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

Chapter 146 Mutual Game
Fu Yuan is really a lunatic.

He could definitely sacrifice his father and use his father's future as a bet to prove that he was better than Chen Ce.

Therefore, Chen Ce was not worried that he would cheat in it. He would definitely use his own strategies to break Chen Ce's plan step by step.

Fu Yuan was very excited because Chen Ce accepted his bet. Even though his father was the one at the stake, he was willing to do it!

Early the next morning, Fu Yuan asked the Chief Censor He Gui to impeach Fu Han for deliberately framing Cheng Minzheng in order to achieve his goal of being promoted from the Left Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites to the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

When Fu Han heard the news, his whole body was shaking. He found Fu Yuan in a rage and asked him, "Are you crazy?!"

"Why did you secretly ask the censor to impeach me?"

Fu Yuan said calmly: "Dad, if I don't let anyone do this, someone else will do it."

"This situation must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger. Instead of doing that, it is better for us to sort out the problem ourselves first."

"I have already thought of a way to deal with this for you. In the past, Li Dongyang was a student of Cheng Minzheng's father-in-law. The former Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites retired because Li Dongyang impeached him for accepting bribes. But no one questioned whether Li Ge Lao deliberately framed the former Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites in order to get Cheng Minzheng promoted?"

"If every promotion in the Ming Dynasty is a frame-up for a colleague's promotion, then what is the meaning of the Ministry of Personnel's inspection?"

"Dad, if we don't make this clear, someone will have reasonable suspicions. Instead of that, it's better for us to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible. That's what I think."

Fu Han nodded and said, "That's true. This hidden danger must be eliminated."

"I will write a letter of self-defense to the emperor right now."

……

At dusk, Fu Yuan still appeared in the courtyard of Huaihua Hutong at the appointed time.

He held up the teacup and asked Chen Ce calmly, "I impeached my father truthfully, and asked my father to use Li Dongyang and the Ministry of Personnel as evidence to defend himself."

"The emperor thought this matter was reasonable and did not take any action against my father. In other words, my father is still safe and has proved his innocence in advance."

"It's your turn. What are you going to do next?"

Chen Ce took a sip of tea, glanced at Fu Yuan and said, "Is Lord Xu compiling the Ming Dynasty Code?"

Fu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Yes...but what does this have to do with the Tang Yin case?"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Guess?"

Fu Yuan vaguely saw the confidence and calmness on Chen Ce's face again, and his aggressive mind rose again. He said, "I don't need to guess, just tell me what you want to do!"

Chen Ce said, "Okay, the Ming Dynasty Code stipulates the rules and regulations for violations of the six ministries and departments. The departments have a strict supervision system. If Cheng Minzheng, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, committed fraud, the other colleagues in the Ministry of Rites should report it. Why didn't the other departments of the Ministry of Rites report it in advance after Cheng Minzheng, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, met with Tang Yin?"

Fu Yuan's mind was working quickly. If he had understood Chen Ce's purpose from the countermeasures Chen Ce had given him before, he was a little confused this time.

He didn't know what Chen Ce was going to do.

This is clearly a useless move, and will it bring down the cabinet chief minister Xu Pu?
But Xu Pu was about to retire. He was not a fool. Would he end up like this at this time?
All the cabinet's major political affairs are now handed over to the cabinet assistant Liu Jian. Even if this matter is reported, Xu Pu will not be spared.

So what is Chen Ce's purpose in doing this?
"If you don't want to, forget it. Our bet is void."

Chen Ce glanced at Fu Yuan and said lightly.

Fu Yuan said calmly: "No! I will follow your words and pass on everything. The bet will not be voided!"

"I really want to see how you can save your students from imprisonment in such a desperate situation!"

Early the next morning, Fu Yuan reported everything Chen Ce had said in a letter.

Fu Han also couldn't understand what Fu Yuan was doing, and asked curiously: "Son, what do you want to do this time?"

"Cheng Minzheng's case has been transferred to the Sanfashi for retrial. Do you want to bring down the cabinet's chief minister Xu Pu? You don't trust Li Dongyang?" Fu Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know what he is going to do for the time being."

"Ok?"

Fu Han was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean? Don't you know who is going to do what?"

Fu Yuan said, "Don't worry, Dad. Cheng Minzheng's case is almost settled. So many censors are criticizing Cheng Minzheng for fraud."

"With so many people in the community united in their hatred of the enemy, it is impossible to overturn the verdict under such circumstances, and it is impossible for anyone to come forward to speak for Cheng Minzheng at this time."

"I just haven't figured out some things yet, you don't have to worry."

Fu Yuan sat in the study in a daze, thinking seriously about the purpose of Chen Ce's move. But no matter from which perspective, it was not a wise thing to drag Xu Pu down.

Why did he specifically mention the Ming Dynasty Code that Xu Pu was compiling?
After this matter was submitted, the court seemed to be silent. Xu Pu simply confessed his guilt to Emperor Hongzhi and said that many laws in the Ming Dynasty Code were not yet perfect and needed to be reviewed and revised. Then the matter was left unresolved.

……

In the past few days, in addition to Fu Yuan coming to see Chen Ce at a fixed time and place every day, Xu Jing would also come.

"Mr. Chen, there seems to be no progress in Bo Hu's case. We can't get any information at all. He is still being held by the Imperial Guards."

"If torture is used, I'm afraid Bo Hu won't be able to withstand it."

It is only a matter of time before the case is tortured. If the case has not made any progress, Tang Yin will eventually be tortured. By that time, if Tang Yin can't stand the pressure and confesses, there will be no possibility of overturning the verdict.

It was impossible for Xu Jing not to be anxious.

Chen Ce glanced at Xu Jing and comforted him, "Go back to sleep. These things are not something you should worry about."

"Cough cough."

Seeing that Chen Ce looked extremely tired, Xu Jing hurriedly asked, "Are you okay? I'll find a doctor for you."

Chen Ce waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

"Tang Yin's case is almost over. Let's wait until he comes out."

"Go back."

Xu Jing had a worried look on his face. Although he didn't know what Chen Ce had been doing recently, he could guess from the tiredness on Chen Ce's face that Chen Ce must have done a lot during this period!

"I'll go find a doctor for you."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No need, I know my own physical condition, let's go back."

Xu Jing wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally could only bow and leave.

At noon today, Fu Han returned to the mansion from the Ministry of Rites. From his gloomy face, Fu Yuan had a bad feeling and asked hurriedly, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Fu Han shook his head and said, "I don't know. Today, there are suddenly many memorials defending Cheng Minzheng."

"Many censors and officials from the six ministries began to speak up for Cheng Minzheng."

"Some even think that Zhonghua Chang, the imperial secretary, did not speak out about the matter, but only reported it on hearsay without any real evidence."

"It is impossible to prove that Cheng Minzheng and Tang Yin really cheated, and Tang Yin has always been talented. All we need to do is give Tang Yin another test paper of similar difficulty to prove whether Tang Yin had to cheat. "

Fu Yuan stared at Fu Han in a daze and asked, "Why are there so many people dying? What went wrong?"

(End of this chapter)