"Master Hou, I'm afraid something big is going to happen to Chu State."
After Master Huiming left, Liu Da quickly expressed his inner worries to Du Mingen.
"Something big happened?"
"What big thing could happen?"
When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately asked doubtfully.
"The relationship between the Chu State and the surrounding neighboring countries is pretty good. There is no need for large-scale military use at all. But now it is purchasing arms and weapons on a large scale. What is it used for?"
Liu Da raised his own questions.
"Yes, we used to talk about competing with Egypt for the land in the upper reaches of the Nile River. But since Egypt was severely repaired by the Ottoman Empire, its strength was greatly weakened, so it took the initiative to reach a border agreement with the Chu State.
After giving up a large area of land to Chu, there will be no more war between the two sides."
"As for the other borders of Chu State, they are all vassal states and colonies. They have already reached a border agreement with each other."
"It stands to reason that we should not buy military weapons on a large scale. After all, this is not a small amount of money. It is enough for their current army."
When Du Mingen heard this, he thought about it carefully and found it very reasonable. There was no reason for the Chu State to purchase arms and weapons on a large scale.
"Why do you think something big is going to happen in Chu State?"
Du Mingen looked at Liu Da and asked.
"Master Hou, I passed through Chu State when I came here and stopped at Izumo City, the capital of Chu State."
"The King of Chu of Chu State believed in Buddhism, established Buddhism as the state religion, required all people to believe in Buddhism, and built temples on a large scale. In Izumo City alone, there are hundreds of large and small temples with more than 100,000 monks."
"These monks are simply fake monks. They eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. They are also domineering and lawless. They misappropriate other people's property, bully men and women, do not pay for meals, and force everyone to pay for sesame oil."
"Even monks like this Monk Huiming are officials in the court. This Monk Huiming is also the prime minister of the Chu State. There are a large number of monks among officials of all sizes."
"According to what I know, this Buddhist sect in Chu is the new sect founded by Master Huiming, the only sect!"
"People of this unique sect pay attention to and imitate the religious models of Europe and the Middle East, and exclude all other religions and sects."
"I estimate that as they have developed to this point, they most likely want to establish a country that combines politics and religion, and they most likely want to overthrow the rule of King Chu of Chu State."
After Liu Da pondered for a while, he boldly made his own judgment.
"What?"
When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately frowned.
This is a big deal.
Although it has nothing to do with the South African colony, if once the rule of King Chu of the Chu Kingdom is overthrown and something happens to the King of Chu, it will most likely arouse the wrath of the Emperor of Heaven. When traced, this weapon was traced to the South African colony.
The South African colony is also inseparable.
But this is not the main thing. There are hundreds of vassal states and colonies overseas, large and small, but so far none of them have been overthrown.
Each vassal state or colony is still ruled and managed by its founders, and has never been overthrown.
Once the Chu State takes off, it may breed a large number of careerists, just like the Hu family and Hu Xian of the Western United Trading Company, who wanted to monopolize this huge industry, and ended up dying themselves, taking the big business with them.
The Hu family was uprooted.
"Your concerns are not impossible."
After thinking about it carefully, Du Mingen also felt that it was very possible to discover this kind of thing.
This Master Huiming does not look like a Buddhist at all, but more like a generation of tycoons and ambitious tycoons. He may very well do such a thing.
The situation in Chu State also made it possible for him to do such a thing.
There are many monks, many temples, a lot of money and manpower, and at the same time, they control a lot of power and positions in the court. They have the strength and possibility to overthrow the rule of the King of Chu.
"Tell me, what should we do?"
Du Mingen thought for a while and asked again.
After all, he is a businessman, so he is naturally very good at doing business, but his sense of smell and adaptability in the political field are very slow.
Master Huiming bought weapons without thinking carefully about what he was buying weapons for.
Fortunately, in the South African colony, the sons of major families have always been working here, so Du Mingen can securely sit in the position of governor. If you really want to let Du Mingen rule a country, it is probably a bit doubtful. This smell is really not good.
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"This matter of Chu State has little bearing on our South African colony."
"But after all, it is still related to our entire Ming Dynasty and colonial system. Now that we know it, we can't just sit back and watch."
"This matter must be reported to the Emperor of Heaven, so that the Emperor of Heaven can be prepared. Once something happens to the Chu State, he will immediately send a large army into the Chu State to quell the rebellion."
"What we can do is to make some tricks on the weapons so that they can only use the muskets as fire sticks."
Liu Da thought for a while and said.
"Don't you want to inform King Chu?"
Du Mingen thought for a while and said.
"The King of Chu is probably under surveillance by Master Huiming now. He may be placed under house arrest. Otherwise, how could Master Huiming use the seal of the King of Chu and the State of Chu to purchase arms and weapons?"
"Once we notify King Chu, Master Huiming will know immediately."
"In addition, this King of Chu believed deeply in Buddhism, which eventually led to today's situation. The people of Chu State suffered, and this King of Chu cannot be exempted from the blame."
"But if he is stubborn, he should be allowed to see clearly the true face of Huiming and the true face of the Only Sect."
"After passing this incident, we can also take the opportunity to eliminate these evil monks, come to the temple, and restore a peaceful world to the Chu Kingdom."
Liu Da shook his head and said.
Now he even doubts whether the King of Chu has become a puppet. How can there be such a king of a country? Hutu has reached such an extent, and he should have some degree of faith in Buddhism.
"Your analysis makes sense. This Master Huiming doesn't look like a monk at all. He has sent people to our South African colony to preach over and over again."
"He is ambitious and has great plans, and he preaches the only sect he founded everywhere."
Du Mingen nodded in agreement after hearing this.
"Liu Da, immediately send a telegram to the Ming Dynasty court in the name of the South African colony to report the matter to the Emperor of Heaven and ask the Emperor of Heaven to make a decision."
"In addition, I will also send another telegram to Liu Gong, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet."
"Inform the arsenal that all arms and weapons sent to Chu State will undergo special treatment."
Then Du Mingen did not hesitate anymore and quickly issued the order.
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Liu Da quickly replied and went to handle these matters quickly.
"A tiger father has no dog sons!"
Seeing Liu Da's leaving figure, Du Mingen couldn't help but sigh.
Even if Liu Jin is an incomparable monster, even Liu Da has such a sense of smell and knowledge at a young age, which is really admirable.
Thinking about his grandson again, he is much older than Liu Da, but he is lazy, idle and doing nothing all day long. It is really irritating to compare people to each other. There is no way to compare. I don’t know how Liu Jin educates his children.
of.
Liu Da was only 18 years old and he was already such a monster. Just from purchasing arms and weapons, he could infer that something big was going to happen in Chu State.
What a monster.
No wonder Liu Jin felt comfortable letting him come to the South African colony.
...
In a palace in the Izumo Temple of Chu State, Master Huiming was gathering his men to discuss some matters.
"This Du Ming'en is really stubborn. The South African colony has always refused to allow us to preach."
Thinking of Du Mingen, Master Huiming became very angry. This unique sect has spread in many places, but it has always been unable to enter the South African colony.
"Lord Buddha, this matter of missionary work in South Africa can be discussed in the long run in the future. The most important thing right now is your enthronement and proclaimed as Buddha Emperor."
"We, millions of Buddhists in Chu State, are waiting for this day, waiting for you to establish a real Buddhist kingdom, waiting for the day when you will ascend the throne and become the Buddha Emperor."
Beside Master Huiming, his disciple Yuankong said.
"Yes, Lord Buddha, the most important thing at hand is to establish the Buddha Kingdom and call you the Buddha Emperor."
Another disciple, Yuan Ye, also followed suit.
"Proclaiming emperor is a very simple matter, and it is not difficult to overthrow King Chu's rule. What is really difficult is that once the news spreads, the emperor of tomorrow will be angry. This is the most terrifying thing."
"Once the Emperor of Ming Dynasty becomes angry and gives an order, not only the army of Ming Dynasty, but also the armies of surrounding vassal states and colonies will come to attack us."
"This is the reason why I dare not proclaim myself emperor."
Huiming fell silent. Chu State was actually under his control for a long time.
King Chu, a brainless person, has been brainwashed for a long time. He worships Buddha devoutly every day and leaves all national affairs to himself. He wants to become emperor only a matter of minutes, but he thinks more far-term and more.
"But now the arrow is on the string and we have to take action."
"Now the officials headed by Xiong Tingtao are vigorously advocating to the King of Chu to strictly eliminate them, ban the spread of our sect, demand that the temples be burned down, and the monks be dismissed. The two sides have reached the point where water and fire are incompatible. The key is Chu
The Crown Prince is now on their side and has shown his intention to destroy the Buddha in the future. The King of Chu is now old and frail, and his health is getting worse day by day. If we don't plan early, we will wait until the Prince of Chu becomes King of Chu.
If the king says it, it will be difficult then."
Yuankong said anxiously, it's already the moment of urgency, why is Huiming worried about this or that.
"I know, that's why I went to the South African colony. When enough arms and weapons arrive, we will take action!"