Chapter 254: Promoting the Dharma or Destroying the Dharma
"Master, there is no need to bargain with me. I can give the four Rashtras near Qunu City to Buddhism.
A certain person in Qunücheng is planning to set up a religious council, consisting of three people from Zhenyuan Kingdom, one person from Polo Kingdom, five people from local Brahmins, and six people from Buddhism to form a religious council to rule.
The clan assembly can elect a governor for a five-year term.
And someone's request is also very simple. The title of the Holy King of the Wheel and the King of the Silver Wheel must be given to me, otherwise I will ask the Brahmin priests for it!
In addition, I also need a group of monks composed of profound Buddhist monks to help a certain person go to the east to promote Buddhism. Master, please organize it as soon as possible."
Master Baotongzi and the heads of several famous monasteries were stunned by Zhang Zhao's direct and rudeness.
They were ready to negotiate, but Zhang Zhao didn't give them any room to negotiate and just gave them the final price.
"Your Majesty Khan, Yinlun Dharma King belongs to our Buddhist sect and has no right..."
The leader of Chaojie Temple looked at Zhang Zhao with some embarrassment and said, "Even Yinlun Dharma King, there are only a few in the history of Buddhism.
"I am not discussing with the master. My conditions have been given, but there are two answers: yes or no, so there is no need to bargain!"
Zhang Zhao's attitude was very resolute at this moment. Even Wu Dal'er, who was not in the core power level of the Guiyi Army, knew that Cao Yijin's time was short. It is conceivable that the physical condition of the leader of the Cao family's Guiyi Army was...
How bad.
Compared to quickly returning to the Guiyi Army, the title of Buddhist Dharma King becomes less important.
"Then as the Khan wishes, the poor monk will prepare to certify all the rituals of Yinlun Dharma King.
But His Majesty the Khan must confirm that among the three Rashtras in Qunu City, all the land that originally belonged to the Balihar royal family and Kshatriyas belongs to Buddhism."
Master Baotongzi gritted his teeth. He really couldn't afford it, and he didn't dare to give it to someone of Jinlun Dharma King's level.
You get what you give. At that time, King Asoka even had the right to distribute the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha. It can be said that he was the de facto controller of Tianzhu Buddhism.
But the Yinlun Dharma King is different. Although his status is also very precious, the gap between him and the Jinlun Dharma King is just like the gap between the prince and the emperor in Chinese history.
Jinlun Dharma King is the controller of Buddhism, and Yinlun Dharma King is only Buddhism’s protective Dharma King.
"Deal!" Zhang Zhao would of course agree without hesitation. Before him, no emperor in China had ever received the title of Protector of Tianzhu Buddhism, or the title of the Holy King of Reincarnation.
Although it is more likely that the emperors of the Central Plains disdained this title, it was still very important to Zhang Zhao.
The game between Zhang Zhao and Buddhism for several months was quickly resolved like this.
Of course, Zhang Zhao also noticed that the bottom line that Master Baotongzi prepared to give Zhang Zhao in advance was definitely not Yinlun Dharma King, and he was probably willing to give it to Tonglun Dharma King.
Because after he agreed in one breath because he didn't dare to bet on Zhang Zhao's true bottom line, the heads of the following famous temples were extremely surprised and prepared to object, but Master Baotongzi stopped him with his eyes.
Zhang Zhao probably guessed the reason why Master Baotongzi agreed immediately, because he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to occupy a large area of land around Qunu City.
Needless to say, if the Shudras and Dalits in these lands want to continue to live in these lands, converting to the Buddha is their only option.
Using land as a weapon to develop believers, and then going to arm-wrestle with the Brahmin priests after the number of people has increased, Master Baotongzi must have thought so, but Zhang Zhao's attitude towards this was just two words: haha.
The head of the Nalanda Temple and a dignified Buddhist leader in India may not have fully realized that the biggest difference between Brahmanism and Buddhism is not which Vajra Bodhisattva he believes in or which way he practices practice.
It's that the two sects seem to have the same origin, but they are diametrically opposed to each other.
At least the current state of harmonious coexistence on the Tianzhu continent should never occur. Buddhism must be in a position opposite to Brahman to have room for survival.
Because Buddhism exists to reflect on and even oppose Brahmanism. Without the role of opponent, Buddhism has no need to exist.
For example, now, Buddhism, which was originally born to resist the caste system, has lost its compassion for the equality of all living beings. In Zhang Zhao's view, there is no need to exist.
Of course, the decline of Buddhism is precisely because it overemphasizes the equality of all living beings and has become the opposite of the secular aristocracy.
In the feudal era, if a sect completely opposed the secular aristocracy, its scriptures would be destined to be impossible to implement!
So in order to prevent this situation, Tianzhu Buddhism started a, how should I say, a bit whimsical model.
That means you nobles are unwilling to implement my ideas, so why don’t I just take control of the political power directly? I will be a noble myself.
So the baldheads went completely opposite to the founder Sakyamuni.
They obtained fiefdom and power from the king, and then used it to implement their own teachings, transforming themselves from the liberators of the caste system into the highest caste.
Temple fields, monks and soldiers, not paying taxes, recruiting refugees, and annexing land are all concentrated expressions of all this. In fact, they are no longer much different from Brahmin priests.
And they not only do this in Tianzhu, they also do it in China.
However, unlike the situation in Tianzhu, where the large and small kingdoms were deeply bound by Buddhism and eventually perished, there has never been room for theocracy in China's highest power structure.
So, the three martial arts sects took turns to take the stage, taking action one after another, forcing Douzi to shoot his bow left and right.
Only then did Buddhism cease to exist on Chinese soil, and became so benevolent and loving, honestly accepting the changes in China, and even remembering Amitabha.
However, Guo Rong, Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty among the three martial arts sects, has not yet ascended the throne, and there is a high probability that he will not have the chance to ascend the throne. Therefore, the final blow to Buddhism will most likely have to be promoted by King Zhang Zhaozhang.
However, he did not want to be as upright as Shizong of Zhou Dynasty in history, which was also an important reason why he needed to obtain the status of Dharma King in Tianzhu.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao's face showed a trace of cruelty. After he obtained a certain degree of interpretation power of Buddhism from Tianzhu Buddhism, Tianzhu Buddhism would no longer have to exist. It would be better to disappear completely in Tianzhu just like in history.
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This will help the complete localization of Buddhism in China, and will not affect the historical process of Buddhism due to his personal reasons.
"Tiance, get Ils!" Zhang Zhao ordered Guo Tiance.
Ils is the deputy of Anyuan Army Envoy Rashid Saliman. He is currently the Deputy Envoy of Anyuan Army and the Soldier and Horse Envoy of Shunyi Right Army. He is a bearded Persian who believes in Tianfang Sect.
Zhang Zhao wanted to block the external communication channel of Buddhism in Tianzhu. The fiefdom of Yiers was twenty miles north of Huwen City, which was the main route from Anxi to Tianzhu.
Zhang Zhao is going to let this Tianfang cultist set up a secret checkpoint here.
All Buddhists going to Tianzhu to seek Dharma, as well as Buddhist monks going from Tianzhu to Anxi and Hexi, will not be allowed to pass without Zhang Zhao's permission. Those who dare to resist will have the Dharma rectified on the spot!
Well, I am both the person who transmits the law and the person who destroys the law. From now on, the power of interpretation is all in my hands, not bad!
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On June 17, 935, Zhang Zhao, who had stayed in Tianzhu for eight full months, was ready to return north from Tianzhu.
In these eight months, he penetrated the upper reaches of the Sindu River and the middle and upper reaches of the Ganges River, completely annexing the Shahi dynasty among the three powerful kingdoms of India. The Balihar dynasty was divided into three parts.
He was so disgraceful that he couldn't even speak within the royal family.
Before he left, Tianzhu seemed a lot broken, but she finally gained a rare peace in the last few months.
But in fact, Zhang Zhao dug enough holes to cause chaos in Tianzhu for several more decades.
Especially around Qunu City, the Brahman priests are waiting for the Buddhist guardian Dharma King to leave so that the Buddhists can have a taste of their power.
The Buddhist master Baotongzi is also preparing a counterattack that is destined to be unsuccessful.
As for other places, there are more conflicts. How do the Han and Japanese people subdue the local people?
Shivanu, the great warlord of Shahi, was driven to the mountains of Nepal by him and was planning a comeback.
Bach Maha went to the lower reaches of the Sindu River to rule half of the land of the Shahi dynasty, but there were many opponents.
Not to mention Prince Terra and King Polo, these two great grievances were punished.
This brawl must have been exciting, but it soon had nothing to do with Zhang Zhao. He planned to let his son solve it twenty or thirty years later!
Zhenyuan City, when the last mule and horse walked out of the west gate of Zhenyuan City.
The deputy king of the Great Treasure of the Great Jin Kingdom, the Khan of the Uighurs, Oghuz and Bashmi people, the Holy King of Tianzhu, the Buddhist Yinlun Dharma King, the founder of the two vassal states of Anyuan and Zhenyuan, the conqueror of Samantha Persia
Later, Ju'er Khan and Zhang Zhao officially embarked on their return journey.
Leaving with him, there were 16,000 troops, more than 50,000 Tianzhu serfs, more than 300 Tianzhu monks, more than 1,000 volumes of Buddhist scriptures, and 30 life-size statues of various types, worth more than 3,000
Thousands of rupees of gold and silver ingots.
Yes, gold and silver ingots, for the convenience of carrying on the road, and also to prevent these gold and silver from suddenly flowing into the markets in Anxi and Hezhong.
Zhang Zhao melted all the silver and gold rupee coins and gold utensils he obtained in Tianzhu into high-purity gold and silver ingots.
Twenty million rupees of wealth is equivalent to approximately 7.5 million dinars, which is close to 4 million rupees.
Including the 3.5 million guan of wealth extorted from Prince Hamid of Samampos, Zhang Zhao plundered a total of 7.5 million guan of wealth in the river and India.
Half of it exists in the form of gold and silver, and the other half exists in the form of furs, spices, gems, etc. This search ability is not ruthless, it can be said to be ruthless.
And this does not include the rewards given to his subordinates and the money spent on the road. Except for a little extra for Li Shengtian, almost all of it is Zhang Zhao's personal treasure, which is enough to support his military operations in Hexi.
"Zhang Guozhu, just send it here! You must bear in mind the instructions of a certain person. You Han and Japanese people only have more than 2,000 strong men. You suddenly came to such a wealthy place. The speed of corruption is very fast. I am afraid that it will only take a few years to lose your combat effectiveness."
It will drop very sharply.
But the land of Tianzhu is not peaceful, and the plan to introduce at least 300 warriors from Ningyuan or even Shule every year must not be stopped.
At the same time, the internal training must not be relaxed. Anyone whose buttocks are too big to fit into the saddle will be deprived of the Kshatriya qualification. Also, the breeding of fold-eared horses must be taken seriously."
The only thing Zhang Zhao is worried about is Cao Yanmian's uncle, Zhenyuan State's advocate Bingzhong, whether he can defend Zhenyuan State.
Because Zhenyuan Kingdom is an outpost that affects Tianzhu, and it is also an important breeding base for broken-eared horses.
Zhang Zhao found more than 20,000 broken-ear horses in Zhenyuan Kingdom, but he only took away about 5,000 horses, and the rest stayed in Zhenyuan Kingdom because he was afraid that his breeding plan would not succeed and leave a pair of horses in Zhenyuan Kingdom.
Insurance.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will manage the Zhenyuan Kingdom well!" Zhang Bingzhong cupped his hands, looking confident.
Zhang Zhao nodded and said nothing, but sighed in his heart. This uncle's ability is still a bit lacking, so don't worry, let's talk about the future things later!
