marquis of jingan

Chapter 962 The time is ripe
The empress lived in the Mingde Palace in the harem, and the emperor only found out after he went to the Mingde Palace that the empress had been summoned to the Kunde Palace by the Queen Mother.

After Emperor Hongde hesitated for a while, he could only get up and drive to Kunde Palace again.

As the Son of Heaven, he saw the Empress Dowager naturally without any hindrance, and soon saw the Empress Dowager in the Kunde Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor bowed to salute.

"Meet your mother."

At this time, the Empress Dowager was standing behind the Empress Dowager. After seeing the emperor salute, she bowed slightly and said: "The concubine has seen Your Majesty."

Empress Dowager Sun was smiling all over her face at this time, she waved to Emperor Hongde, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, sit down and talk."

The emperor responded, and obediently sat next to the queen mother, then looked up at the queen, smiled and said: "I heard that Zitong is pregnant, so I hurried over to have a look."

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun turned her head and smiled at Empress Sun, "Look, Your Majesty still cares about you, and will come to see you right away."

Empress Sun lowered her head slightly and did not speak.

The emperor was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Did Zitong say something bad about me in front of the queen mother?"

"What bad word?"

Empress Dowager Sun glanced at the emperor and said, "How many times can you go to Mingde Palace in a month? Isn't it true that you neglected your original partner?"

The emperor was taught by his old mother, so he could only smile embarrassingly and did not speak.

Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said: "Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, the Empress is pregnant again. If a prince can be born this time, the imperial line of our line will be completely established."

Empress Dowager Sun sighed slightly: "It also saves you from mourning your family. You worry all day long that the land left by your father will fall into someone else's house."

"The queen mother will think blindly."

Emperor Hongde said with a smile: "To this day, how can anyone touch our house?"

At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor is quite confident: "Even if Uncle Jin Wang is lifted to the throne, he doesn't have the guts to sit down."

At this moment, Emperor Hongde has been in power for more than seven years, and this year's Chunwei exam has also been completed, that is to say, since he has been in charge of Hongde for six years, he has already selected three subjects as Jinshi.

The newcomers in the imperial court are already disciples of the emperor.

In addition, the meeting hall has also gone through two rounds of "iterations", and the current meeting hall is the third version of the meeting hall.

The imperial court's finances, personnel, and military power have all been held in the hands of the still young emperor. Now his throne can only be described as stable as Mount Tai.

"That's what it says."

The empress dowager glanced at the queen's stomach, and sighed: "But Aijia always wants to hug a grandson."

"I hope that the one in the queen's belly is the prince, and the Ai family will be completely relieved. Even if they close their eyes immediately, they will be worthy of your father and your Li family."

According to Confucian etiquette, having a son-in-law means that the foundation of the country has been settled, which means that the imperial line of Emperor Hongde has been completely stabilized.

Of course, with His Majesty's current level of control over the court, even if he has no son, it is unlikely that others will be able to inherit his imperial lineage.

The emperor bowed his head and said: "The queen mother is still young, so she cannot say such unlucky words."

Empress Dowager Sun smiled and looked back at her daughter-in-law, who was also a niece, and said with a smile: "The empress strives to make a big fat boy for the Li family."

The queen's face was reddish, she lowered her head and said: "Yes, mother..."

Empress Dowager Sun looked at the emperor again, and said with a smile: "You husband and wife are talking, Aijia will not bother you."

After all, Empress Dowager Sun got up and walked out.

His Majesty the Emperor walked up to the Empress Empress, held her hand, and said in a rare gentle tone, "Zitong has worked hard."

Empress Sun had tears in her eyes, bowed her head and said, "It's what a concubine should do..."

When the young couple were talking in Kunde Palace, it didn't take long for the news to reach the ears of Concubine Hui of Zhaode Palace. At this time, Concubine Hui was also pregnant, and she was already pregnant.

It's a pity that even if there is still a son in the belly, the two sons added together are not as precious as the one son of the empress of the palace.

Concubine Hui, with her big belly, was teaching the emperor's eldest son, Li Wang, to write. After hearing the news that the emperor was in Kunde Palace, she touched her belly with her hand, her expression unchanged.

"Wang'er."

The eldest prince was already in his early three years old, and immediately looked up at his mother upon hearing this.

"Auntie."

Concubine Hui touched his head with her hand, and said softly: "You must grow up quickly and study hard."

Li Wang gave a "hmm" and nodded vigorously.

"The baby will grow tall and big soon, protect Auntie."

Concubine Hui smiled in relief.

"Wang'er is the best."

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Huai'an Mansion, Xiangshui Camp.

Shen Yi stood on the edge of the Huaihe River, watching the warships belonging to the Huai'an Army return to the south bank one after another on the surface of the Huaihe River.

When the first ship docked, Wan Zhong, who had already been promoted to command Tongzhi, jumped off the big ship and immediately began commanding the soldiers to lift the wounded soldiers off the ship.

This is the rule that Shen Yi set for the Huai'an army. At any time, the wounded soldiers must withdraw first, and at the end of the team, there must be a senior general leading the team to avoid instability.

Soon, hundreds of wounded soldiers from a boat were carried down. It was only at this time that Wan Zhong found Shen Yi. He hurriedly stepped forward, lowered his head and cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen!"

"When did you come to Xiangshui?"

At this time, the Huai'an army's tactics of raiding and harassing the North Bank had been implemented for about a month. During this month, Shen Yi was basically in Lianshui and never visited Xiangshui.

Seeing Wan Zhong's question, Master Shen stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I arrived yesterday, how is this time, are you not injured?"

Wan Zhong shook his head: "The last general is not injured, it's just..."

He lowered his head slightly, his face a little unhappy: "I was ambushed by the people of Qi, which led to the poor results this time and injured hundreds of brothers."

Having said that, he looked up at Shen Yi, and said, "But Mr. Shen, don't worry, we didn't suffer."

He opened his mouth and said: "The casualties of Qi people are far more than ours."

Shen Yi nodded and said, "Okay, you go and settle the wounded soldiers."

Wan Zhong nodded, turned around and left.

Shen Yi continued to stand on the edge of the Huai River. About half an hour later, all the soldiers withdrew back. Xue Wei and Su Ding were both on the last boat.

After the two of them jumped off the boat, they both walked quickly to Shen Yi, and saluted Shen Yi with fists cupped.

Xue Wei was covered in blood, but seeing Shen Yi, he was quite happy, and said with a smile, "When did Mr. Shen arrive at Xiangshui?"

Shen Yi had no choice but to repeat it.

"Arrived yesterday."

He looked at the two people and said with emotion: "You two have worked hard."

"I have people prepare wine and meat, and I have boiled a lot of hot water. You go and make arrangements, let the brothers take a bath, eat some meat, and have a good rest."

Master Shen folded his hands behind his back and said: "You guys go eat something too, and come see me in the handsome tent later."

The two of them were very familiar with Shen Yi, and they were not polite when they heard the words, they both clasped their fists and said yes.

About half an hour later.

The two came to Shen Yi's handsome tent together, changed into clean clothes, and washed off the blood on their bodies.

Shen Yi sat on the main seat and motioned for the two to sit down.

After the two sat down, Shen Yi asked: "I heard from Wan Zhong that they were ambushed by Qi people?"

"Yes."

Su Ding bowed his head and said: "This time, our army marched [-] miles northward than the last time, and was ambushed by the Qi people. Fortunately, their numbers are not particularly large, and our army formation is well organized, so we only suffered a small loss. After that, immediately counterattack."

"We still won."

Xue Wei took the words, patted his chest and laughed: "Mr. Shen, at this time last year, we still struggled to fight the Qi people. This year we met Qi people in the wild, and we are not afraid of them at all!"

Shen Yi nodded slightly, and asked again: "How many recruits did you bring this time?"

"two thousand."

Su Ding answered: "A total of 5000 people, and brought [-] recruits. Most of the injuries this time were caused by these recruits."

Having said that, he paused, and continued: "What's more, the [-] recruits on the Eastern Front have all been replenished, and the [-] recruits have basically gone to the north bank for a round."

Master Shen sat in his seat, took a sip of tea, looked at the two of them, and asked, "Do you think the time is ripe?"

Su Ding didn't answer, just looked at each other with Xue Wei, nodded to Xue Wei, motioned for Xue Wei to speak.

Xue Wei also rarely spoke, and thought for a while, then he looked up at Shen Yi, and said: "Mr. Shen, there are only 10 soldiers in the Southern Conscript Army on the north bank."

"They suffered from the losses of the Huaihe Navy last year. This year, it is impossible to continue to put all their troops in the north of Huai'an. At this time, the north of Huai'an is estimated to be 5 to [-] people."

He said slowly: "Duke Shen gives an order, and the last general will immediately lead people to send troops to Haizhou!"

Shen Yi nodded and said silently: "I understand what you mean."

He silently took a sip of tea, then put the teacup on the table, and said, "Just after the war, you should rest for a few days first."

Su Ding thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Shen is going to officially march north?"

"The heat is almost here."

Master Shen said leisurely: "It's only a matter of time."

"This time..."

Shen Yi looked calm.

"I have asked Ling Su and the others to fight for it."

(End of this chapter)