Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1665 Paradise
The Persian mission did not go to the post station, but directly lived in the Taichang Temple Paradise in Yirenfang.

The paradise area is very vast. In the Sui Dynasty, it was originally the residence of King Yang of Qi, occupying half a square, which is very exaggerated.

It is also because of the large area that Guochao often rehearses dance and music here, which is very suitable.

The place where the Persians lived was in the southwest corner of the paradise, which was originally Heze Temple.

In February of the first year of Taiji in the former Tang Dynasty, Emperor Ruizong was in the vassal, and was established by the Empress Dowager Wu in pursuit of blessings.Originally named Ci'en Temple, it was changed to Heze Temple in the second year of Shenlong. At that time, Heze Temple was also established in Xijing.

Now the temple has been transformed into a complex of palace-like buildings.When Shao Shude was in Beijing, he would sometimes come here to enjoy dance music, usually here.

When they saw this building for the first time, Elbrus and Tamm finally had some confidence in their hearts.

At least, Persia still surpassed the Xia people.

In his opinion, these buildings are too small and use a large number of columns to support the building itself, which is annoying.

It is a good hall, you have built so many colonnades, it is not wide enough to show the majesty of the emperor.

"I think certain plans are feasible." Tam has already been to Xijing once, and came to Tokyo again this year. After seeing their buildings from afar, he is convinced that the Xia people are not capable of building a particularly large single building , a slightly larger structure, it is necessary to add colonnades.

This is easy to handle, which means that they still have certain chips in their hands.

"Actually, I think it's a bad idea." Elbrus said, looking at Tam with deep eyes.

"I think I can give it a try." Tam said: "A king who is rich all over the world, what would he want to do most after conquering various places? To engrave his achievements forever, so that people from generation to generation will come to admire him .So why not build a majestic building?"

"It's better not to use the wood that the Xia people prefer for this building, but to get stones from mountains, so that it can last forever and not be destroyed by the fire of war."

"This building is better to be bigger. It is the tallest and most majestic existence in this country. It is so big that it can fit the entire palace room where the emperor holds court meetings, and everyone will be amazed by it."

"This building is still very tall. When the king stands in it and looks up, he will find that the dome is almost as high as above heaven, satisfying his great vanity and desire to conquer."

"Sounds like Hagia Sophia built by the Romans," said Elbrus.

Tam has never been to Constantinople, but he has also heard that it is a majestic cathedral. Except for two sides, the center is full of places of worship. There is no colonnade. He doesn't know if it can hold the summer kingdom. A palace in Miyagi should be fine.

"Are you sure Shoi Khan will listen to us?" Elbrus asked.

"You can try it, and you won't suffer anyway." Tam said: "We all know how much Darius spent national power on building magnificent palaces. Let the Xia people use their precious financial revenue to build palaces and tombs. It can reduce their acts of war in the extra-galactic areas."

After thinking about it for a while, Elbrus nodded slightly, and said, "We need to find a suitable opportunity. If you propose rashly, people will be suspicious."

"That's what you're good at," Tamm said humbly.

Elbrus smiled, then sighed again.

There is no way to do it on the battlefield, but in the end they can only use these dirty tricks, shame or shame?
The keynote of this peace negotiation has put itself in a very humble position from the very beginning, alas.

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On November [-]th, the wind and snow stopped for a while, and the routine dance and music rehearsal started again in the park.

Tam stood upstairs and watched quietly. Suddenly, his eyes became concentrated.

Among the dancers, there seem to be many Persians—or Sogdians?He couldn't wait to find out.Ever since, he took a translator and found a Taichang Temple master who was in charge of receiving them.

"You mean those people?" The master book nodded, and said: "It is indeed Persian. The ones sent back by Shule and Yili are all selected Persian officials. They are rehearsing "Zhengxi Twenty department"."

Tam didn't quite understand, so he asked, "What is "Twenty Parts of Zhengxi"?"

The master took a look at him and said: "The King of Great Xia conquered Gaochang, Uighur, and Persia in the west, and won a complete victory. He arranged [-] acts of music and dance. During the Lantern Festival in the first month of next year, the sage will give a banquet to all the officials. There's a dance."

Tam's eyelids twitched and he had nothing to say.

"Can I talk to them?" he asked.

The master hesitated for a while, and said: "I have to ask for instructions, and the guests will wait a moment."

After speaking, he left.

Tam walked up and down the courtyard, a little dejected.

Facts hurt, don't they?

He had just found some confidence in mathematics and architecture, but was soon hit by the defeat on the battlefield.

In retrospect, this is also a very civilized and powerful country.

Their technology in papermaking, weaving, and agriculture is unparalleled, but they are slightly behind in navigation, mathematics, and architecture.

In terms of military affairs, with several years of uninterrupted wars, Persia has learned from the pain and is constantly researching. The conclusion is: Xia Guo is at the forefront in terms of professionalization—Persia also has a professional army, but so It may be the first time in human history to support hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers on a large scale.

That said, they are also far ahead militarily.

The most terrifying thing is that they have a huge size.After absorbing the logistics supply model of nomadic tribes, the number of troops they can call has greatly increased, all of which have brought huge pressure on Persia.

Thinking of this, no matter how proud he is, Tam still has to admit that the civilization level of Xia Kingdom is at least on the same level as Persia, and its strength is even higher than that of Persia.

There were footsteps in the distance.

After a while, the director of Taichang Temple came over with a dancer.

The master clerk said a few words, then stepped aside.

"Before the rehearsal of the next act begins, finish as soon as possible," said the interpreter.

Tamm thanked, then looked at the dancer.

Before he could speak, the other party said eagerly: "I am Soraya from the Taros Fahd family, can you take me back?"

"I'm afraid not," Tam said.

The other party was a little desperate and didn't want to talk.

"Have you been abused?" Tam asked.

"No." Soraya shook her head, and then said: "But my current situation is abuse. From a nobleman to a slave, this is the greatest abuse."

"Sorry, I can't take you away," Tam said.

"Then what else can you do? Suffer defeat on the battlefield? Let the noble women of your own country become someone else's plaything?" Soraya said mockingly.

Tam was silent.

The Fahds were a Persian family with a long history dating back to Parthian times.But the "Fahds" who live in Talas are considered to be the distant branches of this glorious family, far from being noble.

But Soraya's words still broke Tam's defense, because what he said was the truth.

They meet one failure after another, unable to do anything.Self-proclaimed to be civilized and noble, but in the end, don't you still beg for help in a humble way?
"How long have you been here? What do you think of this country?" After a long silence, Tam suddenly asked.

Maybe she was angry, maybe she was desperate, Soraya finally answered Tam's words: "I have been in Luoyang for three years. As far as I know, this is a huge city, and it may also be the largest city in the world. There are more than 10 people living here, maybe 15. If you count those who live outside the city walls, there will be more. The city is very clean and tidy, well-managed, and well-stocked. The people living inside are very polite on the one hand, On the one hand, you can see violence, bloodthirsty elements, and maybe some pornography from their eyes. I haven’t been to other cities, but I think it should be similar. This country is full of violent barbarians from top to bottom, It's just that they are wearing a civilized skin."

"Is it possible that all you see are warriors?" Tam asked. "As far as I know, those murderous people like to stare at women, even if their emperor is present."

Soraya thought about it carefully, and said uncertainly: "Maybe. But I don't think other people are any different. This country has experienced more than 100 years of killing, and there is no normal person, even the habits recorded in ancient books are different." It’s different. It’s not what I said, in fact, I know some Xia Guo dancers, and they also think that gentle and handsome men don’t exist anymore. By the way, what are you doing here?”

"We are here for peace." Tam was inconvenient to reveal too many things, so he could only briefly say.

Soraya wanted to laugh, but still asked with a hint of hope: "What price are you going to pay?"

Tam choked.

Yes, even women know that peace can only be achieved by paying a price. Some people in the mission still have delusions and think that an agreement can be reached through the art of language. How naive is this?

"Haven't thought about it?" Soraya was desperate, turned around, and said before leaving: "I can give you a piece of advice, what my father said to our brothers and sisters before he died in battle."

"Go ahead," Tam said.

"A fan can't dispel the fog." After she finished speaking, she left.

Tam was stunned for a long time, she was really a good girl with full of character.

"A fan can't dispel the fog" is a Dashi proverb. All ethnic groups should have similar words. It is easy to understand: the gap in strength is too big, don't think about it, and be realistic.

Dance and music rehearsal lasted all afternoon.

Tam watched absently, and could feel Soraya's hateful gaze from time to time—probably more than one, because too many noble ladies had been captured.

He was a little ashamed, and almost went back to the room, and recorded this feeling in "Hu Da Zhi Whip".

For some reason, he thought of Samani's eyes full of sadness, hatred, and sarcasm along the way.He suddenly wanted to talk to this person, maybe he could get some valuable advice from him.

In the evening, Elbrus returned.

"Get ready," he said. "In three days, we will be summoned."

"The Supreme Emperor summoned?" Tam asked.

Elbrus was taken aback, and said, "The Supreme Emperor? Uh, yes, that's him, Shai Khan."

He didn't know why Tam changed his tune, but it didn't matter.The important thing is how to try our best to get the most decent result for Persia.

It is impossible to pay compensation and cede land, even if it is impossible to fight for another 100 years, neither the grand vizier nor the emir can afford such consequences—at least not on paper.

At this time, Elbrus resented the incompetent generals a little bit.

The consequences of your defeat will be borne by us.

(End of this chapter)