The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The next morning, the fiery red glow illuminated the cold palace walls.

Holding the five hundred thousand white note in his hand, Zhu Houzhao guarded the moon hole of the Meridian Gate. The little eunuch felt a sudden joy in his heart: "Your Highness, here you come!"

The simple blue sedan landed next to the dismounting monument. Yan Chengjin opened the sedan curtain and saw Zhu Houzhao running over happily.

"You guys surround him! Lao Gao, I haven't slept all night and my waist is exhausted. You can cash it in as soon as possible!"

Zhu Houzhao was so proud of the spring breeze that he had to ask Lao Gao to exchange the white notes into silver notes today before he could rest assured.

Five young eunuchs surrounded Yan Chengjin, bluffing.

No one among the dignified Jiuqing dared to attack, they were all actors.

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and asked, "How did His Highness feel last night?"

"I am no longer the same as I used to be. You should go and get one, but you are alone and it will be useless. Why don't you exchange your banknotes for me first? Or do you want to default on your debt again?" Zhu Houzhao glared at him. .

At this time, Fengtian Palace.

The officials held white fennel in their hands, and the cabinet did not report it. They quietly waited for Emperor Hongzhi to read the daily notes.

Nowadays, the prince's pregnancy illness is a major matter in the court.

Although the prince himself was not interested at all, the emperor was not anxious and the eunuchs were not. The ministers tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

Liu Jian's eyes showed concern: "Your Majesty, how did the prince fare last night?"

Ma Wensheng raised his head slightly and looked at Emperor Hongzhi with his sunken eye sockets. The other officials all showed expectations.

The living official was allowed to stay in the palace and recorded all the times when the prince had sex.

Emperor Hongzhi looked in the direction of Du Cha Yuan, but did not see Yan Chengjin: "Where is Yan Qing's family?"

Xiao Jing said: "Yan Chengjin and the prince went to the East Palace."

Li Dongyang looked at Emperor Hongzhi. It was unknown whether the prince had sex or not, and what the outcome was.

It is related to the succession of the Ming Dynasty.

The vassal king cannot help but want to rebel. The royal family will have no heirs, and the world will fall into war.

Before the matter was concluded, the officials were in no mood to talk about other matters.

"Your Majesty, what is the prince?"

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and said, "It's time to have sex. I haven't slept all night."

The officials heaved a sigh of relief, which meant that they would know whether the disease was cured or not by looking at whether the princess was pregnant.

Yang Tinghe's eyes flickered, wondering if Yan Chengjin could still be impeached.

How can there be such miraculous medical skills in the world? If you say you are pregnant, you will be pregnant.

After returning to Zhan Shifu, Yang Tinghe said to his assistant officers: "The prince had sex last night. I heard that Yan Chengjin gave the prince five hundred thousand taels. I don't know whether it is true or not."

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Renshou Palace,

Empress Dowager Zhou also looked at the living notes with bright eyes: "Okay, okay, the emperor only has one heir, the prince, but the emperor's family always has no choice but to spread its branches."

Empress Zhang looked ashamed. The emperor's family had many heirs, which represented the prosperity of the country.

But the two children she gave birth to to His Majesty both died in infancy.

"I am ashamed!"

Empress Dowager Zhou turned a deaf ear and asked, "Where are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess?"

Emperor Hongzhi laughed loudly and said: "The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are both in the East Palace. The Queen Mother wants to summon them. I will order someone to announce them right now."

"The Ai family doesn't see the prince. The Ai family wants to see Wang Ji and ask him when he can diagnose his pulse."

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East Palace,

Zhu Houzhao escorted Yan Chengjin back and asked, "How can I exchange these five hundred thousand taels from me!"

"Before I came here last night, Your Majesty gave me some instructions."

"What's up?"

"Your Majesty has ordered that if these five hundred thousand taels are exchanged, they will be paid into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Yan Chengjin said matter-of-factly.

"Emperor Dog, these five hundred thousand taels are my hard-earned money. Why should I put it into the national treasury?"

Zhu Houzhao had never seen so much silver. Five hundred thousand taels was more than enough to equip an army of ten thousand people.

He wanted to build an army that only obeyed his own orders, rush into the grassland, and kill Dayan Khan.

It will never be handed over to the national treasury.

Yan Chengjin said: "Your Highness, it is best to keep the note first."

Zhu Houzhao thought so.

Zeng Jian came to the East Palace to visit the Crown Princess with supplements, and said earnestly: "The civil and military officials of the entire court are waiting for you. Don't let His Majesty and all the officials down."

"Father, my daughter doesn't know either... I'm afraid it will bring trouble to her parents' family." The princess was well aware of the depth of the harem.

The late emperor's grandson Empress had no heirs, offended Concubine Wan Guifei, and was finally imprisoned in the cold palace.

Although the officials knew that she was unjustly accused, they did not have any children and did not intercede for her at all.

Even the Sun family of my natal family will be implicated.

Zeng Jian sighed and said, "You can raise me safely in the East Palace. We will talk about it in a month. If there are no heirs, I won't blame you for this."

The last sentence was said extremely quietly, so that only the Crown Princess could hear it.

The prince can't give birth, who can blame him? He wouldn't be able to give birth to another queen.

However, the Empress Dowager Zhou and the officials were already counting the days.

When the one-month period expires, the imperial doctor and Wang Ji will definitely have their pulse checked, but the prince will not be convicted, and the final blame will be placed on the crown princess.

When Zeng Jian walked out of the East Palace, he spotted a familiar figure in front of him and strode forward.

"My dear nephew, would you like to come and sit in our Ministry of Works?"

Yan Chengjin refused: "I still have something to do, so I have to go back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

He knew even without opening his mouth that Zeng Jian wanted to say that the Crown Princess was pregnant, but she would not be lucky. With a temper that would threaten even the Emperor, it was not impossible for them to jointly abolish the Princess.

Your Majesty and Queen Mother Zhou will not object for the sake of the royal family.

He couldn't help Zeng Jian in this matter.

Zeng Jian pulled Yan Chengjin's sleeve, fearing that he would slip away: "Then I will go to your yamen and sit down."

Back in the duty room of the Censorate, the clerk poured two cups of tea.

Of course, Yan Chengjin's tea was just for show, he only drank the tea in the thermos pot he brought with him.

Yan Chengjin got straight to the point: "The matter of the Crown Princess concerns the imperial family. I can only promise Mr. Zeng that if that day comes, I will not follow the officials to submit a petition."

The so-called following the officials to submit a petition means to ask His Majesty to depose the Crown Princess and replace her with someone who can give birth.

When you are an official in the court, these things can be expected.

Zeng Jian stroked his beard and said: "I also know that I can't force it. You are familiar with the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince insists on not allowing it, there is room for maneuver."

"Mr. Zeng is too serious. I can't influence the Crown Prince's wishes."

Zhu Houzhao is smart. Every time I ask him to do something, I pay a very heavy price.

Zeng Jian had to give up and left the Censorate with a sigh.

Days passed, and the officials were waiting in agony. Every day was like being in a frying pan, unable to eat or sleep.

Queen Mother Zhou was looking forward to the good news from Wang Ji, but Wang Ji had not entered the palace for a long time.

In later times, the test could be done ten days after intercourse.

But in the Ming Dynasty, medical methods were still relatively backward, and it all depended on Wang Ji's technology. Yan Chengjin could not urge Wang Ji. If Wang Ji could not diagnose it, it would be a false joy. He had to be absolutely sure.

When Emperor Hongzhi was doing morning exercises at the Meridian Gate, the eunuch ran over happily and said, "Your Majesty, Doctor Wang has entered the palace!"

Wang Ji stepped into the palace like a god, causing the eunuchs to run around to report.

Yan Chengjin was outside the Fengtian Hall, waiting to go to court, but heard the eunuch say that he didn't need to go to court: "Your Majesty has gone to the East Palace, and Wang Ji has entered the palace!"

The officials had different expressions.

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian looked at each other and rushed to the East Palace.

The second update is a little later. I got up late today.