The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Liu Ziqiu's well-trained special forces sneaked into the house and found out the true identities of those orchids.Of course, at this time, Wang Shichong did not deliberately conceal their situation, and even intentionally carried out some diffusion, the purpose of which was to attract more people.

However, it was of special significance that these news fell into Liu Ziqiu's ears. He immediately ordered someone to bring the envoys of the Byzantine Empire over.

This Byzantine envoy was called Pegg, with a full face and beard, tall and mighty.His original mission was to go to the Western Turks, but after Shi Danai and him made false claims for a while, he told him that the Western Turks were part of the Han Dynasty and could not use foreign troops without authorization.

Many years ago, there were contacts between Byzantium and the Turks, and they knew that although the Turks were vassals to the Central Plains Dynasty, they were actually self-contained, and even often invaded the borders of the Central Plains Dynasty.Naturally, Pegg was very surprised by Sdanai's reason, and he shook his head again and again, expressing his disbelief.Shi Danai had already received Liu Ziqiu's order at this time, and he didn't talk nonsense with him, and sent someone directly to Luoyang.

Pegg came to Luoyang secretly. Three days after arriving in Luoyang, he was kept under house arrest in a post house and was not allowed to go anywhere.This annoyed Peg, who was rebellious by nature, and yelled at the post all day long.After three days of fuss, he finally had the opportunity to meet the Emperor of Han.

This audience was not held in the official Daye Hall, but was arranged in a small garden.The two guards led Peg outside the garden, and said please.

Peg walked slowly into the small garden, and saw four people in the garden.One of the tall young men sat behind the stone table, another middle-aged man in brocade clothes sat beside him, and two other blonde women stood beside him.

The two blond women, Peg, knew each other, they were his presents to Stanay, and they did not expect to appear here.This further confirmed Shi Danai's words that the Western Turks had become part of the great Han, so Shi Da Nai did not dare to take in the beauties he sent without permission.Pegg calmed down, glanced at the two people sitting at the stone table, put his hands on his chest, bowed to the young man and said, "The foreign minister, Pegg, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Han!"

Beside the stone table, although the middle-aged man was dressed gorgeously, his expression was a little timid, but the ordinary-dressed young man exuded a heroic spirit.During the past few days at the posthouse, Pegg also specifically inquired about some news, so he could naturally see who was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.As an envoy, Pegg has a certain talent for language. During the few days in the post house, he also learned some basic Han etiquette and common Chinese.However, he kept his eyes open and deliberately greeted him in Byzantine.

Of course Liu Ziqiu couldn't understand what he said, but the middle-aged man repeated it in Chinese respectfully.Liu Ziqiu nodded involuntarily, pointed to a stone bench opposite, and said, "Sit down. I heard that you are from the far-away Byzantine Empire. What's the matter?"

Only then did Pegg realize that the man in brocade was just an interpreter.A correspondent with a humble status was able to sit on an equal footing with the emperor, which made Peg feel contemptuous, so he stopped paying attention to etiquette, sat down opposite Liu Ziqiu, and said arrogantly: "The foreign minister is not far away. They came thousands of miles away, following the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, to discuss with the great Han about dispatching troops together to defeat Ku Silao."

After listening to the middle-aged man's translation, Liu Ziqiu cupped his hands and thanked him, leaving Pegg dumbfounded.But he didn't know that in the eyes of people like Liu Ziqiu who came from later generations, interpreting is not a lowly profession, on the contrary, it is a talent worthy of respect.The middle-aged man was a businessman who often traveled between the Han and Persia, so he could understand what the Byzantines said.Now it is not difficult to find a communicator who is proficient in Persian, and many Persians can even speak a sentence or two of Chinese, but it is not easy to find a person who can understand the language of the Byzantine Empire. Bit communication is extra respectful.

This is just a small method for Liu Ziqiu to discover talents, so it is not enough for outsiders to understand.Therefore, Liu Ziqiu also directly ignored Pegg's surprise, and said with a smile: "I think I have always been friendly with Persia, and I have never done anything wrong with you Byzantium. Why do I want to attack Kusi Lao?"

Pegg's face became serious, and he said: "The foreign minister heard that the big man has a saying, that is, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Kusi is always aggressive. If Byzantium is defeated, he will definitely send his troops eastward and attack the big man!"

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Unexpectedly, you still understand the principle of cold lips and teeth, which really impresses me. However, fighting is not just a joke, it is killing people. There is no dispute between the big man and Persia, even if King Kuslao II defeated Byzantium , and may not necessarily come to fight for the world of the Han Dynasty. As the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I must be responsible for the lives of the soldiers, and will not start unnecessary wars, nor will I fight unsure battles!"

In Pegg's eyes, the lives of ordinary soldiers are like ants. He was about to say this, but he retracted his mouth when he thought of Liu Ziqiu's attitude towards the communication.However, Pegg also understood that without Liu Ziqiu's permission, it would be impossible for Shi Danai to send troops.In order to persuade Liu Ziqiu to agree to send troops, Pegg gritted his teeth, puffed out his chest and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured! I have millions of warriors in the Byzantine Empire, and it is only a matter of raising my hand to conquer Persia! If Your Majesty helps from the east, even more It's easy."

Liu Ziqiu smiled lightly and said, "So, the Byzantine Empire is stronger than Persia?"

Pegg is loyal to his motherland, and raised his head and said: "That's natural!"

Liu Ziqiu snorted coldly and said, "Then why did I hear that the wife of the Byzantine Duke of Pars was captured by the Persians and sold as a slave?"

Byzantium is very far away from the Han Dynasty. Just as Byzantium did not care about the existence of such a Han Dynasty in the past, the Han Dynasty should not be familiar with Byzantium.When Liu Ziqiu suddenly mentioned the Duke of Pars, Pegg was taken aback.He knew very well that the manor of the Duke of Pars was captured by the Persian army in a battle half a year ago. Being a slave is nothing more than a normal thing.

However, Pegg didn't believe that Liu Ziqiu could find out the real situation of the war, so he still insisted: "It's just that Mrs. Pars accidentally fell into the hands of thieves when she went out to play, but she didn't expect that she had been sold to the Han Dynasty thousands of miles away. What a pity, what a pity."

Liu Ziqiu let out an "oh" and said, "It turned out that I was taken captive by thieves when I was out for fun. I misunderstood you. Your Byzantine Empire is really messed up."

Seeing that Liu Ziqiu seemed to believe his words, Pegg couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said repeatedly: "The situation in our Byzantine Empire is still very good most of the time, only a few thieves occasionally appear. The matter of the Duchess of Pars is purely an accident. The ministers thought that it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to completely eradicate thieves, right?"

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "That's natural. Who can guarantee that there are no thieves in your country? It's just that there are a lot more thieves in your Byzantine Empire, and you like to rob dukes and earls' women and sell them as slaves."

In the Byzantine Empire, those who were able to be named dukes and earls were either descendants of the royal family, or had made great military exploits, and they were all high-status and respected people.After hearing Liu Ziqiu's words, Pegg couldn't help but change his face, and said sharply, "Please be more careful, Your Majesty!"

Liu Ziqiu sneered and said, "Why are you so excited? Since the Duchess of Pals was just accidentally captured by others. Then let me ask you, what happened to Earl Gurley's two daughters? The wife of Count Birel What's going on? It seems that there is also the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Water. There are many others, I can't tell."

Liu Ziqiu sent special forces to infiltrate Wang Shichong's house to find out the identities of these women.Liu Ziqiu was not limited to Han Chinese in the selection of special forces. Some Turkic and Hu people were also selected into the special forces team.The identities of these women are just to satisfy their curiosity-seeking psychology for the dignitaries of the big man.But to Pegg's ears, it was no less than a bolt from the blue.The territories of these dukes and earls were indeed breached by the Persian army one after another, and their wives also lost their whereabouts. They might die in the rebellion or be taken away by others.Now listening to Liu Ziqiu's swearing, it is obvious that he was sold to the east by the Persian army as spoils of war.

Peg can be selected as the envoy sent to the East, and naturally he has his own advantages.At this time, he still forced himself to be calm, stood up, bowed deeply to Liu Ziqiu, and said loudly: "These ladies and ladies were indeed taken away by thieves at the same time while going out for fun. I don't know if Your Majesty knows Their whereabouts? If His Majesty knows their whereabouts, please help him rescue them!"

Seeing that this guy was still struggling, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help laughing, nodded and said, "So they were all taken captive by thieves. I thought the Byzantine Empire had fallen, and even duchesses and ladies were forced to be sold as slaves in order to survive." go down."

Seeing this, Pegg said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, if they are bought by His Majesty, I hope His Majesty can release them, and the Byzantine Empire is willing to pay to redeem them."

It is absolutely shameful that noble women in a country are treated as slaves.Pegg understood that even if he presumptuously claimed to redeem them, the Byzantine emperor would not blame him, not to mention that he did this to deceive Liu Ziqiu's trust.

However, Liu Ziqiu waved his hands and said, "They are not in my hands. However, since they were captured by thieves, I will go to rescue them. Come, order soldiers!"