Looking at the map, Li Ke pondered for a long time, and then said: "Go back and tell Ashlu that his surname will be Ashina from today on."
Ashina is the surname of the Turkic royal khan, Ashina, which means noble wolf or blue. According to legend, the Turkic royal family all had blue eyes, so they were called Ashinas.
But Li Ke knew that this was not accurate. Another meaning of Ashina was that it represented Tengger, the highest god, which means the eternal sky.
Not all Ashina clans have blue eyes, and not all Ashina clans have blue eyes. There are many people with blue eyes, but don’t mention it yet, Ashuru is really He has a pair of blue eyes, but of course the blue is not that obvious.
Don't worry about whether it's obvious or not, as long as it's blue.
And since I, Li Ke, admit that he is Ashina, then he is Ashina.
"Yes." Wang Zheng and Li Ke nodded, "Your Highness, do you want Ashlu to pretend to be a royal khan of the Western Turks?"
"Yes." Li Ke nodded.
"Well... after I heard that Ashlu was a Western Turk and had a powerful army, many tribes really came to seek refuge." Wang Zheng thought of what they saw on the way.
Li Ke was speechless. Is this considered unintentional?
But the Western Turks are in too much chaos now, which is normal.
"After you go back, tell Murong Shun and the other generals that the two of them will stay here with Ashulu for the time being. Food will not be a problem. Then they will just take over the food at the port where you are, and the west of the river you currently control should be You can grow food."
"Okay." Wang Zheng nodded.
"Well, you should take charge of the management of these places first and wait until things here are over." Li Ke thought for a while and arranged Wang Zheng here first.
As for the exchange trade between gold and silver, it is within the scope of Li Ke's expectations. At least 70% to 80% of Persian silver coins are already in the hands of Ashlu. If Li Ke appears at this time, as long as the Persian war If it is tight, then they will definitely buy the weapons in their hands at a high price.
When setting off, Li Ke had already predicted everything that might happen to Pei Xingjian. As for how Pei Xingjian could negotiate, Li Ke could only believe him. As for letting Li Ke go there in person, that was probably unlikely. The main reason is that Persia is too chaotic now, and there are many Persians in Persia who have been bewitched by the Arabs.
Therefore, there are actually many informants in Persia who have taken refuge with the Arabs, and the front line is not safe.
In November of the 20th year of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xingjian's ships officially arrived at the most important port in Sasanian Persia, which was also near the estuary where the two river basins merged into the Persian Gulf. When Pei Xingjian arrived here, he had already sent ships to arrive in advance. Contacted King Isai III of Persia.
So when Pei Xingjian arrived, he met Del Valle, the envoy of Isai III.
This was an old man in his fifties. When he saw Pei Xingjian, he was obviously a little stunned. He didn't expect Pei Xingjian to be so young.
"This envoy of the Tang Empire, on behalf of His Majesty the King, I welcome your arrival." Del Valle said.
"Minister Del Valle is so polite. I am not here on behalf of the Tang Empire, but only on behalf of His Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, His Highness King Qin." Pei Xingjian said with a smile on his face.
Del Valle was a little confused, but he still nodded and said, "I wonder who this prince is?"
"The Sassanid Dynasty is our friendly neighbor of the Tang Dynasty, so we heard that there was a rebellion in the Sasanian Dynasty, so we came here to support the Sasanian Dynasty and King Isei." Pei Xingjian said with a smile.
Del Valle can speak Datang very well, so communication between the two parties is not a problem.
There was actually another person sitting next to Pei Xingjian, who was the translator from Yuelai Trading Company, because Del Valle also had to discuss with other Persian ministers behind him, and they spoke in Persian.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but these rebels are nothing to worry about. As for weapons and equipment... we have a lot of them ourselves." Del Valle said simply.
There is indeed no shortage of armor in Persia, but the full-body armor in Persia during this period was definitely not as strong as the Mingguang Armor of the Tang Dynasty, and the number of armors in Persia was not as large as that of the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Xingjian was a little speechless, why would he put it off like this? If it were really that easy to wipe out, would these rebels be able to unify the entire Arabian Peninsula and then start counterattacking the most important Mesopotamia region in Persia?
You know, the battlefield where the two sides are now confronting is only four hundred miles away from Ctesiphon (later Baghdad), the capital of Sasanian Persia! Even at this time, this is already considered a battle!
If they fail this time, their capital will be completely captured, and then the entire territory will be wiped out in a dozen years.
The situation is already so critical, yet they are still so careless. It can only be said that these Persians have been arrogant for too long.
"Minister Del Valle, our caravan has been trading with Persia, so we know the situation on the Persian battlefield very well. If it were really so easy to destroy, the enemy would not be approaching the city now, and it is only one step away from Ctesiphon. Far away!" Pei Xingjian said in a deep voice.
The battle has not yet begun, and Pei Xingjian feels that Persia can still be saved, because if the capital of Persia is destroyed, although it will take more than ten years for the remaining Persia to be captured by the Arabs, it may not be in line with His Highness's strategic plan. .
As long as the capital doesn't fall, everything is fine.
Del Valle was silent for a moment. Of course he knew his family's situation, but now the army was lined up on the front line. The most important thing was that their King was not worried.
"Minister Del Valle, do you know who our Royal Highness the King of Qin is?" Pei Xingjian felt that he had to make some revelations.
"I'm really sorry, I don't know much about the prince of the Tang Dynasty." Del Valle told the truth.
"Our King of Qin has unparalleled strategic vision. Last year, he wiped out the powerful Tuyuhun in one year. He used thousands of cavalry to wipe out hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun cavalry. The Tuyuhun cavalry was on par with the Western Turkic cavalry! Even more powerful! Then! His Highness led tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers with five thousand cavalry and occupied a large area of their land." Pei Xingjian felt that he was not lying.
Although it was Duke Dai who took action, but judging from their combat effectiveness in Nanyang this time, if His Highness had used force, these people would have died faster.
Pei Xingjian knew about Tubo's plan, so what he said was not bragging.
