Liu Che sat up slightly and said, "What's the matter with Yang Aiqing?"
Liu Che has always lacked enough concern for the two institutions of Dahonglu and Dianguo. It can even be said that he has not paid attention to them at all.
The status of these two yamen in Liu Che's eyes was roughly the same as that of the trade unions and women's federations of the later Chinese dynasties.
Basically, it's like a mascot.
In fact, it's pretty much the same.
Since Gongsun Kunxie was put on indefinite medical leave by Liu Che, many of the powers of the two yamen, Dahonglu and Dianzhuguo, have been taken away by other departments.
Now, these two yamen only have the power to communicate with the Siyi vassals, deliver credentials, and organize the vassal kings to attend court.
Yang Yuan bowed respectfully again and said: "Reporting to your majesty, among the gifts sent by the Xiongnu envoy this time, there are thirty slaves. One of them calls himself the envoy of the Qin Dynasty. He is traveling to and from China on the order of his lord. On the way, he
What the Xiongnu captured... I heard about it from the Shaofu. I was so surprised that I ordered you to give a detailed account of the history and geography of the country. Now it has been recorded and specially presented to the emperor to present the sacred news!"
As he spoke, he held a thin piece of white paper in his hands and presented it to him.
Liu Che waved his hand, and Wang Dao immediately went down to take the piece of white paper and presented it to Liu Che.
Liu Che opened the white paper and saw that it was filled with neat words.
After a brief glance, Liu Che's expression changed dramatically.
"The Qin Dynasty is located to the west of the sea. The clouds travel tens of thousands of miles to China. The messengers go through mountains and ridges, cross seas and rivers, and only reach China in three years. The country is vast, with an area of thousands of miles, more than 400 cities, and dozens of small ministers.
, Use stone as the city wall, and set up postal pavilions, all in rows. There are pines and cypresses, trees and grass."
After reading this passage, Liu Che knew who this so-called Da Qin was.
Rome!
To be precise, the Roman Republic.
Liu Che’s knowledge of Western history is basically zero.
But at least I’ve seen Gladiator, 300 Spartans, and of course Saint Seiya!
Wei Luo also knows some common sense in the West.
After Alexander's Eastern Campaign, the huge world empire fell apart.
On the European continent, the Romans began to rise. They inherited the spirit and culture of Greece and were aggressive in foreign affairs.
In West Asia, the remaining Hellenistic colonies remained the mainstream for a long time.
The local indigenous Zoroastrian religion is Zoroastrianism. The mother who was beaten by the Greeks did not even know her, so she could only hide in some corners and survive.
In Central Asia, there were also many Hellenistic city-states.
The Kushan Dynasty recorded in history books was actually a political regime that combined the culture of Greece, India, and the Yuezhi people themselves.
There are even friendly appearances by Greeks and even Romans in some Buddhist scriptures (Note 1)
In the history of China, especially the history of the Han Dynasty, many times there was only one step between the Han and Rome to communicate directly.
The envoys of the Han Dynasty reached as far as the border of Europe and Asia.
He was even close to being able to board a ship bound for Europe.
It's a pity that feudal superstition kills people. The envoy believed the so-called mermaid legend of the Persians and did not dare to board the ship.
The first and last direct contact between the classical worlds of East and West was stillborn.
But in history, rumors and stories about Rome in the Han Dynasty are common.
Stories like the disappeared legions, the Roman villages of the Han Dynasty, and the like can always arouse some people's curiosity.
Liu Che was once curious about these things.
After becoming the emperor, Liu Che once discovered a peculiar county name in the official documents of Longxi County: Daxia County.
After making inquiries, Liu Che was surprised to find that this was a county whose name was changed in the sixth year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's reign.
Why the name change?
The answer is that there was a report from a minister: some Yi Di people came across the mountains from the west and asked for shelter in the Han Dynasty. The emperor Jiahui ordered a minister to be placed in Wuhan County, Longxi Province. He then analyzed the land a hundred miles east of Wuhan, made him a residence, and gave him furniture.
The fields are just like China. Because he claimed that he came from Daxia, he fled to China to avoid the war in the country, so the county was named Daxia. (Note 2)
For this reason, Liu Che specially sent people to Daxia County in Longxi to find several refugees who had been Chineseized.
The result was a huge disappointment.
Their faces are not Europeans with blond hair and blue eyes at all, but indigenous Central Asians with black hair and brown eyes.
After asking about their origins, Liu Che found out that most of these guys were just lower-class people in Daxia. There were some Greek masters who fled with them, but most of them died on the way to escape...
Therefore, Liu Che gave up the idea of learning about the Western world from these people.
But Liu Che didn't expect that another messenger suspected to be from Rome would appear.
Liu Che continued to read, and the more he looked, the more convinced he became that this suspected Roman envoy was indeed from Rome.
It is impossible for someone who is not a Roman to have such an understanding of Rome's political system and historical past.
For example, this description: There are no ordinary kings, but only virtuous people. There are disasters and winds and rains in the country from time to time, and they are often replaced and replaced. Those who are dismissed are willing to be deposed without complaint. The people are all grown up and upright, similar to China, so it is called
The Great Qin.
Well, isn’t this the so-called popular election of the Roman Republic?
Of course, this is an aristocratic republic.
Liu Che read the entire article and knocked on the table.
Of course he knew that most of the people living in Italy, Greece and other countries in Europe in later generations were actually not of Greek or Roman origin for a long time.
After the destruction of the Roman Empire, the real Romans had long been killed and driven away.
Barbarians from France and Germany occupied the magpie's nest.
But, are the ancient Roman race similar to the Chinese race?
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
Even if you look in the hip-hop mirror, it’s impossible!
But no matter what, Liu Che planned to meet this guy who claimed to be the Roman envoy.
"After the dispersion of the dynasty, bring the Qin envoy to the Qingliang Hall of Weiyang Palace..." Liu Che closed the white paper and ordered, then handed it to the eunuch next to him and asked him to add it to the files of Shiqu Pavilion.
……………………
Two hours later, Liu Che met the man who claimed to be the Roman envoy in Qingliang Hall.
Liu Che observed it slightly.
This person is really similar to a Chinese person!
He has black hair and black eyes, and his height and build are similar to those of Han Chinese.
The only difference is probably the skin color.
Liu Che scratched his head, a little confused.
But in fact, he didn't know that in the classical world, real Romans were like this, with black hair, black eyes, and white skin.
Blond hair and blue eyes were a symbol of barbarism in Rome at this time.
Only Germanic barbarians, Roman barbarians and Viking barbarians are blond and blue-eyed.
In addition, the ancestors worshiped by the head of state, the Aryans, actually have black hair and brown eyes...
But he doesn't know.
Gladiators, Spartans, left him with the impression that Europeans were all blond and blue-eyed...
"Are you the envoy of the Qin Dynasty?" Liu Che stood up and asked the so-called Roman envoy who was kneeling in front of him.
Curetius. He was extremely nervous at this time.
Although he was in Rome, he met the consuls and the giants of the Senate.
However, no one has ever put such great pressure on him.
Spent a few days in Dahonglu, Chang'an.
He already knew that the capital of the Han Dynasty was a huge city several times larger than Rome.
The total territory of the Han Dynasty was at least as large as four or five Roman republics.
The population of this country is dozens or even hundreds of times that of Rome.
The ancestors of the Han Dynasty had established a splendid civilization long before the city of Rome even existed.
I am afraid that only the pharaohs of Egypt can compare their long history with the Han Dynasty.
But now, the Egyptian Pharaoh has long become a joke.
And the son of the god of the Han Dynasty still rules his world.
Even the Xiongnu, the terrifying barbarian country he had seen, did not dare to defeat the Han Dynasty.
An official from Dahonglu once told him.
Decades ago, the founding king of the Han Dynasty fought a cruel war with the founding king of the Xiongnu.
The troops invested by both sides are calculated in units of one hundred thousand.
In comparison, Hannibal's tens of thousands of people in the Second Punic War could only make a fuss in that war.
Curitius reacted only after the translator beside him reminded him for the third time. He first used the Han Dynasty etiquette he learned from Dahonglu to pay homage, and then stood up. He touched his chest with his right hand and said
As an aristocrat of the Roman Republic, he said to Liu Che: "Entrusted by His Excellency the Consul of the Roman Republic, I, Curitios, a Roman citizen, would like to send my greetings to His Majesty the great Emperor of the Han Dynasty. May the gods of Aspirin bless you. Respectfully
Your Majesty!"
He said this in Latin.
Not to mention the translator, even Liu Che was stunned.
I have no idea what he is talking about.
Fortunately, he then spoke it again in half-baked Chinese mixed with Xiongnu and Dawan dialects.
With the help of the translator and attendant, Liu Che reluctantly understood what the other party meant.
Before Liu Che could say anything, the attendants and secretaries who had been standing beside Liu Che were already looking at Curitius angrily.
"Where did this Yi Di come from? I don't know the teachings of saints, so I dare to be so rude in front of His Majesty!" Ji An immediately jumped up.
For the Han people, there are only two countries in this world.
One is Chinese and the other is Yi Di.
The Han people also have enough confidence and reasons to believe in this matter.
The known world, except for China, is full of ignorance and barbarism.
Slash and burn farming, knotting ropes to remember events, and even using people as sacrifices.
Liu Che smiled slightly and waved his hand, asking Ji An to sit down.
Since the other party could name the two terms consul and aspirin, Liu Che tentatively believed that this man was from Rome and was indeed an envoy on assignment.
Liu Che doesn't have much favorable impression of the Western world, nor does he have much distaste for it.
Aristotle, Plato, etc., which are popular among young people, are just the same thing to Liu Che.
However, there is one thing that Liu Che has to admit.
At this moment, humans in the world only have two beacons of civilization shining around them.
One is China in the East, and the other is Rome in the West.
only……
Two thousand years later, both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire had been wiped out, leaving only the remains of the arena and unearthed cultural relics for people to pay homage to.
And China still stands in the east of the world.
Judging from the results, it is obvious that that kind of civilization has more viability and vitality.
Well, it’s just a civilization that was fucked into scum by homosexuality and brainwashed into idiots, that’s all.
You know, China has also been invaded by various foreign religions.
But the final result is that all religions have to kneel down to China.
The Christian religion introduced in the Ming Dynasty even had to pinch its nose to merge with Confucianism.
As for Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty, it can only be described as a tragedy. The Jews who were said to be unable to assimilate were selling sesame cakes in Kaifeng.
A Confucian can do all kinds of religions and cry for father and mother. Nowadays, with hundreds of scholars here, China's future will only be better.
Therefore, Liu Che is still very interested in the Romans.
"Judging from the current situation, the geographical distance between China and Europe determines that the two cannot become enemies..." Liu Che thought in his mind: "Should we do an experiment to verify one or two?"
Liu Che thought of the dream he had that morning in Hedong County.
"The leader of a small barbarian country, who does not know the beauty of heaven and is not educated, offends the Holy Emperor and is punished by death..."
Liu Che recalled that dream and found it very interesting.
It is necessary to give it a try.
Let’s see if the Confucian culture from China can defeat the Greek culture of Rome.
"Even the Gay Friends can defeat Rome, so it's impossible for Confucianism to be unable to do so, right?" Liu Che thought.
Well, as for the unethical ideas of Legalists and Military strategists, it’s better not to spread them out, so as not to spoil the children.
The Confucian Madonna culture can be promoted.
It makes Europe 2,000 years ahead of schedule and enter the age of the Holy Mother. It’s so touching to think about it!
So, Liu Che slapped his thigh and said: "Your envoy has worked hard for coming from afar. I think your Chinese language is very problematic. Let's do this. Your envoy will go back first. I will order someone to teach your envoy to learn Chinese language and characters." , when your envoy can communicate fluently in Chinese, I will summon your envoy again and talk to you about the history and culture of your country, as well as your mission!"
So, this matter was decided happily by Liu Che's arbitrary actions.
Liu Che asked people to take the Roman down, and at the same time, he asked the young master and Da Honglu to take good care of him.
By the way, Liu Che asked someone to send Wang Zang there to teach the Roman.
Wang Zang is one of the representatives of the Lu Confucian sect. Today, he holds the position of Doctor of Two Thousand Stones.
Of course, these two thousand stones of Lumi cannot be given away in vain.
On the other hand, Liu Che plans to train several young people to follow this Roman envoy on the road to Rome in the future.
First, Rome was a very important trading country.
Various silks, spices and other specialties produced in China were very popular in Rome.
However, most of the profits were divided among the merchants on the way.
This matter is simply intolerable!
Must change!
Secondly, the direct exchanges between the two ancient civilizations of the East and the West gave Liu Che the pleasure of creating history.
It is rude to come and go without reciprocating.
Third, Liu Che knows that the future world is destined to be a competition for the right to speak and values.
In order to avoid being invaded by Western culture in the future, Chinese culture must take the initiative and burn out the flames of war.
It is better to let Omi ghosts take the CET-4 test than Chinese people to take the CET-4 test in English.
The most important thing, of course, is that as long as China stands up to the banner of industrialization, it will be fine.
Westerners are better off staying quietly in Europe and playing in the mud.
In this regard, advanced Confucian culture can accomplish this task very well. (To be continued.)
ps: Note 1: The Buddhist Sutra of Bhikkhu Nashu records the conversation between Bhikkhu Nashu and a king named Humi. King Humi was a Greek and claimed to be from Rome. Interested students can check it out
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Note 2: Daxia County is located in the ancient city of Xiali Matu Township, Guanghe County, Gansu Province today.
According to historical records, the Yueshi moved westward and attacked Daxia. Part of the people of Daxia fled eastward to Longxi in the territory of the Han Dynasty. They were accepted by the Han Dynasty and properly settled in Pouhan County. The Han Dynasty divided Pouhan into two parts.
