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

Chapter 463 Chen Ce starts to plot again
When Chen Ce left for the Eastern Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was still thinking about what Chen Ce said.

None of the princes of the Zhu family are fools. Would they really follow Emperor Hongzhi to the Japanese island just because of a word from him?

Moreover, if only one or two vassal kings went, Emperor Hongzhi would really have no way to force them to stay on the Japanese island and become fiefdoms.

Once this loophole is opened, how will he be able to transfer so many vassal states of the Ming Dynasty there later?
The inland vassal kings will definitely find ways to refuse to go to the Japanese islands. If the vassal kings in the world unite, Emperor Hongzhi will really not be able to achieve the goal of transferring the vassal fiefdoms!

Therefore, he had to carefully consider Chen Ce's suggestion. If it succeeded, it would undoubtedly be a huge benefit to Emperor Hongzhi himself and the future of the entire Ming Dynasty!

"Someone is coming."

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a long time before saying, "Let the Jinyiwei spread the news that I intend to bring several vassal states with me on this tour to pay homage to our ancestors and the gods."

"According to the order."

……

East Palace.

Chen Ce entered the East Palace with his hands behind his back. Zhu Houzhao was lying on the bed with his legs spread out. The person responsible for serving Zhu Houzhao in the side hall was Gu Dayong, not Liu Jin.

Chen Ce was a little curious, and Chonggu Dayong nodded.

Gu Dayong hurriedly said, "Mr. Chen, the prince has fallen asleep. Why don't you come back another day?"

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment, then he said, "Okay."

If it was Liu Jin who was serving Zhu Houzhao now, then Liu Jin would definitely wake Zhu Houzhao up first instead of asking Chen Ce to come another day.

However, Chen Ce did not get angry with Gu Dayong. He put his hands behind his back and prepared to leave.

Gu Dayong naturally knew the relationship between Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao, but he understood even more clearly that the future belonged to Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao. He just had to serve Zhu Houzhao well, which was more important than anything else!

Chen Ce just walked out of the East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao woke up lazily and asked Gu Dayong, "Did the emperor send someone just now?"

Gu Dayong said hurriedly: "My Lord, it is Master Chen Ce who is here. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I asked Master Chen to come again tomorrow..."

As he spoke, Gu Dayong's voice gradually became lower. He noticed that the prince's face looked a little dark, so he hurriedly said, "Old slave, I will go and call Master Chen over now."

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Why don't you go now?!"

As soon as Chen Ce left the East Palace, Gu Dayong ran after him, sweating profusely, and hurriedly said, "Master Chen, the prince is awake."

Chen Ce said, "Come back tomorrow. I'm going back first."

Gu Dayong was almost crying. He had finally replaced Liu Jin in serving the prince. If Chen Ce had not returned to the Eastern Palace at this moment, Gu Dayong was sure that his position would be replaced by Liu Jin again.

It was also because of my bad mouth. Why did I let Chen Ce go? Why didn't I take the initiative to wake up the prince?
"No, Master Chen, the prince heard that you were here and wanted to see you."

"You can't just not give the prince face, right?"

Chen Ce frowned slightly. Gu Dayong's emotional intelligence was not on the same level as Liu Jin's. Liu Jin's words always made people feel like a spring breeze, but for some reason Gu Dayong's words always made people uncomfortable.

This is also the reason why Liu Jin will be able to become the leader of the Eight Tigers in the future.

But Chen Ce certainly wouldn't argue with a eunuch. He thought about it and said, "Okay then."

Gu Dayong heaved a sigh of relief. He thought he was very smart, so he took Chen Ce to the East Palace. "You go down first."

Zhu Houzhao sent Gu Dayong away, and then said to Chen Ce: "Little brother! Father won't let me go to the Japanese island. You are so smart, come up with a solution for me!"

"I made an appointment with you at that time to take you to the Japanese island to have some fun."

"Father is so abominable!"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor has his own considerations. If he leaves the capital, then Ming will need someone to help him govern the country. He only has an outstanding son like you. If you don't help him, who can help him?"

"Don't be angry with the emperor. He has his own difficulties. I won't stay in the Japanese island for long. I will be back in a month at most."

"I have studied so many principles of governing a country with you before. This is a good opportunity for me to see how capable you are."

"Only if you can independently represent the country, I can rest assured when I am gone."

This time, Chen Ce did not intend to make any arrangements or explanations for Zhu Houzhao. He wanted to see whether Zhu Houzhao could face so many ministers of the Ming Dynasty independently.

Just as he said, only when Zhu Houzhao could rule alone could he feel at ease.

And we can also take this opportunity to see the problems and loopholes that will arise when this kid governs the country.

Chen Strategy said with some sadness: "I am destined not to be able to see you ascend the throne and rule in the future."

"Give me a chance, let me see in advance, if I am no longer here, can you really govern the country well? Show me how to do it, so I can rest assured, okay?"

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath. Even though he was extremely unwilling and wanted to go to the Wo Island with Chen Ce, he still gave in.

"it is good!"

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists and nodded heavily, saying, "Just wait and see, little brother. When you come back, I will give you a surprise!"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Okay!"

The surprise that Zhu Houzhao mentioned is not as simple as curing Daming. He has already asked Qian Ning to go to Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangdong. When Chen Ce comes back, maybe the old doctor will be found. At that time, you don’t have to worry about your illness anymore, little brother!
Chen Ce achieved his goal, so he did not stay in the East Palace any longer. He waved goodbye to Zhu Houzhao and left the palace.

But Chen Ce felt a little strange. He seemed to have not seen Liu Jin the whole day, and no one knew where that guy had gone.

He didn't know yet that Liu Jin had been squeezed out by Gu Dayong.

……

June fifteenth.

There are still five days before we set off for the Japanese island.

Chen Ce has been following the movements of the princes in the jurisdiction of each provincial government through Liu Hong.

Emperor Hongzhi has already released the news. Time is pressing. It is impossible for the princes to do nothing!
Chen Ce was also very anxious. If the vassal king was not sent to the Wo Island to be established as a fiefdom this time, he didn't know when the next opportunity would come.

However, Chen Ce did not worry for too long. On June 16, dozens of memorials were flown into the Qianqing Palace in the capital.

These memorials were all requests from princes from all over the country. None of them wanted to miss this opportunity to bring honor to their ancestors. They also heard that Emperor Hongzhi would only take a few princes to the Wa Island to offer sacrifices to the heavens and comfort their ancestors, so they wrote letters one after another, praying that they would be the lucky one.

It has been almost two decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the first time that the Ming Dynasty has expanded its territory overseas. Who wouldn't want to witness this honor in person?
As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, who wouldn't want to witness this grand occasion for their ancestors? !

(End of this chapter)