Chapter 1363: Moving the capital to avoid disasters

"Your Highness, the villain has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not......"

Sa'id pondered his words, intending to convince the caliph's trusted prince as he envisioned.

Fazler was disgusted by Said's way of speaking, and did not say anything, but he did not stop him from continuing.

"Please forgive the villain, the disaster of His Highness is just around the corner!"

"Scourge, what calamity, do the Tang people dare to kill me openly?"

During this time, Fazler's spirit has been highly stressed, and the pressure today is even greater than before, so he didn't even reflect on what Said meant by the calamity. But as soon as the words came out, he immediately realized that the calamity was not with the Tang people, but far away from Ctesiphon.

In fact, the calamity that Said spoke of had always been something he was worried about and could not do anything about.

Yes, Fazler just hummed, indicating that he was already clear.

Seeing that Fazler's attitude was unclear, Saeed did not have much disgust, so he boldly said:

"Doesn't Your Highness think about your descendants and family? Disaster is coming, if you can't get out in time, you will eventually be swallowed by a catastrophe!"

Suddenly, Fazler's gaze sharpened. He glared at Said and asked aggressively:

"Are you going to betray the caliphate? are you going to surrender to the Tang people?"

Fazler's voice was cold to the bone, and one hand was pressed against the Damascus scimitar at his waist, as if he would kill the mutineer as soon as it was confirmed that Sa'id had betrayed the caliphate.

"No, no, no, Your Highness misunderstood, the villain means that Harry found out that he is a fan of the authorities!"

"What do you mean?"

At this time, Fazler's complexion softened slightly, but his gaze was still sharp, as if his trust in Said had disappeared in an instant.

"Your Highness, please think about it, Ctesiphon has been the capital of the Great Cannibal for hundreds of years, although after the change of dynasties during the period, the Abbasid Dynasty replaced the Umayyad Dynasty, but the nobles living in the city of Ctesiphon are still those people, the tribes that control the land and population are still those tribes, and the foundation of the dynasty has not ......changed."

Said said that Fazler interrupted him impatiently.

"Keep it simple, get to the point!"

"Yes, the villain means that the old nobles of the empire are entrenched in Ctesiphon, and if the caliph fights with them in Ctesiphon, he will naturally not have an advantage, and the people around him are not clear about the enemy and me, and the situation is already very dangerous, and if you are not careful, there will be a catastrophe, plus the caliph is getting older, I am afraid it will be ......"

Some things don't need to be said too clearly, and Saeed believes Fazler will understand what he meant.

"You mean, move the capital?"

The fact that Fazler was able to get Mansour was enough to show that he was not stupid, and immediately understood what Said was referring to.

In fact, the plan to move the capital has been planned and implemented since al-Mansur succeeded to the caliphate, and the new capital has been under construction for many years, and it will be completed in three years according to the plan, and then slowly move the key military and political offices of the empire.

Now that Saeed suddenly mentioned moving the capital, it made Fazlemouth feel like he was suddenly opened.

In fact, the old nobles inside and outside the court of Ctesiphon did have a strong opposition to Prince Mahdi, who preferred to support al-Mansour's brother to succeed him as caliph.

It's just that because of Mansour's military achievements, his years of prestige, and brutal repression, there is no longer anyone who dares to oppose it in person, at most he complains behind his back, and most of those who dare to put it into practice have become carrion in the sand, or their families have been sold to the slave market.

But now the situation is different, first of all, Mansur is old, the succession crisis known as the imperial curse is inevitably beginning to appear, and more seriously, Mahdi's successive defeats, as well as defection, and even the rank of the Tang people, this series of defeats has severely weakened Mansur's prestige for many years.

Some of those who had long coveted the caliphate began to move, and those who had previously opposed Mahdi began to act in the shadows.

These circumstances had arisen before Fazl and Said had left Ctesiphon.

Now the situation is even more unfavorable for Mansour, and the intrigues of the opponents will only intensify.

It's a good idea to move the capital, but it's a lot easier to get rid of the stubborn aristocrats and keep them out of the inner circle.

Thinking of this, Fazler's eyes gradually became excited, and he even looked Saeed up and down, left and right, and then solemnly saluted him.

"You are a loyal servant of the Caliphate, I should not doubt you, we should immediately send this news back to Ctesiphon, and tell the Caliph to move the capital immediately!"

How could Said have accepted Fazler's salute indifferently, and quickly jumped aside, and then said:

"The villain has no second heart for the caliph, but he is also unwilling to watch His Highness get closer and closer to the calamity, the sooner the capital is moved, the better, those who oppose it will not directly attack the caliph on the surface, they must start with the people around the caliph, cut off the wings first, and then ......"

"Yes, you're right, I'm only thinking about how to deal with the Tang people these days, but I forgot that the threat of those opponents may be even more than the Tang people!"

After thinking for a while, Fazler added:

"The negotiations here cannot be concluded in three or five days, the transfer of Fars, the specific amount of the ransom and the payment method will be agreed, these must go through repeated consultations, and the caliph may not be able to wait for us in a hurry!"

Said thought for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, you can't be too anxious about this matter, you have to see the caliph's reaction first, you have to write a letter back first, explain the specific situation here, and then make further plans!"

There is one thing that Saeed did not make explicitly, the Caliph may not lose his temper by ceding Fars, an important province of the old Persian Empire by way of redemption, and if the two things are said in one thing, it is likely to be rejected by the dazed al-Mansur.

Therefore, the necessary temptation is a must, and if Mansour's reaction is not very intense, it can be carried out slowly and step by step.

If there is a fierce reaction, or even strong opposition, then it can only be considered in the long run.

Therefore, the success or failure of the relocation of the capital depends largely on Mansour's approval of the outcome of the peace talks between Fazl and Mahdi.

If you don't approve it, then you can only mention everything!

Fazler is also a clear-minded person, and he can naturally see what Said is worried about, so he nodded in response:

"It is really not advisable to be in a hurry, but always look at the attitude of the caliph first, after all, the caliph considers more and more complex factors than you and me......"

In the military camp of the Tang people, the two of them discussed important military and political matters of Ctesiphon, who was thousands of miles away......