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

Chapter 591 Arrest!

Qianqing Palace, warm room.

Chen Ce's memorial was delivered to Zhu Houzhao as soon as possible.

Emperor Hongzhi had been paying attention to the affairs of the Nine Frontiers. When he heard that Chen Ce had sent a memorial to Zhu Houzhao, he curiously asked Zhu Houzhao, "What did Chun Jian say?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "He asked me to set up three border governors after dealing with the Datong general to control the three passes of Datong, Xuanfu and Piantouguan."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "He really knows how you will deal with the Datong General..."

Chen Ce directly avoided the discussion of this matter, and he knew that Chen Ce already knew how Zhu Houzhao would deal with it.

"Does he have anyone to recommend?"

Since Chen Ce has already made a suggestion, there must be someone who recommended it, otherwise Chen Ce would not have simply submitted a letter.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Yes! I recommend Yang Yiqing."

Yang Yiqing...

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it in his mind and realized that Yang Yiqing had been managing the horse business in Shaanxi and was familiar with the defense of the Nine Frontiers.

It’s just that Yang Yiqing’s personality is too straightforward. He is good at defending the three sides and coordinating the affairs of the three sides, but he may not be very good at being an official.

People with straightforward personalities are always easily influenced by others when they serve as officials. To put it simply, they have poor self-judgment.

These are the shortcomings of Yang Yiqing that Chen Ce told Zhu Houzhao about.

Chen Ce analyzed all of Yang Yiqing's strengths and weaknesses. How Zhu Houzhao would use him in the future would depend on Zhu Houzhao's level.

But for now, it is enough for Yang Yiqing to control the three sides.

After reading Chen Ce's memorial, Emperor Hongzhi said to Zhu Houzhao, "Just do as Chunjian says."

"it is good!"

……

In Liaodong, Fu Yuan is still very angry, and all the guards in the mansion are extremely worried.

They still don't know how the imperial court will deal with Fu Yuan. If Fu Yuan is really taken away by the imperial court, then the group of people under him will probably never dare to pass on any information to the Nine Borders again.

Who could have thought that they had kindly reminded Datong and asked the Datong general to prepare for defense, but in the end they were bitten back by the Datong general and falsely accused of being the little prince's traitors.

Fu Yuan was quietly waiting for Chen Ce's reply. He actually didn't care at all about the attitude of the court. He wanted to see how Chen Ce would deal with this matter.

"My lord, your letter."

Fu Yuan hurriedly got up, braved the snow and went to the courtyard. He took the letter from Chen Ce and opened it to take a look.

After seeing this, Fu Yuan was almost so angry that he vomited blood!

Oh, you see?
Just these four simple words? What does this mean? So he wrote so many complaints to Chen Ce, and Chen Ce only replied with this?
The simpler Chen Ce's reply was, the more it showed that Chen Ce actually didn't care about what happened in Datong at all. But Fu Yuan felt like the sky was falling.

Comparing the two, the difference is obvious.

Fu Yuan was angry and furious, as if he was crushed by Chen Ce again invisibly!

"Okay, okay! I'll see what you do?!"

"The little Tatar prince's prestige within the Tatar tribe has been restored. Next, he will begin to settle accounts with those who oppose him."

These people are undoubtedly spies arranged by Fu Yuan. He had worked hard to make the little prince's reputation in the Tatar tribe plummet. After this time, it can be seen that the little prince's prestige will increase again. It will be more difficult for the Ming Dynasty to go to war with the Tatars in the future!
"I want to see how you deal with the Mongolian tribe!" Fu Yuan said angrily.

……

Deep in the desert, Tatar tribe.

Heavy snow fell on the tents, and many Tatars took shelter in the tents to keep warm until the sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Many Tatar tribesmen came out of the tents and saw the little prince coming back with more than a thousand cavalrymen carrying various supplies.

When the news that the little prince massacred the Ming merchant caravan and escaped right under the nose of the Ming army became public, the Tatar tribesmen immediately rejoiced!
The little prince's prestige reached its peak at this moment.

After a lot of coal resources for the winter were distributed, the little prince immediately summoned some senior Tatar military officials to a meeting.

At the meeting he dealt with several high-ranking military officials, and when these people died, the voices against the little prince gradually weakened.

The Tatar tribes once again regained their former strength and unity.

……

Datong.

At the General's Mansion, Xu Ze was still waiting for the outcome from the imperial court.

"Master Xu."

Many officials from Datong came to the general's mansion at this time. Once General Xu was dealt with by the court, these officials would probably be held accountable.

So they all don't want anything to happen to Xu Ze.

But their official positions were too low and they could not help Xu Ze at all. At this time, they were extremely worried and could only anxiously ask Xu Ze about the situation.

"Will the court hold you responsible?"

They don't care whether Xu Ze lives or dies, they just want to know how Xu Ze should deal with it.

Xu Ze already knew what they were thinking, and said calmly: "Don't worry, there must be a spy in the inner factory, otherwise the Tatars would not be able to get around my eyes."

"The court will definitely send someone to investigate. I hope we can face the outside world in unison... Of course, this matter is already full of strange things. If the court does not thoroughly investigate the internal factory and hastily convicts me, I will not accept it no matter what. Of course, if you are implicated, then I will be guilty of a great crime."

Xu Ze was giving the Datong officials a heads-up so that they would maintain a consistent tone when speaking to the outside world, otherwise his testimony alone would not have much effect.

Everyone nodded and said, "Master Xu's words make a lot of sense. If there weren't spies in the inner factory, how could this be possible?"

"Yes! There must be a secret connection between the inner factory and the Tatars. It must be so!"

"Don't worry, sir. If someone from the imperial court comes, we will definitely explain the interests to the court."

Xu Ze nodded with satisfaction. With so many officials in Datong supporting him, the imperial court would have no way to deal with him even if they wanted to.

If this matter becomes a big deal in the future, he might turn it into a conflict between the civil servants and the inner factory.

At that time, it would not just be Xu Ze's business, but the business of the entire civil service group. Once the civil service group gets involved, Xu Ze would definitely get away with it in the end!

He has already thought of all his escape routes.

Today's banquet ended quickly, and Xu Ze then quietly waited in the general's mansion for the arrival of the court.

The next morning, it was snowing heavily. Several Jinyiwei in plain clothes knocked on the door of General Xu's mansion.

"Master Xu, the Minister of Justice wants you to come over. Here are the documents."

Xu Ze checked the document and confirmed that it was undoubtedly from the Ministry of Justice. He nodded and said, "Let's go."

On the way, Xu Ze asked curiously, "This doesn't seem to be the direction to Datong Prefecture?"

Several Jinyiwei said: "They didn't say they were going to Datong Prefecture."

Xu Ze was slightly stunned and asked doubtfully: "Then where are we going?"

"Datong Jinyiwei Yamen!"

(End of this chapter)