Han Shizu

In the Chuigong Palace, several figures stood calmly in front of the palace gate. In the center was Emperor Liu, accompanied by the two concubines Gui and Xian, who kept looking into the distance. They were naturally concerned about Liu Wenhai and Liu Yun. Two people.

Until Liu Yang, Liu Chengxun and his party came into view, they all showed joy.Liu Wenhai was brought up by Concubine Gao herself, and she has always been fond of her. Liu Yun is Concubine Xian's favorite son. They have been at sea for so long, but there is not a single day that they do not care about. After all, Nanyang Wind waves and malaria don't matter whether you are rich or not, now that you have finally returned safely, and only in this way can you truly feel at ease.

A group of people went straight to His Highness Chuigong, looked at Emperor Liu and the Second Concubine who were waiting on the altar, and hurriedly saluted.When Emperor Liu saw this, a relieved smile appeared on his serious face, and he walked down the imperial steps quickly. Yan Tuo, who was watching beside him, was terrified and followed quickly, for fear that Emperor Liu would fall.

"Get up!" Before approaching, he heard Emperor Liu greet him.

Liu Chengxun was a little surprised that Emperor Liu greeted him so enthusiastically. Before he could react, he was pulled up by Emperor Liu who rushed forward and gave him a bear hug: "Sanlang, you are finally back! I am so happy !"

Emperor Liu may be deep, or may be artificial, but the occasional expression of emotion is also somewhat sincere, and Liu Chengxun can't help but feel some feelings in his heart.But after a moment of touch, rationality occupied the height of his brain, he gently struggled to refuse, Liu Chengxun took a step back, respectfully bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what can I do, I really dare not accept this gift of demotion!"

Seeing his respectful appearance, Emperor Liu suddenly showed dissatisfaction, and said: "What kind of gift of demotion, this is not the emperor welcoming the ministers, this is the father and brother welcoming his children!"

"You all get up!" Waving his hands at everyone, Emperor Liu said with a relaxed tone, pointing at his legs, "If it wasn't for these old legs not working well, I would go out of the city to pick you up!"

"Your Majesty!" Liu Chengxun was moved.

"This is not a place to talk, follow me into the palace to talk, and tell me about your experience in Nanyang!" d
"Yes!"

After saying that, Emperor Liu took Liu Chengxun to the Chuigong Palace, but when he went up the stairs, it gradually became Liu Chengxun supporting Emperor Liu.

In the hall, the monarch and his ministers and their sons were seated, and the palace lady served hot tea.After drinking and calming down a little, Emperor Liu looked at Liu Chengxun and others, and Liu Chengxun and the others also observed Emperor Liu, but they were a little more careful.

Emperor Liu is really old!This is probably the most important feeling of Liu Chengxun, Liu Yun, and Liu Wenhai at this time. The feeling of twilight cannot be concealed by force.

His eyes wandered for a while, and then he landed on Liu Yun, looking at the five sons who had an extraordinary bearing, and said, "I've been going and going back and forth for two and a half years, have you ever enjoyed yourself?"

Hearing the question, Liu Yun responded with a smile: "Not only have fun, but almost half of the time is spent at sea, except for the wind and waves, it is sailing. After a long time, it becomes boring! The customs of exotic lands, although surprising, are not as good as those of my Han Dynasty. The home is warm and warm, which makes people nostalgic.”

"It seems that your trip has been very rewarding!" Hearing his emotion, Emperor Liu said.

"I have to say, this minister is an eye-opener!" Liu Yun said.

"Then I must listen carefully to what you have seen and heard!" Emperor Liu smiled, then turned to Liu Wenhai, and waved at him: "Wenhai, come here, let me have a look!"

"Yes!" Hearing this, Liu Wenhai immediately got up and walked in front of Emperor Liu.

Emperor Liu also stood up and looked at Liu Wenhai, the eldest son of King Jin, who is not yet 16 years old, but after being polished by the wind and waves, he is obviously more mature than his age, and even faintly reveals a wildness.This is the age of rapid growth, in two and a half years, Liu Wenhai has grown a lot, and his appearance has also changed a lot, but he is obviously more heroic. As an elder, it is really gratifying to see.

"Your Majesty!" After all, he was only a young man, and facing Emperor Liu's scrutiny, Liu Wenhai called out embarrassingly.

When Emperor Liu heard this address, he was not happy, and said: "Who taught you this address, you can call it grandfather, grandpa, and eldest father, but don't learn from your fathers and uncles, 'Your Majesty' is too much." Indifferent, and too unfamiliar!"

Emperor Liu complained a little like a resentful woman. Seeing this, Liu Wenhai lowered his head slightly and called softly, "Grandfather!"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu showed a satisfied smile, stretched out his hand and gestured, and said: "I have grown taller! This head has already surpassed mine! The body is also strong and strong."

Seeing Emperor Liu commenting on Liu Wenhai like a treasure, and unable to hide his love in his eyes, Liu Yun also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Wen Hai is a good boy, a young hero, resourceful, wise, and capable of both civil and military skills. On the way to the west, he behaved badly. It's unremarkable!"

"Oh?" Hearing what Liu Yun said, Emperor Liu's interest immediately increased, and he couldn't help but look at Liu Wenhai again, and said, "A thousand-mile horse has appeared in my house again? It seems that there are indeed quite a few of you on this mission. Experience! Tell me about it!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yun showed some memories on his face, and said: "When we were still in Persia, we visited their capital Baghdad, enjoyed trade and established relations with them. The Caliph of Persia welcomed us very warmly. Greetings, only later, YSL believers appeared to attack the mission, and even some of their nobles and troops showed malicious intent.

It was Wenhai, who saw the situation was not good, and decisively persuaded his ministers to leave. Under his plan, we broke through and seized the stronghold. Before the Persians could fully react, we returned to the fleet and joined the army of Uncle Zhiyuan! "

Liu Yun said it simply, but the risks and dangers involved cannot be explained in a few words, and Emperor Liu has clearly noticed it.After all, it is definitely not an easy task to successfully escape from a foreign land, an unfamiliar place, and a capital city full of malice. It is not even a romantic legend. It is a crisis every step of the way, almost dancing on the tip of a knife.

Observing the strangeness, Emperor Liu frowned and said: "What's the matter? You are the mission of the Han Dynasty, those Persians, how dare they disregard etiquette and diplomatic relations, and attack you?"

Wen asked, Liu Yun sighed: "The root cause is the war between the Han and the Black Khanate! Since the Sixth Brother went west, the Black Khanate has been sending envoys to the Persian region for help, slandering the Han and spreading the threat of the Han. , in the name of religious wars, agitating the YSL believers in the Persian region to move eastward.

YSL is the state religion in the Persian region, which has great influence and expansion. As a result, the local religious forces are naturally hostile to the big man. As the mission of the big man, they naturally don't like it.

At the beginning, I still maintained a basic decency and restrained myself.However, last winter, the sixth brother broke through the eighth assassination and almost wiped out the Black Khanate. After the news spread to the Persian region, the world of YSL was erupted. , naturally became critical all of a sudden.
Fortunately, we played by ear and evacuated quickly, otherwise we would have been lost in Persia! "

"Persians! Yasl people! They are so brave!" Emperor Liu said in a cold voice with anger on his face, "How dare you offend my Chinese mission!"

The most important thing is that there are his princes and grandsons in the mission, which touches Emperor Liu's rebellion even more.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Liu asked a question: "I know that the YSL religion has a great impact on the people's livelihood in the Persian region, but since their caliphate warmly welcomed you before, did they not try to maintain it after the incident?"

Faced with Emperor Liu's doubts, Liu Yun shook his head and said: "The ministers and others only came to understand its political structure after they went deep into Persia. The current situation in Persia is somewhat similar to that in China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. The nominal ruler was A The caliphs of the Bath dynasty, but they have long since lost control of their rule.

There are many warlords, and the countries are separated, and the chaos is extremely chaotic.As for the direct control of the Abbasid dynasty, only a small area of ​​the capital Baghdad, and even the politics of Baghdad, is also controlled by the Bwehi dynasty established by the Dram who was independent 50 years ago. Their caliphate is just a puppet .

Under such circumstances, how could the Abbasid Caliphate, who did not have much power, protect the mission? "

Hearing what Liu Yun said, Emperor Liu finally understood, his eyes rolled around, and he said gloatingly: "If I remember correctly, it was the Abbasid Dynasty that competed with the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions! After 200 years, They have also declined to the point where they are today! Since the situation in Persia is like this, there is nothing to worry about!"

Liu Yun shook his head again, and said: "Your Majesty, although the Abbasid Dynasty is in decline, and the Saman Dynasty adjacent to the Black Khan is also declining day by day, the Buwehi Dynasty, which controls the Persian region, is now at its peak. The Ghaznavid dynasty, which became independent from the Samanid dynasty, is rising and becoming stronger and stronger under the leadership of its emir Subukteqin. Generally speaking, the strength of the Persian countries is far from being comparable to that of the Han Dynasty, but it is still not to be underestimated .

However, during his travels in Persia, I also learned that the monarch Adud Daolai, who led the Bwehi dynasty to its peak, passed away two years ago. Contradictions among the upper class dignitaries, disputes between the Turkic people and the Delaimu people continued, conflicts abounded, and infighting started.

Therefore, in the entire Persian region, the only one with an upward climate and a threat to Han Anxi is the Ghaznavid dynasty.However, if you look at the history of Persia, there are many tribes there, the rise and fall change, and the cycle goes back and forth.Often when a dynasty declines, new powers rise quickly to replace the hegemony. Even if the duration is often not long, they can always dominate for a while.

In addition, in the past few hundred years, the YSL religion has expanded rapidly, unified beliefs, and dynasties that adhere to the unity of administration and religion often have strong aggressiveness and expansion desires, and must not be underestimated.

Now, the big man has turned against the Persian country. I think that the court should not take it lightly and underestimate them! "