The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Li Mi seemed to know what Liu Ziqiu was thinking, he ignored the arrows shot by Tuoba Qianyu and Mu Duoli, and just chased after him.It is said that two legs can't run with four legs, but Li Mi has never been half a step behind by the snow leopard. Many soldiers along the way risked their lives to block his progress, otherwise he might have caught up with Liu Ziqiu long ago.

Liu Ziqiu was worried about hurting the people in the city, but he didn't dare to leave Xiyuan. He just rode his horse around the lake.And the medicine Li Mi took seems to be much stronger than the one Li Xuanba took back then. After the time of Sanzhuxiang passed, his speed and strength did not decrease at all.

Soon, Liu Ziqiu went back to Qiyin Courtyard, and saw Zhang Zhongjian rushing towards this side with a Mo Dao upside down from a distance, and Liu Ziqiu fell into the situation of being attacked from both sides again.It was too late to say it, it was so fast, Liu Ziqiu didn't have time to think about it, he reined in the reins, and the snow leopard flew into the air, leaping over Zhang Zhongjian's head.When he looked back on the horse, he saw Zhang Zhongjian heading straight for Li Mi with the Mo Dao in his hand.

Li Mi's eyes were already red, seeing someone blocking his way forward, he roared angrily, swung his knife and slashed.

When the two knives intersected, sparks flew everywhere.With a clang, Zhang Zhongjian's Mo Dao flew out of his hand, but Li Mi's momentum remained undiminished, and the horizontal knife drew an arc, straight for Zhang Zhongjian's throat.

At this moment, Liu Ziqiu turned around and came back, holding a Mo knife in his hand.The Snow Leopard stood up, held the Mo Dao high, and slashed at Li Mi head-on.Li Mi immediately gave up Zhang Zhongjian and raised his sword to meet Liu Ziqiu.Liu Ziqiu relied on his horsepower, and with the galloping momentum of a war horse, his strength had been brought to the extreme.This time when the two knives met, there was only a sound of "Dang", and the two knives broke into four together.With a long hiss, the snow leopard moved its hooves and backed away again and again, until it knelt down by the lake.Over there, Li Mi also stepped back more than ten steps, and sat down on the ground.

Li Mi struggled to get up, but his limbs could no longer exert any strength.The left and right soldiers rushed forward and held Li Mi firmly.This time, they refused to give Li Mi another chance, and directly cut off his tendons in his hands and hamstrings, making him a complete useless person.

Liu Ziqiu also jumped off his horse, but he ignored Li Mi first, only looked at Zhang Zhongjian coldly, and asked, "Why did you help me just now?"

Zhang Zhongjian stared dumbfounded at Li Mi, who was still as brave as a tiger just now, and didn't answer Liu Ziqiu's words, but asked in surprise, "Why is he doing this?"

Liu Ziqiu sneered and said, "It's just a medicine jar. Once the medicine's properties wear off, it will be like a useless person!"

Zhang Zhongjian was stunned for a while, then suddenly he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Forget it, for nothing! Zhang has done another wrong thing!"

Liu Ziqiu wondered, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhang Zhongjian waved his hands and said, "Zhang only thought that he concealed his strength at first, and that this is his true ability. Who can defeat this kind of people? As long as he doesn't die, you and I will all die at his hands! Who expected him Once the medicine wears off, it is so vulnerable. If I had known this, Zhang should have taken advantage of the chaos and killed you first!"

Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly and said, "Brother Zhang refuses to lie to me, he really is a hero of the generation! You and I can fight fairly now!"

But Zhang Zhongjian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has escaped this catastrophe, the world will definitely have no part with Zhang! Zhang has nothing else to ask, but His Majesty!"

Seeing that Zhang Zhongjian told the truth just now, Liu Ziqiu felt sympathy for him, so he couldn't help but nodded and said, "Say it!"

Zhang Zhongjian pondered: "Zhang came back from the deep mountains, and heard people say that His Majesty sent a big ship to go overseas. Zhang knew that he was powerless to compete with His Majesty for this beautiful country, but I begged His Majesty to give Zhang a big ship. From now on, I will flee overseas and never return to the Central Plains!"

Liu Ziqiu was silent for a long time, before he said: "It's okay to give you a boat, but why are you bothering?"

Zhang Zhongjian laughed loudly and said: "Zhang is naturally free and easy, and he doesn't want to live under others! I have heard people say that there are countless deserted islands overseas. Zhang is not talented, and he would like to take dozens of deserted islands and establish himself as a country!"

At this time, Mu Duoli and Tuoba Qianyu had already rushed over, and they urged in unison: "This person assassinated the emperor with wrong intentions, he should punish the nine clans, and he must not let the tiger go back to the mountain!"

But Liu Ziqiu is not a mother-in-law, he shook his head and said: "Forget it, since Brother Zhang has this matter, I will give you a big boat! However, Brother Zhang must prepare the sailors himself."

Zhang Zhongjian breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making this happen. Zhang's family has a huge fortune, and there are many servants, so His Majesty doesn't need to worry about it."

A feast for Xin Xuezi ended hastily because of the assassination of Zhang Zhongjian and Li Mi.However, being able to capture Li Mi and send Zhang Zhongjian away was also an acceptable result for Liu Ziqiu.

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Spring goes and spring returns, flowers bloom and wither, and two years have passed in a blink of an eye.The Han Dynasty is peaceful all over the world, the people live in peace, and there is a peaceful atmosphere.Fleets sent overseas also sent back large quantities of gold and jewelry from time to time, enriching the treasury of the great man.The cultivation and eating methods of wheat have also been further promoted. Coupled with the favorable weather, the Han Dynasty has had a bumper harvest for two consecutive years, and the food crisis was temporarily alleviated.Mobei has also formed four relatively independent tribal groups, each conducting close trade with the Han, exchanging cattle, sheep and horses for cloth, silk, ironware and tea bricks in the Central Plains.

Among these measures, Liu Ziqiu is most proud of establishing a stable border trade.In the past, although the policy of closing the country to the outside world could prevent the nomads in the north from obtaining some necessary living and production materials, it kept them in a state of poverty and backwardness for a long time.However, those materials are indispensable in the life of nomads.In the case that it cannot be obtained through normal means, plundering by force has become their only way.Over time, border conflicts continued.With the opening of border trade, both sides get what they need, which naturally greatly reduces the chance of conflict.There is another more important reason for this situation, that is, the powerful fighting power of the Han army greatly frightened these nomads, making them dare not easily provoke troubles.

For any country, without strong military power to back it up, the peace it obtains can only be temporary.Of course, the moderate national characteristics of the Han nationality determine that no matter how powerful they have military power, they will be less aggressive towards neighboring countries.Therefore, the Silk Road leading to the west and the newly expanded Maritime Silk Road that Liu Ziqiu dispatched Chen Leng to keep open.

However, the surrounding area of ​​Dahan is not very peaceful.The war between the Persian Sasanian Dynasty and the Byzantine Empire continued for another two full years. Unlike the Sassanian Dynasty's devastating offensive at the beginning, the two sides have now entered a stalemate.Liu Ziqiu was not familiar with the history of the world during this period, so naturally it was impossible to know the final outcome of this war in advance.However, Liu Ziqiu has planted a large number of spies in Persia and the Byzantine Empire, and can obtain a steady stream of information.And his subordinates have also gathered a large number of talents, who can conduct detailed analysis and inference.

According to information from the West, the treasury of the Sasanian Dynasty was increasingly empty, and some precious handed down treasures were taken out of the treasury by Kuslao and sold to Han merchants in exchange for horses, armor and food that the Persian army urgently needed.As a result, many precious works of art from Persia appeared in the Dahan market, a considerable part of which came from the palace of the Sasanian Dynasty.Moreover, there are more and more slaves from Persia, and almost wealthy families can use orchids.With the horses, armor, and food purchased from the big man, Kuslao II finally organized another army and prepared for another expedition.

However, the seemingly mighty Sasanian dynasty was already in shambles.This is already the last strength Ku Si Lao can use.If this expedition fails, he has no strength to organize another decent army.Because he sold all the slightly more valuable treasures in the palace warehouse.

On the other hand, the Byzantine Empire is also struggling to support.At the beginning of the war, Byzantium was torn apart, giving the Sasanian dynasty a chance.After experiencing a painful lesson, the major forces in Byzantium finally put aside their disputes and came together again.The united Byzantine Empire is certainly stronger than before. However, so many years of war have also caused huge damage to the Byzantine economy, and many people are hungry.With the domestic situation of Byzantium, at most it can only support another large-scale battle.

Both sides of the war have reached the most critical juncture. No matter who wins or loses this time, there will be a result.The loser will never stand up, and the winner will become the new hegemon of the West.The task Liu Ziqiu assigned to the cabinet was to analyze the outcome of the division between the Sassanian Empire and the Byzantine Empire this time, and the possible impact of these outcomes on the Han Dynasty.

The result is nothing more than three possibilities.One is that the Sasanian dynasty finally won, and Persia annexed the Byzantine Empire.The second is the victory of the Byzantine Empire, and the Sasanian Dynasty ceased to exist.The third is that the two sides have lost both sides in the fight, and the flags and drums have temporarily died down. After a few years of rest, the war may start again.

These three results, no matter which one appears, are not very beneficial to the big man.The first result and the second result, whether it is a unified Persian Empire or the Byzantine Empire, these two empires are extremely aggressive and expansive, and they are very likely to advance eastward and compete with the Han for the Western Regions, Compete for Mobei.The third result is only a temporary peace, and the flames of war are rekindled, and the first and second results will eventually appear.Moreover, their successive years of fighting had already had an impact on the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty has always been short of precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and the domestic demand for these metals is huge.In addition to the mineral deposits mined by Chen Leng who was sent overseas, more than [-]% was obtained through trade between the East and the West.Years of wars not only threatened the Silk Road, but also made these two powerful countries impoverished.How much money can you make by doing business with a poor man?