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

Chapter 225 Why Get Angry?

Chen Ce took Emperor Hongzhi away from Jiang Mansion.

Emperor Hongzhi looked unhappy. After leaving the palace, he took a long breath, his expression gloomy, and said angrily: "This bunch of bastards!"

Apparently, the unspoken rules mentioned by Jiao Huang just now irritated the big shot from the Ministry of Justice.

Only more than one hundred people were recruited as officials in the three years of the Ming Dynasty. These people had to work hard to wait for vacancies and observe politics. It would take several years before they could be sent to the local area to become a county magistrate.

But in the eyes of some people, a commoner can be easily promoted to an official by them. How can the emperor not be angry?
Every day someone told him that the Hongzhi Restoration would begin and a prosperous era would begin, and he believed it to be true.

Then after meeting Chen Ce for the first time, Chen Ce said that there were undercurrents beneath the calm surface of the lake. At that time, Emperor Hongzhi was still unhappy and thought that Chen Ce was talking nonsense.

It was not until now that he heard these things in person that he became furious.

Chen Ce was not surprised and consoled Emperor Hongzhi, saying, "Your Excellency, why should you be angry? Selling official positions and titles has been a practice in every dynasty, not just in our dynasty."

"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. This society cannot be absolutely fair. There are many such cases. You just heard about them now."

Emperor Hongzhi angrily said: "If you hear this, you must punish him!"

He thought about it for a moment, and became even angrier. He pointed at Chen Ce and said, "You!"

Chen Ce looked pure and asked, "What's wrong?"

Emperor Hongzhi sneered, "I understand! You don't want me to deal with it because you're afraid that this matter will eventually involve you and make you and Jiao Fang's son enemies?"

"What a coward!"

Chen Ce smiled awkwardly. This was indeed his plan, but he was not timid at all. Mainly, why should he make enemies over such a trivial matter?
"You are a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, so you are naturally not afraid of retaliation. I am just an ordinary citizen. You just patted your butt and ran away. You did something righteous and noble, but I covered for you when you offended others. What kind of thing is this?"

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that he snorted, "No responsibility!"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I just don't want to cause trouble."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "What are you afraid of? Your backer is so strong, the second strongest in the world!"

There are some tricks in your words. Don't you have the crown prince behind you? Are you afraid that he will retaliate against you?
Chen Ce said speechlessly: "We can't ask our backers to come out for a little trouble. We don't need to disturb them."

"Besides, if it's the trouble I caused myself, I'd better not ask for help if I can."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't understand: "Why?"

Chen Ce said: "It will make me look incompetent, so don't cause me any trouble. If you really want to hurt someone, you'd better find a good excuse to make an enemy of them instead of using this incident as an excuse."

"Please understand me, sir. I want to live two more years. I can't afford to offend such a big shot."

"Haha, coward!" Emperor Hongzhi sneered.

You can't do it, so don't force yourself.

Chen Ce rolled his eyes at him with a look of contempt.

"You keep saying you're sick, what's wrong with you?"

After the cold wind blew for a while, Emperor Hongzhi gradually calmed down. Since this kid said so, Emperor Hongzhi would endure it for the time being and find a way to reprimand Jiao Fang and his son later.

Chen Ce lamented, "I have tuberculosis. I have consulted many doctors, but I am afraid I only have five or six years to live."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi felt a pang in his heart.

"Really?"

Chen Ce was speechless and said, "Why would I lie to you? Who would joke about their own body?" Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a while and said, "I just saw that you were very optimistic and thought you were joking. Maybe you met a quack doctor?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No, I have found all the doctors I should have, and even my backer invited a famous doctor there for me, and the diagnosis results are all similar."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a long time.

This kid is talented and intelligent, like a demon. Many things that seem impossible to solve can be easily solved by him.

That was why Emperor Hongzhi tolerated Chen Ce in every way and did not argue with him. As long as he did not have any intentions or bad thoughts towards the Crown Prince, Emperor Hongzhi would not argue with him.

At first he thought Chen Ce had some purpose in approaching Zhu Houzhao, but now he suddenly thought of another possibility.

Does he really have no ulterior motive and simply want to pass on his skills to Hou Zhao?
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

So he never thought about asking for any reward from the beginning to the end? So I was just being sentimental? Originally, he came here to warn Chen Ce and make him take the initiative to refuse the reward from the Marquis.

In this way, he would not break his promise to Zhu Houzhao. Now it seems that his actions were really unnecessary.

After Emperor Hongzhi returned to the palace, he asked Huai'en to summon Liu Wentai, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, to treat Chen Ce.

Huai En's heart skipped a beat, and four words popped up in his mind: Jane is in the emperor's heart!
Today he has been following Emperor Hongzhi, but only in secret. He never expected that Emperor Hongzhi would be so good to Chen Ce and even let the director of the Imperial Hospital to personally treat Chen Ce. This honor could be given to a young man from the common people. Isn't this a sign of happiness to the emperor?
What a lucky boy! Huai En remembered Chen Ce silently.

……

Jiang Ping seemed absent-minded on the way to send Jiao Huangzhong back home.

Jiao Huangzhong looked unhappy and said coldly, "Why? That boy is good-looking? Are you bewitched by him?"

Jiao Fang was jealous, and his son inherited Jiao Fang's traits. He was not only jealous, but also had a bad temper.

Previously, it was the Jiang family who asked him to tease Chen Ce, and he did it, but in the end he clearly felt that Jiang Ping actually started to speak for Chen Ce.

He had already felt unhappy.

Jiang Ping said hurriedly: "Jiao Lang, what are you talking about? He is just a commoner in the market, how can I be fascinated by him?"

"Compared to you, he is nothing."

Jiao Huangzhong slapped Jiang Ping in the face with his backhand and angrily said, "Then why are you defending him today? Why is your attitude different now?"

Jiang Ping covered her slapped face and said pitifully: "Jiao Lang, I, I just..."

She was afraid that Chen Ce would say something he shouldn't, so she didn't dare to provoke Chen Ce, but she didn't dare to tell Jiao Huang Zhongming.

"Hehe, are you dumb?"

"Don't forget who helped your family get to where they are today. In my eyes, you are no different from a whore. You can marry me today, but I can send you to be a prostitute tomorrow!"

Jiang Ping cried in grievance. She said, "If Jiao Lang doesn't believe me, just kill him. I really don't care at all."

As long as Chen Ce is killed, all problems will be solved.

Jiao Huangzhong sneered: "You threaten me? You think I don't dare?"

"Wait!"

Jiao Huang snorted, left with his hands behind his back and a resentful look on his face!
Looking at the scorched back figure leaving in the distance, Jiang Ping's face was filled with disgust. A failed man is only fit to beat a woman to show his incompetence!

(End of this chapter)