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

Chapter 322 Brother, please stop treating me. I am afraid

The lotus leaves are infinite, and the lotus flowers are different.

There are more lotus leaves on the banks of the Tongji Canal, and the red and white lotus flowers stand tall and graceful.

Chen Ce sat under the willow tree, and the early morning summer breeze blew past, refreshing his heart.

Madam Wu was squatting among the lotus leaves not far away, washing clothes, splashing up waves.

Chen Ce sat on a small wooden stool under the willow tree. In front of him was a small wooden table with tea and a map on it.

This is a map of Japan that I harvested from the land in the front yard not long ago. I have gained a lot of things these days, basically books and the like, so I will not mention them here.

The map of the Japanese island was spread out, and Chen Ce held a cup of tea and looked at it seriously.

There were not many copper and silver mines in the Ming Dynasty, so silver needed to flow in from outside. Where could they get large amounts of silver?

Chen Ce stared at the Iwami Silver Mine in Ota City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. This map clearly marked out all the resources of Japan Island.

After seeing this silver mountain, Chen Ce's eyes glowed green.

There are less than five years left, four and a half years, he still has four and a half years to capture the Japanese island!

Now Chen Ce has begun to lay out, and Fu Yuan may have already started to go to the southeast. This is the first step of Chen Ce's plan, and it is also the most critical step!
If you want to take over the Japanese island, you need a legitimate reason. What Chen Ce is doing now is to find such a "reason"!

The navy needs to be built!
This is the second step. The Ming Dynasty’s navy is still relatively weak. Previously, the Ming Dynasty’s strategy has always been in the north and northwest, guarding against the Tatars, the Oirat people, and Turpan.

But now the north is relatively peaceful.

Can the Ming Dynasty support fighting on two fronts now?

If a war breaks out in the southeast, will the Wala people in the north take the opportunity to invade? We must be fully prepared for all these.

But in any case, building a navy is a top priority.

However, the Ming Dynasty's economy did not support the development of the navy now. If the court wanted to start building a navy, Chen Ce needed to push it forward secretly to give the court a goal and motivation.

Chen Ce rubbed his forehead, sighed slightly, and murmured: "It's a bit risky... But I really don't have much time. It's a long way to go to take over the Japanese island within four years!"

Madam Wu had already washed the clothes and hung them in the backyard to dry. She said to Chen Ce, "I'm going to the courier. It's cloudy this morning and it might rain. If it rains, can you help me collect the clothes?"

Chen Ce said, "Okay."

The days were still as peaceful as before. Chen Ce and Madam Wu still maintained a certain subtle tacit understanding. Looking at Madam Wu's graceful back, Chen Ce sighed softly again.

How nice it would be if I were a healthy person.

Mrs. Wu is suitable for living at home and is a qualified good daughter-in-law. She is hardworking and not greedy for vanity. She is outstanding in appearance and law-abiding. All the traditional virtues of Han women are fully embodied in her.

But the more this happened, the more Chen Ce didn't want to harm her.

After Madam Wu left, Chen Ce put away the map of Japan and returned to the study.

At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door. Chen Ce went out to open the door and found a white-haired old man with a medical box on his back and a kind face standing in front of the door.

Another healer?

Who called this time?

Chen Ce asked suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

The old doctor introduced himself and said with a smile, "I am Liu Wentai, Director of the Imperial Hospital."

The highest official in the Imperial Medical Bureau is usually the emperor’s personal physician and does not provide medical treatment to outsiders. Why is he here?

Zhu Houzhao?
Not really. The Crown Prince does not have the power to transfer the Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau unless Emperor Hongzhi gives the order himself.

The key point is that my relationship with Emperor Hongzhi doesn’t seem to be that good yet?
and many more!

What did he say his name was? Liu Wentai?
Was he the imperial physician who killed Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Xiaozong (the current Emperor Hongzhi)? There was even a conspiracy theory in later generations that this guy was a civil official and deliberately killed two emperors. Chen Ce would not comment on whether this theory was tenable, but the two emperors were killed by him, and this could not be false.

What is he here for?
Chen Ce was a little wary and bowed, saying, "I greet Lord Liu."

Liu Wentai is different from the imperial physician Yao who came a few days ago.

The imperial physician Yao's nose was almost growing to the sky, and he seemed to want to look people down with his nose, but Liu Wentai seemed very elegant and easy-going.

He turned aside, did not accept Chen Ce's salute, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I dare not, I dare not!"

"If you are a commoner, then what am I?"

"I am jealous of how much His Majesty values ​​you."

Chen Ce: "Ah? What do you mean?"

Liu Wentai said, "The emperor asked me to come and check on your health every few days and report to him at any time."

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment.

At most, he and Emperor Hongzhi had met once at the last engineering bidding conference.

No, it was not a meeting at all, because he only heard the voice of Emperor Hongzhi that day and did not see him in person.

Is Emperor Hongzhi being too nice to me?
"Mr. Chen, please take a seat first and let me diagnose you."

Chen Ce was a little hesitant. He was really a little scared. If you hadn't treated him, he might have been able to live for four and a half years. But if you treated him now, he might only live for two and a half years.

However, Chen Ce didn't know how to say it, so he just sat down obediently.

Liu Wentai first asked Chen Ce some basic information, then examined him, and after taking his pulse, he frowned slightly and said to Chen Ce, "It's not a big deal. Do you have any family? I'll tell them about the situation."

Uh, such familiar medical jargon.

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No, Sir Liu, please don't be polite. It's tuberculosis. I know about it."

Liu Wentai was a little embarrassed, and then said: "Do you know everything? Haha, then I won't bother with this."

"It's a little difficult."

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment, and asked in astonishment: "Could it be that Lord Liu has a solution?"

Liu Wentai shook his head and said, "No."

You said it was a bit difficult, and I thought you had a solution!
Liu Wentai sighed and said, "I can only prescribe some blood-replenishing and cough-relieving medicine to make you as comfortable as possible. There is nothing else I can do!"

……

Imperial Physician Yao was not on duty today. The Imperial Medical Office was different from other government offices in that they had a rotation system. Early this morning, Imperial Physician Yao went to Fang's Pharmacy on Chengqingfang Street to inquire about the situation.

When he heard that Chen Ce did not come to get the medicine, Imperial Physician Yao's face suddenly fell.

He went to the Su Mansion in displeasure.

Su He hasn't gone on duty yet. The Honglu Temple is relatively free these days, so the roll call is relatively late. It's just a lazy office, so it doesn't matter if he goes late.

Seeing Imperial Physician Yao with an unhappy look on his face, Su He and Su Hanmei, who were having breakfast, stood up to greet him.

"Imperial Physician Yao has come to stay at my humble home in person. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you in person."

Imperial Physician Yao interrupted Su He and snorted, "Does that kid not care about his own health at all? Does he really think that anyone can be treated by me?"

Seeing that Imperial Physician Yao looked furious, Su He hurriedly asked, "Master Yao, calm down. What happened?"

(End of this chapter)