After being scolded by the king, the minister of the Chola Kingdom immediately became angry, his momentum weakened a lot, and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" Do you really want to join the Western Qin side? This is unacceptable, if the news of our Zhuluo Kingdom joining the Western Qin side spreads and is known by the Southern Alliance led by the Rashidra Kuda Kingdom and the Kalinga Kingdom, they will definitely raise troops to attack our Chula Kingdom first, so that they can deal with the Western Qin army without worries! ”

King Chola scolded again: "You are a pig, don't you see what this king is doing these days? Those fishermen on the beach and those who have already seen the Western Qin mission have been controlled by this king, why did this king send troops to escort the Western Qin mission? It's just to prevent the message from leaking! Whether our Zhuluo Kingdom chooses to stay out of the matter, or choose to join one of them, this king has not yet figured it out, this matter is really a big problem, if we bet on the wrong treasure, we will die without a place to bury! ”

The minister hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, what Your Majesty said is very true, you must be cautious, and be cautious!" It's just Your Majesty, how do we know the attitude of the countries of Zheluo, Pandia, Pallava and so on? ”

King Zhu Luo said: "This is another reason why this king wants to send troops to escort the Western Qin mission, this king has already placed spies among the escorted soldiers, and the results of the meeting between the Western Qin envoys and the kings of the countries will soon be reported by the king, as long as we know the attitude of most of the kings of the countries, we will know how to choose!" ”

The minister's eyes lit up, and he immediately slapped his ass: "Your Majesty is wise, wise!" ”

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At the junction of the border between the Kingdom of Zheluo and the State of Zhuluo, more than 500 soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Zhu Luo appeared on the border line and were soon discovered by the sentinels of the Kingdom of Zhuluo. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The news of the arrival of the Western Qin mission quickly divided the monarchs and ministers of the Zheluo Kingdom into two factions of supporters with different opinions, one faction believed that the Western Qin mission had bad intentions and did not allow the Western Qin mission to enter the country; The other faction thinks that the Western Qin mission should be courteous, how can it be said that the Zheluo country is also a state of etiquette, how can foreign missions be excluded from the country? And it wasn't a bad thing to let the Western Qin envoy come and see what they were coming for.

When the monarchs and ministers of the Zheluo Kingdom heard that the Western Qin delegation was escorted by a 500-strong Zhuluo army and horses, the king of the Zheluo Kingdom immediately decided to send people to welcome the Western Qin delegation to the capital.

Zhu Tao and his entourage came to the capital of Zheluo and were warmly welcomed and courteous, and were arranged to rest in a spacious, luxurious and bright mansion in the capital.

The king of Zheluo had a guess about the intention of the Western Qin mission, but he couldn't guess for sure, and he decided to wait three days to meet with Zhu Tao, the envoy of Western Qin, in the kingdom.

Zhu Tao was not sure about convincing the monarchs and ministers of the Zheluo Kingdom, he did not know much about the Zheluo Kingdom, but only knew that the whole country of the Zheluo Kingdom believed in Brahmanism.

Zhu Tao's troubles were seen by the Tianzhu merchant who accompanied him as an interpreter, and the Tianzhu merchant asked, "Why is Lord Zhu so troubled?" ”

Zhu Tao said: "I came on the orders of my king to persuade the monarchs and ministers of the Zheluo Kingdom not to join the alliance of the southern countries to confront my Western Qin army, but I have no clue now and don't know how to start."

The Tianzhu merchant said: "My lord, if you can't start from the front, you might as well start from the side or other directions, maybe there will be unexpected gains!" ”

Zhu Tao was quite surprised that the Tianzhu merchant could say such a truth, and asked, "Please give me some advice!" ”

The Tianzhu merchant said: "If it is said that most of the princes and nobles of the Northern Tianzhu, the Middle Tianzhu, the West Tianzhu and the East Tianzhu and the common people believe in Buddhism, then most of the countries of the Southern Tianzhu countries, including the king, down to the ordinary people, believe in Brahmanism, and the kings and courtiers of the Zheluo Kingdom are of course no exception, they are all believers in Brahmanism, and the villain heard that the current Brahmin leader Master Shang Kara is in the largest temple in the city!" ”

Zhu Tao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said to the Tianzhu merchant, "How do you think Master Ben should convince Master Shang Jialuo?" ”

Tianzhu merchant said: "My lord, Buddhism has been the largest sect in Tianzhu for thousands of years, and Brahmanism has always been suppressed by it and cannot raise its head, that is, Brahmanism has only been among the upper echelons of some small countries in Southern Tianzhu in recent decades, and the villain thinks that if Brahmanism can get the support of the elite class, it should be able to develop rapidly, even if it is not impossible to compete with Buddhism; In addition, the villain also heard that Master Shankara has studied the teachings of Brahmanas quite a lot, and has been working hard to perfect his theories, and if you can debate with Master Shankara in this regard, you may be able to gain his favor."

Zhu Tao touched the beard on his chin, thought for a while and said to the Tianzhu merchant: "Then please find a way to get some Brahmin classics, and Lord Ben will study and study it!" ”

The Tianzhu merchant was surprised: "Could it be that the lord wants to debate with the master Shangkara by reading a few Brahmin texts temporarily?" It's ・・・・・・ too ・・・・・・"

Zhu Tao waved his hand and said, "Temporarily hug the Buddha's feet, you just have to go and get it!" ”

"Brahmanism and Buddha's feet are mortal enemies, my lord, you actually have to rely on Buddha's feet to study Brahmin scriptures, it's really ・・・・・・" Tianzhu merchant cried and laughed, shook his head and left.

The Tianzhu merchant quickly managed to get a bunch of Brahmin classics, and these books were not copied on paper, but written on a scroll of brocade silk, Zhu Tao asked the Tianzhu merchant to translate for him, and used all the people in the mission to translate several volumes of Brahmin classics into Chinese.

Zhu Tao studied the Brahmin texts translated into Chinese for two days and two nights, and when the king of Zheluo summoned him to the palace, he had already gone to the largest temple in the city to meet the Brahmin master Shang Kala.

Beneath the statue of the main hall of the temple sat a seventeen or eighteen-year-old practitioner, wrapped in plain clothes, with a serene and calm expression.

Zhu Tao saw that the young cultivator was a little incredulous, and turned his head and asked the Tianzhu merchant, "The Master Shang Karma you are talking about can't be him, right?" Such a young master? ”

The Tianzhu merchant hurriedly whispered: "Adults, don't identify a person's achievements by age, although Master Shang Karma is young, he already has a number of works, and is highly sought after by the majority of believers, there are many older practitioners to study under his disciples, the reason why the Brahmins were able to defeat Buddhism in the Southern Tianzhu countries is all in the work of Master Shang Karma!" ”

"Oh?" This made Zhu Tao quite surprised, he drove Buddhism out of Nantianzhu by himself, and this ability is definitely not something that ordinary people can have.

Zhu Tao froze, bowed and saluted Shang Qianluo, who was sitting on the futon with his eyes closed, and said, "Zhu Tao, the envoy of His Majesty the King of the Western Qin Kingdom, pays a visit to Master Shang Jialuo!" ”

Shang Liluo slowly opened his eyes, which seemed to go deep into the sea, and his eyes made Zhu Tao and the accompanying members of the mission feel that the wisdom of this young cultivator was unfathomable.

Shang Qianluo looked at Zhu Tao, smiled slightly, and said, "I heard earlier that a delegation from Western Qin came to the Kingdom of Zheluo, presumably Lord Zhu is the head of the Western Qin mission, right?" Have a seat! ”

"It turns out that the master can actually speak my Western Qin official language, and the person in charge of the mission is here, thank you master for giving me a seat!"

Shang Qiluo smiled: "I traveled to Tianzhu countries a few days ago, heard about the Western Qin Kingdom, and learned that the current King of Western Qin is from the Tang Dynasty, and the people have moved from the Tang Dynasty, and the people in the territory have followed the Tang Dynasty in terms of writing language, clothing, customs, and calendars, and I have also spent some time with the Tang monks who came to Tianzhu to learn Buddhism, and learned to speak the Tang language!" ”

"I see! I can't imagine that the master has such a learning ability! After Zhu Tao finished speaking, he clasped his hands together, "No wonder the master is already famous all over the world at a young age." This time, I led a delegation to the country of Zheluo, and when I heard that the master was practicing here, I took the time to come and pay a visit, hoping not to disturb the master's practice."

Shang Qianluo smiled: "No, contact and conversation with different people is a kind of learning, learning can increase people's wisdom, adults came to the temple, this is the first time I have talked and contacted Western Qin officials." The adult is an official of the Western Qin, and I am a cultivator, so there should be no intersection between us, I don't know where the adult has heard of me? ”

Zhu Tao said: "Although I do not believe in Buddhism and Brahmanism, but I also know a thing or two about the teachings of these two sects, as the master said, learning can increase people's wisdom, and I have also studied some of the classics of Brahman and Buddhism, and naturally I have heard of the reputation of the master, and the master's writings, and I have also read one or two in the next."

"Oh? I can't imagine that the adults have even studied the books of my Brahman? Have you read my books, but I wonder how adults feel after reading my books? ”

Zhu Tao said: "The master believes that Buddhists have no soul or self creed, which I agree with below, but the master says in the book that liberation is to witness the unity of Brahman and me, that is, 'I am Brahman'. Liberation is not about producing a state of perfection and bliss, but about removing the veil of ignorance. I don't agree with this, according to the understanding below, the liberation that the master said is to let the soul out of the body, from all ignorance and witness 'Brahman', but whether the soul can still exist alone from the body, and to get rid of all ignorance, it seems too difficult, because people are small, and the world is boundless, you never know how many unknown things you have never seen or known, and how many truths you have not discovered! According to the master's theory, the end result of the practice should be 'I am Brahman', but the master said in the book, 'The world was created by Brahman through Maya.' Maya is the seed of the phenomenal world, which is caused by the ignorance or delusion of the lower wisdom of the people about the Brahmanas. If everyone cultivates, will they eventually become Brahman? ”