The capital of the Roman Empire was in Constantinople, and the cities led by Constantinople represented the prosperity and wealth of the empire, compared to Western Europe at the same time. Whether it was the Great Cannibals, the Persians and the Rus, or the Latinos and Germans in the West, they all regarded the Eastern Roman Empire as the center of the world's wealth and Constantinople as the source of treasure.

At its peak, the thousand-year-old imperial capital of the Roman Empire had a population of more than 500,000. Because of its location between Europe and Asia, Constantinople became the center of world trade, and a steady stream of goods and wealth came here, but it also made it a reason for its neighbors to covet the wealth of Constantinople.

One of the closest countries, Persia, was often at war with Rome, each with its own victories and defeats.

At this time, after Rome lost Egypt and Syria one after another,

When Princess Shahel came to Constantinople, she looked at the still bustling city and streets, and at the people whose faces had lost their smiles, and she made up her mind and went straight to the Roman Palace.

The Roman emperor at this time was Heraclius I, a wise king who reached a certain height of achievement in his life. Externally, he took back the True Cross and recovered the territories that had been seized by the Persians. Internally, the Hellenistic reforms were completed, and the military district system was introduced, which gave local army leaders a certain degree of autonomy and tax rights, and increased their enthusiasm to defend their territory from invasion. Culturally, Heraclius changed Latin, the official language of the Roman Empire, to the common Greek.

Since then, Rome has completed the Hellenistic transformation, making the cultural differences between the Eastern Roman Empire and ancient Rome apparent. As a result, the foundation was laid to resist a series of attacks by the Great Cannibal.

Such Heraclius I was proud, and even somewhat complacent. But he didn't even care about Da Shi's initial attack, thinking that it was just a group of uncivilized nomads, and there was nothing to worry about. After the loss of Egypt and Syria, it woke up, but it was still a little late, and finally lost Alexandria, Jerusalem and Antioch, and the three regional centers fell into the hands of the Great Cannibals.

This is simply the biggest stain on Heraclius I's life, so he has been in a very bad mood lately.

When Heraclius I heard the news from the guards that the Persian princess Shahr Banu was asking to see him, he had some doubts in his heart, but he was still relatively clear about the situation in Persia, and it could be said that he had reached the final moment of life and death. Heraclius I had no sympathy for his old rival, and he did not think he would be as incompetent as the current king of Persia.

Heraclius I thought for a moment, and finally spoke,

"Take her to the parlour."

When Princess Shahr received a reply, she followed the guards to the drawing room, where she met the gray-haired old man, Heraclius I.

"Your Majesty the Holy King, Shahr Banu thank you for your busy schedule."

Heraclius I sat on the throne and took a serious look at the Persian princess, although she was not wearing a weapon, but a military uniform set off her beautiful curves and temperament heroic, if it was decades earlier, maybe he would have included her in the harem, but at this moment he can obviously only sigh with emotion.

"Princess Shahr, is there something you have come to see me this time? I remember that the situation in your Persia does not seem to be rosy right now. ”

Princess Shahr nodded, neither humble nor arrogant,

"As you say, Your Majesty of the Holy Homeland, we in Persia are now facing the most difficult predicament. But from tomorrow onwards, this predicament will be far away from our Persia, and we will be reborn from tomorrow. ”

Heraclius I couldn't help frowning, thinking that she was saying something too much, and in this case he could almost see the future of Persia. But seeing the confident smile of the son of Shahr, I can't help but feel a little strange.

"Princess Shahr, do you think I'm too old to tell the form?"

Heraclius I's tone was a little heavy, but Shahr did not panic because of this, but answered unhurriedly,

"Your Majesty, Holy King, Shahr has not deceived you. I'm sorry if it caused you an unpleasant mood. As for why we in Persia were able to get out of this predicament, in fact, the main reason is that we have the help of the Eastern Divine Envoy, who is a wise man, and his wisdom makes me feel the insignificance of man. His wisdom blinded me. Because I can't imagine that there is such a person in this world who knows all the truths in the world of heaven and earth. ”

Heraclius I was a little confused, and he admitted that he was completely aroused by Shahr's curiosity. As a princess of the royal family, even if she looks only sixteen or seventeen years old, every member of the royal family has received the best education. And in the mouth of such a royal who received the best education since childhood, there is some such high praise for a person, which he has never seen. What's more, this princess looks very good, which makes him even more curious.

"Princess Shahr, you mean, this wise man helped you Persia?"

Shahr nodded,

"Yes, Your Majesty. At the same time, the wise man asked me to hand you a letter. ”

Heraclius I was intrigued when he saw Shahr take out a letter. He nodded to the guards beside him, and when the guards saw it, they took the letter, and after a series of drug tests, it was taught to Heraclius I.

Heraclius I opened the envelope and saw that it was written in Chinese. For a king bent on taking the Silk Road into his pocket, learning Chinese was his interest. When he finished reading the contents of the envelope, he quickly burned the envelope dots.

Then, he was silent for a long time before he spoke,

"Princess Shahr, I know what you're here for. But before I do that, I have something to ask you, where is this wise man at the moment? ”

Shahr couldn't help but frown, not understanding what was written in the letter. After thinking about it for a while, he said,

"The Divine Envoy of the East is in the distant land of the East, Don. This is what I met on the way when I went to Datang to ask for help. ”

Heraclius I nodded, shocked in his heart. If Shahr hadn't lied, then this wise man really had some Fan Tao who was beyond humans.

In the letter, except for the initial greeting, the rest of the content is an analysis of the situation of the Great Eclipse and Persia and Rome. A person who is far away in the Far East can know so much, at most, it can only show that this person's intelligence system is very powerful. But what follows is simply no different from the prophecy.

As mentioned in it, Ctesiphon, which was attacked by the Great Cannibal just a month ago, and in the letter, the time has been accurately stated, and even who attacked it, has been written.

You must know that this Datang is far away from Persia, and it takes half a year.