"The Buddha sacrifices himself for others and saves all sentient beings. He also has the angry eyes of Vajra and gives him a wake-up call. Evil demons are invading, the Taoist mind is unstable, and he is in hell. How can he be liberated? The only way is to stand up and show off his power to protect me, the Buddha!"
Unlike the eminent monks who explain the scriptures, the warrior monks of Shaolin Temple are at home in the Kingdom of Kandy.
At home, they have to keep their heads down and be careful.
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, Buddhists have struggled to persist in the face of the impact of pagans from the mainland.
They have been looking for answers on how to let the Buddha's light shine on the earth again.
Yes, Buddhists are very ambitious too.
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 military force.
This kind of support can be transformed into the supreme confidence of Kandy people.
Suddenly, people all over Kandy were following Shaolin monks to keep fit, and martial arts swept the country.
Under such circumstances, and with the empire providing arms, Kandy's strength gradually began to rise.
Rajsinghe II was ambitious and eager to set foot on land and start a war with the infidels.
However, he is very wise and knows that this matter depends on the attitude of the empire and its allies.
Without the support of its allies, the Kingdom of Kandy alone would never be a match for the Mughal Empire.
After some understanding, the people sent by Hou Xun finally had a more in-depth understanding of the situation in South Asia.
Today, it is the Mughal Empire that dominates Tianzhu.
This empire, established by the descendants of the Mongols who came south, has long been converted to Islam. However, in the process of ruling Tianzhu, they encountered considerable difficulties.
When Akbar was king, he took a series of measures to ease religious conflicts, making the country relatively peaceful.
But today Shah Jahan is very discriminatory towards Hindus and severely suppresses them.
As a result, conflicts within Tianzhu began to rise linearly.
Shah Jahan did not see the crisis and continued to engage in militarism.
And the Kingdom of Ahom is what he wants to conquer.
It is true that with the strength of the Ahom Kingdom, it cannot stop the attack of the Mughal Empire. But when the Mughal Empire placed most of its military forces in Bengal in the east in order to conquer the Ahom Kingdom, its interior was very empty.
It was this emptiness that allowed Western colonists to see opportunities.
The Portuguese, Dutch, and British were all quietly encouraging Hindus to rebel against the Mughal Empire and continuously weaken the Mughal Empire's strength.
In other words, today's Mughal Empire looks huge, but in fact it has reached a precarious point.
When the situation was reported to Hou Xun, he immediately realized that this would be a God-given opportunity for the empire to set foot in South Asia.
Hou Xun did not intend to act alone, but met with the Dutch Governor of Batavia Alexei Dawe and the Portuguese Governor of Goa Fischer Gomez.
"Tianzhu's invasion of the Ahom Kingdom cannot be tolerated by the empire. Moreover, Tianzhu's attitude towards the empire and you is very unfavorable to normal commercial activities. I intend to petition His Majesty the Emperor to use appropriate means to urge the Mughals The empire changes its strategy and joins more prosperous commerce. This requires the help of the Netherlands and Portugal."
David and Gomez understood what was going on as soon as they heard it.
Their eyes shone with greed.
They have long coveted Tianzhu.
However, the strength of the Mughal Empire was indeed relatively strong, so they could only try briefly in coastal areas. But the vast interior of South Asia makes them dazzled.
Neither country is strong enough in Asia, and they are also facing competition from Britain, so they are simply unable to develop deeper into Tianzhu.
Now that the empire is willing to step in and pull the strings, it will be a big mistake for the Netherlands and Portugal if they do not seize this opportunity.
What they didn't expect was that Hou Xun felt that the help was not enough.
"I have observed that the British's progress in Tianzhu is not very smooth. Moreover, 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 India is in Chennai, located on the east coast of the South Asian subcontinent, just across the sea from the Island of Ceylon.
If the empire wanted to conquer Tianzhu from Ceylon, it had to pass through Chennai.
Whether Britain was a friend or an enemy greatly affected the action.
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 possible possibility.
Of course the two of them had no objections.
Over the years, it has become commonplace for countries in Europe to sometimes ally and sometimes betray each other. Why not bring the UK with us this time to share risks and benefits?
With the consent of the two, Hou Xun did not delay and sent his secretary Zhou Zezhi to Chennai to visit Alex Claude, the head of the British East India Company.
"Sir, I wonder whether you will carry out the orders of the kingdom or the orders of the Parliament?"
At the beginning of the meeting, Zhou Zezhi needed to clarify a question.
The East India Company has recently received two completely different orders.
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 was from Parliament.
The East India Company was ordered to be careful to guard against attacks from the Empire, Portugal, and the Netherlands, and to dispatch a group of ships to return to the country for support.
These two orders caused turmoil within the East India Company.
Among the top leaders of the East India Company, some were supporters of the royal party, while others were members of the parliamentary faction. The result was a long quarrel and no decision on what to do.
However, all directors have a basic consensus.
Once the Empire, the Netherlands, and Portugal join forces to attack, the East India Company will never be able to defeat it.
Claude even sent people to visit the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, hoping to get support.
But who knows, the Tianzhu people proposed that the British must transfer all factories to them before the Mughal Empire would help.
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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 real threats, the senior officials are all in trouble as to how to deal with them.
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 so excited that his whole body was shaking.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou, we have always been His Highness the King's most loyal ministers!"
(End of chapter)
