"Wen, all the troops, horses, money and food for sending troops to Bengal have been prepared. My father has ordered the guards in the capital to go to the Southwest Ocean (Indian Ocean) in batches, stationed in Su Fan and Pu Fan respectively. The envoy announcing the imperial edict has also ordered Huang Huaisan
They will be dispatched within a day. The attack on Bangladesh will begin in February next year at the latest."
"Since the soldiers are about to set off one after another, you can no longer stay in the capital. At the latest on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, you will leave for Nanyang and live in Su Fan or Pu Fan." At noon that day, Yun said to Wen at the dinner table.
"Are we going to send troops to attack Bangladesh?" Wen repeated in surprise. Yun had told him once before, but almost eleven months later, Wen thought something had happened and the issue of sending troops had been dropped, or perhaps
It had to be postponed until next year at least. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly told that he was ready. He couldn't react for a while.
Moreover, "Dad, why are you sending troops at this time? Don't you want your eldest brother to celebrate the New Year in the capital?" Wen Qi asked Wen Qi what was in his heart.
"We can't delay it any longer." Yun gave the same reason as he told the minister: "If we wait until the Chinese New Year, the soldiers will be allowed to stay in the capital in the first month of the new year. It is impossible to send troops out, which will delay more than two days.
Months. Because of the previous matter between father and Siqi, it has already been delayed for at least three months, and it must not be delayed any longer."
"Yes, father and son know." Although Wen was reluctant in his heart, he still agreed.
"Wen, my father also knows that you don't want to, but you really can't delay it any longer. The sooner you send troops, the sooner you can conquer Bangladesh, and the sooner you can have your own vassal state. And if the war goes smoothly, at most
Bengal can be captured in two or three months, and the soldiers will not be ordered to fight at the end of next year. You can return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. By then, wouldn't it be good for you to make military exploits and gain your own vassal state to report the good news to your mother?"
Yun said again.
Hearing this, Wen recalled that his mother had been whispering in his ear since he was eleven or twelve years old, saying, "We will conquer a large vassal state in the future, no smaller than the Central Plains." He suddenly felt that he would return to Beijing at the end of next year and tell his mother
Owning a feudal kingdom would indeed make his mother happier, and she agreed: "Yes, father, my son understands."
"It's good if you understand." Yun said with a smile.
"Dad, what should I do with my sister-in-law?" Wen Qi asked, "Are you going to Nanyang with your eldest brother?"
"Your sister-in-law is pregnant and it is not suitable to travel far away. How can you go to Nanyang?" Yun said: "Of course she will stay in the capital to wait for the birth. She will wait for the child to be raised for a while before going to Bangladesh."
"Sister-in-law has to wait until August next year to give birth to a baby, right? The Chinese New Year will be celebrated in a few more months. Why not stay in the capital for a few more months and then go to Bangladesh with my eldest brother after the New Year." Wen Qi added.
"It's your eldest brother and sister-in-law who are going to the fiefdom, not you, so why do you think your father cares more about you than your eldest brother?" Yun said with a smile, and then said: "Then you will probably wait until the Chinese New Year the year after next before your eldest brother and sister-in-law go to Bangladesh.
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"Oh," Wen Qi agreed without asking any more questions.
Seeing that the third son stopped talking, Yun turned to face Wen. "Wen, there are some things you must pay attention to when you go to the outer domain this time."
Yun began to teach his eldest son. "First of all, there are the soldiers under his command. My father recruited soldiers who were willing to go to India, and got a total of more than 30,000 people. He also added some prisoners, a total of more than 40,000 people. He will give you 10,000 to form a bodyguard on the left and right.
When I come to Bangladesh in the future, I will recruit local people to form a central bodyguard."
"These more than 10,000 soldiers are your most important team. You must control them. As for how to control them, it is nothing more than a combination of kindness and power. When you arrive at Su Fan or Pu Fan, you must not just stay in the prosperous place in the city, at least every day
Go to the military camp to take a look, make rounds, talk to the generals, and encourage the morale of the troops. If there are soldiers who have made meritorious service, they must be rewarded according to the rules. My father does not encourage you to reward generously, but if you are willing, you can reward generously. Moreover,
Father thinks it is best for you to live in the military camp. This is a show of kindness."
"As for prestige, those who have committed the crime must be punished and will never be tolerated. Of course, it needs to be distinguished according to the specific situation and cannot be generalized. Gao Xu has been the king of Su for more than ten years and is also very good at leading troops. You can do more in this regard
Ask him for advice."
"My son will definitely ask Uncle Su Wang for advice on how to lead troops." Wen promised.
"What you want to ask him for is not just about leading troops." Yun added: "He has been guarding Su Fan for many years, and it is rare to hear of people rebelling in the vassal state. Moreover, when he visited the ministers of Su Fan, the vassal kings all said that Su Fan was flourishing.
You should also ask him for more advice on how to govern the vassal state, especially how to treat the local indigenous people. My father has no experience in this and it is difficult for him to teach you. You can only ask the feudal king for advice."
"And don't just ask Gao Xu for advice. My father thinks that you should not wander too much when you go to Nanyang. It's best to get to Su Fan as soon as possible to inspect the military camp every day. Therefore, you can't go to Song Fan if you cross the feudal dynasty, but Pu Fan, Su Fan, etc.
Fan and Luo Fan are very close, you can also ask Xian and Luo Wangshu for advice. Of course, the people of India are not the same as the natives of Southeast Asia, and their experience may not be applicable. You must not blindly listen and believe blindly, and it will be difficult for your father to give you advice.
, you still need to explore it yourself.”
"But there is one thing, you must do it according to your father's instructions. There are two major religions in India, one of which is Brahmanism and the other is Tianfang religion. You must believe in Buddhism before setting off for Bangladesh, and you must promote it when you arrive in Bangladesh.
Buddhism must show favor to Brahmanism, suppress and expel Tianfang Sect.”
"Dad, didn't Buddhism come to the Central Plains from India? Didn't Master Tripitaka go to India to retrieve the true scriptures? Why, there is no Buddhism in India now? Also, what is this Brahmanism?" Wen Qi suddenly said
He asked again. Encouraging Buddhism and suppressing the Tianfang Sect has been Yun's old practice. They heard about the suppression of the Tianfang Sect many times. Although the killing of Semu soldiers in Annan was not leaked, many people suspected it.
Therefore, several Semu people in the guard posts were all killed because Yun's attitude caused the generals who were 'counterinsurgency' not to accept the surrender.
But they had never heard of the fact that there were no Buddhists in India, let alone the religion called Brahman. Wen Qi asked out of curiosity. Not only him, Wen, Wen Yuan and others were also curious.
With a look on his face, he looked at Yun and wanted to hear his explanation.
"It is true that Master Tripitaka retrieved the true scriptures from India back then, but now there are very few people in India who believe in Buddhism and it is difficult to find them. Most are Brahmans, a small half are Tianfang sects, and the number of Buddhists is only about one in a hundred. If you can find it,
The local Buddhists are naturally good, but since their numbers are too small, don’t have high expectations.”
"As for Brahmanism, it is a unique religion in India. It has similarities with Buddhism, but it is also very different. Father, let me introduce Hinduism to you."
"First, Brahmanism is also a polytheistic religion. My father has already told you about the concept of polytheism. Brahmanism claims to have 33 million gods ('so many'" Wen Qi exclaimed), but there are three main gods among them: Brahma
, Vishnu and Shiva. In the view of Brahmans, Brahma is the first main god and the ancestor who created all things; Vishnu is the second main god, the sustainer of the universe, who can create and subdue devils.
Shiva is the third main god and the destroyer of the world. He constantly changes into different images and is also worshiped as the god of destruction. Although most Brahmans believe that there are 33 million gods in the world,
But often only one of the three main gods is worshiped."
"Secondly, like Buddhism, Brahmans believe in reincarnation. Only by believing in Brahmanism and achieving the unity of Brahman and self can one be liberated and become a god."
"Of course, the most unforgettable and bad thing about Brahmanism is that it promotes the caste system. The caste system is a system that divides people into grades. There are four grades from top to bottom. The first grade is Brahmin.
, responsible for worshiping gods; the second class is Kshatriya, who are civil and military officials of the court; the third class is Vaishya, which is the official family of the upper two classes, officials with lower official positions, or engaged in agriculture and business; the fourth class is
Sudras cannot be officials, they can only work as farmers or soldiers."
"Isn't this good?" Wenyuan said: "Everyone at the top and bottom performs his own duties and does his best. If we can select talents and promote them, it would be a good thing."
In response to Wenyuan's words, Yun smiled and said: "If that's all, of course it's not bad. But the more important thing is that it is extremely difficult to change the caste. It is impossible for most people to do it, and there is no improvement like the imperial examination.
According to the law of caste, no matter how outstanding a person is, if the local sacrifices are not allowed, the caste cannot be promoted. If the caste cannot be promoted, he can only do the errands that can only be done by the original caste. If he does the errands of the upper caste without authorization, it is treason.
"
"And there are strict restrictions on marriage between people of different castes. Women cannot marry people of lower castes. Anyone who violates this rule will be abolished from the original caste and demoted to a pariah."
"Moreover, its customs are extremely harsh on widows. If the husband dies without children, the widow will be burned to death in public; the status of women is also extremely low, and they are allowed to be beaten and scolded by their husband's family, but their natal family is not allowed to interfere..." Yun said a lot about Brahmanism.
things.
Hearing this, Wenyuan and others frowned. In fact, among the various systems in this era, which one is not hierarchical? Even in some countries where the king can be replaced at will, only the nobles have the power to change, and it is not the turn of the people at the bottom. Huaxia
The imperial examination system is already the fairest system for people at the bottom to rise, but in fact only one percent of families in the country can improve their status through this system, and it is impossible for most people to change their destiny. Historically, by the Ming Dynasty
In the later period, as the Donglin Party, which originated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, took control of the government and engaged in widespread fraud in awarding Jinshi positions to its own people, the chance of ordinary people changing their destiny through the imperial examination dropped to one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand. Historically,
After the Manchus entered the customs, many people defected to the Manchus. Another reason was that the Donglin Party was too unfair, and the selection of civil servants by the Manchus, even excluding the official positions reserved for bannermen, was fairer than that of the Donglin Party.
But even if the hierarchical system is implemented all over the world, it is the only one that is as solidified as India. Nobles in Europe and other places may still fall, but unless the upper class in India are really unlucky, they will
Generations after generations have been superior people, and even if the family sometimes falls, there is always the possibility of rising again. Even if there is only one capable person in the past three or four generations, it can rise again.
This is also the reason why Wenyuan and others frowned. Confucianism does not oppose the hierarchical system, but it emphasizes the appointment of talents regardless of their origin. Originally, they thought it was good to hear that each level has its own duties, but they heard that it was so solidified