Zhu Di's eager gaze did not get the answer he hoped for, even a generation of emperors is inevitably a little anxious when facing such a major problem, although he is not very satisfied with some of Daoyan's practices on weekdays, and also feels that the relationship with Daoyan is gradually estranged, but when it comes to difficult things to choose, Zhu Di knows in his heart that Daoyan will definitely give him the most objective answer. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The poor monk thinks that there are two problems in front of the emperor now, and the poor monk does not dare to draw conclusions before getting the emperor's clear idea. Dao Yan finally spoke.

"If you don't know something, just ask, since I called the mage, I will never hide anything. Zhu Di said eagerly.

Dao Yan first looked at Zhu Di, and then said slowly: "What the emperor is thinking about now is whether he can make the second highness the crown prince, or who should be appointed as the crown prince?"

Zhu Di didn't answer immediately after hearing this, but pondered Dao Yan's words in his mind, in his opinion, there was no difference between the two, but Dao Yan would never ask useless questions, there must be deep meaning in his words.

"Please make it clear. In the end, Zhu Di decided to let Dao Yan answer his own questions.

Dao Yan smiled and said: "If it is the former, then it means that the candidate in the emperor's heart has been determined as the second highness, but if it is the latter, it means that the emperor does not have a clear heir to the throne in his heart." That's the purpose of Daoyan's question. ”

Zhu Di nodded, thought for a moment and said: "It's not a secret, Xu'er's personality is very similar to me, so I really like him very much, but the matter of the throne is not trivial, and it should not be taken as a child's joke, how many dynasties have been ruined in one fell swoop because of problems with inheritance, and I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

Dao Yan twisted his beard and said: "The past does not forget the teacher of the future, the emperor is really the king of the Holy Ming, if it is the latter, the poor monk has a word to remind the emperor." ”

Zhu Di raised his head, he knew that the point of this conversation was about to arrive.

"Has the emperor forgotten that there are not only three heirs to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, but there should be four. Dao Yan said slowly.

"You said Ye Cheng?" Zhu Di said in surprise.

"He should be surnamed Zhu. Dao Yan replied.

At this time, the room became extremely silent, Zhu Di did not speak, but slowly got up and paced in the room, he looked at the wall next to him, where the two swords of Yuehua and the green shirt were originally hung, now only one sword of the green shirt remained, and the other Yuehua sword was given to Ye Cheng by him at that time.

"He once wanted to kill his father, the mage probably didn't know yet, right?" Zhu Di remembered the scene in the garden that day.

But he didn't do it, didn't he, Your Majesty? A man whose mother had difficulty obtaining his rightful position, who had been displaced from mother and son, and who almost died in prison, would not have any resentment at all? Dao Yan said slowly.

Zhu Di suddenly turned his head and said with sternness in his eyes: "Master, according to your meaning, is it my mistake?

Dao Yan lowered his hand and said: "The poor monk has no such intention, he is just exploring a person's human nature. ”

"Enough! This kind of exploration is meaningless, we are talking about who can inherit the throne after a hundred years, although Ye Cheng is my son, but he has been immersed in the rivers and lakes for a long time, how can he not be contaminated with the habits of the rivers and lakes, and he is not familiar with the government in the palace, such a candidate, even if he is talented and intelligent, he can not become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty. That's the end of this topic, and I don't need to mention it again. Zhu Di said very decisively, leaving no room for Dao Yan.

Dao Yan sighed and continued: "The poor monk didn't insist on choosing Ye Cheng, he just reminded the emperor that there were four princes. Now that Ye Cheng is excluded, His Majesty can ask someone, after all, this person gave His Majesty the most pertinent answer. ”

"Who?" Zhu Di was very strange, he didn't expect Dao Yan to suddenly recommend others at this time, but after thinking about it, he understood that Dao Yan had already said Ye Cheng's name just now, if he recommended others again, it would inevitably be suspicious, and this kind of thing as a prince has always been a taboo in the emperor's family, and even Dao Yan didn't dare to cross too much.

At this time, I saw Dao Yan reply: "Xie Jin can help the emperor solve this problem." ”

"Hanlin Attendant Xie Jin?" Zhu Di had a few people in his mind, but he didn't expect that he would be recommended by Dao Yan in the end.

Dao Yan nodded, didn't say anything, but bowed down and said, "If the emperor has nothing else to do, the poor monk will retreat first." ”

Zhu Di nodded, but remembered something, and then asked, "How is his matter?"

Of course, Dao Yan understood that Zhu Di was talking about the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, after the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Di had specially summoned himself, Yuan Hui, Xie Jin, and Chen Ying into the palace and assigned them to find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.

Dao Yan shook his head at this time and said: "The poor monk has not forgotten the emperor's will, but now Emperor Jianwen is like a frightened bird, and he must be incognito, which is not so easy to find." ”

Zhu Di didn't understand how difficult it was to find Emperor Jianwen, but if he didn't find his nephew, he wouldn't be able to sleep soundly for a day. After Dao Yan retreated, Zhu Di immediately got up to go to Xie Jin's mansion.

"Your Majesty, if you want to see the minister, just let the servants call it, how dare you work hard?" Fan Ming said on the side.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "No, since Dao Yan can recommend Xie Jin, he must have seen this matter very thoroughly, and when he sees this kind of person, of course, he has to come to the door to show his sincerity." ”

Fan Ming didn't have a chance to hear what Dao Yan and Zhu Di said just now, and when he saw that Zhu Di was going to see what was going on, he didn't know what was going on, seeing that the emperor insisted on this, as long as he arranged a sedan chair and let Zhu Di get up to find Xie Jin.

Xie Jin, as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, spends most of the day in the palace, so Zhu Di doesn't need to go out of the palace to find him, as long as he arrives at the Hanlin Academy.

When Zhu Di arrived, he saw that the door of the Hanlin Academy was open, and Xie Jin was bowing his head and meditating inside.

"Master Xie is so idle. ”

Zhu Di, who came behind Xie Jin, suddenly said a word, which really frightened Xie Jin, he hurriedly turned around to look, only to see Shi Huangshang standing behind him, he couldn't help but hurriedly put down the pen, pulled his sleeves and knelt on the ground, and shouted long live.

At this time, Zhu Di saw clearly that the table in front of him was not a book, but an unfinished painting, with a tiger on the painting and several small tigers behind him, which was vivid and vivid.

"Aiqing is flat, I always thought you were good at reading, but I didn't expect Aiqing's paintings to have such high attainments. Zhu Di praised.

Xie Jin slowly stood up and said with a smile: "The emperor praised it falsely, and Weichen is only a shallow learner, so he drew something on a whim to adjust it, but he didn't want to make a foolish appearance to the eyes of the saint." ”

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Why does Aiqing draw a tiger?

Xie Jin bowed and said: "Weichen named this painting Hu Biaotu, Biao is the tiger's son, the tiger is the mother of Biao, even the most ferocious beast in the world, he also knows that licking calves is deep, and blood is thicker than water." ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but change his face slightly, looked at this painting, and carefully recalled what Xie Jin just said, suddenly touched the scene, thought of his sons, and couldn't help but feel a sigh of emotion in his heart, and suddenly understood why Dao Yan recommended him to find Xie Jin, he may really be the one who solves the boredom and embarrassment in his heart.

Zhu Di did not beat around the bush, as a generation of emperors, he could say everything he wanted to say as much as he wanted, but when he told Xie Jin about his contradictions and hesitations, Xie Jin fell into silence.

"Your Majesty, who told you to come to Weichen?" Xie Jin asked.

"Master Daoyan. ”

Xie Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dao Yan is my friend, but I didn't expect my old friend to fall into a Jedi today." ”

"What do you mean by that?" asked Zhu Di.

"The emperor thinks about it, this is the emperor's family matter, it should not be interfered with by foreign ministers, if the person said became the emperor and inherited the throne, then those who did not inherit will hate you, if the person you said inherited the throne but is not the emperor's talent, then the person who asked you to recommend you will complain about you, this is really a thankless thing. ”

Zhu Di smiled and said: "It's a big matter, it is indeed related to the rise and fall and fate of the Ming Dynasty, since Dao Yan recommended you, I always have to give some suggestions for my reference, right?"

Xie Jin thought for a long time, and slowly pointed to the smallest tiger in the painting, this tiger fell behind, because Zhu Di came in just now to interrupt, and the color of this tiger had not been added.

Zhu Di looked at the tiger and said, "This is the tiger?"

Xie Jin shook his head and said, "This is the tiger grandson." The foundation of the Ming Dynasty is like the survival of the fittest in this nature, considering not only ten or twenty years, but also more long-term things, only in this way can we ensure that the Ming Dynasty will never fall. ”

"What does Master Xie mean?" Zhu Di then asked.

"Wei Chen once saw the eldest son of His Royal Highness, and he is really a talent who is not born in the world. Weichen can only say here, as for all decisions, but it can be decided by the emperor's cadres. Xie Jin bowed and said.

"Zhu Zhanji!" Zhu Di couldn't help but move when he was relieved of this. Indeed, who better to know this grandson of his own than him. Zhu Zhanji is not only smart and clever, but also commendable for being kind-hearted, decisive, well-organized, and has his own ideas and insights, and his ability far surpasses that of other princes.

"Yes, the Ming Dynasty is not ten or twenty years, but should be fifty or one hundred years! If such a good emperor and grandson can't inherit the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but if it doesn't work, do you want me to give it to other grandchildren who are not angry?" Zhu Di muttered to himself while thinking.