Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 453: The Monk King - How many teachers does he have? (6K)

"Thousand Islands Alliance? The United States is trying to stir up trouble again!"

"I didn't expect these Southeast Asian island countries to join this alliance. You know, Annan boasted millions of troops, but they were vulnerable and surrendered so quickly. These small island countries still want to compete with the Jeko Group."

"The only thing that is strong in the Jeko Group is the army. Now there is also India on land, and their army is also very large. The Jeko Group's navy is weak, and it relies on the Siamese and Annan navies to help hold the fort. These island countries dare to form cliques like this."

'It took 46 days to conquer Siam, 8 days to conquer Lancang, 3 days to conquer Chenla, and 10 days to conquer Annan. This is simply the European war of the new era. These island countries must unite to protect themselves.'

'I support the Thousand Islands Alliance. The Jeko Group forced several countries to sign the Manchester City Treaty through war. This is an unforgivable crime. This is imposing its power on the four countries. No wonder our beautiful country has imposed sanctions on them. There is really no injustice.'

'The guy above has exposed his chicken feet. The Djeko Group stipulated in the Manchester City Treaty that it would station troops in four countries. Doesn't your country also have troops stationed in other countries? What qualifications do you have to criticize others? Are you just being thick-skinned?'

'That's different. The United States stationed troops in other countries to maintain world order and peace, while the Jeko Group stationed troops in other countries to disrupt order and oppress people. This is completely different.'

'As an Indian, I can't help but speak out to protest the atrocities of the Jeko Group. The poor people of Indochina will be second-class people in the future. But with the Thousand Islands Alliance we have joined, the Jeko Group will definitely restrain itself. We Indians are not those weak little countries.'

With the signing of the Manchester City Treaty, the Internet's spectators flocked to watch the show and argued with each other.

The emergence of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance was mainly due to the domineering and arrogant behavior of the Jeko Group. When the neighboring countries around the Jeko Group saw the Manchester City Treaty, they were all deeply uneasy.

After all, the Jeko Group has now become the de facto overlord of the Indochina Peninsula, so it is easy to imagine where it will turn its attention next.

Especially in Johor, the Jeko Group annexed the southern territory of Siam and now begins to border Johor on the territory, which makes Johor very terrified.

Not long ago, the Jeko Group carried out a series of purges against the Malays, and the Johor state protested against this.

As a result, they became the overlord of Indochina in the blink of an eye, and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals wiped out the four countries that refused to submit, and were returning to the court.

If they dislike him on the way back and lead their army down, the Johor Kingdom does not think that it can stop the attack of the JECCO Group's mecha troops with its army.

In the past, the only thing that Johor relied on was that it was an island country, its territory was divided into two parts, east and west, by the sea, and it had no borders with the Jeko Group.

As we all know, the Jeko Group's naval strength is very weak, and it is difficult to carry out cross-sea landing operations.

But this kind of confidence suddenly disappeared as the JEC Group dominated the Indochina Peninsula.

Because the naval strength of Annan and Siam is not weak, the maritime coalition formed by their union is enough to form an advantageous force against Johor.

Annan and Siam, which were beaten badly by the Jeko Group, would probably find it difficult to refuse the Jeko Group's request.

It is not just Johor that is worried about its maritime security. Other island countries in Southeast Asia are also worried about this, including Java, the most powerful country in Southeast Asia.

This world's largest archipelago country spans Asia and Oceania. Its territory consists of 17508 islands and is known as the Country of Thousand Islands. It has a population of 2.8 million and a GDP of 1.5 trillion US dollars.

Their fragmented land is very afraid of a powerful navy. The only thing to be thankful for is that their Javanese navy is strong enough to counter the maritime coalition led by the Jeko Group.

It can be said that after the news of the signing of the Manchester City Treaty by the Djeko Group came, these Southeast Asian countries all increased their vigilance and began to consciously expand their armaments, train new soldiers, and join the United States to have a backer to prevent the tragedy of Siam from happening to themselves.

With this military alliance organization, the United States has promised to provide loans to help them build more frigates, destroyers, submarines, torpedo boats, etc., to help them build a navy capable of resisting the threat of the Jeko Group.

Although they knew that the United States was using this as an opportunity to sell arms, these countries that felt threatened still joined in.

However, there are people who dare not jump out and mock, for example, India, they have been very restless after joining the Thousand Islands Alliance.

“The Manchester Treaty was the Dzeko Group’s comprehensive control and plunder of Indochina, and the Siamese authorities were completely reduced to a tool for the Dzeko Group to rule the people.

The amount of compensation in this treaty, the severity of the loss of sovereignty, and the depth of the spiritual humiliation are all unprecedented in the world.

We in India strongly condemn the cancellation of this clause by the Jeko Group on the basis of fairness and justice. This unequal treaty that has brought unprecedented disasters is harmful to the world and all people. "

The official accusation from the Indian government was very severe, but the Jeko Group ignored it.

For this reason, India's media outlets have used a lot of space to accuse the Jeko Group, and India did so because of their eastward action strategy.

India has always been seeking to become a world power, especially its close neighbors, and wants to expand its voice and influence in Southeast Asia.

The actions of the Jeko Group undoubtedly made India feel unhappy. You snatched away so many of his friends in Southeast Asia at once. How can he do anything?

If they feel unhappy, they will naturally stand up. India is not afraid of the Jeko Group. They think that their military strength ranks second to none. The only country stronger than themselves is the United States, followed by themselves, followed by Russia, Britain, China, Germany and the Sakura Country.

As the world's second most powerful military country, India is not afraid of the Jeko Group, even though they share a large border with the Jeko Group to the west.

Now the Dzeko Group ignored him and totally disregarded him. The Indians were very angry and felt that the Dzeko Group really did not respect them and even refused to withdraw the Manchester City contract.

The signing of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance has caused this land, which had just ended the war, to become turbulent and unpredictable again.

Manchester City!

Su Jie has not returned to Zen Kingdom yet, but is staying in Manchester City because there is a special execution ceremony that Su Jie plans to watch in person.

While waiting, Su Jie heard the news that the United States had established the "Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance".

"Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance? They really want to create trouble for us without any reservation."

Su Jie listened to Liu Yingying's report without much surprise on his face.

This is consistent with Su Jie's consistent perception of the United States: they are either causing trouble or on the way to causing trouble.

The United States, which has always been hostile, will definitely not allow the Jeko Group to develop peacefully.

"With the experience of Siam, these island countries dared to join the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance. They relied on their naval strength. Among them, Java was the most active. They just signed a warship-for-base agreement with the United States. The United States and its EU members will provide Java with 15 second-hand destroyers and frigates. Java will exchange some military bases for the United States for 99 years. Other Southeast Asian countries are also actively responding to the purchase of new and second-hand warships."

Liu Yingying expressed her own opinion, because the countries in the Thousand Islands Alliance are basically island countries, separated by the sea.

The navy of the Jeko Group is a weak point. With the vast ocean between them, it is impossible for the Spider Mecha to swim over and attack them, right?
The ocean barrier is what gives them the confidence to join the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance.

Among them, Java, which has the strongest economic strength, even gave up its islands to the United States in exchange for second-hand destroyers to quickly improve its combat effectiveness.

"Don't bother with them for now. When their navy is built up, our new navy equipment will be almost in service."

Su Jie shook his head. It was not appropriate for the Jeko Group to make any more major moves now, and the naval strength was indeed the Jeko Group's weak point.

Su Jie is biding his time, waiting for new naval equipment to arrive. It will not be too late to deal with these running guys one by one then.

"Due to the influence of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance, many Western countries' foundries in Siam and Annan have withdrawn and shut down. Various electronic foundries, clothing and shoes, including investments from large companies such as Apple and Samsung, have shut down thousands of factories and left a large number of workers unemployed. These relocated factories have all moved to other Southeast Asian countries for development."

Liu Yingying also mentioned another thing, that Southeast Asia has always been a region where Western countries have transferred low-end manufacturing industries.

Many new factories of various types have been built here, responsible for OEM production for Europe and the United States. Siam and Annan export hundreds of billions of US dollars every year, and a large part of it is supported by these OEM factories built with cheap and intensive labor.

Now that the "Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance" has been signed, these capitals have been transferred. After all, other Southeast Asian countries also have abundant and cheap labor, so they can continue to operate by transferring their factories.

It can be said that the United States' move of cutting off the source of funds has broken the economic backbone of these countries in one fell swoop.

Although the Jeko Group did not rule Siam and Annan, it did not have to worry about the life and death of these countries.

However, the economies of these countries are in decline, and a large wave of unemployment has emerged. With a little provocation from the United States, these conflicts can be shifted to the Jeco Group, causing local people to have more serious hostility towards the Jeco Group. At the same time, it will also disrupt the Jeco Group's internal circulation market and consume the Jeco Group's energy.

"That's perfect. Our Jieke Group will enter the market to occupy the vacant market and recruit those unemployed workers to raise insects and pigs."

Su Jie said without thinking that a normal country would be very troubled if faced with such a situation, but Su Jie didn't care at all.

It is just right to use the extra labor force to serve the Jeko Group and help raise insects and pigs, so that the local economy is firmly tied to the Jeko Group. In this way, it will be more difficult for these countries to break free from the control of the Jeko Group, killing two birds with one stone.

With the money-making ability of the JECO Group, and the fact that these countries already have other economic capabilities, not only can they be self-sufficient in food, but they can also export large quantities. As long as the JECO Group exists, these countries will not be in chaos.

"That's what I thought, let's go down and make arrangements."

"Don't worry, come with me to watch a play."

Su Jie chatted with Liu Yingying for a while, and after everything was arranged, Su Jie took Liu Yingying by car to a crowded place.

Because today is the day when the former King of Siam, Pu Pong, will be executed. The Jeko Group has sentenced Pu Pong to dozens of charges and will execute him today.

A large number of soldiers from the Jeko Group maintained law and order at the scene, while on the platform, King Pubeng knelt on the ground, his body trembling, his eyes full of fear.

There were so many people watching that the Jeko Group was going to execute the king. For Siam, a country that had always respected the king, the shock was unparalleled.

It also made the people realize that the king could also be executed, just like ordinary people. In this way, the king's authority was severely hit, and the Jeko Group was able to better control this puppet state.

The person in charge of the execution was the current King of Siam, Baiya, who was appointed by Suje.

As soon as Su Jie's car stopped, Bai Ya ran up very attentively and opened the door for Su Jie. After getting out of the car, Su Jie looked up at the platform and smiled, "You really arranged a guillotine! You are thoughtful."

But the torture instrument on the platform was an ancient guillotine, with a sharp and heavy blade.

"Pupong insulted Mr. Su and colluded with outsiders to kill my father. Beheading him is already very merciful. Do you have any other instructions?"

"Let's do it this way."

Su Jie nodded, and Baiya led the way in front. The soldiers separated a passage, and Su Jie came to the best viewing point.

There are reporters carrying cameras nearby, and it will be broadcast on the news later.

In this way, the authority of the Jake Group is established, and the countries in Indochina Peninsula can see what the consequences of offending the Jake Group will be.

Su Jie arrived on time, and when he sat down, the execution time had soon arrived.

After Baya took his leave, he went down to give instructions, but at this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the scene and the crowd began to push forward.

Liu Yingying was startled and asked subconsciously, "What's going on? Is there anyone else trying to rob the execution ground?"

"With this arrangement, who would dare to rob the execution ground? This is not like we are filming a movie."

Su Jie said with a smile that in addition to a large number of fully armed soldiers at the scene, there was also a company of Iron Battalion soldiers on guard. Anyone who was stupid enough to dare to rob the execution ground was simply wishing he had died.

Turning his head to look in the direction of the commotion, Su Jie saw a group of shiny bald heads, standing out in the crowd.

They were a group of monks wearing robes, each with their hands clasped together, walking leisurely. In front of them, there were policemen clearing the way for them, with sirens blaring.

As they walked by, many people nearby knelt down and bowed with expressions of great reverence.

Su Jie even saw that King Baiya also knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to the very old monk who was leading the group.

After a while, Baiya ran over in a hurry, panting and said, "Mr. Susu, the situation is not good. The monk king is coming."

"Monk King?"

"Yes, the other party is the abbot of Wat Manmolan, the Patriarch Phra Momo, the 22nd Patriarch. In our country, Buddhism has a special organization, the Supreme Patriarch Committee, and the highest leader is the Patriarch. The Supreme Patriarch Committee is composed of 1 Patriarch, 4 deputy Patriarchs and 8 elected senior monks, who are responsible for the precepts, regulations, publicity, welfare and other matters of the Siamese Sangha."

Baiya took a breath and told the story quickly. Fearing that Su Jie might accidentally offend the King of Monks, he also gave Su Jie some general information.

Hearing the identity of the person who came, Liu Yingying beside Su Jie couldn't help but said: "I saw you kneeling to him just now. It turns out that the other party is really that powerful."

She had heard about Buddhism. In Siam, all Buddhist boys, once they reached a certain age, had to shave their heads and become monks. Even the royal family and the nobility were no exception. It had become an unwritten rule that they would become monks for a period of time before returning to secular life.

She used to think it was a bit exaggerated, but seeing how Baiya treated the monk king just now, the rumor was obviously credible.

Hearing this, Baiya explained: "It is like this. In Siam, we have two kings, one is the secular king, and the other is the Buddhist leader, the Supreme Patriarch. More than 90% of our country's population believes in Buddhism. Buddhism has been deeply integrated into the lives of our people, and its influence has permeated every aspect. The king must also be a Buddhist, and he must kneel and bow when meeting the Supreme Patriarch to express his piety."

Baiya hesitated and said cautiously: "Mr. Su, the Sangha King came here this time to ask us to cancel the execution. When Pu Peng was young, he had received ordination from the Sangha King, so the Sangha King wanted us to let him go and save Pu Peng. Mr. Su, do you think we should consider the position of Buddhism? Otherwise..."

Before Baiya finished speaking, Su Jie interrupted him and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Monk King - how many masters does he have? How dare you ask me to release him."

There was silence at the scene. Baiya opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer. After a while, he finally reacted.

"Well, Mr. Su, the Sangha King has no troops, but he is the highest spiritual leader of all Buddhist believers. Should we reject him directly?"

Baiya's voice became lower, he was shocked by Su Jie's boldness.

You know, he is the supreme figure in Siam, worshipped as a god by all believers!
In the minds of Buddhists, the Sangha King is a symbol of faith in the spiritual soul. If Su Jie's words just now were heard by Buddhists, it would probably cause an uproar.

"No need to say anything more, just ask him to come and see me."

Su Jie waved his hand and asked Baiya to bring the person over.

Baiya felt that things were going to get worse, but he didn't dare to disobey Su Jie's words. He just turned around and asked the monk king to bring people over.

"What a charlatan!"

Liu Yingying complained that she was from China and was an atheist. She couldn't understand why Buddhism had such a high status in Siam and even in the entire Indochina Peninsula.

"hehe."

Su Jie just chuckled twice and didn't say much.

After a long time, and after Baiya's humble persuasion, the King of Monks, along with several senior monks, slowly walked towards Sujie.

"Are you the monk king Pamomu?"

Su Jie touched his chin and looked at the old man who was in the lead.

The other person was wearing a yellow cassock, his right shoulder was bare, he had some fine gray stubble on his head, and his face was kind.

"How dare you act like this in front of the monk king?"

Before the Supreme Patriarch Pamomu could say anything, other senior monks nearby angrily scolded Sujie.

Because Sujie was sitting on a chair on the steps and looking down at the Supreme Patriarch and his entourage, this made the respected monks in Siam and others feel unhappy. Even the king had to kneel down and salute them, but Sujie, a pagan, was so rude.

"Humph, what are you yelling about? This is our attitude. We don't believe in Buddhism."

Liu Yingying rolled her eyes and said unhappily that she had followed Su Jie for so long and had seen the world, so she would not be intimidated by a few monks.

"How dare you, woman."

"All right!"

The monk king suddenly spoke up, stopping his men from speaking. He then put his hands together and said with a compassionate face, "Amitabha, I am honored to meet you, Mr. Su. I have come here to ask for something important. Mr. Su, please forgive Pu Peng for saving a life, which is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I would like to guide him to shave his head and become a monk, and to confess his sins and pray to Buddha in the temple for the rest of his life. This will also create a good story. What do you think, Mr. Su?"

Su Jie smiled and said, "Yingying, look, the monk king's words are so pleasant to the ears. The other monks' Buddhist practice is not good enough! Learn more from your monk king."

The other monks glared at Su Jie. If the Supreme Patriarch had not been present, they would not have been so restrained.

"Amitabha, I wonder what Su Shi thinks?"

The monk king Pamomu lowered his eyelids, wanting to get a definite answer from Sujie.

"I disagree."

Su Jie refused outright, which made Baiya, who was watching on the side, nervous.

Pamomu's eyes jumped and he said, "Donor Su, the Buddha once said that if you put down your butcher knife, you will become a Buddha right away. Pupeng was a Buddhist when he was young and respected Buddha. Now that he has committed all the crimes, he deserves to be deprived of his throne. But he still has a heart for Buddha, so why not give him a chance to mend his ways.

Moreover, Mr. Su, Buddhists all over the world are watching this matter. If you continue to act on your own will and execute a former Buddhist king, it will be of great significance and will offend Buddhists all over the world.

On the contrary, if Mr. Su can do this good deed, the whole world will see it, and I am willing to help Mr. Su, receive the precepts and recite the sutras, so that you can gain the support of the world."

As soon as these words came out, Su Jie immediately understood the other party's real purpose, it turned out to be this!
"You mean to say that I have a connection with Buddhism, so I should become a monk and become your lay disciple?"

Su Jie looked amused, the other party wanted to achieve his goal through this action.

Once Sujie agreed, it would be equivalent to telling the world clearly that in Siam, Buddhism is still everyone's spiritual leader and has the supreme status. Even Sujie, the ruthless man who conquered Siam, has to kneel down and worship Buddha. The status of Buddhism will never be shaken again.

"Donor Su, that's exactly the truth."

Pamomu nodded with a compassionate look on his face, as if it was already a very rare opportunity that he was willing to give to Sujie.

"Haha, what a bald donkey, he has a good plan, but unfortunately he found the wrong person."

Su Jie raised his eyebrows, and everyone present, except Liu Yingying, changed their expressions.

"The donor is so arrogant, with no respect for hierarchy, how different is he from the beasts."

"It is really vulgar. How can a person who does not respect Buddha help govern the millions of people in Siam?"

"You still haven't apologized to the monk king. Do you know what you are saying?"

Those monks were even more furious and started to curse Su Jie.

(End of this chapter)