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

After all, with Lu Wei's professional and anti-reconnaissance capabilities gained from working in the Jinyiwei for many years, he would certainly not let Zhu Yuanzhang and himself be under Zhu Di's attention.

Plus, a king bomb was hit today.

Zhu Di gave up the idea first.

The carriage quietly drove back to Prince Yan's Mansion from the side door of the private residence. The two of them were silent all the way until they got off the carriage and breathed a sigh of relief...

"call……"

"My father is indeed too terrifying!"

Zhu Di took off his cloak with a pale face and swallowed his saliva. Beads of sweat still hung on his forehead, and his chest was slightly heaving with residual fear.

Even Monk Daoyan had lost his usual calm composure.

He spoke in a daze, yet also in awe, "His methods, his thoughts, his acumen... He is worthy of being the Hongwu Emperor who drove out the Tartars and unified the Central Plains!"

at the same time.

He frowned slightly again, and said with a hint of confusion, "But this matter... I always feel that there is something wrong. Even though His Majesty has a far-sighted vision and the ability and means to plan in depth, he is too perceptive... too perceptive!"

Zhu Di also nodded in agreement.

He said, "The feeling that Master Daoyan described is also very strong to me!"

"Since my father sits in Fengtian Palace and has been immersed in the experience and scheming of supreme power for many years, it is understandable that he would be wary of me or other princes."

"Can……"

"Father, why didn't he tell me earlier or later..."

"But just when I was discussing the situation with you, even debating whether to... you called me over and brought this matter to light."

"After thinking about this matter carefully, I feel more and more that something is wrong. If it were my second and third brothers, it would be fine. They are flamboyant and can't hide things. But I have always been self-disciplined and respectful in serving my father..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di himself felt a little aggrieved.

Although he really has this idea now...but this deep-seated ambition has only recently surfaced.

And it was as if my father had convicted me without any basis at all.

It's not that the sentence for this crime was inaccurate, but mainly because he felt that he didn't deserve it. It was like he had committed a perfect crime, but was caught inexplicably. It was as if his inner voice was directly heard by his father.

Actually, Zhu Di and Monk Daoyan had indeed acted very calmly and naturally, but...

Stand in their shoes.

He has been keeping a low profile and treating his father, who has passed away, with the same respect as before. He should not reveal anything.

But you can look at it from Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective.

However, he had long been subtly influenced by Zhu Yunhuan's comments such as "a traitor" and "a troublemaker who instigated the seizure of the throne". From the beginning, he had been observing Zhu Di and Monk Daoyan's every move with a hypothetical outcome in his mind.

In this case, their every move would be infinitely magnified in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and only some imperceptible flaws would be enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to verify the results he had already assumed in his mind.

That's the weird thing about it.

Listen to Zhu Di's words fall.

Monk Daoyan also looked troubled and said, "This sect isn't the most bizarre or terrifying one."

"What else?" Zhu Di asked.

"Your Highness, Prince of Yan, may still be recovering from this. I wonder if you've noticed... This time, His Majesty isn't just confronting you, Your Highness. He's also summoned me! Logically speaking, I'm just a head monk, what qualifications do I have?"

When Monk Daoyan said this, he inexplicably got goose bumps all over his body.

When Monk Daoyan mentioned this, Zhu Di immediately realized what was going on.

He immediately gasped, even his lungs aching slightly: "Yes, this matter is indeed even more bizarre!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Di's expression of shock intensified. His eyes widened as he spoke in disbelief, "My father clearly specifically summoned you, an irrelevant chief monk, to come. He was just playing tricks on me the entire time, and he didn't even say a word to you. This shows that his real intention in summoning you was to use this sword hanging over my head to strike me and you!"

Daoyan looked calm as he raised his palm with one hand.

But when Zhu Di finished speaking, his lower eyelids trembled, and he gritted his teeth, lowered his eyes, and nodded: "This poor monk... I think my Qi cultivation skills are not weak, but when Your Majesty looked at me with such a smile just now, I felt like he saw through me. I even detected a hint of warning in his smile!"

Zhu Di frowned in disbelief and sighed, "How could he know about you, Master Daoyan..."

"It's alright if my father is suspicious of me and wary of me."

"But you were personally assigned to me by my father as the chief monk. The original intention was to have you, those of us who have studied Buddhism, guide us in self-cultivation and self-discipline, and also to pray for the deceased Empress Gao."

"Even if you and I frequently interact and discuss Buddhism, it's perfectly reasonable and not beyond the pale. Furthermore, every time we discuss sensitive matters, no one is around. How can the Emperor assume you're involved? Or even that you're in a dominant position, specifically to criticize you?"

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more puzzled he became. There were many incomprehensible things. Even if he suspected that the people around him had added a piece of clothing to him, the first ones to bear the brunt should be his trusted generals like Qiu Fu, right?

No matter what, you shouldn't suspect a chief monk!

The two looked at each other, and the air fell into silence for a moment.

After a long while, Monk Daoyan said quietly, "I don't know why... What happened in the past few days makes me feel like there's a pair of eyes watching us from above...!"