0p0 Chapter 210 Discussion in the Palace
Chapter 210 Discussion in the Palace
Prime Minister Gu looked uneasy, but General Cheng smiled broadly, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will thoroughly research the establishment of this military academy and train a group of true military talents for you and Dayong."
"That's inappropriate!" Gu countered, "Your Majesty, if General Cheng were to take charge of this matter, wouldn't all those who attend the military academy in the future become disciples of the Cheng family?"
What he didn't say was that if that were the case, then wouldn't the military power belong entirely to the Cheng family? Then, would the world belong to the Murong family or the Cheng family?
"Minister Gu, what does this mean? My Cheng family is loyal to His Majesty..."
"It is precisely because of the Cheng family's loyalty that I cannot let them have such an excuse..."
"You..." General Cheng's face turned red after hearing what Prime Minister Gu said.
But he was not good at debating, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Finally, after hesitating for a long time, he only said one sentence: "Nonsense, we, the Cheng family, will never do anything to let down Your Majesty."
Fang Ping was lucky enough to sit at the end and listen to the meeting of a group of bigwigs in the court. Although he didn't know why the emperor asked him to attend such an important event?
But seeing everyone arguing fiercely over the military academy issue, he weakly raised his little hand. Emperor Yong was already having a headache from the noise, and seeing the little hand suddenly raised, he couldn't help but be speechless, "Fang Qing, if you have something to say, just speak frankly!"
Fang Ping stood up, bowed, and said:
"I have a small suggestion. This military academy... should be under the charge of General Cheng, but Your Majesty can appoint the principal. As for Prime Minister Gu and the Minister of State, you can appoint an executive vice-principal..."
"In this way, wouldn't everyone be happy?"
Emperor Yong:........
Everyone present:........
In this case, these military academy students can only be regarded as His Majesty's disciples.
General Cheng is just a person in charge.
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they saw General Cheng said quietly: "If that's the case, then where is this old man?"
"General, you're the commander and chief instructor!" Fang Ping flattered him with a smile. "You'll command all teaching and training at the military academy. Your authority is second only to that of the academy principal!"
General Cheng was delighted by the flattery. If it was only under His Majesty, it would be acceptable.
Instructor, he can understand!
But what the hell is this commander?
He was about to ask a few more questions when Minister Pei suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the affairs of the military academy are extremely secretive and are matters of great military importance. Fang Ping is just a small Imperial Academy official, how could he be here?"
Emperor Yong touched his nose uncomfortably before saying, "There are two reasons for letting him come. First, Zhaohua told me that Fang Ping once told her that he saw a story about the Ming Dynasty while sleepwalking in another world."
"I think that story is excellent, so I want Fang Ping to tell it to everyone again! I hope it will be a correct view!"
"What the hell?" Fang Ping was completely confused.
What kind of trap did his fellow villager set for him again?
He is just an ordinary 18th-tier singer who likes singing and acting. Why would you ask him to tell stories about the Ming Dynasty?
Fang Ping was about to defend himself, saying that he had only glanced at the story and had forgotten it after reading it, but he saw that the four people in the hall all had sharp eyes.
It was as if the good kid in the class was preparing to listen to the teacher telling a story, and was looking at him expectantly at this moment.
Fang Ping swallowed his saliva involuntarily, and after cursing Zhong Ning in his heart for eighteen hundred times, he stammered:
"Well...Princess Zhaohua has a really good memory. I only took a quick glance at that Ming Dynasty story at the time and remembered the general outline. After I told her, I forgot most of it."
"Your Majesty suddenly asked this question. I will think about it again..."
Fang Ping turned around awkwardly, his brain racing. Why was His Majesty suddenly wanting to reform the military system and establish a military academy? Why did Princess Zhaohua suddenly mention the Ming Dynasty?
Suddenly, he finally remembered the middle level.
The Ming Dynasty is the most resolute dynasty in Chinese history.
She mentioned the Ming Dynasty in order to tell the emperor that in another world, there was a dynasty whose bones were hard from top to bottom. They did not pay tribute like the Song Dynasty, nor did they have marriage alliances like the Han Dynasty. These two points were the most painful drawbacks of the Yong Dynasty at present.
Thinking of this, Fang Ping calmed himself down and said solemnly, "I have thought about it carefully and I think this story does exist."
"Although I only caught a fleeting glimpse of it at the time, I was deeply moved by the dynastic spirit of the dynasty, and so it has been buried deep in my memory. Fortunately, Your Highness reminded me of it, otherwise I would not have remembered it."
"Before the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains was ruled by foreigners. The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Yuanzhang. He overthrew the foreigners who oppressed the Han people in the Central Plains and founded the new Ming Dynasty."
"What I remember most vividly is the core principle of loyalty that every emperor of the Ming Dynasty has adhered to: no marriage alliances, no vassalage, no tribute, no indemnity, no cession of territory. The Son of Heaven guards the national borders, and the King dies for the country."
"Every emperor of the Ming Dynasty (except Zhu Qizhen) has used force to suppress foreign invasions and has never retreated easily."
"I think that the reason why Her Royal Highness mentioned the Ming Dynasty might be because of this!"
After hearing this, Emperor Yong's expression changed again and again. There actually was a story about the Ming Dynasty.
He always felt that his daughter was a little strange.
From the first time she met the emperor, she had never felt any fear or submission. She was neither afraid of the emperor's majesty nor submissive to him as an emperor.
The look she gave me was always calm and indifferent.
That look didn't seem like he was looking at a king or father, but rather at an ordinary person.
Yes, just an ordinary person.
An ordinary person with equal status.
But he is obviously the emperor, why does she look at him like that?
Therefore, after hearing the story of the Ming Dynasty from Zhao Hua, he became suspicious and hurriedly summoned Fang Ping while Zhao Hua was still in the palace.
To ensure that the two had not colluded with each other in advance, he pretended to be nonchalant and mentioned this anecdote about the Ming Dynasty.
But I didn't expect that this story would be true.
Emperor Yong glanced at Fang Ping, only to see Fang Ping eagerly lowering his head. Although Fang Ping avoided his gaze, Emperor Yong still saw surprise and confusion in his eyes.
He was surprised that the emperor suddenly asked him this, and confused why he asked him this, but whether he was surprised or confused, there was not a trace of panic in his expression.
Emperor Yong was silent for a moment, and was about to ask something else when General Cheng suddenly said, "No marriage, no compensation, no cession of territory, no tribute... The emperor guards the country's gates, and the king dies for the country... What kind of character is this?"
Emperor Yong glanced at him indifferently, and General Cheng immediately snapped out of his thoughts and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, once the military academy is established, our Great Yong will surely be able to conquer not only the four counties of Yanjing, but also the Western Rong and Northern Di."