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

Chapter 333 Like a Last Word
Tomorrow Zhou Nan's Houshan College will officially begin recruiting students, and Zhou Nan may be the only one who is really nervous.

Tonight is inevitable.

He was really afraid that he would make a fool of himself tomorrow and become the laughing stock of the entire Shuntian Prefecture. Although he told Chen Ce that he didn't care, it was impossible for him to remain calm.

His father, brother and friends had almost no confidence in him. He just wanted to achieve something and prove that he was a useful person.

He also wanted to tell others that Confucianism was not the only path to success.

Zhou Nan's five brothers would come to him from time to time tonight to counsel him, telling him not to take tomorrow's result too seriously, as he is young and should strive hard.

However, if there is no trouble this time, I will still have to study hard in the Imperial College in the future. After I finish my studies there, I will ask my father to arrange an official position for me.

In fact, these brothers don’t think there will be any waves in Houshan Academy tomorrow.

There were only so many scholars in the Ming Dynasty. It was impossible for a Juren to study accounting and taxation, and a Xiucai was still thinking about taking the Juren exam.

Under such circumstances, how many people would be willing to pay tuition to study at your Houshan College? It doesn't take a brain to imagine how bleak the outcome will be tomorrow.

Anyway, the Zhou family has become a joke now. The five brothers of the Zhou family all advised Zhou Nan not to take the outside voices to heart, fearing that he would be under too much pressure and would become depressed.

Zhou Yu did not dare to scold Zhou Nan too much, for fear that he would be upset. This kid has been stubborn since he was young!
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Chen Ce's yard was quite lively tonight. Qin Hong came to find Chen Ce first. Houshan College would open tomorrow, and Qin Hong came to ask about the situation.

"Chun Jian, are you sure?"

Everyone outside knew that Houshan College was founded by Zhou Nan, but Qin Hong knew that it was founded by Chen Ce.

Chen Ce had told Qin Hong before that he hoped to cultivate more professional talents outside of Confucianism and send them to business, thereby driving the development of the entire Ming Dynasty's business.

Chen Ce shook his head and said simply, "I don't know either."

Chen Ce is not a god and cannot predict what the situation will be like tomorrow.

But deep down he actually hoped that a group of people would go to Houshan College to sign up for study. As long as this was successful, more people would see the benefits. In the future, these private colleges and special colleges that specialized in cultivating various talents would sprout in the Ming Dynasty.

The future commercial development of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably require more professional talents of all kinds. Similarly, only when there are more of these talents can they be fed back to the business and make the Ming Dynasty's business more prosperous.

With the development of the construction and textile industries, the Ming Dynasty's business began to sprout like mushrooms after a spring rain, and capitalism began to gradually emerge.

It will take a longer time in the future to nurture its growth.

Chen Ce was not sure whether he could see that day. He was now planting seeds for the Ming Dynasty, and he himself was destined not to see these seeds blossom and bear fruit.

Qin Hong patted Chen Ce on the shoulder and said, "Don't be too stressed. You have done enough."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "I don't have too much pressure. The pressure is all on the Zhou family."

"I didn't expect that the person recommended to me by Grand Priest Xie would be the young master of the Earl of Changning's family."

"He's been under some heavy fire lately."

Qin Hong smiled bitterly. Zhou Nan was indeed under a lot of pressure recently, especially with the two unreliable marquises of the Zhang family who were out there every day ruining the Zhou family's reputation.

"If, if tomorrow's results are good, what are your plans next?" Qin Hong looked at Chen Ce and asked.

Chen Ce coughed twice, then started coughing continuously. Qin Hong asked hurriedly, "Are you okay?"

Chen Ce waved his hands, his face flushed, and said slowly: "Later... ahem, there's no need for me to make plans later."

"As long as this is successful, others will follow suit, ahem."

The handkerchief was covered in blood and Chen Ce started coughing up blood again.

Qin Hong said solemnly, "Is it getting serious?" Chen Ce held his hand down, signaling Qin Hong not to worry. After a while, he recovered a little, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's a bit serious."

"It's like this in the later stages. They say they can live another four or five years, but I estimate they can only work for three more years at most."

If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Ce will probably have to stay in a hospital bed or a wheelchair for the last six months to a year.

His time is running out.

Qin Hong sighed deeply and said in annoyance: "Is there really no solution? Is there no case of successful treatment?!"

Chen Ce looked up at the night sky and said to Qin Hong with a smile: "Master Qin, don't worry about me. Everyone will die eventually. It's just a matter of sooner or later."

Qin Hong felt very uncomfortable and said to Chen Ce, "Don't think too much."

Chen Ce smiled at Qin Hong and said, "I don't think too much, and I'm not allowed to think too much. It's just because time is running out, so I have to do more things."

Qin Hong said: "If you work too hard, your condition will get worse. If it doesn't work... just take a break?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I can't rest. I haven't finished what I need to do."

Until now, Qin Hong still doesn’t know what Chen Ce will do next.

After Qin Hong left, Madam Wu slowly came over from the next room, her pretty face showing displeasure as she whispered, "It's so late and you still bother others to sleep!"

Seeing Chen Ce's weak appearance, Madam Wu felt bad and asked Chen Ce, "Are you feeling better? I'll go boil some medicine for you."

Chen Ce waved his hand and said, "Much better."

"Miss Wu."

Madam Wu hummed and asked Chen Ce, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ce sighed softly, looked up at her, and said, "It's impossible for me to have this disease."

“Just these few years.”

"What kind of man do you want to marry, a talented man or a powerful and noble man?"

I can arrange it for you!
Madam Wu said angrily, "I haven't thought about these things."

Chen Ce said: "What you want is to be alone all your life and have no one to rely on when you are old. If you get sick in the future, there will be someone to take care of you."

"People, when they live to the end, always need a companion. It doesn't matter if they love each other or not. After being together for a long time, there will always be feelings. Even if it is not love, it can become a family relationship."

Madam Wu stared at Chen Ce in a daze, as if he was telling her his last words. Her dark eyes were misty as she said to Chen Ce, "I'll go boil some medicine for you."

"Hey hey...I said I don't want to take medicine, let's talk for a while."

Madam Wu went to Chen Ce's kitchen alone.

Chen Ce sighed quietly and whispered to himself, "I'm talking to you about serious matters."

"I really don't have much time..."

"In the future, avoid seeing people at night, go to bed early and get up early. If anyone comes to disturb you at night, don't blame me for being rude!" Madam Wu said loudly in the kitchen.

Chen Ce shook his head helplessly.

……

The next morning, Chen Ce got up at daybreak. Houshan College officially started recruiting students today, and Chen Ce planned to go and see for himself.

(End of this chapter)