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

Chapter 458 Arrangements for Funerals
Zhu Houzhao was most reluctant to hear Chen Ce say such sad words, so he tried to find various doctors, folk physicians, and ancient prescriptions.

I was also cheated out of a lot of money.

It's just that he wants to save face, so he doesn't want to tell Chen Ce about these things.

But there is no one who can really cure Chen Ce's disease.

Chen Ce smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Silly boy, what's the point of being sad?"

"I also want to be with you, but fate is unpredictable. Since I can't change it, I'll just accept it."

"I don't want to leave this prosperous world, but I can't fight against fate, right?"

Zhu Houzhao's nose felt more and more sore and his eyes were getting redder. He could only keep drinking to hide his embarrassment and sadness.

"You will eventually grow up, and you will eventually have to face separations and deaths of all kinds. You are a real man, a great hero and general of the Ming Dynasty."

"How can a great hero and general cry?"

Zhu Houzhao wiped his tears and said with a sob: "I don't want to be a great hero or a general anymore. I just want to play with you every day."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "You are the future emperor. Promise me that you will be a good emperor in the future and make contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head sadly: "But without my little brother's help, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I can't do it!"

Chen Ce said: "It's okay, I left three students for you, Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan, and Xu Jing."

"Xu Jing is a man of great sophistication and political wisdom. In the future, you can find a way to get him into the cabinet to help you contain all the civil servants who oppose you."

"Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan are both capable people who can help you govern the country."

"Wang Shouren has profound martial arts and strategies. If you encounter a military crisis in the future, go find Wang Shouren."

"Did you see that guy in white? His name is Fu Yuan. I plan to hand over the inner factory to him in the future. I will let him help you do the shady things in the future."

If Fu Yuan heard Chen Ce say this about him behind his back, he would probably not be able to help but call Chen Chunjian a bastard!
Chen Ce now needs to hand over and arrange everything he has. He will have less and less things to worry about in the future, and he won't have that much energy.

You can't wait until the last minute to start making arrangements, as that way you won't have the time to carefully examine whether the arrangements are reasonable.

But in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, weren't these just his younger brother making arrangements for his funeral affairs?

After all, he is just a child. He has never faced separation and death alone, so it is inevitable that he is sad.

What's more, his relationship with Chen Ce is so good.

"Did you hear everything clearly? It doesn't matter if you don't hear clearly. I will write down everything in detail in a book for you later, and you can read it according to the book in the future."

Zhu Houzhao was still drinking like crazy. Chen Ce patted him on the shoulder and said, "A real man should be calm and composed no matter what happens. It's no big deal. Don't cry."

Chen Ce took out a handkerchief, handed it to Zhu Houzhao, and said, "Wipe your tears yourself. There are so many people watching. You are the crown prince, the future emperor. How embarrassing it would be to be seen crying like this?"

Chen Ce patted Zhu Houzhao on the shoulder, then stood up and walked to Liu Jin. He glanced at him indifferently and said, "Come with me."

Liu Jin: "Old slave me?"

"Ah."

Liu Jin followed Chen Ce to the side obediently and asked, "What's the matter, Master Chen?"

Chen Ce glanced at Liu Jin and said to him, "When the crown prince ascends the throne, I will have him assign you to the Imperial Household Department to take charge of the seal." What the hell?!
Liu Jin's body trembled suddenly. This was the most powerful eunuch in the world, powerful enough to compete with the cabinet!
Liu Jin had fantasized about this before, but with so many eunuchs competing with him in the palace, he might not be sure of it.

But now that Chen Ce has spoken, it is enough to show that the matter is now a done deal.

Liu Jin was extremely excited, yet also a little sad.

When Liu Jin met this consumptive patient for the first time, he had a very bad impression of Chen Ce. However, as they interacted with each other later, he discovered again and again how powerful this consumptive patient was!
It is no exaggeration to say that he is the god of the Ming Dynasty!
The cabinet civil servants boast every day about how important they are to the country and how they have brought prosperity to the country.

Shit!

They would just brag. This consumptive man never brags about his achievements, but what he did is much greater than those civil servants!

Chen Ce stared at Liu Jin and said, "Although I have given you enough power, it has also put you in a huge crisis."

Liu Jin's body trembled slightly, and he swallowed and said, "Will this old slave die in the end?"

Chen Ce said: "Maybe it will be like that, but I will think of a way for you to get out of this situation."

"You have to promise me a few things now, so listen carefully."

Liu Jin's face suddenly became serious.

Chen Ce said: "As commerce develops in the future, the powerful gentry will definitely extend their hands to commerce. You must help the prince deal with this group of people and prevent them from seriously affecting the interests of normal businessmen."

"There will be more and more powerful interest groups in the future. We cannot let them threaten the development of the country. Once collusion between officials and businessmen occurs, you must do everything you can to kill these businessmen and bureaucrats."

All these things would put Liu Jin on the opposite side of the civil servants, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would be hated by the civil servants.

"I will let you be a bad person, a bad person who will only be loyal to the emperor in the future. At least in the eyes of the civil officials, you are a bad person."

Liu Jin was very smart. He said, "I am the prince's knife. In order to protect the prince's reputation, you let me show my face and deal with the civil servants?"

Chen Ce nodded: "That's right."

"There are still many cases of corruption among the Ming officials. Your Majesty dare not make drastic changes, but when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, you can help him do these things."

"Many bureaucrats who have been sitting in their positions doing nothing should be killed or demoted."

Emperor Hongzhi was destined not to do these things, and neither was the entire Hongzhi dynasty, so Chen Ce instructed Liu Jin to wait until Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne before starting to plan to do these things.

Liu Jin was just a eunuch, and he felt that he was born to be looked down upon.

But this consumptive patient not only did not look down on him, but instead treated him as a trusted minister.

Needless to say, he was deeply moved by Chen Ce.

Liu Jin took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "Okay!"

"I will find a chance to tell the prince to leave you a way to survive no matter what."

After a pause, Chen Ce narrowed his eyes and said, "But you must also remember that if one day you dare to have second thoughts about the prince... you know the consequences. Even if I am no longer alive, I will find a way to make you die by being cut into pieces!"

Liu Jin shuddered. He was really afraid of Chen Ce. Even if he died, he believed that Chen Ce would be able to deal with him. So he quickly assured him, "Master Chen, don't worry. I will never have any second thoughts!"

(End of this chapter)