Vaishali city in northern India.
This was the capital of the emerging Gupta dynasty and the place where Indian Buddhism flourished.
The founding monarch of the Gupta dynasty, Chandragupta, known as the 'King of Kings', also known as Gupta I, was standing in a luxurious palace, discussing major issues related to the fate of the kingdom with his princes and ministers.
"Honorable King, the once extremely powerful Kushan people were unable to withstand the sudden invasion of northern barbarians. Kushania in the north has fallen, and their king was killed by the barbarians. Listen, It is said that the head was also made into a drinking cup for the barbarian leader!"
An old Indian man with a gray beard, a tall nose and deep eyes was telling Chandragupta the news he had just received.
"The Kushan people have always been our enemies. Now they are invaded by barbarians. This is retribution for their past sins. We should refuse their request for help. Not only that, we should also send troops to block the mountain passes and roads in the northwest to prevent their invasion. Loot.”
Another pot-bellied minister spoke first.
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the approval of most people.
Even Chandragupta I, who was on the throne, also thought it made sense.
"Your Majesty, although the Kushan people have long been divided and are no longer as strong as before, they are definitely not that weak. The fact that Kushannia was conquered so easily shows how powerful the new barbarians are!"
As the wisest prime minister of the Gupta dynasty, the words of the gray-bearded old man immediately aroused the vigilance of the 'King of Kings'.
"You mean, these barbarians can destroy the Kushanyans, so they can also threaten us?" Chandragupta said with a frown.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if the Kushan people can bow down and ask for rescue, then a very powerful enemy must have appeared. Over the years, we have been at war with the lower Kushan people, but we have not been able to conquer each other. One can make the Kushan people We must also be vigilant about the enemy that people fear," the old prime minister said.
"How can it be so scary! I think the Kushan people must have committed too many sins and are afraid that they will not be protected by the pagoda, so they have a guilty conscience. Those barbarians can only be arrogant for a while, and there is no way they can threaten us. I only see Kushaniya and Xia Kushan, but there is also a Kushan sand!"
Another deputy prime minister of the Gupta Dynasty expressed a different opinion.
"Your Majesty, not only cannot rescue the Kushans, but you should also take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to eliminate the lower Kushans. Only by destroying the lower Kushans can you be regarded as the protector of the whole world."
The people of the Gupta Kingdom hated the Kushans so much that most were unwilling to send troops to help them.
After all, the place the Kushan people occupy now is the territory of their ancestors.
Although the territory of the ancestors of the Gupta Kingdom was also snatched away, it was still a matter of hundreds of years of grudge between the two sides.
Soon the entire palace was divided into two groups with distinct attitudes.
The group headed by the old prime minister all agreed to put aside past grudges and help the Kushan people resist the new barbarians.
In fact, there is no need for the Gupta Dynasty to send troops to help. As long as the war is stopped on the border between the two sides, the Kushans, who can mobilize most of their troops to return reinforcements, should be able to repel the barbarians in the north.
After all, the northwest of Tianzhu Continent is the most evil place, and barbarians with unknown origins will invade almost every few years.
Under normal circumstances, the Kushan people can always find ways to neutralize them.
If it is an unusual situation, that is, a situation that cannot be resolved, then you can only become the conquered.
The last time this happened was more than a hundred years ago when the ancestors of the Kushan people invaded as barbarians.
"If the Kushan people had no conspiracy, I think the water in the holy river would flow back!" The deputy prime minister immediately objected.
Another group advocates "taking advantage of his illness to kill him", led by the deputy prime minister.
"The Kushan people have been fighting with us for so many years, but they cannot be eliminated by us. Is it because our warriors from the Gupta Kingdom are not brave enough?"
“Is it that the noble King of kings is not wise enough?”
"Or is it that our Gupta Kingdom has lost the blessing of the gods?"
The deputy prime minister said loudly with spittle flying around.
"Not at all!"
"The only reason is that the Kushan people relied on their powerful force to resist the invincible army of our Gupta Kingdom!"
"How could such a powerful Kushan army not be able to resist some barbarians emerging from the north?"
"There must be an ulterior conspiracy, or they are having civil strife and are afraid of our attack!"
The deputy prime minister's words were obviously more popular, and everyone echoed them.
"But the kings of Kushannia have had their heads chopped off by barbarians and used as wine glasses. Doesn't this show how powerful the barbarians are?" the old prime minister said with some dissatisfaction.
"Among the three Kushans after the split, only this Kushan is the weakest. It is not surprising that they were killed. The threat of the lower Kushan is the most important."
In the debate between the two groups, there was no doubt about the military strength of the Kushan people.
Even the cautious old prime minister was just afraid that the newly arrived barbarians would conquer the Kushan people and then go south to plunder without their lives.
Although the warriors of the Gupta dynasty were not afraid, it would affect the kingdom's war preparations against the Ujiayin people in the south.
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"Among the three Kushans after the split, only this Kushan is the weakest. It is not surprising that they were killed. The threat of the lower Kushan is the most important."
In the debate between the two groups, both of them had no sympathy for the Kushan people's military strength.
"Among the three Kushan people after the split, only this Kushan Niya is the weakest. It is not surprising that he was killed. The threat of lower Kushan people is the most important." The weakest, was killed. There is nothing surprising. The threat from Xia Kushan is the most important. "
In the debate between the two groups, both groups had no suspicion of the military power of the Kushans.
In the debate between the two groups, there was no doubt about the military strength of the Kushan people.
Even the cautious old prime minister was just afraid that the newly arrived barbarians would conquer the Kushan people and then go south to plunder without their lives.
Although the warriors of the Gupta Dynasty are not afraid, it will affect the kingdom's war against the Ujiayin people in the south.
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Even the cautious old prime minister was just afraid that the newly arrived barbarians would conquer the Kushans and wait for others, and then go south to plunder without their lives.
Although the warriors of the Gupta Dynasty are not afraid, it will affect the kingdom's war against the Ujiayin people in the south.
