Chapter 678 Smiling Tiger
Wanhuangen Garden is a summer resort built specifically for the royal family in Kyoto.
There are all kinds of pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and ponds here. When the late emperor was still in power, he raised a top-notch opera troupe in the garden. Therefore, the princes and princesses who are now imprisoned here, in addition to playing chess and poetry every day, just listen to Qu'er enjoyed himself and lived a comfortable life.
When Gu Chan came with Shen Yang, her eyes lit up as soon as she got off the carriage. Because this garden was really built very luxuriously, it was even much bigger than her lord's mansion in Jiangnan. She couldn't help but feel... Said, "How much money does it cost to build this garden? It would be great to use this money on the people of Tiancang Kingdom."
"Second uncle, this garden can be regarded as the face of the royal family of Tiancang Kingdom. It will be useless if it is not built to be more luxurious. After all, envoys from other countries are usually arranged to live here." Shen Yang explained.
Gu Chan nodded secretly after hearing this.
Then the two of them entered the Wanhuang Garden together.
Soon after, the two came to a villa in the north of Wanhuang Garden.
At this time, a young man in yellow robes, about twenty-five years old, was sitting at the stone table and reading chess records. Just from his back, he gave people a strong bookish feeling.
The two of them walked behind him. Shen Yang bowed respectfully and said, "Shen Yang, the chief of the Ministry of War, please see the third prince."
"No courtesy." The third prince said indifferently.
After saying that, he slowly turned around and faced Gu Chan and the other two.
Gu Chan looked up and was really surprised, because the third prince was very handsome. At first glance, he looked like one of those modern young men. He was indeed quite handsome.
"It seems that the genes of the royal family of Tiancang Kingdom are good! All of these princes are pretty good-looking." After watching them for a while, Gu Chan couldn't help but say to herself.
The third prince stared at her, grinned and said, "Are you Gu Chan?"
"Yes, third prince, I am exactly that." Gu Chan returned to her senses and saluted.
"My name is Xuanyuan Feng. I hope that Prince Chan will take care of me in the future." Xuanyuan Feng said politely.
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation to Gu Chan.
Gu Chan was not polite and immediately walked to sit opposite him.
Shen Yang stood aside and waited, not daring to disobey the rules in front of the two of them.
Xuanyuan Feng didn't like nonsense and said directly, "I will hand over the military department to you from now on. You must take good care of my subordinates! Otherwise I will not let you go easily."
"Third Prince, are you so direct?" Gu Chan said awkwardly.
She fully thought that after the two met, they would at least exchange pleasantries before talking, but now she realized that Xuanyuan Feng was such a direct person.
But it was good this way, and she didn't have to go through so many twists and turns with him.
Xuanyuan Feng smiled lightly and said, "There is nothing we can do if we don't do it directly. Looking at the entire Kyoto now, except for you, no one dares to take over the mess of the Ministry of War, not even the three kings of Kyoto."
"Then don't you ask the Crown Prince for permission first? If he doesn't want me to take over the Ministry of War, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?" Gu Chan reminded. "Haha..."
Xuanyuan Feng laughed disdainfully, showing that he didn't take the prince seriously at all.
The smile on Gu Chan's face disappeared, replaced by a look of solemnity.
Although the third prince in front of him was smiling on the surface, in fact, he always exuded a strong sense of oppression, which made people feel very uncomfortable staying with him.
Xuanyuan Feng didn't care about Gu Chan and just sneered and said, "When my father was alive, he directly gave the six departments to our six princes. Even the current prince has no right to interfere with our jurisdiction over the six departments." , so now I want to give the Ministry of War to whomever I want to take charge of. If he dares to say no, the Kyoto camp will not agree."
"So that's it! Then I'm relieved." Gu Chan said with peace of mind.
"Prince Chan, I would like to advise you. The Crown Prince is a hard-bitten person. The more you accommodate him, the more he will think you are easy to bully. Therefore, if you are bullied in the future, remember to return it. Otherwise, you will not have a good life. ." Xuanyuan Feng said slyly.
Gu Chan sneered and said, "Third Prince, why do I feel that you are instigating a fight between me and the prince? Why don't you just sit on the mountain in Wanhuang Garden and watch the tigers fight?"
"Then what can we do? Looking at all the princes and princesses in the Tiancang Kingdom, only you, the seventeenth prince, hold military power. If we don't watch you fight, is it possible that you will run into them and die?" Xuanyuan Feng said with an innocent face.
"I don't have military power, you are overthinking it." Gu Chan quickly explained.
Xuanyuan Feng laughed and said, "Is it possible that you can't command the more than 100,000 soldiers of Nan Xing Kuang in the Jiangnan Camp?"
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"I really can't command. Although I used to be the lord of Jiangnan, the Jiangnan camp is not under my jurisdiction, but directly under the jurisdiction of the late emperor. Otherwise, when General Zuo led his troops into Jiangnan City, I would not have been able to fight him. It’s so hard,” Gu Chan complained.
Xuanyuan Feng just smiled and did not argue with Gu Chanduo.
Anyway, he didn't believe that Gu Chan couldn't mobilize the more than 100,000 soldiers in the Jiangnan camp.
And to put it bluntly, the reason why the prince has not dared to touch Gu Chan until now is because he is afraid of the Jiangnan camp, otherwise she would have been doomed long ago.
Reaching into his sleeve, Xuanyuan Feng took out a golden token, put it into Gu Chan's hand and said, "Take it! This is an order from the Ministry of War. After you get this order, you can go to the Ministry of War Once you give the order, everyone in the Ministry of War will listen to you, and you can do whatever you want.”
"Third Prince, are you really going to give me the military department?" Gu Chan asked with a dumbfounded look on her face.
She originally thought that she would meet with the Third Prince today and discuss taking over the Ministry of War later, but she never expected that the Third Prince would be so happy.
At this moment, she really felt a little dissatisfied, and she didn't dare to accept the order so easily.
Xuanyuan Feng said with a bad smile, "Do you think I'm joking with you? I'll give it to you. I've always been generous. Take it quickly! Anyway, your nephew is also on duty at the Ministry of War, so you can give it to him first after you take over. Let’s talk about promotion.”
"That won't work. If I really do this, the prince will say that I am bending the law for personal gain." Gu Chan said seriously.
"What are you afraid of? The prince doesn't dare to touch you. The most he can do is scold you." The third prince joked.
Gu Chan chuckled and silently put the order back on the stone table in front of him.
She is not a fool. How can there be such a thing as pie in the sky?
Nowadays, the six departments of the imperial court are like six hot potatoes. The princes are eager to find a successor. If she really takes over the military department, I am afraid that her life will be even more uncomfortable in the future.