681 The Prince's Revenge (2)
Shi Jianming hated it a lot, hated the Tang Army for destroying his homeland, hated the bandits, hated Harlem, and hated why he was so greedy!
What to do?
Iwami thinks about it, there are lit merchants in the city of Tehran, you can ask them for a loan or ask them for alms, go to Damascus!
After making up his mind, Ishimi Ming went out and went to find his fellow villagers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info (his horses were detained, the shop didn't take them with him, in case he didn't have rent)
As a result, maybe he was too real (indeed a prince), and he was mistaken for good acting skills, and the first two fellow villagers he found took him as a liar!
If he didn't say that he was a prince, maybe people would give him a hand or two, but when he said that he was a prince, they refused to give money, and the servant forked him out!
"Really, if you don't learn well, you actually come to cheat!" The townsfolk were furious.
Lits have always been self-reliant, don't eat the food that comes to them, rarely find someone to borrow money or something, it's not nothing, acquaintances can borrow, unfamiliar people, and say that they are princes, don't borrow!
The third fellow found was even more terrifying.
I actually want to send someone to kill him!
That's right, that Lite is a fine work of the Tang people, regardless of whether Ishimi Ming is a prince or not, let's kill it.
Wei Xi, a traverser, how could he not know the wonderful use of "intelligence", and naturally there were spies stationed there.
At this time, Ishimi was much smarter, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he knocked over the other party's people and rushed out, so that they couldn't catch up.
This escape, ran out of Tehran!
So, Iwami went all the way west without money and horses.
He traveled day and night, his legs were swollen, his feet were rotten, his boots were worn out, and he lived by being a beggar!
Fortunately, the Umayyad Dynasty was unified, and there were clear instructions on the main road, so Iwami didn't go the wrong way, and there are bad people and good people in this world, and Iwami can still get food by begging.
The cold weather, hunger and thirst for food and drink turned Prince Iwami Akikazu into an unkempt vagabond.
No matter how much bitterness you have, no matter how much you are tired, your eyes are still firm, and the fire of revenge is burning!
Originally, with his way of walking, Tehran to Damascus is more than 1,000 kilometers, and it will take a lot of time to walk.
Perhaps God felt that he had been trained enough, and ten days after leaving Tehran, he met a Lit merchant from the country of stones.
The Litt merchant's name was Malid, who had been in and out of the palace before, and had also met Iwami, and the key was that he was patriotic.
When he heard Ishimi's categorical words: "Even if it is difficult and bad luck, we must find reinforcements and recover Shiguo", he was greatly appreciated.
After the acquaintance, the merchant paid for him, made him refreshed, financed his horses and wealth, and personally accompanied him to Damascus.
In this way, Iwami Ming borrowed as the official envoy of Kang Guo and Malid as the deputy envoy to ask to see His Majesty the Imperial Caliph!
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Damascus, the capital of the Umayyad dynasty of the Arab Empire, spanned the three continents of Asia Minor, Africa, and Europa, where people and wealth gathered from all over the world.
The rich valley of the two rivers and the Nile River dew were the granaries of the empire, gold from Nubia and silver from the Hindu Kush decorated the imperial palaces, copper from Isfahan became the currency of the empire, and iron from Central Asia and Sicily forged the sharp "Damascus steel knife" for the imperial soldiers!
The city is known as the garden on earth, a paradise on earth!
It is surrounded by gardens and orchards, and is surrounded by pools, rivers, streams and springs.
However, Iwami and Malid had no intention of watching, so they hurriedly found a place to live and planned how to meet the monarch of the Umayyad Kingdom and seek reinforcements.
When it comes to the success of the Rite merchants, it is no fluke, they have their hands and eyes, and the Great Empire is no exception. Originally, a small prince in the remote area was not taken seriously by the kings and ministers of the great empire at all, but three days after the application for a meeting was accompanied by a large amount of bribes, an attendant from the palace came to them and said, "The Supreme Caliph will meet you before lunch tomorrow!" ”
Of course, it wasn't just a lunch, it was the caliph having a little fun after his business and meeting a little prince who seemed to be alarmist.
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On that day, in order to show respect, they arrived at the palace very early to meet them.
The palace there is beautiful, the buildings have a large number of arches and domes, and the outside of the main hall of the palace is gilded, shining in the sun, and the luxury is still above the Tang Dynasty!
Walking into the palace, the exquisite carvings with distinct shapes have made people's senses have been greatly impacted, the walls, domes, and columns are exquisite and beautiful, and the layers of palace groups make people fully feel the strength of the empire, and the ministers, generals, attendants, and guards who come and go are in a hurry, making the palace full of vitality.
They're on this until the afternoon!
There was no food in the palace, and Iwami had little experience, but Malid prepared water, cakes and raisins, so that he didn't go hungry.
Perhaps it was because the caliph had eaten his lunch and had taken a good nap that the chief of his palace, who had received bribes, had a conscience to report to him, and he took the time to meet Iwami and Malid.
The meeting is in the side hall, the outer room is a colonnade supported by columns, and the hall is a dome-shaped room.
Caliph Abdul Malik sat on a throne with a majestic gaze and a face like a sculpture, he was nearly half a hundred years old, but he barely had a single gray hair, and he was extremely well maintained.
Dressed in a satin white robe of the Tang Dynasty, his fingers are full of gemstone rings, and his belt and waist knife are all inlaid with precious stones, shining all over his body, which is extremely eye-catching.
He was accompanied by several high-ranking officials dressed in Tang Dynasty silk and satin, also dressed gorgeously and covered with ornaments.
Iwami and Malid fell to the ground and bowed down: "Kang Guo is sending Iwami Akira and Deputy Envoy Malid to see the Most Holy Daiye, the servant of the Holy Land, the ruler of Asia, Africa, and Europa, and the great caliph!" ”
The language barrier is incomprehensible, and there is an interpreter in the palace to tell him what he said.
"Get up, guest from Kangguo, you have brought me news from the East?" Caliph Abdul Malik asked in a low voice.
He had been informed in advance that His Majesty the Caliph had a tight schedule, and that there would not be much time to meet with them, and that he would finish talking quickly.
Iwami was quite insightful, and immediately showed the map he had drawn, on the map, there was a huge empire to the east, then the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu, there were the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and then to the white-clothed province of Khorasan, the Caspian Sea, and to the west, the location of Damascus was marked, and there were some exaggerated territories of the Arab empire painted on it.
The caliph's body leaned forward slightly, and he was a little interested.
"Supreme Caliph, I am from the Kangguo of the East, we have beautiful cities, happy people......" Ishimi Ming first introduced himself, and then introduced the Tang Dynasty: "The great empire of the East has an endless population and wealth, they are rich in fine porcelain, silk and delicious tea, they have countless gold and silver, they are very rich!" ……”
Arouse the Venerable Master's greed for the wealth of the Tang Dynasty (this is Shi Jianming's strategy, otherwise I am afraid that the caliph will not be interested, after all, no one will do anything if he sends troops to gain nothing), and then accuse the Tang army of aggression: "...... Their cavalry robbed the caravans and cattle of the pedestrians, and they attacked our cities and turned our people into slaves! ”
"Now they are attacking our city, and the next step will be to attack you, I beg you, the great caliph, to stop this evil act!" Iwami said impassionedly.
However, the caliph's words made him cold from head to foot!