Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1008 The Fall of the Persian Empire
After Seymour left, the emperor's grandson Wu Ji, who had been sitting on the sidelines, stepped forward and asked curiously, "Grandfather, why didn't you agree to help the Israelites restore their country?"

"The grandchildren of Palestine (the land of Canaan) know that although this land is rich, with abundant water and grass, it is suitable for farming or grazing."

"However, after all, the place is not too big. Compared with the conditions given by the Israelites, it is not impossible for the emperor's grandfather to help them restore the country."

Hearing this, Qingji took a meaningful look at Wu Ji, and said slowly, "Ji'er, it's not that I'm stingy, I don't even give up a piece of land to the Israelis."

"Let them restore the country? It is absolutely impossible. The most I can do is allow them to live in Palestine, but let the Israelis establish a country, absolutely."

Wu Ji was still a little puzzled.

Qingji patiently explained: "The Israelites are hard to tame. They have been subjugated for hundreds of years and still cherish their homeland. I'm afraid they can't be assimilated by my Great Wu, at least not easily."

"If possible, I also want to divide the Israelites and move them to live in various places, so as to assimilate these people who do not obey the king."

……

With the help of the Israelites, Qingji sneaked into the tunnel with an elite army, entered the city of Babylon, and seized the city gate.

In less than half a day, Wu Jun sharp soldiers and mercenaries filed in, occupied this extremely rich city, and captured Xerxes who was about to flee.

Xerxes I can be described as a legendary emperor.

According to the Hebrews, Xerxes held unimaginable power, holding life in his left hand and death in his right.

And which hand he stretched out, no one can guess.

Everyone in the empire prostrates at his feet, and no one enjoys safety and dignity except him.

The queen is his slave.

He once ordered the queen to go to those drunks to show her beauty after drinking.

He is like a rich man showing off his jewels.

The queen refused the order, defending her dignity.

But she paid a heavy price, and she was immediately deposed and thrown into limbo.

If the concubines in the harem entered the bedroom without being summoned by him, their lives would be in danger.

If Xerxes held out his golden rod to her, she would be pardoned.If he doesn't reach out, then she will be executed - even if she is the queen.

The prime minister is his slave.

He could just as easily install a prime minister and execute him with equal carelessness.

Although the Prime Minister can amass huge wealth and possess prominent power, a single anger of Xerxes can make all of this come to naught.

As for the Hebrews all over the empire, they were even more his humble slaves.

The life and death of the entire Hebrew nation depended entirely on his thoughts.

To suffer terrible genocide, or to enjoy the king's favor?

All the Hebrews waited tremblingly for the royal edict from the palace of Susa.

The waiting and struggle of a nation between life and death...

Of course, this is an exaggerated statement.

Looking at the emperors of all dynasties in China, the closest to him is Emperor Sui Yang.

"Are you going to kill me?"

When seeing Qingji, Xerxes asked this question.

"No, no."

"Then will you make me a slave?"

"No, and it won't."

"Then will you exile me?"

"Not even."

This made Xerxes very depressed.

"Then what will happen to me?"

Qing Ji said with a faint smile: "Xerxes, don't worry. I will let you live in the capital of our Wu Empire and enjoy your old age in peace."

"..."

Xerxes really did not expect Qingji to be so tolerant.

In fact, Qing Ji can execute Xerxes, but it will cause some negative effects.

Compared with his father Darius I, Xerxes is not a successful emperor.

However, he played well with his power tactics. Since the defeat of the Hippo War, Xerxes has been indulging in wine and sex, trusted villains, and led to civil strife in the Persian Empire.

In the original history, Xerxes was murdered by Prime Minister Artaban a few years later.

Now, with the capture of Xerxes alive, the originally extremely powerful Persian Achaemenid Dynasty has also been declared destroyed.

However, this does not mean that Wu Jun ended this western expedition.

After the meeting with Xerxes, Qingji visited the legendary "Sky Garden" with great interest.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, also known as the "Hanging Garden", is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

It is located in the city of Babylon and was a famous garden built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II.

The reign of Nebuchadnezzar II was the heyday of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, famous for its magnificent city and palace architecture.

According to legend, the hanging garden was built by Nebuchadnezzar II to please his concubine.

This is a step-by-step garden, which is full of exotic flowers and plants, and a quiet mountain path has been opened in the garden, with gurgling water beside the path.

There is also a city tower in the center of the garden, standing in the air, which can be described as a wonderful garden scenery.

It is worth mentioning that the sky garden originally looked like a green mountain made of mud bricks, rising from the center of the city.

Since the garden is higher than the palace wall, it feels like the entire imperial garden is suspended in the air.

After Qingji visited the sky garden, he felt dull.

But so!

……

The time has entered the 43rd year of Wu Shihuang, that is, 471 BC, October of the lunar calendar.

Qingji led his army to capture the city of Babylon and captured Xerxes I, and then issued an order to continue the westward expedition.

Wu Junbing divided into three groups.

The Central Army was led by Wu Zhang, with 3 cavalry and [-] mercenary infantry, responsible for attacking Assyria, Lydia, Macedonia and northern Syria.

The Northern Route Army was led by Wu Ji, with 5000 cavalry and 3 mercenaries, responsible for attacking Media and Armenia.

The South Route Army was led by Wu Fan, who had 5000 cavalry and 3 mercenaries, and was responsible for attacking southern Syria, Egypt, and Libya.

Qingji wanted to take down all the territory of the Persian Empire in one go.

Let the children and grandchildren go to the battle, and celebrate the death by sitting in Babylon and dispatching food, fodder and supplies.

After three months of conquests, the various armies of the Wu army reported successes frequently, and successively captured Medes, Armenia, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Assyria, and Lydia, the vast land from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

Wu Jun did not encounter decent resistance in other places, and was basically pushed over.

However, the most difficult fight was undoubtedly the Central Route Army led by Wu Zhang.

Wu Zhang led his army south along the west coast of Asia Minor, successively occupied Lydia, Caria, Lygia and other places, then went north to Angola, east to Cappadocia, and then south to Cilicia.

However, in the coastal fortress of Tire, the Wu army encountered stubborn resistance from the Phoenicians.

Compared with the South Route Army and the North Route Army, which were going smoothly, the Central Route Army was beaten to death in a small fortress.

(End of this chapter)