"Persian royal family? Why did you ask them?" Li Hong couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhang Zong's inquiry.

"Last time at the banquet at the Yong Palace, I met Ni Nie, the son of the last Persian prince Belus. He was looking for people to get in touch with him, but he was obviously rejected. During the day, I saw him drunk in a roadside restaurant and deliberately asked someone to fight, but he ended up being beaten to death, which made people feel very strange."

Zhang Zong was also honestly told that he wanted to hear Li Hong's views on these Persian exiled nobles, and Li Hong's views also represent the views of the senior leaders of the Tang Dynasty on the Persians.

After hearing Zhang Zong's words, Li Hong shook his head helplessly and smiled: "Persia is dead, and it is too far from our Tang Dynasty. Although Beilus and his son are determined to restore the country, this is impossible. Even if the father agrees, the Tang Dynasty's troops will not affect the situation in the Dashi side. However, the Persians still have some influence in the Western Regions. If they keep their father and son, they may use this to influence the situation in the Western Regions in the future."

Li Hong did not hide his cover in front of Zhang Zong, and directly expressed the Tang Dynasty's true attitude towards Beilus and his son. Although it sounds very cruel, there is no emotion between countries, and there is only interests first. If Beilus and his son are of no use to the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang Dynasty would not kill them, they would not give them too much preferential treatment.

"As for Ni Nishishi, when he was only eight years old, he was sent to the Tang Dynasty by Beilus. On the one hand, he protected his safety, and on the other hand, he also gave it to the Tang Dynasty as a proton, in exchange for some support from the Tang Dynasty for Persia. Unfortunately, Beilus defended the Western Regions for many years and even launched a counterattack against Dashi, but he failed in the end. So last year he had to come to Chang'an, so Ni Nishishi had the opportunity to reunite with his father."

"No wonder Master Ni Ni said no accent in his official language. It turns out that he grew up in the Tang Dynasty since he was a child." Zhang Zong also showed a sudden expression when he heard this.

Li Hong, who was on the wall, smiled again when he heard Zhang Zong's words: "Don't read the official words of Ni Ni Nii, but he is a Hu man after all. And according to the information I have received, Ni Niii has always been very dissatisfied with the discrimination of Persians. He has clashed with life many times for this and has even been imprisoned in prison. But this guy is unchanged and the court is too lazy to care about his affairs now."

"Your Highness, as far as I know, Dashi expanded very quickly, and after he annexed Persia, they were the only strong enemy left in the west, the Byzantine Empire, but this strong enemy was very tenacious, and the west of Dashi was the sea. They may not be able to expand westward. The next one is likely to be eastward, which is the expansion of the Western Regions controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Maybe it will not have any impact on the Tang Dynasty in a short time, but over the days, I am afraid there will be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and Dashi!"

The Battle of Henglus decades later was the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi. Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty was in great prosperity and decline. In addition, the Western Regions were far away from the core of the Tang Dynasty and had too few troops, so they could only rely on recruiting local Western Region troops to fight. As a result, because the Gelu tribe betrayed on the battlefield, they eventually lost this point. It was also from this battle that the Tang Dynasty gradually lost control of Central Asia.

"I also know this. In fact, after Persia was destroyed, the court has been paying attention to the movements of Dashi. However, the distance between the two sides is too far, and the news we have received is limited. The court also speculated that Dashi might expand eastward, so the Beilus and his son were left behind."

Li Hong paused and then said: "Belus had been active in the Western Regions before, and the court wanted to support him as a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food, so he also gave him a lot of support and even helped him form an army. Unfortunately, Belus was not good at his own strength, which made his father very disappointed."

When Zhang Zong heard this, he sighed secretly. Beilus had been staying in the Western Regions for decades and had always wanted to form a large army to fight back to Persia, but unfortunately he did not succeed. This also made Persia lose the last chance to restore the country, thus causing the strength of Dashi to soar again.

"But I still advise you not to get too close to Ni Nishima. This guy is a clingy spirit. In order to restore the country, he didn't even want to face him. Last time, the cousin of the Cheng family was entangled by him and almost picked up an axe to chop him." Li Hong also smiled and advised Li Zong.

"Sanlang also told me about this last time, but I just met Ni Nishima today, so I was curious about asking about them. Maybe there will be no chance to meet in the future." Zhang Zong also replied with a smile. He did not intend to have any connection with the Persians.

"By the way, has the Zuo Prime Minister ever looked for you again?" Li Hong suddenly thought of something again, so he asked.

"Liu Rengui? What did he ask me for?" Zhang Zong immediately gritted his teeth when he heard Liu Rengui's name. He had not forgotten the loss he suffered last time.

"It's not about Linyi Rice. Zuo Liang has always attached great importance to grain. So after he entered the Shangshu Province, he personally took charge of the promotion of Linyi Rice. A few days ago, he mentioned you in front of me and praised you very much. Judging from his meaning, he seemed to want to hear your opinions on Linyi Rice promotion, so I thought he would come to you." Li Hong explained with a smile.

"Okay, I'm waiting for him too!" Zhang Zong said gritting his teeth again. Although it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, it's a little bit before taking revenge.

Looking at Zhang Zong's resentful look, Li Hong also felt like laughing. Since he met Zhang Zong, the other party has always been full of confidence in people and things. Only when he met the old fox Liu Rengui, Zhang Zong was defeated.

Thinking of this, Li Hong suddenly looked forward to Zhang Zong and Liu Rengui's second meeting.

It was about to be the third day and the matter was over, so Li Hong also said goodbye and left. Zhang Zong returned to the study, but Wan'er's little head was dozing off bit by bit. This made him smile helplessly and immediately woke her up to go back to her room to rest. As for how she could wait until tomorrow to write.

In the next few days, Zhang Zong felt that his life was getting more and more leisurely. Wan'er's injuries were getting better day by day. Almost all the chores at home were rushed to do. Zhang Zong only had to wait to eat three meals a day, and even Wan'er had to take most of the things in the flower garden.

Whenever she is free, Wan'er will urge Zhang Zong to tell stories. She will record the story while listening. Princess Chengyang often sends people to bring the manuscript back. Every time she sends a message to praise Shangguan Wan'er for her good writing, and even gives Shangguan Wan'er a lot of gifts. On the contrary, Zhang Zong has nothing to tell stories.

Early that morning, Xue Shaoxing came to Zhang Zong's house and shouted, "Brother Shi, let's go out for dinner today. Do you still remember the restaurant I mentioned to you last time?"

When Zhang Zong heard this, he finally remembered that Xue Shao had indeed mentioned that there were several restaurants in the city that cooked very well, and Zhang Zong also agreed to go with him to eat, but later they encountered Wan'er's incident, and then they went to Xianyang to find a coal mine, but this matter was delayed.

"Okay, let's go today!" Zhang Zong agreed immediately, and then asked Shangguan Wan'er next to him, "Wan'er, do you want to go with us?"

"Young master, go, the weather is getting colder. I want to make your clothes today." Shangguan Wan'er also smiled sweetly. Although there are ready-made clothes in the ready-made clothes shop, they are far less than the ones she made with her own hands.

"Okay, then you can stay at home to guard the house and don't open the door for others casually!" Zhang Zong immediately reminded him again, and after he said that, he went out with Xue Shao. After Shangguan Wan'er sent them to the door, he obediently closed the door.

"Where are we going to eat?" Zhang Zongxiang Xue Shao asked in the carriage.

"This time I will take you to Huaidefang, where there are mixed with Hus and Han. Although the public security is not very good, there are several restaurants that are quite good, especially a barbecue restaurant run by Gaochang people, which is simply a unique person in Chang'an!" Xue Shao immediately showed a greedy look when he mentioned the food.

Huaidefang is located west of Xishi City, close to the west wall of Chang'an City. Because Xishi is the starting point of the Silk Road, many Hu people do business there. Over time, many Hu people also settled their homes near Xishi. Huaidefang is the largest settlement of Hu people in Chang'an. It is said that half of the residents in the yard are Hu people.

Zhang Zong also believed in Xue Shao's vision. With the carriage, they finally arrived at Huaidefang until almost noon. Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a barbecue shop. Zhang Zong got off the carriage and looked at the sign at the door of the store. He saw four big words "Gaochang Barbecue" written on it.

Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty in the 14th year of Zhenguan and became Gaochang County of the Tang Dynasty. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate. The Gaochang barbecue restaurant in front of me was opened by the Gaochang people.

Xue Shao got out of the carriage and pulled Zhang Zong and walked in excitedly. When Zhang Zong entered the store, he found that the entire store was quite large. There was an oven built in the store, with smooth roasted lamb hanging in the stove. The mixed spices were filled with a strange fragrance, which made people feel that the saliva was produced under the tongue.

However, as soon as Xue Shao entered the store, he saw a person sitting against the wall at a glance, and immediately said, "Why is he here too?"
Chapter completed!