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

How could Zhu Di not understand?

He immediately took a deep breath, nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Master Daoyan is right. On the chessboard, when a chess player's eyes are only immersed in a certain corner, it is most likely that he will not notice the opponent's actions and flaws..."

Only then did he realize the Zen wisdom that Monk Daoyan had mentioned earlier.

Speaking of it.

Zhu Di's face was filled with anger. He clenched his fists, but couldn't help but punched down with a "bang". He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "My father..."

eccentric……

Getting more and more biased!

Before, at least they only considered Zhu Yunhuan's background and the fact that he was the eldest brother's legitimate son, so they tacitly accepted him as the emperor.

Now she has actually started to help him plot against herself! !?

Although Zhu Di did not say these things out loud, these thoughts immediately filled his head, and what followed was... greater disappointment, unwillingness and anger.

"Or maybe this is just my speculation." Monk Daoyan comforted indifferently.

Zhu Di's eyes turned red with anger.

He clenched his fists tightly and fell silent, not saying anything else for a while. Monk Daoyan had his usual expression of neither sadness nor joy, with his hands clasped and his eyes lowered. The carriage fell into silence, with only the "clatter" of horse hooves hitting the ground and the creaking of wheels on the streets of Peking City.

After a long time, Zhu Di seemed to come back to his senses.

He loosened his fists, shook his sleeves, and sat up straight, saying, "It's not just Master Daoyan who's obsessed. I'm even more obsessed."

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Monk Daoyan's mouth.

He knew he was not mistaken.

He also knew that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, in terms of temperament, character, qualifications, and intelligence... was the most suitable person to play this game of chess with him.

After a pause, Monk Daoyan raised his eyes and said, "Your Highness, this is not your fault. People in the know are often confused. No matter what, the man in the private residence is your biological father. This is also human nature."

"However, the ancient emperors were known as the solitary rulers."

"This common feeling must eventually be abandoned, Your Highness."

Hearing what Monk Daoyan said, Zhu Di looked at him with deep conviction, as if he had uncovered everything. He gently brushed the hem of his clothes and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I don't care about the exam questions... I'm going to sit on that chair in Fengtian Hall, whether my father wants me to or not."

"All I and Master Daoyan should be thinking about right now is the impact those two so-called 'exam questions' will have on me."

In terms of being an emperor.

Monk Daoyan was indeed not wrong about the historical "Emperor Yongle".

As expected, Zhu Di quickly adjusted his mentality.

Say it.

He pondered for a moment and continued, "The two events related to these two exam questions may appear on the surface... to be intended to highlight the virtuous rule of that young Zhu Yunhuan, but in reality, that is definitely not the case."

"But... that little brat can actually keep his composure?"

"As the new emperor ascends the throne, and now the reign title has been changed, the person behind him doesn't want him to have a grand ceremony, and even refuses to issue the new dynasty's currency. And he's actually willing to go along with it?"

Zhu Di was a man who could accomplish great things.

Such people will have emotions, but once they figure things out, they will not be trapped by their emotions. After being enlightened by Monk Daoyan, they seem to have temporarily put aside their previous anger and resentment and started to think seriously.

At this point, he narrowed his eyes and sighed, "Even if you and I want to understand their actual purpose, this is not a good sign."

Monk Daoyan also nodded in approval.

"It's a shame indeed," he said. "At least this means that while the young emperor may occasionally act whimsically, when it comes to serious matters, he'll probably still be willing to listen to that person's instructions and cooperate... The chances of a rift between the two of them creating an opportunity for exploitation are much smaller."