Chapter 854 The Fifth Prince
Two years ago, when Nanzheng began to build a palace, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty wanted to prevent the Wei army in Guanzhong from going south, and also to facilitate the governor's army from marching north to Guanzhong.
Not only did they build forts at several road crossings in Hanzhong, but they also specially moved the prime minister's palace out of Nanzheng and set up a palace on the plain to the north of Nanzheng.
What happened next is very clear.
The Wei army in Guanzhong really made a big move.
It is a pity that because of the dangerous roads in Hanzhong, the Han Prime Minister was initially confused by Cao Zhen's massive feint attack.
Coupled with the fact that Sima Yi went upstream and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty visited Hanzhong in person, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty had to keep most of his main forces in Hanzhong.
After the Battle of Xiaoguan, the Wei army in Guanzhong lost the strategic advantage of taking the initiative to attack within a few years and turned to defense.
In addition, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was stationed in Hanzhong, so the Prime Minister's Mansion was moved back to Nanzheng according to the rules of the Han Dynasty and was located next to the imperial palace.
After the banquet in the palace, more than a hundred soldiers escorted the Prime Minister back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was already late at night.
Huang Yueying, who had been waiting, helped Zhuge Liang to sit down on a chair, and then asked someone to bring the sobering soup that had been prepared long ago.
She poured the soup herself and brought it to Zhuge Liang's mouth. She complained: "I don't know what my body is like. I didn't come back earlier to rest, and I drank so much wine."
"I'm so happy." Zhuge Liang was drunk, his hands and feet were limp, and he lay back on the chair. "All the ministers are here, and the emperor is asking me. If I leave the table halfway, what will others think?"
"You shouldn't drink so much!" Huang Yueying said half-irritatedly while serving Zhuge Liang to drink the sobering soup, "Do you want to die?"
"Excessive drinking can harm the body. In order to prevent Zhao Zilong from drinking, Zhao Ma personally went to Longyou to watch. You don't even look at your current body. Do you really think you can still withstand the torture?"
“It’s not like in the past two years that the big man needs to be so cautious. After all, he is the emperor’s father-in-law. If you tell the emperor, who dares to persuade you to drink..."
Huang Yueying served Zhuge Liang to drink the sobering soup, and then asked someone to bring a hot towel to wipe his face, while chattering.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was drunk. He became impatient after hearing this. He just "tsk" and reprimanded: "It's really a woman's opinion! Looking at the kings and ministers of the past generations, it is easy to be good at the beginning and difficult to overcome in the end."
“It took a lot of effort for the Han Dynasty to reach this situation, so we should be more cautious. As the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, if I dare to slack off even one point, believe it or not, everyone from the emperor to the officials will dare to slack off even three points..."
Huang Yueying was originally worried that his body would not be able to bear it, so she said a few more words.
Unexpectedly, the man in front of me drank too much wine and dared to scold him with a mouth full of alcohol. At that moment, he couldn't help but feel frustrated.
Just seeing his drunken appearance again, I had to hold back this breath for the time being.
At the same time, I thought to myself, let’s see if you can still get drunk tomorrow? I'll settle the score with you then!
She kept busy and changed the Prime Minister into a set of pajamas custom-made by Nanxiang Workshop. After struggling for a long time, she finally helped him to rest on the couch.
Unexpectedly, not long after I lay down, there was a knock on the door. At the same time, the maidservant called out urgently at the door: "Prime Minister, Madam, someone from the palace is here."
When Huang Yueying heard this, she was about to turn over, but she didn't expect the burly prime minister, who was sleeping beside her and had been motionless, to move faster than her. Suddenly, a corpse appeared!
“Where are the people in the palace?”
The prime minister wrapped himself in a pajamas and ran to the door barefoot and asked.
“In the front hall.”
“Quick, help me get dressed!”
The palace sent someone here at this time, fearing that something big might happen.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty hurriedly put on his clothes and went out like a gust of wind.
The Prime Minister’s wife was left alone sitting on the couch thinking about a question:
Isn’t he drunk?
In the front hall, before Zhuge Liang entered the door, he already asked urgently: "What happened in the palace?"
Xiaohuangmen quickly bowed and saluted: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty, please ask Madam to enter the palace as soon as possible."
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was startled.
Such a weird request...
“Prime Minister, after the banquet, the queen began to have abdominal pain. The doctor said that the queen was about to give birth, so your majesty would like to invite my wife to the palace.”
According to the rules, when someone is giving birth, it is best for a woman who has given birth to stay next to the delivery room.
First, you can enjoy the blessing of safe childbirth for these women.
The more important reason is that at a critical moment, the experience of these women may be of help.
It was just that the incident happened suddenly, and it was already midnight. In his haste, the first thing Adou thought of was naturally the prime minister's house.
After all, the palace and the mansion are all integrated...
Of course, the most fundamental reason is that at this time, those who are qualified to enter the palace to accompany the delivery room, and who can also enter the palace immediately, are the prime minister's wife and Zhang Xiahou.
After understanding all this, Zhuge Liang did not hesitate at all and quickly returned to the backyard.
“Has Madam ever fallen asleep?”
The Prime Minister's wife, who was thinking about "Schrödinger was drunk", heard footsteps outside the house and was about to get up to look. Unexpectedly, the sound had already arrived before the Prime Minister arrived.
“Oh, I’ve been awake all this time. Your Majesty, you have something urgent to do to see Alang, right?”
Huang Yueying knew that Alang had just attended a banquet in the palace, and it was still late at night, and the emperor suddenly sent someone over again. There was most likely something urgent.
So how can she sleep peacefully?
They saw the Han Prime Minister rushing in front of her like a gust of wind:
“Madam, please pack up quickly and prepare to enter the palace.”
“Enter the palace?”
Huang Yueying raised her brows. She actually still had some anger left in her heart, and she was thinking of picking a time in the next two days to talk to the Han Prime Minister about tonight's events.
“The queen was in labor, and your majesty sent someone over to ask her to enter the palace to accompany her in the delivery room.”
Zhuge Liang explained hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Huang Yueying knew that this matter could not be delayed, so she had to put aside her thoughts and quickly started to clean up.
After a while, the car of the prime minister and his wife, escorted by soldiers, hurried towards the palace.
Entering the palace unobstructed, Zhang Xingcai's intermittent screams of pain could be heard in the delivery room.
Zhang Xiahou arrived one step earlier than the prime minister and his wife and was guarding the outside.
The little fat man was walking around and couldn't rest for a moment. He was mumbling to himself and didn't know what he was thinking. He looked very nervous.
Seeing Xiangfu coming, he hurriedly greeted him, "Xiangfu..."
“Is everything going well for the queen?”
In fact, the Prime Minister, who used to seem calm when faced with problems, now had a rare expression of anxiety on his face.
Not just because this is the queen's second child.
The more important reason is that this is a child conceived in the land of Longxing, Emperor Gaozu.
Coupled with Xiao Guan's victory, the child in the queen's belly was given extremely important political significance.
It was so important that even the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty paid great attention to it.
It can be said that this matter is related to the country’s fundamentals.
If by any chance he follows in the footsteps of the Queen's first child, the great victory that the man has managed to achieve over the years will be compromised, and the publicity effect will be compromised.
What’s more important is that when the time comes, someone will really say something wrong:
Didn’t you say that this was Emperor Gaozu’s appearance? Now it seems that even Emperor Gaozu cannot protect Han Zuo.
That would be really disgusting.
"Why are you so anxious? Listening to the queen's voice, I'm afraid it has only just started, so how can it be so fast?"
Huang Yueying was extremely careful throughout the whole process from preparing for pregnancy to giving birth to Zhuge Zhan, which left a deep impression on her.
Just by listening to the Queen's voice at this time, I knew that she was still strong enough.
Zhuge Liang knew that the palace had been prepared, so he didn't say much. Instead, he turned around and went to the front hall, summoned Guan Xing and Zhang Bao from the Wei Palace, and ordered them to personally lead the army to inspect the palace.
Even if something big happens, people cannot be disturbed inside.
After arranging all this, take a look at the night sky. It is already the third watch and it is not appropriate to open the palace gate again.
It's just that tonight seems to be particularly long. It was already the third watch just now. The Han Prime Minister came back and walked around for an unknown number of times. When he looked back, he saw that it was still the third watch.
Until the fourth watch, the night cold quietly came, and the Han Prime Minister suddenly covered his chest for some unknown reason.
His breathing began to quicken, and at the same time he felt his heart beating suddenly and rapidly, and his vision became a little blurry.
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sit down on the table, took a few deep breaths, and lay down for a while with his eyes closed, and then he recovered.
After a while, he started coughing again. He barely suppressed the cough until his throat had a faint fishy smell.
Clearly feeling the changes in his body, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh. He knew that his body was no longer as good as before.
In the past two years, after staying up late to deal with government affairs, my body often suffers from this condition, which is really uncomfortable.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, who knew his destiny, showed a bit of unwillingness on his face.
How great would it be if I had reached the age of fortitude just now?
At least ten more years.
Not only can Feng Yong let go of his hands and feet without any scruples, but he can also test whether Jiang Wei is a half-length beauty.
Unlike now, I have to start preparing for my death...
The Han Prime Minister who was guarding the front hall thought of Liangzhou, then Guanzhong, and then Wu...
With my thoughts in turmoil, the white fish belly appeared unknowingly in the east.
When the first ray of golden light shot through the sky, a loud cry pierced the palace.
“Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have a little prince. Mother and son are safe.”
The delivery room was pushed open, and a female medical worker came out to announce the good news.
When Adou heard this, he said "ha" and then raised his palm: "Ah! What a son!"
Even though he had been watching all night, Adou's spirit was very high. The eyes and nose on the little fat face were so happy that they squeezed together. He raised his feet and was about to rush in.
"Your Majesty, no, there's still blood inside. It needs to be cleaned up."
The female medical worker was well prepared and quickly stopped her.
Adou was not annoyed when he was stopped by a female medical worker, and even stopped obediently.
After all, Nanxiang Medical College is famous for its reputation. Now everyone knows that Nanxiang Medical College has excellent medical delivery skills.
In other families, if ten children are born, twenty children must be mentally prepared to go through hell.
If you put it in Nanxiang Medical College, they can **** fourteen or five from the gate of hell.
For the remaining five or six, if Nanxiang Medical College can't do anything, then it's really their fate and there's no one to blame.
Adou stood on tiptoe and looked inside, shouting: "Queen, Queen, are you okay?"
Zhang Xingcai's weak voice came from inside: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have nothing to do, I'm just a little tired."
“That’s good, that’s good!”
Adou received Zhang Xingcai's response and rubbed his hands excitedly. For a while, he was wandering around outside the delivery room, not knowing what to do.
Zhang Xiahou and Huang Yueying are women, so they can enter the delivery room in advance.
Zhang Xiahou turned around and saw Adou who was still spinning around happily, and couldn't help but remind him:
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Prime Minister stayed in the front hall last night and never left the palace. The Queen gave birth to a dragon son. Why didn't you send someone to inform the Prime Minister?"
"Ah? Yes, yes, yes! I forgot about this, come on!"
Adou was about to send someone when he suddenly felt blessed. He glanced at the delivery room and continued, "Quickly lead the way. I will tell my father-in-law myself."
The Han Dynasty Prime Minister who was in the front hall felt that he could no longer hold on, his mind was dizzy, and he was about to fall asleep from exhaustion, when suddenly a voice came from a distance: "Xiangfu, Xiangfu!"
Zhuge Liang was suddenly awakened again. He was so excited that he quickly stood up and looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw Adou running towards this side regardless of etiquette.
“Your Majesty, has the Queen ever been safe?”
“Peace, peace!”
It was clearly the end of August in the early morning in Hanzhong. Instead of being hot, there was a bit of coolness, which made people feel very comfortable.
However, Adou was sweating profusely as he ran: "Xiangfu, the queen gave birth to a prince, it's the prince, Xiangfu!"
“Seriously? That’s great!”
Zhuge Liang was happy, and all the fatigue in his body had disappeared.
“Xiangfu, go quickly, go quickly.”
Adou took Zhuge Liang's hand and urged him repeatedly.
Yidi and Xiang came to the delivery room again. The room had been cleaned up and they could finally enter.
Zhuge Liang is the father-in-law, so there is no need to be taboo.
After the two of them went in, they saw Huang Yueying holding the child and coaxing her, while Zhang Xiahou was sitting on the edge of the couch, holding a bowl in his hand and feeding the queen soup.
Just by smelling the smell, Zhuge Liang knew it was ginseng soup.
Because when he was dealing with government affairs at night, he often relied on ginseng soup to refresh himself.
Adou first looked towards the couch and called softly: "Queen?"
Zhang Xingcai's hair was still a little wet, and when he saw a chubby face, a smile appeared on his tired face: "Your Majesty, this is my son."
"Yes, yes, I know. He is the son and the crown prince of our great Han Dynasty."
Adou responded quickly.
Must be the prince, this is undisputed.
The most important thing is the eldest son. Who dares to say that he is not the prince?
After Zhang Xingcai heard this, his tired face suddenly glowed with brilliance.
Seeing that Zhang Xingcai was fine, Adou carefully retracted his head and looked at the child in Huang Yueying's arms.
This is the child that I and the queen have been waiting for for nearly ten years.
He carefully took it from Huang Yueying's hand and looked at it happily for a long time before looking at the Han Prime Minister:
“My dear, why don’t you give me a name?”
Zhuge Liang saw that both the queen and the prince were safe, with a smile on his face. Suddenly he heard Adou's words and hesitated slightly: "This... is against the rules."
Although the late emperor established the foundation without so much red tape, he is still a prince and a minister, how can he overstep his bounds?
“The person who is your father-in-law means that your majesty treats you like your father in important matters. If you are like your father, why is it inappropriate to name your father-in-law?”
Zhang Xingcai, who was lying on the couch, said, "My father-in-law is extremely talented. It is a blessing for this child to be named after my father-in-law."
“Yes, yes, yes, the first emperor founded the foundation, and Xiangfu established the Han Dynasty. Without the first emperor, the Han Dynasty would be cut off, and without Xiangfu, the Han Dynasty would be difficult to prosper. Now that the first emperor is absent, we can only look up to Xiangfu.”
“Moreover, last night, my father stayed in the front hall, and it was most appropriate to name Wu Lang. Who dares to say it is against the rules?”
Adou's "Yes, yes, yes, yes, follower" auxiliary skill starts to activate.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty knew that the matter was not as simple as Adou said. It was obvious that the emperor and the empress were paving the way for this child.
But Zhuge Liang didn’t have much objection in his heart.
After all, the political color given to this child in the past year is too unusual.
So he stopped refusing, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"The Book of Songs Daya" says: People who are born to be good at people are destined to be Chen. There is no beginning for extravagance, and there is an end for Xian Ke. Chen is sincerity, so why not just use the word Chen?
"The late emperor had a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and he treated his ministers with sincerity. I only hope that the fifth prince can inherit the legacy of the late emperor and let the great Han Dynasty continue."
This statement is almost a statement of attitude.
A Dou was overjoyed and was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang looked at the emperor again and said something meaningful: "Your Majesty, the great man has now become a good man. I only hope that your Majesty will remember this sentence in the future."
Adou was stunned: There is no beginning for a long time, but there is an end for a new one?
(End of this chapter)