Chapter 17: I Painted It Myself

"It's not that the prince is unpopular, it's that 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 crown prince, there was no one under him as a Chinese military official.

Except for himself, only the military advisor Liu Shuwen did not fall into the camp of the two princes.

However, Liu Shuwen, a military advisor, had no intention of going to court, and was now sitting in the border army south of Beiling to prevent the attack of the Great Chu Empire.

Of course, what Chen Changfeng himself said is actually right.

He has always appeared as a waste, and he will definitely be abolished in the future, who dares to get close to him?

"Then Prime Minister Yao, aren't you afraid?" Chen Changfeng said with a smile.

Yao Xiaoren is the greatest contributor to the emperor's success in winning the throne, and if he can support himself, it will definitely be a great help for himself.

However, Chen Changfeng knew better in his heart that a person like Yao Xiaoren would never choose a camp now.

"What are the ministers afraid of, the ministers never like party fighting, and are only loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

"The two princes have been trying to invite me over, but they have all been blocked back." Yao Xiaoren said.

In fact, he also told Chen Changfeng not to try to invite himself, he would never agree.

Chen Changfeng smiled, he didn't feel lost.

Yao Xiaoren's so-called dislike of party strife is nothing more than the form of not being able to predict the future for the time being, so he doesn't dare to bet.

But as long as you know the final success or failure, this old fox will move faster than anyone else!

Chen Changfeng was not entangled here, but asked Yao Xiaoren: "Prime Minister Yao Cheng knows who has the best craftsmanship among the craftsmen in the capital." ”

"Well, I'm talking about weapon making, not carpenter's work."

"Weapon making?" Yao Xiaoren looked at Chen Changfeng suspiciously, not knowing what he was asking for.

However, he didn't ask much, and after thinking for a while, he said: "If you want to make weapons, Xu Fuzi, who should belong to the weapons supervisor, has the best skills." ”

"He is a disciple of Ou Yezi, the weapon master a hundred years ago, and the soldiers of my Ming Empire can compete with the Great Chu Empire, a large part of the reason is that the sharp weapon cast by Xu Fuzi plays a huge role."

"But if you go to him, the prince, I'm afraid it's not that simple, the weapons supervisor belongs to the Ministry of War, and the current secretary of the Ministry of War is the third prince."

Yao Xiaoren stopped talking to the point, and after saying these words, he took the dishes and chopsticks and left.

Chen Changfeng certainly understood what Yao Xiaoren's last sentence meant.

The third prince, Chen Wu, has always wanted to grab his position as the crown prince, and he went to find Master Xu of the weapons supervisor by himself, where would the third prince agree?

But he wasn't out of it.

After eating, he ran to the upper study again, and asked the emperor who was about to take a nap for a holy decree.

Hearing Chen Changfeng say that he wanted the holy decree to recruit talents, although the emperor was puzzled, he didn't want Chen Changfeng, a rebel, to disturb his nap time.

asked Liu Xi to give a holy decree.

……

Weapons Supervisor.

The third prince, Chen Wu, is patrolling here.

As the secretary of the Ministry of War, Chen Wu still had some skills, and the most outstanding weapon master at that time, Xu Fuzi, was under his command.

It is precisely because of Master Xu that his reputation in the army is so high.

But today's three princes are in a bad mood.

Not only because today's emperor did not abolish Chen Changfeng's position as crown prince, but also because of Master Xu.

Xu Fuzi sent news today, saying that he was too old to work in the weapons superintendent.

So I thought about finding a place to live my life.

In fact, the third prince also knew that Xu Fuzi had not made any progress in forging technology over the years, and the production of weapons had also encountered bottlenecks.

That's why I thought about leaving the Armory.

But how could the third prince be willing to let him go.

So don't you come to persuade Master Xu?

"Your Highness, Master Xu is resting, saying that he doesn't want to meet His Highness......"

The man from the Weapons Warden came and said to the third prince.

The third prince frowned, and was about to speak, when someone ran behind him: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come over and said that he wants to see Master Xu." ”

"Prince?" The third prince was stunned, and then said with a displeased face: "What did he do when he saw Master Xu?" ”

"Let him fuck off."

Although he didn't know Chen Changfeng's intention, the third prince didn't want Chen Changfeng to see Master Xu.

came to Master Xu in a good manner, and the third prince instinctively felt that Chen Changfeng didn't hold any good farts in his stomach.

"What's wrong with the third brother, this prince is on the orders of His Majesty to recruit talents, the third brother won't want to resist the decree, right?" Chen Changfeng walked over with the holy decree in his hand.

The third prince's face changed, he didn't expect Chen Changfeng to be able to get the emperor's holy decree.

But what about even the emperor's decree.

Xu Fuzi is his own person, how could he let Chen Changfeng take him away?

"Master Xu is unwell, I don't see anyone, the sixth brother will go back first." The three princes did not back down.

Even if Chen Changfeng brought the holy decree, Xu Fuzi himself didn't want to see people, and Chen Changfeng couldn't see it.

"Third brother, don't worry, I have a way to make Master Xu feel better." Chen Changfeng said with a smile.

The third prince sneered, is Xu Fuzi unwell?

He had no expectations for weapon making, so he was unwell and wanted to leave the weapons prison.

Chen Changfeng has a way to make Xu Fuzi's health better.

Isn't that?

"Sixth brother, to tell you the truth, Master Xu is not unwell, it's just that he hasn't made an inch of weapon casting for many years, and now he is just happy."

"If you want to make Xu Fuzi's health better, unless the sixth brother can guide Xu Fuzi in weapon casting."

"But in terms of the sixth brother's ability, is he also worthy of guiding Master Xu?" The third prince had a look of banter on his face.

Xu Fuzi is the strongest casting master in the world, he wants to call himself the second, who dares to call himself the first?

Chen Changfeng wants to guide Xu Fuzi, isn't that playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong to make people laugh off their big teeth?

"Mentor Master Xu, who dares to say such crazy things?"

"The third prince also thinks too highly of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Haha, it's interesting and interesting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't really want to point out Master Xu, haha!"

When the third prince's voice fell, the officials of the military department behind him burst into laughter.

In his words, he ridiculed Chen Changfeng, the prince, to the extreme.

"Babble-" The cabin in front of everyone was opened, the long beard fluttered, and Mr. Xu, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, walked out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the past ten years, the old man has not made an inch of weapon casting, and now he has no interest, no matter what it is, the old man will not agree to it......"

"Elder Xu, I have the latest weapon drawings here, which I got from the Great Chu Empire, you can take a look, if you can, please continue to stay in the weapons prison."

Xu Fuzi apparently heard outside voices in the house.

It's just that as soon as the words fell, the third prince took out a weapon drawing from his arms and handed it to Master Xu.

Xu Fuzi looked at the drawings, frowned, and then stretched out again: "It's just that the appearance has changed, but it seems to be some progress compared to before, then I'll ...... again."

"Wait a minute, I also have a few drawings here, I want to ask Xu Fuzi to take a look, if Xu Fuzi is interested, I have more there." Chen Changfeng stopped Master Xu, who was about to promise the third prince, and handed a stack of drawings to Master Xu with a stack of drawings in his arms.

Xu Fuzi frowned and looked at the prince in front of him.

Xu Fuzi had also heard rumors about Chen Changfeng before, and knew that he was a waste who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it.

Compared with the three princes, it is simply the difference between cloud and mud.

Seeing him take out a stack of drawings, Xu Fuzi was naturally disdainful, but asked politely: "Where did the prince get this drawing?" ”

"I drew my own ......"