After hearing these words, Shankara felt as if he had been slapped.
He did not say anything for a long time before entering the area controlled by the Western Qin Army.
However, he had never seen military disasters and man-made disasters.
He had seen many disasters caused by wars. , so he was accustomed to believe that countless people must have been massacred because of the invasion of the Western Qin Army.
Shankara remembered that he had heard that the Western Qin army once massacred the city after conquering it, and immediately asked: "What your Majesty said is probably an exaggeration.
I heard that your Majesty's troops often massacred the city when they conquered it."
If we carry out the policy of burning, killing, and robbing everyone, is this doing nothing against the common people?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "The massacre of the city that the master said is indeed true, but it was not done by our Western Qin Army.
This was done by the Tianzhu Servant Army.
Whenever a city is conquered, our Western Qin Army usually does not enter the city.
The Tianzhu Servant Army The soldiers have violent tempers, and many of them are as fierce as fire.
If I strictly restrain them, they will not sacrifice their lives for me."
Isn't this caused by your connivance?
Shankara couldn't help but curse in his heart.
He couldn't say these words, otherwise he would be suspected of questioning.
It was not a wise move for a monk to question a king, and he might even lose his life.
Shankara sighed: "I don't understand.
Your Majesty's territory is already vast and his accumulated achievements are overwhelming.
Why must he conquer Tianzhu?"
Zhao Ziliang pointed outside and said: "Can't the master be enlightened by what those servants did?
Tianzhu is too chaotic.
If the people of Tianzhu are not educated, there will be many fierce people, and the world will stand side by side.
Years of wars, this situation can only cause countless Tianzhu people to die in the flames of war.
The master is an outsider, and this king is a man of the world.
The master’s pursuit is liberation, the realization of the state where I am Brahman, and the realization of more and more people. multiple people Knowing the existence and true meaning of Brahma, my king's pursuit is to let the whole world be the king's land, and the shores of the land are the king's ministers.
I believe that only under the rule of my king can all the people in the world enjoy peace and well-being.
Other kings If this king does not do well, other kings only care about enjoying the benefits brought by their rights.
They do not know that the king's responsibility is not to enslave his subjects, but to let his subjects live a happy and healthy life without being bullied by foreign enemies. good days" Shankara was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then bowed to Zhao Ziliang in unison: "Your Majesty has the world in mind, has lofty ambitions, and is merciful and compassionate.
He is the greatest king I have ever seen.
But does your Majesty know whether the people of Tianzhu are willing to be treated by your Majesty?"
After all, the culture and customs of the Western Qin Dynasty are completely different from those of Tianzhu.
As far as I can see, your Majesty’s southern expedition did not bring happiness to the people of Tianzhu, but brought disaster.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Could it be that there were no disasters in Tianzhu before this king came?
Tianzhu has a vast territory, many countries, and countless large and small countries and tribes.
These kingdoms, city-states and tribes have been fighting for years, making the people of Tianzhu miserable. , the people are in dire straits.
What I have to do now is to end this chaotic situation in Tianzhu and unify Tianzhu.
Only a unified Tianzhu can end the war and Tianzhu.
Only the people of Zhu can engage in production with peace of mind.
A unified Tianzhu is also good for the development of Master's sect.
Only when the people are rich and rich can they think about finding faith.
If they don't have enough food and clothing, what can you say to them?
They will not listen to the saying that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.
Paying some sacrifices in a short period of time to end the long-term war will be beneficial to everyone in Tianzhu, but the only ones who really suffer losses are They are some powerful people.
If these powerful people are willing to surrender, I can let them become rich nobles forever, but they will just lose their rights.
If they must fight against our Western Qin army, what will happen in return?
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No, you will lose Master of Life.
I think you and I can cooperate.
You support me in unifying Tianzhu, and I support the development of your sect.
Take a look.
In the past, Buddhism was supported by the Capricorn Kingdom, so Buddhism has long been the largest sect in India.
However, after the demise of the Gupta dynasty of the Capricorn Kingdom, Buddhism also began to weaken.
A sect that has lost the support of the government does not have much future.
If you You insist on trying to dissuade me from giving up the Southern Expedition.
I can tell you that this is absolutely impossible, even if you have great supernatural powers and make fantastic claims."
Shankara sighed: "It seems that I am not smart enough to convince His Majesty.
Well, since His Majesty is determined to continue the southern expedition, then I will not stop it, and I cannot stop it.
However, I hope that Your Majesty can reduce the number of killings as much as possible.
If If there is anything I can do to help, your majesty, just ask, as long as the people of Tianzhu are spared the suffering, I am willing to let your majesty drive you."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "That's right.
The top priority is to reduce the resistance of the countries in South India.
The Rashtra Kuta Kingdom and the Kalinga Kingdom are seeking to form a South India Alliance to jointly fight against our army.
If the master can persuade them to surrender, they will be able to surrender."
Well, if not, please also ask the master to try his best to persuade some kingdoms, as long as they do not join the same trend as the Rashtrakotta Kingdom and Kalinga Kingdom.
I can guarantee that they will only lose power, but their glory and wealth can still be retained.
They can obtain hereditary titles and retain all their current wealth.
Master, you will also get what you need.
After I have wiped out the entire Tianzhu, He ordered that the largest and most spectacular temples in Tianzhu be built for the master in each of the four directions of Tianzhu."
Shankara clasped his hands together and said: "Your Majesty has a big mind, great compassion, and the courage to swallow up the world.
I admire you so much.
That's it.
Your Majesty, please know that the king has no joke."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Of course" After Shankara left, Zhao Ziliang treated him very politely and gave him some horses and vehicles as well as a large number of blank books for him to copy sect classics, and also provided some money.
Returning to the palace, Dugu Wensu bowed his hands to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to conquer Tianzhu.
What is difficult is how to rule Tianzhu and how to make the people of Tianzhu accept our rule and not reject us."
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and nodded: "Master Dugu is right, I wonder if you have any good ideas?"
Dugu asked Su: "Today the king met with Shankara, the head of the Brahman sect of the illusion sect.
Shankara was willing to cooperate with our army to conquer southern India, which gave me an idea.
Does the king know that the vast majority of people in Tianzhu now believe in What kind of sect?”
Zhao Ziliang said without thinking, "Of course it's Buddhism, so why bother asking?"
"Yes, Wei Chen thinks that if the king can get along well with the eminent monks of Tianzhu, it will send a strong signal to the people of Tianzhu.
Wei Chen suggests that the king can meet the eminent monks of Tianzhu."
Zhao Ziliang thought about Dugu Wensu's suggestion for a while and asked: "Who are the most respected and respected monks in Tianzhu today?"
Dugu asked Su Su: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the most famous eminent monks in Tianzhu today are Padmasambhava and Vulgar Friend."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Well, let's summon them to see the king."
Dugu Wensu said quickly: "Your Majesty, I heard that they are now at Nalanda Temple.
I, Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, once studied Buddhism in Nalanda Temple for five years.
Nalanda Temple is the holy place and the highest institution of learning in Tianzhu Buddhism.
If the king can come in person, he will be supported by the people of Tianzhu, and even those who oppose the king's rule of Tianzhu will give up their resistance."
Zhao Ziliang thought about it and thought that the political significance of visiting Nalanda Temple in person would be extraordinary.
It would play an immeasurable role in stabilizing Tianzhu.
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He immediately said: "Okay, we are summoned to prepare to go to Nalanda Temple."
Dugu Wensu immediately said: "Follow the decree" Nalanda Temple was built twenty miles north of Rajagaha in the original Magadha Kingdom.
Now North Tianzhu, East Tianzhu, West Tianzhu and Central Tianzhu are all under the control of the Western Qin Army, and the original Magadha Kingdom is certainly no exception.
More than 300 years ago, the Emperor of the Gupta Dynasty ordered the construction of the Nalanda Temple.
The Nalanda Temple was large in scale and once had a collection of nine million volumes.
Scholars from all ages came out in large numbers.
At its peak, there were tens of thousands of monks and scholars gathered there.
Here, Master Xuanzang studied under Master Jiexian for many years.
On October 15th, Emperor Zhao Ziliang arrived at Rajagaha and stayed in Rajagaha that night.
Nalanda Temple had been notified long ago and made complete preparations to welcome him.
Although monks are empty of all four elements and do not care about external affairs, if they are still living in this world, they cannot be separated from the world.
People always have to eat all kinds of grains and have worldly feelings.
Otherwise, they cannot stand in the world.
The monks in Nalanda Temple were very uneasy when they learned that Zhao Ziliang was coming.
They didn't know what the purpose of Zhao Ziliang's trip was.
After all, there were seven or eight thousand monks practicing in Nalanda Temple, and all their wealth and lives were in charge.
In the hands of Zhao Ziliang, especially the most famous monks such as Padmasambhava and Vugayou, they were particularly worried because the honor and disgrace of Nalanda Temple were all borne by them.
On the 16th, Emperor Zhao Ziliang visited Nalanda Temple in person.
More than ten miles away, Zhao Ziliang and Concubine Wang Zhiyun, who were sitting on the imperial chariot, could see the towering spiers in Nalanda Temple that are full of Buddhist artistic features.
Wang Zhiyun couldn't help but said: "How can the temple building be so beautiful?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Is it beautiful?
Why can't I see that it is beautiful?
It is very Buddhist.
Do you think the shape of this pagoda looks like the hairstyle on the top of Buddha's head?"
Wang Zhiyun looked at it and said, "It does look a bit similar, especially the layers stacked up one by one like the braids on the top of Buddha's head.
There seems to be someone in front of me."
Zhao Ziliang looked towards the distance of the road, and sure enough he saw many people on both sides of the road.
The escorting general Li Sheng rode his horse and ran over with clasped fists and reported: "Your Majesty, there are many Tianzhu people on both sides of the road ahead.
Do you want to expel them?"
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "No, just be more vigilant.
We are here to pay homage to the Buddha, not to cause trouble."
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