Tianjie Temple.
Daoyan sat cross-legged in front of the Buddha, holding a string of rosary beads in his hand, turning them around, closing his eyes and reciting Buddhist sutras.
Speaking of which, Daoyan is actually a very ungrateful monk.
When I became a monk at the age of fourteen, I fled to the temple entirely because I was too poor to have anything to eat.
Not long after his tonsure, he became a disciple of Taoist priest Xi Yingzhen and learned the art of yin and yang.
Buddhist scriptures and all that have been thrown away long ago.
I also spent a lot of time studying Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics.
In fact, in Dao Yan's heart, he mostly disagrees with the meaning of Buddhist scriptures.
But having said that, if any monk really wants to challenge him to see who masters more Buddhist scriptures and who has a deeper understanding of Buddhism, 99.9% of them will be pressed to the ground and rubbed by Daoyan.
After all, Dao Yan has really read a lot of books, covering all three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
Even if he doesn't like Buddhist scriptures, the Buddhist scriptures he has read still surpass those of most monks.
Not to mention his extraordinary understanding, and his understanding of the scriptures is far beyond that of ordinary monks.
Apart from him, there was no one else in the temple.
Empty and quiet.
A man who looked like a pilgrim came in from outside and walked to the Buddha statue to worship.
Then he leaned over to Dao Yan and said softly: "Master!"
Daoyan's chanting suddenly stopped, he opened his slightly closed eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
This man is naturally the spy left in the city by King Yan, and is now under the command of Dao Yan.
"His Majesty has just decreed that in compliance with the will of God and the people's will, the four emperors' grandsons will be appointed as the emperor's grandsons."
"What?"
Daoyan exclaimed and lost his voice, no longer as calm and calm as before.
The spy said: "Today in the court, the common people submitted a petition, the students petitioned collectively, the sergeants expressed their feelings, and all the civil and military officials requested to appoint the Southern King as the crown prince. The momentum was huge, and Your Majesty has already agreed."
"Now there are loud gongs and drums in Jinling City, and the people are celebrating in the streets."
Daoyan listened carefully, and sure enough he heard the sound of gongs and drums.
He rinsed the ground, stood up, and quickly walked up the stairs next to him. He climbed up the stairs until he reached the top of the tall building and looked out from afar.
really.
I saw huge crowds of people on the streets, countless people singing and dancing, celebrating.
No wonder the people were so happy.
Since ancient times, it has never happened that the people have submitted letters to elect a prince.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang really decreed to make Zhu Yunxuan the emperor's grandson.
Every citizen who participated in the petition immediately felt that they were so honored and so awesome.
I am the one who will elect the future emperor. Isn’t that awesome enough?
No one dares to be disrespectful when talking to others in the future.
If you elect the future emperor, can't you brag about your awesomeness for the rest of your life?
Even those who did not submit a letter, but only talked about it verbally, were all very happy.
It seems that Zhu Yunxun has made great contributions to being able to establish himself as the crown prince.
Crown Prince, that is the future emperor.
With the support of "us", it was born!
Who doesn't feel proud?
Who wouldn't be proud?
At this time, almost all the people in Jinling City took to the streets.
The entire Jinling City turned into a sea of celebration.
This situation is much more lively than the Spring Festival.
Daoyan took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
At this point, how could he not understand that all forces, including himself, had been tricked by Lao Zhu.
From beginning to end, this was Lao Zhubu's game, just waiting for them to jump in.
The king of the south is the king of the south.
When Lao Zhu used this name for canonization, he thought of the next step, so he used this name for canonization.
It is to let the world misunderstand, let everyone understand his intentions, and let the opponents create trouble.
Imperial means!
Lift it high, put it down gently, strategize, everything is under control.
Including him, all the forces were "cheated".
It gave a virtual boost.
In front of Daoyan's eyes, Zhu Yunzhen's figure slowly appeared again.
That figure was young and short of description.
Zhu Yunzhen's identity was originally very embarrassing.
Neither direct nor eldest, ranked fourth.
In the fight for the throne, it can even be said that he is not as dominant as King Yan.
Before this, no one would have noticed the young child.
But since Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yunxian appeared in front of people, and his performance was very amazing.
Poems, strategies, aspirations...
Almost perfect in every way.
He planned for a long time, but in the end he couldn't help King Yan win the throne.
But Zhu Yunxi...
In a blink of an eye, he was already the grandson of the emperor.
It was not an easy task for Lao Zhu to establish Zhu Yunxuan as the crown prince.
But this plan actually made him the leader supported by the world, and the position of crown prince was a matter of course.
Not only that, but he also gained unparalleled prestige.
Daoyan thought silently and reflected on his mistakes.
Is there really someone behind Zhu Yunzhen?
If not, then this kid's evildoing is really too much.
Daoyan thinks very highly of himself and thinks he is no weaker than anyone in the world.
But now when I think about what happened to Zhu Yunzhen, the more I think about it, the more I feel that he is too terrifying.
"With this person here, it will be difficult for King Yan to conquer the world."
He thought and came to this conclusion.
"The top priority is to find out his details completely."
"But I tried it twice, but I didn't see the depth."
He was thinking about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Come here, summon the horse and come see me."
Daoyan gave an order.
Someone was going to come secretly.
After a while, Ma He arrived.
He was left in Jinling City and has been living near Tianjie Temple.
"Master, what are your orders?"
Ma Hegong asked.
After Zhu Di left, Dao Yan was the person in charge. Everyone left by Zhu Di, including Ma He, was under the command of Dao Yan.
Dao Yan looked at him and said: "His Majesty has decreed to appoint His Royal Highness Nan Wang as the grand grandson of the Emperor. I believe you also know about it?"
Ma He nodded.
Everyone in Jinling City already knew about this matter, and of course he knew it.
Dao Yan said: "That day while hunting, the emperor's grandson almost fell off his horse when he was shooting an arrow. Fortunately, you had quick eyesight and quick hands to hold him up."
Ma He was startled slightly.
Of course he remembered what happened that day.
But in Ma He's view, this is his responsibility and his duty.
Why did Dao Yan specifically mention it at this moment?
Are you blaming yourself for not saving him?
If Zhu Yunxuan had not taken action at that time, he might have been seriously injured or even broken his hands and feet if he fell off his horse.
Of course, Ming Dynasty could appoint a disabled person as the crown prince.
In that case, Zhu Yunzhen would not be able to become the emperor's grandson.
The more Ma He thought about it, the more he felt that this might be the reason. Is Dao Yan going to ask himself to blame?
He suddenly felt uneasy.
But as soon as I thought about it, I felt that I had done nothing wrong.
King Yan had an order asking him to take care of the four emperors' grandchildren, but he was just doing his duty.
What's wrong?
Besides, he couldn't just watch Zhu Yunxuan fall off his horse and stand idly by!
This goes against his will.
That’s right to save people!
Thinking of this, Ma He looked at Dao Yan firmly.
Dao Yan smiled and said: "The poor monk observes your words and looks. The emperor's grandson's attitude towards you seems to be quite unusual. He respects you very much and wants to win over you."
When Zhu Yunzhen saw Ma He that day, he naturally thought that he was the best candidate to send an envoy to the West, and he couldn't help but look at him differently.
In fact, what Zhu Yunxuan did was not very obvious.
Even the horse and himself didn't notice anything was wrong.
I just felt that the Fourth Emperor and his grandson were extremely polite.
Gentle and gentle, with the air of a gentleman.
But in the eyes of a person like Dao Yan, it is completely different.
"My subordinates did not realize that the Emperor Taisun had this intention."
Ma He thought about it carefully and shook his head.
"He behaves very covertly, but the poor monk will definitely not be mistaken."
Dao Yan is very confident in this.
Zhu Yunzhen is indeed a monster, with extraordinary strategies and talents.
He showed a very high level of dealing with others.
But if he couldn't see this in front of himself, then he would be called a "demon monk" in vain.
"Although he has been established as the grandson of the emperor and has an unparalleled reputation, his power is extremely weak and he has almost no one available to him."
Dao Yan saw it clearly.
Behind Zhu Yunwen stood the civil service group.
Behind Zhu Yunxi were the noble generals of the Manchu Dynasty.
Only Zhu Yunzhen was alone and had no support from any force.
All he has is Lao Zhu's favor and his extraordinary talents.
If he were only the King of the South, that would be enough.
But as the grandson of the emperor, this is far from enough to take charge of the government and inherit the throne.
He needs to cultivate his own direct lineage.
But right now, there is only one Xu Miaojin beside Zhu Yunzhen.
Although she has a background as the daughter of the Zhongshan County Prince, she is still an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, so what use can it be?
"The poor monk wants you to join the emperor's grandson, are you willing?" Dao Yan asked.
Ma He was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "I am fortunate to have the kindness of His Highness, King Yan, and I will never dare to betray King Yan."
"Although the emperor's grandson is the crown prince, Ma He is by no means an ungrateful person who only knows how to climb high."
Daoyan laughed.
"The poor monk knows your loyalty to King Yan, otherwise, I would not assign this task to you."
"The humble monk asked you to lurk next to the emperor's grandson, find out all about his situation, and report back to King Yan. This is your greatest loyalty to King Yan."
As he spoke, he reached out and patted Ma He's shoulder, who was still kneeling before he got up.
"Liberating?" The horse and body shook violently.
Unexpectedly, Dao Yan would give him such a task.
"Not bad!" Dao Yan nodded.
"The grandson of the Emperor is only seven years old and is already so capable. Is there any expert guidance behind him?"
"Right now we don't know, let alone how to deal with it."
"Only if you go to him and do things for him can you find out."
Ma He lowered his head and said after a while: "I obey my orders!"
"Yes!" Dao Yan responded, no longer staying, walked a few steps, and was about to leave, but suddenly turned his head.
He sighed softly: "Although you are going to lurk next to him, you must do your best to serve the emperor's grandson."
"Perhaps, one day, the fortunes and lives of King Yan and I will all be tied to you."
Although his voice is soft, his words are not soft, and when he exhales, he is filled with emotions.
Ma He was stunned immediately and looked up at Dao Yan.
For a moment, I didn’t know how to reply.
Dao Yan said no more and left calmly.
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(End of chapter)
