Temple of the Heavenly Realm.

Dao Yan sat in front of the Buddha, holding a string of prayer beads in his hand, turning while closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, reciting Buddhist scriptures.

Speaking of which, Dao Yan is actually a very ungodly monk.

When he became a monk at the age of fourteen, he fled to the temple because he was so poor that he had no food to eat.

Soon after shaving, he worshipped Taoist priest Xi Yingzhen as a teacher and learned the number of yin and yang techniques.

Buddhist scriptures or something, have long been thrown aside.

He also spent a lot of time studying Confucian classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics.

In fact, in Daoyan's heart, most of them disagree with the Buddhist scriptures.

But then again, if there is any monk who really wants to challenge him, to see who has more mastery of Buddhist scriptures, to see who has a deeper understanding of the Buddha, then 99.9 percent will be pressed to the ground by Dao Yan and rubbed.

After all, Dao Yan has really read a lot of books, and he has involved all three schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

Even if he doesn't like Buddhist scriptures, the Buddhist scriptures he has read still surpass the vast majority of monks.

Not to mention that he has an excellent understanding, and his understanding of scriptures is far beyond that of ordinary monks.

There was no one else in the Buddha hall except him.

Empty and secluded.

A pilgrim-like figure came in from outside, walked up to the Buddha statue and bowed.

Only then did he lean over to Dao Yan's side and said softly, "Master! ”

Dao Yan's chanting stopped abruptly, opened his slightly closed eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

This person is naturally a spy left in the city by King Yan, and now he is under the command of Dao Yan.

"Your Majesty has just issued an order, in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people, to appoint the four emperor grandsons as the imperial grandsons."

"What?"

Dao Yan exclaimed in surprise, no longer calm and calm.

The spy said: "Today, in the court, the people presented the letter of the people, the students collectively petitioned, the sergeants made their statements, and the civil and military officials all asked for the king of Linan to be the prince, and the momentum was huge, and His Majesty has agreed. ”

"Now the gongs and drums in Jinling City are noisy, and the people are celebrating on the streets."

Dao Yan listened attentively, and sure enough, he faintly heard the sound of gongs and drums.

He "slammed" the ground, stood up, and quickly walked up the stairs next to him, "stepping on the stairs" until he walked to the top of the tall building, looking into the distance.

Really.

I saw that on the street, the crowd was surging, and countless people were singing and dancing, and they were celebrating.

No wonder the people are so happy.

From ancient times to the present, the matter of the people writing to elect the prince has never happened.

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang really decreed that Zhu Yunxi should be appointed as the emperor's grandson.

Every citizen who participated in the book suddenly felt that they were too honored and awesome.

The future emperors are all elected by me, isn't it awesome enough?

When you talk to others in the future, who dares to be disrespectful.

Elect the future son of heaven, can't this be blown for a lifetime?

Even those who did not go to the book, but only talked about it verbally twice, were elated one by one.

It seems that Zhu Yunxi can be established as the prince, and he has made a lot of contributions.

Prince, that is the future Son of Heaven.

Under the push of "we", it was born!

Who doesn't feel proud?

Who isn't proud?

At this time, almost all the people in Jinling City took to the streets.

The entire city of Jinling has become a sea of celebration.

This situation is much more lively than the Spring Festival.

Dao Yan took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

At this time, where could he not understand that all forces, including himself, had been played by Lao Zhu.

From beginning to end, this was Old Jubu's game, just waiting for them to jump in.

The king of the south, the king of the south.

When Lao Zhu was canonized with this name, he thought of the next step, so he used this name to canonize.

It is to misunderstand the world, let everyone understand his intentions, and let the opponents make waves.

Imperial means!

Lift it high, put it down gently, strategize, and everything is under control.

And including him, all forces have been "deceived".

It has invisibly boosted it.

In front of Dao Yan's eyes, Zhu Yunxi's figure slowly emerged.

The figure that is young and not long to describe.

Zhu Yunxi's identity was originally very embarrassing.

is not a long-term or long, ranking fourth.

On the way to compete for the crown, it can even be said that it is not as advantageous as King Yan.

Until then, no one will notice this young child.

But since Zhu Biaoxu and Zhu Yunxi appeared in front of people, their performance has been very amazing.

Poetry, strategy, and ambition......

It's almost perfect in every way.

He planned for a long time, but in the end he couldn't help King Yan win the position of prince.

But Zhu Yunxi ......

In a blink of an eye, he was already the emperor's grandson.

It was not easy for Lao Zhu to establish Zhu Yunxi as the prince.

But this plan made him the lord of the world and the position of the prince, which is logical.

Not only that, but also gained unparalleled prestige.

Dao Yan thought silently, reflecting on his mistakes.

Is there really anyone behind Zhu Yunxi?

If not, then this son's evil will be too much.

Dao Yan thinks very highly of himself, and thinks that he is not weaker than anyone in the world.

But now that I think back on Zhu Yunxi's various things, the more I think about it, the more I feel that he is too terrifying.

"With this person, King Yan wants to take over the world, but it is difficult to ascend to the sky."

He thought about it and came to this conclusion.

"It is imperative that we get to the bottom of him."

"But I tried twice, but I didn't see the depth."

He thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Come, call the horses, and come to me."

Dao Yan commanded.

Someone went in secret.

After a while, Ma He arrived.

He was left in Jinling City and had been living near the Heavenly Realm Temple.

"Master, what do you command?"

Ma He asked respectfully.

After Zhu Di left, Dao Yan was the person in charge, including Ma He, everyone who stayed behind was commanded by Dao Yan.

Dao Yan looked at him and said, "Your Majesty has decreed that His Royal Highness King Nan be appointed as the imperial grandson, presumably you also know?" ”

Ma He nodded.

This matter has long been known to everyone in Jinling City, no one knows about it, of course he knows.

Dao Yan said: "That day of hunting, when the imperial grandson was shooting arrows, he almost fell off his horse, but fortunately, you were quick and held him up." ”

Ma He was slightly stunned.

Of course he remembered the events of that day.

But in Ma He's view, this is his responsibility, his duty.

Why did Dao Yan mention it at this moment?

Is it to blame yourself for not saving him?

If he hadn't made a move at that time, Zhu Yunxi would have fallen off the horse, and he might have seriously fallen and injured, and maybe even broken his hands and feet.

Of course, Da Ming may set up a disabled prince as a prince.

If that is the case, Zhu Yunxi will not be able to become the emperor's grandson.

The more Ma He thought about it, the more he felt that it might be this reason, and Dao Yan was going to ask himself for the guilt?

His heart suddenly became uneasy.

But when I thought about it, I felt that I had done nothing wrong.

King Yan had already ordered him to take care of the four emperors and grandsons, but he was just doing his duty.

What's wrong?

Besides, he couldn't watch Zhu Yunxi fall off his horse and stand by and watch!

It was against his heart.

Saving people is right!

Thinking of this, Ma He looked firmly at Daoyan.

Dao Yan said with a smile: "The poor monk observes his words and looks, and the attitude of the imperial grandson towards you seems to be quite unusual, and he respects you very much, and has the intention of wooing." ”

When Zhu Yunxi saw Ma He that day, he naturally thought that he was the best candidate to go to the West, and he couldn't help but look at him differently.

In fact, Zhu Yunxi's job is not very obvious.

Even the horse and himself didn't notice anything wrong.

I only feel that the four emperors and grandsons are extremely polite.

Gentle and modest, with a gentleman's style.

But in the eyes of a person like Daoyan, it is completely different.

"The subordinates didn't perceive the emperor's grandson's intentions."

Ma He thought about it for a moment and shook his head.

"He behaved extremely secretly, but the poor monk was definitely not mistaken."

Daoyan is very confident in this.

Zhu Yunxi is indeed demonic, strategic, and talented.

Treat people and things, and show a very high level.

But in front of himself, if he can't see this, then he will be called a "demon monk" in vain.

"At present, although he has been made the emperor's grandson, his reputation is unparalleled for a while, but his power is extremely thin, and there are few people under him who are available."

Dao Yan saw it clearly.

Behind Zhu Yunwen stood the civilian-official clique.

Behind Zhu Yunxi is the noble military generals of the Manchu Dynasty.

Only Zhu Yunxi is alone, without any support.

What he has is only Lao Zhu's favor and his own extraordinary talent and ability.

If he is only for the king of the south, it is enough.

But as the grandson of the emperor, it is far from enough to be in charge of the government and inherit the unification.

He needs to train his own descendants.

But right now, there is only one Xu Miaojin beside Zhu Yunxi.

Although she has the background of being the daughter of the king of Zhongshan, she is a little girl of eleven or twelve years old, what use can she have?

"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: "My subordinates are fortunate to have the grace of His Royal Highness King Yan, and they will never dare to betray King Yan." ”

"Although the imperial grandson is the prince, Ma He is by no means a person who only knows how to climb high branches and is ungrateful."

Dao Yan laughed.

"The poor monk knows your loyalty to King Yan, otherwise, he would not have assigned this task to you."

"The meaning of the poor monk is to let you lurk to the side of the imperial grandson, find out his situation clearly, and return to King Yan, this is your greatest loyalty to King Yan."

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Ma He, who was kneeling on the ground, on the shoulder.

"Lurking?" The horse and body shook.

Unexpectedly, Dao Yan gave him such a task.

"Not bad!" Dao Yan nodded.

"The imperial grandson is only seven years old, and he has such ability, is there a master behind him?"

"We don't know at the moment, let alone how to deal with it."

"Only if you go to his side and do things for him can you find out."

Ma He hung his head and said for a while: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

"Yes!" Dao Yan responded, no longer stayed, walked a few steps, and was about to leave, but suddenly turned his head.

He sighed softly: "Although you are lurking beside him, you must also do your best to serve the imperial grandson." ”

"Perhaps, one day, my net worth and the lives of King Yan will all depend on you."

Although the voice is soft, the words are not light, and when I exhale, I am full of emotion.

Ma He was stunned for a moment and looked up at Dao Yan.

For a moment, I didn't know how to reply.

Dao Yan didn't say anything more and left adrift.

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(End of chapter)