After figuring this out, Master Huiming smiled and comforted him.
"How can I not be angry? This is the greatest shame to me. If the matter is spread, everyone in the world will laugh at me!"
King Chu could not say calmly. When it came to this matter, King Chu was really furious. He wished he could destroy the Ethiopian Empire and kill everyone there.
"Your Majesty, being angry will set the forest of merit on fire, and being angry also means that Your Majesty's practice is not enough, and it is easy to be infected by karma."
"Buddha said, everyone in the world slanders me, bullies me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, and deceives me. How should I deal with this?"
"Just tolerate him, let him, let him, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, wait a few more years, you can see him?"
Master Huiming thought about it and didn't know how to persuade him. He could only quote the words from Buddhist scriptures to enlighten the King of Chu in front of him.
"Your Majesty, you have already written to the Emperor of Heaven. I believe that the Emperor of Heaven will not watch you endure such insults here. When the imperial army arrives, little Ethiopia will be nothing. When the time comes, it will be over.
It can be destroyed.”
After hearing what Master Huiming said, King Chu felt better.
After bidding farewell to Master Huiming and leaving Izumo Temple, King Chu began to attend the morning court as usual.
The State of Chu also adopted the same political system as the Ming Dynasty, with a cabinet, six ministries, etc. However, the number of civil and military ministers in the early dynasty was less than a hundred, which was naturally far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, news came yesterday that the natives in the Guanting area have rebelled again. They refused to accept Buddhism and launched a so-called holy war, threatening to drive out all Han Chinese."
A minister came forward to report the matter to the King of Chu.
"My dear friends, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"
After hearing this, the King of Chu was expressionless. There were too many such things, almost every now and then. The local natives not only refused to change their faith, but also often launched so-called holy wars.
"Your Majesty, we must send a large army to suppress it and execute all the rebels as a warning to others!"
Immediately a minister stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Chen said is reasonable. Our Chu State is firmly established, but our Han people's foundation is weak again. If we are not strong enough, we will definitely not be able to gain a long-term foothold again. We must use thunderous means to shock all parties before we can gain a firm foundation."
"Your Majesty, I request to go to war!"
Upon hearing this, other ministers also stood up and expressed their opinions.
There are only tens of thousands of Han people here in Chu State, and they all live around Izumo City. It can be said that even though Chu State claims to occupy a large area, the only place it really controls is Izumo City.
In the area below, the local indigenous people did not obey the rule of the Chu State at all. Especially when the King of Chu asked to convert, various rebellions broke out one after another.
Of course, it cannot be said to be a rebellion. Originally, the King of Chu and the others were outsiders and invaders.
"Well, then the matter is settled~"
"Qin Aiqing, you will lead two thousand elite cavalry to suppress the rebellion."
After hearing this, King Chu nodded slightly, thought for a while and said to a minister.
"I obey the decree~"
Qin Yuan also quickly replied respectfully.
He was an officer in the army of the Ming Dynasty. He was recruited to the Chu State by the King of Chu and became a general of the Chu State. He always upheld the tradition of the Ming Dynasty army, killing to stop killing, so he killed very heavily.
Almost every time Qin Yuan goes out, it will inevitably be accompanied by bloody killings, ranging from the slaughter of thousands to as many as ten thousand people, so that his name is like a devil in this land, causing the local indigenous people to change their minds after hearing the news.
"Your Majesty, our country of Chu is currently experiencing internal and external troubles~"
"In terms of internal worries, the main reason is the issue of requiring local indigenous people to convert to Buddhism. In the final analysis, it is still a religious issue."
"I believe that in order to ease the current tension, our country of Chu should temporarily stop requiring everyone to convert to Buddhism. What's more, since ancient times, once Buddhist temples develop and grow, they will inevitably occupy fertile land, occupy the population, and harm the country.
The people are extremely disadvantaged, so there have been many incidents of destroying Buddhas in history."
When talking about this matter, a minister soon stood up and expressed his opinion. This minister was called Liu Jiang. He was very young. He was originally a scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He came here in frustration because of repeated disobedience.
Chu State, was reused by the King of Chu.
"Master Liu, this is wrong~"
"The reason why the prince wants to vigorously promote Buddhism is not because he believes in Buddhism, but because almost every indigenous person here believes in YSLJJ. This sect is extremely exclusive and aggressive."
"If our Chu State wants to rule here for a long time, we must understand its influence. To put it simply, we need to give it a blood exchange."
"And the best way is to convert them to the religion of our Ming people, otherwise there will be no long-term peace and stability."
"The rebellion and turmoil at this moment is only a temporary pain. Our army only needs to continue to sweep and suppress it, and it will naturally be eliminated invisible."
"But if tough measures are not taken at this time, trouble will be left in the future."
As soon as Liu Jiang finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up to express his opposition.
"Well, what Wang Aiqing said makes sense~"
"The reason why I want to promote Buddhism is not just because I believe in Buddhism, but more importantly because I know everything here. If our country of Chu wants to have long-term peace and stability, and if we want to rule here for a long time, we must vigorously promote the Han Dynasty.
Culture and ideas, destroying the original culture and sources here."
When King Chu heard this, he nodded solemnly and said.
As the king of a country, the King of Chu naturally knew all the aspects to consider when doing anything. The promotion of Buddhism was also to replace the original religion here and to promote Han culture. This was all for the long-term peace and stability of Chu State.
"Prince Shengming~"
When all the ministers heard this, they immediately flattered him in unison.
"Your Majesty, due to the ongoing rebellions in various places, the production of frankincense and myrrh has dropped significantly this year. I am afraid it will have a huge impact on the finances of our country of Chu."
"Let's discuss it with the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty and see if we can get a loan from them to support it first. In addition, I will write a letter to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The words should be sad and the feelings should be deep."
"Well, I'll fix another letter and give it to Prince Ning, and ask him to borrow some money."
When it came to money, King Chu suddenly became sad.
The Chu State is different from the Ning State. The main income of the Chu State is the locally produced frankincense and myrrh. These two medicinal materials are very precious and expensive in the Ming Dynasty.
The King of Chu also took a fancy to the frankincense and myrrh here, so he occupied this place and established the Chu State. However, due to the rebellion, the production of frankincense and myrrh has plummeted, which directly affected the fiscal revenue of the Chu State.
Now the King of Chu is really poor. He has searched all over the rich vassal states and trading houses to borrow money. He also complains to Emperor Hongzhi about his poverty every now and then.
There is no way, the local Kunlun slaves are not easy to sell at all, even if the price is lower than that of other people, vassals, colonies, plantations, etc. do not like to use Kunlun slaves. They think Kunlun slaves are too ugly.
They are also very lazy and will immediately become lazy and slippery when left unattended.
In comparison, white slaves and Tianzhu slaves are better. Not only do they look better, but most of them are also very obedient, diligent, hard-working, and do not need supervision when working.
Therefore, the King of Chu could not afford to imitate King Ning in engaging in slave trading business. He was really poor and it was difficult to attract more Han people to the Chu Kingdom.
"Report, Your Majesty~"
"King Naod of Ethiopia sent an envoy~"
While the King of Chu and his ministers were discussing state affairs, someone hurriedly came to report the matter.
"Naod's messenger?"
When the King of Chu heard this, he immediately frowned slightly. The internal troubles came one after another, and the external troubles continued, which was really a headache.
"Bring him in~"
After thinking about it, King Chu decided to meet the envoy.
Soon, several tall people with tall noses and not too dark skin color came to the Jinluan Palace of Chu Kingdom.
"Respect His Royal Highness the King of Chu. My name is Salah. I am a general of the great Ethiopian Emperor Onade. I was ordered to come to your country this time. I mainly brought one hundred cattle, two hundred camels, and five hundred sheep.
Come to the Kingdom of Chu and take this as a betrothal gift, hoping that the King of Chu can marry the princess to our great King."
Salah bowed slightly, and then proudly stated his purpose.
"Haha~"
Hearing Salah's words, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help laughing.
People in the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to marriage. Even ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty will try their best to make it grand, especially in terms of betrothal gifts.
Nowadays, as long as the Ming Dynasty people who still have some status are extremely particular about this aspect, gold, silver, jewelry, emerald, agate, etc. are nothing.
As for the top wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty like the King of Chu, they attach great importance to this. Often the gold, silver and jewelry such as betrothal gifts are not displayed on the table. They are all plantations in Nanyang, pastures in the Western Regions, and Golden Continent.
Gold mines, silver mines, etc., of course, the corresponding rewards will only be more.
Well now, the other party actually drove hundreds of livestock to the Chu State, and even threatened to use these hundreds of livestock to marry the daughter of the King of Chu.
This immediately made the whole room burst into laughter. It was so hilarious that it would make people laugh out loud if I even told it.
After hearing Salah's words and seeing the laughter of all the civil and military ministers in the court, the King of Chu who was sitting in the upper position couldn't help but his eyes suddenly darkened. This ugliness was really big, and he really lost his face.
The whole person couldn't help but feel a sudden rush of anger. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"Take me down here and divide your body into pieces!"
King Chu, who had calmed down a little, couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said.