The temperature almost dropped to about ten degrees below zero, and the breath turned to ice.
Lighting an oil lamp, Wang Chao crouched at his desk and began to record what he had seen and heard over the past few days and the information he had obtained from various channels.
"The Great Xia is located south of the Wei River in the west of Dawan, more than 12,000 miles away from Chang'an. Its customary natives have city houses, and its king lives in Lanshi City. All small and large cities have small chiefs, allowing the people to govern themselves... His soldiers
Weak, afraid of fighting..."
These words were written on the silk cloth, and Wang Chao's eyes also revealed a look of joy.
The dynasty's mission was different from Zhang Qian's carving through the Western Regions in history.
Zhang Qian dug through the Western Region in order to contact the Yuezhi, attack the Xiongnu from a flank, and cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu.
The dynasty's envoy was a probe soldier, who came to find out whether the Yueshi were real or not in Daxia.
The dynasty himself knew this very well. Now who in the world doesn’t know the emperor’s ambition?
Therefore, along the way, he would carefully record what he observed, heard, saw, and even guessed about the countries the dynasty visited.
During these ten days in Daxia, the Dynasty met with the royal family and nobles of Daxia every day, went in and out of Lanshi City, and inspected the country's national conditions, grassroots and military.
Basically, we have a clear understanding of the fundamentals of this country.
Was Daxia the kingdom of Tang and Yu? The dynasty couldn’t figure it out.
However, Daxia is a typical weak country.
Its people are weak and allowed to be driven and whipped by their nobles, with few resisting.
His soldiers were so timid that even the soldiers guarding the gates of the royal capital and the imperial guards of the royal palace were lazy and seemed to be getting by.
Moreover, most of the troops are old, weak, sick and disabled.
Even the imperial guards were unable to prepare all their armor.
Such a country, such an army, let alone deal with the Huns.
I'm afraid, even the real people can be bullied.
but……
Dynasty knew there was a reason for this.
He picked up his pen and continued to write: "I heard that the decline of Great Xia had its reasons! When his predecessor Oumu I was in power, he was nicknamed Emperor.
He had a dispute with Kang Ju and ruled for a long time. Later, he was killed by his son Omu II..."
As I write this, Wang Chao also has a strong sense of justice in his heart.
For the Chinese, regicides will undoubtedly be despised.
"Omu II, who killed his father, was not tolerated by the army and people of his country, so he relied on the Yuezhi soldiers to quell the civil strife in order to become king!"
"Since the Yueshi established Oumu II, they have taken care of their people and livestock, spread their fields and houses, and easily take their gold and silver..."
"I heard about it in Daxia. In the fourth and fifth years of Han Yuande's reign, the Xiongnu all marched westward. They first attacked Dayuan and captured their people and livestock, and then captured the people and livestock of Daxia, Yuezhi, and Kangju...
All the countries were defeated, and they were afraid of the Huns and said: "The whip of the King of Heaven (the whip of Zeus)", so I sent envoys to offer gold, pearls, jade, wealth, beautiful women, craftsmen and utensils, and begged the Huns to retreat, so that I could have peace..."
As I write this, Dynasty is also filled with emotion.
Since entering Bactria, the dynasty has seen prosperous cities, busy commerce and a large number of people.
The people here are different from those in China even though their appearance, skin color and even the pupils of their eyes are different.
However, there is a lot of gold here, the land here is very fertile, and there are countless resources here. There are also cascading dangerous peaks, winding rivers, and magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers.
On the plateau, there are snow-capped mountains, and on the plains, gurgling water flows.
It's just that the agriculture and handicraft industries here are extremely backward.
The people of Daxia were still stuck in the slave-owner manor economic era similar to the Zongzhou period, which made the dynasty not only sigh but also sigh with emotion.
Compared with the Han Dynasty, the Daxia people have completely fallen behind!
"My lord, please rest early. Tomorrow, Kushan will be arriving..." An official who was on an envoy with the dynasty opened the door and said.
Hearing this, Wang Chao nodded, handed the silk book in his hand to the other party, and said: "Be sure to keep it carefully. When we return to the court one day, we can meet the emperor in person and accept this kind of memorial!"
When the other party heard this, he nodded solemnly.
When the mission set out from Chang'an, there were more than a hundred Hu and Han followers, officials, and guards.
However, after the mission passed through the Hexi Corridor, only twenty or thirty people were left. The others were either buried in the mountains of the Hexi Corridor, or were attacked and killed by local wild beasts and savages.
In fact, the entire mission almost died in Hexi.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a Qiang tribe came to help and helped the mission get out of Hexi.
In the Western Regions, the mission also suffered many hardships and was almost wiped out several times.
Fortunately, all the countries in the Western Regions gave great respect to the Han Dynasty behind the dynasty, and many nobles even sent troops to protect them, provide guides, and provide various conveniences.
Even so, when the envoy arrived in Daxia, apart from the Dynasty, only this Han official from Dahonglu and the Dynasty himself were left.
The rest were buried in foreign lands and buried in barren mountains.
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The next day, early in the morning, Wang Dynasty was led by the maid of the Daxia Palace to a hall in the Daxia Palace.
The walls on both sides of the hall are carved with beautiful murals.
These murals describe the stories of the previous kings of Daxia and some myths and legends.
The most obvious thing in these murals is a goddess with an owl and other birds on her hands. This seems to be a goddess that the people of Daxia worship very much.
After glancing at these murals for a few moments, the dynasty gave a slight greeting to the nobles sitting on the throne and on both sides, and said: "On the order of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, to comfort Daxia, the Yuezhi envoy dynasty has met you all!"
Then, the translator next to him, a guide from the Western Regions who came to Daxia with the dynasty, used the language of the Sai people to tell the people of Daxia what the dynasty said: "On the order of the great Emperor of Silk Kingdom, I came to Buck
The envoys from Tria and Yuezhi met with the king, the senators and the Kushan governor..."
As for these words, Daxia people still need to go through their own translation. There is no way to translate it again. The Cypriot language is a bit like a foreign language to them.
However, the Yuezhi people do not need translation anymore. In the process of moving westward, they have learned many foreign languages including the Cypriot language, but they have also forgotten their mother tongue.
Today, among the Yuezhi people, Cypriot and Daxia are relatively common daily languages.
Therefore, when the Yuezhi people on the left heard this, they immediately started talking to each other. Everyone turned their eyes sideways and looked at the dynasty and the plan in his hand.
An old man, who was already very old, leaned into the ear of Qiu Mimi, the chief minister of Guishang County, and whispered a few words.
Qiu Mimi nodded after listening.
The Yuezhi people once lived as nomads in Xicui of Zongzhou a long time ago. Later, they almost migrated to Hexi.
But during the Qin Dynasty, the Yuezhi people had many interactions with the Qin people.
Later, the Yuezhi people were defeated by the Xiongnu and had to move westward. In the process, the Yuezhi people abandoned many of their own traditions.
But some things were still preserved.
For example, this old priest knows more or less some ancient secrets.
It was obvious that Wang Dynasty's appearance, the way he spoke, and the words in his hands all matched the memories of the old priest.
Therefore, Qiu Mimi immediately stood up with a smile and said to the dynasty: "Chinese envoy, you have worked hard all the way. I, Yuezhi Guishuang Xihou Qiu Mimi, would like to express my gratitude to the envoy on behalf of my king!"
At this time, the Yuezhi was already torn apart.
However, the Yuezhi King still survived, because the divided tribes could not eliminate and defeat other tribes, they could just live their own lives.
Since the end of the Huns' Western Expedition the year before last, the Central Asian countries have fallen into a terrible dilemma.
Especially the Yuezhi people were almost fearful to the point of being extremely frightened.
The Huns' terrifying fighting power and ferocious fighting methods made all the Yuezhi nobles tremble with fear. During the war, two of the Yuezhi nobles died in the battle!
The hatred against the Huns forced the Yuezhi people to find a way out.
They were once driven from Hexi to the Western Regions by the Huns, and then expelled from the Western Regions to Central Asia.
The Yuezhi people knew that if they could not find a countermeasure, their only option would be to continue moving westward.
However, few people are willing to continue moving westward.
In this Central Asia, the Yuezhi people have been settled for twenty or thirty years.
They are accustomed to the water, soil and scenery here. The most important thing is that here, the Yuezhi people have no enemies or competitors.
Neither Kangju nor Daxia could cause harm to the Yueshi.
Moreover, the people here are weak and timid, making them the best targets for oppression and exploitation.
After leaving here, the Yuezhi people are not sure whether they can find a better home than this one.
However, the Huns were obviously an invincible enemy.
This really made all members of the Yuezhi family worry about turning their hair gray.
At this time, some Huns prisoners of war captured during the war told the Yuezhi people something.
In the distant ancestral land, China, which was once so powerful that all nations bowed to its knees, has risen again.
This dynasty called Han, led by a god-emperor, defeated the Huns many times and wiped out thousands of Xiongnu cavalry.
The Huns were hurt by the beating, so they chose to march westward.
This made all Yuezhi people who learned about this incident dumbfounded.
Emotionally, the Huns are not here for revenge and hunting. They are just beaten by a more powerful opponent and can only choose to come to the west to rob and replenish their blood.
After that, various Yuezhi tribes continued to send spies to the Western Regions in disguise or following merchants to find out more information.
As a result, more information continued to become known as these spies returned.
The cruelty of the war in the East has also unveiled its mystery.
The Huns indeed suffered a very tragic defeat in the east.
The Zhelan tribe, known as the whip of Shan Yu, was completely wiped out. King Youxian was killed in the battle, and tens of thousands of troops were lost!
Recently, there are vague rumors that the Huns suffered an even more tragic defeat in the east. This time, the Huns seemed to have lost an important pasture, and Shanyu had led his troops south.
This made the Yuezhi people feel worried, but also let out a sigh of relief.
As long as the Huns go south! As long as they go south!
But……
The Yuezhi people knew very well that no matter whether the Xiongnu won or lost in this battle, they would always turn back and march westward.
When the Huns come, where will the Yuezhi people go?
Therefore, as soon as Qiu Mimi, the Marquis of Guishang County, heard that a Chinese delegation had come to the capital of Great Xia, he immediately dropped everything he was doing and rushed over day and night with his own bodyguards.
The purpose is to establish a relationship with the Chinese envoy and learn more about the progress and intelligence of the Eastern War.
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Wang Chao looked at the man who claimed to be the Marquis of Guishuang, looked him up and down, and then came to a conclusion in his heart: This man must be a hero of the Yuezhi, with the image of a wolf watching a tiger!
In the eyes of the dynasty, this Kushan chieftain was relatively tall, with strong and powerful limbs. What was even more rare was that he had an excellent image.
Different from the nomadic Yi Di leaders seen on the road to other dynasties, his complexion, hands and feet were as white as those of a scholar, and even his hair was neatly arranged, obviously cleaned every day.
This is amazing!
You know, Dynasty once worked as an alchemist, specializing in deceiving people.
He is naturally well-informed and has met countless people.
But this person is among the Yi and Di tribes, and is a nomadic Yi and Di tribe, but he deliberately maintains and values his own image.
What is he going to do? There is no doubt!
He must be a hero who has ambitions and ambitions and wants to build a career!
However, this kind of people are as insignificant as ants in front of the dynasty, especially in front of the great empire behind the dynasty.
So Wang Chao just bowed slightly and said: "The Han Dynasty envoy Wang Chao has met Xihou!"
Qiu Mimi looked at the appearance of the dynasty and couldn't help but praise in his heart: "He is indeed a great figure!"
Traveling thousands of miles, not avoiding hardships and dangers, to arrive in Daxia is already rare in itself.
This Han envoy was neither humble nor arrogant in front of himself and others, which was what Qiu Mimi had expected.
But to be able to still maintain grace and pride after traveling thousands of miles is not something ordinary people can possess.
People who are not from a big or powerful country cannot have this kind of self-confidence.
This is like someone who writes articles, a literati from a powerful country, who writes articles that are majestic, grand, and grand, while a small and weak country can only feel sorry for itself and write tragedies with the writing style of young writers.
There are many, many such examples in history.
"I heard that your country is fighting a war with the Xiongnu. I wonder if the envoy can tell us the outcome of the war?" Qiu Mimi asked impatiently.
His question immediately aroused everyone's interest, because this is also what they want to know!
Hearing this, Wang Chao smiled slightly, bowed to Chang'an in the east, and said proudly: "The Jizhu family led the beasts to eat people. For the sake of the common people in the world, my lord, the Holy Emperor, raised up the king's army, raised the rebel army, attacked the unjust, and fought in advance.
In Mayi, more than 10,000 people were beheaded, and the Huns killed Orchid, Loufan, and Aries, and Yin Zhi, the Righteous King, beheaded them!"
"The Jizhu family was stubborn and resisted the destiny. The Holy Emperor raised his troops again and fought with them at Gaoque. Their army was completely wiped out! The great household, the great captain, and the thirty-two commanders were completely defeated. The Xiongnu General Zuo only escaped with his life.
, Master Wang restored the river!"
"Before my envoy came, I heard that the king's army defeated the Xiongnu again at Yanji. It is said that this time the Xiongnu, Shanyu's military ministers, commanded 150,000 cavalry, claiming to be 400,000, to attack our Han territory! The emperor ordered the chariot and cavalry general Dongchenghou
Bo Shi, the governor of Andong Protectorate, and Lieutenant Li Guang of Yan State led by the governor of Yuyang County led an army of 500,000 to join them in hunting Yanji. They had already won a great victory. It is said that the Xiongnu laid tens of thousands of corpses inside and outside the Great Wall.
Shan Yu’s military officials died violently in the army!”
Listening to the words and messages translated by the translator, both Daxia people and Yuezhi people were stunned.
They couldn't even believe their ears.
The invincible world, known as the Whip of Zeus, is almost impossible for humans to fight against. The Huns, the devil's army, failed so miserably in the east?
Are all the Chanyus dead?
Is there any mistake?
Qiu Mimi even had some doubts about life!
"This is impossible!" behind Qiu Mimi, a noble screamed: "How could such a powerful Huns army fail?"
He almost rushed forward and gave Chaoyang a good beating, but someone stopped him.
Even so, he roared: "We have all seen the power of the Huns cavalry with our own eyes, how could they fail?"
Qiu Mimi glanced at this person, sighed softly, and said, "I wouldn't believe it if it were any other country, but, Your Highness, this is China!"
"The prince and you may not know that before I, the Yuezhi, once submitted to the Emperor of China, the King of the Yuezhi once wanted to be canonized by the Emperor of Zhou of China!"
"At the beginning, when the Qin Dynasty in China was strong and powerful, the Xiongnu, Donghu and our tribe were all in fear, and they did not dare to bend their bows against each other!"
Listening to Qiu Mimi's words, the man was shocked.
How could there be such a powerful country in this world?
How can this be?
After hearing what the translator said, Wang Chao snorted, looked at the man, and said, "What's impossible? Our lord, the Holy Son of Heaven, has a sacred body and is worthy of the great treasure. Therefore, he holds the Heavenly Constitution in his mouth, steps on Yin and Yang, and benevolent and virtuous.
The majesty of birds and beasts spreads across the world! You barbarians don’t know this, how pitiful it is!”
When Wang Chao said this, his nostrils were pointed upward.
That attitude is almost saying that I am not talking about you! I am talking about everyone sitting here, in front of me, they are all scum!
And this is indeed what he thought!
As for what you want to say, will such an attitude anger these Yi Di monarchs?
Definitely not!
Along the way, the dynasty passed through dangerous places in Hexi, visited lofty mountains, walked through desert oases, and met countless kings of tribes and kingdoms along the way.
These people all have one characteristic in common.
You have to be polite to him and treat him with courtesy, and maybe his tail will be raised to the sky.
But you have to put on airs and look like a domineering president of a big country.
Basically, she immediately becomes a little shou, like a concubine in front of you.
This made the dynasty deeply moved.
Even in his travel notes on the road, he emphasized many times: Fu Yi and Di are afraid of power but not moral!
In layman's terms, it means a small feeling, shaking the m.
The more you show off, the more people will think highly of you. On the contrary, people may look down upon you or even be malicious.
Nowadays, it is common to see the appearance of the dynasty and then listen to the translated words.
Both Chumimi and Eucratides were respectful.
Especially Eucratides II, because there was Euctila, a Dawanite, in the Han mission, and he also knew many facts about the Han Dynasty.
He knew clearly that the Han envoy did not lie.
Everything he said is true!
That great country in the east is indeed strong and rich, civilized and great.
So Eucratides II immediately said to the man: "Prince Kangju, this is my palace in Bactria, not the city of Khotan (the capital of Kangju) in your country!"
