Chapter 269: Rebellion is imminent

Beiping Yanwang Mansion, Flower Hall.

Monk Daoyan was still wearing a gray monk's robe, sitting on the left side with his eyelids hanging down, slowly turning a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads in his hand, without any expression on his face.

Since being beaten by Zhang Sanfeng, Daoyan felt that he was getting older and older. He was in his sixties, but now he looked like an octogenarian in his seventies or eighties. He was a little helpless when walking and thinking. He was much slower than back then. Zhang Sanfeng's kick was so vicious that his lower body suffered from pain and torture every day. When that sharp and clear pain emerged, his hatred for the court and Xiao Fan became deeper.

The only thing that is immortal is Daoyan's burning ambition.

He never felt that he was a hero. He was very clear about his positioning. The kind of hero who was decisive and arrogant in the world was definitely not a role he could play. The stage of life is so big that only one or two people could be heroes, and more were unknown supporting roles and passers-by.

Daoyan felt that he was playing a supporting role that foiled the hero. This supporting role might not have too many scenes or lines, but he could guide the plot of a story to help the protagonist realize his ambitions and desires. Before that, all he had to do was to discover the hero worthy of his loyalty to his life in the vast crowd.

Fortunately, he had discovered it more than ten years ago.

Over the years, Daoyan has watched Zhu Di grow and grow step by step. It is gratifying that he personally ignited the prairie fire in Zhu Di's heart that combines ambition and desire. Moreover, his strength also cooperates with his ambition to grow. It is uncontrollable and eventually becomes a climate.

This is enough. Daoyan wants to prove to the world that he is not just a monk. He has the talent of conquering the world and hiding the universe. Failure of a test in the Daolusi of the capital back then cannot explain any problem. His Daoyan's talent is not reflected in passing the exam. If you want to do it, you will do something earth-shaking!

Is this a big deal to overthrow the heir to the throne appointed by the late emperor and dare to teach the sun and moon to change the new sky?

Of course it is a big deal. Objectively speaking, Daoyan definitely has the strength to prove himself now.

If the late emperor knew about it, would he regret not being admitted to Daolushi during the examination and rewarding him as a small official? Or... might as well kill him directly?

So many innocent people died under Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher's knife, but this real disaster was missed.

Learning civil and military skills will harm the imperial family.

This is probably Daoyan's life ideal, which is a bit harmful to others and not beneficial to himself. Perhaps even he himself does not understand where the inexplicable resentment towards the court and the late emperor came from. Daoyan did not seek fame or profit. He was poor all his life, did not love money, was not close to beauty, and had no intention of officialdom. His purpose was actually very simple, just to prove that he was not a useless person, that's all, but the way of proof was a bit of a disaster for the country and the people.

There are no good or bad people in this world, only successful people and failed people.

Turning his head slightly, he saw Zhu Di sitting on the top of his head. Zhu Di was wearing a dark yellow prince robe, expressionless, sitting upright like a mountain standing tall, looking like a tiger with sharp claws and ready to go down the mountain.

Daoyan smiled. This was the hero he chose. One day, this fierce tiger that roared proudly in the mountains and forests would turn into a golden dragon, soaring in the sky and the universe, raising clouds and rain, and swaying the wind and clouds.

This day will come soon.

The Flower Hall was silent for a long time, and Zhu Di said hoarsely: "There is no news after the Chief Ge Cheng entered the capital. The spy set up by the king in the capital said that he had defected to the court and he betrayed me!"

Dao Yanhun smiled indifferently and said, "A mere minister can't control the overall situation. Why should the prince care about it?"

Zhu Di angrily slapped the table beside him and said angrily: "I have always treated Ge Cheng well, but he dared to betray me! Teach me how to not mind? He knows many unknown secrets of this king. Now that he has cast a crush on Zhu Yunwen's son, he may have given the court an excuse to ask for guilt..."

Daoyan smiled and said, "The prince is in the bureau, I'm afraid he's a little confused. The court asks for the crime? Who dares to ask for the prince's crime? Prince, don't forget, you are now a powerful vassal with more than 100,000 elite soldiers and generals under your command. With such strength, how dare the emperor ask for the prince's crime rashly?"

Zhu Di frowned and pondered: "But Ge Cheng finally told the court that he had a secret. Now I have completely broken my face..."

Daoyan shook his head and smiled, "The prince is not saying this, the time and the situation. The prince and the court are preparing for war. In fact, the two are tacit, and sooner or later they will meet each other. Ge Cheng told him not to inform him. It doesn't matter how much evidence of the prince's rebellion has been told to the court. What the court needs now is time, not evidence. Once the time is used by the court, there is no evidence. The court will still attack the prince. If the time has not arrived, even if the evidence is as strong as a mountain, the court will not dare to act rashly with one soldier. The overall situation is the most important. Ge Cheng, just a small wave..."

Zhu Di's expression was gloomy and sunny. Finally, he sighed and said with a bitter smile: "A thousand years of achievements are like walking on thin ice. It is so difficult to achieve something big. Sir, where is Duoyan Sanwei..."

Daoyan's smile gradually became gloomy and he said coldly: "I have made an appointment with Tuluhuchaer again. His appetite is getting bigger and bigger. This time he actually asked for 30,000 taels of gold before he was willing to send troops..."

Zhu Di gasped: "Thirty thousand taels of gold?"

Daoyan nodded with a gloomy face.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then furious: "Why don't he just use the gangster to rob the family if this bitch is raised by Tuoluhuchaer?"

After a few heavy breaths, Zhu Di waved his hand decisively and gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, we can't afford to invite the three guards of Duoyan, give up!"

Daoyan was silent for a while and said, "I went to Daning Mansion to visit King Ning again, and took his own initiative and gave King Ning five thousand taels of gold. The only person who asked King Ning to restrain the three guards of Duoyan. Even if I can't afford to invite them, I can't let Tuluhuchaer cause trouble behind us."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Sir, you are doing a good job. These Mongolians are really greedy, 30,000 taels of gold, Humph! They are actually embarrassed to speak out! But... Duoyan's three guards have always been rebellious. Can King Ning restrain them?"

Daoyan smiled bitterly and said, "King Ning is their nominal master, and he will always be subject to some control. However, Tuoluhuchaer suddenly mentioned the price code. The monk always felt that there was any conspiracy here..."

"Sir, maybe I've been thinking too much. I have always been in good terms with King Ning, and I often join forces with the three guards of Duoyan to conquer the remnants of Yuan. Even if the three guards of Duoyan are unwilling to send troops, at least they won't cause trouble for me..."

Daoyan sighed: "Maybe I am thinking too much. Prince, as the situation is becoming more and more clear today, especially Xiao Fan has vigorously implemented the new military policy. Seeing that the combat power of the imperial army is gradually increasing, time is getting more and more urgent. Prince, if the imperial army really becomes a climate, we will really have no chance..."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Sir, what he means..."

A glimmer flashed in Daoyan's eyes, and then an excited and unhealthy flush surged from his thin face, and even his breathing became rapid.

"Prince, the time is here, and it will change later!"

Zhu Di was shocked and his whole body trembled: "Sir, do you want me..."

"Rise up and go south! Prince, raise up and go south! The time is here, the dragon throne in the capital is waiting for the prince to sit. Prince, let's go back now!"

"Reverse now..." Zhu Di almost fell from the chair.

Over the years, he has been preparing for the whole time, recruiting troops, training troops, hoarding grain, planning... His inflated ambitions and desires have supported him in doing many great rebellious things. His eyes are staring at the golden chair in Fengtian Hall in the capital, running constantly, too fast, so fast that even he forgot the time, forgetting that he is already full of wings and can fight with the court...

Zhu Di's breathing also became heavy, his pupils gradually widened and narrowed sharply, and his eyes were covered with blood. His heartbeat, which could be kept calm even before the collapse of the mountain, began to be beating violently now.

It turns out... I can turn the other way!

Yes, so many years of preparation for tolerance is just for this day? What am I still hesitating about?

"But...my three sons are still in the hands of the court..."

Daoyan licked his dry lips and said, "The prince still didn't think it through. If you don't rebel, the three princes may be in danger of their lives. If the prince rebels, they will be safe..."

“Why?”

"Since ancient times, there are always reasons for justice when rising up, and we are no exception. The emperor loses his virtue and detains the sons of the vassal kings. This is one of the reasons for us to raise troops. When the manifesto is announced to the world, the scholars and people in the world will stare at the court. Under the attention of everyone, how dare the court kill three princes? Isn't this just arousing criticism from the world?"

Zhu Di hesitated for a long time, and while thinking, his majestic body couldn't stop trembling.

"What if he really dares to kill my son? You must know that there is Xiao Fan around the emperor. That guy dares to do anything, and no one can guess him..."

Daoyan's tone was quick and gloomy: "Prince, we have already reached this point when we cut the bow and are not turning back."

"Really, against...reverse?"

"Reverse!"

Zhu Di's face was gloomy and changing. After a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Okay, it's reverse!"

After saying that, Zhu Di felt exhausted, and collapsed on the chair with cold sweat, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and was relieved while exhausted.

Duoyan did not borrow troops, the court military reforms were in full swing, and his three sons were detained. All these situations were developing in an unfavorable direction. If you don’t rebel now, when the court’s army becomes stronger, you will have no chance of winning. If you don’t rebel at this time, when will you?

An ecstasy look emerged in Daoyan's eyes. He suddenly stood up, bowed to Zhu Di, and said sternly: "I will only open my eyes all night to repay you for not showing my eyebrows in my life. I am willing to die for the prince!"

That night, messengers from the Prince of Yan's Mansion frequently came out, and Zhu Di urgently summoned his generals Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and others to come to the mansion to discuss matters overnight.

The Yan Palace was much more vigilant than usual. The movement was a little confused by Zhang Bing, the Beiping Commander General, Xie Gui, Zhang Xin and other civil servants and generals appointed by the imperial court to Peiping, so they sent people to the palace to ask what had happened.

The King of Yan quietly informed that today the birthday of the Prince of Yan Xu, the generals under his command came to the royal palace to celebrate.

So the three of them did not doubt it. The court sent them to Peking naturally to have a surveillance, but it was very common for the princess to celebrate her birthday. What is there to doubt?

Only when the commander of the capital of Peking, Zhang Xin, heard the news, had a complicated meaning flashed in his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he finally sighed, put down the pen in his hand, kneaded the secret music specially presented to the court, and stretched it to the candle and burned it to ashes.

A huge change is brewing. The King of Yan is about to rebel. Even the capital feels the low aura. The sky is covered with dark clouds, as if the air has condensed into a cluster, making people feel depressed and sluggish, and feel a sense of suffocation.

Xiao Fan has been in and out of the palace these days, and has frequently traveled to and from the yamen of the vassal department and the governor's office of the Five Army to discuss military affairs with Sheng Yong, Ping'an, Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others. Others are incomprehensible about his chaotic situation, only he himself knows that it was the first year of Jianwen, and the days of King Yan's rebellion were not far away. Zhu Yunwen needed time and the imperial army needed time. At this moment, time is the most important thing.

If he could give him another year, even if Zhu Di rebelled, the court could still be calm and suppress it easily. Unfortunately, Zhu Di would not give him time at all. For him, time is still very important.

Xiao Fan also knew about Ji Gang's incident with Zhu Yunwen. He was very heavy and wanted to advise Zhu Yunwen not to use this person. However, Ji Gang made great contributions to protecting him and saved Zhu Yunwen's life. According to Zhu Yunwen's kindness, it was impossible not to use him.

All internal and external troubles came. Xiao Fan was really exhausted, but he had to cheer up and face it.

A man with responsibility and sense of responsibility is a real man, friend, family, morality, and these things force him to work day and night.

In fact, Xiao Fan himself was also very sad and angry, and wanted to cry. - I traveled to the Ming Dynasty to enjoy my life. Why did I survive until now? The emperor is not as busy as me, who would I provoke?

In an ordinary wine shop in Minxiang, Zhu Yunwen made an appointment with Xiao Fan to buy a drunken meal.

Zhu Yunwen wanted to get drunk very much. He felt that he was a failed man. When he was an emperor, his civil and military skills were inferior to those of the late emperor. The emperor's uncle was still staring at his throne and wanted to rebel. When he was a man, he was cowardly and timid, and he didn't even like women. He could not chase after him even if he was stubborn...

What else can a man who fails like this besides Du Kang relieves his worries?

Fortunately, he has a friend who can be trusted to exchange his life, which is probably the only successful thing in his life.

If you don’t have a confidant, it will be sad to buy drunk.

The guests in the tavern had been driven away by the Jinyiwei. The imperial guards in casual clothes sat scattered everywhere in the tavern, vaguely surrounding Zhu Yunwen and Xiao Fan in the middle, and no one was allowed to approach.

Ji Gang was also among the guards. His eyes were secretly swept across the two people who were raising cups from time to time, and a little jealousy flashed in his eyes.

After drinking a glass of wine, a hot breath surged upwards in the abdomen.

Xiao Fan paused and said, "Your Majesty, I want to give your Majesty the arrangements for the transfer of the Southern Army to the North..."

Zhu Yunwen raised his hand, stopped him and said, "I won't talk about these business today, I have anything to say to the palace tomorrow, you have always been a capable minister, I believe in you."

Xiao Fan smiled bitterly: "But I really don't want to discuss with you why you can't pick up girls like this... We have discussed this matter many times."

Zhu Yunwen's face showed a sad expression: "…………”

Xiao Fan looked at his appearance and couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty, please give me an imperial edict to summon her into the palace. If you drink a few glasses of wine and overturn her, you can do whatever you want. It was a very simple thing, why do you make it so complicated?"

Zhu Yunwen's face turned red and she glared: "What I want is her heart, not her body!"

"So, aren't you going to want her body?"

"Of course not! But I have to wait until I get her heart. Why do you say that you can drink her and do whatever you want? What is the difference between doing this and doing it?"
To be continued...