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

Chapter 508 He is Stronger
Chen Boxin and Chen Zhengye stood aside, their cheeks twitching as they watched.

This guy is really ruthless! He looks gentle, elegant and easy-going, but when he really starts to fight, he can really make people shudder.

Does he really not consider the consequences?
Chen Ce, you do have a strong network of connections in the capital, but that’s not because you are powerful, it’s because the people behind you are powerful, isn’t it?

This is Hangzhou Prefecture, not the capital. The interests of the officialdom in the southeast are complicated. You, Chen Ce, have just arrived and you have directly made enemies with the magistrate of Hangzhou County. Aren't you afraid that you will be unable to leave Hangzhou Prefecture?
When Chen Zhengye's mother heard that Chen Ce had come to Hangzhou, she brought Chen's family here in a rage, demanding justice from Chen Ce.

All of their family’s properties were taken away by Chen Ce, and this guy actually has the nerve to come to Hangzhou?
However, as soon as this group of women arrived here, they saw Chen Ce ordering his men to break the arm of the Hangzhou County magistrate's brother-in-law!

That was He Juming, a man that the Chen family feared like a tiger. Yet, Chen Ce was so cruel.

At this moment, the women in Chen Boxin's family dared not say another word. They stood quietly behind Chen Boxin and Chen Zhengye, looking at Chen Ce with a little fear.

After Chen Boqin calmed down, he reminded Chen Ce: "Chen Ce, he is the brother-in-law of the magistrate of Hangzhou. I reminded you."

"Uncle knows that you have some connections in the capital, but Hangzhou is not the capital. You should leave now."

Chen Ce glanced at Chen Boqin and said calmly, "I will leave after I move the ancestral graves."

Chen Zhengye hesitated and finally didn't have the courage to speak.

What should we do if you just walk away like this? After all, you are still a member of our Chen family. Aren’t we the ones who the Hangzhou County Magistrate finally troubled?

Although he was very unhappy, he didn't say these words in the end.

Instead, Chen Zhengye's mother whispered, "Xiao Chen, what are we going to do if you leave?"

Chen Ce glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Chen Ce had no feelings for these relatives. He didn't care whether they were dead or alive.

But there's a good chance they'll be fine.

Not long after, a group of officials came to the village. The magistrate of Hangzhou personally came hurriedly with clerks, constables and others.

He Juming seemed to have found his backbone. He came to County Magistrate Luo with a grin on his face and dragging his arm.

"Brother-in-law, he, he...quickly catch this beast. He committed the crime in public, and everyone saw it clearly! They can all testify for me!"

Magistrate Luo came to Chen Ce with a gloomy face, stared at him coldly, and said calmly, "Follow me to the yamen first."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I don't have time. I will leave after the grave is moved today."

Just as Magistrate Luo was about to speak, Chen Ce threw the Emperor Hongzhi's handwritten edict to him and said, "Read it for yourself."

Magistrate Luo only took one look and his face suddenly changed. He couldn't help but began to tremble in fear.

Chen Ce waved his hand, and suddenly a group of people from the Jinyiwei, Neichang and Dongchang appeared behind Li Zhen and surrounded all the clerks in the county government. They drew their knives, and as long as Chen Ce gave the order, everyone here today would die!
Magistrate Luo said tremblingly: "Sir, your humble servant, your humble servant..."

Chen Ce questioned Magistrate Luo: "This is the Chen family's ancestral land. Did I say I wanted to sell it?"

"Ok?"

He Juming didn't understand the current situation and yelled, "You little bastard! It's not up to you to sell it or not - slap!" County Magistrate Luo slapped him in the face with such force that his cheek was swollen.

"Shut up!"

He quickly said to Chen Ce respectfully: "Sir, this guy is young and inexperienced, you must not take it personally."

Chen Ce hummed and said, "That's it. I said I'm in a hurry. I'll leave after the grave is moved."

After a pause, he said to Magistrate Luo, "I don't want to argue with you about right and wrong. You know better than me. I will pretend that what happened today never happened. Go back."

Chen Ce really didn't want to deal with the other party, otherwise the other party might die without knowing how.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, sir. Thank you very much for your kindness!"

County Magistrate Luo hurriedly took his men and ran away in shame.

Looking at this bizarre scene, Chen Boqin and his son were so shocked that they stood there, not daring to move.

He...is even more powerful!
This was Chen Boxin's truest thought. He knew that Chen Ce was very powerful in the capital, but he didn't expect that even after leaving the capital, he could still call the shots!
Compared to a few years ago, Chen Ce's network of contacts has become much stronger... But this is enough to explain the problem. Perhaps it is not that Chen Ce's network of contacts is strong, but that he himself has the ability!

Naturally, he didn't know what Chen Ce had done, nor did he know how powerful Chen Ce was. If it weren't for his network of connections, he would have achieved what he has today by himself!
Only when you are strong enough can you win the respect and fear of others!
Chen Ce certainly had no time to care about the Chen family. He said to Li Zhen, "Move the grave."

Chen Boqin hurriedly said to Chen Ce: "Chen Ce, move my second brother's ancestral grave. The ancestral grave of our family..."

Chen Ce said calmly: "Then let my father and mother leave the Chen family."

Chen Boqin hurriedly said, "No, no! They are from my Chen family. Fallen leaves should return to their roots. It's okay to move the grave, but you can't let my second brother leave the Chen family. If this gets out, my second brother will have no face to live as a ghost in the underworld!"

If Chen Ce's father really leaves the Chen family, who will care about his life or death in Hangzhou in the future?

He finally understood that after today, no one in the entire Hangzhou Prefecture would dare to provoke them. It was not because they were so powerful, but because they were lucky to be part of the Chen family.

As long as Chen Ce is still a member of the Chen family, they can always use Chen Ce's skin and pull the banner. With Chen Ce's protection, no one dares to cause trouble to them!
Chen Ce said, "Whatever."

He didn't care about these things. His parents' ancestral graves had to be moved no matter what.

"Xiao, Xiao Chen, do you want to go back and have some tea?"

No matter how dumb Chen's mother was, she could see how extraordinary Chen Ce was. In his eyes, the magistrate of Hangzhou was not even as good as an ant!

He just said that he didn't want to get on the same page with the magistrate of Hangzhou. After he said this, the magistrate of Hangzhou seemed to be pardoned, and the emotions of flattery, respect, and fear were clearly written on his face.

How could she not understand at this moment how powerful Chen Ce was!
Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No need, I will leave after moving the graves, you guys can go back now."

"How can that be possible? There's no need to rush into such a big thing as moving a grave... Uh, fine, it's up to you."

Seeing Chen Ce staring at her, Chen's mother no longer dared to speak. She had originally planned to keep Chen Ce to support them. Maybe by using Chen Ce's identity, she could make their family turn things around in Hangzhou. However, Chen Ce's eyes seemed to be able to see through her thoughts, and she no longer had the courage to speak.

(End of this chapter)