Zhu Feng mentioned by Zhu Houzhao is the second son of Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo.

Zhu Feng has made meritorious contributions in the war in Bauhinia Pass and Liangxiang in the second year of Zhengde, for a noble man like him, even if he doesn't do anything, he will receive a position, and now he has made some contributions, so he will definitely inherit the title of Duke of Chengguo in the future.

When the emperor saw that one was still usable, he would naturally not be stingy with rewards, Zhu Feng was only twenty-six years old, and he served as the deputy chief soldier in Datong.

His father, Cheng Guogong, behaved decently, and after serving as a garrison in Nanjing for a period of time, he was also transferred to Beijing by Zhu Houzhao to take charge of the affairs of the capital. The 12 regiments and battalions in Beijing were all under his command.

It is equivalent to replacing the position of the original British Gong Zhang Mao.

The group of Xunchen is good or bad, and it can only knock a few and reuse a few.

In addition to the direct personal guard led by the emperor himself, the leader of the 12th regiment and battalion is also a sensitive position, and it falls on the head of the Duke of Chengguo, which is considered to be a way out of the way, even if it occupies this head.

You have to take one of them.

However, Zhu Houzhao is different from the previous emperors, when Zhang Mao led the Beijing camp in the past, in fact, because the status of the nobles has declined greatly, most of the Beijing camp is in the hands of the military department, but during the Zhengde period, the civil ministers are no longer so strong, and the power of the army has long been taken over by the emperor little by little.

Therefore, the Duke of Chengguo is more powerful than the Duke of England, who has been in charge of Beijing for more than 20 years.

However, as the old saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs.

Cheng Guogong was originally 'bitter and sweet', and he didn't want him to have an eldest son, Zhu Lin, in addition to Zhu Feng's second son.

Zhu Lin is not a good person, in history he was dismissed for his crimes, and he asked for the attack many times but were refused, until the fourth year of Jiajing, the attack was successful, and he died after three or four years.

In other words, because of him, a troublemaker, the title of Duke of Chengguo has been unpopular for a few years.

Now, seeing that his younger brother has made meritorious contributions in the war, and his father's status in the Zhengde Dynasty has also risen, he is pretentious on the one hand, and resentful on the other hand.

Stirring up trouble outside all day long, it makes Cheng Guogong have a headache.

The fourth year of Zhengde is almost the end of the year, and the next year's great court meeting is not far away, according to the usual practice, this will involve personnel adjustments, so people from all over the capital are obviously lively, not to mention, Wei Ningbo suddenly began to be active.

After a little inquiry, I knew what Werningberg was doing.

Zhu Lin didn't feel ashamed, and he went straight to Wellingboer's Mansion with a few friends, and asked Wellingbo to recommend him by name.

It is very difficult for Wang Xuan to do, if he wants to say no, he is not good at refusing the son of Chengguo Gong, but if he wants to say yes, recommend such a person to the emperor, what is this called?

Helpless, he had to go to his sister and said, "Do you want to tell the emperor the truth about this matter and ask the emperor to adjudicate?" ”

Wang Zhi immediately shook her head, "Of course not." The emperor has all the opportunities, and he wants to listen to you talk about such boring things? Besides, your retribution is the same as offending Cheng Guogong, what is the difference between directly refusing? ”

"But I heard that the prince of Chengguo is greedy for pleasure, and he has two good things in his life, one is gambling, and the other is beauty, do I recommend such a person to Your Majesty?"

That's a problem.

"Your Majesty's right to recommend to you is to enhance the prestige of the Wei Ningbo Mansion among the nobles, but if it is not good, it is easy to backfire on itself. It's like Zhu Lin and his ilk, and they can't explain it to him or Chengguo, which is really difficult to do. Wang Zhi bit her lip lightly, this kind of difficult thing to be caught in the middle, she will also be at a loss.

"Second brother, don't worry, wait for me to meet Your Majesty and find out."

"Good!"

In fact, there have been major events in the palace recently.

Because Concubine Shu was about to give birth, Zhu Houzhao's mood gradually became nervous. And in the midst of this tension, news suddenly came out that Queen Xia had a happy pulse!

This makes this winter extra colorful, after all, the queen is the concubine.

On the night of the second day of the first month of December, Concubine Shu suddenly began to have stomach pain.

The emperor woke people up in the middle of the night.

Outside the hall, it snowed like goose feathers, and the wind was blowing, and it was like a knife on the face.

Zhu Hou ordered someone to light the lantern, and he put on a big coat again, his ears were red from the cold, and he also knew that it was useless for him to come, but what man could still sleep at such a time?

Concubine Shu shouted heartbreakingly inside, and Wen Po didn't seem to have any other words except to say force. A few hours have passed, and the sky is still the same, and Zhu Houzhao is not calm.

Concubine Jing accompanied him all night, and at this time she also held his hand and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, since Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant, the concubine has been calling her pulse all the way to today, and it will be fine." ”

Concubine Jing, that is, the original Doctor Kwai Er.

Because she is not from the draft, she is the tallest figure, which is very suitable for the emperor's appetite.

"You are here."

"The slave is here."

"It's going to be dawn, hand over a will to go out, the court will be exempted this morning, unless it's urgent, don't hand over the slip to the palace."

"Yes."

There was a touch of fish belly white in the sky, and the red Forbidden City was white because of a layer of snow.

Zhu Houzhao stood at the door and rubbed his hands hotly, "In this weather, the wind and snow still don't ......."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a whoow cry in the main hall.

Concubine Jing got up, "It's born!" ”

"How is the lady? How's my concubine? Concubine Jing, go and take a look. Why does it sound like no sound? ”

"Yes."

The emperor didn't ask whether it was a prince or a princess, but first asked Concubine Shu, so she entered the palace without hesitation, and the Son of Heaven was such a man.

Over there, Wen Po also took the child out, hugged her and said, "Congratulations to the emperor, she is a beautiful little princess." ”

"Okay, come on, see it!"

The newborn's wrinkled face is not very good-looking, but Zhu Houzhao, who is connected by blood, still has a sense of intimacy, no matter how difficult it is, he has sown many times, and finally has a son and a daughter.

After two teases, he gave the child to the nurse, and went into the main hall.

Concubine Jing was also there, and she replied after the pulse: "Sister Concubine Shu is exhausted and faints from exhaustion. But it's fine. ”

"Thank goodness." Zhu Houzhao took a closer look, there was no ruddy on that beautiful face, it was completely white, and the sweat on his forehead was wiped dry, but the wet hair told him that this must be a big crime.

"In the future, Concubine Jing will also have this experience. Are you afraid? ”

Concubine Jing blushed a little, "Concubine, she was originally going to give birth to children for the emperor." ”

Zhu Houzhao stroked her face, and her body was tired after being nervous.

There is a princess in the heavenly family, and it is a great joy after all, it just so happens that the sky is completely bright, and under the emperor's instructions, the harem is lit up to celebrate.

Queen Xia and the other concubines arrived, and a group of women were playing with the newborn children, and the chatter was actually a bit lively.

After Concubine Shu woke up later, although she also seemed to like children very much, she was somewhat concerned about gender issues.

When the emperor was warm with him at the bedside, Concubine Shu also lowered her eyebrows and said: "The concubine failed to give birth to the emperor, and the concubine was not angry, please punish the emperor." ”

Zhu Houzhao lowered his head and whispered: "I am going to be punished!" How many days have you not slept in the service, and when your confinement is over, I will punish you with the posture you least want. ”

Because there were other concubines in the house, Concubine Shu was directly stunned for a while, and then she made a big red face, which made Zhu Houzhao laugh.

Queen Xia is probably pregnant and sees that the child is motherly and a daughter, so she doesn't seem to like it well, "This is Your Majesty's eldest princess, has Your Majesty thought of a name?" ”

"Not really, but the eldest princess is different, I have already made those learned people in the Ministry of Rites want to go."

"Gotta have a nickname that I can call."

"Nickname? Lady, what do you think it's called? ”

"The concubines listen to Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry, he called Zai Yan and Zai Yan, who were already able to walk, and pointed to her: "She will be your sister in the future, as an elder brother, you must always protect her." You know? In fact, I have an extravagant hope, that is, I hope that you can be brothers, brothers, brothers, and brothers and live in harmony. ”

He didn't want Zhengde to provide future generations with the script of the palace struggle.

And as the number of children increases, he actually has to face this problem.

"Your Majesty, how can it be called extravagant hope?" Concubine Jing was more bold and pointed it out directly.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said nothing.

By the afternoon, the minister really did not give him a free day in the real sense, and You Ji came to report that Cheng Guogong asked to see him.

"Cheng Guogong?"

"Yes."

Cheng Guogong is generally fine.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while, clapped his hands and left the harem, "Xuan." ”