In the west, the Arabian jackal in the desert is busy, and Ctesiphon, Li Jie, who is sitting on the Diaoyutai is also not easy.

The army of 600,000 people, plus the logistics support of the people, caravans, more than a million, more than 200,000 square kilometers of newly occupied territory, more than 100 counties, cities, the just-concluded winter wheat harvest, spring ploughing, the distribution of abandoned land, the contradictions between the Persians, the Kurds, and the Arabs, and the disputes over the interests of the distribution of territory, every major matter needs to be resolved by the imperial court.

Fortunately, Wu Meiniang, an iron lady-style strongman, was brought, and in history, it is no wonder that Li Zhi is so renew Wu Meiniang, and only she can help Li Jie deal with it in a clear and orderly manner.

It's not that Changsun Zhi didn't want to help, and helped her son Li Rang to fight for some political points, but unfortunately, after messing up the money and food of several counties in a row, the Damin Zhenggong had to retreat and stick out his tongue and hide back, and let Li Jie go straight to the fire against the mess in his head.

finally got up to spring ploughing, but when Li Jie could breathe a sigh of relief, another unexpected figure disturbed the court that had finally calmed down.

The person who came was not a hermit or a religious elder, or a hero of the world, but an inconspicuous little Greek old man, with gray hair covered with grass on the top of his head, and the most striking thing on his humble face was a hooked nose, and his body was draped in a silk Roman senatorial robe inlaid with gold trim and red stripes, but this set always had a funny feeling on his low body.

Perhaps that's how the legend of the goblins of Western Europe came about.

This person was really as disgusting as the goblin, with a disgusting smirk, and under the gaze of the Manchu Dynasty, the goblin bowed and saluted Li Jie.

"Byzantine envoy Narciss, meet the conqueror of the world, Shahansha, King of kings, His Majesty!"

Byzantium is a taboo in the political life of Damin, the last Arab war, the banner of Damin is to rescue Byzantium, but Byzantium can be rescued from the Arab soldiers, but at the critical moment in the back of Damin, almost subverted Damin.

To what extent did the Min doctors dislike the Byzantines? Officials often have to compose three poems to scold these white-eyed wolves at private family banquets, which can be seen as the beginning of a successful banquet.

Originally, Li Jie didn't want to see this Byzantine dwarf in his heart, and he simply told Honglu Temple to send him out of his way several times, but this goblin named Narcisse was thick-skinned and black-bellied enough, and he was thrown on the street by Honglu Temple officials several times, and he still came back with a cheeky smile.

A few days ago, this bastard openly shouted at the gate of Taixue that Da Min is not a state of etiquette? Why refuse a brother from afar?

In order to fool the elites living in Mesopotamia, under the banner of translating the Quran, Li Jie enclosed most of the imams and imams in the occupied areas in Taixue, and there were many Taixue students and Confucians who had rushed from the mainland.

These people in the opposition are full of blood in their heads, obviously they don't have much political experience, but they think that the world's major events are not good without themselves, thousands of years of scholars are a virtue, look at the Donglin Party at the end of the Ming Dynasty can know a thing or two, but I don't know that the Byzantines are not reliable at all, a bunch of "Zhuge Liang" thinking about the benefits of fighting the Arabs with Byzantium, holding a big sign to protest at the gate of the palace of Tessifon.

There was a student trouble, and the matter was big, and Li Jie had to announce that the court would meet this bastard today, which is why there is this scene.

After Narcisse bowed respectfully, Li Jie, who was already angry, couldn't help but pick again, and gave Xiao Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was standing in the ranks of civil officials, a look.

It's a pity that Xiao Sheng also supported the idea of uniting with Byzantium and besieging the Arabs together, but the old guy actually pretended to be stupid and turned a deaf ear to Li Jie's displeased eyes.

Fortunately, it is still a family that hurts a family, and when Li Jie was annoyed, his own family, Imperial Doctor Li Gang, stood up from the court class angrily, pointed at Narciss's nose and scolded angrily.

"Puer small country, dare to see my Majesty Damin without kneeling, extremely arrogant, please drive this arrogant villain out of the court!"

Seeing that Lao Li Gang had a fluttering beard and a upright appearance, Li Jie almost didn't make a sound out of joy, and completely forgot that every time this stinky and hard old guy confronted him, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill him, he finally suppressed his pleasure and waved his hand with a majestic look.

"Warrior in front of the palace, drive this arrogant man out of the lonely court!"

However, before Li Jie could laugh for a while, the Byzantine goblin envoy Narsis actually immediately saw the wind and rudder, and knelt on the ground with a plop, and it was a standard three bows and nine knocks, kowtowing and begging: "The foreign minister does not know the etiquette of Damin, he is not arrogant, please forgive his majesty, there is an ancient Chinese saying, those who don't know are not guilty, don't blame!" Not to blame! ”

Before this guy came, he probably did a lot of homework, and even moved out if he didn't know about it, and he used all the diligence of visiting God and his own emperor, and for a time won the favor of many scholars and doctors present.

Seeing that Lao Li Gang nodded with satisfaction, Li Jie was depressed again.

The golden gourd warriors on both sides retreated, Li Jie sulked and didn't speak, embarrassed for a while, and Xiao Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up again.

"Byzantine envoys, what are you doing when you send an envoy to my court to meet Your Majesty?"

"The last time the Arab barbarians invaded my rivers and mountains, and wanted to extinguish my Roman community incense, thanks to the help of His Majesty Shahansha, my dynasty was able to save the danger under the attack of the barbarians, for this reason, His Majesty Constantine IV is grateful to His Majesty the King of Fujian, and has been friends for a long time, and sent a minister to bring ten boxes of gold and a number of jewels, wishing the Emperor of Min a thousand generations and a long life."

Kowtowing, Narciss's beautiful words were really smooth, and the ministers of Fujian around him couldn't help but nod secretly, but Li Jie himself almost didn't squirt out his saliva, and he was blessed with endless longevity? He, Constantine IV, hoped that he would die soon. And grateful? Grateful for stabbing him in the back at a fragile moment between him and the Arab Alliance?

In the language of the Internet of later generations, I really thank you!

However, people laughed and gave gifts, Li Jie couldn't speak ill of each other even if he was the king of Fujian, in front of so many ministers, Li Jie barely squeezed out a smile.

"His Majesty Constantine IV has a heart, come to someone, spread the will of Gu, and give back ten boxes of high-quality tobacco to the Byzantine envoys, and a bucket of Tianzhu magic medicine A Hibiscus!"

Hibiscus is the smoke of later generations, but this thing is not as famous as later generations, and the Greeks portrayed it as a miracle medicine given by the goddess of pleasure, which drove the half-sheep insane. Historically, the British, French, and Arabs also consumed hibiscus. In the West, only the king's class can afford to use the small and cherished hibiscus.

Even the nobility couldn't afford it.

Looking at the fart and tossy appearance of Narciss, who got this reward, took a big advantage, Li Jie also thought happily, let's be happy! Sooner or later, I'll kill you!

A little pit the other party, Li Jie was in a happy mood, and he had a heart to deal with this goblin in a dignified manner, full of pleasant faces, Li Jie asked with a smile: "In addition to seeing Lonely, what else is the Lord of the Ru family?"

This Byzantine goblin should really go to Sichuan to learn to change his face, and almost immediately became distressed, and Narsis screamed indignantly: "There is also the matter of Arab barbarism!"

"The Arabs originated from the lowly land of Monan, brutal, vicious, believing in evil gods, harassing many countries in West Asia, and even attacking the borders of Fujian in a frenzied manner, which is an unforgivable crime, and His Majesty Constantine IV learned that His Majesty the King of Min had conquered the Arabs, and he was also a rebel, and he attacked angrily and fought a bloody war with the Arabian barbarians who invaded Antioch, the capital of Syria."

"My lord wanted to quickly lead my country's volunteers to join forces with the Great Min Heavenly Army to return these demons from hell to Satan, but the obsessive resistance of the Arab barbarians in Antioch was too fierce, so he sent a minister to express his heartfelt feelings to the King of Min!"

The posture is really under the soles of his feet, Narsis looks sensational with tears in his eyes, and the old Xiao Sheng, the old Li Gang, and Yang Yucheng, the head of the household department, and other civil officials are all sighing with feelings, but Li Ji, the secretary of the military department, and Xi Junmai, the captain who just arrived, glanced to the side with disdain, and the corners of Li Jie's mouth also showed a sneer.

Antioch is indeed a fortified city, or Hou Jie's former lair, in the later period, Hou Jie built a thousand towers on the walls of Antioch, even if Hussein attacked Damascus tightly, did not mobilize the Antioch defenders.

Even if the Byzantines had a high level of siege equipment at the same time, it was not easy to conquer such a fortified city.

Constantine IV made a good calculation, took out some gold, said a few beautiful words, and coaxed the Great Min to help them capture Antioch, which was cheap and profitable.

With a mockery on his face, Li Jie asked with a sneer: "Do you need Damin to send troops to help?"

Who knew that the goblin of Narciss, shook his head again.

"Nope! No! Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, although our country is poor and weak, it is still a little bloody, and I don't have to work for the Min Heavenly Army! ”

Unexpectedly, Narsis vetoed it when he opened his mouth, which was really unexpected by Li Jie, but immediately, Narciss's words made Li Jie's face quickly gloomy.

"It's just that His Majesty Constantine IV and His Majesty's sister Anna Co-ruled Emperor There was a slight misunderstanding, and now, His Majesty Anna is here with His Majesty King Fujian, and my lord wants to ......"

"Presumptuous!"

Suddenly changing color, Li Jie suddenly stood up in anger and roared angrily at Narciss.

"Anna is now my princess of Damin, my wife Li Jie, do you want Gu to hand her over to you Byzantines?"