The weather is hot, whether it is nobles or ordinary people, they all throw away their heavy winter clothes, put on light spring clothes, and go out of the city in groups of three or five to play.Chang'an City is full of traffic inside and outside, and tourists are weaving.In Shanglin Yuan, the Son of Heaven was dressed in a strong suit, holding a curved bow, and his horse was flying.At the sound of the string, a sharp arrow flew out, and with a "du" sound, it hit the arrow stack seventy steps away.The battlements shook and buzzed."
Your Majesty, your strength is much stronger."
Han Yan rode a horse to chase after him, and he couldn't help but praise loudly."
It's only seventy steps."
The Son of Heaven reined in his horse, threw the bow to Han Yan, and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead."
Danghu, are you in the army and competing with the Huns" Li Danghu frowned."
The son of a daughter, he can't sit down, and His Majesty is the honor of all vehicles, why do you say this."
The Son of Heaven smiled and ended this slightly uninteresting topic.Han Yan took over the conversation with a smile."
Your Majesty, if Your Majesty mentions a million heroes, how dare you compete with Your Majesty.Fighting on the battlefield is such a thing, so let's leave it to the ministers.Xiao Quai, do you say it" Huo Quzhi sat on the horse, tightly holding the reins, a little nervous.He had just learned to ride a horse, and he could not control the horse area freely, but he refused to let people hold him, insisting on riding by himself.Listening to Han Yan's words, he squeezed his face and showed an unnatural smile.At this time, Li Jiao led a knight and ran over from a distance.The Son of Heaven put away the smile on his face for a moment.When Han Yan saw it, she also became serious.The knight beside them Li Jiao was dusty and tired, and he had come from a long way away, and it must be urgent news.In a moment, Li Jiao and the others came to the Son of Heaven, and the knight turned over and dismounted, and presented an urgent document with both hands.Without waiting for others to move, Han Yan jumped off the horse.took the paperwork, turned around and walked to the Son of Heaven, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Yanmen is in a hurry." ”The Son of Heaven nodded and motioned for Han Yan to open it.Han Yan smashed the sealing mud, untied the knots in the sealing mud, and took out a roll of bamboo slips.The Son of Heaven took it.eyes, suddenly his eyes shrank.After a while, he regained his composure and said unhurriedly: "Mei Gao, Yan Zhu, Dongfang Shuo." ”"Only" Several people who were called by name hurriedly stepped forward and bowed in response.The Sons of Heaven handed over the bamboo slips in their hands."
What are you Huns trying to do?"
Mei Gao was about to stretch out his hand, but Yan Zhu took it first.After a quick sweep, he handed it to Mei Gao, and he pondered.After a while, Dongfang Shuo Yanzhu of Mei Gao took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, there was a heavy snowfall on the grassland last year, and countless livestock froze to death.This must have been the result of a natural disaster for the Huns, who wanted to plunder.The minister thought that he should choose a good general and strictly guard against it in case of contingency. ”Mei Gao was silent and thoughtful.Yan Zhu saw it.The corners of the mouth are slightly raised."
What objections do you have?"
Mei Gao glanced at dissatisfied.Yan Zhu took the time to think about it, and now he is urging him to express his opinion, obviously trying to make him ugly.When he returned from the Xiongnu last year, he took out a detailed map and completed the task excellently, and the Son of Heaven appreciated him a lot.Yan Suke seemed to feel threatened, targeting him everywhere, trying to crush him."
The minister thinks that the Huns will be in Longcheng, which is not in line with previous years, and they should indeed make more preparations to avoid accidents."
Yan Zhu smiled quietly.As an envoy to the Xiongnu, Mei Gao could only echo his opinion, which in itself was a sign of weakness.The Son of Heaven asked: "What's wrong?"
"The horses are thin in spring, and the Huns generally don't send troops in a big way."
Although the snow disaster was severe, it must have disappeared now.After the catastrophe, the strength was insufficient, and the Huns should rest and recuperate, so as not to aggravate the losses.But," Mei Gao felt a little incomprehensible and shook his head.The Son of Heaven was not very satisfied with his opinion, and his eyes swept away, only to see Dongfang Shuo looking around casually, and he couldn't help but be a little angry."
Dongfang Shuo, what is your opinion" Dongfang Shuo shook his head and smiled: "Chen thinks that they are all chickens looking for grass seeds in the grass, but they want to guess the eagle flying high above the blue sky, and their eyes are too short-sighted." ”"Really" Tianzi laughed, his gaze casually sweeping over Yan Zhu and Mei Gao."
Then tell me what the eagle thinks.""
The Huns will meet in Longcheng, and it is certainly one of the possibilities to attack the border, but it is not the only one.What if they are preparing for the expedition" The "expedition" Tianzi was stunned, thought about it, and couldn't help but let out an "oh"."
You mean, they're assembling now for the autumn expedition" Dongfang Shuo smiled and glanced at Yan Zhu and Mei Gao with disdain.Yan Zhu was very annoyed, and kept silent with a cold face.Mei Gao had a big idea."
Your Majesty, this is indeed possible.The expedition needed more time to prepare, and the Huns began to prepare now, and they were ready to go, and the horses were fat after the autumn, just in time for the campaign.In this way, the big war will be after July, and they" Mei Gao woke up like a dream, and shouted: "Western Regions" The Son of Heaven put away his smile and sighed: "If this is the case, Liang Xiao has merit, but it's a pity" Mei Gao's eyes darkened, and then said: "Yes, the Western Regions are thousands of miles, and the whip is beyond reach." ”The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, and asked Dongfang Shuo again: "How to deal with it" Dongfang Shuo shook his head."
Choose good generals, strict border passes, and avoid the Huns from invading before the western expedition.As for the Western Regions, they can only be resigned to fate.A big move will inevitably cause disputes between the government and the opposition, and the two palaces will be uneasy.Liang Xiao traveled west and formed an alliance with the Yue clan to share the worries of the imperial court.Now, his wish has come true.If the Huns really went westward, the border could be peaceful for at least a year. ”The Son of Heaven regretted it."
It's a pity, it's a pity."
Liang Xiao crossed the Gasates River and walked southwest for seven days to Alexandria.Alexander built more than a dozen cities around the world that bear his name, and Alexandria is the furthest one.Liang Xiao had too many entourages to enter the city, so he could only camp outside the city, and then send people to contact the city guards.He had a document signed by King Dawan, and the city guard Demani did not dare to slack off, so he personally went out to greet him and invited Liang Xiao into the city.Compared to other cities in Dawan, the Greek style of this Alexandria is more pronounced and prevalent.Outside the city, most of the herders and farmers I met along the way were dressed in shabby clothes and had dull eyes.Entering the city is like entering another world, with busy traffic and pedestrians.Most of them are brightly dressed, riding horses, and following pretty maids and servants, with a leisurely expression and a sense of self-pride."
The city guards are meritorious, and Alexandria is very prosperous."
Demoni was in his early fifties, white-faced and bearded.Short curly hair.After listening to Liang Xiao's praise, he was very happy.He's been informed.This young Han envoy was not only brave and good at fighting, helping the Dawan people repel the Wusun and Huns, but also had a deep friendship with the deputy king Yu Cai.Liang Xiao has a good impression of him, which is naturally an honor."
Your envoy has won the prize.Although Alexandria was wealthy, there were not many Han merchants.Fine silk is sold here from Suye City, and the price will be halved.If you can get Han merchants to come here, we will welcome them with open arms. ”Liang Xiao smiled.Dawan people are really three sentences without money.Demani welcomes him as a fake, and welcomes the money as a real."
As long as you support it, I believe that the Han Chamber of Commerce will be very happy to come to Alexandria to do business."
Liang Xiao said a few words modestly.Talking about the situation in Alexandria, Demoni answered one by one.The two had common interests, and they hit it off at first sight and quickly became warm.Alexandria is divided into two floors, the inner and outer floors, and the castle guard is built on the high ground in the middle of the city, which is commanding and overlooks the surrounding area.The architectural style imitates the Acropolis of Athens.The houses and bazaars where the common people lived were under the hillside, and the avenues crisscrossed it were divided into areas of various sizes.The Greeks made a living from business, so bazaars were mixed with dwellings and could be found everywhere, unlike the Han Dynasty, where markets were concentrated in one place and enclosed by walls.Come to the castle guard's house.Liang Xiao ordered ten horses of silk to be offered, and Demani was overjoyed, couldn't put it down, and his enthusiasm rose again.Liang Xiao couldn't help but laugh secretly.Sure enough, scarcity is expensive, and most of the Han merchants were active in the eastern cities of Dawan for various reasons, and the farthest was only to Guishan City.Alexandria was a place where merchants gathered.But there is no shadow of Han merchants.Silk can only be transported from the east, but the price has risen by half in just over 300 miles.In Dahan, this is just a small gift of more than 10,000 yuan, and as a messenger, it is a small amount.Here, this is a great gift, and even the city keeper cannot afford to take it lightly.This shows how amazing the market potential of silk is.Demani warmly welcomed Liang Xiao, and invited Liang Xiao's theater to be the same as the stadium bathroom, which is the standard in Greek cities, and Alexandria is no exception.There is also a theater in Guishan City, but Liang Xiao was so busy in Guishan City that he never had the opportunity to go to Alexandria, and finally got a glimpse of what an ancient Greek theater looked like.The day was a comedy, performed in Greek, filled with Greek allusions.With Liang Xiao's current level of Greek, he can barely cope with normal oral communication, but listening to this kind of drama is foggy.He plays, but people.There were a lot of people who came, and they all spoke Greek.From the way of clothing, it should be a rich and idle class.What surprised him the most was that there were many women in the audience.As far as he knew, in addition to that, there would be no serious women in the real Greek theater, but there were a large number of women in the theater in Alexandria, with calm expressions and dignified manners, and one was a noble lady with a good family background, which showed that the high status of Dawan women was not an empty word.Seeing that Liang Xiao didn't stop, Demoni secretly laughed, he turned around, and was about to call someone, but a subordinate rushed over with a dusty messenger.The envoy roared, rushed to Liang Xiao in a few steps, and said in a low voice: "Your envoy, the vice king asks you to rush back to Guishan City immediately, and there is something important to discuss." ”"What's the matter" Liang Xiao frowned.He knew this messenger, and he was a close confidant of Yu Cai.The envoy hesitated for a moment, then attached to Liang Xiao's ear and said, "General Pan Mi has sent news that the Huns are behaving abnormally and may invade on a large scale. ”Liang Xiao chuckled in his heart.Liang Xiao had seen Yu Mi and knew that it was a brave and resourceful young man.Liang Xiao thought that it was one of the wise decisions of Wu Cai to leave him to guard the mountain pass.The news sent by such a person, even if it sounded very outrageous, Liang Xiao did not dare to take it lightly.Mo Cai specially asked the messenger to tell him that this was the news sent by Yan Mi, and I am afraid that there were also factors worried about Liang Xiao's disbelief.Liang Xiao just felt that it was a pity that his westward journey had just begun, and he died halfway before he left the territory of Dawan.It's a good thing.To be continued mobile version yznn: