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

Chapter 2 My name is Zhu Shou
The civil officials always advocated benevolence, righteousness, morality, propriety, justice, integrity and shame, and put pressure on his father step by step. If he did not obey them, he would be a tyrant, and if he obeyed them, he would be a benevolent and wise ruler.

Emperor Hongzhi could tolerate it, but Zhu Houzhao, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty and the Chief of the Leopard House, could not tolerate it. This God of War Emperor was not the same God of War Emperor as the Wala student studying abroad.

He wanted to challenge the authority of the civil servants and expose their ugly faces, so he put on the flying fish suit to arrest people.

As for the reason, he had seen a memorial from Emperor Hongzhi not long ago, in which the Ministry of Rites reported that a student in Shuntian Prefecture had reported that someone had leaked the examination questions.

This was a minor test and not that important, so Emperor Hongzhi did not take it seriously and sent it down to Shuntian Prefecture to handle it on its own.

After Zhu Houzhao learned about it, he went to the Jinyiwei, put on the majestic Feiyu suit and went to arrest people. As for the other Jinyiwei uniforms, he looked down on them because they were not as cool as the Feiyu suit.

If there is no involvement of civil servants, how could the exam questions be leaked by outsiders?
That's why he just asked Chen Ce whether there were officials colluding with him to sell the exam questions for profit.

Zhu Houzhao sent away the Jinyiwei behind him and said calmly: "I see that you are as good-looking as me. People like me who are good-looking usually don't do shameful things like stealing and cheating."

"So I guessed that it wasn't you who leaked the questions!"

What a keen insight!
Chen Ce had the urge to applaud, but he tried to hold back his laughter, and finally he couldn't help but cover his mouth and started coughing.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Houzhao saw that Chen Ce seemed to be in pain.

Chen Ce waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm sick."

Zhu Houzhao groaned and said, "Why don't you go get treatment?"

You are very nice.

Chen Ce said: "I have tried it before, but it didn't work. I haven't given up on it yet. I hope it can be cured."

"You are optimistic." Zhu Houzhao grinned, but soon said, "That's not right!"

"Those bastards in Shuntian Prefecture said that they bought the entrance exam questions for those students from you."

hiss!
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said, "Could it really be you?"

"Run away!"

"If you're found out, you're dead!"

Chen Ce: “…”

He said helplessly: "It's really not me."

"There are so many people selling exam prediction questions on the market, I also sold one, but I just got lucky and guessed the right question, is this illegal?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened, and he asked, "How did you guess this?"

Chen Ce thought for a moment before explaining, “The academy examinations for the three subjects in the second, fifth, and eighth years of the Hongzhi reign in Shuntian Prefecture were Zhongyong, Zhongyong, Mencius, and Daxue, and the types used were Zhongzheng, Jieda, Zhongzheng, and Zhongzheng, respectively.”

"So this year, there is a high probability that we will have Analects questions that have never been asked before. Previously, most of the questions were simple Zhongzheng questions, but this year, there is a high probability that we will use cutting and connecting questions."

"Starting from the third year of Chenghua, the excerpts from the Analects are "Learning" and "Gongye Chang"..."

"Only the Constitutional Questions have not been asked yet. By observing the Constitutional Questions of previous years and combining it with the policy that the college entrance examination is not easy to be too difficult, the simplest cut-off is easy to predict."

After Chen Ce finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao widened his eyes.

Although I don’t understand it, I am shocked!

He was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the only son of Emperor Hongzhi. As the future emperor, he naturally did not need to learn the eight-legged essay. Although he had dabbled in these, he did not study them in such depth.

I had no idea that these things could be summarized and predicted.

Anyway, it’s all about being awesome!
Zhu Houzhao nodded calmly and said, "Yes, that makes sense and coincides with my thoughts."

"I'm sure it wasn't you who leaked the test paper!" After Chen Ce finished explaining, he said to Zhu Houzhao, "Wait a minute."

What is he doing?

Not long after, Chen Ce came out of the house with five taels of silver and one hundred coins in his hand. He handed it to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I have been looking for you. Two years ago, you gave me five taels of silver. I wanted to return it to you, but I couldn't find you."

"I am really grateful for the five taels of silver you gave me two years ago. If it weren't for your kindness, I might have died on that winter night."

Zhu Houzhao uttered an "oh" and said calmly, "Giving roses to others leaves a lingering fragrance on your hands. I have always been so generous. I don't want this money. Keep it for your medical treatment."

"What's the matter with the extra hundred coins?"

Chen Ce said ashamedly: "The interest should be higher, but I am in financial difficulty now, so I will give you less. If I make money in the future, I will pay you more."

Although Chen Ce had some farming and harvesting systems, what he gained were only some theoretical knowledge.

He was also ill and couldn't do anything else, so his energy was limited.

As for writing novels, it is really too energy-consuming. He would write occasionally, but writing a book requires too much energy, and the famous works that later generations have studied are also limited.

So now I can only tighten my belt and eat less. My family is not well off, otherwise I wouldn't have given just an extra hundred cents in interest.

People should know how to repay kindness. Chen Ce has never forgotten the other party's life-saving grace.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Chen Ce, the poor fellow, and said, "Do I care about this little money?"

"I don't care at all."

"Keep it for your own medical treatment. It won't be too late to return it to me when you recover."

Chen Ce smiled bitterly and said, "What if he doesn't get better and dies directly? What should I do?"

Zhu Houzhao said with a look of regret: "You died young. It's so tragic. Now that you're dead, everything is written off."

If you can speak, speak more.

However, Chen Ce knew that he had good intentions, so he did not insist. He was not rich to begin with, and the extra five taels of silver was enough for him to live on for a long time, so why bother pretending to be rich?
There are many ways to repay a favor.

Chen Ce brought a pot of tea to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I grow all the tea leaves myself. I wonder if you can get used to drinking it."

"I dare not ask your name, sir, and what rank you hold in the Imperial Guard. If I earn money in the future, I will return it to you."

"You are so young, yet you can wear the Feiyu costume and carry the Embroidered Spring Sword. You must be very powerful." Chen Ce added.

It is very impolite and against the rules to directly ask someone for their official title or name, even though the other person does not seem to be a person who follows the rules.

Chen Ce's warm words flattered Zhu Houzhao so much that he was overwhelmed.

Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. You have to dress coolly when you go out. If you wear the armor of those minnows, how can you make this guy admire you so much?
Zhu Houzhao picked up the teacup and took a sip...What a rubbish this tea is.

"Me? My name is Zhu Shou, and I'm the deputy commander of the Northern Yamen of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"I don't dare to say that I'm that great. I've only solved a few major cases like Mancang'er's." Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly with an indifferent expression.

Chen Ce raised his thumb and pretended to admire him, saying, "Your Excellency is really amazing!"

Wait, what did he say his name was?
Zhu Shou?

Isn’t this the title that Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao gave himself when he visited Xuanfu?

Fengtian's mighty expedition to the great general and the Duke of Zhenguo Zhu Shou!

So, this young man in front of us, uh, was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and was called the most absurd emperor by historians, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao? !
(End of this chapter)