Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 104 Death of Wang Yue
Another day passed, and it was the second evening.

Inside the Jinyiwei prison.

Wang Yue's mental state has been getting worse and worse. After his faith collapsed, the last breath in his heart also dissipated.

The reason why he asked Chen Ce to send the letter tomorrow was that he didn't want to cause any trouble to Chen Ce and didn't want anyone to suspect Chen Ce.

If he had died last night, Chen Ce would be suspected.

As for that letter, Wang Yue never thought of asking Chen Ce to send it to the northwest. Just as Chen Ce guessed, the soldiers under his command should not suffer the humiliation of defeat again!
Wang Yue never wanted to wait for any opportunity from the beginning to the end. He was just waiting for Emperor Hongzhi's attitude.

He wondered how Emperor Hongzhi would handle it.

But he was disappointed. He had done so much just to force Emperor Hongzhi to take action and give the soldiers in the northwest the treatment and military merits they deserved.

Unfortunately, it still doesn't help.

If Emperor Hongzhi wanted to deal with the matter, he could arrest the Minister of Personnel Tu Yu and the Inspector of the Censorate who went to the northwest to investigate and interrogate them together, but he did not do so.

Because they were the majority and he was alone, Emperor Hongzhi could only choose to let Wang Yue be the one who sacrificed and suffered.

Of course, Wang Yue would not tolerate this little bit of grievance. As long as there was a result and he could get some fertile land for the children who died in the battle in the northwest, all the grievances would be worth it.

But he didn't.

Return to the Northwest?
How can I go back? Just like Xiang Yu refused to cross the Yangtze River.

Wang Yue now understood the feelings of the King of Western Chu as he stood in front of the Wujiang River.

His body couldn't hold out for long, and there was no point in going back to the northwest. He could only hold out for a little longer.

We will die sooner or later, so let's use death now to exchange for justice and conscience!

"Come here, bring me some writing brush and ink. I need to give an explanation to the Emperor."

The Jinyiwei jailer was stunned for a moment, then quickly went over with pen and ink, quietly waiting for Wang Yue to finish writing, then quickly left with the letter.

The dim imperial prison returned to silence again.

Wang Yue took off his coat and tore it into strips. In the quiet night, he carried a stool to the wooden door in front of the cell, passed the rope through the beam above the door, and kicked the stool away...

……

It was late at night and Emperor Hongzhi was just about to fall asleep when he heard the eunuch tell him that Mou Bin had arrived, bringing Wang Yue's confession.

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Let Mou Bin in, quickly!"

A confession? What crime did he confess? Did the Royal Guards torture Wang Yue? Why did he confess when he was fine?
"Your Highness, Wang Yue, is willing to die to show his will..."

When Emperor Hongzhi saw these words, he felt a black screen before his eyes and his hand holding the letter began to tremble.

"Come, someone."

He actually forgot that the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was standing right in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

Emperor Hongzhi pointed at Mou Bin and said, "Go, go to the imperial prison, quickly, go see Wang Yue..."

Mou Bin seemed to have thought of something, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

He left the hall as quickly as possible, then hurried back to Jinyiwei, kicked open the imperial prison, ran quickly to Wang Yue's prison, and then -

Then I saw Wang Yue’s body hanging on the door railing!

"Put him down and call the doctor!"

After Mou Bin finished speaking, he rushed towards the palace as fast as he could. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi again, he found that he had collapsed on the throne.

"Wang Yue, Wang Shaobao, how is he, how is he?"

Mou Bin spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty...He was hanged in the imperial prison."

"you!"

"You guys!" "Useless! You can't even look at a person? What do I need you Jinyiwei for!"

Mou Bin knelt down and kowtowed, his body trembling, and said in fear: "I deserve to die, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"Get out! All the jailers in the imperial prison last night will be dealt with by me! Get out!"

Emperor Hongzhi roared with red eyes.

He blew it.

Every word in Wang Yue's letter was like a nail piercing the chest of Emperor Hongzhi.

"I know what the emperor is thinking. It will take me longer to wait until the northwest..."

"I know what the emperor is thinking. The emperor has great ambitions in mind, but what I want is just the military merits that should belong to the soldiers in the northwest..."

"So far, the emperor has been unable to make a choice. I already know the emperor's intention. The merits of the Northwest soldiers are destined to never be reclaimed..."

"I beg the emperor to think of Hami and not give up an inch. Hami cannot be lost. If Hami is lost, Gansu and Liang will have no strategic locations to defend. I, Wang Yue, vomit blood to write this letter."

He understands what I am going to do. This case has been tried for so long, Wang Yue already knows what I am going to do.

Perhaps from the very beginning, he knew how I would deal with it.

Wang Shichang, you are a disloyal and unfilial traitor! Since you know my difficulties, why don't you understand me? !

Is the military merit of Hami's soldiers really that important? Is it worth dying for?!

"Someone come! Summon the six ministries of the cabinet!"

"Give Wang Yue a proper burial!"

……

Today Chen Ce got up early and started writing a letter in his study. As long as the letter was sent to Hami, war would break out in Hami.

The results will be out by the middle of the month at the latest, and the old man will be able to return to the Northwest by then.

If I walk faster, maybe I can catch up and celebrate the New Year in the northwest.

Just as Chen Ce was writing furiously, there was a knock on the door. Chen Ce stopped writing, hid the letter, and walked out.

Li Zhen took a deep look at Chen Ce and sighed, "Mr. Chen, please accept my condolences."

Chen Ce: “?”

Li Zhen said: "General Wang hanged himself in the imperial prison tonight."

Chen Ce was stunned and stared at Li Zhen seriously.

Li Zhen sighed and said, "The body has been brought back to the palace. The emperor has ordered a lavish burial for Wang Yue. The six ministries in the cabinet are discussing follow-up matters."

Chen Ce's body trembled slightly, and he hummed and said, "I see. Thank you."

Li Zhen wanted to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he could only say "My condolences" and then left.

puff!
The moment Chen Ce turned his head, a mouthful of blood spurted out. He walked to the old locust tree with difficulty, supported the tree and gasped for breath.

why?
Chen Ce didn't understand and couldn't figure it out. Everything was clearly going in a good direction, so why would he commit suicide?

I'm still half alive and trying hard to stay alive. Why do you want to commit suicide?

I asked you which is more important, family and country or individuals, and you said family and country, but what about now?
what is this?
You haven't trained a qualified military successor for the Crown Prince yet? !
It turns out that you asked me to write the letter today because you had no intention of letting me send it out at all!
I gave you two opportunities to break the impasse, but you never thought of using them. Were you already determined to die at that time?
You asked me to send the letter today because you were afraid that someone died the night before and it would implicate me?
So you've been playing with my life all along?

We've been running around for you for so long, and this is what we get?
Selfish coward!
Madam Wu hurried over from next door, helped Chen Ce back to the central hall and sat down, and asked with concern: "Mr. Chen, you..."

Chen Ce waved his hand: "It's just my old problem. It's okay. Thank you."

"I can handle it myself."

(End of this chapter)