Zhao Xirui is pregnant?
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Su Yonglin paused from arranging the pillows carelessly, then turned to look at Zhao Xirui, who was smiling, and then lowered his eyes to look at her belly with a surprised look on his face.
"Pregnant? Why didn't I know? When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me? The doctor came to see you? Really? There was no misdiagnosis? Why doesn't it look like it?"
Su Yonglin quickly stepped forward and stared at Zhao Xirui's belly, as if he had a pair of clairvoyant eyes that could see through the appearance to see the essence, and see if there was a little life being conceived in Zhao Xirui's belly.
Since their marriage, Su Yonglin and Zhao Xirui have generally spent less time together and more separation. Especially during the decisive battle with Wan Yanliang, Su Yonglin sent Zhao Xirui to the rear to protect her safety. During that time, the couple did not see each other for more than half a year. .
It wasn't until Su Yonglin took over Zhongdu that he took Zhao Xirui to his side, and the two had a chance to reunite.
I didn't expect to be shot so soon.
"How many questions do you have to ask?"
Zhao Xirui patted Su Yonglin and then smiled and said: "It's only been two months, what can you tell? I didn't notice it before. Later, sometimes I would retching, and there would be maids around me asking if my period was coming. At that time, I Only then did I realize that I might be pregnant, so I secretly called for a doctor to diagnose me, and then it was confirmed."
"This...this..."
Su Yonglin didn't react for a while, and directly reached out to touch Zhao Xirui's belly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I just found out not long ago, and you have been busy and doing things these days. I don't want you to be distracted. Now that the overall situation has been decided and the dust has settled, I can tell you."
Zhao Xirui grabbed Su Yonglin's hand and pressed it on her stomach: "Although we can't touch it yet, our child is right here."
Since returning to this era, Su Yonglin has experienced many unforgettable things and many emergencies. Being on the edge of life and death for a long time has allowed him to develop strong psychological endurance.
But at this moment, he was still almost broken through his psychological defense.
After being excited for a while, he realized that he was going to be a father and would leave his own bloodline in this world, and he felt inexplicably moved in his heart.
He just hugged Zhao Xirui for a long time and was unwilling to let go.
The news that Su Yonglin founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor soon spread to Xixia, Goryeo, and the Southern Song Dynasty.
These three regimes that coexisted with the Ming Empire all had the same reaction to Su Yonglin's proclaimed emperor, that is, they immediately sent high-level envoys to send gifts to Su Yonglin to express their congratulations.
But their internal views on this are slightly different.
Xixia is the most sensitive to this matter.
Because the Liberation Army had just pacified Guanzhong not long ago, conquered the last state held by the Jin Kingdom, completely occupied Guanzhong, took over all the defense facilities set up by the Jin Army, completed the military deployment of Guanzhong belonging to the Liberation Army, and secured Guanzhong. In the mouth.
At that time, many people in Ren Dejing's shogunate said that the day when Su Yonglin would become emperor was not far away. They said that once Su Yonglin pacified Guanzhong and completely destroyed the Jin Kingdom, he would soon become emperor. Xixia must make relevant preparations. Accept the birth of a new empire.
Sure enough, he proclaimed himself emperor, established the Ming Empire, named it Hongwu, and sent people to claim it.
The meaning is very simple. I have proclaimed myself emperor. Come and pay homage to me and praise me for my awesomeness. Then, use my reign name and kneel down to sing Conquer. As soon as I am in a good mood, I will make you a vassal state and protect you well.
Although the tone of the words was much more polite, the meaning was that, and everyone knew it.
Ren Dejing didn't care about this kind of thing.
This is not Xixia's first day as a son. Although his fathers were disgraced during his rebellious period, he later recognized the dangers of society and became a good son, so Xixia is used to this kind of thing.
What Ren Dejing was concerned about was whether Su Yonglin got his previous hints and what he thought of his ideas.
In addition, the matter of sending people south to contact the Song Dynasty has to be pushed forward. It cannot be postponed. It is better to be prepared and relieved early than to be unprepared when the incident comes.
With such a mood, Ren Dejing symbolically told Li Renxiao about the matter, and then started preparing to organize a mission.
This time the envoy must be of a higher level than the last one and have more things to talk about, so he decided to let his younger brother Ren Degong be the envoy and lead the entire envoy to Zhongdu to meet Su Yonglin with generous gifts. .
Then he found Ren Degong and gave him face-to-face instructions.
"If Su Yonglin supports us, of course we can handle things smoothly. If Su Yonglin doesn't support us, you must not be rash or forceful. Instead, you should calmly apologize and tell Su Yonglin that you will never have such thoughts again."
Ren Dejing told Ren Dejing like this.
Ren Degong was a little confused.
"If he doesn't agree, we really can't do it?"
"Disagreeing for a moment does not mean disagreeing for the rest of your life. As long as we can make him feel that the advantages of accepting us as our replacement outweigh the disadvantages, he will definitely choose to support it."
"Then how do we convince him? Such a founding king is definitely not easy to deal with."
"That's natural. It all depends on what he needs and what we can give him."
Ren Dejing thought for a while and said nothing.
At this time, Ren Degong thought of something.
"Brother, Su Yonglin publicly stated that he does not want to be the emperor, but only the human emperor. What does this mean? What does he want to do?"
"Not being an emperor, but being a human emperor, huh, it's easier said than done."
Ren Dejing sneered and shook his head: "Do you know why emperors in the past called themselves emperors?"
Ren Degong said disdainfully: "It's just to confuse people's minds and make the stupid people think that they are the chosen ones and dare not resist. Most stupid people will believe this and won't dare to resist until they can't survive."
"Then Su Yonglin publicly declares that he is not the emperor, but the human emperor, and this layer of deterrence will be gone."
Ren Dejing said: "Perhaps he is too confident in himself? He thinks that he can conquer the world without having to hold God over his head, and he doesn't need to look at God's face all the time. I don't like this kind of thing It's understandable.
But it should not be mentioned that he was born as a rebel, and he destroyed the Jin Kingdom within three years of starting the army. How could a bandit from a mere place achieve such great achievements? Such a person, who among us would not regard him as a man from heaven? ? Who dares to confront him tit for tat? "
"Indeed, he was able to destroy the Jin Kingdom only three years after he started his army. He defeated such a huge Jin Kingdom in a state of disarray. Is he... really not the emperor?"
Ren Degong swallowed and asked with difficulty.
"No matter he is the emperor or not, as long as he keeps winning, no one will dare to oppose him. No matter he says he is the emperor or not, everyone will automatically regard him as the emperor. But the key to the problem is not him, but what comes after him. .”
Ren Dejing spread his hands: "He is powerful in force and has a great reputation. Even if he does something wrong, no one dares to oppose him, but what about his son? He will die eventually. After he dies, why should his son be the Human Emperor?" What? Why should anyone accept the rule of his son?"
Ren Degong nodded.
"So, he didn't think about the future?"
"No, I think he took it into consideration."
Ren Dejing pinched his chin and frowned: "He wiped out the Central Plains and destroyed the Jin Kingdom in three years. What a great talent, how could he not even consider this kind of issue? He must have considered it, but he must still have a lot to do. things.
If these things are done in the name of the emperor, I am afraid there will be bad results, so he would rather not be the emperor. This kind of person will not make decisions that are detrimental to interests because of personal likes and dislikes. Next, we will wait. Let's see what Su Yonglin wants to do. "
Ren Dejing nodded. At this time, he could only trust Ren Dejing's judgment.
Xixia quickly sent a high-level envoy to prepare to formally establish the vassal relationship with the Ming Empire established by Su Yonglin, recognizing the Ming Empire as its suzerain state and itself as a vassal state of the Ming Empire.
When Li Renxiao submitted his petition to Su Yonglin, he needed to declare himself a minister.
In this way, the righteous status of the monarch and his ministers was determined.
