Seeing the tragic look on Zhu Di's face, Dao Yan thought he was talking about a desperate move and a risk-taking, which meant starting a rebellion, but he didn't expect...
Prince, do you want to be a real dragon or a real pig?
Dao Yan's feelings for Zhu Di are very complicated. They are like a son, a nephew, a teacher and a friend. There is also a feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant.【】
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Empress Ma died of illness, and the kings went to Beijing to mourn. The grief-stricken Emperor Hongwu assigned a monk to each of his sons to accompany them back to the vassal land, and asked them to accompany the kings and chant for Empress Ma.
Sutra prays for blessings. Each of the more than twenty vassal kings is accompanied by a monk. Now sixteen years have passed, has any of those monks become the abbot of a large temple? Can any of them be respected by the prince as a guest, such as
A teacher is like a friend?
Zhu Di never regarded Dao Yan as an ordinary monk who would just throw him in any corner and let him fend for himself. He had always treated Dao Yan with great respect. After getting along for more than ten years, the two of them became teachers.
Yiyou has a very deep relationship. In addition to personal friendship, Daoyan also sincerely admires Zhu Di's talent and bravery.
After Jian ascended the throne, he pressed all the kings step by step, especially King Yan, who became a thorn in his side and wanted to put him to death. Dao Yan was in Peiping and felt the same way. He felt the same hatred towards Zhu Di.
The emotion is inside.
After that, Fang Xiaoru became the first think tank of the founding emperor. Fang Xiaoru's attitude towards Buddhism was completely different from that of his teacher Song Lian. Song Lian had a tolerant attitude towards various schools of thought. As the greatest Confucian in the early Ming Dynasty, Fang Xiaoru himself was
There are also many Buddhist friends, but Fang Xiaoru hates Buddhism deeply. He believes that Buddhism has no distinction between emperor, minister, father, son, husband and wife, elder and younger. It has no father or king, no relatives and no friends. It corrupts moral ethics and is a heresy. Some Buddhist scriptures encourage people to do good.
, he also believed that Confucianism was already included in everything, so admiring Buddhism was better than admiring Confucianism. It was enough to settle down the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world, and only respect Confucianism.
Under the influence of Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yun ordered to suppress Buddhist fields and restrict Buddhist properties, and his control over Buddhism was more stringent than when Zhu Yuanzhang was under Zhu Yuanzhang. In fact, worshiping Buddha and destroying Buddha have happened repeatedly in history, with the attitude of the ruler changing several times.
This is not the first time that this policy has benefited the country and the people. Whether it is correct or not is irrelevant here, but one thing is unquestionable, that is: it pushed Buddhist disciples to be on the opposite side of the court.
superior.
Although Buddhist disciples will not blatantly confront the rulers because of this, if someone raises the banner of being an enemy of the imperial court, there is no doubt who they will lean towards and whose side they will side with. So later on
When Zhu Di launched an army to "pacify Nanjing", Henan Songshan Shaolin Temple firmly sided with King Yan Zhu Di and sent 800 monk soldiers to assist King Yan. The 800 crazy demon sticks were invincible on the battlefield and made great contributions to Zhu Di.
Zhu Yun suppressed the Buddha. As a disciple of Buddhism, Dao Yan could not have any good impression of Zhu Yun. Personal friendship and justice, no matter which side he considered, he would only tie himself tightly to the King of Yan and fight against him.
The King of Yan shares weal and woe and stays together in times of adversity. The imperial court has been taking frequent actions recently, but Dao Yan has watched with cold eyes and has concluded that if the King of Yan does not rebel, there will be no way to survive.
He also knew that if King Yan rebelled, judging from the current strength, it would be like hitting an egg with an egg against a stone, but it would not only lead to death, but there would still be a glimmer of hope, so why not rebel? Throughout the ages, how many emperors started to raise armies, compared with the current dynasty?
, the gap in strength is huge, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there is no chance of success.
What's more, Dao Yan has carefully calculated that the King of Yan has been leading troops to fight at the border for a long time. Although many of the senior generals in Peiping have been replaced by the court, most of the low-level officers and generals are still the subordinates of the King of Yan.
King Yan's bravery in sweeping across Mobei was highly praised. If King Yan ascended high and shouted, someone among them would definitely respond.
What's even better is that after Zhu Yun became emperor, the first thing he did was to raise the status of the official to a height unprecedented in this dynasty, which greatly reproduced the Lingwu posture of the Song Dynasty. Now the court has begun to be called "the emperor" by the people.
The "Scholar Court" was a group of scholars who were active in front of the emperor and busy in the court every day. The generals and ministers who followed Zhu Yuanzhang from birth to death and fought bloody battles to conquer the world are now gradually stepping aside. How do they think about this?
How can you have no idea? In this case, if the King of Yan raises an army and the generals are defeated, how many people will be willing to fight to the death for the court? How many people will be perfunctory and prevaricated? And how many people will defect to the enemy?
The second thing Zhu Yun did after becoming emperor was to cut down the vassal vassal. King Qi, who committed a small crime on behalf of the king, is now a prisoner. One is sitting in the high wall of Fengyang to watch the sky, and the other is living under the fence of Bashu. Even the king of Zhou, who has always been a virtuous man,
They were also demoted to common people and thrown into the mountains of Yunnan to live among the apes. The other kings were all in danger, and they were not idiots. Although they did not have the courage to resist the imperial court, once King Yan raised his army, they would have
How many people are willing to wholeheartedly help the nephew who sooner or later will behead them?
With all these considerations in mind, Dao Yan felt that if King Yan wanted to escape death and rebel, he might not have a chance. However, he didn't expect that King Yan still persisted in his obsession. He pretended to be ill in the palace for half a month, and his head was full of pain.
, Dao Yan was really anxious when he came up with such a so-called clever plan to "send a sheep into the tiger's mouth".
Dao Yan hurriedly said: "I can't do it! I can't do it, Your Highness. Your Majesty is sharpening his sword. His murderous intention has appeared. King Zhou, King Qi, and King Dai have all been captured one after another. And the one you fear the most is Your Highness. How can the Emperor do this?
You just go to court and then give up? Your Highness, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to persuade the Emperor to change his mind, but you will also surrender yourself!"
Zhu Di didn't know that this was going to be a disaster, but after thinking for a long time, he had the only way to do it. If he didn't let the emperor understand that he had no objection, the emperor's sword would fall sooner or later. Is it the king's land in the world?
, can you survive this knife by hiding in Peiping? In terms of danger, what is the difference between being in Peiping or Nanjing?
As for rebellion, he had occasionally thought about it, but as soon as the idea came to his mind, he was immediately thrown away. There was no possibility of success. During the Han Dynasty, the seven kings and the emperor were on their side, and the soldiers and horses of the seven countries were united, and the court could only quell the chaos.
It only took half a year for him to rebel, as a naked prince. What did he do to rebel? It was just a joke. If he could succeed in this way, it would be unreasonable. Instead of rebelling and being accused of treason and then being punished by the whole family, it was better to
Impressing the emperor with sincerity and affection may provide a glimmer of hope.
So Zhu Di said to Dao Yan: "Master, you are worrying too much. Zhu Di has already considered it carefully. I am the elder of the clan and one of the emperor's uncles. Now I am the oldest. The emperor has always been benevolent and filial. Although he is afraid of the kings taking over the military power, now I
The military power has been handed over. If it weren't for the instigation of the villain, the emperor would not have pushed forward step by step. Furthermore, I guarded the border and made many military exploits. I had no merit but hard work. There was no crime in this trip. How could the emperor take care of me?
I won? The imperial court must be decent, right?
Also, I, Zhu Di, have always been close to Emperor Xiaokang (former Crown Prince Zhu Biao), and my princess and the emperor’s sister-in-law Lu (Zhu Yun’s biological mother, now revered as the empress dowager) used to be very close, and the emperor’s sister-in-law is now the empress dowager. Come to think of it, she will not sit back and watch my brother-in-law and her three nephews suffer unjustly. Your Majesty, Renxiao, if the Queen Mother says a word..."
Before Zhu Di finished speaking, Dao Yan interrupted him rudely and shouted: "Your Highness is wrong, a big mistake! If the emperor was willing to give up, he would have given up long ago. He wanted to cut down the vassal, and the kings Now that he has handed over military power, why does he still want to provoke and accuse the kings? Why does he have to be stripped of his title and imprisoned? Does Your Highness think that by bringing his son to the capital and showing his sincerity and loyalty to the emperor, he can change his mind?
Even if the Emperor is young and feels His Highness's sincerity, he impulsively wants to let His Highness go. But Your Highness, don't forget, who are the people surrounding the Emperor now? Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and others are trying to curry favor with the Emperor by cutting off vassals. , are they willing to give up halfway if they take the reduction of vassal status as a step to promotion? Even if the emperor changes his mind, they will not worry about the reconciliation between your uncle and nephew, but they will become a different person inside and outside?
I can imagine that when His Highness enters the capital, they will inevitably slander the Emperor and deceive the Emperor to eradicate His Highness on the spot. As the saying goes, heaps of destruction and destruction of bones will make gold shine with everyone's words. Your Highness, they are saying that the Emperor has the intention to deal with you. , even if the Emperor has no intention, if they say it day and night, and keep saying bad things about His Highness, the Emperor will have murderous intentions towards His Highness, not to mention that the Emperor has always obeyed their words, Your Highness, how can you So confused!"
"Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai! These young men have alienated the royal family and provoked many times. I can't wait to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
As soon as he heard Dao Yan mention these people, Zhu Di's heart suddenly rose with anger. His eyes revealed a murderous look and he cursed fiercely. Then he turned to Dao Yan and said with a straight face: "What the master said It's true that Zhu Di has never thought about it, but going to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit and clarify his will is the only way Zhu Di can take. Although the emperor favors them, the court cannot always let them cover the sky with their hands. Justice is in the heart of the people, and other military ministers will not allow them to act so perversely."
Dao Yan said anxiously: "Your Highness!"
Zhu Di said flatly: "Zhu Di has made up his mind, Master, there is no need to say anything."
Dao Yan immediately shut up. He had known Zhu Di for more than ten years. He had known Zhu Di's temperament, and Zhu Di liked to listen to both. Whenever he made a major decision, he liked to hear opinions and insights from all sides, but his ears were definitely not soft. , this person has a persevering and resolute character. Once he makes a decision, he will never look back. The purpose of his listening is just to understand the issues he has not considered and to try to improve his ideas. Change your opinion.
Zhu Dixin obviously has no intention of rebelling yet. If he doesn't rebel, then going to Beijing to express his will is indeed the only feasible way at the moment. This is better than continuing to guard the Prince Yan's Mansion and waiting for the emperor to make arrangements and take action. Really? Rebellion is no less dangerous than going to Beijing to clarify your ambitions, right?
Thinking of this, Dao Yan said calmly: "Okay, now that Your Highness has made up his mind, I won't say any more. I have only one request now, and Your Highness must agree. I still have one more question. I hope Your Highness can answer my questions!" To be finished! Continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to () to vote for recommendation. Your support is my biggest motivation.