Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 298 Dancing with the Lion to Save Gru

"I treat those bald donkeys well, but they dare to rebel against me! Send the order, and the whole army will march day and night to return to Lhasa. I will kill those bald donkeys and they will bleed like rivers!" Suletan learned that the snow-covered plateau was so dangerous. After many monks rebelled, they were furious. They cursed the great monks who led the rebellion and vowed to make the rebels pay the price.

Seeing his anger, the civil and military ministers fell silent.

Upon seeing this, Liu Haogu spoke up. He was the only one present who dared to persuade the emperor when he was angry, "Your Majesty, be careful, you are the incarnation of Padmasambhava!"

Upon hearing this, Suletan was speechless. Indeed, he also claims to be a great monk. Calling others "bald donkeys" is actually calling himself a curse. Moreover, if a dignified king of a country is willing to kill and bleed out at every turn, he will inevitably be labeled a "tyrant". After hearing this, he apologized, "I made a mistake. Thank you, Master Liu, for reminding me."

Seeing that he accepted it humbly, Liu Haogu suggested again: "The rebels are mostly a mob, and it is not difficult to pacify them. The top priority is that you must return to Lhasa as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. Please select elite soldiers, one person and three horses, and fly day and night to rush to Lhasa first. , the army then set off."

"What Master Liu said is true," Suletan believed deeply. He ordered more than 10,000 soldiers to be left behind to guard against the Dzungars in the north; he selected the most elite 10,000 soldiers, one man and three horses, and personally led them to Lhasa; Luo Like and Shuo Qi led an army of 40,000 people and followed behind with their baggage.

Just as the army was about to set off, suddenly the Gelug monk Zanyabandida asked to see him.

"Haha, I was just about to seek their misfortune, and they came to kill me. Well done, well done! Just in time to kill this bald donkey, no, this monk, to sacrifice the flag," Sultan said angrily. He thought he had saved Gelug from Zangba Khan, and when he was entrusting the seven great national masters, he gave them another title, and his favor was as high as the sky. Who knows that what others are pursuing is self-centeredness, so how can they be satisfied? Moreover, he set up officials to govern various places in the snowy region, which greatly violated the theocratic rights of the great monks. This time, the "Law of David" was promulgated, advocating that "high-ranking monks and princes break the law and the common people are guilty", and taxing monks who never pay taxes has offended the monks, so rebellion is inevitable!
Zanyabandida's dress was very traditional, wearing a "banxia" on her head, seven robes (monastic robes) on top, five robes ("Zen skirt") on the bottom, and a half-moon-shaped cloak. She came elegantly. After all, he was an eminent monk and well-informed. The murderous aura of David's army did not frighten him at all. He approached and saluted and said, "Young monk, see your majesty."

"You're such a courageous monk! What do you want from me? Do you want to switch from Gelug to Nyingma?" Suletan asked coldly, thinking that he was here to surrender.

"Your Majesty is persistent. All dharma comes from the same origin and leads to the same destination through different paths. Gelug, Nyingma, Kagyu, and Sakya were all members of the same family thousands of years ago. They were all followers of the Buddha, so how can they distinguish themselves from each other? The young monk has been practicing for many years and has become a Gelug I don’t want to come out because of the rituals.”

"Oh, it's not a conversion. Could it be that he knew that when I went on an expedition, I would send a few heads as a sacrifice to the flag, so I came here specially?" Suletan sneered, looking at him as if he were a dead man.

"Amitabha, if I can use my life to save the lives of countless people, it will be my great fortune! You guessed it right, the young monk is indeed sending people's heads today. I heard that the great master roared like a lion and wanted to kill all Gelu, If this is the case, I am afraid that there will be no one in Lhasa! The young monk is quite famous and can be regarded as an eminent monk, so he recommended himself and prayed to die in front of you to eliminate your anger. Please treat all living beings with great compassion and kill only the young monk."

Sule was stunned. He originally thought that the eminent monk was here to surrender or beg for mercy, and he planned to tease him before killing him, but he didn't expect that he was here to beg for death. wanna die? snort! Beautiful thought! By killing you, you will achieve the name of the Great Merciful and Compassionate Buddha, and I will become a cruel and easy-to-kill king. no way! I'm not that stupid!

However, he was still moved by the monk's courage. There are countless Gelug followers, many of whom are people of noble character. This person was right. Most of the people in Lhasa believed in Gelug. If they were all slaughtered, there would really be no one left. Since a massacre cannot be carried out, the moral high ground must be occupied. The people must be convinced that they are living Bodhisattvas who save the suffering, and that the rebels are bewitched by demons. If there is a Gelug monk who drums and cheers for him, it will be justified. Batu Hetan reported to him that the great monk Daca of Basu Temple surrendered on his own initiative, which was regarded as his personal choice. But Nadaca first led his people to participate in the rebellion, and then surrendered voluntarily when he saw that the situation was not going well. He was the one who took the lead, but he was not very convincing. The person in front of me is a good candidate!
"You do have a Buddha's heart! In my hands, I have both thunder and lightning as well as rain and dew. It all depends on your choice whether to flow blood into a river or to save all sentient beings," he said gloomily.

"Amitabha, please give me some advice," Zanyabandida said with his hands clasped together and his attitude respectful, as if the person in front of him was really a Padmasambhava.

"I will launch a rebellion only if you come forward to testify that the two holy monks are possessed by evil spirits."

"Absolutely not! The young monk is so favored by the two divine monks that he will never do anything detrimental to the divine monks. Moreover, the two divine monks have superb magical powers and are diamonds that can subdue demons. If they are said to be possessed by evil spirits, the people of Lhasa will not do anything. I believe it. You'd better kill me to sacrifice the flag."

Seeing his firm expression, Sultan knew not to force him, and besides, what he said was reasonable. A bright light flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Then the two holy monks were bewitched by evil spirits and launched a rebellion. Now they regret it."

"Who is the evil one?"

"The three major temples are strong Zuonan Qunpei and Tashilhunpo Temple Khenpo (abbot) Dorje Lepa."

"what!"

Zanya Bandida was shocked all over. Suonan Qunpei was loyal to Gelug. He risked his life to mobilize reinforcements from the Tumote tribe in Qinghai, drove away Zangba Khan, and saved Gelug. Dorje Leba often performed good deeds and helped the poor. How can I bear to say that such people are evil!

"Haha, you don't know yet. The rebellion in Lhasa has been largely put down. Sonam Qunpei died in the battle, and only Dorje Lepa is still alive. Now the divine monk Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso has been captured by the court, and the lives of all the monks in Lhasa depend on me. Hold it in your hand. Saving one person to save ten thousand people is a great kindness. You should decide quickly whether you obey or not."

Did the Lhasa Uprising fail? The altars of the three major temples were arrested? When Zanyabandida heard the news, he was even more shocked than before. He couldn't help but tremble, not because of fear, but because he was worried about Gru's future. Finally, he made up his mind and said feebly: "The young monk is willing to cooperate with the great master. I just ask that you keep your promise and give Gru a way to live."

"Don't worry, I am the emperor, and I have the right words. Since I agreed to you, this time I will only punish the evil leaders and evildoers without asking for their followers. Even the two holy monks, I will not kill. Come here, give the master a white horse. , Follow me to suppress the rebellion, hahaha." Suletan laughed heartily. The reason why he gave him a white horse was because he suddenly remembered Tang Xuanzang, that's all.

(End of this chapter)