I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Elder Kupso gave Xue Rengui a complicated look.

Is this a threat?

Do not…

This is not a threat.

They chose Persia, but they did not choose Dashi, just like the subtext contained in the words of this young man from Tang Dynasty.

They are desperate now, they are beggars, and in front of Datang, the savior, they should show the appearance that beggars should have.

Crying and begging, he promised everything he could promise in exchange for the life of his own country—even as Xue Rengui described in his words, he not only took back the country, but also took back the holy land .

They have no choice.

But these Tang people are different. They don't have to choose to participate in the war outside their own country's territory, and they don't have to choose Persia.

Elder Kupso asked himself, if it was him, under such circumstances, Dashi would be a more suitable friendly side than Persia to join the alliance.

Of course, Persia's benefits will be greater, but the risk is also greater. A strong lion or a weak kitten, which one will you choose to help?

"Is it only minerals and tribute that Tang asked for?" He pursed his lips, his voice hoarse, and the look in his eyes became dull.

Xue Rengui shook his head: "It's not tribute, it's submission."

Elder Kupso was taken aback for a moment, and was about to shake his head and refuse.

Xue Rengui smiled softly and explained: "In my Tang Dynasty, there are internal and external ministers. The so-called internal ministers are within the territory of the Great Tang Dynasty, and the so-called foreign ministers are outside the territory of the Great Tang Dynasty."

"My Tang Dynasty has a saying..."

Speaking of this, Xue Rengui was stuck, wondering how to translate this sentence, his Persian was limited to daily conversations.

After thinking for a long time, he figured it out, and said: "There is no place in the world that is not my Great Tang's territory, and there is no one who is not a subject of my Great Tang."

This lengthy sentence is naturally not as shocking as "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king, and on the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king."

But the meaning does not delay these people to understand.

What kind of country must it be to be able to say such words and have the courage to say such bold words.

There are of course similar proverbs in Persia.

But...it was not spoken from the mouth of a king, but from the mouth of a god. They didn't even dare to have such great ambitions.

It's like Dashi.

Obviously it was for land, for food, and for more resources to survive, but they never gave up these reasons justifiably—although Datang would not say it so blatantly.

Datang will do it in the name of revenge, or in the name of the common people.

Dashi and Persia are not one of these two, their reasons are more absurd - they are fighting for the gods, this reason that would only make people laugh out loud in Datang, but here it seems extremely serious.

"Let's think about it for a while longer." Elder Kupso said with a forced smile, after a long silence.

Xue Rengui cupped his hands towards him: "Of course it's possible."

"But... where did we live during this time?"

This matter should have been arranged by Yisiai III, but the little king is still crying and has no ability to handle this matter.

Elder Kupso stepped in and said, "Let's stay in the palace first."

While speaking, he waved to a palace guard.

Xue Rengui clasped his hands and smiled, agreed, turned around and walked out with the guards.

The room fell into a strange atmosphere where only Yisui III was left crying.

"I think you have heard what the Tang people said." Elder Kupsoe said bravely, and presided over an impromptu meeting, "What are your thoughts?"

Without waiting for the other ministers to speak.

Yi Siai III yelled, his cries were louder than everyone else's voices: "I don't want to, I don't want to cooperate with such a person."

"I hate them!"

"They killed Raza, I want to execute them, come quickly, arrest them and kill them, no, I want to deal with them with the cruelest punishment!"

But no one paid any attention to the young king.

A minister opened his mouth and asked a deadly question: "Leaving aside the other things, I have a question that I don't understand. Is this Great Tang really credible?"

Everyone else stared at Elder Kupso eagerly.

They are all curious about this question.

Will the people of Tang Dynasty really be reliable allies?
The people of Tang Dynasty...do they really have the ability to help them repel the big cannibals, and even defeat Byzantium, and take back their holy land?

Elder Kupso was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Do you know anything about Datang?"

Almost everyone shook their heads.

Elder Kupsoe heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't know, he could spout a lie and make up a lie: "I know a little about Datang."

"That is the country closest to the gods."

Close to the gods?

Almost everyone looked at Elder Kupsoe in amazement, their eyes filled with disbelief.

As we all know, although Persia is founded on gods, in fact, they don't believe in these things. The so-called gods are just a concept created by them to maintain their rule.

Can…

In front of this group of people, using their words to fool others, to fool them, doesn't it seem too...too childish.

Elder Kupsoe bit the bullet and continued to explain.

He is inclined to cooperate with the Datang people. This is the last hope. He sees very clearly that if this opportunity is not seized, the Sasanian Dynasty will really perish.

He tried his best to say what he could think of, what the most god-like kingdom would be like.

"People there don't lack food, and even civilians can afford meat."

"They can control the light even in the dark."

"They have a vast territory, and it would take several months to walk from west to east on foot, but they have the gift of the gods, and they can do all this in one day."

"They have mastered rain, dew, and thunder."

These ministers were dubious and raised their eyebrows. Believe it... These things are really absurd, but if you don't believe it, Elder Kupso is so serious.

"Is that true?" A minister hesitated to speak.

Elder Kupso nodded: "You know me. I have a lot of friendship with some merchants. They told me all this news."

The ministers suddenly realized and nodded.

Actually not.

Elder Kupso didn't know a few merchants. He was a pious person and hated merchants the most. What he said just now was all made up by him to get these people to agree to Datang's help.