Li Shimin's letter is not very long, and because he and Heraclius have not met, even the other party's name was heard from Bahra, and I don't know what the other party's temper is, so the letter is full of diplomatic rhetoric, at the beginning of which I recalled the friendship between the Tang Dynasty and Rome, in fact, there is no friendship, but each other has heard each other's names hundreds of years ago, for example, Rome is called Daqin in the history books of the Central Plains.

After a simple greeting, Li Shimin immediately changed the conversation, and then began to get to the point, first analyzing the relationship between Persia, the Great Food and Rome, although the Great Food is mainly fighting with the Persians now, but after the Persians fall, the only thing that can threaten the Great Food is Rome, with the domineering of the Great Cannibal, will they allow an enemy like Rome around them?

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Shimin is one of the best strategists in the history of the world, although he has not been to Rome or Persia, let alone witnessed the rise of the Great Cannibal, but he has analyzed with his keen eyes and unique insights that after the Great Eclipse destroys Persia, the next target must be Rome, if Heraclius does not save Persia now, then he will face the threat of the Great Cannibal alone in the future.

It is precisely because of the above reasons, so Li Shimin also said in the letter that Rome now has only two roads, if you watch Persia be destroyed, then the big cannibals will definitely turn around and go west, and then Rome can only fight with the big food, but if you send troops to save Persia now, then the two countries can invoke each other in the future, so as to curb the expansion of the big cannibals, and even attack the big eaters from the east and west, and completely eliminate them.

After reading Li Shimin's handwritten letter, Heracle couldn't help but show a contemplative expression on his face, and he didn't doubt the authenticity of this letter, because as long as he was willing, he could also send envoys to the Tang Dynasty like Persia, and then he could naturally confirm this matter, and from this letter, he could feel the sharp eyes and broad mind of the person who wrote the letter, not that he underestimated Persia, even the general Khavad behind the Bahra in front of him, he definitely did not have such vision and mind.

Of course, the most important thing is that Bahra also brought a lot of items from the Tang Dynasty, and these items are absolutely impossible to be forged, and judging from his previous description of the Tang Dynasty, he must have been to the Tang Dynasty, which indirectly proves the authenticity of this letter, not to mention that now Persia is about to be destroyed, which makes Heraclius believe that even if they borrow a hundred dares from Persia, they will not dare to offend themselves at this time.

Since the letter is true, the first thing Heraclius wants to analyze is the true intention of Li Shimin's letter, after all, everyone is an emperor, although the distance is far away and the national conditions are different, but they are essentially the same.

First of all, Heraclius was the first to think that the reason why the Tang Emperor wrote this letter to himself was that he definitely did not want Persia to be destroyed, because Persia was a barrier between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Eclipse, even if the Tang Dynasty was very far away from the Great Eclipse, but he did not want to be neighbors with such an expansive country as the Great Eclipse.

Thinking about the above point, Heraclius couldn't help but admire Li Shimin's foresight, after all, even if the Great Eclipse destroyed Persia, I am afraid that it would not be able to threaten the Tang Dynasty in a short time, but the other party has begun to be wary of the enemy of the Great Eclipse, which is not something that anyone can do.

Even the Tang Dynasty in the far east was wary of the enemy of the Great Eclipse, which made Heracle feel a sense of crisis, after all, compared to the distant Tang Dynasty, their Rome was too close to the Great Eclipse, and even the two countries were already bordering, and the rise of the Great Cannibal directly threatened the area of Egypt and Asia Minor under Roman rule, and the border between the two countries also had friction from time to time, but the Great Eclipse is now more restrained, and there is no clear conflict with Rome for the time being.

In the face of the restraint of the Great Eclipse, Heraclius originally thought that the Great Eclipse was afraid of the strength of Rome, so he did not dare to clash with them, but now he suddenly woke up, it is estimated that the Great Cannibal is unwilling to fight on both sides, so he temporarily chose to retreat, and after they destroy Persia, will they still maintain restraint like now?

Thinking of the above, Heraclius couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and the vigilance against the big food in his heart immediately rose to the highest. However, thinking of sending troops to help Persia, Heraclius also felt very embarrassed for a while, Persia was not a good bird, they Rome helped Persia, but they were bitten by Persia, and almost fell into the situation of destroying the country, which also made Rome very hostile to Persia, if he sent troops to help Persia now, he will also face strong resistance at home.

In addition, Heraclius is also old, and his main focus in recent years has been on the selection of heirs, and at the same time he has worked hard to promote Hellenism in the country, making Rome more pure, and almost all the conquests outside have stopped.

It was precisely in consideration of the above that Heraclius couldn't make up his mind for a while, and the people in the palace didn't dare to disturb him to think, Bahra was standing there with a nervous face, staring at Heraclius tightly, and now the other party's choice may determine the fate of Persia, and even he had a ridiculous feeling at this time, who would have thought that the Roman emperor, who was regarded as an enemy of Persia before, would actually control the future fate of Persia at this time?

After a long while, I saw Heraclius raise his head and slowly speak: "This matter is too important, and I can't make a decision for a while, so I also need to discuss it with others!" ”

Seeing that Heraclius did not refuse on the spot, this made Bahra feel relieved, because this showed that the letter of the Tang Emperor had had an effect, at least Heraclius had been shaken in his heart, as long as he could convince other nobles, Rome still had a great possibility of sending troops.

"What His Majesty the Emperor said is very true, speaking of which, we in Persia have made some wrong decisions at the beginning, so no matter how His Majesty the Emperor chooses, we in Persia will not be resentful because of this, but I personally still hope that His Majesty the Emperor can make a decision as soon as possible, if you refuse to rescue us, I also hope that you can tell me earlier, so that I can also return to Persia as soon as possible and take up arms to defend my motherland!" At this time, Bahra once again solemnly said that in order to gain Heraclius' favor, he even admitted the mistake of Persia's ingratitude.

Hearing Bahra's later words, Heraclius couldn't help but be a little moved, Bahra is just an envoy, but he has the consciousness of fighting to the death for the country, such a person can be compared with the warriors in myths and legends, for a while he also increased his good impression of Bahra, and then spoke again: "Don't worry, I will make a decision in a few days, but you have come from afar, and we in Rome can't be slow to treat guests!" ”

Heraclius asked people to prepare a feast, and then gathered a few great nobles to entertain Bahra, speaking of which the food of the Roman Empire is also very famous, and the way of eating is also very interesting, because they eat in bed, and it is accompanied by many entertainment activities, and even after eating, there is the favorite sea river of the Romans, which can be described as very extravagant.

Following the local customs, Bahla followed Heraclius to the banquet hall, and then lay on the bed like other Roman nobles, next to a long table with a variety of Roman dishes, Heraclius was very talkative, and at this time he also asked about the local food and customs of the Tang Dynasty and Persia, but he avoided talking about other things.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, when it comes to the food of Datang, I brought some from Datang, and I also gave it to you as a gift, if you like it, you can try it!" At this moment, Bahra suddenly thought of something, and smiled again.

"Food?" Heraclius was also stunned when he heard this, and it was estimated that he couldn't figure out what kind of food could be brought from Datang, thousands of miles away? However, this also made him more curious, and immediately ordered someone to send Datang's "food" from Bahra's gift.

After a while, I saw an attendant bring a box, when the box was opened, there were rows of glass bottles tied tightly with straw rope inside, then Bahra stood up and took out a bottle from it and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, please see, this is Datang's canned food, after the food in it is ready, after Datang's special treatment, it can be stored for a year without deterioration, such as the mutton in this bottle of canned food, which has been preserved for several months!" ”

"Lamb is not bad for a year, are you sure it's true?" Even if Heraclius admits in his heart that the Tang Dynasty is stronger than Rome in many aspects, he still can't believe it.

"Of course, these canned foods were brought out by me personally from Datang, and the taste is completely different from the flavors of Rome and Persia, Your Majesty, you will know after you taste them!" Bahra said confidently that many of the gifts he gave were specialties he brought from Datang, and canned food was a necessity for a long journey, so he also brought a lot.

Heraclius heard this and immediately asked people to open the can, one of the attendants tasted it first, and found that there was nothing abnormal, and then presented it to Heraclius to taste, but Heraclius found that although the can was cold, it did not have any rotten appearance, and immediately took a bite, and immediately felt an exotic flavor, which was indeed completely different from the Persian and Roman food practices.

"Datang is really a coincidence!" Tasting the delicious canned food, Heraclius couldn't help but yearn for Datang even more, if he wasn't the emperor, he really wanted to go to Datang to see it in person, but this also made him more determined in his heart, no matter what, he would send envoys to Datang to strengthen the connection between the two countries!