Now Lin Xun understood perfectly well that they had all benefited from the Fifth Prince's influence!

Yesterday morning, His Highness the Crown Prince visited the Fifth Prince, and last night he summoned Imperial Physician Zhang. This morning, Imperial Physician Zhang appeared at the training ground!

His Highness the Crown Prince is being far too kind to the Fifth Prince!

"Your Highness, it's a rare treat to see Imperial Physician Zhang practicing the Five Animal Frolics here today. Why don't we learn this legendary health-preserving exercise from him?" Lin Xun said to Ye Jinghe.

Having spent so many years with Ye Jinghe, he had come to know the prince quite well. When the Fifth Prince was doing something, he was extremely serious and focused, and would not be disturbed by any external factors. Only His Highness the Crown Prince could instantly pull him out of his 'selfless' state.

"I don't need to learn." Ye Jinghe refused without even stopping his swordplay.

Isn't health preservation something only older people need to pay attention to? He's still a child, what does he need to do about health preservation?

Doing these trivial things will only waste his time practicing swordsmanship and delay his progress in becoming stronger!

"It is what His Highness the Crown Prince wants you to learn."

Seeing that Ye Jinghe was not interested, Lin Xun did not tell him about the benefits of practicing the Five Animal Frolics, but instead directly invoked His Highness the Crown Prince.

Ye Jinghe's eyes lit up immediately.

“I’ll learn,” he said without hesitation.

Then he stopped practicing with his sword, neatly sheathed it, tossed it to the guard beside him, and walked up to Physician Zhang. "Old Physician, let's begin now!"

When Ye Jingchen arrived at the training ground, Ye Jinghe was already practicing the Five Animal Frolics with Physician Zhang.

Ye Jingchen knew about the Five Animal Frolics. In their time, the Five Animal Frolics was an important traditional exercise for health preservation that had been passed down for two thousand years. Practicing it regularly was very beneficial to one's health.

He was very satisfied with it and left after only one glance.

Ye Jinghe, who had been facing away from the entrance to the training ground, turned around as if sensing something, only to see his brother's departing figure again.

He was a little angry, but of course, he wasn't angry at his brother, but at himself.

Since he knew his brother might come to see him, why did he turn his back to the entrance of the training ground?

If he were facing the entrance, wouldn't he be able to see his brother at a glance when he came to visit?

Maybe I'll even have a chance to say a few words to my brother!

With that in mind, he decisively changed direction and faced the entrance to the training ground.

"Old Physician, come to me and teach me!" he said to Physician Zhang.

"Don't stand directly in front of me, you're blocking my view!"

"Yes, stand to the side and slightly in front!"

Imperial Physician Zhang: ......

Lin Xun: ......

Ye Jingchen received a lot of attention after entering the court, but the ministers soon discovered that even though the Crown Prince had entered the court, his presence in the court was extremely low.

Unless absolutely necessary, the other party will absolutely not speak. Even when they do speak, they will be extremely concise. If they can say one word, they will absolutely not say two.

Whether facing the Emperor's test or the deliberate difficulties posed by court officials, he was sparing with his words, which was completely out of step with the court where people would always sing praises before answering questions.

As for his performance in the Ministry of War—

The Minister of War had always tried to elevate him to a high position, but in reality, the people in the Ministry of War often forgot that the Crown Prince of Daeyu was right beside them.

He did not interfere with any decisions made by the Ministry of War, nor did he offer any opinions. He did not concern himself with the appointment and removal of officers, the preparation and distribution of military supplies and equipment, etc., which required the Vice Minister's decision. He let Zhang Zhe do what he could, and pushed the things that Zhang Zhe was not qualified to do to the Left Vice Minister.

As for himself, he was only interested in the case files.

He ordered that the military registers, the resumes of Ministry of War officials, and files on all the daily affairs of the Ministry of War over the past twenty years be sent to his office.

Most of the time, he stayed in his office. Once the door was closed, no one knew whether he was inside reviewing case files or just slacking off.

Anyway, every time he appears in public, he almost always looks like he hasn't woken up yet.

Zhang Zhe, on the other hand, became the unsung third-in-command of the Ministry of War because of Ye Jingchen's arrival.

Ye Jingchen initially thought Zhang Li had made a huge sacrifice, but he quickly realized that they were all old-fashioned and no one was stupid enough to do something that would lose money.

Zhang Li recommended him to be the Vice Minister of War. This move seemed to affect Zhang Zhe's career, but Zhang Zhe was in an awkward position in the Ministry of War and it was difficult for him to advance further. It would be better to take advantage of the Crown Prince's influence and let Zhang Zhe truly grasp power.

With Zhang Zhe's abilities, he will surely be able to develop his own power and gain enough influence during his time in the Ministry of War. In this way, even if Ye Jingchen leaves the Ministry of War in the future, Zhang Zhe will already have the ability to contend with the Minister of War.

Most importantly, Zhang Zhe was able to be on good terms with him, the crown prince!

Zhang Li is a favorite of His Majesty, and if Zhang Zhe also befriends the Crown Prince, how could the Zhang family not prosper?

Although Ye Jingchen saw through Zhang Li and his son's scheme, he did not do anything more.

They were simply getting what they needed from each other.

The desire for power and profit is human nature. Loving power is not inherently a heinous crime, as long as they uphold ethical standards while pursuing their power.

Since Ye Jingchen entered the court and went to the Ministry of War, Xie Chang'an has not been to the Wenhua Hall again, and Ye Jingchen has not seen Xie Chang'an for many days.

He really wanted to ask Xie Chang'an if he had arranged the position of Vice Minister of War, but he really didn't have much time lately.

Winter was approaching, and he had to finish reviewing all the Ministry of War's files before the northern frontier was covered in snow.

Once he finishes reading the case file, he will have a clear understanding of the Ministry of War's affairs, and the Ministry of War will have no secrets from him anymore.

At that time, without arousing his father's suspicion, he should do his best to transport sufficient war supplies to the northern border to prepare for the war in the northern border this winter.

Worried that there wouldn't be enough time, he had Zhizhi's two younger brothers, Ono and Xiaocheng, disguise themselves as his eunuchs and take them to the Ministry of War to help him review the case files.

These two children have been recording the prices of goods in the capital since they were young. Over the years, this has become a habit for them. They are not only meticulous but also particularly sensitive to information. Their intuition in this regard even surpasses that of Ye Jingchen.

Ye Jingchen had great faith in their abilities. They would first review the files and pick out anything they thought was problematic before showing them to Ye Jingchen. This greatly improved efficiency.

Last year, many people were implicated in the Ministry of War's arms trafficking case, but there must be some who slipped through the net.

Ye Jingchen flipped through the files and found many suspicious points in the smallest details. There were problems with the Ministry of War, and the most problematic person was undoubtedly Zheng Mingxuan, the Minister of War.

However, he did not personally hand over the problematic individuals and files directly to his father. Instead, he informed Marquis Yunyi, who then investigated the matter thoroughly before presenting it to his father.

Of course, the premise for him to do this was that he had observed Yun Yi for seven years, thoroughly investigated his background, and confirmed that he had no problems before deciding to give him this opportunity.