"It was indeed I who sent them to Chang'an. They encountered pirates while on the sea before. Fortunately, they encountered Zhang Shiyi's fleet and I, so I saved them. Later, I was just a good man and sent two boats to send them here. What's wrong? Could this Persian delegation cause any trouble in Chang'an?" Li Xiu nodded first, and then asked with some concern.

"There is no trouble, but they were the first Persian delegations to our Tang Dynasty, which attracted the attention of the court. In addition, there were many Persians living in Chang'an. When they entered the city, there were actually a group of Persian merchants who automatically organized them to greet them, so they caused some sensation among the people, but you also know their purpose, so our Tang Dynasty naturally could not agree." Mr. Ma smiled and said.

"As it turns out, the Persians are now in a hurry to seek medical treatment. Instead of asking for help from our Tang Dynasty, I think it is more reliable to go to the Western Turks to ask for help." Li Xiu couldn't help but smile and shook his head and said, "He had known this was the result for a long time.

"The Western Turks are now unable to protect themselves, and I'm afraid that it will be useless if Persia goes to." Ma Ye shook his head when he heard Li Xiu's words, and did not agree with Li Xiu's opinion.

"Oh? Didn't the civil strife in the Western Turks end some time ago? With the strength of the Western Turks, if they really want to support Persia, they should be able to exert some strength, right?" Li Xiu asked in surprise when he heard this.

Before, Siye Hu caused chaos in the Western Turks and continued to fight within, but he died soon after. Then another Khan Nishu was promoted to the throne, known as Dulu Khan, which is also very interesting. During the Wude period, the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks had a very close relationship in order to deal with Jie Li. Nishu had also served as a mission to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin liked to take people to serve as soldiers. As a result, Nishu was like Tuli, both of Li Shimin's brothers who became a charlatan. Therefore, after he took office, he immediately showed goodwill to the Tang Dynasty.

"Hehe, you have been away for a year and don't care about the affairs in the court during this period, so you naturally don't know many things, such as after the Western Turkic Nishu ascended to the throne of Khan, do you know what the first thing he did?" Ma Ye suddenly smiled mysteriously at this time.

"What's the matter?" Li Xiu asked with great interest when he saw Ma Ye's expression.

"Haha~, Nishu is also stupid. I don't know where he heard about us moving the Turks inward. As a result, after he ascended the throne of Khan, he took the initiative to propose an inward connection to our Tang Dynasty. Are you funny or not?" Ma Master laughed and told what Nishu did.

"Request for an inclusion? Is this Nishu crazy?" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a shocked expression when he heard this. Zhao Deyan is not a good man and a trustworthy woman. The Turks who moved to the south fell into his hands. In the end, they didn't know how many people would die. Of course, Nishu might not know this situation, but his decent Khan of the Western Turks was almost equivalent to another Jie Li. At this time, he suddenly proposed an inclusion, which was simply unbelievable.

"Haha~, isn't it incredible? But Nishu is not only not stupid, but is very smart. It was not until our Feinusi investigated the situation of the Western Turks that he understood his intention..."

Ma Ye told him about the current situation of the Western Turks. It turned out that Siye Hu was unpopular at the beginning, which led to the civil strife of the Western Turks. Later, although Siye Hu died, the civil strife did not end. Even though Nishu had become the Khan of the Western Turks, the Khan of the Western Turks had actually been divided. Nishu was actually just a false name. The tribes within the Western Turks were simply obedient to him, which was similar to the Zhou emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Fortunately, Nishu and Li Shimin were sworn brothers. With the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, he could barely maintain the title of Khan, but he had to face the challenges of various powerful nobles in the country. In this case, if Nishu wanted to firmly sit in his position, he had to hold Li Shimin's thick legs, which led to the previous request.

However, Nishu's request for inclusion was not very sincere. First, the Western Turks did not listen to him at all, and second, the Western Turks were too far from the Tang Dynasty and were too chaotic. Even if the Tang Dynasty agreed to their inclusion, it would not be able to send people to govern, and it would be even more impossible to send troops. Therefore, Nishu actually just wanted to use the inclusion request to win the favor of the Tang Dynasty and thus stabilize his position.

Li Shimin was also very clear about Nishu's purpose, but he didn't want the Western Turks to continue civil strife. After all, this would affect the safety of the Silk Road, so he responded to Nishu and sent an envoy to the Western Turks to officially enthrone Nishu as Xilibi Dulu Khan. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, Nishu finally settled in the position of Khan.

But no one expected that just this summer, Nishu, like Jie Li, died of acute illness. What's more coincidental is that Nishu's death also had many doubts. Even the Western Turks said that Nishu was probably killed by someone, and the killer was probably Nishu's younger brother Eshe. Because after Nishu died, Eshe became the first candidate for Khan. In fact, he also successfully ascended the position of Khan.

Eshe had just become a Khan, so he naturally had to stabilize his position. However, according to Ma Ye, his situation was even worse than before. Any nobles with some strength in the Western Turks almost ignored Eshe, the Khan, and did whatever they wanted. This also led to a sharp decline in the Khan's prestige, and there were endless internal struggles, so even if Persia went to the Western Turks to ask for help, Eshe was still very capable.

"So that's it. I didn't expect the Western Turks to be in such chaos. But this is good. Although it will bring some security issues to our business roads, at least you don't have to worry about the threats from the Western Regions." Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. In fact, he didn't say anything directly, that is, Li Shimin would definitely take this opportunity to expand his strength to the Western Regions. This is also proven in history. After all, the Beiting Protectorate and Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty are still missing.

"Yes, I guess those Persians should know some of the situation inside the Western Turks, so they did not send anyone to the Western Turks. However, they also went to our Tang Dynasty for nothing. After all, the two countries were too far away. And according to the information I heard from some Persians, the Persians had already been terrible. Five kings were replaced within five years ago. The current Persian king was actually a child. The young king of the country was suspected and the ministers had not attached it. This was already the destruction of the country!" Mr. Ma said again at this time.

After hearing Mr. Ma's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but remain silent. After a moment, he spoke again: "Uncle Ma, since the court rejected the request of the Persian delegation, what are the people in the Persian delegation doing during this period? Are you planning to go back?"

"It cannot be said that it is a rejection. Although His Majesty did not agree to their request when he met the Persian mission before, considering that they had traveled thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty for help, it was indeed pitiful, so he couldn't bear to refuse and arranged for them to live in Chang'an City for the time being. However, this also made the Persian mission feel a little hope. During this period, the Persians gave gifts and lobbying everywhere, hoping to get the support of some ministers. However, as long as those with a little brain knew that we could not have any substantial help to Persia, so many people were unwilling to see these Persians, which led to them being hit by walls everywhere." Ma Ye spoke again.

"So that's it." Li Xiu nodded when he heard this. Then he remembered the mysterious envoy in the Persian mission, and asked with interest, "Uncle Ma, the envoy of the Persian mission is a woman. The identity of that woman seems very mysterious. Do you know what you know?"

"You should be talking about a Persian woman named Artemisia. She is indeed the main envoy of the Persian mission. I heard that her origin is very noble, but I don't know what her origin is. She once had an interview with His Majesty in person, and only His Majesty and her knew the content." When Ma Ye mentioned Artemisia, his brows frowned, because she didn't even know the secrets on her, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"So her name is Artemisia." Li Xiu couldn't help but mutter to himself when he heard this. It was not until then that he knew the other party's name.

"Haha, you have saved the entire Persian mission. Could it be that Missia didn't even tell you the name, right?" Ma Ye couldn't help but make fun of him when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"Of course, in the eyes of those Persians, I am just an ordinary maritime merchant, so there is no need to tell me the name of the envoy, but the deputy envoy Arda gets along well with me." Li Xiu also smiled at this time. He did not tell the other party about his identity, so from this matter, both sides were even.

Just as Li Xiu was talking to Ma Ye, Princess Pingyang and others in the backyard also learned about Ma Ye’s arrival, so they brought their children to pay their respects. Ping Anlang, Jin'er and other children were very intimate when they saw Ma Ye and even prepared gifts for Ma Ye, which made Ma Ye very happy. When he saw the little Su Ya in Yuechan's arms, he even hugged her in his arms and refused to let go. It can be seen that as Ma Ye grew older, he also liked the children more and more. No wonder he wanted Yang Fan to get married early.

Li Xiu's family rested in Luoyang for a few days, and Ma Ye didn't have anything to do. After all, the world is peaceful now, and their Feinusi has less work. In addition, he is planning to retire in two years, so he also trained some deputy in Feinusi. He doesn't have to worry about things that are not very important in normal times, so he also stayed with Li Xiu in Luoyang for a few days.

After the rest, Li Xiu and his family were ready to go back to Chang'an with Mr. Ma. However, before he could set off, Mr. Ma suddenly found Li Xiu with a serious look on his face, and then told him an incredible news: Another Persian delegation came to Chang'an!
Chapter completed!