"The variable lies in the saying that when kings come to the country, they should not go to the capital." Dao Yan said meaningfully.
Zhu Di lowered his head and took a closer look, but still couldn't see what was wrong with this sentence.
Then he asked: "This is my father's will, what other changes can there be?"
Dao Yan laughed and explained: "Now it depends on whether the prince will summon the princes to the capital to express condolences, or whether he will follow the imperial edict and order the princes to express condolences in their fiefdoms."
"Is there...a difference?" Zhu Di asked puzzledly.
"The difference is huge!" Dao Yan explained without hesitation, "If the prince follows the imperial edict and prohibits the princes from coming to Beijing to express condolences, then the princes can accuse the prince of tampering with the imperial edict. After all, although this is indeed the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, but After all, the kings and Emperor Daxing have a deep love for father and son. Where in the world is there a father who would not want to see his son before he dies? It’s not like there is no big grudge between Emperor Daxing and the princes. How can there be any father on his deathbed? Why don’t you even want to see your son?”
"But, this is indeed Father's will!" Zhu Di didn't understand what was there to question.
Dao Yan said: "Of course the prince knows that this is the will of Emperor Daxing, and it is not false. But do ordinary people know? They don't know. They will only believe things that are inferred according to their own ideas, and they will only think based on their own judgment. Emperor Daxing really wanted to see the princes before he died. But the prince issued an order to prohibit the princes from entering the capital, that is because he was guilty of treason!"
"Hiss~" Zhu Di couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
It turns out that people will only believe what they guess. It turns out that sometimes even doing things according to the will of the father can turn out to be a huge mistake!
"Okay, hahaha, great advice, master!" Zhu Di was shocked and happy at the same time. He was shocked that the strategy could reach such an extent, and he was also happy that the advantage was now on his side.
"Master, what do you think this king should do now?" Zhu Di asked eagerly.
Dao Yan clasped his hands together and said softly: "When Emperor Daxing's edict is sent to the princes' palaces, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the kings. But with the courage of the kings, even if they have doubts about this edict, they will only choose to wait and see. This has changed. The prince can just do the opposite and insist on going to Beijing under the guise of wanting to see Emperor Daxing for the last time!"
"This..." After Zhu Di pondered for a while, he suddenly nodded and said in admiration: "Okay, master, what a brilliant idea. As long as I insist on going to the capital based on filial piety, it will not only increase the suspicion of the people in the world, but also make people more suspicious." This king has gained a reputation of being willing to compromise. In fact, as long as it is done properly, it is not impossible for the world to believe that I am also the successor to the throne."
Dao Yan nodded and said: "That's right, as long as the prince insists on coming to Beijing to express his condolences. Regardless of the result, the prince will win the first game. Then the poor monk told the rumors that Emperor Daxing once wanted to make the prince a prince. Rumor has it that Emperor Daxing once said something very similar to the prince, and if it is true or false, it will be easy to win people's hearts."
"Okay, let's do it!" Zhu Di said excitedly.
...
As Dao Yan expected, all the kings had their own news channels in the capital. They got the news of their father's death only two days later than Zhu Di. It's just that they were not as well-informed as Zhu Di and did not get the contents of his father's imperial edict.
Just when the kings were preparing to go to the capital to express their condolences and see their father for the last time, news came that the father had issued a decree prohibiting them from entering the capital.
After hearing this, all the kings did not believe it! This decree was too outrageous. In the past, my father had always been very protective of princes like them. How could he not let them see him even for the last time? They are not even allowed to go to Beijing to express their condolences?
Even the kings began to wonder, did Zhu Biao do something shameful to his father to keep them all out of the capital?
After Zhu Di got the news, he was instantly overjoyed. He immediately put on a filial look, ignored anyone's dissuasion, left Peiping with only a few followers, and insisted on going to Beijing to express his condolences.
With one person and three horses, Zhu Di quickly arrived in Huai'an, traveling under the stars and night.
When the Huai'an guard saw that it was King Yan, he did not dare to let him pass the customs. He stood on the tower and shouted, "The vassal king is not allowed to leave the fief without permission. Please return to Peking."
Zhu Di didn't care. Even if there were only a few people around him, he dared to ride his horse directly to the moat and shouted: "I am going to the capital to see my father for the last time. You dare to block my filial piety. Who are you?" Intentions?"
When the guard heard this, a large amount of sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. He could not afford to bear this crime. But at the same time, as a guard, he really couldn't let King Yan enter the capital, unless there was the emperor's will.
But now that Emperor Daxing has just passed away and the new emperor has not officially ascended the throne, where can there be any decree?
Compared with the guard's fear, Zhu Di seemed eager to go to the capital to express his condolences. He even stood on the edge of the moat and shouted again and again for the guard to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate. There was not much time between the two shouts.
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, on the other side of the city, a team of horses entered the city.
Soon the guard general got the news. Hearing that there was a decree coming from the capital, he was overjoyed and directly invited the person with the decree to the city gate tower.
When Zhu Di saw a eunuch appearing on the city gate tower, he suddenly became suspicious. I don’t understand why the eunuch appeared at this time. Could it be that he came to read out his father’s last edict?
The eunuch looked at King Yan standing under the city with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has a decree to summon all the kings in the world to come to the capital to express condolences. Since King Yan has arrived in Huai'an, please come to the capital as soon as possible!"
After confirming the truth of the decree, the guard immediately lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate. Standing at the city gate, he respectfully waited for Zhu Di to enter the city.
Facing the suspension bridge that fell heavily in front of him, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel confused.
This was different from what he had thought. How could Zhu Biao defy his father's imperial edict and allow him to go to Beijing to express condolences?
"Grandmaster."
Zhu Di called out softly, but Dao Yan didn't respond.
"Master!" Zhu Di's face turned ugly and he shouted in a deep voice.
This time, Daoyan came to his senses. He turned his head to look at Zhu Di and sighed: "My lord, there are experts around the prince!"
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but look uglier and said, "He is the prince, and now he is the legitimate heir to the throne. It is only natural that he should have high-ranking people around him."
"No, the prince has misunderstood the poor monk." Dao Yan shook his head and said: "There are mostly mediocre people in the court, and there is nothing to fear, even around the prince. The only person who makes the poor monk fearful is But there is only Han Du."
Zhu Di had to nod subconsciously. He was still a little worried about Han Du.
"Master, do you think it was Han Du's idea that the prince summoned all the kings in the world to express condolences?"
Dao Yan nodded slowly and sighed: "It's probably the same."
Suddenly, Zhu Di rolled his eyes, turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Zhu Biao disobeys my father's will in this way, can I..."
"Absolutely not!" Dao Yan seemed to be afraid that Zhu Di would say irrational words or do irrational things, so he quickly spoke to stop him.
"Why not?" In Zhu Di's view, Zhu Biao clearly violated his father's decree. If he could seize this loophole, he might gain a lot.
Dao Yan had no choice but to explain to him: "If the prince attacks the prince for violating the emperor's edict, he will indeed gain some advantages. But has the prince ever thought that this move will completely offend all the kings in the world? I would like to ask , which king in the world does not want to go to the capital to express condolences? The prince's move can be said to cater to all the kings in the world. Even if it is indeed contrary to the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, the poor monk believes that when the prince issued the edict, it was already The excuse is ready. Even if the prince wants to use this to explain that the prince violated the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, it is not very convincing."
Dao Yan still had something to say, which was that whether the kings were prohibited from entering the capital to express condolences or the kings were allowed to enter the capital to express condolences, this was a royal matter and had nothing to do with anyone else. Therefore, as long as the prince and the kings of the world don't say anything, even if it violates the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, everyone can turn a blind eye and get over it. If Zhu Di breaks this layer of window paper, he will definitely offend everyone else.
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and had to abandon this idea. At the same time, he was also a little confused and couldn't help but ask: "What should I do now?"
"Since the prince has issued an edict to invite the prince to come to the capital to express his condolences, the prince will go to the capital and then talk about it." Dao Yan said helplessly.
In fact, things were far from being as simple as Dao Yan said. Zhu Di left the fiefdom without permission and even tried to break through under the pretense of going to Beijing to express condolences. If it was easy and all that was done was to go to Beijing to express condolences, then where would the court's face be?
What's more, none of the other kings moved, only Zhu Di moved. If it were before this, then Zhu Di's move would be the most filial expression. But after that, Zhu Di became the leader.
At that time, even if the prince wanted to let him go gently out of consideration for brotherhood, the courtiers would not agree.
But when things have reached this point, Daoyan has no other way to save it. We can only take one step at a time and go to the capital to express our condolences first.
"Okay, then I will go to Beijing to express my condolences immediately!" Zhu Di nodded immediately, lifted the reins in his hand, and the horse kicked across the suspension bridge.
Dao Yan followed Zhu Di, his expression always solemn. There was nothing wrong with the advice he gave Zhu Di, but he never thought that the prince would choose to disobey the imperial edict and summon all the kings of the world to the capital! This kind of thinking is completely different from ordinary people. According to ordinary people's thinking, the will must be obeyed immediately. This not only can legitimately lock the kings in their fiefdoms, but also eliminates many troubles in the process of inheriting the throne.
