"Why don't you go to the Turks to ask for help from the rest of the countries, and you have to come to Datang?" Li Dongsheng listened to him and asked.

Rong Jia's old face flushed: "We all went to ask for help, but they ignored it." Datang is our last hope, and only you can resist the invasion of those barbarians. ”

"Hehe, Rong Jia, to put it mildly, our Datang will not be an enemy of such a strong country for you. Think about it, from Chang'an to Persia is not less than 10,000 miles, we sent people to help you fight, there is no benefit in winning, all of them are my Tang people who lost and died, and they also offended a strong empire, why do you think we bother? ”

"But they're strong now, they're expanding outward, and if you don't fight them, they'll come into contact with you." Rong Jia blushed and said: "I know that the Tang Army is powerful, and there is no opponent here in the Western Regions, I just want to... ”

"No, don't think about it, it's useless to think about it... I just want to ask you why Persia is also a powerful empire, why did it lose so easily to the Arabs? ”

Rong Jia was silent for a while, and then suddenly left tears, lost his voice and cried bitterly, Li Dongsheng and Daniel Zhang they quietly looked at this old man, after a while, he said with tears in his eyes: "The weakening of our Persian Empire is the time of these years, more than ten years ago our Persia still almost destroyed the Byzantine Empire, but suddenly there were many contradictions within the empire, and even a civil war broke out, ten years ago, the Byzantine Empire began to fight back, defeated our army several times, and worse, the Arabs also suddenly rose, And the Byzantines of Zhongxing were also defeated, not to mention us... ”

Li Dongsheng knew that the Persian Empire was the most chaotic time at this time, the prince rebelled and ascended to the throne, and then died in a year, the whole country was in chaos, and five emperors were changed in the next five years.

Li Dongsheng looked at Rong Jia sympathetically and said: "That's it, what I can do is to confirm your identity, arrange for you to go to the Duhu Mansion to get the Guan Mu certificate, and then you go to Chang'an, as for the result, it depends on the will of God." ”

Rong Jia was moved: "Thank you, Master Hou, I just waited for this certificate, no matter what the result is, I will go to Chang'an to ask the Tang Emperor." Then he walked up to Li Dongsheng and said respectfully: "Your friendship with the Persian Empire will always be remembered in our hearts for later retribution." ”

"Don't wait for a later report, I'm going to get paid now." Li Dongsheng suddenly remembered that this country was going to perish, and there were many benefits that could be reaped.

"Please make it clear that as long as I have it, I will not postpone it."

"I heard that you have a lot of shipbuilding and navigation in Persia, so I want you to help me see if there are such talents, and how many I want."

"There is no problem, if the enemy occupies our country, they can be regarded as a way out. I thank you for Lord Hou. ”

Watching them bow their heads and walk out, Li Dongsheng gently knocked on the table with his hand, and Daniel Zhang stepped forward and said, "These guys are so pitiful, running around for their country." ”

"I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world." Li Dongsheng's eyes were far-reaching: "Such a strong empire ended up because of a few years of civil strife... It is still necessary to ensure the stability of the country. ”

"Mother, when will Dad come back! I miss him so much. Li Siwei said while eating. As soon as the words came out, he found that the mood at the dinner table was wrong, his mother and grandmother's eyes were red, and he hurriedly said: "Then don't cry, I won't ask." ”

Zhu'er gently touched his head and said, "Your father is an official outside, and it will take a while to come back." You have to study hard at home and make him happy when he comes back. You know. ”

"Don't talk about studying when you're eating, auntie, I'll go see you learn to paint right away." Li Siwei changed the topic very tactfully, his father was famous for his literature, so the teachers had high expectations for him, but Li Siwei really had no interest in literature, for him, the happiest time every day was to follow his second grandfather to practice martial arts.

The delicate little building in the backyard is covered in snow, and the room is filled with sandalwood. Qian Duoduo was sitting barefoot at the desk, holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were not on the book, and his mind had already run to the far Western Regions.

Although the child is no longer young, she is still delicate and lovely, but now she is frowning, looking at the snow outside the window, and now the windows of Li Dongsheng's house have been replaced with transparent flat glass, which is also unique in Datang.

"Boom" A sound of footsteps sounded on the stairs, and a slender and tall figure entered the room: "Sister-in-law, are you reading?" ”

Qian Duoduo saw that it was Zhu'er who came over, put down the scroll in his hand, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why does my sister have time to come to me today?" ”

Zhu'er smiled: "Sister-in-law said this, I also come often, okay." ”

Looking at the beautiful sister-in-law, Qian Duoduo poured her a glass of water: "Say, what are you looking for me?" No more paint? Then you should go to Xiaoju, she is now the God of Wealth in the family. "Xiaoju is very sensitive to finances, especially reconciliation, she can see at a glance what is wrong, so she checks the accounts and everything, and after a long time, she will hand over the family's expenses to her.

"No, the paint is gone, I'll bring it to me when she goes out." Zhu'er lowered her head and said embarrassedly: "That King Jin sent something over again, so I came to you for a walk when I was upset." ”

"Oh... Qian Duoduo pretended to suddenly realize: "He is your brother's apprentice, and he sent you something to honor you as a senior aunt." It's not bad. ”

"Oh, sister-in-law, you're laughing at me again." Zhu'er laughed and squeaked a lot of money, and the two of them laughed and fell on the wooden floor, and it took a while to get up. "I told the giver that we don't lack anything at home, but he doesn't listen to the constant gifts, and I really don't know what to do."

Zhu'er is not a child anymore, and Li Zhi's intentions are also obvious, but she is a girl, of course she is a little panicked when she encounters this matter, and it is not good to tell her parents, so she can only come to her sister-in-law to talk about it.

"It's up to you, if you think it's good, then that's fine. But I heard your brother say that the marriage of the heavenly family is the most unhappy, and the palace is full of intrigues, and your temperament is estimated to suffer. Regarding his sister-in-law's matter, Qian Duoduo still analyzed her very seriously: "Let's write a letter to your brother, he should have a good suggestion." ”

Zhu'er remembered her brother's deeds and nodded: "Well, I listen to him." ”