490: Red Sea rebels, competing openly and covertly
"That's right."
Zuo Chongming nodded: "Looking at ancient and modern times, we can understand a truth. If a force has internal strife, there are only two solutions."
"Either they are breaking up, or the conflict is shifting. The wishful thinking of those bald donkeys in southern Xinjiang is obviously more towards the latter."
Jiang Fenglong said: "My subordinates feel that if you have no intention of intervening in Cong Yun Mansion's affairs, they will definitely propose...to capture southern Xinjiang."
As mentioned before, this group of bald donkeys came all the way from the extreme west and only occupied about one-third of the territory in southern Xinjiang.
The remaining two-thirds are dominated by the remaining barbarian forces and the demonic forces gathered in the Red Sea.
What Jiang Fenglong meant was that Bald Donkey planned to eat up all the remaining territory.
"What a coincidence, isn't it?"
The corner of Zuo Chongming's lips curled up in a cold arc: "He is entrenched in the Red Sea in southern Xinjiang, and he is about to lead the demons to retreat to the South China Sea and claim kingship."
"Once Chihai and the others leave, the three-legged alliance in southern Xinjiang will fall apart, and the remaining barbarians will never be the opponent of Buddhism."
Jiang Fenglong frowned and said worriedly: "But if this happens, the entire southern Xinjiang will fall into the hands of Buddhism."
"Yeah?"
Zuo Chongming glanced at him with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "Think about it again, think about it carefully."
"Forehead……"
Jiang Fenglong opened his mouth and looked at Hu Mei as if asking for help.
Hu Mei rolled her eyes helplessly, and reminded via voice transmission: "Master Hou wants you to think about the geographical location of southern Xinjiang."
Geographical location?
Jiang Fenglong was startled for a moment, then his pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but express his surprise: "So that's it."
Zuo Chongming saw his reaction and asked with a smile: "Have you thought of it?"
"Replying to Master Hou's words, I have some understanding."
Jiang Fenglong smiled dryly and said: "On one side of the Southern Frontier Wilderness are Xiyun Mansion, Congyun Mansion, and Chunhe Mansion, and on the other side is Nanhai..."
"Even if Buddhism really takes over southern Xinjiang, it will be our meal at best. Unknowingly, we will be completely trapped to death."
"When Buddhism finishes dividing the believers in southern Xinjiang, there will only be two choices left, either break up with us or start fighting among ourselves."
"In the process of competing for believers in various temples, conflicts and grievances will inevitably arise. At that time, we only need to provoke a little bit..."
Hu Mei frowned and pondered: "The truth of lips dying and teeth cold is also very simple. They won't fall into internal fighting even though they know that the Marquis is watching, right?"
Zuo Chongming curled his lips: "Wear thicker clothes when it's cold, and wear less clothes when it's hot... Even children know this, but it's different from whether you have clothes to wear or not."
"Principles are easy to say but difficult to implement. Do you think the situation at that time was that they could do whatever they wanted?"
Jiang Fenglong smiled and said: "Nine times out of ten things are not going as they want in the world. Even if they understand that their lips are dying and their teeth are cold, the situation is overwhelming..."
As the old saying goes: When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves.
To put it bluntly, this is actually the truth.
Most people will be carried forward by the general trend, making passive choices and being forced to take another path.
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A few days later.
The chaos in Cong Yun Mansion finally ended.
It happened suddenly, lasted very briefly, and ended suddenly.
Although 'Ji Changyun' sent the information about the attack in Nanhai to Qi Siyu and other sect leaders, they also set up a trap in advance.
But this intelligence was actually spiked. Qi Siyu and the others learned from the intelligence that the enemy's strength was nothing more than this...
However, when the enemies from the South China Sea arrived, Qi Siyu and the others were instantly stunned.
Why are these monsters different from what the intelligence said? Why are they so awesome?
They reacted quickly, and instantly realized that they had been tricked by Ji Changyun, and immediately thought of retreating.
But the demons had fallen into the trap and did not give them a chance to evacuate. They directly launched an offensive called breakout, which was actually a counterattack.
Imagine
As a result, both sides, driven by a black hand, reluctantly launched a bloody, cruel, and desperate war.
The result is obvious - both sides suffer losses.
However, even if both parties suffer heavy losses, it is still a big dish for the Lian Sheng Sect, and if they want to eat it all, they will inevitably incur losses.
Ji Changyun quickly thought of a way, that is, to find his ally in southern Xinjiang, the Demon King of the Red Sea, to work together to share this big dish...
But what I never expected was that the Red Sea Demon King would betray him at the critical moment.
This guy released a batch of extremely valuable demons that he had captured alive and intended to give to Zuo Chongming.
Not only that, he also led this group of monsters back from southern Xinjiang and directly retreated into the vast South China Sea.
His series of actions were so fast that he had obviously planned it long ago, even Ji Changyun didn't react...
Because of the emergence of the Red Sea, the Liansheng Sect's gains have been much less, but the pressure has also been much less. They only need to clean up the remnants of the sect.
The whole thing ended in such an anticlimactic manner that the Liansheng Sect completely captured Congyun Mansion.
And at the same time….
Zuo Chongming came to southern Xinjiang and attended a Buddhist ceremony.
Although the Dharma conference is just for show, it is not difficult to see the little thoughts of the bald donkeys.
They were testing Zuo Chongming, wondering if there was a chance to go to Xiyun Mansion... to spread Buddhism.
Now everyone knows that Xiyun Mansion has gradually become the center of the world due to its leading industry.
If Buddhism can spread Buddhism widely within the territory, it can use the influence of Xiyun Mansion to radiate throughout the world.
Unfortunately, this little thought did not bear fruit. Although Zuo Chongming appeared to be full of praise, his attitude was quite firm.
Although the Buddhist monks were disappointed in their hearts, their faces did not show any flaws, as if they really had no thoughts in this regard.
Since the temptation failed, there is no need to continue the Dharma conference...
The Buddhist monks quickly reached an agreement through message transmission and began formal negotiations.
"That is to say..."
After listening to their words, Zuo Chongming pondered and said: "Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to take over the southern wilderness in one fell swoop?"
"That's right."
The eminent monk of Tathagata Temple said: "Not long ago, Southern Xinjiang was divided into three parts of the world, but the Red Sea Demon King stabbed Ji Changyun and withdrew to the deep areas of the South China Sea in time."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Now the situation has become a confrontation between two parties, and we have the upper hand. If we win the entire southern border, it will be a win-win for us."
Zuo Chongming squinted his eyes, pretending to be confused, picked up the tea and took a sip: "Win-win? I don't know what to say...how to explain it?"
This sentence sounded very ordinary, but the information contained in it made the expressions of the eminent monks present suddenly change.
Originally, what the monks meant was that if you help us capture southern Xinjiang, our business scale will increase several times.
Whether it is Zuo Chongming or the Buddhists in southern Xinjiang, both can enjoy it, so it can be called a win-win situation.
But Zuo Chongming's words revealed another meaning.
——You can ask me to help you!
——But the problem is that even if I don't help, you still can't let go of Southern Xinjiang.
——In that case, why should I bother to get involved? When you occupy all of southern Xinjiang, won’t you still have to do business with me?
One is time-consuming and labor-intensive, the other is sitting back and reaping the benefits, and the benefits of both are the same.
Anyone with some brains knows which one to choose.
Through the above conclusion, we can draw the second meaning of Zuo Chongming - if you ask me to help, you have to provide additional benefits.
If it were just these, it wouldn't be enough to make the old bald donkey with a deep state of affairs change his face and make his mentality unbalanced...
What is really fatal is the new questions raised by the second meaning.
——If Zuo Chongming wants to help, how should he help? Who should he help?
Buddhism is just a general term, but it actually consists of many Buddhist temple forces.
The cake in the southern wilderness is limited. Everyone wants to take more bites, occupy more territory, and grab more people...
And there is no doubt that those who can get help from Zuo Chongming will definitely be able to eat more.
Zuo Chongming's attitude is very obvious, I will help whoever provides more benefits.
To put it bluntly, it just means two words - bidding!
Nowadays, the way of cultivating gods is popular in Buddhism. Everyone wants to have more believers and more territory. This is not only about profit, but also about the foundation of strength.
Once the bidding starts, it will inevitably cause the already loose Buddhist alliance to completely fall apart...
In summary.
This is the fundamental reason why the old bald donkey's complexion changed drastically and his mentality became unstable.
"Ah this..."
The monks looked at each other and fell into silence.
Their wrinkled faces were like old orange peels, trembling constantly, and their brows and eyes were full of obvious confusion.
Zuo Chongming's words directly caused Buddhism to fall into a crisis of trust.
What if I don’t participate in the bidding and others do?
What if everyone agrees not to bid, but secretly contacts Zuo Chongming to induce the other party to help with benefits?
What if everyone talks about the price openly, but secretly sends another quote?
All kinds of thoughts came to mind, and a feeling called worrying about gains and losses filled the hearts of all the eminent monks who attended the meeting.
"Amitabha……"
I saw an old monk from Fawang Temple reciting the Buddha's name and breaking the silence: "What the Marquis said is quite Zen-like. The old monk is stupid, so I hope he can explain it clearly."
Zuo Chongming smiled slightly, played with the tea lid and said: "Master, it would be boring to say it."
Without waiting for the other party to say anything, he knocked on the table and said loudly: "How about this, how about we write it down with pen and paper..."
Fuck? Fuck? Fuck?
The monks were stunned at first, and their expressions gradually became weird.
When they looked at Zuo Chongming again, their eyes had become extremely complicated.
Zuo Chongming, this piece of shit, really knows how to play, one link after another, one set after another...
As soon as the Buddhist side kicked the ball back, the dog suddenly said the "hidden mark" method. He is really not a son of man.
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "Of course, I am just suggesting this. If you think this method is not good, you can express your opinions enthusiastically."
Give your grandma a leg!
The corners of the monks' mouths twitched, and they couldn't help cursing secretly in their hearts.
But having said that, this method seems to work...
No one trusts anyone, and everyone wants to take another bite of the cake. Competition is inevitable. In this case, it is better to be clear about the situation.