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

Chapter 258: Southwest

Inside the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Jiao Fang and Jiao Huangzhong looked depressed. Jiao Fang could not help but shout to the outside world, "I want to see the emperor!"

"I have served three dynasties and assisted three emperors. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard. The emperor is so heartless that he has abandoned me like this!"

Useless.

Even though Jiao Fang's voice was almost hoarse from shouting, no one in the Ministry of Justice prison paid any attention to him. He was high and mighty in the past, but now he was a prisoner. Who would still give him face?

Jiao Fang yelled again: "I want to report, I have something important to report, I want to meet the emperor alone, go and tell him quickly, you can't afford to delay the important matter!"

Jiao Huangzhong hid in the corner and shivered, and said to Jiao Fang in a hoarse voice: "Dad...it's useless. The emperor doesn't want to see us anymore."

"Even if we meet, what can we do? The emperor won't let us go, we are going to die... wuwuwu, Dad, I don't want to die!"

Snapped!
Jiao Fang slapped Jiao Huangzhong in the face and said angrily: "Chen Ce is right! You are a living waste!"

"For a woman, you caused me so much trouble. If it weren't for you, how could we have ended up as prisoners?"

He covered his face in a scorched state, curled up in a corner, and muttered, "Isn't it because you are incompetent that you can't even deal with a lowly person? You were killed by someone and you still blame me?"

Jiao Fang: “You!”

……

Qianqing Palace.

The Minister of Punishment informed Emperor Hongzhi about Jiao Fang's imprisonment. Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment and said, "Then I will let him die with a clear conscience."

"Take me to the Ministry of Justice."

"Here!"

Not long after, Emperor Hongzhi arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison. He dismissed his attendants and asked the Minister of Justice to leave as well. Accompanied by Huai En, he stood outside the prison with his hands behind his back.

"Do you want to see me?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Jiao Fang quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."

Jiao Huangzhong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but shiver all over. He trembled and said, "You, you, you are the emperor?"

He remembered, he remembered everything. Last time at the Jiang Mansion, when the Jiang family entertained Chen Ce, it was this person who accompanied Chen Ce to the Jiang Mansion. At that time, he also said that he was Chen Ce's uncle.

It turns out that he is the emperor, he is actually the emperor of today? !
No wonder I was dismissed from my position as an imperial student after that day… Jiao Huangzhong was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body was trembling.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Jiao Huangzhong indifferently and sneered, "It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son, haha."

His face was ashen and he looked deathly pale. He died with his eyes closed. He had brought disaster upon himself!

"What are you reporting?"

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Jiao Fang and asked him questions. It was the last bit of affection between the monarch and his subject, and also the kindness of Jiao Fang in educating the crown prince over the years. Emperor Hongzhi showed special favor and came to see Jiao Fang.

Jiao Fang said quickly, "Your Majesty, Chen Ce, it was Chen Ce who set up the trap for me. You know Chen Ce, right? This man is very dangerous. He told me personally that he killed Lin Mianzhi, and that the Kaizhong system and the salt permits... those were not my work. I was shameless and greedy for merit. These were all done by Chen Ce."

"Also, there are Tu Yu's officials. They were all killed by Chen Ce. This guy is not simple. Your Majesty, go and kill him!"

If I have to die, I want to die together with Chen Ce!

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Jiao Fang and said calmly, "I know."

Jiao Fang was stunned and stared at Emperor Hongzhi... So, you knew everything?
"It is I who wants to kill you. It has nothing to do with Chen Ce."

"You might as well ask your son what you have done behind my back all these years?" Jiao Fang turned around to look at Jiao Huangzhong, only to see Jiao Huangzhong huddled in the corner shivering with a pale face.

"Beast! What did you do?"

Jiao Huangzhong: "Dad... I, I didn't know he was the current emperor! He, he said he was Chen Ce's uncle."

hiss!
Jiao Fang took a deep breath. At this moment, all the strength in his body was drained. So that's it, so that's it!

Your Majesty has long been in cahoots with Chen Ce. It turns out that they have known each other for a long time and have had contact with each other for a long time.

The yellow-faced man said wilfully, "I drank too much that day and told everyone about our selling of official positions and impersonating the candidates. I thought Chen Ce was just a lowly person, but who knew..."

"you!"

Cheating!
Jiao Fang had tears in her eyes as she looked up at the sky with a dazed expression.

Emperor Hongzhi asked Jiao Fang, "The ice is three feet thick, and it didn't freeze overnight. I wanted to find someone to take the blame for me, but I hadn't decided who it would be. In fact, you don't need Hou Zhao to lead me to let you take the blame."

Jiao Fang clenched his fists, that little evildoer was still doing these things in secret.

Emperor Hongzhi continued, "From the day your son patted my shoulder and boasted to me, I planned to deal with you, but I couldn't find the opportunity."

"In fact, you have long been a dead person in my eyes."

"Are you closed now?"

Jiao Fang closed her eyes, tears streaming down her old cheeks.

Emperor Hongzhi passed away with his hands behind his back, which also meant that Jiao Fang's life had come to an end.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi had just returned from the Ministry of Justice prison. Ma Wensheng was already waiting outside, looking extremely excited.

"Come in and talk." Emperor Hongzhi walked into the hall with his hands behind his back. After he sat down, Ma Wensheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, great news, Southwest has won!"

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up from the dragon throne and said excitedly: "Really? Tell me quickly!"

Ma Wensheng said: "The two uncles lured the enemy deep into the plains and led the Tusi army into the plains. They used the method of interweaving heavy and light cavalry to win the first battle. In this battle, our Ming army lost only a few hundred people, and the Tusi army suffered more than 3,000 casualties. It was a great victory!"

"Okay!" Emperor Hongzhi said in a low voice with gritted teeth.

Wang Shouren... Good! When Chen Ce recommended Wang Shouren through Zhu Houzhao to command the Southwest Army, Emperor Hongzhi was still worried that Wang Shouren was too inexperienced.

In fact, Emperor Hongzhi had been worried since Wang Shouren sent out his troops. Now, when he suddenly heard that victory had been achieved in the southwest, Emperor Hongzhi could finally put his mind at ease.

Ma Wensheng thought that these two uncles of the emperor were really lucky. Before they sent out the troops, no one was optimistic about these two guys. Who would have known that the chief clerk of the Ministry of War who followed them would be so ferocious.

Wang Shouren was from the Ministry of War. Others might not know, but Ma Wensheng knew it best. The victory of this war was all due to Wang Shouren, the chief clerk of the Ministry of War.

Ma Wensheng clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the two uncles-in-law certainly made great contributions, but the chief clerk of the Ministry of War, Wang Shouren, commanded the troops properly, and I think he deserves the greatest credit."

After all, he is from the Ministry of War, so as the Minister of War, of course he has to commend his subordinates.

In fact, without Ma Wensheng's advice, Emperor Hongzhi would naturally reward Wang Shouren. As for the two uncles of the Zhang family... Emperor Hongzhi never took them seriously.

But there is one thing that Ma Wensheng still doesn't know. The reason why a talent like Wang Shouren appeared in the southwest is not because of your contribution as the Minister of War, nor because of my unique sunshine, but because there is a guy outside the palace who fanned the flames.

(End of this chapter)