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

Chapter 408: Victory Car Map
Emperor Hongzhi left Huaihua Hutong in a huff. It was already late at night, and Emperor Hongzhi was obviously still reluctant to leave, so he summoned Chen Ce to the palace for a home-cooked meal the next day.

Chen Ce sat alone in the study, looking at the various historical materials and atlases he had grown and harvested.

Finally, he found a powerful weapon on the battlefield to deal with the Oirat and Tatars in the north, the Complete Victory Chetu.

This type of chariot is five feet four inches high, two feet four inches wide, and four feet long. There are two people on the top firing the guns, and four people pushing the chariot and firing the guns. Each chariot weighs no more than two stones. In case of danger, four people can carry it on their shoulders. Cloth armor is used to protect the upper and lower parts of the chariot, front and back, and there are pictures of fierce beasts on the armor. The gunners on the shaft are also protected by cloth armor.

It is basically similar to the tanks and armored vehicles of later generations. If it charges against a corps on the plains, the cavalry will not be able to withstand it at all!
The most terrifying thing is that the manufacturing cost of this type of car is very low and can be mass-produced.

The court wanted to fight the Japanese invaders, and its biggest worry was nothing more than defeat in the northern battlefield. Therefore, if Chen Ce wanted to give confidence to his officials, he had to stabilize the northern battlefield.

As the night deepened, Madam Wu came from next door and told Chen Ce to go to bed early.

Chen Ce said "oh" and asked Madam Wu, "Where's Xiaohua?"

Madam Wu smiled and said, "This girl was so sleepy that she wanted to remind you to go to bed early, but there was a guest in your room. She cursed for a long time and told the guest to die early. Then she got tired of cursing and went to sleep."

Chen Ce: “…”

Chen Ce followed Madam Wu to the next door. Looking at Xiaohua who was sleeping soundly, he felt warm in his heart. This little girl was very smart and optimistic. Chen Ce treated her as his own daughter.

"When he's older, you can teach him some martial arts."

Madam Wu nodded slightly.

……

The next morning, Chen Ce got up early and walked towards the Forbidden City with the blueprint of the all-win car.

"Chen Ce, Brother Chen!"

Zhang Heling greeted Chen Ce warmly.

Zhang Yanling also smiled and said, "Hello, nephew Chen!"

Snapped!
Zhang Heling slapped Zhang Yanling on the head and said, "By shouting at me like that, you are directly hitting me by a generation. Isn't that too much?"

"Brother Chen, do you want to enter the palace?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, you can't get in now. Look, there are guards everywhere. You are not an official now, how can you get in?"

"How about this, what's up? Who do you need to talk to? We brothers are reluctantly passing on a message to you. Can you give us some express shares?"

Chen Ce: “…”

Not wanting to bother with these two guys, Chen Ce walked towards the imperial city with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Heling shook his head and said disappointedly: "This idiot, does he really think it's so easy to enter the Forbidden City? He is not an official of the Eastern Palace. If the guards let him in, Zhang will eat immediately-"

"Brother, he really went in!"

Zhang Heling's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Eat, yes, I'm going to the palace today to have a home-cooked meal with my sister!"

Depend on!
What's wrong with this group of imperial guards? Why is the management so lax? They let in all kinds of people. What if an assassin breaks into the palace?
Zhang Heling severely criticized the imperial guards guarding the city, and then awkwardly took Zhang Yanling into the imperial city.

It seemed that Chen Ce was not going to the Eastern Palace. Zhang Heling looked at Chen Ce's back and it seemed that he was going to the Ministry of Works.

Today, the Minister of Works Xu Guan was ill, and Chen Ce did not know the other people in the Ministry of Works. He just explained his purpose. The Ministry of Works reminded him to contact the Ministry of War regarding the manufacture of weapons and equipment.

Chen Ce had no choice but to go to the Ministry of War again.

"What is he doing at the Ministry of War?"

The two Zhang brothers followed quietly.

With the introduction of a clerk in the Ministry of War, Chen Ce found the Deputy Director of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War.

The Treasury Department was in charge of the national weapons and equipment update and manufacturing report. When Luo Yizhi, the deputy minister, heard that Chen Ce was the former East Palace teacher, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "You want to send the weapons blueprints?"

Chen Ce nodded: "Yes, the weapons map is used in the northern battlefield. The Ministry of Industry asked me to find you."

Luo Yizhi said casually, he was just a Yuanwailang, not qualified to meet the emperor, his rank was too low, he didn't know Chen Ce, and didn't know what Chen Ce meant to the high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty. He just thought that an official who was expelled from the East Palace came to offer a weapon map at this time, which was obviously for the purpose of reinstatement.

Even if we take a step back, what do you, a teacher of the Eastern Palace and a scholar-official, know about weapons diagrams?

Luo Yizhi didn't say much, and said in a friendly manner: "Okay, I'll take the blueprint. If it's really useful, I'll commend you for it."

Chen Ce hummed, didn't say anything more, and left.

However, Luo Yizhi obviously didn't care about the blueprint at all and threw it into the trash can beside him.

He knows what this person's purpose is. He doesn't want to pay the money and doesn't know how to smooth over relationships. Yet he wants to use my connections to help you get back to the East Palace?

You're dreaming! You got the wrong person!

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yanling looked at Zhang Heling sneaking into Yuanwailang's duty room and rummaging through the trash can, and asked in confusion.

Zhang Heling said, "You know nothing! I'm telling you, the thing Chen Ce sent over must be a treasure!"

"Keep it for future use!"

Zhang Yanling gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, great!"

……

After spending some time in the Ministry of War and it was almost noon, Chen Ce went straight to the harem.

It is not easy to go from the palace to the harem, and the harem is not open to civil servants from the outer court to enter and exit at will. Even the Zhang brothers have to report before entering.

The Zhang brothers smiled and said to Chen Ce: "Brother Chen, do you want to enter the harem?"

"Haha, you can't get in!"

The Zhang brothers came before the harem guards, revealed their identities, and then eunuchs came out to greet them.

Zhang Heling smiled and said, "Brother Chen, let's go find the emperor. Do you want us to report to him on your behalf? How about giving you five taels of silver and letting us report to him on your behalf?"

Chen Ce was speechless. He handed the jade pendant in his arms to the guard on duty. The guard took a look at it and let Chen Ce in easily.

The Zhang brothers stared with their eyes wide open, pointing at Chen Ce blankly, and said, "Why don't you take care of him? Why don't you take care of him? He is a man! He has entered the harem!"

"Hey! Old eunuch, are you really going to allow a man to enter the harem? Do you believe that I will report you to the emperor?"

"Get him out now!"

Zhang Heling couldn't accept it. All the brothers had to go through a set of procedures to come to the harem, so why could Chen Ce come in whenever he wanted?

The eunuch in the harem said helplessly: "My Lords, this has nothing to do with me. The guards let me in."

"Why did they let him in?"

The old eunuch said, "Perhaps the emperor gave him some token that allows him to enter and leave the harem at will?"

OMG!

Oh my God!

We are the emperor's brothers-in-law! We don't have this kind of treatment, so why should he?

"Your Majesty is truly blind!"

The eunuch in the harem twitched his mouth.

Zhang Heling punched Zhang Yanling on the head and said, "Shut up! Don't slander the emperor! How could the emperor be blind? The prince must have stolen the emperor's token and gave it to him! Yes, that must be the case!"

(End of this chapter)