After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"If they don't leave, throw them all out! And tell them that I will meet with them once they are all here. Also, warn them that once they are in Dragon City, they should behave themselves. If anyone oversteps the ironclad rules, I will not tolerate it." Chen Futu gave the order with a cold face.

"Here."

The guards obeyed and left, and immediately, the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling came from outside.

The Tiger Guards wouldn't reason with pedantic Confucian scholars; they were truly ruthless when driving them away.

Ma Chao said, "Your Highness, why waste your breath on those pedantic scholars? In my opinion, it would be better to kill them all and end it all."

"I also think they should be killed; keeping them alive is a waste of food." Cao Zhen and Gan Ning both strongly agreed with Ma Chao's words.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Killing them will be of no use and will only leave a bad reputation for our lord. Generals, when you see those people, do not act impulsively and ruin our lord's important affairs."

"I'll wait for the order."

The generals all admired Zhuge Liang.

However, the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat strange.

Currently, Chen Futu has Zhang Liang as his left and right strategists and Liu Bowen as his right, as well as Yu Qian as the Grand Secretary. Now that Zhuge Liang has joined the ranks, how should he be arranged?

After a moment's thought, Chen Futu said to Yu Qian, "I intend to establish the position of Prime Minister. I wonder what your opinion is?"

Yu Qian immediately looked troubled.

When Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the thousand-year-old prime minister system and established the Grand Secretariat, it was to avoid the struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power. Now, the heir apparent is bringing up the old topic again, which shows that he values ​​Zhuge Liang too much.

The generals also showed strange expressions. Since a cabinet had been established, it would be inappropriate to also have a prime minister.

Chen Futu said, “Everyone, please don’t be nervous. The Northern Frontier has not yet conquered the world. In the future, when it will dominate the four seas, I will rearrange your duties. How about that?”

Zhang Liang and the others exchanged glances and nodded, saying, "This method is feasible."

To put it bluntly, the Northern Frontier is currently just a vassal state, and the official positions are only temporary.

The main reason is that Zhang Liang and his associates were well aware of Chen Futu's lazy approach to governance. By establishing a prime minister position and promoting Zhuge Liang, they could completely extricate themselves from the vast sea of ​​miscellaneous tasks.

Zhuge Liang was meticulous in handling all matters and was indeed the most suitable candidate for prime minister. In contrast, Zhang Liang and Liu Bowen were somewhat lazy and far less diligent in their duties than Zhuge Liang.

Most importantly, Chen Futu completely trusted the other party. With him stationed in the northern frontier, he could sleep soundly all day without any problems.

And so, the choice of the prime minister was made.

From then on, the authority to approve imperial edicts in cabinet affairs was handed over to Zhuge Liang.

After the banquet, Chen Futu kept Zhuge Liang behind and had Mao Xiang bring him the information on the great Confucian scholars he had investigated.

"No need to look, I already know their life stories," Zhuge Liang said, shaking his head.

"really?"

Chen Futu felt slightly surprised. It seemed that the system had already instilled all the information about this world into Zhuge Liang in advance.

"My lord need not worry. They will all arrive in the next few days. At that time, young master, just watch Liang act and he will surely leave them speechless."

"Okay, I'll leave everything to you. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Chen Futu simply turned and left, leaving behind the foolish Mao Xiang and Zhuge Liang, who was deep in thought, staring at the densely packed memorials.

Starting today, Chen Futu is completely free from chores, which feels great, as if he has returned to the days when he could just lie down and relax.

Before Chen Futu could finish grinning, Zhang Liang suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling Chen Futu. "Zifang, what are you doing, appearing out of nowhere like this?"

Zhang Liang teased, "Your Highness, you mustn't be lazy in governing."

"Ahem, well, I'll just relax for a couple of days."

"Zhuge is a good man, but you are the master of the northern frontier. You must not lose sight of the master-servant relationship."

"I remember."

Chen Futu was well aware of Zhang Liang's thoughts. Zhuge Liang held absolute power during the Shu Han period, and Zhang Liang did not want Chen Futu to become a Shu ruler who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun.

"Your Highness, you seem to be in a hurry. Where are you going?" Zhang Liang asked again.

Chen Futu looked slightly embarrassed and explained, "I just went out for a walk to relax."

"There is much gossip around a widow's door, so I hope Your Highness will be careful with your words and actions."

Zhang Liang gave Chen Futu a look that said, "I see right through you," and Chen Futu blushed deeply on the spot.

Damn it, who's going to control this monster? As the lord, I have absolutely no privacy now.

Yan Qing comes from a wealthy family; getting her would definitely be beneficial.

Emperor Taizong of Tang also took Lady Yang back then, precisely to deepen the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

Sometimes a man's back has to work a little harder.

"Your Highness, you must not grant the Yan family any title on your journey, otherwise you will surely ruin the foundation of the country."

"understood."

Chen Futu gritted his teeth and agreed with a dark face, and Zhang Liang then walked away with his hands behind his back.

Just as Chen Futu was about to leave, Consort Ge arrived in a hurry. She leaned close to him and whispered, "Young Master, the Madam has something to tell you."

"explain."

"It's one thing for the young master to have affairs outside, but if he were to marry a widow, she would demand the family law."

"Ah this..."

Chen Futu was numb.

It's such a trivial matter, why does it seem like the whole world knows about it!

First Zhang Liang warned her, and now her mother has even brought up ancestral family laws to threaten her.

Chen Futu hesitated for a moment, but still decided to go find Yan Qing.

Upon arriving at Pingkangfang, I saw many literati gathered near the garden. They were whispering amongst themselves, looking rather sleazy, and it seemed they were arguing with the students from the northern frontier.

Chen Futu frowned and asked Ge Fei to go and find out what they were doing and why there were students from the Northern Frontier Academy nearby.

Not long after Consort Ge left, she returned to report. She said, "It was the students of the academy who were extremely indignant after learning that these scholars were coming to attack you. They surrounded them and demanded an explanation. However, the students' knowledge was not as good as those scholars'. The other side attacked the prince by quoting classical texts and even claimed that the students were protecting the prince and were advocating for evil."

"Have the Imperial Guards write down all the details of this chaotic battle, and once they leave the northern border, find an opportunity to send them on their way."

Chen Futu was extremely displeased and really wanted to kill them right now.

"Your Highness, should I go and warn them?"

Consort Ge asked earnestly, "If she were to beat up those scholars, it would be a laughing stock, since she was the one who got beaten up by a woman."

Chen Futu was delighted to hear this. It was a good idea. Back on the battlefield, she had single-handedly challenged Zhang Shouren's generals, which greatly demoralized the Tianyun Army. However, this time, Chen Futu wanted to take matters into her own hands.

So Chen Futu then took Ge Fei and disguised themselves slightly, blending into the crowd like ordinary students, as long as they weren't recognized.

The students from the Northern Frontier were indignantly addressing a group of scholars, saying, "Nonsense! The Crown Prince is not the villain you all claim to be! If anyone is evil, it's the people from the Western Regions. If they hadn't provoked the Northern Frontier, why would the Crown Prince have bothered to take action against them?"

"Have you scholars accepted bribes from the Prince of Zhenbei and lost all sense of right and wrong? Even if Longman is wrong, he cannot kill surrendered soldiers. What difference is there between him and a butcher?"

"Is that so?" Chen Futu asked.

Immediately, all eyes turned to this direction.