"Honorable General Chebi He Li and General Xue, the envoy Siro greets you on behalf of the great Roman Emperor!" An Eastern Roman with brown hair and a deep nose walked into the big tent of the barracks, and then bowed in standard Chinese to He Li, who was on the throne, and Xue Wanche next to him.

Just yesterday afternoon, a team claiming to be an envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire came to the Tang army camp in Nihavand, asking for an interview with He Li, and they also held a letter from the Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II.

After confirming the identity of the other party, Qibi He Li and Xue Wanche, who had long been familiar with the situation in West Asia and Southern Europe, immediately understood the intention of the Eastern Romans, and at the same time, they finally understood the reason why the Great Cannibals were so anxious to negotiate peace.

In fact, this matter is very simple, after defeating the Persians, the Great Food fought endlessly with the Eastern Romans, which was also an ancient civilization, and also occupied all the southern and eastern provinces of Eastern Rome, it can be said that the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia are in sympathy, but their situation is undoubtedly much stronger than that of Persia, at least the capital of the empire has not been lost, the military system is still complete, and at the same time in the Mediterranean, they also have a relatively strong navy.

Now that they know the above things, the intention of these envoys of the Eastern Roman Empire is self-evident, they must have come to ask for an alliance and then fight against the Great Eclipse together. For this, He Li and Xue Wanche had already discussed with Belus and his son last night, thinking that this was a good opportunity, after all, the strength of Da Shi was the strongest now. Eastern Rome only had the strength to defend itself, while Persia needed the support of the Tang army. So the strength is not strong, and now it is good for everyone to join forces.

It is precisely with these in mind. So today Chebi Holi received the Eastern Roman envoy in the big tent, and Belus and his son also sat beside him. Speaking of the current Yazdegerd III and Belus are very content, and they also know their identities very well, and when facing Chebi He Li and others, they also put on a vassal posture, which also makes the Tang Dynasty very satisfied with their father and son, and the aid to Persia is also going very well, for example, now they are expanding a local city and named it Guangming City. Until the capital Ctesiphon is recaptured, the City of Light will temporarily become the capital of Persia.

The Eastern Roman envoy who claimed to be Ciro was greeted with Qibi He Li and others, and then the two sides sat down separately, but to the surprise of Qibi He Li and others, this Xiluo envoy not only spoke Chinese, but also seemed to be very familiar with the etiquette of the Tang people. Of course, if the other party is a small country around the Tang Dynasty, forget it. But Siro was a Roman in the far west, which cannot but be surprising.

However, no matter how surprised he was, it was not good for him to ask questions on such a formal occasion, and the other party had no intention of explaining. As soon as he opened his mouth, he put forward the intention of His Majesty the Emperor to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty and Persia, and also analyzed the benefits of the alliance between the three countries, and exaggerated the threat of the Great Eclipse to world peace.

Although both Chebi Holi and Yazdegerd III knew that each other's words were exaggerated. However, an alliance can only benefit them, so they are not opposed. The book was drawn up on the spot, written separately in Chinese, Persian, and Greek. It is then signed by each of the three men. Although the Eastern Roman Empire has always regarded itself as pure Romans, in fact, the country has been Hellenized, and even the language is Greek.

He Li was the general of the Tang Army, and before leaving, Li Shimin gave him the power to make decisions before the battle. In addition, Yazdegerd III is the current monarch of Persia, although Persia is a little miserable now, but as long as he does not die, he has the right to represent Persia, as for Ciro, he was originally tasked with the mission of alliance, so he was naturally given the power of carte blanche to act, so the moment the three of them signed it, this alliance treaty had legal effect.

In fact, the so-called covenant of the ancients was very simple, and it was not like the later generations when several countries wanted to sign a contract, and it was both negotiation and consultation, and they were embarrassed to write it without tossing for a few months. For example, the covenant signed by them simply stated that the three countries had formally formed an alliance, and then stipulated that when any one of the three countries was attacked by the Great Eclipse, the other two sides had the obligation to send troops.

It was a simple military pact, each with an obligation and a right, and no other conditions. However, in the future, Xiluo proposed that he hoped to trade directly with the Tang Dynasty, after all, the territory west of the Tang Dynasty has reached the east coast of the Caspian Sea, and after the Caspian Sea and not far to the west, it is Armenia between Eastern Rome and Dashi, and Eastern Rome also has considerable influence there, so this is a relatively safe trade route, and this also gives the Tang Dynasty and Eastern Rome a basis for direct trade.

As for Xi Luo's trade requirements, Qi He Li, as a military general, naturally couldn't give the other party any answer, and Xi Luo also knew this, so he took the opportunity to propose that he hoped to go to Chang'an to meet His Majesty the Tang Emperor, and then he could ask His Majesty the Emperor for consent.

After the business was over, Qi Bi He Li set up a banquet to entertain Xiluo and other envoys. And at the banquet, everyone ate and drank, and some things that couldn't be asked before, can be asked now, such as Qi He Li and Xue Wanche, who are very curious, this Xiluo envoy not only speaks Chinese well, but is also very familiar with the Tang Dynasty, which naturally arouses their curiosity.

For the curiosity of Qi Bi He Li and others, Ciro did not hide it, I saw him reach out and pull out a red ribbon from the clothes under his neck, the ribbon has changed color a little, it seems that it should be worn on the neck often, and under this red ribbon, there is a gold medal.

Siro took the medal off his neck, and then put his hands in front of Qi Qi He Li and said with a smile: "General, please look, you should know this medal!" ”

As soon as Xi Luo took out the medal around his neck, Qi He Li and Xue Wanche were immediately a little surprised, because they recognized it at a glance, this is a medal of the Tang Games, and looking at this style, it should be the first Winter Games hosted by Li Su and Li Ke brothers.

When they took it and looked at it closely, they were more sure of their previous conjectures, and at the same time, they also found that the front of this medal was an athlete throwing a javelin, which means that this should be the champion medal of the javelin group of the Winter Games.

"I happened to be in Chang'an at that Winter Games, and I watched it from beginning to end, if I remember correctly, the javelin championship seems to have been won by a Tibetan warrior." He Li has a good memory, and he still remembers the events of ten years ago very clearly.

"Yes, I also remember that the other party is a Tibetan warrior." At this time, Xue Wanche also frowned and said, but then he seemed to think of something, and said with surprise, "By the way, I remember that the Tubo warrior has a strange appearance, not like an ordinary Tubo person, but a little similar to the people of the Western Regions......

When Xue Wanche said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xi Luo, looked at the other party carefully, and finally patted his head, pointed at Xi Luo and laughed: "I remember, at that time, His Royal Highness the King of Qi was still very interested in that Tubo warrior, and specially summoned the other party, but only later did the news come out, it is said that the other party is a Roman nobleman who has been exiled to Tibet, is it difficult to become a noble ......envoy."

Xue Wanche's words were not finished, but the meaning in his eyes was already very clear. And Qibi He Li also looked up and down with some suspicion after hearing this, but he just watched the game from a distance in the stands, and he didn't care much about it afterwards, plus the appearance of the Romans was actually similar in his eyes, and he couldn't remember the name of the Tibetan warrior, so he naturally couldn't judge.

And Xiluo also laughed when he heard it, and he also generously admitted at the moment: "The two generals guessed well, I was the Tubo warrior back then, I was unfortunately not captured when I fought with the big cannibals, and then I was exiled to Tubo, entered the royal court guards, and then I was fortunate to come to the Tang Dynasty, and also participated in the first sports meeting held by His Royal Highness King Qi, it can be said that that time was the best time when I was in exile, and this beautifully made gold medal is also something I cherish, it can be said that I never left my body, even when I was in Rome, Someone offered 1,000 gold coins to buy the gold medal, but I refused. ”

When Xi Luo said these words, his eyes were full of excitement, and it could be seen that he missed the experience when he was in Datang very much. In fact, the Games did change the fate of Xiluo, as the second person in Tibet to win the gold medal, after he returned to Tibet, he was trusted by Songtsen Gampo, and soon became a middle-level military attache in the Tibetan army, but he always wanted to return to Rome in his heart, so he later took the opportunity to patrol the border between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty and fled to the south of the Tang Dynasty.

And then Xiluo lived in the Tang Dynasty for another two years, and finally arrived in Guangzhou, and then he followed a fleet to Tianzhu to the south, and finally arrived in Tianzhu and then found the Persian caravan, and only arrived in West Asia after several rounds, when Persia and Dashi were at war, he was also through several lives and deaths. Perhaps it paid off, and Ciro finally returned to Constantinople in Rome six years ago.

And it is worth mentioning that Ciro did not deceive Li Su at the beginning, he was born in the Crisps family of Eastern Rome, and he was born as an officer, so he was a member of the upper class of the Eastern Roman aristocracy. In addition, he was captured for many years and suddenly returned to Rome, which immediately caused a sensation throughout Rome, and at the same time, he also wrote his experience in Tibet and the Tang Dynasty into a book, called "Journey to the East", which attracted countless people to buy it, and at the same time, it also made Ciro famous in Rome. (To be continued......)