Seeing her mother's nervous appearance, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly helped her sit down, and then said: "I have already called someone to find the imperial doctor, and I will know when they come, it is not very clear yet." ”

Empress Zhang nodded, stretched out her hand to pull the princess to her side, and said softly: "But there is no moon?" ”

As she spoke, she looked at the crown princess with expectant eyes. Although someone has already reported to herself, but if she doesn't ask in person, Queen Zhang still feels that she has no bottom in her heart.

When asked like this, the crown princess's face turned red. But she also knew that this was a big deal, so she blushed and nodded lightly and said, "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

After hearing this answer, a smile suddenly appeared on Empress Zhang's face.

Now she is most concerned about her son's birth, and nothing else is important to her. He lived a very good life in the palace, and the emperor had his own pillow person; The son is also very promising; There is nothing too big about the court, the country and the people are safe.

So all she cares about most is her son's birth.

"Don't stand, sit down." Empress Zhang pulled the crown princess to sit down, and said softly: "You, you must be careful from now on, you must not do too strenuous exercise, you must recuperate." ”

"It's hard for this woman to have a baby, so be careful, and I'll send someone to serve you when I get back. There are many experienced palace maids and grandmothers in the palace, and I will transfer some suitable ones to you and send them over, so that they can take good care of you when the time comes. ”

Saying that, Empress Zhang looked at her son and said with a serious face: "You also have to pay attention to one point, there are other women in the palace, don't always run this way." Also, be careful not to let those people make the princess angry. If anyone doesn't open their eyes, they will be severely punished and sent out of the palace, otherwise they will be killed directly. ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at his mother helplessly.

After getting along for such a long time, Zhu Houzhao knew that his mother was not such a temper, she was still very gentle on weekdays, and rarely lost her temper, let alone punish the palace maid and eunuch.

This Zhu Houzhao can also be understood, because no one in the palace can provoke his mother. A woman who is favored by the emperor to the bones, who dares to go to her for nothing?

What's more, this person is still the queen, she has the emperor's only son, and she is still the crown prince, and she is strong enough.

Any wise person knows that death is not done that way.

So Empress Zhang has always had a good temper. This time she actually said such a thing, which shows how much Empress Zhang cares about the crown princess.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was naturally not stupid enough to talk back to his mother, and hurriedly agreed: "Don't worry, the queen mother, my son knows how to do it." ”

Soon Liu Jin came with the imperial doctor, and the group walked in quickly.

Zhu Hou took a look at the imperial doctor and found that he was also very nervous.

How could the imperial doctor not be nervous?

This is a big event in the palace, the crown princess is pregnant, this is definitely something that shocks the government and the opposition, and it is also something that does not dare to make the slightest mistake.

If you can understand the pulse, then you will naturally have merit, and the reward will be indispensable; But if there's something wrong, if you don't get it right, you'll just lose your head. There are women in the palace who are pregnant, and the most frightened are these who are imperial doctors, and they are more afraid than happy.

Zhu Hou glanced at the imperial doctor and said gently: "Give the crown princess a pulse." ”

At this time, everything else is naturally redundant, so it's better to get straight to the point.

The imperial doctor didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly took a step forward and said, "The minister's decree." ”

Empress Zhang on the side didn't speak, just quietly waited for the result.

The old imperial doctor hurriedly stretched out his hand and put it on the crown princess's wrist, carefully feeling the beating of the pulse.

After a while, he knelt directly on the ground, with a look of ecstasy on his face, and said excitedly: "Great joy! ”

"The queen mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the crown princess is a happy vein!"

After hearing the news, Empress Zhang stood up in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao was a little stunned, he was really surprised, because this matter was of great significance to him.

The crown princess on the side also showed a look of ecstasy on her face, and reached out to cover her mouth.

She knew what it meant to her, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's first child was born to herself. As long as this child is a son, no one in this palace can shake his status.

Just when everyone was in ecstasy, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked at the past, and found that his father was walking in.

This is not surprising, after this matter spreads, it would be strange if Dad could hold back.

After entering the house, Zhu Youzhu glanced at everyone and found that everyone was happy, and he knew what was going on in his heart. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked as calmly as possible, "But it's already decided?" ”

Empress Zhang walked to Zhu Youzhang's side with a smile and said happily: "Yes, it has been decided." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Youzhu suddenly laughed and said, "Reward! Everyone in the palace is rewarded! Immediately pass the news to the important ministers of the court and ask them to congratulate them. ”

Glancing at his father helplessly, Zhu Houzhao knew that he was really happy.

Dad doesn't often do this kind of thing. Except for some time when he needs to congratulate him, Dad will not let his courtiers do this extra, but this time he did make an exception, which shows how excited he is in his heart.

The news spread like the wind, and instantly spread throughout the whole city of Beijing.

The courtiers in the court were also ecstatic, but they considered things differently from others. A few days ago, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a quarrel, and the two generals of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were demoted, and everyone originally thought that something would happen. Now that the crown princess is pregnant, it will naturally disappear.

So everyone felt that this emperor and grandson had come well, and racked their brains and began to write a congratulatory table.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao stayed in Xianyang Palace, but this time he didn't have to go out at all.

His daily task is to accompany the princess well, in the words of his mother, the only thing you have to do now is to let the princess give birth to a child safely.

Zhu Houzhao was very impatient with this, but he was also happy to do so.

First, you can take a good rest, and secondly, you really need to take good care of the crown princess. This child is so important to him, and he doesn't want to be surprised.

In the blink of an eye, winter went to spring, and the Ming Dynasty passed more than half a year.

In the Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao helped the crown princess to sit down.

Now she has a big belly, and the imperial doctor and the palace maid are waiting around every day, ready to deliver the baby at any time, and everyone is nervous because of this matter.

Empress Zhang and Zhu Youzhu would come over every day, for fear that something would go wrong.

Now in the palace, the crown princess is the most important person, and everyone is afraid that something will happen.

Zhu Hou took care of his father and mother, and sat on the side helplessly.

Now is the time for them to communicate and exchange feelings, and they will be left to dry. This kind of thing has happened many times in the past six months, and Zhu Houzhao is used to it.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Empress Zhang and the crown princess, and was very happy in his heart.

However, he also knew that he couldn't interject at this time, and it was more appropriate to let Queen Zhang explain some things, he just came over every day to take a look.

Glancing at his bored son sitting next to him, Zhu Youzhu opened his mouth and said, "Let's go, let's go out and say a few words." ”

"Yes, Father." Zhu Houzhao hurriedly agreed.

He didn't want to listen here, because they didn't just talk privately, but they would also pull themselves out and whip themselves from time to time.

From time to time, my mother said that she didn't do well here and there, which made Zhu Houzhao's head big for a while.

Everyone is a conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and when it comes to themselves, the son has a conflict with his mother.

Following the father out of the palace gate, the two of them stood on the steps.

Looking not far away, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Houzhao's mood felt a lot better.

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "Fortunately, everything is going well, the crown princess will give birth after a while, and I will have a grandson in the Ming Dynasty!" When the time comes, I will definitely congratulate Chongqing! ”

Although Zhu Houzhao didn't want to toss, he also knew that he couldn't do it without tossing.

This is not only his own business, nor is it the matter of his father, but the matter of the entire Ming Dynasty.

To tell the world that there are successors to the Ming Dynasty, this matter is very important, and the political significance is very obvious.

"It's all up to my father's arrangement." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

Regarding his son's answer, Zhu Youzhu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Have you understood the affairs of the household department recently?" ”

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew what his father was talking about.

Last time, his two generals were belittled, and the newly promoted person was Qi Huan. In everyone's opinion, this person is still their own person, which means that there is no contradiction between himself and his father; Or there is a contradiction, which has been reconciled.

In their words, this concoction is the unborn imperial grandson.

However, only Zhu Houzhao's father and son knew that this was actually something that had been planned for a long time.

But what happened to the household department, Zhu Houzhao really didn't know, because he didn't want to and didn't have the energy to pay attention to these during this time.

"Back to my father, but what happened to the household?" Zhu Hou looked at his father and asked with some hesitation.

"The Tobe side has already done the job." Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "Don't say anything else, your vision for choosing people is still very good." Since this Qi Huan arrived, he has done things in a very orderly manner, and he has quite a means, and on the question book sent yesterday, all the places have been completed. ”

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew what had been done, that is, the officials and gentry paid for the grain in one piece.

In this way, the taxes of the imperial court have skyrocketed, but it can also do a lot of things, and it can show its strength.

"It's a good thing." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

"A good thing indeed." Zhu Youzhu also said with a smile. Then he raised his head and looked at his son and said, "Recently, the people have been talking about maritime trade, is it your ghost again?" ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at his father a little helplessly, and then said, "I'm afraid this matter can't be implicated in Erchen, right?" ”

"Just look at who's agitating." Zhu Youzhu said angrily.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew who was agitating, but in fact, it was those people in Liaodong. Most of them are Jiangmen in Liaodong, as well as nobles and relatives who have business in Liaodong, as well as civil officials who participated.

As for the reason why they did this, it was very simple. In recent years, Liaodong has developed rapidly, a large amount of land has been reclaimed every year, the wool textile industry has also been carried out very smoothly, and their trade with North Korea has also increased every year.

During this time, they set their sights on the Japanese state again and wanted to go to sea to trade.

Of course, there is another point, and that is transportation. Liaodong wants to sell things to the Guannai, so transportation is a very big problem.

Relying on land transportation, not only the quantity of transportation is small, but also the loss on the road is also large, so they naturally hit the idea of sea transportation.

As long as there were enough ships to carry out maritime trade, they would be able to transport goods from Liaodong to any part of the country, especially Jiangnan. The medicinal materials of Liaodong are very good to sell in Jiangnan, and the silk porcelain of Jiangnan can also be transported to Liaodong by ships by sea, and can also be sold to Korea and the Wa Kingdom.

For them, this is all a business opportunity, and it is naturally easy to promote it if they have money, and the power of capital is very strong.

As long as Zhu Houzhao showed a little meaning in it, these people flocked to it. Once these people start to do it, it's not a strange thing for Daddy to find out.

Looking at his father, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "You can try it, after all, so many people are talking about it now." Let's try it first, if it's good, the court can also increase some income, and even if it fails, it won't lose much. ”

Zhu Youzhu knew that his son was talking nonsense, but he thought he could try it. In the past two years, the court's commercial taxes have become more and more numerous, and the most important point is that his son is making them pay taxes.

Among the merchants, his son is much higher than himself. Although the tax system has not been changed, there are fewer tax evasions as before, and his son has also asked people to cancel the checkpoint tax in various places, and the trade of Daming has been very prosperous in recent years.

In such a situation, sea trade has naturally become a very good choice, after all, who doesn't want to make money?

So Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "Then let's try it, but who do you want to be responsible for this matter?" ”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, and then said: "The official position is too high and inappropriate, and the official position is too low and not suitable, so it's better to let Tang Bohu try it." He did a good job in the Northwest and was considered an experienced official. ”

Zhu Youzhu was not surprised that his son mentioned Tang Bohu, but he was still a little hesitant.

It's not that he thinks there is anything wrong with his son's selection, but that he thinks Tang Bohu may not be able to do well. In the past six months, Tang Bohu has become famous, not because of his talent, but because of his poetry.

Biansai is a talented man, his reputation is already very big, and his poems and paintings are also very sought after, and he can be said to be a famous Beijing master.