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

Chapter 433 Unstoppable
Xu Guan glanced at Qi Min, nodded, and said with a serious expression, "Well done, you have worked hard these days."

what?
Tian Youzhi was slightly shocked. What did this mean? Why was Lord Xu praising him?

What did they do well? Didn't they just make weapons? How could they do well?

Qi Min was a little slow to react for a moment, but still bowed and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Lord Shangshu. This is my duty."

Xu Guan nodded and said, "The emperor commended you by promoting you to a higher rank, and the craftsmen who participated in making weapons at the end of the year will all be awarded 100 taels of silver."

"Well, there is still a difficult task ahead. The emperor asked the Ministry of Works to continue making nine red-coated cannons."

Tian Youzhi suddenly gasped!

What official promotion, he promotion, that's my position, isn't it? What should I do?

Therefore, Tian Youzhi hurriedly said, "Minister Xu, I am the Left Deputy Minister. You can leave this matter to me. I promise that I can complete the task faster and better. Please rest assured, Master Xu!"

Xu Guan gave him a sidelong look and said coldly, "No need."

When tasks were assigned to you at the end of the year, you didn't rush to do them. Now that you see the benefits, you're eager to take them on.

This person seemed much more slippery than Qi Min. Xu Guan did not like such people. Instead, he preferred subordinates like Qi Min who were honest and hardworking.

Xu Guan then said to Qi Min: "Someone will come to you later to discuss the promotion."

"Weapons must be manufactured as soon as possible. The battlefield on the Japanese island is in great demand for them. The emperor is also keeping an eye on the Ministry of Industry. Do you know that?"

Qi Min suddenly reacted at this moment and said hurriedly: "Yes!"

After Xu Guan left, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Justice came and summoned Qi Min to his duty room, presumably to discuss promotion.

Tian Youzhi held the tea in a daze, his hands trembling slightly, and his face became increasingly uglier.

Oh my God! If I had known this earlier, I would have taken over this task before the end of the year. In this way, wouldn’t I have become a doctor in the Ministry of Industry now?

Such a great benefit was placed in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. I even thought Qi Min was a fool and mocked him for working so hard...

Wait, Minister Xu just said to promote Qi Min to a higher level, so I... uh.

Snapped!
Tian Youzhi slapped himself hard, feeling so annoyed that his intestines turned green.

……

This was just a small episode after all, and Qi Min also knew that he had simply gotten a bargain. If he hadn't had Minister Xu's drawings, he wouldn't have been qualified for promotion.

Later he learned from the doctor of the Ministry of Works that the weapon was not invented by Minister Xu, but by Chen Ce.

As for who Chen Ce is, Qi Min actually has no idea. His rank is too low, and he can never come into contact with someone like Chen Ce. Besides, Chen Ce is indeed very low-key in his daily life.

The imperial examination of the 15th year of Hongzhi was approaching, and Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan had already arrived in the city of Beiping.

During the two years in the southwest, Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan both became much darker, but they were full of energy. When they returned to Peiping again, they headed straight for Huaihua Hutong without stopping.

Sophora japonica alley.

Chen Ce was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, teaching Xiaohua to read.

He was getting thinner and thinner. These changes were actually visible to Wu Niangzi, Xiaohua, and Zhu Houzhao, but they all tacitly didn't tell Chen Ce about these things. Even if they didn't tell him, Chen Ce knew that during this period, Chen Ce's appetite was getting smaller and smaller, and he would vomit crazily if he ate too much. In the past, he would only take Chinese medicine every few days, but now Liu Wentai prescribed medicine for Chen Ce more and more frequently, and he took medicine almost every day.

My spirit is becoming increasingly depressed.

Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan stood silently outside the courtyard. Their originally excited mood suddenly turned into depression and sadness. Their eyes instantly turned red and tears dripped onto their clothes.

Chen Ce then realized that there were two people standing outside. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled, walked out, opened the courtyard door, and said with a smile: "Bo Hu, Yun Ming, you are back?"

Tang Yin held Chen Ce's arm with trembling hands, his eyes red as he choked up and said, "Teacher, I'm back!"

Zhu Zhishan felt bad, especially when he saw Chen Ce getting thinner and thinner. His spirit was not even as good as that of an octogenarian. Zhu Zhishan nodded with tears in his eyes and said, "Sir, we are back."

Chen Ce nodded and said with a smile: "I thought you would be a few days late, let's go to Cuiwei Tower by the lake tonight, it's my treat."

Since Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan went to the southwest, they have made some achievements in the southwest and have been repeatedly praised by the court and rewarded with a lot of money and property.

When they first went to the southwest, they had a hard time. If Chen Ceyuan had not written to them from Peiping to give them guidance, they would not have been able to achieve any political achievements in the southwest.

All this was because of Chen Ce, how could the two not be grateful to Chen Ce.

"Teacher! Please take care of yourself!" Tang Yin choked up.

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just sick, not dead, why are you crying on a happy day?"

"Study hard for the exam this year and try to get both of you admitted as Jinshi."

Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan also faced tremendous pressure. As more and more people entered the southwestern officialdom, they began to become dissatisfied with Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan.

Because the two of them were not Jinshi graduates, how could a mere Juren suppress them, the Jinshi graduates? How could those Jinshi graduates and officials accept this?

Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan nodded heavily, and then Tang Yin asked Chen Ce about Xiaohua's identity and origin. After hearing about Xiaohua's past, Tang Yin couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

But it’s also good like this. Having a little guy to accompany the teacher will at least not make the teacher too lonely.

Towards evening, Chen Ce called upon Mrs. Wu and Xiaohua, and took Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan to Cuiwei Tower by the lake.

The examination in the 15th year of the Hongzhi reign attracted special attention. Tang Yin, who had been demoted for a fraud case three years ago, made a comeback. Everyone was looking forward to whether he could win again.

Wen Zhengming, Zhu Zhishan and Xu Zhenqing, the four talented men of Wuzhong, will all participate in the Jinshi examination. There are different opinions on whether they can pass the exam.

During the dinner at Cuiwei Tower by the lake, Zhu Zhishan performed a grand ceremony to pay homage to his teacher. Yes, like Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan had long been impressed by Chen Ce's political talent and was willing to take Chen Ce as his teacher.

For a time, the news that the talented Wuzhong scholar Zhu Zhishan became Chen Ce's apprentice spread like wildfire in the medical field.

In addition to the four talented scholars of Wuzhong who will participate in this year's imperial examination, Lun Wenxu's good friend, the head of the Guangzhou Baisha School, the thirty-year-old Zhan Ruoshui, will also participate in this year's competition.

Zhan Ruoshui is very famous in the south, and whether he can make it into the top three has become the focus of current discussion.

However, Chen Ce had no time to pay attention to what was happening outside.

There are only about ten days left until the imperial examination. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Zhishan will still fail in this imperial examination. Chen Ce knows that Zhu Zhishan has never passed the imperial examination in his entire life.

Chen Ce was not worried about Tang Yin. He believed that Tang Yin could pass the imperial examination again with his solid foundation. However, Zhu Zhishan was different.

Within these ten days, Chen Ce needs to make Zhu Zhishan change his fate!
(End of this chapter)