Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 426

"My lord!"

Liu Chao brought tea for Zhu Yihai in grief, and comforted him in a low voice.This eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, grew up in Lu Wang's mansion when he was young, and even watched Zhu Yihai grow up, and served as his companion for many years.

None of Zhu Yihai's three sons were killed in the war, Liu Chao saw it in his eyes and felt sad in his heart.Finally, now that the country is getting more and more peaceful, the young master has ascended to the throne, and the concubines in the palace are pregnant, he is really happier than Zhu Yihai.

Zhu Yihai and Concubine Dahuang didn't have much affection, and they usually get together less and leave more. Even in the few months in Nanjing, he seldom had time to accompany the concubines in the harem, and even less time was allocated to each of them.

But watching Huang Fei's belly gradually swell, I know that there is a little life created by myself growing up day by day. It would be a lie to say that there is no feeling at all, it is a feeling connected by blood.

For the first three sons, because they have never lived together, they feel relatively empty, but this is the first child conceived by the big yellow concubine. A lot of hope was pinned on them.

The country is broken, and the young and wise emperor is on the throne. Everyone hopes that the emperor will have a prince sooner. Even if he is not a direct descendant, he will be an heir, which can make people feel at ease.

Now this child was born at full term, but still died of dystocia, which can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations.

Zhu Yihai was lying on the bed with a pale face. He didn't know why he felt 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 imperial 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 news was immediately blocked by Liu Chao.

Even the two ministers, Zheng Zhilong and Shen Youlong, were still kept in the side hall and could not leave.

The imperial physicians who gave first aid to the emperor were also left in the palace, and none of them were allowed to leave.

Zhu Yihai personally asked the imperial doctor about his condition.

The result of the diagnosis by the imperial doctors is that the emperor has been working too hard on military and state affairs recently, and has not had a good rest. He just came to Zhenjiang from Nanjing. Resting, coupled with the sudden news of the death of the fourth prince, I was overwhelmed with grief for a while.

"Long live Lord, please rest well. You must not work hard these days." The old imperial doctor with a white beard is a descendant of Li Shizhen. Sub conditioning.

The emperor is still young, less than [-] years old, it shouldn't be like this, but no matter how young and strong, if he can't take a good rest and recuperate, he can't bear it.

Zhu Yihai also compared it in his heart, combined with the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, he felt that he should not have a myocardial infarction or some kind of heart disease, stroke or something, and he was relieved.

He also approved the doctor's diagnosis and treatment. The child he had put his hope and affection on died just after birth. Zhu Yihai felt sad. He was busy with the Northern Expedition recently, and had to direct the situation in Sichuan, Shanxi and Huguang, and even took time to deal with people like Ding Kuichu and Zheng Zhilong. As soon as the troops are dispatched, it is very thought-consuming to summon Jin Shenghuan, Tu Guobao, Wang Deren, Zhang Guozhu, Gao Jinzhong, Li Yuchun, Wu Shengzhao and others who are attached anyway, to comfort them, and even to arrange suitable positions.

After drinking the ginseng soup, Zhu Yihai still felt a little dizzy.

I wanted to struggle to get up, but it seemed that I had no choice but to continue lying down.

"Zheng Zhongtang and Shen Zhongtang should still be worried, please come here."

Zheng Zhilong and the two came in, and they were relieved to see that although the emperor looked bad, he could still stretch out his hand to signal for him to sit down, and he could even speak clearly.

In the half hour just now, these two people have even thought about countless possibilities in their minds.

The worst possibility is of course the sudden death of the young Shenwu Sheng tomorrow, then the Ming Dynasty is really hopeless.

Zheng Zhilong was even thinking that if the emperor really died suddenly, and his only prince died, then he would have to find a way to rush back to Fujian, not to mention whether he should immediately contact the Qing court and accept the title of king of Fujian. I have to go back and sit in Fujian, and then 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 only fears Zhu Yihai. He believes that if Zhu Yihai dies suddenly, then this newly rising imperial court will inevitably collapse.

Seeing the emperor recovering now, Zheng Zhilong was also a little dazed, and even felt faintly happy, but also disappointed and regretful, an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

In his heart, he also hopes that Daming will be rejuvenated, but he is also afraid that the day when Daming will really be rejuvenated will come.

"It frightened the two lovers."

"The sage is safe, and my subjects are relieved. Your Majesty must take good care of the dragon body. The whole country of the Ming Dynasty belongs to a sage."

Shen Youlong even asked the emperor to immediately summon the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to the palace to face the saint.

Just now Liu Chao immediately blocked the Zhenjiang Emperor's travel, blocked the news, and isolated China and foreign countries. Zheng Zhilong was secretly shocked by the decisiveness and speed he showed.

If this dead eunuch is a bit selfish, if the emperor really collapses and there is no edict, who will stop him from setting up a clan?

Once raw rice is cooked, it is difficult to change it.

Zhu Yihai also knew that this was an old-fashioned and prudent statement. When such a big event happened suddenly to the emperor, seeing the Minister of Zaifu was naturally reassuring and avoiding suspicion and confusion.

"Well, call the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to come and play."

"Also, the officers above Zhenjiang deputy general, and civil servants above rank five also came to see them in batches."

"Your Majesty, you should not worry too much now. How about meeting the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office first, and then summoning the cabinet scholars tomorrow, and then meeting the admirals and other generals the day after tomorrow?" Liu Chao reminded the emperor.

"It's okay, I feel better now, let's do it."

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Liu Chao sent his confidantes, and transferred Dongchang and Jin Yiwei to invite the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office to come to meet the saint. In order to protect the confidentiality, he also carefully acted.

Zhang Guowei, Xu Shiqi, Shen Chenquan, Liu Zongzhou, Wang Zhiren, Yan Wogong and other ministers at the prime minister's office saw the sudden arrival of the factory guard and the emperor's servants and the handwriting Liu Chao gave them, and they were shocked to see the seriousness of the matter. They rushed to the emperor's imperial camp one after another.

Yang Boxing, the commander-in-chief of Qianniu Town, also received the imperial decree, and immediately dispatched Qianniu guards to strengthen the guards of the imperial tent.

Several ministers also found that the closer they were to the emperor's tent, the stricter the guards were, and there were many checkpoints, and the official seal of the fish symbol had to be checked at each checkpoint.

Even these high-ranking ministers who are purple robes, jade belts, pythons, and bullfights are inevitably searched.

Everyone felt that the matter was serious, and there was deep anxiety in their hearts.

Outside the emperor's tent, Yang Boxing personally sat in charge.

Fu Shan and other eighteen five-rank imperial guards with Qianniu Dao also put on armor and stood guard.

"Sheng'an?" Zhang Guowei's beard was trembling, and his eyes were even moist. He asked Yang Boxing directly.

Yang Boxing just stood there with his face fixed on the hilt of the Qianniu knife, without saying a word.

Liu Chao heard the sound and came out of the tent.

"Several middle halls have arrived, please don't make any noise. The saint just drank some ginseng soup and fell asleep now. Please go to one side of the tent to rest and wait for the summoning."

Seeing this, Zhang Guowei immediately grabbed Liu Chao, "We are going to see the Holy Majesty now!"

Liu Zongzhou was also anxious, "What happened to the Holy Majesty?"

"Please come to the side first and wait..."

Without finishing talking, the old scholar Xu Shiqi said angrily, "You have no eggs and dare to isolate China and foreign countries? What do you want to do?"

Wang Zhiren also said very bluntly, "No one can stop us from seeing the saint now!"

Yang Boxing took a step forward with a cold face, "Stand back, otherwise don't blame me for being rude, and dare to make trouble outside the imperial tent, it's unreasonable!"

The more this is the case, the more the ministers feel that something is wrong, and the more anxious they want to see the emperor immediately. The country of Daming is now all dependent on Emperor Shaotian. If Emperor Shaotian has an accident, how can this Ming Dynasty survive?

They had received a letter from Liu Chao before, knowing that the newborn fourth prince had died, and the emperor fainted after hearing about it. Although Liu Chao also said that the emperor had woken up and was fine, who would believe it?
As the head of the harem's servants, Liu Chao seldom took the initiative to make friends with ministers of foreign courts, but after all, he was the eunuch of the ceremonies, not only serving the emperor, but also the head of the inner court who drafted Zhu's approval for the cabinet on behalf of the emperor.

Usually cautious and low-key, but who dares not respect Liu Gong?
Now being scolded urgently by the old scholar Xu Shiqi with gray beard and hair for being eggless, Liu Chao also turned purple with anger.

Usually everyone laughs and laughs, and they are in a good mood. There is something really wrong, and the distinction between civil servants and eunuchs is still very clear.

Wang Zhiren glared at Yang Boxing angrily, "You Yang Boxing, you still dare to grow up in front of us, it's against the sky!"

Yang Boxing directly pulled out a section of the saber, "Without an imperial decree, no one can enter unless stepping over my corpse!"

The two sides were at each other's throats.

Wang Zhiren is the governor of the Beijing camp, a big military general in the imperial court. He didn't scold the eunuchs and eunuchs with the civil servants. He went directly to Yang Boxing, who is also a military general. This does not involve civil and military disputes between internal and external courts. Warrior.

"I'm not dead yet, what are you arguing about?"

The emperor's voice suddenly came from the tent, the voice was not high, but it suppressed all the noise at once.

Liu Chao quickly withdrew into the account.

Wang Zhiren and Yang Boxing stopped cockfighting and stared at each other, and immediately knelt down facing the imperial tent and shouted greetings, "Minister Wang Zhiren respectfully greets Sheng An!"

"My minister, Yang Boxing, disturbed the holy driver, and the guard failed his duty. He will be punished with death!"

"Sheng Gong'an, I wanted to take a nap, but you guys are not worrying at all, come in."

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After the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office went in, they secretly observed the imperial appearance, and then invited the imperial doctor to ask questions. After chatting for a while, they also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, I request that the Northern Expedition be suspended!" the old scholar Xu Shiqi said directly.

Liu Zongzhou, Shen Chenquan and others also requested to suspend the Northern Expedition. The emperor first recuperated in Zhenjiang, and returned to Nanjing immediately after the dragon's body improved.

"Everything is focused on the dragon body."

Wang Zhiren and Zheng Zhilong also asked the emperor to give priority to dragon body.

Zhu Yihai motioned Liu Chao to help him sit up a little bit, "I just didn't have a good rest these days, and suffered the death of the fourth prince, and I fainted for a while. Now it's nothing serious. Although I feel sad in my heart, I can only put it away for the time being." This sadness is buried 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. Regarding the Northern Expedition, everything will remain as usual, and the troops will be dispatched on schedule.

I'll be fine after a few days of recuperation. "

After a pause, Zhu Yihai sighed, "This son has no good fortune, maybe Huang Fei and I owed him a debt in our previous life, and he came to collect the debt from us, and now he has collected the debt and left.

I named him Hongtong before, and I was thinking about how to teach him in the future, hey.

"Posthumous Zhuanghuai Prince, let the clan mansion simply restrain the burial, and let him be reincarnated as soon as possible."

"Poor Concubine Huang was pregnant in October. Half her life was lost due to difficulties. In the end, the child was not saved. Let the palace take good care of Concubine Huang's confinement. Don't be too sad. This child is our creditor, and now the debt collector has left."

Of Zhu Yihai's four sons, none survived.

Three posthumously for the prince, one posthumously for the prince.

Before the Northern Expedition started, a prince died in the end. Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts. This seemed to be a bad omen.

It is as inauspicious as a 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 the conquest!"

The ministers opposed one after another and their attitudes were firm.

(End of this chapter)