Chapter 125 No Tanuki for a Prince

The spring of the sixteenth year of Jiading in the Great Song Dynasty came.

This year's Spring Festival is extremely lively, although today's son advocates frugality, but the officials and nobles below are fond of luxury. Moreover, due to the smooth sea routes and frequent trade, the finances of the Great Song Dynasty were much better than those recorded in the history of later generations, and the taxes collected by the Qingyuan Mansion, Quanzhou Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture and the City of Guangzhou finally relieved Shi Miyuan, who had been overwhelmed by the financial burden. The sporadic explosions began to sound from the winter solstice, until the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was the most lively, and the Great Song Dynasty had not been so jubilant for a long time.

Now Lin'an people are very familiar with the flow of goods, such as the glass lamp called "kerosene lamp", the rich and noble people have begun to use it to replace the lantern, not only because it is brighter than the lantern covered with paper or gauze, but also because this lamp is not easy to catch fire. According to the businessmen who sold kerosene lamps in Lin'an, although this lamp was produced by Liuqiu, the lamp oil used was from the Jin Kingdom, and it was used to defend against foreign enemies in the Great Song Dynasty.

It is said that even the imperial court also used this kerosene lamp, but it was indecent to think that "kerosene" was indecent, so it was renamed "horse lamp" because it could be used on horses.

This is one of the new inventions of the Liuqiu Manufacturing Bureau, because of its convenience, it has become popular in many countries in just over a year, but the purchase of kerosene is inconvenient, and the students of the Tamsui Secondary School have a research project on how to make this oil from coal. Usually they use high-concentration alcohol mixed with pulverized coal, but now the cost is still too high.

When Zhao and Ju used this kind of horse lantern, they felt a sense of intimacy. Regarding this kind of thing, he only once told Xiao Bolang, Ou Bama and others, but he didn't expect them to grope for their own real production. And much like the horse lantern of later generations, it also has a device for adjusting the wick, which greatly facilitates its use.

This kind of lamp that is not afraid of wind and rain means that the activity time of the people of the Great Song Dynasty will be greatly extended, it is not as expensive as a candle, nor is it affected by wind and weather like a torch.

"Officials just like these things." Han Yu saw him staring at the horse lantern in a daze, pursed her lips and smiled.

After seeing Wang Yu last time, Zhao and Ju had not been directly in contact with Liuqiu for more than a month, but he would get some comfort in his heart when he looked at the many things produced by Liuqiu like the Yiwang Mansion. Liuqiu is a seedling he planted, and in the past few years, he doesn't know what this seedling has grown.

Even if you become the emperor, it will be extremely difficult to go and see, the Son of Heaven is actually in prison.

"Your Highness, Mr. Zheng asks to see you." Zhao and Ju's daze was interrupted by Long Twelve.

Zhao Heju took a breath, stood up and came to the door, he felt very strange in his heart, Zheng Qingzhi came to see him so late, and he didn't know what was going on.

Seeing Zhao and Ju Ying come out, Zheng Qingzhi smiled reluctantly, this heir was extremely humble to him, which made him completely ignore some of his faults, in Zheng Qingzhi's opinion, it was just an insignificant shortcoming of His Royal Highness the heir, compared to today, he was already smart and powerful.

"Stand down!"

Without waiting for Zhao and Ju to speak, he said to Long Twelve and Han Yu in a deep voice. Han Yu was slightly blessed, retreated silently, and pulled Long Twelve when he left, and Long Twelve withdrew.

"Your Highness, there is news from the palace." Zheng Qingzhi took a deep breath and stared at Zhao Heju with blazing eyes: "In Your Majesty's harem, there is a Jieyu who has been pregnant for nine months and will give birth soon. ”

Zhao Youju was stunned at first, and then his face was happy: "This is a great joy!" ”

Seeing that the joy on his face came from the heart, Zheng Qing's heart moved again, this heir is kind-hearted, and he really has the resources of a benevolent master, but he thinks that the problem is too simple.

"Now that there is a prince in the palace, if it is...... If that Jieyu was born as a prince...... "He didn't dare to say this to Zhao Heju, no matter how dull Zhao Heju was, he was afraid that he would be furious when he heard this kind of thing."

"Thank you, sir, for telling me about such a great event." Zhao Youju was contemplating and pondering: "I don't know what to use to congratulate Your Majesty, sir, sir?" ”

He couldn't tell that it was a fake in any way, Zheng Qingzhi stared at it for a long time, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. If the emperor has a prince, the status of the prince in the palace will be embarrassing, and Zhao Heju, who is only the prince's nephew, has no hope of becoming the master. Zhao Youju was not thinking about how to deal with it at this time, but how to celebrate, was he really sincere to this point, or was he so stupid? Could it be that Shi Xianggong came all the way from Shaoxing Mansion to find him in order to be a dispensable prince?

Zheng Qingzhi was suddenly a little disheartened, and he ran over tightly and told Zhao Heju about the matter, which was purely anxious after hearing the news. But Zhao Heju's own appearance didn't care, which made him very disappointed, and when he heard Zhao Heju calling him, he sighed: "Heir, it's not early, please go to sleep......"

didn't wait for Zhao Heju to reply, he turned around and left, but when he went out, he heard Zhao Youju say: "Mr. is good to go, Mr. is good to go." ”

Shaking his head, Zheng Qingzhi sighed again and left Zhao Heju's residence quickly.

He was also disappointed by the prince Zhao Hong, who was originally the most hopeful of ascending to the throne after today's son, so he was extremely jealous of Zhao and Ju who Shi Miyuan found. He was originally suppressed by Shi Miyuan everywhere, and it was not until someone pointed out that he could compete with Shi Miyuan for more than a year. Originally, he thought that the throne was nine out of ten, but he didn't expect that he and Shi Miyuan would fight to the death, but he would bite the gold behind his back.

This made him angry, and even the sound of Lu Qi's piano could not calm his anger. But this anger still doesn't dare to vent out, if it is known by the Son of Heaven, this is another big crime, and if he doesn't wait for Shi Miyuan to slander, he will lose the Holy Favor of the Son of Heaven.

After finding an excuse, the rod scolded an inner bell and pushed down a palace maid, and Zhao Hong's mood was better. Hearing that his anger subsided, the Wu family came to comfort: "Why should Your Highness be worried, you should be happy at this time!" ”

"Alone is knowing, but ...... It's just that the lonely heart is unwilling! Zhao Hong sighed and grabbed Wu's hand: "That position, that position is so close to Lonely, you can get it as long as you stretch out your hand, but overnight, it's all gone, it's all gone!" ”

"Your Highness!" Wu sighed again, his husband couldn't hold his breath, although he was a smart and heroic man, but this impatient temper was bad. She looked left and right, and saw that there were no outsiders, so she whispered: "Why should Your Highness be anxious, it may not be known whether it is a dragon son and a dragon girl who gave birth, besides, even if it is a dragon son, it is better than the one over there!" ”

Because Zhao Hong was extremely disgusted with Zhao and Ju, the Wu family mentioned the heir of King Yi and replaced it with the one over there. Zhao Hong's face was ashen, he shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "You don't know, if it is a dragon, it is no different from that wild seed, how can the thief let this dragon escape from his palm!" The woman in the harem must be to raise this dragon by her side, she colluded with Xiang and the history thief, when this dragon grows up, he will naturally regard you and me as enemies, and regard the history thief as his heart! ”

"Your Highness, Queen Yu must not be rude!" Wu Shi drank lightly, and then said: "Your Highness, the thief is old, and it only takes a few years to pass, and it will be Your Highness!" ”

Zhao Hong shook his head, his face full of anxiety: "After these years...... If the thief lived to be eighty years old, would Lone have to endure until he was eighty years old? Besides, the lonely family can afford to wait, and this big Song can't afford to wait! ”

Wu only had Mo Ran when she heard this, although she was smart, she was in the deep palace after all, and she had no knowledge of how to govern the country.

"No, no, I can't sit still." Zhao Hong's eyes flashed, and then he said, "I'm going to see that person and see if he has anything to do now!" ”

The person in his mouth was the one who taught him to deal with Shi Miyuan, but even the Wu family didn't know the identity of that person.

Just as Zhao Hong thought, although Shi Miyuan is not congratulating him now, it can also be said to be smiling. When there is a son today, it means that the prince Zhao Hong, who has always been on the wrong path with Shi Miyuan, will stand aside, and the questions they have been worried about for a long time will have answers that make them feel at ease.

Only Zheng Qing still had some melancholy in his heart, and he had taught Zhao Youju for more than a year, and he was extremely satisfied with this disciple. If this disciple can't ascend to the great treasure, his status in Shi Miyuan's group will inevitably decline, and the position of prime minister that Shi Miyuan once promised seems to be unexpected.

As soon as he thought of this, he sighed slightly.

This appearance was naturally seen by Shi Miyuan, and his heart moved, he was originally an old treacherous character, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, how is the heir these days, does he know the news?" ”

"As usual, the official has already told him the news." Zheng Qingzhi replied.

"Oh?" Shi Miyuan squinted his eyes slightly, compared to the heir Yu Tianxi found, the dragon species in the harem who didn't know whether it was a man or a woman was naturally more valued by the Son of Heaven, but this does not mean that this heir is useless, many times, you have to prepare a trick to do it.

"Uncle Wen, after learning about this, how did the heir look?" Xue Ji asked.

"I was very happy." Zheng Qingzhi was in a bad mood, and his answer was very simple: "You also asked me how to congratulate you." ”

"This heir is really a sincere person, Xianggong, the prince Zhao Hong, but now he is angry in the palace." Xue Ji laughed and said: "He has been proud for a year, but now I'm afraid he is disappointed." ”

"The dragon species has not yet emerged, and I don't know if it's a man or a woman, so you and I can't be happy too early." Shi Miyuan's heart moved again, he frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, since the heir of King Yi is a sincere person, we can't treat him inconsistently, he is there, you still have to go around often, if he wants something, you just say to Benxiang, Benxiang will try it for him." ”

"Yes." Zheng Qingzhi sighed slightly, the more polite Shi Miyuan was, the more he wanted to give up Zhao Guicheng.

On the first day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Jiading in the Great Song Dynasty, whether some people like it or not, welcome it or not, when today's son is born to this world. He was a boy, crying loudly, proving that he was in good health, and in the court, he was provided with the best Wen Po and the imperial doctor, and after examining his body, the Wen Po and the imperial doctor were all happy.

"The prince is strong and sound." They proclaimed loudly.

The palace was immediately filled with joy, whether it was from the heart or deliberately pretended, in short, all the Son of Heaven saw was a smile. His own heart was also filled with joy, and he announced in public that he would give this newborn baby the name Di.

He once had seven sons, but they all died one after another, and now that he is older, this Zhao Di is very likely to be his last son.

His eyes searched the crowd, and when he saw Zhao Hong with a smile on his face, he nodded slightly.

He is a soft-hearted emperor, this prince Zhao Hong, although it is not his bloodline, but he is also very happy, so even if he has a biological son, he still hopes that Zhao Hong can have a good result.

When the news came out of the palace, Zhao Youju was practicing calligraphy, and he heard firecrackers outside, he put down his pen, listened attentively, and then asked: "Ayu, what is the festival today?" ”

"Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month, where is the festival?" Han Yu thought he was asking funny: "I only heard that children like festivals, how can you ask, official?" ”

When she was in front of people, Han Yu addressed Zhao Heju as a very formal highness, but when the two of them got along, she was as if she was still in Yuzhang Villa. Zhao and Ju naturally don't care about her little daughter's thoughts, on the contrary, Zhao and Ju also feel that this is more cordial, and it is much better than the cold highness.

"It's not a festival, why is there a rush outside?" Zhao Youju groaned slightly, then shook his head and ignored it.

The horse lamp is naturally not as bright as the electric light, but Zhao Heju's face is still bright. Han Yu was doing needlework, staring at his face, looking at his focused expression, Han Yu was extremely satisfied. Only at this time did Han Yu feel that the man who gave her a second life, taught her to read, learn calligraphy, and even dress up belonged to her.

And it's just her.

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and the shouts of Dragon Twelve rang out: "Who! ”

"Good news, good news, the harem gave birth to a prince, and he is in good health!" The man's voice was shrill and thin, obviously an internal bell, he shouted, Zhao Heju put down his pen and thought for a while.

This was something he expected, he knew the history books by heart, but he had also noticed this detail. When a prince was born today, if this prince can grow up to adulthood, whether it is Zhao Hong or him, he will only have a share on the side.

At this time, he didn't think about whether he could ascend the throne smoothly, on the contrary, he considered what the good news said in the good news that the prince was in good health, but he didn't mention the prince's mother, what happened to Jieyu after giving birth. Zhao Youju suddenly felt a little sad, the poor woman herself probably knew that when this child was born, it was the day she left her biological mother.

In the palace, Empress Yang stared intently at the sleeping baby.

The baby was just born, so naturally it was not good-looking, but Queen Yang still felt that she saw the shadow of his mother on this baby's face.

The forehead, the nose, and even the lips were like his mother.

This made Empress Yang very dissatisfied.

The birth of this prince, she was also very happy at first, the son of heaven has no queen, not only the regret of the son of heaven, but also her regret, but after the joy, she became uneasy again. This son is the son of the Son of Heaven, and he should be her son!

"From today on, the prince of Di is the son of this palace, and he will be sent to this palace and raised by this palace." She said lightly, and didn't look at Jieyu.

Note 1: In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zeng Gongliang's "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" and Kang Yu's "Yesterday's Dream Record" both have records of the use of fierce fire oil for military purposes. Shen Kuo also mentioned in "Dream Creek Writings" that this is used to make ink.