Chapter 759: The Emperor is invited
Soloastrian religion, in the Central Plains, is also known as the Yuanjiao, Zoroastrianism, the Illuminatis, etc., the later Manichaeism, that is, the Mingjiao in martial arts novels, is actually the Yuanjiao, the god of light they worship is called Ahura Mazda, representing the virtues of light, life, creation, etc., and is also the embodiment of the rules of heaven, order and truth, in general, it is indeed a god who leads people to goodness. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
However, there is one thing that is very incomprehensible, that is, to encourage close relatives to marry, the believers have a very strong obsession with the purity of their own blood, in order to keep their own bloodline from being tainted by foreign blood, they prefer to marry in the same clan, and even fathers and daughters, mothers and sons and brothers and sisters and other marriages abound, if this kind of thing is placed in the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that people will have been immersed in the pig cage.
It is precisely because of this that when Li Xiu heard that Misia was going to marry his younger brother as queen in the future, his mind couldn't turn for a while, but if you think about it carefully, there are too many ignorances in this era after all, for example, among the steppe people, when the father dies, the son will directly marry his father's wife, which is similar to the Persians.
"His Royal Highness Yan Guogong, I declare my identity in the hope of attracting your attention, hoping that you can reconsider the previous matter, and don't be blinded by these rebels like Bahra!" Perhaps seeing that Li Xiu was silent in thought, Misia opened her mouth at this time to explain that she didn't want to reveal her identity, but now she couldn't care about it.
Hearing Misia's words, Li Xiu woke up from his contemplation, looked up at her at the moment, and then replied with a smile: "Thank you Ambassador Misia for being honest with you, I will also consider your words carefully, but the final decision is still in the hands of Your Majesty, so I can't promise you anything!" ”
Li Xiu still didn't make any promises in his words, but his tone was no longer as blunt as before, which made Misia's eyes light up, thinking that Li Xiu was moved by his sincerity, and he was also very happy at the moment: "Thank you Yan Guogong, if I can survive this catastrophe in the future, I will definitely repay Guogong!" ”
After Misia finished speaking, she got up again to say goodbye, and Alda finally seemed to want to say something to Li Xiu, but she didn't say it when she opened her mouth several times, and finally she could only sigh and leave with Misia.
After Misia left, Li Xiu showed a somewhat playful smile on her face, Misia thought that revealing her true identity would allow her to change her mind, this kind of thinking was simply too naïve, but it was not strange to think about it, except for her identity as an ambassador, in essence, she was just a teenage girl, not much older than Qi Niang, and she was not as smart as Qi Niang, and it was normal for her to be naïve.
In addition, Li Xiu thought of one more thing from the identity of Misia, that is, the situation of the Persian aristocracy may be worse than he imagined, and the king of Persia could not even send a capable envoy, and in the end he could only send his own sister, who was also his future queen, to the Tang Dynasty, so we can know the current situation of the king of Persia.
Thinking of the above, Li Xiu strengthened his confidence in supporting Bahra's faction, and the next morning, he took the initiative to enter the palace to ask to see Li Shimin, after all, since the matter of the Persian envoy was caused by him, it was up to him to settle this matter as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night, and of course, the most important thing is not to worry about it again.
"Why, the two Persian envoys have met, right?" Li Shimin was reviewing the folds at this time, and when he saw Li Xiu coming in, he immediately smiled and put down the imperial pen in his hand and asked.
"I've seen them all, but Your Majesty and Brother Wuji should have made a decision a long time ago, right?" Li Xiu nodded immediately, and then asked rhetorically, as long as he saw Misia and Bahra, he believed that with the shrewdness of Li Shimin and Eldest Sun Wuji, it would definitely not be less than what he guessed, so they should have made a decision a long time ago, but Li Shimin didn't tell him last time.
"Hehe, I really can't hide it from you, behind Bahra is the real power of Persia, as for the so-called Persian king, it's just a Zhou Tianzi or Emperor Han Xian, there is no need to worry about it at all, so we all feel that we should hand over the aid materials to Bahra, so that if Persia really gets through the difficulties in the future, we can also harvest a distant ally!" Li Shimin did not deny it, and replied with a smile at the moment.
"Your Majesty is wise, and the minister has the same idea after meeting Bahra to understand the situation, but the minister feels that it is impossible for Persia to survive this crisis with its own strength alone, unless there is a strong external force to help them survive this crisis!" Li Xiu first praised Li Shimin, and then expressed his opinion.
"What do you mean, you don't really plan to persuade me to send troops, do you?" Li Shimin didn't know about the Byzantine Empire, and when he heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't help but be shocked and asked.
"Hehe, Your Majesty misunderstood, it is not only our Tang Dynasty that has the strength to help Persia, in fact, next to Persia, there is also a very powerful empire, that is, the Great Qin in our Central Plains history books, they call themselves the Byzantine Empire, Persia and the Byzantine Empire have had many wars in the past, and the two countries are old enemies!" Li Xiu explained with a smile at this time.
"The Byzantine Empire? I've heard Bahra and others mention this, but I didn't expect them to be the Great Qin in our Central Plains, but you yourself said that Persia and Byzantium are old enemies, how could they help Persia? Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully at first, and then asked with some puzzlement.
"Your Majesty doesn't know that the enemy facing Persia is called the Great Eclipse, these Great Cannibals have risen very quickly, although the main threat is Persia now, but if they destroy Persia, they will definitely turn to deal with the Byzantines in the future, so the minister feels that His Majesty wrote a letter to the Byzantine emperor himself, persuading him to join forces with Persia to fight the enemy, which is also the best support for Persia!" Li Xiu explained to Li Shimin with a solemn expression at this time.
"I see, but Byzantium is so far away from us, even if there is my letter, I'm afraid they may not be willing to listen to it, right?" Li Shimin stroked his beard at this time and said with some hesitation.
"That's true, but it's up to man to do things, and it's up to heaven to make things happen, and that's all we can do for Persia!" Li Xiu nodded immediately.
"Well, it's just a letter, it's much cheaper than the supplies for support, and whether the Persians can convince the Byzantines to form an alliance is none of our business!" Li Shimin finally nodded.
The matter of Persia was settled, and Li Xiu chatted with Li Shimin for a few more words, and then said goodbye and left, but just as he came out of the gate of the Liangyi Palace, he was suddenly stopped by an attendant and said: "Yan Guogong, the emperor is invited!" ”