"Your Majesty, this is the original copy of the treaty sent by General Gao. According to this treaty, we will ced all the islands at the mouth of the Persian Gulf to the Ming Dynasty..."

In the central army tent in Isfahan, the treaty signed with the Ming Dynasty was sent to Li Guo's case.

The content of the treaty is very simple, which is to promise to protect Ming merchants. Ming merchants can trade freely within the area controlled by the Tang army. Of course, what is the most important content? It is to cede islands including Hormuz Island, Geshm Island and other islands. This also means that with the signing of this treaty, the entire Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Although these islands have dry climates and barren land, they can also grow grains. The natural conditions are far better than the "Pingrong City" of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, they are likely to become the base of the Ming Dynasty in the Persian Gulf, thus threatening the Tang Dynasty.

But after taking the treaty from the inner official, Li Guo looked at it carefully twice, nodded and said:

"At being able to sign this treaty, General Gao has made great contributions to our Tang Dynasty!... I really didn't expect that we could sign such a treaty with the Ming Dynasty! Fortunately, we went south, otherwise we wouldn't even have the chance to sign a treaty, just a few islands. What's the harm in giving it to the Ming Dynasty?"

At this moment, Li Guo even screamed twice with a desire to scream, and he was so excited inside!

It is incredible to be so excited that "selling a country and stolen land" can be so excited, but he can't help but be excited. After all, this treaty has extraordinary significance for the Tang Dynasty!

As he spoke, Li Guo laughed.

"With this treaty, we are almost half of the vassal of the Ming Dynasty!"

Then he looked at the two rows of civil and military officials in the tent with a bright look.

They all looked solemn and had a hint of secret joy.

Of course, these civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty knew what this treaty meant?

It means the Ming Dynasty’s recognition of the Tang Dynasty!

In the past, for the Ming Dynasty, they were just a group of bandits, bandits, and they should be wiped out. How could the court have a direct connection with them?

But now this treaty is signed.

OK.

This shows that the Ming Dynasty regarded them as the object of dialogue, even if they were inferior or ceded the land, what's the big deal? Anyway, those lands were defeated from the hands of the Persians, and they were not the ancestors' kingdoms. At worst, they could defeat Persia and then fight the Ottomans and Baghdad, and the Mesopotamia Basin. That place is much better than here.

In the past, everyone did not dare to expand because they were afraid of attracting the attention of the Ming Dynasty. Now, we don’t have to worry about the Ming Dynasty anymore. With this treaty, it means that the Tang Dynasty finally got into a string with the Ming Dynasty and got hooked up.

wrong,

It’s not about hooking up, but the Tang Dynasty finally got the recognition of the Ming Dynasty. With this recognition, our Tang Dynasty can also "pacify the barbarians and return to Xia". Perhaps, they can become the princes of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

This is not impossible.

"I'm so happy today!"

Li Guo was so happy when he stroked the undried treaty with his hands!

When he went south, he thought about all kinds of possibilities, but he didn't expect that the city guards of the Ming Dynasty "Pingrong City" would actually sign such a treaty, but it was far beyond his expectations. Is this the rhythm of the Ming Dynasty to recognize the Tang Dynasty?

If this is the case, it would be worth it. Not to mention ceding a few small islands, it would be worth it even if half of Persia was cedeed to the Ming Dynasty.

Is this too scary?

Not cowardly!

It is a clear understanding of the facts!

For the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, what they thought was nothing more than a peaceful life. Perhaps, they would destroy their country, kill their clans, and plunder their daughters at any time, and directly destroy some tribes from their roots. They seemed to have great military power and even had the name of "butchers", but in their bones, they were a group of "hard-off people" who fled to the Western Regions. They were in an uprising to eat in one bite, but now they just wanted to live a peaceful life.

Who may affect their good life as a warm kang for their wives and children?

Only the Ming Dynasty!

As for other people, it is not enough to see it at all. Just like Persia, after the country was destroyed, it only took a few months to stop the Persians. Now the Persians have begun to try to attack from inside the city to outside the city. As for the next step, they just need to surround them and trap them to death.

But the Ming Dynasty is different!

If the Ming Dynasty fights over, can it resist?

To be honest, no one has the confidence.

What should I do then?

All surrender!

Is the king of the country really willing to be the "second emperor of the Tang Dynasty"?

In fact, for Li Gou, he really didn't mind being the "second Tang Dynasty's queen" because he didn't have much desire for power at all. Compared to his personal power, he valued Dashun more. No, the future of millions of soldiers and civilians throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, it would be great if it could attract vassal states like the Ming Dynasty, or vassal states like North Korea. At least there is no need to worry about the Ming Dynasty's attack.

You see, even if you are a lord, you don’t have much pursuit, let alone if you are a minister.

Withdrew his eyes, Li Guo said with a smile:

"Since the treaty with the Ming Dynasty has been signed, we don't have to shrink back when we do things. After conquering Persia, we will send troops to attack Baghdad for a few more years. In the past, we will send troops to attack Baghdad. The place in the past seems to be from Persians. Since we have taken Persia, Baghdad must also take it!"

It doesn’t count if you conquer Persia, but you also have to conquer the land of Persia. Well, this has to be from ancient times to the present. The key is how you understand it.

The civil officials and military generals in the tent all trembled in their hearts. Is the Tang Dynasty going to start a major expansion?

Seeing that the ministers in the hall looked thoughtful, Li Guo smiled bitterly and said:

"Now that we have conquered Persia, it seems that we can live a few years of peace, but you also need to know one thing. We must let the Ming Dynasty see our value. The Ming Dynasty will one day conquer Dorgon. If we cannot show our strength, there is no way for the Ming Dynasty to be willing to accept us as allies!"

Be an ally of the Ming Dynasty!

"Ming Dynasty to conquer Dorgon, would it take thousands of miles to send troops?"

Looking into the distance, Li Guo muttered,

"Emperor Qian Sheng's temperament is different from the kings of the Ming Dynasty, but it is no different from the kings of the past. In his eyes, the Tartars are the real threat! As long as we "pacify the barbarians and return to Xia" here, as long as we are still a member of China, he will definitely leave us a way of survival. But how to fight for this way of survival? We must use the heads of the Qing Dynasty to win the trust! In the future, when the Ming Dynasty expedition in the West, we must also contribute our efforts. All the land and population will return to the Ming Dynasty. Let's just do our best. What do you think?"

Li Guo actually wanted to be the sword of the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't bargain when the Ming Dynasty didn't know about it! He was willing to drive the Ming Dynasty directly!

This is really...a wonderful game!

All the ministers in the palace had such thoughts in their hearts.

Even though they were driven here by the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, if they could still be driven by the Ming Dynasty, they wouldn't mind, it was not because they loved Daming so deeply.

But because they weighed the pros and cons, they all knew that for the "Tang Kingdom", this might be the best choice. After all, for the Ming Dynasty, they were just a group of bandits and rebels.

When facing the Ming Dynasty, they would rather be cowardly to a certain extent, so that they could exchange for future survival. After all, if they had a conflict with the Ming Dynasty, they would face the elite soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty!

Those elite soldiers and generals came here, and it is not certain whether they could defeat them. But what is certain is that everyone's life will definitely be gone.

If we don’t mention it, let’s talk about the present moment. If the Ming army came over, even if the Tang State had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, it would not be enough to watch at all. Even if this battle lasted for three or five years, in the end, even if the Ming Dynasty consumed it hard, it would have consumed them to death.

By then, everyone will be dead. But what if they can be driven by the Ming Dynasty?

At least you don’t have to worry that the Ming Dynasty will come! This does not mean that they have no backbone, nor does it mean that they are degenerate.

But because they can recognize reality clearly. Reality is that it is beneficial to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If they can do it, everyone's good days will probably be long!

Of course they will not be able to live with their own good life, and this is also the emperor. No, it is the choice of the lord of Tang State, not. The lords think it is good, so what else can they say?
Chapter completed!