Chapter 958

Vologassis V was a king of Parthia, and his reign was the time when the Parthian Empire fell into collapse.

Parthia fought with Rome for hundreds of years. By the time vologassis V became the leader of the Parthian Empire, the Parthian Empire had been defeated for nearly a hundred years in a row in the Middle East, first losing Syria and then losing northwest Iraq. The national war was at a disadvantage. The minds of domestic aristocrats and countries, if not the Romans, would also have their own problems, The history of the Parthian Empire is almost over by vologassis v.

Vologassis VI was the successor of vologassis v. he did not change the decline of the war externally, and because the continuous tax increase angered the domestic aristocrats, many aristocrats of the Parthian Empire persuaded their brother aldaban IV to rebel, and the Parthian Empire fell into division.

After that, ardaban IV, who received many nobles, defeated vologassis VI and obtained the rule of the Parthian Empire, but vologis VI retained his rule in Babylonia, even after the fall of the Parthian Empire.

When Artaban IV ascended the throne, the Parthian Empire was already in the twilight.

The military pressure from the outside (mainly imposed by Rome) and the endless rebellion at home made the last generations of rulers of the Parthian Empire in a state of anxiety.

Since the Parthians are also regarded by the Persians as foreign rulers in Iran, their life is even harder.

The Parthians are not Persians. They are descendants of the descendants of Alexander the Great's eastern expedition. In retrospect, we have to talk about the Seleucid Empire. In fact, they are some Greek or mixed races of Greek and other ethnic groups.

The end of the Seleucid Empire is the resistance process of some Greek Americans who are dissatisfied with the status quo, combined with Persians, Cypriots and other nationalities. The establishment of Parthia is the result of the Seleucid Empire being swept into the garbage of history.

Later, naturally, the Greek (mixed race) won the rule in the new country of Parthia, but the Persians firmly controlled the region of Iran, forming a political pattern in which the Persians controlled the east of Parthia and the Greek and multi-ethnic mixed race controlled other regions of Parthia, which was not a binary system, but a binary system.

Shortly after Artaban IV ascended the throne (A.D. 216), the Roman emperor Caracalla, who was famous for his cruelty and debauchery, launched an aggression against Parthia. The battle was mainly carried out in Parthia, causing great damage to Parthia. However, in 217, the crazy and unpopular Caracalla was assassinated and killed. Artaban IV successfully defeated his successor and drove the Romans out of Iran (Battle of nicibis).

However, the governor of Fars, aldasher (later aldasher I of the Persian Sassanian Empire), who had always been inclined to independence, finally challenged aldaban IV.

Aldaban IV was killed in the battle of olmizdagan plain. After al Dahir continued to fight and control the whole country, the Persian Sassanian empire was established.

The collapse and demise of the Parthian Empire was due to external pressure and internal problems, which forced the rulers to continuously increase taxes. As a result, not only the civilians were desperate for the rulers, but also the major nobles rebelled one after another. Even if the nobles did not rebel and separated from the central government, they had the opportunity of aldasher I.

In just three or four years, the country's annual military expenditure has increased almost fivefold. Let alone the financial situation of Persian Sassanian has been a little bad. Even if their financial situation is good, they have suddenly doubled again and again in just a few years until their military expenditure has increased almost fivefold. Not only for Persian Sassanian, it should be said that it is only fatal for any country.

"We are now in some ways very similar to the end of the Parthian Empire." Gambisis couldn't help but fight a cold war: "for example, at the end of the Parthian Empire, domestic rebellion continued. At present, we are also facing the continuous rebellion of Arabs and other ethnic groups."

Zhuxia has a saying that taking history as a mirror, as long as other countries or nations have historical records, they must have similar views.

Facing the continuous rebellion of ethnic groups led by Arabs, bossasan has no stability in the west of the country for decades. It would be no better if it were not for the Persians in the East.

It is precisely because they have the basic plate of stability in the East, and the Persian Sassanian has the foundation to support it. The key is their East. Because the Han Empire was "born in the sky", the Han Empire showed a strong desire for expansion. Before the Han Empire took any concrete action, the original stability situation has been shaken.

"In fact, we all know that building a defense chain in the East is to appease." Keshias looked at the Han Army on the way, and most of the time his eyes were staring at the cannon pulled by the horse: "what kind of fortification can resist that sharp weapon?"

The eyes of the people in the car are moving in the past, and everyone is full of powerlessness from his face to his mind.

It doesn't matter whether there is a word "time gap" in Persian. They only know that the Han people are already using firearms, but they are still screwing a knife.

Every nation has its own advantages when it can exist. Persians do not have their own glorious history. Perhaps it should be said that Persians not only have their own glorious history, but also have become the glorious role of the known great demon king of all countries in the world.

The glory of the Persians was interrupted by the Greeks. After hundreds of years of struggle, they stood up again. Before they were glad of the decline of the Greeks, the Romans replaced the Greeks and became their eternal enemies.

It's hard for a country to have a strong enemy. Especially when bossasan faced Rome, he was weak most of the time. They were celebrating that Rome became weak because of the civil war. Countless Persians thought that when the Persians bullied the Romans, they suddenly found a more powerful country in their East, I don't know how many people burst into tears in an instant.

"What we should do now is pray." Keshias is not a devout believer. The more he knows the gap, the more he has an impulse to listen to fate: "pray that our friendship with the Han people will last forever."

The Persians are all silent. Now they can only pray that the Han people are not hostile to their country and do not want to see the two countries enter a state of war. Otherwise, the Han Empire will travel a long way to attack from the land in the East, and there will be troops from the Han Empire's navy and sea sources landing in the southwest. In an instant, it will be a situation of being attacked by the front and back.

"What we should be most careful about is still the Romans." Gambisis did not believe in what the Romans called friendship: "they have betrayed their faith more than once in history."

If we only measure the national reputation, from the perspective of Persians and a series of studies, the Romans really have no reputation. However, through research, it is found that as long as the Han people speak by those who control the world, they belong to "the king has no jokes".

Persians have always been extremely eager for Liu Yan to talk about their friendship with sassanne in public. They know that as long as Liu Yan believes that sassanne is a country that can coexist peacefully, no matter what other Han people's senses towards sassanne, the national policy of the Han Empire towards sassanne will basically be determined.

It is a pity that Liu Yan has never told in public which country he likes. On several occasions in private, he mentioned his sympathy for the Persians' long-term invasion by the Romans.

It was only Liu Yan who expressed sympathy for the invasion of Persia to Ye Na that made the Persians feel very happy.

They think so. Although it's a shame to get sympathy, in a way, it proves that Liu Yan has a certain affection for Sasan. Can it show that Liu Yan has no malice towards Sasan?

At present, most countries are supreme rulers, and they can say it implicitly. Once the supreme ruler decides something, it is equivalent to determining the direction of national policy formulation and winning the favor of a powerful king. A second-class powerful country is a bonus. For a weak country, it may be the key to the survival of the country.

"The princess is pregnant." Gambisis thought that this was too good news. What was a bit flawed was: "the princess of Rome was also pregnant."

For nearly half a year after becoming emperor, Liu Yan was in a state of no big things to do. There were so many fresh people in the harem. As a man, he would inevitably have a desire to hunt for beauty. In the first half of the year, he turned into a stallion, and the broadcast seed naturally ushered in a high harvest.

The continuous pregnancy of concubines in the harem is not only the joy of all countries, but also the joy of the officials of the Han Empire.

Too few royal families is not a good thing for a country. It can even be said to be a major event that shakes the country's foundation.

To say a bad word, if something bad happens when there are few Royal people, there will be more people under the premise of family and world, and the probability of being able to pick a girder will be greater.

"If there is one baby boy left, I will ask your majesty to grant him a fief in Syria." Keshias made up his mind after careful consideration and told another news about the Romans: "their other princess has a similar plan."

Helena's plan is not to involve a baby with royal blood of the Han Empire in the quagmire of the Middle East. She plans Egypt. Egypt is currently a fief of Julian. If she wants to achieve her goal, she should not only convince Julian, but also pass through Constantius II.

"Such a risk is great!" Gambisis said without concealment: "letting the prince with the royal blood of the Han Empire intervene in Syria will cause fear in Rome, but it also gives the Han Empire a reason to intervene."

"So it is also a test of the Han Empire's attitude towards China." It is impossible that keshias did not expect that level. He still decided to implement it with great determination: "if we determine the attitude of the Han Empire as soon as possible, we don't have so many hesitations and concerns."

If it is confirmed that the Han Empire will not coexist peacefully with Sassanian, they will not have to worry about the follow-up of repeated tax increases. All the prerequisites must be to plan to resist the invasion from the Han Empire at all costs.

"Now the most important thing is the Roman side." Gambisis did not believe in the Romans, but he understood that it was not a problem whether he believed or not. It was sassanne who needed to stabilize Rome: "no matter what the real ideas of the Han Empire towards us, we need to try our best to suppress the rebellion in China."

The Persians had always known clearly that the Romans were supporting the rebels. Aren't they also Roman nobles who supported the dissatisfied Constantine family? They negotiated with Rome and reached the understanding that the Romans stopped supporting those rebel forces and no longer supported those nobles in Rome. After the agreement, the two sides did not leave a written record.

It seems that the rebel forces in Sassanian have not been cut off at all. A few rebel forces are even richer in financial resources than before. They questioned the Romans, and the reply was that the Romans denied having anything to do with themselves, and the Romans implied that everything was done by the Han people.

"Although there is no evidence, not even from any trace..." gambisis said firmly, "it must have been done by the Han people."

But so what? Even if we can show evidence, does sassanne want to go to war with the Han Empire?

Sassanne has been avoiding making enemies with the Han Empire. She is deeply afraid of entering a state of war with the Han Empire. She has even done things that ignore the national system, such as sending beautiful women. That is, she knows that the Han people have to be patient to support some rebel forces in China.

"So it would be a way for Yena's children to involve that quagmire." There is no word "lead a wolf into the house" in keshias's dictionary. There may be relevant concepts. Compared with suppressing the rebellion, the reason for the Han Empire to intervene is ranked in the second order: "we all know that there are only interests between the state and the state, so give the Han Empire enough interests, all in order to win more time."

It was not so obvious before. Until the emergence of the Han Empire, many high-level people in Persia realized the sadness and helplessness of the weak.

"We are now in the middle of the two empires." Gambisis subconsciously took a look at the position of the Romans and looked at the marching Han Army: "those fools in China want to win over the Han Empire to deal with the Romans, but they don't think that even if there is an alliance, the most appropriate thing is for the Han and Romans to unite to attack us."

The original intention of Persian Sassanian to contact the Han Empire was to deal with the Romans. At the beginning, they did not have enough knowledge of the strength of the Han Empire. They happily united the Han people and other small countries to send the Gupta Empire to the sacrificial platform.

Waiting for the Gupta Empire to be relatively easily destroyed by the Han Army, the Persians were both stupid and shocked for a moment. They realized that things were not what they imagined. There was no difficulty for the Han Empire to destroy the Gupta empire. They made serious mistakes in their evaluation of the strength of the Han Empire.

"Where there is a will, there is a way to succeed. One hundred and twenty-two Qinguan pass will eventually belong to Chu. Painstaking people and heaven will live up to them. They will lie on their laurels and taste the gall. Three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu." Keshias forgot where he heard the above sentence, but thought it was extremely reasonable: "endure and try your best to endure until the day when you have the ability to say 'no'!"