Chapter 21: The Western Tour
"It's just a normal pregnancy reaction, everything is normal for the fetus, and the mother doesn't have to worry." In the Cuifang Palace, the old lady doctor spoke with a Guanzhong accent, respectfully comforting Concubine Geng.
Geng's jade hand gently stroked his belly, and there was a layer of maternal brilliance on his beautiful face, and when he heard his words, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good......"
There is indescribable tenderness in the tone, and there is a faint hint of anxiety and depression in the expression.
Seeing this, the old lady got up, took a step back, and bowed: "The old man prescribes another pair of fetal pills, and the lady only needs to live and raise the fetus as usual." ”
"There's Dr. Laohu." Geng came back to his senses and smiled lightly at the old lady.
"The old man is retired."
"Send the Imperial Doctor." Geng commanded a maid.
Cuifang Hall has Cuifang Garden, the wind of late spring is extraordinarily warm, with the support of the maid, Geng's walk between the garden paths. The surroundings were full of life, but Geng's face was always a little sad. Stopped to sit in the pavilion, and couldn't help but touch his cheek, and the touch was obvious.
"Hey......" looked more bitter.
Geng's pregnancy has been eight months, her belly is already round, her body is slightly fat, and her chest is obviously a lot bigger. It's a pity that Geng's mood is becoming more and more depressed and unhappy.
In the end, I still feel that I have been left out in the cold. You must know that even when Liu Chengyou favored the Geng family at the beginning, he didn't have much time to fight with you, let alone marry the queen and accept the concubine, plus her body is inconvenient.
Geng's family is a soft and weak character, but he is also a little sensitive and fragile, although he does not compete for favor and flattery, and adds chaos to Liu Chengyou's harem, but it is inevitable that he will secretly pity himself.
"Lady." An attendant ran from outside the garden to the pavilion.
Geng Shi came out of his resentful mood, looked at the inner servant, and asked softly, "The royal car has set off?" ”
The waiter nodded and panted slightly: "The royal driver has crossed the Hongqiao and is cruising westward." ”
Geng Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The queen and the noble concubine are really on the side?" ”
"Yes."
Hearing the answer, Geng Shi was silent for a moment, his face was a little sad, and his eyes slowly turned red.
"The lady is pregnant, it is inconvenient to travel tirelessly, and the official family also takes care of your body. Otherwise, the official family will definitely bring the lady's ......" Seeing the Geng family's relatives, a palace lady next to her seemed to see her mentality, and couldn't help but comfort.
"I know." Geng Shi responded softly, and his mood did not improve.
"Mouthy!" On the side, an old woman scolded the palace e, and then said to Geng's family in a gentle voice: "Don't think too much about it, the lady is busy with state affairs, and she has no time to take care of the harem, and she is not a special favor for the queen and the concubine." You are now pregnant, and the most important thing is to take care of your body and give birth to a child for the official. Not...... When the official family goes on patrol, you may go to Renming Hall to accompany the Queen Mother and be filial to the front. ”
Hearing the old woman say this, Geng came back to his senses and looked at her, the resentment on his face faded a lot. After thinking about it, he said, "I see." Thank you Po Li for your advice. ”
This old woman is the old woman who was sent by the Li family to serve by Liu Chengyou's side before, and after entering Tokyo, she was recalled to Renming Hall as Shang Palace. After Geng's pregnancy, she was sent to Geng's side to take care of her because she was familiar with it.
Seeing that Geng's family had recovered, Li Po smiled and felt slightly relieved. Did she know that if the Geng family was so depressed all the time, it would not be friendly to the dragon in her belly......
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is in the deep palace and does not know the people's situation, Liu Chengyou used this as an excuse to make the decision of "Western Tour". As soon as this proposal came out, it was immediately opposed by the courtiers led by Yang Wei. After Liu Chengyou ascended the throne, Yang Wei kept a low profile for a while, but after a period of time, he found that Liu Chengyou was dedicated to regulating the country and stabilizing the people's livelihood.
However, this time, most of the courtiers were on Yang Wei's side, and they felt that the country was decided, and the Son of Heaven should first ascend to Chenji, and he should sit in Tokyo to stabilize the world. and with the restlessness of the four realms, the uneasiness in the universe hindered each other. There are a lot of reasons, in the final analysis, I still feel that Liu Chengyou, the son of heaven, is a little restless.
However, these reasons for them are the motivation for Liu Chengyou's western tour. After all, he heard that it was still a little empty, and taking advantage of the initial stability of the situation, Liu Chengyou decided to take a look at the situation of the people in person. His will was so resolute that the courtiers couldn't stop him at all.
Among the ministers, Su Fengji and Feng Dao accompanied them, and the rest were still headed by Yang Wei, Guo Wei was the auxiliary supervisor of national affairs, Longqi Army accompanied the guards, and Shi Hongzhao led people to escort and deploy for the camp.
Liu Chengyou paid attention to it, drove the western tour, everything was simple, and he did not make a big show, let alone work the people and lose money. Even the accompanying queen and noble concubine were almost "carrying bags" with them.
Although he traveled westward, Liu Chengyou did not plan to go far, and the farthest was Luoyang, Xijing, focusing on the situation of the states and counties between the two capitals.
Nowadays, the country is sparsely populated, the land is barren, the economy is depressed, the government is lax, and the government is corrupt. The main purpose of Liu Chengyou's visit was to understand the people's feelings, appease the people's hearts, encourage production, and develop the economy. At the same time, it also shows the existence of his new genius and brushes a wave of eyeballs.
Thousands of people and horses, slowly moving westward, driving in a wide car, Liu Chengyou drank tea and looked at the book, which seemed quite comfortable. It's just that while traveling, it keeps shaking, and the farther away it is from Tokyo, the more it shakes, and even if the royal car has undergone "shock absorption" measures, it is a little uncomfortable.
I lifted the curtain and looked outside, and the road was very bad, full of potholes, as if I hadn't rested for many years.
"Gotta build a road! Roads must be built! Between the bumps, Liu Chengyou made up his mind solemnly.
However, soon a little helplessness appeared on the face, with today's national conditions, the heart is more than enough but the strength is insufficient, the people's food and clothing are problems, where to get the manpower and material resources to engage in "infrastructure".
It has entered the twilight of spring, on the westward road, on the plains along the way, you can already see some cultivated land, mainly wheat and rice, and the greenery is not rich, but Liu Chengyou is happy to see it. It's hard to say about other places, but the farming in the land is obviously not wasted.
After Kaifeng, Liu Chengyou's first order was that it was strictly forbidden to trample on the fields and destroy the seedlings, and those who violated it, no matter who they were, would be beheaded.
Then, almost slapped Liu Chengyou in the face, and soon after the ban was issued, several knights under Shi Hongzhao's command jumped into the people's fields because of horses, and they were held by the camp capital Yu Hou Ma Quanyi. Shi Hongzhao still wants to defend it, those people are his henchmen, and they are on Liu Chengyou's side. It is impossible not to punish or punish lightly, otherwise where is the prestige of Liu Chengyou, the son of heaven?
The result is naturally doomed, several people, all killed, passed on the first camp, in order to set an example. Not only that, but those horses, all good horses, were killed together to show the determination of the Son of Heaven to attach importance to agricultural affairs and maintain the nursery.
At this time, the camp followed the people, from the ministers and generals to the soldiers and grooms, all of them were alert, the emperor's edict was not a joke, it was really going to kill the head, and even the commanders of Shi Du couldn't keep it. Shi Hongzhao was very angry about Liu Chengyou's killing of his subordinates, and complained in private, which basically reached Liu Chengyou's ears in the fastest time.
"Official, Zhongmu County has arrived!"
I only took a short nap on the royal car, and when I woke up, the sun was setting in the west. Zhongmu County is under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, which is close to Tokyo, with a straight-line distance of less than 60 miles.