Di Daohou Li Xin is the most prominent martial marquis in Daqin at present, except for Wang's father and son and Meng Tian, and he became famous early, and he is also deeply valued by Qin Shi Huang, and the two major wars in the northwest are both main generals, whether it is martial arts or status, Jiang Hu can not be compared with the newly rising marquis, at least in terms of fighting, the entire Great Qin can be counted with one hand stronger than Li Xin, and even Zhang Han, Tu Sui, Zhao Tuo, and other famous generals in history can't compare to him at the moment.

"Master Hou, wait a minute......" Jiang Hu quickly stood up and grabbed Chen Xu's arm.

"What do you have to say about Yinshan Hou?" Looking at Jiang Hu's hesitant appearance, Chen Xu asked inexplicably.

"That...... Master Hou, I have talked to Di Daohou about the Western Regions you talked about last time......" Jiang Hu blushed and whispered to Chen Xu's ear.

Chen Xu couldn't help rolling his eyes, and then said with a warm smile: "It's okay, it's okay if Di Daohou knows, Ben Hou will go and welcome Di Daohou in first!" ”

"I'll go with Master Hou!"

Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu followed Chen Xu to greet Li Xin, and after a while, the three of them accompanied Li Xin back to the living room, and the maid served tea again and then sat down.

"The two generals sent a heavy gift worth tens of thousands of dollars yesterday, as the saying goes, it is not rude, so today Xu specially prepared a food banquet to invite a few people, and a few accompanying guests arrived at noon I will wait for a drunk party to rest, come, the three generals please drink tea first!" Chen Xu raised his teacup to greet the guests.

"Some gifts are snatched from the Hun barbarians, how dare you say that they are valuable, I hope Qinghe Hou will not dislike them!" Li Xin hurriedly said.

"Precious and precious, gold and silver jewelry are still secondary, Xu wants to be especially grateful for the fact that there is a bag of black seeds in the gift, which is a spice produced in the far west, the taste is spicy, it is an excellent condiment, the food I want to invite you to eat today is made of this spice, it is extremely delicious, and the three generals will know it when they taste it later, and they promise to never forget it for a lifetime!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Xin was dazed for a long time and then shook his head, "Qinghe Hou Mo wants to laugh, the Hun barbarian Ru Mao drinks blood, how could there be such a condiment for making food, there must be something wrong!" ”

"Master Hou, could it be that you are talking about a small sheepskin bag?" Jiang Hu asked suspiciously.

"Not bad!"

"I know, General Yingbu chased and killed a Xiongnu nobleman who fled into the Yin Mountain, and only returned after three days and three nights, and he was hit several times, not only brought back the head of the Xiongnu nobleman, but also brought back a sheepskin bag, which contained a black seed, when I asked, General Yingbu said that the escaped Hun nobleman was unwilling to give up this leather bag when he died, and he thought it was more precious before bringing it back. Therefore, after returning to the barracks, he went to rummage through the loot, and found a small bag, and then brought it back to Xianyang with him, and sent it to the Hou Mansion with some gifts yesterday...... "Jiang Hu gave a general account of the ins and outs of the discovery of pepper.

"I see!" Li Xin and Jiang Bu both suddenly realized.

"Yinshan Hou, you are stingy in this matter, the loot captured by the Huns is piled up, if you talk about it that day, I can also look for it, maybe we can find more, so secretive, be careful of turning your face!" Li Xin looked at Jiang Hu with some resentment.

"Hehe, it's not that I don't say it, but there are not many such things, and the Hun nobles see it more important than their lives, ordinary Huns must not have it in their hands, it must only be in the hands of those nobles, and X just rummaged through some noble trophies, and only found a small bag ......" Jiang Hu smiled dryly and drank tea to hide his embarrassment.

"Don't be vindictive about trivial matters, the two generals come to the banquet so early today, they must have something to say, there is nothing to do at the moment, and the three of them are safe to talk!" Chen Xu played a round to change the topic.

"Master Hou, you just said that the spices that the Huns regard as their lives come from the extreme west, is it the Peacock Empire you said?" Jiang Hu put down the teacup and asked.

"Not bad!" Chen Xu nodded slightly, since Li Xin already knew some content, Chen Xu didn't have to continue to hide it, and pulling Li Xin, a martial marquis with an extraordinary reputation and status, would be of great help to many things in the future.

The most important thing is that Li Xin has become more and more respectful of Chen Xu's identity since the last time he asked for medicine.

A bottle of medicine the size of a thumb solved the unspeakable hidden that he could not be cured by famous doctors, not only that, but he found that since he drank that potion, the combat power on the bed was countless times stronger than before, and the ten women of the night were too exaggerated, but it was more than enough to satisfy a few wives and concubines, and the dragon spirit and tiger fierceness made him finally taste the bravery and domineering of the general's real man, and now when he went home, a group of wives and concubines were very gentle, and he felt that he was about to melt when he undressed.

That medicine must be an immortal medicine, otherwise how could it be so powerful.

Li Xin, as a top nobleman of Great Qin, had never seen anything, but he had never heard of this kind of domineering potion, and it was definitely not something that ordinary medical and Taoist warlocks could refine, so that Li Xin had confirmed his identity as a disciple of Chen Xuxian's family in his confidence.

Therefore, I came to the banquet early this time, and I also had some other thoughts, like Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu, hoping to unite tightly around Chen Xu, hug Chen Xu's thighs, maybe one day I can go up one level and be knighted, so that the Li family can compete with the Wang family and become the real top nobles of Daqin to pass on.

"Master Hou, that day, the Marquis of Yinshan and the letter talked about some things outside the Western Regions, and the letter naturally believed it to be true, but I, the Great Qin Dynasty, is based on the Central Plains, why have I never heard of a powerful country outside the Qiangrong in the Western Regions?" Li Xin asked with some confusion.

"Hehe, it's not that I don't hear it, but I haven't paid attention to my ears!" Chen Xu stood up with a smile and said, "Since it's still early, I'll take the three generals to the study to watch something!" ”

"Good~Good!" Li Xin, Jiang Hu, and Jiang Bu stood up excitedly at the same time and followed Chen Xu to the study.

Chen Xu had considered showing the world map to the three generals in advance, because he planned to enter the palace tomorrow to see the emperor, and present the map and globe, according to the character of Qin Shi Huang, he might convene some important ministers to discuss this matter, since Li Xin, Jiang Hu and others already know something, then let them understand more clearly in advance, and also find some help for their future army reform, when it comes to disarmament, it is not enough to rely on the weight of Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu, if Li Xin can also participate, It is much more certain to convince Qin Shi Huang, after all, these two Wuhou are both generals who have participated in two expeditions against the Xiongnu, and they have accumulated huge popularity both in the army and in the court and among the people, and now their reputation is also very high.

After entering the study, the first thing Li Xin, Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu saw was a huge globe placed on the desk, and the three of them immediately gathered around to watch it curiously.

"Master Hou, what is this wooden ball?" Li Xin asked with a surprised face.

"This is the globe, and on it is the map of the entire earth, which records the geography of Kyushu......" Chen Xu smiled and stretched out his hand to pluck the wooden ball, and the globe suddenly creaked and turned.

"The map of Kyushu, why is it drawn on a ball...... Hey, it's still active! The three of them looked at the spinning globe in confusion.

Chen Xu pressed his hand, and the globe stopped instantly, "Three generals, please look at ......"

Chen Xu pointed to a place with the word Daqin marked with a small seal, "This is the location of my Daqin, the top is the north, this large area is occupied by the Xiongnu, the south is Baiyue, and the south is the South China Sea...... This is the East China Sea, and Donghu is here...... To the west of Daqin is the Western Regions occupied by Qiangrong, from Longxi County to the west, is the current Qiangrong boundary, and then west along the Western Regions through a narrow area, there is a large snow-capped mountain with a height of 10,000 zhang, and there is a small road between the snow-capped mountains that can lead to the Western world, and the Peacock Empire is in this place......"

Chen Xu pointed to the map and roughly explained the situation around Daqin now, then picked up a roll of cloth placed on the low couch and said: "This globe is made according to the image of the armillary sky, just to facilitate rotation observation, I also have a map here, come, help open the ......"

Under Chen Xu's command, Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu hurriedly helped unfold a scroll of maps, and Chen Xu found a few strings to tie the map to the four corners and hang it in the center of the room.

Standing in front of this clear and huge map, Li Xin and Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu were all even more sluggish.

Because from this map, it can be clearly seen that on the huge map, the Great Qin, which the Central Plains people are proud of, only occupies a small area.

"Three generals, please see, this is the general topographic map of the whole world, if it is centered on our Central Plains, then the form of southeast, northwest and northwest can be seen at a glance...... My Huaxia started from the Yan and Huang Emperors, and the Yellow Emperor was originally the tribal leader who lived in the upper reaches of the river, and was the ancestor of the Qiang people, that is to say, my Huaxia was not in the Central Plains at all, but in the Western Regions, a large area of bitter cold and barren land, so the Yellow Emperor led the tribe down the river to conquer the Yandi tribe, and later the Yellow Emperor married the daughter of the Yan Emperor, and the Yan and Huang tribes merged, so that I said that the descendants of the Yan and Huang tribes in China were ...... After the two emperors of Yan and Huang occupied the Weihe Plain today, there was sufficient food, with the continuous development and growth of the tribe, began to fight with the Jiuli tribe in the lower reaches of the river, after several successive wars, the Yellow Emperor cut the Chi especially Zhuolu, and the Jiuli tribe was forced to migrate to the south, forming the country of the three seedlings......"

"In fact, through some legends and records in ancient times, my Huaxia is not the people of the Central Plains, but from Jiang Yao Ershui, grew in the land of the old Qin, expelled the Jiuli tribe and occupied the Central Plains, and then conquered Dongyi, but Hun Hu, Wu Yue, three Miao, slowly merged to form a complex nation, Qiang, Rong, Hu, Miao, Yi all have ......"

"From the three emperors of antiquity to the present, tens of thousands of years have passed, many things have been unverifiable, but it is certain that my Huaxia and the current Qiang Rong ancestors have a very close blood relationship, but in the continuous chaotic wars the tribes scattered and migrated, forming the current situation around the Great Qin, the Xiongnu are the descendants of the Xia people, Donghu is the descendants of the merchants, the Qiang people are the descendants of the Yan Emperor, the Central Plains is the fusion of various ethnic groups to form an ethnic group, the Yue clan of Xitui, the legend of Mu Tianzi is recorded as the Yu clan, and it also belongs to a branch of the Yandi tribe, It can be seen that the Western Regions are not without exchanges and contacts in our Central Plains, but the focus of China's development is constantly moving to the middle and lower reaches of the great river, ignoring the connection between the Western Regions, and from the spices you have seized, it seems that the Xiongnu and Yueshi and other Qianghu in the Western Regions still have close contacts, otherwise this rare valuables will not fall into the hands of the Huns......"

"And the source of this spice is here......" Chen Xu pointed to the approximate location of India in later generations, "The people of the Peacock Empire believe in a doctrine called Buddhism, which is very different from the theory of the hundred schools of thought of the sons of my Central Plains, and the west of this place is close to the sea, and the east is blocked by snow-capped mountains, so the water flow is abundant, the climate is warm and humid, rich in all kinds of animals, plants and spices that have not been found in the Central Plains, I talked to Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu about a thing called cotton last time, which is the best crop for making cloth and clothes, and there are all kinds of vegetables and fruits, All delicious......"