Bahra is not Li Xiu's friend, at most he can only be called an acquaintance, because Li Xiu has never seen each other a few times, but even a few short meetings, let Li Xiu find that Bahra is definitely not a simple character, but he didn't expect him to start so fast, in just a few years he has become a hero of Persia, you must know that there is no king in Persia now, and he has the strength to win the throne in the future.

Now that Bahra has military power in his hands and has accumulated quite a high reputation, this time he suddenly sent Zamas to Datang, it was definitely not a simple exchange, but something he wanted from Datang, so Li Xiu also became serious at this time.

Sure enough, I saw Zamas hesitate for a moment, and then quickly raised his head and said: "Your Royal Highness, Bahra actually doesn't have much ambition, he originally just wanted to save Persia from the hands of the big cannibals, after all, Persia is our motherland, but now because of General Kavad's suspicions, his situation is getting worse and worse, in this case, he has to find a way to protect himself, and now only Datang can help him." ”

"Zamas, I don't see that you are here to listen to these scenes, Bahra can say it directly if he asks for anything, I don't like people going around in circles with me!" Li Xiu said with a blank face when he heard this, Zamas said so much above, but there was no substance at all, which made him a little impatient.

Seeing that Li Xiu was unhappy, Zamas was also stunned at the moment, because he thought that Bahra had told him before that the Tang people didn't like to explain the problem too clearly, but he didn't expect to almost anger His Royal Highness the Duke of Guo, but he soon remembered that Bahra had told him that His Royal Highness the Duke of Yan was not an ordinary person, which made him quickly realize his mistake.

"His Royal Highness Guogong is angry, because Bahra told me before that I should be cautious when I come to Datang, because we don't know Datang's attitude, but he is very respectful of His Royal Highness Guogong, so let me come to His Royal Highness Guogong first to discuss this matter, and even when I met His Majesty the Emperor before, I didn't reveal any news to His Majesty the Emperor."

I saw Zamas apologize first, then pause and then continued: "Now Bahra's situation is very bad, he originally wanted to reconcile with Kavad, but later he found out that Kavad is a narrow-minded person who can't tolerate him at all, if it weren't for the threat of a big cannibal, I'm afraid he would have sent someone to kill him a long time ago, so now Bahra has also died of this heart, in order to protect himself, he only has one last way, that is, to kill Kavad and replace him!" ”

"Instead?" Finally heard Zamas say Bahra's true thoughts, Li Xiu showed an unfathomable smile, and then said lightly, "Although I don't know the specific situation of your Persia now, but that Khavad can flee the king of Persia to our Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid he is not a simple person, and he has been operating in Persia for many years, and he must be deep-rooted, and Bahra's rise has only been a few years, does he really have the strength to shake Kavad's rule?" ”

In the face of Li Xiu's questioning, Zamas couldn't help but be shocked, because Li Xiu's guess was right, although Bahra rose very quickly, but after all, the foundation was unstable, and his influence in Persia was still not as good as that of Kavad, so he tried his best to find assistance from the outside world, and Datang was his first target.

I saw Zamas take a deep breath at this time, and then he spoke: "His Royal Highness is right, compared to Kavad, Bahra is indeed in a weak position now, but Bahra does not only represent himself, he also has a family with great influence in Persia behind him, Bahra's family runs several caravans, and has been doing business between the Tang Dynasty and Persia for many years, which has also allowed them to accumulate huge wealth, and there are many people in the Bahra family who serve in the army or locality, and they can be said to be rich and powerful. The reason why Kavad did not dare to make a move against Bahra was that in addition to having a strong enemy outside, another main reason was that he was afraid of the power of the Bahra family. ”

When he said this, he saw Zamaston for a moment and then said: "In addition to the Bahra family, there is also a very important force in Persia, the source of this force is complicated, I don't know how to explain it in Chinese, but His Royal Highness Guogong can be understood as your civil official group of the Tang Dynasty, Kavad is the military commander, he now holds the power, but he expelled other important ministers of Persia from the center of power, such as sacrifices, merchants, etc., so that the military holds the power of Persia, which makes many people very dissatisfied with him, before I came, These people have already secretly contacted Bahra, and now he is estimated to have the support of these people. ”

"Oh? Yes, with the support of a powerful family behind him, and the support of a group of declining Persian nobles and merchants, it seems that Bahra is quite popular. After listening to Zamas's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile again.

"Not only the nobles, Bahra has a higher reputation among the commoners, because his army is different from the ordinary Persian army, and never robs the property of the common people, which he also learned from the army of the Central Plains, and is very strict in military discipline, which also makes him win the hearts of the common people, but it is also one of the main reasons why Kavad is determined to get rid of him." Zamas said again, and even at the mention of Bahra, there was a sparkle in his eyes.

Li Xiu may not be able to understand Zamas's current mood, as a scholar who is proficient in history, Zamas also has a very deep affection for Persia, but over the years, Persia has been suffering from internal and external troubles, and the people at home are also struggling to make a living, which makes him very painful, and he doesn't like Kawad's way of rule, he thought that Persia has no hope, but he didn't expect his former student Bahra to rise suddenly, which makes him seem to see a ray of light in the dark, so he will spare no effort to help him.

"Well, I've learned about Bahra's situation in Persia now, but I'm curious, what he sent you to our Tang Dynasty for?" Li Xiu asked again at the moment, although he knew that Bahra wanted to seek help from the Tang Dynasty, but what made him puzzled was that the Tang Dynasty did not seem to be able to provide much help to Persia, after all, the two sides were too far away, but Rome, which was close at hand, had a greater influence on Persia.

"Why does His Royal Highness ask knowingly, Bahra naturally wants to seek the support of the Tang Dynasty, and Bahra told me that if you want to seek the help of the Tang Dynasty, you must first persuade His Royal Highness the Guogong, and then His Royal Highness the Guogong will go down to persuade His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, originally I wanted to discuss this matter with you last time, but there were Romans at the time, and Bahra didn't want the Romans to know about this matter for the time being, so I had to wait until today to see you again." Zamas also said with a wry smile at this time.

"Zamas, I wonder if Bahra has misunderstood something, although we Datang helped you last time, but we just don't want to see Persia destroyed by the Great Eclipse, as for who rules inside Persia, we don't care much, so he wants us to help him defeat Khavad, we don't seem to have a reason to help him, right?" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

"There is no free lunch in the world, Bahra also knows this truth, if Da Tang can help us, then when Ba Hera takes charge of Persia, when Da Tang's goods pass through Persia, we will also collect only one percent of the tax, and ensure their safety in Persia, if Da Tang is worried that we will break the contract, I can sign an alliance with Da Tang on behalf of Ba Hela, if we break this agreement, I and Ba Hera will be spurned by the God of Light!" Zamas said again very seriously at this time.

Persia believed in the god of fire, also known as the god of light, the king of Persia was responsible for the royal power and divine power, and the god of light had a huge influence among the Persians, if the Persians made an oath with the god of light, even if they died, they would not betray.

Hearing the conditions put forward by Zamas, Li Xiu couldn't help but be very moved, Persia is also a must on the Silk Road, and on this Silk Road, in addition to the treacherous natural environment, the biggest difficulty is the heavy checkpoints on the road, and the ancient taxes are extremely heavy, some are almost open, and the tax collected is higher than the value of the goods themselves, which also leads to the fact that after a cargo is transported to the destination, it often has to rise several times or even ten times the price, while Persia only collects a percent tax, which can be said to be quite low.

I saw Li Xiu ponder for a while, and finally raised his head and said, "Your conditions are very attractive, but I can't figure out something. ”

"What's the matter?" Zamas was also stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"It's very simple, you keep saying that you want to seek help from our Datang, but Datang is so far away from your Persia, even if our Datang wants to support Bahra, I'm afraid the strength of support is very limited, at most it is to support you with a batch of weapons and materials, and it is very inconvenient to transport them all the way, and this bit of weapons and materials is also very limited for you."

When he said this, he saw Li Xiu pause for a moment and then said: "In comparison, Rome is too close to you, so I think you should seek help the most should be Rome, if His Majesty Heraclius in Rome can support Bahra, then your chances of victory against Kavad will be greater." ”

Hearing Li Xiu's above words, I saw Zamas first nodded in agreement, but then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "His Royal Highness Guogong is right, compared to the distant Tang Dynasty, Rome also has a greater influence on us, in fact, Bahra and I did want to seek help from Rome at the beginning, but then there was a problem, which made us have to turn to seek help from the Tang Dynasty!" ”

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