Just after the Spring Festival, Zhu Di came to the abbot of Qingshou Temple to find Daoyan.

"What's the matter with the fourth master? So urgent. Dao Yan, who had just finished doing the rituals, asked with a smile while washing his hands.

Zhu Di sat down on the chair: "What's the matter, it's not a meritorious effort." The second brother and the third brother are not in good health, who else will I build the work of catching up with Dayuan in the north. ”

Dao Yan looked at him and said, "Of course, it's good to make contributions, but don't forget to start a career." ”

Zhu Di lowered his head and raised his head again for a long time: "This, the queen mother finally asked me to help my eldest brother, and I have agreed, of course I want to help him establish a great cause." ”

"The fourth master and the prince are really brothers." Dao Yan smiled meaningfully.

Zhu Di smiled bitterly: "Of course, the prince is benevolent and will be a very good emperor." ”

"Yes, the prince is very good, but he ......"

Dao Yan deliberately stopped, Zhu Di knew that he was selling Guanzi, but he still asked strangely: "It's just, what?" ”

"It's just that the blessings are short-lived."

"W-What?" Zhu Di was stunned and looked at him with wide eyes, "Master, what did you say?" ”

"The poor monk said that the prince's fortune is short and his life is short," Dao Yan also looked at him and said, "I have met him for him, and I see that the prince's five elements are not in harmony, yin and yang are not in harmony, and his face is gloomy, I am afraid that he will ......."

It's really appetizing, seeing that he didn't say it again, Zhu Di couldn't help but ask: "How is it?" ”

"I'm afraid that the day of his life will be before His Majesty."

Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't say anything for a long time, and it took a while before he said: "Although you and I are one and do not distinguish each other, it is not good to say that the prince is not good. ”

Dao Yan laughed: "Fourth master, what the old monk said is the truth, what's wrong." And the old monk also wants to tell you that the prince's remaining longevity will not exceed ten years. ”

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this," Zhu Di couldn't laugh or cry, "Master, I came to ask you today for advice on how to make meritorious contributions, but you said such things, I really can't listen to it, I can't listen to it." ”

"Okay, can the fourth master tell the old monk why he is in such a hurry to make contributions?"

"My father's trust of this northern barrier in my hands shows his high hopes. It's been three years since I came here.,It's almost an inch.,All the victories are the credit of a few generals.,I, the king of Yan who controlled them, have the name of the prince and the vassal king.,It's also stained with the light of my father.,You say、Can I not be in a hurry? ”

Dao Yan stared at him without answering.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "Of course I want to be a famous founder of the country, and I don't want to be a free king, but this is very difficult, and even, I have to be sad for my father." His father's country was built by his old man, and as long as the foundation was laid, those ministers would obey him...... And me? From the beginning, he was the son of the emperor and the emperor, and the throne was sealed by his father, can those generals who have repeatedly performed miraculous feats be convinced from the heart...... What's more, most of them are my elders. If I want to create a prestige, I must first get rid of the influence of the 'prince' and rely on my own ability to establish meritorious deeds, which is still really difficult. Speaking of this, Zhu Di took Dao Yan's hand, "Master, Zhu Di sincerely asks you for advice, you are my teacher, please give me some advice." ”

Dao Yan took out his left hand and gently patted the back of Zhu Di's white hand, and said, "Fourth master, you can have this vision and mind, and you will not let the old monk accompany you from Nanjing to this Beiping." ”

Eagerness and trust filled Zhu Di's eyes, and Dao Yan looked at him and smiled, "But everything can be done without urgency, you have to look for opportunities." As he spoke, he poured a cup of tea and sent it to Zhu Di, and sat down in front of him again, "Fourth master, I heard the old monk tell you, although this northern army is controlled by you, the King of Qin, and the King of Jin, but in the past three years, how many things have the King of Qin and the King of Jin asked?" It's not that the two of them don't want to be in charge of the military, they don't have the ability and physical strength, and Mu Hou Ye has been friendly with the fourth master for the past few years, which has become a habit, otherwise how could the Lost Flame Sect just want to harm you? Although Mu Hou Ye has gone to Yunnan, the habits that can be formed are already very beneficial to you. ”

Although his heart calmed down a little after listening to this, Zhu Di was still a little uneasy: "But I still miss the days with Brother Muhuang." ”

Mu Ying was originally Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, so Zhu Di called him "imperial brother".

"It's useless to miss him," Dao Yan actually had some "schadenfreude" in his eyes, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's hard for the fourth master to see him again in this life." ”

"Huh?!" Zhu Di was taken aback, could it be that this monk also gave Mu Ying any face.

Fortunately, Dao Yan continued: "Mu Hou Ye is a rare general, he is the most suitable person to defend Yunnan, long live will definitely let him Yongzhen Yunnan, and the fourth master is here in Beiping, do you say it will be easy to meet him?" ”

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he still sighed a little lost, Dao Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, let's continue to talk about you, the power of northern moderation will eventually belong to you alone, but don't be busy with meritorious work, if you want to become a king, you can't just go to win a few battles in person, just like your father, the emperor, he may not have won as many battles as your father-in-law Xu Chengxiang, Fu Youde, and the late General Chang Yuchun, but he has become the Son of Heaven, that is because he has the majestic strategy to control these people." ”

"Master, listen to you, I shouldn't be in a hurry to lead troops to fight, and how can I establish prestige among soldiers and generals?" The uneasiness in Zhu Di's heart still hasn't completely disappeared.

Dao Yan smiled and said, "It depends on whether you can grasp the timing yourself." In addition, those generals, they are all founding fathers, there is no way to really disobey you, and you don't have to be anxious because of this, because it is not them who can gather around the fourth master in the future, and they will not be used by the fourth master, and even they will have to return to Beijing sooner or later, and the rest of the talents are you should use. ”

"The rest?"

"Yes," Dao Yan still smiled, "The rest of the people are the people you promoted yourself, Fourth Master, I'll give you an example, just like Yu Liang and Zhou Duo." ”

Zhu Di listened thoughtfully: "Oh...... The master's words really benefited Zhu Di a lot. ”

"Fourth master, you must learn to judge the situation when you become a big thing, and the important thing is to avoid impatience." Dao Yan said earnestly and comfortingly.

Zhu Di nodded: "I wrote it down." ”

Dao Yan looked out the window again, and then pointed to the teacup in Zhu Di's hand: "If you don't drink this tea, it will be cold." ”

Zhu Di suddenly said: "Oh? Ah, I'm just listening to you. ”

Dao Yan smiled and changed the topic again: "How has the fourth master's martial arts been practiced recently?" ”

"Nothing has progressed." Zhu Di shook his head.

"Of course, this martial art has to be practiced, but the fourth master doesn't have to stick to it," Dao Yan said comfortingly, "You can't ask to be like Yin Daxia, their Jianghu people have nothing else to do, concentrate on martial arts, of course the progress will be great, and the fourth master, you govern one side, and the military affairs are busy compared to them, just want to be able to protect themselves." ”

Zhu Di understood that the master was warning him not to "lose his mind as a plaything", so he nodded: "I wrote it down." ”

Dao Yan said "um" with satisfaction, and thought again: "The origin of Ping Wu is very interesting, does the fourth master have any new discoveries?" ”

"He only said that he was a dart head," Zhu Di smiled, "He ended up here because he was chased and killed by the enemy, although there may be hidden secrets, but he doesn't want to say it himself, and I don't have to ask more, let him pretend to be dumb and be a servant." ”

"That's fine, anyway, he cultivated three guarantees for the fourth master." Dao Yan nodded.

Zhu Di also agreed with his words: "Yes, Sanbao, this child is very producible." ”

The "three guarantees" mentioned by the two are Zheng He, and Zheng He's original name is Ma Sanbao.

After chatting for a whole day, Zhu Di returned to the palace.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw that Zheng He was walking with his son Zhu Gaochi, who had just turned one year old, and the little guy walked fast, limping carelessly, and just fell down in front of Zhu Di, and immediately cried.

Zheng He hurriedly ran over to help, but Zhu Di had already reached out and hugged Gao Chi, and the little guy grinned when he saw his father. Zhu Di kissed his son's little face and handed it to Zheng He: "Send him back to the princess." ”

Zheng He answered, hugged Gao Chi and went to the inner house. Zhu Di looked at their backs and thoughtfully: The master is right, if you walk too fast, you will fall, I can't make the same mistake as Gao Chi.