jiangwu Hall for a long enough time in the past few years. He can be promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and then in one or two years, he can be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War. Ru Qing will let him go to the local officials.
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"Yu Xin, the Minister of Hubu, and Du Ze, the Minister of Personnel, were appointed as chief envoys after they came to the throne. In fact, Lian Zining has no experience as a local official. It is best to be appointed as chief envoys for a year and a half.
Yes, let’s wait until you are firmly seated on the throne.”
"Zheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, asked him to be the Minister of Taichang Temple. Originally, Chen Xingshan was the most suitable person to be the Minister of Rites after he came to the throne, but you seem to have other ideas, so let Chen Di be the Minister of Rites."
"The Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, is very capable and very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. He can be reused together with Lan Zhen. Don't be partial. It is not enough for a military commander to stand alone. Last time you poached Zhang Fu from Lao Si, and Zhang Shu, the right concubine of the East Palace.
Guo Wei, Qi Changxing in the first phase of Jiangwu Hall, and Li Ding in the second phase all have general materials, which can be put to great use after polishing. Guo Zhen can be used as a charging general, but he cannot be used to lead an army alone."
"Brothers Cao Xing and Cao Che are okay. From Grandpa's point of view, it is no problem to have a hundred thousand soldiers after training, but it will be difficult to have more. Chen Qi and Yu Hui are also capable, but it is a pity that they died three years ago
In the north, Li Jinglong's command of the battle is not as good as it is, but he is very good at training troops. Don't forget him."
"We should also pay attention to the veteran generals. They started the army with their grandfather and have been fighting for decades. The people in their twenties and thirties mentioned above cannot be replaced now. Geng Bingwen, Cao Zhen, Guo Ying, Zhang Wen, these veteran generals
It will also be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty for the next ten years."
"Although the Chang family is your mother's natal family, Chang Sheng and Chang Sen are not good enough. Chang Jizong can still get some experience. You must not let them lead troops in battle. At most, you can only let them be deputy commanders. But the Xue family can
Very useful."
At this point, Lao Zhu seemed to be unable to breathe, and took a few big breaths. Yunxi cried and said: "Grandpa, take a rest."
Lao Zhu said: "No, grandpa must finish his sentence immediately. Grandpa knows that you are young and have many ideas, and you also want to make Ming Dynasty stronger. But it seems that a good strategy may go wrong in the future. Whenever you want to have something new in the future,
You must discuss your ideas with the ministers around you, and you can’t just decide on your own. Remember?”
Yunxi said: "Remember."
Then Lao Zhu turned around with difficulty, pointed at Yunwen and said: "After you ascend the throne, you must make Yunwen the prince and find him in a good place." Yunwen nodded in agreement.
Yunwen raised his head and shouted: "Grandpa, then lowered his head and cried again."
Lao Zhu then said: "You must also be friendly to your uncles, uncles and brothers." Yunxi nodded again.
Lao Zhu nodded and said: "Ask Hu Run, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Dai Deyi to come in. Grandpa wants to record the imperial edict." Yunxi nodded and asked the eunuch to call them in.
At this moment, Lao Zhu said again: "Hurun and Dai Deyi are both talented people, but they lack experience. You can appoint them as local officials after taking the throne, practice and practice, and then they can be put to great use."
People from the Hanlin Academy notified Yun Xi after Lao Zhu woke up, so Hu Run and Dai Deyi came very quickly and arrived immediately.
Lao Zhu struggled to sit up and said: "I have been destined for thirty-one years. I have been worried about dangers and worked hard every day to benefit the people. But I started from a humble background and have no knowledge like the ancients. I like good and evil, and I can't reach far.
Come on. Now that we have understood the natural principles of all things, we can understand the meaning of ridicule and mourning. The emperor's grandson Yunxi is benevolent and filial to his friends. The world has returned to his heart, and he should ascend to the high position. The civil and military officials at home and abroad work together to assist the government to bring peace to our people. No gold or jade should be used in funeral rituals.
"The mountains and rivers of the Xiaoling Mausoleum should not be changed for this reason. All the subjects of the world will weep for three days, and then they will surrender. There is no need to marry. When kings come to the country, they should not go to the capital. Those who are not in the order, please follow this order."
Hu Run and Dai Deyi recorded the edict, and then Lao Zhu asked them to step aside.
Then Lao Zhu said: "Bring my great-grandson over, grandpa wants to take a look."
Yunxi said: "Grandpa, Xiyao is still alive and has not finished giving birth yet."
Lao Zhu said: "Not yet born?"
Yunxi replied: "She is giving birth."
Lao Zhu said: "Grandpa, just wait for a while. Grandpa must see his great-great-grandson born." Lao Zhu originally seemed to be dying after recording the will, but at this time he regained a little energy.
At this time, all the descendants of the Zhu family in Beijing, including the newborn baby, came and gathered in the main hall where Lao Zhu was now.
Lao Zhu let go of Yunxi's hand and said to all his children and grandchildren: "After I die, you must live in harmony." After saying this, he motioned to Yunxi to shake their hands.
Yunxi walked over and held hands with his uncles.
Lao Zhu said softly: "Everyone except Yunxi, please go out."
Zhu Song was shocked for a moment, then took his brother and nephews out.
Lao Zhu smiled at Yunxi and said, "I almost forgot. After I die, Li Jinzhong will be executed and buried. He has been with me for too long, and he is not as desireless as he showed in front of grandpa.
He must be executed. Su Huai'en leaves it to you to explain the affairs in the palace."
"Concubine Guo Ning has been with me for a long time and has given birth to children. Let her go to the fiefdom with Zhaohun later."
"All the concubines who have not given birth will also be buried." Yunxi agreed.
Yunxi still felt that being buried was a very inhumane thing, but how could he not agree to what Lao Zhu had told him before he died?
Lao Zhu added: "The poem you wrote five or six years ago is "Rebuttal to Kong Beihai Zan". It will be engraved on grandpa's tombstone as the end." Yunxi whispered: "I know."
Lao Zhu then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This time, everything Grandpa wanted to explain has been explained. You can rest assured and close your eyes." Then Lao Zhu looked at the tearful Yun He and said, "Why are you still crying! Everyone has it.
After his death, my grandfather was originally a commoner in Huaiyou, but he conquered the entire world. He lived another seventy-one years and had more than twenty sons. He has no regrets and nothing to be sad about."
Then he said as loudly as possible with all his strength: "I am Huaiyou Buyi, how can the world be better than me!" Zhu Song, who was standing at the door, heard it.
At this time, Lao Zhu was about to die, and it was only his persistent belief that he wanted to see his great-great-grandson that kept him from falling. He then said, "Isn't the birth finished yet?"
Yunxi wiped away his tears and said, "My grandson will be asked to ask, and he will be sent over as soon as he is born."
Xiyao fell into great pain after she started giving birth, even though she had already given birth to a child.
The midwives next to them were very nervous. Just the identity of the grandson concubine frightened them. If something went wrong, they would be punished with death! What's more, they knew that the emperor would die. If one person died because of this place, two people would die.
If the emperor dies, they will have to destroy the nine tribes.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly today. Although it took a long time, the birth was successful and Xue Xiyao was fine. And the baby was a boy. However, Xiyao still passed out after giving birth.
Just after the birth, the eunuch sent by Yunxi arrived and immediately asked, "Has the little grandson been born?" The midwife immediately wrapped herself in tight clothes, held the child in her arms and came out and said, "It's been born. Mother and child are safe."
The eunuch also happily said: "Follow me quickly." Then he led the midwife all the way to Lao Zhu in the main hall, and said to Lao Zhu and Yunxi: "The little emperor's grandson is born, mother and son are safe."
Lao Zhu said: "Really gave birth to a boy? Show me."
The midwife immediately placed the baby in front of Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu looked at the crying baby, smiled, and then stopped moving.
