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

Chapter 43 Refined Egoism
Lin Mianzhi was a canary. His father was the chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, and his godfather was the chief eunuch of the inner palace, the emperor's favorite.

He is only seventeen years old this year, and he has passed the imperial examination at such a young age. The whole family holds him in the palm of their hands, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the future of the Lin family.

He was kept in a cage and was spoiled by everyone in the clan. At home, except for his father, he had the final say. Who dared to disobey him?

He couldn't even get back at the insults he received today, which was a great shame and humiliation for him.

He felt that he had not done anything excessive. He was just relaxing and discussing talents with his classmates. Why did this arrogant little beast insult him?

"Tang Yin! You, a shabby and lowly teacher, are really sharp-tongued!"

He couldn't defeat Chen Ce, so he could only put pressure on Tang Yin.

Xu Jing reminded Tang Yin hurriedly in a low voice, "Clear all ties with him, quickly!"

Xu Jing is a sophisticated egoist. In fact, a careful analysis will reveal the current situation. On one side are the families of nobles and officials, and on the other side are the lowly and poor disaster victims. Who can help them in their career paths in the future? Is this something that needs to be considered?
He knew that Tang Yin had always been arrogant, but arrogance was not a good thing in the Ming officialdom. Tang Yin and he were both outsiders and from the same hometown. It would be beneficial for him to make friends with the son of an official during this period.

This was the reason why he had just advised Tang Yin to protect his reputation and not to randomly recognize a master.

Unfortunately, Tang Yin didn't listen to him just now, but this time it was different.

Don't offend Master Lin, it's not worth it. At least for a sickly person, it's not worth it.

Tang Yin laughed loudly and said to Lin Mianzhi: "What? This is my teacher, what's wrong?"

"What my master said just now was very beautiful. He asked you to come up with questions. Aren't you good at coming up with questions? One sheep leads two lambs. Now continue to come up with questions?"

Xu Jing sighed softly.

Lin Mian was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He said, "Tang Bohu! You are too arrogant!"

"This is not Nanzhi!"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes at him and said, "Let me ask you to tell me? I know more about the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty than you do."

Lin Mianzhi stared at Chen Ce coldly and said, "I remember you."

"Let's go!"

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Xu Jing just sighed deeply and said to Tang Yin: "Bo Hu... why bother coming here!"

"Brother Lin, wait for me."

After saying that, he lifted his robe and caught up with Lin Mianzhi.

Tang Yin winked at Chen Ce, gave him a thumbs up and said, "Teacher, aren't you a sorcerer? How could you be so knowledgeable?"

Chen Ce said: "I read a little bit of books occasionally... Well, aren't you afraid that your future will be bleak? I'm alone and it doesn't matter to me, what about you?"

Tang Yin said, "Who cares? Didn't his father also pass the imperial examination step by step? I can pass the imperial examination this year and win the championship. He is nothing."

"Wait until I ride on his father's head, then I will be bossing him around."

Well, very crazy and very confident.

"Teacher, I don't think you are an impulsive person. You should know the consequences of people bullying officials, right? Why don't you control yourself?"

Chen Ce said: "I know, he doesn't dare. If the matter gets out of hand, his father's official position might be lost."

"If he is charged with the crime of making fun of the disaster victims, even his father would be terrified."

"I won't take action unless I'm absolutely sure."

Tang Yin shook his head and said, "It's not what you think. Perhaps the officialdom will become even darker... Not just because of this incident, but because of other things."

Of course Chen Ce knew about this. Doesn’t he have a human-shaped plug-in, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the mighty general of the Ming Dynasty, the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao who is said to be not the crown prince?
Chen Ce was not worried about himself, he was worried about Tang Yin. After thinking for a while, he said to Tang Yin, "Who is the one whispering to you next to you?" "Xu Jing, a fellow villager from Nanzhi, a good person. He is not the same kind of person as Lin Mianzhi and the others."

"Teacher, you have to trust my judgment."

Chen Ce: “…”

I don't believe you.

Sure enough, history is advancing in an orderly manner according to its pace.

Chen Ce said to Tang Yin: "Don't have any more contact with him."

"What?"

Tang Yin was puzzled, "We are all classmates and fellow villagers. When we become new officials in the future, we can stick together for warmth."

"Are you really sure that you can enter the officialdom?" Chen Ce looked at Tang Yin and asked.

Tang Yin laughed, patted his chest, and said, "Teacher, I'm not bragging to you..."

"Hey, why did you leave? I haven't finished talking yet, please listen to me!"

It felt uncomfortable to have no one listening to him, so Chen Ce didn't give him a chance to speak.

Chen Ce had just observed Xu Jing's character. He was smooth and selfish, at least much smoother than Tang Yin.

In terms of being a good person, Chen Ce admires Xu Jing more.

When it comes to being an official, Xu Jing may be more suitable than Tang Yin. Being arrogant because of one's talent is not a bad thing, but it is not a good thing either.

Before he became an official, Tang Yin could be as arrogant as he wanted, and he had the capital to do so. But if he did not tone down his edges after entering officialdom, he would suffer sooner or later.

People always have to experience and grow on their own. Let's wait until he enters the officialdom. It is better for him to suffer the loss himself once than to correct him a hundred times.

As long as it wasn’t the big loss in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, it would be fine.

Since you called me teacher, it is my obligation to ensure that you get in smoothly. You can slowly figure out the future path by yourself.

……

On the third day after the disaster, Emperor Hongzhi presided over a grand ceremony to worship the heavens in the Taimiao.

On the same day, Jinyiwei commander, British meritorious official Zhang Mao, and son-in-law Xinning Earl Tan You escorted Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao on his inspection tour of Shuntian Prefecture.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards raised the carriage and the chariot, and set up the procession and grand music leading the way. The crown prince passed through the Meridian Gate, and all officials dressed in their regular clothes waited outside the Meridian Gate for the crown prince to arrive. The procession and grand music stopped outside the Meridian Gate and whips were blown.

Zhu Houzhao sat in the imperial sedan chair, wearing the crown and robes of the crown prince. Guarded on both sides by the ceremonial guard teams including the Five Military Commissioners' Office and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Zhu Houzhao inspected Shuntian Prefecture in a majestic manner.

The common people could only watch from afar, kneeling on the ground and kowtow, sincerely thanking the royal family for their care for the disaster victims. This seemingly insignificant action won the hearts of many people. A sense of loyalty to the country arose spontaneously during Zhu Houzhao's inspection.

Chen Ce did not leave the shantytown. Everyone wanted to witness the future glory of this empire, but Chen Ce was already used to it and did not think it was anything strange.

This guy must be very proud today, but he can't say this to me. I guess he will be so embarrassed when he sees me next time. After all, he can't share such a cool thing with me, so how can he not be anxious?

The days passed normally, and in the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed.

Under the emperor's personal supervision, the earthquake in Shuntian Prefecture quietly passed away, and the people were like wild grass in spring, which regained vitality after a little irrigation.

With the joint efforts of the government and the people, houses for every household have been completed. The victims finally no longer have to live in shanty towns. But when they return home, looking at the empty houses, I don't know how they feel.

Fortunately, Shuntian Prefecture had already selected all the property and supplies of every household under the collapsed buildings. Those that could be used continued to be used, and the government was powerless to do anything about those that could not be used.

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