nucmednet Chapter 1110: It's not a statue, it's a merit
Chapter 1110: It's not a statue, it's a merit
His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not intend for Li Ke's letter to Chang'an to arrive in the evening.
"Second brother, are you really planning to march in winter?" In the study of the palace, after Li Ke handed the written letter to Li Kuan, he could not help but ask him about his worries: "I have already asked Lu Dongzan, he said that the journey from Luoshui City to Tianzhu is more than 3,000 miles, which is full of difficulties and obstacles, especially for a large army to march, it will take more than three months, and it must be sunny all the time.
Once a blizzard hits, the army will have no choice but to camp on the spot. If the army camps for too long and loses supplies, it will be even more troublesome.”
"Xiao Ke, I know you are a good guy." Li Kuan was very satisfied with his younger brother's words: "If you had followed me to study the art of war with Master Yu, you would be a qualified general now."
"Brother, I'm not joking..." Li Ke felt helpless after hearing this: "Besides... everyone knows how Duke Yu became a master of military strategy..."
"Brother is not joking with you." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with a stern face: "Also, you are not allowed to slander my Master Yu, or else Brother will beat you up!"
"Okay... no slander... no slander... Anyway, letting Duke Yu be known as a 'master of military strategy' is a kind of..." Li Ke, who was about to reveal the truth, knew that he couldn't continue, so he suddenly changed the subject: "Second brother... Anyway, wherever you go, I will go there, anyway... you can't abandon me."
"Don't be like a green bird and flirt with your second brother all the time." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu glared at Li Ke, and then said, "Otherwise, although the second brother won't abandon you, you will get beaten if he gets emotional occasionally."
"Being beaten by my second brother is a blessing for me as a younger brother." Li Ke smiled and said, "It's a blessing that others can't compete with."
"Over the years... you have been somewhat influenced by Qingque..." His Highness the Prince of Chu never expected that one day, His Highness the Prince of Shu, who always cared about his reputation, would actually say such shameless words.
"Second brother, Qingque is not as good at speaking as me." Li Ke felt that he was underestimated.
"But he is as shameless as you!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu waved his hand and said, "Get out of here immediately. Also, have someone call Lu Dongzan and Bu Zha."
"No need to call me Taoist Zhang?" Li Ke blinked his eyes when he heard that. "You two have always been inseparable."
"Zhenxuan is resting now, why would I disturb him?"
"Oh, I see...Brother, I'm leaving now."
"Ah."
After Li Ke left, His Royal Highness the King of Chu closed his eyes and thought for a moment. After deciding to attack Central India first, he already had a rough plan on how to conquer India.
To put it simply, it means to first destroy the most powerful Central India, and then destroy Eastern India which supports Central India.
Afterwards, he went to Nananda Temple in northern India and found Master Xuanzang who was practicing there.
After a cordial and friendly meeting between the two sides, the King of Chu returned to Qiongzhou by boat, and Master Xuanzang entered Tubo to preach.
As for the remaining mess in Tianzhu, it would be natural for Mr. Feng to stay and clean it up.
"Your Highness the King of Chu, I wonder why you called us here?" - Just as His Highness the King of Chu was planning in his mind what to do next after conquering Japan, Lu Dongzan and Buza walked into the study at this time.
"Lu Dongzan, have you selected the personnel to accompany me on this expedition to India?"
"Your Highness, we have all the manpower available, but if we want to ensure that the horses can be equipped as you requested, 'one man riding two horses', we still need a little more.
"How much?"
"About a thousand horses. I have asked people to transfer them nearby. They will be ready in two days at the earliest."
"Very good." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded when he heard this: "Lu Dongzan, you are really a talented person."
"Uh..." Lu Dongzan couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times when he heard this: "Your Highness... Thank you for the praise."
"Have you prepared all the food?"
"Your Highness, about this... it's actually a bit troublesome." Speaking of this, Lu Dongzan immediately showed a worried look: "Even if we order people to prepare supplies along the way, if it snows heavily, it will affect the marching speed of the army and make it impossible to supply. That would be troublesome... Your Highness, I think you don't have to be so anxious. In my opinion, you might as well wait until the beginning of next spring..."
"Lu Dongzan, I know that your advice is sincere." His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his hand to stop the other party from continuing to speak: "But you also have to understand that if I can conquer Tianzhu by the beginning of next spring, then the struggle between you and the Bon religion master will come to an end.
Moreover, according to my prediction, the Tang Dynasty will send troops to attack Tuyuhun in the spring of next year." When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he saw that Lu Dongzan and Buza had already realized something, so he continued: "You will definitely go to help - but will the Bon priests use this as an excuse to continue to make trouble?
I am very sure of that.
But if I have already chopped off the head of the King of Central India at the same time, what else can they say?"
“Your Highness is so far-sighted, you are worthy of being a great ruler!” Buza looked at the Tang Chu King in front of him, and his wrinkled old face suddenly broke into a brilliant smile: “Your Highness, I have an unwelcome request, I don’t know…”
"Buzha, who are we friends? Don't use all this nonsense. Just say what you want to say." His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was praised by the other party, rarely showed courtesy to others.
"Your Highness, I want to build a magnificent statue for you so that future generations can remember your greatness. Look—"
“——No.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu’s answer was concise and to the point: “The greatness that can be truly remembered by future generations is never the statues, but the achievements.”
"..." At this moment, not to mention Buza, even Lu Dongzan was shocked.
This is... what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said? !
Oh my God……