Although some generals were not subject to military orders when they were away from the court, those who could really do this were mostly famous generals with great courage. The rest of the people still had to obey the orders of the court and the words of the commander-in-chief.

If the King of Zhou wanted to put forward his opinions and make people listen to him, he had to convince them, otherwise it would not work.

In addition, there were military supervisors sent by the emperor and civil servants ready to make reports at any time, in order to prevent others from taking credit, so they would come specially to count the number of people killed.

Therefore, the restrictions imposed on military generals were actually quite great.

Military generals also have to establish their authority, and to do so they have to use severe punishments, not hesitating to offend people, and they have to recruit real generals. They have to have real ability, otherwise, you'll just be waiting to pick up the spoils, and others won't be convinced.

At this moment Yao Niang had a labor. She was chatting and laughing with Gao Xuance in the morning, but she suddenly had a labor. Gao Xuance was stunned and quickly carried her to the room. The midwife was inside and the imperial physician was waiting outside, and he went to the front line himself.

He had not been at home before, so he did not realize how hard it was to give birth. A smell of blood rushed towards him, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Queen Hong also came over in person. Seeing Gao Xuance looking at the delivery room, she couldn't help but step forward and persuade him, "Go sit aside for a while. Giving birth won't be that quick."

"Mother, please go to the next room and have a rest. I want to watch here. Otherwise, I will feel scared." Gao Xuance was afraid that he might fail to see it and something might happen to Yao Niang.

Queen Hong looked at her tall son, and was overwhelmed with emotions. He was really good to her! Queen Hong was a little emotional, and thought that even if she was favored, the emperor would never treat her like this.

Life is really strange. Some people seem to be born lucky and can win a man's heart.

"Okay, mother, please sit in the side room. Don't worry. The doctor we invited this time is from the Imperial Hospital. There will be no problem. Yao Niang has already given birth to two children and is very experienced." Empress Hong advised.

Gao Xuance said seriously: "I saw that she lost a lot of blood. Even if she gave birth smoothly, I'm afraid her vitality would be seriously damaged."

He didn't understand the pain of childbirth before, but now that he sees Yao Niang, there is nothing he doesn't understand.

"In fact, all women go through this." Queen Hong tried to persuade.

Gao Xuance couldn't help but say, "Yao Niang, she is different!"

It was very painful for others to give birth, as they had their own families to take care of, but since Yao Niang married me, I was the only one who loved her.

In fact, Yao Niang's birth this time went very smoothly, even smoother than the previous ones, because her hip bones were wide enough from the previous two births, and she herself was not as petite as Mu Wantong.

But that's how childbirth is, you need to be patient. She knows how to push hard and how to breathe, which is based on her experience of giving birth before.

More importantly, her husband was guarding her at the door.

"Wow"

Gao Xuance finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the cry of a baby. The door of the delivery room opened and the midwife congratulated him: "Your Highness the Third Prince, the princess has given birth to a little prince."

Or a boy? Gao Xuance only asked: "How is the princess?"

The midwife thought Gao Xuance would be very happy to hear that it was a boy, but she didn't know that he only asked about the princess. The midwife said hesitantly, "The princess was exhausted when giving birth, and now she is in a coma."

Gao Xuance quickly lifted his robe and ran in. He saw Yao Niang looking pale and silent, completely lacking her usual radiance. He couldn't help crying.

"Sister Yao, I have caused you so much pain." If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that a woman could be so weak after giving birth, almost completely exhausted.

…

When Yao Niang had recovered, Empress Hong sent someone to ask her to stay in confinement for another month, and someone from the Imperial Hospital personally took her pulse three times a day.

Therefore, even though she didn't have Yu to take care of her during the confinement period, she still felt at ease.

Bai Ying smiled and said, "Princess, you don't know that these are all ordered by His Royal Highness Prince Chen. It's just that every time he comes back late and you are asleep, he will come in to see you."

What a woman seeks throughout her life is not dependence, but someone who truly cares for her and understands her.

It was rare that she was in a better mood today. When Gao Xuance came over, Yao Niang saw him looking at her with a frown on his face, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? I heard that you were unhappy when the third child was born. Did you expect a daughter but get a son instead?"

"No, sometimes I really want to kill myself so that you don't have to get pregnant. I feel uncomfortable seeing you like this." Gao Xuance felt a little self-pitying.

Yao Niang knew that his ideas were different from many people, and she didn't expect him to be so shocking to the world. In fact, Yao Niang really didn't want to suffer the pain of childbirth, but she would never think about what the eunuch said.

She said, "Why don't we study how to avoid pregnancy without hurting myself? I don't want to be pregnant anymore. Although many people say that I am in good health, it is really uncomfortable to be pregnant. I feel that I am not as good as before after giving birth to my second child."

She even had a problem with urinary incontinence, which took a long time to cure, but she herself would not publicize it.

Gao Xuance couldn't help but nod after hearing what Yao Niang said: "Okay, that's great, I'll go find someone."

"Why are you in such a hurry? You can't touch me now." Yao Niang felt very happy when she saw him, and her heart was filled with joy.

Gao Xuance was no fool, of course he could sense it. He asked someone to bring some tonic soup and fed it to her himself. He also asked her in detail what was wrong and kept comforting her, which made Yao Niang in a good mood and reduced the pain in her body a lot.

At this time, Dongfang brought up the old matter again. She said to Queen Hong: "Although the position of Prince Zhou is very stable now and Prince Chen may have to go to a fief, I am still willing to marry Tang'er to Prince Chen."

When Empress Hong was still the Imperial Consort, she certainly thought that Dongfang was trying to curry favor with the emperor, because at that time, she believed that her youngest son had a high chance of inheriting the throne.

But after Prince Chen returned from the front, he did not appoint a crown prince. The only big thing he did was to confer a title of nobility on the emperor. This aroused opposition from all officials, and even his father-in-law Luo Zhizheng was dismissed from his post as prime minister. Only then did Empress Hong realize that the emperor had never agreed.

The eldest son had the support of the patriarchal system and the backing of civil and military officials. Even when Luo Zhizheng resigned as prime minister, he said that the Prince of Chen should remove his title of "Chen" and return to his fiefdom.

Queen Hong was puzzled: "Are you willing to let Tang'er be the second concubine? This is impossible. A woman from our Hong family cannot be a second concubine with her current status."

Because of her, the Hong family has granted her the title of Duke. Hong Shutang is the Duke's daughter, so how could she possibly be a concubine?

Dongfang smiled and said, "The Luo family is declining. Luo and Prince Chen are so affectionate that they must follow the husband. But if Tang'er becomes your daughter-in-law, we are all family. She comes to persuade Prince Chen, and in the future Prince Zhou and Prince Chen will live in harmony, and you can sit firmly on the throne of Queen Mother. What's wrong with that?"

Empress Hong looked at her sister-in-law sharply and understood what she meant. She meant that Luo should die. Only after she died could she remarry and marry Hong Shutang.

Women are the weakest after giving birth, which is the best time to take action...

However, Hong Shutang was not at a disadvantage. If Prince Chen could not ascend to the throne, she would still be the prince's wife. If Prince Chen ascended to the throne, she would be the empress.