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

Chapter 12: Pretend to be a little bitch again

Zhu Houzhao's smile froze. He thought carefully about Chen Ce's words. They made sense. A lot of sense!
That's the truth.

Oh shit! Why didn't I think of that!
In other words, the essence of the Japanese threat in the southeast lies in the Han people. The Japanese are not to be feared. What we, the Ming Dynasty, should guard against most is not the Japanese but the Han people in the southeast?

Good guy, I'm just a good guy!

There's something about this consumptive bastard.

I am going to tell Yang Tinghe about these new insights. Won't he be shocked?

You always say I only know how to fight, right? I'm not afraid to tell you that I'm also very smart!
Even though it was stolen, I was able to steal it, that’s real skill!

Very good, your opinion is now mine!

Zhu Houzhao's body trembled, as if he saw the scene where Yang Tinghe was dumbfounded and couldn't help but shouting that the prince was wise.

Chen Ce asked Zhu Houzhao curiously, "Did you pee?"

Zhu Houzhao: “?”

"Why were you shaking just now?" Chen Ce stared at him.

Zhu Houzhao said awkwardly: "I think you think the same as I do. I have reason to suspect that you eavesdropped on the conversation between me and Liu Jin."

"That's what I told Liu Jin on the way here."

Liu Jin immediately said, "That's right! I can testify. Our young master told me on the way here, right at your door. If you don't believe me, go ask the neighbors next door."

Chen Ce said, "I'll go ask."

Zhu Houzhao quickly grabbed Chen Ce, and Liu Jin hurriedly blocked the door.

"It's not necessary."

Zhu Houzhao taught Chen Ce: "You are a stubborn person. Why do you need to verify such a small matter?"

"I don't want to show off my knowledge in front of outsiders. I have always been very low-key."

Chen Ce smiled slightly and said, "Really?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Of course, Brother Chen, remember, you must keep a low profile."

Chen Ce looked at Zhu Houzhao, his face twitched, and said, "I should be older than you."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Look, you are being serious again, aren't you?"

This master and servant pair was truly bizarre; Chen Ce shook his head helplessly.

"Okay, even though your answer was mediocre, I think it's still okay for now."

"Take this little money first. It's your reward for answering the question correctly this time."

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Zhu Houzhao threw down a few coins, then walked out excitedly with Liu Jin.

He didn't have much money in the Eastern Palace. Emperor Hongzhi knew that Zhu Houzhao liked to spend money lavishly, so he cut back on his living expenses.

As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, Zhu Houzhao slapped him in the face.

Liu Jin was confused again, "Master, this time, what's the reason this time?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Listen to him next time! If you don't obey him when you are on someone else's territory, you are impolite and don't know etiquette. I will correct your morals."

Liu Jin: "..."

"Hey, thank you, Grandpa. Your teachings to me have made me feel the deep fatherly love. I miss my father so much."

Liu Jin always found various reasons for himself to treat Zhu Houzhao with great favor.

"Hey, poor kid."

"Yes, he is an orphan and ill."

"I finally found my father-in-law, and he's a high-ranking official. Do you think we can get married if we're not well-matched?"

"Isn't this a divorce?"

"Xiao Ce was very happy two days ago, but he hasn't gone out since last night."

"Pitiful."

Several middle-aged women were chatting at the door. There was nothing they could do about it. In this era of scarce entertainment, every little thing would always be brought up for discussion.

Although Chen Ce never said that his engagement was broken off, these experienced aunts and grandmas had already guessed most of the story.

Zhu Houzhao paused and joined the discussion of the group of aunts foolishly.

When Zhu Houzhao heard about Chen Ce's experience, his face turned pale and blue. "Beast!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shout angrily on the way back to the Forbidden City.

Liu Jin also cursed: "This Ning Tongpan gave birth to a son without an asshole!"

"This is clearly a sign of contempt for Brother Chen!" Zhu Houzhao snorted, "Damn it, is a Tongpan (a judge) so great?"

"Very noble?"

"Son of a bitch!"

"When my father dies, I will kill him when I become emperor!"

The filial son Zhu Houzhao was still filled with righteous indignation when he returned to the Eastern Palace, and he followed Liu Jin in scolding the Tongpan of Shuntian Prefecture.

"Is he still in charge of Shuntian Prefecture's defense?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin.

Liu Jin said: "That's right!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "Very good, tomorrow I will show you how I will deal with him and that's it!"

Early the next morning.

Yang Tinghe came to the Eastern Palace early. Emperor Hongzhi paid great attention to Zhu Houzhao's education and hired more than 20 great scholars as teachers for Zhu Houzhao.

Yang Tinghe has been a child prodigy since childhood. He is now the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy and the Zuo Zhongyun of the Zuo Chunfang of the Eastern Palace. He is rigorous and meticulous in his work.

Inside the Donggong Academy, Yang Tinghe carefully arranged the books neatly. If they were even slightly tilted, he would feel like ants crawling all over his body.

When he saw Zhu Houzhao coming, he couldn't help but remind him that his belt was tied crookedly, and even clasped his fists and asked Zhu Houzhao to tie his belt straight.

Zhu Houzhao was really troublesome. Among all his teachers, Yang Tinghe was the most troublesome.

He casually tightened his belt, and Yang Tinghe looked unhappy, reminding him that it was not tied properly.

"Teacher Yang, that's enough!"

"If you continue like this, I will complain to my father. Why do you always care about these things that have nothing to do with academics?"

Yang Tinghe sighed deeply, still feeling uncomfortable, and said, "Your Highness, clothes reflect a person's appearance, and only when the clothes are right can the body be right."

I'm telling you off, you big head ghost, you're just looking for trouble.

"Your Highness, do you have any thoughts on the homework I left for you last night?"

Don't talk about leading troops to fight anymore. You said the same thing last time about the Northwest incident, and it almost made Yang Tinghe choke.

You are the future emperor, so you must never learn from Emperor Yingzong of Ming.

Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said, "Of course I have thought about it."

Looking at Zhu Houzhao's confident smile, Yang Tinghe always felt a sense of uneasiness lingering in his heart.

"To control the Japanese, we must first control the Ming people in the southeast!"

Oh?
Yang Tinghe looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment and asked, "Why do you say that, Your Highness?"

Zhu Houzhao said to Liu Jin calmly, "You go pour the tea. Teacher Yang, please sit down first... Oh, you are my teacher. Sorry, please stand."

"The reason is very simple. Every time the Japanese invaders in the southeast can accurately harass villages and escape unscathed, there must be Ming spies among them."

"Why? You ask why? Because of profit!"

Yang Tinghe thought to himself, I haven’t asked yet.

I'm sorry, I predicted your prediction.

"Only when the Japanese invade the southeast can the maritime ban be permanently closed, so that the Han people in the southeast can sell the rich southeastern products to the sea and earn a lot of money."

"So I dare to conclude that there are Han spies here!"

Yang Tinghe stared at Zhu Houzhao in amazement. His wise and heroic look and his childish yet confident face made it seem as if the next wise ruler of the Ming Dynasty was rising!

He thought carefully about Zhu Houzhao's words and felt that they made more and more sense!

One of Yang Tinghe's eyes immediately became moist, and then he tried hard to moisten the other eye as well. Soon he became so excited that he trembled all over.

"Okay, good analysis, it makes sense!"

The prince finally stopped thinking about leading troops to fight, and actually started to think deeply about these deep things!

He is indeed a descendant of a noble family. The wisdom he possesses has just not been developed before. Once it is developed, it will be like a true dragon being born!
Zhu Houzhao secretly glanced at Yang Tinghe and saw that his face was changing unpredictably due to shock. Zhu Houzhao was delighted.

(End of this chapter)