Ming Zuo

"The Buddha has self-sacrifice to save all sentient beings, and also has Vajra's glaring eyes, and he is a slap in the face. Evil spirits are invading, the Taoist heart is unstable, and he is everywhere in hell. How can I be liberated? The only way to be free is to fight bravely and protect my Buddha!"

Unlike the eminent monks who explain the scriptures, the monks of Shaolin Temple are like ducks in water in the Kingdom of Kandy.

At home, they have to keep their heads down and behave carefully.

But here, it doesn't matter if you let go of the tricks, and the local rulers are happy to see the results.

Over the years, in the face of the impact of pagans on the mainland, Buddhists have persisted very hard.

They have been looking for the answer, how to let the Buddha's light illuminate the earth again.

Yes, Buddhists are also very ambitious.

Keeping the last pure land does not satisfy them. They hope to return to Tianzhu and regain their former status.

The arrival of the Shaolin monks not only taught them martial arts, but also represented the empire's support for the Kingdom of Kandy and the Buddhists in terms of force.

This kind of support can be turned into the supreme confidence of Kandy people.

All of a sudden, Kandy was full of people following Shaolin monks to keep fit, and martial arts swept the country.

Under such circumstances, with the arming provided by the empire, Kandy's strength gradually began to rise.

Rajsingh II was ambitious and desperately hoped to set foot on land and fight against infidels.

But he is very wise, knowing that this matter depends on the attitude of the empire and its allies.

Without the support of allies, the Kingdom of Kandy alone is definitely not the opponent of the Mughal Empire.

After some understanding, the people sent by Hou Xun finally had a deeper understanding of the situation in South Asia.

The Mughal Empire now dominates Tianzhu.

This empire established by the descendants of the Mongols went south, has long been Islamized.But in the process of ruling Tianzhu, he encountered a lot of difficulties.

When Akbar was king, in order to ease religious conflicts, he took a series of measures to make the country relatively peaceful.

But today's Shah Jahan discriminates against Hindus very much and severely suppresses them.

As a result, the contradictions within Tianzhu began to rise linearly.

Shah Jahan did not see the crisis involved, and continued to use military force abroad.

And the Kingdom of Ahom is what he wants to conquer.

It is true that with the strength of the Ahom Kingdom, it really cannot stop the attack of the Mughal Empire.However, when the Mughal Empire put most of its military power in Bengal in the east in order to attack the Ahom Kingdom, its interior was very empty.

It was this emptiness that allowed Western colonists to see an opportunity.

The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British are quietly encouraging the Hindus to fight against the Mughal Empire and continue to weaken the strength of the Mughal Empire.

In other words, today's Mughal Empire looks huge, but in fact it has reached a precarious state.

The situation was reported to Hou Xun, and he immediately realized that this would be a godsend opportunity for the empire to set foot in South Asia.

Hou Xun did not intend to act alone, but met with Alexei Dawi, the governor of Batavia in the Netherlands, and Fisher Gomez, the governor of Goa in Portugal.

"Tianzhu's aggression against the Kingdom of Ahom is something that the empire cannot tolerate. Moreover, Tianzhu's attitude towards the empire and everyone is very unfavorable to normal business activities. I plan to ask His Majesty the Emperor to use appropriate means to urge Mughal The empire changed its strategy and joined more prosperous trade. This requires the help of the Netherlands and Portugal."

David and Gomez understood what was going on as soon as they heard it.

There was a greedy light in the eyes of the two of them.

They have long coveted Tianzhu.

However, the strength of the Mughal Empire is indeed relatively strong, so that they can only taste it in the coastal areas.But the vast inland of South Asia made them sigh.

Both countries are not strong enough in Asia, and they are also facing competition from the United Kingdom, so they are simply unable to further develop Tianzhu.

Now that the empire is willing to take the lead, if the Netherlands and Portugal do not seize this opportunity, it will be a stick.

What they didn't expect was that Hou Xun still felt that there were not enough helpers.

"I have observed that the progress of the British in Tianzhu is not very smooth. And the British Chennai is in front of Kandy. It is better to bring them in, so the possibility of success will be greater."

The British East India Company's colony in Tianzhu is in Chennai, which is located on the east coast of the South Asian subcontinent, just across the sea from Ceylon.

If the empire wanted to attack Tianzhu from Ceylon, it had to go through Chennai.

Whether Britain is friend or foe makes a big difference to operations.

David and Gomez looked at each other, and couldn't help but marvel at Hou Xun's smoothness.

This is a mature politician.

For the sake of profit, he was not affected by the situation in Europe at all, but instead strived for the greatest possibility.

Of course, the two of them have no opinion.

Over the years, it has long been commonplace for various countries in Europe to be allies and betrayals.Why not bring the UK this time to share risks and share benefits?
With the consent of the two, Hou Xun sent his secretary Zhou Zezhi to Chennai without delay, and visited Alex Crowder, the head of the British East India Company.

"Sir, I wonder if you will carry out the orders of the kingdom or the orders of the council?"

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhou Zezhi needed to clarify a problem.

The East India Company has just received two completely different orders recently.

One was sent by the new king Charles II, ordering the East India Company not to be enemies of the Empire, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and to adopt a cooperative attitude.

The other one was sent by Parliament.

Order the East India Company to carefully guard against the attacks of the Empire, Portugal, and the Netherlands, and dispatch a group of ships to return to the country for support.

These two orders caused turmoil within the East India Company.

Among the high-level officials of the East India Company, some are supporters of the royal party, and some are factions of the parliament.The result was a long quarrel and no decision on what to do.

However, all directors have a minimum consensus.

Once the Empire, the Netherlands, and Portugal attack together, the East India Company will never be able to beat it.

Claude even sent someone to visit Shah Jahan, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, hoping to get support.

But who knew that the Tianzhu people proposed that the Mughal Empire would only help if the British had to hand over all the factories to them.

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We British came to Tianzhu to build factories to make money, not to be taken advantage of.

This unreasonable request was of course rejected by the East India Company.

But in the face of a real threat, how to deal with it, the high-level people are all in a dilemma.

As a result, at this moment, the empire actually sent someone to express its goodwill, and invited the East India Company to attack the fat sheep of Tianzhu.

The shrewd Claude was trembling with excitement.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou, we have always been His Royal Highness' most loyal subjects!"