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

Chapter 387 I Want to Report You

Ministry of Industry.

When the document from the Ministry of Personnel was delivered to Ma Xun, a doctor in the Du Shui Si, Ma Xun felt dizzy.

At first he still insisted on cultivating his temper, but now he finally couldn't hold it anymore. With a dejected look on his face, he looked at the demotion document in his hand and swallowed hard.

Southwest - a wandering official.

He didn't want to go. He didn't want to follow the example of those fools like Wang Shouren and Tang Yin and go to the southwest to suffer. In the eyes of outsiders, isn't going to the southwest tantamount to exile?

Moreover, Wang Shouren and Tang Yin were okay, at least they were high-ranking officials in the Xuanwei Office. If he were to be the governor of a state, how could he have any future at all!
If I had known this earlier, I would have listened to that kid Chen Ce. Even if something happens now, I can put the blame on Chen Ce. If I had known this earlier, why would I have to pretend to be so cool?

……

Huai En found Chen Ce in Huaihua Hutong.

Chen Ce asked Xiaohua to play in the yard by herself and not to run around outside. He also specifically instructed the people in the factory to keep an eye on Huaihua Hutong to ensure Xiaohua's safety.

On the way to the Qianqing Palace, Chen Ce asked Huai En: "Eunuch, I have something to ask you."

Huai En said respectfully: "Master Chen, please speak, and I will answer all your questions."

Chen Ce thought for a moment and asked, "Are there eunuchs in the palace who often leave the palace?"

Huai En nodded and said, "Yes, the eunuchs of the inner palace are responsible for the palace's internal finances and the purchase of some daily necessities for the palace, so they need to leave the palace frequently."

Chen Ce nodded slightly and did not continue asking questions. Soon they arrived at Jinshen Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi hastily informed Chen Ce of the corrosion of ships on the southeastern Japanese islands.

This was within Chen Ce's expectations, and he was not as surprised as he had imagined. Ebony could not adapt to the corrosiveness of seawater at all. Unlike at sea and inland, the construction of warships required better materials.

After explaining to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said, "Why didn't you tell me at the beginning?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Even if I tell you, no one will believe me. The Ministry of Works has authority, but I don't. If Your Majesty discusses this with the six ministries in the Cabinet, I'm afraid no one will support me. Why bother?"

People cannot be taught by people, but they can be taught by things once.

Listening to Chen Ce's calm words and seeing his indifferent look, it seemed that he didn't think it was a big deal at all.

Chen Ce naturally did not expect that a cruise to the Japanese islands by the warships in the southeast would shock the countries around the world, unless the Ming Dynasty launched a landing war against the Japanese islands.

Manufacturing warships in the southeast was part of his plan, but cruising exercises were not. As long as the warships could be manufactured, Ming would have the capital to launch a war against Japan.

Therefore, building warships is far more important than cruising the Japanese islands.

As for intimidating the foreign countries, civil unrest in Korea is still necessary.

Emperor Hongzhi was still somewhat uncertain and asked Chen Ce, "There is no news from Korea yet. Will they... start a civil war?"

This is very important. Emperor Hongzhi attaches great importance to this matter. He has paid so much, and if he does not see any reward, the Ming Dynasty will lose all its face.

Chen Ce still could not give Emperor Hongzhi complete confidence. He pondered for a moment and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, national defense and armed forces will always be the fundamental guarantee of the country."

"What we can always give hope to is the military strength of our country."

Emperor Hongzhi knew what Chen Ce meant. He sighed slightly and said, "I have ordered you to supervise the Ministry of Works to rebuild the warships on my behalf. This time, you will help me keep an eye on them no matter what. We must ensure that these warships have a strong naval combat capability."

Chen Ce: "Okay."

……

On his way out of the palace, Chen Ce was stopped by the Zhang brothers.

The two brothers had suffered a lot in the Dali Temple recently. When Zhang Heling saw Chen Ce, he said to him, "Chen Ce! You bastard!" "It was you who asked the crown prince to falsely convey the imperial edict, wasn't it?"

This must have been told to them by Empress Zhang. It can be seen that Empress Zhang had a very good relationship with her two younger brothers.

Chen Ce never thought that Zhu Houzhao, such a talented person, would actually betray his two uncles. These two guys were really unlucky.

Chen Ce nodded and said, "Yes."

The Zhang brothers threatened Chen Ce, "Give us money! Compensate us. If you don't have 18,000 taels of silver, we will report you! We will tell everyone that you are the instigator."

Zhang Yanling snorted, "If the ministers knew that you had falsely conveyed the imperial edict, Chen Ce, oh Chen Ce, your life would be in danger!"

Chen Ce said indifferently: "Oh, then go and report it."

Damn it?

How can you be so confident?

The Zhang brothers hurriedly said, "Aren't you afraid? Those civil servants can really kill you with their mouths. You have so much money, why not use it to buy your life?"

Zhang Heling smiled and said, "Everything can be discussed. If you think the price is too high, we brothers are not unreasonable people. We can make it cheaper."

Chen Ce frowned and said, "I've already told you guys to go and report it, don't worry about me."

Zhang brothers: "..."

This bastard, why is he like a mentally retarded person? He usually looks quite smart. Doesn’t he want to live anymore?

Of course Chen Ce knew that they would not report it, let alone dare to do so.

Since Empress Zhang dared to tell these things to the Zhang brothers, she must have told them not to tell anyone else about it.

And the fact is just as Chen Ce analyzed, the Zhang brothers are here purely to cheat people out of money.

But the IQ of these two guys was almost at a disadvantage in front of Chen Ce.

"Anything else? If not, I'm leaving."

Chen Ce left with his hands behind his back, and as if he remembered something, he turned around and smiled at the Zhang brothers, "It's not harsh enough to report to the ministers, why don't you report directly to the emperor?"

hiss!
Who dares to do this?
If they report it to the emperor, they might be imprisoned in the Dali Temple for several months. Who dares to mention this matter now? They can only mention it to Chen Ce, the person involved, and forget it if it can't threaten them.

The Zhang brothers laughed and said, "Chen Ce! Hey, we brothers are kind-hearted people after all. We are all friends. How could we harm you like this? Don't you think so..."

"Yes, for the sake of our brother's kindness, I heard that you are going to supervise the Ministry of Works, so can you take us with you?"

Chen Ce couldn't help but sigh, what a talented person!

At this time, he still did not forget to go to the Ministry of Industry to make a fortune. Aren't you afraid of going to the Dali Temple again? Do you value money over life?

Chen Ce shook his head calmly: "Not good."

Damn, Chen Ce, you deserve to die. Why are you so heartless? We brothers have been tricked by you like this, and what did we say? You beast! You are so heartless!
Looking at Chen Ce's departing back, Zhang Heling said, "Tsupplementary ghost, he will die of illness sooner or later!"

Zhang Yanling also said: "Yes! Oh, God, I can't wait any longer, please send thunder to kill him!"

Zhang Heling clenched his fist tightly and swung it backwards with a look of exasperation. Then he let out a loud roar.

"Fuck! Bastard! Why is there a city wall behind this?"

"Oh my god, my hand hurts so much, second brother, take me to see the imperial physician!!!"

(End of this chapter)