AWB Chapter 1447
Chapter 1447
"Immortal... Immortal... Immortal..." Yao Guangxiao stared blankly at the scenery rushing past, muttering these two words to himself, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He studied Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism countless times throughout his life, but in reality, he never believed in such a being that transcends reason.
But what Zhu Di said...
That's too weird.
Moreover, there is a crucial point that seems to confirm this: it is said that the young emperor has a mastermind behind him who helps him devise strategies and plans everything, but no one seems to have ever actually seen this so-called "mastermind," and the room is filled with all sorts of speculations.
Some say he's a eunuch close to the emperor, others say he's hidden in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, still others say he's hidden in the Alchemy Bureau, or even a minister in the court who conceals his connection to the young emperor... and so on.
But if we were to say there was a god with extraordinary abilities, someone who appears and disappears like a dragon... that seems to fit the reality better than any other guess—it's not difficult for a god to come and go from the emperor's side without being noticed by anyone.
This undoubtedly made the monk Daoyan begin to doubt life, and he could not calm down for a long time.
For a long time.
He then turned his gaze to the southern sky and thought to himself, "If there truly are immortals in this world, then this humble monk's defeat is not entirely unjust."
After gradually accepting this statement, and becoming more and more certain of it the more I thought about it.
Daoyan's curiosity grew, but he also felt a sense of relief.
Just like losing to a normal player in a game, you have to admit that you're bad at the game. But losing to someone who's cheating... it's not that I lost or that I'm bad at the game, it's just that the other person lacks sportsmanship and has no sense of honor.
As for the monk Daoyan...
He can't accept losing to a "person," but losing to a so-called "god"... that's because it was beyond his control, so it can't be considered a loss.
……
Now let's talk about Daning City.
In the most remote southeast corner of the vast Ning Prince's Mansion, a long-abandoned courtyard has been cleaned up.
A simple tea table was set up in the courtyard.
The teapot on the tea table was still steaming.
Around the tea table was a vegetable garden that had clearly been recently cultivated, with the soil still freshly turned over.
However, this vegetable garden was lush and vibrant with life.
In the vegetable garden, the old man strolled around, slightly hunched over, checking the plants. Every now and then, he would bend down and pull out some small weeds, tossing them aside. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "It's been abandoned for too long and has only grown weeds. I just turned over the soil and replanted our precious sweet potatoes, and now weed sprouts are starting to emerge from the soil."
This old man is no ordinary person.
That would naturally be our retired Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.
After he came to seek refuge with Prince Ning, Zhu Quan, Zhu Quan arranged for his most trusted confidant to enter the palace as a gardener tending the flowers and plants. To avoid attracting attention, he was deliberately placed in this most secluded courtyard.
He also personally planted the sweet potato vines that he had dug up from Beiping City.
Inspect the entire vegetable garden.
After making sure all the sprouts of those weeds have been removed.
Zhu Yuanzhang emerged from inside, his bare feet covered in mud, and sighed with some worry, "I wonder if that little wolf cub will really spare the fourth prince's life...?"
these days.
Knowing that Zhu Yunwen had completely resolved the threat posed by Lan Yu and others, Zhu Yuanzhang was not worried about anything else; his biggest concern was Zhu Di's situation.
Parents always have endless worries.
Even if his own son makes a huge mistake, he is still his own son. Even if Zhu Di was furious at the time, after more than half a month, his anger had subsided and all that was left was worry.
He admired Zhu Yunwen's ruthlessness as the successor emperor, his willingness to kill those who deserved it, but that was only in the eyes of outsiders.
Ironically, when it comes to matters concerning his own flesh and blood, this eldest grandson only cares about those who could threaten his throne, and he can still kill them without batting an eye—just like his second and third sons who were ambitious, dull-witted, and rebellious.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew even more about Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan…
Not only was he as capable as the third son, with military achievements and prestige, and had a legitimate right to succession in the absence of a will... he was also smarter, more patient, and more composed.
"For the little wolf cubs... the fourth one is even more dangerous than the second and third ones, sigh..." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh deeply.
That's exactly what he was worried about.
Even though he had heard Zhu Yunwen mutter something like "turning my good fourth uncle into a beast of burden" last year, Zhu Yuanzhang was still uneasy.
Who knows if their unruly grandson will change his mind?
His momentary lapse of judgment.
That's the kind of person who would completely disregard the "Imperial Ancestral Instructions of the Ming Dynasty" and kill their own uncle!
At this time.
Lu Wei, also dressed as a servant, slowly walked in, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there is news. News has come from both Yingtian Prefecture and Beiping Prefecture. I wonder which side Your Majesty would like to see first?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment.
He said in a deep voice, "Let's see what the fourth brother is up to first."
He is no longer so worried about Zhu Yunwen's downfall, but he is afraid that Zhu Di will be killed by Zhu Yunwen. This time, he is naturally more concerned about the situation on Zhu Di's side.