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

Chapter 509 A Person with Great Abilities
Forbidden City.

The envoys from the Ministry of Justice who had returned from their investigation in Qingzhou have returned to the palace.

Early this morning, people from the Ministry of Justice went straight to the Minister of Justice Yuan Shouzhi.

During this period, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate went to Qingzhou together to collaborate on the case. They were both responsible for investigating what Chen Ce had done in Qingzhou, which was related to Chen Ce's future fate.

Yuan Shouzhi also had a headache. If Chen Ce really did something out of line in Qingzhou, he had no idea how to deal with Chen Ce.

After all, Chen Ce means too much to Emperor Hongzhi!
"grown ups."

Just as Yuan Shouzhi was hesitating and thinking, an official from the Ministry of Justice came hurriedly.

Yuan Shouzhi hurriedly asked, "You are back from Qingzhou? What is the situation in Qingzhou now?"

"Where's Chen Ce? Where is he?"

It can be seen that Yuan Shouzhi is very anxious.

The official from the Ministry of Justice said with a strange look on his face: "Your Excellency, the Marquis of Tai'an has not been in Qingzhou for a long time. He has only been in Qingzhou for a few days."

"At that time, the White Lotus Sect in Qingzhou was in chaos and hijacked the grain shipped from Jinan Prefecture to Qingzhou. The roads in Qingzhou Prefecture were blocked due to heavy snow, and the entire Qingzhou Prefecture fell into a food shortage crisis."

"The local grain merchants are all waiting for a price, and no one is willing to release the grain—"

Having said this, he paused, his expression a little strange.

Yuan Shouzhi said, "Don't keep us in suspense! Tell me! What happened next?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Later, the Marquis of Tai'an ordered the prefect of Qingzhou to release all the stored grain, but not for free relief. Instead, he raised the price and sold it to the people."

This incident was the reason why the inspector Li Hang impeached Chen Ce.

"But, strangely, a few days after the government raised the price, more and more grain suddenly flooded into the Qingzhou market, and just like that... the grain price gradually stabilized and finally returned to the market price."

"Everyone in Qingzhou officialdom speaks highly of Marquis Tai'an. If it weren't for Marquis Tai'an's miraculous operation this time around, Qingzhou would probably be in chaos. In other words, Marquis Tai'an is not guilty, he has also saved the entire Qingzhou Prefecture and the people of Qingzhou!"

When Yuan Shouzhi heard this, he was so shocked that he stood there in a daze.

He just couldn't understand how Chen Ce could use such an incredible method to solve the food crisis!

He really opened his eyes!

Who has such means and courage? Even if they do, would they dare to do this despite the world's disapproval?
After a long reaction, Yuan Shouzhi finally recovered from his shock and murmured, "I understand."

This time, Chen Ce is not only innocent, but I'm afraid that after the emperor knows about this, he will even sigh that Chen Chunjian is truly a genius!

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Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Li Hang arrived at the government office early today. The results of the investigation on Chen Ce were about to come out. He was thinking about how to completely drive Chen Ce into the abyss.

Recently, Li Hang's reputation among the upright civil officials has been increasing. Ever since he spoke out for justice and impeached Chen Ce, Li Hang's reputation has spread throughout the court.

If someone had the courage to impeach a favored minister like Chen Ce at this time, what else could he be but a brave warrior?
Many people had impeached Chen Ce before, but their final outcomes were not very good. Even now, almost no one in the court dared to confront Chen Ce head-on.

But that doesn't mean they aren't jealous of Chen Ce.

There were many people in the Ming Dynasty who were jealous of Chen Ce. As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, and a man who is innocent is guilty of possessing a treasure. The more outstanding Chen Ce was, the more favored he was, which was not a good thing for the entire civil service group.

They would not allow such a powerful figure to exist in the Ming Dynasty.

The last person who was so powerful was called Wang Yue, but he was forced to death by them.

However, what makes Chen Ce more ruthless than Wang Yue is that Chen Ce's counterattacks are always very powerful, so much so that now the officials of the court only dare to complain about Chen Ce behind his back, and no one dares to confront Chen Ce head-on.

That's why Li Hang's reputation spread so quickly because he impeached Chen Ce so fiercely in the Fengtian Hall.

Because only when he becomes famous, more "loyal and righteous people" who are not afraid of death will continue to impeach Chen Ce, because they have made Li Hang taste the sweetness.

Civil servants all care about their own reputations. With such a good opportunity to gain fame, anyone who wants to become famous will probably continue to impeach Chen Ce in order to gain their own reputation!
"Master Li."

"The people from the Ministry of Justice have returned, and the censor who went to Shandong has also returned."

Li Hang was stunned for a moment. He could understand that the people from the Ministry of Justice came back, but why did the censor who was sent out to monitor Chen Ce also come back?

"Why did the Imperial Censor come back? Shouldn't he be next to Chen Ce?"

At the beginning, Li Hang was afraid that Chen Ce would take the opportunity to cover up his actions in Qingzhou, so he suggested that Emperor Hongzhi send an imperial censor to closely monitor Chen Ce in order to prevent Chen Ce from using secret means to cover up his crimes.

"Let Censor Zhang come to see me."

"Here!"

Not long after, an imperial censor came to Li Hang's duty room. Li Hang asked hurriedly, "Why aren't you by Chen Ce's side watching him?"

Censor Zhang glanced at Li Hang and said, "Sir Li... Your humble servant, I did not find the Marquis of Tai'an in Qingzhou."

Li Hang said suspiciously: "Chen Ce knows that his crime is unforgivable, so he is escaping?!"

Censor Zhang shook his head and said, "In fact, the Marquis of Tai'an didn't stay in Qingzhou for long. He went to Hangzhou on the sixth day of the New Year."

Ok?
Fleeing for fear of crime?
Doesn’t he plan to return to Peking?
Li Hang was a little surprised and asked, "What does the Ministry of Justice say about this case? Will they send someone to Hangzhou to arrest Chen Ce?"

Censor Zhang looked at him cautiously again and said, "This... Marquis Tai'an is not only innocent, but he has also made contributions in Qingzhou."

"what?"

This is simply a huge joke! He took the initiative to raise the price of grain in the name of the government in Qingzhou. Is this not a crime? Then what is a crime?
Censor Zhang did not waste any time and directly told Li Hang everything Chen Ce had done in Qingzhou and the food shortage crisis that occurred in Qingzhou at that time.

After listening to this, Li Hang was extremely impressed by Chen Ce's methods! This was simply amazing!
From this point of view, Chen Ce is indeed not guilty. Not only that, he has actually made great contributions in Qingzhou!

Li Hang didn't understand what Chen Ce did at first, but now that he understood, he suddenly felt a little ashamed.

To be honest, if he were asked to deal with this matter, he would be helpless!
hiss!
Soon, Li Hang took a deep breath. He had misunderstood Chen Ce. All the charges he had previously impeached Chen Ce against him in the Fengtian Hall were not true!

"This officer, this officer needs to go to the palace!"

Li Hang hurriedly stood up and ran towards the palace.

If you do something wrong, you have to admit your guilt. He had no grudge against Chen Ce. Now that he knew the whole story, he realized that he was wrong. Since he was wrong, he had to admit his guilt and accept the punishment!

He had to admit that there was a reason why Chen Ce was granted the title of Marquis of Tai'an and was favored by the emperor.

This Chen Ce is a man of real ability!
(End of this chapter)