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

Chapter 91 Dao Heart Collapse

On Zhengyang Street, Wang Yue looked at Chen Ce with a serious expression and asked, "Are you sure this is a man-made wildfire?"

The Changping County Government had clearly conducted a thorough investigation. It snowed at noon that day, and after the forest fire broke out, the county government's detectives went up the mountain to investigate, but found no footprints at all.

This argument is sufficient to prove that the wildfire was not man-made. Why could Chen Ce conclude that the wildfire was man-made based on a mirror?
Chen Ce said to Wang Yue: "Old man, let's go back to the yard first."

"it is good!"

Wang Yue and Chen Ce walked side by side towards Huaihua Hutong.

Wang Shouren was walking on the street when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. Wasn’t that Mr. Wang?

The servant of the Wang family didn't lie to me? Mr. Wang was not at home.

Who is the young man next to him?
unimportant!
Wang Shouren followed the two men all the way to Huaihua Hutong.

In the courtyard.

Chen Ce took out two things from the study, one was a package of white phosphorus powder wrapped in oil paper, and the other was something similar to a glass mirror, a magnifying glass.

In fact, the effect of using a magnifying glass is enhanced and can be achieved with a glass mirror.

Wang Yue didn't know what Chen Ce was doing.

Chen Ce pointed the handheld mirror at the sunlight in the sky and adjusted its position slightly, so that the light spot shone on the white phosphorus powder.

The combustion point of white phosphorus is very low, and it can spontaneously ignite at around 30 degrees. What's more, the magnifying glass now focuses the temperature of sunlight.

With a little light, the white phosphorus powder will burst into flames.

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "So easy to burn?"

He suddenly closed his eyes and his breathing became heavy. According to the investigation of the Changping County Government, they found the burnt glass mirror in the forest.

Just as Chen Ce said, the glass mirror is white and transparent. As long as it is placed in the right position, over time, once the sunlight is focused on the glass mirror, as long as this white powder accumulates underneath, it can immediately create a big fire.

But the problem is, it snowed at noon. Wouldn’t the powder be covered by the snow?
No! That glass mirror is big enough to block the snowflakes!

So... this is a man-made wildfire!

Wang Yue suddenly opened his eyes, as if he had figured something out. But before he could speak, a young man walked in from outside the courtyard. He looked a little dull, staring at the burning white phosphorus powder on the stone table, and asked with a curious look on his face, "What is this powder?"

This is also what Wang Yue wanted to ask Chen Ce.

Wait, who is he?

When Wang Yue was looking at Chen Ce, Chen Ce was also looking at Wang Yue. Then the old man and the young man asked in unison: "Who are you?"

Wang Shouren saluted and said, "I am Wang Shouren. What is this powder, sir?"

Which Wang Shouren?
The half saint of the Ming Dynasty?

Chen Ce looked at him with some doubt and asked tentatively, "What's your courtesy name, Bo'an?"

Wang Shouren hummed, "It's me."

Chen Ce looked Wang Shouren up and down and felt that he was a little inconsistent with the half-saint in his mind, just like Chen Ce knew that the old man was Wang Yue.

But how did he get in?
Chen Ce looked up at the door of the courtyard and found that it was not closed.

Forget it.

Chen Ce didn't dwell on it and explained, "Have you heard of the will-o'-the-wisp?"

Wang Yue and Wang Shouren nodded.

"Do you know why the will-o'-the-wisp appears?"

This time, both of them frowned, they really didn't know. "Human bones contain this powder, and it will evaporate."

"If the weather is a little hot in the summer evening, it can burn, so this powder is often found in mass graves."

Wang Shouren pondered for a moment and asked, "How did you find out?"

Chen Ce said to Wang Yue: "So this explains why the Changping County Government found a mirror in the mountains and forests."

Wang Yue nodded.

Wang Shouren continued to ask: "Is this your understanding of the study of things?"

Wang Yue frowned and said, "This can at most serve as artificial evidence, but it still doesn't prove anything. The civil servants will quibble, at least before there is substantial evidence."

Chen Ce lowered his head and thought.

Wang Shouren quickly added: "Why am I not burning when it is so hot in summer? I also have bones."

Chen Ce slowly raised his head and said to Wang Yue with a smile: "Old man, you don't have to prove whether the forest fire was caused by humans. You don't need to prove it. What you need to do is not to prove that the forest fire was spontaneous. You just need to guide this matter in the direction of 'repairing Wansui Mountain' and 'losing morality'."

"Then throw out this evidence, and naturally someone will investigate it for you."

No, didn't you hear me?

Wang Shouren looked at Wang Yue and Chen Ce strangely.

Wang Yue just thought about it for a while, and suddenly it dawned on him. He smiled and said, "Chun Jian, you..."

"If you really don't want to be my student, I will push you up. You don't have to take the imperial examination. You can start as a military officer?"

Chen Ce looked helpless: "We were just chatting happily, why are you talking about taking in a disciple again?"

"I really don't want to be your student."

what?
Wang Shouren finally reacted and no longer worried about the white phosphorus. He widened his eyes in shock and only then did he realize what he was doing!

Yes, become my disciple!

I'm here to become your disciple!
What did Mr. Wang say just now? To accept a disciple? And this young man refused?
Oh my God, he is Wang Yue!
He wanted to take you in as his disciple, but you refused? I have been searching for a long time, but I have not been able to find a master. These days I have been waiting in front of the old master's door every day. Do you know how I got here?

You don't cherish it?

Wang Shouren quickly explained to Chen Ce: "Sir, do you know who he is?"

Chen Ce finally agreed to talk to Wang Shouren and said doubtfully, "I know. He said his name is Wang Yue."

No, do you know who Wang Yue is?
Wang Shouren asked Chen Ce again, "What else?"

Chen Ce asked puzzledly: "What else?"

Wang Shouren said, "Mr. Wang, whose courtesy name is Shichang, passed the imperial examination in the second year of the Jingtai reign. He went to the frontier three times to take back the Hetao region and attacked the Tatars twice in the Battle of Hongyanchi and the Battle of Weininghai. He was awarded the title of Weining Earl for his military merits. This is the second Mr. Wang in the entire Ming Dynasty to be awarded a title for his military merits!"

Chen Ce nodded: "I know, what's wrong?"

you……

Wang Shouren was about to vomit blood. You know all this? If you know all this, why would you not be willing to accept you as a disciple?
Are you crazy? Or a fool?
Wang Shouren quickly bowed to Wang Yue and said, "Mr. Wang, I am Wang Shouren. I sincerely wish to be your disciple. I was a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Hongzhi reign. I have been to the border for inspections many times and have studied the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty..."

At this time, Wang Shouren, like a little fan, introduced his resume to Wang Yue seriously.

Then Wang Yue said cruelly, "I will not accept any more disciples."

Um, old man, why don’t you be so direct.

This person is not simple, do you want to think about it carefully? Chen Ce complained in his heart, if you miss this opportunity, you will miss it, his future achievements will not be worse than yours!
(End of this chapter)