The nobleman of Topan Yapu was frightened into kneeling! Liang Youwen asked him not to be afraid, what is the use? He is the general of the Srivijaya Navy, how can he not know how powerful the Pujia pirates are? The Srivijaya State can get rid of the relationship between the monarch and the Zhuluo State, and now it can also dominate the Sriwijaya Strait, resist the Zhula in the west, fight Java in the east, reach Zhenla in the north, and connect the ocean in the south.

Otherwise, how could those nobles who relied on the superstitious Buddhist Tantra of the Three Buddhas go to war with Chola and Java at the same time, and still stand firm for many years? Now that the Pujia Navy is strong, it actually provoked the Great Song Dynasty, and called someone to fight and annihilate the whole army!

It's really two catastrophes at the same time!

It is a big difficulty to provoke the Great Song Dynasty, the Three Buddhas have been fighting on two fronts for so many years, and they have long been exhausted, and now there is a Great Song Dynasty...... Isn't it true that the country is going to die?

The second big difficulty, of course, is that the Pujia Naval Division has been wiped out! Without the Pujia Sailors, the force of the Srivijaya in the Srivijaya Strait would be reduced by at least half. When the Chola and Javanese kingdoms heard the news, they might be about to attack.

Even if they don't come to attack, will the sailors of the Srivijaya still have the ability to intercept those profiteers who have forced their way through? What should I do if I don't have the ability to intercept and block the road?

If you can't collect the fee, then where does the Srivijaya get so much money to maintain the army, the imperial court, and so many monks and nuns?

Thinking about it, I feel anxious for His Majesty the King!

However, what scared the nobles the most was that the Great Song and the Three Buddhas were actually at war!

The Song people won't cut off their heads, right? Although the two countries do not usually kill each other's diplomats when they fight each other.

But he is not an envoy of the king of Srivijaya! He is just a petty official guarding the estuary......

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“…… The noble man of Tuopanya Pu said that although Pu Abu was the governor of our country's navy, the king of our country definitely did not order him to attack the warships of the Great Song Dynasty, which was a complete misunderstanding! Therefore, I implore your heavenly soldiers not to attack Badang Shang City, everything is easy to discuss, easy to discuss! ”

It was Liang Youwen who was kneeling on the deck and talking, and he was kneeling now. There is no way, he is now a guest translator, and the noble Tuo Pan Yapu is the main master. Now that the master can't get up on his knees, can he, the translator, still stand swaggering?

"What religion do you believe in the Three Buddhas?" The great monk Yuanjue and Hu Yanqing stood together on the aft deck of the ship, pretending to ask questions.

"Those who believe in Buddhism, we are all disciples of the Buddha in the country of the Three Buddhas, and we couldn't be more pious!" Liang Youwen hurriedly clasped his hands together.

"Oh," Grand Monk Yuanjue nodded, "then why are you opposing the Buddha disciples of the Great Song Dynasty sending troops to save the Tianzhu Buddhist Holy Land?" ”

That sounds a little strange! Liang Youwenxin said: Buddhism has now also picked up the butcher's knife to save the holy land? Is this still compassion-based Buddhism? What's wrong with the monk of the Great Song Dynasty? It's all getting so fierce......

"Master, we have no objection to the disciples of the Great Song Buddha sending troops to Tianzhu!" Liang Youwen hurriedly explained, "That's all done by the Pu family, they are Tianfang Sectarians, so they oppose saving the holy land of Buddhism!" ”

"But he's the governor of your Sriwijaya!" Where did Monk Yuanjue believe it, he just shook his head, "Aren't your Three Buddhas a Buddha country?" How can a Governor of the Heavenly Sect? Is it true that your king of Sriwijaya has apostatized? ”

Apostasy to the enemy?

Liang Youwen said in his heart: Is this the word of Buddhism? What happened to Buddhism in Middle-earth now?

"No, no, no," he doubted, and he had to explain, "The king of my country is a very devout disciple of the Buddha, and he donates money to the temple every year......

"Really?" Yuan Jue looked at Liang Youwen, "So your king is in favor of saving the Holy Land?" ”

"Yes! It must be supportive! ”

"How do you prove it?" Yuan Jue asked.

Still need to prove? Do you want to donate money to the Great Song Heavenly Soldiers?

Liang Youwen was a little silly. Isn't the Great Song Dynasty the Heavenly Empire that only cares about "sending" money to people? How do you ask people for money now?

"I don't know how many proofs the Celestial Empire needs?"

"That's the number!" Yuan Jue stretched out a slap.

"Five...... Fifty thousand taels of gold? Liang Youwen said tentatively.

"Humph! Insincere! Yuan Jue said, "You three Buddha kings must be fake Buddha disciples!" The poor monk must teach the Buddha a lesson! ”

What are these words? Is this what the officials of the Great Song Dynasty should say?

"Five hundred thousand taels?" Liang Youwen's voice was trembling.

Yuan Jue nodded, "That's pretty much it...... You go back and tell the king of Srivijaya that although 500,000 taels of gold is a lot, it is definitely not as much as the Pu family's wealth in Srivijaya, right? As long as the property of the Pu family is confiscated, there will be nothing. And we don't have to be gold, we need to send troops to Tianzhu, and we need food, ships, slaves, spices, coral, precious stones, cotton cloth, all kinds of treasures, all of which can be paid off.

In addition, you asked the bird nobleman to send some good wine and meat to the boat first! After drifting on the sea for many days, the Sprinkle family and their brothers are about to fade out of their mouths. ”

That sounds kind! Liang Youwen thought to himself: Didn't this big monk in a purple robe have been robbers? The ability to extort is not bad!

……

After arranging for someone to send a reward of wine, meat and fresh water to the Song fleet, they went to the city of Mo Luo Yu, more than 100 miles away, to report to the king Tuo Biluo and the great minister's leather socks.

The reason why the city is not placed on the seashore is to prevent it from being captured by the enemy. The former capital of Srivijaya was Balin State, which was too close to the sea, and fell twice in the war with the Javanese and Chola people. The Srivijaya people who had learned their lesson no longer had the courage to build a capital by the sea, so they simply placed the capital in the middle of the Morayu Plain, far from the sea, not even on the banks of the Batang River.

Because the transportation in the capital is not convenient, Tuo Pan Yapu and Liang Youwen walked for two days to arrive at the Moluo Yu Castle surrounded by Buddhist temples!

It's a pretty sturdy castle! It was built on a plain and was made of huge stones that had been transported from an unknown source. The walls are more than two feet high, and there is a wide moat outside the city. There are also a large number of aristocratic estates in the vicinity of the city - although the Sriwijaya Kingdom is based on the sea and has made its fortune by collecting tolls, it is not a trading city-state, but a feudal kingdom. The armed forces were maintained by the military service of the nobles who owned the estates, and there were 15 smaller fiefdoms, mainly in the northern (western) part of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. The southeastern part of Sumatra, on the other hand, was under the direct jurisdiction of the king, and the root of it was the Mora Yu Plain, because the land here could accommodate a large number of small and medium-sized nobles who could undertake military service.

Tuo Pan Yapu and Liang Youwen also have a small manor outside the city of Mo Luo Yu. However, the two didn't have the heart to go home, so they went directly to the palace after entering the castle of Mo Luo Yu.

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"What? The monks of the Song Kingdom dared to question that this king was a devout disciple of the Buddha? It's so unbelievable...... The king and the beauties in the palace have all become monks, and there is a more pious king in the world than me? Did the Son of Heaven of their Song Kingdom become a monk? ”

In the splendid palace and temple, the one with a shaved head and wearing a monk's robe is none other than the current king of the Three Buddhas. He was a follower of the Tianzhu Tantric sect, and the queen was married from the Baltic Dynasty. Because both husband and wife are obsessed with Tantric Buddhism, they simply shave their ordination.

Of course, the monk king is still the king, except for a few hairs, the king should do a thing he did not fall behind, including the wide acceptance of concubines - Tianzhu Tantra does not prohibit monks and women from holding hands, and also calls it "joy Zen".

"Your Majesty, although the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Kingdom has not become a monk," said the elderly Leather Socks Prime Minister sitting next to the throne of King Tuobiluo, touching his white beard, "but he sent an expeditionary force to the Tianzhu Kingdom...... If I'm not mistaken, their army is on the island of Purozhong. Now the one sent to the mouth of the Batang River is only the vanguard. ”

"Twenty warships or the lead? How many troops should there be? King Dhabila looked at his old age.

This minister is an important minister left by the previous king, and he also went to Kaifeng Mansion more than ten years ago to pay tribute, and he received many rewards, and he was named a general. As a result, he became the No. 1 important minister in Srivijaya and later became a heavy minister.

"There must be hundreds of warships!" Leather stockings said, "Otherwise, it would be impossible to destroy the fifty boats of the Pu family in such a short time." ”

This analysis makes sense!

Leather Socks continued: "There are at least 200 people on a warship, including oarsmen, and 20,000 people in 100 boats.

In addition, since the Song Dynasty wanted to aid the Baltic Kingdom, it would definitely bring ships to transport troops. I'm afraid that the infantry and cavalry on board will not be less than 20,000, right? ”

"40,000 troops?" King Dhabila gasped, "Then send all the soldiers and horses to the Polo Kingdom?" How much benefit did King Polo give to the Great Song? ”

He married the daughter of King Polo, and did not send Srivijaya warriors to support King Polo against the Celestial Sect warriors. Now that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty sent an army of 40,000 in one go, did he also marry the daughter of King Polo? It seems that there is not just one marriage, but a group of people......

"Great King," leather stockings glanced at the young king, "how much benefit King Polo gave to the Great Song Dynasty, the old minister doesn't know, but the old minister knows that my Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom can't reach the 40,000 Song army no matter what...... If the king doesn't want to destroy the country, then he must deal with these Song troops from afar. It's only right to send them on the road as soon as possible! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" King Tubira said, "We have to send them as soon as possible, but 500,000 taels of gold is too much!" Prime minister, don't you have a friendship with Song Guo? Why don't you take a trip and talk to them if you can cut it in half and give 250,000 taels of gold! ”