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

Chapter 394: The Imperial Court
Colluding with the Empress and having a rebellious heart were both serious crimes. Emperor Hongzhi never expected that the Censorate would start to impeach Chen Ce again.

He had tried his best to keep Chen Ce's actions low-key, but he still got into trouble.

Emperor Hongzhi asked reluctantly, "What's going on?"

Shi Lin, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Ce, the proofreader of the Imperial Library, has been meeting with the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Supervisor in the Imperial Library."

"The clerks and clerks of the Ministry of Finance have seen Chen Ce and the Imperial Household Supervisor doing money transactions many times."

"This is irrefutable evidence, sufficient to prove that Chen Ce colluded with the Empress and intended to be disloyal! Your Majesty, please reprimand Chen Ce for his serious crime immediately!"

The Zhang brothers pricked up their ears to listen to the impeachment of the censor of the Censorate.

This Chen Ce is such a big fool. No wonder Li Guang kneeled down to Chen Ce that day. It turns out that Chen Ce and Li Guang were in collusion with each other!

Everyone is in collusion with the inner palace supervisor. Look at us brothers, we are so smart that we won't let anyone catch us and make money secretly.

Where are you, Chen Ce? You were so careless that you were discovered.

This is completely over, right?
Zhang Yanling sighed softly and said to Zhang Heling, "Brother, I'm afraid Chen Ce will die today. Alas, the days without him are less fun for me."

Nima!

A few days ago, you took half of my property, all because of Chen Ce. I think you are not losing fun, but you want to covet the other half of my property, right?

If they were not brothers, Zhang Heling would really want to beat Zhang Yanling to death.

But then again, Chen Ce's guilt has finally been confirmed today, and even gods may not be able to save him!

Emperor Hongzhi originally intended to fool around with the matter, but Liu Jian stepped out and questioned Shi Lin, "Do you have any real evidence?"

"Chen Ce has made great contributions to the country and should not be slandered at will!"

Liu Jian wanted to make things clear today, otherwise if Emperor Hongzhi was allowed to delay until the end of the court session, there would probably be many twists and turns in the future.

Shi Lin hurriedly said, "My Lord, the witnesses are all in the Finance Bureau."

"Then call him in for questioning."

After several clerks from the Finance Bureau came to confirm the evidence, the whole court was in an uproar.

Chen Ce is probably completely finished now. No matter how meritorious he had been in the past, now that these two pieces of evidence are confirmed, who would dare to overturn his case?
Qin Hong and Xu Guan looked at each other, and they were also somewhat at a loss at this time, but soon Qin Shangshu stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter should be questioned in front of the palace."

Shi Lin said righteously: "Confirm the evidence, question Chen Ce and hand it over to the Ministry of Justice. What is this person's identity and what qualifications does he have to enter the Golden Palace?"

Zhang Mao stepped out of the line, coughed twice and said, "Shi Yushi, I cannot bear to hear you any more. You and the cabinet can summon a low-ranking clerk to the Golden Palace. Why can't Chen Ce, after all, be an official of the Eastern Palace?"

Shi Lin was choked and snorted, "In that case, let Chen Ce enter the palace to answer the emperor's orders."

Emperor Hongzhi signaled Huai'en to go and meet Chen Ce. There was a purpose to this arrangement, so that Chen Ce could be mentally prepared in advance.

……

In Huaihua Hutong, when Huai Enlai found Chen Ce, Chen Ce was already prepared and had changed into his official robe.

On the way to the Forbidden City, Huai En carefully reminded Chen Ce: "Sir Chen, the Censor of the Censorate in the Palace is impeaching you..."

Before Huai En finished speaking, Chen Ce smiled and said, "I know."

"fine."

amount.

No wonder he had changed his clothes long ago. Did he expect to be summoned today?

Since Chen Ce knew what was going on, Huai En stopped talking.

When Chen Ce appeared in Fengtian Hall in a green robe, countless eyes immediately looked at him. Some people had heard of Chen Ce, but most had never actually seen him.

Chen Ce came to the front of the hall with neither arrogance nor humility. It was the first time he saw the grand court assembly of the Ming Dynasty. The civil and military officials were clearly distinguished on the left and right, and Emperor Hongzhi was high above. Everything was majestic and solemn. Coming here for the first time always makes one excited and feel loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

However, Chen Ce remained calm and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant pays respect to the emperor."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."

Then, he said in a deep voice: "Chen Ce, the Censorate impeached you for colluding with the Empress and having ill intentions. Is this true?"

Chen Ce shook his head calmly: "No."

Right Censor-in-Chief Shi Lin stepped out and said, "What nonsense!"

"You colluded with Li Guang, the eunuch who holds the seal of the inner palace, in the Sijing Bureau. The clerks in the Sijing Bureau saw it clearly. Don't try to make excuses!"

Chen Ce said, "You're talking about this, um."

"Li Guang gave me money, a lot of it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall was in an uproar!

This boy is so crazy, is he trying to kill himself?
The Zhang brothers wanted to give Chen Ce a thumbs up right away. You are such a talented person. I thought you would still make some excuses, but I didn’t expect you to admit it so easily.

Shi Lin smiled and said, "In that case, do you admit that you colluded with the Empress?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "This can't be considered collusion, right?"

"Nonsense!" Shi Lin said, "You just said clearly that Li Guang gave you money. Aren't you colluding with each other?"

Chen Ce said helplessly: "If you insist on describing it this way, then let's call it collusion, what's wrong with that?"

Oh my god! He actually asked such an innocent question?
Isn't this guy very smart? Is he frightened by the majestic aura of the hall?

It’s so tragic. I’m dead now.

The Zhang brothers bowed their heads in silence for Chen Ce.

Qin Hong and Xu Guan could only keep looking at Chen Ce, but it was no use, as Chen Ce didn't even look at them.

Shi Lin sneered: "Since you have admitted your crime--"

"Your Majesty! I request the Ministry of Justice to arrest Chen Ce immediately!"

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said, "Chen Ce, Chen Ce, where is your cleverness before? What happened to you today?"

How can I protect you?
Just when Emperor Hongzhi was in a dilemma, Chen Ce asked calmly: "Why arrest me? Shouldn't I be rewarded?"

puff!
At this moment, all the officials in the hall were about to spurt blood.

Didn't many people spread rumors about Chen Ce? Why would he ask such a ridiculous question? And he wanted to reward you? How could you say that?!

Liu Jian calmly stepped out and said to Chen Ce, "Master Chen, the Golden Palace is not a place for you to talk nonsense. Since you have admitted your crime, you should be punished."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "According to what you mean, what I and the inner palace supervisor did should be punished by law?"

"What?" Liu Jian asked subconsciously.

Shi Lin was also stunned for a moment, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Chen Ce said: "So you guys don't know anything yet. Why are you impeaching me without finding out anything?"

Shi Lin pointed at Chen Ce and said, "Don't keep us in suspense. What on earth are you and the inner palace supervisor conspiring about?!"

(End of this chapter)