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

Chapter 474: Diagnosing the Wrong Person

Zhu Houzhao has been doing a lot of work in Peking in the past two months. Being the regent is just a side job. The most important thing is to ask Qian Ning to help Chen Ce find the old doctor.

After Chen Ce came back, he heard that Zhu Houzhao had promoted a small flag of the Jinyiwei to the rank of a thousand households and promoted Gu Dayong to the rank of governor of the Eastern Depot.

It turned out to be for this reason.

No wonder Gu Dayong was able to replace Liu Jin and stay by his side. It turned out that he wanted to help him find a famous doctor.

Chen Ce didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing what Zhu Houzhao said. He had become indifferent to life and death. If he was a patient in a normal state of mind, when he encountered any hope in a desperate situation, he might give it a try even if he knew he was being cheated.

What if?
It’s not that terminally ill patients don’t know that they are doomed to die, but having hope is always better than having no hope, so they would rather be cheated of their money than believe the words of those so-called wandering doctors.

Although Chen Ce was the person in charge, he did not believe these lies. He smiled at Zhu Houzhao and said, "I know you mean well."

"If my disease could be cured, it wouldn't have dragged on until now."

"Others know that you care about me, so they deliberately set you up. They are deceiving you."

Zhu Houzhao was anxious and said to him, "How is it possible? I have seen that old doctor with my own eyes. He has an immortal look and is still in good health even though he is over 80 years old!"

"And he said it himself that he cured Uncle Qianning's tuberculosis."

"How could he lie to me?"

Chen Ce patiently said to Zhu Houzhao: "Do you think that since you are the crown prince, others can't deceive you?"

"Do you know why every emperor rarely shows any emotions or joy or anger in front of outsiders?"

"Because you are so powerful, as long as they catch any flaw in you, they will attack you madly, control you, and flatter you in order to achieve their vested interests."

"For example, Gu Dayong and Qian Ning, how do you know they are not taking advantage of your weaknesses and attacking you on purpose? Look, Gu Dayong is now the commander of the East Factory, and Qian Ning has been promoted to a thousand households."

"Of course, it doesn't mean that they are simply bad people. It's all your fault because you have weaknesses."

"They all know, everyone knows, that I am your weakness."

"As long as they can grasp this weakness, they can trick you into being happy and achieve their goal."

"You are still the crown prince now, what if you become the emperor in the future?"

Zhu Houzhao's face flushed red, but he still insisted, "Gu Daban and the others wouldn't dare to lie to me!"

"Little brother, you are wrong this time, definitely wrong."

Chen Ce knew that he was doing this for his own good and wanted to get better quickly, so whenever he grabbed a straw, he held on to it tightly like it was a life-saving boat.

He did not refute the so-called countermeasures mentioned by Zhu Houzhao. These things were not important. What was important was to make Zhu Houzhao understand a truth.

Do not show your joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness in front of others. This is also a compulsory course for an emperor to cultivate himself.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao was controlled by the civil officials was because his cultivation was not enough and it was easy for others to find out his weaknesses and handles, which was what Chen Ce valued most.

He wanted to use this incident to teach Zhu Houzhao a lesson.

Chen Ce thought for a while and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Let's play a game."

Zhu Houzhao said excitedly: "Okay, what game do you want to play?"

Chen Ce said: "You do as I say. Bring the old doctor here tomorrow, and don't say anything. Just watch silently from the side."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Okay!"

After Zhu Houzhao left, Chen Ce said to the people in the mansion, "Go and call Yang Yuzhen." "Yes."

Not long after, Yang Yuzhen came to Chen Ce's courtyard laughing. He stuck his butt out and looked at the pavilion, then pointed at the potted plants, his eyes full of envy.

My godfather’s yard is really big. I wonder if it can be passed on to me as an inheritance after his death.

After seeing Chen Ce, Yang Yuzhen hurriedly said, "My godfather, please accept my greetings."

Chen Ce: “…”

"Stop talking so much."

Yang Yuzhen smiled awkwardly and said, "Father, why did you ask me to come here? Do you have any inheritance to give to me?"

You left such a large yard for your wife and handed over the entire post station to her.

If the welfare home isn’t working, leave it to me.

Chen Ce suddenly said, "The prince will bring people here tomorrow, and you can pretend to be me."

Karma?
Yang Yuzhen was confused. What kind of trick was this?
That prince was being so intimate with you like a gay, and you asked me to pretend to be you? Won't he kill me?
Besides, how can I pretend to be you? Sleep with you with my face covered?
Chen Ce didn't explain much to him, and said: "Anyway, just pretend to be me. Learn how to be sick today, and show your sickness tomorrow."

Sick?
What do you mean?

Yang Yuzhen thought about it and said, "Okay."

……

East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao summoned Qian Ning and Gu Dayong and told them to bring the traveling old doctor to see Chen Ce tomorrow.

Qian Ning clasped his fists and nodded. He and his godfather Qian Neng had already thought of a plan. After returning, they would tell the traveling old doctor.

"Old Wang, you need to remember Chen Ce's symptoms for me, and don't reveal your true identity tomorrow!"

Doctor Wang stroked his gray beard calmly and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Master Qian, I have memorized it by heart."

Just tell Chen Ce's illness, then... act mysterious, and then use the common psychology of terminally ill patients to give him some hope.

This old doctor has been in the martial arts world for so many years that he has a firm grasp on these matters and he is very confident.

"Don't eat anymore!" Qian Ning couldn't help getting angry when he saw that the old man looked like he hadn't eaten anything in his life, with osmanthus cake stuffed in his mouth.

Since coming to the capital, this old doctor has made a lot of money from the Qian family. He either secretly goes out to drink and visit prostitutes, or eats and drinks to his heart's content. He looks like he has never seen the world in his life, which makes Qian Ning very angry.

"If you reveal anything tomorrow, I will make sure you die without a burial place! Be serious!"

This concerns Qian Ning's future life and property. As long as he can get through this hurdle tomorrow, he will be able to control the prince firmly in the future.

Not only did Qian Ning look serious, Gu Dayong also came over overnight to remind Qian Ning that no matter what, as long as they could get through tomorrow safely, their position would be stable in the future.

"That Chen Ce is not so easy to fool. You should do your homework for us tonight and make sure everything is foolproof tomorrow, understand?"

The old doctor with a white beard smiled faintly and said to Qian Ning and Gu Dayong, "Don't worry, don't be nervous. I have been in the martial arts world for so many years. How can I not control a little fellow who hasn't even grown all his hair?"

"Since I have received such kindness from you two, I will not take this money for nothing. Just wait and see my performance tomorrow!"

"Let me ask again, these diagnoses won't be wrong, right?"

Qian Ning and Gu Dayong have already done a lot of research, and the Imperial Hospital has also sent people to inquire. There is absolutely no mistake about Chen Ce's condition!
(End of this chapter)