Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Mankoen Gardens is a summer resort built specifically for the royal family in Kyoto.

There are pavilions, towers, rockery and ponds here. When the late emperor was still in power, he kept a top-notch opera troupe in the garden. So the princes and princesses imprisoned here, apart from playing chess and poetry, listen to music and enjoy themselves every day, leading a comfortable life.

When Gu Chan followed Shen Yang here, she was dazzled as soon as she got off the carriage, because the garden was really luxuriously built, even much larger than her lord's mansion in Jiangnan. She couldn't help but sigh, "How much money must have been spent to build this garden! It would be great if this money could be used for the people of Tiancang Country."

"Second uncle, this garden is the face of the royal family of Tiancang Kingdom. It must be built luxuriously. After all, envoys from other countries are usually arranged to stay here." Shen Yang explained.

Gu Chan listened and nodded secretly.

Then the two of them went into Wanhuang Garden together.

Soon after, the two arrived at a villa to the north of Wanhuang Garden.

At this time, a young man in his twenties, dressed in a yellow robe, was sitting at a stone table looking at a chess manual. Just from his back, he looked like a scholar.

The two men walked behind him, and Shen Yang bowed respectfully and said, "I am Shen Yang, the chief clerk of the Ministry of War, and I pay my respects to the Third Prince."

"No need for formalities." The third prince said indifferently.

After saying this, he slowly turned around and faced Gu Chan and the other person.

When Gu Chan looked up, she was really surprised, because the third prince was very handsome. At first glance, he looked like those young handsome guys in modern times, and was indeed quite good-looking.

"It seems that the royal family of Tiancang Kingdom has good genes! These princes are all good-looking." After looking for a while, Gu Chan couldn't help but say in her heart.

The Third Prince stared at her and grinned, "Are you Gu Chan?"

"Yes, Third Prince, it's me." Gu Chan came back to his senses and bowed.

"My name is Xuanyuan Feng. I hope Prince Chan will take good care of me in the future." Xuanyuan Feng said politely.

After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation to Gu Chan.

Gu Chan didn't hesitate and immediately walked over and sat down opposite him.

Shen Yang stood aside waiting, not daring to break the rules in front of the two of them.

Xuanyuan Feng didn't like nonsense and said directly, "I will hand over the Ministry of War to you from now on. You have to take good care of my subordinates! Otherwise, I won't let you go easily."

"Third Prince, are you so direct?" Gu Chan said awkwardly.

She had thought that after the two met, they would at least exchange pleasantries first, but now she realized that Xuanyuan Feng was such a direct person.

But it's better this way, she doesn't have to go through so many roundabout ways with him.

Xuanyuan Feng smiled faintly and said, "There is no other way. Looking at the entire Kyoto now, no one except you dares to take over the mess of the Ministry of War, not even the Three Kings of Kyoto."

"Then don't you need to ask the prince for permission first about this matter? What if he doesn't want me to take over the Ministry of War, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?" Gu Chan reminded.

"Ha ha……"

Xuanyuan Feng chuckled disdainfully, showing an expression that he didn't take the prince seriously at all.

The smile on Gu Chan's face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.

Don’t be fooled by the Third Prince who appears to be smiling on the surface. In fact, he always exudes a strong sense of oppression, which makes people feel very uncomfortable staying with him.

Xuanyuan Feng ignored Gu Chan's words and just sneered, "When my father was alive, he directly gave the six ministries to us six princes to manage. Even the current crown prince has no right to interfere with our jurisdiction over the six ministries. So now I can give the Ministry of War to whoever I want to manage it. If he dares to say no, the Kyoto camp will not agree first."

"So that's how it is! Then I feel relieved." Gu Chan said with relief.

"Prince Chan, let me give you a piece of advice. The Crown Prince is a tough guy and will not respond to soft words. The more you indulge him, the more he will think you are easy to bully. So if you are bullied in the future, remember to fight back, otherwise you will have a hard time." Xuanyuan Feng said cunningly.

Gu Chan sneered and said, "Third Prince, why do I feel like you are trying to instigate a fight between me and the Crown Prince? Why don't you just sit back and watch the fight in the Wanhuang Garden?"

"What can we do? Looking at all the princes and princesses of the Tiancang royal family, you, the seventeenth prince, are the only ones who hold the military power. If we don't watch you fight, are you going to rush in and seek death?" Xuanyuan Feng said innocently.

"I don't have military power, you're overthinking it." Gu Chan explained quickly.

Xuanyuan Feng laughed and said, "Don't you think you can command Nanxing Kuang's more than 100,000 soldiers in the Jiangnan camp?"

"I really can't give orders. Although I used to be the lord of Jiangnan, the Jiangnan camp is not under my jurisdiction. Instead, it is directly under the jurisdiction of the late emperor. Otherwise, when General Zuo led his troops into Jiangnan City, I would not have had such a hard time fighting him." Gu Chan complained.

Xuanyuan Feng just smiled and didn't argue with Gu Chan.

Anyway, he didn't believe that Gu Chan couldn't mobilize the more than 100,000 soldiers in the Jiangnan camp.

And to put it bluntly, the reason why the prince didn't dare to touch Gu Chan until now is because he was afraid of the Jiangnan camp, otherwise she would have been finished long ago.

Reaching into his sleeve, Xuanyuan Feng took out a golden token, handed it to Gu Chan and said, "Take it! This is the order of the Ministry of War. After you get this order, you can go to the Ministry of War to issue orders. Then everyone in the Ministry of War will listen to you and do whatever you want."

"Third Prince, are you really going to give me the Ministry of War?" Gu Chan asked stupidly, holding the order.

She had originally thought that she would meet the Third Prince first today, and as for taking over the Ministry of War, she would talk about it later. However, she never expected that the Third Prince would be so straightforward.

At this moment, she was really feeling a little offended and didn't dare to withdraw the order so easily.

Xuanyuan Feng said with a wicked smile, "Do you think I'm joking with you? Just give it to me if you want. I'm always generous. Take it now! Anyway, your nephew is also working in the Ministry of War. After you take over, you can give him a promotion first."

"No, that won't work. If I really do that, the prince will accuse me of being partial and bending the law." Gu Chan said seriously.

"What are you afraid of? The prince doesn't dare to touch you. At most he will scold you." The third prince joked.

Gu Chan chuckled and silently put the order back on the stone table in front of her.

She is not a fool. How can such a good thing as pie in the sky fall from the sky in this world?

Now the six ministries of the court are like six hot potatoes, and the princes are all eager to find someone to take over. If she really takes over the Ministry of War, I am afraid her life will become even more difficult in the future.