Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Outside the hall, the usually lush trees were swaying painfully in the strong wind, making creaking sounds.

Inside the hall, the magnificent decorations seemed extremely dim.

King Malwa of Western India was half-lying on a chair lazily, with two graceful maids beside him gently fanning him, but his face was full of impatience.

Malava frowned, thinking to himself, "This Shijumo is such a coward! He's making such a fuss over such a small matter! How could the Tang Dynasty start a war just because of a dead Arahant? It's ridiculous."

He glanced at Shi Jiumo with a mocking smile on his face. He fiddled with a ring in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Shi Jiumo, you're really making a big deal out of nothing. According to the usual rules, if this happened, and the mastermind, A Luo Na Shun, was still around, then it would be our responsibility to capture him and send him to Chang'an to apologize."

"But now that Alona Shun is dead, the Tang Dynasty delegation hasn't suffered any significant losses. The most the Tang Dynasty can do is hold us accountable. What else can they do?"

"Could it be possible that they would really mobilize a large army to attack us?"

After saying this, he threw his head back and laughed, and the laughter echoed in the empty hall.

The other kings sat in their respective seats. Although they remained silent when they heard Malava's words, the glances they exchanged with each other revealed a sense of recognition.

They were all secretly muttering in their hearts, Alona Shun was seeking his own death, what does it have to do with us, there is no need to worry about him.

Shi Jiumo stood in the center of the hall, looking at everyone.

"Why don't you realize the seriousness of the situation? How could the Tang Dynasty let us off so easily?"

He sighed heavily and said loudly, "Everyone, we have all had exchanges with the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty's envoys also often come to our Tianzhu."

"You don't understand the culture of the Tang Dynasty."

"When this happened, in my opinion, it was Alonashun's fault alone. But the problem is that he is an Indian, the incident happened in India, and he attacked the Tang Dynasty's envoys to India."

"In the eyes of the Tang Emperor, there is no distinction between east, south, west, and north. Tianzhu is Tianzhu, and we are all the same."

"When something like this happens, none of us can escape, you know?"

Shi Jiumo's voice echoed in the hall, and his hands waved unconsciously, trying to make everyone realize the seriousness of the matter.

Malwa's words made everyone, who had been somewhat relaxed, become worried again.

The King of South India, Balavada, sat nearby. He was wearing a royal blue brocade robe embroidered with intricate patterns and a golden crown inlaid with rubies on his head.

He listened to Shi Jiumo's words quietly, and felt uneasy in his heart.

"What Shi Jiumo said may be true. Now that the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty has ascended the throne, his style of doing things is indeed different from before."

He nodded slightly and said slowly: "What Shi Jiumo said is not without reason. Everyone, you should know that the current Tang Dynasty is no longer ruled by the Heavenly Khan. The one sitting in that position is the Heavenly Khan's son."

"I have heard that this man does not have the benevolence of the Heavenly Khan. When the Heavenly Khan was in power, he often used his benevolence to influence the nations and brought them together."

"But once he came to power, he quickly destroyed the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty, including Tubo, the Western Regions, and Goguryeo."

"Even the Turks say this emperor is a complete tyrant and extremely cruel."

"Since he came to power, rivers of blood have flowed in every country."

There was fear in Balavadan's eyes.

Seeing that Balavadan agreed with his point of view, Shijumo nodded and continued, "Not only that, I also heard that even the island of Wo, which is high above the sea, was destroyed simply because it offended the emperor at the New Year's Day ceremony of the Tang Dynasty. Now that something like this has happened, how could he possibly let us, Tianzhu, go?"

After hearing the two people singing the same tune, Malava, who had some fancy ideas in mind, lost all interest.

He frowned, his eyes revealing confusion. He looked at the two of them, and panic rose in his heart: "Could it be that the Tang Dynasty really would attack us despite the thousands of miles away? How is this possible?"

He said, "According to what you said, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will send troops to attack us?"

"But it's easy for you to talk, but you know that the Tang Dynasty is thousands of miles away from us. If the Tang Dynasty emperor wants to send troops, will the Tang Dynasty ministers agree?"

"How much national strength will this cost the Tang Dynasty?"

"Even if the Tang emperor and his ministers are united and want to attack us, they will still need several years to prepare, right?"

"How can it be so easy to go on a long expedition and fight a war?"

Malwa's voice was filled with doubt, and his body leaned forward slightly.

But Shi Jiumo responded to him quickly.

"Do you need the consent of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty? Do you think that he is still the Heavenly Khan and would reason with the ministers? The current Tang Dynasty is ruled by the emperor alone."

"As for preparations, I can tell you that the Tang Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. There's no need for preparations. If the Tang Emperor is willing, Tang troops could appear on our Tianzhu territory tomorrow."

Shijuma's words were so unbearable that even Dharma Indra, who had always devoted himself to Buddhism and lived in peace with the world, could not stand it.

He had been sitting there quietly with his eyes closed and his hands clasped together, reciting scriptures, but now he opened his eyes and a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.

"This is ridiculous. Could the Tang army just appear out of thin air?"

"Could it be that the Tang army is made of heavenly soldiers and generals?"

Dharmaindra's voice was calm but mocking. He shook his head slightly, closed his eyes again, and continued to immerse himself in his own Buddhist world.

After hearing Dharmaindra's words, Shijumo naturally could not refute it, because he also knew that the Tang army could not reach India so quickly, but he had to exaggerate a little and describe the Tang Dynasty as more terrifying.

Because only in this way can they stand with him and jointly resist the Tang Dynasty.

Only in this way can he avoid being targeted by the Tang Dynasty alone.

Therefore, it is necessary to arouse these people's fear of the Tang Dynasty. Only fear can make the three of them stand closely with him.

Thinking of this, Shijuma did not directly answer Dharmaindra's question.

Instead, he asked Dharma Indra from another angle.

"I heard that you have close ties with the Tang Dynasty. When the Heavenly Khan was in power, he often sent eminent monks from the Tang Dynasty to seek your guidance, is that correct?"

Dharmaindra just recited his own sutras and did not respond to him.

The Buddhist beads in his hand were also constantly turning.

But Shijuma was not dissatisfied, as he had long been accustomed to Dharma Indra's temper.

he continued.

"But, I heard that the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty doesn't seem to like worshipping Buddha?"

"Has the Tang Dynasty stopped sending people to learn Buddhism from you these days?"