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Li Yunlong expressed his confusion about this.

The Chief of Staff and his men discovered the problem.

Brigade Commander: "Brother Wenlong, do you mean that Yao Guangxiao represents Buddhism and is trying to gain benefits for Buddhism in this contest?"

Mao Wenlong: "Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk. You should have heard of this. It is precisely because Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk that he knew a lot about Buddhism at that time and what kind of people those bald monks were.

Let me tell you this! In the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhists were treated very kindly, and they lived like gods. Monks could marry and have children, drink alcohol and eat meat, and there were really no taboos.

Bald donkeys not only have money from incense offerings, but also occupy a large amount of land and even have shops to do business. They lend money at high interest rates, force women into prostitution, engage in human trafficking, etc. In short, they will do anything that can make money.

In short, the bald donkeys have many ways to make money, and they are all rich, but they don’t have to pay a penny of tax, and they don’t care about the lives of ordinary people.

What kind of life did they live then? Wasn't it almost like living like a god? But after the Ming Dynasty, everything changed..."

Chief of Staff: "I know something about this. Zhu Yuanzhang imposed various regulations on Buddhism, such as prohibiting drinking alcohol, eating meat, marrying wives and having children, etc.

Many restrictions were also imposed on other aspects, and Buddhism was suppressed in an all-round way. Special institutions were established to manage Buddhism and Taoism, which seriously damaged the interests of Buddhism.

Yao Guangxiao is an outstanding figure in Buddhism. He has the support of Buddhism and represents the interests of Buddhism. "

Actually, this matter is a bit long-winded.

There is a very famous novel in later generations called "The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".

It describes in great detail how Buddhism controls world affairs.

If people from the Buddhist sect dare to interfere in matters like who will be the emperor, is there anything else they dare not do?

Although the novel is fictional.

But it also reflects some of the truth...

Brigade Commander: "After hearing what you said, some things make perfect sense. For example, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he wanted to reward Yao Guangxiao.

However, Yao Guangxiao turned down all rewards and refused high positions and generous salaries. It turned out that what he wanted was not Zhu Di's preferential treatment to him, but he wanted Zhu Di to give certain preferential treatment to the entire Buddhist community!

From this perspective, Yao Guangxiao has been planning for the benefit of Buddhism since he came into contact with Zhu Di! "

Li Yunlong: "Is Buddhism so powerful?"

Mao Wenlong: "Why else? Otherwise, why do you think I wanted to kill them all? Let's say Zhu Di started a rebellion. Under normal circumstances and his strength at the time, Zhu Di would not have had any chance of success, but he succeeded!

This was largely due to the contributions of Buddhism and aristocratic families. Zhu Yunwen was completely fooled by the aristocratic families, who only valued civil servants and did not trust military generals and the noble groups, and even neglected and treated them harshly.

What the aristocratic families wanted was to control the military with culture, and their goal was basically achieved, but because they tried too hard, Buddhism might even have given it a secret push.

This led to the military generals and nobles becoming alienated from Zhu Yunwen, so after Zhu Di started his rebellion, many strange things happened on the battlefield.

The Beijing city at that time was not the Beijing city today. The Beijing city at that time was very small, the city wall was not high, and Zhu Di did not have many troops.

As a result, the court sent hundreds of thousands of troops, but they could not enter Beijing. Especially Li Jinglong, who was nicknamed the God of War by later generations. This God of War was an irony, not a compliment to him.

What this means is that if you replace a pig or a dog and let them sit in Li Jinglong's position, they would be able to destroy Zhu Di's forces without any command and just let the generals fight on their own.

As a result, under Li Jinglong's command, a well-equipped army of 50 went to fight against tens of thousands of people who were hastily organized, but he led them to a defeat. "

Chief of Staff: "It is incredible. The troops under Li Jinglong's command were more than ten times the strength of Zhu Di's troops at the time. Moreover, they had well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, and they also had many powerful generals. Yet, they lost the battle inexplicably!"

Mao Wenlong: "From a purely war perspective, it does seem incredible, but if you analyze it from another angle, it makes perfect sense.

Because the situation of the military generals and nobles at that time was very bad, and what was their greatest use? Wasn't it to fight wars?

It's hard to get a war to fight. If they finish it all at once, they will definitely put their horses in the mountains, put their weapons into storage, and then go home to hug their children.

Therefore, at that time, including Li Jinglong, many generals, when facing Zhu Di's army, did not even think about destroying Zhu Di, and they were just dealing with the situation on the battlefield.

There were even many generals who secretly colluded with Zhu Di. In this case, what was the use of having more troops? So the imperial army was defeated again and again. The more Zhu Di conquered, the more territory he gained, and the more troops he had.

Eventually, Zhu Di fought his way into Yingtian and ascended the throne of the emperor. All of this was caused by the aristocratic families and interest groups such as Buddhism, who fought each other for their own interests and used excessive force, which led to extreme dissatisfaction among the generals.

In addition, the aristocratic families and interest groups, through their own agents, fought for power and interests, and failed to strike a good balance between each other, which led to the various incredible scenes in the Jingnan Campaign. "

God of Wealth: "Many people have analyzed Zhu Di's process of pacifying the rebellion, as well as the causes and consequences, but this is the first time I've heard of an analysis like yours!

Although this sounds incredible, you are right about one thing. If Zhu Biao had not died, Zhu Di would definitely not dare to rebel.

To take a step back, even if Zhu Biao died for various reasons, Zhu Di would not rebel as long as Zhu Xiongying was alive and could successfully inherit the throne.

Because if Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying succeeded to the throne, the military group would definitely support them with all their strength, and Zhu would not have killed so many generals in order to pave the way for his grandson.

In that situation, anyone who rebelled would be seeking death. Your analysis may sound incredible, but it may be the truth of history!"

Chief of Staff: "After listening to Brother Wenlong's analysis, I also think it makes a lot of sense. This kind of truth hidden in history is invisible to ordinary people.

Those who can see this clearly will certainly not make it public. And if I remember correctly, Yao Guangxiao met Zhu Di in 1382, and Zhu Biao died in 1392.

It seems that the long-term plans of those aristocratic families and Buddhists are indeed beyond our imagination! Although there is no evidence that Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying died as a result of the enemy's conspiracy.

But if we analyze it from this perspective, their deaths are very suspicious, including Zhu Biao's Crown Princess Chang. If Chang hadn't died, there would still be Zhu Yunhuan even if Zhu Xiongying died.

Then the Lu family would have no way to ascend to the throne, and naturally it would not be Zhu Yunwen's turn to become emperor. Chang Yuchun's son and generals such as Lan Yu would definitely only support Zhu Yunhuan, and would not support Zhu Yunwen at all, even without Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying..."

God of Wealth: "Based on this analysis, as long as any one of Zhu Biao's Crown Princess Chang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying is alive.

Then Zhu Yunwen would not have been able to take the throne, many generals would not have died, and there would have been no Jingnan Campaign! "