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

Chapter 398 Envy

On August 15th of the 14th year of the Hongzhi reign, an unprecedented riot broke out in Seoul, the capital of Korea.

It was called a riot, but in fact it was a coup that had been planned long ago by Prince Jincheng.

The coup was led by Prince Jinseong and launched by several noble officials including Park Wonjong, Sung Hee-yeon, and Ryu Sun-jung. Their soldiers were all armed with advanced Ming Dynasty weapons and wore Ming Dynasty armor.

The originally balanced combat power was tilted due to the military support from the Ming Dynasty.

It took only one day for Prince Jinseong to completely capture the palace, control Yeonsangun, King of Joseon, Lee Long, beheaded the treacherous minister Ren Shihong, and killed all the treacherous officials in the court.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked the government and the public. Many spies lurking in North Korea witnessed the coup with their own eyes, and also witnessed the power of Ming Dynasty's weapons.

The Prince of Jincheng was even more worried about the powerful military reserves of the Ming Dynasty. After all, just by buying some weapons and armor from the Ming Dynasty, he could easily win. If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to send troops over, what would the consequences be? It was chilling to think about it.

In other words, the Ming Dynasty did not break off relations with Yeonsangun at the beginning, or the Ming Dynasty did not have the time to take care of Korea. Otherwise, after the two letters were sent, Yeonsangun would still press forward step by step. As long as the Ming Dynasty freed up its hands and sent troops to Korea, Korea would be destroyed in an instant!

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While there was constant war in Korea, families in the Ming Dynasty were reunited to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As the sky gradually darkened, several densely populated streets in Shuntian Prefecture, such as Zhengyang Street and Chengqingfang Street, were already crowded with people.

Drifting lanterns could be seen everywhere in the basins and tributaries of the Yongding River, Wuzhang River and other rivers, not to mention the lanterns held by everyone in the streets. For a time, the lights of thousands of homes illuminated Peking as if it were daytime.

Soldiers from the Five Cities Military Department and the Five Military Governor's Office took turns patrolling the streets with weapons to maintain order. People came out in droves, and the scene was very lively.

Zhang Lun took Zhang Mao and went to the residence of Xinning Marquis Tan You in a majestic manner. Zhang Lun found Tan Simin holding a beautiful lantern.

When Tan Simin saw Zhang Lun's lantern, his face was filled with envy and admiration. He widened his eyes and said excitedly, "Brother Zhang Lun, your lantern is so beautiful!"

"This moon is so big and round!"

"Grandpa, I also want a lantern like Brother Zhang Lun's!"

Tan Simin looked at the lantern in his hand with a look of disgust. It was not as beautiful as the lantern in Zhang Lun's hand.

Tan You was speechless. This naughty kid was so annoying!

He asked Zhang Mao helplessly, "Old Zhang, where did you buy this lantern? I want to buy one too."

Zhang Mao stroked his beard and smiled, "Old Tan, I'm sorry, I didn't buy this lantern. I asked Old Qian to paint it for me."

"But Mr. Qian has no time to paint lanterns now."

Tan Simin rolled on the ground and cried out loudly. Zhang Mao laughed and said, "Old Tan, this kid needs to be beaten. If he is not beaten, he will not become a useful person."

"Hit him quickly!"

Tan You frowned, thinking to himself, it's because you dragged your grandson over here to show off the lanterns, otherwise why would this brat be like this?

As for beating his grandson, Tan You naturally couldn't bear to do it. As they were close generations, he treated his grandson as a treasure. After much persuasion, Tan Simin finally stopped crying and making a fuss.

Tan Simin followed Zhang Lun like a tail, and said to him in a flattering manner: "Brother Zhang Lun, my grandfather bought some iced watermelon juice, do you want some?"

Zhang Lun took the watermelon juice with a smile, and the lantern in his hand naturally fell into Tan Simin's hand.

Zhang Lun reminded: "Don't break my lantern, be careful."

Tan Simin hurriedly said, "Brother Zhang Lun, don't worry, I will be careful."

Along the way, the two naughty kids attracted countless children's attention, and each of them looked at the lanterns in their hands with envy.

Zhang Lun and Tan Simin's vanity was greatly satisfied!

While drinking watermelon juice, Zhang Lun said to Zhang Mao, "Grandpa, we are going to find that little girl to play with." Zhang Mao thought to himself, you are not going to play with Xiaohua, you are obviously going to show off your lantern.

Tan You shook his head helplessly. These naughty kids were so funny to look at. They had so many little tricks up their sleeves.

"go Go."

Tan You glanced at Zhang Mao and said teasingly, "Who asked your grandfather to make you a good lantern?"

Zhang Mao laughed and said, "I have the ability to invite Mr. Qian, but you don't. Look how many people along the way are drooling over my lanterns."

Tan You sneered, "Don't be so tongue-tied, old man, or you'll be outdone by others."

Zhang Mao said calmly, "You'll see it later. I'm afraid there will be another child throwing a tantrum and begging adults to make him a lantern like mine."

When mentioning this, Tan You gritted his teeth and said, "You old fool, why do you have to bring your little grandson to see me when you have nothing to do?"
Looking at Tan Simin again, this little thing actually massaged Zhang Lun's shoulders and back... what a useless thing! Tan You just felt tired.

Zhang Mao raised his eyebrows at him, but Tan You was too lazy to pay attention to him.

After a while, the two of them brought the two naughty kids to Huaihua Hutong.

The lights on both sides of the alley were dim, and Zhang Lun's lantern was particularly eye-catching, immediately attracting the attention of many children. These children all showed envious expressions, which once again greatly satisfied Zhang Lun's vanity.

In the courtyard.

Xiaohua carried a lantern and happily took Chen Ce and Mrs. Wu out.

The lantern is colorful, with two cartoons drawn on it, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and they are all painted with colors. Under the light, they look particularly beautiful.

Xiaohua liked it very much, but Mrs. Wu thought it was a bit exaggerated and said to Chen Ce: "How can there be mice and ducks? It's like this!"

Of course, Mrs. Wu couldn't understand these strange things, and even thought these cartoons were a little ugly.

This is normal.

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Just exaggerate a little, as long as the kids like it."

Madam Wu: “…”

“I guess no children like it either.”

Xiaohua quickly shook her head and said, "No, Sister Wu, I really like it."

Madam Wu rolled her eyes at Xiaohua speechlessly and said, "As long as he made it, there's nothing you don't like about it."

"No...it's really beautiful."

The door was opened and Xiaohua walked out smiling.

"Chen Xiaohua! Look at my brother Zhang Lun's lantern..."

Tan Simin pretended to be cool and stood in front of Zhang Lun, deliberately blocking Zhang Lun's lantern, just to help Zhang Lun.

However, when the little guy saw the lantern in Xiaohua's hand, he immediately shut up and stared blankly at the pattern on the lantern in Xiaohua's hand, his drooling almost dripping.

Wow, this mouse and duck are so cute!

Zhang Lun was anxious, thinking, "Tan Simin, why are you silent? Keep talking! You haven't said my lantern is beautiful yet."

Then--

Tan Simin ran up to Xiaohua and immediately put on a flattering expression, saying to Xiaohua, "Sister Xiaohua, your lantern is so beautiful. Can you show it to me?"

(End of this chapter)