Capital Datang

It turned out that when Li Zhen saw that the Sinhala Kingdom attached great importance to a Buddha tooth relic, and thought that Chang'an also had a Buddha tooth, she thought of a wicked way, that is, to use the Buddha tooth in Chang'an as a bait to kill King Xin Keya. He and a group of important ministers are attracted out, and then they take down each other in one fell swoop. When the time comes, the Sinhala Kingdom will have no leader, so why don't they let them handle it?

After thinking of this method, Li Zhen immediately discussed with Li Yun, Wang Xuance and others, and the results were unanimously supported by Wang Xuance and others. Although Li Yun felt that this method was a bit shameful, the instructors in the military academy once told them that only There is no right or wrong in winning or losing, not to mention that they didn't come here to make friends.So Li Yun finally expressed his support.

In mid-October of the 18th year of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance, as an ambassador, told the Sinhalese king Xin Keya that the father of Li Zhen and Li Yun, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was also a devout Buddhist. When Luo Kingdom also had a Buddha Tooth Relic, he was very excited about it, so he specially ordered someone to escort the Buddha Tooth Relic from Chang’an of Tang Dynasty to the Sinhala Kingdom, so that the two Buddha Tooth Relics could be reunited, and then they would jointly enshrine a Buddha tooth relic in the Sinhala Kingdom. One hundred and eight days later, it will be returned to Datang to promote Buddhism.

If Xin Keya knew something about Datang, he would definitely be able to hear a lot of flaws in Wang Xuance's words. For example, after the Li family in the Tang Dynasty recognized himself as Lao Tzu, most of the royal family and nobles believed in Taoism. It's not so peaceful, who can send the tooth relic of the Buddha's tooth to the island of Ceylon thousands of miles away?

But it is a pity that the Sinhala Kingdom is an island country, and the news is relatively closed. Apart from vaguely knowing that another Buddha tooth relic is in the east, nothing else is known.So after hearing what Wang Xuance said, Xin Keya and all the ministers believed it was true, and used the treasury to make preparations for the arrival of the Buddha Tooth Relic.Capital Datang 532

Only half a month later, Li Zhen and Li Yun notified the Sinhala Kingdom.Telling them that the tooth of the Buddha had been transported from Datang, Xin Keya, who was full of joy, did not doubt it. He probably thought that Datang was not far away from them, at most it was the distance from North Tianzhu to them, so half A month is already a bit slow.

Receiving the tooth relic of the Buddha is a big event. As for the Sinhala Kingdom, which believes in Buddhism, it is definitely a grand event that can be recorded in the annals of history, so they decorated the lions very beautifully.The fragrance of flowers is everywhere in the whole city, and almost everyone is reciting to express their devotion to the Buddha.

Originally, in order to express his respect for the Buddha, King Xin Keya planned to go out of the city ten miles to meet the Buddha's tooth, but Wang Xuance told the other party that the Buddha's tooth relic is a grand event for the entire Ceylon Island, so just going out of the city does not seem pious. It is good to be able to go ten miles to the sea to welcome the arrival of the sea ship carrying the tooth of the Buddha.

Xin Keya, who has been dazzled by the tooth relic, has no doubts about it.After hearing it, I even felt very reasonable, so it was the day when the 'Buddha Tooth Relic' arrived.Xin Keya took some important civil and military officials aboard Li Zhen's King of Yue, and then went to sea to welcome the arrival of the 'Buddha Tooth Relic'. Although some officials raised objections, because of the good image established by Li Zhen and Li Yun , In the end Xin Keya chose to believe in these two allies.

But this is just a beautiful fairy tale, the Yue Wang has just set out to sea.Li Zhen and Li Yun immediately changed their faces, and ordered the warriors on board to detain Xin Keya and all civil and military officials, and then the army marched towards the Sinhala Kingdom.And forced Xin Keya to surrender to them, so that the Sinhalese Kingdom gave up resistance.

After King Xin Keya was deceived, he was also very angry with Li Zhen and Li Yun. However, as a Buddhist, he has the same characteristics as ordinary people, especially he knows that Li Zhen and Li Yun Li Yun's ability to destroy his old enemy, the Tamil Kingdom, in a short period of time is enough to show that the opponent's strength is so powerful that he cannot resist it at all.

It was also under such circumstances that after discussing with other captured civil and military officials, Xin Keya finally agreed to surrender to Li Zhen and Li Yun, but there was an unexpected additional condition, that is, to let Li Zhen and Li Yun Li Yun must agree to them, fulfill his previous promise, and invite the real Buddha tooth relic from Chang'an to the Sinhala Kingdom, and then worship it for [-] days.

Regarding the condition proposed by Xin Keya and the others, Li Zhen and Li Yun were really shocked at first, thinking that there was something wrong with their brains, but later the eminent monk from the Central Plains who came with them told them , for a devout Buddhist, enshrining the tooth relic of the Buddha is more important than ruling the country.

Now Li Zhen and Li Yun finally dispelled their doubts, and then patted their chests to promise that they would definitely invite the Buddha Tooth Relic from Chang'an for them to enshrine, and even if [-] days were not enough, they could increase it at will.It's a pity that their credit has been overdrawn before, Xin Keya and the others didn't believe the verbal guarantee of the two, and it was only after the two parties reached a written agreement that the matter was finally settled.

The next thing is very simple. Xin Keya came forward to appease the leaderless Sinhala kingdom, and then Li Zhen and Li Yun's army entered the Sinhala kingdom and took control of the most important Lion City. , As a result, the Kingdom of Sinhala perished.It is also worth mentioning that the Kingdom of Sinhala is not the first country to perish because of Buddha bone relics, nor will it be the last. The Buddha opposed killing, but the number of people who died because of the Buddha bones he left behind is unknown. There are also countless people who have subjugated the country and exterminated the species. This is a great irony for the Buddha.

After Li Zhi heard what Li Zhen and Li Yun did in Ceylon, he laughed loudly on the spot and said, "This Sinhala king is really ridiculous. For a small Buddha tooth relic, he actually gave the whole country to him." Seventh Brother and Starling."

Li Yin shook his head with a smile and said: "Ninth brother, you are wrong to blame the King Xinkeya. In fact, he can order the whole country to give up resistance. In my opinion, this is the real wisdom and courage. !"

After hearing this, Li Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then he came to his senses and turned to think deeply: "That's right, I wrongly blamed the other party just now. With the strength of Seventh Brother and Mynah, the Kingdom of Sinhala is no match anyway. In addition, the king and the civil and military ministers have been captured, and if they resist forcefully, it will only lead to bloodshed in the country, and even the disaster of extermination of the family. Instead of this, it is better to give up resistance."

Seeing Li Zhi's quick reaction, Li Yin also nodded with a smile, and then added: "In addition, the other party proposed to invite the Buddha's tooth relic to the Sinhala Kingdom, and indirectly expressed to the seventh and eighth brothers that their country People who devote themselves to the Buddha and do not have many requirements for other aspects, so that the seventh and eighth brothers can rest assured that when they rule the Sinhala Kingdom in the future, they will not impose too strict laws."

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Li Zhi slapped his thigh when he heard this. He really didn't expect that a small overseas country thousands of miles away could have such wisdom. It seems that the world can be called king. No one is easy to be with.

"By the way, sixth brother, what's going on next, do seventh and eighth brothers really plan to invite the Buddha tooth relic from Chang'an to the Sinhala Kingdom?" Li Zhi suddenly thought of another question, and immediately asked impatiently.

After hearing this, Li Yin laughed and said, "It's only natural that they deceived the Sinhalese king at the beginning. It was only a stopgap measure. Now that the Sinhala kingdom has been controlled by them, in order to appease the local people, they will naturally not break their word. , so they have already submitted a letter to the father to request this matter. Although there will be some resistance, a Buddha tooth relic can resolve a war of destroying the country. I believe that the virtuous monks in the Buddhist sect of the Tang Dynasty will also agree to this matter .”

In fact, Li Yin didn't know it. While he was talking with Li Zhi, the Buddhist sects of Datang had agreed to send the Buddha tooth relic to the Sinhala Kingdom for enshrining for a period of time, but they also made their own request, that is It is hoped that a group of eminent monks will be sent to escort them, and then these eminent monks will arrive in Tianzhu from Ceylon and travel to the places where the Buddha lived.In the end, there were [-] eminent monks accompanying him, and it was called "Hundred Monks Crossing the West" in history. It was a very famous event in the history of Buddhism, and it even had a huge impact on the actions of Li Zhen and Li Yun in the future. , let's not mention it for now.

After talking about Li Zhen and Li Yun, Li Yin asked about Li Zhi's experiences and feelings along the way, and was especially interested in what he saw and gained during his travels in the Tang Dynasty, because these made Li Zhi truly feel. To, the development and changes of Datang over the past few years.Capital Datang 532

"Ninth brother, I already know the purpose of your coming to Taiwan, but I don't know if you have any arrangements?" Li Yin asked suddenly.

"This..." Li Zhi groaned after hearing this. He came to Taiwan to investigate and study, and he wanted to make an all-round comparison between Taiwan and Datang, so that he could learn something, which he could also learn in the future. To rule Datang better, but now he doesn't know Taiwan at all, and there is only half a year left, so he really doesn't know how to start?

Seeing Li Zhi's appearance, Li Yin smiled slightly and said, "Ninth brother, if you want to understand Taiwan, I have two suggestions, one of which is very easy and free, everything depends on your own ideas, but it may not be possible. Really understand Taiwan."

Li Yin paused when he said this, and then said again with a weird smile on his face: "As for the other suggestion, it is a more difficult one, and there is no freedom. You have to listen to everything in Taiwan." Mine, and I don't have time to stay with Cai'er and Sizi, which one do you want to choose?"

When Li Zhi saw the smile on Li Yin's face, he couldn't help but shuddered, and he couldn't help feeling a bad feeling in his heart! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.)

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