Chapter 304: Hello, Prince!
In the twelfth year of Hongwu, in late September, when the news of the great victory in the northwest reached the Beijing Division, it caused a cheer, among the cheering crowd, there was a line of Persians who were particularly eye-catching, this group of people was the Persian prince and his party who had just arrived in Luoyang, the Beijing Division. After inspecting the Guanzhong area of the Great Jin Dynasty, they officially set off for Luoyang.
After entering Luoyang, Hormizd III was a little disappointed, because he found that Luoyang, the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, was not as magnificent as Chang'an, but there were many more people here than Chang'an. But even so, the city of Luoyang was taller than the cities in Persia.
Just as Hormizd III entered the city of Luoyang, a secret report about the Persian prince had been reported to Emperor Sima Shu's book. In fact, at the beginning, there was no trace of Hormizd III in the Great Jin Dynasty, but when the Great Jin intelligence agency investigated Holmizd III and his party according to the general level, they suddenly discovered that the identity of the other party was not simple.
According to the regulations, all foreign traders who come to the Great Jin Dynasty to do business must be secretly investigated by the Great Jin intelligence department, and the purpose of this is to prevent some malicious countries from stealing the secrets of the Great Jin Dynasty under the banner of commercial dealings.
In recent years, as the Great Jin Dynasty has become more and more powerful, coupled with the fact that the Great Jin Dynasty has changed its generosity and generosity in the past, it has become impossible for some surrounding countries to obtain the advanced technology of the Great Jin Dynasty for free. In this case, some forces and countries have to use some despicable means in order to steal the technical information of the Great Jin.
In order to prevent leaks, the intelligence department of the Great Jin Dynasty, at the suggestion of Emperor Sima Shu, intensified the investigation of foreign merchants. Once any smuggling is discovered, it will be severely punished by the Great Jin.
As a result, Holmizd III's strange behavior attracted the attention of the Great Jin intelligence agency, and the intelligence agency's secret sauce found that the other party did not buy large quantities of goods like other merchants, and did not see them to check the price and quality of any goods. The only business behavior was when the other party went shopping in Chang'an.
These abnormal behaviors attracted the attention of the Intelligence Agency, who thought that Hormizd III and his entourage were spies sent by some country, but after investigation, the Intelligence Agency found that the other party was not a merchant at all, but His Royal Highness the Third Prince, who had been missing from Persia for nearly three years.
This major discovery shocked the intelligence agency, in order not to startle the snake. The Intelligence Service secretly withdrew the investigation into Holmizd III. Just change to covert surveillance and protection. Soon information about the exile of the Persian prince in the Great Jin Dynasty was reported to the emperor Sima Shu.
"Mengsun, what purpose do you say this Persian prince will come to my Great Jin? You can't be here to ask for help, right? Sima Shu looked at the secret documents in his hand and asked Zhang Bin, who was doing it.
"Your Majesty, it seems to the ministers. Nine times out of ten, that's true. Zhang Bin and Sima Shu had the same guess. He also believed that Hormizd III had come to Dajin only to ask for help.
"Huh. This was beyond my expectations! Aiqing, you see, this is a map of the whole world, and there are several countries between the Great Jin Dynasty and Persia. It's a bit unrealistic for us to come to the aid of this Persian prince directly, and at least for five to ten years, our Great Jin will not be able to influence Persia. Sima Shu didn't expect that the wings of his little butterfly flickered, and he actually slapped a Persian prince.
"Your Majesty is too modest, with Your Majesty's majestic talent, it is not a matter of time before you take the Western Regions and Central Asian countries! Besides, my Dajin opened up the Maritime Silk Road a few years ago, so if it doesn't work, we can also take the sea route. "As the Great Jin Dynasty has become stronger and stronger in recent years, Zhang Bin has not taken the countries of the Western Regions into account at all.
"Okay, Meng Sun, when will you also learn to pat my ass?" Sima Shu scolded with a smile, "Aiqing, let's talk about how we should treat this Persian prince." After all, there is a lot of trade between my Great Jin and Persia, and if I let the Persian State know about this matter, I am afraid that it will affect those Great Jin merchants who do business in Persia. ”
"Your Majesty's concerns are not unreasonable, since the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, the trade between my Great Jin and Persia has been much more frequent. And because there are no other countries in the middle to extract heavy taxes, both sides benefit greatly. If it weren't for the fact that the sea route was too risky, I am afraid that it would have replaced the Silk Road on land long ago. ”
"Persia has become an important trading partner of my Great Jin, so losing Persia for the sake of a fallen prince may not be worth the cost. Although this Persian prince will become a favorable pawn for me to leverage the internal political situation in Persia, at the moment the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to publicize Hormizd III with great fanfare. ”
"Well, Aiqing is reasonable, to put it bluntly, this Holmizd III represents the interests of the future of the Great Jin, but at the moment, he can't see or touch it. Therefore, it is in the best interest of my Great Jin to hide the other party for the time being, but is Hormizd III willing to do so? Sima Shu nodded in agreement with Zhang Bin's analysis, and he also believed that it was not appropriate to expose the identity of Hormizd III prematurely.
"Your Majesty, what's so difficult about this? Don't look at Hormizd III's status as a Persian prince is very beautiful, in fact, when it comes to my Dajin, he is a fish on the chopping board, whether he fights or kills is all in my Dajin thoughts. If my Dajin is willing to support the other party, he still has the hope of returning to China to inherit the throne, otherwise he can only die in my Dajin. Zhang Bin said disdainfully.
"Eh, Aiqing, that's what I said, but sometimes things can't be done that way. After all, this is the first prince to take the initiative to exile my Great Jin, and if it is not handled well, it will affect the credibility of the Great Jin in the surrounding countries. Although sometimes this reputation is shit, you can't help but admit that reputation is sometimes better than strength! Sima Shu smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty is wise, but in fact, this Persian prince does not have many choices, and he may not have any other choice but to obey my Great Jin's arrangement. Besides, since the other party is anonymous to Dajin, I am afraid that he may not be willing to disclose his identity so early. Zhang Bin touched his chin and guessed.
"Okay, this matter will be handed over to Aiqing to be responsible, and I will ask Jia Mo, the director of the Li Fan Division, to give Aiqing a hand."
While Sima Shu and his henchmen were having a headache for Hormizd III, Hormizd himself was also shocked by the wealth and power of the Great Jin! Although Guanzhong Chang'an is the first male city in the world, the Central Plains region is the core and essence of China.
Only when you arrive in the Central Plains can you really feel the prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty, which is different from Guanzhong, which advocates frugality, and the Central Plains is an important place where families gather, so that this place looks much more luxurious than Guanzhong.
"Your Highness, this Great Jin person is really rich! You see people everywhere dressed in silk, and all the tall and luxurious carriages are private, and at first I thought it was a prince and nobleman, but who knew that her owner was just a farmer. A guard chattered in Hormizd III's ear.
"Shut up! I forgot what I told you before?! What Your Highness, you want to call the shopkeeper! Arhan reprimanded.
"Forget it, Arhan, don't reprimand them. You don't really think we can hide it from the Dajin intelligence agency, do you? Holmizd III didn't care about the guard's accidental remarks, he had a hunch in his heart that his own whereabouts had already been detected by the Great Jin intelligence agency.
"What!? No way? We've been careful enough, are the intelligence officers of Dajin really so powerful? Arhan couldn't believe Holmizd III's words, "Your Highness, since the Great Jin has discovered our whereabouts, why haven't they come to contact us?" ”
"Who knows? Maybe we're not that important in each other's minds! Hormizd III said with a worried look in his eyes.
"What does Your Highness mean by this? His Royal Highness is the prince of Persia, as long as the Great Jin is willing to support His Royal Highness to ascend the Persian throne, my Persia will definitely become the most staunch ally of the Great Jin in the future. Although it takes a lot of energy from Dajin in the middle, the future rewards are also huge! Arkhand was obviously a bit wishful thinking, how could he be sure that the Great Jin would be willing to support Hormizd III to return to China to inherit the throne.
"Arhan, haven't you noticed that there are a lot of goods sent to Persia by the Great Jin Dynasty during this period of time?"
"What's wrong with finding out?"
This shows that the Great Jin and Persia are currently in the honeymoon period, and there are many economic and trade exchanges between the two sides. If it were you, would you be willing to offend a big trading partner for the sake of a down-and-out prince? ”
Hormizd III's words made Arhan speechless, and at the same time made him break out in a cold sweat, before he just thought that there was no conflict of interest between the Great Jin and Persia, but there were common economic interests, and His Royal Highness the Prince should be able to easily win the support of the Great Jin.
But now Hormizd's words poured cold water on his head like a basin of cold water, calming him down at once. Yes, it is precisely because there is no conflict of interest between Persia and the Great Jin that the Great Jin will not destroy the harmonious trade relations between Persia and the Great Jin for their sake.
At this moment, a group of Su guards suddenly surrounded Hormizd III and his party, and the Jin army's action made Arhan feel extremely frightened, and even the Persian guards could not help but swallow and spit in the face of the well-equipped Su guards.
Of all the people, only Hormizd III remained calm, and he pushed away the guards in front of him and signaled Arkhand not to act rashly, but he himself walked step by step in front of the middle-aged official in the lead.
Jia Mo smiled and looked at Hormizd III who was approaching step by step, he was very applauded by the other party's performance, worthy of the tribulation of the Persian prince, his demeanor was calm, and he did not show timidity at all, Jia Mo seemed to see the emperor Sima Shu when he was young.
"Hello Prince! I am here to greet you on the orders of Your Majesty, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. (To be continued......)