Chapter 365: Princes Enter the Capital
Looking at Liang Han who had fallen to the ground, Lin Hao said with emotion:
"The rebellion has finally been quelled, and it's time to move on to the next step!"

Of course, the rebellion that Lin Hao was talking about was not the same as the rebellion faced by the Song Dynasty. The rebellion faced by the Song Dynasty was a war everywhere, while the rebellion Lin Hao faced was the one led by Zhao Zongquan, Gu Tingye and Liang Han!
Now, the three rebels in Lin Hao's eyes have been killed, so for Lin Hao, the rebellion has been put down, and next Lin Hao will speed up the process.

Afterwards, Lin Hao replaced all the people in Xinyang with his own people, and then arranged the subsequent disaster relief matters.

It only took two days for the entire Xinyang to be under Lin Hao's control, and he also left some soldiers to guard the place.

Next, Lin Hao led the army to continue to quell the "rebellion" in more than 80 prefectures. It took nearly half a year and finally the rebellion was quelled.

The results of this "suppression of rebellion" were very great. Together with the prefectures that had been controlled in previous years, half of the prefectures in the Song Dynasty are now under the control of Lin Hao.

Originally, Lin Hao planned to continue to consolidate his control over local state governments.

However, not long after Lin Hao left Bian Jing, he received the news that Minglan was pregnant. So Lin Hao calculated the days and found that it was almost eight months now, and the baby would be born in more than a month.

As a husband, Lin Hao naturally cannot continue to hang out outside, after all, it concerns Minglan and his child!

Afterwards, Lin Hao led 50,000 cavalry and returned to the long-lost city of Bianjing in just half a month.

Just one month before Lin Hao returned to Bianjing City, the King of Shu from the southwest, the King of Qin from the west, and the King of Wu from the southeast arrived in Bianjing one after another!

Of course Lin Hao knew about their coming to Bian Jing. Not only did he know about it, he even fanned the flames and helped them!
Counting the several promising princes in the entire Song Dynasty, the most powerful one was the King of Qin. The bravery of the Qin people, coupled with the fact that they bordered Western Xia at that time, made the people tough and vigorous.

After the death of the previous emperor, the King of Qin followed Zhao Zongquan's example and secretly recruited many old Qin soldiers in the name of militia commander. Their fighting capacity was still considerable and they were said to be very capable!

The richest one is undoubtedly the King of Wu in the southeast. The powerful maritime trade has brought huge income to the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The King of Wu, who has been involved in it for a long time, is naturally rich!

The one with the most balanced strength is the King of Shu in the southwest, but the King of Shu was the backup of the previous emperor.

Except for the fact that the King of Shu has a rather bad personal reputation, his ability is the strongest among the vassal kings. As for the other vassal kings, they can be ignored.

The purpose of Empress Dowager Cao inviting these three princes was to try to use them to check and balance the already extremely powerful Lin Hao.

Originally, Concubine Yi was the most opposed to inviting these three princes. Later, Empress Dowager Cao made some kind of promise, and Concubine Yi finally compromised with her.

Of course, this is the apparent reason. As for the real reason why Concubine Yi compromised~!

Lin Hao settled the 50,000 cavalrymen and went to the palace as usual to report in detail on the suppression of the rebellion...!
After completing the report, Lin Hao left the palace and then returned to the Duke of England's Mansion.

But when they were on the road, Lin Hao, with his intuition far beyond that of ordinary people, discovered that someone seemed to be following him.

Near the Duke of England's mansion, several unusual people were also found. Lin Hao knew that someone was targeting him, but Lin Hao didn't care!

Because these idiots don’t know yet that all the shops around the Duke of England’s Mansion are actually Lin Hao’s properties, and are the safety cordon that Lin Hao set up for himself.

Therefore, all their actions were actually visible to Lin Hao.

Lin Hao was too lazy to pay attention to them and went straight into the Duke of England's Mansion. Thinking of his lovely wife at home, Lin Hao couldn't wait to go to the backyard!
As soon as Lin Haoren entered the gate, a quick servant ran to inform Minglan, Wei Yuner, Xiaodie and others.

When Lin Hao walked to the backyard lobby, he happened to meet people who were eager to greet him.

"Miss!"

Seeing Minglan with a big belly, her face was rounder than before, but there was a hint of sadness between her brows, which made Lin Hao's heart soften.

Then Minglan, who was pregnant, ran towards Lin Hao in a somewhat inappropriate manner.

At this moment, Lin Hao immediately stepped forward and gently embraced Minglan in his arms in front of everyone.

At this time, Xiaotao and Danju hurriedly shouted:

"My Lord, Madam, go slow, don't be anxious, be careful of the child!"

Seeing Minglan's anxious look, Lin Hao supported her with his hands, fearing that Minglan would fall or something, and then said:

"My lady, please be careful. Your husband is back!"

As he spoke, Lin Hao hurried forward to support Minglan, while Minglan pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes.

Lin Hao felt guilty when he saw this, and then comforted him:

"I'm back. Thank you for your hard work during this period. You don't have to worry about me anymore!"

Minglan felt even more aggrieved when she saw this, so she rained her fists down on Lin Hao, and shouted angrily:

"It's all your fault~! You had the heart to leave me like this, and you left for half a year without any news. I was so worried about you that I couldn't eat or drink all day long!"

Lin Hao hugged Minglan gently, and then whispered in her ear:
"Don't we often meet in dreams? I am with you every day!"

"You are, that's you~!"

Lin Hao knew that this was due to the pregnant woman's unstable mood and temper, so he quickly admitted his mistake and said:

"Yes, yes, yes! It's all my fault. I will stay with you in the next few days and won't let you be alone!"

“Really~!”

"Really, I'm not lying to you, if I lied you'd be a puppy!"

"Hehe~!" Xiaotao and Danju, who were standing by, covered their mouths and laughed secretly when they saw their daughter's cute and innocent look!

"Sir, they are laughing at me..."

After comforting his little wife, Lin Hao stayed at home peacefully in the following days and fulfilled his promise.

He accompanied Minglan every day like this, after all, he would be away for half a year.

During this period, Lin Hao also found out the person who had been following him.

First of all, it was confirmed that the person who followed him on the road was the King of Qin, and the person who was following him near the gate of the Duke of Ying's mansion was also found to be the King of Wu's man.

Lin Hao was naturally prepared for them to monitor him. After all, they were hired by the Queen Mother to target him.

What Lin Hao didn’t understand was that the King of Qin and the King of Wu were both taking action, so why was the King of Shu not making any moves?
But Lin Hao didn't care much. No matter what their plans were, Lin Hao had already made arrangements.

Not only that, Lin Hao also sent people to lie in ambush in their territory.

After arranging everything, Lin Hao's attention turned to the imperial examination that was about to begin this year. This time, Lin Hao also prepared a large number of people to participate in this year's imperial examination!
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More than a month passed in a hurry, and Minglan was about to give birth!
In the delivery room of the Duke of England's mansion, Minglan's screams came from inside, while Lin Hao and the Duke of England's wife were waiting for news outside the door. In fact, although Lin Hao was worried, he did not panic. After all, he had already injected life energy into Minglan before she entered the delivery room.

Besides, Lin Hao had already made the obstetric forceps two years ago, but Lin Hao would definitely not let Minglan use it easily.

If it weren't for the critical moment, Lin Hao still wanted her to give birth naturally. After all, using forceps poses certain risks to both the pregnant woman and the fetus.

What Lin Hao relied on was life energy, plus the three midwives and two famous doctors who had been invited long ago.

In short, Lin Hao made all the preparations~!

"Wow wow wow wow~!" Just when Lin Hao was daydreaming, the child was finally born safely!

At this time, the midwife came to Lin Hao and the Duke of England with the newborn baby in her arms and said happily:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a little prince, and congratulations, Madam Duchess of England, you're going to be a grandmother!"

"Great, great!" The Duchess of England was so happy that she couldn't help herself: "Come here, come and see the reward!"

Lin Hao was just about to take the child, but unexpectedly, the Duchess of England was even more anxious. She carefully took the child before Lin Hao, and the smile on her face never stopped since then!
Lin Hao took a look at the child from the side, and after making sure that there was no problem, he entered the delivery room. Seeing Minglan sweating profusely, Lin Hao sat down beside her with heartache!
"Girl! Thank you for your hard work!"

When Minglan saw Lin Hao come in, he showed concern for her the first thing she did. She felt that it was all worth it.

Then Minglan watched Lin Hao come in alone and asked weakly:

"Where's the child? Have you seen the child?"

"I've seen it. I saw it before I came in! She's in her mother's arms now!" Lin Hao said, holding Minglan's hand.

Then Lin Hao transferred some life energy to Minglan, and Minglan's complexion immediately returned to its rosy color, and she didn't seem to be in as much pain as before!
She knew that her husband had many magical qualities, but Minglan did not say anything. She just carefully felt her husband's love for her.

At this time, the Lady of England came in holding the child, and she praised Minglan, and then said to Lin Hao:
"You go out first. Minglan should feed the child. And..."

Seeing his mother imparting knowledge on breastfeeding to Minglan, Lin Hao felt that he was a little redundant, so he said to Minglan:

"Okay, you've worked hard today, take a good rest after feeding!"

"Hmm!" Minglan let out a soft moan!
Then Lin Hao quietly left the room!
With the birth of the child, Lin Hao finally felt relieved and felt a lot more relaxed!
Seeing everyone in the Duke of England's mansion happily welcoming the arrival of a new life, Lin Hao came to the archives cabinet, picked up the telegram and personally sent a telegram to the Duke of England!
At the same time, the Duke of England, who was guarding Yanmen Pass, quickly received Lin Hao's letter.

"Hahaha! Not bad, not bad!" After reading the message, the Duke of England felt refreshed.

The deputy general at the side saw the Duke of England so happy holding the note, so he asked:
"Sir, is there any good news?"

At this time, the Duke of England took the note and said:

"Private matter!" Obviously, the Duke of England did not want to talk too much. Then, the Duke of England thought of something and asked:
"By the way, what was the movement of the Liao army a few days ago?"

The deputy general immediately said: "According to the latest intelligence, they seem to be heading to Chenjia Valley!"

"Chenjiagu!" Then the Duke of England sighed and said, "Why is it Chenjiagu again?"

Then the deputy general said with some doubt:
"The actions of the Liao army this time are quite strange. I don't know what their purpose is. They wander around from time to time, neither going up nor down, which makes people confused!"

Duke Ying thought of the second half of the telegram his son had sent him, which meant that someone in the court was colluding with the Liao Kingdom and wanted to stir up trouble on the Song-Liao border.
The Duke of England shook his head and said, "These are troubled times!"

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At this time in the city of Bianjing, the news of the birth of Lin Hao's eldest son quickly spread throughout the capital.

After the Sheng family received the news, Sheng Hong told Rulan about Lin Hao taking a concubine!
"I won't marry! I don't want to be my brother-in-law's concubine!" Rulan was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and she almost jumped onto the roof!
"Are you stupid, kid?"

Madam Wang said outside the door: "You are not the concubine of King Yan, but his concubine!"

"A concubine is still a concubine, isn't she? I don't want her anyway!" Rulan said firmly.

Then Madam Wang advised earnestly:
"That's the concubine of King Yan!"

"Even the wife of an ordinary duke cannot compare to the glory of the prince of Yan's concubine, not to mention she is a concubine!"

"You have to know that the Zhang family has two hereditary dukes, and the children born to concubines in the future will have the right of inheritance!"

"Besides, Minglan is your biological sister. With her taking care of you, are you still worried about being bullied in the palace?"

However, Wang Ruofu's lips were almost worn out, but no matter what she said, the stubborn girl Rulan just refused to agree.

At this time, Rulan was actually quite hesitant. She had not yet met Wen Yanjing as in the original plot, and she did not have anyone she liked.

She did like Lin Hao before, but after Lin Hao married Minglan, she gave up on that thought.

But I never expected that I, a legitimate daughter of the Sheng family, would become a concubine of my half-sister's husband. Although she is a concubine, she is still a concubine in essence!

At this time, Madam Wang said to Sheng Hong:

"Or forget it!"

Sheng Hong shook his head. There were some things he couldn't tell Wang Ruofu, mainly because she couldn't control her mouth.

With the power that Prince Yan possesses today, any discerning person can see that Prince Yan can change the dynasty of the Song Dynasty at any time.

If he succeeds, Minglan will be the queen, and once Rulan marries him, she will at least be a noble concubine!

As for failure?

To be honest, Sheng Hong had really thought about it, but then the old lady's words woke him up: Even if their Sheng family did not participate, could they get away with it?
Now the Sheng family and the Zhang family are even closer, and no matter how you look at it, you know that their family is already caught in a whirlpool. So why not go all out!

These things could not be told to the mother and daughter, so Sheng Hong could only scare them:

"Do you know how many sects the King of Yan has destroyed during this period?"

"How powerful are Grand Chancellor Han Zhang and Grand Chancellor Fu Bi? They were appointed by the late emperor as regents, and they are also leaders of the Qingliu. Lin Hao killed them without blinking an eye."

"And the Prince of Pu is not only a descendant of the royal family, but also a minister appointed by the late emperor. He can be exterminated just like that!"

"The Qi family, the Liang family, and the Gu family were also slaughtered and blood flowed like a river!"

However, at this time, Rulan said unceremoniously:
"If you want to be someone's concubine, go ahead and do it yourself. I don't want it anyway!"

(End of this chapter)