sweeping the world

Chapter 958

Vologassis V was the first king of Parthia. His reign coincided with the collapse of the Parthian Empire.

Parthia and Rome have been at war for hundreds of years. When Vologassis V became the lord of the Parthian Empire, the Parthian Empire had been losing streak in the Middle East for nearly a hundred years. It first lost Syria and then lost northwestern Iraq. , The national war is at a disadvantage, and the nobles in the country are thinking about it. If the Romans had their own troubles, the history of the Parthian Empire would almost come to an end by Vologassis V.

Vologassis VI is the successor of Vologassis V. He did not change the war's decline externally, and because of the continuous tax increase, he angered the domestic nobles. Many nobles in the Parthian Empire bewitched his brother Aldaban The fourth generation rebelled, and the Parthian Empire fell into disintegration.

Later, Aldaban IV, who gained many nobles, defeated Vologasis VI and gained the ruling right of the Parthian Empire, but Vologasis VI kept his ruling right in Babylonia, even in Parthia. After the fall of the Tia Empire, it still controlled the area.

When Artapan IV came to the throne, the Parthian Empire was already in decline.

External (mainly Roman) military pressure and internal rebellions left the last generations of Parthian rulers in a state of desperation.

Since the Parthians were also regarded as foreign rulers by the Persians in the Iranian region, their life was even more difficult.

The Parthians are not Persians. They are descendants of the remnants of Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition. Looking back, we have to talk about the Seleucid Empire, which is actually some Greeks or a mixture of Greeks and other ethnic groups.

The end of the history of the Seleucid Empire is the process of resistance of some dissatisfied Greeks united with Persians, Serbians and other nationalities. The establishment of Parthia is the result of the Seleucid Empire being swept into the historical garbage dump.

Naturally, the Greeks (mixed races) gained control in the new country of Parthia, but the Persians firmly controlled the Iranian region, forming a kind of Persian control of the eastern part of Parthia, including Greeks and multi-ethnic mixed races. In other parts of Parthia, the political structure is not a dual system but a dual system.

Shortly after the accession of Artapan IV (AD [-]), the Roman emperor Caracalla, known for his cruelty and debauchery, launched an invasion of Parthia.The battle was mainly carried out in the territory of Parthia, causing Parthia to suffer a lot of damage.But in [-], the insane and unpopular Caracalla was assassinated and Artabanus IV succeeded in defeating his successor and driving the Romans out of Iran (Battle of Nisibis).

However, the governor of Fars, Ardashir (later Ardashir I of the Persian Sassanid Empire), who had always had independent tendencies, finally challenged Artabanus IV.

Artaban IV was killed in the Battle of Ormiz-Dagan.Ardashir took control of the entire country after continuing to fight, and the Persian Sasanian Empire was established.

The collapse and demise of the Parthian Empire was due to external pressure and internal problems, which forced the rulers to continue to increase taxes, resulting in not only the common people despairing of the rulers, but also the rebellion of the major nobles. , only then had the chance of Ardashir I.

In just three or four years, the country's annual military expenditure has increased by almost five times. Not to mention that the financial situation of Persian Sassanid has always been a bit bad, even if their financial situation is good, it suddenly doubled in just a few years. The almost five-fold increase in military expenditure is not only for Persian Sassanid, it should be said that it is a terrible thing for any country.

"We are actually very similar to the end of the Parthian Empire in some aspects." Cambyses couldn't help but shuddered: "For example, at the end of the Parthian Empire, domestic rebellions continued, and now we are also facing the Arab crisis. people and other ethnic groups.”

Zhu Xia has a saying of learning from history. As long as other countries or nations have historical records, they must have similar views.

Persian Sassanid faced continuous rebellion from various ethnic groups headed by Arabs, and the country’s western border had not been stable for decades. If it weren’t for the fact that the eastern part was dominated by Persians, it might not be much better.

It is precisely because of the stable basic market in the east that Persian Sassan has a foundation to support it. The key is that their east was "turned out" because of the Han Empire, and the Han Empire showed a strong desire to expand. Before the Han Empire had any specific Action, the original stable situation has been shaken.

"Actually, we all know that the purpose of building a defensive chain in the east is to appease." Xeas looked at the Han army rushing to the side, and most of the time he stared at the cannon being pulled by the horse: "What kind of Can our fortifications be able to defend against such sharp weapons?"

The eyes of everyone in the car moved over, and everyone felt a sense of powerlessness from their faces to their minds.

It doesn't matter whether there is a word "age gap" in Persian. They only know that the Han people are already using firearms, but they are still twisting their knives.

The existence of each nation naturally has its own advantages. It is not that the Persians do not have their own glorious history. Perhaps it should be said that the Persians not only have their own glorious history, but also once achieved the glorious role of becoming the great devil of all countries in the known world.

The glory of the Persians was interrupted by the Greeks, and they stood up again after hundreds of years of struggle. Before they were grateful for the decline of the Greeks, the Romans replaced the Greeks as their eternal enemy.

It is already very difficult for a country to have a strong enemy, especially when Persian Sassan faces Rome most of the time, they are in a weak position. They are celebrating that Rome has become weak because of the civil war. Countless Persians think that it should be time When the Persians were bullying the Romans, they suddenly found that a more powerful country appeared in the east, and many people burst into tears in an instant.

"What we should do now is pray." Ksias is not a devout believer. The more he understands the gap, the more he has the urge to resign himself to fate: "Pray that our friendship with the Han people can last forever."

The Persians are all silent. They really can only pray that the Han people are not hostile to their country. They don’t want to see the two countries enter a state of war. With the raging navy of the Han Empire and the continuous landing of troops transported by sea, it was a situation of being pinched from front to back in an instant.

"It's still the Romans that we should be most careful about." Cambyses didn't believe what the Romans said about friendship at all: "They broke their promises more than once in history."

From the perspective of the Persians and a series of studies, the Romans really did not have any credibility at all. However, research has found that as long as the Han people are spoken by those who rule the world, they are "no jokes."

The Persians have always expected Liu Yan to talk about his friendship with Sasanian in public. They know that as long as Liu Yan thinks that Sasanian is a country that can coexist peacefully, then no matter what the rest of the Han people think of Sasanian Senses, the national policy of the Han Empire towards Sassanid will basically be settled.

It is a pity that Liu Yan has never stated in public which country he has a good impression of, but he has mentioned his sympathy for the Persians in the long-term Roman invasion in several private occasions.

Just Liu Yan expressing his sympathy to Ye Na for the invasion of Persia made the Persians who knew about it feel extremely happy.

They think so. Although it is a shameful thing to get sympathy, in a way it proves that Liu Yan has a certain affection for Sassan. So can it be shown that Liu Yan has no malice towards Sassan?
At present, in most countries, the supreme ruler can keep the constitution of heaven in his mouth. Once the supreme ruler decides something, it is equivalent to deciding the direction of national policy formulation, and can win the favor of a powerful king. It is a kind of bonus, and for weak countries, it may be the key to the survival of the country.

"The princess has been conceived." Cambyses thought this was the best news, but there was a fly in the ointment: "The princess of Rome is also conceived."

After being proclaimed emperor, Liu Yan has been in a state of having nothing to do for nearly half a year. There are so many fresh and lovely people in the harem. This kind of nature is ushered in a high harvest.

The concubines in the harem kept getting pregnant, not only the countries were happy, but also the officials of the Han Empire.

Too few royal families is not a good thing for a country, and it can even be said to be a major event enough to shake the country.

To put it bluntly, if something bad happens when the royal family has a small number of people, the probability of someone being able to take the lead is greater if there are more people in the family.

"If there is a baby boy left, I will ask His Majesty to grant that baby boy a fiefdom in Syria." Xias made up his mind after careful consideration, and told another piece of news about the Romans: "They Another princess in the family had a similar plan."

Helena's plan was not to involve a baby with royal bloodline in the Han Empire into the quagmire of the Middle East. Her plan was Egypt.And Egypt is currently Julian's fiefdom, and if she wants to achieve her goal, she must not only convince Julian, but also go through the test of Constantius II.

"It's a huge risk!" Cambyses said without concealment: "Letting a prince with the royal blood of the Han Empire intervene in Syria will make Rome fearful, but it also gives the Han Empire a reason to intervene."

"So it is also to test the attitude of the Han Empire towards our country." It is impossible for Xeas not to have thought of that level, and he still decided to implement it with great determination: "As soon as possible to determine the attitude of the Han Empire, there is no need to have so much hesitation and concerns."

If it is confirmed that the Han Empire will not co-exist peacefully with Sassanid, they will not have to worry about the follow-up issues of increasing taxes. All the prerequisites must be replaced by planning to resist the invasion from the Han Empire at all costs.

"The most important thing now is the Roman side." Cambyses did not believe in the Romans, but he understood that it was not a problem at all. It was Sassanid who needed to stabilize Rome: "No matter what the Han Empire is to us, it is true." We need to do our best to suppress the domestic rebellion.”

The Persians had always been well aware that the Romans were supporting the rebel forces.Didn't they themselves support the Roman nobles who were dissatisfied with the Constantine family?They had negotiated with Rome, and the understanding they reached was that the Romans would stop supporting those rebel forces, and they themselves would no longer support the nobles in Rome. After the agreement between the two parties, no written record was left.

The rebel forces in the Sasanian country did not seem to be cut off from their support at all, and a few rebel forces were even stronger than before in terms of financial resources.They questioned the Romans, and the reply was that the Romans denied having anything to do with them, and the Romans implied that everything was done by the Han Chinese.

"Although there is no evidence, not even a single trace..." Cambyses said firmly, "It must have been done by the Han people."

But so what?Even if evidence can be produced, is Sasanian going to war with the Han Empire?
Sassanid has been avoiding antagonism with the Han Empire, and is deeply afraid of entering a state of war with the Han Empire. She has even done things such as sending beautiful women without regard to the national system. Even if she knows that the Han people support some rebel forces in the country, she still has to endure it.

"So Yena's heirs getting involved in that quagmire will become a way." Xeas's dictionary does not include the word "leading wolves into the house", and there may be related concepts. Compared with suppressing the rebellion, it will make the Han Empire more powerful The reason for meddling is ranked in the second order: "We all know that the country and the country only have interests, so give the Han Empire enough benefits, everything is to buy more time."

It was not so obvious before, but after the emergence of the Han Empire, many high-level people in Persia can be regarded as realizing the sorrow and helplessness of the weak.

"We are now in the middle of the two empires." Cambyses subconsciously glanced at the position of the Romans, and then at the Han army that was marching: "Those fools in the country want to win over the Han Empire." We dealt with the Romans together, but we didn’t think that even if there was an alliance, the most suitable thing would be for the Han Chinese and the Romans to join forces to attack us.”

The original intention of the Persian Sassanids to contact the Han Empire was to deal with the Romans. They did not have enough awareness of the strength of the Han Empire at the beginning, and cheerfully united with the Han people and other small countries to send the Gupta Empire to the altar of sacrifice.

Waiting for the Gupta Empire to be wiped out relatively easily by the Han army, the Persians were dumbfounded and shocked for a moment, and then realized that things were not what they imagined. There was no difficulty for the Han Empire to destroy the Gupta Empire. The assessment of its strength has gone seriously wrong.

"Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a will, the boat will be destroyed, and the hundred and twenty Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu; those who work hard, and the heavens will not fail, will be brave, and three thousand violators can swallow Wu." Xeas even forgot where he heard the above sentence. , but thinks it is extremely reasonable: "Patience, try to endure until the day when you have the ability to say 'no'!"

(End of this chapter)