Chapter 1164

As soon as the nobleman finished speaking, suddenly a golden boot stretched out from the throne, and in the eyes of everyone's awe, Mutassim III suddenly stood up from his seat, and at that moment the sky shook, and the entire magnificent city of Baghdad seemed to be unable to withstand this force, and shook violently.

"I will never be threatened by anyone! Even if all the cities in the east are destroyed and all the people are slaughtered, I will never be blackmailed by a fanatic in the east! Let him take a billion taels by himself! Even if I pay half of the city, I will personally break his body into ten thousand pieces!!"

Mutassim III was furious, his eyes were like thunder and lightning, bursting with terrifying light, and in the face of the enraged caliph, everyone was silent, and no one dared to speak.

In the Great Food Empire, the caliph said that once he made a decision, no one could stop it, let alone disobey it.

"If I were Your Majesty, I would give away a billion taels of gold now!"

Just when the atmosphere dropped to freezing, suddenly a voice, hoarse and mysterious, came from outside the hall and sounded inside the hall. Hearing this voice, everyone was shocked.

The caliph said yes, no one expected that someone would anger His Majesty at this time.

However, the next moment, just when everyone was shocked by the other's audacity, a buzz, a flash of light, and a slanted shadow suddenly projected from outside the hall.

At the entrance of the main hall, at some point, there was a tall figure shrouded in black robes. On the wide robe as black as ink, mysterious runes were embroidered with gold thread.

"Great, High Priest!!"

Seeing that figure, a great nobleman of the Great Food Empire was shocked, and his eyes widened violently. No one thought that this mysterious person who dared to defy the caliph and appeared at this time was actually the most mysterious high priest in the entire empire and held the divine power.

This is definitely the most surprising guest in the palace.

As a legendary existence that has existed for hundreds of years throughout the empire, although almost no one has actually seen the High Priest, everyone recognizes the special sun god robe, as well as the black temple scepter in his hand.

The High Priest's withered palm, like a bird's claw, protruded from his cuff and grasped the authority of the black scepter, and billowing black mist continued to grow from his sleeve.

His long hat hung down, completely obscuring his face. Just stood there quietly and motionless, but there were so many governors, generals, and nobles in the main hall, and none of them could feel the depth of his cultivation.

Although he really appeared in front of everyone, in the perception of everyone, except for the knotted black scepter, there was nothing else, as if it were nothing.

"Buzz!"

In just an instant, the high priest's robe swayed, and immediately in the eyes of everyone, he crossed the threshold and walked in.

"High Priestess, why are you here!"

Unexpectedly, he was also angry, and immediately went crazy in the big food caliph, Mutassim III, in an instant, like a broken ball, all the anger disappeared cleanly, not only did not get angry, but a look of surprise, boom, boom, excited on the hall quickly walked down, and went over to greet him in person.

The caliph's attitude towards the high priest, the whole eclipse, is known to all. But it was not until this moment that everyone felt how much His Majesty valued him!

"The defeat of Talas, the death of Qudibo, the arrival of the Tang soldiers in the east to Khorasan and deter Baghdad, how could I not come for such a big thing?"

The high priest said lightly, and as he spoke, he slowly walked forward. As he walked, the air seemed to turn into water waves, and circles of translucent ripples visible to the naked eye continued to spread out from under his feet, as if walking in water.

Not only that, but when the high priest walked forward, even his figure became faint, transparent water waves, as if it was not a real person passing by everyone, but a faint wave of water.

Wow!

In an instant, everyone retreated to both sides, and even those governors involuntarily lowered their heads and made their debut.

- The Governor's cultivation was also high and low, and with their ability, they could not even feel the breath of the high priest's breath, but only felt a thick darkness, which seemed to swallow everything, which made people frightened and daunted.

In just a moment, the high priest stopped in front of the caliph, that is, there was no salute, and there was no due respect for a courtier, giving a feeling of detachment from imperial power.

- In a way, this is an offense, an offense to the caliphate!

But looking at the meaning of the caliph, he didn't care at all, not only that, but the caliph seemed to have more respect for the high priest.

"High Priest, you came at the right time, I have so many soldiers and horses, so many generals, do you still want to be blackmailed by a teenager in the East? Da Shi lives on war, there are no soldiers who have surrendered, I still have half of the country, millions of elites, do you have to submit to the Tang people in the East?"

The Caliph strode up to the High Priest and said.

"A billion taels of gold only! Is Your Majesty short of this money?"

The high priest did not answer, but asked about something else.

"This ...... , although it is a billion taels of money, but the savings of the empire for hundreds of years can still be taken out. ”

The caliph tilted his head slightly, his eyes widened, and he said with a proud expression.

One billion taels of gold is also a huge astronomical amount for many dynasties, kingdoms, and even those large empires. Wang Chong asked the imperial court to support the battle of Talas, and the officials only gave 20 million taels of gold. At that time, the imperial court already felt a lot. And one billion taels of gold, this figure is fifty times the financial figure that Wang Chong originally launched the battle of Talas, which is enough to buy several cities.

But for the Great Food Empire, this is not an unbearable number.

-- This is the advantage of being a predator, plundering every country that he victories! In this respect, the Tang Dynasty, which is bound by etiquette and righteousness, may not be able to compare with it. However, with the power of only one country, the wealth created can be compared to the Great Eclipse, which is something that only Middle-earth can do.

"I can take out a billion taels of gold, but if I have to accept the conditions of these oriental people and give in to them, I will never be able to do it!"

The caliph had a sharp eye and cut through the railroad.

This is no longer a matter of money or money, accepting the conditions of the Tang people means submission, it means insult, as the supreme commander of the empire, this is absolutely unbearable for the caliph.

"It's just a billion taels of gold, how can it be yielded, is Your Majesty ready to surrender without a fight?"

The high priest said lightly, his expression was calm, he dared to speak like this in front of the supreme caliph of the entire empire, and he still looked like he was above the imperial power, but the caliph was not to blame, I am afraid that only the high priest can do it.

"How is this possible?"

The caliph was stunned at first, and then vetoed it without thinking about it:

"I still have a large number of troops, the Southern Theater, the Western Theater, and other theaters, all of which can be deployed. It's just a mere 200,000 troops, and when my army is mobilized, waiting for them will be a dead end!"

The caliph clenched his fists and said in a murderous voice. The Great Food is the Fighting Nation, and he is also the Fighting King, which is why he is so angry. The commander of the Eastern Tang Dynasty called Wang Chong actually sent a letter threatening them, did not reply within three days, compensated one billion taels of gold, and immediately continued to advance eastward and occupy more cities, which was simply a blatant provocation and shame for Mutasim III, who had always been known for his toughness and deeply influenced the governor and all the generals under his command.

This is why the caliph was so angry.

And although Qu Dibo and Ai Yi Baker and others were killed in the battle, they only lost the top two people, and the entire Great Food still has a large number of top combat power.

"Isn't that enough, even if Your Majesty still has a large number of troops, and is also preparing for a bigger war, how can it be regarded as surrender? With Your Majesty's ability, gold and silver should not be taken into account at all. A billion taels of gold was only used to appease these Tang people. It is said that the Tang Dynasty is known for its benevolence and righteousness. When they receive money, they keep their promises. His Majesty only needs to pacify them for the time being, and when the army arrives, he can protect the city west of the Tigris River from their attacks, and he can take advantage of the situation to break through Khorasan and annihilate the Tang and rebel armies in one fell swoop. And you can get that gold back at the same time. ”

The High Priest's lips quirmed, and the hoarse, deep voice remembers in everyone's ears:

"One billion taels of gold is not a small amount, even if they are fast, they can't run too far. When Khorasan is conquered, His Majesty will send iron cavalry to pursue it, and it can also be recovered. Moreover, hasn't Your Majesty been looking for the remnants and rebels of the conquered kingdoms all these years, but has never found anything?"

"Just with the help of these Tang people, attract all the rebel troops, wouldn't it be more than one stone, just to wipe them out?"

"Buzz!"

Hearing this, the caliph looked shocked and raised his head sharply. He was mad at the compensation of a billion taels of gold, and in his eagerness, he didn't think about anything else at all. Yes, the remnants of those dynasties and the rebel armies have always been the heart disease of the big food. For more than a decade, the entire empire does not know how much energy has been spent on chasing down these traces of rebellion.

The Behemoth Legion, the Mamluk Legion, the Aurora Legion, and even the Great Food God of War like Qudibo were all sent out by Mutasim III to encircle and suppress the uprising. But these rebels and the remnants of the dynasty were like gophers every time, and when the army came, they hid and could not retreat. As soon as the army had gone, they all came out again and made a disturbance in all directions.

Without quelling these rebellions, the empire will never be able to calm down and truly control these regions.