mtl008 Chapter 1404
Chapter 1404
Beiping City, Huang Mansion.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor for so many years, he never neglected his skill of growing vegetables. After a month, the sweet potato seedlings planted in the yard had grown very strong.
A gentle breeze blew by, stirring up a soft ripple of leaves. The sun shone on the leaves, making the sweet potato vines appear even greener and more vibrant.
only……
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, however, was not as cheerful as the sweet potato vines. He was pacing back and forth in the open space beside the sweet potato field, his brows furrowed, occasionally clicking his tongue and sighing.
"This... alas..."
"That damned bald monk is as slippery as an eel. Despite all the precautions, news still managed to get into the Prince of Yan's mansion."
"The old bald monk has already sent out the orders to Yingtian Prefecture. This time, with that dead bald monk's men instigating Lan Yu and the restless ones in Yingtian Prefecture, I'm afraid even if our Great Sun is very capable... he won't be able to keep them in check!"
"Ugh……"
"What should we do now?"
"I wonder what the situation is like in Yingtian Prefecture now? I wonder if our eldest grandson can come up with any new tricks to keep the nobles and dignitaries of Huaixi entertained for a few more years?"
"If even our eldest grandson has no other choice, are we really going to give in to the fourth prince and that troublemaking monk and send troops to quell the rebellion of the Huaixi nobles under the pretext of supporting the emperor?"
"Hey! It's our fault for not guarding this side properly..."
"..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth on the open ground next to the sweet potato vines, muttering anxiously to himself.
Since the news about sweet potatoes reached Beiping last month.
Because of his eldest grandson's "unrestrained and greedy behavior in his moment of triumph," Zhu Yuanzhang feared that the monk Daoyan might sense something amiss and an opportunity to cause trouble for his grandson, so he openly placed the entire Beiping Prefecture under strict surveillance.
However, just two days ago...
Lu Wei's undercover agents, who had infiltrated the Prince of Yan's residence, discovered a suspicious person. After arresting and severely interrogating him... Zhu Yuanzhang realized: something terrible had happened.
It turned out that the news he had been keeping to himself had still reached the Prince of Yan's residence, and even reached the ears of that bald monk and his own fourth son.
They simply didn't make a fuss about it.
They even pretended to know nothing.
The men under the dead bald monk were truly skilled and patient. They waited patiently for a long time before finding an opportunity to secretly send the monk Daoyan's letter out of Beiping Prefecture.
It wasn't until Lu Wei noticed something was amiss.
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang learn of this matter.
By the time Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this, the letter had already been sent out for almost half a month—which naturally caused him a great deal of trouble. He was enjoying his retirement, but now he couldn't have a moment's rest and had been unable to eat or sleep properly for the past two days.
Lu Wei was also filled with remorse at this moment: "It is my fault for failing to do my job properly and for not being able to discover the monk Daoyan's actions in time. I deserve to die!"
However, he is now considered one of Zhu Yuanzhang's most capable men.
Moreover, this wave was indeed due to the secret agents of that bald monk being too well hidden, so Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't blame them at this time, nor did he have the time to do so.
He simply waved his hand, sighed deeply, craned his neck to look outside the courtyard gate, and said irritably, "Let's not waste time on this nonsense. If something has gone wrong in Yingtian Prefecture, the intelligence should have arrived by now, right? Still no news?"
Zhu Yuanzhang at this time.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that each day felt like an eternity.
His mind was constantly preoccupied with thoughts like: Could Yingtian Prefecture hold its own under the instigation of that damned monk's spies? What if the nobles of Huaixi really started a rebellion? His little wolf cub was clever, but how could he possibly handle this group of arrogant and fierce soldiers? Was Yingtian Prefecture still safe? What was the situation like there? Was his own grandson still safe? ...