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

Chapter 123 Northwest Military News, Ma Wensheng pleads guilty
"If you don't even take care of your body, why do you need to come to me?"

"I am a doctor, not a god."

Early in the morning, Chen Ce came to the Zhengyang Street pharmacy alone. The old doctor helped Chen Ce prescribe medicine. They were neighbors and had known Chen Ce for a long time.

"I told you to rest more and stop working so hard. Why do you work so hard every day?"

The old doctor cursed with his teeth bared, but Chen Ce knew he was doing it for his own good.

In the past two years, Chen Ce basically came to him for medical treatment and medicine. The two families were not far away from each other. He knew Chen Ce's situation and felt sympathy from the bottom of his heart for this self-reliant little guy.

Chen Ce smiled bitterly and said, "Alright, alright, stop scolding me."

"I can't just stay at home and be a useless person every day, can I? Life has to go on, should I just wait to die silently?"

The old doctor sighed deeply, packed the medicine and gave it to Chen Ce.

Chen Ce paid the money and asked, "Has it gotten worse?"

The old doctor said, "Not really."

Then you are still so excited, you scared me to death.

Chen Ce asked again: "How long can you live?"

The old doctor rolled his eyes at him and said, "I am not a god. Anyway, you should work less and go to bed early and get up early."

"Oh."

Chen Ce went back angrily with the medicine.

These days, Chen Ce has been quietly waiting in Huaihua Hutong to find out what happens from Wang Defa's side.

……

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, a soldier coming from the northwest rode a fast horse and hurried towards the Ministry of War with a report.

"Urgent news from the Northwest!"

After verifying the soldier's identity, the guards of the Dongzhimen Imperial Guard quickly took him to the Ministry of War.

"Report!"

"Sir, Turpan has invaded Hami on a large scale, and the western city of Hami has been destroyed..."

When the head of the Ministry of War heard the news, he was immediately shocked, and without paying any attention to the words of the northwestern soldier who came to report, he staggered towards the second yamen in the backyard.

The Minister of War Ma Wensheng had sorted out the documents and was now preparing to go to the Qianqing Palace to continue meeting with the six ministries of the Cabinet to nominate officials for this year's spring examination.

Before leaving, he calmly took a sip of tea.

As the Minister of War, in charge of a country's military affairs, stability is the most important thing. Ma Wensheng has always been known for his steadiness. He admired a saying that "He who has a heart as violent as thunder and a face as calm as a lake can be appointed a general."

Ma Wensheng knew that his career as the Minister of War would probably come to an end. In the end, at best he would be able to rotate among the six ministries, and it was unlikely that he would enter the cabinet.

He no longer pursues his career in officialdom and now pursues his own personal realm. He used to like reading Confucius and Mencius, but now he likes the Tao Te Ching more.

"Sir, Lord Shangshu."

A hurried and hurried voice was heard from nowhere, and the head of the Ministry of War ran in, almost unsteadily.

No rules!
Ma Wensheng glanced at him, trying to intimidate the other party with his powerful aura and personal momentum, but the head of the Ministry of War seemed to have no time to care about Ma Wensheng's pretense.

When he saw Ma Wensheng, he said, "In the northwest, the Turpan people have invaded in large numbers and the city of Hami has been broken."

Bang!

The teacup that Ma Wensheng was holding fell to the ground and shattered instantly. He sat heavily on the armchair and stared at the head of the Ministry of War in a daze. Then he smiled slightly and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

"How can Hami be so easy to crack? Who sent this fake news?"

The head of the Ministry of War said, "This is the Tangbao! The Northwest Army News, this is a major event of the Ministry of War. Who dares to say a word? Sir, wake up! Hami has really been breached!"

hiss!
Ma Wensheng finally couldn't bear it anymore. He took a deep breath and his whole body trembled slightly. He became more and more fierce. He clenched his fists in his sleeves. His nails scratched his skin, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

How can it be?

Why isn't there any movement?
Suddenly!

Ma Wensheng seemed to think of something else, and his expression became even more shocked!
The Crown Prince, he, he seemed to have said this?
At that time, he had given a guarantee to Hongzhi, saying righteously that the northwest was united as one, and that the people of Turpan were not afraid of Wang Yue, but of the millions of soldiers in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.

Misjudged...

It turns out that the people of Turpan were really afraid of Wang Yue. Wang Yue had just died, so they dared to invade Hami? Weren't they afraid?
Without caring about anything else, Ma Wensheng quickly lifted up his official robe and trotted towards the Qianqing Palace.

In the Qianqing Palace.

"Let's not wait for Minister Ma for now."

"Let's push it first."

Liu Jian, the second assistant of the cabinet, began to preside over the meeting to nominate the chief examiners for the Spring Examination. Every official for the Spring Examination had to be nominated one by one by the cabinet elders and the six ministers. Each person nominated took half a day to discuss. Time could not be wasted, as the Spring Examination was imminent, and they had to nominate all the chief examiners as soon as possible.

Emperor Hongzhi listened quietly.

At this moment, Ma Wensheng staggered into the hall. He looked grim and swallowed hard. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi, he bowed deeply and saluted. He didn't care if he was being rude or not. He said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, something happened in the northwest, Hami, Turpan, this..."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, and said sternly: "What are you talking about? What happened? Tell me clearly!"

Ma Wensheng said in a daze: "Turpan invaded Hami on a large scale. Hami city was broken. The Turpan people looted a large amount of property, killed a group of border residents, and left."

Quiet.

You can hear the needle drop.

The entire court fell into absolute silence.

Everyone was stunned by the news of the explosion.

Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched, his expression became increasingly gloomy, and he stared at Ma Wensheng and said, "Didn't you say that Hami was fine?"

Liu Jian's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. The three elders had the same reaction.

The emperor's words woke them up. It seemed that not long ago, a similar scene happened again, and they were also discussing the Spring Examination, but the one who broke in last time was the crown prince.

At that time, Zhu Houzhao said shamelessly that something might happen in Hami, and that the people of Turpan would definitely take advantage of Wang Yue's death to invade Hami on a large scale. He also prayed to Emperor Hongzhi to transfer troops from Gansu and Liang to assist in ambushing the Turpan people.

It was also at that time that Ma Wensheng said with great confidence that the people of Turpan were not afraid of Wang Yue, but of the soldiers in the northwest of Hami.

It was also at that time that Ma Wensheng vowed that if the Turpan people really invaded Hami, he would be willing to offer his official hat...

But Ma Wensheng’s analysis is not without reason. Why did the people of Turpan really invade Hami?

Why did the crown prince suddenly conclude that the Turpan people would invade Hami? The people standing behind him were none other than the East Palace's staff.

The three elders were not concerned about Ma Wensheng's official hat, but the person standing behind the crown prince. Who was he? Who had such a great ability to deduce the military affairs?
Yang Tinghe? Jin Gui? Or who else?

This matter needs to be made clear!
Ma Wensheng knelt down, raised his head above his head, took off his Wusha hat, and respectfully placed it on the ground, saying tremblingly: "I know my crime, and I am willing to retire and return home. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)