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

Chapter 190: Six Years Left (The previous chapter number is wrong and cannot be changed)
The old Taoist priest was eventually captured by the government, but he gave Chen Ce real hope.

He told the government that he was just using the reputation of Zhengyi Taoism to commit fraud. He just used a reputation so that the common people and even the powerful could respect him very much.

This is enough to show that the Taoist priests of the Zhengyi Sect on Qingliang Mountain are truly capable.

However, according to Zhu Houzhao, the Taoists on Qingliang Mountain have always been living in seclusion, and outsiders are rarely allowed to enter.

But there is always hope.

The mountain road was very long, and Chen Ce had to rest for a long time after walking a certain distance. Fortunately, he reached the top of the mountain at noon.

The gate of the Taoist temple was closed, but the incense burning outside was surprisingly strong, which showed that many people had come here to ask to see the Taoist priests in the temple, but none of them were able to get in.

There is a stone door next to the main entrance. The stone door is hung down and there is an iron lock next to it, connected to the stone door. As long as you can pull up the stone door, you can enter from here.

Zhu Houzhao said indignantly: "These old Taoist priests are so arrogant, it's better not to give people any hope. Who can open the stone gate?"

Liu Jin also pointed at the mountain gate and cursed.

In fact, there is a chance to pull it open by making a movable pulley, but the pulley also needs a fulcrum, which is obviously difficult to do. This is an unsolvable situation and it is impossible to pull it open.

It would be fine if there were more people, but there was a cliff not far from the mountain gate, and there was no way so many people could stand there to pull the iron chain.

This is clearly discouraging.

Chen Ce shook his head and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Let's go. Unless the people inside want to open the door, we can't get in at all."

Zhu Houzhao was still somewhat unwilling.

He walked to the stone door and kicked it twice, yelling, "Open the door! Open the door!"

"If you don't open the door, I'll get someone to blow up your mountain gate. Do you believe it?"

Chen Ce shook his head and just as he turned around to leave, the heavy stone door was slowly lifted up.

Does this work too?
A little Taoist boy bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Dear donors, please come in."

what?
Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao looked at each other.

Only after entering did I realize that the gate of Zhengyi Taoism opens randomly once a month, and only those who are destined to enter can enter. It is not completely closed to the public.

Chen Ce was really impressed and thought that Zhu Houzhao was such a lucky guy.

"Dear donors, do you plan to seek medical treatment or discuss Taoism?"

The little Taoist boy was much more polite than the group of fake Taoists at the foot of the mountain. He had a plain and simple nature, as if he had truly cultivated a pure and inaction Taoist heart.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said: "Treat the disease! Take us there quickly!"

"Please come this way, sir."

A middle-aged Taoist priest from the Taoist temple met Chen Ce, carefully felt his pulse, and then said with emotion: "Everything is fate."

"The fate of the donor is rough, and I can do nothing to help."

Zhu Houzhao sat aside and didn't say a word. His arrogant look just now disappeared. He said devoutly, "Master, is there really no hope at all?"

"As long as there is even a slight chance, we can give it a try."

The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty has never been as serious and pious as he is today.

The middle-aged Taoist shook his head mercilessly: "No."

Zhu Houzhao sat aside like a deflated ball, saying nothing.

Chen Ce asked the Taoist priest, "How long can I live? Be precise?"

The Taoist was silent for a while before he said, "No more than six years, the time of dancing with the dragon."

Chen Ce took a breath of cold air.

Because six years later, it was exactly the time when Emperor Hongzhi passed away. Chen Ce, the time traveler, knew this, but the Taoist priest also figured it out? Chen Ce couldn't help but be surprised!

Chen Ce bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Taoist priest."

……

The way down the mountain was more difficult than going up, and the atmosphere was even more depressing.

Zhu Houzhao said in a muffled voice: "Little brother, don't listen to these bullshit. How can it not be more than six years? They are just not capable enough."

Chen Ce looked at Zhu Houzhao seriously, then suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you."

"Thank you for what?"

Chen Ce shook his head, and then said: "What the old Taoist said is right, everything is fate, everyone will be born, grow old, get sick and die."

"Besides, isn't there still six years left?"

"Six years is enough to accomplish a lot."

He had consulted doctors before, but they could never give Chen Ce an exact time. Regardless of whether what the Taoist said was true or false, Chen Ce would just assume that what they said was true.

Six years is neither long nor short. It is enough time for me to do a lot of things.

Zhu Houzhao spoke very little since he came down the mountain. After returning to Shuntian Prefecture, he did not follow Chen Ce to Huaihua Hutong, but took Liu Jin back to the Eastern Palace.

Thinking about the little things I had experienced with Chen Ce, and hearing today that Chen Ce could only stay with me for six years, tears couldn't help but flow.

Although he is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is still a child after all, a sentimental child.

The people of Shuntian Prefecture are now in a panic, and factory guards can be seen arresting people everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Chen Ce was a little confused, so on his way back he deliberately passed by Jinyiwei and looked for Li Zhen.

Li Zhen didn't understand what the emperor was doing. Recently, he suddenly issued a secret order to the East Factory to cooperate with the Embroidered Uniform Guard to arrest corrupt officials in the capital.

Is the court short of money?
Chen Ce also did not understand Emperor Hongzhi's intention. The sudden use of the Imperial Household Guards would only make all officials panic. Emperor Hongzhi's sudden move did not make sense no matter how he looked at it.

The number of memorials impeaching the Imperial Household Department is still increasing, and Emperor Hongzhi has rarely met with his ministers recently.

It was not until early August that a small court meeting was held, and all the senior officials from the six ministries of the cabinet and the Censorate gathered in the Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi first admitted his mistake, saying that he had been in poor health recently and had been recuperating. He asked the Imperial Household Guards to arrest people after they discovered that officials in Beijing were corrupt. He really did not expect that such a big fuss would be caused.

After this explanation, the Cabinet, the Six Ministries and the Censorate felt a little relieved.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said, "If the factory guards were not supervised, they would be slightly indulged and cause such a disaster."

"I plan to open another inner factory, and be responsible for supervising the factory guards."

"What do you think, sir?"

When they heard that Emperor Hongzhi was going to open an inner factory, all the officials present changed their expressions and stepped forward one after another to advise Emperor Hongzhi to be cautious and not to open the inner factory again.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "I naturally know what you are worried about."

"You are worried that the previous emperor's inner factory will wreak havoc on the Ming Dynasty again. I can assure you that the new inner factory will not have the power to arrest people. It will only be responsible for supervising the Jinyiwei of the East Factory on my behalf to prevent the disaster of the factory and guards from happening again."

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a complicated look in his eyes. He seemed to understand something and had to compromise. "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that no one can guarantee the power of the Neichang in the future. When Chenghua opened the Neichang, no one had ever thought that it would cause such a disaster."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said to Liu Jian, "I understand what you mean."

"I have made a gentleman's agreement with you. If you find that the inner factory has acted beyond its authority, you must immediately close it. You can all witness this together. If I go back on my word, God will punish me severely!"

The emperor has said so much. If you continue to oppose it, you will not be giving Emperor Hongzhi any face.

(End of this chapter)