The Western Regions are very large.

The West Sea is not small either.

The West Sea Conference held on the edge of Xihai City in the Western Regions is obviously not small in scale.

All countries of the Western Regions, large and small, sent envoys to attend the meeting.

It was originally a meeting to be held in the autumn, but this was decided by Lu Bu, and his organizational and coordination skills were not very strong, so it was inevitable that the overall time would be delayed by sending cavalry to inform the countries in the Western Regions.

Fortunately, there were old camps in Xihai to build cities, so it was not a big problem to temporarily plan them as residences. At the same time, most of the envoys who came from all over the Western Regions would carry some cattle, sheep, livestock, etc., so they could eat well, but the weather was cold and consumed more coal.

With the deepening of the development of the Western Regions, the demand for a large amount of minerals has brought about the development of the Western Regions economy.

There are mines in the Western Regions.

There is really a mine.

Moreover, most of these minerals in the Western Regions have not been mined before, so most of them are on surface minerals that are more convenient to mine and do not need to be digged deep underground. At the same time, the primary use of coal and oil has greatly alleviated the heating of the Western Regions and reduced the damage to native fragile plants.

The merchants who were commuting took away the ore and brought more food and daily necessities.

The howling cold wind and flying heavy snow can only temporarily suppress the merchants' desire to make money. Then, when the snow melts, a large number of caravans will gather from all over the Western Regions to the West Sea, and then from the West Sea to Yumen Pass to enter the mainland of the Han Dynasty.

For these Western Regions, they were more willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty, not only because of the force Lu Bu showed before, but more importantly, the Han Dynasty could bring them more money-making opportunities and make their lives better than the Kushans before. As for the Kushan emperors who were more famous or the Han emperors who were stronger and stronger, people from the Western Regions did not care much.

The chaos in the Western Regions is also tolerant because of chaos.

There are defeated warriors from various countries, and various criminals who have committed crimes and fled here. It is difficult to survive in this area without force, but relying solely on force will also lead to death very quickly.

No one knows whether the kind-hearted guy now has a life in his hands before, nor does he know whether there are princes in the desert in a wandering small tribe.

Arrogance and arrogance will lead to disasters. This is not only the same in the Western Regions, but in many places.

But many people don't know this.

"The heaven does not give birth to Zhong Ni, and it will be like a long night forever." The Confucians said this.

"Heaven does not give birth to Laozi, and it will be like the long night forever." This is what the disciples of Laozi and Zhuangzi said.

"The heaven does not give birth to Tathagata, and it will be like the long night forever." This is what the Buddhist children say.

OK, for ordinary people, it’s basically the “long night”.

Since it is always long nights, you naturally need a bright light.

"Loyalty and filial piety finally make one's life." Confucianism believes that loyalty and filial piety are the beacons.

"Natural, tranquility and inaction." Lao Zhuang believed that heaven and earth had their own bright lamps.

When Buddhists come, they point one hand to the sky and the other hand to the earth, "I am the bright lamp! I will save all sentient beings in the world!"

Just like the eminent monk Kaba who came from rest, his beards and eyebrows were all white, and he still came to the West Sea Conference with the ambition to save all sentient beings and convey Buddhism.

The eminent monk Jiaba was proficient in Buddhism. He was an orphan. He grew up with monks since childhood and devoted himself to the Buddha all his life. This time he came to the Western Regions because he heard that there was a "big devil" in the Western Regions, with bloody hands and murders endlessly.

So the eminent monk Gaba came.

Then I met the "Great Demon King" and Lu Bu.

The eminent monk Jiaba was preparing to persuade Lu Bu, and asked Lu Bu to put down his butcher's knife and become a Buddha.

Because this is the supreme merit for the eminent monk, and the eminent monk, believes that this is a benefit to the people.

The eminent monk Jiaba has seen the pain of many ordinary people and knows that under the prosperity of the Western Regions, there are still a large number of oppressed ordinary people. Therefore, for the eminent monk Jiaba, killing less means accumulating more virtue.

This is actually nothing wrong.

Because for most ordinary people, from ancient times to later generations, they basically belonged to the exploited class. The long night was long, and even if some guys were occasionally hung on street lights, they were just street lights. In places where the street lights could not shine, some ghosts were still moving in secret.

But the monk Gaba forgot one thing, that is, everything actually has two sides. Wherever your butt sits, the scenery you see may look like. When your butt is tilted, the scenery will change.

When Buddhism was spread to the Western Regions, it was very popular among the people of the Western Regions.

This can be proved by large-scale grottoes in later generations, or Buddhist statues and murals.

Moreover, when Buddhism was first spread, those devout monks could indeed do something beyond ordinary people, such as hiking across thousands of miles to obtain scriptures. Those who have strong beliefs and practice them will always be respected by people.

Under such influence, Lu Bu also became interested in Buddhism...

Well, at first I was just a little interested.

If it is Zheng Xuan’s unique style in Qinglong Temple in Chang’an, then it will basically become a Buddhist Pudu Conference in Xihai City in the Western Regions.

Like most religions, Buddhism is quite confusing. The self-justified religious concept can explain many natural phenomena that were unintelligible at the time. The theory of persuading people to be good will also help the stability of society and increase the tolerance of the people accordingly. Just like expanding the capacity of a small-capacity mobile phone, the unsightly grief photos stored in the hard drive were formatted and replaced with a larger and more acceptable memory space.

People in later generations can naturally look at history and then see clearly the context of Buddhism, or the trajectory of most religions under the filter of technology. However, for people today in the Han Dynasty, it is basically impossible to know the origins and outs of Buddhism and have a clear understanding of Buddhism.

No religion is independent of economics and politics.

Although religion often pays attention to spiritual things, no matter how spiritual a person is, he still needs to eat. Eating naturally requires material things, and economic and political considerations must be considered.

This is true for Buddhism. The same is true for other religions.

In ancient India, or the Physal Poison, why did Buddhism emerge?

It is not that Buddhism is really inspired by "Buddha", but because Ashoka himself is the blood of Shudra, he became a warrior, rather than acting as a sacrificial officer for prayer like most Brahmins. Therefore, Ashoka is naturally disgusted with Brahmins, and he naturally needs a thought that is contrary to Brahmins, so he naturally chose Buddhism that indicates that everyone is equal.

King Ashoka resisted Brahmanism, and he unified India for the first time in an iron-blooded way. Then he practiced Buddhism in India in a very strong way, making Buddhism dominant in ancient India for a while. From this perspective, it is not how powerful Buddhism is in self-development, but how political needs are.

Emperor Ming of Han promoted Buddhism mostly because it was a political consideration.

Because Liu Xiu died, his brothers and sisters of the first generation, and his powerful relatives were still alive, so in order to stabilize his status, Emperor Ming of Han had to take ruthless measures against these guys. In such a political environment, Buddhism was introduced.

For example, Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, he had five-eighths of Xianbei blood. Of course, the so-called pure blood theory itself is a huge fallacy, but it does not prevent many Confucian scholars from secretly poking Li Shimin's backbone in the dark corners, and then deliberately belittled his identity. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty founded by Li Shimin also advocated Buddhism.

In many social turmoil, religions are not necessarily Buddhism, but other sects, such as the White Lotus Sect, will also become very popular. It is not that these religions must have a lot of divinity, but that these religions can give the suffering people some shallow comfort in their hearts.

Buddhist children, Taoist masters, and Confucian scholars, these people always spare no effort when claiming to be the Buddha and saints of their sects, and are also aggressive when defending their religion. It is not that these people really believe in their own religion, but because these matters involve their own interests.

That's right, whether it is Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, or other religions, they all need "sacrifice". Looking at all the religious sects that have appeared in history, there is a religion that does not require the payment of offerings or fees. This offering does not simply refer to the statue of a god, or something, but may be "five dou of rice", or "tith tax", or "zaka".

Lu Bu met Gaba.

At first, Lu Bu didn't care.

When the eminent monk Jiaba saw Lu Bu, his eyes burst into tears.

Lu Bu was very surprised and asked.

The monk Jiaba said that he saw a soul struggling in the sea of ​​blood...

Lu Bu was stunned and then laughed and left.

But a few days later, Lu Bu came back, bowed before Gaba, greeted him, and brought him a sacrifice to the Buddha.

The eminent monk Jiaba was disdainful of the gold, silver and money, and insisted not to accept it, saying that he could let Lu Bu distribute the money to ordinary people, which was also to resolve the karma of the blood-sea souls on Lu Bu.

"The donor is indeed the one who responds to the disaster..." Gaba clasped and said, "That day, he was located in Dayuan. The old monk suddenly saw a bloody aura rushing into the sky on the mountain. All the creatures around him were lying on the ground, and they were extremely afraid. The Buddha's bells and chimes in front of him were heard, and he kept silent for three days..."

Jiaba looked at Lu Bu calmly, "When the general came, the Buddha bell brought by the old monk rang again, and the old monk realized that the bloody aura was on the donor..."

The other two monks around Kaba also spoke, proving that what Kaba said was true. They all heard the bells, but no one rang, but the bells rang...

In fact, this technique still exists until later generations. It may not necessarily exist in Buddhism. For example, a certain black brother said that he was the prince of a certain tribe, and immediately had a wingman kneeling down on the ground and cooperated with the acting respectfully, because the wingman knew that cooperation would be his share, whether it was money or a woman.

Lu Bu had never seen such a trick, so he believed it.

Just like later generations believe in the brick family at a certain time.

That's what the Bricks said, uh, how can it be fake?

The expression on Lu Bu's face did not change much, but his hand was involuntarily held in one place, and blue veins appeared on the back of his hand.

Gaba smiled, his gray eyebrows trembled slightly, "The old monk is now in a weak state and is about to convert to the Buddha. Although I dare not say that I can see through the affairs of the world, at least I have taken it lightly. However, there are still many people in this world who cannot take it lightly, such as the general."

"General, Buddha is compassionate. Seeing Ashoka struggling in the sea of ​​blood, he gave a tip. Ashoka suddenly realized under the Bodhi tree, became the great peacock king, accepted eternal worship, and immortal reincarnation..." Gaba looked kind and kind, "General, you also have the figure of ghosts in the sea of ​​blood. These ghosts are the general's karma, which will affect the general, making it difficult for the general to be unable to calm down, sleep, easily tired, sometimes with headaches, arms, legs and feet... That's not a disease, general, that's the ghost in the sea of ​​blood biting the general's body...

Lu Bu subconsciously looked at his hands, then moved his waist.

In recent years, as he grows older, Lu Bu gradually feels some inexplicable muscle pain, easy fatigue, light sleep and insomnia, memory loss, dizziness, headache, depression, body weight loss and sexual loss...

Is this the wronged soul in my body?

Lu Bu was a little frightened. After he felt uncomfortable, he hired a doctor, but most of the doctors only prescribed some warm prescriptions, saying that Lu Bu was deficient in qi and blood. As a result, these symptoms of Lu Bu did not improve because of taking the medicine. They were really like a wronged soul, and were entangled.

These symptoms have a special name in later generations, "War Syndrome".

Adrenaline is a hormone secreted by people under extreme stimulation, especially in the battlefield. It can make people breathe faster, heartbeat and blood flow accelerate, and pupils dilate, providing more energy for physical activities and respond faster, thereby protecting the human body from harm and avoiding risks. But it also brings various side effects, which often act directly on the nerves of the human body. Once the nerves are damaged, they cannot be repaired on their own like epidermal trauma.

Not only Lu Bu, there are many warriors in history who will have various problems after leaving the battlefield. Even Huo Qubing's inexplicable disease is likely to be "war syndrome".

Just like Lu Bu, now, sometimes after getting up, he seems to feel the extremely strong and slightly sweet bloody smell in his mouth. The breath he breathes are turbid and hot, as if something is burning in his body.

Lu Bu never mentioned these to others.

So he couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

The symptoms seem to be the same as the monk said.

"Master, you said I can become a Buddha, too?" Lu Bu asked.

"Everyone can become a Buddha." Gaba still said without any haste, as if he was talking about the simple truth of day and night.

"Can the master say more details?" Lu Bu looked at Gaba, with a hint of desire in his eyes.
To be continued...