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

Chapter 57: Exploiting the East Palace
Emperor Hongzhi suppressed his anger and wanted to throw away the fishing rod and leave, but didn't this mean that he had fallen into inferiority?
So he gritted his teeth and sat down, gave Chen Ce a sidelong glance and said, "You are still young, and you shouldn't use your talent for evil ways."

"Since you have some talent and have read a little, you should think about serving your country instead of wasting your time here in idleness."

Chen Ce asked Emperor Hongzhi in return: "How can I serve my country?"

you still need to ask?

Emperor Hongzhi said, "Next year's minor examination will be held soon. First, pass the minor examination, then pass the imperial examination, and then pass the imperial examination. Then you can become an official in the imperial court, bring honor to your family, and have your descendants be blessed. The country has already paved the way for you. Don't you know?"

Chen Ce asked: "How long will it take at the earliest?"

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Depending on your ability, you can become a Jinshi in three years at the earliest."

...No, you are too arrogant!
It's still a few years at the fastest. Do you know how many people have to study hard for ten years to pass the imperial examination? Not to mention the imperial examination?
Chen Ce shook his head and said, "Too slow, let's not talk about this for now."

Emperor Hongzhi sneered.

Chen Ce continued: "You just said that studying is to serve the country."

"Is there a problem?"

Chen Ce asked, "But then you told me about bringing honor to the ancestors and blessing the descendants?"

"So is the purpose of studying to serve the country, or to bring honor to the family and benefit future generations?"

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

This, he suddenly felt as if he was slapping himself in the face.

Chen Ce continued: "Didn't you just say that I was going to die? Then why do you still want to take the scientific expedition?"

This person is so narrow-minded. I thought he was talented and magnanimous. I even forgot a joke I made, but he still remembered it.

He originally wanted to give this kid some advice from an experienced person, and he really did have some interest in him, but now he suddenly lost interest.

……

Emperor Hongzhi left with a bad look on his face. After leaving Huaihua Hutong, Mou Bin and Huai En, who had been waiting outside, saw that the emperor looked very unhappy.

I silently mourned for Chen Ce in my heart.

However, surprisingly, Emperor Hongzhi did not say anything. He just sulked alone and did not say anything about punishing Chen Ce. This was very strange.

As it was a rare opportunity to leave the palace today, Emperor Hongzhi ordered Huai'en to buy a copy of "The Rebirth of Love" to kill time. Unfortunately, the author of this story has not updated it.

I came out today and everything in the world is not going well. It takes so long to write this book!
There is also the boy from Huaihua Hutong who has no ambition but some talent. Even if he doesn't consider taking the imperial examination, it is not a bad idea for him to teach and educate people... Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his teeth chattered.

Anyone who becomes this boy's student will be in trouble for the rest of his life!

If I wasn't so magnanimous, I would have killed you long ago! Why don't you try changing the emperor?

You always say that I, the emperor, have no courage. If I were Emperor Taizu, would you still be alive today?
Where is the undercurrent in my Ming Dynasty? Except for a little unrest in the northwest, the whole country still has a sense of revival. But when you say it, there is an undercurrent?
Am I not well balanced?

Do you really think you understand the situation of the Ming Dynasty? Do you know the military situation in the northwest? Can you calculate the budding of Japanese pirates in the southeast? Can you solve the problem of the court's lack of money?

The emperor needs to focus on the overall national situation. How can you make a conclusion based on your limited experience?
You are not even as good as my son...what if!

I was also so angry with him that I was confused. How could I compare him with Hou Zhao? Emperor Hongzhi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity in a depressed mood. After all, he still cherished his reputation. Although he had fought with Chen Ce several times, he still knew that Chen Ce seemed to have a low opinion of him as the emperor. How could he not be angry?
There are still many memorials and petitions piled up on the dragon desk. You work hard all day long, trying to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, going to bed late and getting up early every day. You are such a diligent emperor, but you actually say that the country is not well governed... Although you didn't say it, I heard it.

Why am I still thinking about him?

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head, then took the memorial and took a casual look at it. The memorial about rebuilding Wansui Mountain was rejected by the cabinet. The reason was simple: the Ministry of Revenue had no money, and the emperor was advised to be frugal and not extravagant.

The Ministry of Revenue had too many procedures, and as an emperor he had to go through many procedures to ask for money. If the cabinet did not approve, he had no choice but to use the imperial treasury.

After the money from the treasury is moved, the palaces of the imperial palace will inevitably have to tighten their belts and cut back on food. Let them do so. Wansui Mountain must be rebuilt. According to feng shui, it can prolong the country's fortune.

In addition to this memorial, there were several other memorials requesting Wang Yue, the governor-general of the Northwest and the border affairs officer of Gansu and Liang, to return to Beijing to report on his work.

Wang Yue is stationed in Hami, and all the military power of the Seven Guards of Guanxi is in his hands. Since Wang Yue went to manage Hami last year, he has not returned yet.

The civil officials were afraid that Wang Yue would become too powerful in Hami, so they had to write letters to the emperor begging him to return to Beijing to report on his work. In other words, they trapped Wang Yue in the capital and then hunted him to death.

Emperor Hongzhi did not want Wang Yue to return for the time being, so he ignored these memorials.

"Go and call Li Guang to me."

Emperor Hongzhi first put the memorial aside, closed his eyes and took a nap, waiting for the eunuch Li Guang to arrive.

Not long after, a chubby eunuch, like Maitreya Buddha, came over with a smile and said, "This old servant greets His Majesty."

The fact that Li Guang was given control over the financial power of the inner palace by Emperor Hongzhi shows how much trust he had in Li Guang.

Although his name is the same as that of a famous general in the Han Dynasty, it is entirely because his father was uneducated, otherwise he would never have given himself this name to humiliate himself.

"How much silver is left in the treasury?"

Li Guang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there are still more than 365,000 taels of silver in the treasury."

More than 300,000... It is estimated that it will cost more than 100,000 taels of silver to repair the Wansui Mountain Gardens. Half of the treasury was given away in this way. It is impossible to say that Emperor Hongzhi did not feel sorry for it.

Having been frugal all his life, he now finally wants to find a place to concentrate on studying Taoist classics. Wansui Mountain has excellent feng shui. If it is not renovated, Emperor Hongzhi is worried that it will affect the country's destiny.

Of course, it would be a good idea to repair it. If Chongzhen died in this Feng Shui treasure land, it would be worth the money spent by Emperor Hongzhi.

There were more than 100,000 taels of silver left in the treasury, which had to be used to cover the daily expenses of the various palaces, the expenses of the eunuchs and maids in the harem, as well as the concubines of the previous dynasty, the Empress Dowager, and others, which was a considerable amount.

Gritting his teeth, Emperor Hongzhi said to Li Guang: "Allow half of the funds to be allocated, and you will be responsible for supervising the repair work of Wansui Mountain for me."

"I obey your command!" Li Guang said respectfully.

"Wait a minute." Emperor Hongzhi stopped Li Guang and said, "Reduce the expenses in the palace and make life harder for the concubines in the harem."

"The expenses of the East Palace will be reduced by half again."

Li Guang's smile froze. He cut the expenses of the Eastern Palace by half? Wouldn't the Crown Prince be furious when he found out?

"Okay, I'll let them know right away."

After Li Guang left the Yangxin Palace, he called a young eunuch. The young eunuch had only been in the palace for a short time, so if he died, he died. So he said to the young eunuch with a smile: "Go and inform the East Palace and the Crown Prince that the expenses will be reduced by half next month."

When the young eunuch heard this, she trembled all over. This was not about informing the Crown Prince... This was simply asking this servant to die!
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