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Text Chapter 587: Dramatic Changes in Beitianzhu

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    In the 21st year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, King Jisri, who dominated Northern Tianzhu, suddenly passed away at the age of 58 and left no heirs.  As soon as the news of King Harsha's death came out, the prime minister of the Harsha Dynasty, Alonashun, usurped the throne and proclaimed himself the new king. However, Alonashun's prestige was not enough to convince the public, and the situation in the entire northern Tianzhu was extremely tense.  There is a sense of imminence.

    Speaking of King Harsha, he was indeed a great monarch, especially in terms of culture. He held a tolerant attitude towards various religions. In addition, he was also a playwright, leaving three scripts that were widely circulated in India.  .

    However, King Harsha actually had huge flaws in his rule. For example, he did not establish a unified feudal dynasty, but a loose alliance united by force. Within the Harsha dynasty, there were more than thirty kingdoms.  , and each kingdom has its own monarch, army and administrative system. These kingdoms only succumbed to the force of King Harsha and recognized each other's dominance, but King Harsha was unable to interfere too much in the internal affairs of each country.

    For example, Aronashun, who usurped the throne, was not only the prime minister of the Harsha Dynasty, but also the king of a kingdom within the Harsha Dynasty called Dinavudi. He had soldiers and money in his hands. In addition, King Harsha  He had no heirs, so when Aronasun usurped the throne, it was so smooth.

    If placed in the original history, this Aluonashun was the unlucky new king who sent troops to attack Wang Xuance's mission. He should have been killed by Wang Xuance with more than 10,000 troops and tens of thousands of his elephant soldiers.  He was defeated, and then Wang Xuance defeated 600 cities in a row, only to be captured in the end, and was even offered as a prisoner to Chang'an by Wang Xuance. It was really frustrating for a king to be in this position.

    However, in current history, because of Li Min's influence, Datang focused more on Central Asia.  In addition, Li Zhen and Li Yun set their sights on Tianzhu, so Li Shimin had no intention of establishing any friendly relations with Tianzhu. Therefore, except for the past few years, there had been no diplomatic exchanges with the Harsha Dynasty in the past two years.  Moreover, Wang Xuance is still a minister of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and it is even less likely that he will join the Tang Dynasty's mission.

    Ordinarily, without Wang Xuance's intervention, Alonashun would have successfully become the new king of the Harsha Dynasty. But in fact, Alonashun was not the Harsha King. He was just a minor king of a kingdom under the Harsha Dynasty. In the past,  There are more than thirty people with equal status to him.  Now when these kings saw Arona riding on their heads, they were naturally dissatisfied, and there was no external pressure.  Therefore, some small countries within the Harsha Dynasty began to join forces to jointly attack Aluana Shun.

    When the situation in Northern Tianzhu reached the ears of Li Zhen and Li Yun in Southern Tianzhu, the whole of Northern Tianzhu was already in chaos. Not only was the new king Alonashun attacked by various kingdoms, but some kingdoms that had grievances in the past also took the opportunity to start a war.  In just ten days, five kingdoms were destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless due to the war.

    At this time, Li Min was preparing to return to Taiwan. He had even boarded the boat that day, but he was pulled off the boat by Li Zhen and Li Yun who received the news, and then returned to the temple to listen to detailed information.  After the inquirer finished describing the situation in Beitianzhu, the three brothers and Wang Xuance remained silent, thinking about the impact of this incident on them in the future.

    "Xuance. What's your opinion?" Li Min thought about it for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked Wang Xuance.

    After hearing this, Wang Xuance immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I cannot speak highly of you, but I believe that chaos has arisen in Northern Tianzhu. It is definitely beneficial and harmless to us. What we need to do now is to do it in the shortest possible time."  Within a short period of time, the entire southern Tianzhu will be unified and a strong army will be trained. The faster the process, the better, because I am worried that if the war in northern Tianzhu lasts too long, firstly, it will cause serious damage to the local population and economy.  , is not conducive to the development after occupation. Secondly, if a hero like King Harsha who rose up in the war unifies Northern Tianzhu again, it will definitely be a big trouble for us!"

    After hearing Wang Xuance's analysis, Li Yun's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, the chaos in Northern Tianzhu has been decided. If it is delayed a few years and our power expands to Central Tianzhu, we can take this opportunity to capture Northern Tianzhu in one fell swoop.  But now we have not even completely unified Southern Tianzhu, and we are basically over-motivated but not strong enough. So the best way is just like Xuance said, to strengthen our own strength first. Anyway, the war in Northern Tianzhu will not be short-lived.  At the end of the time, when they are exhausted from fighting, we can just take advantage."

    However, Li Zhen said unwillingly: "Now that all the countries in Northern Tianzhu are not ready, it is a good opportunity to unify Northern Tianzhu in one fell swoop. If nothing else, as long as you give me a cavalry of 20,000 people, I will have  We must seize the opportunity to defeat all the countries in Northern Tianzhu, so why don¡¯t we consider taking this opportunity to take down Northern Tianzhu?¡±

    Hearing Li Zhen¡¯s radical proposal, Li Yun immediately objected: ¡°Buddy, please don¡¯t commit the crime of treason again.??, we have just expanded our territory several times, and now most of the areas have not yet been managed. If we transfer the army to part of Northern Tianzhu, if nothing else, there will be rebellions in many places tomorrow!  "

    After hearing this, Wang Xuance considered it carefully, and then said in a slow tone: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue is indeed right about one thing. If the countries in Northern Tianzhu are not prepared, they can indeed use a surprise army to attack at lightning speed, and in the shortest time.  Destroy all countries within time.¡±

    Hearing what Wang Xuance said, Li Yun's expression immediately changed. He was about to say something more, but Wang Xuance continued: "But defeating the countries in Northern Tianzhu is one thing, but the real rule is another."  One thing, with our current strength, it is a bit difficult to just rule a southern Tianzhu, so even if we can defeat the larger northern Tianzhu, we will not be able to rule it, and we will risk making the current rule unstable.  Therefore, in my opinion, the gains outweigh the losses!"

    Hearing that Wang Xuance also opposed his proposal, Li Zhen couldn't help but sigh. In fact, he also knew the biggest shortcoming of his proposal, but his personality made him unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he wanted to put it forward to see what others had.  There is no remedy, but now it seems that he is still too optimistic.

    At this time, Wang Xuance suddenly discovered that Li Min had been looking at them without speaking. This made him feel moved, and he immediately said: "His Royal Highness, King Qi, what do you think of this matter?"

    It was then that Li Zhen and Li Yun remembered that their sixth brother, whom they had always admired, was by their side, and maybe he could do something about it, so they all looked at Li Min with curious eyes.

    Li Min smiled confidently and said, "Actually, seventh brother and Xuance are right. It took you so long to lay such a solid foundation in South Tianzhu. It can be said that this is your base camp.  Only by managing this place well can we have the power to expand outward in the future, so no matter how tempting Bei Tianzhu is, we cannot risk our rule here!"

    Li Min paused for a moment when he said this, and then spoke again: "But just because you can't send troops into Beitianzhu, it doesn't mean that you can't do anything. At least you still have a sharp weapon in your hands that can help you in this turmoil."  Huge benefits were achieved.¡±

    "A sharp weapon?" Li Zhen, Li Yun, and Wang Xuance looked at each other. For a moment, they couldn't think of what Li Min meant by a sharp weapon.

    "Religion, that is, your new Brahmanism, as long as you put it into Northern Tianzhu and take advantage of this war, it will grow at an astonishing speed. If it is supplemented by a little force, the effect will be even more amazing.  !" Li Min said decisively.

    Although Li Zhen and the others have brought out the New Brahmanism, they obviously did not realize the power of religion.  In fact, this is not their fault. After all, in the history of the Central Plains dynasty, the power of religion has been suppressed by the imperial power. Therefore, although Li Zhen and Li Yun have become popes, when they encounter problems, the first thing they think of is secular power.  , rather than using the power of religion to solve it.

    "Thisis this possible? I'm afraid the effect that can be achieved using only the power of religion is very limited, right?" Even someone as smart as Wang Xuance is still a little unconfident, and the same goes for Li Zhen and Li Yun.

    Only Li Min still said confidently: "Don't doubt the power of religion, especially in a country like Tianzhu, where the people's devotion to religion is far greater than their loyalty to the country, so as long as your religion can  If Beitianzhu develops and conquers the local people ideologically, then when your strength reaches a certain level, Beitianzhu will take the initiative to surrender without even sending troops!"

    Li Min's confidence also infected Li Zhen and the three of them. Wang Xuance, among them, thought about it carefully and then said: "Since His Highness King Qi is so sure, then we can give it a try. After all, we are just going to Northern Tianzhu to preach, and there is no need to use too much money."  We only need to send a group of Brahmin nobles to power, and we also need a certain amount of force to deter us. It is best to occupy a stronghold on the coast of North Tianzhu, but this will require the help of His Royal Highness the Navy of King Qi!"

    "Okay! Let's do it. Then I will personally lead the troops to see if Beitianzhu's military strength is stronger or weaker than ours." Li Zhen was also angry at this time. He still had a heart for the power of religion.  He had doubts, but when he heard that he wanted to occupy a stronghold in the north, it was exactly what he wanted, so he immediately agreed.

    Li Yun saw that both Li Zhen and Wang Xuance agreed to Sixth Brother's proposal, so he naturally would not object. He then asked Li Min for advice on what he should pay attention to when preaching. These things Li Min can combine with later generations of Christianity to develop believers all over the world.  Based on their experience, they gave some suggestions to Li Yun and the others.

    Originally, because of the drastic changes in Northern Tianzhu, Li Min planned to stay in Tianzhu for a while, but at this moment, bad news suddenly came from the Tang Dynasty. AlthoughLi Min had already expected this bad news, but when the news came, he still felt extremely sad.
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