Kaifeng had been known as the ancient capital of seven dynasties since ancient times.
During the Warring States Period, it was the capital of the Wei Kingdom.
Later, the Later Liang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty successively established their capital in Kaifeng.
In the first year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty established the country, establishing Jinling as Nanjing and Kaifeng as Beijing.
However, Kaifeng was a battleground with no danger to defend. As a unified dynasty, the price of settling Kaifeng was too high.
Therefore, in the second year of Hongwu, the name of Beijing was removed.
No matter what, Kaifeng was still the head of the Eight Prefectures of Ming Dynasty and had a large population.
The main point was that Kaifeng was Zhu Rong's fief in name.
In history, Zhu He was conferred the title of King of Wu in the third year of Hongwu. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Wu was the land of national wealth and was not suitable for establishing a vassal state. In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Zhu He was conferred the title of King of Zhou.
However, in the Ming Dynasty where Zhu He was now, Zhu He was not conferred the title of King of Wu. Instead, he was directly conferred the title of King of Zhou and his fief was Kaifeng.
When Zhu Xiong and his group arrived at Kaifeng City, Zhu Xiong's eyes lit up when he saw the words 'Kaifeng' on the wall.
"Fourth brother, we're in my fief!”
Zhu Xiong was a little excited.
It had been more than two years since he was conferred the title of King of Zhou. He had never known what his fief was like.
Zhu Di smiled and said,
"Yes, this is the territory of our Prince Zhou. Your Highness, shouldn't you do your best to be the host?”
Zhu Rong smiled and cupped his hands.
"Brother Wang is too polite. Since the King of Yan is here, how could I not welcome him to my heart's content? When this king arrives at the palace, I will definitely find eight or ten concubines to serve my brother.”
Zhu Di laughed and said,
"Fine, the more you say, the more uncertain you are. Now, find a concubine for this king!”
Zhu Xi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
If they dared to find concubines at their age, the old man would definitely make their butts explode.
"Let's go. Kaifeng is the head of my Great Ming's Eight Manors, so it must be extremely prosperous.”
Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand. The group of people entered Kaifeng City with great fanfare.
Kaifeng City was indeed the head of the eight prefectures. Its prosperity was not much inferior to the capital.
The city was bustling with people.
The group of people stayed at the Kaifeng courier station. After settling down with the family, Zhu Di and Zhu Xi went to the streets of Kaifeng to stroll around.
In fact, the two brothers were also very depressed.
In the past, he could only stay in the palace because he was too young.
After joining the army, he could only stay in the military camp.
It was rare for them to have a good time this time. It would be strange if these two fellows were idle.
As for the expansion, his 2,000 soldiers were watching. If he could escape, then there would really be something strange.
"Fifth brother, let's go. How can we not go to the Great Xiangguo Temple to take a look when we reach Kaifeng?”
"I heard that this Great Xiangguo Temple is full of incense and is very effective. Today, I can go and worship Buddha.”
Zhu Rong was speechless.
The two of them were princes, yet they were going to pray to Buddha?
Beg for what?
Seeking money? Did they lack money?
Seeking profit? Did they need it?
Seeking a future? Both of them are future vassal kings. What, do you still want to go one step further and create a rebellion against the old man and big brother?
Pray for peace? Uh, that was possible, but the problem was that Zhu Xi, who had the system to deepen his knowledge, felt that it was better to seek help from himself than to seek help from Buddha.
Therefore, Zhu Rong was not interested.
However, he could not resist his fourth brother Zhu Di's dragging, so he could only follow him to the Great Xiangguo Temple.
When the two of them arrived at the entrance of the Great Xiangguo Temple, they saw that the entire Great Xiangguo Temple was packed with people. Pilgrims were coming in and out like flowing water.
To be honest, it was an ancient temple that was nearly a thousand years old. It was quite grand in scale.
The two brothers squeezed into the temple with great difficulty and saw the welcoming monk repeatedly bow to the visitors.
"Patrons, you're right!"
Zhu Di quickly put his palms together.
"Greetings, Master!"
At this moment, a Buddhist proclamation sounded behind the two of them.
"Amitabha!"
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di turned around and saw a monk wearing an old kasaya walking in with a smile.
When the reception monk saw the monk, he quickly stepped forward and said,"
"Why are you here again? Senior Brother, this temple is a place conferred by the Crown Prince. It's not comparable to ordinary Buddhist temples. We never receive monks who are on a single mission.”
Zhu Di's expression changed slightly. The temple didn't accept monks? What kind of logic was this?
Zhu Di whispered to Zhu Rong,"
"What's going on?"
Zhu Rong smiled lazily,"
"The entrance of the temple is facing south. If you have Buddha, don't come in without money. Fourth Brother, don't you even understand this principle?”
Zhu Di's expression immediately turned ugly.
At this moment, the words of the reception monk completely angered Zhu Di.
"It's not that I don't want to accommodate you, but the name of the Great Xiangguo Temple was given by the emperor. I dare not profane it.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di said angrily,
"The old man's reputation has been tarnished by them!”
"It's fine if I don't worship this Buddha!"
After saying that, she turned around and left angrily.
However, Zhu Di's words were heard by the reception monk and the monk on the list.
The reception monk was a little confused, but the monk on the list looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Xiong thoughtfully.
Zhu Xiong didn't care about the two monks. He quickly caught up with his fourth brother.
Of course, he understood why his fourth brother was angry. Before the old man made his fortune, he had been a monk with a single job.
The old man often told the brothers about the difficult past and knew the hardships of the monk.
Therefore, he taught them to help as much as they could when they met the monk in the future and not make things difficult for them.
This also made their brothers maintain a certain degree of respect for Buddhism.
Of course, Zhu Rong was an exception. It wasn't that he looked down on Buddhism, but he felt that it was better to pray to himself than to Buddha.
He had heard a story in his previous life.
A person was standing under the eaves to take shelter from the rain when he happened to see Guan Yin Bodhisattva walking past with an umbrella.
That person was a devout Buddhist. Of course, he would not let go of such a good opportunity.
He begged Guan Yin Bodhisattva,
"Merciful Bodhisattva Guan Yin, please save me!”
Guanyin replied,
"I'm in the rain, you're under the eaves; I have rain here and you have no rain there. Why do you need me to ferry them?”
The man did not give up and ran into the heavy rain from under the eaves.
"Now that I'm also in the rain, Bodhisattva should be merciful and save me, right?”
"It still won't work."
"Why?"
"We were both in the rain. I didn't get caught in the rain because I brought an umbrella. You were caught in the rain because you didn't bring an umbrella. From the looks of it, it was the umbrella that saved me. You might as well find an umbrella to save yourself.”
In the end, that person was drenched, but Bodhisattva still did not save him.
"What a selfish bastard."
the man said.
Bodhisattva was not angry when he heard this.
A few days later, they met again in the temple's Hall of Great Strength.
At that time, Bodhisattva was praying to his statue with his hands clasped together.
"Bodhisattva, what's wrong? Why are you praying to yourself?"
"I encountered something troubling and didn't know how to solve it. That's why I came to pray to myself.”
That person finally understood that the so-called praying to Buddha, praying to Buddha, in the end, was still praying to himself.
This story told Zhu Xiong a truth.
It was better to seek Buddha than to seek himself, and it was better to seek Buddha than to seek knowledge!
Looking at the sullen Fourth Brother, Zhu Rong smiled and said,"
"Fourth Brother, what's there to be angry about? If you can't take it anymore, we can just tell the old man about this after we return to the capital.”
"The reputation of the Great Xiangguo Temple was given by this old man, so this old man can naturally take it back.”
"Don't forget, this old man hates this kind of thing the most.”
Zhu Di's expression softened a lot after hearing what Zhu Xiong said.
Then, he turned back to look at the Xiangguo Temple and snorted,
"You're really just a facade!"
Zhu Rong echoed,"
"Yes, yes, it's just a facade! Let's go. Don't let this affect our mood.”
Just as the two of them were about to leave, a Buddhist proclamation sounded behind them.
"Amitabha. Patrons, please wait!”
Zhu Di and Zhu Xi were stunned and turned around.
They saw that the monk who was on the list from before was already standing behind the two of them.
"Damn it! Don't you make any sound when you walk? Don't you know that scaring people will scare them to death?”
Zhu Xiong, who was shocked, cursed angrily.
Although Zhu Di was also shocked, his reaction was not as big as Zhu Xiong's. Instead, he bowed to the monk and said,"
"Grandmaster, may I know why you are looking for my brother?”
Guandan smiled and bowed."
"This Penniless Monk has been rude. I hope the two almsgivers will forgive me. However, This Penniless Monk does have something that I would like to ask the two of you for help.”
Uh, this monk actually guessed their identities?
But soon, Zhu Rong realized that it was most likely caused by what his fourth brother had just said.
Zhu Rong sized up the monk and asked,"
"If you want to help, wait a moment. Master, if you want to find someone to help, do you want to expose your family first?”
Guandan smiled."
"This poor monk, Daoist Dao Yan from Suzhou Miaozhi Temple, greets the two benefactors!”
Zhu Di returned the greeting.
"So it's Master Dao Yan. I'm sorry for my disrespect!”
Zhu Rong was a little stunned. Monk Dao Yan?
Wasn't that the black-robed Prime Minister of Yongle Dynasty, Yao Guangxiao?
F * ck! Had he encountered a true Buddha?
In the original history, this monk was the trusted advisor of his fourth brother, Zhu Di. When his fourth brother started the Battle of Jingnan, he played a vital role.
Moreover, it played an important role in Yongle Dynasty.
At this moment, Zhu Rong's eyes lit up.
He chanted a Buddhist name in his heart.
This person is fated with me!
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