When Zhu Di heard this, he was horrified. He clearly understood the implications of Dao Yan's words, but he still didn't believe it. He said, "Old monk, do you mean that Gu indirectly killed the second brother?"
"I don't dare to talk nonsense."
Monk Dao Yan shook his head and analyzed: "Based on the confessions of these two people, King Qin must have been in a good mood since Yingtian returned to Xi'an to become a vassal, otherwise he would not have recruited the beautiful dancer into the palace. King Qin's temperament suddenly changed , the time is highly consistent with the time when His Highness was appointed as Crown Prince, I think there should be some connection between them."
His words were almost made clear. Zhu Di squinted his eyes slightly, looked calm, and thought for a long time before saying: "I still can't believe it. This matter was ordered by my father. Who in the world dares to..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Di suddenly smiled bitterly, thinking that he already understood his mood: "No one can stop what dad wants to do!"
Dao Yan nodded, mentioned an old incident, and said: "When Prince Yiwen was alive, King Qin became His Majesty's political bargaining chip, intending to win over the fierce general Wang Baobao of Meng Yuan. Unfortunately, he failed in the end, and King Qin also became temperamental because of this matter. It became more and more violent. Prince Yiwen passed away and the throne of the crown prince was vacant. King Qin may have sensed an opportunity, but it was cut off by His Majesty himself. Although Your Highness was not a direct factor, he also indirectly caused the disaster."
"Oh, second brother can't seize opportunities. If he hadn't performed so poorly over the years, dad wouldn't have remembered that he had a fourth child!"
Zhu Di sneered, seeming to be stimulated by Dao Yan's words, and said: "Before, I thought that my father would probably choose his good nephew Zhu Yunwen as his grandson. I didn't expect that my father would choose me. Even now, I don't think so." I understand what dad’s intention is.”
"It is precisely because of this matter that your Highness has always been worried about gains and losses, is dim-minded, and often makes unwise moves."
Dao Yan unceremoniously pierced the membrane in Zhu Di's heart and hit the nail on the head. Zhu Di was speechless, but he had to nod his head.
A rare silence filled the room. Zhu Di's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and various thoughts were flying randomly in his mind.
After a while, he was about to speak, but he heard a knock on the door, and the voice of the Jin Yiwei came: "Your Highness, the palace chief Shi came to fetch someone aggressively, and Lu Ren of Baihu was trying to mediate in front of the door. What should we do?"
Zhu Di thought for a moment and then said: "He was told to take it, but he was reminded that if anything goes wrong with these two people, be careful of his nine tribes!"
"yes!"
Seeing this, Dao Yan put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "Your Highness looks like that ambitious King of Yan. His timid appearance in the past few days is really strange."
When Zhu Di heard this, he gave Dao Yan a roll of his eyes, quite helpless, and said: "No one can figure out my father's thoughts. I have to be careful. There are not many people in the government and the public who really believe in me now. Those civil servants They are eagerly waiting for a benevolent king. A warrior like me is not their first choice.
Furthermore, there are some people among the nobles of Huaixi who are not of the same mind as me. They are so divided internally. How can I dare to be careless? I can only be careful. I would rather not do it than make a mistake. "
Dao Yan persuaded: "The authorities are confused, but the onlookers are clear. Based on my observations these days, His Highness's move is undoubtedly unfounded. His Majesty's trust in His Majesty is no worse than that of Prince Yiwen. Whether it is important affairs of the government or the authority of the Imperial Guard, His Majesty All power has been given to His Highness. Doesn't this explain the problem? Why does His Highness suddenly become suspicious when things he has been waiting for day and night come to a head? It is at this time that we should be brave and diligent, so that His Majesty and the ministers can see His Highness. Not weaker than Prince Yiwen, otherwise you will always live in the shadow of Prince Yiwen!"
Zhu Di was inspired by Dao Yan's words, and the fear of Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart was somewhat weakened, but anyone with heroic adverbials would say that now that he is the crown prince, he is not as carefree and glamorous as others think. Bright and beautiful, it’s just whitewashing the walls.
"It is good to be brave and diligent, but if you make a mistake, you will be doomed! Old monk, I can't make a mistake, absolutely not!"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Zhu Di frowned. What kind of blind thing is this that dares to make trouble?
"Your Highness, there is a man named Ma He outside. He said he has something to ask for and wants to see Your Highness."
Ma He? Why is he here?
Logically speaking, his whereabouts during this trip were absolutely confidential and difficult to detect. How did Ma He know that he was here.
He glanced at the old monk Dao Yan and said with a smile: "Old monk, is it your work again?"
Dao Yan was noncommittal and said: "Your Highness, I will forgive you. I just asked Ma He to deliver urgent news immediately. There are many signs along the way, so he can find it."
"Let him in."
Zhu Di didn't care about this. He just explained it clearly. After giving the instructions, Ma He came to the door soon. He first greeted him and said, "I want to see your highness."
"Come in, don't do these silly things."
Zhu Di smiled and cursed, he was very optimistic about this guy Ma He, otherwise he would not have chosen him as a chamberlain.
Ma He pushed the door open and walked in, saluted again, first asked about Zhu Di'an, and then greeted Dao Yan. After a while, he said, "I congratulate Your Highness, Your Highness Zhu Gaochi has been appointed as the grandson of the Emperor."
"What?"
Zhu Di was shocked and couldn't believe it. How long had he been out for so long that his grown-up son was already on an equal footing with him?
It seems inappropriate to say that they are equal, but there is not much difference between the prince and the grandson. They are both princes and future emperors.
This means that even his next successor has been directly selected by his father.
Zhu Di stood up suddenly, with a happy face and a bright red face. He looked at Dao Yan and said excitedly: "Old monk, you are right, I should be brave and diligent, so that my father can see that I will never be weaker than my elder brother! "
Dao Yanxin said that His Highness's ability to judge the situation is really high. Just now, he was still afraid of His Majesty's majesty. Now that he heard the news, he immediately became brave. This shows how exaggerated the entry will be after he feels at ease.
As for what Zhu Di said, Dao Yan knew it in his heart, but he just had to constantly arouse the competitive spirit in Zhu Di's heart. Otherwise, if he continues to be so timid, no matter how brave he is, he will fall.
Fortunately, now that he has this good news, from now on, he will be able to say less words of admonishment, and just giving advice will be enough!
The person who solved all the problems turned out to be Zhu Gaochi. Daoyan only felt that things were impermanent and cause and effect were hard to find.
However, he naturally kept these complaints deep in his heart and said with a smile: "Your Highness no longer has to worry about anything else. His Highness Zhu Gaochi has been appointed as the emperor's grandson, which means that from now on, no one can shake your position."
Zhu Di laughed loudly, obviously in a very good mood. All the gloom was swept away at this moment. He stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"You don't have to worry so much from now on. Go back and test dad's thoughts, and then you can let go and do it. If something goes wrong, just say it was Chi'er's idea!"
Dao Yan: "..."
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