Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 647
The emergence of kings with different surnames in history, especially in the middle and late stages of the dynasty, basically also heralded the decline of the dynasty.

Wang Yan was conferred the title of King of Hengyang County. Except for the Mongolian prince Xiantugan who was attached to him during Chengzu's reign, he was the only one.

Among the civil servants, there are many people who cling to the ancestral system and are very dissatisfied. For Jin Shenghuan and Zheng Chenggong, this is not bad news. Wang Yan broke the ancestral system that different surnames are not named kings, and it also gave them a fantasy, which is a great deed.

The Ming Dynasty inherited the Yuan system, the imperial power was dominant, and the Taizu was known as the "Father of Heaven". In addition to the early ideological confinement, although the restriction was gradually lifted in the middle and late stages, the power of the ancestral precepts is still strong.

Although Taizu didn’t say it clearly, Ming Dynasty did have a tradition that the opposite sex is not crowned king. The first Tuqian was a Mongolian prince. That was a special case. Having won this prince, I am afraid that death is not far away.

But Wang Yan knew very well in his heart that even if he didn't become the king, he would not be far from death. At this time, he had no way of turning back, and being named the king can further strengthen his power and unite people's hearts, so naturally he must fight for it.

Now his power is far from enough. At least the areas he actually controls are Guangdong, Guangxi, and eastern Sichuan, and he has not been in business for a long time. In addition to the father-in-law's Hubei, his foundation is actually relatively shallow, especially in the The court does not have an advantage, so at this time he still needs to endure and try to reach a compromise with the emperor. Otherwise, if there is internal strife, once Wanji, Jin Shenghuan, Du Yinxi, and Zheng Chenggong are on the emperor's side, then Dorgon should have a drink to celebrate up.

Conferring a king is a major event. On the other hand, it is once again consuming the so-called ancestral system and loosening the imperial power.

At the end of October, the Duke of Chu’s mansion was replaced with a golden lacquer plaque of the King of Hengyang County, the auspicious beasts in front of the mansion, and the bronze nailed gate of the mansion were replaced one by one according to the regulations. Wang Yan hosted a banquet in the mansion. The generals under his command all gathered in the mansion, and there were more than 100 tables opened. Except for a few generals who were guarding outside, all the others who should come came, and those who shouldn't come also came.

However, there are exceptions. Although Zuo Maodi, Chen Zizhuang, Su Guansheng and other cabinet ministers were invited by Wang Yan, they did not attend because they were unwell. Su Guansheng not only did not arrive, but also did not send gifts.

This made Wang Yan's subordinates very unhappy, the county king invited you, that's flattery, some people didn't have a chance to come!

Wang Yan smiled slightly at this, he could understand, what would the emperor think if all civil and military officials from the whole court came to his house to congratulate him?This is actually very good, so that the emperor at least feels that the situation is not so urgent, so as not to make any more troubles.

This day Wang Yan was happy, so he drank a lot, and when he woke up the next day, the sun was up and down.

As a minister of the state, even if there is no war, he cannot be idle. Although Wang Yan is in Guangjing, he still has many things to deal with.

He will have a talk with Su Guansheng in the near future, and the envoys of the Qing Dynasty have already arrived in Quanzhou, and they will go to Guangjing in the next few days. How to deal with it, what attitude, the elders of the pavilion will also meet and discuss. In addition, the problems in Yunnan, At the end of the year, the imperial court owed the Wude Company, and the Wude Company owed money to the merchants in Guangnan, and they had to pay back the first batch of money.

Although things were complicated, Wang Yan took some time out of his busy schedule these days, instead of fully focusing on the court situation and external changes, he, together with everyone in the palace, focused on Xu Yanyan.

Ever since Wang Yan returned to Guangjing, he was told that Xu Yanyan was about to give birth. These days, Wang Yan deliberately took his business back to the palace to deal with it, so that he could be with him. However, as the past few days passed, But there was no movement, and he was busy with things, so he went to the Military Weapons Supervision early this morning.

In the palace, Xu Yanyan half-lyed on the soft couch, and He Zhizhi sat beside her and chatted with her. Xu Yanyan had a big belly, walking was very difficult, and sleeping was very inconvenient. In the past two days, the experienced nanny repeatedly told her She couldn't move around at will, and tried to lie quietly in the room.

The two chatted for a while, and He Zhizhi suddenly put his hand on Xu Yanyan's stomach, a little envious and looking forward to it, "Sister said, is it a boy or a girl?"

Xu Yanyan smiled slightly and said, "Sister joked, how would I know."

He Zhizhi leaned forward, "I think it's a boy, and he will be like a husband when he grows up." She paused, "It's good to be a handsome young man like my sister who is proficient in calligraphy and painting."

Up and down the palace, they worried a lot about the child in her womb, and no matter whether the two husbands or the people below, they all thought that he would give birth to a boy. From the beginning of pregnancy, they had to wear Yinancao, and made a lot of troubles. Messy fastidious.

Xu Yanyan blushed slightly, and said worriedly: "My sister also hopes to help her husband give birth to a boy, but in fact, I want a daughter more, so that I can stay by my side and be more considerate."

Wang Yan's old subordinate, Duke Protector Wang Wei died in the mountains of northern Fujian in order to protect Emperor Longwu. His wife also died at the hands of Qing soldiers, and his children were cut off.

Back then, Long Wu didn't give Wang Yan any rewards, so he asked Wang Wei to adopt a son to inherit the title of Lord Protector, so that the Wang family had two princes.

He Zhizhi is the concubine, and the son born in the future will be the legitimate son, and he will definitely inherit Wang Yan's title. Xu Yanyan is a concubine, so she can only adopt her son as the noble.

Although they are all surnamed Wang, and Wang Wei no longer has family members, the child must still be raised by Wang Yan, but for Xu Yanyan, she is still a little reluctant to adopt her child and not be able to call her mother in the future. .

As soon as she finished speaking, she frowned suddenly, put her hands on her stomach immediately, and shouted in a low voice, 'Oh! "What happened to my sister?" He Zhizhi hurried forward and asked.

"Stomach hurts!" Xu Yanyan clutched her stomach, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, "Sister, I'm afraid I'm going to give birth." The next sentence was, "My sister is waiting, I'll call someone!" She let the servant girl take care of her, but she ran to the yard quickly, just in time to meet Mrs. Zhang. Seeing He Zhizhi's anxious face, she asked, "What's the matter?" Is something wrong?" "Mother, my sister is about to give birth!" Everyone panicked, but Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed, and she calmly ordered her maid: "Qiumei went to find the midwife, and brought all the midwives. Chunxiang asked someone to inform my son, Dongxue went to tell the kitchen to boil hot water, we split up, hurry up!"

Several maidservants moved separately, Zhang led He Zhizhi into the room, and accompanied Xu Yanyan, several midwives came quickly, some boiled hot water, some prepared clean cotton cloth, and some helped the mother hold her Fetal position, the inner palace is in chaos.

　Thank you Heiye, come and give me a smile, Yuedong Woxin’s tip, thanks for the dazed eyes, jywj1234, Chu Muyu, Heiye’s monthly ticket
　　
　
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