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

Chapter 484 Sauna Room

The sky was dark and gloomy, the snow had hardly stopped, and the weather was exceptionally cold.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the gloomy sky with a worried look on his face and murmured, "I hope this voyage will be smooth."

Huai En came out of the hall with a cloak and said to Emperor Hongzhi, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, put on some clothes."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and asked Huai En, "What's the situation outside?"

Huai En hurriedly said: "All the news has been spread according to the emperor's instructions."

"Now the outside world has the greatest expectations for maritime affairs, and the people are discussing it with great pleasure."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded lightly.

He was the one who spread the news.

If the voyage was successful, then the reputation of him as the emperor and Chen Ce would be widely spread and praised.

If the voyage fails, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, can also step down.

Now everyone thought that the public opinion outside was spread by Liu Jian, because he was taking revenge on Emperor Hongzhi for disobeying him as the chief minister of the cabinet.

Liu Jian had no way to defend himself or herself.

Emperor Hongzhi obviously wanted to adjust the cabinet. Ever since he returned from Japan last time, he heard his beloved son complaining about the chief minister of the cabinet.

While I am still in power, they can bully my son like this. What if I am no longer here? Can Houzhao still scare them?
At that time, Emperor Hongzhi began to have resentment towards the cabinet.

Yesterday at the court meeting, Liu Jian was disrespectful to him as the emperor in front of so many people and asked him to back down again and again. The cabinet really doesn't take the Zhu family seriously!
That's why Emperor Hongzhi directed this scene himself.

……

On Chengqingfang Street, Chen Ce's new mansion was finally completed. The cold weather made it a perfect place to soak in hot springs and have a sauna.

Early this morning, Zhu Houzhao brought Liu Jin to find Chen Ce.

Chen Ce glanced at Liu Jin and nodded secretly, but Liu Jin's heart skipped a beat!

It seems that Chen Ce was the one who planned Gu Dayong's demotion! When Chen Ce got married, he told Liu Jin that he wanted Liu Jin to be Zhu Houzhao's sword in the future.

So after Chen Ce learned that Gu Dayong blocked Liu Jin's path to progress, Chen Ce was determined to clear the way for Liu Jin.

Liu Jin felt indescribably grateful.

Chen Ce smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, I will take you to a place."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Where are you going?"

Chen Ce said, "You'll know when you get there."

When Chen Ce brought Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin to the courtyard on Chengqingfang Street, Zhu Houzhao was puzzled and asked Chen Ce, "Little brother, what are you doing here?"

Chen Ce said: "Let's go in and talk."

In the fourth courtyard, there is a huge artificial hot spring with white steam coming out of it. There are many small houses next to it. The wooden houses have glazed windows installed, which look very peculiar in shape.

"Little brother, what is that?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "My Lord, that's probably not a toilet."

Chen Ce: “…”

If you can't speak, just shut up!

Chen Ce explained to Zhu Houzhao: "Sauna room."

"Go down and soak in the hot spring first."

Zhu Houzhao took off his clothes with a smile and sat comfortably in the hot spring pool.

Chen Ce thought for a moment and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Wait a moment."

Not long after, he came over with a dog and threw the dog into the hot spring.

Zhu Houzhao: “?”

What do you mean?
Chen Ce said: "Don't look at me, look at the dog."

"See how he swims, and learn from him."

Nima!

Liu Jin was shocked.

Brother, it doesn't seem difficult to find someone to teach the prince how to swim, right? How about this?
Zhu Houzhao's face also turned red. Chen Ce said, "Learn more about swimming. It is always better to have more skills. Can you swim?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Of course... not!"

"Then learn it well, so that if you accidentally fall into the water in the future, you can still save yourself."

Liu Jin said, "If the master falls into the water, I will be the first to jump in and save him."

"Shut up! Go away."

Liu Jin: "..."

He didn't dare to say more. He just whispered a few words and ran away.

Chen Ce said to Zhu Houzhao: "It will do you no harm to learn more about water. Believe me."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Okay then."

On this day, Zhu Houzhao was trying hard to learn how to swim, but with little success.

But Zhu Houzhao fell in love with the sauna next to the swimming pool.

In this cold winter, it's so comfortable and relaxing to go inside and sweat all over!

Chen Ce was also wearing a thin shirt and sitting in the sauna room, sweating profusely. A maid outside brought him two glasses of iced fruit juice. After drinking it, he felt refreshed.

"Little brother, I heard people outside say that you sent people to the West. Are you sure?"

Zhu Houzhao asked Chen Ce with a worried look on his face.

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Yes, don't worry."

Zhu Houzhao said to Chen Ce again: "I think Liu Jian is not a good person. When you were not in the capital, he didn't take me seriously."

"My father is back. I told him that he wanted to deal with Liu Jian... Humph, he still hasn't dealt with him yet!"

Chen Ce was suddenly stunned, and an unrealistic idea flashed through his mind.

Could it be...

Chen Ce pondered for a long time.

"what's wrong?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "It's okay. You should come and learn the water skills more often these days. You must learn it well."

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Why?"

"No reason. It's good for you to learn more."

"Oh."

Zhu Houzhao sat on the bench, closed his eyes, and half-lying comfortably.

Chen Ce was thinking about the development of the Ming Dynasty after the voyage.

After the success of this trial voyage, the Ming Dynasty will begin its official voyage to the West.

Once maritime trade is opened, it will inevitably prompt the Ming Dynasty to engage in ocean trade with more overseas countries.

Silver will flow out in large quantities.

Silver resources are limited, and if a large amount of silver flows overseas in the future, the Ming Dynasty’s finances will fall apart.

Now that the court’s credibility among the people is gradually improving, it is imperative to reform monetary policy.

This should be the last major thing Chen Ce can do for this huge empire and for Zhu Houzhao!

Five years ago, Emperor Hongzhi tried to carry out currency reform, but Chen Ce felt that the time was not ripe at that time. After investigation, this national policy was temporarily shelved.

But now... the time is ripe.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to stand firm in the future, using its own currency to reap other countries and defeating other countries economically is the only option besides war.

Of course, Chen Ce will have to discuss these things in detail with Emperor Hongzhi after the voyage, so for now he can only think about it.

I just don’t know if my body will be able to hold on by then, so I have to speed up.

It was not until the afternoon that Zhu Houzhao reluctantly left the house. After returning to the palace, he immediately ran to the harem to show off to his father.

(End of this chapter)