Chapter 1196: Li Shimin is also here
Li Xiu's arrival not only affected the historical trend of the Tang Dynasty, but also affected the historical trend of other parts of the world, such as Persia and Rome, the two ancient countries that can almost be as famous as the Tang Dynasty, especially under the promotion of Li Xiu, the three countries formed an effective communication channel, and even sent envoys, which made the connection between the three countries closer.
What Li Xiu didn't expect was that after Li Shimin helped Persia and Rome make peace last time, he also achieved high praise in Persia and Rome, and was even compiled into poems and sung, and many people who had been to the Tang Dynasty spread Li Shimin's deeds to Persia and other places, making him the embodiment of the ideal king for a while, especially in Persia at the time of national crisis, countless Persians are looking forward to having a great king like Li Shimin in their country.
Bahra has served as an envoy many times, he is very good at taking advantage of all the opportunities at his disposal, even if he can bring himself a small advantage, he will never let go, which is the main reason why he has been able to complete many diplomatic missions excellently, and the same is true on the battlefield, so he can become a banner of Persia against the Great Cannibal invasion in just a few years.
It was also in this situation that Bahra decided to send Zamas as an envoy to Datang, in order to hope to get the support of Datang, even if it was only nominal, it could still bring him great prestige and attract more people to join him, and even Kavad knew that he had the support of Datang behind him, and he had to hesitate to move him, and this was exactly what Bahra wanted.
What's more, if Datang really supports him, it is not only nominal support, for example, Datang can assist Persia with a batch of armor weapons like last time, but this time they will all be given to Bahra alone, and Datang can also shift trade with Persia to Bahra, which will also bring him huge economic benefits.
"His Royal Highness, before I come to Datang, Bahra will also hand over the power to negotiate with Datang, as long as Datang can agree to support him, we will give Datang the greatest preferential treatment in business and other aspects, I hope you will consider it carefully!" Finally, Zamas solemnly pleaded with Li Xiu again.
Li Xiu also showed a contemplative expression at this time, he was weighing the pros and cons of supporting Bahra to Datang, as well as Li Shimin's reaction to this matter, but this matter was very complicated, so he was a little confused for a while.
After a long while, I saw Li Xiu raise his head and say to Zamas: "In this way, seeing that Bahra and I got acquainted with each other at the beginning, I can help you talk about this matter in front of Your Majesty, but whether Your Majesty will agree to support you, I don't dare to guarantee, after all, our Emperor Majesty is a very assertive person, even if it is me, it is difficult to influence his thoughts." ”
"Thank you, Your Highness, no matter whether this can be done or not, you will be our great benefactor of Persia!" Zamas was very excited when he heard Li Xiu's words, and said that it was countless times better for Li Xiu to personally say this matter to Li Shimin than to tell Li Shimin about it himself, after all, as the most important minister around Li Shimin, Li Xiu's opinion would also be carefully considered by Li Shimin.
After the discussion was over, Li Xiu and Zamas chatted a few more words about the Dao Conference, and now the entire Dao Conference has come to an end, but it is still very lively, attracting countless people to listen to the lecture every day, sometimes even the back mountain can't sit down, and even if you sit down, you may not be able to hear it, so some people specifically record the debate between the two sides, and some people even take advantage of it, after all, this Dao Conference is now the hottest event in the entire Chang'an City.
After sending Zamas away, Li Xiu returned to the study and pondered for a while, and then slowly sorted out the beginning and end of this matter, although this matter does not seem to be very reliable, but in general, the benefits to Datang actually outweigh the disadvantages.
Li Xiu actually doesn't attach much importance to those promises of Bahra and Zamas, not that these things are not important, but they can't be guaranteed at all, now Bahra needs Datang, and he can naturally make countless promises, but in the future, he will gain a firm foothold, I am afraid that he can abandon these promises at any time, after all, the two sides are so far away, no matter how strong Datang is, there is nothing he can do with him.
But even if those promises are removed, Li Xiu still feels that this matter is worth doing, firstly, compared to that Kavad, Datang is also more familiar with Bahra, and now because of the distance between Persia and Datang, there will not be any big conflict of interest, so if Bahra can really take the position, it will also be a good thing for Datang.
Second, Bahra is indeed a talented person, after ascending the throne like this, then the certainty of leading Persia to resist the Great Eclipse will be greater, and even if the Great Eclipse is defeated in the future, he will only threaten Rome, and it will not have much impact on the Tang Dynasty far away in the sky, especially Li Xiu is also happy that Persia and Rome will conflict again, after all, if you want to keep the Tang Dynasty strong, on the one hand, it is to cultivate virtue and politics internally, and on the other hand, it is to cut strong enemies externally, even if Persia and Rome are far away, Li Xiu still does not want them to be too strong.
In addition, there is the most important point, that is, compared to the benefits that may be obtained above, the things that Datang needs to pay are actually pitiful, which is nothing more than standing for Li Shimin to issue a holy decree and the like, showing his support for Bahra, and by the way, sending some weapons and armor and other materials, and it doesn't take too much, because they can't transport it back at all if they send too much Zamas.
Thinking about the above, Li Xiu also felt that it was the right decision to support Bahra, so he also began to think about how to talk to Li Shimin about it, but now that he has resigned, it seems that he still has to find a time to enter the palace.
But before Li Xiu entered the palace, he didn't expect Li Shimin to come out by himself, he didn't come to find Li Xiu, but was attracted by the academy's Taoist conference, but it's not strange to think about it, because Li Zhi also came to the Taoist conference every day during this time, although Xiao Yu didn't choose him to come to the stage at first, but later, with the help of Ping An Lang, he and Di Renjie also came to the stage and had a good time, and even Li Tai was attracted later, after all, he liked this kind of literary style event the most, so naturally he wouldn't miss it.
Since Li Zhi and Li Tai are here, Li Shimin will naturally know about the grand occasion of this discussion conference, and even Li Xiu suspects that if it weren't for the incident of Gaochang some time ago, I'm afraid Li Shimin would have taken the time to come.
"Meet Your Majesty!" Li Xiu, Xiao Yu and others learned the news of Li Shimin's coming, and they also hurried to greet him, only to see Li Shimin dressed in civilian clothes, and only brought a few entourages with him, of course, there must be a large number of guards around, but they are secretly guarding, if people who don't know Li Shimin see him, I'm afraid they won't think that he is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"No need to be polite, I heard that this discussion conference is very lively, especially the green sparrow and the pheasant slave also strongly recommend it to me, so come and see for yourself, you don't have to alarm other people, let's sit in a distance and watch!" Li Shimin also said with a smile at this time, it is rare for him to take some time out to relax today, and naturally he doesn't want to be an emperor anymore, after all, sometimes it is actually quite tiring to be noticed by thousands of people.
"It is also an honor for Your Majesty to come to this conference, and the minister has already prepared the position, and it will definitely not alarm others!" Li Xiu also smiled at the moment, he could best understand Li Shimin's mood, so when he heard the news of Li Shimin's coming, he had already guessed that the other party would definitely not make a big fuss.
"Haha~, or Li Xiu, you understand me, I know that Xiao Gong still has to preside over the conference, so you don't have to accompany me, Li Xiu can accompany me." Li Shimin also laughed when he heard Li Xiu's words.
Xiao Yu and the others also agreed at the moment, and then Li Xiu accompanied Li Shimin to the venue, although Li Xiu's identity is very attention-grabbing, but he has often come here during this time, most people have become accustomed to it, and not too many people pay attention, of course, some people recognize Li Shimin next to Li Xiu, but they don't dare to make a noise, so Li Shimin's arrival did not cause much turmoil.
Today's debate on the stage is geography, in fact, it is the understanding of geography by scholars from all over the world, this aspect is Li Tai's strength, he and a group of scholars compiled the "Chronicles of the Territory" has also been completed, and has been praised by Li Shimin, even Li Xiu has to admire Li Tai's efforts in this regard, so he also came to the stage today, the main lecture is the mountains, rivers and cities in the Tang Dynasty, historical sites and legends, and so on.
In addition to Li Taihe Academy's scholars, Ping An Lang, Li Xiu, and Di Renjie also took the stage, as Li Xiu's students, they may not have as detailed research on geography as Li Tai, but they know far more about the land and sea of the entire earth than ordinary people.
It was also the explanation of Heian Lang and others that also made Zamas and others know for the first time that it turned out that on the other side of the sea to their west, there was a very vast land, but Li Xiu was not worried about them finding the Americas at all, not to mention whether they had the ability or not, even if they did, when they arrived in the Americas, I am afraid they would only find that there was already a force established by Li Chengdao and others.
Li Shimin looked at the performance of his two sons on the stage, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, as a father, he naturally hoped that his son could be better, and now Li Zhi and Li Tai's performance also made him very satisfied, and even temporarily forgot about some of his son's troubles.
Li Xiu originally planned to take advantage of this opportunity to report the matter of Bahra to Li Shimin, but when he saw the smile on Li Shimin's face, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then sighed secretly and did not speak, after all, Li Shimin rarely relaxed, and he had better wait until the end of today's discussion conference to report to him.