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

Chapter 77: King, Father and Mentor (Transition Chapter)
At the end of November, it was freezing cold in Peking, and there were few people on the streets. It was only three o'clock in the morning, but all civil and military officials had gathered outside the Meridian Gate.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the Meridian Gate opened, whips were blown, and all civil and military officials stood in an orderly manner from east to west, forming a long dragon, and entered the Fengtian Hall under the guidance of an official from the Ministry of Rites.

The dates for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month were moved forward three days because the emperor had to offer sacrifices to heaven on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and the dates conflicted, so the grand court meeting on the first day of the twelfth lunar month was moved forward.

Inside the Fengtian Hall, after the eunuchs gave their greetings, Emperor Hongzhi slowly came to the Fengtian Hall and took the throne.

All officials shouted "Long live the emperor!" and the grand court meeting officially began.

Most of the matters discussed by the six ministries of the Cabinet are unimportant political affairs. Big matters are handled at small meetings, and small matters are handled at big meetings. This has been the case since ancient times.

After the six ministries of the cabinet finished speaking, an imperial censor from the Metropolitan Censorate stepped out, holding a slate in his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I impeach Wang Yue, the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince and the Commander-in-Chief of Gansu and Liang Border Affairs, for associating with court officials with ill intentions."

Before Wang Yue could report the matter, he heard the censor of the Censorate impeaching him. His calm face was slightly disturbed and he looked a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down and stood quietly in the team at the front.

The Censor of the Censorate continued to speak, reporting to the Emperor everything about Wang Yue's late-night letter to the Minister of Revenue and the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

Wang Yue opened his eyes slightly, and deep disappointment appeared in his cloudy old eyes.

It’s not that he didn’t expect people’s hearts to change, but these two people were students he personally recommended!

Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes, sat on the dragon throne, and looked down at his ministers. His gaze passed from Wang Yue to finally rest on the Minister of Revenue Tu Yu and the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Qi Zhong.

"Is this possible?"

Tu Yu and Qi Zhong stepped out to greet him, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty, it is true."

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit weird. Many civil servants were staring at the two senior officials, wondering what they were thinking.

The Hongzhi Emperor's eyes flashed with disdain, and then he said, "If I remember correctly, you are the students recommended by Wang Yue in the tenth year of Chenghua, right?"

What you mean is, your own teacher can betray you now?
Stand up for Wang Yue.

Tu Yu and Qi Zhong continued to speak calmly: "Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial. We are the emperor's disciples, loyalty to the emperor should be the first priority, and we dare not deceive the emperor."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Good! You should all learn from Minister Tu and Censor Qi. This is the character that our Ming officials should have!"

Emperor Hongzhi cast his gaze towards Wang Yue, who had remained silent, and asked, "My dear Wang, can you tell me what you are doing? Can I listen to why you want to make friends with the court officials in private?"

Wang Yue stepped out and said calmly, "Of course you can."

"I haven't seen my students for a long time, and I want to invite them to my house to reminisce about the past."

His answer was brief and to the point, without any expression of joy or anger.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed deeply and said, "I understand."

After that, he looked at the censor who impeached Wang Yue and asked, "Yuan Yushi, are you satisfied with this answer?"

Yuan Yushi said in horror: "I dare not, I just report the truth and ask the wise emperor to make the decision."

Emperor Hongzhi hummed and said, "In that case, let's get back on the train."

"Wang Yue, take charge of the military affairs in the northwest." Emperor Hongzhi still had a strong ability to control the situation. He had been an emperor for so many years, but if he didn't have this ability, it would be like all his work was in vain.

Wang Yue saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to report to you that in the battle of Helan Mountain in late September and early October, the deputy general of Hami and other soldiers fought bloody battles, beheaded 42 Tatars, cut off 1,363 ears, and 676 Hami soldiers died and 285 were injured.

There are six people who have made first-class contributions, nineteen people who have made superior contributions, seventy-six people who have made second-class contributions, and the remaining three hundred and sixty-three people who have made outstanding contributions. "

"Is there any error in the military merit assessment by the Ministry of War? Why are there only 23 people who have made military achievements? Why are there only 23 people who have made first and second-class achievements, and why are there fewer people who have actually made achievements?"

No one expected Wang Yue to be so straightforward. At this time, you should summarize Hami’s previous defense priorities and future defense and offensive plans.

Who could have thought that Wang Yue would directly target the Ministry of War as soon as he came up?

The Minister of War Ma Wensheng stepped out and bowed to Emperor Hongzhi, saying, "Your Majesty, the statistics of the Ministry of War are correct."

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War also stepped out and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, all military merit statistics of the Ministry of War are strictly in accordance with the approval of the eunuchs supervising the army and the governor-general and censors. The Ministry of War signed, the cabinet drafted, and the Imperial Household Department approved it. There will be no mistakes."

The Right Chief Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, Qi Zhong, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the inspectors of Gansu, Liang and other provinces have checked the military achievements, and the Metropolitan Censorate is correct."

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Yue and asked, "Wang Yue, there is a mistake in your data. Is there a statistical error?"

Wang Yue was about to speak, but Emperor Hongzhi interrupted him and said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter. Please report on Hami's future defense first."

Wang Yue bowed and said, "As ordered, I have the audacity to correct your Majesty's mistake. These are not statistics, but the lives of soldiers, not cold statistics in the battle report. Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."

Wang Yue is an old wolf in the northwest, and he has to lead a pack of wolves to face all dangerous attacks from wild beasts.

After returning to the capital, he was still an old wolf, but what he had to face was not a wild beast, but another wolf with more ferocious attacks.

He is old, seventy-four years old, with gray hair and has experienced too many battles in his life. He still carries his coffin to the battlefield to guard the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, but there are always people who are unwilling to do so.

A group of young people, like hunters, pointed their weapons at the old wolf, and chased it until it died!
After the court meeting, Wang Yue could not leave the capital for the time being. In matters of military merit, one party was always wrong, and if this was not made clear, Wang Yue could not leave the capital.

Now that Wang Yue has drawn his sword, this matter must have a result.

After adjourning the court, Wang Yue walked alone on the marble square outside the Fengtian Palace, seeming out of place among the groups of civil servants and military officers standing beside him.

Even his two most proud disciples were now trying to avoid him and staying away from Wang Yue.

Wang Yue glanced sideways at Tu Yu and Qi Zhong standing in the queue of civil servants, then looked up at the sky with a somewhat unfocused look in his eyes.

"Xiao Tu, when you enter the capital, you will encounter all kinds of bureaucrats, various desires and interests. It will not be easy to stick to your original intention. Your teacher hopes that you can keep your original intention."

"Daqi, you are smarter than Xiaotu, and your mind is deeper than his. You must take good care of your junior brother. There are many things he cannot see through..."

In a small study room in a mansion, an old man with a slightly hunched back was giving instructions to three young men, hoping that they could grow up to be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty in the future and not be blinded by the clouds.

It was snowing, and every drop of snow fell on Wang Yue's weathered face. The bitter cold in the northwest, and the exposure to the wind and rain, made the 74-year-old Wang Yue look like an old tree that was about to die.

I'll post these two chapters as transitions, so as not to delay tomorrow's normal chapters. I originally thought that I could use some skills to make a transition with a show-off and a slap in the face, but I think it's not appropriate, and I can't find a way to make a show-off and a slap in the face that can be used to get into politics, it doesn't seem to fit. If I don't write it, the following content will seem too abrupt. Sorry, if you don't want to read it, just skip these two.

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