Zhu Di was so excited because of the arrival of one person.

Daoyan monk!

That is, Yao Guangxiao, who was later known as the black-clothed prime minister, Zhu Di's first hero in Fengtianjing, and the legendary demon monk who cultivated dragon slaying skills!

At this moment, Yao Guangxiao is still called Daoyan by his legal name, and there are still twelve years before he is given his name.

Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Di met in the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

That year, Empress Xiaoci Gao, that is, Queen Ma, died of illness, and Zhu Yuanzhang selected senior monks to serve the kings and chant and pray for blessings.

By chance, Yao Guangxiao got acquainted with Zhu Di, and at that time he felt that this guy was good and a capable person, so he asked to go to Beiping with Zhu Di, and got Zhu Yuanzhang's permission.

At that time, Yao Guangxiao's position was the presiding officer of Qingshou Temple in Beiping.

Unlike other monks who can only chant sutras and chant Buddha, Yao Guangxiao is proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and has a good relationship with the academic leaders of various families.

The relationship between the two also quickly became intimate during this period, Zhu Di trusted Yao Guangxiao very much, and even the rebellion was a matter of losing his head.

With the beginning of the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Di took the lead in charging ahead, while Yao Guangxiao sat in Beiping, giving advice and stabilizing the rear by the way.

It can be said that if there is no Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di will have to spend more effort if he wants to succeed, and even may not succeed.

In the original history, Yao Guangxiao deserved to enjoy the temple court after his death, and his status was respected.

In the list of Hongwu and Yongle dynasties who are worthy of enjoying the Taimiao, sixteen meritorious servants from Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, are all martial ministers who were born and died. Wenchen is ranked second to meritorious heroes, and only Yao Guangxiao is one person.

These are all things in the original history, and now Yao Guangxiao has not changed his name, standing calmly in front of the East Palace of the Prince, with a thin face and triangular eyes, looking like a sick tiger.

Looking at the magnificent Prince East Palace in front of him, Yao Guangxiao was very emotional, thinking that he was still in the Yan Palace, and conspired with Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to rebel and become the emperor, and even did not hesitate to ask Yuan Hui to use physiognomy to establish confidence in Zhu Di.

didn't think about it, it only took a long time for Yuan Heng's physiognomy to fail, and King Yan became the prince!

This really surprised Yao Guangxiao, who knew that this kind of thing would happen, it was simply incomprehensible.

Zhu Di, who has the least hope of becoming a prince in the world, was suddenly made a prince, and I don't know how many people jumped in the middle, which is simply trampling on the Confucian Wenchen's preaching of standing under his feet.

"Zhu Yuanzhang is really a strange person."

Yao Guangxiao muttered in his heart, he never expected this situation, and the sudden appearance of such a thing made him look like a stupid melon.

Now that Zhu Di has become the crown prince, the position of the prince has been determined, and the future can be said to be in the past.

Yao Guangxiao always felt a little unwilling, but the wood was already in the boat, even if he had any ideas, it was impossible to leave Zhu Di at this moment.

While thinking about it, there was a hearty laugh behind him, Yao Guangxiao didn't need to look back, he knew that it was King Yan who had arrived, no, now it was time to call him the prince.

"Old monk, you came so fast, didn't you expect this a long time ago?"

Zhu Di said this, naturally referring to the canonization of the crown prince, Yao Guangxiao closed his hands, recited a Buddha name, and said: "The old monk does not have the ability to predict the future, and he really never thought of it." Seeing His Highness's red face now, he knew that His Highness's heart must be extremely happy. ”

"Hahaha, the old monk is still so straightforward, come on, come on, go in and say!"

Outside is not the place to speak, Zhu Di's vigilance has not been completely lost, he stretched out his hand to pull Yao Guangxiao, and walked directly to the house.

When he came to the study and retreated, Zhu Di said: "Old monk, why did you come so quickly, it was only three days after you sent the letter, and you arrived in Yingtian?" ”

Yao Guangxiao sighed and said: "The old monk is worried about His Highness, since Jinyiwei urgently summoned His Highness into the palace, I went all the way out of Beiping to Yingtian. originally wanted to give advice to His Royal Highness to survive this catastrophe, but he never thought that His Royal Highness would come to Ji Tai and be directly canonized as the crown prince. When he first learned the news, the old monk was surprised, and he had to admire His Majesty's martial arts and extraordinary courage. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I didn't expect this to happen!"

Facing his henchman Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di obviously let down his guard and said with a smile: "But everything is so wonderful, no one can fathom it, maybe this is what you often call the impermanence of heaven." ”

"Your Majesty is the supreme in the world, and compared to the way of heaven, it is more impermanent, and this canonization of the crown prince is really unexpected."

Yao Guangxiao obviously had some small grudges on him, and a few small complaints at the moment made Zhu Di laugh, it was the first time he had seen an old monk like this.

However, Zhu Di was still a little moved by the fact that the old monk was able to travel thousands of miles for himself, and said: "Now that I am the prince, I still have to ask you to plan more for all kinds of matters." ”

"It seems that His Highness has encountered some troublesome things again, the old monk is not talented, thanks to His Highness's love, there is nothing to do."

Yao Guangxiao said very politely, but his demeanor was not polite, obviously he had been with Zhu Di for so long, he was also quite relaxed, even if Zhu Di had been canonized as the crown prince, he had always been as usual.

This attitude is naturally very much in line with Zhu Di's appetite, and in addition to the fact that Yao Guangxiao is indeed a person with real talent and learning, Zhu Di naturally likes it even more, so he told him in detail what has happened in recent days.

Speaking of Zhao Mian's corruption case, Zhu Di was still quite complacent, and said: "Old monk, now that I have taken over this matter, if I take the opportunity to make trouble, I will definitely be able to pull down a group of civil officials above the court, so that those opponents will be much less, it is wonderful!" ”

"Confused!"

Unexpectedly, Yao Guangxiao's face changed slightly, and there was a little dissatisfaction in his triangular eyes, and he said: "Your Highness's move is tantamount to forcing yourself to a dead end!" ”

Zhu Di was stunned, he scratched his head, and puzzled: "Old monk, what do you mean by this?" These civil officials will not support me, even if my father suppresses them, they still think of my eldest nephew in their hearts, and they are not very attentive in handling court politics. I also heard that Liu Sanwu, a scholar of Hanlin, has spoken ill of me in front of my father more than once, and now is a great opportunity to get rid of him, how can I not seize it? ”

"Your Highness, don't you think that this is still Beiping? Does His Royal Highness think that he is still the original Yan King? ”

Yao Guangxiao's face was a little unkind, and his tone became a little stern.

He himself is twenty-five years older than Zhu Di, and he can be regarded as Zhu Di's predecessor, plus he has a bit of ruthlessness in appearance, even for Zhu Di, who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round, it is not far behind.

Otherwise, he would not have received the evaluation of the Xiangshi Yuan Heng: What a strange monk! The eyes are triangular, shaped like a sick tiger, and the sex will be murderous, and Liu Bingzhong is also flowing.

Kind eyebrows? That's impossible, Yao Guangxiao is not such a person, he is also an ambitious careerist, otherwise how dare he be involved in the battle of Jingjing.

Although Zhu Di was not afraid, when he saw Yao Guangxiao like this, his expression became solemn, and he said seriously: "Please teach me the great monk!" ”

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