Chapter 60: Surrender
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What made Muragu's heart flutter the most was not that Li Longji said that the Tang Dynasty would send troops on a large scale, let alone let the Persian royal family return to their homeland in Persia, but that "Khorasan is not peaceful now".
Now Khorasan, the homeland of Persia, is breaking out in a massive uprising, which has left the Arab Empire anxious, and the Arab Empire once wanted to abandon Persia. If it weren't for Yusuf as the governor of the East, he put down the rebellion in the Persian homeland with a bloody iron fist.
If the Tang Dynasty knew about this, God knows what it would do, and in that case, it would put the Arab Empire in a passive position.
"This ......" Mu Lagu was very courageous, and he was so surprised that cold sweat broke out on his forehead when Li Longji said a word, and the ministers were surprised when they saw it.
"Hmm." Wu Zetian's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly, as if he had realized.
"Your one-eyed dragon governor is struggling with his life, isn't he?" Li Longji's words had already made Mulagu's heart tremble, however, Li Longji's next words made Mulagu even more afraid.
Li Longji said yes, Yusuf is now exhausted and fighting the rebellion everywhere, which has poked at Mulagu's sore spot.
"Shut up! You shut up! Like a cat whose tail had been trampled on, Muragu jumped up and shouted at Li Longji: "Hugh has insulted the wise and great Governor. ”
"A wise and great governor who is blind?" Li Longji not only did not shut up, but shouted more cheerfully, and said, "If I stand in front of your one-eyed dragon governor, will he be so ashamed that he wipes his neck?" I'm handsome and extraordinary. ”
"Whew! Call! Call! Mulagu pointed at Li Longji, so angry that he couldn't say anything, only gasping for breath.
Yusuf was the most legendary, talented, accomplished, and murderous governor of the East in the history of the Arab Empire, however, he was disabled and blind in one eye.
However, this man was shrewd and capable, and he was brilliant and great in the eyes of his subordinates, comparable to Harry Malik, comparable to prophet. Li Longji openly insulted Yusuf, and Muragu did not find Li Longji to fight hard, which can be regarded as very restrained.
"Your Majesty, we should follow their example and support the people of Khorasan who oppose the Great Eclipse, and give them weapons, armor, money, and food." Li Longji saluted Wu Zetian and said loudly.
"Accurate!" Wu Zetian nodded heavily.
If there is really a large-scale rebellion in Khorasan, it will be a good opportunity for the Tang Dynasty, and if it is not used to take advantage of it, it will not be Wu Zetian.
"Nope." Muragu screamed, the cold sweat on his forehead increased, and his face turned pale.
"The Manichaeans do not believe in your prophets, they hate your prophets to the core, and they would rather die than believe in Allah. With our support, what kind of changes will happen to Khorasan? Li Longji joked.
Manichaeism is the state religion of the Persian Empire, which has existed for hundreds of years, is deeply rooted, and has many believers, and it can be said that almost all Persians are Manichaeans. And the Arab Empire's military implementation of Ethiopia added fuel to the fire?
These Manichaeans hated Ethiopia to the core, and if they were supported by the Tang Dynasty, they would have rebelled even more violently, which would have made Khorasan even more unstable.
"How do you know so well?" Mu Lagu's face was a little pale, and he looked at Li Longji curiously.
The large-scale rebellion of Khorasan was a top secret, and few people in the Tang Dynasty knew about it, but Li Longji knew it well, and he couldn't help but be curious.
"yes." Not only is Muragu curious, but Wu Zetian and the ministers, who is not curious?
Even they don't know, but Li Longji knows, who can not be curious?
"I'm a 'Tang fan', can I not know?" Li Longji said secretly in his heart.
As long as it's a Tang fan, who doesn't know Yusuf? Who doesn't know the Battle of Hengros? Who doesn't know that the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire fought in Central Asia with rivers of blood and corpses?
Traverser Niu B does not explain!
"No, I'm asking the merchant." Of course, Li Longji would not say that he was a traverser and made an excuse.
"The king of Chu is very careful." Di Renjie was greatly admired.
"Good!" Wu Zetian was very pleased.
Li Longji was able to inquire about the news from the businessman, which is very good.
"Your Majesty, I thought we should take two strategies, one is to support the Persian people with weapons, armor, money and food, and the other is to order the Western Regions to prepare for the protectorate, and when the time is ripe, we will immediately send troops to the Persian homeland." Li Longji played to Wu Zetian.
"Good!" The ministers were in agreement.
"Well said." Wu Zetian agreed with this from the bottom of his heart, looked at Muragu, and said in a deep voice: "I originally wanted to get along with Da Shi in a friendly way, but Da Shi made an inch, first disturbing the subject countries of Da Zhou, and now sending people to the gods to publicize it, if it is not punished, how can it show the majesty of the Celestial Empire?" ”
"Someone, send a decree to the Protectorate of the Western Regions......" Wu Zetian's eyes sparkled.
"Wait." The cold sweat on Mu Lagu's forehead flowed, his face was pale, and he was very frightened, and said, "Your Majesty, slow down." ”
Li Longji's two constructions are precisely hitting the key points of the Arab Empire, who can not be afraid? Not to mention Mulagu, even their fierce and brutal one-eyed dragon governor would be terrified here.
"Do you have something to say?" Wu Zetian looked at Muragu coldly and asked.
"Your Majesty, the right talent is all jokes, it's jokes." Muragu didn't want to say that, and he had to say it again.
Speaking like this is tantamount to softening and losing face.
"Jokes?" Wu Zetian sneered: "I am the Ninety-Five Supreme, and you have no jokes. ”
"Your Majesty, I am here with sincerity, for the friendship between the two countries." The cold sweat on Mulagu's forehead increased, and he said very eagerly: "If the two countries can get along amicably, our country will no longer harass your country's vassals." ”
Relying on the homeland of Persia, the Arab Empire fought against the Tang Dynasty's vassal states in Central Asia, retreating when they were beaten, and running away when they robbed, which gave the Tang Dynasty a headache.
By now, Mulagu had finally come up with a little bit of practicality.
"It's okay, you can come." Wu Zetian waved his hand magnificently, and said, "Is the Turkic strong?" Hasn't the territory of thousands of miles been destroyed by the Celestial Empire? And the Xiongnu, who was even more extinct by our ancestors, we don't care, we can fight the Xiongnu extinct, we can destroy the Turks, what is the big food? ”
The tone was very loud, and he looked like he didn't care, Li Longji saw it in his eyes, couldn't help nodding, and praised vigorously: "What is a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows go?" That's it! ”
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers were greatly excited and praised in unison.
"Your Majesty, my country is willing to lose 10,000 jewels to your country every year." Muragu raised the price again.
Arab jewelry was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, 10,000 jewels were worth a lot of money, not to mention hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, this is not particularly large, but it is okay.
"The Heavenly Empire is a great country and a rich product, how can it be that there are only 10,000 jewels?" Wu Zetian sneered and said, "You want to use the jewelry to buy some time, so that you can free up your hands to quell the rebellion in the Persian homeland, and then deal with the Celestial Empire, I'm not wrong, right?" ”
Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Although 10,000 jewels are worth a lot, if they can buy the time that the Arab Empire needs most, it is also worth it. As long as the Tang Dynasty did not interfere in Persian affairs, the Arab Empire could go all out to quell the rebellion, and wait until the rear was stabilized before dealing with the Tang Dynasty.
It's worth the 10,000 jewels.
However, Wu Zetian was shrewd and saw through the conspiracy of the Arab Empire at a glance.
"What a shrewd woman." Muragu secretly praised in his heart.
"Your Majesty, our country is willing to give up a hundred miles of land." Muragu raised the price again.
"The Turkic territories have all been subsumed into the Celestial Empire, what is the land of a hundred miles?" Wu Zetian's face was cold, and he said: "Your land, you are optimistic, I will send troops to take it!" ”
The tone of these words was not high, but it was full of momentum, and Mulagu's face was even more ugly.