Harold sneaked back to Chang'an quietly. After he met Khalid, he gave a detailed account of what he had seen and heard in Chang'an over the years.

He believed that the Arab Empire had a huge gap with the Tang Dynasty in terms of politics, economy, military and science and technology. In the event of a war between these two civilizations, the chances of an Arab empire winning are slim to none.

Khalid agreed.

Harold proposed that if you want to defeat Datang, you must learn from Datang in an all-round way, including the political system.

The caliphate of the Arab Empire was a system of elders recommending it, and the authority of the caliphate was not as great as that of the emperor. The caliph is not re-elected, nor is it hereditary, and it is difficult to continue the policy consistently.

Judging from the evaluation criteria of the political system of later generations, the system of elders practiced in the Arab empire was a great improvement over the imperial system practiced in feudal countries.

However, in ancient times, when labor productivity was low and wars were frequent, the imperial system was more effective than the elder system.

Khalid was originally a supporter of the elder system, but what he saw and heard in the Tang Dynasty made him feel that in order to defeat the Tang Dynasty, it was necessary to implement a more effective centralized system.

However, this is a serious issue, involving changes in the political situation in the country and the interests of many people, and Khalid cannot easily make such a proposal.

Harold decided to step down and conduct a serious investigation of all aspects of the Tang Dynasty.

Amary was Sheena's personal maid, and she often went to the trading houses run by the Arabs to buy some daily necessities for the Arabs.

On this day, Amary went to the Arabic store in the East Market, where she frequented, and when she entered, the clerks knew her and greeted her.

Amary went up to the second floor to buy some clothing supplies, and the shopkeeper came to greet her personally.

The shopkeeper said to her, "There are some of the latest clothes in the store, but they are not put outside, do you want to take a look?" ”

Amary said, "What are the styles, take me to see them." ”

She followed the shopkeeper to the VIP room inside.

"Emily." Someone called her.

Amary was taken aback when she saw the person coming in from the back door, and said, "Your Royal Highness Prince Harold, aren't you going back to Damascus?" Why are you still here? ”

Harold said, "It's hard to say anything about this, you do me a favor, I want to meet Sister Sheena." ”

Amary said embarrassedly: "Your Highness, your matter makes Her Royal Highness the princess very difficult. Do you also know what kind of life Her Royal Highness lived before marrying the Tang Dynasty?

She's finally living the life she wants now, and you're almost ruining her.

The slave suggested that it was best for you to leave Chang'an quietly and stop disturbing her. ”

When Harold saw that a little maidservant dared to speak to him like this, his heart could not help but be on fire. However, at this time, he had to ask her, so he had to suppress his anger and pretend to be pitiful and said: "

"Amari, I really can't go back, the third prince Hemar wants to harm me, and if I go back, it's a dead end. I was desperate.

Sister Amari, you can help me meet Sister Sheena. ”

How dare Amary be a servant girl when she heard him call her sister? She hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the slave doesn't dare to be called like this.

Well, then, I will convey your request to Her Highness the Princess, but I dare not guarantee that Her Highness will see you. ”

Harold said happily, "Sister Amari, thank you so much. So saying, he took out a precious piece of gold jewelry and gave it to Amari.

Emily refused to accept it, and said, "Your Royal Highness, the slave and maid cannot accept your gifts, but please rest assured, I will definitely convey your words to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

After Amary finished speaking, she stopped buying her clothes, turned around and went downstairs, and returned to the East Palace.

Sheena listened to Amary talk about Harold's situation, and her feelings were extremely complicated, she was both angry at Hard's behavior and had some sympathy for him.

Sheena was in a quandary.

Seeing Sheena's sad look, Emmalie said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, the slave maid doesn't know what to say, should I say it?" ”

Sheena said, "Say it." ”

"His Majesty the Emperor is very fond of you and takes great care of you, and you should cherish everything in front of you.

With Harold, you'd better not have any more to do with him. ”

Sheena said: "I understand what you say, but after all, Harold is my closest brother since childhood, and I can't bear to see him like this." ”

Emily said: "Your Royal Highness, didn't you tell the slave maid that you should trust His Majesty the Emperor, why don't you tell His Majesty the Emperor about this matter, and let him help you come up with an idea." ”

Hina hesitated slightly, she thought about it for a while, nodded and said, "Amari, you're right, I can't hide it from His Majesty the Emperor. ”

In the evening, Li Su returned, and Sheena told him the news of Harold's return to Chang'an.

Li Su was both happy and a little angry.

He was happy that Sheena trusted him. Angry, this brother-in-law is really a bit troublesome.

Li Su said: "Sheena, if he is really worried that he will be persecuted after he goes back, it doesn't hurt for Datang to shelter him."

However, if he continues to engage in espionage, for your sake, I can tolerate him. However, Datang still has the law, and when the time comes, I really won't be able to keep him anymore. ”

Hina asked, "What should the concubine do?" ”

Li Su said: "I have a way, do you think this will work?"

Harold can stay in Datang, but he has to leave Chang'an. Arrange for him to go to a more remote place and take care of him as much as possible in life, but it is not so convenient for him to engage in espionage. ”

Hina was very happy, and she said: "Your Majesty, you are really thoughtful, not only to protect him, but also to prevent him from doing things that violate the law in Datang. This is a double win, concubine, thank you. ”

Li Su remembered Harold's previous behavior, as well as his personality, and said: "However, this is our wishful thinking, and Harold may not accept this suggestion." ”

And so it was.

Sheena, accompanied by Amari, went to the Arab trading house and met Harold.

"Sister Sheena, it's great that you're here." Harold said happily.

Sheena said, "Aren't you going back to Damascus?" You tell Emily that the third brother Hemar wants to harm you, I don't think so. ”

Harold said: "It's true, he lost the battle in Persia and put the blame on me. ”

Hina asked curiously, "He lost the battle in Persia, why did he rely on you?" Sheena didn't know that Harold had provided false information that caused the caliph to make a mistake in judgment.

Harold was asked, he didn't dare to tell Sheena that he was spying on Datang's military intelligence, in that case, Sheena might not have this attitude towards him.

He thought for a moment and said, "Hemar thinks that he lost the battle because I leaked his military information in Persia.

Think about it, I am in Chang'an, how could I leak his military secrets in Persia?

Hemar was a scoundrel and thought I was a bully. ”

Sheena didn't understand military matters, but she felt that Harold's words were wrong.