Li Qing was startled for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the common people have their own lives, and it is purely accidental that they get to know the Crown Prince. The common people like the Crown Prince, but they don't want to break their own lives."
Zhu Di was obviously not satisfied with this answer and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Dao Yan.
"Your Highness, Qingshou Temple is under renovation. There are many things that need to be dealt with by this poor monk. I'll excuse you now."
"Okay, I'll send it to Master."
Zhu Di ignored Li Qing and walked out with Dao Yan.
Looking at the two people's backs, Li Qing paused and walked into the palace courtyard with Sanbao.
The little chubby boy is still the same little chubby boy, a little fatter and a little taller, but still as cute as ever.
"Here you come." Zhu Gaochi grabbed him and said, "I found something interesting, let's go quickly."
…
Li Qing stayed in the palace for most of the day, and it was already evening when he went out.
He did not go back to the inn, but walked around the street until it got dark, then turned around and went to Qingshou Temple.
The workers have finished their work and gone home, and Qingshou Temple is once again deserted. Only the main temple is lit by candlelight and knocking on wooden fish.
Li Qing did not open the window again, but walked in without hesitation.
"You're here."
Daoyan stopped what he was doing, raised his head and looked at him with a smile, "Sit."
Li Qing took a deep breath, sat on the futon in front of Dao Yan, and asked strangely, "You know I'm coming?"
"Um."
Dao Yan nodded, chuckled and said, "As soon as we meet today, the poor monk will definitely come to visit me even if the donor is in the evening."
"So good at calculation?" Li Qing laughed dumbly, "Since you are so good at calculation, then you can do the calculation..."
His smile faded and his eyes burned, "Can you see the sun tomorrow?"
Dao Yan smiled, as indifferent as ever, "Okay!"
"If I want to kill you, I won't use a knife at all." Li Qing said calmly.
"The poor monk knows, but the benefactor no longer has the intention to kill." Dao Yan looked at him, "The last time he was in the palace, the benefactor was very calm, but the intention to kill was pure. That should be the closest the poor monk came to death. However,
Although the current donor is very powerful, he has no determination to kill the poor monk."
Li Qing was shocked. He didn't expect that his true identity would also be seen through by Dao Yan.
This monk is really not simple!
"Since you already know my identity, why don't you tell King Yan?"
Dao Yan said frankly: "The poor monk was afraid of scaring him."
Li Qing was silent for a while, "There are no outsiders here, please speak openly!"
"Okay." Dao Yan nodded in agreement, "Donor please go first."
"The frequent interactions between King Yan and you are not simply about studying Buddhism, right?"
"good."
Li Qing perked up. He didn't expect Dao Yan to be so honest, and immediately asked, "What's that for?"
"Better governance of the domain."
"Is the whole world a royal land? Governance is the emperor's business. Does he, a vassal king, have to do this?" Li Qing said lightly, "By doing this, King Yan has exceeded the rules."
"No." Dao Yan shook his head, "The emperor has this intention in dividing the kings. The vassal kings have the right to manage their own vassals. If the donor doesn't believe it, you can ask the emperor when you go back."
Li Qing choked for a moment and then asked: "What about other than that?"
"No more."
"I don't believe it!"
"But this is the truth." Dao Yan smiled helplessly, "The reason why the donor didn't believe it was because he didn't hear what he wanted to hear. People always like to believe in their own subconscious judgment."
"For example, if the poor monk said that he was discussing rebellion with King Yan, then the donor would most likely believe it!"
Li Qing looked at this kind-hearted old monk, and felt a sense of powerlessness that he could not control.
He had to admit that his rank was indeed higher than his.
"I'm not a monk, these Buddhist principles are of no use to me." Li Qingdao, "I only believe what I see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears."
Dao Yan smiled and nodded, "The donor is really a real person."
"..." Li Qing stopped pretending, "Did you ever persuade King Yan to rebel?"
"It doesn't matter whether you have it or not," Dao Yan said, "What matters is that King Yan has no treason."
He said calmly, "King Yan is not a three-year-old child, nor is he a fool. He is a normal person, and he is also a vassal king, only one level lower than the emperor.
To take a step further that is impossible, risk everything?
Who in their right mind would do this?"
Dao Yan asked: "Tell me, what did he use to rebel?
Just rely on three guards?
This is probably the most ridiculous joke in the world!"
He said confidently, "The donor can tell the emperor that King Yan is plotting rebellion. If the emperor believes it, the poor monk will immediately commit suicide in front of the Buddha without the donor using a sword."
Li Qing secretly smiled bitterly, he understood that what Dao Yan said was the truth. Even if he said that Zhu Di had rebelled in front of the civil and military officials of the court, no one would believe him except for a burst of ridicule.
If he were a native of the Ming Dynasty, he would not believe that Zhu Di would rebel in the future.
Because the power of the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty was very different from that of the vassal kings in the Han and Jin Dynasties!
The chance of successful rebellion is lower than winning the lottery jackpot.
Lao Zhu asked him to monitor the feudal king, not because he was afraid that the feudal king would rebel, but because he was afraid that they would harm the people.
If he told Lao Zhu that the fourth child in your family would rebel in the future, Lao Zhu would probably not believe even a single punctuation mark, and he himself would be accused of alienating the royal family.
"Huh~" Li Qing sighed and stared at Dao Yan, "You haven't answered my question yet!"
Dao Yan was silent for a moment and did not deny it, "Not to mention the poor monk who tried to persuade me, even the whole palace could not persuade me. Even Princess Yan blowing the wind on my pillow every night would not be able to persuade me.
With the talent of the donor, it is impossible not to understand this truth!"
Li Qing was silent again. He lost completely in this debate.
What Dao Yan told the truth, whether Zhu Di will rebel or not, does not depend on him as a monk at all, or even on Zhu Di himself, but on the court.
After Li Qing left, he no longer had the ambiguity between Guan Yan and Zhu Di, and Zhu Di indeed had no intention of rebellion. He even wanted to return to Jinling.
But the work of spying on Beiyuan's intelligence was more than half done, and it was coming to an end. He couldn't walk away, so he had to continue his boring life.
Fishing during the day, listening to the flute at night, playing games with Zhu Pangpang from time to time, and chatting with Sanbao to relieve boredom.
The days passed quickly, and it was midsummer in a blink of an eye.
Li Qing also went to the palace much more frequently, because the palace had air conditioning.
There are ice cubes in the room, and there are watermelon, sour plum soup and other ice drinks on the ice cubes, which is very refreshing.
The little chubby boy was very generous and patted his chest: Eat and drink as you like!
He has the arrogance of a silly son of a landlord.
…
On this day, Deputy Qianhu Liu Hao came back from Mobei and came to see him.
"It's bitterly cold outside the Great Wall. Thank you for your hard work." Li Qing poured him a cup of tea and gave him a few simple words of condolences.
Liu Hao found it useful and took out the sheepskin sewn into his clothes, "Sir, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty. This is the map drawn by these humble teams."
Li Qing took it and looked at it carefully. Mountains, rivers, hills... they were all there. Even he, who didn't know much about maps, felt that they were clear at a glance.
"Well done." Li Qing looked at a few sheepskin maps and nodded in approval, "Brothers have suffered a lot these past few months. When we return, our salaries will be paid in full."
Liu Hao's skin had darkened several times, and he had indeed suffered a lot. When he heard Li Qing's words, he immediately grinned, feeling that his suffering was not in vain.
"Have you met Wang Qian and the others?" Li Qing asked.
"No." Liu Hao shook his head, "We separated after entering Mobei. I don't know Wang Qian's eastward direction, but they should be back soon."
Li Qing thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a little longer until they come back."
"yes."
…
Ten days later, the team of Jin Yiwei led by Wang Qian also rushed back, and they also brought great news.
Found the main force of Yuan Ren!
"Is the news reliable?" Li Qing was surprised and asked, "How many people are there on the other side? Who is the leader?"
Faced with Li Qing's barrage of questions, Wang Qian was a little at a loss as to what to do. He hesitated for a long time before saying: "Sir, the information is absolutely reliable, but how many people are there and who is leading the army? I don't know because of my humble position."
He explained, "The low-level officials were afraid of disturbing each other, so they didn't get close at all."
"Okay." Li Qing was slightly disappointed, "How many people do you estimate there are?"
"Roughly speaking... Judging from the tents and the herds of cattle and sheep, there must be between 30,000 and 50,000 people, or even more."
Wang Qian took out the sheepskin and said, "This is a topographic map drawn. The roads to the main force of the Yuan army are all marked."
Li Qing took it and looked at it, but he was so confused about geography that he didn't know the specific location of the Yuan people's main force.
After pondering for a moment, he said decisively, "Notify me to return to Jinling tomorrow!"