I preached in the Six Dynasties

Chapter 703
"Let's drink first today, and talk about state affairs after drinking!"

Liu Bei said with a smile.

He has no interest in fighting Tianzhu, and even if he wants to fight, he is not in a hurry.

He himself is not a Buddhist, and there are very few Buddhists in Western Shu, so Liu Bei doesn't care much about the so-called infighting among Buddhists.

Could it be that the Buddhas in the Pure Land of the Western Paradise are real, and will they be of any benefit to Shu?

Regardless of Liu Bei's appearance, Li Yu estimated in his heart that they had already made preparations.Maybe I've already made up my mind, so I'm just waiting for myself to come
Li Yu looked at Jiang Wei as if asking for help, and the latter grinned at him.

Li Yu nodded, feeling more confident.

If the Shu Kingdom sent troops to sweep Tianzhu, it would be easy to cut off the incense in the West.

These fierce generals and elite soldiers of the Shu Han can be regarded as having a place to use.

The wine was half full, seeing that Liu Bei and others were drunk again, Li Yu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, how about the Western Expedition?"

Liu Bei pointed at Zhuge Liang who was beside him, and said with a smile, "You should discuss this matter with the prime minister."

Li Yu looked at Zhuge Liang, who smiled slightly.

Li Yu picked up his seat, walked to Zhuge Liang's table, poured him a glass of wine and asked, "Prime Minister?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Our original intention is the Central Plains, and the westward expedition to Tianzhu is an extravagant branch. It seems insignificant, but in fact it involves too much. If you want to play a small game, you need to look at the overall situation. After the last battle of Bianliang, why did the heavens die? do you know?"

Li Yu pondered for a moment, he had thought about this question for a long time, thinking about it almost every night.

So when Zhuge Liang asked this question, Li Yu hesitated for a while, and then said: "The Heavenly Court did not continue to send troops, and the Six Dynasties did not completely cut off the people's offerings and incense to the Heavenly Court's gods. They are maintaining this balance, and they are not willing to tear it apart completely. Shameless, I prefer to find agents from the world to slowly overthrow our fragile alliance."

There was a look of approval in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and he smiled slightly and said, "Almost."

He picked up a chopstick, put it horizontally on his finger and said: "This is the relationship between the world and the heaven. Just like this chopstick, it looks very stable, but in fact it will fall off at any time. When we march west to Tianzhu, there is a possibility that it will fall." break that balance."

Li Yu was anxious and wanted to refute immediately, but Zhuge Liang didn't give him this chance, but continued: "But since the Heavenly Court is looking for someone to disrupt the situation, we can't do nothing. You are right, they are here Find someone to replace them to restore the previous absolute hegemony, this is their attack, we want to conquer Tianzhu, it is our attack."

Li Yu nodded quickly, and said, "That's right, the West Heaven Pure Land has a great relationship with the Heavenly Court. If you can win the West Heaven, one will grow and the other will grow!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Since you have also seen this clearly, then it is absolutely impossible for Shu to send troops alone. It must be discussed by the six dynasties. They all agree and discuss with each other how to distribute the benefits. Only then can we fight."

Li Yu was deeply impressed, Zhuge Liang really had a long-term vision, and he was willing to share the benefits of the Western Expedition with everyone.

This is indeed a very real problem. Although the alliance of the Six Dynasties cannot be said to be paper, it is indeed not very stable.

It is estimated that the five countries will not agree to the increase of so many people and land in Xishu for no reason, because since the founding of Xishu, their original intention was to restore the Han Dynasty.

What is Restoring the Han Dynasty?

If you analyze this sentence carefully, you can explain it in a more easy-to-understand sentence: destroy the other five countries.

Zhuge Liang put down his chopsticks, looked at Li Yu, and said, "We are not Datang. Li Shimin can directly occupy Tubo without discussing with the other five countries. Timing, good reason. Of course we can go west to conquer Tianzhu, but it’s not as simple as just saying one thing.”

Li Yu nodded, he still thought of things simply.

The Western Expedition is definitely feasible, but Li Yu has to convince the other five countries first. Of course, there is no problem with the Song Dynasty, and the other four.
Zhuge Liang went on to say: "As long as we finish this matter first, it's just a westward expedition to Tianzhu, it's not a big deal."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and two boys came over, each holding a map and slowly unfolding it.

Zhuge Liang pointed to the map and said: "This is the geographical map of the mountains and rivers from Western Shu to Tianzhu. There are nine countries and three places along the way. They are all ear-wrenching countries. Occasionally there are some monsters and ghosts. They occupy the mountains and become kings. It is really not worth mentioning."

Li Yu looked at the map, dumbfounded.

Zhuge Liang continued: "The only tricky thing is that the Heavenly Court will not sit idly by. They have three possible reactions: one is to directly attack, which will break the balance. Fighting. They have been at ease for too long, and they probably don't have the determination and courage;

The second is to keep silent and let us go to the Pure Land of the Western Paradise, whether it is to welcome back the Buddhas or make other arrangements, this will put Heaven in trouble.I see they will not stand still;
This is the third"

"What about the third one?" Li Yu asked nervously.

"They will send some not-so-reputable, but quite capable men, who can be their own mounts, boys, or even servants. Give them some magic weapons that are handy, so that these people have enough strength to come down to the world to make trouble, and do everything possible Obstructing the Western Expedition and cooperating with the group of people in Xitian today will make us fail.

"It's very possible!" Li Yu agreed, nodding in agreement.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "This is a trick of ghosts and ghosts, and it cannot be seen by a good scholar. I don't care about these dirty tricks. As long as we persuade the five countries and let me send troops to the West, then all problems will be in the hands of our soldiers. It will be solved under the sword."

Li Yu gritted his teeth, "Leave this to me!"

Zhuge Liang looked at him deeply and asked, "Where do you plan to go first?"

"Soochow!"

Zhuge Liang then smiled and said: "You have the courage, the matter has already been half done. Don't worry about going to Soochow, although you have some quarrels, but based on my understanding of Soochow, they will agree .”

Li Yu didn't have much confidence in his heart. After all, he and Soochow had a deep grudge. Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, he hurriedly asked, "How do you say that?"

"Sun Quan of Soochow does not seek dignity, but only looks at benefits. You just need to make it clear how much benefit he can get, and let him figure it out for himself. The big deal is to bargain. Going to Soochow is actually cheaper than buying at the market. Buying chicken and duck is no different, and it will always succeed. The real difficulty is no longer in Soochow, but in Datang.”

"Li Shiminxiong is bold, ambitious, and very calculating. He is the most difficult to convince."

(End of this chapter)