Chapter 1034: The Persian Plan
In the original history, when the Persian Sassanid Dynasty at sunset could no longer withstand the iron hooves of the eastward invasion of the Great Eclipse, the monarch of the Persian Sassanid Dynasty at that time, Yazd Gelder III, pinned his last hope on a mysterious and powerful capital in the far east - the Tang Dynasty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
He sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty three times, and called Li Shimin, the then heavenly khan, a tribute, and asked Li Shimin to allow the Tang Dynasty to provide military assistance to Persia.
However, the Tang Dynasty was too far away from Persia, and even if the Tang Dynasty had the intention to set foot in Central Asia, it was unable to invest its troops in such a distant place.
Li Shimin in history rejected three times, and Yazd Gald III finally became the last lord of Persia.
Later, Belus, the son of Yazd Gald III, continued to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty, and finally arrived in Chang'an in person. Tang Gaozong Li Zhi could only refuse Belus's request for the same reason. Gaozong sent generals deep into the Western Regions, set up the Persian governorate, and canonized Belus as the king of Persia. But Persia was really too far away, and even if the Tang army was multiplied, it could not reach that far.
In the end, Belus returned to Chang'an gloomily and requested the establishment of the Persian Hu Temple in Chang'an as a meeting place for the Persians. Belus also failed to realize his ambition of recovering the country after all, and died of illness in Chang'an.
Since then, Datang has experienced a lot of setbacks, and its control has gradually weakened, and it can no longer manage so far away. After the Anshi Rebellion, the crumbling Tang Dynasty finally withdrew from Central Asia completely.
Now, the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards Persia is different.
With the change of concept and its own development, today's Tang Dynasty has too many means to support Persia and go through Central Asia.
And Wang Xuance was able to take Belus back to Chang'an, which means that the first step has been completed in his strategy for Persia.
Gain the trust of Persia and the surrounding countries, so that through Wang Xuance, he believes that only the Tang Dynasty can resist and defeat the Great Eclipse, and rescue them from the ferocious and crazy cannibals, and thus officially ask the Tang for help.
This was the first step in Wang Xuance's strategy for Persia.
Next, it was the Tang Dynasty that exchanged for benefits that could make the Tang Dynasty blush, and through these benefits, the Tang Dynasty and the opposition changed their attitude towards supporting Persia.
When the Tang Dynasty and the opposition no longer oppose the Tang Dynasty's support for Persia against the Great Eclipse, but actively support it, the second step will be completed.
The third step is that Datang uses the name of aiding Persia to lay a foundation that can be established in the Persian region through various means.
When the Tang Dynasty has laid a foothold foundation in the Persian region, the fourth step is to develop and expand this foundation, expand its influence, and finally radiate the entire Persian region.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty can directly intervene in the affairs of the Persian region.
At that time, the Persian states will be like the Western Regions countries today, and the Tang Dynasty will finally be able to incorporate them into the territory of the empire.
"Good thing! Sure enough, that's good news! Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "Son-in-law, congratulations to my father-in-law, I can get tens of thousands of miles away from Persia to pay tribute!" My father-in-law is really powerful! ”
This sycophant was originally shot very loudly, but the clinker Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "Persia is also a big country, if it weren't for the strength of the Tang Dynasty, which could help it resist the big food, how would he be willing to bow down and be a minister?" I'm afraid that this time I came here, nominally to pay tribute, but in fact I came to do business with Datang! ”
Well, it seems that Li Lao Er has not been carried away by the successive victories. Xia Hongsheng said in his heart.
"Your Majesty is right." Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "If Belus wants to buy our Datang to support Persia in the fight against the Great Food, we have to see how much he can offer." How can our Datang's victorious division be so cheap? ”
Li Shiminfu laughed again, looked at Xia Hongsheng, and said: "If you talk about this business, who else can win against my virtuous son-in-law in the Tang Dynasty?" Since he, Belus, came to do business with the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Persia, in my opinion, it is up to the virtuous son-in-law to deal with him, how about it? ”
Xia Hongsheng knew that Li Shimin had already made a decision when he called him, and it was in vain to refuse. Since you can't refuse, it's better to agree. So he immediately stood up and saluted: "Father-in-law, don't worry! This matter will be handed over to the son-in-law, and I will ensure that we Datang will make a lot of money! ”
"Good! He is worthy of being my virtuous son-in-law! Li Shimin laughed very cooperatively: "In this case, then I will draw up a decree and let the virtuous son-in-law have full authority to deal with this matter!" ”
"Thank you, father-in-law, for your trust!" Xia Hongsheng looked like a hot-blooded young man: "The son-in-law will not disappoint his father-in-law!" ”
"Hahahaha, with the words of a virtuous son-in-law, I can sit back and relax!" Li Shimin also patted the fart of the hot-blooded young man in front of him a little.
"But ......" Xia Hongsheng paused and said suddenly.
"Huh? But what?! Li Shimin stopped laughing and turned his head to ask. In an instant, there was a coercion in his face.
Xia Hongsheng hurriedly replied: "This Belus is also a young man in his twenties, the same age as his son-in-law, and it is estimated that it will be relatively easy to talk about. In this way, I also asked my father-in-law to assign a white-faced singer to my son-in-law, and I took care of this son-in-law, so that my son-in-law could ask Belus for something! ”
Hearing Xia Hongsheng say this, Li Shimin immediately understood what Xia Hongsheng meant, smiled, and said, "You kid is a ghost and a ghost, this is trying to sell Belus again, and let him count the money for you." ”
Xia Hongsheng smiled, Li Shimin thought about it, and said, "Okay, I will let you have full authority to deal with this matter." However, although I am too busy to deal with this matter personally, I still attach great importance to this matter, so I asked Ju Guogong to watch it for me, and I don't interfere with how you deal with it, but just watch it every day and report to me. ”
"Hey, hey, hey......" Xia Hongsheng smiled and showed his back molars: "Thank you, father-in-law!" ”
"Huh? By the way, how do you know that Belus is a young man in his twenties? Li Shimin asked.
"Uh......" Xia Hongsheng scratched his head, and hurriedly made up: "The son-in-law listened to the caravan that came back from Persia, and the people of the caravan said that Persia was rich and luxurious, and it could be called gold everywhere, and the Persian royal family was even more luxurious, and the utensils were all made of gold, and even the knives for eating were inlaid with gems...... At that time, the caravan people mentioned that the prince of Persia was a young man in his twenties. ”
But seeing that Li Shimin snorted coldly with disdain, he said: "When I looked at the historical materials collected by Wang Xuance, I also said that Persia was so prosperous, why is it in such a decline now, and even the big food can't resist it. In this way, the monarch is so extravagant, why worry about the country's immortality? ”
"Yes, it's still your father-in-law, your Shengming!" Xia Hongsheng hurriedly slapped a sycophant.