"Oh, have you gathered all the ships in the fleet? Wen Aiqing, did the training of the members of the mission go smoothly? Sima Shu asked Wen Qiao beside him as he walked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the entire mission is ready and ready to leave at any time." Wen Qiao replied respectfully.

"So, I'm delaying the start of the voyage?" Sima Shu said jokingly, and at the same time instructed Wen Qiao: "Master Wen, don't worry, the time is not ripe yet, you still have to train here for a while." In the meantime, you should consult those who have been on the sea all year round, for the ocean is no more dangerous than the land, and you may encounter unpredictable dangers at any time. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best to complete the task you have assigned." Wen Qiao bowed to the command. As the envoy of the mission, Wen Qiao has a heavy burden on his shoulders, but it also shows that he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, otherwise he would not stand out among such competitors. Legend has it that after this incident, the Wen family began to tilt all their resources towards Wen Qiao, and he was also known as the three rising stars of the empire along with Huangfu Zhen and Pei Wei.

Wen Qiao once followed Sima Shu on his southern tour, and in Chengfang Port, he also participated in the task of receiving envoys from various countries, so he was no stranger to foreign affairs. In addition, Wen Qiao can be civil and martial, he is a rare all-round figure in civil and military affairs, and Sima Shu is more relieved to be the envoy of the mission with such a figure, and he believes that Wen Qiao can solve complex problems at a critical moment.

Seeing Wen Qiao's calm appearance, Sima Shu was also very satisfied. So he nodded, turned back to Li Hong and said, "Li Aiqing, this time I will hand over such a fleet to you. It is for you to do your best to ensure the safety of the mission. If you encounter any behavior that provokes the Celestial Empire on the way, you can do it freely, and you must not fall into the face of my Celestial Empire! ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the last general will definitely ensure the safety of every member of the mission, and at the same time, I will never let my Celestial Empire lose face in front of the subject country!" Li Hong patted his chest confidently.

"Aiqing, don't be busy packing tickets yet. The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean are no bigger than the puddles in front of our homes. It's notoriously rough and rough, and bad weather is a regular occurrence, so you might even encounter pirates. Sima Shu smiled slightly and said tentatively.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the last general will never fall into the name of our Great Jin Royal Navy! Whether it's pirates or local natives, as long as you dare to touch our mission. The last general will show them what ruthlessness is. Li Hong hugged his fists and promised.

"Good! What I want is the momentum of a newborn calf like yours who are not afraid of tigers! The navy has to dare to dare to do it. How did you do it without a little adventurous spirit in the Navy? Sima Shu praised and said meaningfully: "Well, I'll make a bet with you." If you succeed in completing your mission this time, how about I give you the title of Duke? The same goes for everyone else. As long as you make sure that this mission goes smoothly. I don't hesitate to reward! ”

Everyone present listened. I can't help but be overjoyed, now the title of Dajin is quite precious, and there is not enough contribution. No one can think of it. It has been more than ten years since the Hongwu Dynasty, how many major events have happened during this period, and how many people have made great contributions, but now there are only a dozen princes, which is really not worth mentioning compared with previous years.

"Okay, then the minister will thank Your Majesty for your generous reward in advance! If he fails, the last general will not have the face to see His Majesty again. Li Hong readily agreed. Sima Shu's words undoubtedly aroused the pride of the group of people in front of him, especially Li Hong, who couldn't wait to plunge into that challenging journey at this time.

Seeing that everyone was looking like Lingyun, Sima Shu knew that his goal had been achieved. Subsequently, accompanied by Wen Qiao and others, Sima Shu successively inspected the treasure ships on which the mission was traveling and various training bases, which mainly trained personnel with no sailing experience, so that they could master a certain amount of sailing experience in the shortest possible time.

"Aiqing, I have returned to Beijing, this place will be handed over to you, remember to work hard, one day in the future you will be proud of everything you have today, and one day the big ship will make the whole world surrender to the feet of Huaxia!"

After returning from Weihaiwei, before Sima Shu could catch his breath, he was told by Xiao Deng Zi that Hormizd III had asked for an audience again, which was already the third time in a month that the other party had come to the palace. When Sima Shu heard this, he frowned slightly, and after a little thought, he understood the intention of the Persian prince, and said, "Invite someone in!" ”

Although even if they meet, there will be no results, but at present, it is impossible for Dajin to offend an important ally for the sake of a down-and-out prince. But after all, there will still be a place for Dajin to use the other party in the future, and if you keep avoiding it, it will not be good after all. After a short time, the Persian prince walked in, his face a little unsightly, apparently embarrassed by the recent torture.

"I don't know why the prince came this time!?" Sima Shu opened his mouth first and asked.

Hormizd III saluted Sima Shu and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, it is a great honor to be personally received by you!" ”

Sima Shu smiled faintly and said, "The prince doesn't need to be polite, he just has to say anything clearly!" ”

Hearing this, Hormizd III pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Highness has heard that your Great Jin has sent an expeditionary force to Persia, and I have also heard that you are preparing to export weapons to the Persians?" I wonder if that's true? As an outsider, I should not have intervened in your internal affairs, but this is a matter of Persia, and I, as the prince of Persia, have to be cautious, so if there is anything abrupt, please forgive your majesty for the rudeness of this prince! ”

Sima Shu waved his hand and said, "There is no need to do this! I will tell you the truth, our soldiers are indeed assisting you in your country's resistance to the Romans, but the expeditionary force is only three thousand in number, and its existence is only symbolic. As for the export of weapons, this is nothing more than trade between the two countries. ”

"Well, this prince will not give a damn about your country's decision. But there is one thing, Prince Ben wants the support of your country! This prince has heard that your country's military operations in the Western Regions are going well, and that you have defeated the powerful Qiang people, and at the same time captured many soldiers from Persia. I hope that your country will hand over these soldiers to His Royal Highness as his guard, and when this prince returns to the kingdom in the future, I will not forget the friendship of your country! ”

"Oh? Your Excellency is very well informed! The prince was right, for we did take many Persians from Shile, and together there were more than 5,000 of them, and they were all Persian soldiers who were brave and skilled in war. Sima Shu had already known the inside story through the Privy Council, and it turned out that the Qiang people had captured many soldiers in the war with Persia, but they did not dare to use the other party for the war against Persia, so they had to be transported to the east to fight the Great Jin, and as a result, these people were captured by the Jin army.

"This is also a last resort, this prince has the hatred of the country and the family, and has to use all means!"

"Well, I won't blame the prince, this Persian captive can also be handed over to His Highness, and even I ......don't know if I have an idea," Sima Shu glanced at Holmizd III with some meaning.

"Thoughts!?" Hormizd III was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What do you think?" In your Huaxia words, this prince listens to it, what does Your Majesty have in mind, just say it! ”

Sima Shu knew that Hormizd III was testing him, and smiled disapprovingly: "Actually, I still thought of this idea just now, since the prince intends to form a Persian army, he can't just stay on the training ground. The prince might as well take them to the Western Regions to participate in the Great War. In this way, you can improve your soldiers' combat skills through actual combat, and at the same time replenish your strength by capturing Persians. Maybe after we have eliminated Shile together, the prince will have the strength to counterattack Persia! ”

Hormizd III was thrilled when he heard this, he didn't expect to get such a great benefit from coming to see Sima Shu this time, he had been struggling with how to increase his strength before, and even this time he didn't expect it to be so smooth. But now the Great Jin Emperor has given him such a huge opportunity, which is really beyond his expectations.

If it is really as Sima Shu said, Hormizd III will completely get rid of the situation of being weak and weak, and his power may soon swell. He had heard that there were tens of thousands of Persian soldiers in the Western Regions, and if he really took them all for his own use, even without the help of the Great Jin in the future, Hormizd III himself would have the ability to take revenge!

"Is it true that Your Majesty said it?" Hormizd III asked urgently.

"Of course, I'm a golden mouth, how can I be a fool? However, it is not yet the time for the prince to publicly raise the banner, so this army is nominally under the command of the Great Jin, and I hope the prince will not mind this! ”

"Of course, Prince Ben will never blame, and besides, doing so is only good for Prince Ben!" Holmizd III certainly would not object to this point raised by Sima Shu. After all, this is beneficial to both sides, the Great Jin avoided exposing Hormizd III and causing the alliance between Persia and the Great Jin to break down, on the other hand, Hormizd III did not want to confront Psudore too early, he hoped to integrate the army and then fight the other party.

"I hope the prince will not forget everything I have done for you today, and in the future, when the prince returns to the country, I will ensure the interests of my Dajin in the Persian Gulf." Sima Shu worked so hard to support Hormizd III not in the hope of taking Persia into his hands in the future, and he believed that after this turmoil, Persia's strength would definitely be greatly reduced.

Hormizd III, who had received Sima Shu's promise, left in a hurry, and he wanted to go back and discuss it with Arhan, this was a major matter related to whether he could take revenge in the future, how could he not plan carefully? (To be continued......)