Chapter 507: The Hope of the Restoration of Peros

In the early morning, the drums for opening the gates sounded, and the six street envoys who were patrolling the streets stopped patrolling with their soldiers, and the gate guards opened the tightly closed gates.

Many people who were ready to enter the city had already gathered outside the city, including ordinary people, merchants from all over the country, and Hu merchants from distant regions.

When the gates were opened, there was an immediate commotion, and everyone rushed to enter the city.

"Everyone line up, don't crowd, don't make a mess." The gatekeepers shouted, maintaining order, and everyone entering the city, no matter who they were, had to enter the city in an orderly manner.

In the distance, a group of Hu people's cavalry came here. They were the King of Khotan, Fu Xixiong, and the King of Persia, who came from thousands of miles to Chang'an to pay homage to the emperor.

After entering Cheng, they first went to the post station to settle down, and then went to the Dianke Office to hand in official documents and wait for the emperor Li Chengqian to summon them.

Li Chengqian first summoned the King of Khotan, Fu Jiexiong, who presented Li Chengqian with their Khotan local specialties and expressed the goodwill of Khotan to Li Chengqian. He

also said that Khotan was willing to become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty forever, always support the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain of Khotan, and was willing to obey the orders of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The King of Khotan was so sensible, Li Chengqian naturally would not neglect him, so he rewarded him with a lot of property.

Two days later, Li Chengqian summoned the Persian king, Peroz, the Persian governor of the Tang Dynasty, in the Purple Palace.

For Peroz, every moment of these days is torture. He has always hoped to restore the glory of the Sassanid Empire of Persia.

But after so many years of fighting with the Arabs, he realized how difficult it is to restore the country.

Especially the idea of ​​taking back everything of the Sassanid Empire from such a powerful empire as the Arabs is simply a fantasy.

At first, he thought that by borrowing some troops from the Tang Dynasty and some funding from the Tang Dynasty, he would be able to drive the Arabs out of Persia.

It was not until the end that he realized that this was just his wishful thinking. The Arabs were not as easy to deal with as he imagined.

If there was no powerful dynasty like the Tang Dynasty to intervene and send troops to help him restore the country, there would be no hope at all.

Now Peroz no longer expects to be able to completely drive the Arabs out of Persia and recover all of Persia's territory.

Now, as long as he can recover half, or even just a quarter, he will be satisfied. He dare not have too many extravagant hopes in this life.

"Everyone! Here comes Persian King Persian!" said the eunuch.

"I, the Persian Governor, Persian King Persian, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor." Persian crossed his arms and saluted Li Chengqian.

"No need to be polite! Please take a seat!"

Li Chengqian said. "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Persian thanked him.

"Persian, I have heard about your situation, and I also know about the strength of the Arabs. The journey to the West is long, you have come thousands of miles to Chang'an, so you can stay in Chang'an!" Li Chengqian said after Persian sat down.

"Your Majesty! I am incompetent and failed to defend the Persian Governor's Office for the Tang Dynasty, so that the Persian Governor's Office fell into the hands of the Arabs. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Persian said hurriedly.

He did not talk about the restoration of the country, and the first thing he mentioned was the loss of the Persian Governor's Office.

He, Peruz, was first the Persian Governor of the Tang Dynasty, and then the Persian King personally appointed by the Tang Emperor. If he did not mention a word about the Persian Governor's Office being captured by the Arabs, but instead talked about the restoration of the country,

it would only annoy the Tang Emperor. In that case, the Tang Dynasty would not help him restore the country. The priorities must be clear in order to achieve the effect that Peruz wanted.

"It's not your fault, Peruz. The strength of the Arabs is beyond my imagination. It's not easy for you to persist in Persia for several years."

"It's not your fault that the Persian Governor's Office was captured by the Arabs. I will not blame you for it. Not only that, I will also grant you the title of General of the Right Guard." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I have a request, I hope Your Majesty can grant it!" Peroz said hurriedly.

"What is it?" Li Chengqian asked.

"I hope to build a Persian Hu Temple in Chang'an, which will be used as a gathering place for Persians." Peroz said.

This is a way out for him. Even if he has no hope of recovering Persia, he can gather the fleeing Persians for his descendants. Maybe one day he can recover Persia with this force.

"I will grant your request, and build your Persian Hu Temple in Liquanfang, Chang'an!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Peroz prostrated himself on the ground.

"Get up!" Li Chengqian said, and Peroz stood up.

"Your Majesty, I hope that the Tang Dynasty can give me an army, and I will definitely be able to take back the Persian Governorate from the hands of the Arabs." Bilus said.

Borrowing troops from the Tang Dynasty to restore his country was the important reason why he came all the way to Chang'an. Although he did not expect to recover all the territory of Persia, his heart to restore Persia has never been extinguished.

"Don't mention the matter of taking back the Persian Governorate for the time being. Now is not the time." Li Chengqian said.

Bilus was disheartened after hearing this. Did he have no hope in this life?

Li Chengqian continued, "I understand your plight, and the Tang Dynasty is willing to help you restore the Sassanid Empire."

"But you also know that the Tang Dynasty has just pacified the Liaodong Peninsula and the Tibetans in the northwest. There are constant floods and droughts in the Tang Dynasty, and more than 80 states have been affected."

"Right now, the Tang Dynasty really has the will, but it does not have the strength to help you recover Persia. But you don't have to worry. After three to five years, when the Tang Dynasty has recovered its strength, it will definitely send troops to help you take back Persia." Li Chengqian said.

After hearing this, Peruz was immediately full of hope. As long as the Tang Dynasty could intervene in this matter, he believed that Persia would have a chance to restore its country.

He had great confidence in the Tang Dynasty. He knew that the Tang Dynasty was stronger than the Arabs.

In the era of cold weapons, the bows and crossbows and weapons of the Tang Dynasty were more advanced than those of the Arabs.

Under the attack of the Tang Dynasty's strong bows and crossbows, relying on the well-trained and well-formed formations of the Tang Dynasty, and the bravery of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers, it is not a problem to defeat the Arabs. The

biggest weakness of the Arab army is that it relies solely on light cavalry assaults. Such tactics are difficult to be effective in front of well-trained and well-formed enemies.

At the beginning, when the Arabs expanded westward, it was because of this weakness that they were defeated by the Franks who defended their positions, and then they stopped expanding to the west.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Peroz saluted.

Li Chengqian comforted Peroz a few more words and repeatedly assured that he would definitely send troops to the Western Regions to defeat the Arabs and take back Persia.

Only then did Peroz leave the Purple Palace with satisfaction.

Li Chengqian still had to think carefully about whether he should send troops to the Western Regions to fight against the Arabs.

What benefits would it bring to the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Arabs?

As the Arabs continued to expand eastward, they would sooner or later conflict with the interests of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, there would be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arabs.

This war was inevitable, so what Li Chengqian had to consider was how to defeat the Arabs and make them not dare to have any idea of ​​getting involved in Central Asia.

At the same time, the Arabs had to spit out the Persian territory that they had taken.

All of this had a prerequisite, that is, they had to defeat the Arabs and make them submit to the Tang Dynasty.