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Chapter 58 The Tang Dynasty Regrets

It all started with the rise of the Arab Empire.

After the rise of the Arab Empire, it was expanding vigorously, and its target was the old empire in the Middle East, the Persian Empire.

Historically, there were two Persian Empires, one was the famous Darius I pushed the glorious first Persian Empire, this powerful Persian Empire existed for nearly two hundred years, and the famous "Greco-Persian Wars" broke out with Greece, until Alexander the Great went east, was destroyed by Alexander the Great.

After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire fell apart, his former subordinates fought against each other, and the Persian Empire was rebuilt, which became the Second Persian Empire.

The Arab Empire was destroyed by the Second Persian Empire.

The Sassanid Empire, which ruled the Persian Empire at the time, was defeated again and again by the Persian Empire, unable to stop the armies of the Arab Empire, and the Persian king Yazdegerd III appealed to the Tang Dynasty for help in 638, 639 and 647, 648 AD.

The second time he asked for help, he even sent the crown prince Balus to Chang'an in person to plead to Tang Taizong and ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops.

At that time, it was the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and after the "rule of Zhenguan", the strength of the Tang Dynasty rose sharply, and it had the strength to send troops to the Middle East. There is just one thing, and that is that the road is not passable.

The road from the Tang Dynasty to the Middle East was controlled by the Western Turks, and if you want to send troops to the Middle East, you must first destroy the Western Turks. The Western Turks regarded the Tang Dynasty as their enemy, and it was impossible to cross the Western Turks to support the Persian Empire.

Tang Taizong convened a group of ministers, and after repeated discussions, refused to send troops on the grounds of "long distance".

Many people in later generations thought that Tang Taizong's refusal to send troops was because the road was too long, but in fact, it was not right, and the Western Turks were not destroyed was the fundamental reason.

The Tang Dynasty did not send troops, and the Persian Empire lost its last hope, and the Persian Empire was destroyed by the Arab Empire. Its king, Yazdegard III, was killed in 651 A.D. in a mill in the city of Mulu, near the Amu Darya River.

After the death of Yazdegerd, the Persian royal family and its remnants, led by the crown prince Balus, retreated all the way east along the "Silk Road", and after reaching Tocharo, they were sheltered by the local chieftain and got a temporary respite.

In 654 AD, Balus again appealed to the Tang Dynasty for help.

Tang Taizong is dead, Tang Gaozong became emperor, this is a soft emperor, there is no ambition, of course it is impossible to agree to Balus's request.

Moreover, at that time, the Tang Dynasty was fighting with Tibet, and second, it was destroying the Western Turks, and it was impossible to send troops.

Finally, in 657 AD, Su Dingfang destroyed the Western Turks, and the road was officially opened, and the Tang Dynasty could enter the Middle East.

Unfortunately, the best time has been missed, and the Arab Empire has stabilized.

Balus eventually reached Chang'an, where he settled until his death in 677 AD. The Tang Dynasty named him the "Right Weiwei General", and also built a fire worship temple for him in Chang'an.

With the retreat of the Persian royal family to the east, Manichaeism, the state religion of Persia, was also introduced to China. Because "Mo" and "Demon" are homophonic, they are mistaken for "Demon Sect", which is the origin of the Demon Sect in Jin Daxia's "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".

After the Tang Dynasty freed up its hands, in 679 AD, the named general Pei Xingjian led an army to escort Balus's son Nineshi back to his homeland in Persia, wanting to rebuild the Persian Empire.

When Pei Xingjian arrived at Broken Leaf City, he was faced with strong military pressure from the Arab Empire and had to stop advancing.

Because the existence of the Persian royal family still had a great influence on the Persian homeland, although the Arab Empire conquered the Persian homeland, it was unable to control it.

In addition, the Arab Empire at that time implemented a cruel religious policy and promoted Islam by force, which made the Persian people hate.

As a result, from time to time the Persian homeland would erupt in revolts against the Arab Empire.

This period was the period when the uprisings of the Persian people were most frequent, dealing a heavy blow to the rule of the Arab Empire, and in order to keep the Persian land, Malik had to send Yusuf, who was known for his cruelty, to be the governor of the East and carry out a bloody suppression of the Persian homeland.

Yusuf was fierce and brutal, capable of slaughtering 120,000 people at once, and after his arrival, he carried out bloody suppression of the Persian homeland on the one hand, and tried to get rid of the Persian royal family on the other.

After all, the royal family is a royal family, as long as the Persian royal family still exists, it can gather the hearts of the Persian people, and it will become inevitable to get rid of the Persian royal family.

Muragu asked the Tang Dynasty to hand over the Nini Division, which was impossible.

The royal family is the royal family, it is a trump card used by the Tang Dynasty to balance the Arab Empire, how can it be handed over?

After the Arab Empire conquered the homeland of Persia, it used this as a foundation to carry out "guerrilla warfare" against the Central Asian vassal states controlled by the Tang Dynasty.

This also shows that the Arab Empire has a great interest in Central Asia, and if it surrenders the Nirvana, it will lose a trump card.

"What is a million people?" Just when the ministers were angrily reprimanding, Wu Zetian sneered, responded strongly, and said: "My Huaxia territory is vast, and my mouth is hundreds of billions of trillions, not to mention millions of people, even tens of billions of billions. You go back and tell Sù Malik, if he dares to provoke my Celestial Empire, I will have hundreds of millions of troops and set foot on the Great Food! ”

"Good!" A cheer rang out, and the ministers all shouted loudly.

"Good! There is momentum! Li Longji heard it in his ears and applauded loudly.

Wu Zetian's words are of course arrogant, but this momentum is sufficient.

Mu Lagu was a shrewd man, otherwise, he would not be an envoy, of course he understood that Wu Zetian was exaggerating, and said: "Your Majesty has millions of soldiers, if there is no money, what is the use?" The Silk Road will pass through my homeland, and you only need to cut off the Silk Road, and your country's taxes will be greatly reduced. ”

The Silk Road was one of the most important overseas trade routes in ancient China, and it was the most important overseas trade route for the Tang Dynasty, because the "Maritime Silk Road" had just emerged and did not account for a large proportion.

The Silk Road was a golden trade route, which brought a lot of taxes to the Tang Dynasty every year, accounting for a large proportion.

The rise of the Turks also benefited from the Silk Road. Taking advantage of the convenient geographical location, the Turks took control of the Silk Road, resold silk to the West, made huge profits from it, and accumulated a large amount of money, which was used to recruit troops and horses, and soon became a huge empire dominating the desert.

It can be seen how rich the Silk Road is in terms of oil and water. If the Arab Empire had not allowed Tang silk to be sold to the West, it would have reduced taxes a lot.

"Humph!" Wu Zetian snorted coldly, disdainful, and said: "The Heavenly Empire is a kingdom, the land is vast, the resources are abundant, and the products are abundant, what is the Silk Road?" ”

Glancing at Muragu, he sneered: "As far as I know, your country originates from the barren land of the desert, and its products are not abundant, so it is very necessary for the Heavenly Empire to buy your jewels. I hereby decree that the import of jewels is forbidden, and where do you get the money? Hold on to the jewels and dream! ”

"Good!" A cheer rang out, and the ministers were greatly excited.

"Wu Zetian is Wu Zetian, and he immediately took a countermeasure." Li Longji admired Wu Zetian's empress demeanor from the bottom of his heart.

If the Silk Road is really blocked, the loss to the Tang Dynasty will not be small, but the impact will not be too great. Because China's products were more abundant and more abundant than those of the Arab Empire, the Tang Dynasty could have lived without the Silk Road.

If the Arab Empire had not been able to sell its jewels to the Tang Dynasty without the Silk Road, it would have suffered a great loss.

"You ......" Mulagu stammered, speechless, and his face was ugly.

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