Chapter 344: The Pressure of the Wei State
"Your Majesty, you may as well pretend to accede to the request of the envoy of the Persian Empire. Then spread the news to the Wei State! In this way, the people of Wei will be all soldiers! Chen Qingzhi said.
"Really? Is that okay? Xiao Yan said.
"Yes! In this way, you can deter the Wei State! Chen Qingzhi said.
"However, in this case, the Persian Empire may also attack our Liang Kingdom!" Xiao Yan said.
"No, it won't. The Persian Empire was far away and could not be defeated at all. Chen Qingzhi said.
"If so, the Persian Empire and the Indian states are united. We're in danger! Xiao Yan said.
Chen Qingzhi thought: Is Your Majesty too worried?
"Your Majesty. The Persian Empire is not so strong in military expeditions to our Liang Kingdom! Liang is too far away from their country! Chen Qingzhi said.
He thought to himself: Your Majesty is still too suspicious!
"I don't think we should deceive Fanbang. Let the messenger eat and drink well. Ignore them. Wait until I ignore them. And they were gone! Xiao Yan said.
"Your Majesty is clever!" Xiao Hong said.
He thought to himself: If Your Majesty is so perfunctory to the envoys of the Persian Empire. Can Lone unite with the Persian Empire and seize the throne?
Let's talk about the emissaries of the Persian Empire.
They ate at the inn.
"Big brother, do you think the Emperor of Liang will agree to our request?" Messenger A said.
"No!" Messenger B said.
"So, how do we go to see His Majesty?" Messenger A said.
"You can go see him! Let's just say that the Emperor of Liang State disagrees! Messenger B said.
"However, I boasted of Haikou in front of His Majesty the King, and I will definitely be able to convince His Majesty the Emperor of the Liang Kingdom!" Messenger A said.
"That's your own bragging! Who can blame it? Messenger B said.
He thought to himself: No diamonds, don't do porcelain work!
"Now, what are we going to do?" Messenger A said.
"Let's let others convince Your Majesty! For example, Master Bodhidharma. Messenger B said.
"Master. I don't want to be in prison! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"The matter of the prison country is what Your Majesty said! Do you need this? Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Mage. You have supreme wisdom. Lonely trusts you! I believe you can! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"Yes! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has looked up to me. Venerable Bodhidharma said.
He thought to himself: I am a monk, how can I intervene in the affairs of the Liang Kingdom?
Isn't this a violation of the monk's heart?
Monks should practice honestly and help the people!
How can this be done?
Doesn't this make people suspect that I have come to Liang to engage in subversive activities?
"Nope. Lonely trusts in your vision. You can! Xiao Tong said.
At this time, the rice paper in Xiao Tong's study was blown by the breeze, making a creaking sound.
Xiao Tong thought to himself: Lonely's most trusted person is Master Bodhidharma! So, what he said, Lone completely believed it!
"No, well. I, Bodhidharma, do not have an official position in the imperial court. If you participate in the affairs of your Liang Kingdom, I'm afraid that the evening will not be guaranteed! There will even be people who think that I, Bodhidharma, came to your Liang Kingdom for political purposes. Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Subversive activities? No, it won't. Lone always believes in you. You wouldn't be like that! Xiao Tong asked.
"However, I, Bodhidharma, am a monk after all. How can a monk do such a thing? Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Could it be that Master Bodhidharma can't bear to watch Lone go to the prison country? Supervising the country is a two-pronged thing. If you don't do it well, your majesty will probably feel lonely and unbearable. If you do it well, Your Majesty will feel lonely and ambitious again! No matter what Lone does, he will become the target of attack by the ministers of the court! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"The object of the imperial court's attack? Are you so unbearable? Why would the ministers of the court attack you? Isn't there a problem of your own? Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Own problem? What's wrong with Lone? Loneliness has always been indisputable to the world, harmless to humans and animals! But the minister is a lonely bar! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"Your Highness, that's your own problem." Venerable Bodhidharma said.
He thought to himself: Prince Xiao Tong obviously has no emperor's appearance! He has absolutely no idea how to balance power!
"What's wrong with Lonely?" Xiao Tong said.
"There's a problem everywhere!" Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Is Lone really that bad?" Xiao Tong asked.
"His Royal Highness the Prince. The reason why Your Majesty doesn't like you so much. In fact, you have your own problems. Your Majesty hopes that you can become stronger from generation to generation. You behave like a weak scholar. In this way, it will naturally arouse His Majesty's disgust! Your Majesty will definitely think you are unworthy of cultivation! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
He thought to himself: Your Majesty's worries are indeed justified!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed a little unbearable!
"Unruly? Is loneliness that serious? Prince Xiao Tong said.
"Yes. It's serious. Your Majesty has a good temper though. But if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is always like this, I'm afraid Your Majesty will also be shaken! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Father, there is indeed this problem. But, too, because I'm too much! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"Excessive? You're thinking too much. Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you don't really have anything. You're just too brainless. You don't understand that being an emperor and being a prince are actually not the same thing! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
He thought to himself: Prince Xiao Tong really has no understanding!
If the Emperor of Liang continued to let such people inherit the throne. I'm afraid that Liang Guo's Jiangshan Sheji is dangerous!
"Venerable Bodhidharma has a point. Actually, Lone did something wrong! Your Majesty also has Your Majesty's difficulties! Prince Xiao Tong said.
"It's difficult. Indeed! You always say to me that Your Majesty cannot understand you. That's because you didn't reign like Your Majesty! The ass decides the head. In this world, any class and industry must have its limitations! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Why? Can't we coexist peacefully? Xiao Tong asked.
"Child, you are so naïve! In this world, not everyone is like you, born with a golden spoon in your mouth! In this world, many people are actually very helpless! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
He began to tell what he had seen in the Western Regions:
On the Gobi Desert in the Western Regions, there are a lot of white bones everywhere!
"Why doesn't it rain? Heaven doesn't bless me! A herder said.
"Rain? Are you overthinking it? The herdsman's wife said.
"If the drought continues, and there is no pasture, we are afraid that we will starve to death!" The herdsman cried.
He thought to himself: What to do?
It can't go on like this!
"But if you pray to Heaven like this, can Heaven hear?" The herdsman's wife said.
"If you can't hear it, you have to pray! For our future! The herdsman cried.
Venerable Bodhidharma walked over.
"Master, you look like a monk. Can you pray for heavy rain? The herdsman cried.
"No! Heavy rain is a god's thing! Venerable Bodhidharma cried.
After listening to this story, Prince Xiao Tong continued: "So, did you say, Master Bodhidharma, your spells are actually useless? ”
"You can understand that!" Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Since it's useless to believe in Buddhism. Why do so many people still believe in Buddhism? Prince Xiao Tong asked.
"Believing in Buddhism is originally for self-cultivation. But now the people of Liang have gone astray. It seems that everyone believes in Buddhism in order to obtain glory and wealth! Venerable Bodhidharma said.
"Understood. That's true! Prince Xiao Tong said.
Xiao Tong couldn't help but think of the words of his former father, Emperor Xiao Yan:
"I have decided to give up my life to become a monk!" Xiao Yan said.
"Are you going to be a monk?" Xiao Hong asked.
"Yes! How good it is to be a monk! Xiao Yan said.
He thought to himself: If only I could be a monk. Everyone in the world will be sincere to the Buddha!
Isn't that a great thing?
"Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a king for a day!" Xiao Hong persuaded him.
He thought to himself: Your Majesty, if you really become a monk. I'm afraid that Liang Guo is going to be in chaos!
"So what? The prince can supervise the country! Xiao Yan said with a smile.
Xiao Hong was suddenly stunned and stunned: "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to give the Zen throne to His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”
"Nope. Just let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supervise the country. Even if you are a monk. I'm still the Emperor! Xiao Yan said.
Xiao Hong thought to himself: No, right? If this is the case, His Majesty may really want to delegate power to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xiao Hong remembered what happened in the past:
"Your Majesty, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is leaving the palace again without permission." Eunuch Xiao Yunzi said.
"Really? Xiao Tong is really bold! Xiao Yan said angrily.
He thought to himself: What to do? Actually, I didn't want to depose the prince! However, the prince was willful and reckless again and again. Is it tolerable or unbearable!