The great mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, poet, Omar Hayam of this era walked in the Isfahan court full of exquisite carvings and luxurious decorations, and his steps seemed a little staggering. He was already an old man, and his status in the Isfahan court had plummeted since his classmate, friend Nizam Mulek and his sultan Maliksha who protected him died one after another.

No one appreciates his talent anymore! No one appreciates his "Algebra", his higher power roots, his research on the original geometry, his research on the astronomical calendar, and his poetry.

Not only was no one appreciated, but many religious scholars pointed out that his poems had a tendency to be without immortality. This made the devout Queen Mother, Sultan, self-proclaimed Sultan and self-proclaimed Sultan even more hate him, the old guy.

Of course, there is another reason that makes him annoying. It is an unexpected combination of him and the terrifying old man in the mountains, Hassan Ben Sabach, who is also a classmate and friend. Perhaps he is the greatest living Tianfang Sect scientist, and the founder of the Saint Seiya of Tianfang Sect, who is actually a classmate and friend.

This relationship made Omar Hayam's situation even more difficult in the Isfahan court and almost nothing could be done. Moreover, he had no intention of conducting mathematical research, and he was trying his best to prove his devout Tianfang scholars to others every day.

This increasingly conservative atmosphere also made Omar Hayam worry about the future of the Tianfang Cult. The once glorious Palace of Wisdom, the Jingcheng Brotherhood and the rationalists are now on the decline. The activities of translating and studying ancient Greek philosophy and scientific books are gradually stagnating. The "Four Syllogisms of Scientific Methods" proposed by the late "first scientist" Haishemu have not used it yet.

Even Omar Hayam pessimistically saw that the future of Tianfang Sect would fall like the ignorant Christianity... This is really terrible!

But, as an old man who has no power except knowledge, what can he change? What can he do except appeal to the Sudan and the Sudan heirs who do not believe in knowledge at all?

With helplessness and bitterness, the greatest scientist of this era has arrived outside the three-story palace hall. A black eunuch was waiting there. When he saw Omar Hayam, he said, "Giastin (this is Hayam's honorific title, meaning 'help of faith'), the Sultan invites you in."

No need to wait?

Hayam was a little excited. Over the years, he often waited outside the Sudan hall for several hours, but in the end he couldn't even see the Sudan.

I can actually see the Sultan immediately today. Could it be that Sultan Muhammad changed his mind?

The old man's pace became lighter and he quickly followed the black eunuch into the magnificent hall. A summoning was taking place in the hall. Sultan Muhammad I was summoning a middle-aged man wearing Arab costumes and bearded clothes.

The middle-aged man spoke Arabic in a low standard, which made Sultan Mohammed I frowned. Seeing Hayam coming in, Sultan interrupted the man and said to Hayam: "Giastin, how much do you know about the peach blossom stone?"

"Peach Blossom Stone?" Hayam was stunned, "Does it refer to the Karakhans? Didn't they be defeated by Governor Sanjar?"

Sanjar is the Seljuk Sultan who was beaten by Yelu Dashi in the Battle of Katwan. He is not a Sultan yet, but he has mastered most of the territory of the Seljuk Turks.

Five years ago, the Sikarakh Khanate, which had originally surrendered to the Seljuk Turks, took advantage of the internal strife of the Seljuk Turks to launch a rebellion and tried to get rid of the Seljuk Turks' rule. Sultan Muhammad I ordered his invincible third brother, Sanjar, to suppress the rebellion. Sanjar led his troops to fight the Sikarakhs near Termez in the Amu River Basin, killing the Khan Kibolail of the Sikarakhs, and forcing the Sikarakhs to surrender again.

Oh, if we use a more formal statement, it should be that the Seljuk Turkic invading army killed the Kibolail Khan of China in the Amu River Basin of Lower China...

"It's not the man who lowered the peach blossom stone," said Seljuk's Sultan, "It's the Buddhist army that upper the peach blossom stone that wants to attack the peach blossom stone... They may regain the land of Kashgar and Khotan that was seized by Kadir Khan."

"Go to the Peach Blossom Stone?" Hayam thought for a while, "Is it the pagan country that calls itself the 'Song Dynasty'? This country is said to be very weak and has been bullied by the Khitans who occupy the Peach Blossom Stone. How can we attack the Peach Blossom Stone now?"

Sultan pointed to the middle-aged man with a beard, "Giastin, this businessman who claimed to be from Guangzhou City where Shang Taohua Stone was named Ali. According to him, now Shang Taohua Stone has produced a military and incompetent monarch, who is recognized as the eternal leader of Peach Blossom Stone... What is Li, what is Li?"

It turned out that the person who met the Sultan in the court of Isfahan was Pu Ali. He took the Ali warship from Aceh Port to Basra after the defeat of Pu Abu. He originally wanted to report to the Caliph that the State of Song was about to invade, but was taken to Isfahan by the Iraqi Governor of Seljuk and handed over to Sultan Mohammed I.

"Li Shimin." Pu Ali quickly said for Sultan, "The current Emperor Zhao Ji of Song is a powerful military force and appoints treacherous and slandered. He is considered by the knowledgeable people in the country to be the second Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin."

"Yes, Li Shimin!" Muhammad I, "This name is quite familiar. Have you heard of it... Giastin, has this foolish monarch mentioned in the classics of the Tianfang Sect?"

"No, Your Majesty Sultan." Hayam was a great scholar, and of course he knew who Li Shimin said, "This name appears in the legend of the Turks."

"Turkish?"

"Yes." Hayam said, "It was this foolish monarch who destroyed the Turkic Empire of the Asina clan more than 480 years ago and captured Jie Li Khan from the eastern part of the empire to Chang'an. Then his army destroyed the western part of the Turkic Empire, and captured Shaboluo Khan also took Chang'an..."

"Ah! Heaven, Heaven Khan!" Muhammad I almost jumped up from the throne, "This Li Shimin is the most terrifying enemy of our Turks, Tian Khan! We Turks suffered hundreds of years because of him!"

"Yes, yes, just him..."

Muhammad pointed at Pu Ali, "You liar, actually called Tian Khan a fool. If he was a fool, wouldn't I be even worse than a fool?"

Pu Ali was also confused enough. He actually forgot that the Seljuks were also Turks. How could they not know who destroyed the Turkic Empire before?

Seeing the Sultan get angry, he quickly fell to the ground, just shivering, and didn't know what to say.

There is a consensus that Emperor Taizong of Tang was a powerful and powerful monarch, and it was not that Pu Ali was talking nonsense!

"Sultan, please calm your anger." Hayam thought for a while and said, "Tian Khan is the most brutal tyrant in the history of Peach Blossom Stone, but he is also a great military strategist. The emperor of Peach Blossom Stone today should not have such military talents, right? Maybe he is just brutal. Your brother Sanjar is an invincible general and should be able to defeat the pagan army of Peach Blossom Stone."

"He is preparing to attack the Gurs, a vassal state of the Gassinian state," said the Sultan. "It is ready and will soon start."

The Gurs are also Turkic races, and are the name of the Turkic tribes that moved to the ancient area of ​​Helmand Mountain in Afghanistan. They had always been dependent on the Gassini dynasty and gradually became stronger through many conquests against India. Now they have become the objects of conquest of Sanjar, the actual ruler of the Seljuk Turks.

"His Majesty the Sultan," Hayam made a dutiful suggestion, "maybe Governor Sanjar should be asked to temporarily stop attacking the Gurs."

"I will talk to Sanjar about this.

But there is one thing you need to come forward now... The mission of the Peach Blossom Stone Kingdom has arrived in Basra. You can go there on behalf of me and negotiate with them. Ask them clearly what they want, and then see if they can stop the war on Peach Blossom Stone.

In addition, the mission of the Peach Blossom Stone came in the name of seeking knowledge. You are the most knowledgeable person in Isfahan, go and talk to them to let the pagans know how brilliant our knowledge is."

...

An army is traveling between the peaks and valleys at the westernmost part of Qinghai Road and the junction of Khotan.

The road through the mountains was very rugged, so the marching team of more than 20,000 people was stretched very long. Standing in the middle of the team, there was no head forward or tail behind. The front army might have walked out of this continuous mountain, and the rear army was deep in the mountains.

Ma Zheng, the general army of the Great Education Regiment, was in this team. He rode a green Tang horse, wearing a white robe, a white headscarf wrapped around his head, and even his face was wrapped in a headscarf. He looked like a Tianfang Cultist.

In fact, he was not dressed like this alone, and the entire army, including combat soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, herdsmen and the yellow-headed Uighurs who were leading the way, were dressed like this.

They did not do this to confuse anyone, but to maximize the maintenance of body temperature and moisture in drought and strong sunshine. This method was taught by merchants who often traveled through the desert. The general military computer room, which is good at learning, was immediately taken after some research.

In addition, they also brought enough drinking water and a large amount of marlin candy, which is the legendary cut cake as emergency military rations. They also purchased a large number of camels in advance, set up a special logistics command, and formulated a strict plan for the use of military rations. What to eat first? What to eat later? There are strict regulations and plans. The accompanying herdsmen (the tribe soldiers who drove cattle and sheep) will also withdraw after the cattle and sheep are gradually eaten.

It is precisely under this strict and scientific logistics management that the army commanded by Ma Zheng was able to safely travel through the area known as the Qaidam Basin in later generations. In this process, the number of non-combat personnel was reduced by less than 10%.
Chapter completed!