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    "Oh, Rokuro, what can you do?" Li Min heard this  When he finally spoke, Li Shimin finally showed a bit of a smile, while Li Jing, Fang Xuanling and others beside him all listened attentively, wanting to see what other ideas this magical His Highness King Qi had come up with?  Even Changsun Wuji, who had always been at odds with Li Min, looked very solemn.  Only Li Chengqian, the prince, had a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

    "Report to my father, in fact, this method is not new. It is nothing more than sowing discord." Li Min said with a smile. Since now is not the time to attack Tubo, he can only make an issue within Tubo. The simplest  Just let them stir up chaos within themselves.

    "Sixth brother, you make it easy. If you want to sow discord, you must have someone to provoke. But now the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, Songtsen Gampo, is extremely powerful. No tribe in the country dares to disobey his orders. With him suppressing them,  "Look, it is impossible for Tubo to provoke civil strife by us." Li Chengqian said with a cold expression. In order to cope with today's meeting, he also worked hard and studied the situation in Tubo very clearly.

    "Well, what Cheng Qian said is right. Tubo is not Goguryeo, and there are no powerful officials like the Yuan family. It is impossible to provoke them!" Li Shimin also frowned and said.  Li Jing, Fang Xuanling and others on both sides also shook their heads slightly, thinking that Li Min's method was not feasible.

    "Father, brother is wrong!" Li Min glanced at Li Chengqian indifferently. He didn't want to argue with him at all, but Li Chengqian always wanted to use him to show his extraordinaryness. "In fact, Tubo is not a monolithic interior, and it is the opposite.  In my opinion, it is actually very simple to provoke discord in Tibet!"

    When Li Min said this, he saw the surprised expressions on Li Shimin and the others' faces, and was secretly proud that his previous intelligence collection on Tubo was indeed not in vain.

    "Father, if you want to provoke Tubo, the only opportunity is not in their domestic political situation. It lies in religion! There are two major sects in Tubo. The first is the native Bon religion, and the second is Buddhism"

    When they first heard the word religion, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were a little confused. However, as Li Min explained, their eyes became brighter and brighter, and they finally understood Li Min's plan.  This plan is approached from a very partial perspective of religion.  But it does have some feasibility.

    Since the birth of mankind, religion has been accompanying every step of human development. The three major religions in the world in later generations: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have all appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and they have also formed a large scale. Among them  Christianity had become the state religion of the Roman Empire four hundred years ago, and although Islam had just been established a few decades ago, it was rapidly rising as a spiritual religion, and had defeated Rome and Persia. Soon,  will usher in its first peak of development.

    But in the era of the Tang Dynasty.  Neither Christianity nor Islam can compare with Buddhism.  Since Buddhism was introduced to China from India in the Han Dynasty, the center of Buddhism has slowly shifted from India to China. Especially during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Central Plains dynasty's national power was at its peak. With the influence of this national power, Buddhism spread rapidly throughout Asia.  Datang is the center.  The surrounding Silla, Baekje, Tubo, Japanese, etc., all have traces of Buddhism. Another thing worth mentioning is that.  In Central Asia at that time, countries that believed in Buddhism could be said to be everywhere. It was a pity that Islam later spread its religion with iron blood and forced local residents to change their beliefs. This led to the disappearance of Buddhism in Central Asia.

    Tubo is sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism. Naturally, it is more influenced by Buddhism, and this influence is two-way. Now Buddhism has appeared in Tubo, and this kind of Buddhism is very strange. It is composed of Tianzhu and the Central Plains.  Introduced from both directions, it has the characteristics of Indian missionary and Central Plains Buddhism. However, the influence of this Buddhism is still very weak in Tubo and cannot be compared with the native Bon religion.

    The key reason why Li Min proposed using religion to provoke Tubo was the native Bon religion and imported Buddhism in Tubo.  Originally, Tubo was a land of Bon religion, and both the domestic aristocratic slave owners and the lowest slaves believed in Bon religion. However, the imported Buddhism also had unparalleled vitality and slowly took root in Tubo, although it was still weak.  , but among slaves and civilians, there are already many believers, but in the entire upper class society, Bonism still occupies a dominant position.

    In fact, the religious situation in Tubo is very similar to that of the Tang Dynasty. Both local religions are fighting against foreign Buddhism. However, it is only because Buddhism entered the Central Plains Dynasty hundreds of years earlier, coupled with the vigorous promotion of some rulers, that  Buddhism in the Central Plains Dynasty was very prosperous and suppressed the local Taoism. Even though the Tang Dynasty tried its best to promote the development of Taoism, it was still unable to shake Buddhism.foundation.

    The development of Buddhism in Tubo has just begun. If there were no accidents, it would have taken at least several hundred years to overtake the local Bon religion. However, this situation changed because of one person, Songtsen Gampo.  The first queen is Princess Chizun of Nibala.

    Nibala is located in Nepal in later generations, which is also the birthplace of Buddhism. However, as Tubo became stronger, Nibala was worried about destroying the country, so he married the princess and became the queen of Songtsan Gampo. This Princess Chizun was a  Buddhists vigorously promoted the development of Buddhism in Tubo and even persuaded Songtsen Gampo to also believe in Buddhism.

    In fact, the reason why Songtsen Gampo believed in Buddhism was also for a political purpose. Although Tubo was unified by him and all the tribes in the country surrendered to him, there was still a force that he could not control, and that was the force developed in Tubo.  Bon religion.  The status of Bon religion in Tubo is extremely noble. Although it cannot be compared with the situation of Buddhism governing the country in later generations, the difference is limited. The leader of Tubo nominally controls the domestic military and political power, but if this power is different from that of Bon  When the interests of teachers conflict, it will lose its due effect.

    Songtsen Gampo, as a great leader of his generation, was naturally not willing to have his power restricted, so when he saw the growing influence of Buddhism in the country, he immediately seized the opportunity to support Buddhism to fight against the Bon religion. However, the Bon religion was not a vegetarian either.  , with the help of its strong influence, has been suppressing Buddhism, making many of Songtsen Gampo's efforts ineffective.

    After listening to Li Min's introduction about the dispute between Buddhism and Bon in Tubo, Li Shimin and the ministers in the Liangyi Palace fell into deep thought. They also knew some of this information, but they never paid attention to it. After all, in the eyes of the Tang people, clans  No matter how strong it is, it cannot compare with the imperial power. But I did not expect that the Bon religion in Tubo would even retreat from Songtsan Gampo. This is simply incredible.

    "Liu Lang, can a small Bon religion be better than the hundreds of thousands of troops in the hands of Songtsen Gampo?" Li Shimin also asked with some confusion. Although Buddhism and Taoism in the Tang Dynasty were very prosperous, as long as the imperial court  If you want, you can hit one of them down at any time.

    "Father, the national conditions of Tubo are different from those of the Tang Dynasty. Religion has an unparalleled influence in the country. If Songtsan Gampo dares to use force to deal with the Bon religion, then not to mention anything else, his soldiers must have  Most of them rebelled!" Li Min said with a solemn expression, but he was laughing secretly in his heart. The religion of Tubo is just a child's play. If we take into account the unity of politics and religion like Islam, and the huge power of Christianity to appoint and remove the king at will, it is estimated that  Li Shimin and others will think that they are telling fairy tales.

    "Your Majesty, His Highness King Qi is right. As far as I know, the Bon religion in Tubo does have a huge influence!" At this moment, Fang Xuanling also stood up and said. As the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally wanted to  He was well aware of the situation in the surrounding countries, but if Li Min hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of making a fuss about the Bon religion in Tubo.

    Seeing that Fang Xuanling also stood up to confirm, Li Shimin finally nodded, with a smile on his face. He turned to Li Min and said: "Liu Lang, since you want to start with Bon Religion and Buddhism in Tubo, you must have already  We have some plans, tell them now and listen!"

    "Father, I can only give you a rough idea and put forward a rough idea. As for the specific plan, I can't compare with everyone in the palace." Li Min bowed and said.  This is not humility, but his sincerity. It is the ability of the secretive to sow discord. Although Li Min has some experience in this aspect, he is not as good as the old guys in the palace, such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, who are very powerful.  In comparison, it's still far worse.

    "It doesn't matter, just tell us your thoughts and let everyone review them!" Li Shimin said still pleasantly.

    "Yes!" Li Min agreed, sorted out his thoughts and said, "If you want to provoke discord in Tubo, you can only start with Bon religion and Buddhism. Now that Bon religion is powerful, Songtsen Gampo is naturally not willing to be restricted.  So I have always wanted to support Buddhism, but unfortunately I have not succeeded. In this case, let¡¯s help him!¡±

    When Li Min said this, a wicked smile appeared on his face, and he said in a low tone: "Buddhism in our Tang Dynasty is extremely prosperous. We can select eminent monks with profound Buddhist teachings and send them to preach in Tubo. Moreover, we, the Tang Dynasty, can serve as our  Back up, protect their safety, and at the same time order people to print a large number of Buddhist scriptures and carve Buddha statues, and have the eminent monks bring them to Tubo to facilitate their preaching. In addition, for the important figures of the Bon Religion, you can selectively assassinate one or two to reduce the number of Buddhists.  While spreading resistance, it can also provoke disputes between the two religions, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

    Hearing these ideas put forward by Li Min, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling and others below looked at each other and smiled. The idea proposed by Li Min was indeed good, but based on this method,?Let them have a deeper idea.

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