The strong territory of the Persian Empire has always been something Abbas II hopes to restore.

The Persian Empire at its peak controlled the entire Persian Gulf region, such as Baghdad, Damascus, and other areas.

But the rise of the Ottoman Empire changed all this.

Nowadays, many territories that originally belonged to Persia have been seized by the Ottoman Empire.

This made Abbas II feel very uncomfortable.

Although these cities were not thrown away from him, as a ambitious king, he wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors.

Instead of waiting a few years later, his descendants could only brag to others that our ancestors were rich.

Of course, Abbas II knew very well that it would be difficult to bring down the powerful Ottoman Empire with his own strength alone.

So for so many years he has been enduring and maintaining peace with the Ottoman Empire.

This kind of decision was difficult, but he made it anyway.

But when the Emperor of the Ming Empire proposed to join forces with the Safi Empire, Abbas II was really moved.

Because he knew very well that with the current strength of the Safi Empire and the strength of the Ming Empire, he was definitely from the powerful Ottoman Empire.

Even if the Ottomans can fight, they will be hard to beat four hands with two fists, right?

As long as the Ming army and the Persian army unite, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the Ottoman barbarians.

So now it's time to start.

A fire has always been buried in Abbas II's heart, but it has not started to burn.

Liu Xingming's arrival completely ignited the fire, causing it to become a raging fire.

"Since that's the case, then make an alliance."

Abbas II said it firmly without any hesitation.

He wanted to regain the territory that belonged to the Persian Empire, and the arrival of the Ming army could help them well.

"You can report back to your emperor, the Safi Empire is willing to cooperate with you."

After a brief pause, Abbas II added: "You gather in Samarkand first. I guess the Ottomans will take the initiative to attack after the news of the wind."

Liu Xingming was already ecstatic, but he did not show any of it, but saluted very seriously: "I will definitely bring your Majesty's words to you."

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However, Liu Xingming immediately went to the Forty-Pillar Palace to pack his bags after leaving Alikapu Palace. He did not intend to stop, but set out to the Bukhara Khanate immediately, and then crossed the Pamir Plateau to return to the Western Regions.

He wanted to tell His Highness the good news as soon as possible, and then send someone to the capital through His Highness the King of Jin to send someone to send a letter to the capital.

Although it was thousands of miles apart, Liu Xingming could imagine how ecstatic the Emperor of Ming would be when he heard the good news.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty made a lot of efforts to open up the Silk Road, including immigration to the Western Regions, etc.

But he knew very well that this was not enough. If the Silk Road was truly opened, the Ottomans must be defeated and the Persians must be able to become the most loyal ally of the Ming Dynasty.

Only in this way can the Persian Gulf region be stable and merchants dare to go from the West to the East through the Silk Road.

His Majesty the Emperor is playing a big game of chess.

Liu Xingming felt the heavy responsibility of his own, so he did not dare to take it lightly at all.

Now that the mission has been completed, he needs to return and report immediately.

The next thing depends on how His Highness King Jin arranged it. After all, in terms of troops and formation, Liu Xingming is far from a rival to Li Dingguo.

It is naturally the most appropriate to command all this by the King of Jin.

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Seeing that more and more businessmen were coming and going, Li Dingguo was in a very good mood.

Although these merchants are currently going to Samarkand and at most they go to this place, they can open up at least half of the Silk Road.

Going further west, you will enter the area controlled by the Persians and Ottomans.

According to His Majesty the Emperor, Persians have relatively gentle personalities and are easier to deal with.

As for the Ottomans, they were rebellious and they would not be willing to give up the Silk Road if they didn't defeat them if they were afraid of them.

That's why Li Dingguo asked Liu Xingming to go on a mission to the Persian Empire to promote cooperation and alliances.

But Liu Xingming has been here for so long and no news has been passed back.

Li Dingguo was still worried.

But he was the King of Jin of the Ming Dynasty, and this kind of worry could not be easily revealed.

Otherwise, if others think of it, it would be a small joke. If the morale of the army is shaken, Li Dingguo will really be more than worth the loss.

Of course, Li Dingguo trusted Liu Xingming very much.

Although Liu Xingming made mistakes in leading troops before, when it comes to the mission, there is probably no one more suitable person in the Western Regions than Liu Xingming.

Li Dingguo firmly believed that Liu Xingming would definitely return triumphantly.

But it was said that Li Dingguo was about to have lunch on this day when his personal soldiers came to report that Duke Lin asked for a meeting.

Li Laiheng was the leader and person in charge of the entire Kuidong Army, so Li Dingguo respected Li Laiheng very much.

Upon hearing Li Laiheng's request to see him, Li Dingguo quickly put down his chopsticks and said, "Hurry up, go and invite Duke Lin in. Wait, go and add another pair of bowls and chopsticks. I want to eat with Duke Lin."

The personal soldiers quickly took the order and did as they did.

But after Li Laiheng entered the house, he said with a look of ecstasy: "Does Your Highness, King of Jin know who is back? It's Xingming, Xingming is back."

Li Dingguo was really surprised when he heard this.

"What, Xingming has come back? Where is it now?"

"Now in my mansion, Xingming has suffered from heatstroke and exhaustion from a long journey. I asked the doctor to help him treat it, and it was not a serious problem. But I was afraid that I would not be able to come to pay homage to His Highness, so I hurried to report a letter."

Hearing this, Li Dingguo slapped his head and said, "It's already this time, why are you here to pay homage to me? I will go and see him now."

After saying that, Li Dingguo ordered people to prepare horses.

The personal soldiers hurriedly said, "Your Highness, will you stop eating this lunch?"

Li Dingguo shook his head and said, "What else can I have to eat? Let's remove it."

But Li Ding Guofeng left the mansion in a burgeoning manner, and Li Laiheng followed behind.

The two of them left the gate, turned on their horses one after another, clamped their legs and whipped them toward Li Laiheng's mansion.

Li Laiheng's mansion is not far from Li Dingguo's mansion, and he arrived in a while.

Li Dingguo jumped off the horse and handed the reins to Li Laiheng's doorman. Li Laiheng also got off the horse neatly, and then trotted behind Li Dingguo.

"Duke Lin, how is Xingming now? But are you awake?"

Li Dingguo was anxious and asked while walking.

Li Laiheng hurriedly replied, "Please rest assured Your Highness, King of Jin, Xingming is in good condition now. He is awake, but his body is still a little weak. Let's take as much rest as possible."

Li Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."

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Chapter completed!