The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 280 Joy and Farewell

No wonder Zhang Mao took the initiative to come to my house!

No wonder Second Uncle Tang Yu disappeared!
It turns out that Shu'er is pregnant!

Tang Hao was stunned for a long while, and then he asked: "Grandfather, is this true?"

"Could it be a misdiagnosis? Have you asked a few more doctors to check your pulse..."

Looking at Tang Hao's unbelievable excitement, Zhang Mao vaguely saw his younger self, so he was too lazy to scold this "ungrateful bastard" anymore.

"Don't worry, I've walked more roads than you've eaten salt."

"Originally, Shu'er came to visit me today. I noticed that she had been retching, so I immediately asked the doctor in the mansion to check her pulse. It turned out to be a pregnancy pulse!"

"After confirming it, I personally sent Shu'er back. Tang Yu still didn't believe it, so he asked two doctors to come and check Shu'er's pulse. The results were both the same, indicating a happy pregnancy!"

"Silly boy, you're going to be a father!"

Tang Hao was stunned for a moment and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

I don't know how long it was before he turned around and ran happily towards the bedroom, leaving the old man of England alone, disheveled in the wind.

"This bastard!"

When he rushed to the room, he saw his second uncle Tang Yu and a doctor taking his wife Zhang Jingshu's pulse.

There are many rules in wealthy families, and coupled with the strict constraints of the Cheng-Zhu etiquette, it is polite for men and women not to touch each other, so even if a woman comes to see a doctor, it is a troublesome thing. A screen was erected between the doctor and Zhang Jingshu, and the doctor examined her through the screen, and Zhang Jingshu only needed to stretch out her wrist.

Tang Hao couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw this. If you want to treat a patient, just treat the patient properly. How can you diagnose the disease accurately if you have so many rules?
In another thousand years, if he went for circumcision and had a female nurse around him, that would be really shameful...

Therefore, the Confucian etiquette really hindered the progress and development of society. If Tang Hao wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty, he would sooner or later have to overthrow it.

When Tang Qi saw Tang Hao coming in, he immediately became excited and wanted to say something, but Tang Hao waved his hand to stop him.

No one dared to breathe, and waited quietly for the diagnosis results of the old doctor.

Zhang Jingshu stretched out her fair wrists and smiled sweetly at Tang Hao beside her. Her pretty face was filled with happiness and a maternal glow that had never been there before.

The doctor took the pulse carefully, and after a long time, he changed to the other wrist and continued taking the pulse.

Finally, the doctor withdrew his hand, stroked his beard and smiled at Tang Hao, then stood up and bowed to him: "Congratulations, Lord Tang, your wife is pregnant, and your family will have a baby!"

That's true!

It turns out that she is pregnant!

Tang Hao felt mixed emotions for a moment. This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had received good news, so he was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Jingshu looked at her husband's silly look, couldn't help but blushing and covering her mouth with a smile, walked up to him and tugged at his sleeve, and said angrily: "Husband? Don't be rude."

Hearing this reminder, Tang Hao shuddered all over and immediately came to his senses, his expression surprised and happy.

"Old doctor, is my wife really pregnant?"

The doctor nodded with a smile: "Yes, Madam is pregnant, but now Madam's Qi and blood are a little deficient. I think it is related to her young experience and she has not taken good care of her body. So I will prescribe a prescription for keeping the fetus and nourishing the body. Please take the medicine according to the prescription. You will be fine after a few doses."

"But Madam, please remember not to overwork yourself, don't be sad, and avoid eating raw or cold food... In short, Lord Tang will treat you like a Bodhisattva in the next few months."

After repeated confirmation that the pulse was positive, it could only prove that Zhang Jingshu was indeed pregnant.

Under such great surprise, Tang Hao was actually a little at a loss.

Second uncle Tang Yi was an experienced person and he immediately took out a bulging red envelope from his bosom and handed it to the doctor.

Seeing how generous the Marquis's Mansion was, the old doctor smiled happily and solemnly wrote down a prescription for maintaining pregnancy and health, noting the process of decocting the medicine and taking it, then happily left with the red envelope in his pocket.

Tang Hao joyfully went forward and hugged his wife, then picked her up and spun her around several times amid everyone's exclamations.

The next moment, he was greeted with Tang Qi's harsh scolding, and he hurriedly put his wife down.

Tang Yi angrily warned Tang Hao again and again that he must never do such a thing again and must ensure the safety of the fetus in his belly. After getting Tang Hao's confession of his mistake, he left in a hurry, leaving time and space for the young couple.

To be honest, Zhang Jingshu is pregnant, which is a great joyous event for the entire Zhongshan Marquis Mansion.

Because Tang Hao's identity as the head of the family has always been questioned and controversial.

Outsiders may not know, or may be misled by public opinion, but people inside the Tang family, especially Tang Yu, would know Tang Hao's true identity.

However, when Tang Qi decided to lead the entire Tang family to follow Tang Hao, any blood relationship became insignificant. As long as Tang Hao could lead the Tang family to rise again, he would be the head of the Tang family.

Now the wife of the head of the family is pregnant. If she can give birth to a son for Tang Hao, then the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion will be completely stable in the true sense.

Don’t underestimate the issue of offspring. A family head with offspring and a family head without offspring are two completely opposite extremes.

The same goes for the emperor as well.

The emperor is the head of the Ming Dynasty. If he has no offspring or heirs, people will be uneasy and there will be unrest.

Because once the emperor died, the empire would face the dilemma of no one to inherit it, and the power struggle that would result would destroy everything.

By the same token, the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion is also a big family. All the industries within the mansion need to be inherited by Tang Hao's offspring. What's more, Tang Hao himself has been controversial and questioned. If he has no offspring, no matter how prosperous the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion was during his lifetime, it will fall apart in an instant once Tang Hao dies.

Therefore, Zhang Jingshu's pregnancy at this moment is great news for the entire Zhongshan Marquis Mansion!

There were only the couple in the room, and at this moment Tang Hao was still immersed in great surprise.

It is difficult for others to understand his feelings. Only the inheritance of blood makes him feel that he is truly integrated with this world. It is his destination. All the things in his past life seem to be just a dream.

With this bloodline, Tang Hao is finally no longer a rootless duckweed in the Ming Dynasty. He is no longer a poor and helpless person who has no place to go!

Tang Hao was still grinning foolishly, and Zhang Jingshu had already leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Husband, are you happy?"

"Happy! Of course I'm happy!"

Tang Hao held his wife in his arms and said sincerely: "Shu'er, thank you, this is the happiest thing in my life!"

Zhang Jingshu's face was full of happiness and sweetness, and then she raised her little head proudly.

"To be honest, my husband, I have already noticed it."

"You knew you were pregnant a long time ago?" Tang Hao asked in surprise.

Zhang Jingshu rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "How could I be as careless as my husband? A few days ago, I found something wrong with my body, so I asked some old ladies and vaguely noticed it."

"Then why do you still want to..." Before Tang Hao finished speaking, he came to his senses and hugged his wife with deep emotion.

"My dear husband, please don't be angry. I just wanted to ease the relationship between you and your grandfather, so I came to the Duke of England's mansion to check his pulse. Grandfather was so happy that he finally agreed to come to the mansion."

Hearing his wife's words, Tang Hao felt sincerely relieved.

How lucky he is to marry such a caring and virtuous wife.

"How can I bear to blame you? I can't even begin to love you enough!"

"From today on, Madam, take good care of yourself and remember what the doctor said. It is not enough for Madam to have only Zhuier to serve her. I will ask Second Uncle to send a few more maids to take care of Madam day and night, and prepare a few experienced old women to wait by her side. From now on, I will personally decide on Madam's daily diet and make sure to ensure her nutrition."

Hearing this, Zhang Jingshu leaned her head on his shoulder and said happily: "As long as my husband is by my side, I am satisfied. I don't care about the maids, food, etc...."

However, as soon as these words were spoken, Tang Hao suddenly came back to his senses from his surprise.

He looked at Zhang Jingshu with an apologetic look on his face and had to say: "Madam, I'm sorry, I'm about to lead my army to an expedition to Japan..."

Expedition to Japan?

Hearing this sudden news, Zhang Jingshu was a little at a loss for a moment.

The expedition to Japan will take at least one or two years. Doesn't that mean that my husband won't even have the chance to witness the birth of his baby?
"Husband, I..."

Zhang Jingshu felt so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.

But she was not a stupid woman after all. She knew very well that some things could not be said, so Zhang Jingshu did not say anything about not wanting Tang Hao to lead the troops far away.

Tang Hao reached out and touched his wife's belly, then promised firmly.

"Madam, I have to go to this battle, not only for the Ming Dynasty, but also for ourselves." "But I promise you that I will definitely come back before the baby is born and will never miss the moment our child is born!"

Zhang Jingshu didn't say much, just said "hmm", and then leaned quietly on Tang Hao's shoulder.

The couple temporarily put aside the pain of separation and quietly enjoyed this rare quiet time.

"It's okay, Madam, don't worry too much. What you need to do now is to eat and drink well, take care of the baby, and give me a plump boy or girl in eight or nine months."

"Don't worry, my husband. I have a feeling that I will give birth to a boy for you."

"Madam, you can't favor boys over girls. I would also like to have a daughter..."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jingshu said stubbornly: "No, I must give birth to a boy, no room for negotiation!"

Tang Hao curled his lips when he heard this. He also understood why Zhang Jingshu insisted on giving birth to a son.

Because this is Tang Hao's eldest son, it is enough for Tang Hao to gain a firm foothold in the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, for Zhang Jingshu herself, only by giving birth to a legitimate eldest son could she secure her position as the wife of the Marquis of Zhongshan.

So no matter what, she gave birth to a son, which was something the entire Zhongshan Marquis Mansion was looking forward to.

"Okay, then let's have a son this time!"

"Next time we'll have another daughter..."

Word spread quickly.

The first outsider to learn the news was the Emperor.

"What did you say?"

"Is the wife of Marquis Zhongshan pregnant?"

Zhu Houzhao asked in disbelief.

Chen Kuan said joyfully: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true!"

"The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Zhongshan's Mansion have successively found several doctors to check Madam Tang's pulse, and they all confirmed that she is pregnant!"

Really pregnant?

Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard this, and his face became distorted for a moment when he recalled the joke that Tang Hao had made.

Chen Kuan continued to chatter on, not noticing Zhu Houzhao's strange expression at all.

"Afterwards, the factory guards went to ask the doctors. According to their descriptions, it is hard to determine whether the baby in Madam Tang's belly is a boy or a girl. However, the most experienced old doctor said that it is very likely to be a boy!"

"Because according to their years of experience in practicing medicine and taking pulses, if the left hand's Taiyang pulse is large and floating, it means a boy, while the right hand's Taiyin pulse is deep and thin, it means a girl; if there is a nucleus and pain in the left breast, it means a boy, while there is a nucleus and pain in the right breast, it means a girl; if the abdomen is small at the top and large at the bottom like a winnowing basket, it means a girl, while if the abdomen is high like a cauldron, it means a boy; if the left pulse is slippery, it means a boy, while the right pulse is slippery, it means a girl, etc. Based on these facts, it is very likely that Madam Tang Hou gave birth to a legitimate son this time..."

The eldest son!
These three words deeply hurt His Majesty the Emperor.

Are all the barbarians going to have a legitimate eldest son?
Then where is my eldest son?
Chen Kuan was still immersed in joy.

After all, Marquis Zhongshan gave birth to his eldest son, which was a great joy to His Majesty the Emperor.

Just as His Majesty the Emperor said, the former Marquis of Zhongshan was a lawless and cruel official who did things without regard for the consequences.

Now that he has a wife and will soon have a son, His Majesty the Emperor finally has the means to check and restrain Marquis Zhongshan, and is no longer afraid that he will be as lawless as before.

However, when Chen Kuan did not receive a response from the Emperor, and when he looked up and noticed Zhu Houzhao's ugly expression, he was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground with cold sweat on his forehead.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"This old slave spoke without thinking!"

It was not until this moment that Chen Kuan finally came to his senses!
Damn it, what did I just say?

The Empress' stomach had not moved, and this had long caused controversy in the palace. His Majesty the Emperor even beat to death more than a dozen gossipers who were gossiping about her. But he had just proudly analyzed the gender of the baby in her belly...

Finished!

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Chen Kuan coldly.

"Get up and talk!"

"What does this have to do with you?"

"In the final analysis, it's all my own fault. I wasted more than a year for nothing!"

Chen Kuan naturally didn't dare to respond to such words. He just stood up and bowed cautiously, waiting.

After a long silence, Zhu Houzhao sighed.

"Damn savage, he's really one step faster than me!"

"Issue an order to bestow some rewards on Marquis Tang's wife. Also send a few palace maids and experienced imperial doctors to the Marquis Zhongshan's mansion to look after her at all times. All food must be inspected before consumption... Make sure this child is born safely!"

Chen Kuan was shocked when he heard this, and then he reacted.

Your Majesty is worried that someone is taking advantage of Tang Hao's absence to attack his offspring.

There were too many such things in the palace. For example, after the son of Emperor Chenghua, Concubine Wan, who was favored by Emperor Chenghua, unfortunately died, she madly slaughtered Emperor Chenghua's descendants. Countless numbers of dragon seeds died because of this!
This kind of thing is very common in the palace. The pregnant concubines are the ones who are truly facing the test. Only God knows whether they can successfully give birth to a dragon seed!

Therefore, there are so many tricks and methods specifically targeting pregnant women.

Although His Majesty the Emperor is making a fuss over nothing by doing this, it is better to take precautions before they happen!

There was another long silence.

In the end, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but speak.

"Well, find the most experienced imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital to come to the palace, in the name of checking the health of the concubines in the harem, and check me at the same time!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Kuan's pupils suddenly shrank.

But he didn't dare to say anything more and could only get to work immediately.

This kind of thing must not be spread out, otherwise it will inevitably cause unrest in the world and make people panic.

Marquis Zhongshan, ah, Marquis Zhongshan, you really irritated His Majesty the Emperor!
Tang Hao was completely unaware of this. He was listening to Leng Hantie's report in the Dongguanting camp.

In order to successfully send troops to Japan, Zhu Houzhao, at the suggestion of Tang Hao, ordered the Jinyiwei to use some public opinion means.

Suddenly, a new wave of enthusiasm swept across the capital, and that was Japan!

The grievances between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, as well as the origin of the Mishima Japanese pirates were reported in detail by the Jinyiwei. Through the detailed reports of the storyteller, the cruelty of the Japanese pirates and the greed of the Japanese daimyo were described in a vivid and emotional way. At the same time, the rampant Japanese pirates in the coastal areas of Shandong and Liaoning were also mentioned, as well as the miserable scenes when these coastal areas were looted by the Japanese pirates.

As soon as the news was released, the entire Beijing-Tianjin area was in an uproar.

In the past, people in inland areas knew relatively little, and people in the capital basically had no idea about the Japanese pirates along the coast.

In the minds of the common people and scholars, Japan was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, similar to Korea, so they even had a certain good impression towards Japan.

Only the people in the coastal areas, who were deeply harmed by the Japanese pirates, knew how cruel they were and knew that they were beasts in disguise!
However, now the Jinyiwei has exposed this matter, and the news has been spread to the entire Ming Dynasty through the Tongzhengshisi. Suddenly, the whole Ming Dynasty knows about it. However, due to inconvenient transportation, the news is not so fast and will be delayed for a few days, but it has almost spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as the news came out, it attracted great attention from the entire Ming Dynasty, especially the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and those gentry who had long been eyeing the Qinghe Shipyard. They keenly realized that the court was preparing to take action against Japan.

To be honest, they don’t care whether the Japanese are beasts in human skin. They only care about whether the imperial court can seize the Iwami silver mine in Japan!
Therefore, sending troops is inevitable, and it must be done as soon as possible, otherwise the giant silver mine may be mined out by the Ouchi clan of Japan!
Therefore, with the instigation of these gentry, Japan instantly became infamous, and even many coastal people who were fleeing to the capital described the atrocities of Japan vividly. Among them were the anti-Japanese troops that Tang Hao had specially transferred from Shandong.

In just a few days, anti-Japanese sentiment continued to rise, and the people and scholars called for sending troops to avenge the coastal people who had been oppressed!

Tang Hao went to the palace to meet the emperor again, but was mocked by Zhu Houzhao in a sarcastic manner.

He did not take it seriously and simply reported the current public opinion and that it was time to send troops on an expedition.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard this. He thought that since Tang Hao's wife was pregnant, Tang Hao would not lead the troops personally.

It was not until he saw the determination in Tang Hao's eyes that Zhu Houzhao understood his determination. In the end, he could only ask Tang Hao to return safely.

The people want it, the trend is set!

(End of this chapter)