Liu Chang stood in Tingwei's prison, looking at the paintings on the wall, with his hands on his hips and his face full of joy.
At this moment, what Liu Chang saw was a slightly rough mural. It was a tall and strong man raising his fist. Although it was rough, Liu Chang recognized at a glance that the person in the portrait was none other than himself. This mural was not
It was Liu Chang's front view, in profile, with only half of his face exposed. In front of his fist, there was a man running away with his face also turned sideways.
This artist's painting is very realistic. You can clearly see Liu Chang's facial features and body proportions. However, the painting is also very mysterious, because the person who escaped is only the size of Liu Chang's arm, and Liu Chang is very tall.
Tall, but not that tall. This contrast is simply the difference between an adult and a baby, which is very abnormal.
The more Liu Chang looked at it, the more interesting it became.
The little man painted by the artist is obviously himself. He showed the contrast between his own embarrassment and Liu Chang. What Liu Chang felt was insufficient was that the expression was not drawn for him to see.
He looked a little sluggish and looked numb.
There is a big difference between the portraits of Dahan and Dahan. Of course, Dahan also has many similar mural-style works, but the style difference between the two is still very big.
The artist, now bruised and swollen, was still dancing happily and had no idea what he was talking about.
This guy painted this mural in the prison using very simple "painting tools" such as stones. The soldier guarding them was surprised and called Xuan Moru. When Liu Chang learned about this, he was very playful.
After getting up, I came to the hearing hall to watch. I have to say that in such a short period of time, he was able to draw such a painting with the tools he picked up. This person is quite capable.
There were no professional painters in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and most of them were part-time painters. Some scholars and nobles regarded painting as their own hobby and were literati painters.
Representative literati painters of the Han Dynasty include Liu Bao, the governor of Shu County, Zhao Qi, the great scholar, Zhang Heng, the minister, etc.
In the pre-Qin Dynasty, there were no people who made a living through painting. During the Han Dynasty, some folk painters appeared, but their status was very low. Until the Tang and Song Dynasties, the status of painters was not very high.
As for the late Qin and early Han, oh, painters?? went to farm and fight!
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There are certain risks in being an artist in Da Qin. Qin people even look down on Confucian scholars and think that these people are useless to the country, let alone other professions that have nothing to do with agriculture, industry and the army. The only official folk painters recognized in Da Qin are witches, and many of them are
The witches draw pictures of ghosts and teach people how to drive away and kill these different ghosts. They are also responsible for teaching people how to correctly distinguish different ghosts.
Of course there are official court painters, but future generations don't know whether there were court painters in the Qin State. Anyway, there were some in the Han Dynasty. In the young mansion of the Han Dynasty, there was an official position called the director of the studio, and there were royal painters here.
Representative figures include Mao Yanshou, Liu Bai, Yang Wang, etc.
Judging from the fact that the Han Dynasty copied everything... and learned from the system of the Qin Dynasty, the Shaofu of the Qin Dynasty probably also had royal painters.
So what do the professional folk painters who appeared in Dahan mainly do? In fact, it is similar to the group of witches in Daqin. It is also a very popular job. Although the money is not much, it is basically impossible to deal with their own customers. Their customers
The satisfaction rate can reach 100%, and they will not easily come to trouble, and there will be no refunds or anything like that.
They painted the tombs of the deceased.
As for the Greek side, although the status of painters was higher than that of the Han side, there were no professional painters and they were directly classified in the ranks of aristocratic artists.
The translator soon appeared. This translator was actually a private translator hired by these people. However, they should have hired one from their own country, from the countries in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty. They also expected this merchant to say something good for them.
Isn’t it a wishful act?
However, Liu Chang liked this translator quite a lot. He just said whatever he wanted. His translation skills may not be deep, but he still understood these barbarians quite well.
After the translation's explanation, Liu Chang understood somewhat.
"He always just wanted to draw pictures for me?"
"Yes, he also wants to build a statue for you... Your Majesty doesn't know. I have seen the statues of these people. The bodies of those statues are similar to yours. The Huns always say that you are
Hercules... It seems that those in the west also know your reputation."
"People with poisonous bodies simply believe in ghosts and gods more than people in Longxi... I used to be a witch in Longxi... cough cough."
The merchant quickly lowered his head.
Liu Chang smiled and pulled him to his side, "If you have anything to say, just say it. I will absolve you of the past!"
The merchant grinned and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. In those days, the poisonous people were very fierce. Their soldiers often robbed merchants along the way. We didn't dare to go there, so we could only do other business. I took the ordinary
branches, carve and paint them randomly, take
When I went to Longxi, I was told that the branches were blessed by a great witch and could drive away ghosts. As a result, the nobles in Longxi spent a lot of money to buy them... The Huns also believe in ghosts and gods. I also used this method to deceive the Huns, but the Huns
If people don't want to give money, they just rob..."
"Later we went to Shendu. As soon as we bought the goods, we encountered a strong sandstorm and could not travel. In desperation, we had to repeat the same trick... It turned out that the people in Shendu believed in ghosts and gods more than the people in Longxi. We learned that this was from the East.
The things blessed by the gods are being fought over locally... If we weren't afraid of something happening, we would have almost sold all our goods and gone to work as witches there..."
The merchant talked about his interesting experiences, but then said hurriedly: "These are all mistakes made in the past, please forgive me!"
Liu Chang obviously didn't care and pulled him up, "No problem, please tell me about the body poison in detail. Do they really believe this?"
"Yes, these outsiders are fine, but the indigenous people, well, it's hard to describe. Your Majesty will know it if you see it with your own eyes. In the Han Dynasty, if someone is born with fewer hands, he will be abandoned and killed. But over there, he
Will be regarded as a god..."
Liu Chang squinted his eyes, looked at the Daxia envoys on the side, and then looked at the artist.
"What's your name?"
The translator said: "His name is Langdon. He said that he is a court painter of the Great Xia Kingdom. This time he came to remember the situation of the Han Dynasty and paint it for their king after he returns..."
"Landon, that's good...not bad."
Liu Chang said with a smile, and then he released these envoys and let them rest in Chang'an temporarily.
...
"Your Majesty, you want to send envoys to return to Daxia, go out as envoys to the various countries, and send pedestrian armies there to welcome their painters and witches. I can understand..."
"But, what you said about using gods to fight against divine poisons, I simply can't understand...how can you...don't you not believe in ghosts and gods?"
Feng Jing's face was filled with confusion. He couldn't keep up with this tyrant's thoughts. Why do you think one thing is right?
What does it mean to conquer with gods?
Are you planning to imitate the Qin State in driving away ghosts and gods to perform corvee service?
We can’t learn everything from Qin!
The Han Dynasty inherited a series of systems from the Qin State, but in terms of its attitude towards ghosts and gods, it inherited more from the Chu State and kept a respectful distance from it. After all, Liu Bang was a Chu native, and most of the ministers in the court were also Chu natives. Liu Changlun The ancestors were decent Chu people, but they were born in Guanzhong. Therefore, the war at the end of Qin Dynasty was a large group of Chu people robbing the world, with a few outsiders coming up with suggestions.
Liu Chang was not joking at all at this moment. He said seriously: "Currently, the big man does not have the strength to conquer body poison. The main reason is that I can't leave..."
"However, although soldiers cannot arrive, prestige can... Those who paint and make sculptures can let people over there know the prestige of the Han Dynasty. If we send people to communicate more, first of all It can clearly see the situation over there, and it can also spread our reputation. If the Huns treat me as a god and spread it in their body, do you think they will do it when this god comes with an army in the future? If you are afraid, will you take the initiative to surrender?"
"this...."
This was the first time Feng Jing heard such a statement.
Liu Chang continued: "When I went to conquer the Huns, the Huns were so frightened when they saw the white horse under my crotch that they fled in a hurry. When they came to some tribes, the local witches brought people to worship me and regarded me as a god. worship...."
"But that may not be the case with Shendu!"
"Your Majesty cannot make judgments based on a merchant's words!"
"Yes, that's why I came to discuss it with you. Otherwise, I would have ordered Prime Minister Zhou to handle this matter."
Feng Jing pursed his lips and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, you have to wait a while, Mr. Xingren hasn't practiced yet."
The staff of the nine ministers of the Han Dynasty are very luxurious, and the same is true for the diplomats responsible for diplomacy. The departments under his command are divided into pedestrians, translators, and other orders, plus the chief ministers and governors in various places. Among them The Translator's Order is responsible for the dynasty's external translation affairs. There are many translators under the Translator's Order. These people are proficient in the languages, cultures, characters, etc. of different regions, and can serve as important translators when they meet in court.
However, there are currently no translators who can speak the Daxia language, so they can only use that merchant from the Western Regions. Feng Jing has already prepared to recruit this merchant to serve as the translator, and he will be responsible for the Daxia language. At the same time, Feng Jing has already We are looking for capable people who know how to speak poisonous words from various places and prepare to recruit them all.
For anyone, working as an official under Jiu Qing is considered a good job.
Because this matter is mainly focused on Daxia, the pedestrian army Feng Jing wants to train must all master the local language.
The People's Liberation Army has to undergo a lot of training, and the language difficulties have not been overcome, so they are not ready yet.
Liu Chang did not panic. He said with a smile: "The pedestrian army can continue to practice. Painters like Langdon in Daxia are the best pedestrian troops! If we can't send people over, let them send more people over." !”
"It would be best to cause a disturbance among their people..."
"It would be better if we could find a group of people with poisonous bodies to use for us."
"I don't allow big men to believe in ghosts and gods, but if people from abroad believe in it, what can I do? I can't control them!"
Feng Jing frowned, sat aside and began to think deeply.
"Let's do this. If you pay a little attention to this matter, these barbarians don't seem smart. You should be able to deal with it. Tell them more about my deeds. You know what to say... Let these people go back as soon as possible.
, By the way, isn’t the teacher in the Western Region? Ask him to do a favor and escort him if he can. Don’t let these people be killed by the Huns..."
Han Xin is currently in the Western Regions, responsible for all matters related to body poisoning.
To be honest, if Han Xin had not been in the Western Regions, these envoys from Daxia might not have been able to come here safely. Han Xin took the initiative and cut off all the minions of the Huns wandering around the gates of the Western Regions. He often used Xiahou Zao and others as the vanguard.
, captured the bandits and Huns outside, and used them as slaves to build inns and roads. The inns along the roads could ensure the flow of news, and the roads could ensure that the army arrived quickly.
In addition, Han Xin also sent chariots and cavalry to attack proactively, with Xia Houying as general, to constantly test the Huns.
The reason why we had to go all the way to transfer Xiahou Ying from Hexi to be a general was because his son was not good enough. Xiahou Zao served as the vanguard and made many achievements and won a lot of military merits. As a result, he got carried away and drank too much at the banquet.
If they didn't agree, they beat the general Zhou Zao who came to celebrate. The reason why he beat him was very simple. Why do you also call him Zao?
Therefore, the military merits he worked so hard to obtain could only be used to atone for his sins, and he continued to move forward steadily.
Han Xin thought that although this guy was brave, he was too volatile and not stable enough, so he called his father to continue to serve as a general. Xia Houying was old, but he did not betray Han Xin's trust. He got more prisoners in the first battle than
Xiahou Zao went on three or four expeditions and there were even more.
After serving as a vanguard under his father's command, Xiahou Zao did not dare to make trouble and watched his father gain military honors crazily.
Lu Tazhi laughed at him: If he is strong, he has not changed.
Xiahou Zao just told him proudly: "My father is doing something for me. Sooner or later, his title, his land, and his land will all be mine."
Han Xin's current position is like the Han version of the "Governor-General of the Indian Advance Army". He is preparing for the future crusade against body poisoning. Han Xin has always attached great importance to intelligence. He has also established an intelligence agency similar to a pedestrian army. However, he uses
But they are all from the Western Regions, especially those from the Western Regions who are similar to Shendu Man. The main reason is that people from the Central Plains are too easy to be found there, and their appearance is too different.
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With the beginning of spring, the Han army in Liaodong launched another attack.
The Han army of more than 60,000 people launched a general attack from three fronts. The Mahan people spent a whole winter building the defenses, but they only wanted to be like a paper lake. Because when the Han army charged, the Mahan soldiers were
Escape, surrender, and even rebellion occurred.
, these people were used as livestock by the generals, and they had long been simmering with anger. With the courage given by the Han army, they directly bit back. King Ma Han worked hard to build it at the cost of tens of thousands of people freezing to death.
The isolation fortifications blocked the Han army for half an hour.
No matter how powerful a fortress is, once cracks appear inside, it will collapse very quickly.
The Han army encountered almost no resistance. The people who had been tortured by King Ma Han spontaneously came to greet the Han army and even asked to fight with the Han army.
Sitting on the chariot, Xu Li couldn't help but shook his head as he looked at the Mahan people in the distance who were cheering for getting the food.
At first, like King Yan, he did not take seriously the words of Fu Qiu Bo and others, but he never expected that the effect was so obvious. Is it because King Ma Han was too cooperative? In the coldest time, he forced his soldiers to build fortifications.
Even winter clothes are not given. You know, now the Han army will give winter clothes to prisoners to prevent them from freezing to death. This treatment is not even as good as prisoners. If they don’t oppose you, who will you oppose???
Although the Mahan people here don't have much etiquette, you can see some topless people everywhere along the way, people living in mausoleum-like houses, but even animals can understand where it is better to stay.
Fu Qiupe's theory and the benevolence and righteousness he proposed are just slogans. What they really need to do is to divide the people. To put it bluntly, buy people's hearts and minds with food, clothing, and a gentle attitude. It's that simple.
However, Mahan's national strength cannot afford it. Even if they wanted to, they could not provide food or winter clothes. Even if they had a mild attitude, they could not afford it.
This is all based on strong national strength.
The vanguard of the Han army has already approached the opponent's royal city, and this newly built royal city cannot stop the Han army at all.
At this moment, King Ma Han was fleeing quickly with his close subordinates. This King Ma Han was called Qi Miao. He was cruel, but he was not too stupid. After knowing that the defense line had been breached, he ordered his son to serve as the commander.
The king himself ran away directly with his henchmen. His purpose was to run to the seaside, where they still had many ships. They wanted to sail away from this land and find an island to live on.
At this moment, formal seagoing ships have not been invented. There are still things that can be used to go to sea by river ships. However, the risk is huge. There are only six out of ten ships. It is okay to sail along the offshore sea. Once you travel far, the probability of death will become very high.
of huge.
These ships prepared by King Mahan in advance were filled with money, food, cloth, and even beauties.
Accompanied by his confidants, he hurriedly boarded the ship, and soon the docked ships set off.
But not long after they left, a huge fleet appeared in the distance.
The flag with Chinese characters hanging on the ship is still faintly visible.
"Huangtou...is a big man Huangtou!
Run! Hurry up!
"
King Ma Han screamed in fear, hurriedly changed the channel and fled quickly.
At this moment, Zhou Shengzhi, who was on the boat, also noticed these people. Zhou Shengzhi hurriedly asked the lookout above to report the situation, and quickly made a judgment, "There must be big fish on this boat! Chase after these people! Catch them!"
Cut off the head!
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A yellow head hurriedly stepped forward, "General, we are not familiar with this place, and if we go further, we will be far away from the land, and it will be very dangerous..."
"Then you give the order to have the army guard here and wait for Fan Kang. Move three large ships and I will go after him myself!
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"only!
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The two fleets immediately started a chase in this sea area.
ps: This is not something Lao Lang made up. Historical records record that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used naval forces to attack North Korea. Later, the Han Dynasty also recorded that the three Han Dynasties had contacts with the Japanese. Even the King of Yan sent people there. As Yan
In the three Koreas of Korea, where the majority are descendants of Koreans, it is actually quite normal to know that there are Japanese islands.
The original text of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Japanese lived in the sea southeast of Korea, living on the mountain islands, and there were more than a hundred countries. Since Emperor Wu destroyed Korea, there were thirty or so countries whose posts were connected to the Han Dynasty.