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

Chapter 163 Chen Ce is imprisoned
"what?!"

In the Eastern Palace, Zhu Houzhao stared at Wei Wenli in disbelief, and shouted angrily, "The Ministry of Justice arrested someone? What do you Jinyiwei do?"

"Pass on my order to release Chen Ce. I said now, immediately!"

Wei Wenli looked embarrassed and tried to comfort Zhu Houzhao, saying, "Your Highness, this matter is a bit difficult to handle."

"Mr. Chen killed someone from the East Factory."

Zhu Houzhao sneered: "Dongchang? They are just a bunch of slaves. Let alone killing one of them, what if he spreads the news of Dongchang?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Go and release them!"

Wei Wenli said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Highness, the East Factory is the emperor's confidant, and the murder case has been taken over by the Ministry of Justice. Even if you send an order, the officials in the Ministry of Justice may not release the person."

Not to mention you, even the emperor can’t do it.

Killing someone means paying with one's life, and debts must be paid with money. How could the civil officials allow the power of the imperial family to transcend the laws of the Ming Dynasty? Not to mention the heinous crime of murder?

Even if the emperor issued an order, the Ministry of Justice might not release the person so easily.

Zhu Houzhao was furious: "I'm going to find my father!"

"Wait!"

……

"My Lord, you must make the decision for me!"

Yang Peng knelt in the hall, crying and snotting, "That villain was too arrogant. He killed people in front of my East Factory. He didn't take the East Factory seriously at all, and he didn't take you, Your Majesty, seriously at all!"

Emperor Hongzhi's face was gloomy and uncertain. Just as Yang Peng said, this thief was too arrogant!

"What's this person's name and what does he do?"

Yang Peng said, "I am a commoner from Huaihua Hutong, my name is Chen Ce."

Ok?
Emperor Hongzhi was slightly stunned, with a complicated expression. Why was it him again?
How could he be so troublesome?
"Got it. Let's go down and let the Ministry of Justice conduct a thorough trial."

Yang Peng kowtowed several times and then left.

You little evil creature, our family will use the lives of eighteen generations of your ancestors to bury the singing birds with them!

Not long after Yang Peng left, Zhu Houzhao came in a hurry and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Father, a friend of mine was mistakenly arrested by the Ministry of Justice. Please ask the Ministry of Justice to release him."

Emperor Hongzhi said, "How did you catch him by mistake?"

Zhu Houzhao said lightly: "It's nothing, I just killed a servant of the East Factory, it was not intentional."

Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched slightly, and he asked, "Is he from the East Factory? Is he a family member of the East Factory?"

"Those are the people of Ming Dynasty."

"How can you call a murder a manslaughter? If it is a manslaughter, the Ministry of Justice will impose a penalty."

Zhu Houzhao became anxious and said, "That won't work! What kind of punishment is that? What I want is an acquittal."

"Nonsense!" Emperor Hongzhi scolded him, "The Ming Dynasty governs the country according to law. You are the crown prince, so you should be more careful with your words and actions!"

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Go back to the East Palace."

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "Father!"

"Someone, send the crown prince to the East Palace and put him under house arrest."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened and he shouted, "Father, if you dare to confine me, I will die in front of you!"

"You are rebelling against heaven! I want to see how you die!"

Emperor Hongzhi did not tolerate Zhu Houzhao and simply waved his hand to have him taken away. Of course, he also reminded the eunuchs in the Eastern Palace to keep a close eye on Zhu Houzhao to prevent his son from doing anything dangerous.

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his forehead and said to Huai En tiredly: "Go to the Ministry of Justice."

"According to the order."

...Inside the Ministry of Justice prison.

Through some arrangements, Xu Jing finally got a chance to visit Chen Ce in prison. He and Tang Yin came to Chen Ce with anxious looks, wanting to say something but stopping themselves. They were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, and both of them had deep worry on their faces.

It took Xu Jing a long time to organize his words, and then he said, "Mr. Chen, I can try to use newspapers to guide public opinion and make it develop in the most favorable way for you."

Chen Ce held his hands down and said to Xu Jing, "Don't do anything, and don't report me using any information from the newspaper."

"It cannot become a tool to influence political opinion for the time being."

"There are some things I haven't figured out yet. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with you. Don't move without permission. I'll be fine."

Xu Jing was delighted and asked, "Really?"

Chen Ce nodded: "Well, no need to visit the prison, go back."

Tang Yin was about to say something, his face showing anxiety and worry. Chen Ce looked at him and said, "I know what you mean. No need to say anything. Go back with Xu Jing."

"Okay!" Tang Yin nodded.

"Wait, there is one more thing. You must ask Wei Wenli to come. I want to see him."

"it is good!"

The prison briefly returned to darkness and silence, and Chen Ce was thinking.

In the struggle between the Ministry of Justice and the Eastern Depot three years ago, the Eastern Depot won a round, which the civil service group would not allow.

Wei Wenli did a good job by getting the Ministry of Justice involved. Now this case is related to the Mancang'er case.

Chen Ce had vaguely considered these things before he killed people. His killing of Yang Mingniao undoubtedly provided a stage for the civil service group to continue fighting with the East Factory over the Mancang'er case three years ago.

In other words, Chen Ce was not dealing with the East Factory alone, but was dragging the Ministry of Justice into the fight with him.

Wei Wenli and the others thought that Chen Ce was impulsive, but before killing someone, Chen Ce had vaguely considered the consequences.

As for what the outcome would be, Chen Ce had some confidence, but not complete.

But some things cannot be considered too carefully when they happen, and can only be considered slowly afterwards.

An official wearing a scarlet robe with a white pheasant patched on his chest came to the prison with two clerks.

Cui Wen, the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Justice, came to learn about the case.

He first took a look at Chen Ce and asked basic questions such as where Chen Ce was from, what his occupation was, whether he had any achievements, etc.

Finally, he asked Chen Ce why he suddenly killed people.

Chen Ce replied calmly, "Sir, I am helping you in the Ministry of Justice."

Ok?
Cui Wen really didn't expect that a criminal would become the host. He was displeased and shouted, "Answer me properly!"

Chen Ce said: "This matter involves the Mancang'er case three years ago."

When Cui Wen heard the words "Mancang'er'an", his eyes suddenly narrowed.

The Ministry of Justice has always been very secretive about this matter, and everyone believes that this case is a shame for the Ministry of Justice. In the past three years, no one dared to mention this case in the Ministry of Justice.

The result that year was that the Ministry of Justice was defeated. A doctor, a deputy doctor, and a censor were all dismissed from their posts, or punished more severely.

The East Factory won a great victory.

This case is not complicated at all. It is nothing more than that Mancang'er's biological mother wants to get her daughter back from the musician. After the Ministry of Justice learned about the case, they learned that Mancang'er was Nie's daughter. Although the musician was beaten to death in the process, they always believed that their judgment was correct.

But who knew that Mancang'er found the East Factory and refused to recognize his biological mother. The East Factory helped Mancang'er hide his identity. The matter became more and more serious and finally reached the Emperor Hongzhi.

When Emperor Hongzhi learned that the Ministry of Justice had used private punishment to kill the musician, he held the Ministry accountable.

How could the Ministry of Justice not know that Emperor Hongzhi was indirectly empowering the East Factory and suppressing civil servants?

Cui Wen was silent for a moment, staring at Chen Ce with a playful look, "Tell me in detail how you want to help the Ministry of Justice."

(End of this chapter)