The news of Concubine Zhuang's pregnancy spread all over the government and the opposition in an instant.

It has been ten years since the emperor ascended the throne, and he finally made the concubine's belly bigger, which is so rare!

Regardless of whether the birth can be successful, whether it is a boy or a woman, and whether the child can be raised in the future...... At least one thing has been proven, and that is that the emperor is fertile. This can't work, just a few more, and there will always be one that can grow to adulthood.

The Tai Hospital and the celebrant immediately got busy.

Especially in the gynecology department of the thirteen departments of the Tai Hospital, the holy hands of gynecology are ready to obey orders. The small square pulse department (pediatrics) is also always ready, and they will come in handy next year.

The ceremonial room of the celebrant was running at full speed. This institution is commonly known as the "** house", and its main responsibilities are as follows: to choose marriages for the prince and the princess, to give birth to royal children, and so on. Its principal is concurrently served by the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, and the level can be said to be very high.

Generally speaking, the name of the prince and the princess needs to be shaved by the ceremonial room after 100 days.

But Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait, so he recruited well-educated people from the Hanlin Academy and gave countless backup options. Although he quickly chose one, he did not dare to say it directly, because he was afraid of bad luck and that the child would not be able to live safely for a hundred days.

堻 (jīn), meaning moist.

The name Zhu Houzhao chose for his son is called Zhu Zaiyan.

Don't complain that it's too secluded, the Ming Dynasty royal family deliberately, this is to facilitate the people's avoidance.

Li Shimin's name was not obscure, and many officials at that time changed their names, and even the famous general Li Shichang (Xu Shiyun) changed his name to Li Tao. In order to avoid the word "world", the Bodhisattva had to give way, and Guanyin directly became Guanyin.

His father, Li Yuan, also turned the Longyuan Sword into the Longquan Sword.

The Ming Dynasty was much more relaxed, homophones, similar words, and single words, all of which did not need to be avoided.

For example, Zhu Houzhao, the normal way to write it should be "Zhu Houxi". You can name Li Houzhao or Zhang Houzhao, as long as you don't use "Houxi" together. Ordinary people who give this kind of name almost exclude the possibility of violating taboos, and the occurrence of taboos is deliberate!

Before the Hongzhi Dynasty, officials had to deliberately write fewer strokes when they encountered the names of emperors and princes, or temple numbers and nicknames. When it came to Emperor Hongzhi, he directly said that he could write casually, and if he deliberately lacked a pen and drew less to show respect, he would be dismissed from office directly.

At least in terms of taboos, the Ming Dynasty royal family was particularly close to the people.

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Leopard room.

Concubine Zhuang handed the cat to Huang E, and sighed: "Sister, this raccoon slave will be handed over to you to raise." The doctor said, "It's better for me not to have a cat, it's easy to be frightened." His Majesty also made a big fuss and asked the eunuch to drive the cat in the leopard room, saying that there could not be a single cat left. ”

Huang E smiled: "Your Majesty is also caring for Niangniang. ”

Concubine Zhuang was sweet and distressed: "Alas, it's not allowed like this now, it's not allowed like that, Your Majesty won't even let me touch the sword." ”

"The sword is a sharp weapon, and it should indeed be taboo." Huang E said.

Not to mention swords and cats, now the officials have found new business. Every day, I asked Concubine Zhuang to go back to the harem to live, and it was not appropriate to continue to stay in the leopard room, after all, there were tens of thousands of soldiers in the leopard room schoolyard, and the shouting and killing sound was shocking when he went out for training.

Zhu Houzhao was actually moved, but that's all.

The harem made the emperor feel very uncomfortable, and the leopard room was comfortable to live in. Moreover, the school field of the leopard room is far away from the emperor's residence, so it is not particularly noisy.

Concubine Zhuang said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank Wang Erlang." His Majesty often sighed that it was Wang Erlang who opened up the territory in the Western Regions and dedicated himself to His Majesty, and the heavens sent this child, indicating that the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and the society was stable. ”

"This is the blessing of Your Majesty and Niangniang, even if there is no grandson in my family, Niangniang will definitely be able to conceive." Huang E said.

When Huang E spoke, he unconsciously felt sorrowful. I thought: Sister Ling'er is so easy to get pregnant, why don't I move at all? The time I spent in the same room with my second brother added up to four or five months.

The two women were talking to themselves, Zhu Houzhao suddenly came, and Huang E hurriedly retreated.

"Brother Emperor has something on his mind?" Concubine Zhuang asked.

Zhu Houzhao put on a smiling face: "No, it is good news everywhere, even God is also celebrating that I have an heir." ”

Concubine Zhuang no longer continued to ask, but changed the topic and said that she wanted to learn from female workers and sew clothes for children herself.

Zhu Houzhao was actually very annoyed and wanted to personally raise troops to open a scoop with the little Mongolian prince.

I have just received an urgent report from the front that the Mongol army has invaded from Yulin and Ningxia at the same time, with more than 100,000 steppe cavalry. In Suide, Qingjian, Guyuan and other places, not only were the people taken captive, but the military fortresses along the way were also breached, and the losses were so heavy that they were about to force the Hubu Shangshu to death.

The little Mongolian prince is just that, and Duoyan Sanwei also comes to make trouble.

It was originally three watchdogs raised in the Ming Dynasty, but now they actually attack their masters, and from time to time they have to cross the gap in the Great Wall and plunder the border.

By the way, someone began to impeach Wang Yuan.

Because Wang Yuan's errand was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, although the main responsibility was to pass through the Western Regions, the defense of Shaanxi was also nominally under his control. Now the little prince of Mongolia is leading an army of more than 100,000 to invade Shaanxi, and Wang Yuan is definitely the number one target!

All this is bad news, which makes Zhu Houzhao more and more angry the more he thinks about it.

After coaxing Concubine Zhuang, Zhu Houzhao went to the school field and invited Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and other border generals to discuss the military.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "The two towns of Yansui and Ningxia have spent countless amounts of money and grain, why did they encounter the Tatar army, and all the castles collapsed at the touch of a button?" ”

Jiang Bin said: "Improper employment of personnel, erosion of guards, decadence of military discipline, that's all. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "How can we invigorate the border towns?" ”

Jiang Bin said: "Two methods, one to cure the symptoms, and the other to cure the roots. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked: "What is the treatment of the surface, and what is the treatment of the root?" ”

Jiang Bin obviously has goods in his stomach, not a simple minister: "The root cause is as Wang Shilang (Wang Yuan) said, reform the military system and reform Tuntian." This can cure the root cause, but it is difficult and the effect is slow. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "I know this, what is the treatment of the surface? ”

Jiang Bin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty personally sits in the border areas, selects cadres, strictly disciplines, and straightens out military affairs. In this way, the results can be seen in a year. ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "Do you have to go there in person?" Can't you go? ”

Jiang Bin shook his head and said: "The border towns have a general system, a governor, a royal history, a town guard eunuch, and a hereditary general. If the ministers go to rectify, it is okay to embezzle with them, and if you want to really boost the border affairs, I am afraid it is more difficult than ascending to the sky. Only His Majesty, who personally sits on the border and gives orders in the name of the Son of Heaven, can all parties be honest and obedient for the time being. ”

"When the prince is born, I will take the royal expedition in person!" Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and said that he was angry with the little Mongolian prince, and he was also angry with the wine bags and rice bags in the border town.

Jiang Bin reminded: "Your Majesty, with the current situation in the border town, you can't immediately take the imperial expedition in person, at least your majesty will be in the border area for a year." There is a year to prepare, and then lead the new training army of the leopard room, and then you can compete with the little Mongolian prince! ”

"Well, wait another year." Although Zhu Houzhao is impatient, he can still wait for a year.

If the civil officials get this news, it is estimated that they will fry the pot en masse.

The emperor is not only as simple as driving a personal expedition, but wants to settle down in the border town for a year!