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

Chapter 491 Speechless
Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched slightly.

Chen Chunjian, are you crazy? Does this sound like something you would say?

Even if you really killed Liu Jian and Liu Daxia's son, with your intelligence, you must have thought of a way to escape long ago.

Emperor Hongzhi never expected that Chen Ce would admit it so generously and easily.

What should I do with this?
If I punish you, I cannot bear it. If I don't punish you, so many officials are watching...

However, Emperor Hongzhi believed that Chen Ce must have his reasons, but no matter how sufficient the reasons were, it was a fact that you deposed someone else's son!

All the officials looked at Chen Ce with strange expressions. It was impossible for them not to be afraid, especially since Lord Liu said that Chen Ce was in collusion with the East Factory.

The time when Wang Zhi rebelled is still fresh in our memory.

Emperor Chenghua was certainly a capable ruler in his early years, but the civil officials mainly criticized him in his later years. Bringing history into the present dynasty, they couldn't help but worry that Emperor Hongzhi would become like his father.

Liu Jian said sternly: "Your Majesty! Marquis Tai'an has admitted it! Your Majesty, please punish Marquis Tai'an as soon as possible!"

Chen Ce listened quietly to Liu Jian finish his words, then asked calmly: "What crime are you charging me with?"

At this moment, the whole hall was in an uproar.

They thought that Chen Ce would use other means to refute, but they never expected that you, Chen Ce, would play dumb!
Liu Jian snorted, "You colluded with the inner factory and beat my son. You also spoke wildly, disrespecting the court and the law. Don't you dare punish you?"

Chen Ce stared at Liu Jian and said, "I am the commander of the inner factory. The inner factory is responsible for protecting me. Someone tried to assassinate the marquis of the imperial court in the street. I was merciful not to kill them in the street. The fault lies with the other party. What crime have I committed?"

Swish!
All the officials stared at Chen Ce in astonishment... Internal factory, admiral? !
He actually has such an identity?
Liu Jian sneered, "Great! So you are the commander of the inner factory. How are you any different from Wang Zhi back then?"

"When the Neichang was established, I begged the emperor not to open it again. Now the treacherous ministers have deceived the emperor, and the Neichang is rampant. The experience of the previous chaotic times is still fresh in our memory. Please, the emperor, quickly punish the Marquis of Tai'an!"

"When did Neichang become so rampant? Why didn't I see it?"

"Lord Liu, please don't change the subject. Your son wants to kill me and assassinate me in the street."

"Not only did he want to kill me, he threatened to kill my entire family."

"Perhaps you don't know these things? As a father, you know nothing about this matter. And your son dared to assassinate me today. Will he kill my family and descendants tomorrow? I can't guarantee it."

"Logically, I should have killed him, but I spared their lives because he is your descendant, the descendant of Censor Liu."

"Are you seeking justice for your son? Then you should overturn the laws of the Ming Dynasty first. May I ask, Lord Min, if someone assassinated the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty in the street and I fought back and beat them, what crime have I committed?"

Before Min Gui could speak, Liu Jian said, "My son knows his limits. He only threatened you with words. Why are you arguing with him? Does he really dare to kill you?"

"But what about you? You're taking revenge so fiercely, it's obvious that you're taking revenge on someone else!"

Listening to Liu Jian's righteous words, Chen Ce even laughed out of anger.

He asked Liu Jian in return, "Master Liu, I will be punished today. I will have your entire family slaughtered by the inner factory."

After these words came out, the whole hall took a breath of cold air!

How arrogant!

Liu Jian was also startled and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, this boy cannot be kept! Listen to what he said, he is crazy, he wants to slaughter my entire family, please arrest him and put him in prison immediately!"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Look, you are afraid too. I am just saying this, why do you take it seriously? Can I really kill your whole family?"

Liu Jian said angrily: "You!" Chen Ce said: "Why are you so angry when it happens to you? Then what were you saying righteously just now?"

"You want me to believe that your offspring is just a casual remark? But he is the son of your cabinet's chief minister. Doesn't he have the ability to kill my family?"

All the officials were silent and stared at Liu Jian blankly.

Liu Jian was speechless. Everything he said was returned to him by Chen Ce.

The more worried and frightened he was just now, the more it proved that Chen Ce's handling of the matter was correct.

The incident happened to the prime minister of his cabinet, and his reaction was even more extreme than his own. So on what basis did he have the audacity to impeach Chen Ce?
"Lord Liu, you should be thankful that I spared your son's life despite his serious crime."

"If a son does not teach his parents well, his father will be guilty. As the chief minister of the cabinet and the head of all officials in the Ming Dynasty, you have educated your own son to be like this. Do you still have the nerve to impeach me in the palace?"

"I won't say anything about Liu Daxia. After all, he is not a high-ranking official. It's okay if his son has a despicable character, but what about you?"

Liu Daxia's face twitched wildly. What do you mean you won't say anything about me? What do you mean my son is just a little bit despicable?

What are you talking about?!
Liu Jian was trembling all over and couldn't say a word after being confronted by Chen Ce.

"I am a marquis appointed by the imperial court, and they dare to assassinate me. What if it is a commoner?"

"What does life mean to them? They have threatened to kill my family members. Will they dare to kill the Marquis of Shouning or the Marquis of Jianchang tomorrow?"

The Zhang brothers stepped out, pointed at Liu Jian, and said, "That's right!"

"Your son is so uneducated! You are so well-read! But you raised such a son. Now Chen Chunjian will educate him for you. If he offends us brothers next time, I'm sorry, your Liu family will be extinct!"

Liu Jian was so angry that his face turned red. These two beasts! They just wanted to watch the fun and make trouble!

"Your Majesty, I am only trying to defend myself from this injustice."

Chen Ce asked suspiciously: "Oh? What do you mean by defending the injustice?"

"Tell me what you think. Did I offend Elder Liu?"

"From the time Liu Ge Lao opened the Maritime Customs Office to the time of the voyage to the Western Ocean, everything he did was directed at me. I have never threatened Liu Ge Lao, have I?"

"I am the victim. Why is your son still fighting for you?"

Liu Jian: “…”

Of course he didn't dare say that he was recuperating at home. The emperor was the instigator, but this matter could not be blamed on Chen Ce.

If he really dwelled on this matter, it would undoubtedly bring the emperor down again, and it would be difficult for his son to get out of prison.

Chen Ce looked at Liu Daxia again and continued, "As for you, Liu Jian can still make some sense when he comes to impeach me, what about you?"

"The man was arrested by the Ministry of Justice, and the crime was imposed by the Emperor. Even if your son wanted to assassinate someone, he shouldn't have assassinated me."

"Why didn't you bring your son here today?"

Liu Daxia felt cold all over. You bastard! What do you mean? Are you asking my son to assassinate the emperor?
Liu Daxia said with a look of panic: "Your Majesty... I would never dare to have such thoughts, and my son would never dare to be disloyal or unfilial!"

(End of this chapter)