Chapter 395: Byzantine Empire

But after many years, the reappearance of Viga Khan in front of the eyes of the world caused a lot of sensation, especially for the more than 500,000 Turkic main cavalry, Viga is still the legendary king of the desert.

However, Li Mao, who was sitting in Lin'an City at the moment, was a little very excited when he learned the news, because he was really eager to ask for proof now whether Viga Lao'er had gained a firm foothold there after defeating the Rakshasa Principality, and even replaced him as the lord of the Rakshasa Kingdom.

But things often backfire, Li Mao relied on his limited historical knowledge to take it for granted why the Rakshasa Kingdom and Russia are of the same nature, but what surprised him even more was the news from the old man Gu Xu that at this moment, the territory that originally belonged to later Russia had already become a pot of porridge, because at this time, the Byzantine Empire in Europe was also expanding rapidly, and even faintly rushed to the place of Kievan Rus, and this so-called Kievan Rus is the predecessor of Russia that Li Mao knows.

"Tiancheng, I heard that you have been very concerned about the affairs of Western Europe in the past two years, and even recruited many people from the Fan clan to explain to you in the residence in Chang'an, so how much do you know about the Byzantine Empire that the old man Gu Yu said, and when Li Heng and them go to sea from Jiangnan, there will be no more wars around and inside the Tang Dynasty, so you should know where the key direction of the next use of troops is."

"Hui sage, subordinates may be clear, but the situation on the European continent is as complicated as when I was unification in the early days of the Central Plains, and at this time, the Byzantine Empire, my subordinates also inquired from many sides, and learned from the mouths of the merchants and slaves who came and went to the Tang Dynasty that the people of the Tang Dynasty also called it the Great Qin State or the Haixi Kingdom."

After Li Mao heard these knowledge points said by Xiao Tiancheng, he seemed to slowly awaken some memories hidden in his heart, especially for the title of Daqin, he always felt a little unusually familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly remembered that this Byzantine Empire turned out to be the Roman Empire that rose early.

And now it is taken for granted that Russia is very powerful, in fact, it does not even have a hair, the original land area except for a few nomadic tribes gathered sporadically, there is no concept of empire at all, if it were not for the continuous expansion of the-stirring stick of Bai Zhanting, maybe Wang Sizhong would have done Europe a long time ago, but when Byzantium expanded to the vicinity of Russia, the Persian Empire seemed to be quietly developing, so that even the entire Arabian Peninsula had a tendency to unify.

Of course, Li Mao still has little interest in these digressions, and his main concern at the moment is the alliance between Viga and the Byzantine Empire on Russian territory. "Tiancheng, according to what you said, then this Byzantine Empire is a bit not to be underestimated!"

"Qi Qi sage, Byzantium seems to be powerful but the internal has long been festering, chaotic, at this time the union with Viga is just a fornication between the two sides, in addition, Byzantium and the black-clothed food country seem to have an indelible grudge, this may also be the main reason why they wooed Viga to form an alliance, after all, as early as the pre-Qin period, a large number of Huns were also defeated and fled, and then replaced them......"

After hearing such a title, Li Mao suddenly felt a little interested in his heart, and then immediately ordered someone to find relevant professionals to answer questions. So in just half a day, Li Mao found no less than 100 scholars and even businessmen who were familiar with the culture of Fan merchants in Lin'an City.

"The Great Qin State, the capital of the Western Heavenly Kingdoms, and the place where the Great Eaters and Merchants gather. His king's name is Marover. The silk is woven out of the golden letter, and the thing that sits on is woven with silk. There are inhabitants of the castle. And the dwelling house of the king was made of lime instead of tiles, and there were many curtains, and seven gates were opened round about, and there were thirty guards for each of them. Those who pay tribute from other countries bow down to the rank and celebrate their birthdays and retire. The house opens the tunnel to the chapel for a mile, the king is less out, but recites the scriptures and worships the Buddha, encounters seven days from the tunnel to the chapel to worship the Buddha, and the servants are fifty people. Chinese people rarely know the face of the king, if you go out to ride a horse, play a three-eaves umbrella, and the head of the horse is decorated with gold and jade jewelry. In the next year, the Great Food King Sudan sent people to pay tribute. If there is a police in the country, they will order Da Shicuo to set up a soldier and come to pacify. And the food they eat, and they shall not drink alcohol, but shall use a spoon of gold or silver. Eat it, and use a gold plate to store water and wet your hands. Native glaze, coral, raw gold, brocade, mancloth, red horse brain, pearls. Tianzhu country also belongs to it. The state-owned holy water can stop the wind and waves, if the sea is rising, sprinkle it with water in a glass bottle, and stop"

A merchant in front of Li Hat did not know where he heard the mythical story as his own knowledge of the Byzantine Empire, in his eyes, this King of Great Qin was very mysterious, and even the people who went to pay tribute could not see his appearance clearly.

And Li Mao naturally didn't believe it after listening to these nonsense assertions they said, but a person named Zhang Hua among the hundred people attracted Li Mao's attention very interestingly when he talked about the relationship between the Great Food Country and the Persian State.

"Qi Yu sage, the villain went to Persia with his family when he was young, this big food country is a unified name for their local people in my Tang Dynasty, in fact, the effect of the big food country is thousands and hundreds, the big food is another species of Persia, we can't regard the big food and Persia as two completely isolated countries, the bloodline determines that there will be an alliance between them. The villain has deliberately visited the following Ma Lo Mo, Shi Hao, Nu Fa, Dumb Four Packs of Xian Luo, Shi Mei, Mu Julan, Galiji, Vi Naya, Ilu Baida, Si Lian Bai Lian, Ji Ji Gan Mei, Pu Hua Luo, Layer Pull, Bi Pa Luo, Don Pull, Urn Fence, Ji Shi, Ma Jia, Bi Si Luo, Ji Ci Ni, and Don't Leave. and other small countries, although they have different names, they can eat and wear different things in their daily lives......"

"According to what you said, then this great food country and the Byzantine country are feuding. In addition, the black-clothed food is only one of more than a hundred small subject countries, similar to the Spring and Autumn period in my Central Plains? “

"Enlightened saints, in fact, this is the case...... As for other things, the villain really doesn't know much about it......" Li Mao raised his hand and motioned for Yu Chaoen to send these people away, and then picked up the secret letter sent by Gu Yu again and read it in detail.

He really didn't expect that Viga, the unbeatable Xiaoqiang, would really break out of a new life in a desperate situation. "Tiancheng, what did the information sent by Wang Sizhong say, how many men and horses did Viga have, and how many interests did the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire occupy in this battle between the two sides......"

After Xiao Tiancheng heard Li Mao's question, his face suddenly became extremely embarrassed, because he had never received a word from Wang Sizhong or Guo Ziyi so far.

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