At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"If you have the foundation, you will play, if you don't have the foundation, you will retreat!"

At Chu Ling's prompting, Li Zhong stepped forward and sang: "All the civil and military officials inside and outside the Taiji Hall know that something different will definitely appear in this grand court ceremony."

"Your subject has a memorial to present!"

While the courtiers were lost in thought, Chu Hui, who was standing at the head of the line, stepped forward and bowed to the emperor. The moment Chu Hui appeared, many people's expressions changed slightly.

"explain."

Chu Ling said succinctly.

"Your Majesty, since the founding of our dynasty, we have faced countless internal and external troubles. Whenever treacherous officials cause chaos or enemies invade, our brave soldiers of Great Yu have never been afraid to fight!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Hui spoke with a firm and powerful tone, "Our dynasty has lasted for nearly sixty years, and we have won countless great victories that have shaken the world!"

When Chu Hui finished speaking, compared to the reactions of the civil officials, the Grand Marshal and General Sun He, who came to the Taiji Hall to attend the grand court, the Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry Xu Hui, the General of the Northern Army Han Qing, the General of the Southern Army Zhang Hui, the Grand Commander of the Shanglin Army Sun Bin, and the General of the Imperial Guards Zhang Tai... all showed different expressions. The first thing to be discussed at this grand court was closely related to the army. They wanted to know what Prince Rui Hui, who was in charge of the Grand Clan Court, wanted to talk about!

In fact, everyone knows that Prince Rui, who is currently presenting his report to the court, is speaking about matters related to the military with the emperor's permission; everything is left unsaid.

"...Your Majesty, I humbly request that a site be selected in Yudu to erect a monument to the martyrs, and a site be selected in Yudu and the surrounding area to build a temple to the martyrs, so that the heroes of Great Yu who died for the court may be remembered in history and enjoy incense offerings!"

With the groundwork laid, Chu Hui explained the core of his petition, and when he mentioned the Monument to Loyal Martyrs and the Temple of Loyal Martyrs, the expressions of the civil and military officials gathered in the hall changed drastically.

Sun He, Han Qing, Zhang Hui, Sun Bin, and Zhang Tai, in particular, stared in disbelief at Chu Hui's retreating figure; this was something they had never expected.

Because there is no precedent for this in Dayu.

Yes.

Some people were buried with the emperors Changling and Yangling, and were honored with the ancestral temples of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, enjoying the highest honors, but they were only a minority.

Many more people do not receive this treatment and honor.

But now.

The emergence of the Monument to Loyal Martyrs and the Temple of Loyal Martyrs changed this situation.

"My brother's idea is to have the names of the loyal martyrs of the Great Yu who made contributions to our dynasty and died on the battlefield engraved on the Martyrs' Monument for the world to admire."

Chu Ling, with a serious expression, ignored the commotion in the court and instead looked at Chu Hui, saying, "The statues of the loyal and valiant men of the Great Yu who have made extraordinary contributions to the country will be enshrined in the Temple of Loyalty and Valor, so that they may enjoy the eternal incense offerings of the Great Yu."

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

Chu Hui said firmly.

A sound was heard inside the Taiji Hall.

All the civil and military officials were moved.

"His Majesty is truly His Majesty! Once the Monument and Temple of Loyalty are built, it will undoubtedly be an inspiring force for the lower-ranking officers and soldiers in the capital, the frontier, and the local areas."

When Liu Chen, who was in the court, saw the changes in the expressions of Xu Chu, Xiao Jing, and others, as well as the changes in the group of Sun He, Han Qing, Zhang Hui, and Sun Bin, he felt excited.

"The posthumous conferment of titles upon several former dukes—An, Hu, Zhen, Jiang, Xun, and Bao—and their burial in the Changling Mausoleum with the honor of being enshrined in the ancestral temple of Emperor Taizu, has indeed reassured a group of nobles, who now harbor no ill intentions towards the central government or His Majesty. However, this is ultimately too little; no one can guarantee that other unforeseen events will not occur during this period."

"However, the emergence of monuments and temples dedicated to martyrs has filled the gaps that might have existed. Anyone who truly belongs to the Great Yu and is loyal to the country will undoubtedly be grateful. After all, to be revered by the world and to enjoy eternal incense offerings is something unthinkable in the past."

Many people, like Liu Chen, were wondering what matters would be finalized at this grand court assembly held in the Taiji Hall, given that the central government of the Great Yu Dynasty was different from that of the past.

Empress Dowager Sun Li has passed away.

Empress Dowager Xu Zhen was deposed.

With this alone, the current emperor has no constraints whatsoever, which is completely different from when the emperor first ascended the throne.

But precisely because of this, many people are having doubts. After all, in the past three months, a group of civil and military officials have been specially promoted to the central government, and even some civil and military officials have been transferred to local positions. No one knows what the emperor, who holds absolute power and is protected by righteousness, will do or what he wants to do in the future.

Given the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see the underlying issues.

In fact, the Empress Dowager had begun to plan for the emperor's future long ago. The emperor's wedding and the selection of talents were crucial events that were beneficial to him. The success of these events had already given the emperor the greatest advantage. When the powerful Empress Dowager Xu Zhen was overthrown, the emperor would be the undisputed supreme ruler of the world!

The value of authenticity is constantly increasing.

The Great Yu Dynasty had previously gone astray due to unforeseen circumstances, but now it has returned to normal, and everything is proceeding along the trajectory of the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong.

As for the struggle between imperial power and ministerial power, the power struggles and conflicts in the central government and in the local areas, these existed in the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong.

This is not something Sun Li needs to consider. What needs to be considered is something that the undisputed legitimate emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty must face and resolve.

"I feel this is not enough."

In this situation, Chu Ling's voice rang out, "The central government must increase its efforts to care for orphans and disabled soldiers. The Great Yu is where it is today because countless brave soldiers of Great Yu shed their blood and died in battle. The people of Great Yu must not forget these things, and I, the Emperor of Great Yu, must not forget them either!"

"I have decided to establish the Great Yu Royal Military Academy in the central government, to select and recruit the orphans of fallen heroes and the sons of disabled soldiers to be trained there, so that they may follow in the footsteps of their ancestors and fathers and demonstrate the might of the warriors of Great Yu!"

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

Chu Hui immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly before the emperor.

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

Following Chu Hui, a group of meritorious military officials, including Han Qing, Sun Bin, Zhang Hui, and Sun He, stepped out of the court and respectfully knelt before the emperor.

If this can really be accomplished, wouldn't it be a way out for the lower-ranking soldiers? Even if they really die on the battlefield, their children will have a brighter future!

Having spent so much time in the military, how could they not know what most people were thinking? If such an opportunity truly presented itself, they firmly believed that the vast majority of people would be willing to risk their lives to secure a future for their offspring.

What Chu Ling wants is this majority. To secure his position on the dragon throne, Chu Ling must firmly grasp military power. But simply grasping military power is not enough; he must also gather the strength of the military, whether it be nobles, officers, or soldiers. He needs to win over a large number of them so that even if there are objections or doubts, Chu Ling can calmly face and resolve them.

The prerequisite for ruling and governing the world is a relatively stable order. If this principle is deviated from, then the more things Chu Ling does, the greater the turmoil and hidden dangers will be...