Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

Chapter 1305

Just like today when he went to see Zhu Di.

Almost as soon as he stepped out of the side courtyard, the news reached the Huang residence.

Therefore... even though Abbot Daoyan held the trump card and was anxious, the safest approach was to proceed gradually...

He patiently returned to the pavilion where he had been standing, lifted his dark robe and sat down. With an extremely calm expression, he picked up the chess pieces that he had accidentally dropped onto the board, and then picked up the lifeless pieces one by one and threw them back into the chess box.

They seemed incredibly relaxed and carefree.

He continued placing pieces on the chessboard one by one, the sound of each piece being placed remarkably crisp and clean.

Day two.

He continued to simply meditate, chant scriptures, play chess, drink tea, and eat meals...

He remained secluded in this way until the fifth day, when a young maid from the kitchen, who delivered pastries, stepped into the secluded courtyard and, as usual, placed the tray on the table in front of him: "Please, Master Daoyan, have a taste."

Monk Daoyan glanced at the other person.

The corners of her mouth curved almost imperceptibly. She casually picked up a piece of flower cake, took a bite, frowned slightly as if displeased, and then put it back, saying indifferently, "It's bland and tasteless. You can take it and share it among yourselves."

Having said that, he ignored everything else and began to ponder the chessboard.

The little girl's face lit up with joy, as if she had hit the jackpot. She respectfully curtsied to the monk Daoyan and said, "Thank you for the gift, Master Daoyan." Then she carried the pastries out of the side courtyard and happily shared them with her close friends.

After the others had left.

The little girl then glanced at her palm, a smile appearing on her face. Inside was a thin strip of paper folded very small.

……

Huang Mansion.

"One, two, three, four, five..." Zhu Yuanzhang slowly strolled around the sweet potato field in his yard, counting the newly sprouted leaves in the soil with a serious expression. Compared to a few days ago, the sprouts in the soil had begun to grow into seedlings and had become much stronger.

After counting, he chuckled and said, "There are more than a dozen more leaves today, they're growing so well, hahaha..."

He laughed loudly for a while.

As if suddenly remembering something, she turned to look at Lu Wei beside her and asked with some unease, "Is that troublemaking monk still the same these past two days? Has he really not made any moves at all?"

Lu Wei, of course, had a clear understanding of the situation of this person he was keeping a close watch on, and immediately replied, "Your Majesty, no."

"His Highness Prince Yan's chief monk... stays secluded every day, eating and drinking as usual, meditating and chanting scriptures, drinking tea and eating vegetarian food... he has never even stepped out of the door."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, took a deep breath, and looked puzzled: "It doesn't make sense... This bald monk went to see the fourth prince alone five days ago. The two of them must have talked about something. It's unreasonable that this bald monk hasn't done anything."

"Could it be that he really has the leisure to just chat with the fourth brother?"

"That bald monk is utterly corrupt, his mind is filled with nothing but 'dragon slaying' thoughts. We don't believe he can really be so well-behaved!"

While Zhu Yuanzhang was carefully observing the sweet potato seedlings he had planted, he muttered to himself in a daze.

Lu Wei said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, my men have been keeping a close eye on things! If this monk Daoyan makes any move, they will report it to Your Majesty immediately."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly, "We can only keep an eye on it for now."

After saying that, he couldn't help but complain about Zhu Yunwen: "That brat, of all things to say, he had to let something like this slip out! We can only try our best to keep things under control for him."

"..."

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that an instruction from the monk Daoyan had been secretly sent out of Beiping Prefecture without anyone noticing.