Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Obviously, Ma Xingde was the prince of the Maurya Dynasty before this, so he actually looked at things from the perspective of the Maurya Dynasty. In this way, even if he is a so-called living Buddha, he still inevitably has a bias in his heart. Maurya Dynasty.

This bias will lead to a problem, that is, when Ma Xingde saw the enemies of the Maurya Dynasty being killed, he was somewhat indifferent in his heart, because his butt was only sitting on the side of the Maurya Dynasty.

But now when he witnessed with his own eyes how the Maurya Dynasty fell apart under the attack of other countries, how vulnerable it was, and how those who wanted to fight for the Maurya Dynasty were easily defeated and killed. For him, it still poses a very big challenge and impact.

After all, Ma Xingde is only a young man in his 20s.

If it was a young man in his 20s in later generations, he would have already had an idea in his heart after experiencing so much bombardment of explosive information on the Internet.

But in this era, Ma Xingde did not have so many channels to obtain information. All he knew was some news from within the Maurya Dynasty, and knowledge from Buddhist scriptures.

Frankly speaking, his knowledge is actually relatively short.

Of course, even the short-sightedness in Zhao Kuo's eyes is far more than that of most people in the Maurya Dynasty. This short-sightedness is only relatively short-sighted.

Although when Ma Xingde encountered such a huge impact, he would definitely be a little at a loss, but as the saying goes, if there is no destruction, there will be two possibilities when Ma Xingde has undergone this reshaping of his worldview.

The first type is to go to the opposite side of Zhao Kuo and the Han Dynasty, launch a rebellion with solid heart, and want to restore the glory of the Maurya Dynasty.

The second type is the one that Zhao Kuo hopes for. He will take the initiative to invest in the Han Dynasty, hoping to help the Han Dynasty conquer the Maurya Dynasty in a more moderate way, so that the people of the Maurya Dynasty can Fewer casualties.

In any case, Zhao Kuo felt that Ma Xingde was a smart person, and a smart person should make smart decisions in the end.

Just give him a little time, of course, this time will not be too long, if Ma Xingde still has not made a smart decision after Zhao Kuo conquered the entire South Asian subcontinent, then Zhao Kuo has to do it himself, and treat him well This Buddhism has undergone a wave of transformation.

The self-innovation of Buddhism has actually occurred many times in history, the most typical one is the emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, which directly denounced primitive Buddhists like Ma Xingde as Hinayana Buddhism.

On the second day, Zhao Kuo led the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty to the south in a mighty way.

Mao Sui soon reported a news.

"Your Majesty, that Ma Xingde did not follow, but stayed in that city, do you want to send someone to monitor him?"

After Zhao Kuo thought about it, he smiled and shook his head.

"There is no need for that. If he really wants to oppose me and the Han Kingdom, then let him go."

For Zhao Kuo, he is a conqueror after all, and he has an undisputed advantage in force.

Even if Ma Xingde really opposed Zhao Kuo and the Great Han Kingdom, at best, Zhao Kuo would just keep his soldiers busy for a few more years and kill a group of people who wanted to resist.

For such an attempt by Ma Xingde, it can only be said that the success is not very good, but it doesn't matter if it fails.

"What's more, it's too early to say it's a failure now."

Then Zhao Kuo continued to lead his troops southward.

The topography of the four continents in South Asia is low in the north and high in the south. The north is mainly dominated by India, the plains, and the Ganges plain, and the south is a large area of ​​mountains.

This is why India is relatively short throughout history, because the aborigines on the northern plains have been killed, and the aborigines in the mountains are relatively short due to the terrain.

This is not as good as the South Asian subcontinent alone. In fact, any continent is the same. The people living in the mountains will definitely be shorter than the people living in the plains. On average, the overall height is lower until modern society. Due to the great development of productivity and the great abundance of food, this law has been broken.

The cities on the plain are not difficult for Zhao Kuo at all, as long as the musketeers step forward to suppress the long-range firepower on the city walls, and then send people to blow up the city walls with explosives, and finally the servants swarm into the city. In the final melee combat mission, everything is so flawless and impeccable.

Zhao Kuo led his troops all the way south, conquering 4 or 5 cities one after another. At this moment, Ma Xingde unexpectedly appeared again.

Zhao Kuo looked at Ma Xingde in front of him and said with a smile, "I thought you would never appear again."

Ma Xingde looked at Zhao Kuo very calmly, and said: "To tell you the truth, I have been looking for the enlightenment of the Buddha these days, thinking about how to make the people of our country able to integrate into your country. country?"

Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to Ma Xingde in front of him: "Actually, I have already given you the answer, you have to give up all your civilizations, keep only your religion, and then use this gesture to join us.

But don’t worry, your civilization will not perish, but will be integrated into our Chinese civilization. In the end, you and my two civilizations will create a stronger civilization. This is what I have always wanted to do, and I am working on other What the conquered places are doing. "

After hearing what Zhao Kuo said, Ma Xingde's expression became quite strange.

"His Majesty's remarks are actually quite unexpected to me. In my opinion, you should directly cover our civilization with civilization, and directly obliterate our civilization."

Listening to Ma Xingde's words, the smile on Zhao Kuo's face became more intense.

"There is a saying in our Huaxia called the sea is inclusive of all rivers, and tolerance is great.

If our Chinese civilization is the sea, then other civilizations like yours are rivers that flow continuously into the sea. It is impossible for us to block your entrance to the sea, so let you form another new ocean. We want What is done is for you to become part of the new sea that we become. "

Ma Xingde was silent for a long time, and said: "I think this is not an easy task, and the person who does this will definitely be hated by all his compatriots."

Zhao Kuo nodded in agreement: "This person's life may even be in danger, and he will be reprimanded as a traitor by a wealthy businessman for the rest of his life, because everyone feels that she has betrayed his civilization and wants to integrate his civilization into other civilizations." Civilization go, become a puppet of civilization."

Ma Xingde looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "But Your Majesty, you chose me and wanted me to be this puppet."

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said without any concealment or hesitation: "That's it, every civilization needs a guide. This guide may bear a lot of infamy, but it can help your entire civilization. Into our Chinese family.

Don’t say that, you have to know that we have conquered the Seleucids, Ptolemys, and Antigonians now, and may conquer Carthage, Romans, and many, many different races in the future. All races must be integrated into our Chinese civilization.

However, whoever integrates quickly will be able to take the lead, and whoever integrates slower may not occupy such an important position in our Chinese civilization family in the future, and may even fall to the bottom . "

After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Ma Xingde once again fell into a long silence.

In fact, he knew very clearly in his heart that he said these words in order to persuade him to become the guide for the integration of this civilization.

But he also had to admit that what Zhao Kuo said was indeed the truth.

As conquerors, the Huaxia people will naturally choose those clans that are more willing to integrate into China as their helpers to govern the territory of Nuo Da, and those who are not very willing to integrate into China will inevitably be suppressed. Very normal measures that rulers would take.

What's more, considering that the countries of the Seleucid Empire had perished for several years, this means that the Seleucids were ahead of the Maurya Dynasty in this matter.

After a long time, Ma Xingde sighed, and said to Zhao Kuo very sincerely: "Your Majesty is indeed a very eloquent person. I am convinced of this. I don't know what His Majesty wants me to do?"

When Ma Xingde said these words, Mao Sui, who was standing beside Zhao Kuo, frowned slightly, and the expression on his face was obviously a little surprised.

Mao Sui is actually not very interested in this kind of magic stick, but Mao Sui is also very clear that these magic sticks generally have very firm beliefs in their hearts, and it is difficult to be influenced by outside words.

So when he saw Zhao Kuo, he was able to say a few words, and within a few days, he directly shook the foundation of faith in the heart of this magic stick, and he was able to choose to invest in the Han Dynasty. This really made Mao Sui An eye-opening feeling.

"Unexpectedly, His Majesty can even fool these believers. Perhaps His Majesty is already qualified to become a new sect, and become the founder of this sect."

Mao Sui’s thinking started to diverge here before, maybe Zhao Kuo could become a Buddha, then Mao Sui should be a small Buddha or some kind of emissary under the Buddha’s congregation. Possibly a Bodhisattva.

Just after Mao Sui was thinking wildly, he heard Zhao Kuo's voice.

"Actually, what you have to do is very simple, after all, you are a Living Buddha.

As far as I know, there are only 4 or 5 living Buddhas in the entire Maurya Dynasty, isn't it?

As long as you can convince other living Buddhas, then Buddhism will be allowed to continue to exist and can spread in any piece of land in our Great Han Kingdom.

But everything has to be given if you want to get it. I think you should be very clear about what you want to give. "

Ma Xingde nodded, and said very seriously: "I understand what your majesty said, please give me a month, I need to call several other living Buddhas to discuss."

A month later, Fahrenheit City.

Several monks were sitting in the main hall. They were of different ages, heights, and looks, but the only thing they had in common was their identities.

These people are all living Buddhas from various places in the Mauryan Dynasty.

In fact, there are more than one living Buddha. As long as they can get enough love from local believers, and they have enough ability to fully explain the mysteries of Buddhist scriptures to believers, they can be regarded as living Buddhas.

It's just that the faces of these Living Buddhas all have obvious uneasy expressions.

A living Buddha said to Ma Xingde: "What is the reason for calling us to this place occupied by the enemy this time?"

Although the other Living Buddhas didn't speak, it could be seen from the expressions on their faces that they should have similar thoughts.

Ma Xingde smiled, and said: "This time I called everyone here, mainly to discuss how we want to transform the Buddhist scriptures so that they can better integrate into the Chinese civilization."

After hearing this sentence, the expressions of the other living Buddhas changed drastically.

A living Buddha couldn't help but reprimanded: "This is too outrageous, the kind in the Buddhist scriptures has been settled as early as the time of the Buddha, how can it be easily said to be reformed?

We are just followers of the Buddha, and we cannot do this kind of thing instead of the Buddha. "

Although the other living Buddhas didn't speak, it can be seen from the expressions on their faces that their opinions are actually similar.

This is actually quite normal. As Living Buddhas, they already have vested interests, so why bother to make reforms?

For them, maintaining the status quo is best.

Ma Xingde said calmly: "Didn't you realize how powerful the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty are these days?

If we really want to oppose them, their emperor will directly destroy our religion. Is this the result you want to see? "

After listening to Ma Xingde's words, the other people fell silent in unison.

After a long while, another Living Buddha said, "The Buddha is watching us from the Paradise of Paradise in the Western Paradise. If he is really so cruel, the Buddha's punishment will come."

Ma Xingde did not back down, and said calmly, "Maybe the Buddha will really punish, but do you really think that the Buddha's punishment is enough to destroy such a powerful country?"

Another moment of silence.

Those present were all living Buddhas. In other words, they were actually very smart people. It was because of smart people that they didn't need to play charades.

These Living Buddhas saw the power of the Han Dynasty, and they did not really resist it, because those who really wanted to resist had long since died.

There are currently 5 living Buddhas present, and before the outbreak of the war, there were actually 9 living Buddhas in the Maurya Dynasty. Some of the other 4 died in the war, and some were leading the believers in the war. Fierce resistance.

Ma Xingde said: "What we must be clear about is His Majesty's determination. I have been in contact with His Majesty for nearly 10 days. His determination is unmatched by any king.

The Seleucid Empire, the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and the Antioch Empire, any of these are enough to fight us, but they were all defeated by the Han Kingdom in just two years. defeated.

Our Maurya Dynasty is also very powerful, but it has only been three months since the war started, and everyone knows that our demise is a foregone conclusion.

Our Buddhism is just a religion, what we should do is to promote the brilliance of the Buddha as much as possible, rather than being bound to any country.

Now with the arrival of the Great Han Kingdom, we already have the opportunity to spread the brilliance of the Buddha in the most vast land in the world. Can't we make even a little change for this opportunity?

I believe that even after the Buddha knew our thoughts, he would definitely agree. "

Seeing Ma Xingde talking eloquently, the others were a little speechless.

After a long time, a Living Buddha said, "Actually, I was very surprised. After all, you are the prince of the Mauryan Dynasty in Confucianism, but now you are speaking for the Han Kingdom."

Ma Xingde said with a slight smile: "Two months ago, I never thought that I would sit here and say such a thing today, maybe this is the guidance of the Buddha to us.

Sometimes we have to throw away the shackles of the secular world, and learn to compromise and endure for the glory of the Buddha, so that we can finally obtain the qualification to enter the world of bliss after experiencing hardships, are you right? "

The other Living Buddhas looked at each other, as if they had already made a decision.

"Since this is the case, the poor monk has no objection."

"The poor monk has no objections."

"It's just that, how should this transformation of Buddhist scriptures be carried out?"

After seeing that everyone agreed, Ma Xingde smiled: "Then next, I should introduce a guest to everyone."

An official from the Great Han Kingdom came in, and calmly bowed his hands to all the Living Buddhas in front of him: "Hello, Living Buddhas, I am Mao Ping, the newly established Director of the Religious Department of the Great Han Kingdom.

Next, I will discuss with you how to make Buddhism more suitable for our Han Dynasty and help our Chinese nation to progress. "

Surprised expressions appeared on the faces of the Living Buddhas, but after thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be nothing wrong at all.

Therefore, the living Buddhas returned their salutes to Mao Ping one after another.

"Mao benefactor, please express your opinion."

Chapter 1277 The Three Princes Go to Sea to Conquer the War

For Zhao Kuo, it was almost 10 days and a half months after he learned about the religious committee.

Of course, these did not prevent Zhao Kuo from continuing to march into the rest of the peninsula of the South Asian subcontinent. In fact, Zhao Kuo's march went quite smoothly.

The core area ruled by the Maurya Dynasty is actually in the northern plains. In fact, only a part of these plateaus to the south were conquered by the Maurya Dynasty. There are still many small countries in the far south, which can still compete with the Maurya Dynasty.

This is why when people mention the history of the three countries, they often say that the British colonists helped the three countries to unify. In history, whether it was the Maurya Dynasty or the Mughal Empire, they only unified the northern part of the peninsula. The plains and the plateau in the middle, but the mountains in the south are something they have never touched.

Zhao Kuo is now leading the army to quickly move towards the borders of those in the southern mountains and other small countries.

Along the way, Zhao Kuo's march can be described in only 4 words, that is to destroy the dead.

This is mainly because the troops that the Maurya Dynasty can really resist have been wiped out by Zhao Kuo and Li Mu in the north.

Judging from the news from the other side, Li Mu led a group of soldiers marching eastward, and now they have reached the area of ​​Bangladesh in later generations, and will soon border on the Yunnan-Guizhou area of ​​the Han Kingdom.

It's not even autumn yet.

From the spring to the present, Zhao Kuo has basically put down the entire Maurya Dynasty in less than 6 months.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo is still in a good mood.

In this way, Zhao Kuo does not need to worry about any threats from other countries in Asia in the coming time.

In other words, there is only one country in Asia now, and that is the Han Kingdom.

The other so-called countries are either some small tribes hidden in the dense forests in Southeast Asia and the south, or they are barbarians who dominate the islands. Eight classics of the country.