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

"Let's see how this person responds."

Monk Daoyan looked towards the south with great interest, his face still showing the calmness and composure of someone who was in control of a strategic plan.

Although Zhu Di didn't say anything, he knew that Master Daoyan was trying to reassure him.

This also answered my previous question: Who is better in this dragon-slaying technique? Naturally, Master Daoyan is much better!

Thinking of this, his brows finally relaxed and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"By the way, after receiving the news that the new emperor would not allow them to attend the funeral in Beijing, His Royal Highness Prince Qin and His Royal Highness Prince Jin have been appeased by a letter from Your Highness. They haven't had any outbursts, so Your Highness can rest assured."

"The nobles of Huaixi are powerful. Only by uniting with the other vassal kings can they fight. In terms of the military strength of the vassal kings, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin commands the most, while His Royal Highness the Prince of Ning's three Duoyan guards are both reckless and powerful... To accomplish great things, we must not only leverage the power of the world, but also the power of the vassal kings."

Monk Daoyan gave Zhu Di another reassurance.

He had anticipated that the decree of "not allowing the princes to enter the capital to attend the funeral" was not about asking the princes to guard their fiefdoms, but about fishing in Yingtian Prefecture.

Naturally, he wanted to prevent the fish from taking the hook of Yingtianfu.

At least that's the situation now.

He must have needed the military forces of Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang and other vassal kings to have a greater chance of winning. As for the fact that Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang were the second and third in command, respectively, and ranked before Zhu Di... this was not a problem. They were tools that could be thrown away after they had been used up.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "With only the three guards under my command, I am indeed a little alone and weak, but..." But he stopped talking halfway.

After all, he was influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang and always cared about brotherhood.

There was a moment of hesitation.

However, Daoyan seemed to have guessed his thoughts.

He stopped, clasped his hands together, and spoke solemnly, "Your Highness, are you still hesitant? Throughout history, the struggle for imperial power has always been about exploitation, not family affection."

Zhu Di also stopped.

They fell silent in the cool autumn breeze, their eyes locked, and they even held their breath. The only sounds in the air were the whistling wind and the rustling of their robes.

A long time passed.

Zhu Di took a breath and his lower eyelid trembled slightly.

A cruel look first appeared in his eyes, but then he burst into laughter, echoing Daoyan's previous words: "Hahahahaha! Master Daoyan has indeed brought me another piece of good news!"

Well, it is indeed good news that the exploitable vassal kings have been stabilized.

Neither of them explicitly mentioned the issue of Qin Wang Zhu Chong and Jin Wang Zhu Gang, but the glances they exchanged clearly showed a tacit understanding... and although Zhu Di smiled on the surface, his eyes were already stained with murderous intent and determination...

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Monk Daoyan then bowed slightly to Zhu Di again and said, "It seems that Your Highness has made some progress in Buddhism. I am very happy and will wait for you tomorrow."

"Now that I have finished my business here, I will take my leave."

After the information was exchanged, Monk Daoyan said goodbye.

Zhu Di also pretended to put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute: "Master Daoyan's teachings have benefited me a lot."

Monk Daoyan smiled slightly.

He was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He extended his hand to Zhu Di and said, "I just gave Your Majesty the copy of the Common People's Media Daily. Your Highness, could you please let me take a closer look at it?"

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and took out the newspaper he had put away from his arms.

He gave it to Monk Daoyan for unknown reasons.

At the same time, he was somewhat puzzled, "Aside from some news about important court officials that would be found in the imperial gazette, and that auspicious article building momentum for the new emperor, this is all just some incomprehensible and vulgar content. There's even a storybook in it... Is there anything worth Master Daoyan's careful scrutiny?"