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"Lord Mubashaf, you are so generous? I don't even care if my country signed a contract with the Sui Dynasty or not? Yu Ming was also a little shocked at this time.

"Hey, hey! Marshal Yu, I have already sent someone to inquire above, you have 100,000 troops in Liaodong, and at the same time, you are also threatening, and even the two major forces of the Eastern and Western Turks are in your hands. And the Sui Dynasty is now in turmoil, I came from Xiliang, and I saw broken walls everywhere, villages burned by war, and bones that starved to death......"

Mubashaf smiled and said, "Our king caliph just wants to form an alliance with the great powers in the east, trying to resist Byzantium in the west and reject the Turks in the east. But now it seems that this Great Sui is only afraid that it will be in chaos, and the Great Sui Emperor surnamed Yang is still flawless in his own care, how can he have the ability to help us eat? ”

When Yu Ming heard this, he was a little puzzled: "Mubashaf, since you know that it doesn't matter whether you form an alliance with the Great Sui or not, why do you have to think of a way to stop the Byzantine Empire from forming an alliance with the Great Sui for you?" ”

When Mubashaf heard this, he sighed and said, "Marshal Yu, you don't know this. The Byzantine Empire is the sworn enemy of our Great Food Kingdom, and they have repeatedly sent troops to invade our territory. Recently, they have been contacting the Egyptians and the Caucasians to attack our country together. If the Byzantine envoy Halder signs an alliance with the Great Sui, he will return to China. They must believe that the time is ripe to attack our country and that they will launch an all-out attack on our country. Although our country is not afraid of this group of infidels, if we start such an all-out war, our country will inevitably suffer heavy losses. So ......"

At this point, he did not go any further. But with Yuming's wisdom, how can he not hear it, what he means is: the alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Sui Dynasty has more symbolic meaning than practical meaning. But this is what the Byzantine Empire wants, so that they can lobby other countries, as well as their own military and civilians, to form an alliance with the Sui Dynasty, a powerful country in the east, and jointly attack the Great Food and build momentum for themselves.

Yu Ming nodded, he also understood the strategy of this kind of war between major powers, and sometimes, it was also very important to build momentum.

"Moreover, the main purpose of my Great Food is to find an alliance with the Sui Dynasty is to deal with the Turks and eliminate the threat from the east. But now in the Turkic steppe, the Turkic nobles and herdsmen, the most respected and feared general of the Sui army is you Yuming. Not only did you defeat the Tiele and Murwei coalition armies, but you also thwarted the Western Turkic conspiracy, killed the envoy of the Khan of Shotku, and supported the Shibi Khan to ascend to the throne. In the minds of the Turks, I am afraid that you are more authoritative than Yang Guang. If you are looking for an alliance, asking the Liaodong Army to help put pressure on the Turks should be more effective than finding the Great Sui Emperor! Mubashaf said with a sly smile on his face.

After Yuming heard about it, he was also slightly surprised, he didn't expect that this Mubashaf would send someone to inquire about so many of his deeds in the past two days, it seems that he has really put a lot of hard work on himself.

"Alright! I admit that if I return to Liaodong, everything will be negotiable. But Brother Mubashaf, what can you do to save Innocent and my daughter? You wouldn't say you were going to rob a prison, would you? Yu Ming asked with squinted eyes.

Mubashaf smiled slightly, and then began to explain.

It turns out that according to Mubashaf, Da Shi has a dance from the Tianzhu area, and after blending with the local fighting techniques, it has formed a unique and charming peacock dance, which integrates masculine fighting movements and feminine softness, which is very beautiful. The last time he came to visit the Great Sui in the Central Plains, he presented Yang Guangjin with an Arab dancer to perform this peacock dance. According to the reaction at the scene, Yang Guang liked this peacock dance very much. It's just that this team of dancing girls was robbed by the Jin army during the Jingkang disaster.

After Mubashaf returned to the Great Eclipse, he reported the matter to the Great Eclipse King, who also attached great importance to it and sent people to the people to find the peacock dancing girl. This time, when he came to the East again, he brought another team of dancers, ready to dedicate to Yang Guang, and this team of dancers not only numbered eight people, but also had beautiful appearances and martial arts. The idea of the Great Food Kingdom was to use this team of dancing girls to please Yang Guang, so that he would agree to form an alliance and send troops to attack the Turks together.

Hearing this, Yu Ming couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that Mubashaf, what do you mean by sending assassins to pretend to be dancing girls, and when performing for guests, approach Yang Guang and then kidnap him?" ”

"Yes! Our eight dancers have been carefully selected, not only for their outstanding dancing skills, but also for their martial arts, and they can unexpectedly hold your emperor hostage. Then use him as a threat to release Mrs. Zun and Ling Ai! Mubashaf said solemnly.

After hearing this, Yu Ming was shocked, but he was a little puzzled: "Mubashaf, your preparation makes me a little confused. Aren't you going to form an alliance with the Great Sui? Why did you prepare the assassins again? Could it be that he still planned to assassinate Yang Guang before? ”

Mubashaf's face was a little embarrassed, and he pretended to be honest and smiled: "This is also prepared!" After all, when we passed through the Western Regions, we heard that the Sui Dynasty had sent envoys to the Eastern Turks and made an alliance with them, and now the Western Turkic Shekui Khan and the Eastern Turkic Shibi Khan are fighting fiercely again. In case your Sui Dynasty and the Turks have formed an alliance, it will be impossible to help us deal with the Western Turks. At this time, we only have ......."

Yu Ming had fully understood at this time, and he dared to love this seemingly honest and honest Mubashaf, and he also made two preparations. If the Sui Dynasty agrees to form an alliance with the Great Food, then there is no need to say it. But if the Sui Dynasty had already allied itself with the Turks, then they would also send dancing female assassins to assassinate them at the banquet. As long as Yang Guang died, the Sui Dynasty would inevitably be in chaos, and the previous alliance with the Turks would naturally collapse.

Moreover, not only that, but the Turks, who had long been wolf ambitions in the Central Plains, saw the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, and perhaps invaded the Central Plains on a large scale to plunder the population and property. In this way, Da Shi naturally did not have to worry about the Turks attacking them from behind. It is possible to calmly deal with the Byzantine Empire with all its forces.

Thinking of this, Yu Ming couldn't help but break out in cold sweat on his forehead, secretly thinking about the exchange of interests between countries, which is really better than who has a black belly and who is ruthless. Only a cunning state like Da Shi was able to fight stronger and stronger in an environment surrounded by powerful enemies, and finally established the Arbian Empire across Asia, Europe and Africa.

It's just that now in order to save his wife and daughter, he can only cooperate with him. Yu Ming muttered helplessly.

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At this time, the letters of Dashi and Byzantium were collected by officials of the Ministry of Rites and then forwarded to Yang Guang.

When Yang Guang learned about this, he didn't think so. In his view, although these two countries are Western powers, and they seek an alliance with themselves. But they didn't show any sincerity to impress themselves. Moreover, the relationship between these two countries is so bad that it is obvious that the Great Sui can only ally with one of them, or neither of them.

However, which of these two countries is stronger or weaker, and who should the Sui Dynasty ally with is a difficult problem. After all, he didn't know much about these two Western powers. Therefore, Yang Guang planned to hang these two envoys in the post house first, and wait for the Liaodong Army to settle the matter before making a decision.

However, on the list of tributes later, he saw a peacock dance troupe composed of eight Abibo dancers. But I can't help but feel a little itchy.

Seeing Yang Guang's hesitant look, Pei Yun guessed that he was a little moved. But I am afraid that after receiving the tribute and the credentials handed over, I will lose face by saying that I will not align with others.

At this time, he had an idea and said: "Your Majesty, now that the Byzantine envoys have also come to the Eastern Capital, it is better to arrange two envoy groups to go to the banquet together." In order to win His Majesty's favor and to present gifts to His Majesty, perhaps Mubashaf of the Great Food Country would have offered the eight Arab dancers without our commitment to an alliance. ”

Yang Guang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately clapped his hands and said, "Okay!" That's it! Inform the envoys of both sides that they will go to the Palace of Nourishing Heart together tomorrow night, and I will hold a state banquet! ”

Pei Yun comprehended this, and after returning to the Ministry of Rites, he immediately sent two officials to send invitations to the courtyards of the two embassies with gongs and drums, inviting them to go to the temple for Hajj in the future, and go to the state banquet after the Hajj.

The two officials also hinted at which country His Majesty would support at the state banquet, as instructed by Pei Yun.

This frightened the Byzantine envoy Halder. The reason why Byzantium sent people to the Great Sui for Hajj was not to send troops to the Great Sui, which was so far away. Rather, he wants to add a weight to his allies. In this way, when lobbying Egypt, Persia, and the Caucasians, you can also pat your chest and say that the Sui Dynasty, a great power in the East, is also on the side of Byzantium.

Therefore, the task given to him by the emperor was also to strive to make the Great Sui stand on his side. At the very least, let the two not help each other. But if the tribute offered by the Great Food Jin is much more valuable than theirs, it is difficult to say. If you receive the benefits of the Great Cannibal, form an alliance with it, and then be hostile to Byzantium, you will not be able to go back.

Although with the current situation of the Great Sui, it is impossible to send troops to attack their own country. But as long as trade with Byzantium was cut off, Byzantium would suffer huge losses. Because silk and porcelain from the East were important entrepot trade goods for the Byzantine Empire.

The empire resold these precious merchants from the East to the Frankish Kingdom, the Holy Roman Empire, Venice, England and other countries, but made a windfall. Therefore, he did not dare to be careless about this, and when he went to the banquet, he had already brought all the tributes and prepared to present them to His Majesty the Great Sui at the banquet.

In contrast, the courtyard of the big food country is much more lively. In the inner courtyard, eight big food dancers rehearsed the Arab peacock dance together, striving to succeed in one fell swoop during the banquet. Yuming, Mubashaf and the others did not put their minds on preparing the tribute at all.

Listening to the singing and dancing of the opposite house, the deputy envoy of the Byzantine state, Lunch, could not help but be worried, and he said anxiously: "Lord Halder, that Mubashaf seems to be confident. They have carefully prepared eight courtesans who are good at peacock dance, and they have been rehearsing them all this day. I heard that the Emperor of the Great Sui likes the peacock dance very much, but I'm afraid that no matter how many gifts we give, it won't help! ”

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