The Weitou Kingdom is different from other countries in the Western Regions.
Most of the countries in the Western Regions are half-cultivated and semi-agricultural, while the Weitou Kingdom is a pure nomadic people, only herding but not farming.
This small country is closely related to the Huns and Wusun people.
Because of this, it does not have a fixed capital, and the king's tents generally move with the grazing.
The Weitou Kingdom borders the Wusun Kingdom, separated by the Tianshan Mountains.
Walking through the Bodal Ridge leads to Chigu City, the capital of the Wusun Kingdom, which was called Dundo City during the Tang Dynasty.
King Weitou said to Liu Cheng: "Our country is located at the foot of the southwestern Tianshan Mountains.
It is a little remote and not on the Silk Road.
The news is relatively unavailable.
However, we are very eager to send officials from China to visit us, so that businessmen can go there.
Our subjects We also need goods from the Celestial Empire, which we can exchange for cattle, sheep and horses, as well as ores.
From our Weitou Kingdom, we can go to Chigu City, the royal capital of the Wusun Kingdom, through the Boda Ridge.
Take a long detour" Liu Cheng nodded and said: "This general believes that the Governor of the Western Regions will send someone to Weitou Kingdom soon."
"Thank you, General."
King Weitou saluted, then took a package from the entourage behind him and presented it with both hands, saying: "This is a gemstone produced in our country, a top-quality leopard skin, and there are a hundred cows and five hundred cows outside."
This sheep is specially presented to the general, and I hope the general will accept it."
Of course he had to accept it with a smile.
Liu Cheng did not look at the fineness of the gem or the leopard skin.
He waved his hand for his entourage to accept it and said to King Weitou: "Then I, the general, will be disrespectful."
After King Weitou left, King Jingpan of Shule hurriedly walked in and reported: "General, news just came from the country that a delegation of Dayue clan crossed Congling and entered our country two days ago.
The accompanying people There are also envoys from Xiu Xiu and Don Du.
It is said that they are here to visit the general and want to establish contact with the big man.
There is one more thing."
Liu Cheng saw that he was hesitating, which must not be a good thing.
He raised his hand and said: "Continue talking."
"Yes, Anguo and others had previously tricked me into sending a team of envoys to break out and ask for help from Dayuezhi."
Liu Cheng didn't mind whether this was true or not.
Jingpan said this just because he didn't want to get into trouble again.
As for whether it was An Guo and others who bewitched him or whether it was his own decision, it didn't matter to Liu Cheng.
What mattered was Da Yueshi.
If you want to establish contact with the Han Dynasty, you only need to If the two countries want to establish relations, then exchanges can be made in the fields of business, trade, politics and military affairs.
I heard that the weapons manufacturing technology of the Great Yueshi was very developed in this era, and the manufactured troops are excellent, sharp and tough.
If we can get the Great Yueshi casting technology Thinking of this, Liu Cheng immediately waved his hand and said: "Come here, send someone to Shule immediately to bring the Da Yueshi, Xiuxiu and the envoys from the Zandu Kingdom here.
I, the general, will stay here for a few more days."
"promise" Liu Cheng asked King Jingpan of Shule again: "How much do you know about Dayeshi?"
Jingpan said: "We are called Dayuezhi, and the people over there are called the Kushan Empire.
It is said that the ancestors of Dayuezhi lived in the Hexi Corridor hundreds of years ago.
Later, they were forced to move westward due to the attacks of the Huns, and They established a kingdom west of the Tianshan Mountains.
Later, they continued to be attacked by northern barbarians, and then began to move south and established the Kushan Empire."
"It is said that the current capital of the Kushan Empire is in Gandhara.
Their name is Peshawar.
The current king is called Vesutira.
The country has a vast territory, starting from Patna in the east, Herat in the west, and the Nabada River in the south. , to the north is the Aral Sea.
However, I heard that their power has weakened in recent years.
Kangju and Dawan have been freed from their rule, while Khwarizm and Khorasan in the west are almost outside their control."
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Next, Jingpan told a lot of news about the Kushan Empire that he knew.
Liu Cheng nodded repeatedly.
The reason why he wanted to stay in Gumo for a few days was to wait for the Kushan Empire's mission to talk to them.
Establishing contact.
According to Jingpan, the Kushan Empire’s trade was very developed.
If we successfully established contact with the Kushan Empire, the products of the Han Dynasty could be purchased from the Kushan Empire, and even sold to the Persian Empire and the Roman Empire through the Kushan Empire. , the profits are beyond imagination.
Five days later, the envoys from the Kushan Empire, Xiuxiu and Ziandu came to Nancheng, the royal capital of the Gumo Kingdom.
Xiuxiu and Zhandu were actually vassals of the Shule Kingdom.
This time the envoys sent by the Kushan Empire It is Prince Modinanga, the king's younger brother, and his standards are quite high.
Liu Cheng led the officials and generals to greet them outside the city.
From a distance, he saw a group of people dismounting and walking over.
The person at the front was dressed in a costume with Central Asian characteristics.
"Welcome His Royal Highness Prince Modinanga and accompanying officials to our country" Modinanga saluted Liu Cheng with his hands folded and said: "I am here to pay a visit to the General, your Majesty the King Vesutiro.
By the way, I would like to go to the capital of your country to meet with your Majesty the Emperor.
I hope to establish political, economic and military relations with the Han Dynasty."
Waiting for all kinds of dealings” The religious beliefs of the Kushan Empire are extremely complicated.
It is not surprising that Modinanga believes in Buddhism.
Liu Cheng clasped his fists and smiled and said: "We are very welcome.
Your Highness, please come to the city to talk."
The group came to the palace in Nancheng.
King Gumo gave up the palace and Liu Cheng received the delegation from the Kushan Empire.
Good wine and meat were served together, and King Gumo arranged songs and dances to add to the fun.
The guests and hosts got along well before, and the whole hall was full of laughter.
When the singing and dancing stopped, Prince Modinanga said to Liu Cheng: "Your Excellency General, I have brought several gifts to the general this time.
I hope the general will accept the visitor and bring three gifts."
The attendants of the two missions came up with two trays, all covered with red silk.
Liu Cheng asked curiously: "What are these?"
Modinanga stood up and uncovered the silk cloth on one of the trays.
He saw a wooden box on the tray and introduced: "Your Excellency, this is a gem from the West.
The output is very small.
They call it a diamond. , pure color, this is a blue diamond.
Craftsmen often carve it and use it as jewelry for nobles to wear.
It can also be set in swords and crowns.
Other gemstones are easy to break and scratch, but diamonds are very hard.
It can go on forever.”
The attendant took the wooden box, opened it, checked it, and then handed it to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng took it and took a look, his eyes widened immediately.
This blue diamond was about the size of a pigeon egg.
It had been carved into shape by craftsmen and only needed to be set in jewelry before it could be worn.
It was not that Liu Cheng had never seen diamonds before, but this was the first time he had seen such a big diamond in his life.
He calmed down and said to Modinanga: "This gift is very valuable.
I like it very much.
Your Highness the Prince is interested."
After speaking, he handed it to the attendant next to him for safekeeping.
Modinanga took off the silk cloth on another tray, revealing a knife with a curved scabbard.
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He introduced: "Your Excellency, this knife was made by my country's top craftsmen for nine years.
It is extremely sharp. " The attendant took the knife and inspected it before giving it to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng took it and looked at it.
It was a scimitar.
It was different from the Huanshou sword used by the Han army.
The Huanshou sword had a straight blade and an oblique edge.
The shape of the handle is quite similar to a dog-leg knife, that is, the Gurkha scimitar.
Later generations will know that the dog-leg knife is the kukri knife that best conforms to the mechanical principles and is extremely easy to use.
Both the scabbard and the handle are inlaid with gems, including six in the scabbard and two in the handle.
Not to mention its forging process, the decoration alone is amazing.
Pulling out the blade again, a blade similar to a dog-leg knife appeared in front of him.
It turned out to be pattern steel.
Liu Cheng had heard a saying before that the Damascus scimitar was made of Utz steel ingots, and the origin of Utz steel ingots was in ancient times.
Northern India.
According to the territory of the Kushan Empire at this time, was the northern part of ancient India soon within the territory of the Kushan Empire?
Zhao Cheng waved to a guard next to him and told him to draw his weapon.
After the guard pulled out his sword, Liu Cheng immediately slashed with his sword.
The guard's sword was cut into two pieces, like cutting tofu.
"Hahaha, what a sword, what a sword!"
Liu Cheng was overjoyed and then asked: "Your Royal Highness, how long does it take to make a sword like this?"
Modinanga smiled and said: "I know what the general is thinking.
Not all the knives used by our army are so expensive.
This kind of knife can only be made by a master forger.
It took nine years to make this knife."
Liu Cheng nodded, sheathed the sword and handed it to the attendant, and then asked: "Prince Qin just said there were three gifts, how come we saw two different ones?"
Modinanga stood up and said, "The third item is outside the main hall.
General, please move."
"please" Everyone walked out of the hall and saw a Kushan official leading a tall black horse.
The horse looked tall, but not very strong.
It didn't look like a few ounces of meat, just a big frame.
Modinanga said with a smile: "General, when you see that it only has a tall frame and no meat on its body, do you think it is not a good horse?
You are wrong.
This is a peerless horse.
Generally, tall and strong horses like this War horses are just explosive and powerful; The sprinting speed is extremely fast, but the endurance is not good; some horses have long-lasting endurance, but the sprinting speed is not good, but this horse has both.
It not only has lightning-fast sprinting speed, but also has extremely strong endurance.
This kind of horse is very rare. , it is the king of horses” "Then let me give it a try," Liu Cheng said, jumping on the horse and running forward.
It is not easy to subdue a BMW.
Liu Cheng controlled the BMW and galloped away from the city.
People along the way gave way.
When outside the city, the horse began to bump and jump randomly, trying to knock Liu Cheng off.
But Liu Cheng clung to the horse's back and let it gallop.
It has been running around the city for more than two hours.
Liu Cheng can't remember how many laps he ran.
When it stopped, it was already convinced, but it was only panting slightly.
It was obvious that it had just warmed up, but Liu Cheng But there was no time to play with it, so he controlled him and returned to the palace.
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"What a good horse, what a good horse.
It is no worse than my Red Rabbit."
Liu Cheng was very happy.
What's even more rare is that it is much younger than the Red Rabbit
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