Liu Ziqiu's carefully trained special forces successfully sneaked into the house and found out the true identities of the Hu Ji. Of course, by this time, Wang Shichong no longer deliberately concealed their situation, and even deliberately spread the news.
, its purpose is to attract more people.
However, the news had special significance when it fell into Liu Ziqiu's ears, and he immediately ordered someone to bring the Byzantine Empire's envoys over.
This Byzantine envoy was called Peg. He was tall and mighty with a full beard. His original mission was to send an envoy to the Western Turks. However, after a period of arrogance with him, Stanislav told him that the Western Turks belonged to the Han Dynasty.
part of the country and cannot use troops abroad without authorization.
Many years ago, there were contacts between Byzantium and the Turks. They knew that although the Turks were vassals to the Central Plains Dynasty, they were actually their own entity and even often invaded the borders of the Central Plains Dynasty. This reason of Stanai naturally surprised Pegg.
, shaking his head repeatedly, expressing disbelief. Shi Danai had already received Liu Ziqiu's order at this time, and without talking nonsense to him, he sent someone directly to Luoyang.
Peg came to Luoyang in secret. Three days after arriving in Luoyang, he was kept under house arrest in the post house and was not allowed to go anywhere. This made Peg, who was unruly by nature, very angry and yelled in the post house all day long.
After three days of fussing, he finally got the chance to meet the Han Emperor.
This interview was not held in the formal Daye Hall, but was arranged in a small garden. Two guards led Peg outside the garden and made a word of invitation.
Peg walked slowly into the small garden and saw only four people in the garden. Among them was a tall young man sitting behind a stone table, another middle-aged man in brocade clothes sitting next to him, and two blond and blue-eyed men.
The woman stood aside.
The two blond women, Peg, knew each other, and they were the gifts he gave to Shi Danai. Unexpectedly, they appeared here. This further confirmed Shi Danai's words that the Western Turks had become part of the Han Dynasty, so Shi Danai
He didn't dare to take in the beauty he sent privately. Peg calmed down, glanced at the two people sitting at the stone table, covered his chest with his hands, bowed to the young man and said, "My lord, Peg.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
Next to the stone table, the middle-aged man was dressed gorgeously, but his expression was a little timid. On the contrary, the young man in ordinary clothes exuded a heroic spirit. In the past few days, Peg had also inquired about some information in the post house, so naturally he could
It can be seen who is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. As an envoy, Peg has a certain talent for language. During the few days in the post house, he also learned some basic Chinese etiquette and common Chinese. However, he kept an eye on it and deliberately
Greetings were given in Byzantine.
Liu Ziqiu naturally couldn't understand what he said, but the middle-aged man respectfully repeated it in Chinese. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but nodded, pointed to a stone bench opposite, and said: "Sit down. I heard you are from
What important matters are there in the distant Byzantine Empire?"
Only then did Peg realize that the man in gilded clothes turned out to be just an interpreter. A low-status correspondent could actually be on an equal footing with the emperor. This made Peg feel contemptuous, and he no longer paid attention to etiquette. He looked carelessly at Liu Ziqiu.
He sat down across from him and said with an arrogant expression: "The foreign minister has come all the way from thousands of miles away. It is under the orders of His Majesty the Emperor to discuss with the Han Dynasty a joint army to attack Kusi Lao."
After listening to the middle-aged man's translation, Liu Ziqiu even said thank you, which made Peg stunned. Little did he know that in the eyes of people from later generations like Liu Ziqiu, interpreting was not a despicable profession, on the contrary, it was a respectable one.
Talent. The middle-aged man was a businessman who often traveled between the Han Dynasty and Persia, so he could understand what the Byzantines said. Now it is not difficult to find a correspondent who is proficient in Persian. Even many Persians themselves can speak
One or two sentences in Chinese, but it was not easy to find someone who could understand the language of the Byzantine Empire, so Liu Ziqiu had extra respect for this correspondent.
This is just a small way for Liu Ziqiu to discover talents, and it is naturally not enough for outsiders. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu also directly ignored Pegg's surprise and said with a smile: "I think I, the Han, have always been friendly with Persia, and I have nothing against you, Byzantium.
Why do you want to attack Kusilao?"
Peg's face became serious and he said: "The foreign minister heard that the Han people have a saying, which is called lip death and tooth coldness. Kusi Lao is aggressive by nature. If Byzantium is defeated, he will definitely march eastward and attack the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "I didn't expect that you actually understand the truth of death and coldness. I'm really impressed. However, fighting is not about playing tricks, it is about killing people. There is no dispute between the Han Dynasty and Persia, even if Khosrow II defeated Byzantium
, and they may not necessarily come to fight for the Han Dynasty. As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I must be responsible for the lives of the soldiers, and will not launch a meaningless war, nor will I fight a battle that is uncertain!"
In Peg's eyes, the lives of ordinary soldiers are like ants. He was about to say these words, but thought of Liu Ziqiu's attitude towards the communication, and retracted his mouth. However, Peg also understood that without Liu Ziqiu's permission,
It was impossible for Shi Danai to send troops. In order to persuade Liu Ziqiu to agree to send troops, Peg gritted his teeth, puffed out his chest and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured! I have millions of warriors in the Byzantine Empire, and it is only a matter of raising my hand to defeat Persia.
!It will be even easier if His Majesty comes to help from the east."
Liu Ziqiu smiled lightly and said, "So, the Byzantine Empire is more powerful than Persia?"
Peg was very loyal to his motherland. He held his head high and said, "That's natural!"
Liu Ziqiu snorted coldly and said, "Then why did I hear that the wife of the Duke of Pars in the Byzantine Empire had been captured by the Persians and sold into slavery?"
Byzantium was very far away from the Han Dynasty. Just as Byzantium had never paid attention to the existence of such a Han dynasty in the past, the Han Dynasty should not be familiar with Byzantium. When Liu Ziqiu suddenly mentioned Duke Pars, Peg was stunned. He knew very well that Pars
The manor of the Duke of Pars was captured by the Persian army in a battle half a year ago. The Duke of Pars himself was beheaded on the spot, and his wife and daughter were treated as trophies and fell into the hands of the Persians. If they were sold as slaves, they were again.
Nothing but normal things.
However, Peg did not believe that Liu Ziqiu could find out the true situation of the war, and still said stubbornly: "It was just that Mrs. Pars accidentally fell into the hands of a thief when she was out playing, but she didn't expect that she had been sold to the Han Dynasty thousands of miles away.
It’s a pity and a shame.”
Liu Ziqiu said "Oh" and said: "It turned out that he was kidnapped by thieves while out for fun. I misunderstood. Your Byzantine Empire is really chaotic."
Seeing that Liu Ziqiu seemed to believe what he said, Peg couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said repeatedly: "Most of the time in our Byzantine Empire, the situation is still very good, with only a few thieves appearing occasionally. What happened to the Duchess of Pars was purely an accident.
.The foreign minister thinks that it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to completely eliminate thieves from causing trouble, right?"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "That's natural. Who can guarantee that there are no thieves in their country? It's just that you have more thieves in the Byzantine Empire, and they especially like to rob the Duke and sell the women of the Count's family as slaves."
In the Byzantine Empire, those who could be granted the title of duke or earl were either queens of the royal family or had made outstanding military exploits. They were all high-status and respected people. After hearing Liu Ziqiu's words, Peg couldn't help but change his face and said sternly
: "Your Majesty, please speak more carefully!"
Liu Ziqiu sneered: "Why are you so excited? Since the Duchess of Pars was accidentally kidnapped by others, let me ask you, what happened to the two daughters of Count Gurley? Count Birrell's wife
What's going on? There seems to be Duke Walter's daughter-in-law. There are many others, I can't tell you clearly."
The identities of these women were obtained by Liu Ziqiu who sent special forces to sneak into Wang Shichong's house. Liu Ziqiu did not stick to Han people in the selection of special forces. Some Turks and Hu people were also selected into the special forces. This time he sneaked into the house.
The people who live in the house are a few barbarian special forces. For the dignitaries of the Han Dynasty, the identity of these women is just to satisfy their curiosity. But to Peg's ears, it is no less than a thunderbolt from the blue. These Dukes and Earls
Indeed, their territories were successively invaded by the Persian army, and their female relatives were also missing. They may have died in the rebel army, or they may have been kidnapped. Now I heard Liu Ziqiu swear that they were obviously sold as trophies by the Persian army.
Arrived in the east.
Pegg was able to be chosen as the envoy to the east, and he naturally had his own merits. At this time, he still forced himself to be calm, stood up, gave a deep salute to Liu Ziqiu, and said loudly: "This
It is true that several ladies and ladies were kidnapped by thieves at the same time during an outing. I wonder if your Majesty knows their whereabouts? If your Majesty knows their whereabouts, please help to rescue them!"
Seeing that this guy was still holding on, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but laugh. He nodded and said: "It turns out that they were all kidnapped by thieves. I thought that the Byzantine Empire had fallen, and even the duchess and ladies were forced to sell themselves as slaves in order to survive.
Go down."
Upon seeing this, Peg said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, if they are bought by His Majesty, I hope Your Majesty can release them, and the Byzantine Empire is willing to pay for their redemption."
It was absolutely a shame and a great humiliation for a country's noble women to be used as slaves. Peg knew that even if he ransomed them without permission, the Byzantine emperor would not blame him, not to mention that his move was also to defraud Liu Ziqiu's trust.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "They are not in my hands. However, since they were captured by thieves, I will rescue them. Someone, order some troops!"