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Chapter 292 Relying on religion to occupy the West? !

【I heard it. 】

[Your Majesty is for Buddhism. 】

【When planning to launch an expedition. 】

[All the ministers present were stunned.]

[They looked at Chen Huaixin, their eyes seemed to be saying, Your Majesty, are you kidding?! ]

【Especially.】

【Minister of Revenue.】

[He was originally planning how to distribute the money and grain from the national treasury after the foreign war ended.]

[Although he needs to allocate more to Dayu Research Institute, the remaining part is enough to enable many projects in Yu Country to be advanced more quickly! ]

【“Or rather.”】

[“As long as the money and food are in place.”]

【“Many problems are no longer problems!”】

[The Minister of Revenue thought so in his heart.]

【However.】

[Your Majesty's words.]

【But it made him confused! 】

After he realized what was happening, he looked at Chen Huaixin and said without any hesitation: "Your Majesty, although the war has been quelled in Yu Country, a large amount of money and grain will be needed for post-war governance and domestic water conservancy and engineering projects!"

[“If we rashly launch another expedition, it will definitely bankrupt our Dayu treasury!”]

[The Minister of Revenue's words were not meant to be alarmist.]

[Because no one knows how far the Western Paradise is. ]

[The logistics of this long journey are enough to bring down any empire! ]

【"At least."】

【“I am Yuguo.”】

[“I don’t have the ability yet.”]

[“Supporting logistics far beyond the grassland war!”]

[The Minister of Revenue looked at Chen Huaixin, hoping that His Majesty would give up this idea.]

[He did not mention Buddhism at all, but was presenting facts and reasoning, and hoped that the government affairs of the court would not be affected by religious factors.]

[And the Minister of War was originally very happy that His Majesty was planning to wage foreign wars again. After all, for military generals, war is the greatest meaning of their existence! ]

【"only."】

[“This war is enough to drag down my Great Yu.”]

【"temporary……"】

[“It’s better not to start it!”]

[The Minister of War still has some sense and knows that he cannot fight just for the sake of fighting.]

[As for the other ministers, most of them also gave advice and admonitions, while some of them were even more disgusted with Buddhism, because in their opinion, if they stayed still, Your Majesty would not have such thoughts.]

[But Chen Huaixin shook his head and said: "Although it is an expedition, it does not require a large army to go. Only an elite cavalry is needed to accomplish this task!"]

[Although he knew that India's resources and land were very good, he would not ruin the good situation of Yu Country for the sake of an expedition. An elite cavalry to escort the Buddhist monks would be enough! ]

【"even."】

【“This is along the way.”】

【“It’s still a deterrent to those small countries.”】

[“Let the merchants of my country of Yu open up the trade route over there again.”]

【Chen Huaixin's few words silenced all the ministers.】

【The Minister of War had originally planned to abandon this expedition.】

【now.】

【I heard His Majesty say this. 】

[He suddenly felt there was hope?! ]

[“If we are only sending elite cavalry, we won’t need much logistics.”]

[“Because the small countries along the way are enough to make up for the lack of cavalry.”]

[“As for these countries, is it possible that they will refuse to provide assistance to our country?”]

【"hehe!"】

[After the battle on the grassland, the Minister of War was even more confident in his soldiers. ]

[Not to mention elite cavalry, even an ordinary squad of soldiers should be able to conquer another country! ]

[However, some officials frowned slightly, because they heard that His Majesty said that the elite cavalry should escort the monks to the Western Paradise, rather than letting the cavalry go on their own! ]

【“Could it be that?”】

【“Your Majesty…”】【“He wants to support Buddhism.”】

[“Competing with Taoism?!”]

[These ministers had such thoughts in their minds. ]

[After all, you have to know that when Taoism went out to sea to look for the immortal mountain, His Majesty only provided ships and did not send troops to protect them. How could Buddhism have such merit and power to receive such protection from Dayu? ! ]

【"because."】

【“This time.”】

[“Taoism has gone too far.”]

【"so."】

[“Your Majesty, while you are warning them, do you also want them to feel threatened?”]

[“Supporting Buddhism may be a good idea, but it may also pose a risk, right?!”]

[These officials frowned. After all, Taoism is the state religion. If such a method is used to check and balance, it will probably make Taoism even more dissatisfied! ]

[Now, they really don’t dare to do anything out of line, but if this dissatisfaction continues to accumulate and explodes at some point in the future, I’m afraid Yu Country will suffer a great loss! ]

[The Minister of Rites also realized this. He even felt a little regretful. He told His Majesty about the Buddhist matter. He should have handled it himself and then reported the result! ]

【"His Majesty."】

[“Now we are interfering with Taoism.”]

[“It’s already a weakening of it.”]

[“If we continue to support Buddhism, I’m afraid even the people will be in turmoil!”]

[The Minister of Rites thought so, and his heart was filled with reluctance.]

[Because if something like this happens, he, the Minister of Rites, will be in charge of handling it, and he will definitely get some of the blame! ]

[He has already achieved this position. The next step is either to work hard to climb to the position of Prime Minister, or to find a way to go down in history and be remembered by future generations. But no matter which choice he makes, he needs a good reputation! ]

[“Suppress the state religion.”]

【“Support Buddhism.”】

[“This kind of thing will definitely be recorded in history books!”]

[“Is this how I will leave my name in history?”]

[The Minister of Rites's expression became increasingly bitter.]

[And Chen Huaixin, who was sitting at the top, looked at the strange expressions of the ministers below, and smiled for the first time, saying: "My dear ministers, you don't think that I intend to support Buddhism and compete with Taoism, do you?"]

[“Isn’t it?!”]

【This is the true thought in the hearts of all the ministers. 】

【certainly. 】

They dare not say it out loud.

[I can only lower my head and express my attitude in this way. ]

【And Chen Huaixin shook his head. 】

【“Taoism is the national religion of our country.”】

【“Now it is.”】

[“In the future too!”]

[“This is a fact that will not change!”]

【Chen Huaixin's words are almost equivalent to giving Taoism a golden medal of immunity from death.】

[No matter how it develops, at least it can always exist in Yu Country. Even if it is the emperor of the future, at most it will continue to reduce its influence, but it is impossible to really destroy it! ]

【However, these words made the officials in the palace even more confused. 】

【“In that case.”】

【“Then why?”】

【“Why are you giving Buddhism such preferential treatment?!”】

[“Cavalry protection!”]

[“Even Taoism has never been treated this way!”]

[The ministers were puzzled.]

【And Chen Huaixin's expression remained calm.】

[But he did not explain it to the ministers again this time. ]

[He looked outside the palace, thinking about his impromptu plan.]

【“Since Buddhism intends to leave Dayu.”】

【“Is it possible?”】