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

Chapter 399 Urgent Report
An urgent report was sent from the Southeastern Japanese Defense Office to the Ministry of War.

Ma Wensheng was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at home. After seeing the news from the southeast, he could not eat his Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner and went to the Qianqing Palace in a cold sweat.

Emperor Hongzhi spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in the harem with Empress Dowager Zhou, Empress Zhang, Zhu Houzhao and others. Huai En carefully found Emperor Hongzhi and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Minister Ma has something urgent to ask for."

There is no trivial matter in the Ministry of War. Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival. If nothing big has happened, Ma Wensheng would not come to disturb me at this time.

Jinshen Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the information sent by Ma Wensheng with an extremely solemn and angry expression.

A new batch of warships from the southeast of the Ming Dynasty had just gone to conduct military exercises around the Wo Island. As soon as the warships arrived near the Wo Island, they were ambushed by the Japanese, and three soldiers were killed or injured.

Although the Japanese suffered greater casualties, this was undoubtedly a huge provocation to the Ming army!
Emperor Hongzhi was destined not to have a peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night tonight, so he immediately summoned all the officials from the six ministries of the cabinet to discuss countermeasures.

……

Sophora japonica alley.

When Zhang Lun saw Xiaohua's lantern, he immediately sat on the ground, his legs wiggling, and cried to Zhang Mao, "Grandpa! I want one too! I want a lantern like this too!"

Tan You laughed with glee on the side, Haha, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, I never thought you would end up like this!

He fanned the flames and said, "Old Zhang, this kid needs to be beaten. If he's not beaten, he's becoming more and more unruly... Well, you told me all this."

Zhang Mao: “…”

Madam Wu was also shocked. She couldn't understand why this painting of a mouse and a duck didn't look like a real mouse and duck at all. Whose mice and ducks looked like this?

Why are these little guys so obsessed after seeing it?

Why is there such a strong attraction? Mrs. Wu couldn't figure it out, not at all.

Zhang Mao raised his hand, wanting to hit Zhang Lun, the good-for-nothing brat, but after thinking about it, he held back. He asked Chen Ce, "Brother Chen, where did you buy the lantern?"

Xiao Hua said proudly: "My brother Chen drew this himself!"

Tan Simin and Zhang Lun were stunned, and they quickly ran to Chen Ce, hugged Chen Ce's thighs, and laughed: "Brother Chen, can you draw one for us too?"

At some point, Zhu Houzhao walked out of the alley with his hands behind his back.

His father had gone to attend a small court meeting, so the reunion dinner ended early. Zhu Houzhao happened to come out for a stroll and saw this scene.

Zhang Mao and Tan You saluted Zhu Houzhao, who waved his hand nonchalantly and said to Zhang Lun and Tan Simin with a smile: "If you want lanterns, give me money!"

"How can I paint for you if I don't pay you? Go ask your grandfather for money. One lantern costs one thousand taels of silver."

Chen Ce: “…”

Zhu Houzhao, you are robbing!

The corners of Zhang Mao and Tan You's mouth twitched violently, and Zhang Lun and Tan Simin hugged their grandfather's thighs and began to shake around.

"Grandpa, please give me the money! Please give me the money! I want lanterns. I want lanterns like this."

The two old men's cheeks twitched violently. "One thousand taels of silver for a lantern, do you think grandpa is a fool?"

Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Ah, you two little guys are also pitiful people. Your grandfather doesn't like you at all and is reluctant to spend one thousand taels of silver. Why don't you recognize your little brother as your grandfather? He will definitely give you lanterns for free."

What the hell!

Zhang Mao and Tan You trembled, and then saw the two silly boys eager to run to Chen Ce. They quickly grabbed their grandsons and said with a sad face: "Okay, okay, buy it, grandpa will buy it for you!" Your Highness, you deserve to die! Do you have to be so outrageous!

Zhu Houzhao bent over and laughed.

A moment later, Zhang Lun and Tan Simin had two cartoon character lanterns. The three little guys walked arrogantly to Zhengyang Street, and suddenly there were so many followers following them.

……

Ning Cheng and Liang Chu took Ning Zhijun and Lun Wenxu out for fun respectively, in fact, to create more opportunities for the two young people.

Liang Chu still hopes that Lun Wenxu can marry Ning Zhijun, and Ning Cheng also intends to match his daughter with Lun Wenxu.

"Junrui, what is your daughter's attitude? If we can get her married, let's just arrange a marriage. Bochou was the top scholar in the 12th year of Hongzhi's reign, and now he is a compiler in the Imperial Academy. You know his future."

"I know that you had an engagement with Chen Ce's parents before, but didn't you cancel it? Do you still miss Chen Ce?"

Ning Cheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Girls can't be kept when they grow up. I can't guess what she's thinking."

Liang Chu said: "In terms of development prospects alone, do you think Chen Ce is comparable to Bo Chou?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just the entanglement between Chen Ce and the two uncles of the Zhang family, I don't know how many people will dislike him. Yes, Chen Ce is now a proofreader in the East Palace's Jing Bureau, but it's useless."

Ning Cheng smiled bitterly.

Liang Chu said earnestly, "It's a pity for him. He chose the wrong person. If he could make friends with Duke Ying and Earl Xinning in front of this group of dignitaries, I wouldn't say anything. At least Duke Ying and Earl Xinning have a good reputation among the civil servants... Hmm? Junrui, why don't you say anything?"

Ning Cheng raised his hand and pointed at the backs of the people in front of him, and asked Liang Chu, "I am not close to the Duke of Yingguo and the others. Look, are those the Duke of Yingguo and the new Earl of Ning?"

Liang Chu looked up and, lo and behold, it was indeed them.

hiss!
But...the one next to them seems to be the prince!
Ning Cheng didn't know Zhu Houzhao, so he asked Liang Chu, "Is the one next to him... Chun Jian?"

Liang Chu looked carefully, and it seemed... it was really Chen Ce!

Is he really hanging out with the Duke of England?

Liang Chu hurriedly walked over with Ning Cheng and saluted Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Mao and others. Zhu Houzhao held down his hands and signaled Liang Chu not to shout.

When Ning Cheng learned that the young man next to Chen Ce who was arm in arm with Chen Ce was the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, he was stunned.

He is really finding it harder and harder to understand Chen Ce, and is increasingly feeling the gap between himself and Chen Ce!
At the beginning, Chen Ce was just a sick teenager. Although he worked hard to improve himself, Ning Cheng felt that Chen Ce's future was worrying.

But just this year, he has grown into a towering tree, and even he himself has to look up at him.

Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Master Liang, you guys are shopping too."

He glanced at Ning Zhijun and Lun Wenxu who were walking behind Liang Chu, and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, a talented man and a beautiful woman, very good, very good."

"Okay, you guys go ahead and stroll around. I won't disturb you. I'll take the kids and Chun Jian and the others for a stroll too."

Ning Zhijun wanted to explain himself, but in the end he had no choice but to keep silent.

Chen Ce glanced at Lun Wenxu and Ning Zhijun and nodded slightly.

Zhu Houzhao said sarcastically: "Hehe, little brother, someone ignored you back then, but now you are out of his reach. Things change over time..."

Mudd, you are mentally retarded!
Chen Ce quickly pulled Zhu Houzhao forward to prevent him from continuing his embarrassing pretense.

(End of this chapter)