monk Yao, whose real name is Yao Tianxi, is from Changzhou, Suzhou. His family has been doctors for generations. Although the doctor is not very advanced, he can live well in the countryside. However, monk Yao did not play cards according to common sense. At the age of fourteen, he became a monk and became famous. Supposedly, when you become a monk, you have to practice Buddhism well. But Taoist Yan refused to study Buddhism with peace of mind. Instead, practice Zen first, and then practice Pure Land Sect. At the same time, he is not idle. He read a lot of Confucian theories, including history, geography and military works, and even wrote poems and essays. Accidentally, he and Gao Qi became "Ten Friends of Northern Guo". Not only that, at the end of his life, when he lived in Miaozhi Temple, he was not an honest monk anyway.
Being a monk means quietly communicating with heaven and earth and being friendly with Buddhism. But Dao Yan doesn't go this way. He traveled around and met Yuan Xun, a warlock. Yuan Xun was surprised when he saw it: "What a strange monk with a triangular eye, like a sick tiger, whose nature will inevitably kill him, and Liu Liu also."
this monk is not simple. His face was lost and his heart was full of ambition.
In the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a special examination, that is, monks who are proficient in Confucianism can also teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Tao Yan was forty years old at that time, but she went to attend, and the result naturally stood out. Strangely, he didn't accept the official position, got the robe and went back.
Eight years later, after his death, Zhu Yuanzhang selected a group of monks to help the princes. After being introduced, Dao Yan was chosen to be next to Zhu Di, the prince of Yan.
Zhu Di is an ambitious monk. He met the dishonest monk Daoyan. It really matches. When we first met, Dao Yan said that he would give the prince a white hat. Ordinary people think that this is just a prelude, and what they do is to mourn Ma Huanghou. How can they do without white hats? But smart people have smart people's ways of speaking. When Zhu Di heard this sentence, the monk's words were meaningful. Don't they want to put a white word on my king's hat? Of course, Zhu Di understood, so he was almost inseparable from Yan Tao and often talked in secret. In order to make Zhu Di make up his mind, Tao Yan even invited Yuan Xun to make him say something eloquent: "Your Highness will be the son of Taiping in the future. When your highness's beard grows to his navel, that time will come. "
after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yun _ succeeded to the throne and began to cut the vassal on a large scale. Tao Yan suggested that Zhu Di start fighting, but Zhu Di was still a little worried that he didn't get wide support. But Tao Yan said that he knew the natural principles and won people's hearts, which was nothing difficult to do. He began to recruit soldiers and concentrate on training. In order to prevent the sound of while the iron is hot from coming out, he keeps a large group of ducks and geese, and the sound in the yard can't get out at all.
from Zhu di's uprising to his successful seizure of power, Tao Yan always played an important role as a counselor. At the beginning of the incident, the eaves tiles fell, and Zhu Di was frightened. Yan Tao comforted that this was a good omen for changing yellow tiles; Zhu Di went south, and Tao Yan assisted Prince Zhu Gaochi to stay in Peiping, repelling the attacks of Li Jinglong and others; Zhu Di failed to besiege Jinan in March, and Tao Yan sent a letter to withdraw his troops. From Beiping to Nanjing, there are many cities, and Daoyan suggested going directly to Nanjing. Zhu Di carried out the plan one by one, and finally succeeded.
Tao Yan is the most grateful person for Zhu Di's becoming emperor. In fact, Zhu Di didn't want to make people feel cold. He made him a prince, named him Yao, made him secular, and gave him a room to send a maid-in-waiting. It's just that Tao Yan resolutely refused. He usually lives in a temple, wears official clothes and robes to court, and there are laws to follow. < P > This person who was unwilling to be lonely a long time ago chose to be a low-key monk when he could enjoy rich rewards. He also returned to Suzhou and Huzhou for disaster relief. He gave all the rewards to his people and fellow villagers. By the way, he went to visit his sister, who kicked him out of the house to meet his old friend. The old friend refused to see him, but said at a distance, "The monk is wrong, the monk is wrong."
His friends ignored him and he was depressed. His sister scolded him, and he was unhappy. Generally speaking, he is now the supreme leader of monks and nuns in the world. Easy to get rich, easy to get promoted. When he returned to his hometown, he was a typical Yi Jin Rong, but why was he unpopular? If you think about it, it shouldn't be hard to guess. The people in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in the surrounding areas of Nanjing, have suffered especially. For them, they can live a quiet life without Zhu Di's rebellion, and Zhu Di's rebellion and the monks who advise them are the most hateful. Now, the world belongs to Zhu Di. They dare not take Dao Yan for granted, but they can't give him a warm welcome. Even his sister, I guess I can't get close. Tao Yan is gone, and she has to be a man.
It is understandable that Yi is unpopular, even his own sister is afraid of it. However, after his success, he was still a monk, which was a bit confusing.
When he forced Zhu Di to rebel so fiercely, didn't he do it for fame and fortune? You know, rebellion is no joke. You have to pin your life on your waist to do it well, and you can't get anything affordable. Who will do it? It's just that some people have gone beyond this level and want spiritual pursuit rather than material enjoyment. People like Yan Daochang don't seek fame or profit. What he wants is an opportunity to show all the useful things he has learned. As soon as the program was over, he didn't care about secular senior officials. However, not everyone agrees with these, so he always maintains the identity of a monk, no matter what others say.