It turned out that he knew it from the beginning.
Zheng He lowered his head.
He had been debating whether he should confess or not.
Now that I think about it, I was too ridiculous.
How could His Highness Yi Taisun be so clever and not guess his purpose and intentions?
"good!"
Zheng He didn't say much, let alone explain.
He was ready to take any punishment he deserved.
Of course there is no need to say more.
…
Tianjie Temple.
Buddhist temple.
Zhu Yunzhen and Daoyan both sat facing the Buddha.
"His Royal Highness Taisun is indeed extremely smart. He could guess that the poor monk was still in Jinling City." Dao Yan sighed softly, feeling deeply moved.
I have watched and known countless people in my life.
Erudite and well versed in Confucianism and Taoism.
I think I have a glimpse of the secrets of heaven and earth, the wonders of the world.
Use yin and yang to calculate everything in the world.
Ever since he met King Yan Zhu Di, he believed that he was blessed by heaven and would become the supreme king in the future and rule the world.
This is the result of his analysis of the general trend of the world.
It is also confidence in one’s own ability to observe people.
Especially after the death of Prince Zhu Biao, Dao Yan felt that things were developing in the direction he expected and that everything was under his control.
Zhu Yuanzhang is getting old and his days are numbered.
Even though Zhu Di was not established as the prince, any successor would no longer have the reputation of Zhu Biao.
And Zhu Di held a large number of troops, was the most powerful among the vassal kings, and had the highest prestige among the army.
As long as you prepare carefully and find the right time after Zhu Yuanzhang's death and lead your troops to take action, you can conquer the world.
But Dao Yan didn't expect that Zhu Yunzhen, who was only seven years old, could be so capable.
Not only is his talent unparalleled, but his various methods and calculations are all as if they were divine.
It's unimaginable and completely unexpected.
And when my own technique of observing people and recognizing faces was used on him, he was like a sea of clouds, mountains, and fog, unable to see through anything at all.
He has been wondering, who is giving advice behind Zhu Yunzhen?
Although Dao Yan thinks highly of himself, he has to admit that such a person is no worse than him.
Perhaps, even higher.
However, today, Dao Yan finally understood.
There was no one behind Zhu Yunzhen.
Only himself.
He has been fighting with many forces in the court based on his own abilities.
He wrote poems that shocked the world and came up with strategies to determine the country.
Playing with the court ministers in the palm of your hand.
This is an incredible answer.
A seven-year-old child has such abilities without anyone's guidance.
This can no longer be described as extremely wise and almost demonic, but almost like an innate knowledge.
If not, at the age of seven, he shouldn't have such abilities.
Zhu Yunzhen said: "Sanbao has the talent of being a commander, but what he is good at is leading troops to go on expeditions, defeating the enemy and making meritorious deeds, deciding right from wrong, and adapting to the situation. All of them are beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"As for the faction fights in the court, all kinds of intrigues and intrigues are not his strength."
"In the previous turmoil over the establishment of the crown prince, various forces joined forces to create a shocking momentum, and I realized that there was also someone from my fourth uncle among them."
"But my fourth uncle has now left Jinling and returned to Peiping. The journey is long and communication is inconvenient, so he cannot command as he wishes."
"The situation in the court is changing rapidly."
"Without the consent of my fourth uncle, those people would not dare to intervene in such a big matter as establishing the throne."
"I didn't understand it at the time. It wasn't until I met Sanbao that I suddenly realized it."
"If Sanbao can stay, of course you can too."
"With your intelligence and your fourth uncle's trust in you, how is it different from having you here in person?"
Daoyan moved the beads with his hands, his face calm, but his mind was already in turmoil.
Zhu Yunzhen lives in the palace. How does he know so clearly about the outside world?
Even his position with King Yan was understood in great detail.
You know, on the surface, Daoyan is just a monk following Zhu Di, chanting sutras and praying to him.
If they don't know the inside story, it would be difficult for outsiders to believe that he, who has no official position and no position, is actually the most trusted person around King Yan. He can also command the people under King Yan to act on King Yan's behalf when necessary.
But Zhu Yunxuan spoke categorically, as if he had already seen through everything about him. How could Dao Yan not be surprised?
Dao Yan smiled slightly and said: "The poor monk is just a monk and has no official position. How can he command the ministers of the court? His Highness Taisun thinks highly of the poor monk too much."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled faintly and said, "Don't rush to argue. Not only does I know this, I also know some things."
His eyes looked towards the big Buddha above.
Tall and majestic, overlooking all living beings.
Dao Yan suddenly became violently uneasy.
"Ten years ago, Grandpa Huang issued a decree to select eminent monks to accompany the kings and chant sutras and pray for blessings. You were recommended and have followed your fourth uncle since then."
"After arriving in Peiping, you became the abbot of Qingshou Temple and gained the respect of your fourth uncle. You often visited Prince Yan's Mansion and had secret conversations with him."
"As for the content of the secret conversation..."
Zhu Yunzhen's voice stopped, and then he took a deep look at Dao Yan, half smiling but not smiling.
Daoyan's movement of turning the rosary beads in his hand suddenly stopped, and his body sitting cross-legged trembled slightly, then froze. His face was bloodless, but he squeezed out a smile.
"His Majesty Taisun said something serious. Since the poor monk was summoned by His Majesty and chosen to chant sutras and pray for blessings at the side of King Yan, he should fulfill his duties. It is his duty to join King Yan to recite sutras."
He slowly closed his eyes.
Joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have all been restrained.
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said, "But what you are reciting is the "King Shang Jia Bai" sutra, and what you are praying for is the blessing of the "Nine Five Supreme Beings"."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunzhen laughed.
Laughter echoed in the empty hall.
boom!
Outside, a thunder suddenly exploded.
Things have changed.
The rain fell in torrents.
Dao Yan was still sitting there cross-legged, his eyes that had just been closed opened again.
Looking back outside, he made no excuses or plead guilty.
Instead, he said: "It's raining heavily!"
Even with his intelligence, he couldn't figure it out.
How secret is the plot between himself and King Zhu Di of Yan?
How did Zhu Yunxuan learn about it?
In an instant, countless thoughts came to mind.
Dao Yan vaguely felt that the most likely possibility was that Jin Yiwei would find out.
That probably also reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
Zhu Yunxuan came today on orders!
But he felt it was still wrong.
Although Jin Yiwei claims to be all-pervasive, how careful is he in his actions, and he has already taken precautions against this?
How could it be leaked?
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
Dao Yan said: "His Royal Highness Taisun has said so, so let's arrest the poor monk and imprison him, and let him be convicted and executed."
There was no way he could admit it.
But since the other party said this, he must have come prepared.
Even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't escape.
Zhu Yunzhen laughed and said: "Rebellion requires death by a thousand cuts, not just chopping off the head."
"Whether I have wronged you or not, you know it yourself."
"But I didn't come here today to arrest you for questioning."
"Grandpa Huang doesn't know about your conspiracy with your fourth uncle, and I have no intention of telling Grandpa Huang."
Daoyan turned his head and looked at Zhu Yunzhen, with an incredible look on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know, so how could he know?
Wasn't it Jin Yiwei who found out?
Or maybe Jin Yiwei didn't start playing Zhu Yuanzhang, but told him.
Has the relationship between Jiang Wei and him reached this point?
Zhu Yunzhen shrugged lightly.
He saw these things from the history books of later generations.
It was not discovered by anyone snooping around.
There is no basis for it.
If you go to play Lao Zhu, isn't that asking for trouble?
But being unable to tell Lao Zhu does not mean that he cannot use this information.
For example, now, he can use it to intimidate Daoyan
Looking at the other party's expression, Zhu Yunzhen already understood that the other party was falling into his plan step by step.
Who is Daoyan?
This is the famous prime minister in black.
A truly wise man.
In the Ming Dynasty, no one except Liu Bowen, who was known as the mighty warrior of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years, could say that he could steadily outpace Dao Yan in terms of wisdom and strategy.
Zhu Yunxuan would not even think that his own mental strategy could be stronger than that of his opponent.
But he has an information advantage that the other party does not have.
An innate judgment can be made from the very beginning.
And no matter how smart the other party is, no matter how brilliant his strategy is, there is absolutely no way he can figure out how he knows those secrets.
This is not logical.
There is no way to analyze and judge.
This is the advantage brought about by information asymmetry.
No matter how smart a person is, he is worthless in the face of absolute information superiority.
If Zhu Yunzhen hadn't known about Dao Yan and knew that he was the famous black-clad prime minister Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Yunzhen asked himself that he would not have been able to see through the black-robed monk who had been following Zhu Di.
Maybe after one glance, you won't notice it again.
It is even more impossible to imagine that he is the person behind Zhu Di's influence in Jinling.
He's just a monk, who would care too much?
But with the information advantage, Zhu Yunxi was able to make a judgment.
Moreover, he is very confident in his own judgment.
A flash of light fell, and the originally dark Buddhist hall suddenly became bright, and then returned to darkness.
boom!
There was another thunderous explosion outside.
"What does His Highness Taisun want the poor monk to do?"
Daoyan asked.
Since the other party is willing to let him go, he must have something to ask for.
But Daoyan couldn't imagine what the other party wanted.
For the first time in his life, he felt completely incomprehensible and uncertain when facing someone.
It was as if the person in front of him was not a seven-year-old child, but a god walking on earth.
Already seen through everything.
All his wisdom and strategies are completely useless in front of the gods.
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(End of chapter)
