Olivia was stunned for a moment.
Why did the emperor suddenly ask Surela?
According to the action plan of the past few days, the emperor used Surela to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Surela also performed her duties conscientiously, looking like a coward of the emperor. But Olivia didn't understand what the emperor said.
Olivia has always been weak in politics, so she took the initiative and said, "Your Majesty asked Surela if she had any ideas?"
Lu Xuan said: "Just ask what you think."
Olivia thought for a while and quickly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Pope Surella has been working very hard these days. He knows the Parthian nobles in Ctesiphon very well. It is precisely because of his understanding that he took me and General Guan Yu traveled all over Ctesiphon."
"Besides that, I even went to Seleucia."
"You must know that there are some down-and-out nobles in Seleucia City. Although they have some influence, compared to the powerful nobles in Ctesiphon City, the nobles in Seleucia City are far behind."
"Even so, Pope Surela went with General Guan Yu."
"That's why so many supplies were confiscated."
Olivia didn't understand the emperor's intention, but she said truthfully: "This time the house search would not have been so smooth without Pope Surella. Now many people are privately cursing Surella, saying that he He is His Majesty the Emperor's lackey, saying that he is not worthy of being the Pope and has disgraced the Pope."
Lu Xuan's lips curved into a smile.
Surela is very competent.
In his opinion, this was something weird. After all, Surella was the pope and a person who had controlled the lives, deaths and fates of countless people. Such a person, even if Lu Xuan is shocked, cannot completely give up.
The relationship between Lu Xuan and Su Leila was very ordinary, or in other words, Lu Xuan forcibly suppressed it.
Therefore, the relationship between the two parties is not even ordinary.
Will Suleira like this cooperate willingly?
Definitely not possible.
However, Surela did just that and did her job conscientiously. Moreover, Lu Xuan's agents were keeping an eye on Tai Xifeng, and the feedback they received was that Surella was very competent, and even fulfilled Lu Xuan's arrangements more than expected.
Lu Xuan waved and said: "Come, come here, you have worked hard these days."
"I'm not working hard!"
Olivia sat in front of Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan and Olivia talked and rubbed each other's ears, which aroused Olivia's emotions, and the two went to the harem to have a fierce battle. After Lu Xuan comforted Olivia, he returned to his study and arranged for someone to call Xu Chu.
Xu Chu cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
Lu Xuan said: "I am not worried about the Pope of Zoroastrianism in Parthia, Surella. You arrange for your subordinates to keep an eye on Surella to see if he has done anything. In addition, all the nobles of Parthia must behave themselves." I don’t think these people are good people, so I really give in and give up the supplies.”
A murderous intention flashed across Xu Chu's eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty, we might as well just eliminate the root cause. I will lead my men to kill Suleira, and then massacre all the nobles of the Parthian Kingdom, so as to avoid future troubles forever."
"No!"
Lu Xuan shook his head and answered.
His eyes were bright and he said: "To govern Parthia, the existence of these Parthia nobles is necessary. If the Parthia nobles are directly slaughtered, it will arouse the resistance of the Parthia people."
"Now, all the Parthian nobles have surrendered, and the Zoroastrian Pope Surella has become my lackey. Only in this way can the people's hearts and minds of the Parthian people be completely destroyed."
"Even if the people at the top don't resist, the ordinary people below will naturally not resist."
“It’s easier to govern.”
"If you kill people directly, it will help some people in Anxi to unite their hearts."
Lu Xuan ordered: "During this period, you have to arrange for people to keep an eye on you, and you must be careful. Don't think that everything will be fine once you win Taixi Feng. It is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to govern. Especially what we are governing now is Taixi. Confess such an imperial capital of Anxi."
"I will remember it."
Xu Chu answered with clasped fists.
He saluted Lu Xuan and turned around to make arrangements.
While Lu Xuan was waiting for the Parthian nobles to respond, Balam quietly summoned a group of down-and-out Parthian nobles and gathered in Seleucia City.
Shapur was killed, and all the Parthian nobles were frightened. They did not dare to resist and cooperated honestly. However, these people handed over supplies and equipment, but in fact still hid some.
Because Guan Yu led his people to conduct an inventory and search, instead of going to each house to search, he asked the Parthian nobles to pay on their own initiative. Under such an arrangement, there will naturally be some hidden money.
However, Guan Yu did not pursue it.
Balam lost his mansion in Ctesiphon and his servants were sent away. Now he and his family live in the city of Seleucia. Because there are no slaves, all the people in the family make fires and cook, which makes the family very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, because I hid a little money, I can live a comfortable life now. However, these people are industrious and do not know how to make money. They have no ability to make money. Now they are sitting in vain every day.
Like Balam, so did some other Parthian nobles.
These people have grievances.
Not willing to give in.
However, there was no other way. After all, powerful popes like Surela had become loyal lackeys of the Ming Emperor, biting them to the death, resulting in all their families having their homes confiscated.
In addition, the princesses of the Parthian Kingdom were reduced to the women of the Ming Emperor. As for the king of the Parthian Kingdom, let alone these, they had long been prisoners and fish on the Ming Emperor's chopping board.
All the Parthian nobles could only cooperate.
Fortunately, they handed over their money, food and supplies, were dismissed as family servants, and were still able to live in Seleucia.
At least they're all alive.
Because when you are alive, you still have ideas and the desire to turn over.
After Balam established himself in Seleucia, he contacted many Parthian nobles and gathered them in a very remote residence. Balam looked serious and said, "Everyone, you all know what our current situation is."
"The Ming Emperor came, disrupted all the rules, and drove us into dust. Now we can't even compare to an ordinary businessman. We have no freedom, money, and foundation."
"We have to change."
"But what should we do and how to get back everything we lost is the most important thing."
Balam looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, let's talk about it, what should we do? If we don't do it anyway, it will be a dead end. We can't make a living and have no way to make money. We can use the little money we have. If it’s over, we will all die. If we don’t think about it now, we will soon be even worse. So don’t hide it and just say whatever you think.”
