Chapter 30: The Emperor's Mind

When faced with an irresistible natural catastrophe, humans often turn to ethereal gods.

When human beings have a boundless fear of the unknown world after death, they pray to enter the blissful Elysium.

When human beings are powerless about their tragic fate in this life, they place all their hopes in the afterlife.

Gods + Elysium + Afterlife = Religion; Therefore, Xiao Yat's third strategy for destroying Hungary is--- 'Buddhism is boundless!' ’

"Build temples, promote Buddhism, and kill anger!" Xiao Yi smiled slightly, touched his nose again, and finally said the last strategy, compared with the ruthlessness of the first two strategies, this soft knife is the real killer move, the impact of religion on a nomadic people is immeasurable, because human society is a world where the spirit rules the flesh, and there are countless examples of prosperity because of faith, or perishing because of faith.

Although Xiao Yat himself is still a Taoist disciple, and he will recite the Taoist 'pure heart mantra' very seriously every night, it is undeniable that compared with the Taoist pursuit of this life and eternal life, Buddhism's 'Elysium' and 'pinning on the afterlife' will be more attractive to those nomadic tribes living in bitter cold lands.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in order to learn the lesson of "Mongolia destroying gold" and ensure the safety of the northern border, the policy of fetters to the Mongolian ministries was to spare no effort to support and spread Buddhism. Emperor Kangxi strongly advocated the construction of a temple for Buddha, he once declared: Mongolia "build a temple, win 100,000 soldiers"; During his reign, he successively built the famous "Huizong Temple", "Puren Temple", "Pushan Temple" and so on. In the Qianlong period, with Kulun, Duolunuoer, ********, Beijing, Chengde, Wutai Mountain and other places as the center, it set off an upsurge of building temples. After the middle of the 18th century, Inner Mongolia has a league temple, a flag temple, a Sumu temple, and a family temple for princes and nobles, with a total of more than 1,600 temples.

Buddhism has penetrated into almost every corner of Mongolian society in terms of politics, economy, thought, culture, and daily life. The Mongols have become completely immersed in the world of the Buddha, devoting a great deal of energy and financial resources to the Buddha's affairs, pinning their fate and hope of liberation from suffering on the Buddha and on the next life."

To make matters worse, the spread of Buddhism has led to a large number of Mongolian men becoming monks, and it is recorded: "If a private patriarch has several children, if he has more property and can live in an analytic manner, the number of households will increase." Otherwise, only the eldest man will be left, and Yu Xi will have to become a lama. About seven to twelve or thirteen years old, that is, he went to the Church. There must be one or more people in each household. That is, the prince and the younger brother are not the same. "A large number of young men have given up marriage and childbearing, resulting in a serious imbalance in the ratio of men and women of childbearing age, and finally leading to a great decline in the population of various parts of the grassland; By the end of the late Qing Dynasty, the total population of the entire Mongolian steppe was less than 500,000.

As the saying goes: "Ming repairs the Great Wall and covers the temple"; The Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall for more than 270 years and failed to stop the brave and fierce Mongols, but the Qing Dynasty only built a few temples to completely solve this problem, and a powerful nation that once swept across the Eurasian continent with an iron hoof scimitar and established the world's largest empire declined......

The current Xiongnu people still believe in the most primitive totem worship, compared with the Buddhism that is in the ascendant today, there is no doubt that it has a more rigorous and attractive doctrine; In the world of religion, knowledge is also power, an accurate prediction of the solar eclipse, coupled with a pot of decoction that can cure typhoid fever, can make those ignorant Xiongnu herdsmen worship at the feet of the Buddha and dedicate everything they have; Xiao Yi believes that with a little support from the imperial court, Buddhism will soon take root in the grasslands of Saibei and bloom the 'flowers' he hopes to appear! ’

"What a clever boy! What a wicked boy! What a black-bellied boy! After everyone figured out the powerful relationship, they were all stunned and exclaimed.

"Goodness, great goodness! If the three strategies are implemented, I will have no worries in the northern part of the Han Dynasty! Emperor Ling of Han made a final decision and made a final conclusion. As long as the 'three strategies for destroying the Huns' are implemented, it is equivalent to throwing the Huns, a henchman who has plagued the Han Dynasty for 400 years, into a big pit that can never be climbed out.

At this time, in the eyes of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Xiao Yi is the baby bump given to the Han dynasty by God, how to look at it, how to like it, how to look at it, how to look at it, how to pleasing the eye; Such a treasure must be well protected and left to their descendants......

"According to my Han family law, meritorious ministers should be rewarded, and now Xiao Yi has made meritorious contributions, please reward Your Majesty!" Situ Wang Yun immediately bowed down and played, in his opinion, Xiao Yi can contribute to the country, which means that this son is loyal, and the previous doubts and apprehensions about Xiao Yi can finally be put down, so he will personally ask for a reward for him, in order to strengthen Xiao Yi's loyalty and patriotism. In the eyes of the people of this era, patriotism is loyalty to the king, the monarch, the monarch, and the monarch and the monarch are one.

It's a pity that Lord Situ looked away this time, and said that patriotism, Xiao Yi is absolutely 100%, for the sake of this country, for the sake of this nation, he is willing to drain the last drop of blood on his body; But if he was to swear allegiance to a certain monarch, it would only be ...... Hehe...... Huh.

Everyone once again turned their envious eyes on Xiao Yi, with the merit of advice, and with the recommendation of Lord Situ, it is certain that the reward will be given, and Feihuang Tengda is also close at hand! Everyone seemed to see a young star of power slowly rising in the political sky of the Han Dynasty, shining brightly......

In the countless envious eyes, there will naturally be a few jealousies, one of which is from Taishou Zhang Yang, Xiao Yi, a young man, since he came to his hands, the amazing talent and martial arts he has shown have made him change from joy to surprise, and from surprise to ecstasy, but as time goes by, in this ecstasy, I don't know when it is slowly mixed with a kind of fear, a kind of fear that is out of control......

"Is it beyond my power to be so talented? The thought of ...... if it flashed through Zhang Yang's mind, and he immediately suppressed it, but the seed of jealousy has been planted, and as long as it encounters the right soil, sooner or later it will take root and sprout, blossom and bear fruit.

Emperor Han Ling on the soft couch closed his eyes and pondered after a burst of ecstasy, half a sound, and after groping in his arms for a while, he took out a piece of gold and handed it out in person, and said: "This thing is given to Xiao Qing's family, I hope you will do it yourself in the future!" ”

The king has a gift, and the minister does not dare to resign! No matter what the emperor throws down, as a courtier, he can only accept it, even if it is a footcloth...... even if it is a cup of poisonous wine......

Xiao Yi hurriedly stepped forward, and after paying homage again, he respectfully took it with both hands, and it turned out to be a gold medal, five inches long, three inches wide, and five points thick; The whole body is made of gold, the workmanship is fine, the gold medal is carved on both sides of the lifelike cloud dragon ornament, mysterious and noble, and the front is engraved with eight seals like a dragon dancing: "Although there is no Luan, I am here!" ”

Behind the gold medal are some small fine letters, which read: "Dahan Inner Court Shangfang Supervision...... There is also a number at the bottom: Zero Zero Seven!

"007, what do you mean, is the emperor going to send me out as a spy?" Looking at the gold medal in his hand, Xiao Yi couldn't help but wrinkle his slightly dark face, he was still expecting the emperor to give countless gold and silver treasures as soon as he was happy, and maybe he could also give a few beautiful palace maids who were like flowers and jade...... Then ...... Hehe......

As a result, a spy brand was given.

"Xiao Qing holds this gold medal, you can enter the palace at any time in the future, no one dares to stop you wherever you go, seeing this gold medal is like seeing me!"

"No! ……”

"It turned out to be a pass!"

Everyone on the side was also puzzled, although the imperial gold medal is also very precious, it can be compared with the emperor's talisman, holding it is equivalent to having a great privilege, but after all, there is no gold, silver and jewelry, and high-ranking officials are more affordable; Even the 7-year-old second son of the emperor, Liu Xie, blinked a pair of big eyes and looked at his father in confusion; Among the crowd, only Situ Wang Yun stood aside, stroked his beard, smiled and nodded understandingly.

"Okay, I'm tired, let's retreat!"

Promise!

Since the emperor began to pick people up, Xiao Yi had no choice but to bow down and retreat with Situ Wang Yun and Taishou Zhang Yang, and then walked out of the South Palace under the guidance of the eunuchs.

On the other side, after seeing the ministers retreat, Emperor Han Ling returned to his bedroom with his prince Liu Xie, and after repulsing all the palace maids and eunuchs, only the father and son were left in the huge bedroom. ”

"Exactly, the emperor is puzzled, the book says that those who are holy monarchs will be punished if they have made mistakes, and they will be rewarded for their merits!" 7-year-old Liu Xie is still very smart and has already started reading a lot of history books.

"Huh! Idiot, you can read books, but you can't believe them,...... Let your own courtiers be rewarded by yourself. Looking at his favorite son, Emperor Han Ling said earnestly; Although reading can make people wise, there is one thing that can never be learned in books--- and that is "the Emperor's Mind!"

Grace is from above, leaving the great talent to his son, Emperor Han Ling can be said to have good intentions!