However, compared to Wang Xuance's incomprehension, those Tang monks were very supportive of Xin Keya's actions, and they also talked with Xin Keya very happily, especially in Buddhism, Xin Keya talked endlessly with several senior monks, and even Wang Xuance, the envoy, forgot about it.

Seeing this situation, Wang Xuance suddenly remembered one thing, when the king of Qi made a policy to His Majesty, organized a large number of monks to send to Tibet, and printed countless Buddhist classics, made various Buddha statues, etc., all of which were given to Tibet for free, which made Buddhism in Tibet flourish greatly in just a few years, and Songtsen Gampo also supported Buddhism for the sake of rule, and suppressed the original Bon religion.

At the beginning, Wang Xuance couldn't figure out how to figure out this matter, and he couldn't figure out how His Royal Highness King Qi, who had always been smart, could offer this seemingly useless strategy to His Majesty? But now that he thinks about it, he finally understands that religion is so terrifying, especially a religion with history and depth, which can transcend the royal power, which makes Wang Xuance secretly frightened at the same time, but also made up his mind that if he has the opportunity in the future, he will definitely be wary of the power of religion to King Yue and His Royal Highness King Jiang.

With the help of several eminent monks, Wang Xuance also studied Buddhism very well, and they had the common enemy of the Tamil Kingdom, as well as the strong strength shown in the previous naval battles, so he quickly gained the trust of Sinkya, and ten days later, Wang Xuance signed an alliance treaty with the Sinhalese Kingdom on behalf of Li Zhen and Li Yun.

And when Wang Xuance brought the Tongming Treaty to Li Zhen and Li Yun, there were dozens of ships of supplies sent by the Sinhalese Kingdom behind him, which just solved the urgent needs of the fleet. After all, tens of thousands of people stay on the ship, and eating and drinking Lazar every day is not a small number. Although they brought supply ships with them, they did not last long. If they didn't add more, Li Zhen and Li Yun could only lead their troops to land on Ceylon Island and loot from the Tamils.

However, even with these supplies, the fate of the Tamils on the island of Ceylon remained unchanged, and on the fifth day of the alliance with the Sinhalese Kingdom, Li Zhen and Li Yun's fleet set sail again, except for the small islands where Zhu Chong's dozen warships were left behind, the other troop transports landed on the northernmost point of Ceylon, that is, the Jaffna Peninsula in later generations.

The Jaffna Peninsula is one of the areas with the highest concentration of Tamils. In the western coastal area of the peninsula, there is a big city of Tamils, the Tamil name of this city is transliterated, it is called Jaffna, and this Jaffna city is also the capital of the Tamil Kingdom on the island, and nearly half of the Tamils on the island live around the capital.

Jaffna itself is a large city with more than 200,000 inhabitants, and it is located to the east of the city, next to Jaffna Lake. It is also a major salt-producing area, and there are several ports nearby, so not only is Jaffna a thriving city, but there are also many small and medium-sized towns around the city. There are a large number of Tamils living there, and it is estimated that the total population of Tamils in the entire Jaffna Peninsula should be more than 600,000. 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 150,000, but the real elite force is only 50,000. And all of them were stationed around the capital city of Jaffna. Li Zhen and Li Yun already knew this information, and Zhao Qiu also added some details to them. Therefore, in the military campaign against the Tamil Kingdom, they decided to attack Huanglong and occupy the capital of the other side in one fell swoop, so as to break the resistance of the Tamils.

On September 18, the 18th year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhen and Li Yun led 50,000 steppe people to land on the island of Ceylon, the Tamils were defeated in successive battles, and finally stuck in the city of Jaffna, three days later, Li Zhen and Li Yun transferred the artillery bombardment of the navy, and the city was broken a day later, Jaffna fell, and the Tamil Kingdom perished. Although the Tamils in other regions did not give up their resistance, under the absolute power, they did not have any momentum at all, and in the end they could only be conquered.

The fall of the Tamil Kingdom, finally let Li Zhen and Li Yun take the first step, although Ceylon Island is a reward for Li Su, but it is also a logistics base for them to attack the Tianzhu Continent, but also their training place, here, they slowly became familiar with the local climate, but also understood the way the Tianzhu army fights, it can be said that they laid a good foundation for their future invasion of Tianzhu.

The news of the fall of the Tamil Kingdom soon spread back to Taiwan, but that night, Li Su, who had rarely drunk, was very drunk, in fact, he didn't care about a small Ceylon island, and even if Li Zhen and Li Yun beat Tianzhu down, he wouldn't care, what really made him care was actually Li Zhen and Li Yun's outward development, although he had set an example for others, but this was far from enough, because this could not form a group effect.

But now it is different, Li Zhen and Li Yun, who are also princes, have also begun to open up overseas, and the first step has been successful, although this does not seem to have much impact on ordinary people, but for princes like Li Su, it is undoubtedly one more way, whether it is his children and grandchildren in the future, or the children and grandchildren of Li Zhi, Li Zhen, Li Yun and others, when they cannot inherit the throne, they can take their fathers as an example and use their own strength to lay a land of their own overseas.

Don't underestimate this influence, in the feudal dynasty, the replacement of the throne is extremely cruel and fierce, and the princes' competition for the throne will also have a huge impact on the country, and even the outbreak of war is a very common thing, and it is the ordinary people who suffer at that time. And what Li Su is doing now is to direct the eyes of these princes and grandchildren overseas, telling them how big the outside world is, as long as they are willing to work hard, even if it is not impossible to build a land that is broader than the Tang Dynasty!

Of course, Li Su's guidance is a slow process, and even he plans to spend a lifetime to let all his children and grandchildren form this consensus, that is, the land in the country is not enough, so take the army to open up, anyway, the world is so big, enough for them to open up for hundreds of years.

Next, Li Su sent the last batch of war horses that Li Zhen and Li Yun needed to the ship, and then personally arranged for this fleet to sail. Li Zhen and Li Yun's expedition to Tianzhu was sent to Ceylon Island in batches, for example, the first batch was Li Zhen and Li Yun with 50,000 grassland troops, but this time only people were transported, and the horses needed by the cavalry were not transported, mainly because the transportation of horses is much more troublesome than people, and they may die at sea if they are not careful, and the terrain on Ceylon Island does not need cavalry, so the horses are transported at the end.

In addition, the firearms unit leased by Li Shimin to Li Zhen and Li Yun also arrived, and after they were equipped with muskets and artillery provided by Li Yu in Taiwan, they went to Ceylon with the second fleet, but when they arrived, the Tamil Kingdom had been destroyed, and Li Zhen and Li Yun had already mastered half of the island of Ceylon.

After finishing the above, Li Su began to arrange another thing that made him happy and headache, that is, Li Zhi and Cai'er were coming back, and they were also bringing their sons, which was originally a good thing, but Li Zhi asked Li Su to arrange a trip for him, and he wanted to start from Dengzhou and go all over Li Su's territories.

Although this requirement seems to be small, it is actually very troublesome, because people must be arranged everywhere to receive him, and Li Zhi's safety must be protected, otherwise if Li Zhi really has something happen to him, with his status as the crown prince, even Li Zhi will not be able to bear this charge.

It is precisely because of this that after transporting the horses and materials that Li Zhen and Li Yun needed, Li Su transferred all his energy to receiving Li Zhi, in fact, in Li Su's heart, Li Zhi's safety is secondary, Cai'er and his son are with Li Zhi, and their safety is the most important.

In fact, for the arrival of Li Zhi, Li Su also knew that this was Li Shimin cultivating his successor, and wanted Li Zhi to learn more about the people's sufferings before ascending the throne, and also let him find out the differences through the understanding and comparison of the Tang Dynasty and Li Su's territory, so as to better manage the Tang Dynasty in the future.

However, in addition to the above, Li Shimin actually has another meaning, but this meaning is very hidden, and it is estimated that few people can see it, and even Li Zhi himself may not be clear. And this hidden meaning is actually to let Li Zhi and Li Su have more contact and increase the relationship between their brothers.

Li Su, like Li Zhi, is the son of Li Shimin, but now Li Su has laid a lot of territory overseas, and Li Zhi has become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the next emperor. Although Li Su is still in the name of Prince of the Tang Dynasty, as he grasps more and more land and the power in his hands is getting stronger and stronger, sooner or later he will have to establish a country overseas.

If Li Su established the country, then that is to say, there will be a powerful country rising overseas close to the Tang Dynasty, although this country was developed from the Tang Dynasty, and most of the people in the country are Han Chinese, and even Li Su and Li Zhi are still brothers. However, in state-to-state exchanges, there are only naked interests, and no one knows when the two countries will conflict because of interests.

It is precisely because of this that Li Shimin decided to let Li Zhi go to see Li Su, on the one hand, to learn from Li Su the experience of governing the country, so as not to lag too far behind in the future development of the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, to enhance the feelings between their brothers, although this kind of feelings are very fragile in the exchanges between countries, but in some cases, the feelings between the two lords can still play a certain role, especially Li Su and Li Zhi are also people who attach great importance to feelings.

Li Su was very clear about Li Shimin's plans, but when he thought that if there was really a conflict of interest with Datang in the future, he couldn't help but sigh, can the brotherhood between himself and Li Zhi really resolve the conflict between the two countries? (To be continued......)