Some people dream of world peace, while others dream of world nuclear peace.
Taksa also had dreams. He had previously dreamed of one day joining the upper echelons of the Kushan nobility.
In fact, he usually scolds the nobles in front of other middle-level Kushan people for being stupid, corrupt, greedy, and domineering. But in his heart, he longs for it, longing that one day he can sit in the position of a noble, and then don't care.
Wherever he goes, he can hear others bowing their heads and calling him respectfully...
"master."
Oh, what a wonderful title!
Every night in the dead of night, he couldn't help but secretly think about it, imagining that when someone called him this, he couldn't help but tremble all over.
However, the steps of the nobles in Kushan were very high, and it was not easy to climb up. He wanted to put some stones or bones under his feet, so that he could hope to reach the steps.
And those old opponents before Guishang were not easy to deal with...
The meaning of "difficulty" is not only external, but also internal.
In some war zones in Kushan, merit has been secretly priced. Every head has its own value, and is controlled by a certain family or a combination of forces. Anyone who wants to enter to gain merit,
You must get the approval of these people, otherwise even if you are beaten to death, you will not get the seal of these people, and naturally it cannot be counted as meritorious service.
If someone makes too much noise and is dissatisfied with management, there are plenty of opportunities to shut him up in a war zone anyway.
So I didn’t have a chance before…
But now, in the Western Region, it may be a brand new war zone, a unique opportunity for Taksa.
Although he also felt that the Han people were a bit scary and not that easy to fight, if he missed this opportunity, he might regret it for the rest of his life, so Taksa needed more people to follow him and let other people's flesh and blood fulfill his own merits.
Therefore, Busen's attitude is very important.
Taksa didn't want Busen to openly oppose the march when the next meeting was held, which would be very troublesome, so he deliberately came to Busen privately, hoping to unify his thoughts and work together, but unfortunately, Tucker now
Sa found that Busen seemed to be difficult to deal with.
When Taksa was agitating, expressing that the people of the Western Regions were being persecuted by the Han people, and hoping that Busen could stand up and lead the people of the Western Regions, stand under the glory of the Buddha, and launch a just counterattack against the demonic Han people, Bu Sen's face
There was some mocking smile on the face...
"General, you want me to encourage the people of the Western Regions to block the Han people's swords and guns? Let all the old people, children, women and children here move forward with the army, fight hand-to-hand with the Han people, and consume the Han people's arrows to break up the peace."
Physical strength, consume the number of Han people, let them fall one by one, and pave a road of flesh and blood?"
Taksa frowned and waved his hands, "How can you say that? Master Busen! We are not forcing it, but voluntarily! Do you understand voluntariness? Master, voluntariness is very important. You have high prestige among the people, and every state
The leaders of the country will be willing to listen to your suggestions. As long as you nod a little, and there is no need for you to come forward in person, they will join the glory of the Buddha and become warriors with faith. They can once again fight for the light of the Buddha.
Fighting to spread seeds on this land! This is a kind of glory! Glory! What's more, we also have hope of defeating the Han people, and we will eventually win! And after the victory, Master Busen, you will have more fame...
Ah, the Buddha will definitely praise you for your bravery at this moment!"
Busen smiled, "That's not how you understand the glory of Buddha... General, have you ever been to a Han people's city or their capital?"
"No," Taksa replied. Not only had he never been to a Han Chinese city, but this was his first time in the Western Regions.
"I've been there," Busen said, "I've been there when I was young. Before the Han people came here, I went to the capital of the Han people. That was the first time I saw that a Han people's city was so big.
There are so many people... The Han people are really many, many. If they really get serious, they will destroy this place, destroy the heaven and earth here, and even the Buddha... cannot resist..."
"Master Busen, you are too... too exaggerated..." Taksa changed a more neutral word, "Even if the Han people are strong, so what? Look at us now, even if the Han people burned Qiu Cicheng
, so what? We haven’t driven them away yet? With such a meager force, we can defeat the Han army... So the Han people are not terrible, nor are they invincible. The key lies in our determination.
!』
Taksa's words were sonorous and powerful, demonstrating his strong confidence. Before Busen could speak, he continued: "I am not from the Western Regions, but after I came here and saw the pain of the people here, I also
I saw their bravery and tenacity. When facing the ferocious Han people, they did not choose to retreat or be afraid. They faced the Han people's swords and guns, showing their desire for freedom! But I'm sorry...for you,
Master Busen, I don’t see this kind of fearless courage in you..."
Bu Sen showed some anger on his face, "General! This is completely different. If the Han people continue to advance and want to continue to insult the Buddha and violate the Buddha's will, we will resist at the risk of our own lives! We will resist at the risk of our lives!"
"By then, it will be too late!" Taksa waved his arms, "Master, I think you have violated the Buddha's true will! If this is the embodiment of the Buddha's will, then maybe I should suspect that you have betrayed the Buddha.
, betrayed your faith!』
This accusation was very serious. Busen couldn't help but said angrily, "You have no right to say that to me! I have dedicated everything to the Buddha. I have practiced for decades. In order to spread the Buddha's teachings, I have traveled all over this country."
Western Region! I believe in Buddha and love all the people in the Western Region! But you just want to come to the Western Region to gain merit!"
Taksa coughed, and then said: "Oh, I'm sorry, my friend, maybe my wording is not very accurate... But I still want to say that your previous thoughts are indeed a kind of betrayal. What is Buddha? Is it
What is beautiful is bright, but are the Han people here beautiful and bright? As a representative of the Buddha, you embody the true meaning of the Buddha. If it is because of cowardice, I'm sorry, maybe you shouldn't use this word, but really wait until the Han people come back.
, turn this place into a place of massacre, capture all the people here and enslave them... or kill them directly... Then when that time really comes, even if you want to resist again, will there be anyone? People who believe in Buddha,
It no longer exists! It’s all gone! This is betrayal! Your betrayal of your Buddha! Your betrayal of the people here!』
Busen's face looked very ugly, but I have to say that Taksa's words seemed to make some sense.
Busen took a deep breath, and then said: "But the reality is that the Han people are very powerful. Even if I mobilize all the Buddhist people, I will not be able to compete with the Han people as a whole. If I really anger them
He conquered the Han people... The former Han people's great guard conquered the Western Region in less than a year! No one or any city can stop him, no! Including Chigu City, which you had previously heavily guarded! I believe you don't need me to come.
Are you going to describe the tragedy before Chigu Castle?』
This time, it was Taksa's turn to look a little ugly.
"This..." Taksa pointed in the direction of Qiu Cicheng, "But the Han people are not as powerful as you think... Look, we have successfully driven away and defeated the Han people! What if we continue to be afraid and retreat?"
The Han people will only become more cruel and ferocious! Patience and concession will not buy you respect, Master Busen! The Han people will oppress you step by step and test your bottom line. If you want to wait until the end to resist, it is already too late.
!You will not be able to stand up by then, your bones have been crushed! What’s more, I don’t mean for you to attack the land of the Han people, but just to protect the Western Regions... What’s more, you are not alone.
We can also cooperate... Do you understand? Let's cooperate and join hands to defeat the brutal Han people! Drive them out of this land!"
"Cooperation?" Busen asked.
"Yes, cooperation." Taksa said, "The Han people are actually not very interested in this land. It is suitable for cattle and sheep grazing, but not suitable for large-scale farming... But if the Han people set foot on this land,
If you take root, the Han people will definitely burn down your pastures and turn them into farmland. Then the greedy Han people will be eager for more farmable land, and will inevitably stretch their hands farther away...to the west, to the
West, keep heading west, this is what those damn Han people will definitely do! We can’t wait until then to kick the Han people’s butts! By then, these Han people will definitely invade my country, like
Killing the Kucha people here is just like killing the people of my country, knocking down Buddha statues, killing monks, and burning down these beautiful cities that have been carefully built by generations of people... Oh, damn it! We can't let this happen!
So we have a basis for cooperation. There is no doubt about it.』
Taksa said, "As long as we show enough will to resist here and show corresponding strength, the Han people will realize that the people on this land are not cattle and sheep to be slaughtered! Even if they want to
If you want to kill us, you have to pay a heavy price! Let the Han people know our strength! Then the Han people will weigh it carefully, change their attitude, and put away their cruel faces! Only here can we truly gain respect.
With the light of Buddha!"
Busen pondered, "The general has said so much...does he actually want to attack the Han people's Xihai City?"
"Uh...right!" Taksa did not hide his intention, "An attack! It is also a counterattack! So I need more people! In this way, I can launch a larger counterattack! As long as the Han people's Xihai City is defeated, that
At that time, the Han people will know our strength and reconsider their relationship with us! Rest assured, the great Kushan will not give up on you, but will spare no effort to support you, giving you swords, guns and armor, war horses and food and grass.
, and even more people will be sent here, all like me, sincerely helping you..."
Busen shook his head slightly, "But what good does this do to us? We escaped from the enslavement of the Han people and then became yours. What's the difference? The end of lies can only be lies and disappointment."
The end of the world is still disappointment, the end of death is still death!"
"No, no, my friend." Taksa waved his hands and said with a smile, "This is definitely different. At least I am different from those Kushan gentlemen. I am on your side, we are
Together, we! Think about it, we can take this opportunity to get rid of everything, whether it is the Han people or the Kushan people. We can bow to the Han people and the Kushan people on the surface. This is not a real surrender, but just for satisfaction.
Their pride... Then we can take this opportunity to establish a kingdom of our own between the Kushans and the Han people... Huh? Well, yes, a real kingdom!"
Taksa said, perhaps just to convince Busen at the beginning, but later on, even he himself felt that this plan was very possible!
Why do you want to lick Master Kushan’s back ditch?
Weren't the Kushans also one of the Yuezhi tribes back then?
Since the Kushan ancestors were able to get out of the cracks between the Xiongnu and the rest of the Han Dynasty, why can't I become an ancestor now? The king of the countries in the Western Regions? Doesn't it sound more exciting than some "master"?
Taksa trembled a little, "The Han people need trade, and the Kushan people also need it, so we can act as a bridge in the middle... The decline of the Western Regions was not caused by you and me today, but you and I can
Through hard work, let the Western Regions move towards glory! The key point is that you and I must unite, and all the countries in the Western Regions must unite! The poverty and pain in the Western Regions today are caused by the incompetent fights and mutual fighting between the previous countries! This
It is their sin, but it is our turn to bear it! We own such a large land, with gold mines, silver mines, cattle and sheep, and thousands of believers. As long as we can survive the first few years,
After that, we can grow and expand, just like growing into a young and strong warrior, and gain the glory that we should have in this land! At that time, neither the Han people nor the Kushan people will dare to invade this place easily.
!We will become the masters of this land and become a powerful country with the same status as the Kushans and the Han people!』
Busen looked at Taksa blankly.
Taksa also gasped and puffed up her chest proudly.
Both of them fell silent.
After a long time, the howling wind blew outside the tent, raising fine dust like tiny pieces of hope.
Busen exhaled a long, difficult breath, "I'm sorry, General, your suggestion is very good, but... I'm sorry..."
"Why?!" Taksa was very surprised, because after talking about it, even he thought that this thing was true and feasible, and even he was thinking about the future, when he really became the Western Region
How beautiful is the great king of the United States? He even thought about how he would marry two wives, one with darker skin, but tender enough, and the other with whiter skin, with big eyes and breasts.
…
And Taksa can feel that Busen is actually very interested in this proposal. "Why? Don't you think this is an excellent opportunity?"
Busen lowered his head, was silent for a while, and then said in a very low voice: "In the secret volume, it is recorded...more than three hundred years ago, a Han man named Zhang came here and told you something
What I just said is similar... But at that time, the Han people said that in order to overthrow the enslavement of the Huns to us... He also promised a lot... For those promises, we fought side by side with the Han people, obeyed the Han people's commands, and sacrificed our lives.
Death... We cooperated with the Han people and fought against the Huns for more than a hundred years... Many of our sons and daughters died, and their souls... still cannot sleep peacefully in this sky and earth... But, what is the result?
?』
Bu Sen chuckled, "The Huns are back again, and we can't stop them... We went to the Han people to make them fulfill their previous promises, but the emperor of the Han people rejected us... We have eighteen states
The envoy of the country prostrated himself at the foot of the red and black steps of the Han emperor, begging the Han emperor to abide by the agreement of the year and come to help us for the sake of the blood shed by our dead son... As a result, the Han emperor coldly refused... Haha, what's funny is,
Later, the Han people were beaten by the Huns again, and then they remembered us again and sent another man named Ban over, saying the same words to you again..."
Taksa swallowed his saliva, "That's different! Those Han people are born liars! Liars! I am a Kushan, and my ancestors came out of the Western Regions! I am different from the Han people!"
"Same..." Bu Sen shook his head, "The Xiongnu fell, and you Kushans rose up. You sent people to marry a Han princess, but the Han refused, and then you used this as an excuse to launch a war...
In the end, we lost... So you also learned this method, and also sent someone over to get us out of Han control. That person's surname was Kadfitz... You should know who he is... He said he would let us borrow it first.
Give him some men, and after he conquers some of the surrounding small tribes, he will come back to help us..."
Busen looked at Taksa, "Yes, later we waited for the Kushan people to come, but at that time, you were not here to help us, but to enslave us... You are no different from the Han people. You all treated us
Treating us as fools and idiots, playing tricks, using various verbal traps, deceiving and insulting us... We were deceived and betrayed by the Han people, we were deceived by the Kushan people, betrayed by the Kushan people, you can say
We are stupid, and we are called stupid, but we have never betrayed anyone! No! Only you! You, like the Han people, betrayed us!"
When narrating these tragic histories, Busen's voice did not show any improvement or excitement, and remained so calm and calm. It seemed that these lessons learned from the secret scroll were just some stories, but the pain revealed in his eyes, these
Betrayal is never a cup of sweet wine.
"I'm sorry, I don't believe the Han people..." Busen said slowly, "Similarly, I don't believe you either...General, have you ever seen two wolf packs fighting each other for prey?"
Taksa somewhat understood what Busen wanted to say, but still nodded silently.
"Two wolves were killed and injured fighting each other. Is it the fault of the prey?" Busen said slowly, "Do you know why more people here believe in Buddha? Because they no longer see hope in this life, so they can only
I hope in the next life. I will not sacrifice our sons for your dreams or anyone else's words. They have suffered enough... It's getting late, general, please come back."
Taksa had no choice but to stand up, say goodbye and leave. However, he was unwilling to give in halfway, so he walked back, stood in front of Busen, pondered for a while and said: "Pain can bring growth... a seed
To sprout, the first thing you have to shed is your own shell... No freedom comes without a price... Master, isn't this the true meaning of the Buddha? You can distrust the Han people and the Kushan people, but...
Can you trust me?"
After saying that, Taksa nodded, said goodbye again and left.
Bu Sen was left standing silently at the door of the tent.
The wind blew Busen's robe, which seemed to be telling something.
Busen raised his head and looked at the sky, his lips trembling slightly, as if he was communicating with the winds, clouds, and souls who had died on this land...
If this land in the Western Region has her dream, what would it be?
