Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 644 Map beyond the Great Wall
When Anxi General Asbek came to Luo Yang, he was completely stupefied. Although the shock he had suffered during this journey was big enough and he was mentally prepared, but when he really came When he arrived at the legendary center of the empire, he was still frightened. God, what kind of city wall is this? Who can break through such a city wall? shivering.

The city gate is wide open, people are coming and going, it is extremely crowded, countless vehicles are driving out from the center of this empire, and occasionally soldiers can be seen passing by on big horses, the prosperity of this empire is frightening All the Parthians, they never imagined that they would see such a scene. They had never seen such a crowded crowd. They originally maintained their identity as the Parthian Empire. Although they were in awe of the Eastern Empire, they did not have too much Big fear.

But now, they were so frightened that they could no longer walk. Unlike other wise men, Asbeck was a general. The first thing he saw was this tall city, and then he saw a large number of people, men, There is also a Chidao of this scale, which is enough to transport a large number of troops to the place where he came from. He has never seen such an empire. The strength of Anxi seems to be nothing in front of the Eastern Empire.

There are a total of a hundred people in their group. However, except for those servants and soldiers, the real core is only ten people. Among them, he is the only general who represents Anxi, and the rest are all eloquently selected by the emperor. Talented wise men, guests of the emperor, these people are all scholars, very knowledgeable, seeing such a prosperous empire and city, they are very envious, but out of reserve, they maintain their arrogance.

Soon, a young man rushed in front of them. The young man looked at them and said with a smile: "My name is Zhuge Liang, and I am Da Honglu, responsible for welcoming foreign guests. Please come with me, gentlemen."

Asbeck could understand some, but not fully. He was about to ask, when a person appeared beside the young man. He looked like an An'an man, and he narrated Zhuge Liang's words in his proficient An'an language. Once again, Asbek was a little excited, and finally he didn't have to guess what the other party said. He was about to speak, but the wise men behind him said: "Are you a Parthian?? How do you work for them??"

Asbek was furious in his heart, and quickly said: "Little brother, it's lucky that you are here, otherwise, I don't know how to talk to them." He said, looked at Zhuge Liang again, bent over, and attached He turned around and said: "I rest in peace, General, and I have met this minister. Thank you for welcoming me, thank you for welcoming me." Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised when he heard his unskilled words, smiled, and said: "There is no need to be too polite, please follow me"

Asbeck nodded, and followed with a smile. Looking at the words in Luoyang City, Asbeck wanted to say something, but he was afraid that he could not express it, so he pulled the young man in charge of the translation, Asked him to translate it to Zhuge Liang, he said: "The Han Kingdom is so powerful. I admire the city here and the soldiers here. I am far inferior to resting in peace. I came here just to meet the Emperor of Han. , we respect him very much and want to meet the most powerful person."

He used elegant words at first, and the wise men behind him didn't know what he said, but now, listening to his flattering words, most of them are angry. This guy simply lost the face of the empire. As for the words, it was as if we were here to pay tribute to them. A barbarian is a barbarian. They couldn't help thinking, and the disdain in their hearts was directly shown on their faces. Since Zhuge Liang was here, they didn't say much.

Walking into the post station, Zhuge Liang listened to the bearded general's flattery all the way, with a smile on his face, but he didn't reply. The emperor had ordered him a long time ago, and now he can't help the Anxi people. However, for the Anxi people, I still can't be rude, I can only say that they came at the wrong time, if they came earlier. Thinking about this, Zhuge Liang arranged them in the post station, but Asbeck pulled Zhuge Liang.

His eyes were full of pleading, and he said, "Please tell me, I want to see the emperor"

He was afraid that he could not express himself clearly, so he looked at the translator beside him and said, "I admire the emperor of your country very much. I just want to see him. I know the power of Han. Our hometown, I came here this time to ask for help from the Emperor of Han, I hope His Majesty can help us, we can serve as the assistants of Han in the west, we can pay tribute, and we can do what His Majesty ordered."

Listening to the translator's words, Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, and then said: "The emperor is busy, and he can't separate himself. Let him wait for a while. The emperor will meet him." Then Zhuge Liang was respectfully sent away. After Zhuge Liang left, the bearded general returned to the station. Most of the wise nobles sitting here looked at him with disdain.

"Asbeck, where do you put our dignity?? Look at you, like a dog, begging them, even if we come to ask for help, we can't lose our dignity!!"

"Do you want to join them??"

"I've already said that these barbarians are unreliable. I don't think he came here for help, but for his own future!!"

The nobles scolded one after another, but Asbeck didn't speak, but the young general beside him couldn't help it, and shouted: "Shut up!!", Asbeike stretched out his hand, held him, looked at the crowd, and relaxed. Huan said: "This time, the country is dangerous. If we can't borrow reinforcements... Alas, I won't say much, I just hope that you can put away your arrogance and treat them well."

Asbeck didn't say anything more, and went back to rest directly.

Zhuge Liang didn't come again, but luckily the soldiers at the station didn't restrict their travels, so the Anxi people went out and wandered around Luoyang. The bustling here and the scenery here were unforgettable for them, and Asbeck didn't forget On business, he asked the soldiers at the station several times. He pulled the soldiers over again, put a piece of gold in his hand, and said, "Can you tell me about the mansion of the minister? I just want to visit him."

The postman thought for a moment before accepting his bribe.

Zhuge Liang really did not expect that the Anxi general would find his mansion, and he did not avoid it. Speaking of which, he still had some headaches on how to treat these Anxi envoys. However, as shrewd as he was, he still had his own In order to solve the problem, he went out in person and received the general very modestly. The two sat in the study, drinking tea, and the translator stood beside him.

Asbeck said: "The water is really good. Everything in Han is good. If there are no such things in my hometown, I really want to live here forever."

"Hahaha, the general eats more if he likes it. I won't hide it from the general. I am the uncle of today's son. Everything I say is fine. Rest in peace. Where did the general encounter something? Why don't you tell me about it?" Zhuge Liang asked, and Asbeck laughed when he heard it, and was about to take money out of his sleeve. Seeing his actions, Zhuge Liang understood that he had misunderstood himself, and shook his head quickly, saying: "I don't want these, General, tell us about your situation and see if we can help you."

"Hey, we were originally a powerful country. We have repeatedly repelled the attacks of the barbarians in the West and won a lot of territory. In the East, Guishuang dare not provoke us."

"Oh? Western barbarians? Who are they?"

"It's the Daqin people you call."

"I'm very interested in them. Can you tell me about their culture, territory, and military?"

"Of course, I can tell the minister what the minister wants to hear." Asbeck looked very humble, he lowered his head, and smiled flatteringly. This general could not learn such a smile, but it seemed It was a bit scary, and the translators of the same clan couldn't understand his performance, but they had to translate. Asbek talked about the situation of Daqin, and then talked about the situation of Anxi.

Zhuge Liang listened carefully, but quickly recorded in his mind.

"How did you come here?? Through Guishuang?? Are you bordering Guishuang?"

"Previously bordered."

Zhuge Liang chatted with him for a long time, and then he said: "Don't worry, I will go to report to the emperor tomorrow morning to see if he agrees to send troops, so that's it, how about you come back at noon tomorrow?"

"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you." With tears in his eyes, Asbek imitated the way of a big man, and bowed to Zhuge Liang.

The next day, when he arrived here, Zhuge Liang was waiting for him. Seeing him coming, Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly, and said, "Your Majesty said that he doesn't know the distance between Anxi and the big man, and the supply capacity of the army." I can’t keep up. Moreover, he is also afraid that the army will get lost on the way. I told him that through Guishuang, you can reach Anxi, but he doesn’t believe it. He insists on seeing it for himself. Do you have a map??”

Asbek's face became a little downcast, but he still hurriedly said: "Although I don't have it, I can draw it. I will draw it now, and I will draw it immediately. I will trouble you to send it to the emperor so that he can save him and rest in peace." Thank you, thank you, thank you"

Zhuge Liang looked at Asibaike drawing the map seriously, for some reason, he couldn't bear it in his heart. When Asibaike finished drawing the map carefully and handed it to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely agree”

"Your Majesty said that he didn't know the rebel army and your specific strength, so he didn't dare to send troops. You have to tell the truth about the strength of both sides. If you conceal it, our emperor will be unhappy, and we may have to conquer you."

"Your Majesty said that he didn't know the situation of Daqin, and he was afraid that they would send troops suddenly."

"Your Majesty said that he didn't know the population of the rebel army and was afraid that they would increase their manpower. He didn't know how many troops should be sent. By the way, how many do you have?"

"His Majesty said"

"His Majesty said"

Looking at Asbek in front of him, Zhuge Liang frowned, sighed helplessly, and said, "I'm sorry, the ministers of the DPRK and China have discussed it. Our national strength cannot allow us to launch such a huge war. It is not enough for an expedition. Hope You can understand that if we can wait a few more years, maybe we can still help, but now we can't, our Emperor Xiaoxian passed away this year, and the country is not very stable."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Asbeck was stunned, looked at him blankly, stretched out his hand, covered his face, and the translator at the side put his hand on the sword hilt at his waist, lest this fellow would make trouble, Zhuge Liang just looked at him calmly, Asbeck said: "Can't we really think of a way? We can be ministers, we can rely on me and kneel down to you." Zhuge Liang supported him, shook his head, and said: "I can't help."

The bearded general walked out of the mansion in a daze.

Zhuge Liang was standing in the backyard, looking at the map hanging on the wall. This map roughly recorded from Guishuang to Anxi, as well as various regions of Daqin, as well as the number of parties, the size of the army, and the economy. Important news, looking at this map, Zhuge Liang smiled, the price of this map is very high, the Han merchants are away all the year round, but they don’t understand this, the Han has not yet covered such a vast area outside the Great Wall map, this is the first time Woolen cloth.

Zhuge Liang was smiling, but the smile disappeared slowly. He felt a little guilty and shook his head.

Don't blame me.

The bearded general sat on his seat with his head bowed, tears constantly falling from his eyes.

Turning his head, he looked at the scimitar beside him.

In the 23rd year of Xiping, Anxi envoys came to visit the emperor, but the main envoy died unexpectedly, and the rest of the attendants left.

Zhang Liao, the chief general of the Southern Army, played,

Dozens of peace envoys carried a lot of money, or fled to Guishuang.

(End of this chapter)