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

"What? Zhang Shouren has been granted the title of Heir Apparent of the Prince of Zhenbei by imperial decree?"

Inside the Dragon City Prince's Mansion, Chen Futu nearly choked to death on his red bean soup upon hearing the news.

Liu Bowen jokingly said, "It's absolutely true. It's said that Zhang Shouren left behind an imperial edict, and his officers were overjoyed."

Two tigers cannot share one mountain; the northern frontier cannot tolerate two heirs.

[1. Immediately launch an attack on Tianyun City to eliminate the threat. Reward: 3,000 White Feather Soldiers, Commander: Chen Dao, Rank 9]

[2. Remaining firmly in the central position, I do not move unless the enemy moves, thus rewarding the wise minister Yu Qian for all time.]

“Good timing. I need a capable minister to govern the northern frontier. Liu Bowen is good at planning strategies, but Yu Qian is more reliable in management.”

"I choose two."

Yu Qian will arrive at the Prince's residence tomorrow morning. Please be prepared to receive him.

"Gentlemen, please tell me, what should we do about this?" Chen Futu accepted the pastries handed to him by Dong Xian'er and calmly looked at the civil and military officials.

Qin Liangyu stepped forward and said, "Zhang Shouren has accepted the imperial edict and his rebellious intentions are set. We should choose a day to send troops to punish him."

Li Xiuning, Cao Zhen, and Gao Shun all nodded and requested to lead the troops.

Guan Yu said, "In my opinion, Zhang Shouren is nothing more than a target for execution. I am willing to lead my troops there and raze Tianyun City to the ground within a month, and hang his head under my command!"

Li Huaifeng and the others exchanged glances and said, "This matter should not be rushed. Although Zhang Shouren has received the imperial decree, he may not have any ill intentions. The young master might as well send a letter to inquire about the reasons behind it before making any further decisions."

"Mr. Qingtian, what do you think?"

Chen Futu finally looked at Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen pondered and said, "Whether we ask or not is meaningless now. Your Highness may as well deliberately summon him here. I expect he will refuse. In this way, the two sides will be clearly distinguished. Then we can see how the important towns in the northern frontier choose, and distinguish who is loyal and who is treacherous."

"As expected of you, you're just like me."

Chen Futu is currently unsure of the attitudes of the major towns in the northern frontier. Apart from the three major towns, what will the other officials think?

Unfortunately, Zhang Shouren did not publicly declare his identity as the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei. Otherwise, Chen Futu could have drastically replaced the officials of major towns and replaced them all with his own people, thus putting the northern frontier under his control.

Take down a letter personally written by Chen Futu and have it sent to Tianyun City to summon Zhang Shouren to Longcheng. Also, do not release any information to the public for the next two days, and everyone should just do their job.

The following morning, Yu Qian arrived.

He is similar to his image in film and television works, looking somewhat aloof, with a righteous and aloof air in his eyes.

Now, including Chen Futu, there are three personalities from the Ming Dynasty under his command.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Yu Shaobao bowed respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

Chen Futu stepped forward and sighed, "Having Yu Shaobao is like the Han dynasty having Zhang Liang, or the Zhou dynasty having Lü Wang."

A sneeze!

Zhang Liang, far away in the capital, sneezed twice.

If he knew that Chen Futu was comparing him to someone else, he would definitely mutter to himself for a while.

Yu Qian's position was also very simple: to take over the political power of the northern frontier.

With Yu Qian by his side, Chen Futu was able to extricate himself from the vast sea of ​​trivial matters.

Dian Wei muttered to himself, "Young Master, aren't you afraid that this weak scholar will be exhausted to death?"

"He is not weak. He extended the life of the Ming Dynasty by two hundred years and personally took to the battlefield to defend the capital. At the very least, I don't have the Ming Fort Sect here, so I don't need him to ride into battle."

Chen Futu took Dian Wei with him to the development zone.

The development zone is one-third complete, and the military academy and the Northern Frontier Academy have been built.

Qin Liangyu was lingering near the military academy when she saw Chen Futu arrive. She hurriedly went to greet him, as she was arranging for people to renovate the academy.

The so-called "renovation" actually involved setting up a sand table, transporting training weapons, and dividing areas into training grounds.

The most crucial element was the special training method Chen Futu gave her. The physical training required a considerable amount of space, but fortunately, the military academy was in an excellent location with ample room.

"Has the Crown Prince invited another powerful figure from the Ming Dynasty?"

Qin Liangyu was quite well-informed.

Chen Futu explained Yu Qian's presence, and she said strangely, "So it was him. No wonder the young master has time to come out. You've left all the government affairs to Mr. Yu?"

"Ahem... Well, you go ahead and do your work, I'll wander around a bit more."

Chen Futu wanted to slip away, but Qin Liangyu grabbed him and said, "Since you're already here, give me some pointers."

Qin Liangyu didn't quite understand Chen Futu's ideas, so the academy still let Chen Futu make the arrangements.

Next, Qin Liangyu kept Chen Futu at the military academy for a whole day. Although he didn't have to do anything, Qin Liangyu made him demonstrate how to use the facilities, which tormented him quite a bit.

As darkness fell, Chen Futu and Dian Wei slipped away from the academy.

Dian Wei laughed and said, "My lord, I feel like you're a little afraid of General Qin."

"Don't talk nonsense."

As they were speaking, a guard rushed over and said, "Your Highness, news has come from Tianyun City that Zhang Shouren is ill and cannot come to Longcheng for the time being."

"sick?"

"My lord, I think he's just feeling guilty."

Dian Wei huffed and puffed as he complained.

He wanted to go to the battlefield. If Chen Futu personally led the expedition, he might be able to charge in and out of Tianyun City seven times with his double halberds.

The guard continued, "Someone is spreading rumors in Dragon City that you have been stripped of your title and are no longer the heir apparent. The Great Qian has appointed Zhang Shouren as the heir apparent, and you are usurping his position. They are also inciting everyone to go to Tianyun City. Otherwise, if the real heir apparent joins forces with the Great Qian to attack one day, you will be utterly defeated."

"Interesting. Investigate and find out who's behind this."

"Here."

After the guards left, Chen Futu returned to the palace with Dian Wei, not in a hurry to deal with these matters.

As Liu Bowen said, only by stirring up the water can the dirty things lurking in the dark be brought to the surface one by one.

Don't blame him for being ruthless then!

Inside the room, Dong Xian'er was reading a book.

She did not kill Liang Huan before; she only whipped him severely.

In addition, Liang Huan and Guo Yunqi were locked up together.

The Minister of War sent a secret letter two days ago, asking how to get his beloved son back.

Chen Futu did not reply to the Minister of War, since the Crown Princess had not yet written to request the release of Liang Huan.

We'll plan everything once the Crown Princess's letter arrives.

"Prince, you are back."

Dong Xian'er stood up, a sweet smile on her pretty face.

Tonight, she wore a moon-colored long dress, and the way she held it before the dim lamp was breathtakingly beautiful. No wonder she was the woman that Liang Huan had been longing for.

Holding a collection of poems by Chen Futu from his previous life, she exclaimed, "Your Highness's talent is unparalleled; I admire you greatly."

Chen Futu awkwardly touched his nose, remaining noncommittal.

"By the way, this is the Northern Frontier newspaper that the Crown Prince requested. I wrote a copy by hand. Are you satisfied with the layout and content?"

Dong Xian'er handed her a piece of paper.

She was truly a talented woman. Chen Futu only slightly revealed his thoughts about starting a newspaper in the northern frontier, and she accomplished it.

The handwritten newspaper layout was extremely neat, featuring major events concerning people's livelihoods, folk tales, and exquisite color ink paintings.

"Wait, what is this?"

Chen Futu stared at a section in the lower left corner of the newspaper, sinking into deep self-doubt.