The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin stuffed the black jade back into his arms.

The Queen Mother waved to Empress Zhang and said, "Take away my throne. It's spacious and comfortable here. The Queen can come and sit here."

Considering the large number of royal family members, Song Jing made a slightly longer set that could seat four people.

Zhou Yu and Zhang Heling took the opportunity to come forward and touch and rub it.

This new item made in Liangxiang is deeply loved by the Queen Mother. It will definitely win the favor of the noble ladies in the capital and can be sold for silver.

Zhou Yu smiled and asked in a low voice, "My dear nephew, what is this made of?"

In public, it is not convenient to cheat the relatives, so as not to be seen by the emperor, Yan Chengjin shook his head.

Zhang Yanling was startled and said, "Your Majesty, this is cowhide. He slaughtered a cow!"

The Ming Dynasty has a limited cattle order. To kill a cow, you need to produce a cattle slaughtering order from the government. This kid is finished.

When Zhang Yanling was in the northwest, it was the nomadic people who kidnapped him. There were several large cowhide chairs in the mountain stronghold. You can tell it is cowhide by touching it.

The face of Emperor Hongzhi changed slightly. This piece of furniture must have at least four cowhides. It would be good to please the Queen Mother, but it would be a loss to slaughter four oxen for this.

Yan Chengjin took out the voucher from his arms: "These are the cows slaughtered by Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo. I saw that the cowhides were wasted, so I spent money to buy them."

The Zhang brothers regretted it very much. They slaughtered several cows as godfathers recently. Who knew that cowhides could be so useful.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the two brothers with a serious face.

He sat on the sofa and leaned back slightly. A feeling of relaxation came over him, from his waist to his fingers, so comfortable that he wanted to roll over.

The Queen Mother and Empress Zhang praised him again and again, and the princesses beside them showed their expectation.

Xiao Jing winked at him: "Sir Yan, you can leave after presenting the gift"

Why doesn't your majesty reward you yet? According to the normal birthday celebration process, after walking the red carpet and presenting gifts, he should leave.

But Yan Chengjin stood there and held on for a minute.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin and saw through the boy's mind. He presented the imperial seal, but I didn't reward him. He is here to ask me for a reward.

It's not good to be promoted too quickly, which will lead to impeachment by the censors.

"The harem will not have a banquet for all officials today. Yan Qing can go back home. By the way, send another sofa to Renshou Palace."

His Majesty really didn't want to give him the skin.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "Cowhide is hard to come by, and the sponge in the sofa is a rare thing, which is extremely difficult to mine. It's hard for me to make another one."

Such a rare item, even his house doesn't have it.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed. This piece of furniture called sofa is comfortable to sit on, and he wants to put one in Huagai Palace.

"The show is about to start. Do you want to stay and watch?"

Yan Chengjin also prepared a backup plan and took out a manuscript from his arms: "I have a second birthday gift for the empress dowager."

The eyes of the empress dowager Zhou and Emperor Hongzhi fell on the book.

The eunuch in charge of the Renshou Palace sang with a strange look on his face: "Yan Chengjin, the censor of the Censorate, presents the birthday gift Liujia Guide."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment. What kind of book is this? I have often read in Wenyuan Pavilion since I was five years old. I have read a lot of virtuous books, but I have never heard of it.

Yan Chengjin presented the sofa, which attracted the empress dowager Zhou and the princesses to be curious about the book.

"This book was written by Wang Ji. It records many principles such as food taboos, conditioning, and tonic for pregnant women. It can help Empress Zhang give birth to a prince safely."

Although there are imperial doctors and old maids in the palace, they are not as good as Wang Ji in conditioning.

Yan Chengjin added some private goods in it. It is a guide for pregnant women.

There is a truth in later generations that when visiting someone, you should give gifts to children, which will please the adults more.

Forget about Zhu Houzhao. Now, the empress dowager is most concerned about the grandson in Empress Zhang's belly.

Empress Dowager Zhou took a look, but she was too old to see clearly: "I like your birthday gift the most. It seems useless, but it is very useful. I have seen a lot of jade, calligraphy and paintings presented by officials, and I don't think it's rare.

Now what I hope most is the blood in the empress's belly.

Emperor, I heard that Yan Qing's family found the imperial seal, but you didn't reward them?"

The empress dowager was in the harem and knew about the court. Yan Chengjin was a little surprised.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth. Yan Chengjin got it. He was the one who found the jade, but he was afraid that the empress dowager would know that he had left Beijing and would not recognize him.

Empress Dowager Zhou said sadly: "You are the emperor, you should be clear about rewards and punishments. The previous emperor rewarded traitors and neglected virtuous ministers. I am afraid that he will be infamous for thousands of years. Don't learn from him."

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly. Thanks to Concubine Wan, Chenghua's reputation is indeed not very good.

This is asking for a title for Yan Chengjin.

The princesses have their own thoughts. Princess Xing regrets faintly. If Yan Chengjin mentions it at this time, the empress dowager may ask for a change of fiefdom for Xing Wang.

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment and said: "Yan Qingjia helped me find the imperial seal. It has great merit. I decree that Yan Qingjia will be promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate."

Promoted!

Yan Chengjin was a little surprised. Emperor Hongzhi really couldn't get around Empress Dowager Zhou.

The Ming Dynasty respected the left.

He was the Right Censor-in-Chief, and now he was promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief.

The difference between the two positions is that the right is usually a temporary position, and the left is an official sitting in the court.

Empress Dowager Zhou asked, "I heard that Your Majesty took Doctor Wang's medicine and under the training of Yan Qing's family, the Queen became pregnant. Now Prince Shou has no children. I wonder if Yan Qing's family has any solution?"

Emperor Hongzhi's face was slightly stiff, and his thin lips moved slightly: "Let Yan Qing's family talk about it."

Yan Chengjin thought for a moment and did not rush to respond.

I heard Zhu Houzhao mention that the Empress Dowager doted on Prince Shou. According to historical records, Prince Shou had no children, and the court took back the fiefdom after his death.

Who knows if the thing of the Shou prince is a natural eunuch.

Looking at the Shou prince's wife, she is very charming and does not look like a woman who can give birth.

"I am not a doctor, so I dare not make a conclusion. Your Majesty can send Wang Ji to Shu to diagnose the pulse of the Shou prince and prescribe medicine. Combined with my training strategy, there may be a 20% chance of conceiving a child."

Empress Dowager Zhou's eyes dimmed and she murmured, "Only 20%."

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly shocked. Yan Chengjin said that 20% was already very high. "Let Wang Ji go and take a look. The queen mother doesn't know. This boy said 20%, and it needs to be increased by 20 to 30%. 40% is already very high."

This boy was cautious in front of the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then showed a happy expression. With Wang Ji's presence, she felt much more relieved.

She turned to comfort the Shou prince's wife.

At this time, Princess Xing looked sad and said softly: "Queen Dowager, Prince Xing has not had a good life these years.

When the rainy season comes, Anlu Prefecture will suffer from floods. The river water will flood the imperial farm, and there will be no harvest for a year.

Prince Xing wants to ask Your Majesty to change his fiefdom."

Yan Chengjin was about to leave, not wanting to see Princess Xing's pity.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi stopped him: "Mr. Yan, come to me."

This is a bit confusing.

Your Majesty wants to use him to block Queen Dowager Zhou?

Yan Chengjin hesitated for a moment, then walked behind Emperor Hongzhi.

Zhu Houzhao looked at him with a smile and whispered: "Lao Gao, do you have a birthday gift in your arms? I just saw it."

Yan Chengjin did not speak.

Queen Mother Zhou sighed heavily. Prince Xing was also her beloved grandson. She said earnestly, "Emperor, Prince Xing is your brother. If he had insisted on fighting with you, you would not have been able to sit on the throne."

The implication was that Prince Xing had made concessions in the past, so you should also take care of him.

Prince Xing was very talented. At the beginning, he not only had the support of Concubine Wan and Concubine Chen, but also had a one-sided minister behind him.

However, those who fought with Emperor Hongzhi were relatives and ministers, and Prince Xing did not participate.