The Great Tang General

In other words, if the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Arabs and gained Azerbaijan, Iraq, the peninsula, etc., it would not return them to Persia.

It will definitely make Persia feel resentful.

If it is returned to Persia, the Persian Kingdom will have the ambition to become the "Persian Empire".

Persia could subjugate Li Xuan, but not necessarily Li Yi.

Sheng Mien, fight against Mien.

What's more, it is between countries.

The only way to solve the problem is to strike first when the conflict in Persia is at its greatest.

When Li Xuan first conquered the Khorasan region, Sistan region, Vask region, and the southern Caspian Sea, they were new forces that were not suitable for direct annexation and needed the support of a spokesperson.

Moreover, Li Xuan was only a military governor at that time. His primary goal was the Central Plains. Everything he did was to plan for the magic weapon and prepare for his ascension to the throne.

Now Li Xuan has to solve this problem.

When Li Xuan said these stern words, the generals could vaguely hear the hidden meaning behind his words.

Li Guangbi understood that the Supreme Emperor ordered Persia to distribute grain to the Persian people partly out of benevolence.

On the one hand, he prepared to take the opportunity to sweep Persia for the second time and change the country's ostentatious and extravagant style.

Even the Persian Empire might not have existed.

Li Yi also understood his father's methods.

For a king, benevolence is a must.

But you still need to make the decision when necessary.

My father always said that if a boil appeared on the body, it must be removed immediately.

Otherwise, there may not even be a chance to make a heroic sacrifice, and the poison will enter the internal organs and cannot be cured.

The Tang Dynasty was domineering in the east.

Anyone with a little vision would not sit idly by and watch another empire emerge in the West.

Since everyone knows that the Persian Empire may experience internal strife and get out of control.

Why not turn passivity into initiative?

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the elite cavalry as the vanguard and station outside Mulu City first to guard the granary."

Li Sheng stood up and bowed to Li Xuan.

There were many Hu generals present, so many things did not need to be said explicitly.

His request meant that he understood Li Xuan's intentions.

Since the establishment of the Persian Kingdom, Mulu City has become the capital of Persia. It is less than a hundred miles away from the Pamir Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.

They stationed troops around Mulu City in the name of protecting the granary, and could immediately send troops into Mulu City if any situation arose.

Li Sheng was not yet forty years old. He had served as Li Xuan's personal guard. He was a very politically wise general.

He participated in the war to destroy Tubo, participated in the war to destroy Huihe, and swept across the tribes in the North Sea (Lake Baikal was renamed).

Now we have to join the war to destroy the Arabs.

"Commander Li will lead 8,000 cavalrymen from the Beiting Army. I will also send 10,000 Shen Ce Imperial Guards, 2,000 crossbowmen, and 1,000 Mo Dao soldiers, under the command of Commander Li, as the vanguard. Three days later, the troops will be stationed in Mulu City."

"A general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. I will allow you to act at your own discretion."

Li Xuan nodded slightly and gave Li Sheng military power, with special emphasis on "acting at one's own discretion."

If an emergency occurs, you can take action immediately without waiting for his order.

He believed in Li Sheng.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Sheng accepted the order.

After sweeping across the North Sea, he was awarded the rank of general.

In the military rank system, marshal is the highest.

He didn't want to be a general, but a marshal of the empire.

"General Ma, you will go south to the Sistan region. Lead the Zhezhi army, the various Tuqish tribes, and the various Karluk tribes to establish logistics there. Wait for my military order and advance west to the Fars region, with the goal being the important city of Basra."

Li Xuan also issued a military order to Ma Lin, the governor of Zhezhi.

Let them start the attack from the south of Persia.

Basra is a city where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet at the Persian Gulf.

It is located close to the innermost part of the Persian Gulf. It is not only an important city of the Caliphate Empire, but also one of the Caliphate Empire's maritime trade ports, and is of vital importance to the Caliphate.

Ma Lin came from a military background and was promoted step by step by Li Xuan to his current position, where he can stand on his own.

"I obey your order..."

Ma Lin obeyed the order.

"We will obey the order of the Heavenly Khan and will do our utmost to assist General Ma."

The generals of the Turkic and Karluk tribes also stood up and saluted.

"Governor Anxi, you lead the Anxi Army and the troops of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions to station in Hera and wait for military orders."

Li Xuan finally gave orders to Li Siye.

Hera is the core town in the Khorasan region, and it is only more than 200 miles east of the Tocharian region of the Pamir Protectorate.

But its strategic location is important, overlooking the city of Murug to the north and containing the Khorasan region to the southwest.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Siye accepted the order.

Li Xuan knew that the Roman Empire would not be so quick and efficient, so even when the agreed time came to attack the Arab Empire, he still made his own preparations.

After sending out the three main generals, he temporarily stayed in Samakan City.

However, Li Xuan ordered Pei Ying and Li Guangbi to lead 10,000 Shen Ce Guards, 10,000 Tian Ce Guards, 10,000 Dunhuang cavalry, and the Uighur tribes west to Anguo and cross the Wuhu River (now the Amu Darya River), which was only a step away from Mulu City.

Echoing Li Sheng's subordinates from afar.

Next, it depends on the reaction of the Persian Kingdom and the secret operation of the Jinyiwei Jinlongsi.

……

When Li Xuan defeated the Governor of Khorasan, the nobles of the Persian Kingdom almost lost everything and donated their wealth to Li Xuan in order to save their lives.

So much so that after they regained power, they became more greedy and worse than before.

It seems like he wants to get back the lost wealth with interest.

They welcomed Pushan and his son, Ramishun, with beautiful women and treasures.

The first generation of the Persian Kingdom and the second generation of the Persian King successively sank into desire and lived a life of drunkenness and dreams.

More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

Relying on the towering Tang Dynasty, he thought that with the Khan standing behind him, he could do whatever he wanted without worrying about losing power.

In order to please Li Xuan, they learned about the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but they could not understand the truth that water can carry a boat, but can also capsize it.

Muruga, the Persian royal palace.

The palace that once carried the former glory of the Persian Empire has long since turned to ashes.

This was a new palace built when Pushan was still alive to reflect his status.

It stands majestically and is magnificent.

Although Luo Mixun had just ascended the throne, he was like a beast trapped in a quagmire and had completely lost his way.

In the golden palace, candlelight flickered, light and shadow intertwined, he lay slumped on the brocade throne, holding the wine cup tightly in his hand, the wine flowed freely along the corners of his mouth, soaking his gorgeous robe, but he was unaware and his eyes were bleary-eyed with drunkenness.

A group of Persian beauties with graceful figures and pretty faces surrounded him. They were dressed provocatively, and their private parts were mostly exposed to the air.

With gorgeous ribbons and fluttering clothes, she smiled and played and teased with Romyxun.

The musicians behind the scenes played stringed instruments and strings, producing a chaotic and decadent sound that drowned out the cries of suffering and sorrow of the people outside the palace walls.

When the vizier Khalid ibn Barmak informed the waiter of important matters, Romeshoon told Khalid ibn Barmak to come in and drink, and if it was a small matter, he could handle it himself.

If it’s a big deal, talk about it after the singing and dancing stops.

Khalid ibn Barmak was speechless. Although he also loved wealth and fame, when he saw Romixun's appearance and combined it with the edict of the Heavenly Khan he had just received, he had a bad premonition.

The new king is too much like an ancient tyrant.

Khalid ibn Barmak wanted power and wealth, but he was also an ambitious man.

He wanted to be a powerful official, but he knew he couldn't be one.

Because of the Tang Dynasty, he also worked hard to curb other nobles to avoid chaos.

But they were all rejected by Romexun.

Because in Luo Mixun's view, the country is very stable.

He never stopped having fine wine and delicious food; he had rare treasures and beautiful women everywhere.

The Persian nation was once a nation much more backward than the Mesopotamian and Egyptian nations. Its relationship with the ancient civilizations of West Asia and North Africa can, in a sense, be described as the relationship between the nomadic world and the agricultural world.

More than a thousand years ago, the Persians were still a nomadic tribe.

But the brilliant Persians, as a backward nation, conquered the three major centers of civilization.

As long as the Tang Dynasty helps them, they can destroy the Arabs.

Persia will return to its peak.

How could Khalid ibn Barmak not be moved?

At this time, Khalid ibn Barmak was sitting in his seat, watching Romexun pulling the tender hand of the beauty beside him and teasing her wantonly; sometimes he danced in the hall as if crazy, and his expensive jewelry was scattered all over the floor. In Romexun's eyes, it was nothing more than vulgar things for temporary amusement.

When thinking about the Khan who once captured him, the difference is like heaven and earth.

Even as the prime minister, Khalid ibn Barmak did not dare to spoil the fun for fear of losing Romethun's trust.

In the midst of suffering, the singing and dancing stopped.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"

Romesh seemed to have forgotten Khalid ibn Barmak. When he was about to go back to rest with his arms around the beauty, Khalid ibn Barmak hurriedly stopped him.

"What's the matter...just tell me!"

Khalid ibn Barmak turned his head and said something in a drunken tone.

While speaking, his hands did not leave the beauty, exploring her up and down.

"The Khan of Heaven has issued an edict that the coalition forces have prepared enough food. The food prepared by Persia does not need to be supplied to the coalition forces. It can all be distributed to civilians in various places."

Khalid ibn Barmak had no answer.

The current situation is really not suitable for discussing national affairs.

But he knew Luo Mixun's temper. If he didn't tell her the reason immediately, she would probably go back to her bedroom and indulge in debauchery.

"In that case, take the grain back to the national treasury first and sell it to the Tang Dynasty in exchange for some silk later."

Luo Mixun said lazily.

"Your Majesty, the Khan of Heaven conveyed an order, how can we disobey it?"

Khalid ibn Barmak was shocked and said it with gritted teeth.

He always felt that this matter was strange.

In order to show their loyalty to the Khan, Persia offered the food to the Khan. How could they refuse it?

Khalid ibn Barmak was once a general under Abu Abbas, and was repeatedly valued for his eloquence.

Unfortunately, after the death of the Governor of Khorasan, the army failed in the battle to resist Li Xuan's westward advance.

At that time, the Prime Minister of the Arabs, Abu Ayyub Suleiman al-Mauryani, was ambushed by Li Xuan himself and was defeated and captured.

Abu Ayyub Suleiman al-Mauryani knew that the situation was hopeless and was forced to lead his troops in surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Because he was Persian, he was soon appointed prime minister of Pushang at the recommendation of Li Xuan.

Not long after, Li Xuan redeemed his wife and children from Abu Jalfar Abbas.

In Abu Ayyub Suleiman Mauryani's heart, he was very grateful to Li Xuan.

So, he didn't want to disobey the order of Tian Khan.

This batch of grain was originally obtained through exploitation, and it is just right to use this batch of grain to appease the people in various places.

"The people don't lack food. Why do you have to do this? The Khan is just talking. He won't take it seriously."

Romeshoon looked displeased and wanted to rebuke Khalid ibn Barmak.

The more silk there is in the treasury, the more face he has as a king.

Khalid ibn Barmak wanted to explain, but he couldn't.

Because in order to prove his ability, he lied to Luo Mixun, who did not handle government affairs, that the country was peaceful and the people were safe, so as to avoid being dismissed.

Romexun stayed in the palace all day.

Logically speaking, as the heir to the throne of Persia, Romeshhun should go to Chang'an to meet the Khan.

But during the grand gathering of a hundred nations, Luo Mixun went to Chang'an once as a prince.

I don't want to endure the pain of traveling thousands of miles again.

His ears and eyes had been covered with cloth by the people around him.

"The Prime Minister will take care of the Tang Dynasty's advance. When the Tang Dynasty helps us conquer the Azerbaijan region, I will build a temporary palace there. It is said that there are many beautiful women there, and it is a rare treasure."

After saying this, Luo Mixun returned to the bedroom surrounded by a group of beauties.

Khalid ibn Barmak had no choice but to obey Romeshoon's orders.

He was hoping for the best, thinking that Tian Khan was just speaking casually and wouldn't take it too seriously.

……

A month later, the weather turned colder.

A small town in the southwest of Hela.

This area is mountainous and home to thousands of Persians. Some of them farm for the nobles, some mine for the nobles, and some are simply slaves of the nobles.

In contrast, the common people who could not rely on the nobles had to endure hunger and spend the winter with their families during the lean season.

At critical moments, the grass eaten by livestock can also save a person's life.

Winter is coming.

A group of Persians dressed like refugees gathered together.

In the middle of them was a man dressed in black.

"Those who believe in me, wear black!"

This sentence was the slogan used by the Governor of Khorasan when he rose up in rebellion.

Although it did not reach the realm of "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?", it was an unforgettable scene in Khorasan.

At least when the Governor of Khorasan was in power, they didn't have such a hard time.

Now it is the Persian Empire, the world of fire.

Wearing black is tantamount to treason.

But none of the Persian people around reported it.

Listen quietly...

"The Tang Dynasty is a brutal beast. They have no laws and no mercy. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a bloodthirsty devil. He only knows how to fight and is hostile to any country... It is said that he even eats people..."

"We were originally in the embrace of Allah, but were torn apart. The so-called king is nothing but a slave of the devil. Those nobles aided and abetted the evil. The Tang Dynasty took away our gold and silver, our food, and even tried to take away our dignity..."

The man in black waved his hands and became more and more excited as he spoke.

As he spoke, the people around him clenched their fists and were extremely angry.

"Pfft..."

At this moment, a dagger suddenly stabbed out from behind the man in black.

Caught off guard, the man in black stopped talking and his passion died down.

He widened his eyes and turned his head with difficulty, trying to see who was assassinating him.

I thought he was a soldier, but he turned out to be a young man in tattered clothes.

Light brown eyes, dark brown hair, this is Persian!
Until his death, he never understood why a Persian civilian would assassinate him at this time?
As the dagger was pulled out, the man in black fell straight to the ground to meet his Allah.

The surrounding Persians were also extremely shocked.

They glared at the young man with the knife again. An old man pointed at him and asked, "Why kill him?"

The young man was holding a knife, and the thin and yellow-faced Persian did not dare to approach.

I saw the young man using flint to light the firewood not far away.

Dry wood and raging fire, burning fiercely...

(End of this chapter)