After all the reforms, it was already April.
After a day and a night of labor, Shuyao gave birth to a big fat boy weighing 5.7 jin.
The birth of her son made Shuyao happy and worried. She almost hung a sign on her family that said "If you don't want to be the emperor, don't get close to me."
Once people start to think more open-mindedly, they will find that being an emperor is the most troublesome thing.
Especially those who compete to become emperor, only those who are crazy would do that.
The first thing Gu Nanxi did was to visit the mother and son.
It is said to be 5 jin and 7 liang, but 1 jin in the Dayun Dynasty is equivalent to 1.2 jin in later generations. According to the calculation of later generations, the child weighs more than 6 jin and is of a healthy weight.
Even so, Gu Nanxi didn't dare to reach out to hug her.
The child was a small ball with red and wrinkled skin.
When Shuyao saw it for the first time, she burst into tears: "It's too ugly, like a little monkey."
Gu Nanxi secretly agreed with Shuyao's statement, but she tried to comfort her: "At least he doesn't look dark."
Shuyao choked up, this consolation was not very sincere.
Gu Nanxi was very busy. After seeing the mother and child, he gave them a lot of gifts and hurried back to the Qinzheng Hall.
Gu Yunting, the new father, quickly learned how to hold a baby.
Since he learned it, the child has hardly ever left his side.
Shuyao was speechless: "Can't you just put him on the bed?"
Gu Yunting was warned by his mother not to make Shuyao angry during the confinement period, so he swallowed his objection and tried to put the child on the bed.
The crib was designed by Wen Yu himself and built by the best carpenters in Baigongfang. It looked like it had thorns. As soon as the child's back touched the crib, he would suddenly wake up and start crying loudly.
Gu Yunting picked up the child, and the child stopped crying. He smacked his lips a few times and fell asleep again.
Shuyao was stunned. Come on, this is a troublesome kid. Fortunately, he only troubles his father and not his mother.
The young couple was content and enjoyed taking care of their children.
If Shuyao hadn't had enough milk, the wet nurses carefully selected by the female officials would have been almost useless.
Just as the weather was gradually getting warmer, the child could finally be carried out of the yard and stroll around the palace.
This child seems to be a spirit. He needs to be carried to the Qinzheng Hall to report every day. If he doesn't go for one day, he will cry heartbreakingly.
Shuyao was so worried about him that she wanted to slap his little butt a few times.
Gu Yunting, on the other hand, protected his precious little sweetheart and looked at Shuyao complainingly: "What are you doing? He is still a baby. Besides, A Niang is his biological grandmother. What's wrong with him wanting to be close to his grandmother?"
Shuyao glared at Gu Yunting angrily: "You know nothing! He is a child and doesn't know anything. Don't you know anything too?!"
Originally, as the first third generation of the royal family, and probably the only third generation in the next two years, his son has already attracted a lot of attention.
As a result, this child has to report to the Qinzheng Hall every day. How can people feel about this? !
Parents always say that they just want to be a rich and idle king, go to Shanghai, and then take their children to show their presence in front of the emperor.
What is this doing?
Gu Yunting was helpless: "Whether we go or not, we will be a thorn in the eyes of others. So, why bother with them? If my son gets more love, won't he get more protection?"
He held his son in his arms and kissed his smooth face several times. "Besides, our son is so well behaved. He never cries or makes a fuss when he comes to the Qinzheng Palace. Right?"
Shuyao was persuaded by him, and the family of three walked slowly towards the Qinzheng Hall.
At this moment, Gu Nanxi was discussing important matters with several prime ministers.
Last month, Wang Buxi was officially transferred from Yunzhou to the Secretariat and became the third prime minister.
Yunzhou was handed over to Yan Tongchu and Gu Hai.
As the northern capital, Yunzhou can only be governed by someone who is close to Gu Nanxi.
Wang Buxi never expected that he could rise all the way to the position of prime minister from a small border town where no one cared about him!
All this is the grace given by His Majesty!
Wang Buxi's gratitude and loyalty to Gu Nanxi reached a new level.
"Your Majesty, the princess sent a letter saying that Li Jiqian, the ruler of Xixia, is seriously ill and that the government affairs are handed over to Li Deming. Li Deming has been in frequent contact with Tubo, hoping to resume exchanges with the Great Zhou."
Cui Sanlun frowned: "Li Deming has always admired Da Zhou. He is determined to stick with Da Zhou until the end."
Wang Buxi nodded.
In order to promote the submission of Western Xia, Princess Gu Yunyan, after attending His Majesty's coronation ceremony, brought Wei Murier and his party to Western Xia.
Fortunately, she went there in time, otherwise as soon as Li Deming ascended the throne, Xixia would probably cause trouble on the border again.
Wang Buxi: "The princess means that she wants to help Li Yuanhao seize power."
After the trip to Yunzhou Kyoto, Li Yuanhao no longer had the desire to confront the Yun Dynasty.
First support him to become the leader of Western Xia, and after a year or so, let her lead the entire Western Xia to submit to Yun Dynasty.
"Okay, give the princess the power to mobilize the western army." Gu Nanxi made the decision.
It’s just one Xixia, the western army is enough!
Wang Buxi talked about the Uighurs again: "They don't border our Yun Dynasty, so they have a lucky mentality."
They will definitely establish diplomatic relations and they will trade, but they just don’t want to surrender.
The Yun Dynasty did not want to force it to surrender, it just did not want it to ally with Tubo.
After all, Yun Dynasty’s policy towards Da Zhou is a policy of encirclement and boiling a frog in warm water.
Economically, strengthen the ties between Yunzhou and Dazhou.
Then, try to swallow up Tubo in a low-key manner and implement the siege of Da Zhou.
If you want to swallow Tubo easily, you can't let the Western Regions become a solid block.
Gu Nanxi narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "In addition to the friction between the Uighurs and Tubo, they also have conflicts with the Arabs in the west."
The Arabs cut off a lot of westward business, and both the Uighurs and the Xixia were very jealous.
In particular, there are religious issues involved.
The Uighurs never fought westwards simply because they couldn't win, not because they didn't want to.
Gu Nanxi: "They don't have food, but we do. They don't have weapons, but we can sell them to them."
Of course it is impossible to sell firearms, but some of the updated weapons from the Yunzhou army can be sold to them.
If the Uighurs still don't dare to march west even though they have weapons and food, then what's the point of them just surrendering to the Yun Dynasty?
Wang Buxi agreed, "Once they march westward and Li Yuanhao inherits the throne of Xixia, it will leave enough strategic buffer space for our Yun Dynasty, and also allow Tubo to be surrounded on three sides by the Yun Dynasty. It's a good deal!"
Just when everyone was plotting to attack Tubo, Gu Yunting rushed in with his wife and children.
"Mother! Gao Li is really going too far. They suddenly tied up Chen Yixuan and his son and sent them to Da Zhou!"
What?! Gao Li is crazy?! (End of this chapter)
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