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Shen Lang already knew that Mulan was pregnant with a boy.
Even Shen Lang's mother and mother-in-law, Su Peipei, already knew.
Judging from the shape of the belly was pretty accurate.
Mulan was very happy to know that she was pregnant with a boy. Shen Lang, on the other hand, didn't care.
Although he preferred girls, he already had Shen Mi as a baby, so having a baby boy was not bad.
As for Qiu Yao'er?
Forget it!
Shen Lang did not even have anything to do with it. Shen Lang was just donating once.
Shen Lang dashed into his courtyard.
It was already packed with people, and all of them were women.
There were more than a dozen midwives and female doctors.
The baby in Mulan's belly was the center of attention.
Shen Lang even saw a strange woman guarding outside the door. She looked very cool.
When the woman saw Shen Lang, she only blinked a few times.
Shen Lang didn't know her, but seeing Huang Feng beside her and her lonely appearance, he knew that she was Snow Mountain Demon Lin Shang.
She was a top expert who had never won a fight in her life.
Her strength was infinitely close to that of a grandmaster, but she couldn't get a spot.
What was she doing here?
Soon, Shen Lang understood. Father-in-law Jin Zhuo was worried that Mulan's labor wouldn't go smoothly and she might need the help of a top expert.
"Greetings, Palace Master Lin!"
Lin Chang was barely satisfied with this form of address.
She lifted her eyes slightly and nodded.
Shen Lang knew that he couldn't call her Grandmaster Lin. Otherwise, people would think that he was mocking her.
In this world, the lower one's martial arts, the more arrogant they were.
If one's martial arts wasn't enough, they would make up for it with their arrogance.
However, although Master Lin was arrogant, she was still a very honest person.
At least, her entire sect would get five hundred gold coins a month.
That's right, the price had dropped again.
Before, it was five thousand gold coins for three months. That was about sixteen hundred gold coins a month.
Now that it was a yearly contract, the price would definitely be more favorable, but food and accommodation would be included.
Originally, Shen Lang wanted to chat with the old demon for a while, but now he didn't have the mood to do so, so he directly rushed in.
"Husband …"
Shen Lang had just arrived outside the courtyard when he heard Mulan's shout.
"Silly girl, your Husband isn't here yet."
Mulan said, "He's coming, he's coming, he's just outside."
Shen Lang couldn't help but be stunned. Mulan had become so powerful that she could sense his arrival from more than ten meters away?
In the end, when Shen Lang charged into the room, everyone was stunned.
Was the relationship between husband and wife that deep?
Mulan knew that Shen Lang had arrived even though she didn't hear his voice from afar.
Shen Lang held Mulan's precious hand and asked, "Did your water break? Had the uterus opened? How many fingers have you opened? "
Several midwives shook their heads.
"Madam's stomach has been hurting for a few hours, but it won't move."
"Ah …"
Then, Mulan cried out in pain again.
Shen Lang was shocked.
Mulan was much braver than Bing 'er. Even if she was injured, she wouldn't cry out in pain.
Of course, it was painful for a woman to give birth, but with Mulan's cultivation and personality, she would definitely be able to endure it.
Now that even she couldn't endure it, it could be seen how painful it was.
Shen Lang hurriedly checked the fetus.
It was very healthy.
The position of the fetus was also very good.
The baby's heartbeat was strong.
He couldn't help but feel a little relieved!
"Lang 'er, you can't help much here. Go out first, go out first!"
Shen Lang wanted to stay inside.
Mulan also wanted Shen Lang to stay inside.
But the two mothers directly pushed Shen Lang out.
Mulan turned her head and thought that when she cried out in pain, the shape of her face might not be very good, so she agreed with Shen Lang to go out.
As a result, Shen Lang was sent out again after he had just met his wife.
Then, he heard Mulan's cries of pain coming from inside.
It was extremely anxious!
… …
Mulan was extremely anxious about giving birth.
The capital was also extremely anxious.
Whether it was the Monarch, Ning Zheng, or everyone else, they were all in a terrible state.
Especially Ning Zheng!
He had been the commander of Tianyue for more than half a year.
He had never been relaxed, nor had he been prominent.
There was no such thing as fawning or bootlicking.
Every day, he was blamed and cursed by others.
He simply didn't know why there were so many things.
It could even be said that he only bore the responsibility, but didn't enjoy the pleasure of power.
After Shen Lang left, Ning Zheng was once again regarded as a useless person.
The Monarch used Shen Lang's strategy to desperately raise the third prince Ning Qi and belittle the crown prince, so that the court once again returned to balance, and temporarily protected Ning Zheng.
But there were still many officials and ministers in the court who made things difficult for Ning Zheng.
And this kind of difficulty couldn't even be reported.
No matter what, they just didn't cooperate, so you couldn't do anything.
The goal of the two factions of the crown prince and the third prince was very clear, to make it difficult for Ning Zheng to move an inch in the position of commander of Tianyue, and finally get out of here.
But …
Just two months later.
Many people were glad that Ning Zheng was in the position of commander of Tianyue.
Because, all the things that offended people were pushed to him.
Nangong Ao led 80,000 troops south, opening the prelude to the war of national fate.
But this was just the beginning.
The following days were getting harder and harder.
Because they had to prepare for another war.
The war with Chu in the west.
Although this war might not really start, it was better to be prepared.
The military expenses were still enough for the time being.
But at a certain point, gold coins couldn't turn into food, cloth, or medicine.
At any time, merchants couldn't not make money, so it was inevitable to raise prices.
Therefore, the entire area around the capital had to enter into food control.
Even if necessary, there would be a food distribution system, and no free buying and selling.
They had to crack down on the behavior of hoarding food and driving up food prices.
But these food merchants were inextricably linked to the officials in the court.
Attacking the food merchants and offending people …
Ning Zheng had to do it!
Setting a limit on how much food each person could buy every month and preparing to distribute food.
Ning Zheng had to do it too.
With the State of Yue's national strength, it was very difficult to fight two wars at the same time.
But in the war against Chu, they had to be prepared.
All the intelligence showed that the king of Chu was almost crazy.
After losing the last border hunt, the king of Chu thought about revenge day and night.
This time, he spent a huge price to reach a peace agreement with New China and Liang in the west and north.
Then, he continuously gathered troops and pressed against the Chu – Yue border.
He ceded 20 miles of the border, paid 800,000 compensation, and publicly admitted his mistake.
These three things were completely humiliating to the king of Chu, and only blood could be paid.
The Chu Country had already gathered 200,000 soldiers.
A terrifying 200,000 troops!
But the army of Chu was still marching east, and they were still gathering.
It was simply frightening.
The king of Chu was really crazy.
Wu was quiet. The king of Wu didn't make any big moves, nor did he gather troops.
But there was one move that made people uneasy.
It was already the eighth month of the new year, and the spring and autumn crops had been harvested.
The weather in the past year was considered good for Wu. They didn't lack food, and they had successfully passed the food shortage.
But he still secretly borrowed 1.3 million dans of food from the Great Yan Empire.
What did the young king of Wu want to do?
Why did he hoard so much food?
It was definitely not to sell it for money, but to use it as military rations when necessary.
Chu made a big move, and Wu made a small move.
As the center of the storm, the State of Yue naturally had to make a move.
The food control escalated from the capital to the whole country.
However, there were only two places in the State of Yue that had the strictest food control.
One was Yanzhou, and the other was the capital.
Yanzhou was too developed for trade, and Bian Xiao had ruled for many years, so the merchants and the people only dared to complain in their hearts.
The people in the capital were simply full of complaints.
If spittle could fly, Ning Zheng would have drowned.
Millions of people cursed. Because of the food control and meat control, many things could not be bought even if they had money.
The merchants cursed because they were not allowed to sell alcohol or brew wine.
The prostitutes also cursed Ning Zheng. Because of the curfew, the brothels had completely lost business.
That was not all.
The State of Yue had to deal with two major wars, and its military strength was severely insufficient.
Therefore, it had to recruit and train soldiers.
The Tianyue Commandery was not in charge of training soldiers, but the recruitment was.
Good men did not join the army, and good iron did not forge nails.
It was slightly better in poor places, but it was the most difficult to recruit soldiers in places like the capital.
If there was no other way, they had to forcibly recruit them.
Ning Zheng was the one to do such a thing.
In the past, there were cases of forcible recruitment, but as long as the family spent some money, the yamen could cross out the name.
But not now.
Ning Zheng sent the city guards to take over the recruitment.
Not only was spending money useless, but they would also be punished.
Ning Zheng had forcibly recruited more than fifty thousand people from the entire capital.
That was more than 50,000 families.
The curses of hundreds of thousands of people were enough to make him riddled with holes.
Ning Zheng withstood it.
Even if he was condemned by thousands and reviled by tens of thousands, he still did things one by one.
Even if he was in a sorry state, he did not have any outstanding achievements at all.
It was not exquisite at all.
But when Monarch Ning Yuanxian received these results, he was instantly stunned.
He even had an illusion that the State of Yue was so powerful?
Just from the capital alone, they got so much cloth, food, and soldiers?
But after all, he was not a young man. He could tell at a glance that Ning Zheng had done things to the extreme.
Then, he felt a little ashamed.
If it was not for the fact that he had been too carefree in the past 20 years, the State of Yue would not have ended up like this.
Now that the war was imminent, they had to make last-minute efforts and overdraft the people and the national power.
Everyone was willing to be a good person.
But it was difficult to be a bad person.
And now, all the officials in the court were watching Ning Zheng be the bad person.
After offending the officials, offending the merchants, and then completely offending the ordinary people.
And the soldiers that were recruited did not belong to Ning Zheng.
Some were sent to the south, some to Zhong Yao in the west, and the other half to Ning Qi in the north.
In other words, the soldiers that Ning Zheng recruited after offending countless people would eventually belong to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.
He was a complete idiot.
But he also did it meticulously.
This made the Monarch sigh in his heart.
Shen Lang's eyes were really accurate.
Now it seemed that what he said was really true. As a king, intelligence and means were not important, character and will were the foundation.
For the two wars, the State of Yue squeezed the people to the limit.
In the west, it was like dark clouds were pressing down.
Zhong Yao's army and the Chu army gathered day and night.
This time, it was not like last year's show.
This time, it was definitely a big battle to the death.
And what about the war in Nan Ou?
Badly battered!
Nangong Ao's son was in Zhu Lin's army, and in his letter, he had clearly written about the situation on this side.
But Nangong Ao still felt that the State of Yue had more than a hundred thousand soldiers. No matter how strong the Sand Barbarian warriors were, they lacked discipline and were like a mass of loose sand.
His army was far better in equipment and discipline, so it was not difficult to win.
But when he really arrived at the battlefield of Nan Ou, he felt the seriousness of the problem.
Nan Ou was very small, not even half the size of a province of the State of Yue. It was only the size of a few counties.
In the whole of Nan Ou, there were only three large cities, and these cities were in the hands of the State of Yue.
But other than these three cities, there were enemies everywhere.
Almost all the officials of Nan Ou had defected to the State of Yue and were like lackeys.
But Prince Jin launched a war of the people.
Zhu Lin's war report said that the capital of Nan Ou and the other two cities were in his hands every time.
But after leaving the city, it was all Prince Jin's territory.
The rebellion in Nan Ou had been going on for two years, and almost all the people here were soldiers.
The State of Yue's army was less than a few hundred people, and they didn't even dare to leave the city.
Because they would be ambushed.
And in the whole of Nan Ou, except for a few cities, the rest were mountains and forests.
The number of enemies, big and small, was simply innumerable.
They were completely trapped in the sea of Sand Barbarian people.
It was really like a quagmire.
Three cities, more than a hundred thousand soldiers, would be ambushed dozens of times every day.
It was not good to send less soldiers to encircle and suppress them, or they would be destroyed.
It was also not good to send more soldiers to encircle and suppress them, because they would disappear without a trace into the mountains.
It had been three months since Nangong Ao entered the battlefield of Nan Ou.
Dozens of battles, big and small, had been fought.
And every battle was won.
But it was useless.
There was no substantial progress in the war.
Countless provisions and medicinal herbs were consumed every day.
The weather here was too hot.
The forest here was full of traps and miasma.
And Prince Jin was also a bastard.
Before Nangong Ao's army went south, he looked like he was pressing step by step.
As if he was going to unify the Sand Barbarian Race tomorrow, he was going to dominate and lead the army to reclaim his country.
This made the State of Yue gather nearly a hundred thousand troops and go south.
But after Nangong Ao's army arrived in Nan Ou, Prince Jin was not in a hurry.
His pace of unifying the Sand Barbarian Race seemed to have become slow again.
This made Nangong Ao and Zhu Lin curse.
Now these two people only had one thought.
Screw you, Prince Jin, hurry up and unify the Sand Barbarian Race, quickly lead the army to seize Nan Ou.
Fight the decisive battle early.
Otherwise, if it dragged on like this, they would die.
…
And on the 15th of August!
Mid-Autumn Festival!
The news finally came from the southern part of the Eastern world.
Prince Jin officially announced to the world that he would unify the Sand Barbarian Race.
The Great Nan Kingdom was officially established.
Prince Jin became the first generation Monarch of the Great Nan Kingdom.
This meant that the Sand Barbarian Race, which had been like a piece of loose sand for hundreds of years, was officially unified.
The Eastern world was once again a big country.
That's right!
In terms of population, it was a small country. The entire Sand Barbarian Race only had a few million people.
But in terms of territory, it was a big country. The territory of the Sand Barbarian Race faced the sea to the east and the Qiang Kingdom to the west. Its territory was even larger than the State of Yue.
Of course, most of the areas were mountains and primeval forests, and the tribes were relatively primitive.
There were not many large cities, and not even many large towns.
Generally speaking, the founding ceremony of such a big country was grand.
It needed to build a large palace, summon envoys from various countries, confer titles to officials, pardon the people, and prepare many auspicious signs.
However, Prince Jin did none of this.
His palace was even renovated from an ancient temple.
There were almost no foreign envoys, not even the Chu Kingdom.
The only ones who could be called envoys were probably the leaders of the Great Tribulation Temple and some merchants from various countries in the Western Region.
However!
The establishment of the Great Nan Kingdom was like a thunder.
It completely shocked the entire Eastern world!
From the faraway countries in the Western Region to the northernmost Da Bei Kingdom, everyone was shaken.
As for the State of Yue, it was even more shocking.
The entire State of Yue's emperor, ministers, and even the common people were shaken to the point that their hair stood on end.
The day had finally come!
The next step was clear.
Either the new Great Nan Kingdom would be broken before it could truly become powerful. Or it would step on the corpse of the State of Yue and become one of the overlords of the South.
Once Prince Jin announced the establishment of the Great Nan Kingdom and ascended to the throne, he would definitely start a war to take back his country.
In terms of reputation, only by taking back the Nan Kingdom could he be considered a real king.
In terms of strategy, after taking back the Nan Kingdom, he would have a strategic advantage over the State of Yue.
As expected!
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After Prince Jin ascended to the throne, there was almost no celebration. He immediately started to gather the army.
The army of a hundred thousand split into several groups and set off from the Great Nan Kingdom towards the Nan Kingdom.
Princess Ning Luo, Zhu Lin, and Nangong Ao couldn't help but sigh.
It was finally here!
The decisive battle of destiny was finally going to break out!
… …
Of course, for Shen Lang.
He couldn't care less about the war in the Nan Kingdom.
Because two whole days had passed.
Mulan hadn't been born yet.
Everyone was shocked by what they saw.
They had never seen such a situation.
The position of the fetus was very good, and the labor pain started very early.
But the baby couldn't come out.
The water didn't break, and the uterus didn't open.
They had no idea why.
At this time, Shen Lang was always by Mulan's side.
All the midwives and female doctors turned pale and were at a loss of what to do.
Shen Lang's mother and Mulan's mother were already kneeling in front of the Bodhisattva and praying.
However, Mulan's pain was getting worse and worse.
In the end, it escalated to the point where she wanted to die.
Moreover, she started to have a high fever.
Her martial arts were considered strong, but she fainted a few times because of the pain.
And her body started to weaken.
Shen Lang was ready for everything.
He was ready for a C-section at any time.
But the baby was very healthy, and the fetal heart was very stable.
He really didn't want to have a C-section unless it was absolutely necessary.
This wasn't modern society. This C-section was almost more dangerous than Zhang Chong's intestinal carbuncle surgery.
Zhang Chong almost died that time. Shen Lang really didn't want Mulan to take the risk.
If she could give birth on her own, it was better to give birth on her own.
He had really tried all kinds of methods.
Even Shen Mi patted Mulan's belly and said, "Little brother, little brother …"
The nine-month-old Shen Mi could only call her father, but Bing 'er tried her best to make her say little brother.
In the end, the naughty little brother still didn't come out.
… …
Three days passed.
Shen Lang was almost going crazy.
He even took out the disinfectant to perform a C-section on Mulan three times.
But he was stopped by Mulan.
Mulan had already become very weak, and her lips were pale and colorless.
"Husband, I feel that the baby doesn't want to come out," Mulan said weakly.
Shen Lang held her hand tightly and said, "No baby is willing to come out."
Indeed, no baby was willing to leave their mother's belly. There was no sense of security, and they would try their best to stay in the belly until they had to leave.
And at this moment, Shen Lang's mother called him out!
"Dalang, when the Big Fool's biological mother gave birth to him, she suffered for a few days and nights like this. In the end, she almost breathed her last before the Big Fool was born," Shen Lang's mother said, "So many people say that this child became stupid in his mother's womb."
As soon as this was said, Shen Lang's hair stood on end.
His mother's words revealed a terrible message.
Back then, the Big Fool's biological mother almost died before she gave birth to the Big Fool.
The moment he was born, he immediately breathed his last.
What did that prove?
It proved that he didn't come out until he couldn't stay in the belly any longer.
"Dalang, I love my grandson, but I love my daughter-in-law even more. I'm afraid our baby is different. At this critical moment, protecting your daughter-in-law is more important. You have to think of a way. We can't wait any longer … "Shen Lang's mother said," You said that we can cut open the baby's belly. If there's no other choice, we can do that. We can't wait for the baby to come out on his own. He will keep wasting time. "
Shen Lang stared at his mother for a long time.
At least these words didn't sound like something an ordinary village woman would say.
"I understand!"
After entering the room.
Shen Lang said directly, "Prepare for surgery!"
Then, he disinfected the sterilized instruments again.
He prepared for a C-section.
At this moment, Mulan covered her belly and cried weakly, "Husband, don't, Husband, don't, you'll scare the baby like this."
Shen Lang said, "This bad baby is torturing you like this. I must carry him out and give him a good spanking!"
Mulan cried, "Husband, I'm begging you, don't cut open my belly, don't cut open my belly."
Shen Lang said, "There's no other way. Your safety is the most important thing. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you. I'll definitely use the best knife skills. There won't be any scars. "
Mulan cried, "I don't care about scars, but we can't scare the baby. I can feel that he's very afraid. Husband, think of another way. Don't cut open his belly, don't cut open his belly. Our baby is different from other babies. If you cut open his belly, he'll think that the house has collapsed. "
Shen Lang said, "How is that possible?"
How many babies in the modern world were delivered by C-section? Who would think that the sky had collapsed and the house had collapsed?
"It's true, it's true …" Mulan said softly, "Our baby is different. Husband, you have to believe me. Think of another way, think of another way … "
Shen Lang was about to go crazy. How could he think of another way?
At the thought that Mulan was in danger, he felt like he was going to explode.
In the end, he insisted on a C-section, but Mulan wouldn't let him. She covered her belly with all her might.
Shen Lang was forced to use forceful methods to anesthetize her.
Mulan begged and cried as if it was the end of the world. She used an unprecedented tone. Shen Lang's heart almost melted.
At this moment, Mother Shen, who was outside, said, "Dalang, the baby doesn't want to come out.
"Dalang, the baby doesn't want to come out. If you prick him with a needle, will he come out?"
Shen Lang was stunned.
Would that work?
That was too ridiculous.
However, Mulan nodded desperately and said, "Yes, we can try this method. Husband, aren't your eyes very good? You can prick the baby's butt. You must be sure that it's the butt. Don't, don't hurt other parts."
Shen Lang and Mulan were like conjoined twins. Although he hadn't specifically mentioned the special functions of his eyes, Mulan already knew.
Shen Lang nodded.
He took out a very thin silver needle.
He looked through Mulan's belly with his X-ray eyes and looked at the baby inside.
Little rascal, how dare you torture your mother like this. You're torturing my precious wife like this.
Even if you're my biological son, even if you're still in my belly, I'll spank you.
Shen Lang confirmed the position of the baby's butt over and over again.
He took a deep breath to make sure that his hands wouldn't tremble and that he was sure of the depth of the needle.
"Prick!"
Shen Lang's heart trembled, but his hands were very decisive.
The thin silver needle pierced through Mulan's belly and landed on the baby's little butt.
Sure enough, the baby in the belly moved a little and actually dodged it.
In the end, Shen Lang pricked it again with the silver needle.
Fifteen minutes later!
The amniotic fluid broke, and the uterus opened!
Fifteen minutes later!
The naughty baby was born.
It wailed loudly!
Shen Lang almost collapsed.
Mother Shen directly sat on the ground.
Kid, just you wait!
When you grow up a little, I'll beat you up from childhood.
How dare you be so naughty and not obedient at all!
Look at how obedient my sister is!
"Congratulations, Young Master. Congratulations, Miss. You gave birth to a baby boy, six pounds and seven taels! "
The weight was just right. It was neither light nor heavy.
The little prince that Aruna Nana gave birth to was more than six pounds. Back then, the Big Fool also gave birth to more than six pounds.
"This baby is so beautiful, so beautiful!"
Shen Lang looked at the brat.
He was indeed very beautiful. He was so beautiful as soon as he was born.
Moreover, he danced and wailed non-stop.
It was extremely rare for a newborn to have eyes that were wide open.
Moreover, this pair of eyes was not only beautiful, but also had a dazzling luster.
When this brat grows up in the future, won't he be even more handsome than me?
Then, Shen Lang conveniently used an X-ray to look at the baby's bloodline.
Of course, he was just casually looking.
He didn't have any hope.
Besides, why would Shen Lang's child need a high-grade bloodline?
Those who practiced martial arts were all inferior people.
Look at that Old Demon Snow Mountain outside. He was infinitely close to becoming a Great Grandmaster.
The entire sect only cost 500 gold coins a month.
But he only took a glance.
Shen Lang was completely stunned!
Because …
This newborn baby had … a golden bloodline!
And it was an even more dazzling golden bloodline!
It almost blinded Shen Lang's eyes.
What, what the hell is going on?
… …
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