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

Chapter 237 Imperial Reward
In the Qianqing Palace, Huai'en found Emperor Hongzhi.

boom!
Emperor Hongzhi angrily slammed the documents on the table, and the Third Elder's face turned red, and he said angrily: "He is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and his official power is so great!"

"Who recommended this person?"

Liu Jian narrowed his eyes, obviously doubting Zhang Chong's ability. How could a fourth-rank official not be able to see through such a simple truth?

Chen Ce was clearly helping you, Shuntian Prefecture, solve the problem of disaster victims. It would have been fine if you didn't seize the opportunity, but you actually arrested him for his evil intentions?
What kind of bullshit logic is this?

He is just a businessman, how could he rebel?

Huai En hurriedly informed Emperor Hongzhi and the three cabinet elders of the whole story.

Emperor Hongzhi narrowed his eyes and sneered, "So it was Jiao Fang who put pressure on him. Haha, this bastard is so shortsighted!"

"And Jiao Fang's son is also a hero! He went to disrupt the disaster relief efforts and caused public resentment, and was beaten by the people. And they took their anger out on others? How can this be called justice?"

Emperor Hongzhi said to Huai'en, "Go and fetch the person out in person, and reward him in front of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture."

"Lord Liu, tomorrow you will have the Ministry of Personnel inform Shuntian Prefecture that he is my official, not a servant of a certain minister!"

"I open my heart to him, but he flirts with high-ranking officials behind my back. Doesn't he want to be promoted? Go and tell him that I am the only one who can promote him! I will transfer him to Jiaozhi to serve as the governor. Is this promotion high enough? Is he satisfied?"

Liu Jian had no sympathy for Zhang Chong at all. As a fourth-rank official, he did not even have this much political wisdom. This outcome was not surprising.

"According to the order!"

……

Shuntian Mansion.

Zhang Chong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan in prison. He was regretting his decision very much. He had said all the nice things he could, but Chen Ce just refused to come out of the prison.

"Mr. Chen, what do you want me to do to make you come out of this trap? Just open your mouth."

Chen Ce squinted at him and said, "I tried to negotiate with you in a nice way before I came in, but now you are swallowing your anger like this. What are you doing?"

"You are a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, don't you have such ambition? The worst result is that you will be transferred to another place, and you will not be dismissed for such a small matter. Why do you have to beg me?"

Zhang Chong now finally understood the court's intentions. They wanted to use Chen Ce's good deed to attract more businessmen to join in, thereby alleviating the financial pressure on the Ministry of Revenue and achieving the effect of disaster relief.

Chen Ce had figured out this logic long ago, so he was so confident when he came in.

But at that time, Zhang Chong was blinded by interests and was only thinking about establishing a good relationship with Jiao Fang so that he could make further progress.

After all, his subordinates had already entered the Ministry of Rites. If he seized this opportunity well, Zhang Chong might be able to enter the central government.

But now that I understand Chen Ce's intention, it is obviously too late and it is too late to regret. I can only beg Chen Ce not to talk nonsense in front of the court.

But Chen Ce seemed to give no face to this fourth-rank official at all.

It's the opposite of Tian Gang! When did a commoner get to bully a fourth-rank official? It's the biggest joke in the world!

But this thing happened to Zhang Chong.

The prison fell into endless silence, but the sound of footsteps seemed particularly crisp, and Zhang Chong couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

A eunuch came over surrounded by a group of factory guards.

Huai En didn't look at Zhang Chong, and said indifferently: "Open the cell."

The jailer hurried to open the door.

Huai En said to Chen Ce: "Are you the owner of Shuntian Newspaper and Shuntian Express? Come quickly to receive the order."

Chen Ce no longer pretended to be aloof and hurried over to receive the order.

"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, declares: Today, Shuntian Newspaper and Express Business have made contributions to the country, have good intentions, and when the great disaster comes, they set up tents to provide porridge and rice without considering gains and losses..." "...I hereby grant you a reward of 500 yuan, allow you to wear silk, and give you 50 pieces of silk..."

Generally, merchants in the Ming Dynasty were not qualified to wear silk. This was because Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang hated merchants and strictly regulated social classes.

However, after two centuries of development of the Ming Dynasty, these things basically existed in name only. It was common for merchants to wear silk, and the imperial court turned a blind eye to it, but no one brought it to the surface for investigation.

Although the reward from Emperor Hongzhi seemed small, it was too high for Chen Ce's status as a businessman. If other merchants knew about it, they would be extremely jealous.

The imperial court naturally wanted this effect.

Chen Ce bowed and accepted the order, Huai En nodded in praise, and then said: "Your Excellency can go back now."

Chen Ce said with embarrassment: "Eunuch, Shuntian Prefecture said that I have evil intentions and detained me for the crime of usurpation. I am still a criminal. I am released from prison now..."

Huai En glanced coldly at the Shuntian prefect, then smiled and said to Chen Ce: "The world belongs to the emperor, not to a certain official."

These words made Zhang Chong feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

"The emperor hasn't said you're guilty, so you're innocent."

"Don't worry, someone will give you justice for the injustice you've suffered. Go back now."

Chen Ce bowed and said, "Long live the emperor. Thank you, eunuch."

Chen Ce glanced at Zhang Chong, who looked nervous, and said calmly, "Master Zhang, I'm leaving now. Do you have anything else to tell me?"

Zhang Chong hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, I don't dare."

After Chen Ce left, Huai En didn't say much. He just glanced at Zhang Chong coldly, then took his men away from Shuntian Prefecture.

"Big, my lord."

The clerk beside Zhang Chong swallowed nervously. Zhang Chong flew into a rage and slapped him hard: "Your idea is terrible!"

"What do you mean by arresting him with bad intentions? It's all your fault!"

The clerk covered his face, not daring to resist, and hurriedly said, "Sir, now is not the time to be angry. Go and contact Lord Jiao quickly. Maybe there will be a chance for a turnaround."

Zhang Chong yelled, "You farted!"

"If I still contact Jiao Fang at this time, then in the eyes of the higher-ups, who am I loyal to, Jiao Fang or the emperor?"

"You bastard! You have misled me!"

When Chen Ce returned to the courtyard in Huaihua Hutong, he discovered that the lights next door had never been turned off until Chen Ce came back.

Tang Yin also came over anxiously and said to Chen Ce: "Boss, are you okay?"

Chen Ce shook his head.

Tang Yin said, "Just now, an official came to me and asked me to publish the news that you received the imperial edict as the front page headline of tomorrow's newspaper."

Chen Ce had known this would happen, so he nodded and said, "I'll write the manuscript myself. Wait a moment. I'll give it to you when I'm done. You can take it to Wang Defa for printing."

"it is good!"

Tang Yin looked at Chen Ce strangely. He had a lot of questions to ask, such as how Chen Ce got out of prison and why he was commended by the imperial edict. He didn't understand any of it.

No wonder Chen Ce said that he is not suitable to be an official at the moment.

In his opinion, yesterday's porridge relief activity was obviously risky, so why was Chen Ce not only safe and sound, but also received an imperial commendation?

(End of this chapter)