The Persian envoy was named Arda, the middle-aged Persian. He was the deputy envoy of the Persian envoy this time, and the old Persian who came with him was his servant. In addition, there was a mysterious envoy on their ship, but the other party had never appeared, and Li Xiu had never seen him.

According to Arda, they originally sent three ships, but one of them sank in the sea and the other was captured by pirates when crossing the Strait of Malacca. In the end, the ship finally came to the coast of the Tang Dynasty, but encountered pirates from the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for Li Xiu and the others, they would probably have been wiped out.

Li Xiu was very interested in the situation in Persia. To be precise, he was very interested in the situation in all places in the Tang Dynasty, because later generations could not understand the situation in this era and could only speculate from words or cultural relics, and there must be many deviations.

According to Arda, Persia is indeed facing a great crisis now. With the efforts of Muhammad, the Arabs finally achieved unity. A few years ago, Muhammad died, and the Arabs began to expand outward. The Persian dynasty was the first to be affected.

The current emperor of the Persian dynasty was called Yisi III. Coincidentally, the year when Mohammed died was the time for him to succeed to the throne. As a result, as soon as he ascended the throne, he was threatened by the Arabs. And just two years ago, the Arabs had already captured the Persian Mesopotamia and even threatened the Persian dynasty's capital Tessifon.

As far as Li Xiu knew, if the Persian dynasty was developed according to the original historical development, the Persian dynasty would not last long. At most two or three years, the Arabs would conquer the Persian capital Taixifeng. Later, although the Persians persisted for more than ten years, they were completely destroyed by the Arabs. Even Yi Si'ai III died. Only one prince fled to the Tang Dynasty for help. Unfortunately, Persia was too far away, and the Tang Dynasty could not help them restore their country.

"Alda, I heard that you Persia is also a powerful empire, why was it defeated so easily by the Arabs?" Li Xiu thought for a long time after hearing this, and then asked in confusion, Zhang Shiyi next to him also helped him translate.

This is the cabin where Li Xiu lived. After meeting Persian envoys such as Alda, Li Xiu invited them to travel. Alda was worried that he was not familiar with the situation of the Tang Dynasty and even did not know which port to dock, so he agreed happily. In fact, they lost their direction when they arrived at the coast of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, they would have landed at Guangzhou Port long ago, instead of running to the vicinity of Liuqiu Island.

Arda was a standard Persian, with a big beard with brown hair, blue eyes, and yellow eyes. He looked no different from those Persian Hu merchants in Chang'an. However, he was born into a noble family and had a wide range of knowledge. He even participated in the war against the Byzantine Empire, that is, the Eastern Roman Empire, which also allowed Li Xiu to inquire about the Roman Empire from him.

"This..." Arda also showed a hesitant look on his face when he heard Li Xiu's question. After a while, he suddenly sighed, "In fact, more than ten years ago, our Persia was still very strong, and even almost destroyed the Byzantine Empire. However, the power of the empire was only temporary. Just ten years ago, the Byzantine Empire also began to fight back, defeating our army several times. What's worse is that there were many contradictions within the empire at this time, and even triggering civil strife..."

When Arda spoke at the end, a painful expression appeared on his face. With his account, Li Xiu finally learned the reason for the weakness of the Persian dynasty. Among them, the counterattack of the Byzantine Empire was the main cause, but what is more important is the chaos within Persia.

Because of his defeat, the Persian emperor's kitchen was damaged. As a result, his son rebelled and hoped that the emperor would seize the throne at that time. However, this guy who seized the throne was a short-lived ghost. He died after being the emperor for a year. As a result, after his death, the Persian dynasty was in chaos. In five years, five emperors were replaced, one per year on average. If the supreme ruler was changed so frequently, let alone Persia, an empire with internal and external troubles, even a powerful empire like the Tang Dynasty could not stand it.

Before the rise of the Arabs, the Byzantines were always the most powerful enemy of Persia. Faced with the civil strife in Persia, Byzantines naturally would not give up this opportunity. They even once killed near the capital of the Persian Empire, Taixifeng, which almost led to the demise of the Persians.

But just as the Persian dynasty was reduced to the lowest level, the Arabs suddenly rose up and defeated the revived Byzantines, let alone the Persians who were in a dire state. It can be said that the Persian dynasty is in a very bad situation now. All the nobles with some vision are already preparing to escape. It is also under such circumstances that the Persians wanted to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to Arda's story, Li Xiu couldn't help but show a meditative expression. The Tang Dynasty was 108,000 miles away from Persia, and there were Western Regions and Western Turks in the middle. Even if it was to send troops, it was impossible. However, the Persians sent a delegation to ask for help. The only explanation was that the Persians were almost desperate, so no matter how small the hope was, they had to work hard to win.

At this moment, Alda said a series of words to Li Xiu, and Zhang Shiyi then translated for him: "Li Xiu, Alda asked if you can take them to Chang'an. If you want, he is willing to provide you with a generous reward."

"Haha, tell him that I was originally from Chang'an and I was about to go back to Chang'an, so I can take them with me!" Li Xiu smiled and said, "Qian Niang had found it. His purpose of coming to the south this time has also been achieved, so he was going back too, and taking Alda and the others with him is also on the way. In addition, when on the road, he can also inquire about the situation in Persia from the other party.

阿尔达听到张十一的转述后,也变得十分高兴,当下不但向李休表示了感谢,并且还从怀里拿出两枚硕大的红宝石送给李休和张十一,不过张十一的那枚宝石明显小一圈,因为他一直以为张十一是李休的通译,这让张十一也颇为不爽.

After accepting Arda's gift, Li Xiu personally sent the other party to board the boat and then returned to the only boat of the Persian delegation. However, the envoy on the ship still did not show up, and Li Xiu did not take it seriously. After all, in Arda's heart, he was just an ordinary maritime merchant, so naturally there was no need for other people's envoys to come to see him in person.

However, just when Li Xiu had just returned to the cabin where he lived, Qi Niang suddenly ran over and handed it to him with a letter in her hand and said, "Brother, this is a letter from Chengdao to you, I have never peeked it!"
Chapter completed!