Chapter 176 Zheng Chengwu
In the ninth year of Zhengyong, April 28th.
Duan Fei Xu Qingluan gave birth.
In Xianfu Palace, Zheng Yi was waiting anxiously with Zheng Yuxuan in his arms.
There were several other concubines around, and they kept looking into the room.
Perhaps because of Xu Xuanwu's incident, Xu Qingluan's delivery date was advanced by more than half a month.
This is a huge challenge for both pregnant women and babies.
Lu Lin'er held Zheng Yi's hand and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Qingluan sister Hongfu Qitian will be fine."
Zheng Yi said: "I know that Qingluan has martial arts skills after all. I hope she can survive it."
Zheng Yuxuan is now almost six years old and very sensible.
She hugged Zheng Yi's neck and said: "Father, don't worry, my mother-in-law will be fine, and she will definitely give Xuan'er a cute little brother~"
Zheng Yi pinched her nose and said, "Xuan'er, how did you know?"
"Humph! The mother-in-law said it herself~"
Zheng Yuxuan said: "The mother-in-law said that she dreamed several times that there was a little boy playing around her all the time. He was very cute."
"Well, it's definitely not as cute as our Xuan'er, right?"
"Of course, Xuan'er is the cutest."
"Hahaha..."
Zheng Yi laughed loudly. Although Zheng Yuxuan had no spiritual roots after the last test, it did not affect Zheng Yi's liking for Zheng Yuxuan at all.
Besides, he has the seed of the Nine Infants of Reincarnation. As long as he plants it as a blood sacrifice, the Nine Infants of Reincarnation will grow after nine thousand years. After taking it, he will have a high probability of awakening his spiritual roots for nine lifetimes.
Nine thousand years...
Of course it must be irrigated with blood and essence!
One drop of blood essence is equivalent to one year of life. If it is nine thousand years... it requires 9,000 drops of blood essence!
Thinking of this, Zheng Yi felt his eyes darken.
However, there is still a chance that this matter can be completed.
"Wow wow wow...!"
Not long after, a crisp baby cry came from the palace, and Zheng Yi stood up holding Zheng Yuxuan in his arms.
"Giving birth!"
"Empress Duan Fei has given birth!"
"My concubine is pregnant! I have given birth to a little brother for Xuan'er~!"
Soon, the door to the palace was opened, and my aunt walked out quickly holding a little baby in her arms.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Duan has given birth to a little prince!"
Little prince!
As soon as the aunt finished speaking, all the concubines around her started talking excitedly.
"Great! Sister Duan Fei gave birth to a prince!"
“There is hope for the future!”
"The second prince..."
Although Lu Lin'er was smiling, her eyes were clearly unnatural.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Duan also gave birth to a son.
It’s really...
However, she quickly reacted and quickly came to Zheng Yi and said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, Sister Qingluan has given birth to a prince for Your Majesty, I am looking forward to the prosperity of Dayu!"
Zheng Yi held the child and teased it, causing the child to cry.
"Hahaha, the cry is very loud, and one can see that one's martial arts skills are very strong."
"You guys go back to the palace first, I'll go see Qingluan."
"No!"
Handing the child to the wet nurse, Zheng Yi walked into Xu Qingluan's bedroom.
"Your Majesty~"
Xu Qingluan is a powerful master, and having children has a great influence on women, but Xu Qingluan is obviously not included.
Even though she was born a month prematurely, she was still full of energy.
"My beloved, you don't have to get up, just lie down."
In the end, Xu Qingluan leaned on the quilt and looked at Zheng Yi lovingly.
"Your Majesty, I have lived up to my trust and finally gave birth to a prince for you."
Zheng Yi comforted: "Whether you are a prince or a princess, I like them very much."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xu Qingluan said shyly: "I wonder if Your Majesty has chosen a good name for our child?"
"I've already gotten up."
Zheng Yi said: "You and General Xu have always been loyal and good, and are the best in martial arts and military tactics. They have protected thousands of miles of mountains and rivers for me, Dayu."
"So, I am going to use the word '武' as our child's name. What do you think?"
"Wu? Zheng Chengwu?"
"That's right, a husband and a warrior are determined by merit and control of the army. Therefore, fighting becomes a force." Zheng Yi said: "I hope that when Wu'er grows up, there will be no more chaos in the world."
"How about the peace of the country, the banquet on the sea and clear river, and the release of horses to Nanshan?"
Xu Qingluan immediately said: "Concubine... thank you for your name!"
"Zheng Chengwu, Wu'er, Your Majesty, you gave Wu'er a good name~"
"I wonder how happy my father will be when he finds out."
Zheng Yi slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I'm so happy just looking at you. I haven't ordered anyone to send a message to my father-in-law yet."
"My beloved, please have a good rest. I will send someone to deliver a message to my father-in-law."
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
At this moment, Liu Chengen suddenly walked in quickly, looking a little anxious: "Your Majesty..."
"What's the matter?"
Liu Chengen glanced at Xu Qingluan and stopped talking: "I have something important to report."
"What's the matter..."
"Your Majesty."
Xu Qingluan pulled Zheng Yi and said: "Your Majesty has state affairs to deal with, and it is not convenient for me to listen. Please move to Baiyujing."
Zheng Yi touched Xu Qingluan's forehead and said, "Then, my beloved, have a good rest. I will go deal with state affairs first."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
After leaving Xianfu Palace, Zheng Yi frowned and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Liu Chengen took two steps quickly and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards are here to report that Xu Xuanwu... committed suicide."
"Huh?"
Zheng Yi's pupils shrank slightly and said: "Real or false?"
"It's absolutely true!"
Liu Chengen said: "About an hour ago, a jailer discovered that Xu Xuanwu died in a collision and left a blood letter."
"Blood letter? Who is it for?"
"It belongs to General Xu." Zheng Yi said immediately: "Send an order to protect the crime scene and no one is allowed to enter."
"No!"
"Also... pass this matter to General Xu."
"No!"
"Forget it, I'll go there myself."
"Your Majesty, take off~!"
The General's Mansion is located in the south of the capital city. It was a residence given by the late Emperor Tianqi when he was still alive.
It covers an area of hundreds of acres and is adjacent to the Forbidden Army camp. It is an important military area.
Zheng Yi's sedan chair came slowly, with the Imperial Guards clearing the way and the Imperial Guards guarding the way, and they soon arrived in front of the General's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, Xu Mujun, wishes you long live the emperor!"
"I love you!"
Zheng Yi took two quick steps, helped Xu Mujun up and said: "There is no need to be polite between you and me."
"This is my first time coming to the General's mansion. Why don't the General take me to take a good look around."
"I obey the decree!"
Xu Mujun stood up, stepped aside and said: "Your Majesty, please!"
Zheng Yi moved forward and glanced at Xu Mujun.
At this time, Xu Mujun looked a little tired compared to his high spirits last time.
There were some wrinkles on the originally resolute face.
One pair of eyes in particular became more and more tired.
The empty left arm seemed to be telling something.
In order to bring back his son in person, Xu Mujun left his arm behind in Yunzhou!
The monarch and his ministers entered with this and stepped into the General's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, you look down upon me. This mansion was given to me by the late Emperor in the 21st year of Tianqi. However, I rarely stay in the capital, so I let my family take care of it."
"This mansion covers an area of more than 150 acres and has more than 30 houses. The minister of the mansion specially opened a school ground..."
Under the leadership of Xu Mujun, Zheng Yi quickly browsed the General's Mansion.
To be honest, an area of more than 150 acres sounds like a large area, but for Xu Mujun's status, it is still too small.
After all, he is not alone, but has many clan members to take care of.
There are also some pro-soldiers who fight for him.
After he was discharged from the army, disabled or seriously ill, he was raised in the mansion by Xu Mujun.
Zheng Yi saw many servants and guards in the mansion, all of whom were missing arms and legs.
But everyone looked very capable and had sharp eyes.
Zheng Yi believed that if these disabled people wanted to kill people, they would be much stronger than ordinary warriors.
After browsing for a while, Zheng Yi got down to business.
"My dear, I have come here to tell you something important."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"A good thing, a bad thing, I don't know how to love you..."
Xu Mujun smiled and said: "Then let me guess?"
"Did Qingluan give birth to Lin'er for Your Majesty?"
Zheng Yi said: "As expected of a great general."
"Yes, Luan'er gave birth to a prince for me, and I named him Zheng Chengwu!"
"I hope that in the near future, Wu'er will be able to gallop on the battlefield like Aiqing and make great military exploits for our great Yu world!"
Xu Mujun said respectfully: "I obey the order!"
"I will definitely teach Wu'er well and let him become a dragon and a phoenix among people, the cornerstone of Yu!"
Zheng Yi hesitated and said: "There is another piece of bad news..."
Xu Mujun said: "But Xuanwu?"
"I have no say in what your Majesty will do with you!"
Zheng Yi shook his head and said: "Xuanwu committed suicide in prison and left a blood letter."
"What?"
Xu Mujun said in surprise, watching Liu Chengen in a daze as he took out a prison uniform with a blood sacrifice from his arms and handed it to Xu Mujun.
"General, please forgive me."
Xu Mujun reacted quickly, silently took the prison clothes, and said: "Xuanwu's approach is really... he brought it upon himself!"
"General, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Xu Mujun said: "Your Majesty, I have arranged a banquet for you, please..."
"No need."
Zheng Yi shook his head and said: "I still have something to do in the palace, so I will go back to the palace."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Zheng Yi turned around and said: "By the way, Xu Xuanwu's body and the suicide scene are still in Jinyiwei Prison. If the general is free, he can go and check at any time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zheng Yi sighed, slowly walked out of the General's Mansion, and returned to Bai Yujing.
After retreating, Chen Liancang walked out slowly.
"Your Majesty."
"Mr. Chen, you did a good job on this matter."
Zheng Yi said quietly: "However, are you sure that Xu Xuanwu's affairs will not be discovered?"
"Back to your majesty, this old slave is now a monk in the Qi training stage, and he has learned the 'Ecstasy Technique' from the "Yellow Spring Sutra". This method is similar to the spiritual mysticism of the powerful people in the innate realm, but it is stronger than the innate realm. The secrets of his spirit are countless times more secret.”
"The old slave used ecstasy to confuse Xu Xuanwu and ordered him to write a blood letter and commit suicide. Unless a monk can summon the remaining soul of Xu Xuanwu, no one will be able to discover this."
"This is true even if General Xu Mujun personally inspects it!"
"That's good."
Zheng Yi murmured: "Let Zhong Chun go to the General's Mansion."
"No!"
"Your Majesty."
Chen Liancang added: "During the three months since you were in seclusion, I followed the emperor's order and conducted a comprehensive investigation of Taizu's imperial mausoleum. In the end, he disobeyed your majesty and discovered a secret room at the bottom of the imperial mausoleum!"
"Did you discover the secret room?"
Zheng Yi said in surprise: "Is there any treasure inside?"
"Your Majesty, yes!"
Chen Liancang said: "And there are quite a few, but..."
"But what?"
"Your Majesty, you'd better go and check it out in person and then you'll know."
(End of chapter)