Chapter 117 The Power of the Old Lion
The capital of Majapahit is a typical Indian-style city.
Various temples and statues are dotted throughout the city. In addition, there is Buddhism, but it is also Upper Buddhism, that is, Theravada Buddhism, not Central Buddhism.
The largest temple is also dedicated to Majapahit, the founder of the country.
Although this king died less than a hundred years ago, he was already worshiped as a god. Even their entire family is not human, but the descendants of gods in the human world.
This is also a common trick used by ancient rulers.
If you open the classics of any Hindu country, there must be a series of battles between gods at the beginning. Then a certain god won out. And this god is the ancestor of this king. So the king and his descendants can rule the country.
Too much to say. They themselves believed it.
King Wulu worshiped devoutly in front of the solemn statue. And his son, King Dong, also followed him to worship.
After the Wulu Dynasty paid his respects, he did not get up. Said: "Do you know why I want to march westward?"
The King of the East said: "I know that the conquest of the Ming Dynasty is false, but the conquest of the King of the West is true."
King Wulu nodded and said, "If you can't even understand this, then you are not worthy of being my son. However, do you know why I want to take down King Xi?"
King Dong said, "Father is doing this for me."
King Wulu said; "I admit that I have selfish motives. I want my son to inherit my position, but this matter is not just for you. It is for the empire."
Dong Wang didn't understand.
King Wulu lamented in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He actually understood that his son could not compare to his son-in-law in terms of ability.
King Wulu said: "I was raised by the Queen Mother, and I also inherited the throne of the Queen Mother. There is no Queen Mother, and there is no relatives of the Queen Mother. Why did the Prime Minister establish me in the beginning? He had abolished me long ago. At that time, I was the king of West Java. The strongest backing. In the end, even if the Prime Minister was dying, he would not dare to do so."
"Without them there would be no me."
"It's just that I have integrated the power of the dynasty over the years, but I found that the Prime Minister is my teacher. Now I have encountered the same problems that the Prime Minister encountered years ago. Although the Empire unified Java, it turned the previous war into an internal struggle for power. But the Empire can only have one authority. And that's here."
"When I'm here, I can bridge the two sides. If I die, it will inevitably fall apart. In fact, it's not just for you."
"I accept a son-in-law as my heir. But are we willing to let a man from West Java make the decision?"
Sometimes, you can only see clearly when you are in the middle of the game. Perhaps in the eyes of others, King Wulu had been wise all his life, but he did something stupid when it came to inheriting the throne. But in fact, it is clear that the conflicts between East and West Java have accumulated to a certain extent and are bound to break out.
It has nothing to do with what King Wulu himself does.
King Wulu established the King of the West, but the King of the West himself could not convince the public.
Unless King Wulu himself has been alive to make up for the relationship between the two parties. Otherwise, this will happen sooner or later. King Wulu just brought the undercurrent to the bright side.
In fact, this is also a historical necessity.
Unification is a normal situation for all Chinese people. But when they were first unified, there were strong centrifugal forces everywhere. It was through the Qin and Han dynasties that China's unification became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the early stages of the Qin and Han dynasties, many local rebellions were encountered.
Java is facing the same problem today.
It's just that although King Wulu is a talented man, he still has no way to deal with the mess in front of him.
The first is the Majapahit dynasty. Although it is the most powerful dynasty in the history of Java and the only unified dynasty in the history of Java, its foundation is unstable. The most recent son-in-law of the founding monarch used the Yuan army to restore the country, and then stabbed the Yuan army in the back. Finally got Java. After that, four generations passed, experienced civil strife in the royal family, and powerful ministers were in power. From the perspective of the Chinese, it was simply a precarious situation. Even if King Wulu regains his power. But the foundation is not deep. Coupled with their own aristocratic system.
It is a matter of course that a strong centrifugal force is formed.
King Wulu in history. Until his death, he never found a chance to glue Java together. Following his death, the Majapahit Dynasty was in civil strife. After more than thirty years of fighting, the Western King finally overthrew the Eastern King. However, because the civil war greatly consumed the power within the Majapahit Dynasty, local forces in Java Island rose to prominence. Then, the Majapahit Dynasty became the Kageiri Dynasty. Before Java could contain the next great unification, the Dutch came.
The arrival of He Xi affected the Ming Dynasty. After pushing one link after another, King Wulu found the key to solving the predicament at hand and took advantage of the situation. The King of the West was forced into a desperate situation. As long as the Western King is captured and the aristocratic group in West Java is suppressed, the Eastern King will be able to inherit a complete Majapahit dynasty.
Nor will the empire be divided in his hands.
Of course, he also knew that the contradiction between East and West Java would not disappear because of this, but he had done everything he could.
In front of the ancestors, King Wulu explained everything in detail to King Dong. King Dong was shocked when he heard this. Said: "Father, I only know your painstaking efforts today."
King Wulu said, "I know my body myself. The high priest said that my ancestors are already thinking of me in heaven. As the greatest king in the world, I don't have much time in the world. I will try my best to do everything I can for you." I’ll do it for you. But you still need to do many things yourself.”
"I understand." Dong Wang said.
King Wulu sighed and said, "It's a little selfish on my part. I only have your sister and you, two children. After I capture the King of the West, let him come to the capital to be the prime minister. No matter how you say it, West Java is still Java." Don't kill him. It's not for his own good, it's also for your own good."
King Wulu hopes that this time will pass, and it is best to solve the problem without bloodshed. Because once blood is seen, many things are difficult to control.
And if King Wulu could capture the King of the West without bloodshed, he would naturally treat the King of the West well. It's just that he is older after all. The rest is up to King Dong. The reason why King Xi stayed was not only because King Xi was his son-in-law, but also because of King Xi’s talent and status.
He always represented the nobles of West Java. Even though King Wulu suppressed the nobles of West Java, West Java still existed.
Since it exists, it must always be represented in the court.
Otherwise, many things will be difficult to communicate and resolve. Politics is the art of compromise. That's the essence.
If the King of the West stayed, after all, he had a relationship and could communicate easily, but if the King of the West died, it would be difficult for West Java to withdraw and elect another person, or for one person to condense the will of the West Java nobles. We can only fight a civil war.
This is a problem that King Wulu doesn’t want to see.
It's just that King Dong didn't understand this. He thought to himself: "My father is getting old and his heart has become soft." But in order to save his face, he still said respectfully, "My child understands."
What kind of person King Wulu is, it can be seen at a glance that King Dong is duplicity. Suddenly I didn’t want to talk anymore. He even felt that no matter what he did, he might not be able to save the empire.
Dongwang's abilities are not incompetent. But he could not control the big ship of the Majapahit Empire.
The biggest worry of every wise emperor is that his son is unworthy of his father. Now King Wulu thinks so too.
King Dong suddenly thought of something and said, "Father, what should Mingren do?"
King Wulu said: "The decision to decide everything in Java is in Java, not in Mingren. Mingren just needs to wait."
Dong Wang said: "Wait?"
King Wulu said nonchalantly: "I guess I won't be able to wait until the Ming people leave on their own. But you can wait, up to fifty or sixty years. I asked a Han master to explain the history of the Han people, and I found that except for Outside the Central Plains, whether in the Western Regions or the Southeast, the Han will maintain their rule for more than a hundred years at most, and will eventually give up. Because they will cause chaos in the Central Plains."
"Now that we are fighting against Ming Dynasty, the loss will be ours. It is better to let Shiva's great power show its effect. Wait a few decades and see Ming Ren again. We even have to have a good relationship with Ming Ren. When Ming Ren leaves, he will The heritage in Nanyang is ours."
