After dinner, Zhu Di originally planned to go to the study to continue thinking about how to pacify Shandong's Cheng Ni, but a servant said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, Master Dao Yan wants to see Your Highness. And the master seems to have something urgent."
"Oh?" Zhu Di said, "Then invite Master Dao Yan to Gu's study."
Zhu Di arrived at the study first, and after a while Dao Yan arrived at Zhu Di's study.
Seeing Dao Yan walk in, Zhu Di put down the book in his hand and said to Dao Yan: "Master, it's so late now, why do you still come to Prince Yan's Mansion to see me?"
Zhu Di's tone was very relaxed, but Dao Yan was completely opposite. Dao Yan said seriously: "Your Highness, the poor monk came here today to persuade His Highness to accept the throne."
Zhu Di was not surprised that Dao Yan persuaded him to Qing Junzhi. Dao Yan had said this several times before. If it weren't for the fact that Dao Yan had been following him for a long time and Dao Yan was also easy to use, he would have gotten rid of Dao Yan. That’s what Yan meant.
Zhu Di said: "Master, that's it? Master, don't you have anything else to do? Didn't I say it last time? I will never be rebellious."
Dao Yan was not surprised by Zhu Di's words. Normally, Dao Yan would have given up after saying a few words, but that was not the case today.
Dao Yan said: "Indeed, even if His Highness is loyal to you, you only have a 20% chance of winning. However, now His Highness has no choice but to rebel."
Zhu Di's expression changed immediately. Daoyan was his number one adviser and had been following him for more than ten years. He didn't know exactly how many people he had under his command and what they could accomplish. Especially when Daoyan made it public. As a monk, you can move more freely.
Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "What exactly did you do in the name of Gu?"
Dao Yan said: "Your Highness, the poor monk, in the name of Your Highness, sent some things to Cheng Ni in Shandong, and asked my men to enter the cities in Shandong that are still under the control of the imperial court to inquire about the situation, and then inform Cheng Ni."
"And also,..."
Although Zhu Di wished he could take out his knife and chop Dao Yan now, he still listened carefully to Dao Yan's words and analyzed them in his mind while listening.
While Dao Yan was thirsty and drinking tea, Zhu Di said: "Dao Yan, if you just did these things, then you don't need to say anything."
"Gu immediately ordered you and your men to be arrested, and then rushed six hundred miles to report to the capital to plead guilty! Whatever your men did can be investigated, and whether Gu showed up in person can definitely be investigated."
"Then Gu is just a crime of negligence. Your Majesty will not dethrone Gu's throne because of this. So, why should Gu risk losing everything he has now to Qing, Jun, side!"
Dao Yan said: "The poor monk also knows that His Highness will not make up his mind to go to Qingjun's side because of this, so the poor monk naturally has other things to say."
At this time, in the palace in the capital, Yunxi was very surprised and said to his personal eunuch Wang Xi: "It's really unexpected!"
Today, Princess Ruyang, the fifteenth daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, came to the palace to visit her mother. Xu Miaojin was mentioned during their conversation.
Princess Ruyang and her mother said: "I really didn't expect that Miao Jin actually fell in love with His Majesty!"
Her mother said: "It's really unexpected. Logically speaking, they can't even meet each other. Who knows how many times they can meet by chance!"
Princess Ruyang said: "Mother, do you think it is possible for Your Majesty to accept Miao Jin as his concubine?"
Her mother thought for a while and then said: "It's impossible. The Xu family of Wei Guogong is the number one noble of our Ming Dynasty. They are too powerful. Why did the late emperor kill Han Gong Li Shanchang? Isn't it because Li Shanchang was listed as the number one meritorious official?
, is it too powerful?"
"Back then, Li Shanchang didn't have much power in the army, so he was killed by the late emperor. Now, although the Chang family competes with the Xu family, the Chang family is not as capable as the Xu family."
"If His Majesty accepts Xu Miaojin, then the Xu family and the Chang family can stand in the same position. With the ability of the Xu family, sooner or later the Chang family will become the first family in the Ming Dynasty again. This is not a good thing for Your Majesty. Now
Ming Dynasty does not need to rely on marriage to win over these nobles."
"And there is also the issue of identity. With Xu Miaojin's identity, it is enough to enter the palace and become the queen, but now there is already a queen. It would be better if the Xue family had civil servants, but it would be even more difficult if they are military generals."
Princess Ruyang listened to her mother's words and said, "Then it is impossible for Xu Miaojin to marry Your Majesty?"
"That's what I think," her mother said.
After talking about this topic, the couple talked about other topics for a while, and then Princess Ruyang was unwilling to leave the palace today. She sent someone to report to Yunxi and Xiyao, and then went to have dinner with her mother.
Princess Ruyang also avoided servants when talking to her mother, but the two of them did not have much ability to resist eavesdropping, so the conversation could still be listened to by the palace maid.
However, under normal circumstances, there are no palace maids. Eunuchs will eavesdrop on the master's conversation. If they are discovered, it will be a death penalty. However, after Xiyao's corruption case in the inner palace, in order to better know the movements of each palace, he laid ambushes in each palace.
Although it seemed useless to ambush people in the palace of the eldest princess’s mother, Xiyao still arranged for people.
Because the conversation between the two of them was too secretive, it aroused the curiosity of the person arranged by Xiyao, so he tried to eavesdrop on their conversation.
She was frightened when she heard this, and from noon until the evening, she finally found an opportunity to report to Xiyao.
Xiyao was still very calm when she heard what she said, and whispered softly to her to go back. But after this person left, she lost her composure immediately.
Several of her close female officials were also uneasy, but Ting Le still comforted Xiyao and said: "Empress, your majesty will not accept Xu Miaojin into the palace. To say the least, your majesty attaches great importance to rules and the stability of the inner palace.
.Now that the second prince has been established as the crown prince, even if Xu Miaojin enters the palace, it will not affect the empress."
Xiyao understood the truth, but, "What if something happens to me? I'm still worried." Xiyao said.
Others couldn't persuade them. The truth had been made clear, but there was nothing they could do about the insecurity in their hearts. After several people persuaded Xiyao for a while, Xiyao left them all to work and stayed on her own.
In the temple.
The maid arranged by Xiyao to live in Xu Miaojin's mother's palace just came out of Kunning Palace and met Yunxi.
The palace maid immediately knelt down and said, "I have seen your majesty."
Yunxi didn't know who this was, so he nodded and walked around her to continue moving forward.
But then Wang Xi said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, this maid is from the palace of Xu Miaojin's mother, Mrs. Li. And she is not a maid in charge of anything." Wang Xi recognized the maid.
"Huh?" Yunxi immediately stopped and turned to face the palace maid. If it was Yunxi before the corruption case in the inner palace, even if a palace maid who shouldn't be here at all appeared here, she might not be able to do so. If you don't care, it will probably pass right away.
However, Yunxi, who had experienced the corruption case in the inner palace, was very sensitive to such things. In an instant, Yunxi had already figured out countless things in his mind.
Yunxi whispered: "You, come with me." Then he turned around and did not continue to walk towards Kunning Palace. The eunuch who followed Yunxi came up and supported the maid on the left and right without waiting for instructions, and took her away.
Returning to Qianqing Palace, Yunxi asked the eunuch to put the maid down, and then said to her: "What is your name, and which palace are you from?"
The maid was already frightened and said honestly: "This slave is a maid in Concubine Li's palace. Her name is Qingtian. Concubine Li gave her the name."
Yunxi asked: "Why are you going to Kunning Palace?" Yunxi's voice was stern.
The palace maid said tremblingly: "Qi, Qi, Your Majesty, slave, slave, I want to report something to the Queen." Then she told her everything she had reported to Xiyao. Okay. When she still had sense, she did not say that she was the maid placed by Xiyao in Concubine Li's palace, but said that she would subconsciously report it to Xiyao after hearing about it.
After Yunxi heard her words, he was a little dumbfounded by what she did. It was very stupid to report such a thing to Xiyao. Regardless of whether Yunxi accepted Xu Miaojin into the palace or not, Xiyao had nothing to do, but Tu Sheng Worried, what is the use of her knowing this matter? Xiyao may instead hold a grudge against this palace maid.
Then Yunxi thought in his heart: "Xu Miaojin, who has only met twice, actually likes me? Isn't that ridiculous?" Yunxi, who has modern thinking, really can't understand ancient women who rarely see a few foreign men. Even though Xu Miaojin sometimes goes shopping, her thinking is not much different from that of ordinary aristocratic girls.
Yunxi was not in the mood to deal with this palace maid, so he let her go after telling her not to tell anyone else about it. Then Yunxi said this to Wang Xi: "It's really unexpected!"
Although what Yunxi said was unclear, Wang Xi also knew what he meant. However, Wang Xi didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent.
Yunxi sighed for a while, that's all. He really didn't have the idea of accepting Xu Miaojin as his concubine. Concubine Li's analysis was very clear, and it was difficult to arrange. Yunxi was not someone who asked for trouble. Although he was also a little attracted to Xu Miaojin, but At least so far, it is the same as the feeling for all beautiful women, not liking.
Therefore, Yunxi ruled out the plan of admitting Xu Miaojin into the palace after rational analysis.
It was already dark and Yunxi was hungry. At this time, Xiyao sent someone to ask if Yunxi would have dinner at Kunning Palace tonight, so Yunxi planned to go to Kunning Palace.
But at this moment, a eunuch ran in and reported: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Gaoyang County wants to see His Majesty!"