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

Chapter 165 The Deep Intentions of Emperor Hongzhi

The Minister of Justice Bai Ang was on duty in the palace.

Bai Ang seemed a little flustered by the sudden visit of Emperor Hongzhi.

He just held a meeting overnight, led by Cui Wen, to discuss cooperation with Chen Ce.

Emperor Hongzhi arrived shortly after the meeting ended, which made Bai Ang a little nervous.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty, long live the emperor."

After Emperor Hongzhi sat down, he said to Bai Ang, "There is a brat who doesn't know his place and is trying to cooperate with your Ministry of Justice to overturn the Mancang'er case from three years ago."

Bai Ang's heart skipped a beat, and he said hastily, "I was just planning to report this to the Emperor."

He didn't know where the emperor got the news, but since the truth had been revealed, he naturally had to adjust his plan, give up cooperating with Chen Ce, and sell Chen Ce out.

Emperor Hongzhi held his hands down and said, "That's what he planned."

Emperor Hongzhi told Bai Ang in a clear and organized manner all that Chen Ce had just said in prison.

That kid has always thought of himself as a senior official in the Ministry of Justice. If the Ministry of Justice sends someone to question me again, with his intelligence, he will definitely guess immediately that I am not from the Ministry of Justice.

Bai Ang felt a chill after hearing what Chen Ce said.

This kid's scheme is one thing after another. If it is implemented as he said, the Ministry of Justice will have to fight not only the Eastern Depot, but also the Emperor!
Even though the Ministry of Justice itself had this intention, how could Bai Ang dare to reveal his intention?

"You should implement his plan and don't need to question him again."

"I want to see if he can make a complete plan."

Bai Ang looked at Emperor Hongzhi in surprise, and it took him a long time to react before he said, "I obey your order."

Why did the emperor ask the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with Chen Ce?
Chen Ce is clearly plotting against your Majesty and your trusted organization, the East Factory!

If he wins, won't you, the Emperor, have any face?

What Minister Bai found most unbelievable was that the Emperor seemed to be very familiar with him?
For a moment, he was a little confused about the intention of Emperor Hongzhi. If Chen Ce got away with it in the end, it would mean that the case three years ago would be overturned, the verdict made by Emperor Hongzhi would have to be followed, and the emperor would have to make concessions.

Such a risky move would seem to do more harm than good to the emperor, right?

Why should the emperor agree to him?
Bai Ang couldn't understand.

……

Emperor Hongzhi left the Ministry of Justice with Huai En behind his back, and said to Huai En earnestly: "The Minister of Justice will not understand my intention."

"It doesn't matter if I make some sacrifices."

"My son trusts him very much, and I also want to test his ability. If I have not deceived him, if I am really a senior official in the Ministry of Justice, and if I carry out his orders, I want to know if he can escape unscathed."

"If he succeeds, my son will have a good helper in the future."

"But there is also a potential danger. This is a double-edged sword. If used well, the Ming Dynasty will be strong in the future. If he has any disloyalty, what should Houzhao do?"

Huai En did not dare to say anything about these sensitive words, and could only act deaf and blind and accompany Emperor Hongzhi to the Qianqing Palace.

"hiss!"

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly thought of something, gasped and looked at Huai En, and said, "You said that the person who had been teaching Hou Zhao before was not Yang Tinghe?"

Emperor Hongzhi realized it later and began to break out in cold sweats uncontrollably.

What if it was not Yang Tinghe, but Chen Ce?
He had never thought about this before, but today, an idea suddenly occurred to him and it might be possible!

Huai En knew that Emperor Hongzhi needed him to answer this question, so he said, "I think it's impossible, right?"

"You old dog, what do you know? The more unbelievable the thing is, the more likely it is."

How could a slave be smarter than the emperor? Emperor Hongzhi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, sat in front of the dragon throne, and rhythmically tapped on the documents.

He said that Yang Peng was a member of the civil service group, and that there would be a fire on Wansui Mountain tomorrow.

If Yang Peng is really a member of the civil service group, then I, as the emperor, have failed miserably!
He still believed that Yang Peng was his confidant, so let's see whether Wansui Mountain will catch fire tomorrow!
……

Early the next morning, the Ministry of Justice began to try Chen Ce's murder case. Cui Wen, the Right Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice, presided over the trial, and the clerk was responsible for taking notes.

Chen Ce answered everything that was said last night in detail, flatly denying that he had killed anyone, and insisted that something possessed him and controlled him to kill Yang Mingniao.

The clerk of the Ministry of Justice has never seen such a ridiculous self-testimony in history. There are witnesses and evidence, and it is also a fact that he killed someone. Now he is using these false words to refute his statement.

Isn't this treating everyone in the Ministry of Justice as fools?

What made the knife official speechless the most was that Cui Wen, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, actually asked very seriously what possessed him and why he was forced to kill Yang Mingniao.

The clerk only thought that these officials of the Ministry of Justice were just sitting there doing nothing and were not worthy of their positions. They were all pig-headed and stupid!
Of course, there are many so-called "smart people" in life.

The interrogation of the first case was completed and the files were sealed. Naturally, there were people from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard listening in.

This news soon reached the ears of Yang Peng of the Eastern Factory.

After hearing this, Yang Peng said angrily: "He farted!"

"The idiot from the Ministry of Justice actually believed him. Why didn't he execute him?"

"Doesn't the Ministry of Justice like to torture people? He will behave himself after a severe punishment!"

"Next time you go over, suggest that the Ministry of Justice punish this beast and charge him with contempt of court!"

Yang Peng now hated Chen Ce so much that he wanted to skin him alive, but this man was not in the East Factory, so even if he wanted to torture him, he couldn't intervene.

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard came to Yang Peng and said, "Eunuch, there is a fight among several people over at Wansui Mountain. The inner palace supervisor wants you to handle it."

Yang Peng cursed: "A bunch of people who are always causing trouble but can't do anything good! They are a disgrace to the East Factory!"

"Let's go to Wansui Mountain!"

"Yes!"

Yang Peng took several Jinyiwei soldiers to Wansui Mountain, stopped the conflicting parties, and had no time to deal with his own people in front of outsiders, so he took them away from Wansui Mountain.

今日艳阳高照.

The Yuxiu Pavilion was under construction. One of the workers' mortise and tenon joints did not match the wood joints. He could not help but complain, "I don't know who made the mortise and tenon joints. Can you check whether the joints match?"

In desperation, he could only put the wooden mortise and tenon on the joint and rub it repeatedly.

A faint spark gradually rose, and someone called the laborer to eat.

He didn't notice the tiny sparks on the mortise and tenon, and just casually left the mortise and tenon behind and went to eat.

At first it was just a small spark caused by friction, but as luck would have it there was some construction paper piled next to the wood, and when the wind blew, the paper happened to fly onto the spark, and a small fire gradually started.

It was lunch time and everyone was enjoying their meal in the distant kitchen. No one noticed that the fire in Yuxiu Pavilion was gradually getting bigger.

……

In the Ministry of Justice court.

Chen Ce continued, "That thing behind me also told me that Wansui Mountain would catch fire, and that there was an injustice in the Mancang case three years ago... I don't know what these mean."

The clerk was sweating profusely. He felt that Chen Ce might have a problem with his brain. His logic was completely confused and he had no idea what he was talking about.

(End of this chapter)