"Your Majesty, Elder Yan Ge, they are asking to see you outside!"

The words of the guiding eunuch fell, and Jiajing's face couldn't help but show a little doubt, and he muttered to himself silently.

"At this time, shouldn't Yan Song be in the cabinet, what are they doing here?"

Then, Jiajing came back to his senses, watched the guide guide guide the eunuch, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Well, let them in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When the guide eunuch heard this, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately left the Qianqing Palace.

Soon after this, Yan Song and the others entered the Qianqing Palace.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After entering the Qianqing Palace, everyone knelt on the ground under the leadership of Yan Song, the head of the cabinet, and said in unison.

Seeing this, Jiajing replied imperceptibly, and then his eyes fell on Yan Song's body, and he turned to ask.

"Yan Song, you are so excited, do you have something to report to me?"

Yan Song heard the blame in Jiajing's words, and then saw him carefully take out the battle report sent by Feng Yue and sent to the cabinet in an expedited manner for eight hundred li from his sleeve, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, this is the front-line battle report sent by Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, and Weichen doesn't dare to slack off, this is ......"

Before Yan Song's words were finished, he was interrupted by Jiajing: "What, it's a battle report sent from the front line, bring it to me!" ”

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing, immediately stepped forward, took the battle report from Yan Song's hand, and respectfully handed it to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

After Jiajing answered, he took the battle report sent from the front line from Lu Fang's hand, and began to browse the content on it, only to see that it was written.

"Your Majesty, at present, Weichen has led a large army to conquer Sangmu Pass, and set up an ambush to annihilate the 40,000 Banzhou soldiers who came to support Sangmu Pass.

"In this battle, our army suffered 5,682 casualties, and Weichen plans to lead the army and attack Suiyang next!"

"After the army captures Suiyang, if the third road of the Sichuan division and the second road of the Guizhou division go well, the troops can be divided into three routes, and they will launch an attack from the three directions of Suiyang, Renhuai, and Tongzi to besiege Hailongtun!"

"In addition, after several battles, the paper shell bullets sent by the Ordnance Division can significantly increase the reload speed of the gun, which is extremely reliable, and in addition, the new cannon and the improved gun......"

After Jiajing finished reading the contents, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and when he saw the paper-shelled bullets made by the Ordnance Division that had withstood the test of war, the smile on his face was even worse.

Then, I saw Jiajing put the battle report aside casually and said to himself.

"Well, this Feng Yue really didn't disappoint me!"

Seeing this, Xu Jie, who was on the side, hurriedly stepped forward and patted his ass.

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, this is all the result of Your Majesty's good use of people and discernment, Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

As soon as Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song and the others quickly reacted and said in unison.

Xu Jie's sycophant made Jiajing very useful, only to see him wave his hand and say slowly.

"Where, thanks to the heroic killing of the enemy by the front-line soldiers, I just did some small things within my ability!"

Just when everyone was about to take this opportunity to pat the emperor's ass again, Jiajing's voice sounded again.

"This battle report was sent ten days ago, that is to say, the current advance speed of the army should be far less than this, in addition, Feng Yue also mentioned in the letter that after conquering Sangmu Pass, the next target is Suiyang."

"Yang Lie just lost 40,000 Banzhou soldiers not long ago, in a short period of time, he should be unable to organize an effective resistance for the time being, maybe, Feng Yue's army has captured Suiyang at this moment!"

"When the time comes, I'll see how this Yang Lie should run!"

When Jiajing said this, he subconsciously clenched his fists, and his face was full of excitement.

For Jiajing, sending troops to Banzhou in the name of counterinsurgency can not only greatly deter them, but also those local forces that are ready to move can truly bring Banzhou into the rule of the imperial court after the local land reform is carried out.

Not only that, Jiajing was also able to take advantage of the matter of changing the land and returning to the stream, and personally selected the children of the clan and nobles to serve in Banzhou.

Take this opportunity to exercise their abilities, so that the clan and nobles can gradually recover their strength, and they can make their voices heard in the court, and then become their own help.

For Jiajing, this is a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone!

After this, I saw Jiajing come back to his senses, glanced over the people present, nodded, and then continued.

"You guys are here just in time, I happen to have something for you to do!"

When everyone heard Jiajing's words, they couldn't help but 'chuckle' in their hearts.

Then, I saw Yan Song pluck up his courage, look in the direction where Jiajing was, and cautiously asked.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to speak bluntly, Weichen will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire, and he will not give up!"

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Yan Song and said unhurriedly.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, not long ago, Jinyiwei sent Liu Mi to write a letter to me."

In the letter, he mentioned that a puppet named Makoto Tsunoda, who was supported by Jinyi Wei earlier, has now gained a firm foothold in the Kyushu region of Japan, but because the speed of its rise is too fast, it has aroused the jealousy of those daimyo around him!

"Those daimyo unite and send eight thousand troops to declare war on him!"

"Because Tsunoda Makoto has been taught and funded by Jinyiwei, the weapons and equipment of his subordinates, as well as their fighting skills, are far stronger than those daimyo's armies, although the number of troops is not large, but the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and the two sides have fallen into a stalemate!"

"Right now, this Makoto Tsunoda has written a letter asking my Daming to give him more assistance to help him defeat those daimyo!"

When Jiajing's words fell, the scene suddenly fell into a dead silence, and no one spoke.

Everyone still had an impression of the original plan, and after thinking about it for a while, everyone also recalled the plan that was made at the cabinet meeting.

What scared everyone the most was that Jin Yiwei had quietly advanced the plan to such a point, and they didn't notice it in the slightest.

At this moment, the shock on Zhang Juzheng's face was even worse, because it was he who proposed a three-step strategy to Jiajing during the cabinet meeting.

"The first step is to send merchant ships to the Kyushu region of Japan for trade, and by the way, to understand the local customs, as well as hydrology and landforms, etc., to clear the obstacles for the Ming sailors in advance!"

"The second step is to take advantage of the fact that Japan is still in the Warring States period, the whole country is divided, and there is hostility between regions, and vigorously cultivate rebel forces in the Kyushu region!"

"The third step is to destroy the country, you must first go to its history, after occupying the Kyushu region, you will send special personnel to educate the local people, and after the situation is stable, you will use Kyushu as a springboard to plot the whole of Japan!"

Now, the whole plan has quietly reached the second step.

"Next, just wait for the construction of the two water divisions to be completed, and the imperial court will be able to officially send troops!"

Zhang Juzheng thought so, his face was full of hope, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.

Jiajing took in the expressions on everyone's faces, nodded imperceptibly, and then continued.

"You don't have to worry, I plan to put this matter on the next cabinet meeting to discuss, you go down and think about it first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Jiajing's words fell, everyone bowed to the ground and said in unison.

Then, I saw Jiajing wave his hand, retract his gaze, and command instead.

"Alright, if there's nothing to do, you can leave!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, the ministers will retire!"

After that, Yan Song and the others did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, but left directly.

……

After Yan Song and the others left, Jiajing looked at Lu Fang on the side, looked like he wanted to say something, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Lu Fang, do you have anything to say to me?"

When Lu Fang heard this, he immediately lowered his head and organized the words in his mind before he spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, according to the process, after receiving the battle report from the front, the cabinet should hand it over to the celebrant supervisor, but the elders of the Yan Pavilion have repeatedly ...... it."

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and responded with a smile.

"Well, I know, I'll talk about them when I come down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang had no choice but to lean down and respond respectfully.

After that, I saw Jiajing's words turn around, and after glancing at Lu Fang, he commanded.

"Let's go, Lu Fang, accompany me to Ganlu Palace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, a hint of imperceptible joy flashed in Lu Fang's eyes, and he immediately responded.

At this moment, Lu Fang's mood was extremely happy, and the previous unhappiness had been completely forgotten by him.

Then, I saw him follow Jiajing's pace step by step, marching in the direction where the Ganlu Palace was located.

"Recently, Your Majesty has been going to Ganlu Palace more and more frequently, Niangniang, can you live up to Your Majesty!"

"When the child in your belly is successfully born, then you will be the queen of the Ming Dynasty!"

Lu Fang looked at the back of Jiajing, who was walking in front, and thought so.

According to the earlier diagnosis of the Tai Hospital, the child in the womb of the imperial concubine will be born in September at the latest.

And as the day of childbirth is getting closer and closer, the belly of the imperial concubine Shen is also getting bigger day by day.

In order to ensure the safety of the imperial concubine Shen, Jiajing specially ordered the Imperial Hospital to send all the skilled and skilled imperial doctors such as Imperial Doctor Li to the Ganlu Palace.

Just as Lu Fang was in reverie, the eunuchs and palace maids who were busy on the road, seeing the arrival of the holy car, all stopped what they were doing, retreated to the side, and knelt on the ground in fear.

Soon, Jiajing and his party arrived at Ganlu Palace.

When the many eunuchs and palace maids in Ganlu Palace saw the arrival of the emperor, they all knelt on the ground.

They have long been surprised by this, and in recent times, Jiajing has come to Ganlu Palace much more times than before.

"Well, get up!"

Seeing this, Jiajing glanced over those eunuchs and palace maids, and commanded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, the eunuchs and palace maids got up from the ground tremblingly, just as a chief eunuch was about to go in to report. was stopped by Jiajing's words.

"I don't have to go in and report it, I'm just stopping by to take a look!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Then, Jiajing took Lu Fang and stepped into the Ganlu Palace.

After entering the Manna Palace, you will first have to pass through a long corridor, and if you smell carefully, you can also smell a fragrance of flowers.

And Imperial Physician Li and his entourage had already learned the news of the emperor's arrival, so they waited early on the road they had to pass.

After seeing the figures of Jiajing and Lu Fang, I saw those imperial doctors kneeling on the ground in unison, saying in unison.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up!"

Seeing this, Jiajing glanced over those imperial doctors, and immediately commanded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, the Tai Doctors from the Tai Hospital slowly got up from the ground.

Then, I saw Jiajing look at the location of Imperial Doctor Li and asked.

"Imperial Doctor Li, how is the current situation of the imperial concubine?"

Imperial Physician Li seemed to have been prepared for this question for a long time, and he thought for a moment before answering without thinking.

"Your Majesty, the current health of the concubine is very healthy!"

As soon as Imperial Physician Li's words fell, the remaining Imperial Physicians also followed suit.

"Yes, Your Majesty, at present, the spirit of the concubine is very good, and she can fall asleep every day as soon as she dips her pillow on it!"

"In addition, Your Majesty, the appetite of the noble concubine has not decreased too much because of this!"

"In addition, the concubine also walks around the garden from time to time and exercise......"

After listening to the reports of those imperial doctors, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly and responded.

"Well, I know, I've been bothering you for a while!"

"Your Majesty is serious!"

When those imperial doctors heard Jiajing's words, a panicked look suddenly appeared on their faces, and they immediately lowered their heads and replied respectfully.

Seeing this, Jiajing just nodded, and then took Lu Fang and walked towards the room where the imperial concubine Shen was.

After Jiajing came to the room where the imperial concubine Shen was, he did not hesitate at all, and pushed the door in.

In the room, Shen is embroidering in the room with his personal maid.

Shen obviously didn't expect Jiajing to come at this time, and a trace of shyness flashed on his face.

I saw that he hurriedly put down the things in his hand, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and said respectfully.

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

When Jiajing heard this, he only responded faintly, and Shen's personal maid also left the room with great interest.

When the servant left, the maid also closed the door of the room.

Then, Shen was about to get up and pour a cup of tea for Jiajing, but when Jiajing saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward and stopped her movements.

"No need, I'll do it myself!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he came to sit down next to Shen, picked up the teacup on the table, and poured a cup of tea for himself and Shen.

After this, Shen's light voice sounded in Jiajing's ears.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, why did you come to Ganlu Palace at this time, the imperial court ......"

"What, I'm not welcome here?"

When Jiajing heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

When Shen Shi heard this, a touch of blush suddenly appeared on his face, and even his earlobes turned pink, only to see him wave his hand in a panic and explain.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, that's not what the concubines meant......"

Seeing this, Jiajing's smile on his face was even worse, and he saw him gently take Shen into his arms and comforted him.

"I'm just teasing you, I haven't had anything to do lately, so I came to see you!"

Then, I saw Jiajing's words change sharply, and then followed up and asked.

"How are you feeling lately, and what is wrong with your body?"

Shen sensed the concern in Jiajing's words, lay down in Jiajing's arms, and responded angrily.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has eaten well and slept soundly in recent days, and she always goes to the garden to walk around when she has nothing to do on weekdays!"

"Well, okay, when the child in the womb is born, I will officially canonize you as the queen!"

"At that time, you will be the queen of the world and admired by all people!"

Hearing this, Jiajing gently stroked Shen's hair with one hand, immediately looked directly into her eyes, and said quite seriously.

Shen obviously didn't expect that things would develop like this, and for a while, he fell into a stupor.

Then, I saw Shen come back to his senses and said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, this ...... This ......"

Jiajing took in the expression on Shen's face, chuckled, and said comfortingly.

"Needless to say, you can afford this position!"

"Hmm."

Immediately after, there was Shen's answer that was so muttered that it was almost inaudible, Jiajing only felt his hand being held tightly, and then, Shen's slightly funny voice sounded in Jiajing's ears.

"Then concubine, may I ask Your Majesty, do you want a boy or a girl?"

"I don't mind whether it's a boy or a girl, but it's better to be a boy, so many people can rest assured!"

When Jiajing heard Shen's words, he replied without thinking.

After listening to Jiajing's answer, Shen couldn't help but cover his mouth and laughed twice.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, Shen Shi saw him muster up his courage, looked at Jiajing, and said cautiously.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Chengguo, and the Duke of England all sent people to send many gifts!"

"The gifts they sent, the concubines ordered people to keep them well, and they haven't touched them, you see......"

When Jiajing heard Shen's words, a look of helplessness suddenly appeared on his face, and he said to himself.

"Alas, it seems that this news is still spreading!"

When Shen heard this, he quickly figured out the ins and outs of the matter, and then, he saw him look at Jiajing and confirm his words.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ......"

Jiajing met Shen's gaze, nodded, and said slowly: "Well, that's right, it's what you think!" ”

Then, I saw Jiajing's words change sharply, and then ordered: "Okay, since it is a gift from the British princess, you can take it well!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine knows!"

……

As Jiajing said, the news that the imperial concubine Shen was about to give birth in September had also spread and been known to the high-ranking officials in the capital.

On the same day, after the next duty, Yuwang Zhu Zaikun summoned everyone to Yuwang's Mansion for the first time.

In the study room of King Yu's Mansion, at this moment, Zhu Zaikun, who was sitting on the main seat, had a solemn look on his face.

Because not long ago, he had just learned the news that the imperial concubine Shen was about to give birth in September.

After learning the news, Zhu Zaikun was in a mess and didn't know how to react.

Although Zhu Zaikun had expected the arrival of this day, when this day really came, he still couldn't accept it.

And himself and Zhu Zaizhen, as Jiajing's only two remaining sons, one was disliked by Jiajing, and the other went to the fiefdom to become a vassal.

If Jiajing lives another one or two decades, if he can't keep it, the throne will fall to the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen.

After all, all emperors, especially old emperors, prefer younger sons, which is an iron law that has been verified by all dynasties!

In Zhu Zaikun's opinion, if the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen is a son, then his road to the prince may end here!

"Lone is unwilling, Lone finally performed well at the banquet to entertain the Rakshasa Mission, and now, he has to face ......"

"If only the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen was a daughter!"

Zhu Zaikun prayed like this, and immediately came back to his senses and looked at the people in the room.

The expression on Zhu Zaikun's face naturally couldn't escape Zhang Juzheng's eyes, Zhang Juzheng at this moment, looking at his nose and nose, looking at the ground casually, and had no intention of speaking.

As early as when Zhu Zaikun gathered everyone to Yuwang's Mansion, Zhang Juzheng had already roughly guessed Zhu Zaikun's purpose.

After all, the news that the imperial concubine Shen is about to give birth in September has already spread.

As His Majesty's prince, Zhu Zaikun naturally felt the crisis, and it was only natural that he wanted to gather everyone to discuss countermeasures.

It's just that in Zhang Juzheng's view, King Yu in front of him has clearly not recognized himself clearly.

"You Zhu Zaikun have already been out of the competition for the position of the prince!"

"What you should be thinking about now is how to get out of the political maelstrom instead of continuing to seek an ethereal throne that doesn't belong to you in the first place!"

Zhang Ju was thinking like this, and a trace of contempt flashed on his face.

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng's gaze met the high arch on the side, and the high arch at the moment was tightly knit, looking restless.

Zhang Juzheng could see that Gao Gong at this time was thinking about how to comfort Zhu Zaikun.

Then, I saw Xu Jie laugh twice, breaking the peace in the room: "Your Royal Highness King Yu, you don't have to worry too much, at least on the surface, you are Your Majesty's eldest prince, and you still have enough time!" ”

"Besides, no one can say for sure, whether the child in the imperial concubine's womb is male or female, His Royal Highness King Yu, you can't mess with yourself because of this!"

After listening to Xu Jie's comfort, Zhu Zaikun nodded, admonishing himself in his heart.

"Yes, Elder Xu Ge is right, the dust has not settled yet, and no one knows whether the child in the imperial concubine's belly is a man or a woman, if it is a girl, then it will not pose any threat to me!"

"Besides, what if it's a boy? I, Zhu Zaikun, have been working hard for so many years, whether it is power or other aspects, it is not something that this milky child can compare! ”

(End of chapter)