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

Chapter 164 When you are out, respect is given by yourself
When you go out, face is given by yourself.

Chen Ce knew about this matter, and neither Zhu Houzhao nor anyone else could interfere.

Only on your own.

In other words, if he wants to get out of prison safely, he can only rely on himself.

Chen Ce was calm, as if he was not in prison, and said to Cui Wen: "I dragged the East Factory into the water."

"I've also joined the game."

"The next step is to see how your Ministry of Justice uses this incident to overturn the case from that year."

Cui Wen said unhappily, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I dare not. My Lord, why don't you tell me the truth, whether or not you want to continue fighting against the East Factory."

"If you do, then what I'm going to say will make sense."

"If you admit defeat, then there is no need for me to continue. You can just sentence me directly. After all, the murder is irrefutable evidence and I cannot refute it."

Chen Ce is gambling, gambling with his life, and he is not sure.

Cui Wen never expected that he would be outwitted by a criminal.

He stood there in deep thought for a long time before saying, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Obviously, he couldn't handle this matter, so he had to discuss it with his superiors.

Not long after Cui Wen left.

There were footsteps coming from the Ministry of Justice prison.

Wei Wenli falsely conveyed the prince's oral order and risked his life to go to the Ministry of Justice.

This was not a false rumor. After all, the prince really ordered Wei Wenli to come to the Ministry of Justice to release Chen Ce. The only difference was that the excuse he used was not to release Chen Ce, but to visit him in prison to understand the case.

"Mr. Chen, hey, why are you so impulsive?"

"I really can't help you now."

Chen Ce shook his head and said to Wei Wenli, "The Inner Palace Supervisor is repairing Wansui Mountain, and the East Factory guards will go to supervise."

"Do you have any way to get Yang Peng to go to Wansui Mountain tomorrow?"

what?
Wei Wenli didn't quite understand what Chen Ce meant. At this time, why was he still paying attention to these insignificant matters?

Does this have anything to do with your case?

Wei Wenli pondered for a moment before saying, "This is not difficult. The Dongchang guards have strong men from the Imperial Guards. I can ask them to create a small conflict at Wansui Mountain. Yang Peng is the captain in charge of punishment, and he will handle it."

Chen Ce said: "Okay, just this one thing."

Wei Wenli really didn't know what Chen Ce was going to do. Even if he wanted to save Chen Ce, he didn't have the ability to do so.

Not to mention him, even if Li Tongzhi came back from the northwest, it would be the same. In the end, he could only leave with a sigh, feeling sorry for Chen Ce.

Wei Wenli didn't think Chen Ce could survive this disaster safely. Killing someone means paying with one's life... Even if the prince came forward, it would probably be of no avail.

Chen Ce is finished this time.

Young people are still impulsive. They don't care about the consequences at all and act on impulse. But wasn't Mr. Chen like this before?
Wei Wenli could only attribute his failure to the fact that even a great hero could not resist the temptation of a beautiful woman.

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Chen Ce sat on a straw mat, thinking while waiting for the top officials from the Ministry of Justice to arrive.

Although Cui Wen said they would talk about it tomorrow, Chen Ce had a hunch that someone from the Ministry of Justice would definitely come tonight.

Sure enough, not long after Wei Wenli left, footsteps were heard outside the prison.

Chen Ce looked at the person who came in astonishment. He really didn't expect that the other party's senior management would come so quickly, and he was an old acquaintance.

"hehe."

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Chen Ce with a fake smile: "You are quite capable. It's OK for you to kill Lin Mianzhi. After all, it was done secretly and no one can find out about you."

"How dare you kill people openly now?" "Do you really think the Ming Dynasty law is just for show?"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Sir, don't be so serious. Since you can come here, it means you agree to my conditions just now."

What conditions?
Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "Tell me about it."

Chen Ce sorted out his thoughts and said, "I was used."

"I was not the one who killed the person. There was something attached to me at the time, and it guided me to kill the person."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chen Ce in shock, his lips trembling as he said, "You...seem to think I'm a fool. Do I look stupid?"

Chen Ce shook his head seriously: "Not stupid, but very smart."

"Then why are you saying this bullshit? Who do you think will believe it if you tell them?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No one will believe it."

"Then you still say?"

Chen Ce said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Tomorrow the newly built Yuxiu Pavilion on Wansui Mountain will catch fire."

"This is a great opportunity. With what I said and the fire at Wansui Mountain, you can say that this is God's guidance to correct the wrongful conviction."

"Next, you can ask the emperor to promote the officials Ding Zhe, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, and Wang Jue, the deputy director, who were dismissed from their posts and became commoners."

"As for how to negotiate with the emperor, that's up to you. I've paved the way for you."

If the Ministry of Justice wants to get back at justice, it must overturn the verdicts of the two officials and one censor of the Ministry of Justice. At the beginning, they were either dismissed from their posts or exiled. Now, as long as they are reinstated, it will be enough to prove that the Ministry of Justice won in the end.

Although the time span is a bit long, Chen Ce believes that they will take the risk if the Civil Service Group can defeat the East Factory.

Everyone knows about these ghosts and gods. Sometimes they seem to be nonsense, but when they are really brought up, people have to be forced to believe them.

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his mouth was crooked. This guy actually plotted against me!

So brave!

He asked Chen Ce playfully, "The plan is good, but there is one thing, how can you make Wansui Mountain catch fire?"

This guy has a really vicious mind. He actually saw through the essence of the Mancang'er case.

This is a contest between me and the civil servants. If Wansui Mountain catches fire, coupled with his superstitious words, Wu Yi can use the gods to prove that my original judgment was wrong and I am protecting the East Factory.

All the civil officials need do is make some more noise and force me to change the verdict... If everything develops as he expected, he can really achieve his goal.

And he was able to get away with this matter. He killed the man, but it was not him who killed him. He was possessed by a ghost and could not control his actions.

He plays everyone for fools, but no one will expose him.

Chen Ce said: "Yang Peng is actually one of your civil servants. This is what Yang Mingniao said before he died. Send someone secretly and ask him to set fire to Wansui Mountain tomorrow."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, staring at Chen Ce in astonishment, and said, "You...are you telling the truth?!"

Of course it's fake.

Otherwise, how can we eradicate the problem completely?

After killing Yang Mingniao, he knew that Yang Peng could not be allowed to remain as a future trouble.

It was recorded that the Yuxiu Pavilion on Wansui Mountain would catch fire the next day, and Chen Ce had known about it a long time ago.

As to whether Yang Peng is a civil servant, it is not important. What is important is that this matter is over, Yang Peng must die, and the civil servants will not leave any future troubles.

After he is released from prison, there is a high probability that he will be held accountable later, and the civil servants in the Ministry of Justice will not leave him as a hidden danger.

It doesn't matter. By that time, he would have been released from prison, and Liu Hong and other northwestern spies should have arrived in Shuntian Prefecture from the northwest. With this group of spies around, it would not be easy for the civil servants to deal with him secretly. As for dealing with him openly, that would be even more difficult. Chen Ce would not make any mistakes that would give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of him.

clap clap.

Emperor Hongzhi applauded and said: "You have manipulated a murder case and turned it into a bad one. Let's make a bet and see if there will be a fire on Wansui Mountain tomorrow."

"If there's a fire, you're safe. If there's no fire, you might end up getting burned!"

(End of this chapter)