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However, compared to Wang Xuance's incomprehension, those eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty were very supportive of Xin Keya's actions, and they also had a good conversation with Xin Keya, especially on Buddhism. It's endless, even Wang Xuance, the envoy, was forgotten.

Seeing this situation, Wang Xuance suddenly remembered something. At the beginning, King Qi made a proposal to His Majesty to send a large number of eminent monks to Tubo, printed countless Buddhist classics, made various Buddha statues, etc., and gave them to Tubo for free. In just a few years, Buddhism in Tubo prospered greatly. In addition, Songtsan Gampo also supported Buddhism out of ruling considerations, and suppressed the original dominant Bon religion.

At the beginning, Wang Xuance couldn't understand this matter, wondering why His Highness Qi Wang, who is always smart, would offer this seemingly useless strategy to His Majesty?But now that he thinks about it, he finally understands that religion is so terrible, especially a religion with a history and depth that can surpass the power of kings. If you have the opportunity, you must be alert to the power of religion to His Royal Highness King Yue and King Jiang.

With the help of several eminent monks, and Wang Xuance's research on Buddhism, together with the fact that they have the common enemy of the Tamil Kingdom, as well as the strong strength shown in the previous naval battle, he quickly got Xin Keya. trust, and ten days later, Wang Xuance signed an alliance treaty with the Kingdom of Sinhala on behalf of Li Zhen and Li Yun.

And when Wang Xuance brought the Tongming Treaty in front of Li Zhen and Li Yun, at the same time there were dozens of ships of supplies from the Sinhala Kingdom behind him, and these supplies just relieved the urgent need of the fleet.After all, with tens of thousands of people staying on board, eating and drinking every day is not a small amount.Although they brought a supply ship, they couldn't last long.If they don't add any more, Li Zhen and Li Yun can only lead troops to land on Ceylon Island and rob them from the Tamils.Capital Datang 518

However, even with this batch of supplies, the fate of the Tamils ​​on Ceylon remained unchanged. On the fifth day after signing the alliance with the Kingdom of Sinhala, the fleet of Li Zhen and Li Yun set sail again. A dozen of Zhu Chong's warships were left outside the small island in the strait, and the other troop transport ships went straight to the northernmost tip of Ceylon Island, which is the Jaffna Peninsula of later generations.

The Jaffna peninsula has one of the highest concentrations of Tamils.In the western coastal area of ​​the peninsula, there is a big Tamil city. Transliterating the Tamil name of the city, it is called Jaffna. At the same time, this Jaffna city is also the capital of the Tamil Kingdom on the island. Half of Tamils ​​live around the capital city.

Jaffna itself is a big city with more than 20 residents, and it is on the east side of the city, next to Jaffna Lake.It is still a major salt-producing land, and there are several ports nearby, so not only the city of Jaffna is very prosperous, but also many small and medium-sized towns have sprung up around the city.There are a large number of Tamils ​​living there. It is estimated that the total population of Tamils ​​in the entire Jaffna Peninsula should be more than 60.The total population of the entire Tamil Kingdom is more than one million.

The total strength of the Tamils ​​with a population of one million is about 15, but the real elite force is only [-].And they are all stationed around the capital Jaffna.Both Li Zhen and Li Yun already knew this information, and Zhao Qiu also added some details for them.Therefore, in the military operation against the Tamil Kingdom, they decided to go straight to Huanglong and occupy the opponent's capital in one fell swoop, thereby disintegrating the resistance of the Tamil people.

On September 18th, the [-]th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhen and Li Yun led [-] prairie people to land on Ceylon Island. The artillery bombardment from the navy broke the city one day later, Jaffna fell, and the Tamil Kingdom perished.Although the Tamils ​​in other areas did not give up resistance, under absolute power, they could not achieve any momentum at all, and they could only end up being conquered in the end.

The destruction of the Tamil Kingdom finally allowed Li Zhen and Li Yun to take the first step. Although Ceylon Island was given to Li Yin as a reward, it was also their logistics base for attacking the Tianzhu mainland, and it was also their training place. Here, they gradually became familiar with the local climate, and at the same time learned about the fighting methods of the Tianzhu army, which can be said to have laid a good foundation for their future invasion of Tianzhu.

The news of the collapse of the Tamil Kingdom quickly spread back to Taiwan. As a result, that night, Li Yin, who had rarely drank alcohol, got drunk. In fact, he didn't care about a small island of Ceylon, even Li Zhenhe Li Yun beat down all of Tianzhu, and he didn't care. What he really cared about was Li Zhen and Li Yun's pioneering behavior. Although he had already set an example for others, it was still Far from enough, because this does not form a group effect.

But now it is different. Li Zhen and Li Yun, who are also princes, have also begun to expand overseas, and the first step has been successful. For such princes, there is undoubtedly an extra way. In the future, whether it is his descendants, or the descendants of Li Zhi, Li Zhen, Li Yun and others, when they are unable to inherit the throne, they can use their father's As an example, use your own strength to lay your own land overseas.

Don't underestimate this kind of influence. In feudal dynasties, the replacement of the throne is extremely cruel and jiliè, and the struggle for the throne between the princes will also have a huge impact on the country. It is even common for wars to break out At that time, it will be ordinary people who will suffer.And what Li Yin is doing now is to draw the eyes of these princes and grandchildren overseas, and tell them how big the outside world is. As long as they work hard, it is not impossible to lay down a piece of land that is even wider than the Tang Dynasty. thing!

Of course, Li Yin's guidance is a slow process, and he has even planned to spend his whole life to let all his children and grandchildren form a consensus that there is not enough land in the country, so he will take the army to develop it. Anyway, this world is so big, enough for them to develop for hundreds of years.

Next, Li Yin sent the last batch of war horses needed by Li Zhen and Li Yun to the ship, and then personally arranged for the fleet to sail.Li Zhen and Li Yun's troops for this expedition to Tianzhu were sent to Ceylon Island in batches. For example, the first batch was Li Zhen and Li Yun with [-] grassland troops, but this time only people were transported, cavalry needed The horses were not transported there. This is mainly because the transport of horses is more troublesome than that of people. If you are not careful, you may die at sea. In addition, the terrain of Ceylon Island does not require cavalry, so the horses are transported last. .

In addition, the firearms troops leased by Li Shimin to Li Zhen and Li Yun also arrived. After they were equipped with muskets and cannons provided by Li Yun in Taiwan, they went to Ceylon with the second fleet. However, when they arrived, the Tamil Kingdom had already arrived. After being destroyed, Li Zhen and Li Yun have already controlled half of Ceylon Island.

After finishing the above things, Li Yin started to arrange another thing that made him both happy and headache, that is, Li Zhi and Cai'er were coming back, and they brought their sons with them. Originally, this was a good thing. But Li Zhi asked Li Yin to arrange an itinerary for him. He would start from Dengzhou and travel all of Li Yin's territories.

Although this request seems small, it is actually very troublesome, because people must be arranged to receive people everywhere, and Li Zhi's safety must be protected. Otherwise, if something happened to Li Zhi with him, the prince Even Li Yin will not be able to bear the charge of his identity.

It is precisely because of this that after Li Yin transported the horses and supplies needed by Li Zhen and Li Yun, he shifted all his energy to receiving Li Zhi. In fact, in Li Yin's heart, Li Zhi's safety came second. However, Cai'er and Sizi were with Li Zhi, and their safety was the most important thing.

In fact, regarding the arrival of Li Zhi, Li Yin also knew that Li Shimin was training his successor. He wanted Li Zhi to learn more about the sufferings of the people before he ascended the throne. Understand and compare the territories, find out the differences, so as to better manage Datang in the future.

However, apart from the above, Li Shimin actually has another meaning, but this meaning is hidden very deeply, and it is estimated that few people can see it, and maybe even Li Zhi himself is not affectionate.And the hidden meaning of this layer is actually to let Li Zhi and Li Yin have more contact, and to increase the relationship between their brothers.

Like Li Zhi, Li Yin is the son of Li Shimin, but now Li Yin has established a large overseas territory, and Li Zhi has become the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the next emperor.Although Li Yin still bears the name of the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, as he controls more and more land and the power in his hands becomes stronger, sooner or later he will establish a country overseas.

If Li Yin establishes the country, then that is to say, there will be a powerful country rising overseas next to the Tang Dynasty. Although this country developed from the Tang Dynasty, most of the people in the country are Han Chinese, and even Li Yin and Li Yin Zhi is still a brother.But in the exchanges between countries, there are only "naked" interests. No one knows when the two countries will conflict because of interests?Capital Datang 518

It is precisely because of this that Li Shimin decided to let Li Zhi go to see Li Yin. On the one hand, he learned from Li Yin the experience of governing the country, so that the future development of Datang would not fall too far behind, and on the other hand, it was to strengthen the relationship between their brothers. This kind of emotion is very fragile in the communication between countries, but sometimes, the relationship between the leaders of the two countries can still play a certain role, especially Li Yin and Li Zhi are also people who attach great importance to feelings.

Li Yin is very fond of these plans of Li Shimin, but when he thinks that if there is a conflict of interest with Datang in the future, he can't help but sigh. The brotherhood between himself and Li Zhi can really resolve the conflict between the two countries. Conflict? (to be continued...)