The time of arrival in Chang'an recorded in the history books of Belusbi was nearly five years earlier.

Originally, the journey from Persia to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was full of dangers and difficulties. Now, because of Li Hong's thousand-mile attack, Belus is still able to reach Chang'an in a very short time with a retinue of thousands of people.

In addition, when the white-clothed cannibal besieged Jiling City, he was attacked by Li Hong and defeated the white-clothed eater, allowing him to run to Datang safe and sound.

In this way, it has also created a blind illusion for Belus, that is, the current Datang is so strong that no country can shake it and compete with it.

It is completely on a par with the Tang Dynasty many years ago, when he asked for reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty to restore the country, and was finally compared with the Tang Dynasty when the Tang Emperor was unable to use troops thousands of miles away.

So this contributed to Belus's urgent determination to borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty to restore the country.

So there is no need to wait for Belus to state, Li Hong knows what Belus wants to do?

As for looking for himself, I am afraid that it is also because of the various powerful scenes he saw when he was in Anxi, and he is the capital protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, such two crucial identities are obviously the reason why Belus looked for himself in the first place.

After quietly listening to Belus's request, looking at the pair of eyes with deep sockets and a pair of mysterious blue expectant eyes, Li Hong shook his head firmly and silently.

Seeing Li Hong shaking his head, Belus didn't dare to sit behind him, but stood cautiously and respectfully behind Narhiye, and the four eyes of the two suddenly became gloomy.

Holding the water cup handed over by Xia Zhi in his hand, he also motioned to Wang Mingyuan for them to drink.

Then he spoke: "It's true that my Tang Dynasty is strong, but it's not strong enough to let my soldiers work for other countries at will." The consumption of a war, you don't need to say it, you can understand, not to mention that my Datang is on an expedition of thousands of miles? For my Datang, how much territory is naturally not enough, but ...... I need to understand one thing, that is, is my Datang capable of holding it, and if not, what is the use of me coming? ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, if you are willing to help us restore the country, our Sassanid Kingdom is willing to be a courtier of the Tang Dynasty forever, and will always be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and will never regret it." Belus got up, looked at the indifferent Li Hong, and said firmly.

Even his son, Narhiye, followed his father's words, nodding heavily, as if the father was singing with the son.

Li Hong still shook his head gently, looked at Belus who stood up, and said lightly: "There is no way, I am a very practical person, and I will not help others at will if I can't see the benefits." Don't say anything about eternal ministers, good neighborliness and friendship, these can still be reversed on paper, if you have read the history of the previous dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, you will understand that the promise you just said has no effect on me. ”

Seeing that Belus was about to continue to show his loyalty, Li Hong stretched out his hand to stop him: "Ashina Duzhi, Li Sha, Gao Changguo, Khorezm, Tocharo and Tubo, which one is not the original when he wanted benefits, what he said was more true than gold, but in the end?" What about after I took advantage of the benefits given by my Datang? Don't you still start beating me Datang's idea? Invade my Datang's territory? ”

"Your Royal Highness, we are different, our Sassanid people are the most important promise, our life, is to live for the promise of friends, but also for the monarch and ministers, as long as you promise to help us restore the country, we are willing to honor you our king, and even let the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty be officials in our Sassanid and ...... for us in Persia."

Li Hong interrupted Belus's words with a laugh, and then asked with some amusement: "Since you Sassanids live for promises, why was your father betrayed by his most valued courtier?" In the four years of Anxi, I always feel that there is one sentence, that is: there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. It's unreasonable, but it doesn't get much more practical than that. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Hong couldn't help but glance at Wang Mingyuan, who was willing to be a lobbyist for the Persians! Did this give him a benefit, or did he have a deep relationship with Belus in the city of Gulling?

The meaningful glance shocked Wang Mingyuan, who was sitting on the chair, and suddenly cold sweat began to break out on his entire back, he had been silent just now, just because he was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would mistakenly think that he had a relationship with Belus.

Seeing the seemingly dissatisfied glance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now, how can he make Wang Mingyuan not frightened, not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still his savior, this is a godsend.

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests." Belus muttered as Li Hong said this, and his eyes dimmed even more than just now.

He didn't know that he wouldn't believe the promise he made just now, but now he has nothing but the identity of a prince.

And those thousands of Persian soldiers and horses are completely not enough to restore the country by themselves, and now in this world, except for the Tang Dynasty, no country dares to collide head-on with the white-clothed food, not to mention that it still has the strength to suppress the white-clothed food.

Looking at Belus's dejected appearance, Li Hong couldn't give birth to a little pity in his heart.

In his eyes, the lives of the Tang Dynasty soldiers are much more important than those land resources.

What's more, after the rule of the emperor's grandfather, the Tang Dynasty has just recovered the level of the former Sui in terms of population, coupled with the use of troops everywhere in the past two years, the father is eager to expand the territory and want to get rid of the shadow of the emperor's grandfather politically, which once again unknowingly led to a sharp decline in the population of the Tang Dynasty.

Today's Datang, although it seems to be powerful, is actually about to reach the end of the strong crossbow.

Nowadays, it is still the government military system as the main source of troops, but after years of battles and casualties, the effective combat effectiveness that Datang can provide is declining sharply.

Now, in addition to Anxi, which is considered a powerful army, whether it is Yunzhong or Liaodong, the troops that Zhichong Mansion can bring to the Tang Dynasty have begun to grow older and older, and the young and middle-aged have already died in battle.

If you don't cultivate and recuperate for a few years, don't give this Kyushu land a few years of stable and peaceful time, which is used to nurture some new life and continue the tenacity of Datang.

Then the process of changing the Tang Dynasty from the government military system to the conscription system will be hasty and not rigorous, so as in history, it will lead to public resentment and riots in some places.

The far-reaching impact and consequence is to make the Tang Dynasty weaken as recorded in the history books, then become strong again for a short time, then weaken again to the point of exhaustion, and finally go to extinction.

Looking at Belus's expression, although his expression was haggard and his eyes were gloomy, he could still vaguely see a trace of perseverance and a glimmer of hope.

But no matter what, no matter how Belus asked, Li Hong's heart was as strong as iron, and no matter how he asked and promised, Li Hong's head shook like a rattle.

And while shaking his head, watching Belus and Narhiye salute and leave, Li Hong was actually thinking about whether he should find someone for a while and make a rattle for Li Lingyue to play.

"Wang Mingyuan stayed." Li Hong came back to his senses and said lightly.

Belus and Narhiye were in shape, and finally followed behind a eunuch, saluting Li Hong's back again before slowly withdrawing.

As soon as the door of the living room was closed by the eunuch outside, Wang Mingyuan couldn't wait to get up and salute, and quickly explained: "Please Your Highness be aware that the minister has no personal relationship with Belus, and today the minister brought him here in a daze, and the minister wanted to thank His Highness for saving his life in Anxi, as for Belus, it was indeed him who begged the minister to bring him with him, and he begged the minister to ...... him on the grounds that His Royal Highness was noble and might not be easily seen." ”

"Okay, don't say it, I don't mean to blame you. I left you here just to ask, if you are allowed to lead your troops to attack Tocharo, until you fight head-on with the white-clothed food on the battlefield, what chance do you think my Datang will win? Li Hong asked playfully.

Wang Mingyuan was surprised! Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince resolutely rejected Belus's request, why did he now want to attack Tocharian again, and even have to fight with the white-clothed food?

Wang Mingyuan's mind quickly shifted from figuring out the intentions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the white-clothed troops he had seen, as well as the combat power of Tochar, which was now sandwiched between the two countries.

In my mind, I repeatedly calculated, deliberated, and even quickly calculated how to command the troops, how to fight, and so on.

Finally, he looked at Li Hong's face with a faint smile, and said solemnly: "Back to Your Highness, the minister is not to grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige." Chen believes that if I fight with Tocharo, I will definitely win. But....... ”

"It's okay, keep talking, besides, I don't have the right to appoint you to fight, just ask casually." Li Hong said lightly.

But Wang Mingyuan didn't dare to think so, and when he came back to Chang'an, he already knew who His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was.

Now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all returning to Chang'an, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns to Chang'an, they begin to secretly discuss whether the post of Shangshu Ling, which has been empty since the first emperor took office, will be in the pocket of His Royal Highness the Prince.

But everyone is just guessing, after all, this position of Shang Shuling is not trivial, if it is held by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, no one knows what kind of consequences it will bring to the royal family.

Even His Majesty, when some courtiers who were close to His Majesty knocked on the side of the mouth, they could feel that His Majesty seemed to be hesitant about whether to crown His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as Shang Shuling.

And this has not only become the vane of the courtiers, but I don't know why, it has become the biggest reason for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to become Shang Shuling. If you leave halfway through, press CTRL+D to save the current page to your favorites so you can watch it later!