Chapter 228 Guishan City
The emperor stood in the corridor of the Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace, watching Zheng rushing towards him in a hurry, tilted his mouth, and smiled silently.∷, when Zheng was about to walk to him, he stretched out his hand and supported Zheng sternly who was preparing to salute.
"Zheng Jun, do you know why I want to transfer you back to be the right inner-sense?"
Zheng hesitated for a moment: "I heard that the capital city is full of powerful people and is quite difficult to cure."
The emperor nodded and sighed. "The way of Huang Lao, rest with the people. Now that raising tigers is a problem, there are still people holding Huang Lao, and I have no choice but to ask you, the hero, to come back to punish them."
Zheng was a little uneasy at the time. The emperor called him a hero, which was not a good phenomenon. He heard that although the young emperor himself was quite chivalrous, he did not like those powerful and powerful people who claimed to be chivalrous.
"I will not dare to let Your Majesty down, and I will do my best to relieve Your Majesty's worries."
"I believe in your ability." The emperor turned around and walked into the hall, signaling to give Zheng a seat. Guo Sheren took a seat and placed it opposite the emperor. Zheng took a seat at that time, holding his breath, and did not dare to be careless at all. The emperor glanced at him and said, "What about Jiangdu? Are those people from Dong'ou still safe?"
Zheng was prepared at that time and shook his head. "Your Majesty, although the land annexation of Guangling is not as good as that of the Central Plains, it is quite serious. I counted the land and the land I obtained was far from enough to accommodate the people of Dong'ou. The people of Dong'ou had no plans to make a living, so I couldn't help but do some stealing and robbing, and had many conflicts with the locals. I was also quite struggling, but fortunately, the King of Jiangdu cooperated and finally nothing happened."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zheng Shi. He knew that Zheng's words seemed easy to say, but in fact, the situation was so complicated that Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, came forward to help. I'm afraid there was a bloody conflict. His brother knew that Liu Fei would never have any good things when he came. Besides, Zheng just said that no major incident happened. The subtle meaning was that there was still something wrong.
"What good solution do you have?"
Zheng bowed and bowed: "Moving the people in Kuaiji, free up some land to resettle the people of Dong'ou. In addition, after the people of Dong'ou moved inward, the people of Minyue occupied their old land, and there were more places adjacent to Kuaiji. The border defense situation in Kuaiji County was very tense. Moving the people's membership can enhance the source of troops and strength of the membership."
The emperor frowned. "Liu Ju conferred the title of Marquis of Lou. The people of Minyue still disturbed the border?"
Zheng shook his head at that time. "Winning is beneficial, and losing is harmless. How can they not come?"
The emperor did not say anything, but he felt regretful. He glanced at Wei Qing standing outside the hall and remembered Liang Xiao's suggestion. If he was a little tough at that time, he would not have the trouble of moving people to the edge of the village. Could it be that after a walk around, he would still move the people between the Jianghuai River to Kuaiji?
Thinking of Liang Xiao, the emperor was in a better mood.
"The Liang Xiao you recommended is quite brave. Do you know where he is now? He went to the Western Regions and only brought eight people with him. Hahaha..."
Zheng was very surprised at that time. He dared to go to the Western Regions with only eight people? What can he do if he went there?
Seeing Zheng looking very surprised at the time, the emperor felt a little out of control. He waved his sleeves in a concealed manner. "He has too few people. It's hard to say whether he can safely reach the Western Regions. Even if he arrives, he can't speculate on what he can do. However, as long as he can come back alive and tell me what the Western Regions look like, I will be very satisfied. This is the first time that my great man has an envoy to set foot in the Western Regions."
Zheng Shishou agreed at that time. The conditions were limited, so there were probably only so many people who could count on Liang Xiao.
After more than half a month of trekking, Liang Xiao walked into Guishan City.
Along the way, Liang Xiao passed by more than a dozen cities of all sizes, and was warmly received without exception. He caused a lot of sensation wherever he went. The news that the Han envoys came to Dayuan quickly spread throughout the city, and the rumors that the Han people were wearing silk were even more like birds, flying in all directions.
The more we went west, the fewer Han people were, while more and more merchants from the West were. Guo Wenbin's language was not enough. Old Andrew took over the important task of translator. He communicated with these people in skillful Greek and introduced Liang Xiao and his party to them. The silk war robe on their bodies also aroused the envy of countless merchants, and they wanted to peel them off.
If this is transported back to Greece, it would be a considerable amount of wealth. You should know that even rich people in the Western countries may not be able to make whole clothes with silk, but these shepherds who shepherd the shepherds actually use silk as battle robes. This is really too much.
From these merchants, Liang Xiao received a very important news: a few years ago, the Macedonian Republic raised an army to resist the Romans, but was defeated by the Romans, and Macedonia became a province of Rome. Ancient Greece, as an independent kingdom, had perished.
After hearing this news, Old Andrew and others were sad for several days.
When he learned that the envoy of the Han Dynasty had arrived, the deputy king of the King of Dayuan Wuwu Sect came. Meicai. Meicai was about forty years. Although he was as deep as a nose and tall as a eyesore, he looked elegant. In order to see Liang Xiao, he also learned a few Chinese words and was very enthusiastic.
At the inn, Liang Xiao and Meicai officially met and held talks.
Liang Xiao gave a box of brocade to Meicai. This was a generous gift, and Meicai dared not accept it. Until Liang Xiao repeatedly promised that there was enough brocade to be given to the King of Dayuan, so that he would not make things difficult for him. Meicai accepted it trembledly.
"Dare you sure you ask the envoy, is there really silk on the ground in the great man?"
Liang Xiao smiled slightly: "I heard that Dayuan produces good horses, but I didn't see good horses all over the streets along the way."
Wei Cai laughed loudly, and he understood what Liang Xiao meant. "But why did the noble servants wear brocade clothes?"
Liang Xiao sighed and was silent for a moment. "I'm not hiding the deputy king, there's a reason for this. I came from the Han Dynasty, walked through the grassland controlled by the Huns, and was chased by King Hunxie. In order to reach Dayuan, I had to throw away all my luggage, including the gift given to the King of Dayuan by the Emperor of Han."
Wei Cai frowned. He heard that after the Han envoy arrived, the powerful and powerful people in Dayuan had different opinions. Most people heard about the wealth of the Han Dynasty and hoped to establish connections with the Han Dynasty. A small number of them opposed it because they believed that the Han Dynasty was too far away and there was a powerful Hun in the middle, so it was impossible to establish connections. They further doubted the authenticity of Liang Xiao and believed that he was an impersonator.
When Mei Cai came to see Liang Xiao, an important task was to identify the authenticity. If Liang Xiao had any problems, he would not be allowed to meet the King of Dayuan. If necessary, he would even give Liang Xiao to the Huns to prevent the Huns from getting angry with Dayuan.
At this moment, I heard that Liang Xiao was hunted by the Huns and threw away everything, and the embarrassment at that time was conceivable. Wei Cai had already muttered in his heart, and the hesitation in his eyes exceeded the joy.
"God bless the great man, I killed the Hunxie King and his son and came to Dayuan safely. I had no body and was unable to meet the Dayuan King, so I discussed with my great man's merchants and borrowed some money to buy luggage and gifts." Liang Xiao smiled and said, "If this is not the case, I cannot express my respect for the Dayuan King."
As he said that, Liang Xiao asked someone to take up the heads and armor of King Hunxie and his son, and put them in front of Wei Cai.
Wei Cai looked carefully and his eyes flashed. He didn't believe Liang Xiao's explanation. It was already mysterious enough to hire a few people, but he even killed King Hunxie and his son? How powerful are the Huns? The Yuezhi people were beaten by the Huns and looked for teeth. Can a few Han people kill King Hunxie?
Who knows whose heads are these two so bad that they are inhumane shape? Although these two sets of armor are luxurious, since the Han people are rich, it should not be difficult to build two sets of armor.
"Is there anything else?"
Looking at Mei Cai's face and listening to Mei Cai's words, Liang Xiao knew that Mei Cai didn't believe his words. He smiled. "Isn't this enough?"
Wei Cai shook his head awkwardly. "The Huns are too powerful. With these two sets of armor and heads alone, it is probably impossible to convince the heroic spirit of the noble envoy. If there is any other evidence, then let me take a look, so that I can also repay the king."
Liang Xiao frowned. This is a bit troublesome. He has no other evidence. Has he tried so much trouble to finally arrive in Guishan City, but he couldn't see the King of Dayuan?
It seems that my story is indeed too bizarre, even more bizarre than Zhang Qian's story, which scares the people of Dayuan.
He pinched his waist and touched the short knife inserted into his belt. He suddenly felt a move in his heart and pulled out the short knife.
"Second King, this short sword was also taken from Gulu Fox. It is said that it was made of Tiantien. I think there shouldn't be many such precious swords, and there are only a handful of people who make them. I wonder if the deputy king knows where there are craftsmen who can make Tiantien? If the craftsmen who can make this treasure sword can be found, he should know where the sword is going, and maybe it can prove my experience."
Wei Cai took the short knife, glanced at it, and nodded. "What the envoy said is very true. If this knife is really made of Tianti, it should not be difficult to check. If the envoy believes me, please allow me to take this knife away and inquire. If you are lucky enough to find that craftsman, it would be great."
Liang Xiao laughed. "I and the deputy king fell in love with each other as before. How could I not believe in the deputy king? This matter is due to the deputy king. I will wait for the deputy king. By the way, this set of oracle bones of Gulu Fox are not common. Maybe they are also made by famous craftsmen. The deputy king may take them away together."
Wei Cai nodded repeatedly and took away the Greek-style armor of the short sword and Guluhu. Liang Xiao and others stayed in the inn for the time being, waiting for Wei Cai's investigation results.
Three days later, Wei Cai came to the inn with oracle bones and short swords. He told Liang Xiao a good news and a bad news.
The good news was that he found the craftsman who made the short knife and oracle bone. Although the two craftsmen were not sure that the thing fell into the hands of Guluhu, they all determined the person who bought the two things. Wei Cai was looking for the two people to see who they finally sold to.
The bad news is that the messenger from Wusun also came to Dayuan and was following the footsteps of Liang Xiao and others to Guishan City.-
(To be continued...)
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