The Persian envoy's name was Alda, that is, the middle-aged Persian, he was the deputy envoy of the Persian mission, and the old Persian who came with him was his servant, and there was also a mysterious envoy on their ship, but the other party never showed up, and Li Xiu never saw it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to Alda, they originally sent three ships, but one of them sank in a storm at sea, and the other was captured by pirates when crossing the Strait of Malacca.

Li Xiu was very interested in the situation in Persia, to be precise, he was very interested in the situation in all parts of the Tang Dynasty, because later generations could not understand the situation of this era, and could only speculate from the text or cultural relics, which must have many deviations.

According to Alda, Persia is indeed in a great crisis, and the Arabs finally achieved unity through the efforts of Muhammad, and after the death of Muhammad a few years ago, the Arabs also began to expand outward, the first of which was the Persian dynasty.

The current emperor of the Persian dynasty is known as Isiah III, and coincidentally, the year of Muhammad's death was also the year of his succession to the throne, and as soon as he succeeded to the throne, he faced the threat of the Arabs, and just two years earlier, the Arabs had already conquered Mesopotamia and even threatened the Persian capital Ctesiphon.

According to Li Xiu's knowledge, if according to the original historical development, the Persian Dynasty will not last long, at most two or three years, the Arabs will capture the capital of Persia, Ctesiphon, and then the Persians insisted on more than ten years, but in the end they were completely wiped out by the Arabs, even Yi Si Yi III also died, only one prince fled to the Tang Dynasty for help, but unfortunately Persia is too far away, and the Tang Dynasty cannot help them restore the country.

"Alda, I heard that your Persia is also a powerful empire, why did it fall so easily to the Arabs?" I saw that Li Xiu pondered for a while after listening, and then asked puzzledly, and Zhang Shiyi next to him also helped him translate.

This is the cabin where Li Xiu lived, where after meeting the Persian envoys such as Alda, Li Xiu invited them to accompany him, and Alda was also worried that he was not familiar with the situation in Datang, and he didn't even know which port to dock, so he readily agreed, in fact, they lost their way when they arrived at the coast of Datang, otherwise they would have landed in Guangzhou Port a long time ago, instead of running to the vicinity of Liuqiu Island.

Alda was a standard Persian, with brown hair and blue eyes, and a scorched beard, looking no different from those Persian merchants in Chang'an, but he was of noble birth and very knowledgeable, and even participated in the war against the Byzantine Empire, that is, the Eastern Roman Empire, which also made Li Xiu ask him a lot about the Roman Empire.

"This ......" I saw that after Alda heard Li Xiu's question, his face also showed a hesitant look, and after a while, he suddenly sighed and said, "In fact, more than ten years ago, our Persia was still very strong, and even almost destroyed the Byzantine Empire, but the empire's strength was only temporary, and just ten years ago, the Byzantine Empire also began to counterattack, and defeated our army several times, and what is worse is that the empire was also full of contradictions at this time, and even caused civil strife......"

When Alda said the end, he also had a sad expression on his face, and as he spoke, Li Xiu finally knew the reasons for the weakening of the Persian Dynasty, of which the counterattack of the Byzantine Empire was the main reason, but more important was the chaos within Persia.

Because of the defeat, the Persian emperor's kitchen was damaged, and his son rebelled, hoping that the emperor at that time would win the throne, but the guy who won the throne was a short-lived ghost, and he died after a year as an emperor, and after his death, the Persian dynasty was in chaos, and there were five emperors in five years, an average of one a year, so frequently changing the supreme ruler, not to mention the empire of Persia, which is suffering from internal and external troubles, even such a powerful empire as the Tang Dynasty can't stand it.

Before the rise of the Arabs, the Byzantines had always been the most powerful enemy of Persia, and in the face of civil strife in Persia, the Byzantines naturally did not give up this opportunity, and even once killed near Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Empire, almost leading to the death of the Persians.

But when the strength of the Persian Dynasty fell to its lowest, the Arabs also suddenly rose, and the Byzantines in Zhongxing were also defeated, not to mention the Persians who were declining, it can be said that the situation of the Persian Dynasty is very bad now, but all the nobles who have a little vision are already preparing to flee, and it is in this situation that the Persians want to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to Alda's story, Li Xiu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, Datang is 108,000 miles away from Persia, and it is separated by the Western Regions and the Western Turks, even if he wants to send troops, it is impossible, but the Persians just sent a mission to ask for help, the only explanation is that the Persians are about to be cornered, so no matter how small the hope is, they must work hard.

At this moment, I saw that Alda said a series of words to Li Xiu again, and Zhang Shiyi then helped him translate: "Li Xiu, Alda asked if you can take them to Chang'an, if you want, he is willing to offer you a good reward." ”

"Hehe, you tell him that I am originally from Chang'an, and I am going back to Chang'an soon, so I can take them with me!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, Qi Niang has been found, and his purpose of coming to the south this time has been achieved, so he was going to go back, and taking Alda with them is also a stop, and when he is on the way, he can also ask the other party more about the situation on the Persian side.

After hearing Zhang Shiyi's relay, Alda also became very happy, and not only expressed his gratitude to Li Xiu at the moment, but also took out two huge rubies from his arms and gave them to Li Xiu and Zhang Shiyi, but Zhang Shiyi's gem was obviously smaller, because he always thought that Zhang Shiyi was Li Xiu's translator, which made Zhang Shiyi also quite unhappy.

After accepting Alda's gift, Li Xiu also personally sent the other party to board the boat, and then returned to the only ship of the Persian mission, but the envoy on the ship still did not show up, and Li Xiu did not take it to heart, after all, in Alda's heart, he was just an ordinary maritime merchant, and there was naturally no need for the envoy of the family to come to see him in person.

But just when Li Xiu had just returned to the cabin where he lived, Qi Niang suddenly ran over, handed a letter to him in his hand and said, "Big brother, this is Chengdao's letter to you, I haven't peeked at it!" ”