Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

"But, we don't know when the opportunity to start the rebellion will come." Seeing the monk Daoyan's calm look, Zhu Di said anxiously. It was he who was going to sit on the throne, and the monk Daoyan was not as anxious as he was.

Hearing Zhu Di's anxious voice.

Monk Daoyan smiled lightly, his eyes fell on his chessboard, and he casually picked up a black chess piece and placed it on it.

Then he raised his head with a faint smile and said:

"The conflicts that should exist in Yingtian Prefecture still exist."

“This is still a huge mountain that cannot be crossed.”

"The young emperor is so stubborn and self-righteous that he will probably cause dissatisfaction among scholars and civil officials, and even the dissatisfaction of the military advisor behind him."

"Of course, more importantly, there's the dissatisfaction of the person in the private residence."

"Furthermore, carelessly disbursing four million yuan from the national treasury will affect the financial arrangements of the entire Ming Dynasty. For the next year, the actions of the entire Ming Dynasty will be hampered by this."

Zhu Di and Monk Daoyan did not know the specific financial and tax revenue data of Yingtian Prefecture, nor did they expect that there would be a surplus of more than 7 million shi of money and grain last year, so their subconscious thought was: this was forcibly taken from the national treasury, which already needed to be spent every copper coin.

Monk Daoyan paused and continued, "Your Highness, all of these things could be a huge disaster for the young emperor, but they could also become opportunities and chances for us at any time."

"Just talking about the last point, the young emperor is spending so much money and grain. This year's financial allocation is bound to be a problem. Even if there is no chaos now, there will definitely be trouble within this year."

"Why is your Highness so anxious? To the point of losing your composure?"

"..."

Monk Daoyan was a person standing outside the chessboard, so he naturally saw things more clearly.

He had originally thought that Yingtian Prefecture was going to do something weird to make him upset, but he didn't expect that the news from Yingtian Prefecture this time was all good news. He felt much better for a moment, and after he finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on his face.

As for whether Zhu Yunhuan wasted his money...

He didn't care at all - if it was a waste, it was a waste. If the people suffered because of it, then they would suffer.

After hearing what Monk Daoyan said, Zhu Di's face showed a slight sense of relief. He said, "Yes, I am really confused by the situation. I am anxious and only think about how to immediately advance the plan..."

Monk Daoyan said calmly, "Your Highness is so anxious to come back to see me, perhaps because he is worried about the affairs of those secret agents under my command."

"No news has reached me yet, but Your Highness, there's no need to worry. The person in the private residence has received the information, so it's estimated to be soon."

"The young emperor has done so many foolish things, and I have my men already infiltrated the Huaixi nobles... There are plenty of opportunities now. Let them wait and see, and there will be chaos in Yingtian Prefecture."

Monk Daoyan sat in front of the chessboard, looking calm and composed.

This time, his own intelligence had not arrived yet, but he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's intelligence first. What happened in Yingtian Prefecture... was just a few things, so Monk Daoyan didn't care much about the intelligence he had not received yet.

After thinking about it, I decided to report these things.

Listening to Monk Daoyan's calm chatter, Zhu Di's heart quickly calmed down, and his previous anxiety disappeared a lot.

He simply sat down opposite Monk Daoyan and slowly said, "Master Daoyan is indeed very patient. You are right. This prince does not need to be anxious at all. However, this time, this prince is not the most anxious one."

Monk Daoyan certainly understood what he was talking about.

He sneered and said, "The man in the private residence has lived a simple life all his life. The Ming Dynasty is the result of all his hard work. Of course, he will not tolerate any sand in his eyes."

"But...what does this have to do with the prince?"

"Given the current situation, that position is already in your hands, Your Highness. It's just a matter of getting it sooner or later."

"Just make the guy in the private house happy, and that's it."

Done.

Monk Daoyan placed his chess pieces on the board while chatting and complaining, "In the past, whenever there was some news from Yingtian Prefecture, we would always be in a state of panic for a while. Today is the first time that all the news we received is good news."

Speaking of this, Monk Daoyan's tone was filled with a lot of emotion, but more of it was a sense of ease and relief:

So what if he has many tricks up his sleeve? So what if he is omnipotent?

Won't you lose in the end?

Thinking of this, Monk Daoyan pointed at the chess game he had almost finished and stretched out his hand to gesture:

"Hehe, Your Majesty, would you like to play a game of hand with this poor monk?"

"Perhaps after this game of chess, the information about those secret agents under my command will also be sent to me. I believe they will talk about the same things."

As he spoke, Monk Daoyan's face was filled with ease and satisfaction - this time, the balance of victory had begun to tilt towards him.

Zhu Di relaxed at this moment, nodded, and agreed happily: "Okay, then let's play a game with Master Daoyan."

As they spoke, the two of them began to collect the chess pieces on the board.

Just as all the black and white chess pieces had been placed in their respective boxes, a figure appeared at the courtyard gate. It was the servant in charge of delivering messages from Prince Yan's mansion: "Your Highness, Master Daoyan, there's news from Qingshou Temple."

Just as he was about to reach into the chess box to take out a chess piece to guess the first move, Monk Daoyan stopped what he was doing, put the chess piece back, and said with a smile, "Look, as expected, the news has arrived before the game even started."