Chapter 5 Rejecting Buddha

Ferros was very angry when he heard the scream of the sentry who looked like he had been stepped on his tail. This panicked cry could easily cause the misunderstanding of the soldiers. The soldiers were in danger, especially **. Once the wind blew, it would cause nonsense, so the army was not allowed to run, shout loudly, or hand over. Ears, there is a reason.

But the soldier obviously didn't feel Ferroz's anger. He continued to scream loudly, pointing to the back of the fleet.

Sanjay was angry. While shouting and scolding, he climbed up the watchtower. He pulled out his short sword around his waist and was about to cut the sick sentry. The sentry stared his eyes round, and his black eyes hung in the whites of his eyes, which looked very small. There was an inexplicable strange smell, and his eyes were full of covering up. The fear of the hand pointing to the rear kept trembling.

Sanjay took a look in the direction he was pointing to and suddenly froze.

Five huge buildings formed a half-moon shape and galloped from a distance. Although they were against the wind and did not sail, their speed was unimaginable. Compared with them, those Zhuluo sailors were not only small, but also as slow as snails. The ship rushed into their rear. Wherever they arrived, the ship capsized. More than a dozen giant poles as tall as masts on the big ship were like more than a dozen giant hands, constantly dancing, overturning and sinking the approaching Tianzhu warships one by one.

More than 20 warships, which are not much different from the Tianzhu warships, fell behind and were not in a hurry to attack. Their target was the Tianzhu warships that luckily leaked from between the big ships. Although these warships were not as huge as the big ships in front, they were extremely strong. Sanjay saw with his own eyes that two Tianzhu warships were hit by the other side. After that, he began to rotate in place, and the shadowy soldiers on the ship were in a mess, like a scene of water leakage.

Do Vietnamese have so many big ships? Are these big ships so fast and powerful?

Sanjay feels that his brain is not enough. He can't accept this fact. Whether Sun Shao is ridiculous in front of him, whether he is trying to hide his weakness, or bluffing for the sake of fame, it is a scam to lead them to this dead place?

"Hey, what are you stunned about?" Feroz was very unhappy to see Sanjay standing on it like a piece of wood.

Sanjay suddenly came to his senses. He turned around and climbed down because of nervousness. In the middle of the climb, his foot slipped and stepped on the air, and his whole body fell horizontally from above. Ferroz was furious and was about to scold him, but Sanjay rolled and crawled in front of him, hugged his legs and said with a crying voice, "Your Majesty, run."

Ferroz was stunned for a moment, looked suspiciously at the tower above, and then looked at the rear. There was chaos in the rear. There was a big ship pushing over in both sides of the east and west at an amazing speed. In the distance, three big ships were also approaching quickly. Among the more than 150 Zhuluo warships, these five big ships appeared It's particularly abrupt.

They are tall, they are fast, they are strong, they are murderous and invincible.

Ferroz's mind was blank for a moment, and he was soon awakened by the frightened cry of his men. He immediately understood what had happened. He raised his feet angrily, looked at Sanjay's forehead fiercely, and then roared, "Fight the drum, the back team becomes the front team, fight--"

The drums sounded, and the colorful flags were flying. The sailors who were rushing north suddenly received this order. Some inexplicably doubted whether they had heard it wrong, but the people who had seen the Yue sailors copied from the back bread were relieved. Without saying a word, they ordered to come forward to meet the enemy. And those who have more flexible brains simply order to sail and use the north wind to accelerate. Whether they can escape or not is here.

The battle array of Tianzhu Marine Division was suddenly chaotic. The Pandia Marine Division in front of them had been blinded by ten Vietnam warships. They were waiting for the Zheluo Marine Division and Zhuluo Marine Division behind to respond. The Zheluo Marine Division was the worst. Looking at the Yue Warship that suddenly appeared in front of them, they didn't know whether they would come forward to grab credit or notify them first. Zhuluo Marine Division behind, Zhuluo Marine Division, has the strongest strength. When they come, I'm afraid they can't catch these ten Vietnamese warships. They didn't know at all that the strongest Zhu Luo sailor now encountered a more fierce attack.

Although there are nearly 20,000 people in the Tianzhu sailors, twice as many as the Yue sailors, they have been at an absolute disadvantage in front of the Yue sailors from the beginning. Not only do they have no power to fight back in the face of tall and strong building ships, but they also have no chance of winning compared with the medium-sized warships in Vietnam, which are not much different in size. All the Vietnamese warships are fixed with iron nails, strong and strong, rushing without scruples, relying on the strength of the hull alone to gain the upper hand. In addition to the crossbows on the ship, in terms of attack power, they are more than one level higher than the Tianzhu sailor. The Tianzhu sailor not only couldn't beat it, but it was also very difficult to escape. The Tianzhu sailor-driven Tianzhu sailor was two technical levels in front of the Yue warship driven by the oar, and the speed was nearly double. They could not catch up with the Vietnamese warships, but the Yue warships almost caught them.

The Tianzhu Marine Division was defeated without any suspense. After a short contact, Zhu Luo Marine Division's courage was broken like a bubble. They set sail one after another and prepared to take advantage of the wind to escape. After all, there was no life in the battle with the building ship, and there were only more than 20 warships intercepted outside. So many people fled for their lives, there were still some opportunities. Of.

Ferroz did not have a chance to escape. He was caught left and right by the two buildings of Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi. The tall buildings were condescending and clamped him. Although he tried his best to break through, in the face of the two buildings, he was like a weak woman surrounded in the middle by two big men, and he did not succeed at all. Hope.

In the face of the building boat squeezed like a wall, the Zhu Luo soldiers showed a desperate expression. They could not see the enemy hidden behind the portboard, but the enemy could see them clearly. A long arrow roared and accurately shot the soldiers to the ground with the intention of resistance. The other party was not worried at all. They had enough time. Aiming, because even if Zhu Luo wanted to jump to the fore, he could not find the tools to climb up the building boat more than ten feet higher than them for a moment.

The battle became a one-sided massacre.

However, Ferroz should feel lucky, and the soldiers on his ship should also feel lucky, because he is the king of Zhu Luo. Because he is the top commander of the Tianzhu United Marine Division, Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi tacitly did not use the racket to attack him, but crushed dozens of long oars while squeezing, and the other hulls. In good condition, only nearly a hundred soldiers were shot and killed by a strong crossbow. In the end, the others could only huddle in the cabin and watch the Vietnamese swagger down and ask Feroz to surrender.

Ferroz was paralyzed to the ground and couldn't even speak. Finally, he was dragged to Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun by two soldiers. Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun are both generous people. They don't fight for credit like others. They signal each other in a friendly way:

"General Zhuge, please."

"General Zhou, please."

Ferroz rolled his eyes and fainted. He came ambitiously and never thought that he would fall to this point. Only when he fainted could he not be too embarrassed.

Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong coincidentally put down the thousand-mile eyes in their hands, looked at each other with their hearts, and shook their heads and sighed at the same time. Xia Hourong took the lead in saying, "I didn't expect that the combat power of the Yue National Marine Division was so strong. I didn't expect that the Tianzhu Marine Division would be so vulnerable."

"Yes." Yang Xiu took a long breath and said with a little joy, "Although Tianzhu hasn't taken it yet, Tianzhuhai is the world of the Yue Dynasty. After this war, the trade between these things completely lost nothing with the Tianzhu people. He paused and said, "Youquan, what do you think is the possible surname of the three countries of Wei, Shu and Yue to jointly attack the Western Regions?"

"It's hard to say." Xia Hourong shook his head with a smile on the corners of his mouth. He looked at Yang Xiu and lowered his voice and said, "I have seen the geography of Tianzhu. If I can't take Tianzhu, it is almost impossible for Yue to participate in the battle of the Western Regions."

"Why?" Yang Xiu was very puzzled: "I heard that there is no need to pass through Tianzhu. In the west of Tianzhu, there is a rest and a branch. Passing by sea is much closer than by land. With the strong maritime transportation capacity of Vietnam, it is not difficult to find a few islands as transit bases at sea.

Xia Hourong was stunned, turned his eyes twice, and suddenly smiled. He looked at Yang Xiu with admiration: "Lord Yang, no wonder the king of Wei and the king of Yue value you so much. You are really a peerless talent and quick thinking, and you are ashamed of yourself. I went to Yue with you, but the difference between naval warfare and land warfare is still not as fast as you think.

Yang Xiu smiled arrogantly, but his tone was very calm: "It's nothing. You're still young. When you reach my age, it's not comparable to me. Youquan, study hard. Zhu Jianping said that your fate has changed. Maybe God is destined to let you take on heavy responsibilities.

Xia Hourong smiled, glanced at the cabin, and said with a smile, "With Lord Yang and His Highness here, there is no room for me to play."

"I, you don't have to think about it." Yang Xiu shook his head and said disapprovingly, "Your Highness? If he intends to compete for the Central Plains, you really don't have many opportunities, but so far, he doesn't have this interest at all, so you still have a chance. Think about it, the size of Taizhou is already equivalent to the second state of Qingxu. In addition to Haizhou, his territory, whether it is large or small or rich, is not comparable to the current Central Plains. Why should he give up such a large foundation to compete for the Central Plains?

Xia Hourong nodded with the same feeling and said nothing. Originally, he, like Yang Xiu, was worried that although Sun Shao was not interested in the Central Plains, in fact, it was just empty words when his current strength was weak. After a trip to the South China Sea, he opened his eyes and knew that Sun Shao's strength had already surpassed that of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Even if the whole Central Plains was added up, it might not be much better than him. He He said that he didn't want to touch the Central Plains, at least it seems credible at present.

"So, is the Western Expedition really feasible?"

"It's feasible." Yang Xiu nodded affirmatively: "However, we need to recover some vitality in the past few years. In the past 40 years of chaos, the vitality of the big man is almost exhausted. If you don't pay attention to it, you can't defend it even if you take the Western Regions.

"Dezu's words are right." Sun Shao's voice came from behind. Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong hurriedly turned around to meet him. Although Sun Shao was smiling, he was a little reluctant. There seemed to be some anxiety between his eyebrows, which was a little strange. Tianzhu Shuishi has disappeared. Sun Shao dominated Tianzhuhai in the first battle. What else is he unhappy about? Before the war, he called the bald girl in to preach the scriptures. At that time, he looked relaxed. It could be seen that he did not pay attention to the war at all. How could the war end, he was worried.

"Dezu, what do you think we can do to make the population recover as soon as possible?" Sun Shao held the railing, looked at the battlefield with clear victory and defeat in the distance, and asked faintly.

"It's hard to say. For the State of Yue, I think the king's method is very appropriate." Yang Xiu said respectfully, paused for a moment, and said with some regret, "However, after all, population growth is not a trivial matter. If we want to recover to tens of millions of households, I'm afraid it will be impossible without fifty years. If there is any natural disaster in the middle, I'm afraid it will take longer.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Sun Shao patted the railing gently, "So I said, if only I had been 40 years earlier."

Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong looked at each other and smiled. Sun Shao looked at them and smiled, "Why, I'm too arrogant?"

"No." Xia Hourong smiled and said, "We all think what the king said is reasonable. The reason why the big men 40 years ago had a number of civil changes is actually two problems, one is the increase of natural disasters, and the other is the lack of land. Both reasons have caused a shortage of food. The people can't eat, so they can only take risks. If they can barely survive, how can there be such a million yellow scarves?

"You Quan, do you think so?" Sun Shao was a little surprised. Fortunately, Xia Hourong gave him too much surprise. He was used to it.

"This is all a little insight from the king's good governance. Please give me some advice."

Sun Shao's mouth was crooked, and Xia Hourong also confessed. He directly said that he learned it from Yue Guo, so as not to get a pimple in his heart. However, since he is willing to let Xia Hourong see it, he is not afraid that he will steal his teacher. Or, he hopes that Xia Hourong can find something from what he has done. Just as he let Xia Houhui handle some government affairs, the ability of these intelligent and young people who have not become very sophisticated to accept new things is amazing. Not to mention these new ideas, even if he moves a computer and gives him a textbook now, it is estimated that he will learn faster than most young people in the 21st century.

"Youquan, how much do you know about Taoism?" Sun Shao changed the topic.

"Taoist?" Xia Hourong was stunned and didn't understand what Sun Shao meant exactly. Taoism is the general source of Chinese academics. Huangdi Laozi, generally known as Huang Lao academics, is the root of Taoism, and also the source of the military, Confucianism, yin and yang immortals. However, now Taoism is not only Huang Lao, but also more and more immortals. Two styles of learning have been formed in the world and folk. Among the scholars, they mainly talk about Xuan theory. The people are mainly Fushui and witchcraft. Of course, there are many factions, and they are not convinced by each other. There are also many kinds of people. For example, Zhang Jiao's Taiping Tao and Zhang Lu's Tianshi Tao are both branches of Taoism, but they are very different. Zhang Jiao's Taiping believes in the Taiping Sutra, while Zhang Lu's Tianshi Dao believes in Laozi's 5,000 words. Speaking of which, there is a big difference.

"Hmm..." Sun Shao touched his chin and thought for a moment: "It's with Tianzhu's Buddhism, which is mainly about reasoning and practicing."

"Yes." Xia Hourong smiled and said, "Brother Boren (Xiahou Shang) is familiar with Laozi and has the skills of health care in the room. Taichu was influenced by him and said to Tan Xuan very well.

Sun Shao patted his head, and he really forgot these two people.

"In addition, the uncle of the general, He Yan and Uncle Ping, can also talk about Xuan. I am familiar with these two people. I also know some of the other people who are good at Xuan, but I don't have much contact with them. I don't know whether they are really talented or vain."

"There is another person." Yang Xiu stroked his beard and said, "Cai Yan, everyone. Youquan, don't forget that most of these people who can speak Xuan now have a direct or indirect relationship with Cai Boyu. Cai Boyu studied Confucianism and Taoism as well as the art of war. Although he passed on to many disciples, it was his daughter Cai who could really pass it on.

"That's true." Xia Hourong clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Lord Yang is more knowledgeable. Since everyone in Cai returned to Ye City, they have lived in a simple way. I didn't think of her for a moment."

"Actually, it's not just Cai. The sister of the Cai family is the one who married the Thai goat. Although the knowledge is not as good as that of the Cai family, it is still very good compared with ordinary people. The Yang family has learned from the family, but the Cai family has lost power for many years. The sheep has always respected the Cai family, which is not just as simple as the love of husband and wife.

Sun Shao quietly listened to them that the celebrities in the Central Plains. Yang Xiu is a famous noble son of the family and is very familiar with the situation of each family. Xia Hourong is an upstart and has a talented name. He is also very familiar with the young generation. They casually found several people who have studied the Taoist family.

"Since we are talking about Cai Bo, there is one person who can't but mention it." Yang Xiu suddenly remembered something and turned to Sun Shao and said, "In those years, there were thousands of books in Cai Boqi's family, and later they were all given to Wang Can. After Wang Can's death, these books belonged to his son. After Cai returned to Yecheng, they once asked someone to ask the Wang family for these books, but the Wang family did not return them. Later, Wang Can's two sons were killed because of Wei's sarcastic case, and the whereabouts of these books were unknown. Youquan, you can check whether these books are still in the Wang family or confiscated by the vice prime minister. There should be a lot of Cai Bo's unique knowledge in it. If you can take a look at it, it will definitely make people feel great.

Xia Hourong nodded repeatedly.

"Your Highness wants to deal with Futu with Taoism?" Yang Xiu's words turned around and returned to the original topic. Sun Shao nodded, but Yang Xiu didn't think so: "What's the difference between Tan Xuan and the demons and monsters of Tianzhu Futu? It's easy to do one harm, but it doesn't look smart.

"What does Dezu think?" Sun Shaohan smiled and said, in fact, there is no need to ask. He can also guess Yang Xiu's answer. It's just out of politeness and wants to hear his opinion.

Yang Xiuming knew that there was something in Sun Shao's smile, but he still poked and said bluntly, "It's need to say that you don't need to put the words of ready-made saints to find a Taoist, isn't it to give up the end?"

"Is Dezu's sage's words the Analects or the Six Classics? Or are those long stories that often say ten thousand words and ten thousand words now? Well, in terms of mathematics alone, the number of Confucian scriptures can be compared with Buddhism.

"How can this be compared with the quantity?" Yang Xiu blurted out: "The classics of the saints are all in it. How can those absurd and promiscuous words be compared? Your Majesty, you have listened to that bhikkhuni's teaching too much recently.

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao couldn't help laughing. Compared with his old son Yang Biao, Yang Xiu is smart and sharp, but he is not mellow enough. He is still far from Yang Biao's old and spicy wrist. No wonder he will be killed by Lao Cao in history, and his son Yang Biao can not cooperate with the Cao family, but also be safe. However, he lived until he was old and died.

"Dezu, have you read the Buddhist scriptures?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.)

"no." Yang Xiu's words are as sharp as a knife: "What's good to read about that kind of nonsense? It's nothing more than demagogic people's hearts. Not only can I not read it, but if possible, it's better to burn it clean with a fire.

Sun Shao was stunned. Why is this one as violent as the Western missionaries who have just arrived in Maya?

Just as they were talking about some Taoist Buddhists, the war was coming to an end. Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi held Feroz hostage and issued an order for Tianzhu sailors to surrender. The chaotic Tianzhu sailors had no choice but to accept their fate and surrender in front of the powerful force of the Yue sailors. The soldiers who had fled ashore were captured by Zhou Yin and others who had been waiting on the shore. More than a dozen warships among the sailors rushed out of the encirclement. Cui Qian had sent people to catch up. The other Tianzhu sailors were here. More than 300 warships had lost their fights, but more than 200 supply ships were intact, all of which were cheap to Sun Shao, nearly 20,000 soldiers. More than 5,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, more than 3,000 were seriously injured, and the remaining 10,000 people were all captured. While ordering Sun Shao to camp in the selected place on the shore, he sent people to inform him that the battle between the king Yong Youkai and the man was over, and asked them to come here to accept mediation.

At the same time, the merchant ship, which had been waiting for two months, set sail and took advantage of the increasingly strong north wind. Under the escort of Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun'er generals, they were ready to cross the Bay of Bengal and go straight to the opposite Ceylon Island. This time, Zhuge Zhi first made a contribution to the plan. Later, he and Zhou Xun received the great merit of Ferroz. He was promoted to General Ceylon, adding 500 households, and his subordinates also increased to 2,000 people. Zhou Xun was also promoted to a partial general because of his merits and increased 200 households, which was just enough for the standard of a thousand households. He could be awarded the title of an island and become a real marquis. His number of men has increased to 1,500. This time, he went to Ceylon as Zhuge Zhi's deputy. Ceylon is at war. I think there will be many opportunities to make contributions, and he will soon surpass his brother Zhou Yin.

Along with Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun, there is also the partial general Dunwu. This time, he also made contributions. He added 500 households, and there are still 200 households from the standard of 1,000 households, and there are 1,200 people under him. He is Sun Shao's general, but he has been working as a guard camp beside Sun Shao before. There are not many opportunities to go to the battlefield. This time, he seized the opportunity and made great contributions at once.

At the end of the month, the envoys of the State of the Xu and the Qi people rushed to the mouth of the sea and accepted the mediation of Sun Shao.

(to be continued)