In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

While listening to the series of introductions, Chen Shan's attention was focused on the Prime Minister's residence.

Chen Shan moved into the inner city and was promoted to Left Commander-in-Chief of the Five Military Commissions. This fourth-rank official position was not considered a high-ranking official in the capital.

The only difference is that Chen Shan went from being a powerless councilor to a powerful Left Vice-Governor.

Chen Shan's influence in the Five Military Commands has risen sharply. Basically, if the two above him don't speak, then Chen Shan has the final say.

With such power, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one person in charge of the military.

Naturally, more people came to curry favor with him and show their faces.

"The Prime Minister's residence?"

"What did the Prime Minister's residence send over?"

Chen Shan was curious, and Gao Shun immediately gestured for the guards to bring the items over.

"I never expected even the prime minister would send gifts."

"My lord, this is probably an attempt to win you over."

Upon hearing about the various gifts being offered, the women all crowded forward.

Chu Yiren was also quite curious. She had a very stereotypical impression of the prime minister, always thinking that he was the type who wouldn't do anything without a profit.

I won't be nice to someone for no reason.

Chen Shan opened the gift box and looked closely. Inside, besides gold and silver jewelry, there was also an invitation.

Chen Shan opened the invitation and was immediately stunned.

"It seems this prime minister really cares about me; he's even sent me an invitation to his birthday banquet."

Chen Shan was also surprised when he saw the birthday banquet invitation. When Chu Zhiyue mentioned it, Chen Shan was already thinking about how to get in under this pretext.

Now, the invitations have been delivered directly to us.

That saves a lot of trouble.

"At the Prime Minister's birthday banquet, countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries from the capital will likely attend."

"Husband, are you going?"

Chu Yiren looked at Chen Shan curiously, since it was Chen Shan who made the decision in this matter.

As Chu Yiren asked, Nan Tu Rou and Huangfu Ling, who were standing nearby, also came over one after another.

Looking at the invitation, Nan Tu Rou said, "There's still a month to go, so there's no rush to take the exam or not."

"After all, who knows what might happen in the next month."

Nan Tu Rou surprisingly said something wise. Chen Shan also knew that a month was enough time to do a lot of things, and who knew what the relationship between the two sides would become when the birthday banquet came.

"That's true, but look at all these officials, high and low, who have all given gifts. How could you two come empty-handed?"

"One princess and one county princess."

Chen Shan looked at the congratulatory gifts presented by the officials, and his gaze immediately fell on the two women.

The difference is truly obvious.

Being pointed at like that by Chen Shan, the two women felt somewhat embarrassed, after all, their status was what it was.

"Don't listen to your husband's nonsense. The fact that the two princes came at all is already the greatest show of sincerity."

"There's no need to concern yourself with those empty formalities."

Xu Sijing quickly spoke up, and Chen Shan's words immediately made everyone feel awkward.

Xu Sijing's words softened the two women's expressions somewhat.

"A perfectly good general has turned into a money-grubber."

"You should hurry up with the academy's affairs. I heard from Father that the court might be getting a bit radical lately."

As Nan Tu Rou carried it, Chen Shan knew that just to maintain balance and keep the imperial examination system going, a debate in the court was inevitable.

The civil service is not so easily satisfied.

"I understand, I'll start making arrangements right away."

"By the way, Princess, you can handle the enrollment matters. I plan to make some changes to the academy."

Upon hearing Chen Shan's words, Xu Sijing and Nan Tu Rou became very curious.

Even Mo Yiyao and the others turned their attention to it.

They had witnessed Chen Shan's ingenious ideas and the abilities he had demonstrated.

Naturally, they also wanted to know what changes Chen Shan planned to make.

Chen Shan didn't mince words and immediately shared his thoughts.

"In addition to the teaching of the Four Books and Five Classics, the academy should also offer special courses for the sons of military households. Princess, you should participate in this aspect, and it would be best if the people from the Ministry of War were also involved."

"We can't have future generals and soldiers who are all burly and rough."

"Therefore, the academy will also be divided into a military academy, but it is still in the experimental stage."

"In addition, Yao Yao is a master of mechanical devices, and she can teach craftsmen and so on in this area. The Ministry of Works can participate, which can also be considered as cultivating some technical talents."

Chen Shan's meaning was very clear: it was about all-round development, rather than being confined to one aspect. Simply studying traditional Confucianism was not very useful.

That thing is only good for making you more polite when you swear. It's practically useless.

As soon as Chen Shan finished speaking, Nan Tu Rou and Xu Si were completely stunned.

Clearly, they hadn't expected Chen Shan to have such grand ideas; it was just an academy, yet he could make so many arrangements.

Moreover, it involves a great deal of consideration and covers a very wide range of aspects.

This is truly unexpected.

"Doing this involves far too many things. It could directly change the teaching system in Xia Kingdom. Chen Shan, this is no less than a revolution."

Nan Tu Rou looked at Chen Shan and thought, "If it's just to enable people to study and have the path of the imperial examination, then..."

The court could achieve this by making some concessions.

But now, Chen Shan also needs to include artisans and military households in the calculations, which involves many more people.

The craftsmen were alright, but the military households were a different story.

If military households were treated the same as civil officials, then the distinction between civil and military officials would become impossible.

The situation will only become more chaotic then.

"It's alright, we're just trying it out, it's not a large-scale operation, so it won't cause any problems."

"Anyway, I'm just idling around."

Seeing Chen Shan say this, Nan Tu Rou didn't say anything more.

However, she also knew that if Chen Shan were to actually do these things, then the Xia Kingdom would really be in turmoil.

This guy is as daring as ever.

After moving into the inner city, the Chen residence became one of the more bustling places within the city.

Meanwhile, the disputes in the court did not stop. Huangfu Zhaoxue wanted to continue to implement the imperial examination system and wanted to establish an academy in Chenshan, which would cost a lot.

In response to the relentless pressure from the civil service, they retreated again and again.

It took a full two weeks to finalize the matter.

In the past two weeks, the academy has been established, with the participation of the imperial court and royal residences. People from both the outer and inner cities of the capital can enter it.

Even people from the surrounding areas come here because of its reputation.

It was incredibly popular.

Chen Shan, on the other hand, had a relatively easy life each day, apart from his duties at the Five Military Commands.

Aside from being intimate with his wife, nothing else particularly noteworthy happened.

The capital city appears peaceful, yet it is far from tranquil.

That day, Chen Shan had just come out of the Five Military Commands' Office when he was immediately ordered to ride his horse at full speed into the city!

"What happened?"

Chen Shan was curious. If it were a military matter, the Five Military Commands should have been the first to receive the news. Yet, as the Left Commander-in-Chief, he was completely unaware.

"It must be about a marriage alliance, right? The Qing Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom are getting married, and the envoy should be arriving soon."

When Kong Qingque spoke, Chen Shan was immediately stunned.