After coming out of the Prince's Mansion and meeting Chu Fusheng, Chu Tianxiong was not in a hurry to return to his residence in the capital. Instead, he went to the home of Cheng Yijie, the minister's order.
When Chu Tianxiong came to the door and knocked on the door, he used three long and two short as the code. After that, an old servant opened the door and led him in. Without stopping on the way, he went straight to Cheng Yijie's study.
Entering the room, Chu Tianxiong happened to see Cheng Yijie leaning on the desk and writing quickly. His handwriting looked far from those of other people, but there was also an indescribable sense of strength in it.
"What is Mr. Cheng writing?"
Cheng Yijie didn't raise his head and just answered loudly.
"Send a congratulatory gift to the second prince, a congratulatory gift that will allow the second prince to gain a firm foothold in the capital."
"Oh...! Then Mr. Cheng is thoughtful, but the relationship between Mr. Cheng and I can at best be regarded as cooperation. There is no need for Mr. Cheng to be so dedicated!"
In fact, there is not much friendship between him, Chu Tianxiong and Cheng Yijie. It is just that the two of them have a common purpose for the time being and each gets what they need.
"Since it is a cooperative relationship, if I invest more in the early stage, can I also get a little more in the dividends in the later stage?"
Chu Tianxiong shook his head at this.
"I have my bottom line. If it is within the bottom line, Mr. Cheng can take whatever he wants. But once it exceeds my bottom line, even Mr. Cheng will not be able to take away any benefit.
"
Cheng Yijie smiled.
"As a person, especially an official, the most important thing is to have self-awareness. Second Prince, please rest assured that I, Cheng Yijie, am not the kind of person who is incompetent and greedy."
Chu Tianxiong said without any fluctuation in his expression.
"I still believe Mr. Cheng's words. As the saying goes, let's break it down first, and then there will be no chaos! Now that everything has been explained clearly, let's talk about Mr. Cheng's gift!"
Cheng Yijie did not reply immediately, but finished writing the last few words with a quick shake of his wrist.
When he held up what he had written, he spoke with satisfaction.
"A memorial, a memorial that allows you, the second prince, to supervise the academy. As long as the second prince can successfully obtain the supervision of the academy at the court tomorrow, it will be easy for the second prince to gain a foothold in this capital.
That’s it.”
Chu Tianxiong's expression remained unchanged, and he did not show any surprise because of Cheng Yijie's words.
"Actually, the biggest benefit to me from building an academy is not the opportunity to gain a foothold in the capital, but the ability to express my own ideas! As for how to gain trust in front of my father, I have other ideas.
!”
"Oh! I wonder if the second prince has any other thoughts and achievements regarding the academy? Can you tell me about it?"
Hearing Cheng Yijie's words, Chu Tianxiong's calm face suddenly showed an extremely strong sense of pride.
"Since we are going to build an academy, it must not be just a place for weak scholars to study! My generals on the battlefield also need to study, so I plan to divide the academy into civil and military schools. My eldest brother will run his
The School of Liberal Arts, the School of Martial Arts where I teach! I want to see who is right between me and him!"
After hearing this, Cheng Yijie applauded Chu Tianxiong's idea. He said before: If Chu Tianxiong can come forward to preside over the construction of the academy, then scholars all over the world will call Chu Tianxiong half-sir. This sentence is somewhat confident.
Insufficient.
He clearly knows the character of those scholars who are not very knowledgeable, poor, and have a lot of bad temper. Even if the second prince builds the academy, most of them will not recognize the second prince named Wu Jianxun. More
It is better to get close to the prince who is elegant and has a scholarly attitude.
But once the idea of the Civil and Military Academy came out, Cheng Yijie's concerns were completely dispelled. According to the second prince, if the Civil and Military Academy can be successfully established, then in the end, the scholars in the Academy of Arts and the second prince will not be on the same path, but
How could the teams in the martial arts academy led by the second prince himself not be close to him?
After thinking clearly, Cheng Yijie picked up the pen and added some content to the memorial.
"Second Prince, this method of yours is really good. It has solved the worries and troubles in my heart for many days. But I don't know what the Second Prince said about the object that can gain a firm foothold in the court.
What?"
Chu Tianxiong smiled mysteriously at this.
"Mr. Cheng, there is no need to worry. I will be able to see clearly tomorrow morning. Mr. Cheng will have to keep his eyes open and take a closer look!"
Cheng Yijie smiled.
"Okay, since you have said so, Second Prince, I will rest early tonight, recuperate, and wait to see your performance tomorrow, Second Prince."
"It should be so!"
There was a very arrogant expression between Chu Tianxiong's eyebrows.
It was November 18th, the twenty-sixth year of Fu Rui. Today's morning court was something that all the civil and military officials were looking forward to. In addition to the fact that the three princes of the Chu Kingdom were going to court together today,
I also want to see which of these princes performs better.
Seeing that the battle to seize the heir is about to break out, no one among the officials can survive alone. They also have to consider their own future. Listening to the thoughts of the three princes today can also make them think about which one to choose.
The prince came as his last camp.
Since the establishment of the Chu Kingdom, there has never been a phenomenon of several princes sharing the same dynasty. In the past, it was because there was only one heir, Chu Zheng. Before the second prince Chu Tianxiong came back, the officials felt that no one could compete with the prince Chu Wushuang!
Third Prince Chu Fusheng? To be honest, so far, no courtier has openly supported him, because everyone knows that the Third Prince has no intention of taking the throne.
But now that the second prince is back, they have to take back their principal from the gambling table to place bets again.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"If there is a starting point, I will withdraw from the court if nothing happens!"
As the opening words that had remained unchanged for thousands of years rang out, the originally noisy court fell silent.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
As soon as Wu Chan finished speaking, Cheng Yijie quickly rushed out from the crowd. Looking at Cheng Yijie coming out of the queue, Chu Zheng also smiled helplessly.
He knew what these old ministers wanted to do, but why did they like to cause trouble so much? He didn't know how many days to let Chu Zheng relax first.
"Your Majesty, the second prince has just returned to the capital. He is not familiar with the affairs of the capital. It is better for the second prince to supervise the construction of the academy. It will also give the second prince a chance to become familiar with the officials of the capital."
"absurd!"
Chu Zheng, who was about to speak, closed his mouth again and watched with interest the quarrels among the courtiers below. For him, this was a great enjoyment. The so-called power was in his hands!
It was Su Wang who spoke. He probably felt that after he took his son away, the prince lacked a helper. Now that his son is gone, he should be the helper.
"Master Cheng, if you want to talk about the matter on the battlefield, the prince is indeed not as good as the second prince, but since it is a matter for scholars like repairing the academy, it is more appropriate for the prince to be the supervisor!"
Ignoring Su Wang who was speaking, Cheng Yijie still looked at Chu Zheng intently.
"Your Majesty, originally I thought the prince would be more suitable for this matter, but since the second prince told me his idea last night, I feel that the second prince is the best candidate to supervise the construction of the academy! The specific matters are still pending.
Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!"
Cheng Yijie took out the memorial from his sleeve, and Wu Chan, who had sharp eyes, quickly passed the memorial to Chu Zheng.
"Martial arts academy? Interesting, Tianxiong, come and tell me what your martial arts academy is like."
Chu Zheng asked aloud after reading the excerpt.
"Back to my father, I have discovered a problem during my years at the border. Most of the generals at the grassroots level have not received systematic training and rely solely on their own actual combat experience to fight. It is not that they are not good at fighting, but the art of war
Lack of knowledge will still put them at a disadvantage.”
Chu Tianxiong hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"This made Erchen feel that there is a big gap in our grassroots generals in Da Chu, so we came up with the idea of this martial arts academy. Erchen felt that letting those soldiers with outstanding performance enter the academy to learn the art of war and battle formations would make me better.
The combat effectiveness of Da Chu’s army has been greatly improved!”
Chu Zheng nodded.
"It seems that your stay at the border these past few years was not in vain. It makes me very happy as a father to have such an understanding."
"Thank you very much, Father, for the compliment."
Chu Zheng said with a smile.
"Since you want to build a martial arts academy, I'll leave this academy to you..."
"Father, I think this matter still needs to be discussed. It is easy for scholars and generals to have conflicts when they stay together. Scholars dislike each other, not to mention having to face a bunch of big bosses all day long.
, My second brother’s idea is very good, it’s not bad to build the martial arts academy, but father, can you let the two academies be built separately? This way, there won’t be a fight in the end!”
"Father, what I said is wrong. Since ancient times, there has been no separation between civil and military families. What's more, there has never been a shortage of Confucian generals in history. Scholars read books, but the Art of War is also a book!"
"this…"
Facing his two sons, even Chu Zheng had some trouble making decisions. They all said that it was difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, but the royal family seemed to be no exception!
Faced with this situation, Chu Tianxiong continued.
"Father, actually, I have a gift for my father when I come back from the border this time!"
"Tianxiong, do you have any other gifts for me? Take them out and show them to me."
Chu Zheng temporarily escaped from the problem just now. But Chu Tianxiong took out a letter from his arms.
"Father, I have a letter here from Li Houzhen, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This is what my son came to the Southern Tang Dynasty to exchange for. The letter said that there has been no fighting between Da Chu and the Southern Tang Dynasty for ten years. As long as my father
Your Majesty, if you stamp it with the jade seal of our Great Chu Kingdom and send the letter back, you can keep the border stable for ten years!"
All the officials in the court were shocked when they saw the letter in Chu Tianxiong's hand, and their pupils shrank slightly. Even Cheng Yijie was no exception. He smiled bitterly and said:
“You really have to keep your eyes open to see it!”
All of a sudden, all the ministers were excited and chattering endlessly. On the surface, Dachu was now calm, but in fact it faced enemies on three sides. After the founding of the country, there had always been a big gap in military strength. This time with Nan
The ten-year agreement between Tang Dynasty and Tang Dynasty finally allowed Da Chu to take a good breather.
While the ministers were discussing, Chu Zheng quickly took the letter from Chu Tianxiong's hand, opened it and read it. After a while, Chu Zheng's old face burst into laughter.
"Yes, this ten-year agreement came just in time. Without the constraints of the Southern Tang Dynasty, wouldn't the Northern Barbarians and the Eastern Turks be just two hares that come to deliver food?"
"Father, do you think those northern barbarians and Turks are too lightly regarded?"
Chu Tianxiong said gently, but at first glance, the meaning behind his words was that he was trying to step down for his father.
"Father, as far as I know, the most famous wolf cavalry on the grasslands of the Northern Barbarians has now reached 200,000, and they can launch an offensive against my great Chu at any time. Moreover, they also imitate my great Chu's tactics.
The infantry, which was established as a military branch, is still in a mess now, but it will become a bit uncertain as time goes by."
Looking at Chu Zheng, Chu Tianxiong expressed his worries.
"Father, those northern barbarians are just afraid of the power of Liaodong King Xiao Shanyu who suppressed the grasslands when he was young and do not dare to act rashly. If Xiao Shanyu gets older in a few years, I will be in danger.
Yes. And this is why I am eager to open a martial arts academy."
"Yes, Tianxiong, you have analyzed the situation of those northern barbarians very thoroughly! According to past experience, every fifty years, wolf riders on the grassland will be a huge hidden danger. From this point of view,
The martial arts academy you mentioned is a must."
Chu Zheng hesitated for a while and then said.
"Tianxiong will be in charge of the academy affairs."
"yes."
Chu Wushuang originally wanted to fight for himself, but after Chu Zheng said these words, he knew that he had no chance.
As for Chu Fusheng, who didn't speak from the beginning to the end, his expression was a bit ferocious, probably because he hasn't been able to make a choice between his eldest brother and his second brother!
Chu Wushuang was defeated this time in the academy battle, because Chu Tianxiong could be said to have made complete preparations this time, and this victory in the temple also allowed Chu Tianxiong, who had just returned to the capital, to stand firm.
heel.
From now on, every household in the capital will no longer look down upon the Second Prince. When placing bets on the royal gambling table, they will naturally take a second look at the Second Prince's handicap!