It turned out that Li Zhen saw that the Sinhalese Kingdom attached so much importance to a Buddha tooth relic, and thought that Chang'an also had a Buddha tooth, so he thought of a way to lack virtue, that is, to use the Buddha tooth in Chang'an as a bait to attract King Xinkya and a group of important ministers, and then take down the other party in one fell swoop.

After thinking of this method, Li Zhen immediately discussed with Li Yun, Wang Xuance and others, and as a result, Wang Xuance and others unanimously supported, and although Li Yun felt that this method was a bit shady, the instructors in the military academy once told them that there is only victory and defeat on the battlefield, there is no right or wrong, not to mention that they are not here to make friends. So Li Yun finally expressed his support.

In the middle of October of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance told the Sinhalese king Sinkya as an ambassador that Li Zhen and Li Yun's father, that is, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was also a devout Buddhist, and was very excited when he heard that the Sinhalese Kingdom also had a Buddha tooth relic, so he specially ordered someone to escort the Buddha tooth relic from Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to the Sinhalese Kingdom, so that the two Buddha Tooth Relic could be reunited, and then returned to the Tang Dynasty after the Sinhala Kingdom was enshrined together for one hundred and eight days, so as to promote Buddhism.

If Xin Keya knew anything about the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely be able to hear a lot of flaws from Wang Xuance's words, such as after the Tang Li family thought that he was Lao Tzu, most of the royal family and nobles believed in Taoism, and the Buddha tooth relics were very important, and the sea was not very calm, who had nothing to eat and send the Buddha tooth relics to Ceylon Island thousands of miles away?

However, it is a pity that the Sinhalese Kingdom is an island country, and the news is relatively closed. Except for the vague knowledge that another Buddha tooth relic is in the East, nothing else is known. So after hearing Wang Xuance's words. Sinkia and the ministers all believed it and used the treasury. Preparations were made for the arrival of the Buddha Tooth Relic.

Only half a month later, Li Zhen and Li Yun informed the Sinhalese Kingdom and told them that the Buddha's tooth had been transported from Datang, but the happy Xinkeya did not suspect it, it is estimated that he may think that Datang is not far away from them, at most it is the distance from Beitianzhu to them, so half a month is already a little slow.

Welcoming the Buddha's tooth relic is a big event, and for the Sinhalese kingdom, which believes in Buddhism throughout the country, it is definitely a grand event that can go down in history. So they decorated the lions very beautifully, and almost everyone in the city recited them to express their devotion to the Buddha.

Originally, in order to express his respect for the Buddha, King Xinkya was ready to go out of the city for ten miles to welcome the Buddha's tooth, but Wang Xuance told the other party that the Buddha's tooth relic was a grand event for the entire island of Ceylon, so just going out of the city did not seem pious. It is best to be able to go ten miles to the sea to welcome the arrival of a ship loaded with Buddha's tooth.

Sinkya, who had already been carried away by the Buddha's Tooth Relic, did not doubt that it was there, and even felt very justified after hearing it, so it was on the day of the arrival of the 'Buddha's Tooth Relic'. With some important civil and military officials, Xin Keya boarded Li Zhen's Yue Wang, and then went to sea to welcome the arrival of the 'Buddha Tooth Relic'. Although there were also some officials who raised objections, it was because of the good image that Li Zhen and Li Yun had established before. In the end, Sinkia chose to trust these two allies.

But this is just a beautiful fairy tale, and the Yue Wang has just gone to sea. Li Zhen and Li Yun immediately changed their faces, ordered the samurai on the ship to detain Sinkya and all the civil and military officials, and then marched to the Sinhalese kingdom and forced Sinkya to surrender to them, so that the Sinhalese kingdom would give up resistance.

After King Sinkya was deceived, he was also very angry with Li Zhen and Li Yun, but as a Buddhist, he also had the same characteristics as ordinary people, especially when he also knew that Li Zhen and Li Yun could destroy the old enemy Tamil Kingdom in a short period of time, which was enough to show that the strength of the other party was not something he could resist at all.

It was also under this circumstance that Xin Keya finally agreed to surrender to Li Zhen and Li Yun after consulting with other captured civil and military officials, but there was an unexpected additional condition, that is, Li Zhen and Li Yun had to promise them to fulfill their previous promise to invite the true Buddha tooth relics of Chang'an to the Sinhalese kingdom, and then worship them for one hundred and eight days.

For this condition put forward by Xin Keya, Li Zhen and Li Yun really startled Li Zhen and Li Yun at first, thinking that there was something wrong with their brains, but later the Central Plains monks who came with them told them that for a devout Buddhist, worshipping the Buddha's tooth relics is much more important than ruling the country.

At this time, Li Zhen and Li Yun finally dispelled their doubts, and then patted their chests and promised that they would definitely invite the Buddha tooth relics in Chang'an to be worshipped, and even if one hundred and eight days were not enough, they could increase it at will. It's a pity that their credit has been overdrawn before, and Xinkeya and they don't believe the verbal assurances of the two, and later the two parties made a written agreement to finally settle the matter.

The next thing is very simple, Sinkya stepped in and quickly pacified the leaderless Sinhalese kingdom, and then Li Zhen and Li Yun's army entered the Sinhalese kingdom and took control of the most important lion city, resulting in the destruction of the Sinhalese kingdom. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Sinhalese Kingdom is not the first country to perish because of the Buddha's bone relics, and it will not be the last, the Buddha is against killing, but there are not many people who died because of the Buddha bones left behind, and there are countless people who have died in the country and exterminated the species, which is a great irony for the Buddha.

After Li Zhi heard what Li Zhen and Li Yun did in Ceylon, he laughed and said on the spot: "This Sinhalese king is really ridiculous, for a small Buddha tooth relic, he really gave the country to the seventh brother and the eighth brother. ”

Li Su shook his head with a smile and said: "Ninth brother, you are wrong to blame that King Sinkeya, in fact, he can order the whole country to give up resistance, in my opinion, this is the real great wisdom and courage!" ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then reacted, and then said thoughtfully: "Yes, I blamed the other party just now, with the strength of the seventh brother and the eighth brother, the Sinhalese Kingdom is not an opponent anyway, plus the king and the minister of civil and military affairs have been captured, if you forcibly resist, it will only make the country bleed in the end, and there will even be the disaster of extermination, so it is better to give up resistance." ”

Seeing Li Zhi's quick reaction, Li Su also smiled and nodded, and then added: "In addition, the other party proposed to invite the Buddha's tooth relics to the Sinhala Kingdom, and also indirectly said to the seventh and eighth brothers that the people of their country are dedicated to the Buddha and do not have many requirements for other aspects, which will also make the seventh and eighth brothers feel more at ease, and they will not apply too strict laws to the Sinhalese Kingdom in the future." ”

"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 there is no one in this world who can be called the king and the emperor, and it is easy to match.

"By the way, Sixth Brother, what's next, do Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother really plan to invite the Buddha Tooth Relic of Chang'an to the Sinhalese Kingdom?" Li Zhi suddenly thought of another question, and immediately asked impatiently.

After hearing this, Li Su laughed and said: "This is natural, it was only an expedient measure for them to deceive the Sinhalese king, and now that the Sinhalese kingdom has been controlled by them, in order to appease the local people, they will naturally not break their promises, so they have written to their father to ask for this matter, although there will be some resistance, but a Buddha tooth relic can resolve a war to destroy 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 Su didn't know that at the same time as he was talking with Li Zhi, the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty had agreed to send the Buddha tooth relics to the Sinhalese Kingdom for a period of time, but they also put forward their own requirements, that is, they hoped to send a group of monks to escort, and then these monks would arrive in Tianzhu from Ceylon and travel to the place where the Buddha lived. In the end, the number of monks accompanying this time reached one hundred and eight, and the history was called 'Hundred Monks Crossing to the West', which was a very famous event in the history of Buddhism, and even it had a huge impact on Li Zhen and Li Yun's actions in the future, so I will not mention it for the time being.

After chatting about Li Zhen and Li Yun, Li Su asked about Li Zhi's experience and thoughts along the way, especially he was very interested in what he saw and learned during his domestic travels in Datang, because these made Li Su really feel the development and changes of Datang in recent years.

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

"This ......" Li Zhi muttered after hearing this, he came to Taiwan to examine and study, and he wanted to make a comprehensive comparison between Taiwan and Datang, so that he could learn something and rule Datang better in the future, but now he doesn't know anything about Taiwan at all, and there is only half a year left, he really doesn't know how to start?

Seeing Li Zhi's appearance, Li Su smiled slightly and said: "Ninth brother, if you want to understand Taiwan, I have two suggestions, one of which is very relaxed and free, everything depends on your own meaning, but you may not be able to really understand Taiwan." ”

Li Su 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 me for everything in Taiwan, and you don't have time to stay with Cai'er and your son, which one do you want to choose?" ”

Li Zhi saw the smile on Li Su's face, but he couldn't help but shudder, and he couldn't help but feel a bad feeling in his heart! (To be continued......)