In the third year of the Apocalypse, on the third day of the eighth month, Zhu Youxiao returned triumphantly with tens of thousands of troops, accompanied by soldiers of the Praetorian Guard and some other officers who needed to be professional to the locality, and there was no one else, because there were few people this time, and there was no fanfare before, so when he came back, the entire Beijing division seemed quite calm, and there was no previous fiery welcome scene. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

But Rao is so, the bustling scenery, the weaving flow of people, the shops along the street, the hawkers walking the streets, and the smooth bluestone avenue all dazzle the indigenous warriors who have been living in the deep mountains and old forests.

After returning to the palace, he threw the army to the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Zhu Youxiao immediately rushed to the harem, he did not want to summon the minister, nor to deal with the mountain of government affairs, but to kill the Kunning Palace.

Queen Zhang Yan became pregnant at the end of last year, counting the days, and now she is almost born.

It's just that as soon as he arrived at Kunning Palace, Zhu Youxiao saw a group of palace maids and eunuchs busy, scurrying around, and some people surrounded a palace, constantly handing hot water towels or something.

"What's the matter, Queen?" Zhu Youxiao looked anxious, grabbed a passing palace maid and asked.

"Ahh The palace maid was startled, the basin in her frightened hand fell off, and the water in it spilled all over the ground, wetting Zhu Youxiao's hem, he was still wearing a military uniform at this time, and his clothes were also military uniforms in the army, no different from ordinary officers and soldiers, so the palace maid didn't recognize it for a while.

Seeing that someone was blocking her business, the palace maid was anxious, and when she opened her mouth for a while, she scolded, "Where did you come from......?"

However, when she raised her head and looked at the other party, she was immediately stunned and stammered, "Your Majesty...... His Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

Then, she didn't care about Zhu Youxiao, and shouted directly, "Your Majesty is back, Your Majesty is back." ”

In that scene, Zhu Youxiao, who watched the black line at the end of the school, had never seen a palace maid with such a big heart, who could ignore herself, the emperor.

However, the top priority is not to meet this little palace maid, but to find out what happened, this scene made him have some guesses in his heart, but he is not sure yet.

Fortunately, when he heard the shouts of the little palace maid, a palace maid who looked familiar with Zhu Youxiao ran over, this one he knew, one of the four palace maids who were waiting behind Zhang Yan, it seemed to be called Qiuzhu or something.

"Your Majesty is really timely, my mother is about to give birth, Your Majesty, please come with me." Qiu Zhuyi said that it really confirmed Zhu Youxiao's guess.

The two of them walked all the way, and the other palace maids had already received the news that His Majesty had returned to the palace, and they all realized that it was the emperor when they saw such a bold soldier in military uniform, and they knelt down to greet him.

"Welcome back to the palace."

"Congratulations on the triumphant return of the Lord of Long Live."

"Congratulations on your victory!"

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't look at these palace maids dressed in full costume and showy clothes, but anxiously came to the front of the delivery room in Kunning Palace, and stretched out his hand to push the door in.

"Your Majesty, no!" When Qiu Zhu saw it, he shouted anxiously, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop it, and he was sweating all over his head when he was anxious.

"Ugh!" Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound of blocking, only then did he realize that he was reckless, and retracted his hand in embarrassment, "I'm a little anxious." ”

Even in later life, he had heard that men in the delivery room were not allowed to enter, especially since he was still dressed in military uniform, and he had just returned from the battlefield, and his body was full of evil, and he was afraid that he would collide with the child and the mother.

After smiling awkwardly, he waited outside the door with a group of people.

Mandarin Palace.

In addition to Zhu Xieyuan's absence, several other cabinet scholars are here, including Wang Zuo, who went out, also came back at this time, they seem to be working, but their hearts are not here, and they have speculated that the queen's reincarnation is male or female.

If it's a man, everything is easy to say, everything goes well, everything is fixed, and there are no waves, but if it's a girl, then ...... It's not just the harem, I'm afraid the world will be turbulent for a while!

Moreover, the emperor acted like this, his safety is really worrying, among the civil officials, as bold as Donglin does not know how many, it is difficult to say, in history, Zhu Youxiao's death in the water is really an accident or a conspiracy.

But judging from the results of the final gains, Donglin's suspicion is the greatest, and now, although Donglin is dead, there are more civil officials who oppose it......

It's really a mess when the time comes!

The current scene, you can refer to Wang Mang's new policy in the late Western Han Dynasty, His Majesty's various policies, and Wang Mang are extremely similar, all of them are land nationalization, salt and iron monopoly, etc., the only thing is that His Majesty has more power than Wang Mang, the invincible field army, the Dongchang and Jinyiwei that shocked the world, and the Imperial Daily that can be deeply propagated.

It is precisely because of these forces that Zhu Youxiao was able to suppress everything in the midst of the boiling opposition. Is the insurgency of rebellions across the country really insignificant? I'm afraid otherwise, these are the scapegoats thrown out by some people, which are used to test the strength of the Ming army, such as the rebels supported by Macau, if these people are not able to cope with the central government of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the resistance will expand.

These things, maybe the emperor didn't see them clearly, but Xu Guangqi, who was in them, could deduce one or two by virtue of his identity and inextricable connections.

Therefore, for the queen's first child, Xu Guangqi attaches great importance to it, if it is a man, even if the emperor dies suddenly and unexpectedly, it can be regarded as having an heir, the foundation is stable, and with the support of him and Sun Chengzong, the law and system established by His Majesty can still be passed on.

At this time, although the reform is short, but it has begun to appear, from the first half of this year of some reports can be seen, many counties have completed the tax of 10,000 taels at this time, and wait until the whole year down, I am afraid that this tax will be greatly unexpected.

"If it's a girl...... It seems that it is necessary to cultivate His Royal Highness the King of Faith in order to prepare for any trouble. Xu Guangqi's eyes flashed again and again, constantly thinking about the future of Daming, which is something that a loyal patriot has to do every day.

Just as Xu Cifu was thinking, an official suddenly came over to report, "My lord, Your Majesty has returned to the palace!" ”

"Really?" Xu Guangqi Huo Ran got up, "Let's go, go and see Your Majesty." ”

"Go together, go together."

Several other people also followed with a smile on their faces, after all, the queen added Ding to the royal family, no matter how it seems to be a happy event, but she doesn't cry with a sad face.

Similarly, in the Wuying Palace, another loyal patriot also sat quietly, beside him, were the other four governors, although now that the emperor is in charge of the army, many things are bypassed the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to give orders, but it is undeniable that now the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has grown from the three kittens at that time.

The promotion of a large number of civilian officials and excellent military officers has made this institution grow thoroughly, and with the three years of operation, the subordinate institutions have become more and more perfect, and now it is a giant that can stand on top of the cabinet and the inner government.

"I don't know if the queen's baby is male or female?" Sun Chengzong is also speculating that as a big bull no less than Xu Guangqi, his vision is also unmatched, and he can also think of things that Xu Guangqi can think of. Even, because he used to be a member of the Donglin Party, he knew more than Xu Guangqi.

For example, although there is chaos today, this is just a small matter, and the real danger is lurking, and the front is just now, but it will not come secretly. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was the period when the civil power reached its peak, and the courage was also the greatest, otherwise the doctrines of Gu Yanwu and Li Zhenxujun would not appear in this period.

Fortunately, the class theory created by His Majesty suppressed these people from the righteousness and set the tone that the accumulation of land is the greatest evil, otherwise I don't know what kind of argument would appear in the Imperial Daily.

It is not impossible for theories such as collecting commercial taxes to compete with the people for profit.

The other governors didn't look as far as he could, Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao thought that if they were still boys this time, they would definitely have to teach, and after two generations of emperors, the family of the two of them would be rich and noble for a hundred years.

Bi Maokang was thinking about it at this time, he was thinking about how to improve the horse breed, now that the northeast of Inner Mongolia has been completely recovered, the establishment of a large-scale horse farm is his top priority, and how to have better horses is what he is most concerned about at present.

With the paving of cement roads, it is foreseeable that horses will be popularized in Daming, which is the inevitable trend after the convenience of the road, no one can stop it, before the number of horses does not come up, the price of horses will soar all the way, which must be suppressed, otherwise the economy will be affected.

As for Zuo Guangdou, not to mention, he was thinking about the construction of grain stations all over the country, not only inland, but also ports and even islands, the newly named Dayuan, the newly occupied Ryukyus, and North Korea, which is building ports, these are all gaps.

Just as the five of them were thinking about things, an officer walked in, "Report to the Governor, Your Majesty has returned to the palace and is currently in the delivery room of Kunning Palace!"

Hearing the news, Sun Chengzong also stood up, and then said with a smile, "Give me the position, go with the old man to meet Your Majesty!" ”

"Yes!" The other four agreed in unison. Compared to the loose cabinet, it is clear that the laws of the Metropolitan Governor's Office are stricter.

In front of the door of the delivery room, Zhu Youzheng was pacing anxiously, and there were bursts of painful moans from inside, as well as the sound of the midwife shouting hard.

This kind of noise made him unable to calm down, even if he was a man in two lives, but he had never been a father, and only then did he know that what was shown on TV, the men who were waiting to give birth were less than one percent of the actual one. Moreover, in ancient times, such worries were even more intense.

You must know that in ancient times, giving birth to a child was a dangerous thing, at this time, there was no caesarean section, it all depended on the woman herself, if the pelvis was too small and difficult to give birth, it was likely to be two deaths. This is also why daughters-in-law have always preferred to jump with a larger buttocks, a wider pelvis, and a lower risk of dystocia.

: Updated in advance today, because I have to be on the night shift tonight, a hard-working front-line post.