"Another Persian mission?" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a shocked expression when he heard Ma Ye's words, the merchant had heard of buying one and getting one free, but no one had ever seen that any country would send two missions at a time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Yes, don't say you're surprised by this matter, now the whole court is also confused by the Persians, the Persian mission led by Misia came to our Tang Dynasty from the sea before, but a few days ago, another Persian mission suddenly came from the Western Regions, which made many people think that one of them was fake?" When Ma Ye said the end, he was also helpless, and it is estimated that when he first received the news, he was also stunned by the Persians.

"Then now that you have found out, there really won't be a fake mission, right?" Li Xiu also asked with great concern at this time, if the matter of the mission is not uncommon for Datang, because Datang has always been more generous to foreign envoys, just send some overseas local products to Datang, Datang will give back several times, which also makes some people think crookedly, such as some maritime merchants from some small islands in the South China Sea to find a native, and then take some broken wood and rotten pearls as tribute, as long as they are not discovered, they can get rich returns.

"I thought so at first, even His Majesty was a little skeptical, but after investigation and comparison, it was found that these two missions were true, and the Persian letters in their hands were almost the same, of course, the most important thing is that the people of these two missions knew each other, but they seemed to have enmity between them, and there was a conflict as soon as they met, so Honglu Temple had to place them separately." Ma Ye spoke again at this time.

"Both missions turned out to be real?" Li Xiu was even more surprised when he heard this, and pondered for a moment before he spoke again, "If the two missions are true, then there are only two explanations, the first is that Persia is worried that the road is far away, and the road is very difficult, so he is afraid that one mission will not be able to reach Datang, so he sent two, but he didn't expect that both missions arrived in Datang, and there is another possibility, that is, Persia has actually split into two parts, so two missions were sent." ”

"Judging from the conflict between the two missions, the latter is more likely, but because the second mission has just arrived in Chang'an, I don't have much information to collect, so I can't be sure for the time being." As soon as Li Xiu's words fell, Ma Ye opened his mouth and added.

"I also think that the second option is the most likely, because the internal Persia has long been decayed, and the Persian king who has just ascended the throne is still just a child, which is easier to be controlled, coupled with the continuous attacks of foreign enemies, so the internal division of Persia is almost predictable." Li Xiu thought for a moment and spoke again.

"It's useless for us to discuss these now, let's go back to Chang'an as soon as possible, Your Majesty has already sent a message, asking you to hurry back to Chang'an!" Ma Ye spoke again at this time.

"What's the matter with me, didn't I say a long time ago that I won't participate in the affairs of the court anymore?" Li Xiu heard Ma Ye's words above, but he stood up and shouted at once, he had been hiding outside for a year "hard", but he didn't want to fall into the court again as soon as he returned to Chang'an.

"Your Majesty didn't say that you should deal with the affairs of the Persians, but the first batch of Persian missions were always sent back to Chang'an by you, so Your Majesty wants to hear your opinion, but I think that no matter how many missions Persia sends, our Datang will not be able to help them substantially." Ma Ye spread his hands at this time.

Hearing Ma Ye's previous words, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little helpless, he didn't expect that two Persian missions would appear in the end, and one of them was sent to Chang'an by himself, it was normal for Li Shimin to want to listen to his opinion, fortunately, he was ready to go back to Chang'an, and even the carriage was ready, so early the next morning, they left Luoyang.

The official road between Chang'an and Luoyang has been widened again, and the road surface has been smashed by boulders, which is a primary road hardening, but it is not afraid of the general light rain, even if it is a short rainstorm in summer, it will not cause too much damage to the road, but the most afraid is the continuous autumn rain in autumn, after all, the soil is mud, and it will become muddy after being blistered for a long time.

The official road should have been newly built last year, it was very smooth and wide, Li Xiu's carriage could also run, and finally it took only a few days to arrive at the home outside Chang'an City, and the family was taken care of by servants, so everything was similar to when he left, and several stewards also came to report the situation of various industries, which were all in charge of Yiniang and Princess Pingyang, but Li Xiu didn't have to worry about it.

However, as soon as Li Xiu returned home, Li Shimin's edict was sent over, asking him to enter the palace immediately, although Li Xiu had been prepared for this, but at this time he was a little nervous, because he had seen Li Chengdao before, although he was very secretive, he should not be known, but he was still a little worried about meeting Li Shimin.

With a little trepidation, Li Xiu rode to the palace and entered the Liangyi Palace, and immediately saw Li Shimin sitting behind the bookcase looking at the recital, and he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Minister Li Xiu sees Your Majesty!" ”

"No need to be polite!" Seeing Li Xiu come in, Li Shimin also raised his head with a smile and said, then stretched out his hand to ask him to sit down, and then spoke again, "How about it, can you chase your wayward sister back?" ”

"I've chased it back, and now I'm locked up and confined by me, and I don't want to go out again for half a year!" Li Xiu heard that Li Shimin just asked about Qi Niang's situation, and he was also relieved at the moment.

"Hehe, you've been gone for a year, and I heard that you still rescued those Persian missions at sea, did you still go to sea?" However, just when Li Xiu had just relaxed, Li Shimin's question made him feel good again.

"In fact, this matter is also a coincidence, the eleventh brother of the minister and the uncle's family has always been friendly, he is doing business in the coastal area, has his own fleet, I am also very curious about the ocean, and there is a rare opportunity to go to the sea, so I went to sea with him, but I didn't expect to encounter malaria overseas, and as a result, I was trapped on an island overseas, delayed a lot of time, and then waited until after the malaria, when I returned to Suzhou, I encountered the Persians being chased by pirates, which saved them." Li Xiu told the story again, and most of what he said was the truth, but some key points were hidden, making it even more difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"You should have also heard that in addition to the Persian mission you sent, there is also a Persian mission from the Western Regions, and now both missions are in Chang'an, and there is still a conflict between them, which makes me very embarrassed!" After listening to Li Xiu's explanation, Li Shimin didn't say anything special, but turned the topic to the Persian mission, which made Li Xiu also puzzled, I don't know if Li Shimin believed his words?