A well-prepared meal of wine and meat tasted spicy at Fazler's place, and although he wanted to have a full meal of mutton, how could the Tang people bring Abbas as if he had a plate of next to him?

However, due to Zheng Xianli's extraordinary enthusiasm at the banquet, Fazler had to bite the bullet in order to deepen his understanding of this person, so as to further familiarize himself with this person's style of speaking and doing things.

The banquet was in full swing, and I don't know who brought up the Battle of Sylvan.

It was in this battle that the Mahdi, the quasi-heir of the Caliphate, was defeated and fled, and at the same time, in order to escape the punishment of the caliphate, he chose the same path as Yusuf and cooperated with the Khazars.

The mention of Mahdi made Fazler feel even more unappetizing, this guy really made the empire, and even make himself lose face at this moment. However, for the sake of the stability of his position, the caliph had to wipe his ass for this man.

If Mahdi had been made caliph, it is hard to imagine whether the empire would have continued the glory of the al-Mansur and Abbasid eras.

"If Mahdi were a lost lamb, the Prophet would have led him back to where he was supposed to go. ”

Abbas, who had always been quite friendly, suddenly interjected:

"I heard that the Khazars are planning to cooperate with the Shenwu Army, and maybe, under the guidance of the Prophet, Mahdi will soon be with us!"

……

As soon as these words came out, the sitting suddenly fell silent.

Even Said was taken aback, Abbas said this, although it was a counterattack to Fazler's cynicism before, but it also proved from the side that the Tang people did have in-depth contact with the Khazars, and even semi-publicly.

Otherwise, how could he have known so clearly as a captive of Abbas?

Or is this news originally intended by the Tang people to feed Fazler through Abbas's mouth?

The more Saeed thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility, and it seemed that among the many measures taken by the Tang people against the big food, there was far more than one dark line for himself.

It has been five days since he arrived at the Shenwu Army barracks, and Qin Jin has not even had a secret contact with Said, could it be that the Tang people have already given up on themselves?

This kind of thought was immediately denied after only a flash, it is absolutely impossible, not to mention that he is conscientious, even the Tang people still need to get the most secret and first-hand information from him.

It's just that more than ninety percent of this kind of contact is one-way, and from time to time a big food merchant will come to the door to receive some valuable news.

If Said had planned to contact the Tang people, all access had been cut off since he arrived at Ctesiphon.

The Tang people were so cautious, of course, out of consideration for Said's safety, but also to avoid extraneous complications and the loss of this rare and important chess piece.

Connecting with him through Abbas's words, Said thought that the Tang must have buried themselves along the route with the Khazars.

From the contact with the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he could feel that the other party attaches great importance to this kind of means of not seeing swords and blood, so as to indirectly attack the enemy country.

Although there was no visible effect in a short period of time, over time, news continued to spread from the center of the enemy country, and any major policy became unguarded news to be detected.

If this goes on for a long time, won't the enemies of the Tang Dynasty become fools to be played with?

He suddenly felt that the Tang Dynasty probably didn't have more than one eyeliner in the Great Food Court, otherwise why did the Tang Dynasty prime minister have a hot and cold attitude towards him?

Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard Fazler raise his tone and argue loudly with Abbas:

"His Excellency the Governor himself is the guest of honor in this barracks, but that doesn't mean that everyone wants to be a guest of honor!"

It was still a fierce cynicism, although it did not tear his face, but it was already a great humiliation for Abbas.

Seeing that the rhetoric continues, this well-prepared banquet may even flip the table.

Zheng Xianli hurriedly stepped forward and interrupted the two people.

He motioned for Abbas to calm down, and then comforted Fazler a few more words, but suddenly changed his words:

"The Khazars did say to the prime minister that Mahdi intends to serve the Tang Dynasty and to follow the example of Iprasin, go to India, and make contributions!"

Zheng Xianli said it lightly, but Said's heart was already horrified like boiling water in a pot.

The Tang people actually directly coerced Fazler at the banquet, and although a court civil official like Fazler was a good hand at engaging in infighting, he might not be able to show courage to deal with this kind of enemy general who was born to death.

This time, Said was wrong, and Fazler met Zheng Xianli's calm gaze and said loudly:

"Prince Mahdi will never cooperate with the Khazars, nor will he serve your country, and his journey to the northern region with his men is only a roundabout march, and I believe that in the near future, he will soon return to Ctesiphon. Ctesiphon's subjects are looking forward to his return!"

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xianli sneered.

"No, your envoy might as well make a bet with Zheng to see if Mahdi will go to Sylvan first, or Ctesiphon first!"

Fazler's eyes finally erupted with raging anger, and he stood up angrily and said:

"The general's hostility makes it difficult for me to continue to sit down!"

With that, he turned and left the table, and after taking a few steps, Fazler stopped again and turned back:

"It's okay to gamble, I don't know what the general is willing to bet with?"

Seeing that the other party received the edict, Zheng Xianli smiled and grabbed the Mo knife from his waist.

"Zheng has no long things, so he uses this knife, how about it?"

Zheng Xianli suddenly took out a knife, which startled Said, thinking that the Tang general was planning to move roughly, but when he heard that the knife was a bet, his hanging heart couldn't help but let go.

Fazler was clearly confident and immediately responded:

"Since the general is betting on his sword, he should be very confident, and I also say that if Mahdi can appear in this barracks, I am willing to stay and be the company of Abbas!"

At the same time, he pointed at Abbas angrily, with contempt and pity in his eyes.

Without looking back, Fazler let out a long breath, it was too depressing inside, and the humiliation and pressure exerted by the Tang people confirmed his premonition from the side, and the Tang people didn't seem to have much sincerity in peace talks.

In other words, they still intend to use troops against the two rivers in the center of the empire.

If the flames of war spread to Ctesiphon, not to mention the blow to the Empire, the surrounding barbarian tribes and small countries that had just been subjugated would probably rise up one after another......

In the middle of his heart, Saeed chased after him from behind, panting, and complained that he was talking too hard in front of Zheng Xianli, in case of losing the bet, would he really stay with Abbas?

Fazler was completely unimpressed by Said's concerns, only smiled indifferently and pointed to the sun in the sky.

"Unless the sun never rises in the steppe!"