Daoyan is back?
Zhu Di stood up suddenly, looked at Zhu Gaoxu in surprise, then looked at Zhu Gaochi, and asked: "You didn't say just now that Dao Yan entered the Hanlin Academy and is he in the capital at this time?"
Zhu Gaochi held the "Cat Theory" in his hand and frowned: "The news I just got is indeed true. Second brother, what's going on?"
Zhu Gaoxu said quickly: "I don't know the situation, but Master Daoyan has already arrived outside the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion."
Zhu Di kicked off the quilt and wanted to go out to greet him, but Zhu Gaochi grabbed him and stopped him: "Father, Dao Yan's entry into the Hanlin Academy is information from the capital. It was sent by our people. It is absolutely credible." . If he really came to Peiping, he was sent by the emperor, so you can’t see him!"
Zhu Gaoxu also stopped at the door and advised: "Eldest brother is right, or the emperor sent him here to test my father."
"No one in the world can betray me, Zhu Di, but Master Daoyan can't!"
Zhu Di wanted to go out to meet Dao Yan, but Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu refused.
Dao Yan arrived in the capital in September, and now three months later, he has returned to Peiping.
Who can say clearly whether people's hearts have changed?
According to the news from the capital, Dao Yan's identity at this time was a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy. To put it bluntly, they are the people around Zhu Yunwen. If Dao Yan saw that Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy and reported the matter to the emperor, it would be a crime of contempt for the court and deceiving the emperor.
"Forget it, just invite him over!"
Zhu Di sat back in the corner with a gloomy face.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to leave the inner house and go to see Dao Yan.
Dao Yan looked at the two familiar princes, and after bowing, he sighed: "Your Highnesses, I am here today. I just hope to see King Yan, say a few words, and ask for your permission."
"Say a few words? Or pass on a few words?"
There was a bit of dissatisfaction in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes. He had read the news about the capital, and the information provided by this clue had never gone wrong. The intelligence said that Yan had entered the Hanlin Academy, so he must have entered.
If Daoyan is just talking, then fine, he is still one of our own. If the message was passed on, it would be Emperor Jianwen's people.
"Haha, both."
Dao Yan said calmly, ignoring Zhu Gaoxu's indifference.
Zhu Gaoxu stood up in a hurry. Zhu Gaochi on the side quickly stopped him and asked Zhu Gaoxu to sit down. Then he said to Dao Yan: "I heard that Master has entered the Hanlin Academy. Is the news accurate?"
Dao Yan nodded seriously and said: "The emperor's order, the poor monk obeys."
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu looked at Dao Yan. Both of them found it difficult to accept this result. You must know that Dao Yan has been working in Prince Yan's Mansion for more than ten years. It can be said that he has been with Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu for a long time.
Now, the former friend has voted for Zhu Yunwen!
So what kind of friendship is there between them?
Zhu Gaochi suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up and said: "My father is not in good health recently. When Master sees him, he should stand as far away as possible and be careful."
Dao Yan chuckled and thanked: "Your Highness, please lead the way."
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu took Daoyan to the inner house. Zhu Gaojiu gave Zhu Gaochi a look and fell behind. When passing Qiu Fu, he whispered in a low voice: "If he is a court spy, he cannot be allowed to leave the inner house alive!"
Qiu Fu solemnly agreed.
Zhu Gaochi stopped, opened the door, and said, "Master, please come in."
Dao Yan stepped into the room, looked at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu who wanted to follow him, and said, "I would like to invite your two highnesses to allow the old monk and King Yan to talk about old times alone."
Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly, but finally nodded.
Dao Yan closed the door and walked indoors. He looked at Zhu Di sitting in the corner with disheveled hair and a quilt. His eyes were full of strangeness and vigilance.
Acting?
It's truly admirable and also sad.
Dao Yan walked not far from Zhu Di, sat on the ground, pinched the Buddhist beads, and sighed: "Your Majesty, you and I met in the fifteenth year of Hongwu. Calculating carefully, it is almost seventeen years. How many seventeen years are there in life? "
Seeing that Zhu Di didn't speak, Dao Yan didn't mind, and said bluntly: "The poor monk is already sixty-four years old. In another seventeen years, will I still be alive at that time? If he passes away in silence and no name, no one will know the way. In the name of Yan, what did that poor monk learn in his life, and what did he do? I would rather die in a thunderstorm than live in bed in peace!"
"Therefore, serving the prince and instigating my purpose is nothing more than subverting the world and changing the situation, so that my name will last forever, and I will prove the way of this life and be worthy of the skills I have learned!"
"Since Taizu died and Jianwen ascended the throne, I secretly observed Jianwen, but he was a weak scholar and was vulnerable to a blow. The prince's dominance was just around the corner! However, when he entered the capital in September and sat down with Emperor Jianwen to discuss the world, he was shocked to realize that God Wake up, the current emperor is an extraordinary monarch. He has the domineering power to create a foundation for eternity, the lofty sentiments to control the world, the ability to make decisions and foresight, and the amazing talent!"
At this point, Dao Yan paused, looked at Zhu Di deeply, and said solemnly: "The emperor has already predicted what the prince is doing in September. The emperor has not taken any action, but he does not want the prince to raise an army. I don’t want my roommates to fight each other, and I don’t want you, my lord, to die on your way south. So, my lord, stop pretending.”
Zhu Di's eyes gradually became clearer when he looked at Dao Yan. He stood up, arranged his hair, and said hehe, "So it seems that the master is here to be a lobbyist when he enters the house?"
Dao Yan looked at Zhu Di who was pretending to be crazy, and was convinced by Zhu Yunwen's prediction. He stood up and said, "A lobbyist? Maybe. The poor monk comes here and only hopes to work with King Yan to share the great cause."
"Great achievements? Haha, you, Daoyan, have already entered the Hanlin Academy. How can you achieve great achievements? I'm afraid that after the master leaves the palace, I will already be in the carriage!"
Zhu Di shouted angrily.
Dao Yan took a step forward and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, what the poor monk said about working together for the great cause is not a matter of rebellion, but a matter of internal and external affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Internally, we can jointly develop a prosperous age, and externally, we can expand mountains and open up seas! Important! Open the Silk Road, reshape the great achievements of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and recreate the glory of thousands of dynasties!"
Zhu Di rolled up his sleeves and said, "What does that have to do with me? History will only remember him, Zhu Yunwen, but not me, Zhu Di!"
Daoyan was silent.
Zhu Di was sitting at the table, drinking wine.
Dao Yan suddenly broke the silence and said: "If history remembers the prince, can the prince submit to the emperor?"
Zhu Di frowned, looked at Dao Yan, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Dao Yan looked deeply and said to Zhu Di: "Has the prince not read "The Theory of Cats" yet?"
Zhu Di was a little surprised. Not long ago, Zhu Gaochi brought a booklet called "On Cats", but he didn't have time to read it. Could it be that there is no mystery in this "On Cats"?
Dao Yan took out the manuscript "On Cats" from his arms, handed it to Zhu Di, and said: "Your Majesty, this is "On Cats", written by the current emperor. Today, this copy has been copied countless times and is available in all prefectures and counties. The words of "The Theory of Cats"."
Zhu Di opened "On Cats" and read it carefully, and was shocked by Zhu Yunwen's novel thoughts and opinions.
That’s right, ordinary people don’t care what kind of cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.
It is right for Zhu Yunzhen to follow his example and dare to use capable people regardless of his origins. Everything should be based on running the country well and administering the government well.
"The Theory of Cats" is irrefutable and is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di's hands were trembling a little. Zhu Yunwen had only been on the throne for half a year, but he had already shown his amazing talent for governing the country:
The new army's strategy, with its upright conspiracy, has taken away the morale of the world's military;
As soon as "The Theory of Cats" came out, it took away the seeds of reading in the world with great momentum;
Soon after I heard that the imperial court would introduce a whipping law to reform agricultural taxes. By then, the hearts of all the people would surely be subdued.
There are signs that Zhu Yunwen is breaking down commercial barriers. Zhang Bing in Peiping dares to lift the household registration issue of merchants, which is a sign. Once implemented, it will surely receive strong support from the business community.
In just half a year, Zhu Yunwen attacked multiple times and defeated each one!
If the army, soldiers, people, and merchants all surrendered to Emperor Jianwen, who in the world could compete with him?
Zhu Di was a little bitter. Could it be that his father was not wrong and Zhu Yunwen would be a great emperor of the Ming Empire?
Dao Yan saw Zhu Di's wavering and stepped forward to add: "The emperor asked me to tell this monk a message to the prince."
Zhu Di put down "The Theory of Cats", shook his head, and said with relief: "That's it, I lost to him! This world belongs to him, Zhu Yunzhen! If I admit it, I will tie up the capital tomorrow and let him go."
Dao Yan's old face was tense. He knew Zhu Di's temper, temperament and thinking, and knew that he would not surrender easily. He walked to the table and solemnly said: "The words entrusted by the emperor are: Uncle Yan, I need you." You, the Ming Dynasty needs you, I wonder if my fourth uncle has the courage to follow me through the thorns and thorns, and open a road that has never been seen before?!"
Zhu Di looked at Dao Yan in surprise and asked, "The emperor really said that?"
Dao Yan nodded with a smile.
Zhu Di frowned and asked, "Why is there a road that has never existed before?"
Dao Yan shook his head and sighed: "I don't know, but I once saw a map of the mountains and rivers of Yunei in the emperor's residence."
"A map of Uuchi mountains and rivers?"
Zhu Di's eyes were full of doubts.
Dao Yan said seriously: "In the map of mountains and rivers in Yunei, our Ming Dynasty is just one of its domains. The size of Yunei is shocking. Although I don't know how the emperor obtained such a map, I believe that there has never been a road in the past. , should be related to this!"
Zhu Di was deeply shocked. The Ming Dynasty had a land of nine million square kilometers. How could this vast and boundless land be just one area within the universe?
is this real?
Isn’t the Ming Dynasty the largest country in the world?
Dao Yan advised: "If you don't believe me, you can go to the capital and ask the emperor. I can feel that in the emperor's heart, there is a big chessboard, and this is the truly unparalleled great cause!"
Zhu Di looked deeply at Dao Yan and said slowly: "I have underestimated him, but now I have no way to go, right? Although the three guards of King Yan obey my orders, if they are allowed to go south to fight against the imperial court, I'm afraid no one will obey his orders. What's more, there is Ping'an and Shengyong in Peiping, and there are Qu Neng, Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen, and Tie Xuan around him. Haha, his plan has been completed, and even if I have the intention to do something, I can't carry it out."
"I, Zhu Di, surrender!"
"I, Zhu Di, respect him as an emperor!"
"I, Zhu Di, will spend the rest of my life following the emperor and opening a path that has never been seen before!"
With tears in his eyes, Dao Yan knelt down and saluted: "I pay my respects to King Yan."
According to the system of the imperial court, official etiquette should be performed.
At this moment, he is Yao Guangxiao, the Imperial Lecturer, he is Zhu Di, the King of Yan in the Ming Dynasty, and he is Zhu Yunwen, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
