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

Chapter 233 Then Just Treat Me As If I Am Not A Human

East Palace.

The Zhang brothers found Zhu Houzhao crying bitterly.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and consoled them, "Why should you worry, uncles? Father has said that there will be no danger. You are the commanders-in-chief, and it will not be your turn no matter what."

Zhang Heling sobbed, "That Jinshi has only been in the Ministry of War for a short time. How would he know how to command troops? What if the whole army is wiped out?"

Zhu Houzhao said with regret: "Don't worry, I will personally carry the coffins for the two uncles."

Karma?
Zhang Heling was almost frightened to death. The two brothers hurried to the harem to find Empress Zhang. Empress Zhang only said that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs. But seeing the two brothers like this, she couldn't bear it, so she finally sent someone to find Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at the two brothers and said, "I told you, nothing will happen."

The Zhang brothers said, "Your Majesty, it's better to be safe than sorry. What if something goes wrong?"

Emperor Hongzhi said angrily: "Then why don't you just pray that nothing unexpected happens?"

Pray, pray?

Oh my God, Your Majesty, what you said is so heartless, isn’t it?
……

Wangfu.

When Wang Hua heard that Wang Shouren was going to the southwest, he was so shocked that he lost control of his expression.

At first he thought Chen Ce was just talking casually and didn't take it seriously. He even told Wang Shouren that if the court really wanted to send him to the southwest, he would be so happy.

But now, hearing that the imperial court was actually going to transfer his son to the southwest to fight, Wang Hua was shocked and panicked.

He knew that the instigator of all this was Chen Ce.

Wang Hua could not let his son go to the southwest to die. If the war was won, the credit would belong to the two uncles of the Zhang family. If lost, his son would have to take the blame for the two uncles.

He didn't know how Chen Ce was able to do all this, but no matter what, he had to find Chen Ce!
Wang Hua casually put on a thick cloak, and followed by two servants, got on the sedan chair and headed towards Huaihua Hutong.

However, Chen Ce was not found in Huaihua Hutong. After asking around, I learned that Chen Ce had gone to the north of the city to provide disaster relief.

Wang Hua asked the sedan bearers to go to the north of the city immediately.

Compared to the wealthy south of the city, the north of the city is relatively poor, and at a glance you can see the chaotic, long dragon-like relief team.

Wang Hua lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and shook his head slightly, obviously disappointed with Chen Ce's chaotic disaster relief management. Yes, how could a commoner know how to provide disaster relief? This kind of thing should be left to the government... Uh, that's not right!
Wang Hua narrowed his eyes. He took away the job from the government. Wasn't he afraid that Shuntian Prefecture would be dissatisfied?

Wang Hua got out of the sedan chair holding an umbrella and walked towards the long and messy queue on the snow.

When he got closer, he found that Chen Ce was standing next to the crowd with an umbrella, watching the show, and shouted: "Stop fighting, stop fighting!"

As he said this, he stretched out his foot and kicked it twice.

Wang Hua's mouth twitched as he watched.

So many people ganged up on a teenager and several servants. I don't know what kind of divine punishment they had committed to arouse such strong public indignation.

When Chen Ce saw Wang Hua, their eyes met. He pulled his foot back awkwardly, then walked towards Wang Hua holding an umbrella and bowed, saying, "I greet Lord Wang."

Wang Hua asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?"

Chen Ce said: "Oh, he just threatened to scratch my face, and I was distributing porridge, and the people couldn't stand it anymore, so they all went up to beat him, and I couldn't stop him."

Wang Hua: “???”

Are you sure you're going to stop the fight? My eyesight is still sharp.

Chen Ce told Wang Hua the whole story. Wang Hua was slightly displeased and snorted, "This rascal is too narrow-minded. Who is he?"

Chen Ce said indifferently: "Jiao Fang's son, Jiao Huangzhong." Uh.

Jiao Fang has only this one precious son. Jiao Fang and Wang Hua are colleagues and both are teachers in the Eastern Palace. Wang Hua knows some things about Jiao Fang.

Jiao Fang was a petty person, so he couldn't help but worry about Chen Ce and asked, "Aren't you afraid of Jiao Fang's revenge?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I didn't hit him, and I didn't fight back. It was the people who hit him, and it's none of my business."

Wang Hua looked at Jiao Huangzhong, who was beaten beyond recognition, with sympathy. He didn't care about him at this time and said to Chen Ce, "Can you come with me?"

Chen Ce nodded, holding an oil-paper umbrella, and strolled in the snow with Wang Hua.

Wang Hua was silent for a moment, then he said to Chen Ce, "Wang Shouren was transferred to the southwest. Did you do this?"

Chen Ce did not deny it: "Yeah."

Wang Hua said: "I won't ask how you are able to do these things. I only have one request. Can you change someone?"

Wang Hua knew his limits and was unwilling to pry into other people's affairs. He didn't want to know how Chen Ce did it. He did not deny Chen Ce's ability, but as a father, he could not let his son go to the southwest to die.

Chen Ce smiled and paused. The two of them had already arrived at the north gate tower.

The snow was still falling, and disaster victims were pouring into the city. Chen Ce glanced at Wang Hua and said, "Lord Wang, do you really not believe in your son's ability?"

Wang Hua did not deny it and said, "War is a major issue for a country. It is a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction. We must pay close attention to it."

"This is not a question of whether I believe in his ability or not. How can a young man who has just entered the officialdom win the battle in the southwest?"

"Qian Yue has been inspecting Guizhou for more than five years and has always failed miserably. How can Wang Shouren do the same?"

Chen Ce thought for a moment and sarcastically said, "Because Qian Yue is a waste. Your son is not. He is a talent, a talent that can rival that of a saint."

"Before he passed the imperial examination, he did a lot of things, traveled to many places, and witnessed the wars in the northern border. He is not much worse than Qian Yue. No, he is much better."

"You're not worried about your son's ability, you're worried about this war. He's just a victim, right?"

"You are worried that if we win, your son won't get any credit, and if we lose, your son will take the blame, right?"

Wang Hua's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Chen Ce in astonishment. He was so young, but the words he said were so mature and politician-oriented. This was too contradictory!

Chen Ce said: "Why don't you think about this from a more optimistic perspective? Even if you lose, with the support of the two relatives of the Zhang family, no one will think it is the fault of a newly-minted Jinshi."

"If he wins, he will be in the emperor's heart."

Wang Hua was stunned. He actually felt that what Chen Ce said made so much sense?

"I don't quite understand."

Wang Hua looked deeply at the profile of this extremely young and handsome young man who was concerned about his country and the people, and asked, "What about you?"

"What are you doing all this for? You and Wang Shouren don't seem to be that close, right?"

"I can't guess your purpose."

Chen Ce asked back: "Why do you have to have a purpose?"

"This is not in line with human nature," said Wang Hua.

Chen Ce thought for a moment and said, "Then just treat me as if I'm not a human being, haha."

Wang Hua was speechless for a moment, but he really couldn't understand what benefits Chen Ce would get from doing this.

(End of this chapter)