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    In Beicheng, the capital of Beka Kingdom in Northern Tianzhu, on the east side of the palace is a newly opened post house, which is specially responsible for receiving some more important guests. Outside a small courtyard in the post house, hundreds of soldiers in strange clothes are guarding it.  Outside.  ¡ù¡ùIn a bedroom in the courtyard house, a teenage boy was sitting on the bedside, holding a beautifully carved seal in his hand, and was crying softly.

    This young man has brown hair, a high nose, deep eyes, and blue pupils. If an experienced person sees him, he will immediately recognize that he is a Persian or a Westerner. If you judge from his clothes, you can conclude that he is a Persian or a Westerner.  The other party must be Persian.

    This Persian boy's name is Belus, and he is the son of Yazdgeld III, the last monarch of the Sasanian Dynasty in Persia. He is just fifteen years old this year, and the reason why he appears here with Li Zhen is because he has no choice but to do so.  , because the ancient Persian Empire could no longer sustain itself and could be destroyed at any time, and his father sent his son out of Persia in order to let his son escape. In the end, Belus managed to escape here.

    The Persian Empire is like other dynasties that are coming to an end. The originally powerful empire is heading towards the abyss step by step. Especially seven years ago, the Persians organized an army of 150,000 to resist the annihilation of tens of thousands of troops in Nehavand.  Attack, and it is worth mentioning that the Persian army of 150,000 was already the last force they could organize after losing their capital Ctesiphon.

    However, it is a pity that the last resistance of the Persians also failed. Although in the early stage, they were inseparable from the Dashi people and killed the commander of the Dashi people in the enemy army, but later the new commander  However, the commander of Dashi used Arrancar to concentrate his superior forces and defeated the Persian army. As a result, the last strength of the Persians was also destroyed on the battlefield.

    The Battle of Nehavand marked the Persians' inability to resist the cannibal attacks, even after Yazdgerd III heard the news.  He immediately fled to the east of Khorasan, and during this period, he asked the Tang Dynasty for help again and again, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could send troops to support Persia. Unfortunately, Li Shimin considered that Persia was too far away, and the Western Turks had just been destroyed, and the Western Region was not yet completely stable.  Therefore, he did not agree to the other party's request.

    But Yazdgeld III was not discouraged, just last year.  He sent his son Belus to Datang via the Overland Silk Road, firstly to rescue Li Shimin again, and secondly to send Belus to Datang as a hostage.

    After several years of governance, especially the implementation of the sinicization policy, Datang's rule in the Western Regions has stabilized.  Many Han people even took the initiative to move to the Western Regions, which greatly strengthened the Tang Dynasty's rule there.  In addition, the Tang Dynasty's fiscal revenue has been increasing every year in recent years, and the treasury is also very abundant. Therefore, Li Shimin has enough power to launch a war against Dashi, and there is no problem at least preserving the last bit of power of the Persian Empire.

    But Li Shimin also had his own considerations. First, the expansion of the Tang Dynasty had reached its limit, and the western border had reached the Caspian Sea.  It is already quite far away from Chang'an, and it is already very difficult to convey government orders. This also makes the Central Government of the Tang Dynasty somewhat powerless to rule there. It can only give the two governors of Anxi and Beiting the power of self-determination.  Through them the territories of the West were administered.

    However, this may cause the hidden danger of over-powering the two Protectorate. If more troops are sent to help Persia, it will definitely further increase the power of the two Protectorate. This is something Li Shimin does not want to see.  He was even considering how to reduce the power of the two Western Protectorate, of course, without affecting the Tang Dynasty's rule there.

    There is one more thing.  That is, sending troops this time did not bring much benefit to the Tang Dynasty. Even if it defeated the Great Eaters, at most it would only help Persia regain its kingdom and then deter the expansion of the Great Eaters. This is not the same as the cost of the expedition against the Great Eaters.  Compared with the huge price, it is really not a good deal.

    It was precisely out of these considerations that Li Shimin once again rejected Persia's request and sent Belus back.  However, Belus collected some information in Chang'an and knew that three princes of the Tang Dynasty were fighting abroad. Among them, the sixth prince's power was mainly in Nanyang and other areas in the south of the Tang Dynasty, while the seventh prince and the eighth prince had already landed in Tianzhu.  Mainland, not far from Persia.

    Moreover, Belus also learned that the external forces of the three princes were not controlled by the Tang Dynasty, and each of them had his own army. In other words, as long as they could be persuaded to send troops, especially the two princes in Tianzhu,  Then there is still hope for them in Persia.

    So the last prince of Persia did not follow Li Shimin's arrangement to return to Persia. Instead, he took a ship to go to sea, and then took the fastest steamship to go south. During this period, he also stopped in Taiwan and saw something that made him dream.  The prosperity is unimaginable in China.  Originally he wanted to meet Li Min, but at that time Li Min was busy with the Java Plague and could not see anyone at all.  Belus had never put his hope in Li Min.So I didn¡¯t feel any regrets and boarded the ship again to Tianzhu.

    However, when he arrived in Tianzhu, he discovered that the power of the two princes of the Tang Dynasty had just begun. They only occupied southern Tianzhu and also occupied a small country in northern Tianzhu. Their overall power was not comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty.  Even the sixth prince of Taiwan is much more powerful than them.

    This discovery made Belus feel like he had been hit in the head. Originally, he had placed all his hopes on Li Zhen and Li Yun, but now he suddenly discovered that the strength of the other party was not as strong as he thought.  This is naturally an extremely cruel thing for him.

    However, although Belus was disappointed, he finally went to southern Tianzhu to visit Li Yun. However, Li Yun has always been a person who seeks stability. They have just developed such a little power in Tianzhu and really have no power to help others, so he  Naturally, he had no interest in aiding Persia.

    But Li Yun¡¯s temperament was also determined. He would not tell anything to death, so he asked Belus to go to Li Zhen in Northern Tianzhu, hoping that Li Zhen would be a bad person and reject Belus.

    Although Belus was young, he had grown up on the run since he was a child, and his mind was already very mature. He had some vague guesses about Li Yun's thoughts, and after they arrived at Beicheng in Northern Tianzhu, Li Zhen didn't know what he was thinking.  They were not summoned, but a minister was sent to inquire about their purpose, and then there was no news for several days, which made Belus feel a little desperate.

    After dinner today, Belus saw the gold seal given to him by his father. This was a birthday gift given to him by Yazdgerd III on his birthday. It was engraved with the story of the great cannibalism of Ctesiphon, the capital of Persia.  The purpose of the scene of the conquest was to remind him of the shameful day of Persia, and not to forget to revive Persia at all times.

    This golden seal is the source of motivation for Belus. Whenever he encounters setbacks and frustrations, he will take it out and look at the carvings on it. The hatred in his heart for the Great Eclipse fills him with strength. If it were not for the Great Eclipse's hatred of Persia,  After the invasion, he was still a noble Persian prince and would not be as homeless as he is now.

    But today this method failed. Belus held the golden seal in his hand and his hatred for Dashi became deeper and deeper. However, he was not as motivated as before. Instead, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Datang had already counted  For the first time, they rejected their request for help. The only two Tang princes whom he regarded as hope were still weak, and their attitude towards him was also very cold. This made Belus feel a helpless despair, and finally became more and more desperate.  It was a cry of pain.

    From the time he was sensible, Belus's father, Yazdgeld III, often warned him in his ears that you are the prince of Persia, and now the whole country is facing life and death, so you are different from other children.  You can feel wronged and cry, but you are not qualified to cry.

    It was because of this kind of education that he had received since childhood that Belus had not cried for many years, but today he could no longer bear this feeling of despair and could only use crying to vent the pain in his heart, no matter how strong he was  , after all, he is just a boy who has just turned fifteen, not to mention that he is now in a foreign country with no one around him to talk to, which makes him particularly vulnerable.

    However, Belus did not know that at the same time in the study room of the Bay City Palace, Li Zhen was also not sleeping, but was discussing with Wang Xuance about aiding Persia.

    "Your Highness, in my opinion, Dashi's new establishment is like the rising sun. It can be said that the momentum of development is unstoppable. At least with our current strength, we really cannot compete with Dashi!" Wang Xuance said decisively.

    "Of course I know this, but if Persia is destroyed, then the Great Eclipse will not only be bordered by the Tang Dynasty, but also adjacent to Tianzhu. With my father's current strength, he is naturally not afraid of a new rising Eclipse, but we  But it's different. Tianzhu is still in chaos now. If the big cannibals take the opportunity to break in, not only will our plan to unify Tianzhu encounter important challenges, but we may even be suppressed by the big cannibals and lose the unification of Tianzhu forever.  opportunities, so we must find ways to curb the development of Dashi!" Li Zhen also said with a serious face.

    However, after Wang Xuance listened to Li Zhen's words with a smile, he calmly said: "Your Highness can think so long-term, which makes me admire you very much, and your views are also my views. I just said  We can¡¯t compete with Dashi, but that doesn¡¯t mean we are allowed to expand unscrupulously. Now it¡¯s time to give them some color, but this requires the help of others!¡±

    Li Zhen was stunned when she heard this, and then said: "Xuan Ce, do you mean to drag Brother Six with you?"

    "Hehe, it's not just His Highness King Qi, but also another most important person!" Wang Xuance smiled sinisterly.
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