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

Chapter 89 Accepting a Disciple
Zhang Mao left the Eastern Palace in shock.

Bullshit!

What do you mean by fighting fire with fire? The prince has gone crazy, and he is bragging to me.

After returning to the mansion, Zhang Mao informed Tan You, who was teaching his beloved grandson, about this matter.

"Haha, Old Tan, do you think the prince has gone insane? This bragging has left me stunned."

"To be frank, I have eaten more salt than he has eaten rice. What weird things have I not seen in my life?"

"You can put out a wildfire by fighting fire with fire? Haha, that's not how you fool me!"

Tan You sat on the armchair, holding a cup of tea and thinking with his eyes closed. He said to the Duke of England Zhang Mao leisurely: "Old Zhang, there are all kinds of strange things in this world. You don't have to be so absolute."

Zhang Mao sneered and said, "Let's make a bet. If this is true, I will lose one hundred taels to you!"

One hundred taels was no big deal for these top dignitaries, but Tan You did not like gambling, unlike a rough warrior like the Duke of England.

"You don't dare?" The Duke of England laughed, "You scholars, with your mouths, are more cowardly than the other."

Tan You blushed and said angrily, "One hundred taels! Bet! Someone, go to Changping County to inquire about the truth."

"Here!"

Zhang Mao was very happy. This son-in-law of the emperor, the Duke of Xinning, was just not easily provoked. He had already figured out his personality. Haha, he got a hundred taels for free.

It only took about half an hour.

Xinning Earl Tan You weighed the silver in his hand and said to Yinggong Zhang Mao with a smile on his face: "Old Zhang, I know you are kind and generous."

"Let's go."

Zhang Mao's face twitched violently.

Xin Ningbo also said: "Thank you for the one hundred taels of silver. I will have a good meal today."

Zhang Mao felt something hit his chest, and he felt a little suffocated. He stared with his eyes wide open and muttered in disbelief, "This is actually possible? Can you really fight fire with fire?"

"A sin!"

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At the morning market on Zhengyang Street, Chen Ce was carrying a basket with various dishes in it.

Wang Yue walked leisurely with Chen Ce on the bustling street.

"There is injustice in the northwest."

Chen Ce spoke casually to Wang Yue, "Old man, this is an appetizer for you. They are making their move."

Wang Yue stood with his hands behind his back and hunched over, like a little old man. At the vegetable stalls they passed by, the vendors always mistook Chen Ce and Wang Yue for grandfather and grandson.

At first Chen Ce tried to explain, but later he was too lazy to explain.

Wang Yue said nonchalantly, "So what if they are targeting me? In the end, it will still be left unresolved, huh."

Chen Ce was picking and choosing at a meat stall and said casually, "You can't say that. This is a foreshadowing. If it's not handled properly, if there are any problems in the northwest in the future, this matter will be your death warrant."

"You're old, but you really don't care about yourself?"

Wang Yue said indifferently: "You also know that I am old and half of my feet are in the ground. What else do you want? The worst that can happen is that I will die here."

"Store owner, this piece of meat is cheaper. I'll come here often in the future."

"okay."

Chen Ce put a piece of pork in a small basket, and continued walking leisurely among the crowd with the old man facing the rising sun.

"Have you sent someone to Changping County to inquire about the situation?"

Wang Yue nodded and said, "I asked. The Changping County Government investigated everywhere before going up the mountain. There are no footprints on the road up the mountain."

"It snowed at noon that day, and a wildfire broke out in the afternoon. The Changping County government was also afraid that someone might have set the fire, so they checked the mountain before going up, but found no footprints, which means that at least no one had been up the mountain before the fire."

"It shouldn't be man-made, maybe it's just a coincidence."

Chen Ce paused. Wang Yue looked at Chen Ce suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ce asked Wang Yue: "Old man, didn't you just say you don't care?"

Wang Yue: “…”

I thought you had thought of something. This question made the old man a little embarrassed. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Can I really do nothing?"

"But it's strange that the Changping County Government found a burnt glass mirror in the snow."

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment, and asked Wang Yue: "A raised glass mirror? White and translucent?"

Wang Yue looked at Chen Ce in astonishment and asked, "Have you also asked the Changping County Government?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "No, it's none of my business."

Then how do you know it so clearly?
This kid is a little too smart. Wang Yue doesn't know what his limit is, so he can't help but look at Chen Ce seriously.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ce looked at Wang Yue in confusion.

Wang Yue narrowed his eyes and said, "I take back what I said before."

"what?"

Chen Ce asked doubtfully: "What?"

Wang Yue said seriously: "Although a few students betrayed me, I shouldn't have hastily assumed that everyone in the world is the same as those two traitors."

"So...I want to accept a disciple!"

Chen Ce pointed at himself, "Me?"

Wang Yue said very seriously: "Yes!"

"Chun Jian, you are different from them. At the beginning, my impression of you was still that you were young and frivolous, but now it's different."

"You are smart, ambitious, resourceful, shrewd, and responsible. You may look a little effeminate, but you are more determined than anyone else!"

No, are you praising me or scolding me?
Why does it sound so unpleasant?
Chen Ce smiled and said, "I still like to be free and don't want to become a disciple."

Wang Yue was a little embarrassed. It's not easy to be my student. There are many kids clamoring for it in the northwest. Why are you rejecting me?
Although I have a bad reputation, if you go and ask the scholar community, do you believe that if I, Wang Yue, say I want to accept a disciple, the visiting cards will line up in front of my house from Dongzhimen the next day?

"The matter needs to be resolved. Again, if this matter is not clarified, anything that happens in the northwest in the future will be your death warrant."

"You know better than I do."

Whenever the Northwest loses a battle or encounters any problems, the civil servants will use this matter to make a fuss. They will say that God had long since shown that there was injustice in the Northwest, but you, Your Majesty, did not care at the time. Now you see, God had already shown in advance that there was something wrong with Wang Yue.

In such a feudal and superstitious dynasty, nothing could be more lethal than this.

It seems like a trivial matter, but Chen Ce thinks it is a big deal. At least for Wang Yue and Northwest, it is a fatal matter!

This wildfire cannot be characterized as a natural disaster!

Wang Yue smiled bitterly and said, "You are really good at changing the subject."

"I know this is a serious matter, but how can I investigate it? Even Changping County can't find out anything. If you ask the Ministry of Justice to investigate such a small matter, they won't be happy."

"My traitors in the Censorate are hoping that something bad will happen to me and they will cut ties with me. They are unlikely to help with the investigation."

"Don't even think about the Dali Temple."

"Let's take a step back and say, is there any need to investigate? It looks like a natural wildfire."

Chen Ce shook his head and smiled, "It is necessary."

"Because I have a rough idea of ​​the cause. It may not be a natural wildfire."

Wang Yue: “?”

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