Chapter 910 0905 [Someone gives a beautiful woman in return]
In the cabin, a group of civil servants gathered around the Buddha to examine it.
Yu Yunwen murmured: "Have you seen the one in China before?"
"The teeth should be about the same," Hu Quan said.
Cheng Yu explained in detail: "I specifically asked a local eminent monk for advice. He said that when Sakyamuni passed away, the Buddha's relics were divided into eight parts and taken away by eight kings for enshrinement. Later, India encountered many legal disasters, and there were many Buddha relics.
There is destruction and loss.”
"There were only two Buddha's teeth left. The monk cut open his skin and sewed the Buddha's teeth in his flesh and took them away from India. One went to the northwest and the other to the southeast."
"The Buddha's tooth in the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng was probably the one that was taken to the northwest (Pakistan). The Buddha's tooth in front of us was taken to the Lion Kingdom in the southeast."
Yu Yunwen clapped his hands and praised: "From now on, the two Buddha teeth will be in the Ming Dynasty."
Cheng Yu said: "For the time being, please go to the Qianxing Room and worship with the many sea gods. It will help us return home safely."
Among the three Buddhist treasures, the Buddha Tooth has clear records and origins.
As for the Buddha bowl and Buddha bone relics, they are not recorded in the scriptures. They may have been brought out with the Buddha's tooth, or they may have been forged by later generations of monks. Anyway, they have been enshrined on the island of Ceylon.
Everyone held the Buddha treasures and carefully went to the star-drawing room to put them away.
There are quite a lot of gods and Buddhas here.
There is Emperor Zhenwu, King Tongyuan, King Guangling, God Baogai, Dragon King, Mazu... Now the tooth of Buddha Sakyamuni is temporarily enshrined.
Ju Ming originally wanted to standardize and unify the belief in Poseidon, but the navy and merchants all came from coastal provinces. The Poseidon they believed in was different, and there were often several gods in one city, so the officials really didn't know which one to choose.
As far as Ju Ming is concerned, he tends to promote Mazu.
The reason is very simple, Mazu is a woman. In the vast sea, people are scared and helpless, and it is easier for female gods to comfort people's hearts.
After this ocean voyage is over, Ju Ming will upgrade Mazu's title.
Only when the title level becomes higher can Mazu's divine power be improved and more people among the people will be willing to believe in it.
"Sakyamuni Buddha, please bless our Ming Dynasty fleet to have a safe journey and return home safely." Everyone knelt down and offered incense in worship.
After worshiping the Buddha that had just been brought in, everyone also worshiped the other sea gods.
Then, do things happily.
The return of Buddha's tooth to the motherland is a great achievement!
Currently, there is also a Buddha tooth in Shandong.
It was recovered by Master Wukong (the prototype of Sun Wukong) when he was seeking scriptures. During the Five Dynasties, it fell into the hands of Meng Zhixiang, Shi Jingtang and Zhao Kuangyin.
Then it was enshrined in Tongxu County to pray for blessings. Shen Kuo came to the scene where the Buddha's tooth appeared. Song Shenzong quickly sent people to welcome him back to Kaifeng, but Wang Anshi took him to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Wang Anshi did not hand over the Buddha's tooth until the Buddha's Tooth Pagoda in Daxiangguo Temple was completed.
The fourth brother of Song Shenzong took away the Buddha's tooth and was taken to Shandong by the clan member Zhao Shichang. The Buddha's Tooth Tower in Shandong was built for decades and was buried in the underground palace during the middle period of Song Huizong's reign.
If the current Buddha tooth is brought back, the two Buddha teeth with detailed historical heritage will be reunited in the Ming Dynasty!
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Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Once the Buddha's tooth is taken away, the king will definitely die."
"Why do you say that?" Cheng Yu asked.
Zhu Xiaozhong explained: "I led the troops to escort the king to get the Buddhist treasures, and all the monks in the temple looked at me angrily. When I left the temple and walked on the street, people from the whole city gathered around me. If I hadn't had elite soldiers, I'm afraid those monks and people would have already
Let’s take action. This king has no prestige to begin with. Once we leave, someone will definitely start a rebellion. And there is a good reason for the rebellion, that is, the king donated the Buddha’s tooth."
Cheng Yu asked: "Do we need to divide our troops and stay here to protect the king?"
"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days," Zhu Xiaozhong said. "This place is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, so it is impossible to station troops for a long time."
Yu Yunwen said: "Let the king immediately produce his credentials and tribute, and we can take the two princes on the road. Once the king is killed, we can escort the prince back to regain the country and seize the throne as the suzerain. The reason why we took away the two princes
Prince, it is to prevent a prince from dying of illness unexpectedly."
"Hahaha, I think so too." Zhu Xiaozhong laughed.
Hu Quan asked: "The king's uncle who attacked us will not fight this time?"
Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Don't fight. Once we leave, he will most likely be the one to rebel. When we return, we will bring our troops back to completely conquer this small country!"
After the discussion, Cheng Yu went to negotiate with the king.
No matter what he said, the king agreed and only asked the Ming army to leave as soon as possible.
Three days later, the Ming fleet set sail.
There was an additional letter of credence on the ship, and from then on Xilanchi became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
There are two more princes. One is eighteen years old and has already married and has children. His wife and children have also been taken away. The other is fourteen years old and has not married yet.
The tributes were mainly gems, which Zhu Xiaozhong personally went to the treasury to select, as well as ambergris and other treasures.
"This gem is really big." Yu Yunwen admired.
"Here comes the scale, here comes the scale!"
Cheng Yu personally picked up the small scale, put the sapphire on the scale pan, looked at the scale scale and said: "It's almost half a catty."
Zhu Xiaozhong smiled and said: "When we return, we will lead the troops to attack the palace. There will be a lot of treasures there. Moreover, we will root out the rebellion and help the prince restore the country and succeed to the throne. It will be fair to take away most of it."
Hu Quan complimented: "The general is honest in his work, which is really admirable."
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Only half a month after the Ming Dynasty fleet left, the news that the Buddha had been taken away quickly spread throughout the island of Ceylon.
Parakarama Pahu took the opportunity to start an uprising. He led dozens of warships, landed and headed straight for the King of Victory.
The king did not take much precautions and did not organize his troops easily. He still enjoyed himself in the palace.
In order to rush for time, Parakarama Pahu personally led five hundred elites and arrived outside the royal city at an extremely fast speed. He said to the soldiers guarding the city: "The king has betrayed the Buddha. If you are still loyal to him, you will all be in trouble after death."
Go to hell. If I become king, I will build Buddhist temples and ban Brahmanism. Only Sinhalese will be allowed to serve as officials and soldiers, and all foreign races will be expelled..."
Before the shouting ended, the gate of the royal city slowly opened.
The monks also came after hearing the news and took up arms to seek refuge with Prakarama Pahu.
Everyone rushed towards the palace and met the Prime Minister on the way.
The Prime Minister said: "Follow me."
Parakarama Pahu immediately promised: "I have become the king, and you will still be the prime minister of the country."
When attacking the palace, there is still no need to waste a single soldier.
The palace guards opened the city gates in person, then bloodbathed the entire palace, killing all the king's family.
The killings soon spread throughout the city. Sinhalese Buddhists gathered and rushed to various Brahmin temples. They killed Brahmin monks when they saw them, robbed treasures when they saw them, and smashed idols when they saw them.
After destroying the Brahmin temples, they pointed the finger at ordinary believers.
If it is a foreigner, kill it immediately.
If they are of the same race, force the other party to change their religion.
With Victory King City as the center, similar killings quickly spread to other cities and villages.
Countless dead!
The new king Parakarama Pahu therefore enjoyed supreme prestige. He took the opportunity to organize an army, all of which were Buddhists, and went to conquer other lords in the name of "protecting Buddhism".
The morale of the Skitarii was like a rainbow, and they exploded with astonishing combat effectiveness.
Moreover, Buddhist monks from hostile forces volunteered to act as internal agents for them.
As the siege battle continued, some monks rebelled in the city, and they cooperated inside and outside to welcome the apostolic army into the city. Then, they started killing the Brahmin temples in the city.
In just three months, Parakarama Pahu unified the entire island.
He captured the Brahmans who refused to convert and the surviving foreigners on the island to build roads and water conservancy facilities.
Then he reformed the military, legal and tax systems, strengthened centralization, and encouraged the development of agriculture and commerce.
During the reform period, rebellions again occurred.
Parakarama Pahu defeated two groups of rebels one after another. In order to divert domestic conflicts, he ordered local nobles to send troops and cross the sea with him to fight against the Chola dynasty in South India.
The Chola dynasty's fleet lost more than 20 ships in the first battle, and three port cities along the coast were plundered.
Not only were the economic losses severe, but civilians were also taken away in large numbers.
These South Indian civilians were taken to the Island of Ceylon to mine, build roads, and build dams. Those who survived for more than half a year were blessed by Lord Shiva.
Under the governance and conquests of the new king, Sri Lanka unified religion and ethnicity, agriculture and commerce flourished, and the army possessed unprecedented combat effectiveness.
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However, it is said that the largest land area in the Indian subcontinent at this time was the post-Chalukhi dynasty.
The previous king was called Chaori King VI.
Under the rule of King Chaori, the territory reached its peak. If his vassal states are included, the Chalukya dynasty controlled almost half of India.
The king of this generation is called Samitshivara III.
He is not too fatuous, nor very wise, so he is quite decent as a king.
However, he was always at war with the Chola dynasty.
They fought back and forth, winning and losing, and Valor III of the Secret Chamber won even more.
However, it severely consumed the national power, and the vassal states became independent one after another, and went downhill together with the arch-enemy Chola dynasty.
King Vara III of Sarmi is sitting in the palace, playing with a lingam statue in his hand.
"Your Majesty, this is the credential of the Ming Dynasty," Prime Minister Jaya Sangh said. "They left after presenting the credential, saying they would return this winter."
Valuo III of the Secret Chamber asked: "Where is the Ming Dynasty?"
Jaya Sengha said: "The Ming Dynasty is Cathay (China), which is the former Song Dynasty. The former Song Dynasty was destroyed and a new king was replaced."
King Valo III of the Suami Chamber asked again: "What did the king of the Ming Dynasty say in his letter?"
Jaya Sangha said: "The King of the Ming Dynasty sent greetings to His Majesty and presented silk as a gift. There is a kind of velvet silk that feels like a girl's skin when touched."
King Valo III of the Secret Chamber became interested: "Bring that silk quickly."
Soon, a piece of velvet was presented.
The more he touched the secret room, the happier King Valo III became: "The king of the Ming Dynasty is generous and friendly, and I can't be too stingy. I prepared three beautiful virgins and selected a senior monk from the Linga sect (the Shaktism sect) to be the envoy. Waiting for the Ming Dynasty
When the fleet returns, follow them to visit the King of Ming Dynasty. Also, prepare some gold and ivory, part of which will be sent as a national gift, and part of which will be used to purchase this velvet.”
