"It's not that the prince is unpopular, it's because I'm afraid that if you get too close to the prince, you will be hated by the other two princes." Yao Xiaoren explained lightly.
Although Chen Changfeng was the prince, there were no civil or military officials in the DPRK under his command.
Apart from himself, only military advisor Liu Shuwen did not fall into the camp between the two princes.
But Liu Shuwen, a military advisor, had no intention of going to court, and was currently sitting among the border troops south of Beiling to prevent the attack of the Chu Empire.
Of course, what Chen Changfeng said himself was actually correct.
He has always appeared like a loser and will definitely be deposed in the future. Who dares to get close to him?
"Then you're not afraid of Prime Minister Yao?" Chen Changfeng said with a smile.
Yao Xiaoren was the greatest contributor to the emperor's success in winning the throne. If he could support him, it would definitely be a great help to him.
However, Chen Changfeng knew better that people like Yao Xiaoren would never choose a camp today.
"What am I afraid of? I never like party disputes and am only loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."
"The two princes have always wanted to invite me to come to the palace, but they have all been blocked." Yao Xiaoren said.
In fact, he also told Chen Changfeng not to try to invite him, as he would never agree.
Chen Changfeng smiled, he did not feel disappointed.
Yao Xiaoren's so-called dislike of party strife is nothing more than the fact that he cannot predict the future form at the moment, so he dare not place a bet.
But as long as he knows the final success or failure, this old fox will move faster than anyone else!
Chen Changfeng did not hesitate here, but asked Yao Xiaoren: "Does Prime Minister Yao know who has the best craftsmanship among the craftsmen in the capital?"
"Well, I'm talking about weapon making, not carpentry."
"Weapon making?" Yao Xiaoren glanced at Chen Changfeng suspiciously, wondering why he was asking this.
But he didn't ask any more questions. After thinking for a moment, he said: "When it comes to making weapons, Mr. Xu, who is the weapons supervisor, should have the best craftsmanship."
"He is a disciple of Ou Yezi, the master of weapons from a hundred years ago. The reason why our Ming Empire soldiers can compete with the Chu Empire is largely because the sharp weapons forged by Master Xu play a huge role."
"But if you go to find him, Prince, I'm afraid it won't be that simple. The weapons department belongs to the Ministry of War, and the current Minister of the Ministry of War is the third prince."
Yao Xiaoren stopped talking, and after saying these words, he took the bowl and chopsticks and left.
Of course Chen Changfeng understood what Yao Xiaoren meant by his last words.
The third prince Chen Wu has always wanted to seize his position as the crown prince and went to find Master Xu, the weapons supervisor. How could the third prince agree?
But there's nothing he can do about it.
After dinner, he ran to the study again and asked the emperor, who was about to take a nap, for an imperial edict.
Hearing Chen Changfeng say that he wanted to recruit talents by imperial edict, although the emperor was puzzled, he did not want Chen Changfeng, a rebellious son, to disturb his nap time.
Then he asked Liu Xi to give an imperial edict.
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Weapons Supervisor.
The third prince Chen Wu is inspecting here.
As the Minister of War, Chen Wu still had some abilities. The most outstanding weapons master at that time, Master Xu, was under his command.
It was precisely because of Master Xu that Chen Wu's reputation in the army was so high.
But the third prince was in a bad mood today.
Not only because today's emperor did not depose Chen Changfeng as crown prince, but also because of Master Xu.
Master Xu sent someone to send news today that he was too old to work in the weapons inspection department.
So I wanted to find a place to spend the rest of my life.
In fact, the third prince also knew that Master Xu's forging technology had not made much progress in recent years, and weapon production had also encountered bottlenecks.
So I thought about leaving the weapons prison.
But how could the third prince be willing to let him leave?
So aren’t you here to persuade Master Xu?
"Your Highness, Master Xu is taking a rest and said he doesn't want to meet with Your Highness..."
The people from the weapons supervisor ran over and talked to the third prince.
The third prince frowned and was about to speak when someone came running behind him: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here and said he wants to see Master Xu."
"Prince?" The third prince was stunned, and then said with an unhappy face: "What did he do when he saw Master Xu?"
"Tell him to get lost."
Although he didn't know Chen Changfeng's purpose of coming, the third prince didn't want Chen Changfeng to see Master Xu.
When he came to see Master Xu, the third prince instinctively felt that Chen Changfeng was not holding anything good in his stomach.
"Third brother, what's going on? This prince is here to recruit talents on His Majesty's orders. Doesn't Third Brother want to resist the decree?" Chen Changfeng came over with the imperial edict in his hand.
The expression of the third prince changed. He did not expect that Chen Changfeng could actually obtain the emperor's imperial edict.
But so what if it's the emperor's imperial edict.
Master Xu is one of his own, how could he be taken away by Chen Changfeng?
"Master Xu is not feeling well. He doesn't see anyone. Sixth brother, please go back first." The third prince did not give in.
Even if Chen Changfeng brought the imperial edict, Master Xu himself did not want to see anyone, and Chen Changfeng would not be able to see him.
"Third brother, don't worry, I have a way to make Master Xu get better." Chen Changfeng said with a smile.
The third prince sneered, is Master Xu unwell?
He had lost his expectations for weapons production, so he felt unwell and wanted to leave the weapons supervision department.
Chen Changfeng had a way to make Master Xu get better.
Isn't this nonsense?
"Sixth brother, to tell you the truth, Master Xu is not unwell, it's just that he has not made any progress in weapon casting for many years, and now his enthusiasm has waned."
"If I want Master Xu to get better, unless you, Sixth Brother, can guide Master Xu in weapon casting."
"But with Sixth Brother's ability, is he qualified to guide Master Xu?" The third prince said with a joking look on his face.
Master Xu is the strongest casting master in the world. He wants to claim to be second. Who dares to claim to be first?
Chen Changfeng wants to guide Master Xu. Isn't that a big deal in front of Guan Gong, making people laugh out loud?
"Guide Master Xu, who dares to say such crazy things?"
"The Third Prince thinks too highly of His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Haha, interesting and interesting. Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't really want to give some advice to Master Xu, haha!"
After the third prince finished speaking, the officials from the Ministry of War behind him burst into laughter.
In his words, he was completely ridiculing Chen Changfeng, the prince.
"Hey -" The small wooden house in front of everyone was opened, and Master Xu, with long beard and coarse clothes, walked out.
"Everyone, in the past ten years, I have not made any progress in weapon casting. Now I have no interest at all. No matter what it is, I will not agree to it..."
"Mr. Xu, I have the latest weapons blueprints here, which I got from the Da Chu Empire. Take a look. If possible, please ask Mr. Xu to stay in the weapons supervisor."
Master Xu was obviously in the house and heard the noise outside.
But as soon as he finished speaking after coming out, the third prince took out a weapon blueprint from his arms and handed it to Master Xu.
Master Xu looked at the drawings, his brows furrowed, and then he relaxed: "It's just a change in appearance, but it seems to be some improvement compared to before, then I will..."
"Wait a minute, I also have a few drawings here, and I would like to ask Master Xu to take a look. If Master Xu is interested, I have more." Chen Changfeng stopped Master Xu who was about to agree to the third prince, and held a small book in his arms.
He folded the drawings and handed them to Master Xu.
Master Xu frowned and looked at the prince in front of him.
Master Xu had heard rumors about Chen Changfeng before and knew that he was an unlearned and useless waste.
Compared with the third prince, there is simply a huge difference.
Seeing him take out a stack of drawings, Master Xu was naturally disdainful, but asked politely: "Where did you get these drawings?"
"I drew it myself..." This chapter has been completed!