After drinking a cup of tea, because it was already cold, the attendant made another pot of tea.
This time, Shao Shude took care of Zhang and Wang's tea drinking habits and ordered the palace officials to add spices, ginger and other things to the tea.
He likes to drink pure tea without adding anything, but others don't.
Making tea is actually a major way to consume spices, but ordinary people cannot afford to drink it.
After the newly brewed Huang Lingmao was served, Shao Shude stretched out his hand to signal for tea, while he peeled the oranges slowly and waited for the two to report.
"The emperor of Baghdad was in great embarrassment due to internal and external troubles." After organizing the conversation, Zhang Yong said: "Decades ago, there was a period of excitement. After the rise of Safar Persia, he unified the Khorasan region, and then
The soldiers marched westward to take a look at the artifact. Fortunately, they were defeated by the Prime Minister of Dashi, and the danger was turned into safety."
After he finished speaking, he was worried that Shao Shude would not understand, so he explained: "Safar Persia started by suppressing rebels. After unifying Khorasan, its strength increased greatly, just like Zhu Quanzhong's Xuanwu Army. After they started to rebel, they
The defeat of the king's army resulted in the loss of all the best soldiers and generals, and the country's power collapsed, which led to the rise of Samandro. The Samanders are like that of Hedong Town."
Shao Shude smiled and said nothing, only motioning for him to continue talking.
Zhang Yong is really worried. He comes from a later generation and has a lot of understanding of countries with different cultures, systems, beliefs and political ethics. There is no need to compare everything with the Central Plains. In fact, this analogy is inappropriate.
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Safar Persia rose rapidly and with great momentum. They conquered cities and territories and were unstoppable. However, they lost a key battle. The most embarrassing thing was that the investment in this key battle was too large. As Zhang Yong said, elite soldiers and strong generals suffered.
After heavy losses, it was no longer able to maintain a huge territory, which eventually led to the rise of Saman Persia.
Today, Safar Persia has shrunk to Afghanistan and almost became a puppet of Saman Persia.
And this "almost" was also an indirect acceptance of Daxia's favor.
In previous negotiations with Persia, Shao Shude made it clear that Saman Persia should not annex Safar Persia or control it as a puppet. Of course Bukhara would not agree, but they also lost a lot of land and population, and the military pressure in the east and north was extremely high.
It's so big that it actually makes Safar Bos jump to the present.
At the end of last year, the Prince of the Supervisory State sent an envoy from Luoyang to report that the Safar Persian envoy came to Luoyang via Tocharostan.
This mission was small in scale and did not make any demands or requests. It only presented a generous gift: mainly the silver abundant in their country.
After Shao Shude heard the news, he discussed with the prime ministers and finally concluded that this mission was just coming to fight the front line, and there would probably be others coming later, with only one purpose: to make good friends with Daxia and maintain the survival of his country.
Yes, survival is the most important thing. No one with a bit of blood would like his country to become a puppet. If there is no other way, is Safar Persia willing to surrender?
"Today, the emperor of Baghdad has very little control over the area. The vassals, towns and princes have separated themselves one after another. On the surface, they respect the caliph as the master, but in fact they are authoritative and arrogant." Zhang Yong continued.
"Do the princes pay tribute to Baghdad?" Shao Shude asked.
"Pay tribute. But how much or how little, we cannot generalize. Those who are more submissive will pay more tribute, and those who are domineering will pay less tribute. That's it." Zhang Yong said.
"Where is Bukhara?" Shao Shude asked: "I heard that Bukhara has increased its tribute payments in recent years, trying to get Baghdad's permission to send more jihads eastward. What news have you heard over there?
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"I've never heard of this..." Zhang Yong was a little embarrassed.
Shao Shude understood.
They have never met the top powerful people in Dashi. The information they learned may be valuable, but the confidentiality level must not be high and it is widely circulated among the local nobles. As long as they gain the trust of one or two people, daily chatting can be done.
Find out.
However, on this issue, Shao Shude no longer needs Zhang Yong to give a clear answer.
He was more than 70% sure that Bukhara must have surrendered to Baghdad, at least handing over considerable benefits in exchange for some degree of their support.
The battlefield has already shown signs of this.
Although he was touring the south this year, none of the military reports from the Western Regions were sent to him.
Qilang is currently fighting a fierce battle with the infiltrated Jihadists in Bakhna.
The battle was brutal, and two of the young masters who traveled westward with him were killed in the battle.
They died in a miserable way, not heroic or soul-stirring at all: one died from a stray arrow, the other was injured after falling from his horse and was trampled to death by a group of charging enemy cavalry.
But Shao Shude still gave these young men a very high evaluation. They had the courage to face the enemy's edge and put an end to the decadent life they had lived in for the past twenty years. How heroic!
Of course, there are also some that are useless.
After some people went to Bukhan, they felt that life was too hard and ran back.
Someone fought two battles and was lucky enough to survive, but he was so frightened that he ran away from the battle and was caught and beheaded by Lao Qi. In this matter, Shao Shude looked at Lao Qi with new eyes. They usually talk about friendship, but they fall out with each other on the battlefield.
There are many top five people who can't forgive others.
In fact, none of the martial arts disciples who followed Lao Qi had ever been on the battlefield. The casualties were high at the beginning, but after a long period of fighting, those who survived were all elite soldiers - in fact, with their qualifications, as long as they could perform normally, they would be no worse than
Where to go? The problem is that it is difficult for new recruits to perform at their normal level.
Shao Shude also saw Lao Qi's evaluation of the Jihadists: they are brainless, rush and fight fiercely, and although their equipment is poor, they are more powerful in small and medium-sized battles.
After reading it, he directly ordered the three places where Buddhism is most prosperous: Yizhou, Xizhou, and Khotan to organize eminent monks to go westward, accompanied by a large number of monks and soldiers and secular Buddhists to support Ba Khanna.
The current situation can still be stabilized and controlled.
The governor of Rehai Turks and the governor both came to report that in the past two years, they had killed more than a hundred priests and sent the secret believers to the east of Tianshan Mountain and handed them over to Anxi Road to dig wells and canals in the desert, or
Maintaining the post roads on the snowy mountains can be said to be "making the best use of everything".
The governor of Rehai Turks and the governor both came to report that in the past two years, they had killed more than a hundred priests and sent the secret believers to the east of Tianshan Mountain and handed them over to Anxi Road to dig wells and canals in the desert, or
Maintaining the post roads on the snowy mountains can be said to be "making the best use of everything".
Through the reports from these two directions, Shao Shude was able to judge that Samambas must have reached some kind of cooperation with the Baghdad court.
This is what Shao Shude is most concerned about. He needs to confirm how much aid the Baghdad court can give? In other words, how much aid can Bukhara buy with money? Unfortunately, Zhang Yong could not give him an answer that satisfied him.
This mission is worth it!
"Let's talk about the enemies of Baghdad." Shao Shude said.
"Yes." Zhang Yong considered it for a moment and said: "I heard that more than a thousand miles north of Baghdad, the grassland stretches as far as the eye can see. In the past ten years or so, tribes have been migrating westward. These grassland herdsmen are fierce and agile, and have a habit of raiding. They often cross
Other tribes are going south to plunder, which is the biggest threat to Dashi."
"Well -" Shao Shude stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Yong. After thinking for a while, he asked: "If more tribes are allowed to move westward, will the cannibals be overwhelmed?"
Zhang Yong was deep in thought.
"Your Majesty, absolutely you can." Wang Heizi suddenly said.
"Oh? Why is Wang Qing so sure?" Shao Shude asked with interest.
"Your Majesty, it is not a secret that the Turkic tribes moved westward." Wang Heizi said: "I heard many rumors in Baghdad and Basra, mentioning the various situations of the nomadic tribes, and the cannibals were helpless. Even with the cannibals,
We have good relations with the Khazar Khanate, and I heard that there are people who secretly go south to plunder the Shizhou counties."
"What do the Great Eaters think of the Turkic tribes' fighting strength?" Shao Shude asked.
"On the surface, they think they can defeat them easily, but in fact they feel like they are facing a formidable enemy," Wang Heizi said.
"It seems that the Great Cannibal has also fallen." Shao Shude smiled and said: "In the past, I could compete with the Tang army a few times, but now I can't. This cycle of prosperity, peak, and decline is really difficult to break. If it weren't for the help of the Church of the Creator, the Baghdad court would
It might be even more embarrassing."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Seeing that Wang Heizi's words attracted the attention of the saint, Zhang Yong immediately agreed: "The Turks' westward migration is the general trend. After they left, the Tatars and Uighurs also continued to move westward to fill the vacancies. Minister
I feel that in a hundred years, the number of tribes moving westward will reach a new height. At that time, the cannibals will either send out a large army to eliminate them once and for all, or they will cooperate with them and recruit people on a large scale."
"Your Majesty, the Baghdad court has hired Turks to fight for them." Wang Heizi added.
Zhang Yong is furious, why is this guy so careless? He competes with me everywhere for my favor!
"Barbarian mercenaries, haha!" Shao Shude suddenly laughed: "If you use it well, it is a magical weapon. If you use it poorly, you will have to suffer the backlash. I know the situation of the Great Eclipse."
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Yong and Wang Heizi rushed to say.
Shao Shude smiled at them and said, "Both of you will be awarded the title of County Marquis for your merits on the mission. The rewards for the rest will vary."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." They both responded in unison.
The others are still on the way, and they will more or less be awarded the rank of casual official. Even the ten slaves are expected to be granted the status of "common people" and receive a financial reward. This is really a stroke of luck.
Shao Shude placed the half-eaten orange on the table, got up and walked around twice.
The evening sun was still scorching, but he had already made up his mind.
Everything is under control!
It is basically certain that the imperial court of Dashi will not be able to give Bukhara much help.
The jihadists coming from all over the territory of Dashi are a trouble, but they are just a trouble. Without the support of the huge economic and armed forces of the state apparatus, it is difficult to achieve anything by relying on these fanatics alone.
Rather than worrying about what they will do on the battlefield, their secret preaching is more of a headache. But then again, this is not the 21st century, and freedom of religion is impossible!
Historically, the people in Karasha could convert en masse three times within a few decades, so what else was there to worry about? When Satuq attacked Gaochang, he discovered that he had to rely on a butcher's knife to successfully preach, and secret infiltration was simply not possible. It was already very difficult.
Explains the problem.
Coupled with the recent news that the Khitans were moving further west, Shao Shude felt more stable.
There should have been two to three hundred thousand people when Abaoji left. I don't know how many arrived in the Western Regions, but he should also be coercing and recruiting the Uighurs, Xigas and even the Turks. His strength should not be underestimated.
The Khitan's westward advance can be regarded as a major event in the history of Central Asia, an event that truly changed the direction of history.
Their fighting power is not comparable to that of the Turks, Geluolu, and Ogus. Once they pass, it is very likely to cause a huge storm.
Persia, the cannibals were threatened by this and were unable to look eastward, so the Bactrian court's territory west of the Tianshan Mountains became more stable.
The precious window of peace has arrived, and we can concentrate on cleaning up hidden dangers, developing local areas, consolidating the roots, and striving to completely wash away the local culture within a few decades.
In this way, it will be possible to use this as a basis to further peek into the land further west - if the rule can be stabilized.
"Send the order, the Beiting camp dispatches light cavalry to send Abao's plane westward as a gift." Shao Shude ordered.
"According to the decree."
"The rest -" Shao Shude shook his head and said: "I have accomplished this step in my life and am worthy of history. Please pass on the order and set off north in three days."
