Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 431: The Living Sculpture
Today's Daxia people are not the Tocharians later.

They are the remnants of Alexander's eastern expedition, probably located in Central Asia and part of North India. In today's North India and other regions, many Greek-style ruins left at that time can still be found. However, because of the long-term relationship with The local indigenous people mixed together, and these Greeks gradually Indianized. The blending of cultures is the most obvious here. Historically, these small Hellenistic countries were called "Greek-Indian kingdoms".

The Daxia Kingdom is the most powerful of these Greek-style countries. So far, the Daxia Kingdom has excavated the most coins.

Some Greeks converted to their native religion and incorporated their own mythology.

There are a total of 12 envoys from the Great Xia Kingdom. They are scholars, warriors, and nobles from the Great Xia Kingdom. The leader is Musis, the cousin of King Dmitry II.

Moses is not only a relative of the king, but also a well-known scholar in the country. He is famous for his debates and horns, and can be understood as a "great Greek Confucian".

Most of these Greek-style kingdoms established in Central Asia and India retain the Greek tradition, but do not adopt the Greek system. They usually follow the local customs and adopt the rule of the local people, but they are all Greek citizens in key positions. In the army, the number of Greek immigrants was seriously insufficient, so the way of mercenaries was adopted, and the Greeks commanded the natives to fight.However, native casualties are usually not recorded and are not treated as official soldiers.

And these kings have the most notable feature, that is, they like to deify themselves.

For example, in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, its king once canonized himself and his wife as gods.

These in Central Asia and India, too, even want to replace important roles in local mythology with their own images.

Therefore, when the Daxia people heard the Huns say that there was a god in the east, the first thing they thought of was that there was an extremely powerful king in the east.

They didn't come here to be pilgrims. When Moses went abroad, the king told him to let him see the strength of this great eastern country, and then see if he could work together to get rid of those barbarians. Don't touch, don't offend, if you can make an alliance, at all costs.

However, when they witnessed the prosperity of Chang'an with their own eyes, the mentality of these people changed.

This is not only powerful, this is simply too powerful.

When the armored soldiers passed by them, they couldn't help being stunned, and according to the local officials who greeted them, such an army, the big man can summon 200 million at any time, this number completely frightened these big men Xia people, no matter what kind of emperor they saw today, they decided to treat him as a god.

Those savages really didn't tell lies. With such a strong national power, it is not too much for their emperor to call himself Hercules. Instead, he is a bit out of grade. He should be called the king of gods.

After all, their king, Dmitri II, called himself the illegitimate son of the god-king.

With their national strength, they can be the son of a god king, and with the strength of this country, calling Hercules is really a downgrade.

In these days, Musis frantically studied Yayan, and at the same time inquired about various situations inside the big Han, and became very curious about this strange and powerful country. At this moment, the enthusiasm of scholars in his body even surpassed that of politicians for a time. He really wanted to let go of all his missions, wander around in Dahan with peace of mind, read this powerful country carefully, and carefully understand this terrifying and charming big country.

His interest in the Hercules was not as great as before. The emperor was only a mortal no matter what, but this country was unbelievably powerful.

At this time, the Roman Empire among the four major empires was still a sperm, Caesar was not born, the Parthian Empire had just gotten rid of the interference of the Seleucid people, and was still recuperating. As for the Kushan Empire, the Yuezhi people did not migrate at all, and replaced his The Huns were just beginning their offensive in Central Asia and India.

Only the big man is the most powerful existence at this moment.

The envoys entered the palace and came to meet the emperor of the empire.

Liu Chang sat in the upper position, his clothes were not very neat, and he did it casually, with a trace of contempt on his face, looking at the envoys who came in.

When Moses saw the emperor, he was horrified.

He has never seen such a tall person, and Muses himself is not short, but in front of the emperor, he found that he was almost like a child, he was like a giant, sitting there, his fierce eyes made The incomparable fear of people, not only Muses, but the rest of the messengers, were almost stunned the moment they saw Liu Chang.

The sculptural characteristics of the Greeks show their aesthetic characteristics. In the creation of male statues, they paid great attention to their majestic appearance, distinct muscles, showing a sense of strength and hugeness.

In the eyes of these people, Liu Chang is like a giant sculpture that has come to life, with a sense of strength, lines, and a sense of giganticness.

One of the artists who followed them couldn't help crying at the moment.

These Greek nobles were educated by the elite, and art was also within their scope of study.

Liu Chang perfectly met all their needs for male beauty. Liu Chang himself was relatively tough, with a murderous aura, and with that burly figure, the artist couldn't hold back his inner shock at the moment.

The male beauty displayed by Greek sculptures is mostly gods, and they believe that only gods have such a figure.

When Liu Chang watched them, they suddenly woke up.

Oh, it turns out the Huns didn't lie.

It turns out that this one is not the same as his own god king, who claims to be a god. It turns out that he is a real god! !
The abnormal reactions of these messengers have aroused the anger of the surrounding ministers. These barbarians, when they meet His Majesty, don't even pay salutations. They even look at His Majesty and make strange noises. This is because they want to be punished. ? !Feng Jing, who had just taught them court etiquette, even frowned. The envoys were disrespectful. As a guest, he would be held accountable.

Ji Bu waved his hand, and even Lang Zhongwei took up his weapon and looked at the envoys.

Muses reacted and hurriedly led everyone to worship according to the etiquette taught by Feng Jing. Everyone was afraid of causing unnecessary conflicts and being punished by the gods. Only the artist, even when salute, He was still secretly looking at Liu Chang with the most fiery eyes.

Liu Changdu was stared at by that fellow's gaze.

The envoys went to see each other, and then stood to one side, expressing their purpose of coming this time.

"We're here on a pilgrimage."

"Hercules of the East, bless us, bathed in your divine light, you exude the frankincense of the Mother Earth, and your breast is the embodiment of the mountains"

Muses spoke according to the same way he did to Zeus, and this made it difficult for the translator. This translator was not a serious translator. He was a businessman and went there with his father in the early years. Business, in fact, a lot of information from Dahan to foreign countries is brought by businessmen, and these businessmen have learned a lot of local languages ​​and are barely able to do business and express some ideas of each other, but if you ask them to translate the prayers. A set of things, it is really a bit embarrassing.

There is no way to translate, but to translate truthfully.

"Uh, we are here to ask for immortals. The gods in the east are called Hercules. We want you to help take a bath. We want to eat your chest, my mountain."

"Damn!!!"

Zhang Budo was furious and immediately ordered: "Someone, drag these scum of the Western countries out and behead!!"

All the ministers thought they had been humiliated, they were angry, or they were dumbfounded, and they didn't understand why the messenger of such a country came to say something about your majesty.

Only Liu Chang was laughing so hard at this moment that he turned back and forth.

"Hahaha, this guy wants me to give him a bath?? He wants to suck my milk? He wants to suck, so I have to have it too!"

"Hahaha, what kind of custom is this, do they all do this over there? Two kings meet and suck breasts from each other? Hahaha~~ Just ask!"

The merchant hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, he is talking about the prayer ceremony and praying with you as a god. Some words I translated may be a little inappropriate."

Liu Chang shook his head and reassured Zhang Budo, "Don't be angry, it's just because the words are different. I've never seen such a strange custom in the war between the South and the North. This is probably due to an inappropriate translation."

Sima Xi, who was standing not far away, wrote excitedly that he wanted to truthfully record the meeting between the two sides.

Musis was surprised and didn't quite understand why the ministers in front of him did this.

This also strengthened his determination to learn Chinese.

After the flattery, the men spoke of their country.

In general, it is a general introduction, but it carries a lot of exaggerated factors. When translating, I feel a little ashamed. You really think I have never been there. You brag, as a loyal son of a big man People, this translator has restored these words very well.

"We have 50 million soldiers. They are all heroes. Although they are not as powerful as your empire, we have defeated the mighty empire in the west!"

The translator said: "He said that he has 40 soldiers, but in fact there are only tens of thousands of soldiers. Usually, when he encounters a strong enemy, he summons farmers to serve as slaves. The fighting power is not strong."

"We have 27 provinces. Although the cities in each place are not as good as Chang'an, there are still places worthy of praise."

"He's bragging about how big his land is now. It's not big. Their land combined is as big as a few counties of Dahan, but it's really fertile, and there aren't as many people as Dahan."

Naturally, Muses didn't know that the translator was exposing the old story on the side, and was proudly introducing his powerful country.

The ministers also listened with relish from the translator.

After he finished speaking, Muses talked about the current predicament, the Huns.

"Those savages came to our land after you were defeated, burned and looted, they were not civilized, they ate people raw, robbed the peasants for their food, and killed them. We have blocked their way forward"

The translator said: "He said that the Huns were burning, killing and looting in their place. Now they have blocked the Huns, but they themselves are also a group of thieves, looting everywhere. At first it was directly skinned, and they couldn't stop the Huns at all."

At the end, Musis talked about his willingness to form an alliance with the big man.

At this moment, the ministers who had a full understanding of the Great Xia State also discussed it, but the ministers did not care about this matter.

It's none of our business for the Huns to burn, kill and loot in other people's homes? ?

Zhou Chang and others are very hostile to these envoys, they are afraid that these people will give His Majesty another reason. If His Majesty is ready to attack body poison in a fit of anger, how can it be good, how much people and material resources will be used? , I don't understand that even the big man will be dragged down.

The foundation of Liu Chang's military use is the efforts of these ministers.

Throughout the history of China, whether it is a monarch or a minister, the ability at the beginning of the founding of the country is the highest.

The tireless struggles of the old guys like Zhou Chang gave Liu Chang the opportunity to fight in the military. Many of Shang Fang's inventions increased the productivity, and the competent officials from various places and the worthy ministers of the temples made the Han develop rapidly, but he was stunned to resist Liu Chang. Several large-scale use of troops did not let the big man collapse.

Throughout the ages, it is not a good thing to use too many troops. Many dynasties have suffered a serious decline in national strength due to the use of troops when they were prosperous.

The main reason is that the various resources consumed by the war are too many. Even if a standing army of [-] is sent to fight, the materials consumed are unimaginable.

Fortunately, Liu Chang was not moved by the words of these people.

He said solemnly: "I heard that the two countries send envoys to visit each other with etiquette. After visiting each other twice, they can be regarded as friendly countries, and after three times, they can be regarded as countries that can form alliances. Sit together to discuss important matters, and then we can call it a country of brothers."

"Now that you have just come here once, it is not appropriate to talk about the alliance."

Muses was not disappointed either. He knew that it couldn't be so easy. How could he say alliances, and such unwritten rules also existed on their side.Out of curiosity about these people, Chang Liu also decided to host a banquet in the evening to entertain them. He really wanted to figure out what the bathing and breastfeeding meant.

At night, these people come to the banquet in their best clothes.

These half-covered clothes may not be suitable for Chang'an in spring.

They were trembling, but they still had to maintain the etiquette of being nobles. After the elegant banquet, they also chose the way of kneeling and sitting in the Han Dynasty.

Liu Chang asked curiously, "How many countries do you have?"

"In addition to us, there are many dynasties there, and there are many small city-states around us, there is the kingdom of Sunga, the king-killer, and further down there are the kingdom of Baicheng, the kingdom of Kalingka, the kingdom of Zhuluo, the kingdom of Pandya in the southernmost ."

Muses introduced the local situation very seriously. It was complicated and complicated. After the demise of the Peacock Dynasty, there was a situation of multi-national confrontation here, and these Greeks did not care much about these southern kingdoms and often attacked them. , this time it was them who were attacked, and they began to become very aggrieved.

These Daxia people have an inexplicable respect for Liu Chang, especially when Liu Chang sits beside them, these people are even more frightened.

Liu Chang's burly body attracted their attention.

The artist almost surpassed Muses at the moment, try to sit as close to Liu Chang as possible to see more clearly.

To be honest, Muses really couldn't tell whether the person in front of him was a human or a god.

And when Liu Chang easily broke the bones in his hand and ate them, it was even more so.

Chang Liu didn't need to show anything, just sitting there, he felt like the gods in these people's legends, but Chang Liu didn't live on the mountain.

Muses couldn't help but ask: "I heard that you once subdued a cow incarnated by a god?"

"Hahaha, even you all know about the subjugation of the divine cow?"

"Yes, someone sent a cow back then. This cow is quite extraordinary, but it's not really a divine cow, but it's just empty. It was pressed to the ground by me, unable to move. In the end, I ordered it to be slaughtered and eaten directly. ”

The translator hurriedly said: "The emperor said that someone caught him a cow incarnated by a god, but this god is not very powerful.

Muses and the others were pale and speechless.

The artist couldn't help but said at the moment: "Can you tell the emperor, I am a sculptor, and I am willing to build the largest sculpture for the emperor, let me touch his body and feel the structure."

The translator hesitated for a moment, "This person said that he is good at work, can make a statue for His Majesty, and wants to touch His Majesty's body."

"No, why do these people always have trouble with my body? He does it when he makes a statue, what does he do when he touches me?! This fellow's eyes are wrong, maybe it's okay?"

Until he left, the artist could not touch the living sculpture as he wished, his eyes were full of longing.

And Liu Chang also learned a lot about things over there from their mouths. They said a lot, but they didn't finish it.

Liu Chang knew in his heart that this fellow was deliberately selling out, thinking that he could stay by his side more.

However, he did not continue to question.

After sending these people away, Zhang Budo said a little displeased: "Barbarians, I don't know how to behave!"

"What's so strange about this, the people of the country of Yan use their concubines to entertain guests, and the people of the country of Qi feel that they are rude when they hear it, but it's just because the customs are different. I know, and I guess randomly, if according to what they said, this poisonous country perished more than ten years ago, what kind of country is that monarchy usurper building now?"

Zhang Budo replied immediately, "Xunjia Kingdom."

"Yes, it is this country, their national strength is far less than it was at the beginning. This is the opportunity given to us by God."

"Is Your Majesty going to conquer them?"

"No, the crusade is not just about sending troops. However, the monarch of the Sunga Kingdom, should we, as the upper kingdom, crusade against his behavior?"

"Crazy ministers and thieves, of course, they have to crusade!!"

Liu Chang grinned, "Wait a minute, as long as domestic affairs can be safely handed over to An I, I will go and avenge the poisonous king. What did he just say about the king?"

"The king of carts!"

"Yes, avenge the king of carts."

(End of this chapter)