"The variable lies in the saying that when kings come to the country, they do not go to the capital." Dao Yan said meaningfully.
Zhu Di lowered his head and took a closer look, but still couldn't see what was wrong with this sentence.
Then he asked: "This is my father's will, what other changes can there be?"
Dao Yan laughed and explained: "Now it depends on whether the prince will summon the princes to the capital to express condolences, or whether he will follow the imperial edict and order the princes to express condolences in their fiefdoms."
"Is there any difference?" Zhu Di asked puzzledly.
"The difference is huge!" Dao Yan explained without hesitation, "If the prince follows the imperial edict and prohibits the princes from coming to the capital to express condolences, then the princes can accuse the prince of tampering with the imperial edict. After all, although this is indeed the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, but
After all, the kings and Emperor Daxing have a deep love for father and son. Where in the world is there a father who would not want to see his son before he dies? It’s not like there is no big grudge between Emperor Daxing and the princes. How can there be any father on his deathbed?
Why don’t you even want to see your son?”
"But, this is indeed Father's will!" Zhu Di didn't understand what was there to question.
Dao Yan said: "Of course the prince knows that this is the will of Emperor Daxing, and there is no falsehood. But do ordinary people know? They don't know. They will only believe things that are inferred based on their own ideas. They will only think based on their own opinions.
Emperor Daxing really wanted to see the princes before he died. But the prince issued an order to prohibit the princes from entering the capital. That means he was guilty of treason!"
"Hiss~" Zhu Di couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
It turns out that people will only believe what they guess. It turns out that sometimes even doing things according to the will of the father will be a huge mistake!
"Okay, hahaha, congratulations, master!" Zhu Di was shocked and happy at the same time. He was shocked that the strategy could reach such a point, and he was also happy that the advantage was now on his side.
"Master, what do you think this king should do now?" Zhu Di asked eagerly.
Dao Yan clasped his hands together and said softly: "When Emperor Daxing's edict is sent to the princes' palaces, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the kings. But with the courage of the kings, even if they have doubts about this edict, they will only choose to wait and see.
It turns out that the prince can just do the opposite and insist on going to Beijing under the guise of wanting to see Emperor Daxing for the last time!"
"This" Zhu Di pondered for a while, then suddenly nodded and said in admiration: "Okay, master, what a brilliant plan. As long as I insist on going to the capital based on filial piety, it will not only increase the suspicion of the people in the world, but also give me a person who can tolerate humiliation."
Reputation. Even if it is done properly, it will not matter if the world believes that this king is also the successor to the throne.
impossible."
Dao Yan nodded and said: "That's right, as long as the prince insists on coming to Beijing to express his condolences. No matter what the result is, the prince will win the first game. Then the poor monk told the rumors that Emperor Daxing once wanted to make the prince a prince.
Rumor has spread that Emperor Daxing once said the most similar words to the prince, and if they are true or false, it will be easy to win over people's hearts."
"Okay, let's do it!" Zhu Di said excitedly.
As Dao Yan expected, all the kings had their own news channels in the capital. They only got the news of their father's death two days later than Zhu Di. However, they were not as well-informed as Zhu Di and did not get the news of their father's death.
The content of the imperial edict.
Just when the kings were preparing to go to the capital to express their condolences and see their father for the last time, news came that the father had issued a will prohibiting them from entering the capital.
After hearing this, all the kings did not believe it! This decree was too outrageous. In the past, my father had always cared so much for these princes, how could he not let them even see him for the last time? He was not even allowed to go to the capital to express condolences?
Even the kings began to wonder, had Zhu Biao done something shameful to his father to keep them all out of the capital?
After Zhu Di received the news, he was instantly overjoyed. He immediately put on a filial look, ignored anyone's dissuasion, and left Peiping with only a few followers, insisting on going to Beijing to express his condolences.
With one person and three horses, Zhu Di quickly arrived in Huai'an, traveling under the stars and night.
When the Huai'an guard saw that it was King Yan, he did not dare to let him pass the customs. He stood on the tower and shouted, "The vassal king is not allowed to leave the fief without permission. Please return to Peking."
Zhu Di didn't care. Even if there were only a few people around him, he dared to ride his horse directly to the moat and shouted: "I am going to the capital to see my father for the last time. You dare to block my filial piety. Who are you?"
Intentions?"
When the guard heard this, sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't afford to bear this crime. But at the same time, as a guard, he couldn't let King Yan enter the capital unless he had the emperor's will.
But now that Emperor Daxing has just passed away and the new emperor has not officially ascended the throne, how can there be any decree?
Compared with the guard's fear, Zhu Di seemed eager to go to the capital to express his condolences. He even stood on the edge of the moat and shouted to the guard again and again.
Jiang lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate. There was no time between the two calls.
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, on the other side of the city, a team of horses entered the city.
Soon the guard general got the news. Hearing that there was a decree coming from the capital, he was immediately overjoyed and directly invited the person with the decree to the city gate tower.
When Zhu Di saw a eunuch appearing on the city gate tower, he suddenly became suspicious. He didn't understand why the eunuch appeared at this time. Could it be that he was here to read out his father's edict?
The eunuch looked at King Yan standing under the city with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has a decree to summon all the kings in the world to come to the capital to express condolences. Since King Yan has arrived in Huai'an, please come to the capital as soon as possible!"
After confirming the truth of the decree, the guard immediately lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate. He stood at the city gate and respectfully waited for Zhu Di to enter the city.
Facing the suspension bridge that fell heavily in front of him, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel confused.
This was different from what he had thought. How could Zhu Biao defy his father's imperial edict and allow him to go to Beijing to express condolences?
"Grandmaster."
Zhu Di called out softly, but Dao Yan didn't respond.
"Master!" Zhu Di's face turned ugly and he shouted in a deep voice.
This time, Dao Yan came back to his senses. He turned his head to look at Zhu Di and sighed: "Your Majesty, there are experts around the prince!"
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but look more and more ugly, and said: "He is the prince, and now he is the legitimate heir to the throne. It is only natural that he should have high-ranking people around him."
"No, the prince has misunderstood what the poor monk meant." Dao Yan shook his head and said: "There are mostly mediocre people in the court, and there is nothing to be afraid of, even around the prince. The only person who makes the poor monk fearful is
But there is only Han Du."
Zhu Di had to nod subconsciously. He was still a little worried about Han Du.
"Master, do you think it was Han Du's idea that the prince summoned all the kings in the world to express condolences?"
Dao Yan nodded slowly and sighed: "It's probably the same as ten."
Suddenly, Zhu Di rolled his eyes, turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Is it okay for me, Zhu Biao, to disobey my father's will in this way?"
"Absolutely not!" Dao Yan seemed to be afraid that Zhu Di would say irrational words or do irrational things, so he quickly spoke to stop him.
"Why not?" in
It seems to Zhu Di that Zhu Biao clearly violated his father's decree. If he seizes this loophole, he may gain a lot.
Dao Yan had no choice but to explain to him: "If the prince attacks the prince for violating the emperor's edict, he will indeed gain some advantages. But has the prince ever thought that this move will completely offend all the kings in the world? I would like to ask
, which king in the world does not want to go to the capital to express condolences? The prince's move can be said to cater to all the kings in the world. Even if it is indeed contrary to the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, the poor monk believes that when the prince issued the edict, it was already
The excuse is ready. Even if the prince wants to use this to explain that the prince violated the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, it is not very convincing."
Dao Yan still has something to say, that is, whether it is prohibiting kings from entering the capital to express condolences or allowing kings to enter the capital to express condolences, this is a matter of the royal family and has nothing to do with other people. Therefore, as long as the prince and the kings of the world do not say anything,
Even if it violates the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, everyone can turn a blind eye and fool around with it. If Zhu Di breaks this layer of window paper, he will definitely offend everyone else.
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and had to abandon this idea. At the same time, he was also a little confused and couldn't help asking: "What should I do now?"
"Since the crown prince has issued an edict to invite the prince to come to Beijing to express his condolences, the prince should go to the capital and then talk about it." Dao Yan said helplessly.
In fact, the matter was far from as simple as Dao Yan said. Zhu Di left the fiefdom without permission and even tried to break through under the pretense of going to Beijing to express condolences. If it was easy and he just went to Beijing to express condolences and it was over, then where would the court's face be?
What's more, all the other kings did not move, only Zhu Di moved. Before this, Zhu Di's move was the most filial expression. But after that, Zhu Di's move became the first one.
When the time comes, even if the prince wants to let it go gently out of consideration for brotherhood, the courtiers will not agree.
But when things have reached this stage, Daoyan has no other way to rectify it. He can only take it one step at a time and go to the capital to express his condolences first.
"Okay, then I will go to Beijing to express my condolences immediately!" Zhu Di nodded immediately, lifted the reins in his hand, and the horse kicked across the suspension bridge.
Dao Yan followed Zhu Di, his expression always solemn. His advice to Zhu Di was correct, but he did not expect that the prince would choose to disobey the imperial edict and summon all the kings of the world to the capital! This kind of idea is completely different from ordinary people.
According to ordinary people's thinking, they must abide by the imperial edict as soon as possible. This not only can legitimately lock the kings in their fiefdoms, but also avoid many troubles in the process of inheriting the throne.