Liu Chao sadly brought ginseng tea to Zhu Yihai and comforted him in a low voice. This eunuch, the eunuch in charge of etiquette, grew up in Prince Lu's Mansion. He even watched Zhu Yihai grow up and served as his companion for many years.
Zhu Yihai's three sons were all killed in the war. Liu Chao saw it in his eyes and felt sad in his heart. Finally, the country was gradually becoming more peaceful, the young master also ascended to the throne, and the concubines in the palace were pregnant. He was really happier than Zhu Yihai.
It cannot be said that Zhu Yihai and Concubine Dahuang had much affection. They usually spent less time together and more separation. Even during those months in Nanjing, he rarely had time to accompany his concubines in the harem, and the time allocated to each of them was even less.
However, looking at Huang Fei's belly gradually swelled, I knew that there was a little life created by myself growing up day by day. It would be false to say that there was no emotion at all. This was a blood-related emotion.
Regarding the first three sons, because they had never lived together, they felt relatively empty. However, the one that Dahuang Fei was pregnant with was his first child. Even the imperial doctors said it was a boy, and it was even more popular both inside and outside the palace.
They have placed a lot of hopes on them.
The country is in ruins, and the young and wise emperor is on the throne. Everyone hopes that the emperor can have a prince as soon as possible. Even if he is not a direct descendant, he is still an heir, which can calm people's hearts.
Now this child was born at full term, but still died in childbirth, which can be said to be unexpected by everyone.
Zhu Yihai was lying on the bed, his face pale. He didn't know why he had angina after hearing the news. At that moment, he even thought it was a myocardial infarction, which paralyzed half of his body and finally passed out.
"Where's the doctor?"
Liu Chao hurriedly called the imperial doctor. When the emperor summoned several important ministers, he suddenly suffered a physical accident and even fell into a coma. The Liu Chao immediately blocked the news.
Even the two ministers Zheng Zhilong and Shen Youlong were kept in the side hall and were not allowed to leave.
The imperial doctors who provided first aid to the emperor were also kept in the palace, and no one was allowed to leave.
Zhu Yihai personally asked the imperial doctor about his situation.
The result of the diagnosis by the imperial doctors was that the emperor had been working too hard on military and state affairs recently and had not had a good rest. He had just arrived in Zhenjiang from Nanjing. As soon as he arrived here, he inspected the imperial camp, met with generals, and summoned ministers. He could not wait for a moment.
After resting, and suddenly hearing the news that the fourth prince had died in infancy, I was overly sad for a while.
"Long live your Majesty, please take a good rest. You must not work too hard these days." The white-bearded old imperial doctor was a descendant of Li Shizhen. He had excellent medical skills, but in the face of the emperor's emergencies, he could only prescribe some prescriptions.
Sub conditioning.
The emperor is still young and should not be like this at the age of less than thirty. However, no matter how young and strong he is, if he cannot recuperate properly, it will be too much for him.
Zhu Yihai also checked in his mind, and combined with the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, he felt that he was not suffering from myocardial infarction, heart disease, stroke or the like, and he was relieved.
He also approved the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor. The child he had placed his hope and affection on died just after birth. Zhu Yihai was heartbroken. He was busy with the Northern Expedition recently. He had to direct the situation in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Huguang, and even had to find time to deal with people like Ding Kuichu and Zheng Zhilong.
, the troops were about to be dispatched, and it was very difficult to find time to summon, comfort, and even arrange suitable positions for people like Jin Shenghuan, Tu Guobao, Wang Deren, Zhang Guozhu, Gao Jinzhong, Li Yuchun, and Wu Shengzhao who had surrendered anyway.
After drinking the ginseng soup, Zhu Yihai still felt a little dizzy and weak.
I wanted to struggle to get up, but it looked like I had no choice but to continue lying down.
"Zheng Zhongtang and Shen Zhongtang should both be worried. Please invite them over."
Zheng Zhilong and his two men came in and were relieved to see that although the emperor looked bad, he could still stretch out his hand to indicate that he should sit down, and could even speak clearly.
In just half an hour, these two people had even thought about countless possibilities in their minds.
The worst possibility is of course that the young Shenwu Shengzi Mingzi suddenly dies, and then the Ming Dynasty is really hopeless.
Zheng Zhilong even thought that if the emperor really died suddenly and his only prince died young, then he would have to find a way to rush back to Fujian. Not to mention whether he would immediately contact the Qing court to surrender and accept the title of King of Fujian, at least he would
We have to go back to Fujian and wait and see the situation.
After arriving in Nanjing, Zheng Zhilong also came into contact with the imperial court here, but now he only obeys and fears Zhu Yihai. He believes that if Zhu Yihai dies suddenly, the newly rising imperial court will inevitably collapse.
Now seeing that the emperor had recovered, Zheng Zhilong was also in a daze. He was even vaguely happy, but also felt disappointed and regretful, an indescribable emotion in his heart.
In his heart, he actually hopes that the Ming Dynasty will be revived, but he is afraid that the day when the Ming Dynasty will really be revived will come.
"The two beauties were frightened."
"The saint is fine, and I and other ministers can breathe a sigh of relief. Your Majesty must take care of the dragon body. The country, mountains and country of the Ming Dynasty are all descended from the saint."
Shen Youlong even asked the emperor to immediately summon the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to the palace to meet the emperor.
Just now, the Liu Dynasty immediately blocked the emperor's visit to Zhenjiang, blocked news, and isolated China and foreign countries. The decisiveness and speed he showed made Zheng Zhilong secretly shocked.
If this damn eunuch has some selfish motives, if the emperor really collapses and the edict is not left behind, who can stop him from setting up a clan?
Once the raw rice is cooked, it is difficult to change.
Zhu Yihai also knew that this was a mature and prudent statement. Such a big thing suddenly happened to the emperor, so seeing the ministers naturally calmed people's hearts and avoided suspicion and confusion.
"Well, let's call the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to come and explain."
"Also, officers from Zhenjiang's deputy general and above, as well as civil servants above fifth rank, also came to see him in batches."
"Your Majesty, you should not worry too much now. How about meeting with the Prime Minister first, then summoning the cabinet ministers tomorrow, and then meeting with the Admiral, Commander-in-Chief and other generals the day after?" Liu Chao reminded the emperor.
"It doesn't matter, I feel much better now, let's go and do it."
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The Liu Dynasty sent his trusted servants and transferred the East Factory, along with the Jin Yiwei, to invite the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to come and meet the saint. In order to maintain confidentiality, they also acted very carefully and were strictly prohibited from leaking the status of the saint in the palace. Anyone who violated the rules would be executed immediately.
Zhang Guowei, Xu Shiqi, Shen Chenquan, Liu Zongzhou, Wang Zhiren, Yan Wogong and other senior ministers of the Prime Minister's Office saw the sudden arrival of the factory guards and the emperor's servants, and saw the handwritten letter given to them by Liu Chao. They were shocked to realize that the matter was serious.
They all hurried to the emperor's imperial camp.
Yang Boxing, the chief military officer of Qianniu Town, also received the imperial edict and immediately dispatched Qianniu guards to strengthen the guards in the imperial tent.
Several ministers also discovered that the closer they got to the emperor's imperial tent, the tighter the guards were, and there were many checkpoints, and the fish talisman official seal had to be checked at each checkpoint.
Even these important ministers who are purple robes, jade belts, pythons, and bullfighters are inevitably searched.
Everyone felt that the matter was serious, and felt deep uneasiness in their hearts.
Outside the emperor's tent, Yang Boxing personally took charge.
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Fu Shan and other eighteen fifth-grade imperial guards with Thousand Ox Swords also put on armor and stood guard.
"Saint An?" Zhang Guowei asked Yang Boxing directly, his beard trembling and his eyes even moist.
But Yang Boxing just pressed his hand on the handle of the Qianniu knife, stood there with a steely face, and said nothing.
Liu Chao heard the sound and came out of the tent.
"Everyone in the hall has arrived. Please don't make any noise. The saint just drank some ginseng soup and fell asleep. Please go to one side of the tent to rest and wait for the summons."
Upon seeing this, Zhang Guowei grabbed Liu Chao and said, "We have to see the Holy Emperor now!"
Liu Zongzhou was also anxious, "What happened to your Majesty?"
"Please ask those in the nave to wait aside..."
Before he finished speaking, the old bachelor Xu Shiqi said angrily, "You have no eggs, how dare you isolate China from the outside world? What do you want to do?"
Wang Zhiren also said rudely, "No one can stop us from meeting the saint now!"
Yang Boxing took a step forward with a cold face, "Stand back, otherwise don't blame me for being rude and daring to cause trouble outside the imperial tent. How unreasonable!"
The more this happened, the more the ministers felt that something was wrong, and they became more and more eager to see the emperor immediately. The Ming Dynasty was now entirely dependent on Emperor Shaotian. If something unexpected happened to Emperor Shaotian, how could the Ming Dynasty survive?
They had received a letter from the Liu Dynasty before and learned that the newborn fourth prince had died in infancy. The emperor fainted after hearing this. Although the Liu Dynasty also said that the emperor had woken up and was fine, who believed it?
As the head of the imperial harem, Liu Chao rarely took the initiative to make friends with foreign ministers, but after all, he was a eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals. Not only did he serve the emperor, he was also the head of the internal dynasty who drafted and approved cabinet votes on behalf of the emperor.
He is usually cautious and low-key, but who dares to call Liu Gong disrespectfully?
Now Xu Shiqi, an old bachelor with gray beard and hair, was scolding him for having no eggs, and Liu Chao's face turned purple with anger.
Normally everyone laughs and is in good spirits, but when something happens, the civil servants and eunuchs still know the difference clearly.
Wang Zhiren glared at Yang Boxing angrily, "You Yang Boxing, you still dare to show off in front of us, you are going against the grain!"
Yang Boxing unceremoniously pulled out a piece of the blade and said, "Without an imperial edict, no one can enter unless they step over my body!"
The two sides were at war with each other.
Wang Zhiren was the governor of the capital and the chief military officer of the imperial court. He did not go with the civil servants to scold the eunuchs. He went directly to Yang Boxing, who was also a military commander. This did not involve the civil and military disputes between internal and external affairs. Everyone was the same.
Warrior.
"I'm not dead yet, why are you arguing?"
The emperor's voice suddenly came from the tent. The voice was not loud, but it suddenly suppressed all the noise.
Liu Chao quickly retreated into the tent.
Wang Zhiren and Yang Boxing stopped fighting and stared at each other. They immediately knelt down towards the imperial tent and shouted their greetings, "Your Majesty, Wang Zhiren, respectfully greets you!"
"Your Majesty Yang Boxing disturbed the Holy Master, and the guard failed in his duties. He is punishable by death!"
"Holy Holy Gong, I originally wanted to take a nap, but you guys don't worry me at all. Come in."
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After the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office went in, they secretly observed the royal appearance, and invited the royal doctor to ask questions. After chatting for a while, they also relaxed a little.
"Your Majesty, I request to suspend the Northern Expedition!" Xu Shiqi, an old bachelor, spoke directly.
Liu Zongzhou, Shen Chenquan and others also requested to suspend the Northern Expedition. The emperor first rested in Zhenjiang and returned to Nanjing immediately after his body improved.
"Everything focuses on the dragon body."
Wang Zhiren and Zheng Zhilong also asked the emperor to give priority to the dragon body.
Zhu Yihai motioned to Liu Chao to help him sit up a little, "I just haven't had a good rest in the past few days, and I suffered the tragedy of the fourth prince, so I felt faint for a while. It's nothing serious now. Although I am sad in my heart, I can only put it aside temporarily."
This sadness is buried deep in my heart, and the great cause of the Northern Expedition cannot be delayed.
Now that the arrow is on the string, it is even more necessary to launch it. Regarding the Northern Expedition, everything will continue as usual, and we will ensure that the troops are dispatched on time.
I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
After a pause, Zhu Yihai sighed, "This son is not blessed with a bad life. Perhaps Concubine Huang and I owed him a debt in the previous life. He came here to collect debt from us, but now we have collected the debt and left."
I named him Hongtang before, and I was thinking about how to teach him in the future, hey.
"His posthumous title is Prince Zhuanghuai. Let the family bury him in a simple manner. He can be laid to rest as soon as possible and he can be reincarnated as soon as possible."
"It's pity that Concubine Huang was pregnant in ten months. The difficulties cost her half of her life. In the end, she still couldn't save the child. Let the palace take good care of Concubine Huang during her confinement. Don't be too sad. This child is our creditor, and now the debt is collected and gone."
Zhu Yihai had four sons, none of whom survived.
Three were given posthumously to the crown prince, and one was given posthumously to the prince.
The Northern Expedition had not yet begun, but a prince died in infancy. Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts. This seemed to be a bad omen.
It is as unlucky as the strong wind breaking the military flag during the swearing-in ceremony.
"Your Majesty, please postpone sending troops to the Northern Expedition!"
"Your Majesty, please stop your personal expedition!"
The ministers objected one after another with firm attitudes.