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

Chapter 273 Ming Dynasty Sprayer
Chen Ce finally understood why the two brothers were so attentive to him for no reason.

He was also speechless. That day on the bank of the Tongji Canal, he just casually asked the Zhang brothers if they were willing to go to the southwest, and they took it seriously?
Look how scared these two brothers are. They must have heard the rumors recently.

Chen Ce frowned and said, "From what the two Lords said, the court has already started selecting talents to go to the southwest?"

Haha, stop pretending, how could you not know about this?
Zhang Heling said, "Yes, we brothers are old and really not suitable for long-distance travel. Can you recommend us to go to the southwest?"

They were really scared. Maybe it was Chen Ce who recommended them to take charge of the southwest last time.

Chen Ce said, "Okay."

Is it that simple?

The Zhang brothers looked at Chen Ce in disbelief and asked in confusion: "You don't have any requests?"

"What are you asking for?"

Zhang Heling laughed and said, "Nothing, nothing, just don't recommend us to go to the southwest, haha, come on, have some tea, don't be polite."

Chen Ce asked, "Is everything alright now? I won't eat or drink any tea. I have to go back."

The Zhang brothers hurriedly stood up and escorted Chen Ce out of the private room.

As soon as he came out of the private room, he saw Li Mengyang and several officials from the Ministry of Revenue coming towards him.

Li Mengyang saw the Zhang brothers and said angrily: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven."

The Zhang brothers looked at Li Mengyang in confusion, thinking, is this guy mentally ill?
Li Mengyang saw Chen Ce hanging out with the Zhang brothers again, and instantly understood why Chen Ce had said before that he could recommend that group of scholars to become officials. Now he finally understood why.

It turns out that this guy is attached to two scums of the Zhang family.

He sneered at Chen Ce and said, "Don't think that with these two backing you up, you can do whatever you want in the court!"

"A bird of a feather!"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "Lord Li has misunderstood. They are not backing me up, and I have never said that I can influence the court. Although the two marquises are favored, they cannot influence the court situation."

Several officials around Li Mengyang snickered as they looked at these three clowns. They probably didn't know what Lord Li was talking about yet.

Chen Ce frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "If you insist on scolding me in a roundabout way, I have nothing to say. Anyone can make a couplet like this: filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faith, propriety, righteousness, and honesty."

Hearing Chen Ce's counterattack, Li Mengyang flew into a rage: "How dare you be so rude?"

Chen Ce said: "Weren't you the first to be rude? Why are you cursing for no reason?"

The Zhang brothers were confused and asked Chen Ce, "Who is this person? Why doesn't he look like a good person?"

Chen Ce looked at the two lovely marquises. They were called cuckolds, but you remained indifferent. He said to Zhang Heling, "He is Li Mengyang, the head of the Ministry of Revenue."

Damn it?

Is that the bastard who submitted a petition to impeach us?
Zhang Heling hurriedly asked, "What did he say just now, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven?"

Chen Ce covered his forehead with his hands, he was almost crying because of his stupidity.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Did you forget something?"

Zhang Heling blurted out, "Forgot eight?"

Bastard... Bastard...

Zhang Heling finally reacted, "Li Mengyang, you are so good. We didn't bother with you before, but now you are pointing fingers at us and scolding us, right? This is unreasonable!"

Zhang Heling asked curiously, "Why is he so angry? What did you mean by filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faith, propriety, justice, and honesty?"

Chen Ce said: "Shameless."

Zhang Heling: “…”

My goodness, when these writers start to scold people, you really don't know what they are talking about. Is this the so-called literary masters fighting each other? Humph! Li Mengyang, who claims to be the leader of the literary world, doesn't seem to be that good. He was ridiculed by Chen Ce and could only be furious.

"Haha." Zhang Heling put his hands behind his back, stared at Li Mengyang, and said indifferently: "You are the one who impeached our brothers, right?"

Li Mengyang said: "You are doing evil and bullying men and women. This is what any ambitious official should do. I am impeaching you. What do you think?"

"And you." Li Mengyang stared at Chen Ce and said, "You took advantage of the power of the Zhang brothers to recommend a candidate for office and inserted your hand into the court. I will impeach you as well!"

Chen Ce said speechlessly: "Do you think the Ministry of Personnel is the pawn of the two marquises of the Zhang family?"

"Can the court's personnel arrangements be made according to the orders of the two marquises?"

"Even though the two marquises are arrogant and domineering, can they get their hands into the officialdom? Aren't you giving them too much face?"

Zhang Heling: “?”

Zhang Yanling: “?”

Why does it sound like he is scolding me, but I can't find any evidence?
We brothers cannot get involved in officialdom, but you don't have to say it so bluntly, right?

"I hope the oath you made at the beginning still stands."

Chen Ce looked at Li Mengyang, and after he finished speaking, he slowly left with his hands behind his back.

The Zhang brothers stared at Li Mengyang coldly and said, "You bastard, just wait for us!"

After saying this, the two brothers left angrily.

Several colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue then curiously asked Li Mengyang, "Master Li, what's the matter?"

Li Mengyang said calmly: "Nothing, this guy is so arrogant that he wants to recommend officials to go to the southwest for several candidates."

Several colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue smiled contemptuously and said indifferently: "Can he influence the selection of officials in the Ministry of Revenue?"

"What he said just now is right. Not to mention him, even the treacherous couple in the Zhang family don't have this authority!"

Li Mengyang nodded and said, "I made a bet with him. If he really has this ability, I will call him Master Chen in public!"

Several colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue laughed and said, "This is absolutely impossible. Let alone the fact that this guy is not an official from the Ministry of Personnel, even if he is, can he recommend someone to serve as an official in the southwest? This is ridiculous!"

"This boy hangs out with the Zhang brothers. It seems he is not a good person."

"Brother Li's "Memorial in Response to the Imperial Edict" has an increasingly wide influence, severely criticizing the Zhang brothers for causing harm to the local area, and everyone in the court praised it!"

"But Lord Li is too upright and might be retaliated by the Zhang brothers."

Li Mengyang said calmly: "I have never been afraid! No matter which direction the wind blows!"

……

The Zhang brothers left Linhu Cuiwei Tower with bloodshot faces, having completely lost face today.

This Li Mengyang, really gave him face! I didn't want to argue with him, but he bullied us because we didn't have enough education, pointed at our noses and called us turtles?

What a bastard!
Zhang Yanling said indignantly: "Brother, I want to kill this bastard!"

Zhang Heling said: "Fuck! We must kill him!"

"Go to Jinyiwei to find Mou Bin, and put this guy in the imperial prison and torture him!"

The Zhang brothers went towards the Jinyiwei angrily.

On his way back, Chen Ce saw Gu Dayong kneeling in front of a street stall and felt a little strange, but he did not ask much. He just didn't know how this eunuch had offended Zhu Houzhao.

When Chen Ce returned home, the Zhang brothers and the Jinyiwei went to Cuiwei Tower by the lake in a threatening manner, arrested Li Mengyang directly, and then imprisoned him in the imperial prison and beat him severely.

(End of this chapter)