Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The meal was filled with singing and dancing, and the emperor and his ministers were having fun together. When they were having a great time, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian both came down to the stage to dance with the court officials.

It shows that Li Shimin is a good emperor.

Only Li Shen sat there, watching all this. He was not good at singing and dancing, but he was better at appreciating.

However, Li Shen could not stand the chaos at the scene.

The meal lasted for more than an hour and everyone enjoyed the drink very much.

After the ceremony, Li Shen hurried out of the hall. Just as he was about to go back to sleep, he heard someone calling him from behind:

"Your Highness Prince Ji, please stay." He spoke in Tang dialect, but the accent was a bit strange.

Li Shen turned around and saw a middle-aged man in strange clothes walking towards him.

"You are..." Li Shen asked with a frown. He thought for a moment and seemed not to know this person.

"Your Majesty, I am the envoy from Persia. I am Akkamud, and I would like to greet Your Majesty, Your Majesty, King Ji."

The middle-aged man bowed.

"Persian envoy?" Li Shen was stunned. "What do you want from me?"

"Your Highness, Prince Ji, I have something I want to tell you. I wonder if I can go to Prince Ji's mansion to discuss it."

Acamde said.

"Well... okay, let's go." Li Shen nodded. He also wanted to find out about Xia's news.

There were also envoys from other countries who wanted to make friends with Li Shen, but Li Shen found excuses to evade them all.

After leaving the palace, Li Shen took a carriage back home. Akhmud followed with an attendant, and the other Persian envoys were going back to the Honglu Temple.

"We sincerely welcome the prince back to his residence."

After returning to Prince Ji's Mansion, Li Shen got off the carriage and the doorman at the door hurriedly greeted him.

Li Shen said let’s go and strode into the gate.

Akkamud followed King Ji and was shocked as soon as he walked into the courtyard. It was big, extremely big; and luxurious, extremely luxurious.

The further he went in, the more dazzled Arkham became, and he couldn't take in all the sights.

Many precious gems were inlaid on the pillars of the corridor, and many valuable decorations were hung under the eaves outside.

Even in winter, green trees can still be seen inside Prince Ji's Mansion.

He really wanted to ask King Ji, wouldn’t it be normal for him to get lost in such a big place?

"Sit down. Wait here for a moment while I go change my clothes."

Coming to the living room, Li Shen said something.

"Your Majesty, please."

Li Shen returned to the backyard. When he came out, Li Shen had changed into a white uniform and was holding the pure white Persian cat in his arms.

"Someone bring tea." Li Shen slumped down on the chair, stroked the cat's head with his hand, and said lazily to Arkham:

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Upon hearing this, Akkamud replied:

"I have been to the Tang Empire many times and have always heard of the great name of King Ji, but I have never had the chance to meet him.

Today I just want to take this opportunity to make friends with His Royal Highness Prince Ji."

Li Shen nodded:

"Well, this king has always liked making friends, and is willing to meet envoys from various countries."

Li Shen knew that this was just an opening statement, and the purpose was behind it. This Persian seemed to be deeply influenced by the Tang Dynasty culture.

Not as straightforward as Westerners.

As expected, Akkamud was also very happy to hear Li Shen's words:

"Your Majesty, I send my greetings to you on behalf of the King of Persia."

“Well, hello to your king too.

Persian envoy, my king is busy with many things and my time is very limited, so if you have anything to say, just tell me directly.

I will have to go to the palace to meet the Queen later, and have dinner at the palace in the evening, so I don’t have much time.”

Seeing that the Persian was still being polite, Li Shen became a little impatient.

Akkad had learned a few moves and thought they were useful, but it seems that they are not very effective against King Ji.

“It was the foreign minister who expressed himself incorrectly, and the Tang language he spoke was not very good.

The foreign ministers just want to cooperate with Prince Ji."

"Cooperation? What are you cooperating with me on?"

Li Shen was a little confused. We were thousands of miles apart, so there was no point in us cooperating.

“Your Highness Prince Ji, when the foreign ministers came, our king expressed his desire to establish a deep friendship with Your Highness Prince Ji.

It places great expectations on the commercial exchanges between the two countries.”

"Wait." Li Shen called him before Akhamde could finish his words.

Li Shen thought this sentence sounded so familiar: discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries, reach consensus, and increase trade between the two countries.

Are you telling me about Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?

"Persian envoy, my Ji Wangfu has always had trade relations with Persia. Even if your king doesn't say it, I have been doing it."

“This foreign minister knows, and the foreign minister also knows that His Royal Highness Prince Ji has the largest Western Region caravan in the entire Tang Dynasty.

It’s just that I, the King of Persia, want to take a step further with His Royal Highness Prince Ji.”

Acamde looked at Li Shen, and Li Shen was surprised:

"Further? What do you mean?"

“Your Majesty, I believe you should also know that Persia is being invaded by the enemy.

We have lost large tracts of land and many of our people have been enslaved by the enemy."

Acamd looked a little angry.

"I have heard a little about this, but what does it have to do with our deal?"

"Your Majesty, our Persian king hopes that the Tang Dynasty can help us.

Send troops to resist the invasion of the Arab Empire." Arkham finally told the purpose of his trip, to borrow troops.

The powerful Arab Empire defeated them without any chance of fighting back.

"So that's how it is?" Li Shen narrowed his eyes. He knew that Persia was being invaded, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would be destroyed in two or three years.

Became part of the Arab Empire.

Li Shen has made efforts, but his efforts have not yet paid off in Daqin, and less than two months have passed.

"Persian envoy, why don't you tell me what the current situation in Persia is like?"

Li Shen didn't say anything else. He wanted to know whether it was too late.

“Your Majesty, we in Persia are now under attack from the demons in the West. They are the Great Arab Empire mentioned by the Tang Dynasty.

They have strong religious beliefs and have formed a fearless Muslim army.

They were very powerful, and while they were attacking us, they were also attacking Byzantium and several small coastal countries at the same time.

There is also the Kunlun Nu region further west.

They are too powerful, and only the equally powerful Tang Dynasty can contend with them."

Akhamde boasted for a while, but Li Shen frowned. All the nonsense he said was not what Li Shen wanted to hear.

So Li Shen asked directly:

"I am asking you how Persia is doing now? How many years can you hold on?"

Acamde paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Now our Persia has been torn apart, with wars everywhere and the people displaced.

Muslims occupied a large amount of our land, and did not allow the people to practice Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism. They built a large number of temples in various places and forced the people to practice their religion.

Given the current situation, I'm afraid that Persia will not last more than ten years."