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

"Ten years? Haha, Persian envoy, in my opinion, you can only hold out for three or four years at most, right?"

Hearing the other party say that they would persist for ten years, Li Shen sneered. In order to gain the support of the Tang Dynasty, they really dared to brag.

According to Li Shen's understanding over the years, Persia had already collapsed long ago, except for their capital Ctesiphon, which was still under their rule.

Other regions had long lost their ruling regime and were in a state of disarray. Even if they were not occupied by the Arabs, they were ruled by local warlords.

Akhamde did not expect that King Ji knew so much about the situation in Persia.

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Persian envoy, I know your situation very well, and I just tested your sincerity.

Since you are not sincere and are deceiving me, we have nothing to say. You can go back now."

Li Shen's expression changed, and he looked gloomy, appearing to be very angry.

Seeing Li Shen's appearance, Akhamde was a little panicked, because the purpose of his coming here had not yet been achieved.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, Your Highness Prince Ji, please listen to what I have to say."

"What else do you have to say?" Li Shen shook his head.

“Your Highness Prince Ji, as you said, Persia has indeed fallen apart and cannot hold out for a few more years.

It was the foreign minister who was wrong just now. He should not have concealed the truth. He was just afraid that King Ji would not help us if he knew the truth about our country.

I am guilty, and I hope His Royal Highness Prince Ji can give me a chance. "

Arkhamed bowed and pleaded.

Li Shen stroked the cat in his arms and looked at Arkhamde. After a while, he said:

"Persian envoy, it is actually useless for you to tell me all this. You should know that I am just an idle prince.

I have always been indifferent to the affairs of the court and never participated in them. You should tell the Honglu Temple about your request.

Or you can directly ask His Majesty and let His Majesty make the decision.

This matter still needs to be decided by our Majesty the Emperor. Only when His Majesty the Emperor agrees can we send troops.

Do you know?

“I know, but I am not sure that His Majesty can agree to it. His Royal Highness Prince Ji is deeply trusted by His Majesty.

If His Royal Highness Prince Ji can help convince His Majesty, then the chances will be great.

That’s why…” After Akkamud told the truth, he also wanted to find an opportunity to tell the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty about it.

But he felt that his chances were slim because the Arabs had also sent envoys.

It may be because the business of the Tang Dynasty has developed too fast in recent years, and countless Tang merchants are active in the Western Regions.

The Arabs were very curious about the powerful country in the East, so they sent envoys to find out the truth.

"Persian envoy, to be honest, I don't actually recommend helping you Persians attack the Arab Empire.

After all, whether it is your Arab Empire or Persia, they are thousands of miles away from our Tang Dynasty.

The march would take at least half a year, and the money spent on food and necessities for the men and horses would be incalculable.

The most important thing is that it does not benefit our Tang Dynasty at all, it is all for you, Persia.

You must give me a reason to help you first."

Li Shen looked at Akhamde with a playful smile and thought to himself, are the Persians stupid, or are the Persian envoys stupid?

You have to have some benefit when you ask someone for help, but you just keep saying it without any evidence.

"This... Your Highness Prince Ji, the Arabs are so powerful, if Persia is annexed by them, they will get closer to the Tang Dynasty.

Given their aggressiveness, they will definitely attack the Tang Dynasty.

By then, the Tang Dynasty...”

"Do you think that our Tang Dynasty cannot defeat the Arabs?"

Before Akhamde could finish his words, Li Shen's gloomy voice came over.

Acamde waved his hand quickly and said:

"No, no, no, the Tang Dynasty is extremely powerful and has no rivals. However, the Arab Empire has been frantically annexing other countries in recent years. Its population is even larger than that of the Tang Dynasty, so it should not be underestimated.

Foreign officials said that if they became strong and attacked the Tang Dynasty, both sides would suffer losses.

The Tang Dynasty was taken advantage of by others, and the loss would outweigh the gain."

"Humph, both sides will suffer? You think too highly of the Arabs. Although they have more people, our Tang Dynasty is also strong.

The Tang Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world. Do you think it was said? No, it was fought for."

Li Shen is extremely arrogant and looks invincible. He also has two secret weapons: gunpowder and hot air balloons.

Li Shen's research institute has been studying the use of gunpowder and has now begun researching artillery.

Li Shen just didn't believe that he couldn't kill them.

Although Li Shen said this arrogantly, Arkhamde did not agree with him. He thought Li Shen was too arrogant.

Perhaps it was because the Tang Dynasty had not encountered an opponent in these years and they were unaware of how powerful the Arabs were.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, the Arabs should not be underestimated."

"You don't have to worry about this. You haven't given me a reason to be your confidant. So I won't help you."

Li Shen also shook his head and didn't explain.

"What benefits does Prince Ji hope to gain?" Akhamde asked tentatively.

“Persian envoy, since I am meeting you today, it means that we are destined to meet, and I will not hide it from you.

Your request will not be granted by His Majesty.

Our relationship with Western Turkestan is not good now. Do you think Western Turkestan will agree to our large-scale army passing through the border?

They are also afraid that we will cheat.

The food and fodder alone would cost a lot of money, perhaps even a million strings of cash would not be enough.

This is not a small expense, plus the pensions for the soldiers, why should we do this?

What benefit can we get?"

Li Shen spoke very directly this time, and Arkhamde understood it.

“Your Highness, our king is willing to bear all the food and fodder for the march, and if we can defeat the Arab Empire.

Our king promised to give a large piece of land in the east to the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tang Dynasty would have an enclave in the Western Regions.

It can be used as a place for merchants to stay and earn a lot of money."

"Enclave?" Hearing this word, Li Shen fell into deep thought. This was actually a good idea.

If we could have an enclave in Persia, we could monitor the movements of the entire West Asia and be able to attack or defend.

But the prerequisite is to conquer Western Turkestan first.

Thinking of this, Li Shen said:

"Persian envoy, it's not that I don't want to help you. Your conditions are very tempting, but we have to solve the problems of Western Turks and Tibet first next year.

But don't worry, our Tang Dynasty has long known about the ambitions of the Arabs, so we have already made some arrangements in advance.

When you return, tell your king to pay attention to the situation, concentrate the troops, and wait for the right opportunity."

"Has it been arranged in advance?" Akkamud was a little surprised.

"Yes, there are arrangements, at least one year, at most two years, you will find out.

Besides, it will take you more than half a year to go back, and you will know after you go back."

Li Shen smiled mysteriously.

(I am going to visit West Asia.)