The ninth day of August is the Tooth Relic Festival, an important festival in Ceylon.
On this day in previous years, the people of Ceylon gathered in front of the Tower of Tooth in the Royal Palace to worship the Tooth Relic with the king, princes and nobles to commemorate their Buddha Sakyamuni. During this period, people from all over the island of Ceylon gathered here. The King will meet
Invite eminent monks from the country to set up an altar to lecture, worship Buddha and burn incense. The scene is extremely lively.
However, this year, the Buddha's Tooth Relic was destroyed and the Tooth Relic Tower collapsed. The country suffered great changes. Outsiders invaded and invaded the doors. The country of Ceylon suffered heavy casualties and chaos. Logically speaking, the Buddha Tooth Relic Festival seems to have existed in name only, and there is no need to hold it.
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However, for King Kled, this is the best opportunity for him to stabilize his people's hearts and his throne. When the country is in trouble, it is often the best time to take advantage of the people's hearts and unite them. It is also the best time for King Kled to win over people's hearts and show his power.
When it comes to leadership.
For this reason, King Kelei issued an edict to the whole country very early, calling on people from all over the country to come and participate in the Buddha Tooth Relic Festival.
The Buddha Tooth Relic Festival on the throne of King Klei has many aspects. In addition to distributing some property and food to the people to show his kindness, the two most important aspects of the Buddha Tooth Relic Festival have also been made public. One is to open a grand venue to pay homage to the dead king.
and the souls of the warriors and common people. This ceremony will be presided over by Amihan, the most famous monk in Ceylon who has lived in seclusion in the central mountains of Ceylon for a long time.
This Buddhist master named Amihan is the most famous monk in Ceylon. It is said that he is 300 years old. He lives in seclusion on the cliffs of the central mountain, drinking dew and eating wind, living a life that is not like the fireworks of the world.
There are many miracles about him. Some people say that they saw him jump from the cliff, but he was suspended above the sea of clouds. Some people also said that he once relied on a piece of bamboo on the Gulf of Mannar between the Indian mainland and the Indian mainland.
They crossed the wide and rough bay.
All these legends are extremely evil, but the fanatical Ceylonese people believe them firmly. Master Amihan generally does not attend the activities of the kingdom. Although he has been named a permanent national master, he does not participate in the general affairs of the kingdom.
Activities. If any king can invite him to come out to preach and participate in the salvation meeting, it means that this king must be a wise king.
I don’t know how Kled was able to invite Master Amihan. Although many people expressed doubts, it is really rare to see Master Amihan like this. So this news caused great excitement.
sensation.
When Zhang Yanling heard these things, he immediately understood what Kled was thinking. For Kled, this move had two purposes. One was to appease the people through the activities of the deceased old king, Ceylon soldiers and people.
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His appearance added more leverage to the legitimacy of his throne and diluted the negative impact of the previous treaty he signed with the Ming Dynasty. After all, he had to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and reconcile with the Ming Dynasty people who killed the people of Ceylon. In terms of public opinion,
In fact, it’s hard to tell.
Another activity is the so-called revenge activity. Of course, it is not revenge against the Ming Dynasty people, but against the Folangji people. Through a series of spreading news, Kled pointed the finger at the Folangji people.
Originally, the Folangji people had done nothing good in the country of Ceylon. They committed murder and committed crimes. This time they betrayed their trust and used the Ceylonese as cannon fodder and escaped. Kled blamed all the faults on the Folangji people.
If the Folangji people had not become enemies of the Ming Dynasty, they would not have led the wolf into the house, causing the death of the king, the destruction of the Buddha's tooth, and the heavy casualties.
If the Folangji people had not deceived the Kingdom of Ceylon and forced the Kingdom of Ceylon to send troops, they would not have died so many people and soldiers of the Kingdom of Ceylon, resulting in the current situation.
In short, every grievance has its owner, and every debt has its owner. All of this is the result of the Folangji people. The people of Ceylon are happy with their grudges and will never let go of an enemy of Ceylon. Therefore, revenge and peace must be taken against the Folangji people.
liquidation.
In fact, it was necessary to conduct a public trial and punishment on dozens of Franco officers such as Munilla and Santos who were captured and handed over to the Ceylonese by the Ming army.
It has to be said that this is also a means of diverting hatred. The grievance and anger in the hearts of the Ceylonese people will not disappear in vain. Someone must be the target of venting this anger. The Folanji people were originally powerful beings, but now they are facing
Their liquidation also satisfied the arrogance, vanity and fanaticism prevalent in Ceylon.
Moreover, the knowledgeable Zhang Yanling even described the Battle of Giant Lake as a joint action between the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses and the Ceylon Guards in order to cooperate with King Kled's revenge. He forcibly elevated the status of the Ceylonese people in it to satisfy their needs.
their psychological needs.
On the day of Buddha Tooth Relic Festival, there were huge crowds of people.
After the white-haired and childlike Imperial Master Ami Khan appeared, thousands of people knelt down to worship him. The scene was very spectacular. The meeting for chanting sutras for salvation was also extremely grand.
But the most exciting scene is the Revenge Trial Conference.
It has to be said that King Kelei is ruthless enough, and the people of Ceylon are not kind. Munilia and other more than 20 Flemish officers were originally handed over to the Ceylonese people from the Ming army intact. However,
When Zhang Yanling saw them again on the viewing platform, they looked terrible.
They were all covered in blood, and each of them had their curly hair shaved off. They looked both funny and pitiful.
King Kelei made an impassioned speech. It was nothing more than saying that the enemies of the Ceylonese people and everyone who insulted the country of Ceylon will be liquidated by the Ceylonese people. It is similar to what the people of the Central Plains often say.
Words like 'Even if you are far away, you will be killed'.
However, the people of Ceylon burst out with shouts like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, and every eyeball was so excited that blood spurted out. The accumulated anger and humiliation, the arrogance and fanaticism in their hearts were once again ignited. They let out a loud shout, their faces
He was waiting for the next process with an excited and cruel smile.
What happened next made Zhang Yanling and other people who had seen the killing feel terrified.
After King Kelei gave the order, the executioners of the Ceylon Kingdom stepped forward and used sharp iron hooks to hook out the tongues of the officers of the Flangji. Then they raised their knives and cut off the tongues at the root. Like a victorious warrior, he
Like holding their trophies, the executioners raised their tongues hooked on the iron hooks to signal to the king, nobles and the surrounding people.
The people shouted crazily, holding up their thin and withered hands and making loud noises, their eyes full of excitement. The people who usually looked dry and pitiful seemed to have been invaded by some kind of monster at this moment and turned into
Another look.
This stage imitates the tongue pulling torture in the tongue pulling hell. It is the most cruel trial and torture for the enemy. Next is gouging out the eyes, cutting off the nose, pouring hot gum into the ears, then breaking the bones, peeling off the skin, and boiling oil
Wait. Every step is the most cruel and inhuman torture.
Zhang Yanling frowned and watched all this, looking thoughtfully at the crazy Ceylonese people who were surrounded by mountains and tsunamis.
Before, she felt uneasy, apologetic and regretful about the killings against them. But now, Zhang Yanling has no psychological burden. The Ceylonese are a group of fanatical thugs, uncivilized monsters controlled by emotions. What they think
Enemies, they will be extremely cruel and ruthless. Therefore, there is no need to treat these people
What kind of psychological burden is there? They did this to the Folangji people, and they would have done the same to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they must be trampled hard and trampled in the mud without any kindness or mercy.
A heart of forgiveness. Once they cross the line, you must use cruel methods to teach them a lesson so that they will not dare to cross the line.
Moreover, for the people of Ceylon, we must not give them a path for advancement and room for progress. Zhang Yanling originally wanted to benefit the country of Ceylon, but now this idea has disappeared. The island of Ceylon will become a raw material for the Ming Dynasty.
and supplies, and I will never allow them to give them any technical benefits.
Leaving these people in low-level darkness is the wisest choice.
King Kled probably never expected that this move he used to divert hatred and consolidate his position would completely change the mind of the Protector of the Ming Dynasty.
A few years later, Liu Tan, the Ming Governor in Ceylon, led his troops into the palace and shot him to death in the palace. One of the important reasons was that what he did today triggered the rebellious nature of the Protector.
When he tried to further raise some unreasonable thoughts against the Ming Dynasty and actually incited some Ceylonese people to cause trouble in the Port of Kulumbo, Zhang Yanling decisively ordered Liu Tan to kill hundreds of Ceylonese people who intended to attack the port.
He also led troops into the palace and killed the old man, replacing him with a Ceylon noble secretly cultivated by the Ming Dynasty as king.
There was another funny thing that happened in this crazy farce, and that was about the identity of the national preceptor Ami Khan. After Zhang Yanling heard about this man’s deeds, he felt very interested. He said that he lived to be 300 years old.
, saying that he can cross the sea on a single tree, and that he can ride on the clouds and rise into the mist, this is too miraculous.
Although Zhang Yanling doesn't believe it, things in this world can't be so absolute. After all, ridiculous things like time travel have happened to me, so what else can't happen?
So that day, Zhang Yanling asked Chen Shiyi to secretly check out the old immortal's background and see if he could be invited to have a chat.
As a result, after the meeting of salvation, Chen Shiyi followed Ami Khan back to the palace and discovered Ami Khan's secret in a room. After entering the palace, the man pulled his beard and hair, changed his clothes, and instantly changed his appearance.
The old god with white hair and childish face turned into an ordinary man. Now the truth was revealed, it turned out that it was all a lie. King Kled made a fake national master to deceive the people, which really made people laugh and cry.
After Zhang Yanling received the report, she laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe. This old guy Kled incited public opinion and emotions, and used the public's psychology to build momentum for himself. At this point, he was quite experienced.
Combined with the fanatical performance of the Ceylonese people, Zhang Yanling became extremely wary of Kled from this moment on. A country leader who is good at inciting public opinion and exploiting hatred is definitely not the country leader that the Ming Dynasty needs.
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The frenzy of the Tooth Relic Festival lasted for several days before dissipating. The rest and preparations of the Ming Dynasty Armada were proceeding in an orderly manner. Time flew by, and after two hurricanes, September was approaching.
The various preparations for the Armada are also nearly completed. The soldiers' mentality and body, the condition of the ships, and the cleaning and resting of the firearms are also complete.
Everyone knew that the day of the expedition was coming. But at this moment, Port Cullen welcomed an uninvited guest from the Ming Dynasty.