If Zhu Di really has ulterior motives, then this will be a big trouble.
Bringing Tang Ding in rashly would bring trouble to him, and Han Du would not deliberately trick him.
Han Du and Tang Ding changed the topic and chatted all the way. They rode fast horses and returned to Dagokou easily.
The fleet had already unloaded the last bag of food and fodder and started to pack everything up.
The two of them, Han Du, returned here, boarded the ship, and set off back to Beijing.
Without delay, Han Du and Tang Ding came to the warship and ordered to set off.
The huge winch pulled up the heavy anchor and raised the sail. The sea wind suddenly inflated the sail completely, making a dull "bang" sound.
The ship immediately began to retreat into the sea under the influence of the sail.
On the other side, as night fell, the Wangde Hall of Prince Yan's Mansion was once again heavily guarded, and the surrounding area was so tight that not even a fly could fly in.
In the hall, Zhu Di was sitting on the throne, and a black-robed monk sat under him, twisting the beads with his fingers, with a faint smile on his face.
There was silence in the palace for a long time before it was broken by Zhu Di's heavy sigh, "Han Du is indeed as cunning as you said, monk. I originally thought that by trapping him in the palace, even though he has all kinds of abilities,
It's of no use. I didn't expect that even so, he would find a flaw."
Thinking of this, Zhu Di regretted it so much that he wanted to cut the maid who was looking at Zhu Gaochi into pieces. If she had taken good care of Zhu Gaochi and prevented Han Du from seeing her, maybe this matter would not have happened now.
However, Xu Miaoyun interceded on behalf of the maid, and instead of punishing her, she even rewarded her.
After Zhu Di finished speaking, he looked sideways at the monk, hoping that he could come up with an idea.
The monk in black did not pretend to be reserved and looked at Zhu Di with a peaceful smile, as if his worries were nothing at all.
"Why do you need to worry so much, Your Majesty?"
Just one sentence made Zhu Di's face change. Isn't this too much worry? Once Zhu Gaochi comes to Beijing, his life will be reduced to a proton, which is equivalent to tying up Zhu Di's hands and feet.
Isn't this enough?
The monk in black seemed to have seen through Zhu Di's thoughts. He straightened his back with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you think that when the prince comes to Beijing, he will become a hostage?"
Faced with the monk's understatement, Zhu Di asked in a deep voice: "Isn't it?"
"No." The monk in black replied directly and affirmatively.
Seeing that Zhu Di was puzzled, the black-clothed monk continued to laugh and explained: "From the poor monk's point of view, it is a good thing for the prince that the prince comes to the capital. The prince has been in the frontier for a long time, and it is difficult to fulfill his filial piety under the emperor's knees. If the prince can be allowed to enter the capital, it would be a good thing for the prince."
Isn’t it a good thing for Jing to fulfill his filial piety on behalf of the prince? At that time, the emperor will definitely remember the prince’s filial piety, trust the prince even more, and it will be of immeasurable help to the prince’s plans.”
"As for the prince's worries, it seems that there is absolutely no need for the poor monk. The emperor is now in the prime of life, and the prince can only do his best to guard the frontier. If the result is like this, then how can the prince come to Beijing to challenge him?"
When Zhu Di heard this, he suddenly realized: That's right! With his father around, no matter who has any thoughts, they can only hide them in his heart. Since there are no thoughts or actions, what's the difference between protons and non-protons?
As for if his father is gone, then Zhu Gaochi is at risk of becoming a hostage. But with his father’s dragon body, he doesn’t know how many
It’s a matter of youth.
Let’s talk about things in the future.
Zhu Di suddenly became enlightened and laughed. He looked at the monk in black with satisfaction and said, "Monk, you really have unique insights. You have reminded me of this. With your help, I don't have to worry about everything happening."
The monk in black also responded with a smile, "Your Majesty just needs to wait and see what happens in this matter. If the Emperor has a decree, the Prince will send the Crown Prince to the capital. If not, then everyone will naturally be happy."
If Zhu Gaochi could not be sent to the capital before meeting the black monk, Zhu Di would naturally be happy.
But since Zhu Gaochi came to Beijing and could fulfill his filial piety under his father's knees on his behalf, and gain his father's favor even more, Zhu Di was naturally not willing to let this opportunity go.
I want to go if I have a chance
If there is no opportunity, can't we create opportunities to continue?
Even if the father has not issued an edict, as a son, he can take the initiative to propose it.
The monk in black saw the emotion in Zhu Di's expression and quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has not issued an order, so please do not take the initiative to mention this matter."
"Why is this?" Seeing that the opportunity to improve his status in the heart of his father was right in front of him, but the monk wanted him to give up, Zhu Di naturally felt dissatisfied with the monk in his heart.
Seeing this, the monk in black had no choice but to change his usual speaking style of speaking in a leisurely manner, as if he had everything under his control, and said quickly: "If the prince takes the initiative to mention this matter to the emperor, it is likely to cause the emperor to send other vassals to the throne."
The prince's son was also summoned to his knees. In this way, not only would the prince not have the advantage, but it would also arouse the dissatisfaction of other vassals. After all, not everyone can see the benefits of this matter. And once the prince is defeated by other vassals,
If the king is hostile, then the gain outweighs the loss!"
All the vassal kings have sons who fulfill their filial piety under the father's knees, which is equivalent to all the vassal kings getting the same benefits, and Zhu Di's advantage suddenly disappeared. Since he cannot have the advantage, then should he send Zhu Gaochi to the capital?
For him there is no difference.
In this case, it is better to leave Zhu Gaochi behind.
"Huh~" Zhu Di had no choice but to let out a long breath after hearing this.
He raised his head and looked directly at the monk in black, nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, let this matter take its course."
Seeing that Zhu Di had given up his plan, the monk in black returned to his unfazed appearance.
"Monk, it's still early today, how about giving a lecture on Buddhism?" Zhu Di suddenly became interested.
"The prince has his orders, and the poor monk should obey them."
Han Du led the fleet south quickly. Compared with when he came, the speed now is much faster than before. After all, it was fully loaded when he came, but now it is empty.
It only took a little more than three days for Han Du to return to the capital. However, Han Du did not take the fleet directly into the Yangtze River. Instead, he drifted on the sea for half a day, and then took advantage of the situation the next day when the sea breeze blew.
I had the opportunity to go straight to the Yangtze River and return to the water village.
The whole process was discreet and quick, just like when I left.
As soon as the ship returned to the water village, mountains of grain and grass were piled inside, and they began to be loaded onto the ship again, waiting for the second departure.
Han Du came to Lao Zhu with the handover document given by King Yan to report the process of transporting grain and grass.
"Your Majesty, I have transported two million stones of grain and grass to Beiping. This is the contract document of His Highness King Yan, please see it." If Zhu Di really has ulterior motives, then this will be a big trouble.
Bringing Tang Ding in rashly would bring trouble to him, and Han Du would not deliberately trick him.
Han Du and Tang Ding changed the topic and chatted all the way. They rode fast horses and returned to Dagokou easily.
The fleet had already unloaded the last bag of food and fodder and started to pack everything up.
The two of them, Han Du, returned here, boarded the ship, and set off back to Beijing.
Without delay, Han Du and Tang Ding came to the warship and ordered to set off.
The huge winch pulled up the heavy anchor and raised the sail. The sea wind suddenly inflated the sail completely, making a dull "bang" sound.
The ship immediately began to retreat into the sea under the influence of the sail.
On the other side, as night fell, the Wangde Hall of Prince Yan's Mansion was once again heavily guarded, and the surrounding area was so tight that not even a fly could fly in.
In the hall, Zhu Di was sitting on the throne, and a black-robed monk sat under him, twisting the beads with his fingers, with a faint smile on his face.
There was silence in the palace for a long time before it was broken by Zhu Di's heavy sigh, "Han Du is indeed as cunning as you said, monk. I originally thought that by trapping him in the palace, even though he has all kinds of abilities,
It's of no use. I didn't expect that even so, he would find a flaw."
Thinking of this, Zhu Di regretted it so much that he wanted to cut the maid who was looking at Zhu Gaochi into pieces. If she had taken good care of Zhu Gaochi and prevented Han Du from seeing her, maybe this matter would not have happened now.
However, Xu Miaoyun interceded on behalf of the maid, and instead of punishing her, she even rewarded her.
After Zhu Di finished speaking, he looked sideways at the monk, hoping that he could come up with an idea.
The monk in black did not pretend to be reserved and looked at Zhu Di with a peaceful smile, as if his worries were nothing at all.
"Why do you need to worry so much, Your Majesty?"
Just one sentence made Zhu Di's face change. Isn't this too much worry? Once Zhu Gaochi comes to Beijing, his life will be reduced to a proton, which is equivalent to tying up Zhu Di's hands and feet.
Isn't this enough?
The monk in black seemed to have seen through Zhu Di's thoughts. He straightened his back with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you think that when the prince comes to Beijing, he will become a hostage?"
Faced with the monk's understatement, Zhu Di asked in a deep voice: "Isn't it?"
"No." The monk in black replied directly and affirmatively.
Seeing that Zhu Di was puzzled, the black-clothed monk continued to laugh and explained: "From the poor monk's point of view, it is a good thing for the prince that the prince comes to the capital. The prince has been in the frontier for a long time, and it is difficult to fulfill his filial piety under the emperor's knees. If the prince can be allowed to enter the capital, it would be a good thing for the prince."
Isn’t it a good thing for Jing to fulfill his filial piety on behalf of the prince? At that time, the emperor will definitely remember the prince’s filial piety, trust the prince even more, and it will be of immeasurable help to the prince’s plans.”
"As for the prince's worries, it seems that there is absolutely no need for the poor monk. The emperor is now in the prime of life, and the prince can only do his best to guard the frontier. If the result is like this, then how can the prince come to Beijing to challenge him?"
When Zhu Di heard this, he suddenly realized: That's right! With his father around, no matter who has any thoughts, they can only hide them in his heart. Since there are no thoughts or actions, what's the difference between protons and non-protons?
As for if his father is gone, then Zhu Gaochi is at risk of becoming a hostage. But with his father’s dragon body, he doesn’t know how many
It’s a matter of youth.
Let’s talk about things in the future.
Zhu Di suddenly became enlightened and laughed. He looked at the monk in black with satisfaction and said, "Monk, you really have unique insights. You have reminded me of this. With your help, I don't have to worry about everything happening."
The monk in black also responded with a smile, "Your Majesty just needs to wait and see what happens in this matter. If the Emperor has a decree, the Prince will send the Crown Prince to the capital. If not, then everyone will naturally be happy."
If Zhu Gaochi could not be sent to the capital before meeting the black monk, Zhu Di would naturally be happy.
But since Zhu Gaochi came to Beijing and could fulfill his filial piety under his father's knees on his behalf, and gain his father's favor even more, Zhu Di was naturally not willing to let this opportunity go.
I want to go if I have a chance
If there is no opportunity, can't we create opportunities to continue?
Even if the father has not issued an edict, as a son, he can take the initiative to propose it.
The monk in black saw the emotion in Zhu Di's expression and quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has not issued an order, so please do not take the initiative to mention this matter."
"Why is this?" Seeing that the opportunity to improve his status in the heart of his father was right in front of him, but the monk wanted him to give up, Zhu Di naturally felt dissatisfied with the monk in his heart.
Seeing this, the monk in black had no choice but to change his usual speaking style of speaking in a leisurely manner, as if he had everything under his control, and said quickly: "If the prince takes the initiative to mention this matter to the emperor, it is likely to cause the emperor to send other vassals to the throne."
The prince's son was also summoned to his knees. In this way, not only would the prince not have the advantage, but it would also arouse the dissatisfaction of other vassals. After all, not everyone can see the benefits of this matter. And once the prince is defeated by other vassals,
If the king is hostile, then the gain outweighs the loss!"
All the vassal kings have sons who fulfill their filial piety under the father's knees, which is equivalent to all the vassal kings getting the same benefits, and Zhu Di's advantage suddenly disappeared. Since he cannot have the advantage, then should he send Zhu Gaochi to the capital?
For him there is no difference.
In this case, it is better to leave Zhu Gaochi behind.
"Huh~" Zhu Di had no choice but to let out a long breath after hearing this.
He raised his head and looked directly at the monk in black, nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, let this matter take its course."
Seeing that Zhu Di had given up his plan, the monk in black returned to his unfazed appearance.
"Monk, it's still early today, how about giving a lecture on Buddhism?" Zhu Di suddenly became interested.
"The prince has his orders, and the poor monk should obey them."
Han Du led the fleet south quickly. Compared with when he came, the speed now is much faster than before. After all, it was fully loaded when he came, but now it is empty.
It only took a little more than three days for Han Du to return to the capital. However, Han Du did not take the fleet directly into the Yangtze River. Instead, he drifted on the sea for half a day, and then took advantage of the situation the next day when the sea breeze blew.
I had the opportunity to go straight to the Yangtze River and return to the water village.
The whole process was discreet and quick, just like when I left.
As soon as the ship returned to the water village, mountains of grain and grass were piled inside, and they began to be loaded onto the ship again, waiting for the second departure.
Han Du came to Lao Zhu with the handover document given by King Yan to report the process of transporting grain and grass.
"Your Majesty, I have transported two million stones of grain and grass to Beiping. This is the document of the Consolidation of His Majesty the King of Yan. Please take a look at it."