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

"My father?" Zhu Di frowned and asked in confusion.

He didn't understand why Monk Daoyan hesitated to speak, nor did he understand the meaning of his meaningful look back.

Perhaps he realized the impatience he had just subconsciously revealed.

Zhu Di's eyes flickered slightly, and the angry expression on his face disappeared. He first called the monk Daoyan "Master Daoyan" with the same respectful attitude as before, and then asked, "Perhaps my father is something?"

Although he always felt a little unbalanced when he thought of the "military advisor" in Yingtian Prefecture who had endless tricks up his sleeve, Zhu Di was not a fool, nor was he the kind of person who acted on impulse and lost his patience. He would not clip his wings for an invisible enemy.

Monk Daoyan noticed both of these subtle emotional episodes.

But for Monk Daoyan.

None of this matters.

In his heart, the most important thing is still that game, that chess game.

He smiled at Zhu Di without any ill will and said, "I just thought of some unfounded things. Your Highness, don't take it to heart."

He did not say what he was thinking.

After all, he also knew...

In the heart of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, his father's partiality has always been a big obsession.

"If I were to tell Your Highness again that the man in the private residence said so much just to keep us obsessed with the so-called 'answers to the exam questions' and not spare the time to pay attention to the young emperor of Yingtian Prefecture..."

"I don't think it will be of much use."

Thinking of this, Monk Daoyan couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts on Zhu Yunhuan were eventually seen through by Monk Daoyan.

after all.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of experience and thoughts.

Monk Daoyan was not a vegetarian.

Zhu Di, who was sitting opposite him, seemed not to have understood his previous advice. He still said stubbornly, "But Master Daoyan, even though my father is already leaning towards Yingtian Prefecture, he just said that this is also a test for me. If I can give him an answer, perhaps it can change my father's mind."

As the saying goes, those who are involved are often the most confused.

Zhu Di was stubborn about family affection and Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, so it was naturally more difficult for him to break free and break through the confusion.

Monk Daoyan sighed helplessly.

He shook his head, watching Zhu Di ponder for a moment, and finally said what he had just left unsaid: "Your Highness, I will not change my mind. How many times has that person in the private residence confronted you? Haven't you seen through this delusion? Your Highness, do you know what I was hesitant to say just now?"

"Have you ever considered that the former Hongwu Emperor, your father, in the private residence, deliberately gave you this difficult problem that almost no one could figure out, calling it a 'test question,' just to grab your attention?"

Since he decided to point it out, Monk Daoyan naturally did not try to hide or embellish anything.

He laid out the possibilities he saw by stepping out of the situation directly in front of Zhu Di so openly.

Zhu Di's expression froze.

He didn't react for a moment, his expression slightly blank as he said, "Catch... my attention?"

Monk Daoyan paused, calming himself down a bit. He raised his hand, lowered his eyes again, and asked solemnly, "What does Your Highness think is our most important move right now?"

Zhu Di answered without hesitation: "The nobles of Huaixi."

Monk Daoyan immediately retorted, "If that's the case, why bother with these so-called 'two exam questions'? Your Highness, with your attention and energy focused solely on these so-called exam questions, your focus will inevitably drift away from the real priorities. Who benefits from this?"

Now that things have come to this.