Chapter 816: The Pathetic King

Kushan, the modern-day monarch Vesudeva I, was not a master. On the contrary, like the Spirit Emperor and the Emperor who is now poisonous, they are all stupid and incompetent kings. The situation in the country is almost the same as that of the body, and it is all chaos. As a result, small countries such as Kangju and Dawan, which were originally forced to belong to the body poison due to the form, have also seceded.

However, Sudeva I is better than the other two faint kings in that although he is mediocre, he still has some sense and knows the importance of military power. In the case of court disputes and religious issues, he stubbornly seized part of the military power, so although there was a lot of trouble in the country, there was no major chaos.

It occupies the righteousness itself, and it is not strong, and it has a heavy army. In the face of such a monarch, even if the domestic situation is complicated, he will not easily become chaotic, let alone dare to rebel openly. The reason why there was chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty was that the main culprits were He Jin and Yuan Shao, who attracted the Xiliang army. Otherwise, as long as the central government is not chaotic, although the Eighth School of the West Park is very wasted, it can be regarded as a regular army, and if it is in the hands of the Son of Heaven, it will not be chaotic under the control of all parties, at least it will maintain a calm appearance for a long time, after all, no one wants to be a bird.

"Kangju and Dawan can't beat it, and now the little body poison dares to invade my Guishan Empire, what are you all eating?" Sudeva I pushed everything in front of him to the ground and asked angrily.

He, the king, is enough of a wretch, and a group of people below treat him as an ornament, constantly fighting for power and profit for each other's interests, and making the court into a miasma. There are also brahmins, Kshatriyas, who are competing with him for the power of the state, intending to elevate him, make him a king who submits to religion and becomes a puppet.

Due to his improper position and the serious caste system and religious problems of the Kushan, Sudeva I had to compromise despite his grievances. Small countries like Kangju and Dawan, who are not on the table, can see the chaos within Guishan and dare to go out independently. And he, the supreme ruler of an empire, really can't help the other party.

There was no way, the domestic political struggle was too fierce, he didn't have many armies that he could trust and command, and the armies everywhere were controlled by Kshatriyas, and he couldn't move at all. Forcing an order will only be prevaricated by the other party for various reasons, all of which will only make his majesty as a king even more discredited. It is precisely for this reason that the problem of the rebellion of two small countries that can be wiped out at the fingertips has not been resolved for a long time, and it has become a joke.

As for the elite garrison on his side, Sudeva I did not dare to send them out. Although the nobles who controlled the court and the army would not take advantage of this to attack him, it was still easy to attack the troops he sent. For example, after his descendants' army won a bloody battle against another country, he went to "respond", but "unexpectedly discovered" that this army was not a great victory, and "died in a bloody battle" with the enemy.

Hearing Sudeva I's angry roar and reprimand, many of the officials in Guishan below had different expressions, most of them had calm faces and no fear, and some of them secretly sneered. Only a small number of courtiers and generals loyal to Sudeva I showed guilt and indignation.

If it were in the Han family of the past, this situation would not have occurred in any case. The Son of Heaven and even the supreme existence is majestic and inviolable, even if he is incompetent and powerless, the courtiers will maintain the respect they deserve. Of course, the situation was different when Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao were prime ministers. That's because their power is so large that they can completely ignore the imperial power, so they naturally have no scruples. And now Guishan is obviously not like this, although the emperor is hidden as a puppet and does not hold power, but the nobles below are not monolithic, and Sudeva I still has a way to clean up which family.

This is the difference between the Han family and the Kushan system. Although there were various problems with the idea of great unification and the supremacy of the emperor, it did maximize the concentration of power and integrate the national power. Once there is a heroic lord like the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, it will definitely be an easy sweep of Liuhe, which can detonate the strength and potential of the entire country to the outside world, and concentrate on one point. And Guishan's simultaneous development of imperial power and religion, although it seems to be stable, the power tilt and internal consumption are extremely serious.

One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, imperial power and divine power cannot be separated after all, and the interests of the two do not completely coincide, and there are even many conflicts. To take a simple example, if Yuan Shu had agreed to support the development of the Brahmins in the country, the Kushan would have fallen apart immediately, and it would have been effortless to annex them, and countless Brahmans would be willing to lead the way. Religion knows no borders, so what if Kushan dies? They can carry forward Brahmanism.

But Yuan Shu would not do such a stupid thing that would kill himself. Entanglement of religion and imperial power, while it may stabilize the situation to some extent, is unimaginably harmful. Why is it that China's history of division and union will eventually lead to unification, while Europe is basically divided? Religion is more harmful than the family.

Yuan Shu didn't want the Han people to repeat the mistakes of the Jin Dynasty and go through that period of darkness. Although it is not necessary to ban religion altogether, it must not be allowed to grow, but it must be restricted and managed, and it must not be allowed to participate in the management of state power. It is a big taboo to order multiple doors, let alone the existence of two systems and two supreme leaders in a country.

How can there be so many good things in this world? If you want to take shortcuts, there will be all kinds of hidden dangers and hazards. Yuan Shu doesn't lack time or patience now, anyway, he can only just get along with Guishuang in his life. It's okay to want to rest in peace with Rome, but annexation is simply a fantasy. After all, this is a modified version of the world, and it is not as powerful as a crossbow to engage in a sand eagle, and it is difficult for Yuan Shu to make a breakthrough if he wants to climb the technology tree for tens or hundreds of years. Anyway, we have already taken advantage of it, so it's good to be steady, so why take unnecessary risks and create a huge problem for the future of the country for the sake of this convenience?

When Sudeva I saw the faces of the beings below, his heart became more and more angry, and the anger in his eyes was already faintly overflowing. As the lord of a country, he encountered such a situation, and Sudeva I had the heart to slaughter everyone below at this time.

Although these poisonous courtiers are a little presumptuous, they still know the scale. The cheekiness of Sudeva I can really force it to be anxious, and there is no good fruit to eat for himself and others. What's more, this poisonous attack not only made Sudeva I angry, but they also felt very angry.

Different from the two countries of Kangju and Dawan in the north, the southern region of the most elite of Kushan was attacked by the poison, which was extremely rich, and the territory of many Kushan nobles was there. If this were not the case, how could Guishan attack and beat the body poison from time to time?

In fact, Kangju and Dawan are not unable to fight, but they are not worth fighting, and there is no need. On the one hand, these two countries are extremely remote and have little oil and water, so they can't get anything after fighting. On the other hand, the Northern Huns are still secretly licking their wounds over there. In such a sensitive place, Guishuang really didn't dare to make a move easily.

For the Northern Xiongnu, Guishan was afraid from the heart, and even had a natural sense of fear. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty contacted him, he knew that victory was not small, and in the face of the Northern Xiongnu who had a painstaking hatred, Guishuang, who was still the Dayue clan at that time, still did not dare to send troops.

The former Han was an absolute power, whether in terms of national strength or courage, whoever dared to disobey would be destroyed, it was so domineering. And Guishan, although it also has the strength of a strong country, but it does not have the courage of a strong country. With its own national strength, bullying the weak is naturally invincible, and shrinking against the strong. Whatever the reason, it is absolutely humiliating for a powerful empire to allow a few small countries to become independent. If it's a big man, do you try? If you dare to be so arrogant, you will be reckless even at the risk of destroying the country.