The thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.

Chang'an Avenue is full of people, the sound of selling everywhere is continuous, the red charm is hanging high, and the New Year's breath is coming.

At this moment, on the long street to the west, there was a sudden sound of hard and heavy horses' hooves.

Immediately after, a team of Jinwu guards armed with Jin Ge brazenly rushed into sight.

The next moment, the crowd dispersed.

Jin Wu opened the way, and countless purple python robes appeared in the sight of the people of Chang'an.

Led by Li Yuanjia, King of Han, Li Yuanliang, King of Huo, Li Yuanming, King of Shu, and others, including Li Zhen, King of Yue, Li Ming, King of Cao, Li Jing, King of Zheng, and Li Xuan, King of Nanchang County, followed, a group of princes and princes, rode slowly towards Kaihuafang.

He was followed by countless servants, maids, guards, and a large crowd of people.

Ordinary people didn't even dare to come closer.

The tall Liu Shubi stood in the crowd and felt that his brother-in-law seemed to be glancing over here, but immediately, the figure in front of him had passed.

Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu sneaked out of the door after breakfast.

Of course, behind them, the guards at home have been quietly following.

I didn't expect to encounter this scene.

After listening to the people around them, they knew that these clan princes had just returned from the Qianling sacrifice.

Liu Shubi pulled Liu Qiongyu, and the two sisters quickly walked through the crowd and finally came to Kaihuafang.

By this time the kings had returned home with their servants, maids, and guards.

……

Entering King Peng's mansion, Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu saluted Su Zang and Meng Sheng who were staying in the middle hall.

The two returned the salute very calmly, and then watched Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu run and jump into the East Cross Courtyard.

The two men immediately looked at each other and smiled.

In the guest hall, Li Xuan was changing clothes and washing.

Yesterday, all the kings came to Beijing, and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, played the emperor, gathered all the kings to pray for His Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, and the crown prince, as well as the eldest grandson in the belly of the crown princess.

The emperor agreed.

Chang'an customs, the thirtieth month of the month of worship ancestors.

Originally, in previous years, each family sacrificed in their own homes, so this time they all went to Qianling to worship.

There are many people back and forth.

"Put your clothes away, and you have to enter the palace at night, be careful not to get crumpled." Li Xuan whispered, and the maid next to her nodded, and then retreated carefully.

Li Xuan turned his head and saw Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu who had just entered the door, beckoned by the way, and said, "I'm afraid I won't let you spend tonight at home." There is a decree in the palace, to give a banquet to the kings, princesses, princes, county lords, county lords, I am afraid that I have to go to the house, and I am afraid that I will have to wait until tomorrow night when I come back. ”

"Brother-in-law, I heard that the emperor's eldest grandson is going to be born today, is it true?" Liu Shubi blinked his curious eyes and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan paused slightly, then nodded and said: "It's true, tonight or tomorrow morning, Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven will bless the whole city, and listen to it at home." ”

"Oh!" Liu Shubi wanted to say something, but he still didn't speak, just obediently went with Liu Qiongyu to tease Xia Niang.

Li Xuan took a deep breath.

The emperor's eldest grandson came to the world, and even the battle of Wuhai must be ignored, and any power struggle between the DPRK and China must give way at this moment.

Tonight's good thing is that the emperor gave a banquet, but in fact he summoned all the kings into the palace.

On the one hand, there is the meaning of vigilance, and on the other hand, there is also the meaning of letting the kings welcome the emperor's eldest grandson into the world.

However, no one thought that if it was not the emperor's eldest grandson who came into the world today, but the emperor's eldest granddaughter, it would be lively.

But this can't be, because it was indeed the eldest grandson of the emperor.

When it is time to give birth, not only a monk who is about to pass through the Dao, but also a healer who only knows some massage methods, can also judge.

It's just that heaven and earth are ahead, and there must always be some awe.

After all, the change of the tanuki for the prince is not something that only happened in the Later Song Dynasty.

The emperor let the kings defend him, and he also had the intention of using the luck of the kings.

……

The sound of "crackling" has been resounding all over Chang'an.

The red lanterns are hung high, and it is festive.

Li Xuan rode on a horse, and Liu Jinyu held the child and sat in the car with her mother Ouyang Shi.

Jin Wu opened the way in front, and the carriage of the kings slowly headed towards the Taiji Palace.

Li Xuan's gaze swept from the crowd of onlookers on both sides, and he didn't know if this year, on Qinling, whether he had sent someone into Chang'an to spy on intelligence.

The sooner they determine who the coach of next year's Tang West Expedition is, they will be able to prepare more.

However, the emperor would not easily make this news public.

Not to mention anything else, in this year's war, the emperor quietly replaced the chief of the Northwest Road march from Pei Xingjian to Liu Renliang.

The generalissimo of the Northwest Road March, as soon as Liu Renliang appeared, he gave the Lun Qinling a hard time.

In the first battle of Qingnan, the losses of the Tibetans were much greater than originally expected.

If it is said that the loss of Fu Qi City is a calculation of the Tubo people, but the loss of Qingxi and Xinghai has already made the Tubo people fall into passivity in the first war next year.

If the emperor comes to do it again, I'm afraid the Tubo people won't even be able to keep Wuhai.

……

The magnificent Tai Chi Palace appears in front of you.

On the city wall, countless soldiers in red clothes and gold armor stood with their guns, their faces solemn and solemn expressions.

On the palace floor, the burly Zuojin Wuwei general Cheng Chubi looked straight ahead and guarded the palace.

The emperor rarely returned to the Taiji Palace, and only the annual Zhengdan court meeting, and the occasional meritorious sacrifice of prisoners, as well as canonization, would be held in the Taiji Palace.

The East Palace is on the east side of the Taiji Palace, tonight in order to welcome the arrival of the emperor's eldest grandson, so the emperor will give the banquet place, selected in the Taiji Palace.

Taiji Palace, Taiji Palace.

The kings, princesses, princesses, concubines, princes, princes, county lords, county lords, saluted Li Zhi and Empress Wu at the same time: "The ministers and others see Your Majesty, see the Queen of Heaven." ”

"Uncle Wang, Brother Wang, and Nephew Wang." Li Zhi raised his hand with a smile.

These are all his relatives, and they are all relatives who are not a threat to him.

With these royal families in the locality, it is enough to deter the local wealthy families and officials from acting too recklessly.

At the same time, the wealthy families and local officials can also form a check and balance on these royal families and stabilize the local pattern.

If the place is stable, the center is stable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan got up, and then glanced at Xiao Xia Niang.

The little girl was timid, and at this time, she shrunk in her mother's arms and didn't dare to move, which made people a little funny.

"Take your seats." Li Zhi raised his hand slightly.

The kings and princesses, the princes of the kings, the lords of the county, the lords of the counties, only then thanked them, and then entered the positions on both sides.

In the palace, the kings are on the east side, and the princesses are on the west side.

Li Xuan was a little further back.

He had just sat down when a note had fallen into his hand.

"The crown princess is safe."

There is news from the East Palace that the crown princess has not yet given birth.

That's a good thing.

Li Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the children born on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month are precious, those born on the first day of the first lunar month often have the image of purple qi.

At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed.

Li Xuan looked up at the emperor and the martial queen on the imperial couch, and the emperor nodded calmly at Li Xuan with a gentle attitude.

In the matter of medical Taoism, Li Xuan has not made a mistake until now.

He said that the crown princess would give birth on the first day of the Chinese New Year's Eve and first month, and now it was Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night.

Will the crown princess give birth, that is, tonight.

Therefore, the emperor will inform Li Xuan of the situation in the East Palace at any time.

And what Li Xuan said is not accurate, it is also tonight.

If it is accurate, then Li Xuan's statement on the plateau miasma can be supported by the emperor and even the government and the opposition.

Before, Li Xuan, Xue Rengui and Liu Xianli submitted the recital, but now there is no news, and there is no meaning to wait for tonight's results.

Five thousand elites went to Wuhai, and the number of troops was really small.

But if it's true, then it's time to take it seriously.

Seeing the emperor's hand on the wine glass, Li Xuan's expression also became focused......

……

I don't know how long it took, but another small note was sent into Li Xuan's hands.

Li Xuan, who was barely drunk, instantly saw the content clearly: "The crown princess is about to give birth." ”

Li Xuan subconsciously raised his head and looked at the top of the imperial couch.

The emperor had already gotten up, and Empress Wu, as well as Li Xian, Li Dan, and Princess Taiping, all stood up at the same time.

The kings and princesses all subconsciously stood up.

Li Zhi smiled calmly and said, "There is movement over there in the East Palace, Uncle Han Wang, Uncle Huo Wang, the twelfth aunt, and the twenty-seventh brother, go and have a look with me first." Other Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang will wait for the time being, according to Twenty-Seven Lang, I'm afraid I will have to wait tonight. ”

"Minister's order."

Li Xuan looked at the emperor, and Empress Wu walked in front of him with a group of people, and he turned around to follow.

At the moment when Li Xuan walked out of the Taiji Palace, he unconsciously caught a blue figure flashing in the corner of his eye.

The familiar Taiji diagram is embroidered on the corner of the robe,

Ming Chongyan.

Li Xuan was stunned, why was he here at this time?

Chinese New Year's Eve, shouldn't he be at home, why is he still in the palace?

Is he staring at the crown prince, or is he staring at the emperor's eldest grandson?

Li Xuan's heart was suddenly awe-inspiring.

The birth of the emperor's eldest grandson, in addition to the great benefits it will bring to Li Xian, will also bring huge pressure to Ming Chongyan and the party of the North Gate Bachelors.

But what can they do, even the Empress Wu, at this time, is at most anxiously looking forward to the birth of her eldest grandson.

The Bachelor of the North Gate can't do anything at all.

But can't they really do anything?

In Li Xuan's mind, Li Jingye's figure flashed inexplicably.

……

The emperor and the empress sat on the imperial chariot.

Princess Taiping shrunk in the arms of Empress Wu.

Li Xian and Li Dan followed on both sides.

King Han, King Huo, the eldest princess of Huainan, and Li Xuan followed behind the royal chariot.

A group of people took countless guards, Jin Wuwei and Qianniuwei, as well as palace maids and attendants, and headed towards the East Palace together.

Li Xuan's eyes are always at the corner, inadvertently sweeping behind everyone, and his keen eyes can catch Ming Chongyan's figure every time.

Although it is far away, Ming Chongyan has always followed.

He is in charge of the secret guards, as long as it is not deep in the inner palace, he can come and go as he pleases in the name of protecting the emperor.

As he walked, Li Xuan understood that it was not only Ming Chongyan who was really paying attention to the situation in the East Palace today, but also the entire Beimen Bachelor.

Before they knew it, the group had come to the East Palace.

In front of the door of the East Palace, Li Zhi sat on the imperial chariot and raised his hand gently: "Passing the decree, except for production-related, everyone in the East Palace is not allowed to move around at will, and the other people, the movement is as small as possible." ”

"Whoa!" Everyone outside the East Palace immediately whispered a promise.

Entering the middle hall, Li Zhi and Empress Wu came down from the imperial chariot and walked towards the Yichun Hall in the backyard.

The other guards, attendants, and palace maids all silently dispersed into the entire East Palace.

Only Li Xuan, King Han, King Huo, Li Xian, Li Dan, and Princess Taiping followed Li Zhi and Empress Wu and entered the front yard of Yichun Palace.

"Father, mother." Li Xian's expression was a little flustered, his lips were a little dry, and when he saw Li Zhi and Wuhou, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Li Zhi directly pulled Li Xian up and asked with concern, "How is the situation?" ”

"It's just the beginning, the imperial doctor and Wen Po said that no matter how fast it is, it will take more than half an hour, and if it is longer, I am afraid it will take two or three hours." Li Xian couldn't help but glance at Li Xuan, a little relieved, and said, "Uncle Wang said that this time I am afraid that the time will be longer, and the fetus is a little too strong. ”

Li Zhi glanced at Li Xuan sideways, and Li Xuan immediately bowed slightly and nodded yes.

Li Zhi looked up at the hall of Yichun Palace, and there were several figures in a trance.

The best stable woman and imperial doctor in the entire Chang'an have arrived, not to mention that there is a mascot by their side.

"In that case, just wait, let's be quiet." Li Zhi glanced sideways at everyone, and finally landed on Li Xuan.

"Whoa!" Li Xuan followed everyone and bowed down to receive the order.

(End of chapter)