Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"What does Master Daoyan mean?" Zhu Di did not understand what Monk Daoyan was thinking for a moment.

Monk Daoyan did not keep the secret.

He immediately explained, "Our Emperor Hongwu is a very frugal and calculating person. He's even more anxious than the prince right now. For a while now, the conflict in Yingtian Prefecture won't erupt easily. We've run out of options here. Isn't Emperor Hongwu going to be anxious and angry?"

“When people are anxious, they are most likely to reveal their flaws and show their true colors.”

"Our Emperor Hongwu is no pushover. His methods and schemes are definitely not bad. Who knows if he's wary of you, Your Highness, and if he has other tricks up his sleeve? Your Highness, I'm taking this opportunity to find out."

Monk Daoyan's words were straightforward, and Zhu Di naturally understood them immediately. He nodded in understanding, "Master Daoyan's words make sense! The more we know, the better it will be for our future plans."

Thinking of this, Zhu Di's heart moved slightly: "I will return to my private residence now."

After saying that, he walked towards the gate of the yard without looking back.

……

"Huang Mansion" in Peking.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on his favorite recliner, sometimes standing up and looking toward the door, sometimes pacing left and right, and sometimes sitting back impatiently, repeating this process over and over again.

Just as Monk Daoyan said.

For Zhu Di and Monk Daoyan, it was just a matter of slowing down, and the plan just needed to be slowed down, but Zhu Yuanzhang was anxious!

How could he just watch the Ming Dynasty spend money so lavishly?

God knows, he just had a sudden idea to test it out, but ended up capsizing in the ditch. The little wolf cub's methods are always so unexpected... He faked his death and hurriedly left Yingtian Prefecture, so he had time to prepare some means of self-preservation.

What Monk Daoyan considered to be "another card"...

He really didn't.

It was also for this reason that the two secret agents of "Dead Baldy Daoyan", who had always been despised by Zhu Yuanzhang, suddenly became his most promising cards.

Naturally, he felt a little uneasy at this moment. He had been busy taking care of the land before, and now he didn't have the energy to do that.

"That stinky old fourth brother!"

"Why is it so slow?" Zhu Yuanzhang complained impatiently.

After waiting for who knows how long, he finally saw the familiar tall and burly figure at the gate of the courtyard. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask, "Old Four? How's the situation?"

Seeing his father's expectant look, Zhu Di pursed his lips. For a moment, he really didn't want to discourage his father who was so old.

Of course, what needs to be said must be said.

What's more, he originally had the intention of testing his father, wanting to see how his father would react after he lost all his overt means.

So after hesitating for a moment, he forced out a somewhat embarrassed expression and said, "Dad... the situation... isn't good."

"Don't talk nonsense, just talk about the important things." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhu Di naturally concealed nothing and told Zhu Yuanzhang the whole story: "The two secret agents that my son's chief monk placed in Yingtian Prefecture... are both dead..."

Zhu Di then reported the detailed situation to Zhu Yuanzhang again.

As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang's face fell immediately after hearing this: "Damn it... can he still "hit the mark by accident" like this? I'm afraid those two secret agents are dead, and that kid doesn't even know that these two people with ulterior motives appear and disappear..."

"I never thought that an undercover agent could die in such a way."

"What a miserable death!"

Zhu Yuanzhang commented helplessly.

At the same time, he secretly muttered a few words in his heart, but he couldn't say them out loud: "Hey! This little wolf cub is so lucky. If there were someone else with evil intentions nearby, I don't know how much effort it would take to get rid of him. But this kid is so lucky, he didn't have to work at all! What luck!"

Zhu Yunhuan changed the result, and from the perspective of Zhu Di and others, this was naturally called "lucky".

It seems that my father's focus is a little off.

Zhu Di quickly reminded him, "This matter may be bizarre, but Father... our opportunity to respond to Tianfu... in the short term, I'm afraid there is no hope at all."

Then he asked tentatively, "Father...do you have any countermeasures?"

After he finished speaking, a pair of eyes vaguely paid attention to Zhu Yuanzhang's words and actions.

Zhu Yuanzhang also came back to his senses immediately, frowned and took a deep breath: "Hiss... It's hard... It's hard to go back..."

While talking.

He seemed to notice Zhu Di's purposeful gaze and immediately understood: "This Fourth Brother... is still the same as before, full of cunning schemes. We were so wary of him before, but now he's so proactive in reminding us, out of consideration for us... Is he trying to see if our Hongwu Emperor has any other tricks up his sleeve?"

Thinking of this, he immediately resisted the urge to slap his thigh and curse.

He felt a little guilty in his heart - he had too much fun and ended up crashing and having to fake his death. Where did he get any back-up plan or trump card?

But there is no such thing as a backhand or a trump card...

If we get discovered - wouldn't that be extremely embarrassing?

"As the dignified Hongwu Emperor, we absolutely cannot let anyone know that we have done such a thing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, pretending to be calm on the surface, and only frowned slightly at the right time: "This matter...is not easy to handle."

"Forget it, we have a plan for this matter. Fourth brother, you go back first." Zhu Yuanzhang quickly found an excuse to send Zhu Di away.

Zhu Di couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Father acting a little... weird?"