Chapter 283: Double Happiness

Zhang Anshi heard the words “mother and daughter are safe” before he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Dr. Xu, on the other hand, had already skillfully wrapped the child in the cloth that had already been prepared, and after wrapping it up tightly, he began to wrap it up.

The boy was still small and making whimpering noises.

The sound is very small, obviously …… because of the lack of months, the cardiopulmonary function is weak.

Thus, although they are born, they can actually …… die young at a horribly large rate in this era.

In this day and age, giving birth to a child was equal to taking a trip to the gates of hell, not to mention a body like Empress Xu’s. After only glancing at the child, she was probably exhausted to the point of exhaustion and immediately passed out.

Zhang Anshi came out from behind the screen.

Then he saw Zhu holding the tiny child, looking very careful.

Zhang Anshi said, “Let’s give the child a bath first, then we’ll see how it goes, oh yeah, we’ll have to wipe the blood with alcohol later, has the umbilical cord been cut?”

He began to speak in a flurry of words, and then began to look the boy over.

It was small, ugly, and dying, and the eyes were still unable to open, so it appeared that even the eyebrows were not breathless.

Seems to be breathing pretty well, though.

Only, she was still whimpering and making noises.

Zhang Anshi then wanted to take the child in Zhu’s hand, and Zhu somewhat refused.

He looked down at the child with pity, as if he were looking at some cherished treasure, and for a moment he was also overwhelmed with emotion, “Into his mother, this child is really a tosser.”

The words were coarse, but Zhu’s voice, laced with relief, had a few moments of tension.

Seeing Zhang Anshi holding his hand up for a long time to carry the child over to him, he handed it over to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi lifted the child out of her swaddling clothes, gently dragging her feet and hanging her upside down in midair with his backhand.

Zhu watched as people were suffocating and couldn’t help but open their eyes wide.

And the boy, continuing to whimper and cry, seemed to sound a little louder.

Zhang Anshi explained, “This is to worry that the amniotic fluid is still in her mouth, so don’t swallow it.

With that, he spread the child out on a warm towel, allowing Imperial Doctor Xu to gently rub it with alcohol.

On the other hand, Imperial Doctor Xu reported on one side, “There is a piece of damage to the skin on the neck, which should be due to the clamp. Breathing …… is still normal.”

A moment later, he added, “There are ninety-seven heartbeats.”

“Take another test.” Zhang Anshi said.

Still a little on the low side, but …… is clearly more normal than the previous fetal heart.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, this child has a great life, if it were a few days later, it might have ……”

This is also the truth, Zhang Anshi opened the medicine, although it is labor-inducing drugs, but after all, is not the latter part of the labor-inducing needles, the effect of this medicine, completely depends on life, if a few days down the birth of the child is not born to the child’s situation in the belly, I’m afraid that it will be difficult to live.

Fortunately, the oxytocic medicine has an effect, and …… Dr. Xu s skill is very high, and when he used the forceps to assist the labor, he was dry, and quickly clamped the child out.

If anything goes wrong here, the child will be lost.

Imperial Doctor Xu carefully continued the test, “One hundred and one.”

Zhang Anshi finally let out a long sigh of relief.

It was Zhu who got worried, “How is it, how is it?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty …… should be safe, but …… the child is still small, right now also have to take good care of, otherwise …… a slight lapse, I am afraid that ……”

Zhu Di’s face eased slightly, “Don’t worry, I will definitely let people ……”

Zhang Anshi shook his head, frowned lightly and said, “It is better not to let other people take care of it at will, we have to let Dr. Xu, and then pick a few old sisters, all according to the rules here to take care of it, this child …… is afraid to live here temporarily.”

Zhu was surprised, “Here?”

“Right.” Zhang Anshi said, “Stay here for a month, if there are no problems, it should be proper. This child’s care is a top priority, and there is no room for error.”

Zhu Di nodded, “All according to you, Secretary Xu.”

Imperial Doctor Xu, who was named, said timidly, “I …… am …… here.”

“You are not bad.” Zhu said, “A man who is willing to use his life, and you deserve a lot of credit for keeping this child alive.”

Imperial Doctor Xu felt like he was riding a roller coaster, and panicked, “I …… am …… ashamed of myself.”

Zhu then no longer had the heart to speak, and all of his eyes fell on that child’s body.

After a good half day, finally confirming that there was no major problem with the child and staying here for a few more moments, Empress Xu finally woke up.

Empress Xu only felt herself waking up from the vertigo and being weak.

This kind of vertigo is unprecedented, not the kind of sleep, but as if all of a sudden, one’s own disconnected, a memory of the party, actually can not think of.

But out of a mother s instinct, Empress Xu subconsciously said, “Is the child …… child safe?”

Zhu Di’s face changed into a gentle color, busy stepped forward and said, “It is already safe, come, Zhang Anshi, carry the child to show the Empress.”

Zhang Anshi had long since wrapped the child, gently carried it, and sent it to Empress Xu.

Empress Xu was in fear, but at this moment, she suddenly burst into tears.

She gently reached out, lifted a corner of the swaddling cloth, and after taking a look at it, said, “Good, good, good …… really good ……”

She constantly nodded and said, “This is thanks to Zhang Qingjia ah, His Majesty …… did not have Anshi, this child …… must be fierce, he not only saved the life of this child, even the life of my concubine was also saved by him. ”

Zhu Di was busy echoing, “Yes, yes, of course I know.”

Empress Xu looked at Zhang Anshi at this time, with gratitude in her eyes, and said, “Anshi, in these few days, it has been hard on you.”

Zhang Anshi then grinned, “No hard work, no hard work. At this time of the year, it is better for Your Highness to rest more, never worry, first take care of your body, after ten days and half a month, your body will recover and you will be fine.”

Empress Xu nodded and said, “In any case, at least right now, the heart is solid. This palace is also really tired and wants to take a break.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Drink some soup before resting. Imperial Doctor Xu …… go, go ……”

Hearing this, Dr. Xu went off in a panic.

At this time, there were several carefully selected sisters, as well as nursemaids, who had been bathed and rubbed with alcohol before being allowed to come in, and were busy at this time.

Zhang Anshi felt tired.

Following Zhu out of the maternity ward, many people were still waiting anxiously outside here.

Zhu Gaoqi paced back and forth because they were outside, and the faint sound of that child’s cries couldn’t be transmitted outside of here.

So long did not see any movement, Zhu Gaoqi can not help but worry.

Until Zhu and Zhang Anshi come out.

Zhu Gaoqi looked nervous as he rushed forward and said, “Father ……”

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoqi, revealing a look of approval, “Well, there is no need to worry, your mother and your sister are safe and sound, thanks to Zhang Anshi, people say, marrying a wife marries a virtuous man, you’re good, marrying a virtuous wife, but also burdened with a virtuous uncle.”

Zhu Gaoqi heard this, his heart was greatly pleased, but he is a mute person, high emotional words, is not good at words, at this time also do not know how to respond, so he constantly nodded: “Yes, yes, father taught the matter.”

“Where I am teaching you, I am praising you.” Zhu Di said, “Your mother, but also to live here for some days, and your sister, also need to be here to recuperate, here, inconvenient to see foreign guests, since it has been assured, then …… you will be busy with their own things.”

Zhu Gaoqi said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di carried his hands behind his back, paced a few steps, looked at the big-bellied Zhu Gaoqi, sighed and said, “I have been a few days, and I am also a little tired, tomorrow’s court meeting, you will preside.”

“Ah ……” Zhu Gaoqi froze and looked at Zhu Di fixedly.

In fact, Zhu Di on the Prince has been regarded as indulgence, such as the Ministry of households, money and food, as well as the Ministry of Criminal Justice, including the Ministry of Public Works, are handed over to the Prince.

Also happy to let Zhu Gaoqi participate in some political affairs.

This is relatively rare with other sons of heaven.

On the one hand, Zhu Di was the one who got the world right away and felt that he had enough prestige to hold down the scene.

On the other hand, yet he really didn’t have the slightest interest in the tedious political affairs.

Now, however, it was clearly a bit too much to even let the Crown Prince preside over the court.

Isn’t this clearly telling the world that the throne of the crown prince has been decided, and it may be the crown prince with the most power in these hundreds of years.

The status …… can already be compared with Zhu Biao at the time of the high emperor of Taizu.

When Emperor Taizu was in, Zhu Biao, the crown prince, almost got all the trust of Taizu, not only Emperor Taizu condoned Zhu Biao to establish his own team, and very happy to see Zhu Biao to defend those civil and military officials.

This is why, once Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang had to start raising one big case after another and had to eliminate a large number of meritorious officials.

Because of the presence of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang was confident that Zhu Biao could completely master them.

And once Zhu Biao is gone, these unruly, or too-smart-to-be-true people are simply uncontrollable.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, said, “In addition …… to the East Palace …… of the matter …… of the Prince’s own disposal, do not have to report everything, the Prince is the Crown Prince. Should cultivate their own team, appoint their own trusted ministers, and the only way, in the future can let the Jiangshan successor.”

He paused, and then said: “I read the Prince’s body is not good, walking inconvenience, in the future, in addition to preside over the court, other times, there is no need to come to the palace, what is the matter, in the East Palace to deal with the six ministries, all the votes to let Hanlin send a copy of to the East Palace to approve, if these zhangzao and my Zhu batch of conflict, then I prevail, but if I can not approve in time, then according to the East Palace the approval of the East Palace to do.”

Since Zhu Gaoqi heard, worship on the ground, actually do not know whether it is happy or sad, which is equivalent to directly let the East Palace open house, with the power of the real prime minister.

Chancellor is not a chancellor, the chancellor in ancient times, is really a high position of power, because he directly open the government, appoint their own officials, control the world’s major politics, and even the imperial power to fight.

This is why, Emperor Taizu Gao deposed the Chancellor.

Zhu Gaoqi where thought, his father will have such trust in him, even if it is the successive dynasties, the power of the prime minister, will not be given to the Prince, after all, the Prince himself is the royal family, is the rightful Crown Prince, if it is to be added to the power of the phase, the natural legitimacy and the power of the double plus.

“My son …… is only afraid that his power will not be enough to fulfill his father’s mandate ……”

Zhu Di’s face is gentle: “Talk about what to live up to? If the force is not enough, then go to learn, go to sharpen, rather than talk about disappointment, you are the Crown Prince, the future of the big task sooner or later to fall on your body, is that time, you can still say that the force is not enough?”

Zhu Di paused and looked at Zhang Anshi, “Secretary Zhang ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “I am here.”

Zhu Di said, “You also add a Zhanzhi House of the general affairs of the Sheriff, what leisure, but also to go to the Zhanzhi House of the political discussion, he is your brother-in-law, I know that you have a deep friendship, to help out some.”

Zhang Anshi busily said, “Your Majesty ……”

He wanted to shrug it off, but seeing Zhu Di’s stern face, Zhang Anshi could only say, “Yes, obey the decree.”

Zhu sighed and said, “The remnants of the White Lotus Sect should be purged, and those who are the backbone of the sect should be taken down and not left out of the net.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I will do my best.”

Zhu Di is in a good mood, old age to get a daughter, not a happy event, but he prefers more sons, in this case, there is another tool man, in the future so that he can be thrown overseas, to teach himself to open up a branch.

Since you want to set up, based on the Zhou dynasty as the basis of the great feudal lords, so that the lords arching Ming, then …… Zhu Di naturally hope that, the more heirs he has born, the better, the cheap can not be all let their own brothers accounted for it.

But daughters are great, too, and at least now that they’re older, it’s a little more comforting to have a little girl to raise in old age.

Especially Empress Xu, although her health is not good, but look at her color, a lot of spirit, mother and daughter safe, is a great joy.

He is alone, only one person back to the capital, mother and daughter but still need to be raised outside the palace, which does not let him worry, just can not see each other day and night, ultimately feel some loneliness.

Yiluoha hurriedly came to see Zhu Di, and after saying a word of joy, he said, “Your Majesty, Master Yao and Minister Jin are here.”

Zhu Di took his seat and said, “Declare in.”

Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong entered the hall and after saluting, they said congratulations.

Zhu Di smiled, said, “You are coincidental, I am angry when the fire, one of you ghosts also disappeared, now, the time of great joy, the two ministers drilled out.”

Yao Guangxiao said, “Amitabha Buddha …… No, Your Majesty, I am only considered to be meeting by chance, which is good karma.”

Zhu smiled as an answer to that.

There was a pause before he said, “Word has gotten out, hasn’t it?”

Yao Guangxiao said, “Yes, I have heard some rumors.”

“What do you think?”

Yao Guangxiao was always aware of Zhu Di, he knew what Zhu Di was going to discuss, so he said, “Your Majesty trusts the Crown Prince, there is nothing wrong with that, during the time of Emperor Tai Zu’s Gao Emperor, Crown Prince Yiwen was also very virtuous, this Crown Prince and Crown Prince Yiwen are both benevolent and kind-hearted, and opening a mansion in the Eastern Palace should not be a problem.”

Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao with a smile, “I don’t want to hear those polite words from you.”

Yao Guangxiao said, “Could it be that Your Majesty wants to see if the Crown Prince has the ability to dictate?”

Zhu sighed and said, “It’s not about trying him, it’s about trying the others.”

Yao Guangxiao said, “Your Majesty has such good intentions, which teaches admiration.”

Zhu Di shook his head: “What is there to admire? Just this one thing after another, make me realize that many of the lids of my Daming, it is time to uncover and take a look, some people always say that it is hard to be confused, but I can not do confused son of heaven.”

“White Lotus Church this …… so, other things, also so, I do not go to ask, full of civil and military, as if some things did not happen, my ministers which, look at one as if each one of the best efforts, you go to measure them, they are buried in the daily paperwork, busy feet do not touch the ground. But you go to ask them what they did, they in addition to quoting the classics, saying what the rule of the big country such as cooking a small fish, then can not say anything.”

Slowed down, Zhu Di then said: “White Lotus Sect is more than just a plot, they fooled the people, teach the people to offer countless belongings, and even dumped their families, to the point that the family four walls, this is how cruel things, but such cruelty, but no one to pay attention to it, no one to manage, everyone as nothing happened, I do not believe that the temple in the public, are deaf and blind, and the public. They are all my Daming overwhelmingly intelligent people, but they are not saying ……”

Zhu Di said, his eyes swept over Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong.

Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong immediately said, “I will die by all means.”

Zhu Di said, “I have no intention of blaming you, you are old and can’t toss, since you are thinking of recuperating, then let those who can toss go and toss.”

When Zhu said that, he said, “Enter the motherfucker.”

Zhu didn’t know who he was scolding.

Jean then looked deeply at Yao Guangxiao and said, “It is good for you to come, Master Yao and Master Jin, can you still remember …… my ascension to the throne soon, our conversation?”

Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong looked at each other before the two of them coincidentally said, “Remember.”

Zhu Di said, “I see …… that it has to be so, and you all have to be prepared.”

When Yao Guangxiao heard this, he said, “Your Majesty, has it really come to this?”

Zhu only nodded without making a sound.

Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong then said, “I will obey the decree.”

It didn’t take long for the two to retire with their hearts in their mouths.

At the same time, Zhu Di a person in this temple to sit idly for a long time, also lost ha tiptoe to come: “Your Majesty ……”

Zhu nodded at him, “Is Jin still alive?”

“White silk has been given.” Yiluoha whispered, “She thanked His Majesty for his grace and went thereafter.”

Zhu said, “It’s good to get rid of it once and for all.”

Also lost Ha said, “The slave girl …… just learned a news.”

Zhu Di said, “What news?”

“The Zhang family …… has been blessed with the birth of a son, just as the Duke of Wei joins His Majesty …….”

Zhu Di froze: “How coincidental? In that case, it’s me who is at a loss to Zhang Anshi, his own son, who was not even around when he was born.”

Also lost ha laughed and said, “Yes, but the Duke of Wei is happy and bad, I heard that …… let people take a lot of copper money and throw it everywhere.”

Zhu Di also laughed: “Zhang family has a queen ah, this is indeed something worthy of great joy. Today is also considered to be a double happiness, you personally go there, take a look at that child, and then come back to report to me.”

“Yes, slave girl obeys the order.”

Only when Yilungha had just turned around, he heard Zhu Di say, “Come back.”

Yiluoha hurriedly turned back and said, “What else does Your Majesty command?”

“Do not go empty-handed, prepare a reward…be generous.”

“Yes.”

…………

Zhang’s house was decorated with lights and colors at this time.

Zhang Anshi never thought that it would be such a coincidence.

Soon some of the relatives came too.

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, Zhang, also came in a hurry.

Zhu Zhanji, who followed the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, was extraordinarily happy, and when he went to see the child in a flurry of excitement, he howled, “Little Bao’er, it is you, my younger brother, that I love most, and I am most distressed by you.”

Zhang Anshi listened from the sidelines, but only felt a great deal of emotion.

After a while, Zhu Gaoqi and Zhang Anshi to the small hall.

Zhu Gaoqi still has joy on his face, “Today is a double happiness, this palace has not been this happy for a long time, and your sister, hearing the news, almost fainted.”

Zhang Anshi said with a slight hint of helplessness, “Sister is overjoyed.”

Zhu Gaoqi laughed, “Now she can rest assured, the Zhang family has only one sole seedling like you, she worries a lot daily.”

After the two of them chatted about family matters for a while longer, Zhang Anshi got down to business and said, “Sister-in-law, what does His Majesty mean by asking sister-in-law to build a tooth?”

Zhu Gaoqi face of the smile then gradually convergence up, slightly a few points of bitterness said: “Father’s meaning, is really difficult to measure, but think, is to want to train this Palace it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “So what does brother-in-law have in mind?”

Zhu Gaoqi did not hesitate, then said, “Naturally, it is good to follow the rules and share the worries for Father.”

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, shook his head and said, “But I don’t see it that way.”

Zhu Gaoqi looked at Zhang Anshi, who at this point no longer looked at Zhang Anshi as a child.

Zhang Anshi said, “This time made a mess of the White Lotus Sect, his majesty has been worried, at this time let brother in law so, obviously have a deeper intention, if brother in law only follow the rules, but do not have the courage to break the big break, I am afraid that …… his majesty will certainly be greatly disappointed.”

Zhu Gaoqi raised his eyebrows and said, “What you mean is ……”

Zhang Anshi sighed before saying, “Of course, His Majesty knows that brother-in-law is a filial prince, so he is not worried about brother-in-law, but traditionally, when the crown prince builds his teeth, it will ultimately cause tensions in the palace and the Eastern Palace, and brother-in-law …… this is the reason why one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.”

Zhu Gaoqi lowered his head, of course he knew exactly what Zhang Anshi meant.

The fact that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers does not actually mean that these two tigers have a lust for power and have to fight to the death.

After all, this is father and son, no more.

The problem is not with the Emperor and the Crown Prince, but with the subjects of the world.

If you are a minister, and the emperor is old, while the crown prince is still young, and the crown prince’s position is extremely secure, at this time, do you listen to the crown prince, or the emperor?

And this one question is, in fact, a giveaway.

The vast majority of people, at least, would choose to curry favor with the Crown Prince because the Crown Prince represented the future, while the Emperor only represented the present.

But another question arises. Who are you to please the Prince?

At this time …… another terrible problem appeared, you want to show your loyalty to the prince, you have to give the prince to do things, if it is an unusual thing, it is not your turn to do it.

What happens then?

That is to create an opportunity even if there is none, to go and work for the Crown Prince.

Zhang Anshi lost no time at this time and said, “How do I look at my brother …… in law, it seems that something big is going to happen.”

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I’ll probably be a little late with the second chapter today, I stayed up late yesterday, went to bed too late, and got up late.