Vaishali city in central India.
This was the capital of the emerging Magadha Dynasty and the place where Buddhism flourished in India.
The founding monarch of the Magadha Dynasty, Ron Magadha, known as the 'King of Kings', also known as Magadha I, was standing in a luxurious palace and was discussing the fate of the kingdom with his princes and ministers. big event.
"Honorable king, the once extremely powerful Guptas were unable to withstand the sudden invasion of northern barbarians. Guptania in the north has fallen, and their king was killed by the barbarians. I heard that the head It was also made into a drinking cup for barbarian leaders!”
An old man from Tianzhu with a gray beard, a tall nose and deep eyes was telling Ron Magadha the news he had just received.
"The Guptas have always been our enemies. Now they are invaded by barbarians. This is retribution for their past sins. We should reject their request for help. Not only that, we should also send troops to block the mountain passes and roads in the northwest to prevent them from invading and looting. .”
Another pot-bellied minister spoke first.
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the approval of most people.
Even Ron Magadha I, who is on the throne, also thinks it makes sense.
"Your Majesty, although the Guptas have long been divided and are no longer as strong as before, they are definitely not that weak. The fact that Gupta was conquered so easily shows how powerful the new barbarians are!"
As the wisest prime minister of the Magadha dynasty, the words of the old man with a gray beard immediately aroused the vigilance of the 'King of Kings'.
"You mean, these barbarians can destroy the Guptanians, so they can also threaten us?" Ron Magadha said with a frown.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if the Guptas can grovel and ask for rescue, it must be that a very powerful enemy has appeared. Over the years, we and the Guptas have been at war and war, but we have been unable to conquer each other. A person who can make the Guptas fearful Enemies, we must also be alert," the old prime minister said.
"How can it be so terrible! I think the Guptas 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 Guptaya and Gupta, but there is also a Guptasa!"
Another deputy prime minister of the Magadha Dynasty expressed different opinions.
"Your Majesty, not only cannot rescue the Guptas, but you should also take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to eliminate the Guptas. Only by eliminating the Guptas can you be regarded as the protector of the whole world."
The people of the Kingdom of Magadha hated the Guptas so much that most were unwilling to send troops to help them.
After all, the place that the Guptas now occupy is the territory of their ancestors.
Although the territory of the ancestors of the Magadha Kingdom was also snatched away, it was still a matter of hundreds of years of grudges between the two sides.
Soon the entire palace was divided into two groups with distinct attitudes.
The group headed by the old prime minister was all in favor of putting aside past grudges and helping the Guptas resist the new barbarians.
In fact, there is no need for the Magadha dynasty to send troops to help. As long as the war is stopped on the border between the two sides, the Guptas who can mobilize most of their troops to return reinforcements should be able to repel the barbarians in the north.
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After all, the northwest of Tianzhu Continent is the most evil place, and barbarians with unknown origins will invade almost every few years.
Normally, the Guptas always find ways to resolve 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 Guptas invaded as barbarians.
"If the Guptas 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 Guptas have been fighting with us for so many years, but they cannot be destroyed by us. Is it because our warriors from the Kingdom of Magadha are not brave enough?"
“Is it that the noble King of kings is not wise enough?”
"Or is it that our Kingdom of Magadha 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 Guptas relied on their powerful force to resist the invincible army of our Kingdom of Magadha!"
"How could such a powerful Gupta 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 heads of the kings of Guptania have been 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 Guptas after the division, only this Gupta is the weakest. It is not surprising that he was killed. The threat of the Guptas is the most important."
In the debate between the two groups, there was no doubt about the military strength of the Guptas.
Even the cautious old prime minister was just afraid that the newly arrived barbarians would conquer the Guptas and then go south to plunder without their lives.
Although the warriors of the Magadha Dynasty are not afraid, it will affect the kingdom's war preparations against the Wujiayin people in the south.
Only by defeating the Ujjain people in the south can the Magadha Dynasty truly regain the grandeur of the Mauryan Dynasty that dominated the world.
And once the Guptas become another new threat, all this will be broken.
"The Guptas have been our enemies for many years. Now we have encountered a stronger enemy. This is just a punishment from the gods!"
Ron Magadha I, who listened to the debate for most of the day, finally made the final decision.
"So, I have decided that I will not agree to the Guptas' request for help, nor will I allow them to enter our country for refuge in the future!"
When the deputy prime minister and others heard this, they immediately became happy.
They all thought that Ron Magadha was going to start a war against the Guptas.
But he didn't expect that Ron Magadha would say again.
"However, I will not take advantage of the situation to rob the Guptas at this time, and send people to tell the king of the Guptas that as long as he is willing to return the invaded Naga land to us, then I will ensure peace on the border."
"This truce is agreed until the Guptas repel the barbarians!"
After hearing this, people from both groups were greatly puzzled.
They neither agreed to send troops to rescue nor take advantage of the situation, but they claimed the previously occupied land.
The whole process is unpleasant on both sides!
Either lend a helping hand, and then the two countries take the opportunity to make amends.
Either do it absolutely and send troops directly to attack the Guptas. If you attack casually, you will get more benefits than the Naga land. Ron Magadha was not stupid, he just wanted to make sure again.
Let's see if the Guptas really encountered an enemy that was difficult to deal with. If the Guptas obediently gave up the land of the Nagas, it would indicate the seriousness of the problem.
Two days later, a Magadha dynasty mission was ready to depart.
They would go to the land of the Guptas to proclaim the peace gift of King Magadha.
People all over the capital of Magadha poured into the streets with great joy.
Although it was just an envoy, it was already regarded as an incomparable victory by the three brothers of the Kingdom of Magadha.
The Gupta Empire, which once dominated the vast land from the grasslands in the river to the Tianzhu River, will soon fall at the feet of the Magadha Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the Guptas can't even resist a new wave of barbarians. It seems that it won't take long to completely regain the land east of the Tianzhu River."
The deputy prime minister accompanying King Magadha said with a smile.
"Yes, once we conquer the inferior people in the south, we will immediately prepare to completely conquer the war of the Guptas!" Ron Magadha made no secret of his ambition.
His present gift of peace to the Guptas was only temporary.
Just as the people of Tianzhu gave him the title, he wants to be the king of kings.
How can one be worthy of being called the King of Kings if he does not trample under his feet the Guptas who once oppressed them?
"Your Majesty, I think it would be better to pay more attention to Vengani to the east than the Guptas, who are no longer as powerful as they used to be."
The old prime minister standing on the other side suddenly said.
Ron Magadha frowned at this time, as if he remembered something that still happened for a while.
"The news from Vengania has been completely cut off. This must mean that the barbarians from the eastern jungle have cut off road traffic, and the news from the Venga city can no longer be transmitted."
The old prime minister, who has always been known as a wise man, gave an analysis to the 'King of Kings'.
In the eyes of the Magadha Dynasty, the easternmost Venga land was just a newly conquered land and did not have many troops to defend it. Facing the emerging jungle barbarians, they only needed to defend the city and wait for rescue. .
Now I haven't received news from Wenjia for a long time, which shows that the barbarians are very arrogant and have cut off the roads outside the city.
Well, this is already the worst situation that the wise old prime minister can think of.
As for the possibility of all the Wenjia people falling, that is basically crazy talk that only a fool would believe.
How could the jungle savages from the east have such great abilities?
"That's right! Although Vengania is a newly conquered land, if reinforcements are sent at the right time, it will be another conquest!"
The wise and powerful Ron Magadha added with a smile.
“And it’s a conquest of the heart.”
"First send someone to inquire about the situation and see how the Wenjia people are doing. If the situation is not critical enough, then our reinforcements will have to move slower."
Ron Magadha I's words immediately made the old prime minister smile knowingly.
Using foreign enemies to remove the influence of local princes is also a common ruling method among Tianzhu people.
Later, the King of Magadha ordered people to inquire about Venganiya's situation.
In order to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence, King Magadha ordered the old prime minister to personally select the most trusted and reliable people.
After all, news about Vengania has always been irritating and ridiculous lately.
Some pariahs who escaped from Vengania went around saying that the jungle savages had completely conquered Vengania.
Thirty Wenga cities have all pledged their allegiance to the barbarians.
Such stupid words are being spread one after another.
The King of Magadha was naturally very dissatisfied.
Two teams set out from the Magadha Dynasty, one heading northwest and the other heading southeast.
The mission, composed of hundreds of camels and horses, finally arrived at the Gupta territory after marching all the way.
King Nehu of Lower Gupta had already sent people to prepare a grand ceremony to welcome him.
Under the deliberate groveling of the Guptas, the envoys of the Magadha Dynasty proudly announced the peace request of the 'King of Kings'.
Under the circumstances of the past, the Guptas would never have agreed to these harsh demands.
However, the Guptas at this time all accepted it very respectfully.
Including the Gupta king Nihu, who had always had a reputation of being a militant and protective person, he also looked like a rare person.
Especially when the Gupta King agreed to cede the land to the Nagas without hesitation, the Magadha King's envoy was even more surprised.
He finally couldn't help but ask.
Hearing the envoy's doubts, the Gupta king Nihu said with a worried face.
“The King of Kings has given us peace, but we no longer have the means to enjoy it.”
"We have just received the latest news that the barbarians from the far north have captured Bactra, and all the Guptanian troops have ceased to exist."
The envoy of King Magadha was also greatly surprised when he heard this.
Since the Gupta dynasty split into three parts, the northernmost Ghostsanya has Bactra as its center of rule.
Bactra is known as the world's most fortified city.
Even if the king of Guptania was killed by the newly emerging barbarians in the field, no one would have thought that Bactra would be captured so quickly.
"Oh my god, this is really shocking news. Because of this, the peace bestowed upon you by the King of Kings will definitely enable you to avoid this fate."
The envoy of the King of Magadha said calmly.
Although the speed of the Guptanians' decline was astonishing, Guptania was far to the north of the Hinduku Stone Mountain, and the towering mountains separated the two worlds.
"There are even worse situations!" said the Gupta king Nihu.
"What else happens?"
"The Jibin people have surrendered to the barbarians, and the Kaibol Pass is no longer in the hands of the Guptas." Nihu said with a melancholy face.
"What, is this true?" The Magadha King's envoy was really frightened this time.
The Hindu Kush Mountains separate Central Asia and South Asia into two worlds.
But there is a mountain pass called Kaibol, which allows north-south traffic to flow smoothly. The people living there are the Jibin people.
Once the Jibin people surrender, the barbarians can appear directly in Lower Gupta and even Northern India without any effort.
"Of course it is absolutely true. Guptasha is already in chaos. In addition to fleeing to Bamiyan and Ghazni, many people have already fled into our land."
When Nihu said this, his face showed nothing but fear of the unknown.
If in the past, people from neighboring countries had fled into their own land, Nihu would have happily announced the casting of a pure gold pagoda.
However, the large number of people fleeing now shows how terrifying the barbarians behind them are.
In fact, the great Yueshi, the ancient ancestors of the Guptas, were also considered barbarians by the Indian people.
However, the Dayue clan later invaded Beitianzhu forcefully and severely wiped out the
