Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 878

But this was his previous thought, or rather, his thought before he met Wei Wu. Since meeting Wei Wu, his mentality has changed.

When having dinner at Wei Wu's house, Zhu Yuanzhang said at the first moment that he should establish a country, and then his eldest brother Zhu Biao also tried to persuade him.

Today, Zhu Di has higher aspirations, which is to build a country with his own hands and develop it well.

So when Yao Guangxiao came to him again later, he did meet with Yao Guangxiao, but that was just to express his attitude.

Now that Wei Wu brought up this matter, what Zhu Di was really afraid of was that Zhu Yuanzhang would misunderstand him because of this matter.

He himself is a person who tends to think too much, so he looks at others in the same way, not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor.

But now, since Wei Wu has made it clear, he also specifically emphasized that this is home and there are no outsiders.

Zhu Di also knew that he could not escape, so he took a deep breath and said:

"Yao Guangxiao did offer to give me a white hat, but I refused. Later, he approached me again."

"The second time he brought this up, I refused that time as well. So, he did give it to me, but I didn't accept it."

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Wei Wu nodded and said with a smile:

"I believe in Fourth Brother."

Wei Wu spoke in a very calm tone, without using words like curses or oaths to emphasize his words.

But Zhu Di inexplicably felt sincerity in his ears, and he himself couldn't understand why.

Just when Zhu Di was confused, Wei Wu spoke again.

"Fourth brother, what if I told you that Yao Guangxiao gave you the white hat? I actually told Uncle Zhu about it a long time ago."

Zhu Di was stunned, and felt as if his body had been thrown into an ice cellar, and his whole body was freezing cold.

But this was just the beginning. He soon realized something was wrong because nothing happened to him.

Given his father's trust in Wei Wu, once he said this, his father would definitely believe it was true.

But that's the problem. Logically speaking, if it really comes to that, he won't be as free as he is now.

But until now, Zhu Yuanzhang has never contacted him, and has never even made any indirect attempts.

When Zhu Di was full of doubts, Wei Wu laughed and said:

"I told Uncle Zhu that Yao Guangxiao tried to seduce you, but you didn't agree, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"Think about it, if Mr. Zhu was really sure that you had that kind of thought, would you still be able to stand here and talk to me calmly?"

Having said that, Wei Wu paused, picked up the teapot and filled his cup with tea.

"Fourth brother, do you know why Mr. Zhu wanted to arrest Yao Guangxiao some time ago?"

Zhu Di squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Wei Wu and said:

"Because he bewitched me?"

Wei Wu nodded slowly, then looked directly into Zhu Di's eyes and said:

"That's right. It's because he knew he had bewitched you that Old Man Zhu was ready to kill this bastard who had instigated the prince to rebel."

"After all, you are not guilty of this matter. You were simply deceived and firmly refused. Mr. Zhu will not punish you without guilt."

"Although you didn't report it, that's normal. After all, rebellion is too sensitive a thing, so Uncle Zhu never blamed you."

At this point, Zhu Di also understood that what Wei Wu said was true, so after he finished speaking, he immediately asked:

"Then why did you come to me today?"

"First of all! I just wanted to confirm whether you were cooperating with him. Now I can confirm that you are not."

As he spoke, Wei Wu took a sip of the teacup in front of him, and then continued:

"Secondly, I want to ask if you have any clues about Yao Guangxiao. This is very important."

"Clues about Yao Guangxiao?"

After Wei Wu finished speaking, Zhu Di murmured and repeated it, then hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"He went outside the customs."

Going outside the Great Wall?

Hearing what Zhu Di said, Wei Wu immediately sat up straight and looked at him with surprise in his eyes.

To be honest, he was just testing Zhu Di as Zhu Biao requested, and asking for clues about Yao Guangxiao was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

But what was unexpected was that on a whim, he actually got clues about Yao Guangxiao from Zhu Di.

"Fourth brother, how do you know he went outside the Great Wall?"

Hearing Wei Wu's question, Zhu Di did not hesitate this time and immediately told the reason.

"A few days before my father ordered his arrest, he came to me and said he had made some progress and wanted to go outside the Great Wall to debate with a high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist monk."

"Because long journeys and customs clearance require a pass, he found me and, to avoid trouble, went directly through Beijing."

"Later, I learned that my father was trying to capture him, but at that time I didn't know where he was, and I didn't dare tell my father about it."

"But I have sent someone to Beiping to notify the city gate to conduct a strict inspection. However, the border cannot be closed forever, so I am afraid it will be of no use."

Wei Wu nodded. He understood Zhu Di's approach. After all, who would go to the emperor and say that someone wanted him to cooperate in a rebellion?

Moreover, although the city gate is an important place, it is only to prevent the enemy from entering, and it is not too difficult to get out of it.

After all, the people need to go out to farm the fields, and merchants need to go in and out to do business. These are all inevitable things.

Fortunately, although Zhu Di failed to stop Yao Guangxiao, he finally made Wei Wu sure that Yao Guangxiao was no longer in the country.

However, the so-called search for Tibetan Buddhist debate is absolutely bullshit, according to Wei Wu's guess, if nothing unexpected happens.

With the blueprints from the Academy of Science and Technology in his hands, this evil monk should have become a guest of honor in the Northern Yuan Dynasty court.

After lowering his head and pondering for a moment, Wei Wu looked at Zhu Di again.

"Fourth brother, I have to tell Uncle Zhu about this, but you can rest assured that it won't have any impact on you."

"Also, you have to prepare on your side. Steamships are almost ready for mass production, and overseas vassalage is almost on the agenda."

As soon as he heard this, a smile immediately appeared on Zhu Di's face. After all, this was what he had been waiting for.

But he turned around and looked at Wei Wu and asked about Yao Guangxiao.

"Xiao Wu, what exactly did Yao Guangxiao do? After I rejected him, did he bewitch other princes?"