I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 794: The Birth of Shen Changgong's Eldest Son

"Order the commander of the Ninth Legion, Kou Jin, to lead his legions to Longhu Gorge immediately and receive 100,000 local troops to jointly garrison."

"Order the Tenth Legion Commander Shi Liang to lead his legions to the Three Passes immediately. Lead one hundred thousand local troops, a total of two hundred thousand men, to use the Three Passes as a defensive line to defend against the Yan army.

Two lines of defense, we must hold Guilin, no retreat!"

The two orders from Emperor Qian were completely different, because he also knew that it was unrealistic to rely on 400,000 people alone to defend Lingling, so if he could not win, he could retreat and preserve his manpower.

But Guilin is different. After Guilin, go 800 miles south and you will reach Yugui.

By then, the road will be flat and there will be no strategic location to defend.

After delivering the imperial edict, Emperor Qian looked at the civil and military officials below and said,

"I know you are afraid in your hearts, afraid that we cannot defeat the Yan people, afraid that we will lose, die, and destroy our country.

But I tell you, I'm not afraid!

Winning is a merit that will last forever!

If I lose, I will live and die with Daqian!

There is nothing to be afraid of. Everyone is mortal since ancient times, and no emperor has ever lived forever.

It is better to die heroically in battle than to live in humiliation.

This is my attitude.

I hope you will not be afraid, and work with me to govern the Qian Kingdom well and provide military supplies for the frontline troops!"

"According to the order!"

All the civil and military officials in the court bowed and took their leave.

Gongyang Zhan and Wenbo both knew that it was undoubtedly a fantasy to persuade Emperor Qian to surrender at this time. Without suffering a few defeats and being beaten to the gate of the capital, Emperor Qian was already dreaming of defeating the Yan army.

Only those who have witnessed the power of the Yan army can deeply understand the feeling of powerlessness.

……

Yingdu.

In a courtyard of the harem, palace maids and eunuchs kept shuttling back and forth into the house, bringing water and towels.

There was also a group of anxious people standing in the yard.

Shen Changgong, Yan Fuyao, Gongsun Wan'er, Tu Que Ling, Tang Xinyi, Fairy Mei Yan, Jiang Ruoxue and others were all in the yard.

Among them, Shen Changgong was the most anxious and kept pacing back and forth.

From time to time, the midwife's encouraging voice and Yu Ziling's sound of exertion could be heard from the room.

"Ma'am, push harder. I can see the baby's head coming out. Once the head comes out, the body will be ready."

"Don't be anxious, take your time, and rest to recover your strength before pushing hard."

"Don't be afraid, we are all here to help you."

"Madam, it's almost out, it's almost out, do it in one go."

……

Shen Changgong paced anxiously, Yan Fuyao touched her belly and sat on the chair, saying,

"Stop walking around. Sit down and rest for a while. You still have to pick up the baby later."

"I'm worried, I want to go in and take a look."

"Just stay still. There's no place for you to stand even if you go. Going there will only cause more trouble. These midwives are the most skilled midwives in the palace."

"Skilled as hell! They only delivered you in the past forty years, right? After the late emperor gave birth to you, they haven't delivered any other babies. It's been over forty years since the late emperor was born, right?"

"The midwife from the Chu royal palace is here too. The King of Chu has more than a dozen sons and daughters, so she's very experienced."

"Oh, I'm really worried to death."

Looking at Shen Changgong's anxious look, Yan Fuyao chuckled and said,

"You, you weren't afraid of thousands of troops on the battlefield, but now you're panicking. Can you act like a prince? You're about to become a father, but you're not steady at all."

Shen Changgong suddenly took off the jade pendant carved by Xiao Qiao from his waist, put his hands together in his palms, and prayed to the heavens.

"Gods and ancestors, I, Shen Changgong, have committed grave sins, but all of them are my fault. My wife and child are innocent. I hope you will protect them and their safety. I will bear all the sins on my own..."

He was originally an atheist, but at this time, he couldn't help but put his hopes in God for the key events in his life.

The most sincere prayers are not in temples, but in hospitals.

This sentence is true.

After praying, Shen Changgong hung the jade pendant around his waist again, then lowered his head and walked into the house.

Seeing this, the nanny at the door quickly stopped him and said,

"Alas, alas, my Lord, you can't go in. You can't go in."

"Why can't you come in? I'm just watching and won't get in your way."

"Oh, my Lord, just wait patiently. We servants wouldn't dare joke with our own heads.

This is a big deal, so leave it to a professional midwife.

Every profession has its own specialization. Fighting is your business, and this is ours. Please sit down for a while, a quarter of an hour, and then another quarter of an hour."

Shen Changgong had no choice but to continue pacing.

In fact, the midwife had a deeper meaning behind not letting Shen Changgong in.

Because the wives of many important figures are very beautiful and dignified, they are very popular. However, when giving birth, they sweat profusely, their hair is messy, and their lower body is stretched by the baby. The childbirth process will be very embarrassing and difficult, and their image will be very bad, which will leave people with psychological trauma.

When he has sex again in the future, seeing that part will remind him of the scene of childbirth, and it will immediately become boring. It won't take long before he gets tired of the woman, which will cause her to fall out of favor.

Gradually, an unwritten rule developed among midwives that men, especially the husbands of women in labor, were not allowed to come in and watch.

This is also to protect the status of women.

After a quarter of an hour, the midwife's surprised shout was finally heard from the room.

"Born! Born!"

Then, there was a loud baby cry.

When Shen Changgong heard this voice, his expression instantly relaxed, and then he sat down on the chair.

At this time, he was not in a hurry to go in.

Because he knew that the midwife had to bathe the baby and the palace maid had to clean and clear the mess left by the birth, and he could only go in to see it after a while.

A midwife came out and said with a smile,

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Highness, on the birth of your prince, a little prince."

Yan Fuyao waved her hand, and the palace maids serving beside her came forward with gold and silver to reward the midwife and other palace maids.

"Bring me paper and pen. I want to give a name to Prince Lanling."

Yan Fuyao said domineeringly.

Tu Queling on the side hurriedly spread out paper and pen.

Shen Changgong said with a frown,

"Isn't it my job as a father to name my child?"

"You? How many years of education have you had? Are you planning to marry Shen Dazhu or Shen Ergou?"

"Am I that bad?"

"Shut up! Being given a name by the emperor is a great honor, and you're still complaining about it."

Yan Fuyao stood up while touching her belly, picked up a pen, and wrote three big words vertically on the paper.

Shen Yichen.

Shen Changgong looked at the name, touched his chin and nodded.

"Yes, that's a good name."

Yan Fuyao put on a playful smile and said,

"Really? What's good about it?"

"Luckily, I don't understand it at all."