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

The current situation is that there is no fun!

"No! It's not the end yet, how can we give up so easily?" Even though Monk Daoyan still had no idea at the moment, he immediately refuted Zhu Di's "backdown" with a firm retort.

Zhu Di wanted the throne, he wanted to win! He was even more unwilling to admit that he had lost!

Zhu Di frowned and spread his hands, saying, "How could I possibly give up so easily? But at this point, Zhu Yunhuan has secured the legitimate title, and the hearts of the people are gradually turning to him. He's also become the one and only Zhuge Kongming in the history books. All the court officials are willing to speak up for him, and even my father has completely accepted him... What else can I do?"

After hearing these words, Zhu Di felt desperate... so desperate.

No wonder he wanted to back out.

But after he finished speaking, it seemed to give Monk Daoyan some ideas. Monk Daoyan took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes and said: "Wait..."

It seemed that Monk Daoyan was trying to regroup.

Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat.

He immediately stared at Monk Daoyan with burning eyes, with a hint of expectation.

Monk Daoyan pondered for a moment, then turned to Zhu Di and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Yan, the situation has indeed changed dramatically. I admit that the young emperor is indeed in an advantageous position. As one side gains, the other loses. It is indeed difficult for Your Highness to move forward, but..."

"Your Highness just talked about the orthodox status, the people's hearts, and Zhuge Kongming... After saying so much, he forgot that there is also a Huaixi nobleman." After saying this, Monk Daoyan's eyes were fixed.

But there was no joy on Zhu Di's face.

Instead, he said somewhat helplessly, "I didn't mention them because, firstly, they already had a close relationship with Zhu Yunhuan, and secondly, Zhu Yunhuan and his military advisors had already appeased them many times... Confining Liu Sanwu and transferring Ying Guogong Fu Youde... This time, while in the Imperial Garden, a group of court officials were admonishing the Huaixi nobles for their arrogance, and I took the opportunity to reprimand them, which reassured the Huaixi nobles..."

"This king does not mention them because there is no need to mention them anymore."

"I now understand. How could the military advisor behind Zhu Yunhuan not consider the threat posed by the Huaixi nobles? He has already been coaxing them."

After saying this, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh in frustration - after Zhu Yunhuan ascended the throne, he dared to act tyrannically and domineeringly. From the very beginning, he relied on this group of people. As long as he made this group of people happy and appeased them, he would be done with it!

Monk Daoyan said, "No, no! Your Highness just said that they are trying to coax the Huaixi nobles, not actually force them to be unconditionally loyal to the young emperor."

"No matter how powerful the person behind the little emperor is."

"He can't get around the hard fist after all!"

Zhu Di sighed again.

I still don't think the situation will turn around much because of what Monk Daoyan said.

They coax you so well!

Therefore, he just asked without any hope: "What do you think, Master Daoyan?" Although he didn't have any hope, he couldn't help but look at Monk Daoyan with a hint of expectation.

The temptation of the throne made Zhu Di want to retreat, but he would never accept this result so easily in a short time.

Unfortunately……

Monk Daoyan fell silent again. After a few breaths, his eyes grew stern as he muttered, "There must be a solution... There must be a solution..."

He felt that the breakthrough lay with the nobles of Huaixi, but he had not yet figured out how to proceed and where to start.

"Your Majesty, as long as there is still a chance, no one knows if there will be another turning point."

"Besides, even though there are plenty of sweet potatoes and sweet potato vines in the Imperial Garden, it will take at least three to five years for the entire Ming Dynasty to truly enjoy the benefits of these sweet potatoes. Until the people can actually see them, grow them, and eat them, their influence won't be that great."

"So, Your Majesty still has time."

"Before this sweet potato truly reaches its maximum influence, if we can find a way to break through the barrier of the Huaixi nobles... Your Highness will not be completely without a chance!"

Monk Daoyan said in a firm tone.

He is the most loyal player of this "Dragon Slaying Game". Before the crystal is pushed, even if the chances are slim, even if no breakthrough has been found yet... he will not surrender.

Zhu Di still felt despair in his heart.

But his brows moved unconsciously, and he had to admit that he was still persuaded by Monk Daoyan's words - yes, there is still a chance, even if the opponent has the advantage, at least it is not completely invincible!

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang expected.

Ambition is difficult to eliminate.

While Zhu Di was pondering this, Monk Daoyan paused for a moment before continuing, "At worst, Your Highness can still continue to wait! Perhaps it will take much longer... perhaps the wait will be for an uncertain future... but it will definitely come true!"

"Your Majesty, as long as you always know."

"The young emperor and the people behind him can never expect the Huaixi nobles to be always honest. They can't expect them to be willing to be their support without asking for anything..."

"Moreover."

"One of the many changes brought about by the advent of sweet potatoes is the plentiful supply of fodder for marches. This means there's no need to be timid in battles anymore. It also means the Huaixi nobles, already so accomplished that they threaten their lord, will have countless opportunities to achieve even greater military merit."

"Your Highness, you also know that those people are not good at anything else, but they are the best at fighting!"

"As their military achievements increase... the young emperor and the people behind him will become increasingly powerless against this group of people. As long as this conflict persists, even if it lasts a while, even if we have to fight a protracted war, we're not afraid of running out of opportunities!"

"This is a last resort, but Your Majesty, you cannot say this is not a solution."

After Monk Daoyan finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes slightly, sweeping away the boredom and confusion in his eyes - as long as he still had a chance, as long as he still had the possibility of completing the final counterattack, he could afford to wait!

Although he didn't want to end up like this.

But since things have come to this... he can only accept it and wait for this opportunity that may take a long time to come.

After saying this, Monk Daoyan took a deep breath.

It was as if he wanted to spit out all the panic he had felt before along with this breath of foul air.

Then he squatted down and picked up the sandalwood Buddhist beads that were scattered on the ground one by one.

Zhu Di slammed his hand on the stone table in front of him and said coldly, "Alright! Master Daoyan is willing to wait! I will wait with Master Daoyan!"

I had thought of quitting before.

It was because I felt like the situation was hopeless, because I was so flustered by this sudden incident that my mind went blank...

But for Zhu Di.

As long as he has a glimmer of hope, he will definitely wait! —That is the throne, the authority above all others, the supreme ruler of the world!

Moreover, following Monk Daoyan's analysis, he knew that this was not unreasonable.

No matter how powerful the person behind Zhu Yunhuan was, could he truly suppress that group of unruly people? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

So this is not an irrational delusion.

Monk Daoyan picked up the Buddhist beads on the ground, stood up, raised one hand and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha... Your Highness, there is no need to be too pessimistic or discouraged."