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

Chapter 92 This Time I Am Awesome

Wang Yue did not stay with Chen Ce for a long time. After Chen Ce gave him directions, Wang Yue quickly walked away.

When Wang Shouren saw Wang Yue leaving, he hurriedly followed him.

He really wanted to become Wang Yue's disciple. He wanted to learn how to lead troops and fight battles from Wang Yue, but Wang Yue really had no time to deal with Wang Shouren now.

Wang Yue started to make arrangements as soon as he returned to his mansion. Although he was a lone minister, he was not without people available in the court.

The next morning, a memorial impeaching the emperor was delivered to the desk of Emperor Hongzhi.

After reading it, Emperor Hongzhi's face looked uncertain!

Chen Yu, the Minister of Rites, you deserve to die!

The content of this memorial was very simple. The Xiaolang Mountain in Changping County might not be an indication of injustice in the northwest, but rather a hint from heaven to the emperor, telling him not to waste the people’s money and time to build the Wansui Mountain.

What are you afraid of?

Emperor Hongzhi was most afraid of this situation.

Because the wood for the pavilion on Wansui Mountain was taken from Xiaolang Mountain in Changping County.

After the memorial from the Ministry of Rites came up, the other upright civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were like wolves smelling blood. At one time, countless memorials in agreement with Chen Yu flew into the Qianqing Palace like snowflakes.

The Ministry of Revenue was the worst hit.

The Ministry of Revenue did not want to pay in the first place. The treasury might not be enough for the emperor to build Wansui Mountain. If the treasury was not enough, the emperor would have to ask the Ministry of Revenue for money. How would the Ministry of Revenue drag on at that time?
We might as well take advantage of the fire at Xiaolang Mountain in Changping County to persuade Emperor Hongzhi to stop wasting people’s money and resources and stop building Wansui Mountain.

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his face turned red. He slammed the memorial on the table and said angrily, "What a bunch of bastards!"

"I only spent a few hundred thousand taels of silver to improve the Feng Shui. This is related to the continuation of my Zhu family's empire. Why do they say it is a waste of money and manpower?"

"I didn't ask you to pay for it, but you guys are still excited about it, right?"

Several eunuchs stood by and dared not breathe. The Hongzhi Emperor, who was usually gentle and polite and always gave in to the civil officials, seemed to rarely get angry, but this time he was really angry.

The more Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. He said with a trembling body, "Have I been tolerant of them for too long? Do they really think that I have no temper at all?"

From morning till night today, countless memorials flew into the Qianqing Palace. Emperor Hongzhi refused to meet with any ministers and did not attend the imperial lectures scheduled for the next day.

The six ministries of the cabinet requested an audience with Emperor Hongzhi, but were still rejected by the Emperor Hongzhi.

Until Wang Yue asked for a meeting.

Emperor Hongzhi was about to refuse, but Huai En's words stunned him, and then he said to the outside world: "See Wang Shaobao."

"According to the order."

After a while, Wang Yue came into the hall, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Yue suspiciously and asked, "Shichang, you said this forest fire was man-made? Not God's will?"

Wang Yue nodded and said, "Your Majesty, a glass mirror was found in the Changping County Court."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and listened quietly to what Wang Yue said next, with great seriousness.

Wang Yue continued: "Using this glass mirror, we can completely start a forest fire."

Emperor Hongzhi asked impatiently: "How?"

This is very important. Emperor Hongzhi was eager to prove that the wildfire was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

If this assumption is true, then all the memorials that flew into the Qianqing Palace today are invalid!
All those memorials advising him to build Wansui Mountain and causing heavenly punishment will be overturned!
That's why Emperor Hongzhi was so anxious.

Wang Yue took out a small bag of white phosphorus powder calmly, placed it on the desk, and said: "Your Majesty, use this candlelight as sunlight. Its temperature is not as strong as sunlight, but it is enough."

Then Wang Yue took the raised glass mirror in his hand and adjusted the position. When the temperature of the candlelight focused on the white phosphorus powder through the mirror, the white phosphorus powder spontaneously ignited and burned!
Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes suddenly widened!

Wang Yue said: "Your Majesty, this mirror is the evidence found on Xiaolang Mountain in Changping County." "As for the powder, it has disappeared now."

"That's why I speculate that this wildfire was most likely caused by human arson."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were filled with shock and anger!
He had no time to ask Wang Yue how he knew about this strange sight. Anger filled his mind, and he thought that someone had deliberately set fire to the mountain to divert public opinion towards Wansui Mountain.

check!
This matter must be investigated thoroughly!

But the prerequisite is to prove that the wildfire was man-made!

……

On the second day, during the morning court session, Emperor Hongzhi summoned the magistrate of Changping County and displayed the physical evidence in public.

Then the eunuch concealed the glass mirror and white phosphorus powder in public to cause spontaneous combustion.

After everything was done, all the civil and military officials in the court were in shock for a long time!

After the Changping County Magistrate left the hall, Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and said to everyone, "It seems that someone deliberately set fire to the mountain!"

"They are deliberately obstructing me from building Wansui Mountain and preventing the continuation of the Ming Dynasty!"

This hat is too big, no one dared to respond.

Especially those officials who wrote letters to advise Emperor Hongzhi to stop building Wansui Mountain were trembling with fear at this time, fearing that the emperor would accuse them of preventing the continuation of the Ming Dynasty!
But no matter what, at least this incident confirmed that the Xiaolangshan wildfire in Changping County had nothing to do with natural disasters, and no one will ever be able to make use of this natural disaster to make a fuss about it again.

But in the same way, since it is impossible to make a fuss about the emperor, it is also impossible to make a fuss about the Northwest issue.

Emperor Hongzhi ordered the Ministry of Justice to work with the Changping County Court to arrest the criminals who set fire to the mountain.

However, this is destined to be impossible. In the end, the best that can be done is to find an innocent person to take the blame and close the case.

It doesn’t matter who burned it. What matters is that it was man-made, and that’s enough.

……

East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have discovered a new world. He took some white phosphorus powder from Emperor Hongzhi and carefully studied the spontaneous combustion phenomenon with a glass mirror.

Awesome!
Zhu Houzhao was very excited. There really were many talented people in the court! How could anyone know about such a strange thing?

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Jin with a smile, and asked, "Liu Daban."

"Hey, the old slave is here."

Zhu Houzhao smiled calmly and said pretentiously, "Am I powerful?"

Liu Jin gave a thumbs up: "The prince is naturally amazing!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly, unable to conceal the smugness on his face, and in the end he even laughed like a fool.

"Tell me, if I show this to my little brother, how will he react?"

Liu Jin's eyes widened. Is he going to show off too?

Be strong all your life! My prince!
Liu Jin quickly said, "That consumptive guy... no, isn't that Master Chen in awe of you?"

The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the more excited he became. His shoulders trembled and twitched, and he laughed sinisterly: "Hahahahahaha!"

"I have finally made it! This time, I will impress my little brother!"

"Come on, follow me out of the palace!" Zhu Houzhao took a mighty step, took Liu Jin and left the East Palace with his head held high!

(End of this chapter)