Laughing for a while, it was really a big cup of wine and a big bite of meat, and the three of them were in a good mood. People have such a point, the higher they stand, the more sometimes they want to look down and see the road they have walked. During the banquet, the three of them recalled the years of hard work in Shaanxi and missed those old brothers. Speaking of Ma Tai and Wu Jue, it seems that it is right in front of him.

But then again, one can be nostalgic. However, since you miss "the beginning" so much, let you go back to the original, are you willing? Therefore, when the banquet was withdrawn, Xu Wei invited the two of them to the study to taste tea, and naturally they had to talk about some serious things.

The wine was not less, everyone blushed, and after drinking tea for a while, Xu Weicai spoke: "Yan Xiu, I summoned you to Xingyuan this time, first, to ask about the finance of Shaanxi. The second is that there is something to discuss with you. ”

Hearing him say so politely, Liu Ziyu put down the teacup, sat up straight and said, "The king has something to do, but please command." ”

Xu Wei pressed the sun with his right hand, and waved his left hand: "You don't have to be like this, don't be restrained." ”

"That's it, it's not in the yamen, it's better to be casual." Zhang Qing also said next to him.

Liu Ziyu was relieved and picked up the teacup again. After a while, I saw King Xu Jun open his eyes, look at him and say, "It was the situation that sent you from the Xuanfu Disposal Division to Shaanxi. Now that Shaanxi is gradually rising, I am thinking about letting you come back. ”

Liu Ziyu was silent for a while, and said after a while: "But with the king's arrangement, all the lowly duties are obeyed." ”

Xu Wei estimated that he had really drunk a little too much, and waved his hand again: "Zhang Qing, you say." ”

Qingying sighed, put down the cup, shook his robe, and said, "Brother Yanxiu, what the king means is that you have been in Shaanxi for so long." Can't always put you in the original position and put it aside, Shaanxi gradually has a sè, and the position of the transfer envoy is planned to arrange for others. As for you, go back to the Xuanfu Disposal Division to do something. ”

Liu Ziyu was originally from the Xuanfu Disposal Division, and he was very clear about the personnel establishment of the Division. Now among the staff of the Xuanfu Division, who are in line with his level, there are staff and senators, and the deputy envoy of Xuanfu and the judge of Xuanfu can't take his turn, and now King Xu Jun wants him to come back, shouldn't he do office work or something? Otherwise, if you hand over the supervisor to yourself, it will be considered a demotion.

So he didn't speak, waiting for the following. Zhang Qing took a sip of tea and continued: "Of course, you don't have to worry. Your level is there, and the king will not treat you badly. As soon as the appointment of the new transfer envoy is announced by the Xuanfu Disposal Division, you will come back first, and the king will make his own arrangements. ”

Liu Ziyu smiled and responded: "Okay." ”

Xu Wei watched from the side, not feeling funny, so he said: "You still tell him everything, otherwise Shangyan Xiu won't be able to sleep tonight." ”

When Liu Ziyu heard this, he hurriedly said: "Where does the king say, the king can use his humble position and serve himself." ”

I couldn't help but hear that. If you were asked to come back and do some work, would you do it? Zhang Qing laughed. Well, I'll tell you the truth. In this department, there is a king in charge, a judge and an assistant in government affairs, and a staff officer and staff assistant in military affairs, but there is no official in charge of finance. The establishment of the Xuanfu Division was full, but because of the addition of the word 'disposal', there was an additional position. Previously, because of Zhao Kai, this position has not been set. For many years, the finances of Sichuan and Shaanxi have never been clear, and Sichuan's money and grain often have to be transported to Shaanxi. The king has been planning to fill this gap recently, and no one else, it's you. ”

When Liu Ziyu heard this, he remembered that there was indeed a position that had always been vacant in the establishment of the Xuanfu Disposal Division. That is the "Consulate General's Financial Endowment Office", whose commander is called the "Commander-General", who is responsible for collecting military money and food and intervening in military affairs, and is at the same level as the staff and senators. The staff and senators do not have their own institutions, but the Commander-in-Chief has a "Consular Finance Office", also known as the "Finance Department" and "Salary Department", which is set up under the Xuanfu Disposal Department.

The difference between the general consul and the transfer envoy is that the transit envoy is in charge of the finances of the whole road, while the general commander is specially prepared for "military money and food" It sounds like a general logistics officer, but with the addition of the words "interfering in military and political affairs", it is equivalent to a senior staff member.

"I plan to appoint you as the 'Commander-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi Finances', and I will hand over the financial part of the 'Consulate General's Finance Office' under this division. Xu Weizheng said.

Liu Ziyu hurriedly got up and saluted: "Thank you for your humble position, thank you for the cultivation and support of the king." ”

"What cultivation is not cultivated, it is I who rely on you. As for you, you will go back to Shaanxi in the next two days to prepare, and when the new transshipment envoy goes, you will complete the delivery as soon as possible, and then come back to take office. Also, if there is a suitable person in Shaanxi, you bring it yourself, and you know all the preparations of the Consulate General, and I won't say more. Xu Wei said. He gave Liu Ziyu great trust, not only let him lead the two finances, but even let him form a team by himself. Liu Ziyu's joy and feeling can be imagined.

Does Xu Wei have a hot head? Suddenly I remembered, so I got out the "general leader" who had not been set up for many years? In fact, looking at the recent situation between the DPRK and China, he has reason to believe that sooner or later, someone will attack the Xu family and Xu Wei. Now, he is absolutely in control of the military power; He also roughly controls the regime in Shaanxi, and Sichuan is worse, but several important positions are still his people. In terms of financial power, needless to say, Shaanxi is the transfer envoy Yu Qi, who is a Jinshi during the reign of the Taoist monarch and a native of Sichuan, so it is not easy to speak, and the other subordinate transfer departments in Sichuan are not cronies, Xu Wei thought twice that if he did not control the economy, he would be controlled by others at that time, so he had this thought.

If you want to make it clearer, it is that Xu Wei has already begun to prepare for confrontation with the imperial court at this moment. He really didn't have the ambition to sweep dàng** and reign over the world, but Sichuan, Shaanxi, an acre of three-point land, is not allowed to be touched by others.

Although the court did not treat him with any kindness, he could see from his cousin Xu Liang's situation in recent years that the Xu family was very popular, and now someone has pointed the finger at them. Prepare early so that you don't get caught off guard.

Xu Wei's worry is not superfluous, nor is it groundless. Soon, all signs indicated that that day was not far off.

This has to start with Xu Liang's letter. His two brothers, one in the DPRK and the other outside, responded to each other and supported each other, and usually exchanged a lot of letters, and they had to contact each other every ten days and a half months, which was also the main way for Xu Wei to grasp the movements of the DPRK and China. In the past, most of Xu Liang's letters were about specific matters and detailed information to his cousin. And this time Xu Liu's letter is really like a letter from home.

In his letter, the first thing is a great fall. water, sent a good prison sāo. For example, when he joined the government at a young age and ran to all sides, he was worried about the country and the people, and he was enthusiastic. Later, the temple was high, and it was also painstakingly managed, and what was planned was to want a snow national shame and the Great Song Dynasty. It's a pity that the sky does not fulfill people's wishes, and there are jiān ministers in the court.

After pouring the bitter water, he said that he planned to take advantage of the Jin Liao army to seize Hebei with the Northern Expedition and recover all the land and cities occupied by Jin. Originally, he had already obtained the support of Zhi Yanzhi, but the emperor's position was shaken and he had no opinion, Qin Hui made an obstacle from it, tried his best to block it, and finally Zhi Yanzhi also withdrew, causing the plan to come to naught.

Looking at the current situation, it is not as easy as usual to achieve something. The forces of the DPRK and China are restraining each other everywhere, and it is really more lively than a vegetable market......

What made him most distressed was that this time the gold lord sent his cousin as an envoy to congratulate Zhao Guan's family on his birthday, and the whole court and the central government were very fond of this move, and the emperor even held a banquet in the inner court to entertain each other. According to this posture, I really want to go north to Yanyun and Zhongxing the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know what day I have to wait for!

When you encounter something annoying, write a letter to your cousin and send a prison sāo, this is nothing. But what worries Xu Wei is that Xu Liang's letter is a sign of discouragement. He said, sometimes think about it, this official is really boring, rather than being controlled by others everywhere, I might as well invite myself to go out of the court and go outside to benefit the party.

Xu Wei didn't know if his cousin was just talking angry, or if he really thought so. If it's the latter, it's not good. The Xu family has been able to develop so strong today, in addition to the hard work of the Xu family's brothers in Sichuan and Shaanxi, an important reason is that there are people in the court. Whether the third uncle Xu Shao is alive or his cousin Xu Liang is now in power, the so-called back to the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, in case Xu Liang is really not on the table, then the brothers of the Sichuan, Shaanxi and Xu families will be thrown out.

Therefore, in the reply letter, Xu Wei tried his best to state his views on the current situation to his cousin. It was determined that there must be a war between the Song and Jin Dynasty, not the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, but that after Yan Liang came over, he would definitely go south to take revenge. And the Liao State is eyeing the side, in the future, whether it is the destruction of Jin or the defeat of Liao, the Great Song Dynasty will still face a strong opponent. Brother doesn't have to be discouraged, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, and endure for a while, keep the clouds open and see the moon!

If you quit by yourself, no one will keep you, and people don't get out of it yourself. No matter how hard it is, if you occupy the position of the second minister and unite the ministers who support you, there will always be a day when the clouds will clear.

He wrote this letter for more than a month before receiving Xu Liu's reply. A few words, all perfunctory, to the effect that my cousin's words also make sense. Xu Wei didn't have time to pay attention to him at this time, because the two armies of Jin Liao were really fighting with real knives and guns!

In ancient times, the troops were generally selected in the autumn of July and August of the yīn calendar, when the horses were fat, not only the combat power of the troops was the highest, but also because the harvest had been completed at this time, and it was just time to grab it. But Xiao Duolu obviously couldn't wait, and launched an offensive at the end of June and less than July. Tens of thousands of iron horsemen rushed directly to the east from the north of Helan Mountain, and the goal was very clear, that is, the Heqing army.

The servant Zhongyi got the news early, and strictly ordered the front to hold the city and not plunder its edge! The front-line commander did exactly that, the fortified walls cleared the wilderness, all the grain was collected into the city, the people were moved, even the houses were demolished, and the most desperate thing was that even the pastures were burned to the ground! Let your people come without food, and the horses have no grass!

The Liao army was under the city, and there was not even a place to cover yīn. However, let's attack directly. The city is not big in these places of the Heqing Army and the Jinsu Army, but at the beginning of its establishment, it was used for military purposes. Therefore, the city is smaller, but the facilities are very complete, and the city defense is extremely strong. The cavalry of the Liao army served as infantry envoys, and tens of thousands of people pressed on it, and they attacked desperately for more than two days, but they never went to the city.

One thing must be said that the Liao army is really fierce and good at fighting, and it is not blown out that it swept more than ten countries in the Western Regions. However, galloping on horseback, bending bows and wielding knives is its strength, how can it be unfamiliar with the method of attacking the city and pulling out the village that fought with the Song army? Moreover, the Liao army's sharp weapon is a fast horse bow and arrow, and it is good at field raids, and the siege is almost meaningless. In particular, they are still using the most primitive manpower stone throwers and the most outdated tactics, but they don't know that the tactics of the Jin army have already been innovated in the 20 years of fighting with the Song army.

The Liao army and the outside of the city have a posture of arranging artillery formations, the city has already made preparations for "making artillery with artillery", and with the Song army, there is no female wall tooth buttress on the city at all, all are flat-headed cities, and the corners of the city have also been changed from right angles to arcs. As soon as you let go of these cannons, there is nothing to do with the city walls, but the artillery arrays in the city are beaten out, so that the artillery operators can't find the north.

The disadvantage of the division made the commander of the Liao army, Yelu Tiege, very annoyed. He once fought side by side with the Western Army and had seen the Western Army's siege of the city, but now, if the Western Army can not intervene, it is already burning high incense, can you still ask the Western Army for help?

Seeing that the city could not be captured for a while, Yelu Tiege did not want to fill it with the lives of the soldiers. However, if the siege is besieged, the Jin army is so desperate, how can the logistics keep up? This is to Xingqing Mansion, separated by hundreds of miles, and there is no city stronghold in between, so it is difficult to replenish. And this time, the Liao army went out to fight, it was a quick battle, and it didn't carry much supplies, how can this be good?

After thinking about it again and again, he reported to General Manager Xiao that he planned to divide an army to defend the Yellow River to prevent the Jin army from reinforcing it, and at the same time besiege the Heqing army and cut off its connection with Dongshengzhou. The Heqing army and Dongshengzhou could not get reinforcements from Yan Yun, and sooner or later they would be broken. This is no way, although negative, but it is the safest.

Liao is not better than Song, and the generals will be under the control of the imperial court and superiors. Although Xiao Duolu felt that Yelu Tiege was too unambitious, he could only talk about it in the official document, and he couldn't influence it.

At that end of the Xingyuan Mansion, Xu Wei originally planned to watch a good show, and ordered Yan Yan Jingluo to report every three days if he had nothing to do, and report anything at any time, and use the silver medal fast horse to deliver the news. But Yelu Tiege had just been fierce for two or three days, so he stopped cooking, and only besieged but did not attack, which made him disappointed.

If it was still the Song-Liao Alliance, he would have sent a large army to throw the Weiyuan cannon, the earth-shattering thunder, and all kinds of equipment took turns to fight, even if you hit the city with iron, it would be bombarded. The small river Qing army will give you a flat in three or five days! But after all, it's not the same as in the past, so I can only watch and worry about the Liao army.

At this time, there was also an emperor's imperial note in Hangzhou, saying that Jin Liao was in the army, the Great Song Dynasty was neutral, and the Western Army must not intervene, so as not to cause trouble. It seems that Wan Yanliang's cousin has mediated well in Hangzhou.

It is also true that recently, the DPRK and China have been quite happy. Although the Jin delegation left, the respect for the Great Song Dynasty shown by them on this trip made the monarch and ministers very satisfied. Moreover, in the past, the emperor and prince are called "the country's capital" The current emperor has been on the throne for many years, but there has been no heir, which not only worries the emperor and the queen mother of Longde Palace, but also the courtiers often discuss. Finally, good news came from the palace.

The daughter of Zhu Zhuo, the governor of the government, Wanrong Zhu, is already four months pregnant. What a great joy it is! Originally, the concubine's pregnancy was happy enough, but in this dynasty, the meaning is particularly special. Why?

Just because the first emperor Suzong Zhao Chen was in power, there was nothing, there was no prince, to this day Zhao Jin has not had children for many years, and now he is finally pregnant with a child, and the foreign court in the palace is full of joy. Just waiting for the October of Huaizu and the descending of a prince, then the Great Song Dynasty will have a successor. Even giving birth to a princess is better than nothing!

Zhu Wanrong is pregnant with the emperor's heir, which is a great achievement! The Empress Dowager was the master, the emperor issued an edict, and made an exception to the title of Zhu as Concubine Chen, whose status was second only to the queen, Zhu Zuo was also awarded the Guanwen Temple Scholar because of this relationship, and Zhu Zhuo's wife was also promoted, and even Concubine Zhu's brother-in-law was also stained and promoted to one level.

Concubine Zhu Chen is pregnant, and everyone in the palace is happy, but there is one person who is jealous, needless to say, it is Liu Fengniang. She has been with the emperor for many years, and she has been pregnant, but she has a miscarriage in less than a month. Now that Concubine Zhu Chen is coming from behind, is this worth it? In case the Zhu family gives birth to a prince, her status will definitely be threatened!

The civil servants in the court can be promoted by virtue of their political achievements, and the military generals can fight on the battlefield and accumulate military merits to be rewarded. But the concubine, sadly speaking, can really only count on the stomach to fight. Not to mention the prince, even if you give birth to a princess, you have to rely on it, if you don't have anything, even if you are a queen, the seat will have to be made sooner or later. In history, how many people sat in the position of queen without heirs?

Although Empress Liu was in a hurry, she was helpless for a while. Since Concubine Zhu Chen was pregnant with the imperial species, the official family has been rewarding constantly, and she has changed people up and down in the palace, inside and out, and that Xu Jieyu has a very good relationship with Concubine Zhu, and she is in one place if she has nothing to do. Concubine Zhu is a watery person, but Xu Xiuniang is very nervous. Liu Fengniang believes that she relies on the power of her family and is not afraid of herself, and the emperor also looks at her differently because of her family's background. What's the solution? Her father is the deputy envoy of the imperial camp, her cousin is the second minister of the dynasty, and her uncle is Xu Wei, the king of Taiyuan County, who can do anything to her?

In the blink of an eye, by the end of the year, the Jinliao War was still deadlocked and inconclusive. After the Liao army no longer blindly attacked, and after defending the Yellow River and cutting off the connection between the Heqing army and Dongshengzhou, the Jin army organized several counterattacks, but they were all defeated by Yelu Tiege. The Heqing army was besieged for several months, and the supplies in the city were about to run out, and there was no reinforcement, in fact, Fusan Zhongyi had no intention of reinforcing at all. In this way, if you don't break through, you can only end up with a dead end.

In Layue, the weather was cold and frozen, and the soldiers of the Jin Army in the Heqing army city were wearing summer clothes, because they could not get supplies, the non-combat attrition was quite serious, which greatly hit the morale. There was not enough food to eat, so these people who fought the world on horseback were forced to kill and eat even the war horses. This is still the case for soldiers, let alone the common people.

Seeing that there was no way to live, Heqing Zhijun turned his heart sideways, brothers, break through, and run out one by one. Left and right, the court and the marshal have also abandoned us. With an order, the defenders of the city brought everything they could eat and ate it, packed up their equipment, and opened the four gates, trying to fight their way out.

It's a pity, the Liao army has been prepared for a long time, waiting for work, coming out to kill one by one, and two to kill a pair. Without a war horse, you want to break through under the eyes of the cavalry, isn't that a fool's dream? Pity the cold and hungry soldiers of the Jin army, who were harvested by the Liao army without a bird. The Khitans vented all the frustration of besieging the city for months on the enemies of the country, and the Heqing army had nearly 10,000 defenders, and finally ran away, only a few hundred people.

This made Xu Wei very surprised, he couldn't figure it out, just across the Yellow River, why didn't the Jin army reinforce Hexi? Knowing that if there is no reinforcement, then the two armies and two states in Hexi will inevitably fall into a situation of fighting alone, and in the end they will inevitably lose their fate, why not go to the river? Is it because he is afraid that the Western army will intervene in the war? Or is it afraid of the Northern Expedition of the Southern Song Army?

In reality, this is exactly what happened. When Fusan Zhongyi asked Wan Yan Liang for instructions, the answer he got was that he tried his best to stick to it. The subtext is that it's best to keep it, and there's no way to keep it. In fact, when Wan Yanliang learned the news, he was already ready to give up the two states and two armies west of the Yellow River.

He was not afraid that the Western Army would intervene in the war, but that if the Western Front was opened, the large army would be pinned down, and the Southern Song Army would take advantage of the situation to attack Hebei in the north, which would directly threaten Yanyun. Although he repeatedly made overtures to the Great Song Dynasty and sent his cousin to "goodwill", he was still not at ease in the end.

The time he needs now is time to eliminate internal instability, time to carry out reforms, and time to build strength. When time does not allow, they are forced to exchange space for time. The two states and two armies in Hexi happened to be sacrificed in. Therefore, there is no need to think about the battle situation in the future, it is already doomed. It is a pity that the Jin Su Army, the Jin State defenders of Dongsheng Prefecture, and Yongbyon Prefecture are still doing their duty to "resist stubbornly", but they do not know that they have been abandoned by the upper group.

After taking the Heqing army, because there was an agreement with the Western Army in advance to take the Jinsu army, Yelu Tiege braved the cold and turned to Dongshengzhou. It was thought that in the case of the fall of the Heqing army, the defenders of Dongshengzhou should retreat in the face of difficulties and surrender the city. But he was greeted by stubborn resistance from the defenders. As Xu Wei said, the Jin army is not as good as it was back then, but the tiger is dead, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.

In the month of Layue, Xu Wei received good news that the Jin army in the ruins of Yongbyon Prefecture was cornered, so he simply surrendered to the Lin Mansion to appease Xu Yong. Xu Wei then instructed his fifth brother, Xu Hong, to surrender the Jin Su army, and although he negotiated peace with the Jin state, the imperial court ordered that he could not intervene in the war. But who can know?

After Xu Hong received the order, he sent the surrendered Jin army officers to the Jin Su army to recruit surrender. But the answer was no. The Jin army in the city was so hungry that they couldn't even walk, but they refused to surrender to the western army, and the Zhijun also scolded the people who went to persuade them to surrender. As soon as Xu Hong saw this situation, he had to wait for death, and I would still take over the city when the time came.

Layue, Hangzhou is in the line, forbidden.

This month, the palace is small. The emperor even went to visit Concubine Zhu Chen's bedroom every day or two, and even the queen mother of Longde Palace also came twice, and often sent people to send some supplements to show his care. Because of the calculation of days, Zhu Niangniang should also give birth. And when an experienced fù person looked at Zhu's belly, he asserted that Bacheng was a male baby, otherwise it could be so big?

"Jieyu." Gong E at the gate of the palace saluted Xu Xiuniang, who was going inside.

Inside, Concubine Zhu Chen, who had already heard the voice, called from afar: "My sister is here?" ”

Xu Xiuniang went in and saw Zhu's big belly, half-sitting and half-lying on the top of the collapse, and she was extremely struggling. Seeing this, she stepped forward and saluted, got up and said with a smile: "No wonder the world calls the birthday a 'mother's difficult period'" I see my sister like this, although she has not yet given birth, it is difficult enough. ”

"Oh, sister Hugh teased, who doesn't have this day as a woman? When you get pregnant, see how I laugh at you. Concubine Zhu Chen stroked her stomach and smiled.

The two sisters sat down next to each other, Xu Xiuniang was still young, smart, and interested in everything, staring at each other's stomachs and asking, "Did you move again today?" ”

"I've been moving a lot these days, and I've been kicking my stomach. When the official came in the morning, he listened to it with his stomach on his stomach, and said it was interesting. Zhu said.

"It's no wonder that he is also the first time to be a father in an official family, so it is inevitable that it will be novel." Xu Xiuniang said, as she spoke, she put her hand on her sister's stomach, and it just so happened that the little guy in the belly seemed to feel that someone was mō him, and kicked his foot! This time it is estimated that the force is too strong, which scared both the Zhu family and the Xu family!

came back to their senses, looked at each other and smiled, Xu Xiuniang said: "Oh, what a man!" Otherwise, how can it be so powerful! ”

"Borrow my sister's auspicious words, I hope so!" Zhu is about to become a mother, and her face is full of love. "There are no outsiders here, I don't hide it from my sister, if it's a male baby, it's naturally good, it's a female baby, as long as she is healthy, I will be satisfied."

After all, Xu Xiuniang has not experienced it herself, and she doesn't understand the thoughts of being a mother, so she also said: "It's better to be a prince, the official family has no royal heir, and this palace is remembered both inside and outside, sister, you are the hope of the world!" ”

Hugh said this, and it was uncomfortable to hear it. Concubine Zhu Chen waved her hand. A woman, where can you bear the burden of the whole world on her?

While the two sisters were talking, a palace lady came in with a plate, and there was a jade bowl in it, and the black paint in the bowl was the decoction. When he arrived at Concubine Chen, he leaned down and said, "Niangniang, it's time to take medicine." ”

Xu Xiuniang stretched out her hand to take it, first put it to her mouth and gently sipped it, tried the temperature, it felt appropriate, and then held it in front of Concubine Zhu Chen with both hands. The two of them entered the palace at the same time, and they had similar interests, and they were the best on weekdays. said that this is a medicine, but whenever Xu Xiuniang encounters it, she has to try it herself. And Concubine Zhu really regards her as a sister and trusts her the most.

Concubine Zhu took the bowl, with an impatient look on her face, probably because she had been taking this medicine for a long time and was bored. But thinking that the child in the belly is good, I still feed it to my mouth. A few pairs of eyes stared at her, but before she could drink, she saw a pained expression on her huā-like face, her brows tightly locked, and her mouth cracked.

When Xu Xiuniang saw it, she hurriedly asked, "Sister, what's wrong?" ”

"Oops, no, no, abdominal pain! Bellyache! Concubine Zhu screamed and knocked the jade bowl to the ground by mistake! The palace maid next to her panicked and pounced on her. Xu Xiuniang looked down and stood up in fright, what's wrong with Sister Zhu, what's wrong, what's the matter, why is it urinating?

So she hasn't experienced it, which is urine, it's the amniotic water breaking, and it's about to give birth! Fortunately, she was born in the end, and she was calm, and after a period of panic, she shouted loudly: "Hurry! Xuan Imperial Doctor! Xuan Imperial Doctor! ”

The palace was in a mess, the palace maids were running around, and it was easy to run out, and the girl ran to the hospital. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager Zhu of Longde Palace estimated that Concubine Zhu was about to give birth, and sent an old palace person from her side here a month earlier. She went out because of something, and this will come just in time!

As soon as he saw Concubine Zhu's appearance, he said: "The amniotic water is broken, and she is about to give birth!" Mother, don't panic, and lie down! After speaking, he and the palace maid helped Zhu Niangniang to lie down and covered the brocade quilt. Xu Xiuniang sat next to Chuáng, holding Zhu's hand, constantly comforting her and wiping her sweat.

After waiting for a while, the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital almost rushed in. Seeing Concubine Zhu's description, she already knew it in her heart, and she cleared everyone's pulse and determined that it was going to be produced. The imperial doctor was a man, so naturally it was impossible for him to deliver the baby, so he waited outside in case of emergency. inside, all handed over to the old palace people, and the right to be a midwife.

This Zhu Niangniang shouted to the sky and grabbed the ground, and someone at that end had already reported the news to Zhao Jin. The emperor was discussing with Prime Minister Zheyan in the Qinzheng Hall, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but say that he had left King Lin and hurried to the harem. Thinking about it halfway, he hurriedly sent Shen Xue to report to Longde Palace.

"Official!" Seeing that the emperor arrived, the imperial physician and the palace maid knelt on the ground. Zhao remembered that he was hanging on to his concubine, and he had no experience, so he rushed in with straight eyebrows, and the lucky doctor stopped him quickly. At that time, it was not as good as in later generations, and the husband accompanied his wife to give birth, and at that time, if a man saw a woman in childbirth, it would be very unlucky, let alone the king of a country?

Zhao Jin heard Concubine Zhu's painful cry, his heart seemed to be twisted, and he asked directly: "Why is Concubine Chen shouting like this?" Is it painful? How so? ”

The imperial doctor replied on the side: "The official family doesn't need to worry, it's like this when giving birth in labor." ”

"Oh, this, this ......" Zhao Jin clenched his hands and spun back and forth in place, making people dizzy. I only heard Concubine Zhu's painful cry inside, and the palace maids went in and out, fetching water, and those who took pots took pots, and their hearts became more anxious.

Suddenly, the maid of the first house cried out: "Oops, it's not good! Xu Jieyu is still inside! ”

"Huh? The minister should be damned, in a hurry, he forgot Jieyu! Quick, quick, please come out! Please come out! The Imperial Doctor paused. What kind of coaxing is this little aunt and grandmother!

The emperor only knew at this time that Xu Xiuniang was also there, and when the palace maids rushed in and pulled her out, Zhao Jin couldn't cry or laugh: "Xiuniang, what are you doing inside?" You won't ......" Although it is said to be a husband, after all, in front of so many people, it is difficult to say what he said later.

Xu Xiuniang was sweating profusely, her face was very anxious, and she didn't have time to answer the emperor's question, so she only said: "Official, the concubine saw that Sister Zhu was in pain, her face was white, and her mouth was bitten, which is really worrying!" As he spoke, tears poured down.

When the emperor saw it, his heart hurt again, and he stroked her shoulder and said, "It's okay, it's okay, the imperial doctor said, fù people give birth like this." The people in the old palace have been serving the Empress Dowager for many years, and she has a number. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Empress Dowager of Longde Palace sent someone to ask for news, and Zhao Jin hurriedly returned, his mind was in it. Holding Xu Xiuniang's hand tightly, the two looked inside from time to time, although they couldn't see anything, they still refused to look away. After a while, I could hear Concubine Zhu's voice gradually weakening, Zhao Jin and Xu's hands were tight, and their palms were covered with cold sweat, I don't know what was going on.

Xu Xiuniang's eyes were sharp, and when she saw that the basin brought out by the palace maid was full of blood, she had a faint sense of foreboding in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it.

After another moment, I saw the curtain lifted, and the old palace man ran out in a panic, without saying a word, knelt down in front of Zhao Guan's family, and exclaimed: "Guanjia, it's not good!" ”

This sentence made Zhao Jin and Xu Xiuniang change their faces! The emperor blurted out, "What's the matter?" ”

"Concubine Chen's mother is red!" The old palace man paused.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Jin didn't understand.

The imperial doctor was terrified when he heard this, and explained: "Official, when you see red, you are bleeding profusely!" ”

"So, what will happen?" Xu Xiuniang asked.

Although the imperial doctor is old, has high medical skills, and has seen the world, after all, this is the first imperial heir since the two dynasties, and he can't help but lose his sense of proportion, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said: "This matter is the most dangerous!" Officials, forgive the sins of the ministers, there is a sentence, you must ask the Holy Lord to show it! ”

The more Zhao Jin listened, the more frightened he became, and said sharply: "What words!" You said! ”

Hearing that the emperor's tone was wrong, the imperial physician knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Protect the big or the small......"

"Ahh Xu Xiuniang screamed and almost didn't plant. She has a very good relationship with Concubine Zhu Chen, and now that she hears this, she knows that the imperial doctor will not talk nonsense, adults and children, only one can be saved, how is this good?

When Zhao Jin heard this, he was also frightened! Since Zhu entered the palace, he has been very fond of him, otherwise, he would not have conceived so soon, the two not only have a good relationship, but also have a common topic. He definitely couldn't bear to give up Concubine Zhu Chen! But, then again, the imperial heir is about the country! Since the two dynasties, there have been no heirs, and finally Concubine Zhu is pregnant, if she gives up the small one, this is unbearable! Besides, there is no way to explain it in Longde Palace!

At the moment when the emperor was anxious, the imperial physician took the risk and said again: "Official, this matter cannot be delayed, make a decision quickly!" ”

Zhao Jin's six gods were masterless, his face was pale, and his mouth trembled, and he easily squeezed out a sentence: "Quick!" Go, go to Longde Palace to ask the Emperor and the Queen Mother! ”

When Xu Xiuniang heard this, she pulled the emperor's hand and said, "Official! The situation is urgent, I'm afraid it's too late! Ask the official family to protect Sister Zhu! I can't keep it this time, I can return it next time, if Sister Concubine Zhu is gone, then it's really gone! After speaking, he knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to the emperor for Concubine Zhu!。