Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2859 A dream

  Everyone has a dream.

  Some people dream of world peace, while others dream of world nuclear peace.

  Takesa also has a dream. He previously dreamed of being able to one day be among the upper echelons of Guishuang's nobility.

In fact, he often scolds the nobles in front of other middle-level Guishuang people for being stupid, corrupt, greedy, and domineering, but in his heart he is eager, eager for him to sit in the position of nobles one day, and then no matter what Wherever I go, I can hear others bowing their heads and addressing him respectfully...

  『Master. 』

   Oh, what a wonderful title!

  Every night in the dead of night, he couldn't help but think about it secretly, imagining that when someone called him that, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

  But Guishuang’s aristocratic steps are very high, and it is not easy to climb up. He wanted to put some stones or bones under his feet so that he could reach the step.

   And those old opponents before Guishuang are not easy to deal with...

  The meaning of being difficult is not only external, but also internal.

In some war zones in Guishuang, meritorious deeds have been priced secretly. Every head has his value, and it is controlled by a certain family or a combination of certain forces. Anyone who wants to enter it to obtain meritorious service, They must get the consent of these people, otherwise, even if they are beaten to death, they will not be able to get the seal of these people, so naturally it cannot be considered a meritorious service.

  If the guy who makes too much noise and refuses to accept the management, anyway, in the war zone, there are plenty of opportunities to shut him up.

  So I didn’t have a chance before…

  Now, in the Western Regions, it may be a brand new theater, a unique opportunity for Taxa.

  Although he also felt that the Han people were a bit scary and not so easy to fight, but if he missed this opportunity, he might regret it for the rest of his life, so Taxa needed more people to follow him, and let other people's flesh and blood accomplish his feats.

   Therefore, Busen's attitude is very important.

Taxa didn't want Busen to openly oppose the march when the next meeting was held. Sa found that Busen seemed to be difficult to deal with.

When Taxa encouraged the people of the Western Regions to be persecuted by the Han people, and hoped that Busen could stand up and lead the people of the Western Regions, stand under the glory of the Buddha, and launch a righteous counterattack against the devilish Han people, Busen’s face With some mocking smiles on...

  『The general wants me to encourage the people of the Western Regions to block the swords and guns of the Han people? Let all the old people, children, and women and children here, let these people go forward with the army, fight hand-to-hand with the Han people, consume the arrows and physical strength of the Han people, consume the number of Han people, let them fall one by one, and spread out a line of flesh and blood path of? 』

  Takesa frowned and waved his hands, "How can you say that? Master Busen! We are not forcing, but voluntary! Do you understand? Grandmaster. Volunteering is important. You have high prestige among the people, and the leaders of various states will be willing to listen to your suggestions. As long as you nod your head a little, and you don’t need to step forward in person, they will join in the glory of the Buddha and become Warriors with faith, fight for the Buddha's light to spread on this land again! It's an honor! Glory! What's more, we also have the hope of defeating the Han people, and we will win in the end! And after victory, Master Busen, you will have more fame... Ah, the Buddha will definitely praise you for your bravery at this moment! 』

  Bu Sen smiled, "The glory of the Buddha is not understood in this way...General, have you ever been to a city of the Han people, their capital?" 』

"No. ’ Taxa replied. Not only has he never been to a Han Chinese city, but it is also his first visit to the Western Regions.

"I've been there. ’ Busen said, ‘I went there when I was young. Before the Han people came here, I have been to the capital of the Han people. That was the first time I saw that the Han people’s city was so big and there were so many people... There are really many, many Han people. If they really got serious, they would destroy this place, the sky and the earth here, even Buddha...is also irresistible...」

  『Master Busen, you are too...too exaggerated...』Taksa changed a more neutral word,『Even if the Han people are powerful, so what? Look at us now, even if the Han people burned Qiuci City, so what? Haven't you been chased away by us? With such meager military strength, we can defeat the Han army... So the Han people are not terrible, nor are they invincible, the key still depends on our determination! 』

  Takesa’s words are sonorous and powerful, showing his strong confidence. Before Busen could speak, he continued, "I'm not from the Western Regions, but after I came here, I saw the suffering of the people here, and also saw their bravery and tenacity. When facing the ferocious Han people, they did not choose to back down, and they did not feel fear. They showed their desire for freedom to the swords and guns of the Han people! But I'm sorry...for you, Master Busen, I don't see such fearless courage in you...』

  Bu Sen showed some anger on his face, "General! This is completely different. If the Han people continue to march and want to continue to insult the Buddha and go against the will of the Buddha, we will fight against it with all our might! Resist at the cost of your life! 』

  『By then, it will be too late! ”Taksa waved his arms, “Master, I think you have violated the true meaning of the Buddha!” If this is the embodiment of the Buddha's will, then maybe I should suspect that you have betrayed the Buddha and your belief! 』

  This accusation is very serious, and Busen couldn't help but said angrily, "You have no right to say that about me!" I have dedicated everything to the Buddha, I have practiced for decades, and I have traveled all over the Western Regions in order to spread the teachings of the Buddha! I believe in Buddha and love all the people in the Western Regions! And you just want to come to the Western Regions to make meritorious service! 』

  Takesa coughed, and then said: "Oh, sorry, my friend, maybe my wording is not very accurate... But I still have to say, your previous thought was indeed a kind of betrayal. What is Buddha? It is beautiful and bright, but is there beauty and light for the Han people here? As the representative of the Buddha, you embody the true meaning of the Buddha. If it is because of cowardice, sorry, maybe you should not use this word, but when the Han people come back, you will turn this place into a place of massacre, and arrest all the people here and enslave them ...Or just kill it directly... Then when it really comes to that time, even if you want to resist again, is there anyone else? People who believe in Buddha no longer exist! All gone! This is betrayal! Your betrayal of your Buddha! Betrayal to the people here! 』

  Bu Sen's complexion is very ugly, but I have to say that there seems to be some truth in Tagusa's words.

Busen took a deep breath, and then said: "But the reality is that the Han people are very powerful. Even if I mobilize all the people who believe in Buddhism, I can't compete with the Han people as a whole. If I really get angry The Han people... The former general guard of the Han people beat the Western Regions in less than a year! No one or any city can stop him, no! Including Chigu City, which was heavily guarded by you before! I believe I don't need to describe the tragedy of Chigu City before? 』

  This time it was Tagusa's turn, and his face was a little ugly.

  『This…』Taksa pointed in the direction of Qiuci City, 『But the Han people are not as powerful as you imagined...Look, we also succeeded in driving and defeating the Han people! What if we continue to be afraid and withdrawn? The Han people will only become more cruel and vicious! Patience and concessions cannot be exchanged for respect, Master Busen! The Han people will oppress you step by step and test your bottom line. If you want to wait until the end to resist, it will be too late! You will no longer be able to stand up by then, your bones will have been crushed! What's more, I don't mean to ask you to attack the land of the Han people, but just to protect the Western Regions... What's more, it's not that you go alone, we can also cooperate...Understand? Let's work together, let's join hands to defeat the brutal Han Chinese! Drive them out of this land! 』

"cooperate? 'Bu Sen asked.

  『Yes, cooperation. ”Taksa said, “The Han people actually don’t have much interest in this piece of land. It’s suitable for grazing cattle and sheep, not suitable for large-scale farming... But if the Han people take root in this piece of land, the Han people will definitely burn it down. Change your pastures into their cultivated fields, and then the greedy Han people will yearn for more arable land, and they will inevitably stretch their hands to farther places...to the west, to the west, and to the west. That's what those **** Han people will definitely do! We can't wait until then to kick the **** of Han people hard! At that time, these Han people will definitely invade my country, slaughter the people of my country like slaughtering the Kucha people here, tear down Buddha statues, kill monks, and burn these exquisite temples, which have been carefully built by generations of people. The city of... oh damn! We cannot let this happen! So we have a basis for cooperation. There is no question about that. 』

  Takesa said, "As long as we show enough will to resist here, and show the corresponding strength, let the Han people realize that the people on this land are not cattle and sheep to be slaughtered!" Even if they want to kill us, they will have to pay a high price! Let the Han people know our strength! At that time, the Han people will also weigh it carefully, change their attitude, and put away their cruel faces! Only here can we truly gain respect and have the light of the Buddha! 』

  Bu Sen pondered, "The general said so much...does he actually want to attack the Han people's Xihai City?" 』

  『Uh... yes! 』Takuza didn’t hide his intentions, 『Attack! It is also a counterattack! So I need more people! Only in this way can we launch a larger counterattack! As long as the Xihai City of the Han people is defeated, the Han people will know our strength at that time and reconsider their relationship with us! Rest assured, the great Guishuang will definitely not give up on you, but will spare no effort to support you, give you swords and armor, give you horses and food, and even send more people to come, all like me, sincerely to help you...」

   Busen shook his head slightly, "But what good is this for us? We were freed from the slavery of the Han people, and then became your slaves, what is the difference? The end of lies can only be lies, the end of disappointment is still disappointment, the end of death is still death! 』

  『No, no, my friend. ’ Tagusa waved his hands and said with a smile, ‘This must be different. At least I am different from those old men in Guishuang. I'm on your side, it's us, us! Think about it, we can take this opportunity to get rid of everything, whether it is the Han people or Guishuang, we can bow to the Han people and Guishuang on the surface, this is not a real surrender, but just to satisfy their self-esteem... Then we can take this opportunity to form a kingdom of our own between Guishuang and the Han people...huh? Well, yes, a real kingdom! 』

  Takesa said, maybe it was just to convince Busen at the beginning, but after talking about it, even he himself felt that this plan was very possible!

  Why do you want to lick Master Guishuang's back?

   Wasn’t Guishuang also one of the tribes of the Da Yuezhi?

  Since the ancestors of Guishuang were able to get out of the cracks of the Huns resting in peace, why can't I become an ancestor now? King of the Western Regions? Doesn't it sound better than some "master"?

Taxa started to tremble a little, "The Han people need trade, and the Guishan people also need it, so we can act as a bridge in between... The decline of the Western Regions was not caused by you and me today, but you and I can pass Work hard, let the Western Regions go to glory! The point is, you and I must unite, and all states in the Western Regions must unite! The poverty and pain in the Western Regions today are caused by the incompetent struggles and mutual fighting among the previous states! This is their crime, but it is our turn to bear it! We have such a large land, gold mines, silver mines, cattle and sheep, and thousands of believers. As long as we can survive the first few years, we can grow, grow, and grow like Like a young and strong warrior, we have won the glory we should have in this piece of land! At that time, neither the Han people nor the Guishuang people dare to invade here easily! We will become the masters of this land, and become a powerful country with the same status as Guishuang and Han people! 』

  Bu Sen stared blankly at Taxa.

  Takuza was also panting, proudly puffing out his chest.

   Both fell silent.

   After a long time, the howling wind blew past the outside of the tent, raising fine dust, like fine hopes.

  Bu Sen let out a long, hard breath, "I'm sorry, General, your suggestion is very good, but... I'm sorry..."

"Why? ! 』Takesa was very surprised, because after talking about it, even he himself thought that this matter was true and feasible, and even he himself was thinking about the future, when he really became the great king of the United States of the Western Regions How beautiful it was afterwards. I even thought about how I would marry two wives, one with darker skin but tender enough, and the other with fairer skin and big enough eyes and breasts...

   And Taxa can feel that Busen is also very interested in this proposal. "Why? Don't you think this is a great opportunity? 』

Busen lowered his head, was silent for a while, and then said in a very low voice: "In the secret volume, it is recorded...more than three hundred years ago, a Han man named Zhang came here and told you that he and you just now The same thing is said... But at that time, the Han people said that in order to overthrow the Huns' enslavement of us... He also promised a lot... For those promises, we once fought side by side with the Han people, obeyed the command of the Han people, and sacrificed our lives...We and The Han people cooperated and fought against the Huns for more than a hundred years... Our sons and daughters died a lot, and their souls...still cannot sleep peacefully in this piece of sky and land...But, what happened? 』

Busen chuckled, "The Huns are back again, we can't stop them... We went to the Han people, trying to make the Han people fulfill their previous promises, but the emperor of the Han people rejected us... the 18 states of our country The envoys bowed down under the red and black steps of the Han emperor, imploring the Han emperor to abide by the agreement of the year, and help us because of the blood shed by our dead son... As a result, the Han emperor coldly refused... Hehe, the funny thing is that later the Han people were forced to The Xiongnu fought, and then they remembered us again, and sent another man named Ban over, who said the same words as you again...』

  Takesa swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "That's different! Those Han people are born liars! fraud! I am from Guishuang, and my ancestors came from the Western Regions! I am different from the Han people! 』

"It's the same..." Busen shook his head, "The Xiongnu fell, and you Guishuang rose. You sent people to marry the princess of the Han people, but the Han people refused, and then you used this as an excuse to start a war... and you lost Yes...so you also learned this method, and also sent someone over to let us get rid of the control of the Han people. That person's surname is Cadfitz...you should know who he is...he said let us lend him some manpower first, After he has conquered some of the small tribes around him, he will come back and help us...』

Busen looked at Taxa, "Yes, later we waited for people from Guishuang, but at that time, you didn't come to help us, but to enslave us... You are no different from the Han people, you all regard us as They are fools, idiots, playing tricks, using all kinds of rhetorical traps, deceiving and insulting us... We were deceived by the Han people, betrayed by the Han people, we were deceived by the Guishuang people, betrayed by the Guishuang people, you can call us stupid , say we are benzene, but we have never betrayed anyone! No! Only you! You, like the Han people, have betrayed us! 』

   While narrating these tragic histories, Busen's voice did not increase or get excited at all, it was still so flat and calm. It seems that these lessons learned from the secret scrolls are just some stories, but the pain in his eyes, these betrayals have never been a cup of sweet wine.

  『I’m sorry, I don’t trust the Han people...』 Bu Sen said slowly, 『The same way, I don’t trust you either... General, have you ever seen two packs of wolves fight each other for their prey? 』

  Takesa somewhat understood what Busen wanted to say, but still nodded silently.

  『The two packs of wolves fought each other and were killed or injured. Is it the fault of the prey? "Bu Sen said slowly, "Do you know why more people here believe in Buddha? Because they can no longer see the hope of this life, they can only hope for the next life. I will not sacrifice our sons for your dreams, or anyone's words, they have suffered enough... It is getting late, General, please go back. 』

Takesa had no choice but to stand up, bid farewell and leave, but he was unwilling to go halfway, so he walked back, stood in front of Busen, pondered for a while and said: "Pain can bring about growth... a seed needs to grow." To germinate, the first thing to take off is your own shell...No freedom comes without a price...Master, isn't this not the true meaning of the Buddha? You don't need to trust the Han people or the Guishuang people, but... can you trust me? 』

   After finishing speaking, Taguza nodded, took his leave again and left.

   Only Busen was left standing silently at the door of the tent.

  The wind blew Busen's robe, as if he was saying something.

  Bu Sen raised his head and looked at the sky, his lips trembling slightly, as if he was communicating with the winds, clouds, and souls who had died on this land...

   If the land of the Western Regions has her dream, then what is her dream?

  (end of this chapter)