Dong Liang had discussed this issue with Abbot Fayin at the beginning. Why can't Chinese religion penetrate into the lives of ordinary people like the religion of ordinary people? It is not even as good as Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.

That's because there is a gap between religion and people's lives.

Only when religion penetrates deeply into people's lives and can play a role in purifying people's spiritual world can it be accepted by more people.

When people are depressed or desperate, they can seek solace from religion, and when they feel hesitant, they can accept religious guidance. This is the value of religion.

Dong Liang ordered that all temple lands be recovered, but he pointed out a new path for the temples.

Religion is essentially a service-oriented tertiary industry. The goods it provides to people are spiritual comfort and soul guidance.

Since you provide goods, you can naturally get rewards.

But most of the rewards they received were in the form of offerings or gifts.

Dong Liang did not go through the main entrance of the temple. There were stalls for rent outside the main entrance, giving it a more commercial atmosphere.

He also doesn't want to affect people's lives.

So we went directly to the west gate. Abbot Fayin led a group of temple staff to wait at the door.

Among the crowd he also saw a group of Siamese.

The Duke of Wasila and important members of the envoy were also waiting for Dong Liang here.

After some pleasantries, Dong Liang walked towards the temple under the guidance of Abbot Fayin.

The Siamese were placed in a separate courtyard.

Dong Liang directly met with Duke Wasila in a reception room in the courtyard.

From politics, military to trade, the exchanges between the two sides were very pleasant.

Zheng De had already negotiated some details with Wasila. Dong Liang's intervention was just a final decision.

As the conversation progressed, Dong Liang began his own deception method, which was actually to promote his idea of ​​a Chinese nation: "Mr. Wasila, I hope you can tell King Rama IV that he must see the faces of Westerners clearly.

, half of Myanmar has been stolen by the British. Just wait and see, in the next two years, they will invade the entire Myanmar north, and next will be your Siam."

Wasila nodded repeatedly: "The British have taken away some of our southern territories, but we are a small country in Siam and cannot confront these foreigners. Only then did His Majesty the King pretend to be snakes with them. Our Kingdom of Siam has inherited

It is not easy today. Generations of people have been bullied by the Burmese and Annan people in turn. Now it is better. Burma was defeated by the British, and Annan was defeated by you. The two enemies on our side have become weaker."

Dong Liang said: "My lord, you only saw the defeat of the Burmese. In fact, the British are a more dangerous enemy than Burma. You should know that more than fifty states in India have been destroyed by the British.

Almost one every year. Countless countries in this world perished at the hands of the British."

"Yes, that's what His Majesty the Head of State said, that's why we have to form an alliance with the Chinese. As far as we know, you are the only one who defeated the British army."

Facing Wasila's compliment, Dong Liang was not proud at all. He heard some hypocrisy in Wasila's tone. Moreover, his words were full of compliments and did not look like Wasila's true thoughts at all.

"Duke, do you know about the American Indians? In the early Ming Dynasty, the Westerners arrived there. At that time, there were several large countries with a population of millions and an area of ​​several thousand miles. But now, none of those countries are gone.

They once captured an Indian king,

They threatened the other party to hand over the king's weight in gold. But after getting the gold, they still killed the king. A land equivalent to several times the size of China, with tens of thousands of Indians, has now perished. The greed of these Westerners

and the brutality is beyond our imagination.”

"Sir, we Easterners should unite and fight against the foreign invasion from the east. Otherwise, one day, like the Indians, we will all become their slaves."

Duke Wasila is a Zen practitioner after all. Although he was stirred by Dong Liang's words, he did not show it on his face.

On the other hand, the attendants behind Wasila were very excited when they heard this.

Behind Wasila were two girls in Siamese palace attire, one wearing a yellow gauze skirt and the other wearing a green gauze skirt. Although both wore veils, the girl in the yellow skirt had obviously fairer and darker skin.

Her hair is tied on top of her head, her forehead is full and round, and the veil on her face obscures her face, but those big black eyes can raise the score of her entire face to over ninety points.

The silk skirt on her body fully reveals the girl's dynamic and curvy figure. Her plump breasts, perky hips, waist with obvious curvature, and even the outline of the outer thighs.

Siamese women dress more openly than women from the Central Plains. Ordinary women usually only wear a piece of cloth similar to a bath towel, showing off the ravines on their chests and their white and smooth calves.

The girl glanced at Dong Liang from the corner of her eyes from time to time, watching him talk eloquently, watching his righteous words, watching his casual actions of taking a sip of tea in the middle. She didn't know that it was because of Dong Liang's words that made her excited.

It was Dong Liang's handsome and dashing appearance that made the girl in Huaichun shy.

At this time, her cheeks under the veil became extremely red, like a ripe, delicate peach. It seemed that by inserting a straw, you could suck the sweet and delicious pulp.

"What Mr. Yuan said is really shocking, but those Westerners are indeed very hypocritical. They only have money in their eyes." Wasila said with her hands clasped together.

These things Dong Liang said were not widely circulated at this time. However, these contents were all written in Dong Liang's "Message to the Chinese Compatriots".

The book reveals the hypocrisy of Westerners and introduces their genocidal behavior in the Americas and Africa.

This set of books by Dong Liang has been listed as banned books in many Western countries.

But it spread very widely in the East. Vasila had his own way, but he usually liked to study Buddhism and did not read it carefully.

"Mr. Yuan, you know that we in Siam just want to pass on our family's country in this troubled time, and at the same time let the people of Siam live a stable life."

Dong Liang knew that this was the other party's condition, and he immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, Siam has formed an alliance with our Chinese people, and our Chinese people will protect the safety of Siam. Next, we can deal with the Ruan family together. I know Siam

some in the east

The vassal states are controlled by Annam, and these places will be returned to Siam's control. The coastal areas of Annam will be under the protection of the Chinese. As long as the Chinese can control the Nanyang sea route, they can cut off the way for Westerners to invade Siam from the sea."

"In the future, the only threat to Siam will be attacks from the western land. When the time comes, we will work together to rescue Burma from the Westerners, so that the threat to the west of Siam will be gone."

Dong Liang's words sounded like he was thinking about Siam, but in fact he had a hidden agenda. Duke Wasila heard it.

These words of Dong Liang actually hoped that Wasila would be brought to Rama IV.

Although the two sides formed an alliance, Dong Liang still hoped that Siam would sincerely lean towards the Chinese, so that the Chinese would gain more benefits.

"Mr. Yuan Yuan, I heard that you only have one wife. In order to bring the relationship closer between the two parties, our King is willing to marry his daughter to you. I don't know what you want."

Wasilla didn't bring up the matter of marriage until the end.

Shang Yun was still there just now, so it was not convenient for Wasila to raise this issue in front of his wife, but just now Shang Yun found a reason to leave the scene of the meeting.

"Mr. Duke, I personally have no objection to this. I heard that girls in Siam are gentle, considerate, hard-working and capable."

The girl in the yellow gauze skirt behind Wasila complained in her heart, hardworking and capable, did she plan to let others do the work?

However, this head of state is impeccable both in appearance and knowledge. The only shortcoming is that he already has a wife.

Judging from his attitude towards his wife just now, he loves his wife very much. He knows how to love others and respect women. This defeats 90% of men at this time.

"Head of the State, you will definitely be satisfied if you meet our Princess Silena. Her Royal Highness is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also has a gentle personality. She also knows the culture of the Central Plains very well." Duke Wasila said with a smile.

The maid in a yellow dress behind him poked the old man's back imperceptibly with her finger.

"Mr. Wasila, I also hope that the exchanges between the Chinese and Siamese will be more in-depth. In the future, more Siamese girls will marry Chinese, and I also hope that more Siamese will learn Chinese culture. You

If you are willing, I can ask people to help you build a university, and young people from Siam can come to the Chinese to study if they are willing. The Chinese will always open the door to Siam."

Dong Liang's words are actually a pun.

Wasila actually heard it, but he just smiled and expressed his gratitude to Dong Liang for the invitation.

He saw in this young head of state an extraordinary self-confidence and a great ambition.

A trace of worry arose in his heart. Is an alliance with the Chinese really the best choice for Siam?

But this matter is not something he can decide. In comparison, he is more worried about those foreigners. Those foreigners will not only destroy their country, but also their religion.

Vasila is a devout Buddhist and he hopes that Theravada Buddhism can flourish.

Looking at southern Annan now, most people have converted to foreign religions. Why is Annan in turmoil? Isn’t it because some people have converted to foreign religions?

Therefore, in Wasila's view, the invasion of foreign religions was more dangerous than the invasion of force.

At least through the contact with Yongquan Temple in the past few days, Wasila knew that the Chinese religious policy was relatively open.

Abbot Fayin even invited the Hinayana sect from Siam to develop in Luzon.

Luzon is also an area where foreign religions have seriously invaded. Dong Liang hoped that the Chinese religious forces could crowd out foreign religions. Domestic religions, whether they are Buddhism or Taoism, are controllable, but those foreign religions cannot be controlled.

.

This makes Wasilla more inclined to the Chinese.

"Mr. Yuan, I hope that after our marriage, we can get along like relatives. Siam will also fully support the development of the Chinese and support the Chinese to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Fight side by side with the Chinese to drive away the foreign forces." Wasila expressed.

There is no such thing as being as close as a family.

He knew that when they really became a family, Siam would definitely merge into the Chinese ethnic group.
Chapter completed!