TFWYH – Chapter 790 Even More Fierce Than Him

In this era, there were only martial clans and hereditary martial families, so the term martial arts academy was still quite unfamiliar.

But Tang Wan was very familiar with the concept.

During the Republican era, many grandmasters had established martial arts schools, with disciples spread throughout the land.

That famous movie star surnamed Li, for example, was a descendant of a Wing Chun grandmaster!

The Heavenly Dynasty valued both literature and martial arts. For powerful families and established martial clans, learning authentic martial arts was easy.

For ordinary commoners, however, it was incredibly difficult—they simply had no connections or opportunities.

Take Ling Sheng and Li Dashan as examples.

Both were naturally gifted martial artists, yet both had been held back solely because they lacked proper guidance.

If there were an orthodox martial academy where even poor people could learn martial arts, wouldn’t that benefit both the nation and its people?

The more Tang Wan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

She quickly explained the operating model of a martial arts academy to the two men before continuing,

“Father, your martial arts are excellent, your inner energy is profound, and you’re well-versed in military texts. We can establish two divisions—internal martial arts and external martial arts—and widely teach martial skills, so that every talented child in the Heavenly Dynasty won’t be limited by their family background or lack of connections. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Ling Yu smiled and nodded in agreement.

“Since this is meant to open the doors of martial learning to the common people, the class structure must be carefully planned. If we’re going to teach, then we must teach properly.”

“Father-in-law’s skills are no worse than those of the heads of the great martial clans. If you agree, I can submit a memorial to His Majesty immediately and request that the martial academy be officially recognized as a state institution.”

An official academy, in simple terms, would be no different from the literary academies.

By modern standards, it would be a government-run institution.

Those local thugs who liked collecting protection money—had anyone ever seen them extorting fees from a state academy?

With the imperial court’s backing, both recruitment and reputation would become much easier.

Moreover, this would be the only martial academy of its kind.

Unlike literary academies, which flourished everywhere, it would face very little competition.

If Murong Hong agreed, he would become the first person to seize such an opportunity.

Even without entering officialdom, he could achieve fame comparable to the great scholars of the age.

The more Ling Yu thought about it, the better the idea seemed.

“Father-in-law, what do you think?”

Murong Hong was utterly stunned by the young couple’s proposal.

Only after a long while did he recover.

“This… could something like this really work?”

Tang Wan nodded firmly.

“It absolutely can.”

“Uh…”

Murong Hong immediately became troubled.

“But how much money would this require? I don’t exactly have much on me…”

“I’ll provide the funding. I’ll choose the location. Father, all you need to do is wait to become the headmaster,” Tang Wan interrupted before he could finish.

The moment he heard that, Murong Hong instinctively refused.

“You think I’d take your money? Get out of here! Am I that kind of person?”

“Consider it an investment. Just share some of the profits with me later. We’re family—why make such clear distinctions?” Tang Wan frowned, clearly displeased with his stubbornness.

As she had always believed, family members should support one another.

Those with greater ability should help more, and those with less ability should graciously accept that help.

Only by supporting each other could a family prosper.

Yet Murong Hong still refused.

“That still won’t do. I…”

“You’re from Feng Kingdom,” Tang Wan interrupted. “At home, men obey their mothers; after marriage, they obey their wives; and after their wives die, they obey their daughters. The Tang family is effectively under my authority now, so you have to listen to me.”

“…”

“That’s settled. I’ll take twenty percent of the academy. The rest is yours. As for how much you give to my brothers—that’s entirely up to you.”

Tang Wan delivered the final verdict.

Ever since learning that her father was from Feng Kingdom, she had stopped being intimidated by him.

No matter how fierce he acted, it was all an act when it came to his daughter.

As long as she was fiercer than he was, everything would work out.

Murong Hong: …