The 20th year of Yongchang of Ming Dynasty, the 1996 year of the Imperial Calendar, the 15th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar! This was a day destined to go down in history for the ancient empire of the Great Ming Federation.
The capital, the Forbidden City!
"Wow!"
A loud cry came from a gorgeous palace and pierced through the night sky.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Empress has given birth to a prince. Both mother and son are safe!”
A maid wearing a pink palace dress had a happy expression on her face as she quickly ran to a middle-aged man who was waiting outside the palace. This person was wearing a red dragon robe and a black gauze winged crown. He was not angry but had an imposing appearance.
However, when he heard the palace maid's words, his dignified expression quickly disappeared and he said anxiously,"What did you say? The Empress really gave birth to a prince?”
The middle-aged man seemed to have waited for this moment for too long. He still couldn't believe it. He stared at the palace in front of him, wanting to run in and confirm the situation himself.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Empress has indeed successfully given birth to a prince. However, the birth of a child at an older age has caused her blood to weaken and she needs to recuperate.”
The middle-aged man was finally relieved when he saw the palace maid's affirmative expression. An indescribable joy surged into his heart, causing him to laugh out loud."Good, good, good! I have an heir."
That's right, this person was the twenty-fourth emperor of the Great Ming Federation, Zhu Jianyi, whose year name was Yongchang! As the twenty-fourth Son of Heaven of Ming Dynasty, he ascended the throne at the age of nineteen. He had been in the throne for twenty years now. He was almost in the middle of his life, but he had never had an heir, causing rumors to spread among the people and the court to be in turmoil.
Zhu Jianyi felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat when he thought of how the lack of heirs had led to the turmoil of the dynasty and even the invasion of foreign enemies. But now, the Empress finally gave birth to an heir today. The Ming Dynasty's six hundred years of rule finally had an heir!
Zhu Jianyi, who could not contain his joy, immediately ordered the palace maid in front of him,"Go to the Imperial Academy of Medicine now and pass on this one's decree. Let them transfer the best nursing doctors and the most expensive medicinal herbs to the harem. In the next month, you must properly recuperate the Empress 'body and not neglect it!”
"This servant will obey!"
The palace maid retreated, and Zhu Jianyi was unable to suppress his excitement. Hearing the cries of the baby coming from the palace, the emperor scratched his heart and could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. At this moment, he was eager to see his own flesh and blood.
Right at this moment,
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The birth of a prince is a joy for the Ming Dynasty and a blessing for the people!”A slightly ear-piercing voice sounded from behind Tian Zi.
At this moment, in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, a beautiful woman whose face was pale but could not hide her noble temperament was holding a wrinkled baby in her arms. She was smiling with a blissful expression.
"Ya! The little prince was so ugly. He was simply a little monkey!”
A cute little loli curiously sized up the baby who was sucking milk. The strange thing was that this girl had a head of silver-white hair and a pair of red eyes.
Hearing this, the woman with a gentle temperament laughed and said,"Silly girl, newborn children are all like this. After a period of time, they will be normal.”
"Sigh, is that so?" The little girl looked innocent.
"The empress is right. Because the baby has been soaking in the mother's womb's water before birth, and because of the pressure from natural labor, his skin will be wrinkled. After a few days, it would turn into a cute baby.”A female doctor in a white coat and a mask explained.
Compared to the warm atmosphere in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, the atmosphere outside suddenly became heavy.
A eunuch wearing a python robe and a black veil on his head came forward with a fawning smile, surrounded by several young eunuchs. He cupped his hands and bowed."Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Seeing this person, Zhu Jianyi's pupils constricted. He then said with a smile that was not a smile,"Minister Gao, you're really well-informed!”
Then, he pointed out,"It's still unknown whether it's a great joy." But the blessing of the people? I seem to have heard recently that someone embezzled the funds used by the Ministry of Revenue to relieve the snow disaster in the north. Now the people are still in deep water!”
Eunuch Gao was shocked and quickly said,""I didn't expect that in such an eventful autumn, there would still be people in the country who would do such dirty things. This servant will definitely punish them severely when I return!”
"Gao Qing, what are you saying? This is the responsibility of the Supreme Court and should be investigated by the Supreme Court. You only need to keep your position!"
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right." Gao wiped his cold sweat and forced a smile."However, now that Great Ming has an heir, it is truly a joyous occasion. Why don't this servant go down and announce it to the world? Let the people of the world know that Great Ming has an heir!”
Zhu Jianyi nodded at this suggestion and said lightly,""Go, I want to announce to the whole world that my Ming Dynasty has a successor!”
" Yes, your humble servant will take his leave!"
Zhu Jianyi only sneered when he saw the other party leave."Those who come have ill intentions, and those who are kind don't come! Great Ming has come to this step today, you eunuchs have really contributed greatly!”
Then, he turned around and walked towards the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. As he walked, he said,"This one is happy to have an imperial son. It can be considered that one of this one's worries has been removed. Now, it's time to start cleaning up the house!”
At this point, Zhu Jianyi pushed open the door and entered…
Not long after, the news, newspapers, and websites of the Ming Dynasty reported the latest news of the birth of the first prince. Once this matter was reported, it was reprinted by countless media outlets. Immediately, everyone in the Federation, regardless of whether they were poor or noble, was overjoyed.
It wasn't easy. After the 17th generation of the emperor, the Ming royal family, which had been passed down for thousands of years, suffered some kind of misfortune and had a single heir. By the time of the twenty-fourth generation of the emperor, there was no heir in the middle of the year. Although the country had been calling on the people to have fewer children in recent years, it was too dangerous for the emperor to do this. Look at the egg-curled-haired emperor on the other side of the river. His princes and princesses are like pigs. Then look at our emperor. Sigh! But now, the birth of a prince not only continued the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty's throne, but also eliminated a political crisis. Thinking of the turmoil caused by the lack of heirs in ancient times, and even the invasion of foreign enemies, the entire Federation could not help but heave a sigh of relief!
Just as the people were celebrating the birth of the prince, the international community was discussing the arrival of this new life. At this time, regardless of whether their relationship with Big Ming was good or bad, the countries that were far away or close to them all called to congratulate them! For a time, this ancient empire became the center of the world again!
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