The next day, in Fengtian Hall, after the morning court session.

The ministers filed out one after another. Zhu Di had a gloomy face, and Prince of Jin Zhu Gang followed beside him.

Zhu Di did not expect that his father would do this to him and completely destroy his plan.

Zhu Di certainly knew the background of his third brother Zhu Gang. When it came to leading troops in battle, he was about evenly matched with him.

In fact, Zhu Gang had a violent temper and was more steady than himself when leading troops.

"Fourth brother, this time we are going to fight the Japanese along the coast. It seems that we two brothers will have to work together again."

How could Zhu Gang be willing to give up this opportunity? Seeing that Zhu Di was about to go away, he hurriedly chased after him, laughing and saying.

Today's morning court session really gave him a big surprise.

He had never thought about being the commander-in-chief of the coastal defense against the Japanese pirates, mainly because his fiefdom was in Taiyuan, Shanxi, which was too far away.

Then today, my father suddenly announced that he and the Prince of Yan would be jointly responsible for suppressing the Japanese pirates along the coast, and the army would be divided into two routes, each under their respective command.

What is the difference between this march and the one in the 23rd year of Hongwu?

Zhu Di was already feeling a little depressed, and when he heard his third brother Zhu Gang coming to mock him, he became even more furious.

However, there were so many people outside the Fengtian Hall that Zhu Di could only hold it in.

"I think I have to rely on my third brother this time." Zhu Di said lightly and prepared to leave.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, fourth brother. We two brothers need to make some careful plans." Zhu Gang said jokingly.

"Third brother, please don't go too far." Zhu Di's voice was a little cold.

Obviously, Zhu Gang's repeated actions made him angry.

Zhu Di can also be considered a military man, and military men tend to have a more aggressive personality.

"Hey, what's the matter, fourth brother, are you angry? I didn't say anything, but fourth brother doesn't want to go to the coastal areas to fight against the Japanese. Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"How about I help you talk to father about this matter of pacifying the Japanese? I won't bother you, my fourth brother, to go over there."

When Zhu Gang saw that Zhu Di was humiliated, he became much more energetic.

He had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

I just feel proud of myself today.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di, who was originally moving forward, stopped. He was really afraid that Prince of Jin Zhu Gang would go to his father and cause trouble.

So he forced a smile and said, "Third brother, what are you talking about? Just like what father said, the southeast coast is so vast that one person can't defend it all. It takes the two of us brothers to work together to achieve our goal."

"Hahaha."

Zhu Gang laughed three times without giving any face. He looked at Zhu Di as if he was watching a monkey playing.

After laughing, he ignored Zhu Di and left.

Such laughter attracted the attention of all the ministers, making Zhu Di stand there, feeling very embarrassed.

Zhu Di stared fiercely at Zhu Gang's departing back, his teeth clenched and his anger boiling.

Hearing what seemed to be some discussions among the ministers around him, he glanced away coldly.

Suddenly the ministers fell silent, lowered their heads and left quickly.

Anyone with a bit of common sense would know that they should not get involved in such royal affairs.

Zhu Di also killed people, especially officials.

The reason why he did not get the reputation of being cruel was that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the officials Zhu Di killed were corrupt and took bribes.

After all, His Majesty has now issued an edict that anyone who commits corruption will be put to death directly, without any restrictions on the amount of money involved.

It was for this reason that the literati could not use this incident to attack Zhu Di, and could only say that it was a good killing.

But this is not the end of the story.

Zhu Di returned to his mansion and was about to find Yao Guangxiao to discuss countermeasures.

I saw that the yard seemed a little messy.

"How disgraceful!" Zhu Di shouted, and many servants dared not move.

Zhu Gaochi rushed over upon hearing the news.

Seeing his eldest son, Zhu Di also realized that something seemed wrong in the mansion, and asked directly: "Tell me, what happened in the mansion?"

When Zhu Gaochi saw his father, he hurried over and said, "Father, just now, the Jinyiwei brought the emperor's decree, summoning Master Daoyan to the Tianjie Temple immediately to manage the Sutra Library."

"Master Daoyan didn't even have time to pack his luggage before he was taken away by the Royal Guards. I think he has probably arrived at the Tianjie Temple by now."

Zhu Gaochi certainly knew how important Yao Guangxiao was to his father, and wanted to delay time in the name of the emperor's grandson.

However, the Jinyiwei did not give any face and directly took out the emperor's edict.

Faced with the imperial edict, Zhu Gaochi dared not stop it and could only watch Yao Guangxiao being taken away.

Before leaving, Yao Guangxiao wanted to say a few more words, but was sternly stopped by the Jinyiwei, obviously he had been instructed.

"What!"

Zhu Di shouted loudly.

In just a moment, Zhu Di figured out who came up with this idea and directly cut off his arm.

"Good nephew, you are really ruthless. I really underestimated you."

Zhu Di's expression, which was about to get furious, suddenly disappeared in the next moment and he calmed down.

Zhu Di was able to remain calm in the face of major events. To have achieved what he has today, he was naturally not a simple-minded person.

As a monk, Yao Guangxiao was very low-key.

Neither his father nor his rival, his third brother, paid much attention to Yao Guangxiao.

The only one I know relatively well is Zhu Ying.

Zhu Di just didn't expect that Zhu Ying's counterattack would come so quickly, and he would directly withdraw Daoyan through his father.

Being the manager of the Sutra Repository of Tianjie Temple, sounds like a good job.

However, he was forcibly taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards to take up his post, without even being given a chance to meet him for the last time. The implication was very obvious.

After a little hesitation, Zhu Di turned and walked out.

He wants to go to Tianjie Temple in person.

It’s not just because Yao Guangxiao played an important role as his think tank, the key is.

The secret line in the capital was basically under the charge of Yao Guangxiao since it was inconvenient for him to show up.

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Tianjie Temple.

It is located in the outer city of the capital, about ten miles away.

The area here is vast and profound, with thirty-six temples, as well as the West Pavilion, the Bell Tower, etc. It has both the tranquility of natural mountains and forests and the splendor of murals.

In his early years, Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk at the Huangjue Temple in Fengyang. After establishing the Ming Dynasty, he inevitably took good care of the Buddhist temples, and treated the Tianjie Temple with special attention.

In order to manage the monks and Taoists in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang set up the Monks' Registration Department under the Ministry of Rites to manage the monasteries in the world, and the Taoist Registration Department to manage the Taoist temples in the world. The Taoist Registration Department was located in Chaotian Palace, and the Monks' Registration Department was located in Tianjie Temple.

The Monks' Registration Office was a sixth-rank government office, where many eminent monks gathered. In other words, the Tianjie Temple was the government office that managed Buddhism on behalf of the royal family.

Some people call Tianjie Temple the best Zen temple today, and that is no exaggeration.

Even if foreign envoys came to pay tribute, they had to first familiarize themselves with the court rituals in the Tianjie Temple before they could choose a day to pay homage.

The manager of the Sutra Repository of Tianjie Temple is also a formal Buddhist official.

Compared to Yao Guangxiao's position as abbot of Qingshou Temple, he was actually promoted in terms of status, although this was not what Yao Guangxiao wanted.

"Master Daoyan!"

"Master Daoyan!"

"Master Daoyan!"...

Yao Guangxiao was quite famous in Tianjie Temple. Accompanied by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he walked along the way and greeted the monks with his hands folded.

Some monks even had envy in their eyes. It was obvious that Master Daoyan was doing better and better as he could have the Imperial Guards accompany him to Tianjie Temple.

Naturally, there is more than one scripture repository in Tianjie Temple.

Yao Guangxiao went deeper and looked at the dilapidated hut in front of him with a wry smile on his face.

He had stayed in Tianjie Temple for two years and didn't know there was such a place.

I guess it must have taken a lot of effort to find this remote little house.

No wonder none of the monks he was familiar with in Tianjie Temple showed up when he came. I guess they were trying to avoid suspicion.

"Master Daoyan, this is it. Although it is a little messy, it will be enough to shelter us from the wind and rain after some cleaning. Master Daoyan, I will trouble you to take care of it in the future."

One of the two Jinyiwei who came with him said to Yao Guangxiao with a smile.

Yao Guangxiao finally reacted and asked, "Are you two also living here with me?"

The Jinyiwei who spoke earlier replied, "Yes, we have received orders from our superiors to live with the master for the next month."

"Master, if you have anything to ask, just tell us two brothers. This Tianjie Temple is very big, so you don't need to run around."

After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao finally understood.

It was obvious that these two people were monitoring me. Although they said that I was given a monk position as the manager of the Sutra Repository, it was actually no different from imprisonment.

But after hearing Jinyiwei say one month, Yao Guangxiao still asked, "You two young men are only here for one month."

"Master, rest assured." Jinyiwei said with a smile:

"After my brothers leave, someone will naturally come to take over."

Yao Guangxiao was speechless. They still took turns to play. He understood in his heart that this was the arrangement because they were afraid that he would communicate with the Jinyiwei.

As their thoughts raced, the two Jinyiwei started to tidy up the room without further ado.

After all, this house has been abandoned for a long time and needs to be cleaned up before it can be occupied.

It is already afternoon and the sun is shining brightly.

Yao Guangxiao stood there, wearing a black monk's robe, watching the two Jinyiwei work.

Logically speaking, Yao Guangxiao should be in a sad mood at this moment.

After all, for him, all his previous efforts have been wasted.

However, Yao Guangxiao, standing in the sun, frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Although this might break off his ties with Prince of Yan Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao had never been loyal to Prince of Yan.

"Since Your Highness Changsun has chosen to imprison me here instead of executing me directly, I think that after Your Highness Changsun takes control of the situation, I will have a chance to make a comeback."