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

Chapter 577: Sad Zhu Houzhao
The exile of March and others caused dissatisfaction among many people, especially the literary organizations in the community.

Businessmen don’t pay attention to these things, but intellectuals are different.

These people's pens can easily inspire some brainless folk knights. For example, March and others were portrayed by folk literati as heroes who fought against treacherous officials in the court.

After these people were demoted, many knights immediately flocked to Peking, and before that, Ma Qi and others had also released Chen Ce's address.

Qianqing Palace.

After receiving the news, Mou Bin immediately went to find Zhu Houzhao. When Zhu Houzhao heard that a group of chivalrous men were going to come to Beijing in droves to kill Chen Ce, he was furious.

He narrowed his eyes and said coldly to Mou Bin: "You! Take your men and kill Machi and his group of bureaucrats on the way!"

"Also, organize the masters of the Jinyiwei, Neichang, and Dongchang, and kill them all before those so-called knights enter the capital! If anyone enters the capital, or if anyone goes to the residence of Marquis Tai'an, you must bring your head to me!"

"Here!"

Mou Bin clasped his fists and said, "I obey your orders!"

……

At the end of July, the first autumn rain began to fall. Ma Qi and other civil servants looked back at the capital, and walked away with reluctance and anger in their eyes.

That figure looked so desolate and lonely among the fallen leaves and autumn rain.

When they were only thirty miles away from the capital, several fast horses caught up with the team.

Looking at the flying fish suit on the horse, Ma Qi was a little suspicious. When Mou Bin reined in the horse and stopped in front of Ma Qi, Ma Qi asked, "What are you doing, sir?"

Mou Bin stared at him coldly and asked calmly, "Did Master Ma reveal the address of Marquis Tai'an?"

Ma Qi was stunned for a moment, and asked hurriedly: "Who sent you? The prince?"

Mou Bin sneered and said, "Since Your Excellency already knows, I won't say anything more. It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince asked me to take you on your way!"

"You said you were exiled to Liaodong and you could have just gone there peacefully. Why did you still want to kill Chen Ce? Do you know why Yang Ting and the others were also demoted and were able to live peacefully in the end?"

"Because they never thought of killing Chen Ce, this way they can live in peace."

"You are more powerful than Yang Ting and the others? What makes you want to kill Chen Ce? Are you qualified?"

Hearing Mou Bin's words, Ma Qi retorted excitedly: "I don't know what you are talking about! I have never thought of killing Chen Ce. You have found the wrong person!"

Mou Bin sneered, "It's too late."

"kill him!"

"wait wait wait……"

Ma Qi stared at Mou Bin tremblingly, but before he could even open his mouth to beg for mercy, the Jinyiwei chopped off his neck with a knife. Blood spurted out and the scene was bloody!
Mou Bin looked at the guards who were escorting him coldly and said calmly, "He was killed by robbers on the way. You should know how to report it, right?"

"If the news leaks out, you should know what will happen to you."

Several jailers were so frightened that they dared not say anything. They hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I know!"

After Mou Bin left, he executed several other exiled civil servants.

Then he took a group of masters from two factories and one guard and waited outside the capital.

As soon as several wandering knights entered the capital area, they were hunted down and slaughtered by the Jinyiwei Inner Factory and the Eastern Factory. The whole place was in a panic for a while!

……

Chen Ce had heard a little about what was happening outside. It was true that the political struggle was bloody, but the worst outcome was exile at most.

It is generally accepted that no political opponent will kill the other party.

Because if you kill someone today, you can't guarantee that the person will stand up again tomorrow, so everyone will maintain their bottom line.

For example, Liu Jian, Jiao Fang, and Yang Tinghe, they had been fighting with Chen Ce for so long, but they never thought of killing Chen Ce. They just wanted to leave a little safety net for themselves after their failure.

But there is no doubt that March and his group of officials destroyed this tacit understanding. In fact, many civil servants in the court knew about the death of March and his group. It was impossible for so many robbers to kill them all at the same time.

It was clearly someone the prince had hired to do this.

However, no one would sympathize with March and his group of civil servants who failed in the struggle, and some even thought they should be killed.

Because they crossed the red line and broke the common consensus among the civil servants.

This incident has also served as a lesson for many people, allowing them to understand where the bottom line of political struggle is and what the outcome will be if they cross the red line!

……

Kunning Palace.

Liu Wentai had just finished diagnosing Emperor Hongzhi, and said to Empress Zhang with a worried look on his face: "The emperor's illness is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer."

Hearing this, Empress Zhang felt dizzy for a moment, and she forced herself to ask, "How long will it take?"

"No more than half a year."

Empress Zhang waved her hand weakly, signaling Liu Wentai to leave, and then returned to Kunning Palace in a daze.

The Zhang brothers came over with a smile and said to Empress Zhang, "Sister, do you still want to monitor the emperor?"

"The Emperor seems to have not left the palace recently. We have been waiting outside the palace for a long time..."

Snapped!
Empress Zhang slapped Zhang Heling so hard that he almost fainted. Zhang Heling covered his cheek and said, "Ah, sister, what are you doing?"

"roll!"

"Who gave you the courage to spy on the emperor? What kind of character does my husband have that you can question?"

Zhang brothers: “???”

Sister, you didn’t say that before!

Didn’t you say that the emperor has someone else outside?

"Go." Empress Zhang sighed.

The Zhang brothers looked at Empress Zhang and asked in confusion, "Sister, you are not right. What's wrong?"

Empress Zhang shook her head and said, "It's all right."

After she finished speaking, she took a deep breath, tried hard to hold back her tears, and found Emperor Hongzhi in the Kunning Palace.

"emperor."

Emperor Hongzhi lay weakly on the couch and asked Empress Zhang, "What did Liu Wentai say?"

Empress Zhang smiled and said, "Doctor Liu said it's okay, he will find medicine to save the emperor."

"How long do I have left? Tell me honestly, I am still the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Empress Zhang was stunned for a moment, tears suddenly fell down, and she sobbed, "Half a year... Your Majesty, I can't bear to leave you!"

Emperor Hongzhi stroked Empress Zhang's hair with a smile and said, "Don't tell my son. Let me tell him myself."

This time Zhu Houzhao won the civil service struggle, which made Emperor Hongzhi very pleased. It was time to tell Zhu Houzhao the news.

Half a year...

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said, "Huai'en, go tell the prince that I want to eat Chen Ce's food."

"He doesn't have to attend the court tomorrow. I will take him and the Queen to visit Chun Jian's home."

Huai En hurriedly said, "Well, I will go and inform the prince right away."

"Go." Emperor Hongzhi looked at Huai En's hunched back, called Huai En, and said softly, "Walk slowly... Big companion."

(End of this chapter)