I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 739 The Birth of the Emperor's Eldest Son

Gu Huan took the copy and the fake silver dollar, looked at them for a while and handed them to Song Shien, who then handed them to Tang Shilong. Finally, Wu Jijue handed them to Zhu Xixiao after reading them.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

"The fake silver dollar case was a joint business between Xu Wenwei, the son of Yongkang Marquis, and Zhu Jixun, the son of Funing Marquis. They are so bold that they dare to do such a thing."

"Old Xu and Old Zhu have already been implicated. If this case is exposed, wouldn't it be an even greater crime?"

"Yes, what does the Marquis of Dongning mean? He wants us to kill people and cut off their arms?"

Everyone looked at Wu Jijue, and Lu Tong even gave him a thumbs up.

You are awesome!
Wu Jijue said angrily, "Why are you looking at me like that? I am a warrior, I only know how to fight and kill, my brain is all messed up. You smart people don't say anything, you just watch a fool like me make a fool of myself."

Zhu Xizhong sighed and said, "Marquis Gongshun, no one here wants to see you make a fool of yourself. Those who want to see you are outside, watching us nobles fighting among ourselves, biting each other like dogs and getting our mouths full of fur."

It's just internal fighting and dog-eat-dog.

A group of nobles headed by Zhu Gang, Xu Qiaosong and Guo Dacheng were instigated by certain people to seize the position of chief military envoy and enter the imperial court to take charge of military affairs. So they tried every means to overthrow Zhu Xizhong, Gu Huan and others who stood in their way, and even abandoned their illegitimate sons and nephews, and wanted to drag the Duke of Chengguo and Zhenyuan Prefecture into the trap with them.

That's not all. Today in the Taiji Hall, Zhu Xizhong made a simple attempt and discovered that Xu Qiaosong, Guo Dacheng, and Zhu Gang were actually playing tricks on each other. Xu Qiaosong and Guo Dacheng were pushed out by Zhu Gang to charge into battle, while he hid behind and made a fortune in silence.

The funniest thing is that the noble families fought with each other, but in the end, they were all put into one basket by the emperor.

Everyone couldn't help but feel sad and sighed one after another.

Zhu Xixiao spoke up, "Brother, everyone, Mr. Tan gave us these two things to help us."

Everyone turned their heads sharply to look at him.

Wu Jijue couldn't wait to say, "Zhu Laoer, if you are smart, please say more. I don't understand."

"Brother, everyone, the file that Mr. Tan gave us clearly states that the fake silver dollar case was committed by Xu Wenwei and Zhu Jixun."

Wu Jijue was dumbfounded. Isn't this nonsense? Do you need to repeat it again?
Zhu Xizhong and Gu Huan's eyes lit up, especially Gu Huan, who slapped his forehead and said self-reproachfully, "My brain was foggy just now, and I didn't understand for a moment."

Zhu Xizhong glanced at him and said, "I am just like you. I was confused by the bad news and didn't understand Mr. Tan's advice."

Wu Jijue's eyes swept across the faces of Xue Han, Song Shien, Tang Shilong and others one by one, and he felt desperate when he saw the expressions of sudden enlightenment appearing on their faces one after another.

"What kind of advice is this? How come you all understand it all at once, but I still don't understand!"

Wu Jijue turned around and saw Lu Tong sitting next to him, shaking his head and stroking his beard.

"You understand too?"

Lu Tong rolled his eyes at him and said, "I don't understand shit."

"That's good." Wu Jijue breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Xixiao turned to look at Lu Tong, "Marquis Runing, please tell me who the person was who asked you to pass the message to me in front of Nanhua Gate?"

Zhu Xizhong also looked at him, bowed his hands and said sincerely: "Mr. Lu, we didn't mean to ask, but we know this person, and then compare it with what Mr. Tan told us, so that we can figure out the whole story, and then we can deal with it."

Gu Huan also bowed and said, "Old Lu, you were willing to deliver a message to Zhu Laoer at Nanhua Gate today, and now you are willing to come here with the things entrusted by Mr. Tan, which shows that you treat us, the Houbos who were canonized by our ancestors, as your own people. We are very grateful.

This is a serious matter, it concerns everyone's life and death, please let me know."

Looking at the expectant faces, Lu Tan was in a dilemma. If he didn't say anything, he would be sorry to these old friends, but if he said something, he would be sorry to Pan Yinglong who trusted him.

He thought quickly and said, "That person was in the Taiji Hall today. He was the first one to run when the court was dismissed. He is younger than all of us. He is different."

Zhu Xizhong and Gu Huan looked at each other, with surprise on their faces.

Wu Jijue was still asking, "Old Lu, who is it? Who is younger than us? Is it the eunuch?"

Lu Tong rolled his eyes and simply turned aside to avoid Wu Jijue's chattering.

Liu Zhen couldn't bear his noise any more, so he pointed out, "It's Pan Yinglong!"

Wu Jijue was stunned for a moment.

Lu Tong turned around immediately and said, "I didn't say that. You just made a random guess!"

Wu Jijue hadn't come back to his senses yet. "What does the man surnamed Pan mean? Today in the Taiji Hall, he slapped us in the face. The faces of so many of us, the marquises, were swollen by him.

He turned around and passed on a message to us secretly. Concubine Song, what do you mean? Concubine Song secretly sent the group of people in the southeast to clean up all of us, the marquises, in order to plot for the position of queen. The surnamed Pan was the vanguard, deliberately showing off in front of us? "

Zhu Xizhong, Gu Huan and others all looked at him again.

Seeing so many eyes, Wu Jijue felt uneasy. His angry voice became much lower. "Why are you looking at me? What did I say wrong?"

Song Shien, who had the best relationship with him, shook his head and said, "Wu Datou, you idiot, you usually like to talk nonsense, but I didn't expect that you would accidentally reveal the secret today!"

Wu Jijue opened his eyes wide, and his thick beard, as thick as steel needles, was full of confusion.

"Everyone, what do you mean? What secret did I reveal?"

Zhu Xizhong stroked his beard and said, "Concubine Song is about to give birth. Giving birth is the most dangerous thing for a woman. I remember that the King of Medicine once said that fish maw is the best tonic for women after giving birth.

We will immediately spend a lot of money to buy a few pieces of high-quality fish maw, and then, um, ask Madam Yangwuhou to send them to the palace."

Gu Huan immediately said, "Duke Chengguo, Madam Xue's intention is too obvious. I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy. It would be better to ask Madam Chengguo to send fish maw and buy a good tonic and have my wife send it in."

Zhu Xizhong thought for a while and nodded slowly, "This is the safest way."

"Then hurry up and buy it. We don't know when Concubine Song will give birth."

Lu Tong said, "No need to buy it, I have it at home."

Everyone turned to look at him.

"Tong'an Hou (Yu Dayou) gave me some South China Sea specialties, including golden fish maw and golden bird's nest. I'll have someone send them over right away."

"Golden fish maw, that is the best of the best. Bird's nest, since the eunuch Sanbao brought it back, it has become a holy tonic. The King of Medicine also said that this thing nourishes yin and replenishes qi, and is the best for women. Golden bird's nest is the best among them.

Is the Marquis of Runing willing to bear the pain and give up his love?"

Lu Tong chuckled, "Why should I be reluctant? I'll write a letter someday and ask Old Yu to send some more. He is also a member of the nobility, so he should do his part."

"Well, since Marquis Runing is so generous, we won't be polite. Send someone to the backyard immediately and ask Madam to prepare."

"Come here, send someone to my Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion to ask Madam to wear the imperial edict clothes and write the memorial for the tribute."

"What should we do about this fake silver dollar case?"

"Ask Xu Tingfu, the son of Duke Dingguo, to turn himself in and tell him that he got the information and evidence from his fourth son. Old Tang, he is your son-in-law, you should find him quickly and explain the situation clearly."

Lingbi Marquis Tang Shilong immediately responded, "Okay, I'll go tell him right away. We can't hesitate at this moment, or else the Duke Dingguo Mansion will be implicated."

"Brother, I think the wife of Marquis Yangwu still needs to go to the palace. The Queen may have to help with some of the issues."

"The second one is thoughtful"

Wu Jijue looked at everyone discussing enthusiastically and actively taking self-help measures. He scratched the back of his head, with clear confusion in his eyes. What on earth were they doing?
Why was the head of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion asked to turn himself in and file a complaint against the fake silver dollar case?

Why did they send fish maw and bird’s nest to Concubine Song?

What the hell are you doing?

Do you want to ask?
Forget it, I'd better not ask. If I ask, wouldn't it seem like I'm the dumbest person present?
Wu Jijue turned around and saw Lu Tong holding a teacup and drinking tea leisurely. He was immediately furious. He was about to ridicule him, but then he remembered that he had passed on the message at home and generously offered two treasures.

Although he didn't know what the use was, his sincerity was there. Just as Duke Chengguo and Marquis Zhenyuan said, he treated them as his own people.

When these nobles were in danger, they did not despise them but took the initiative to lend a helping hand, providing timely assistance!
Thinking of this, Wu Jijue felt a warm feeling in his heart and spoke.

"Old Lu, from now on, I won't compete with you for the top spot at Zuifeng Tower and Chun'e Tower. I'll let you have everything."

Lu Tong glanced at him and sneered, "Do I want you to give in? It depends on your ability!"

"Okay, it all depends on your ability!"

Something big?
Zhu Yijun didn't say anything, just looked at the young eunuch. Qi Yan scolded him from the side: "Why are you panicking? Tell the emperor what's going on." "In reply to the emperor, Concubine Song has a stomachache and said she is about to give birth."

Zhu Yijun stood up and said, "Let's go to Guanju Palace and take a look."

"According to the order!"

When Zhu Yijun left the house, Qi Yan gently kicked the eunuch and said, "Hurry up and report to Guanju Palace."

When they arrived at Guanju Palace, they realized that it was a false alarm, and Concubine Song's stomach pain had stopped. However, after a careful examination by the female doctor of the Imperial Medical Office, she said that she would give birth in the next two days.

On the morning of the fourth day, Concubine Song's water broke and she was finally about to give birth.

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Yijun rushed from Ziguang Pavilion to Guanju Palace and waited in the left room of the front hall.

Soon, Queen Mother Chen came and grabbed Zhu Yijun's hand, her face full of joy, "My son, you are going to have children again, this is great news.

Are you all ready? "

Zhu Yijun replied: "Empress Dowager, everything is ready. Two female doctors, two midwives, six nurses, and all other necessary items are ready."

At this time, faint screams were heard from the back hall of Guanju Palace.

Empress Dowager Chen shook off Zhu Yijun's hand and instructed the palace maid, "Please take the Guanyin statue to the right room. I will go there to chant sutras and pray to the Bodhisattva to protect the imperial concubine and her child."

After a while, the humming sound of Empress Dowager Chen chanting was heard coming from the right room.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived with several ladies."

Zhu Yijun stood up quickly, "Why are they here?"

They walked to the door of the front hall and received Xue Baoqin and other six people.

"Queen, you are pregnant, why did you come here?"

Xue Baoqin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I'll come and experience it myself. When I go into labor in a few days, I won't be too nervous. Where's the Queen Mother?"

"Reciting sutras in the right room."

"I will go and pay my respects to her."

Xue Baoqin took the other five concubines to the right room. After a while, she came out alone and walked into the left room.

Zhu Yijun quickly stood up and helped her sit down on the cushioned chair.

"Sit down. You have such a big belly and you're still walking around."

"Didn't the emperor ask us to walk more during pregnancy?"

Xue Baoqin waved her right hand towards the door, and two palace maids came in, each holding a plate.

"what is this?"

"Duke Chengguo and Marquis Zhenyuan presented golden fish maw and golden bird's nest to Concubine Song for her health after giving birth.

I know that the Emperor does not easily accept offerings from his subjects, but these two things are indeed good things, especially for my sister, the Imperial Concubine, who can use them right away, so I took the initiative to accept them.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yijun walked over to the two plates, put his hands in his sleeves, and leaned over to take a look.

There are four pieces of golden fish maw, each as big as a cooking pot, crystal clear and shining like oil.

Fish maw can stop bleeding, replenish blood, nourish qi and strengthen the body, and is indeed a top-grade tonic for pregnant women. Such large fish maw can only be caught on the African coastline in later generations. It's a pity that black uncles don't understand the value of this thing.

The golden bird's nest looks very different from the 100% pure golden bird's nest displayed on Taobao in later generations. However, the 40 nests in front of me are definitely genuine.

Zhu Yijun smiled, "Duke Chengguo and Marquis Zhenyuan are very thoughtful." He turned to look at Xue Baoqin, "Give it all to the imperial concubine?"

"Sister Noble Concubine is the most important, give her all. And ask the Supervisor of the Imperial Household to go to the south to buy some. I and other sisters still have time, so it's not too late."

"The queen is virtuous."

"Your Majesty, I appreciate your praise. This is my duty as a concubine."

After waiting for nearly an hour, there was suddenly no sound in the back hall, and a female medical officer hurried out with a faint smell of blood on her body.

"Your Majesty, Empress, the Imperial Concubine has given birth."

Empress Dowager Chen rushed out from the right room with a whoosh, grabbed the female medical officer's arm, and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine has given birth to a prince."

Empress Dowager Chen's face was filled with tears, and she clasped her hands together, "May the Bodhisattva bless you, may our ancestors bless you!"

A few strange colors flashed across Xue Baoqin's beautiful eyes, but they soon returned to normal. With the help of the palace maids, she bowed deeply.

"I congratulate His Majesty!"

Concubine Shun turned pale, and the other four concubines had different expressions, but they all bowed and said in unison: "Your Highness, we congratulate you."

After a while of chaos, Empress Dowager Chen could not wait to go in and see her eldest grandson, but before going in, she designated Concubine Wang to go in with her.

"Empress, the four of you are all pregnant, so don't go in and cause trouble. Now that the imperial concubine and her child are safe, you can go back and rest peacefully."

"Your son obeys the imperial order."

As usual, Zhu Yijun did not go in. After sending Xue Baoqin and the other four people onto the sedan chair, he returned to the Ziguang Pavilion.

Along the tree-lined path beside Zhonghai Lake, Zhu Yijun walked slowly forward with his hands in his sleeves.

I have a son now!

My eldest son was born to Concubine Song, and he is not a legitimate son. This is the same as Emperor Wanli in history.

Is this what is called historical inertia?
"Qi Yan."

"The servant is here."

"This morning, Shuntian Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice sent a joint petition to us, which solved the fake silver dollar case. Do you remember?"

"Slave remember."

"Tell the Imperial Household Department to investigate thoroughly and punish the criminals severely."

"Yes!"

"Go tell Wang Cheng about the case of Shenwu Society"

Zhu Yijun just walked into a small pavilion, stopped and stood looking at the green lake in front of him.

Qi Yan stood behind him, holding his breath.

"It's considered as possession of firearms.

What Gaopingling Incident? That was my warning to them. If these nobles were to rebel, I would be a tyrant. By then, I would not be Cao Fang of the Ming Dynasty, but Emperor Yang of the Ming Dynasty. "

"This slave will remember it."

"The crimes of counterfeiting silver coins, tax evasion and tax evasion have also been thoroughly investigated.

I remember that Marquis Wuding, Marquis Funing, Marquis Yongkang, Marquis Fengcheng, Marquis Dingyuan, Marquis Ningyang, Earl Xinning, Marquis Huaining, Earl Yingcheng, and Earl Nanhe were the main culprits, so I asked them to investigate thoroughly. "

Qi Yan kept these ten marquisates firmly in mind.

"This slave will remember it."

Zhu Yijun turned his head and glanced to the north. The red and green were endless, and the roofs of Yaohua Palace and Guanju Palace were faintly visible.

(End of this chapter)