It is recorded in the "Zhuangzi" that the name of the person who establishes the country on the left tentacle of the snail is called Touch; There is a man who has established a state on the right tentacle of a snail, whose name is the Barbarian. The two countries often fought over land, and tens of thousands of corpses died on the battlefield, and they chased the defeated army before they were able to return for fifteen days.

What Zhuangzi uses this story as a metaphor is that the world thinks that it is a big deal, important fame, status, and money, and the world is constantly fighting over it. In the eyes of the truly atmospheric people, it is just the advantage of the snail.

In fact, this story is also related to the pattern, the country of the snail's horn, just like the frog at the bottom of the well, the environment in which they live determines their vision and mind.

The monks in a small island country like Ceylon felt that they were the transcendent beings of the country and could do whatever they wanted, but they had found the wrong person.

After seeing the fireworks in the sky, the 'Sea King' stationed in the nearby sea and the Imperial Navy fleet immediately arrived at the port of Ceylon.

The powerful artillery destroyed the ships and defenders of the Ceylonese on the shore in an instant, and then groups of marines began to land on the island and march towards the capital of the country.

In recent years, because of the continuous expansion of the empire, the war can be regarded as a hundred victories, which has cultivated a sense of national pride in all the people of the empire, and this feeling is strongest among the soldiers.

In the minds of the imperial soldiers, in addition to their own country, other people outside the territory are like clowns, not to mention that at this time, it was Q who went to rescue His Majesty the Emperor, so they immediately took a hot shot.

All the Ceylonese with weapons in their hands were all killed, and thousands of Imperial Navy soldiers drove straight in, which can really be described as killing gods and demons, leaving blood and corpses along the way.

After entering the capital city of Ceylon, the navy divided the soldiers into two routes, one part of which rushed to the monastery to rescue the driver, and the other part attacked the royal palace of Ceylon.

At noon there was a fight in the monastery, and by evening the battle was over.

Li Nan and the concubines were naturally safe and sound, and the officers and men of the Imperial Navy commanded the surrendered Ceylon soldiers to drag the corpses that fell to the ground to the temple, and then burned them in flames.

The lord of Ceylon and the noble ministers were all escorted over, and they all knelt in front of Li Nan.

At this time, the lord of Ceylon also knew what had happened, and also knew that the person in front of him was His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Powers, and he was immediately frightened and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy.

Treating foreigners with kindness is not Li Nan's attitude, not to mention that he killed the monks here this time, destroyed the statues, and killed almost all the Ceylon soldiers under his command.

In this era, countries are like people who are survival of the fittest, and the strong countries will naturally invade everywhere, while the weak countries can only succumb or wait for destruction.

Li Nan looked at the lord of Ceylon kneeling in front of him, as well as those nobles, it is estimated that even if they are spared, this matter will not be good, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for the imperial maritime merchants who came here in the future.

"Kill them all." After thinking about it for a few seconds, Li Nan gave an order.

"Don't!"

"Please spare me, I'm willing to spend my life!"

The Ceylonese who understood Li Nan's words were frightened and colorless, and begged for mercy again and again, but unfortunately this could not change anything.

The soldiers took these people away, and before they could finish killing them, a large number of soldiers rushed into the palace and the Buddhist temple, removing the broken golden Buddha statue and all the belongings stored in the temple and the palace.

It took only two or three hours to defeat the Ceylonese army in this foreign battle, but it took two days to transport the belongings of the palace and temple.

Li Nan also saw the ability of these monks to collect money, and it can be said that even the wealth in the palace is not as much as that of these temples.

In the Golden Buddha Temple, in addition to the pure gold statue that was transported away, countless gems of various colors and more than five tons of gold ornaments were also found from the underground treasure house.

These gold ornaments are old and new, and it can be guessed that these are the belongings that the people have dedicated to the temple over the years, and it is these loyal believers who have allowed these monks to live a wanton life.

In addition, a large number of title deeds and ledgers were found from the temple, among which the so-called holy women recorded in them actually had six or seven thousand temple prostitutes who relied on their bodies to make money.

Kill all the nobles and monks, burn all the useless things such as land deeds, and remove all the belongings belonging to the royal family and the temple.

Li Nan suddenly found that he had inadvertently become an aggressor, although in his own eyes, this action was just, but in the eyes of the Ceylonese people, this was indeed an out-and-out atrocity.

The citizens of this place, who have been brainwashed by religion and caste system, do not appreciate what the Imperial soldiers have done, and no one dares to take even the goods and food distributed to them.

Although these people did not have the courage to fight against the imperial soldiers, they all gathered around the burned temple, knelt on the ground and prayed silently.

From their gazes, Li Nan saw a trace of hatred, because it was the people of the empire who ruined their lives and did countless evil things.

Looking at these people, Li Nan really had a kind of sadness and anger at his misfortune, and it is no wonder that the caste system in the Indian Peninsula has not been completely eliminated in later generations.

In addition to pitying these people, Li Nan also felt a little emotional about the servility in their bones.

The Imperial warships sailed away from the island, and although the loot filled several large ships, with countless precious stones and gold that women loved, there was no smile on the faces of everyone on board.

After this incident, Li Nan did not have the intention of continuing to play, nor did he let the ship dock in other countries on the Indian peninsula, because the customs and habits of these places are roughly the same, and the scenery seen is basically the same.

The fleet began to sail back to the east, and it had been a few months since it came out, and Li Nan was also a little worried about domestic affairs.

When the fleet re-arrived in the four provinces of the South China Sea, it finally heard a lot of good news.

First of all, Australia to the south has now become a complete part of the empire, although it has encountered some resistance, but eventually the indigenous people of that land have also become the people of the empire.

At this point, counting the added provinces of South Australia, the empire has five more provinces in the southern seas.

Because of the existence of these five overseas provinces, the Imperial South China Sea Fleet will also have a fixed patrol mission in the future, that is, to protect the security of these five provinces.

After several more days of sailing, the fleet returned to the port of Hangzhou, and the voyage finally came to an end.

As soon as he entered the city of Hangzhou, a large number of battle reports were delivered to Li Nan, and after the empire was calm for a while, a new round of conquest began.