Chapter 457 Crown Prince
This was not the first time that Zhao Xing became a father, but when he heard Zhang Guifen's cries of pain coming from the house, he still walked around the hall worriedly.
Women giving birth, especially for the first time, were still full of dangers in ancient times when medical skills were underdeveloped.
Even though Mrs. He was already inside, as well as some of the most powerful women in the world, Zhao Xing was still full of worry.
"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother are here." A eunuch hurried into the hall to report.
When Zhao Xing heard this, he didn't care about being anxious and walked out quickly.
As soon as he left the main hall, he saw his father, the emperor and his mother arriving on a chariot.
When the chariot came down, Zhao Xing stepped forward and saluted: "My son, I pay my respects to my father, the emperor and my queen!"
"How's it going? Have you given birth?" Queen Mother Cao asked anxiously.
Although Zhao Xing already had a son and a daughter, he did not have many children.
Moreover, the child born this time is likely to be a legitimate son, and the meaning is completely different.
The Supreme Emperor and Queen Mother Cao hurried over after hearing the news.
"After returning to my mother, not yet." Zhao Xing replied.
"Look at how anxious you are. The more anxious you are, the more calm you have to be. Let's go in and wait together."
Seeing Zhao Xing's anxious expression, the Supreme Emperor gave a few words of instruction and walked towards the main hall.
As soon as I entered the main hall, I heard a baby crying and Wen Po cheering from the back room.
"You're giving birth now? Is it a brother or a sister?" Queen Cao asked anxiously.
The Supreme Emperor also wanted to ask, but in order to maintain his dignity and because Queen Cao had already spoken, he did not ask.
At this moment, the door to the inner room opened, and a palace maid came out and saluted: "The Queen has given birth to a prince. Mother and child are safe!"
Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and laughed: "Reward, everyone in Akihito Palace will be rewarded today!"
Queen Mother Cao was very happy to go in and see her grandson, but the inside was not packed yet and she could not go in for the time being.
After the inside was packed, Queen Mother Cao happily went in to see her grandson.
Zhao Xing also wanted to see Zhang Guifen and his son, but it was inconvenient for his father to go, and he couldn't leave his father alone.
"When the eldest son is born, he must worship the ancestral temple and inform his ancestors." the emperor said.
The birth of a child is a happy event, and the eldest son is the future heir. Naturally, he pays more attention to it. It is necessary to worship the ancestors and tell the ancestors the good news.
"My son understands."
Zhao Xing quickly ordered Sanshui to prepare the things needed for worship.
"Has the British government notified you?" the Supreme Emperor asked.
Zhao Xing patted his forehead and said: "I am so happy that I haven't notified you yet."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he ordered people to go to the British government to announce the good news.
"The birth of the eldest son is a great joy. It is not advisable to kill too much. It can be regarded as accumulating blessings for the child." said the Supreme Emperor.
When Zhao Xing heard this and was about to speak, the Supreme Emperor pressed his hand and said, "Listen to me."
"You caused too much trouble this time. I also heard about what happened in the morning today. I know that you have the intention to revitalize the Song Dynasty. In addition, this matter is indeed a bit difficult to do, so I did not advise you. But you really want to execute those officials. , it will definitely cause a bigger disturbance. The birth of the eldest son is a good opportunity," the Supreme Emperor said.
Zhao Xing was silent after hearing this. He did not intend to kill all the officials.
This turmoil was caused because he wanted to establish his authority.
Since you want to establish your authority, naturally you can't start in a hurry.
Whether it's to establish prestige or to kill people, everything they do is to achieve their goals.
His purpose is to shock everyone so that when he implements some policies later, there will be relatively less resistance. But as my father said, this is a good opportunity to calm down the storm.
If he gives in under normal circumstances, it will only make those officials think that he cannot withstand the pressure and compromise, and he will only push further in the future.
Now using the birth of the eldest son as an excuse can not only prevent the deterrent effect from being compromised, but also prevent those officials from making trouble.
After all, Zhao Xing obviously wanted to kill people this time. If the butcher's knife did not fall, it was a victory for the officials.
Of course, the death penalty can be avoided and the punishment of life cannot be spared. Only in this way can it have a deterrent effect without being considered by those officials as deliberately looking for excuses to compromise.
"My father is wise, but my sons and ministers are far behind compared to my father." Zhao Xing bowed and smiled.
"Stop coming."
The Supreme Emperor glared at his son and said: "It is not a good thing to be tough. Of course, it is not good to compromise easily like I did before. I said not to interfere in government affairs, but you have to decide how to do it."
"Thank you for your teaching, father. I understand," Zhao Xing said seriously.
After about a stick of incense, the British father-in-law and his wife arrived.
The British Duke was supposed to go to the north after the year, but the weather in the north was slow to warm up, and there was no sign of the Liao State launching troops against Yelu Chongyuan, so Zhao Xing did not let him go in a hurry.
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The most important thing is that Yelu Zhongyuan has not responded to his conditions.
After discussing with the courtiers, Zhao Xing came up with a guess.
Yelu Chongyuan was obviously betting that the Song Dynasty would not sit back and watch his demise.
After all, he didn't ask for help from the Song Dynasty before. Didn't the Song Dynasty send troops differently?
The Song Dynasty did not agree to unite to destroy the Liao Dynasty, so Yelu Chongyuan was naturally unwilling to agree to the Song Dynasty's harsh conditions.
The British government does not want to go to the north, and there is no one in the north to call the shots. Once the Liao Kingdom launches troops against Yelu Chongyuan, the Song Dynasty will not be able to send troops in time.
Now it depends on which of the two sides loses control first.
After the British father-in-law and his wife saluted, Zhao Xing asked someone to lead the British father-in-law and his wife into the inner room.
"Fu'er sent you to take charge of the north. It's really hard on you." The Supreme Emperor looked at the old British Duke and sighed.
"Your Majesty, you have betrayed me. I am working for your majesty and the Song Dynasty. I don't have to work hard! I am just afraid that I will be old and delay your majesty's affairs." The British Duke said.
"The British prince is not only old and strong, but also mature and prudent. I feel relieved to have you in charge of the north. Now that the weather is slowly getting warmer, when I canonize the crown prince, you can set off." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Canonize the crown prince?" The British Duke was stunned when he heard this.
Although the inheritance system has been the eldest son since ancient times, in fact, the royal family has not explicitly stipulated it.
Otherwise, throughout the dynasties, there would never have been a situation where the crown prince had been decided and other princes were still vying for the throne.
Like Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's sons Li Chengqian and Li Tai were like this.
Li Longji was not the legitimate eldest son. He was canonized as prince when there was an elder brother above him.
Although it was his elder brother who proposed it, if the inheritance system of the eldest son is strictly regulated, there will naturally be some old-fashioned people who stand up to uphold the etiquette.
In fact, it was the Ming Dynasty that strictly regulated the eldest son inheritance system.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he established a rule that the direct elder must occupy the throne.
It was this rule that caused Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty to fight with his courtiers for more than ten years over the matter of establishing a heir apparent. He did not even go to court to avoid the persecution of his ministers, so he had to compromise in the end.
Before the Ming Dynasty, although the eldest son inheritance system was the mainstream, there were no strict regulations.
Therefore, the emperor rarely establishes a heir apparent very early.
"Yes, I am planning to hold a canonization ceremony when Brother Yong is one month old and canonize him as the crown prince!" Zhao Xing said.
(End of chapter)