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

Upon hearing this news, Zhu Di felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue: "Wha...what?!? Second and third brothers are rebelling?"

Before this, they had always included Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang in their future plans, and of course they would plant secret agents in Shaanxi and Shanxi. But until today, they had not received even the slightest intelligence about the rebellion from the secret agents!

therefore.

I saw Monk Daoyan coming here today.

He thought it might be some bad news, but he never imagined that it was such an outrageous thing that Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang were arrested for treason!

Zhu Di felt his heart go cold.

In his plan, his second and third brothers must die, but not now. They must wait until he has used up all his energy before they die!

There was a pause.

Still unwilling to give up, he looked at Monk Daoyan and asked, "Is this true? Or rather...is there solid evidence to accuse my second and third brothers of rebellion and treason?"

After asking this question, he said to himself thoughtfully:

"The major vassal kings are currently considered to have their own armies, especially us frontier kings. Is it because Zhu Yunhuan and the people behind him are wary of this that they have accused us of treason?"

"If that's the case, we can do it."

"At least we can operate in secret. On the one hand, we can defend our second and third brothers, making Zhu Yunhuan and the people behind him feel intimidated by the pressure of 'slaughtering their uncles.' On the other hand, we can incite panic among the other princes, making them resist this matter and even seize the opportunity to start a rebellion."

When he asked this.

Monk Daoyan's expression froze for a moment, and he sighed softly, saying, "I understand what Your Highness means. If only this were truly the crime of treason he's using as an excuse!"

Seeing Monk Daoyan's expression, Zhu Di's heart was once again in suspense. He said in disbelief, "Is the evidence conclusive? How could it be? If my second and third brothers were truly plotting a rebellion, how could we have been so unaware?"

Monk Daoyan unconsciously clenched his fists in front of his chest. He pondered for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and said, "They did take real steps to plot a rebellion, but the rebellion was suppressed by the court right after it began!"

Zhu Di frowned, becoming increasingly confused. "They put it down right after it started? How can that be justified?"

How far is Shaanxi from Yingtianfu? How far is Shanxi from Yingtianfu? In between, even the transmission of intelligence information would take a considerable amount of time.

Monk Daoyan's tone was somewhat melancholy:

"We still underestimated Yingtian Prefecture..."

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin was arrested on his way back to Xi'an from Shanxi."

"As for His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, he had just assembled his personal guards when he was immediately suppressed by the Jinyiwei Commander of Yingtian Prefecture. It seems that the Duke of Ying and the Duke of Song were also involved. However, I cannot get any more detailed information."

"Your Highness, you can think about why this is the result." Monk Daoyan's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked Zhu Di a question.

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, looked at the teacup in his hand, thought silently for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyes, put the teacup in his hand heavily aside, and a lot of tea leaves and tea spilled out.

"My second brother went to Xi'an quietly. There's only one thing that would make him risk leaving his fiefdom—to seek cooperation with my third brother. Other matters can be entrusted to others, but this one is of such importance that only he can go there himself."

"And my second brother was captured by the Jinyiwei on his way back to Xi'an..."

"Based on a rough estimate of the distance and time it took to transmit this information, perhaps... when my second brother left Xi'an, someone from Yingtian Prefecture had already learned about it and immediately reported it back to Yingtian Prefecture!"

"Through information about my second brother's whereabouts, Yingtian Prefecture guessed their whereabouts and immediately took precautions, sending personnel to quell the rebellion!"