Prince Yong's Mansion.

The sound of low wooden fish came from the Buddhist temple in Prince Yong's backyard, which was no longer surprising in the entire palace.

This master was a Buddha when he was the prince, which everyone knows. When he was in Beijing, the fourth prince had close contact with several Buddhists and talked about Buddhist scriptures. After arriving in Xi'an, due to his special status and the fact that his responsibilities in the court were basically taken back by Jianxing, he had nothing to do with him, so Prince Yong admired Buddhism even more and stayed in the Buddhist temple for a long time every day. Even when he was reading books, he would cling the Buddhist strings, which seemed extremely pious.

Just like today, Prince Yong is visiting Buddha in the Buddhist temple. Others naturally think it is normal, but what outsiders don’t know is that although Prince Yong sat cross-legged on the cushion, there was a wooden fish in front of him, and he knocked on the wooden fish in his hand every once in a while, in the corner of the Buddha niche in front of him, there was a figure kneeling there in the darkness.

With a "du", Prince Yong knocked on Muyu again and said in a low voice: "Tell the Thirteenth brother, I will not go to Liaodong for the time being."

"Master!" The man kneeling said in a voice that only two people could hear clearly: "Thirteenth Master is ready in Liaodong. All the ministries outside the pass have fallen into the hands of Thirteenth Master, and he is even more eager to see his master. Why don't the master think so? I know that the master is holding it tightly here, so why bother?"

"What? Do you remember that I am the master? Is my words unworkable?" Prince Yong asked coldly, then shouted the Buddha's name and knocked on the wooden fish again.

"I dare not, I am just unfair to the prince!" The man kowtowed quickly, with a tone of panic and grievance for Prince Yong.

"Okay, as I want to do it, I will naturally have my plans for the rest." Prince Yong glanced at him and said softly: "You are not convenient for staying in my mansion for a long time. Besides, the journey is long, and the Ming army has begun to attack Shanxi. If the road to Shanxi is cut off, it will not be so easy to return to Liaodong. Tell the Thirteenth brother that he is in the east and the king is in the west. Brothers join hands and not near and far, just need a heart."

The other party could understand Prince Yong's words but it was clear that his refusal to leave Xi'an and go to Liaodong. He also saw that although Prince Yong's master did not speak much, his idea was very correct. Once he decided on anything, he could not persuade others.

So the man could only carefully keep Prince Yong's words in his heart and never dared to say anything else. When Prince Yong knocked the wooden fish again, the figure in the corner had disappeared, and no one knew when and how he left.

After the person left, Prince Yong silently recited the Diamond Sutra, and the Buddha told Subhuti. All Bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas should subdue their minds in this way. All sentient beings, such as eggs, fetus, births, wetness, births, transformations, form, formless, thoughtless, without thoughts, without thoughts, without thoughts, without thoughts, without thoughts, I have all allowed them to enter the remaining Nirvana and to be destroyed. In this way, countless sentient beings are destroyed...

When I thought of this, Prince Yong held a faint smile on his lips, and his whole body seemed to be immersed in Buddha's will. The wooden hammer in his hand was raised again, knocking on the wooden fish and making a melodious sound.

After a long time, Prince Yong finished reciting the scriptures and continued to sit cross-legged for a while before getting up. Pushing open the door of the Buddhist temple, Prince Yong walked straight towards the front yard. When the butler guarding the gate of the courtyard saw him coming out, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Prince..."

Prince Yong did not stop and continued to walk forward. When he and the butler passed by, he could only hear the butler say, "I have seen Prince Zhang return home, and he has also seen the things he sent."

Prince Yong didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it at all. The housekeeper did not follow him, but just stood there with his head down, watching Prince Yong leave.

Next, Prince Yong accompanied his family to spend supper. After using it, he took the homework of several children like an ordinary father, and gave some personal advice.

All this was as usual, as usual. After doing this, Prince Yong got up and went to the study room. When he arrived in the study room, the previous housekeeper had already been waiting.

"What's Zhang Tingyu's reaction?" Prince Yong asked the housekeeper to grind ink for him and asked.

"After the prince's words, Zhang Xiang didn't say anything, but he went to the study room for a long time, and then he probably burned the piece in the study room."

Hearing this sentence, Prince Yong's mouth suddenly curved and there was a smile in his eyes.

"It's done well, Zhang Tingyu pays more attention." Prince Yong explained softly.

The housekeeper quickly said yes, and didn't say anything more. He quietly studied Mo for Prince Yong and then left the study room. When he left, he carefully closed the door.

After the person left, Prince Yong did not pick up his pen, but just sat quietly and thought. His face swayed slightly under the dim candlelight, and he couldn't see clearly. Today he refused to go to Liaodong. This was his decision after careful consideration these days, although he knew that going to Liaodong might be as he said to the Thirteenth Prince, he would return to the sea and leapt thousands of miles from then on.

However, if it were the past, Prince Yong might have agreed, but now he cannot make such a choice, because the Qing Dynasty has reached the most dangerous brink, so what if he goes to Liaodong?

During the Kangxi period, Prince Yong followed the crown prince and Kangxi to deal with the national affairs, and knew very well about the country. This was unparalleled among the princes. He knew very well about the situation in Liaodong. Although Liaodong is now the ancestral land and is relatively safe, it is only temporary. Once the northwest is not protected, then the Ming Dynasty will deal with Liaodong next. Prince Yong absolutely does not believe that Zhu Yicheng, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, will sit idly and ignore Liaodong.

The Ming Dynasty is not taking action against Liaodong now because the Ming Dynasty adopted the strategy of front, west, and back east, that is, to solve all the matters in the northwest and southwest first. After the problem is completely resolved, war will naturally begin on Liaodong.

Furthermore, although Liaodong is good, it has too few populations and has no foundation. Even if you go to Liaodong, you will not be able to become a climate. Others can't see this clearly, and he is very clear about it in his heart. This is also the reason why he refused to go to Liaodong.

Although Prince Yong was indifferent on the surface, he was extremely anxious and was extremely dissatisfied with the current Emperor Jianxing. Due to Jianxing's many mistakes, coupled with improper employment and strategic vision, the Qing Dynasty, which could have been divided into the border with the Ming Dynasty, fell to its current level.
Chapter completed!