The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 485 Let’s Go Pay Homage to Daqin
The King of Kucha expressed the thoughts of the people: "Dear leader Targan, please believe us. We have no intention of becoming an enemy of the powerful country of Daqin. We are even willing to submit to him and offer tribute to the Son of Heaven. However, we are worried that the Son of Heaven will not show mercy to us and will wipe us out without a care, just like he destroyed the Great Yuezhi."

Targan was silent, then he said: "Your Majesty, King Suvadi, if this is the case, then we can only wait for death."

Or run faster.

Everyone fell even more silent in an instant.

Yes, they have no right to choose, only the possibility of being chosen.

The King of Nandou, Heyan Saro Nandou, said: "Your Excellency the High Priest of Loulan, Nahmala, Loulan is now the closest to Daqin. Do you know whether they are an enemy or a friend?"

At this time, the High Priest of Loulan had just succeeded to the position of High Priest. He was not yet as deep and introverted as he would be later, nor did he develop the dignity and confidence of a queen.

Now she is just a young girl. Although she is beautiful, elegant and quiet, she is extremely worried and helpless in the face of the crisis.

Speaking of which, the entire Loulan is in a panic now.

Loulan is now the country closest to the Qin Dynasty. The first stop when leaving the Hexi Corridor and entering the Western Regions is Loulan. It can be said that it is right under the attack of the Qin Dynasty!
Loulan watched helplessly as the Qin cavalry pursued and killed the Yuezhi people like a gust of wind. Loulan watched helplessly as the Yuezhi people, who had been powerful for 200 years, were destroyed in just a few months. They were beaten like dogs that had lost their homes, and they fled singing dirges to a place farther than the setting sun.

I'm really scared to death!
The Wusun were a pure nomadic people who could run away at any time. But it was different for the Loulan people. They had already settled down and could not run away at will.

Moreover, Loulan was entrusted with an important mission by the goddess, so she couldn't run away.

But looking around, now there is only Loulan facing the Qin Dynasty. The small Loulan has a population of no more than 10,000 people, and the total number of men, women, old and young is even less than the number of the enemy's army. How can it face it?
Daqin was unhappy and attacked Loulan on the spot.

Nahmara was even more distressed. Her mother was terrified and prayed to the goddess for protection day and night, but there was no response. She fell ill not long ago.

The position of high priest was passed to me, and I was asked to attend the meeting on behalf of Loulan. Alas, I had never encountered such a situation before! My mother couldn't do anything, so what could I do?
Although Nahmara was sad in her heart, she was strong-willed after all, and her face was calm despite her young age.

She walked out of the crowd and did not go up to the stone platform. She calmly replied from the stage: "Ants have no right to be friends with wild beasts."

"Daqin is very strong. They have more soldiers than all of us. The soldiers are brave and strong, well-organized, and have strict military discipline."

"The only thing I know now is that the Qin Empire is determined to extend its influence to our area. They have already begun to build cities in the territory of the Great Yuezhi. The population is as high as more than 100,000. The scale of the cities is huge, larger than any of our cities."

Nahmala hesitated for a moment, but still said, "And according to our investigation in Loulan, we saw people from the Yuezhi among the people who built the city. The Yuezhi have become slaves."

At this moment, everyone present was in despair.

No wonder Dayuezhi didn’t stop even when they ran to the place where the sun sets. That’s why.

At this time, some people were already thinking, if it doesn't work, just run away, because if you stay you will just be a slave.

The Wusun leader Targan was also shocked. It turned out that it was not only the Yuezhi who had provoked the Qin Dynasty, but the Qin Dynasty also wanted to expand westwards. This was not okay. The Wusun could only keep running away. This place was no longer safe.

Even if the Qin Dynasty cannot rule the Western Regions for the time being, but it comes to capture slaves and cause destruction every few days, who can withstand it?

The King of Kucha, Sufadie, listened carefully to everything and remained silent.

He is already over fifty years old this year, and he succeeded to the throne at a young age. Although the Kingdom of Kucha is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Seven Eastern Kingdoms, it is everything to him.

He fought for it all his life, experienced countless hardships and encountered many dangerous situations. For more than 30 years, he maintained the strength of the Kingdom of Kucha in the Western Regions, and even made it stronger.

His prestige spread throughout the Western Regions and everyone respected him. He was a kind, generous, brave and trustworthy king.

Even when facing a powerful enemy that he could not handle at all, he was unwilling to give up easily.

The Western Regions were dominated by oasis agriculture and nomadic economy, which was very different from the agricultural economy of the Central Plains. In this era, the Western Regions suffered.

Even if we have to die, we are unwilling to leave the home we have worked so hard to build, because leaving may also mean death.

Su Fadie opened his mouth and said loudly: "We have also traded with the caravans in the East. I also have friends in the East. In my impression, they are not the kind of people who kill indiscriminately."

"Although we are not the enemy of Daqin at all, and we also have no intention of being the enemy of Daqin, Daqin has now become our neighbor. Facing our neighbor, I think we should first express goodwill."

"It is not easy to survive in this world, nor is it easy to build our home. Before we are sure whether this neighbor is a friend or an enemy, should we easily abandon our home?" "After driving away the Yuezhi, the Qin people did not continue to approach us."

"My suggestion is that all of our countries send envoys to form a team, bring the best specialties and treasures in the country, bring our respect and sincerity, and present them to our powerful neighbor, to the respected, great Son of Heaven, to express our submission and to pray for his mercy and forgiveness."

"We can submit to the great Son of Heaven and obey His orders."

"If we cannot get this humble tolerance, then we can either fight against them and tell them that we are not easy to mess with; or leave our homeland and find another place with abundant water and grass. At that time, we can make our own decisions, okay?"

There was a moment of silence, followed by a flurry of discussion.

Nahmala, the high priest of Loulan, gritted her teeth and said loudly: "Respected King Sufadie, Loulan is willing to respond to your call and jointly pay homage to the Qin Dynasty and pay tribute to the Qin Dynasty."

Loulan had no choice. It couldn’t be defeated by fighting, nor could it escape, so it could only surrender.

Nahmara could only pray to the goddess, hoping that after swallowing up thousands of miles of land from the Yuezhi people, the Qin Dynasty had already eaten its fill, and that their forces would look down upon our wild, barren and weak land.

As for paying tribute, originally they had to pay tribute to the Great Yuezhi people, but now they have just changed their big father, so they have no psychological burden at all.

The leader of Wusun, Targan, also said loudly: "Wusun is also willing to pay tribute to Daqin."

Wusun had already run far enough and didn't want to run any further. Who knew what would happen if they went further west? And what if they ran into their mortal enemy, the Great Yuezhi? If they continued to fight with the Great Yuezhi, the two families would be finished.

The main reason is that there are powerful countries further west, and you may not be able to gain a foothold even if you go there.

The world is so big that one person cannot walk through it in a lifetime.

But it is also very small, so small that there are people everywhere, and so small that even a tiny bit of living space requires a fight with knives, swords, blood and fire.

It is better to surrender first and see if the other party accepts it. As long as it is not excessive, you will accept it.

Sufadie had a very high prestige, and with the response from Loulan and Wusun, they gradually responded as well.

After all, it is very difficult for a tribe to abandon their homeland for unknown dangers.

It would be fine if it were pure nomadism, but there are not many pure nomads among these people, and there is not much difference between abandoning their homes and committing suicide.

Everyone has a sense of luck, and everyone wants to give it a try first. If it doesn't work, then run away. Moreover, by taking a trip, you can also witness the strength of the Qin Dynasty. Just hearing others say how powerful it is may not be true.

The principle that seeing is believing and hearing is false applies everywhere.

The King of Nandou, Heyan Saro Nandou, said at this time: "Your Excellency King Sufadi, leaders, there is one more most important question."

"If we go to the Qin to pay tribute, in order to show our attitude of submission and respect for the Son of Heaven, we must prepare generous gifts and have the leaders go to pay homage in person. But if the Qin has ill intentions towards us, is unwilling to accept our submission, and is determined to destroy us, then if we gather together, wouldn't that give the Qin people the opportunity to destroy us in one fell swoop?"

The question raised by He Yansaro Nandou really touched everyone's heart. For a moment, everyone was hesitant and talked about it.

At this time, a graceful voice sounded: "Leaders, don't worry about this problem. I have come into contact with Qin's caravans many times. Qin people have always claimed to be a country of morality, law, and etiquette. They have their own strict rules. Qin people claim that their king is the son of heaven. Qin people have a saying that the king's words are not joking, and their words are as good as gold. They value trust and promise the most."

"I have learned that there are several powerful countries in the East. Even if they are hostile, when the kings of the two countries visit each other's countries, they will be treated with the etiquette of treating the kings."

"We can prepare all the tributes for the pilgrimage, gather in Loulan, and send representatives to the Qin leader who is building the city to propose the idea of ​​entering Qin to pay homage. If the other side allows or even welcomes us, then they will not use despicable means to destroy us."

"After all, we are too weak. The great Lord of Qin will not destroy his honor for us."

Everyone looked at the person who spoke, it was the Holy Maiden of the Jingjue Kingdom - Sevilanya.

The Kingdom of Jingjue was a country neighboring the Kingdom of Qiuci. Although it was not as powerful as Qiuci, it was considered a medium-sized country in the Western Regions.

The Kingdom of Jingjue is similar to Loulan in that it has always been dominated by women. The Holy Lady of Jingjue will be the next generation Queen of Jingjue.

(End of this chapter)