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

Chapter 147: Borrowing a knife to kill someone, hiding the truth from the world
The enemy is clear, but friends are not yet determined. Lead friends to kill the enemy without exerting any effort yourself. Use "Loss" to deduce - the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Fu Yuan was caught off guard by the change in the court's direction, and memorials appealing for justice for Cheng Minzheng continued to flow into the Qianqing Palace.

The strength and number of the memorials completely overshadowed Fu Han's power.

Cheng Minzheng definitely doesn't have the power to mobilize so many people to work for him, and Tang Yin is even less likely to do so.

If previously it was just Fu Han's unilateral political struggle against Cheng Minzheng, it now seems that the struggle has escalated.

There is an even more powerful force behind Cheng Minzheng to back him up.

This left Fu Han and Fu Yuan completely confused. They didn't feel like they had offended anyone in this fight.

Why did the wind direction change so suddenly?

Fu Yuan was very upset. He couldn't figure it out. It was clear that Chen Ce had done nothing, and all the strategies he came up with seemed to be of poor quality.

Just a slight rebuttal can break the deadlock.

Why did things start moving in this direction?
How did he make so many high-ranking officials in the court come forward to absolve Cheng Minzheng of his guilt?
The political arena has always been about interests, and there is no such thing as friendship. Anyone who has been in this environment for a while will understand this truth.

Cheng Minzheng is a lone minister, otherwise the Fu family would not have targeted Cheng Minzheng. He has always claimed to be innocent and upright, and it is impossible for him to have such great power in the court.

Then why did this group of people suddenly appear and start speaking for Cheng Minzheng?
On the sixth day after Tang Yin's fraud case, Emperor Hongzhi had to start making judgments.

The result of the verdict was unexpected. Cheng Minzheng did not avoid suspicion and was associated with Wenheng, which attracted widespread discussion and he was paid only half a year's salary.

Tang Yin is suspected of using connections to gain promotion, although there is no solid evidence, but he should reflect on himself. This year's imperial examination results will be invalidated and one subject will be suspended.

The attendant Zhonghuachang's words were untrue, so he was transferred to the chief clerk of the Nanjing Imperial Household Department.

When the result came out, Fu Yuan was so shocked that he was speechless.

It seems... everything is reasonable, yet unexpected.

If it weren't for the forces behind the scenes who came out to protect Cheng Minzheng at the last moment, the punishment for Cheng Minzheng would not have been so light, but would have been much more severe.

But something went wrong in the end.

Since Cheng Minzheng had let him off lightly, there was no reason for Tang Yin to be too harsh. Suspending him from taking a subject was a serious punishment, but if things had gone according to their original course, Tang Yin should never have been employed again!

This was not the result Fu Yuan wanted. He lost, and his loss was unclear.

Fu Yuan was almost going crazy. When he got the result, he even ignored Fu Han's accusations and went to Huaihua Hutong as fast as he could.

He really wanted to know the reason!

Chen Ce had prepared cakes and tea for him early. When Fu Yuan arrived, Chen Ce said, "I know you are in a hurry. Eat and drink something first."

Fu Yuan couldn't eat anymore, and asked Chen Ce with red eyes: "Tell me the reason, please!"

Yes, he was asking Chen Ce for help.

This loss was even more unfair than the last time. Last time he knew how he lost, but this time he didn’t even know why he lost.

It feels like a thorn in the back, a fishbone stuck in the throat, and like sitting on pins and needles!

Chen Ce said calmly: "If you are well prepared, you will be lazy. If you see it often, you will not doubt it. Yin is within Yang, not opposite to Yang. Sun, Taiyin."

Lie to the sky?

"What are you hiding? What sea have you crossed?"

Fu Yuan's breathing was rapid.

Chen Ce bowed and said, "Brother Fu, thank you, you are an upright person."

This was not Chen Ce mocking him, but a sincere thank you to Fu Yuan.

If this jerk wasn't so competitive, Chen Ce wouldn't be able to change the situation at all.

Fu Yuan said angrily: "I don't accept your thanks! I want to know the reason. Telling me the reason is the greatest thank you to me!"

Chen Ce sighed and said to Fu Yuan: "Liang Chu, Li Dongyang, Ni Yue, Wu Kuan, and Wang Ao."

Why do you always have to play tricks on me?
Is it fun? Of course, he knew all these people. The shadows of these people appeared in the strategy Chen Ce gave him.

But what does this have to do with Cheng Minzheng’s case?

boom!
Suddenly, Fu Yuan seemed to understand something, and then he clenched his fists and said excitedly: "I understand!"

"I understand!"

"Okay, okay! So that's what you were planning!"

"Chen Ce, you are such a good guy. No wonder you told me that you were hiding something from me! Is there something else you didn't tell me?"

"The enemy is clear, but the friend is not yet determined. Invite the friend to kill the enemy without exerting any effort yourself. Is this a deduction based on the Loss?"

Chen Ce nodded and said, "Brother Fu is smart and understood it immediately. Well, there is also a borrowed knife to kill someone."

Fu Yuan looked at Chen Ce in defeat, sighed deeply, and said, "We lost, completely lost."

"I will ask my father to resign tomorrow. This capital is boring. It's better not to stay here."

"Linjiang Prefecture is still more interesting. I can act tyrannically there. There are too many evildoers in the capital. It's better not to stay there... No, there are not many evildoers. There is only you."

"Forget it. I can't beat you."

Chen Ce glanced at Fu Yuan, the madman, and comforted him, "There's nothing wrong with doing business, but being an official is too dangerous."

How dare you say that?
Too dangerous for others, but not for you.

"Why don't you think about becoming an official? With your awful appearance, I wouldn't be surprised if you became an official and became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet."

"Why are you so depressed staying here?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I'm sick."

Fu Yuan snorted and said, "You are indeed sick. Smart people like you usually die early."

"You're right. You won't live long." Chen Ce smiled.

"Ah? What's wrong?"

Chen Ce said: "Tuberculosis."

Fu Yuan said happily: "What a great relationship! You won't live long with this disease. I will come to the capital when you die. Write me a letter before you die, and I will definitely come to the banquet!"

Chen Ce nodded: "Okay!"

Watching Fu Yuan leave, Chen Ce breathed a sigh of relief. This madman finally stopped competing with me. This time he used his father as a bet, will he use his ancestors as a bet next time? It's terrible!

……

Fu Mansion.

"Yuan'er, why do you want me to resign?"

Fu Han still hasn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

Until Fu Yuan began to explain, "Father, since the first time you defended yourself, Liang Chu, Li Dongyang, Ni Yue, Wu Kuan, Wang Ao and others have been dragged into the game."

Fu Han was confused: "Then what?"

Fu Yuan said: "Liang Chu is the Minister of Personnel in Nanjing, Li Dongyang's wife is a first-rank lady from Wujin, Nanzhi, the Minister of Personnel Ni Yue is from Shangyuan, Yingtian Prefecture, Nanzhi, the Right Vice Minister of Personnel Wu Kuan is from Changzhou, Zhili, the Deputy Director of the Ming Dynasty Ceremonial Code Wang Ao is from Wuxian, Suzhou Prefecture, Nanzhi, Cheng Minzheng and Tang Yin are both from Nanzhi."

"What will these people think if we drag them all into this? Party strife, Dad!"

"If things continue to develop, as long as someone with ulterior motives stirs up a little fire, it will become a clique! If so many powerful people form a clique, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"They can't guarantee that you won't attack them by forming a clique. Of course, they want to stop you from continuing to write about Cheng Minzheng's affairs."

"Now that they have saved Cheng Minzheng, the next step is to deal with you!"

"Before the incident affected them, they would have stood aside and watched. But now that their own safety has been endangered, why don't they do everything they can to make you stop pestering Cheng Minzheng?"

(End of this chapter)