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Text Chapter 510 The Situation in Ceylon

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    The place where Li Zhen and Li Yun hosted the banquet was a large conference room. The huge conference table in the middle was covered with a white tablecloth and temporarily served as a dining table. There were many dishes on it, but the production was a bit rough and could not be compared with Li Min at all.  Compared with the food in Fuzhong.  ¡ù¡ù

    Li Min was sitting at the top, with Li Zhen and Li Yun on both sides. Wu Meiniang had something to deal with in Linyi City, so she didn't come with her.  , there are several ice basins placed in the conference room to keep the hot temperature outside.  However, these saltpeters for making ice basins were brought by Li Min and others. There were five tons in total, all of which were given to Li Zhen and Li Yun to relieve the heat.

    "Brother Six, come on, let's toast you a drink first!" Li Zhen and Li Yun stood up at the same time and said, but while they were talking, their eyes were always staring at the wine in their hands. Drinking is prohibited in the military camp, especially for the two of them.  He took responsibility for himself, so except for medical alcohol, there was no drop of wine in the entire military camp. Today, all the wine was brought by Li Min.

    "Haha, you two just drink it if you are greedy, don't use me as an excuse!" Li Min also picked up the wine glass and laughed at the same time.  Li Zhen and Li Yun were not polite after hearing this, and impatiently drank the wine in their hands. Li Min also drank with them, and then sat down to eat and chat.

    Wu Meiniang and Yuanshi knew that they had something serious to talk about, so they ate a few bites in a hurry, then toasted Li Min with a glass of wine, and then left the banquet to go about their business. After all, they brought many things from Taiwan this time, and these were all  It is personal belongings for Li Zhen and Li Yun, so they need to sort it out.

    After seeing his wife leave, the impatient Li Zhen immediately said: "Brother Six, we are ready for everything. When do you think we can send our troops to Ceylon Island?"

    After hearing this, Li Min was not in a hurry to answer. He stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish, chewed it in his mouth and said, "It doesn't look good, but it tastes good."

    It wasn't until he swallowed the fish meat in his mouth that Li Min looked at Li Zhen and Li Yun who looked anxious, and then smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, I have prepared the transport ship, but there is no way to go along the way.  It's not safe. I still need to send a fleet to protect you. However, the fleet on Linyi's side cannot move, so I can only transfer one from Japan and Sanhan. It is estimated that they will arrive in three to five days.  Lin Yi!"

    Hearing Li Min's words, Li Zhen and Li Yun breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They had been training in Linyi for several months and had long wanted to test the results of these months, so they were eager to go to Tianzhu.

    "That's right. Your first stop is Ceylon Island. You are all familiar with the information there. Have you thought of how to win this first battle successfully?" Li Min suddenly spoke again.  Ceylon Island was the reward he asked Li Zhen and Li Yun for, and it was also a stepping stone for them to invade Tianzhu. All the supplies they needed in the future would be transferred from here, so the strategic location was very important.  There absolutely cannot be any mistakes.

    After hearing this, Li Zhen and Li Yun smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sixth Brother, we have carefully studied the situation on the island of Ceylon. The Sinhalese and Tamils ??there have been fighting each other for hundreds of years because of religious issues.  . It can be said that the hatred has gone deep into the bones. The Sinhalese believe in Buddhism, while the Tamils ??believe in Brahmanism. Although the Sinhalese now have a numerical advantage on the island, the Tamils ??have a fierce temperament.  In addition, there is support from the Tamils ??in mainland India. So now the Sinhalese, who are more numerous, are at a disadvantage."

    When Li Zhen said this, Li Min already understood the two people's plan, and he also smiled and said: "I see, you want to support one side first, attack the other side, and then completely annex the entire Ceylon. It is really a good idea! But!  Sinhalese people are not fools, so how can you gain each other¡¯s trust?¡±

    "Hey, this is easy to handle. The Sinhala Kingdom was founded on Buddhism. Buddhism prevails throughout the kingdom, and they still respect the virtuous monks. So I sent people to the Tang Dynasty to invite a few senior monks. Then I will just  Introducing them to the Sinhalese King will definitely make them give up their wariness against us. In addition, the Sinhalese have strong enemies like the Tamils, so as long as we also help them in the name of religion, the Sinhalese will definitely  I will agree!" Li Yun said with a very lewd smile.

    His method is really wicked. He first uses religion to win the favor of the other party, and then joins forces with them to wipe out the Tamils. But after the Tamils ??are wiped out, it is estimated that the Sinhalese will not do anything good.  result.

    However, Li Min then thought of another question and asked with some confusion: "But, although we have many eminent monks in the Tang Dynasty, haven't these people always opposed killing, so how could they help you invade Ceylon Island?  "

    Unexpectedly, Li Zhen and Li Yun smiled sinisterly again after hearing this: "This is easy to handle. We didn't tell those eminent monks our plans. We just said that we would send them to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures and learn about Buddhism in Ceylon. As long as we can make the monks  King of GalloIf I agree with their Buddhist practice, I will build a temple for them in Tianzhu in the future!  "

    Li Min also burst out laughing when he heard this. Li Zhen and Li Yun, these two boys, are really immoral and have no lower limit. They don't care about fighting. They actually deceived several eminent monks into being their accomplices.  Monks in the Central Plains have always wanted to go to Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, to learn Buddhist scriptures. For example, the most famous Master Xuanzang is still traveling around Tianzhu.  And now Li Zhen and Li Yun actually used this condition as bait, which naturally attracted many eminent monks. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, under the huge temptation of seeking the true scriptures, they probably did not have the energy to think about the underlying reasons.  .

    After understanding the plan of the two men, Li Min finally felt relieved. In fact, from the beginning, he was worried that the two men would take advantage of their strong military strength to launch a fierce attack on Ceylon and Tianzhu. Although if this approach was successful, it would  Gain a lot of territory in a very short time, but you may also suffer huge losses.  Now that he could see how cautious the two of them were, Li Min finally felt that the two younger brothers had grown up and had not learned in vain in the military academy in the past few years.

    After the banquet, Li Min, accompanied by Li Zhen and Li Yun, visited this batch of 50,000 cavalry that had been trained. These cavalry were selected from more than 200,000 prairie people, all of whom were 18 to 18 years old.  A young man between the ages of twenty-five.  After several months of training, they not only retained the flexibility and toughness of the prairie cavalry, but also became more organized and disciplined. In addition, they were equipped with the new armor and armor that Li Min sold to Li Zhen and Li Yun.  The saber greatly enhances combat effectiveness.

    In addition, Li Min also learned that although the majority of this cavalry are from the grassland, all the officers are Han, and the power is all in the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and the family members of those grassland people are all in Linyi. For the time being,  They will not go to Tianzhu with the army. This will also provide these grassland people with another insurance, so that they will never dare to betray.

    In fact, Li Zhen and Li Yun also had a division of labor. Among them, Li Zhen studied in the cavalry department in the military academy. He was very knowledgeable about the use of troops, and most of the officers placed in the army were his classmates, so Li Zhen  Zhen now holds the military power of this army and is responsible for commanding the army in combat.  Li Yun studied in the Staff Department and is better at making suggestions and organizing and managing logistics. Therefore, Li Yun's current affairs are very complicated. It can even be said that except for the army, he has to deal with all other matters.

    After visiting the army, Li Min returned to Linyi City alone. As for Wu Meiniang and Yuanshi, the two young couples reunited after a short separation. Naturally, they had to stay for a few more days, especially Wu Meiniang, who stayed with Li Zhen every day.  At the same time, speaking of which, they had just gotten married, unlike Li Yun and Yuan who already had children.  And both Concubine Yan De and Mrs. Yang hope that Wu Meiniang can conceive a child before Li Zhen leaves, so Li Zhen will naturally have to seize the time to work hard during this period, otherwise Concubine Yan will write even if she goes overseas.  The letter urged him to hurry up and have a child.

    After Li Min returned to Linyi City, he immediately rushed to the two large houses on the right side of Linyi Palace. This was originally the residence of Linyi's powerful minister Mahamando Kadu, but later because of the failed rebellion, Fan Zhene took advantage of it.  , Mahamandokadu's family was slaughtered, and Xiao Yu and Wang Kuang sidelined Fan Zhene, so the two of them divided the mansion into two and became their residence.  But now that Li Min has arrived, Cui Yu has temporarily vacated his house for Li Min and Wu Meiniang to live temporarily.

    When Li Min arrived at the house, he asked his subordinates and found out that Wu Meiniang had been staying in the study in the backyard. When he rushed to the study, he found that Yang Jiu, Yang Shi, and Yang Shi's wife Liu were all there. They  The three of them were reporting information about Lin Yi and Nanyang to Wu Meiniang.

    Li Min walked outside the study and did not let anyone inform him. Instead, he walked in by himself. As a result, he happened to hear Yang Jiu in the study giving a report: "Mrs. Qizhen, the military and political power of Lin Yi has now been taken into our hands."  , the five chiefs of Linyi had made some changes before, but since the last time the military led troops to eliminate the power of one of the chiefs, the other four chiefs no longer dare to make any changes, and the army has been taken over by the military, and now it has  After being stationed in Luzon, it can be said that no force in the entire Linyi can threaten His Highness¡¯ rule!¡±

    Wu Meiniang is in charge of the intelligence system of Prince Qi's Mansion, her status is only lower than that of Li Min, and she has given herself the code name of "Madam". All intelligence personnel know that their immediate boss is Madam, but only those who know the true identity of this Madam  There were only a few people like Yang Jiu.

    "Well, not bad!" Wu Meiniang's satisfied voice came from the room, but then her voice changed and she said with dignity, "Now that all threats have been eliminated, when can we take the final step?"
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