Chapter 116 The Princess and the Prince
When the rebel army in Yuan was wiped out by the Qing army, He Chao was regarded as a guest of honor in Mengyin County. Zhang Qi and the other two decided to divide the troops into two groups, staying one after another. When he attacked, He Chao knew that this rebel army would undoubtedly be defeated. As the special envoy for the court to contact various rebel army in Shandong, there was no need to tie it up with a rebel army and immediately pulled out.
Mengyin was an ancient country. The county was established in the early Western Han Dynasty and was named after it was in the Yin of Mengshan. Last month, Ding Mingwu, the former head of the training of Shouzhang County of Daming, contacted his fellow villagers Zhou Kuixuan and Zhang Yaozhong, and three people in charge of the incident. Since the three of them were local gentry and wealthy families, 400 cavalry and 2,000 infantrymen gathered on the day of the operation. They first seized the treasures of the Qing army on the mountain, then released the prison prisoners, and then rushed to Mengyin County, easily captured the county town, and executed the magistrate Cui.
After capturing Mengyin County, Ding Mingwu, Zhou Kuixuan and Zhang Yaozhong did not stop. They took Shouzhang County and executed the magistrate of Shouzhang. In just one month, the rebel army captured the two counties, and the team expanded from more than 2,000 people at the beginning to 10,000 people, and the momentum soared.
He was very happy when he heard the news of the rebel army. He was worried that Ren Qi and Zhang Qi would not be able to help him after they were wiped out by the Qing army. Xie Qian from Shandong could not support him. Ding Mingwu, Zhou Kuixuan and Zhang Zhong appeared like a pillow. Without saying a word, he immediately came to Mengyin.
Unlike Ren Qi and Zhang Qi were unwilling to be restrained. Ding Mingwu had an official position before and did not resist the incorporation of the court. As soon as He Chao came to him, Ding Mingwu immediately treated him as a guest of honor. He Chao was so-called lost in the east and the incorporation of the mulberry trees. He Chao was naturally overjoyed. He promised to report to the court immediately and appoint their official positions just when the court replied.
This is the January month of the second year of Hongguang. Just after the New Year, the entire capital is still immersed in joy. Compared with last year's New Year, everyone has a lot of peace and contentment. "I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times." If someone is worried about the combat effectiveness of the Yulin Guard last year, everyone will be completely worried this year. Even if the Tartars fight, with the emperor and the Yulin Guard here, they can naturally fight the Tartars back.
The palace was dressed up in a new way, and all the eunuchs and palace maids wore new clothes. Before the Chinese New Year was over, the emperor gave everyone a reward, each with two sets of new clothes. It was said that the clothes were sent by the merchants selected by the emperor himself, and they were all of the best cloth, but the price was only 30% purchased by the original Ministry of Internal Affairs.
On that day, the palace was busy. In the Qianqing Gate, the palace maids and nannies came in and out, and their faces showed a look of happiness and fear. Even the emperor was walking outside the door. The expression on his face was similar to that of the palace maids, both happy and frightened.
A loud baby cry came. The palace maids who were busy just now stood still as if they had used a fixed technique, for fear that the sound they made would disrupt the cry and cause the emperor to blame.
A nanny stumbled over and ran over: "Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Emperor, Liu Cai is born, he is a princess, and the mother and son are safe."
"Hello, princess, good, princess." Wang Fu couldn't stop smiling. Although he was a human being in two lives, it was the first time he was a father. He couldn't help but raise his legs and walked towards Yuqing Palace where Liu Ziluo was.
"The emperor, I can't help it. The empress has just given birth. I am afraid that her blood will rush to the emperor." The two old women plucked up the courage to stop Wang Fu.
"I am the emperor. Why are you afraid of blood?" Wang Fu laughed and bypassed the two mothers. The two mothers did not dare to stop the emperor again. They could only watch Wang Fu walk into the Yuqing Palace where he just gave birth.||Down: "See the emperor. Long live the emperor! Long live! Long live!"
"Reward!" Wang Fu said with great enthusiasm.
"Thank you for your reward," the back was filled with delicate scent. Wang Fu ignored it. He followed the eunuch behind him and would naturally send the reward.
He lifted the curtain and entered Yuqing Palace. He saw a beautiful young woman lying on the bed. She had just given birth to a tiny Liu Ziluo. Her face was a little pale at this time. She raised her head with a pillow. Her eyes were gentle at a baby beside the bed. Next to the baby was a semicircular surrounded by more than a dozen nannies and palace maids, as if stars were holding the moon.
Hearing the footsteps of the emperor, the maids turned around and saw the emperor. They were about to kneel down again. Wang Fu quickly waved his hand and asked them to waive the gift. He smiled at Liu Ziluo lying on the bed and said, "I'm here to see you and the child."
Liu Ziluo's mouth on the bed was also full of smiles, but there was still a hint of regret in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I can't stand up to greet me."
"My beloved concubine lies and don't move. I want to see our children." After saying that, Wang Fu's eyes had turned to the baby's face. The newly born baby's skin was still wrinkled and not opened. It was really not beautiful. Wang Fu felt that his heart was suddenly moved, and his heart was filled with tenderness, with the joy of becoming a father for the first time.
Come to this
It was the third year, and it actually took a year and a half to count. Compared with the situation of being trembling every day and walking on thin ice, Wang Fu's situation is undoubtedly much better now. Even if he has become a foolish monarch now, eating, drinking and having fun in the palace every day, he can at least block the river with Man Ren, instead of worrying about Man Ren's fight at the beginning.
Of course, Wang Fu would not be so unprosperous. Even for the sake of the little man in front of him, in another two years, Wang Fu would lead the army northward. When she grew up, she would see a complete mountain and river.
"Emperor, I am incompetent and I was unable to give birth to a prince." Liu Ziluo's tone showed a slight sadness. She was worried that the emperor would not like a girl, and was also very upset that she lost an opportunity. Facing the position of the queen, which woman would be truly unmoved? If she could give birth to a prince, the mother would be one step closer to the position of the queen by her son.
"What do you mean by my beloved concubine? I like my daughter." Wang Fu smiled, unable to help but stroke the baby's face with his fingers. He felt a foreign object on his face. The baby's hands and feet moved. At the same time, he cried loudly, which made Wang Fu very embarrassed. This girl did not give her father any face.
It is indeed true that Wang Fu said that he likes his daughter. Compared with his son, his daughter is not only more considerate with his father, but also as a royal family, his daughter will not conflict with his father's interests. Is his son? Now his body is still young, so it is not too late to rebirth in the future.
Regardless of whether the emperor said true or false, Liu Ziluo still felt a little comfort in her heart: "Your Majesty, give the child a name."
Fu replied, his mind quickly turned. Seeing that the baby who had stopped crying, his pure eyes and carefree expression on his face, Wang Fu's heart moved, Princess Wuyou, and then rejected it again. This name was not bad, but that the princess who had received the title in history had truly achieved Wuyou.
"It's called Jieyou. This is my Jieyou Princess."
"Relieve worries." Liu Ziluo recited this name gently, and the more he recited it, the more he became, the more he became happy. Judging from this name alone, the emperor's words of loving his daughter are not perfunctory.
There were constant joys in the palace. On the second day after Princess Jieyou was born, the palace was broken by a loud baby crying. This time, Ye Cairen from Chonghua Palace gave birth to a prince. The two talented people gave birth to a prince and a prince one day. This made the Empress Dowager Zou, who had always sighed that she was empty, couldn't stop talking all day long. She was happier than the emperor and the two talented people herself.
This news also made the ministers in the court and the people in the capital feel much more at ease. Although the two talented people were pregnant before, no one knew whether they were male or female. Now it finally came to understand that one man and one woman were the best. If both were princes, their dates of birth were so close that they would have to worry about the future battle for the throne.
Of course, some people were unhappy. When the news reached Hangzhou, it was said that Prince Lu broke several porcelains worth thousands of taels of silver in succession, and beat several eunuchs who served him, making the entire servants of the Lu Wang Mansion live a trembling life for several days.
To celebrate the birth of the eldest daughter of the emperor and the eldest son, Wang Fu waved his pen and gave each person a dou of rice in the capital. Officials, officials, and military also had rewards. All the money needed, rice and flour were produced by the inner treasury.
The two incomes of the bank and customs were contributed by the court in the 11th and 12th months of the first year of Hongguang, and the court respectively, which was as much as 2.7 million taels of silver. The bank also absorbed millions of taels of deposits, but the annual expenses were too large, and it cost a lot of money to expand the Yulin Guard at the end of the year. After the accounts were settled at the end of the year, the court still owed more than 2 million taels throughout the year.
However, these more than two million taels can be supplemented with Wang Fu's inner treasury. This year, the emperor's inner treasury income was quite good, and he made more than three million taels in transactions with Dashun Army alone. With the money earned by Gu Sanmazi, Zuo Liangyu's surplus was previously paid, and after paying the daily expenses in the Yulin Guard and the palace, Wang Fu's inner treasury actually saved five million taels of silver.
Considering that the tax revenue of the court will rise significantly next year, although I don’t know how much it will increase, if the bank and customs continue to operate like this, at least 20 million taels will be fine. If the Yulin Guard wants to expand to 100,000, Wang Fu will no longer use the inner treasury to pay the Yulin Guard’s military expenses. Without the drag of the Yulin Guard’s military expenses, these five million taels are not in the case of no investment in the palace, and it will be enough to spend several years.
Chapter completed!