As soon as Di Renjie came to the ground, the exit was now in an Arab trading house.

Tai Chi Hall, Li Su's office.

Wei Chi respectfully asked to see him.

When Li Su heard that it was Wei Chigong, he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, Wei Chigong said: "Your Majesty, it's not good. Xue Rengui came to report that the situation in Persia was dangerous. ”

As she spoke, the Narcissus Imperial Concubine took the Persian envoy to Chang'an to ask for a meeting.

When Narcissus saw Li Su, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please save my brother and save Persia." The Arabs had already stationed troops on the Persian border, ready to attack Persia. ”

Why did the Arabs suddenly send troops to Persia?

This matter has to do with Harold.

Since the signing of the peace agreement with the Tang Dynasty, Harry has organized two armies, the Western Expedition and the Northern Expedition.

The Western Expeditionary Army defeated the Byzantine Empire one after another, and the advance had approached Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Byzantines urgently mobilized a large army to aid Constantinople, and the two sides fought a stalemate here.

The Western Expeditionary Army temporarily halted its offensive. The war between the Arab Empire and the Byzantine Empire came to an end for the time being.

The Northern Expeditionary Force was well advanced, sweeping through North Africa and then marching into the Middle East, capturing large swaths of territory, which they needed time to digest and temporarily halted their offensive.

At this time, the Arab Empire, with a territory area of 180,000 square kilometers and a population of 420,000 people, has passed the Tang Dynasty, and they have been fighting for many years, and the number of troops with rich war experience is far beyond the Tang Dynasty.

Harry had no plans to attack the Persian Empire, but his third son, Hemar, had his own plans.

Harry's eldest son died young, and the second son was disabled. The reason why Harry married so many wives and gave birth to so many sons was because he was stimulated by the first two sons.

His third son, Hemar, is currently the most valued by Harry and is the most vocal candidate for the king's son.

Since Harold arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he has been valued by Harry, and Harry has expressed his appreciation for Harold many times in private or in public.

Feeling threatened by Harold, Hemar was eager to take credit for making Harry look the other way at him.

The Western Expeditionary Army and the Northern Expeditionary Army each had their own commanders, and Hemar could not intervene, so his eyes were set on Persia.

Taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty's attack on Tibet, Hemar instigated the independence of the two Persian provinces.

In order to stop the Don army and the Persians from attacking, Hemar advised Harry to temporarily retain the power of the rebellious Persians, and based on these two provinces, established the pro-Islamic kingdom of Potter, and installed a puppet regime.

The Arabs followed the example of the Tang Dynasty and organized an army in the form of a volunteer army to enter the Potter kingdom and repel the attack of the Persian Empire.

Hemar advised Harry to expand the war against the Persian Empire in the name of the Potter Kingdom, which would not be considered a violation of the agreement with the Tang Dynasty.

The Persian Empire and the Arab Empire were mortal enemies, and the Tang Dynasty and Tibet were engaged in large-scale wars and were unable to intervene. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Harry took his advice and put him in charge of waging war against the Persian Empire.

Hemar's suggestion was actually harboring evil intentions, he wanted to create a conflict between the Arab Empire and the Tang Dynasty, and Harold would definitely be affected.

Harold would have been implicated in the conflict between the Arabs and the Tang Dynasty, and even if he was not killed by the Tang Dynasty, he would have been monitored and unable to continue his work, thus losing his role.

Then, Harold lost his value in Harry's eyes. In this way, Hemar's position can be ensured.

So far, the Arabs have gathered more than 5o thousand troops in the kingdom of Potter, and they continue to build.

The main force of the Tang Army stationed in the Persian Empire has been transferred to Tubo to participate in the war, and Xue Rengui can only mobilize 1o miscellaneous Tang troops and 3o demoralized Persian troops.

Xue Rengui had no choice but to urgently ask for help.

The war between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet mobilized more than one million troops, which was still within the range that the Tang Dynasty could bear, and did not have a great impact on domestic construction and the stability of the political situation.

However, if a war were to be waged against the Arabs at the same time, even if the war was won, it would greatly delay the development of the country's economic construction.

Li Su said to Narcissus: "It is certain to rescue the Persian Empire, don't worry, no matter what, I will guarantee your brother's safety." ”

Narcissus said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The envoys of the Persian Empire also expressed their gratitude.

Li Su told them to go back first, saying that he would discuss with the ministers, and after the results of the discussions were known, he would tell them the specific measures.

After Narcissus and the envoys of the Persian Empire left, Li Su had the important ministers of the imperial court come to a meeting.

Soon, Wei Zheng, Huang Furui, Gao Jingming, Ma Zhou, Yu Ningzhi, and Tang Fei all came. Wu Cong attended the meeting as an observer.

After listening to Wei Chigong's briefing, the ministers all felt that the situation was a bit serious.

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, you can't fight two wars at the same time, in this case, the family foundation that the court has worked hard to accumulate over the years will be emptied again."

In case the two wars do not go well, not to mention defeat, it is a stalemate, and the imperial court cannot withstand attrition, I am afraid that it will follow the situation of Emperor Yang of Sui conquering Goguryeo, and the achievements of Zhenguan's rule will be ruined.

Even, like the Sui Dynasty, will go to the end! ”

The ministers echoed and agreed with Wei Zheng's opinion.

Yu Ningzhi said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that we go all out to ensure the imperial court's war against Tibet, and as for the Persian Empire, let it fend for itself." ”

Wei Chigong said: "This is not good, once the Persian Empire falls, the Tang Dynasty will lose its buffer zone, and it will directly border with the Arabs, and there may be a war at any time, and at that time, the scale of the war will be even greater."

The interior of the Tang Dynasty is far away from the Anxi Protectorate, and it is very likely that the entire Western Regions will be lost. ”

Everyone expressed their opinions and the discussion continued.

At this time, Yang Kang came in and whispered a few words to Wu Cong, and Wu Cong went out.

Soon, Wu Cong came in, and her face was very solemn.

Li Su noticed her actions, and when he saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, he said, "If you have anything to say, right?" ”

Wu Cong said: "Seoul Hou Quan Gai Suwen and Wanxian Hou Li You are missing. ”

The former prime minister of Goguryeo, Quan Gai Suwen, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty on Kyushu Island, was named Seoul Hou, and lived in Chang'an.

Wanxian Hou Li You has been idle at home.

They disappeared at the same time, which made Li Su feel a crisis. He had a premonition that an even bigger storm was coming.

Wu Cong continued: "Since the imperial court conducted a land census, the activities of the various gate lords and clans have been frequent, and some of the imperial court nobles have also moved. ”

Wei Zheng was also very sensitive, and he said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid something big will happen!" ”

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