My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 4263 The Smoke and Clouds of History

With a soft creak, the door opened.

Kriyko gently pushed open the door in front of her and turned to look at Young Master Liu, Lei Jun, and Little Cutie with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Lei, Sister Yue'er, please come in."

Liu Mingzhi nodded with a faint smile and walked steadily and powerfully into the room with the door wide open.

The moment he stepped into the room, he instinctively turned his head and silently surveyed the room's layout.

The room doesn't look very big, but it's not small either.

It appears to be about two zhang long, and about one and a half zhang wide and high.

On the left and right walls of the room, as well as on the front and back walls, there are rows of containers filled with various goods.

In the center of the room, there was a simple set of table and chairs.

On the table, there were several unlit candles.

Because of the several small windows, about the size of a human head, on the wall, the room did not appear particularly dark.

However, it wasn't particularly bright.

Overall, it's quite good.

At least, once you get used to the room environment, your vision won't be affected.

After Liu Mingzhi, Lei Jun, and Xiao Ke'ai all entered the room, Kriyko, as the host, immediately began to introduce the goods in the room to the three of them.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Lei, Sister Yue'er, the goods in this room are mainly from Persia, but there are also a small number of goods from other kingdoms."

Oh, right.

Uncle Liu, the Persian Kingdom that my daughter just mentioned is not the Persian Kingdom that is now located in a remote corner in the southeast of the Abbasid Caliphate, but the once mighty Persian Kingdom that once flourished on this land.

Or perhaps, the Persian Empire.

The Persian Empire of the past was not comparable to the small Persian Kingdom of today, which is confined to a corner of the world and controls only a small territory.

The Persian Kingdom of today is merely a new kingdom established by the remnants of the former Persian Empire.

After listening to Kriy's eloquent narration, Liu Mingzhi, Lei Jun, and Xiao Ke'ai each displayed different reactions on their faces.

Liu Mingzhi gently turned the jade thumb ring on his thumb, simply nodding with a smile. His face didn't show any excessive surprise at Kriyko's introduction.
Compared to Young Master Liu's smiling face and lack of surprise, Little Cutie slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows in surprise.

As for Lei Jun, he pursed his lips slightly while looking with interest at the boxes of different sizes displayed on the shelves.

Liu Mingzhi glanced at Krik, who was smiling at him, and then walked unhurriedly toward the row of shipping containers on the left side of the room.

“Yike, if what you’re saying is true, then most of the goods in this room are antiques.”

Kriyko watched as Young Master Liu started walking towards the left-hand container in the room. She immediately lifted her lotus feet and followed him lightly, while replying in a sweet voice with her lips slightly parted: "Uncle Liu, that is indeed a fair interpretation."

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, then smiled and pointed to the boxes on the shelf that were of different sizes and shapes, but all were exquisitely designed.

"Yike, are these boxes on the top of the container easy to open?"

When Kriy heard Young Master Liu ask him this question, he nodded twice without hesitation.

"Mmm, it's convenient, convenient, of course it's convenient."

"Uncle Liu, please wait a moment. My daughter will open all the boxes on the shelf for you right away."

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and said with a light smile, "Well, then thank you for your hard work."

"Oh, it's my pleasure, it's all my pleasure." Kriyko waved her fair and flawless hands lightly twice and responded with a sweet, smiling voice.

Liu Mingzhi casually adjusted the sleeves on his arms, then turned to look at Lei Jun and Xiao Ke'ai with a smile.

"Brother Lei, Yue'er, I took a quick look and there are about a hundred boxes on these containers in the room!"

With over a hundred boxes, it would be quite a task for Yike to open them all by herself.

"Since the three of us are just standing here doing nothing, why don't we all work together to help Yike?"

Lei Jun and Xiao Ke'ai nodded gently with smiles on their faces after hearing what Young Master Liu said.

"Okay, okay."

"Okay, no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Jun and Xiao Ke'ai walked towards the two containers on either side.

As the adorable girl walked gracefully towards Kriyko, she glanced at Young Master Liu with a smile, turning her fair and slender neck slightly.

"Hehehe, good daddy, Yue'er will go help Yike, you go to the container over by the back wall."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi smiled faintly and nodded gently to the little cutie.

"OK, all right."

After saying that, he immediately set off and walked straight to the row of containers placed against the back wall.

The little cutie walked gracefully to Kriiko's side. As she raised her slender white hands, she gently opened the various sizes and exquisitely designed boxes on the shelf. At the same time, she glanced curiously at Kriiko, who was also skillfully opening boxes beside her.

"Little sister Yike, I have a question for you."

Upon hearing this, Kriyko immediately turned her slender waist slightly and glanced at the little cutie, then smiled and nodded twice.

"Sister Yue'er, please tell me."

“Sister Yike, you just said that the Persian Kingdom was once a great kingdom that flourished on this land, or you could say that it was the Persian Empire.”

Your sister asked you, was the Persian Empire once very powerful?

Kriike heard the little cutie ask her this question, turned slightly to look at her, and nodded gently.

"Yes, yes, that's right, it is indeed very powerful."

The Persian Empire was once a powerful nation, controlling vast territories under its rule. Its territory was much larger than that of the modern-day Abbasid Caliphate. As far as I know, the former Persian Empire not only encompassed all the territory of the present-day Abbasid Caliphate, but also controlled many areas in the southern part of India.

Besides these two places, the Abbasid Caliphate also controlled a great deal of territory to the west and south.

Going westward, the furthest point seems to be within the territory of the present-day Principality of Greece.

Moving south, the furthest point should be within the territory of present-day Egypt.

Even today, in the present-day Persian Kingdom, many people still often reminisce about the glory of their ancestors!

Unfortunately, all they can do now is reminisce.

Of course, what I've described is just a general overview.

I don't know the specifics.

After all, the Persian Empire of the past was a long time ago.

As Kriiko finished her sweet, gentle narration, the little cutie nodded her head a few times with a knowing look on her face.

“Sister Yike, if what you say is true, then the former Persian Kingdom was indeed quite powerful.”

After responding to Kriike's words with her clear and melodious voice, the little cutie slightly turned her slender waist, which could be grasped in one hand, and looked at Young Master Liu, who was opening a box in front of the container on the back wall.

"Daddy."

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Liu Mingzhi replied softly without turning his head.

“Father, when Sister Yike was telling us about the Persian Kingdom, Yue’er saw that you only had a faint smile on your face, with almost no surprise at all.”

Normally, your reaction shouldn't be this calm!

"Father, did you already know about the once-powerful Persian Empire before my sister Ike told us all this?"

When Liu Mingzhi heard the little cutie asking him a question in a sweet voice, he turned around and looked at her with a smile.

"Hehehe, what's so surprising about that!"
The past is like smoke; what was once is now just the past.

No matter how powerful or prosperous the Persian Empire once was, it has become a thing of the past in the silent and relentless passage of time.

Since it's all in the past, what is there for me, as a father, to be surprised about?

Besides, how many countries have been powerful and prosperous for a time?
Leaving aside the past events of the Western countries, let's just talk about the past events of our Great Dragon.

On our Great Dragon side, the former Qin Empire, the Han Empire, and before that, the Zhou and Shang Empires—each of them was once a powerful and prosperous nation.

Now, in the silent and merciless passage of time, haven't they all become nothing more than the smoke of history?
My dear daughter, what's past is past!

After listening to her father's somewhat sentimental and philosophical reply, the little cutie immediately nodded twice to Young Master Liu.

"Yes, that's true."

After responding to Young Master Liu's words without thinking, the little cutie couldn't help but furrow her delicate eyebrows slightly.

“Good father, that’s what you say.”

"But, Yue'er, I still feel that Father's reaction was too indifferent, as if you already knew about this all along."

Hearing his beloved daughter's sudden change of tone, Liu Mingzhi casually opened an exquisite box on the shelf, and with his smile unchanged, turned back to look at his little darling again.

"You brat, you have such sharp eyes."

To be honest, I already knew about the former Persian kingdom that Yike had mentioned earlier.

Hearing Young Master Liu's light-hearted reply, the little cutie's eyes lit up, and her beautiful face couldn't help but show a smug expression.

"Hehehe, good daddy, look, look."

I told you your previous reaction was too bland, as if you already knew about this.

Father, where did you learn about the Persian Kingdom from?

Did one of your two maternal uncles, or another great-uncle, or perhaps one of your paternal uncles tell you this?

Liu Mingzhi raised an eyebrow and smiled calmly, took two small steps to the left, and continued to open the boxes on the container in front of him with practiced movements.

“My dear daughter, didn’t you claim to be well-versed in history books?”
Now, I ask you, Father, between 190 and 220 years ago, which ancestor of the Li royal family ruled the world in our Great Dragon Kingdom?

"Huh? Which emperor ruled the world between 190 and 220 years ago?" The little cutie's pretty face froze slightly, and she subconsciously asked in a sweet voice.

Liu Mingzhi casually opened a box, then nodded with a light laugh without turning his head, saying, "Yes, that's right. Which emperor was ruling the world back then?"

The little cutie turned her beautiful eyes slightly, and after recalling for a moment, she immediately opened her mouth slightly and replied in a sweet voice, "Father, if I remember correctly, the emperor at that time was Emperor Mingde of the Great Dragon, Li Bohai, our ancestor."

"Haha, my dear daughter, you are indeed not mistaken. The emperor at that time was indeed Emperor Mingde, Li Bohai, our ancestor."

After answering the little cutie's question with a loud, light laugh, Liu Mingzhi raised his arm and gently opened the last box on the shelf.

Immediately, while stretching his body with his arms outstretched, he turned around with a smile and looked at the two adorable sisters, Kriek and her sister, who were getting closer and closer to him.

"During the Mingde era of the Great Dragon Dynasty, the Western Regions were still under the control of our Great Dragon Dynasty, and there were hundreds of thousands of elite troops stationed in the Western Regions."

In the eighteenth year of the Mingde era, the Anxi Army, stationed in the Western Regions, fought a battle with an army of 100,000 in Ankang City, the northern border of the former Parthian Kingdom and now the Abbasid Caliphate.

After that battle, the Anxi army killed more than 40,000 enemy soldiers, captured more than 20,000 enemy soldiers, and also captured the enemy's deputy commander, Badir.

"My dear daughter, do you know which dynasty among the western countries those 100,000 enemy troops came from?"

Upon hearing this, the little cutie immediately turned around and nodded her head a few times without hesitation to Young Master Liu.

"Yes, yes, I remember, Yue'er remembers. According to historical records, that enemy army seemed to be from the Sassanid Kingdom."

As the little cutie spoke softly and sweetly, she suddenly gasped for breath.

At that moment, she vaguely realized the purpose of her father telling her this history.

"hiss!"

"Good father, do you mean that the Sassanid Empire recorded in history books is the once-powerful Persian Empire that Sister Ike talked about?"