In the spring of another year, the queen gave birth to a daughter. This was not what the Cui family wanted most. Han Ruzi and Cui Xiaojun were still very excited. Han Ruzi personally named it "Rujun" and had to go back to the harem at least three times a day to check on her daughter. condition, as a treasure.
But Han Ruzi's heart did not sink because of this, and he was still restless from time to time. He had waited for more than a year. Now that he has a son, two daughters, and a concubine who is pregnant and expecting to give birth, many suspicions about the emperor's physical condition have long since disappeared. , he will be an emperor with many sons and grandsons, and has the "qualification" to go out.
The resistance was not small, and Han Ruzi had to break through many times.
Three months after the birth of Princess Rujun, the summer flowers were flourishing, and the Empress Dowager Cining celebrated her birthday in the palace. She only invited a few daughters of the Wang family to enter the palace. Foreign ministers were forbidden to congratulate. After Han Ruzi came to court, she hurried back to the palace and went Happy birthday to mother.
Empress Dowager Ci Ning held her grandson Qingzi in her arms—this was her nickname, and like "Ru Jun", it was not the official name recorded by Zongzheng's mansion - chatting with many concubines and female relatives, the laughter stopped when the emperor arrived.
Empress Dowager Cining accepted the emperor's congratulations and urged: "Your Majesty, hurry up, you are here, we are not at ease. Qingzi, call it father father, father father."
The one-year-old Qingzi can already speak simple words, but the word "Father Emperor" is a little more difficult. He holds a piece of sweet cake in his hand, burying his head in his grandmother's arms, refusing to look at his father.
Empress Dowager Cining laughed and waved the emperor to leave quickly.
Han Ruzi left with a smile. In his impression, his mother was very strict with himself when he was a child. Although he was alone in a small courtyard, he taught him how to read and taught him all kinds of truths very early. When he came to Qingzi, he spoiled him so much. , do not let the grandson suffer a little.
Han Ruzi went to Qiuxin Palace, the queen attended the birthday banquet at the Empress Dowager's side, and the three-month-old little princess stayed in the palace and was taken care of by Meng E.
Although Meng E had practiced martial arts since she was a child, she was extremely gentle with babies, and her eyes almost never left. When the emperor came in, she only glanced at her, and immediately stared at the sleeping princess in the crib.
Han Ruzi walked over and watched it for a while. He was delighted. Afraid of disturbing his daughter's sleep, he said nothing, nodded to Meng E, and exited the room.
Zhang Youcai greeted him with a smile on his face.
"What are you laughing at?" Han Ruzi asked as he walked.
"Since there was a child in the palace, the atmosphere has really changed."
"Well." Han Ruzi felt the same way. He has always regarded the palace as a fence. Since the birth of his son and daughter, the fence has gradually disappeared, and this place is more like his home.
Zhang Youcai followed the emperor, hehe laughed twice, and couldn't help saying: "Is your majesty a little jealous?"
Han Ruzi said in surprise, "What are you jealous of?"
"I'm jealous of the prince and princess, I saw it, the queen mother, the queen, the concubines... In short, all the women in the palace are now focusing on children, and your majesty is a little left out."
Han Ruzi smiled, "All women? It's not as exaggerated as you say."
The two talked as they walked, and went directly to Lingyun Pavilion. The group of eunuchs behind him were really jealous of Zhang Youcai, but there was no way, who made him live and die with the emperor
Han Ruzi came to Lingyun Pavilion when he had nowhere to go. Many attendants were not there, and he had nothing to do. He just read the memorial and flipped through the miscellaneous books.
Zhang Youcai prepared ink and ink for the emperor, and while the emperor was in a good mood, he said, "Has your majesty thought about asking for more princes and princesses?"
"Of course I thought about it, the more the merrier." Han Ruzi picked up the memorial, it was a trivial matter, he glanced at it and approved "reading".
"If you want more princes and princesses, you must first choose concubines." Zhang Youcai reminded.
Han Ruzi put down the memorial and looked at Zhang Youcai, "Who told you to say this?"
Zhang Youcai hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, I swear to God, absolutely not, I really hope to see His Majesty have many children and grandchildren."
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "That's because I'm over-hearted. I already said in Luoyang that I won't be drafting in three years, and now it's still a year away. I'm not in a hurry, and you don't have to worry either."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Youcai dared not say more.
Although there are no major events in the memorial, but after reading it a lot, I can get a general understanding of the situation in all parts of the world. Once I read it, Han Ruzi forgets about other things, and before you know it, it is evening.
Han Ruzi hurried back to the harem, and he had to celebrate his mother's birthday again before nightfall.
Zhang Youcai just received a message from the Empress Dowager Cining, asking the emperor to go directly to Cining Palace.
Han Ruzi usually goes to Cishun Palace to greet the two empress dowagers together, but today is an exception.
Most of the guests in the Cining Palace had already left, the house was cleaned, and there was a faint smell of alcohol, which only newcomers could smell.
Empress Dowager Cining was still holding Qingzi, while Tong Qing'e stood aside, looking at her son, without a chance to reach out.
"I wish the Queen Mother's birthday again to Bi Nanshan."
"Why do you live so long? Your Majesty might as well wish my children and grandchildren a full house."
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "I wish the queen mother full of children and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-grandsons."
Empress Dowager Cining smiled brightly, handed Qingzi to Tong Qinge, and warned: "Qingzi has eaten enough today, be careful, concubine, don't feed him again within an hour, it's hot recently, turn him over more..."
Tong Qing'e responded one by one, saluted the emperor, and retire with her son in her arms.
Han Ruzi was really a little jealous, and his son was spoiled a little too much.
Empress Dowager Cining breathed a sigh of relief, "How difficult it is to raise a child, I'm really worried that I can't bear it."
Han Ruzi smiled and said nothing.
Empress Dowager Cining said seriously: "Your Majesty wants to leave the capital again?"
"The Queen Mother..." Han Ruzi's thoughts have not been revealed to anyone. He thought he was well concealed. His mother was so focused on Qingzi that he could see through it, which really surprised him.
"Your Majesty has hesitated in front of me several times, presumably to wait for my birthday to bring this up."
Han Ruzi had no choice but to nod, "I only have one prince, and I haven't reached the number of promises originally promised, but..."
"I agree."
Han Ruzi was even more surprised. He thought that the biggest resistance in the palace came from his mother, but he did not expect to pass so easily.
"But I have a few conditions."
"The queen mother, please say, as long as I can do it..."
"Your Majesty can do it." Empress Dowager Cining interrupted her son, "First of all, Your Majesty cannot go out on a hunting tour in Beijing alone. He must take a concubine with you. If she can get pregnant on the way, it will not delay the business."
Han Ruzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and it became the emperor's "business" to get the concubine pregnant. "The empress dowager, the journey of hunting is quite difficult, and the concubine may not be able to stand the bumpy long distance."
"Your Majesty took Concubine Jin with you for a long time. I chose it for Your Majesty. Concubine Shu Deng Yun was born in a family of military generals.
This is not an excessive condition, Han Ruzi said: "The queen mother decides."
"Well, the second condition is that I don't worry about His Majesty leaving the capital alone, let alone the people around His Majesty. I will choose a follower for His Majesty from the Wang family and let him follow His Majesty. I feel a little more at ease."
The emperor always takes a lot of people when he travels, and doesn't care about adding one more, "Okay, which relative is that? Do you want to be an official first?"
"No, wait until I've picked it out. The Wang family is too honest. I have to pick someone who is smarter."
Han Ruzi agreed and felt that things were going well.
"The third condition, His Majesty will issue a draft edict."
Zhang Youcai and Empress Dowager Ci Ning mentioned this one after another, and Han Ruzi was slightly unhappy, "Empress Dowager, you have no joke, three years have not passed."
"I know this, there's still one year left. His Majesty's decree is not an immediate draft, but next year. It's just a letter of approval to the world, so that all parties can prepare early." Empress Dowager Cining paused, "The original draft was I agree, Your Majesty thought that the country was too difficult and should not be too troublesome, so the draft was suspended, and the reason was right, but everyone in the world said that His Majesty was good, but they thought I was a foolish queen mother."
Han Ruzi immediately said: "At that time, I was ill-considered, I would issue a decree, and the queen mother would still preside over the draft, but the scale should not be too large, and the duration should not be too long. "
Empress Dowager Ci Ning smiled and said: "I am also a daughter born in a poor family. I still don't understand this truth? Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will choose first within this year. As soon as next year's date arrives, there will be results within a few days. At most ten people, no More, okay?"
Han Ruzi agreed, his mother's request was not excessive, and it was difficult for him to take a tough attitude towards her.
The second level is the queen. This level is not difficult. Han Ruzi believes that the queen can understand his difficulties.
Sure enough, after hearing about the emperor's decision that night, Cui Xiaojun only said one sentence, "Your Majesty wants to come back sooner."
The third pass was the hardest, Han Ruzi had to ask the ministers to agree.
In the past period of time, the monarch and his ministers got along quite harmoniously, and the emperor gave the prime minister full trust, which was the greatest power.
In this case, no one wants to see the changes. In the capital, the information the emperor sees is provided by the ministers, and out of the capital, what the emperor sees is not easy to control.
The emperor defeated Han Chou, the Marquis of Luoyang, on his first hunting tour. Who knows if there will be another unfortunate person like this
The next morning, Han Ruzi announced at Qinzheng Hall that he was going to go hunting. Yunmengze had just settled, the war in the East China Sea was not yet settled, and there were hidden dangers in the north, all of which were the places he was going.
The ministers raised objections without exception, for a variety of reasons, such as wasting national strength, disturbing the world, disturbing the court, and making the Queen Mother hang their hearts.
Han Ruzi refuted them one by one, and the ministers put forward new reasons. All morning, there was no result.
There were more voices of opposition than Han Ruzi had expected. For three consecutive days, memorials flew in like snowflakes. The reasons for the opposition were varied. Several ministers jointly signed and solemnly pointed out that the stars in the sky were unstable recently, and the emperor should not rush out of Beijing.
Han Ruzi was not in a hurry and read every memorial. If he could publicly say it, he would write a reply. If the content was not suitable for the transcript, he would tell Zhao Ruosu in the form of consultation.
Han Ruzi revealed his determination to Zhao Ruosu, claiming that the patrolling is imperative, and if he does not get the approval of the minister, he will directly lead the troops out of the city.
Then he watched silently, silently waiting for the wind to change.
The ministers arranged an observer beside the emperor, which was deceiving the emperor, but it could also be used.
After half a month, the minister's attitude finally began to soften, and there was only one issue left in dispute: where should the emperor go