Chapter Eighty-Seven: Cold Sweat
The suffocating silence lasted for a long time, and Dao Yan, who didn't know when he stopped chanting, said in a loud voice:
"No, it's too risky."
"There is no other way, even if you don't go now, you can't hide from the June Festival to sweep the filial piety tomb."
"Today's emperor is called Renxiao, but he is actually mean, what if he does it directly?"
"If he is an ordinary person, he can do this, but he is an emperor," Gu Huai paused, "This is the best yang scheme. ”
Zhu Di also understood to some extent: "Do you want me to go to Jinling, the heart of the An court?" No matter how bad it is, can they have no reason to do it? ”
"The prince is wise," Gu Huai arched his hand, "In this way, the so-called reasons for supporting the army, self-respect, and rebellion are self-defeating." ”
At first glance, this seems to be a very stupid method, to leave Beiping, which has been in business for many years, to throw himself into the net, and to abandon the heavy army to go to Jinling, where the courtiers racked their brains to cut the domain... It doesn't seem to be any different from being sent to death.
But if you think about it deeply, doing so is no less than roasting the court on a fire.
You say that the vassal king is powerful and may want to rebel? Then what did I say when I came to Jinling? If you dare to touch me, what will the remaining vassal kings think, what will they do? What do people in the world think of this? Aren't you afraid that the rest of the vassal kings will die and break the net, and the people of the world will say that the court does not talk about martial arts?
Dao Yan still shook his head: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has only done two things, one is to emphasize literature and suppress military force, and promote Wenchen to take charge of the power of the court, and the other is to cut the domain. If the prince wants to go south, His Majesty may not be able to do it directly because of the relationship between his uncle and nephew and the mouth of Youyou, but who are Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai and others? How could they let go of this opportunity by flattering His Majesty by cutting down the feudal domain? If they slander and deceive Your Majesty, as Your Majesty is now obedient to them..."
As soon as he heard these names, Zhu Di's heart rose with anger, his eyes were full of murderous aura, and the momentum of commanding thousands of troops was fully revealed: "There are no fathers and sons in the heavenly family... What's more, it's an uncle and nephew? But after all, we still have to talk about some sentiment and morality! If it weren't for these dog thieves, how would I have ended up in such a predicament? Gu Huai, Master Daoyan is right, even if His Majesty doesn't plan to leave me in Jinling, these flies will say in His Majesty's ears every day, and persuade me every night! Who knows if Your Majesty will have a knife in his heart? ”
Seeing that both of them tried their best to oppose this too risky method, Gu Huai was a little puzzled, in history, Zhu Di obviously went to Jinling before the Battle of Jingyan and retreated... What the hell was he thinking at the time?
Could it be that he Gu Huai is now telling Zhu Di that you can go to Jinling with peace of mind, and I Gu Huai will be responsible if something happens?
Then Zhu Di will probably treat him as a member of the imperial court.
Shaking his head, Gu Huai said, "It's not thoughtful... But Lord Wang, if you don't want to fight, is there a better way than this? ”
When a sentence came out, Zhu Di and Dao Yan on the opposite side were silent.
The spring sun does not have much temperature, and the lake wind is a little strong, blowing chills on people, but no matter how cold it is, it can't be as cold as the current situation of Yanwang Zhu Di.
yes, if you don't rebel, is there any better way?
At this moment, Zhu Di's intention to rebel in his heart is not to be mentioned, but now this kind of royal palace chief history has become a scene in the court, and all the officials and generals are appointed by the court... The knife was already on his neck and he was about to swing it down.
"The palace needs time, whether it is to raise troops or to have some resistance when the imperial court tears its face and sends troops, it will take at least a few months to plan slowly," Gu Huai sat up straight, "It's hard to drag on these times by pretending to be sick... But you can't go to Jinling. ”
"'Grenades' need to be produced in large quantities, 'penicillin' needs clinical trials to be used on the battlefield, not to mention training soldiers to build weapons to win over officials... No matter if the prince can't get up a soldier, going to Jinling is the best way. ”
He frowned: "Maybe there's some gambling in it, but don't bet... What can we do? ”
“... It makes sense," after a long time, Zhu Di nodded, "I've been forced to a dead end, aren't I just gambling now?" Why not bet a little bigger? ”
"You can give it a try, but there is one thing that the prince must promise to the old man," Dao Yan is more like a scheming scholar than a monk at the moment, "The three sons must stay in Beiping." ”
"The prince and the son... You can't go to Jinling together! ”
Zhu Di pondered for a long time: "If the third son is left in Beiping, will Huang and Qi take advantage of the topic to play in order to slander?" ”
Dao Yan sneered: "His Royal Highness went to Jinling alone, there is still a living land, if you bring the three princes together, the court will really have no scruples at all!" ”
Zhu Di hesitated for a moment, but he still couldn't bear to have his three sons take risks with him, so he nodded and said, "It's okay." ”
He turned to Gu Huai: "I will write an excerpt to play the imperial court, enter Beijing to worship the filial piety tomb to meet the emperor, and it will take more than half a month to go back and forth in the military post. ”
"Gu Huai, you are from Jiangnan?"
Gu Huai nodded: "The ancestral hometown of Yangzhou Mansion is next to Jinling." ”
"In this way, it is convenient..."Zhu Di's eyes flashed, "I go to the capital, and the affairs of the palace will be entrusted to Master Daoyan, and you will go south with me, how about it?" ”
Gu Huai did not hesitate: "I am willing to follow the prince." ”
"That's fine, you guys go down, I have to think about this matter," Zhu Di closed his eyes, "Gu Huai, you go to find the three treasures, the secret spy of the palace..."
"You'll take over later."
......
"When it is important to be in harmony with Qizhengju, it is easy to have an accident if you are too far averse."
Walking through the wooden corridor, neither of them looked back at Zhu Di's contemplative figure in the pavilion, and their faces were a little solemn.
Regarding Dao Yan's words of suggestion and advice rather than blame and reprimand, Gu Huai nodded: "Actually, I'm not good at these. ”
"We're the same kind of people, it's impossible for you not to be good at it," Dao Yan shook his head, "I'm just afraid that you'll go astray." ”
Are you saying that being too adventurous often ends up dying on adventure? Gu Huai understood: "Understood." ”
"Persuading the prince to go to Jinling, do you want him to see the current imperial court?"
Gu Huai's heart sank, this is really a... Extremely intelligent people.
"The prince is too hesitant, the younger generation does have some thoughts of pushing," Gu Huai put his hands on his sleeves, as if he was a little chilled, "Go to Jinling for a walk, and see the faces of the emperor and adults in the court, presumably he will not be angry and just resist the difficulties of the court... Mobilizing troops and raising troops are just a thought. ”
"Do you think the prince can't see it? After all, I'm still younger," Dao Yan shook his head, "How do you know that the prince is undecided?" ”
This sentence is too informative.
Gu Huai stopped, his face slowly became ugly, and he always had the feeling of treating others as fools and ending up being fools.
Oh, yes... Even if he doesn't show up, those who should go to Jinling will still go to Jinling, and those who should rebel will still rebel... How could I have a complacent mind that drove all this?
Think about the identities of these two people... Yongle the Great! Prime Minister in Black!
What qualifications do you have to be careful?
Seeing that Gu Huai seemed to understand, Dao Yan clasped his hands together, and finally had a smile on his face.
He liked the young man very much... Like yourself when you were young, what's wrong with young people making mistakes? What's wrong with young people being sharp? Can you call young people if you are not arrogant?
What's more, his starting point and opportunities are much higher than his own...
The monk's robe fluttered, and he lowered his eyebrows and walked away:
"Don't have a next time."