Yanwang Palace.
Zhu Di rarely went crazy today.
But if he doesn't go crazy, someone else won't be able to sit still!
Monk Dao Yan hurried to the door of the palace and saw the crown prince Zhu Gaochi walking out of it with a strange expression.
Seeing this situation, Dao Yan couldn't help but complain: "What's going on, Your Majesty?"
Big Fatty's face changed slightly, and he was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
What else could happen?
Wasn't it just that I went to listen to Qiang Gen last night and was upset when I heard that Su Yang would rather believe Bao Zhao than his father-in-law?
After all, you are also a dignified King of Yan, Zhu Di. Are you angry because of a junior?
Big Fatty said he couldn't understand, and also expressed that he was very tired.
"Master, you'd better go in and ask in person!"
When Monk Daoyan heard this, he became a little anxious.
Could it be that Su Yang said some nonsense again and ruined the prince's ambition?
But when he walked in, he saw His Highness King Yan leaning on the bed, cursing at Bao Zhao, the Minister of Punishment.
"Ahem, my lord, what's going on?"
As soon as he saw Monk Dao Yan, Zhu Di immediately poured out the bitter water and repeated what he said to Su Yang last night.
"Monk, tell me why!"
"That land also belongs to my Prince Yan's Mansion, and he, Su Yang, is also the son-in-law of my Prince Yan, Zhu Di. Why should he choose Bao Zhao to vouch for him instead of me, my father-in-law?"
"God damn Bao Zhao, no wonder you must have bad intentions if you want to get close to Su Yang!"
"You kid want that piece of land in Xishan, I won't give it to you!"
Zhu Di said angrily, with dissatisfaction written all over his face.
This is like Su Yang's elder, but Su Yang is more willing to believe in Bao Zhao. The blow to Zhu Di can be imagined.
However, after listening to Su Yang's words, Monk Dao Yan's eyes shone with light.
"Your Majesty, the land in Xishan must be given to Su Yang!"
"And we have to be quick. Before Su Yang goes to find Bao Zhao, we must finalize the matter directly. We can't let Bao Zhao get involved!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's expression changed slightly and his expression became serious.
"Monk, what do you mean..."
"Oh, my lord, this is a great opportunity for Su Yang to help me, Prince Yan's Mansion, win the hearts of the people in Beiping!"
Monk Dao Yan quickly explained: "If the anthracite coal Su Yang mentioned is really cheap and has high yield, it can completely replace charcoal and firewood as the firewood for people to keep warm in the cold winter!"
"Does Your Majesty know how many people freeze to death every winter because there is no charcoal fire for heating?"
Zhu Di's expression changed drastically and he looked at Monk Dao Yan in disbelief.
He was born into a noble family, so it was hard to imagine that people would freeze to death in one winter!
Isn’t charcoal firewood a very common thing?
Why are some people freezing to death?
"Monk, what do you mean by this?"
"Of course the prince is from a noble family and doesn't know. Charcoal is so expensive that ordinary people can't afford it. And after the cold winter, firewood becomes very scarce, so if the people want to keep out the cold, they can only wear more clothes!"
"In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Huai, and Xu were heavily snowed. The sea ice in Huaidong was more than 40 miles away, and tens of thousands of people and animals froze to death..."
"In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, there was heavy snowfall in all the prefectures south of the Yangtze River for forty consecutive years. Su and Chang died of cold and starvation..."
"In the 24th year of Hongwu, there was continuous rain and snow in Hengzhou, and there was a severe cold in Luoshan. All bamboo trees, fish and clams died, 36,000 hooves of cattle and livestock froze to death, and countless people died of cold and starvation..."
As Monk Daoyan read out the records one by one, Zhu Di felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a hand, making him almost out of breath!
Countless people froze to death!
Zhu Di felt a little sad and fell into deep thought.
Monk Daoyan spoke again and gave him a hard blow.
"The poor people have nothing to keep warm, so they can only rely on their bodies to hold on. As long as they can resist it, they will fall in the ice and snow. There is nothing they can do."
After hearing this, a picture emerged in Zhu Di's mind.
The poor people were shivering in the biting cold wind, and finally lost their life completely and fell into the ice and snow.
Adults can resist, but what about those children?
What can they do to resist the biting cold wind?
Zhu Di didn't dare to think about it.
He was afraid that he could not bear this cruel fact.
"Where is the court? Is there nothing we can do?" Zhu Di spoke with a trembling voice.
Monk Dao Yan sneered and his expression became unusually serious.
"any idea?"
“It’s perfectly normal for people to freeze to death in the middle of winter!”
"This has been the case in all dynasties and throughout the ages. This is the power of God. What can the court do?"
"Anyway, those who freeze to death are all poor people. The dignitaries can hide in their rooms and burn charcoal to keep warm. No matter how many poor people freeze to death, what does it have to do with them?"
"What a bastard!"
Zhu Di got angry and kicked over the charcoal fire in the corner!
"Those bastards don't think about how to benefit the people. Instead, they blame God. Is this the so-called benevolent government and caring for the people?"
No wonder Zhu Di was so angry, it was so chilling!
The dignitaries were hiding in their rooms, burning charcoal to keep warm, paying no attention to the common people shivering in the cold wind, and having the nerve to blame all the faults on God, as if it had nothing to do with them at all!
What kind of truth is this?
Zhu Di looked at the charcoal fire with red eyes, and suddenly turned around to look at Dao Yan.
"Monk, you mean... can Su Yang really succeed?"
Monk Daoyan stroked his beard and nodded subconsciously.
But Zhu Di still didn't believe it, "The anthracite that Su Yang mentioned is still coal no matter how magical it is."
"Burning coal will produce poisonous gas, which can easily kill people. Moreover, coal is difficult to ignite and is extremely inconvenient to use. It is not easy for Su Yang to achieve success with coal!"
Upon hearing this, Monk Daoyan just smiled and spoke.
"Have you forgotten, Your Majesty?"
"Mineral salt used to be poisonous!"
Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He was so shaken that he almost forgot that Su Yang was the "immortal"!
Mineral salt is poisonous. Wasn't it also refined by Su Yang into valuable snow salt?
Now for the same reason, coal is indeed poisonous, but who can guarantee that Su Yang cannot remove the poison from coal?
"Your Majesty, once Su Yang succeeds, it will be a God-given opportunity for our Prince Yan Mansion!"
"The people are suffering, but the imperial court doesn't care. However, Prince Yan's palace not only opened a warehouse to provide food to the victims, but also introduced affordable anthracite coal for the people to keep warm!"
"Compared with this, not only the Beiping Mansion, but also the entire Northern Xinjiang will sing praises to the prince!"
"When the prince raises troops to quell Jingnan again, our chances of winning will increase more than ten times!"
"This means that those who win the hearts of the people win the world!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath and returned to normal.
"Okay, I will ask Chi'er to find Su Yang and implement this matter!"
"As for the reclamation of wasteland in the Western Mountains, let the three guards go to help. Their military camp is not far from there anyway!"
Monk Dao Yan nodded, "Your Majesty is wise!"
