When the rest general Asbak came to the front of the sun, he was completely stunned, although the shock he suffered along the way was already big enough, and he was mentally prepared, but when he really came to the center of this legendary empire, he was still frightened, God, what kind of city wall is this, who can break through such a city wall, he looked at the wall that was so tall that he couldn't seem to see it, and his whole body was trembling.

The city gate is wide open, people come and go around, extremely crowded, countless vehicles, all drive out of the center of this empire, occasionally you can see soldiers riding horses, passing by, the prosperity of this empire, frightened all the resting people, they never thought that they would see such a scene, such a crowded crowd, they have never seen it, they originally held the identity of the rest of the empire, although they have awe of the Eastern Empire, but there is not much fear.

But now, they were so frightened that they could no longer walk, unlike the rest of the wise men, Asbac was a general, and the first thing he saw was this tall city, and then he saw a large number of men, men, and gallops of this size, enough to transport a large number of troops to the place where he came, such an empire, which he had never seen before, resting mighty, in front of the Eastern Empire, seemed to be worthless.

There are a hundred of them in this group, but after removing those slaves and soldiers, the real core is only ten people, among them, only he is the general who represents the rest, and the rest are all wise men with eloquent talents selected by the emperor, and the emperor's guests, these people are all scholars, very erudite, and they are very envious when they see such a prosperous empire and city, but out of reserve, they maintain their arrogance.

Soon, a young man rushed to them, the young man looked at them, and said with a smile: "My name is Zhuge Liang, but Da Honglu, responsible for welcoming foreign guests, gentlemen, please come with me." ”

Asbyk can understand some, but he can't fully understand, he was about to ask, the young man next to a person appeared, that look like a resting person is undoubted, he used a skilled resting language to recount Zhuge Liang's words, Asbaik was a little excited, finally no longer have to guess the other party's words, he was about to speak, but the wise men behind him opened their mouths and said: "You are a resting person??" How do you work for them?? ”

Asbaik was furious in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Little brother, it's good to have you, otherwise, I don't know how to talk to them...", he said, looked at Zhuge Liang again, bent over, and said: "I rest in peace General, I have seen this minister... Thank you for greeting, thank you for greeting...", Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised when he heard his not very skilled words, smiled, and said: "Don't be polite, please come with me..."

Asbyk nodded, followed with a smile, looking at the words in Luoyang City, Asbyk wanted to say something, but he was afraid that he would not be able to express it, so he pulled the young man in charge of translation and asked him to translate to Zhuge Liang, he said: "The Han Kingdom is too powerful, the cities here, the soldiers here, I admire it very much, I am far better at rest, this time, just to be able to meet the Han Emperor, we respect him very much, I want to meet the most powerful person..."

He used to use elegant words, and the wise men behind him didn't know what he said, but now, listening to his flattering words, most of them were angry, this guy simply lost the face of the empire, how could he say this, as if we were here to pay tribute to them, and barbarians are barbarians, they couldn't help but think, and the disdain in their hearts was directly revealed on their faces, and because Zhuge Liang was here, they didn't say anything.

Walking to the post station, Zhuge Liang listened to the flattery of the bearded general all the way, his face was full of smiles, but he didn't reply, the Son of Heaven had already ordered, and now he can't help the resting people, but he still can't be rude to the resting people, he can only say that they came at the wrong time, if they came earlier... Zhuge Liang thought about this and arranged them in the post station, but Asbaik 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 would not be able to express himself clearly, so he looked at the translator on the side and said: "I admire the emperor of your country very much, I just want to see him, I know the strength of the Han country, we have encountered danger, the rebels are everywhere, destroying our hometown, I came this time, it is to ask the emperor for help, I hope that His Majesty the emperor can help us, we can be the assistant of the Han country in the west, we can pay tribute, what His Majesty the emperor ordered, we can all do it..."

Zhuge Liang listened to the words of the translator on the side, was silent for a moment, and then said: "The Son of Heaven is busy, and he can't be separated, let him wait for a while, the Son of Heaven will meet him...", after the translator translated, Asbaik sent Zhuge Liang away, and when Zhuge Liang left, the bearded general returned to the post station, and most of the wise nobles sitting here looked at him with disdain.

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

"Do you want to take refuge in them??"

"I said a long time ago, these barbarians are unreliable, I think he is not here for help, but for his own way out in the future!!"

The nobles scolded one after another, but Asbac didn't speak, but the young generals on the side couldn't help it and shouted, "Shut up!" Asbaik stretched out his hand, grabbed him, looked at everyone, and said slowly: "This time, the country is dangerous, if we can't borrow reinforcements.... Alas, I won't say more, I just hope that you can put away your arrogance and treat them..."

Asbaik didn't say anything more, and went straight back to rest.

Zhuge Liang did not come again, fortunately, the soldiers of the post station did not restrict their travel, and the rest of the people went out, and walked around in Luoyang, the prosperity here, the scenery here, all made them unforgettable, Asbaik did not forget the business, asked the soldiers of the post station several times before and after, he once again pulled the soldiers over, put a piece of gold in his hand, and said: "Can you tell me the minister's mansion?" I just wanted to visit him..."

The postman thought for a moment before accepting his bribe.

Zhuge Liang really didn't expect that the resting general would find his mansion, and he didn't avoid it, speaking of which, how to treat these resting messengers, he still had some headaches, but he was as shrewd as he was, and he still had his own way in his heart, he went out in person, and met the general very humbly, the two sat in the study, drinking tea, and the translator stood on the side.

Asbaik said: "This water is so good, everything in the Han Kingdom is good, if there are no such things in my hometown, I really want to live here forever..."

"Hahaha, the general will eat more if he likes it, I don't hide it from the general, I am the uncle of today's son, everything, I said it... What happened to rest in peace, why don't you tell me about it?? Zhuge Liang asked, Asbaik heard it, laughed, and was about to take out the money from his sleeve, Zhuge Liang saw his actions, understood that he had misunderstood himself, and quickly shook his head and said: "I don't want these, general, tell me about your situation, see if we can help you..."

"Alas, we were originally also a strong country, and we have repeatedly repelled the attacks of the western barbarians, and we have also captured a lot of territory, and in the east, Guishan does not dare to provoke us..."

"Oh? Western barbarians? Who are they? ”

"It's the Great Qin people in your mouth...."

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

"Of course, I can tell the minister whatever he wants to hear..." Asbaik looked very humble, he lowered his head and smiled flatteringly, this general can't learn to smile like this, it looks a little crazy, and for his performance, the translators of the same clan are a little uncomfortable, but they have to translate, Asbaik talked about the situation of Daqin, and talked about the situation of rest.

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

"How did you get here?? Walk through Kushan?? Do you border Kushan? ”

"Previously bordered ..."

Zhuge Liang chatted with him for a long time, and then said: "Don't worry, I will go to tell the Son of Heaven tomorrow morning to see if he will agree to send troops, so how about you come back at noon tomorrow?" ”

"Good, good, good... Thank you, thank you..."Asbaik burst into tears, learning the way of the Han and bowing to Zhuge Liang.

The next day, when he arrived here, Zhuge Liang was waiting for him, and when he saw him coming, Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly and said: "Your Majesty said, he doesn't know the distance between Anxi and Dahan, and I don't know if the military supplies can keep up... Moreover, he was also afraid that the army would get lost on the way, and I told him that through Kushan, he would be able to go to rest in peace, but he didn't believe it, so he had to see for himself, do you have a map there?? ”

Asbaik's face became a little depressed, but he still hurriedly said: "Although I don't, but I can draw it, I will draw it now, I will paint it immediately, and I will bother you to send it to the Son of Heaven, so that he can save him and rest in peace... Thank you, thank you, thank you..."

Zhuge Liang watched Asbyk draw the map seriously, for some reason, he felt a little unbearable, when Asbyk carefully finished drawing the map and handed it to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Now, Your Majesty will definitely agree..."

.....

"Your Majesty said that he didn't know the rebels 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 hide it, our son of heaven will not be happy, and we may have to conquer you..."

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

"Your Majesty said that you don't know the rebel population... I'm afraid that they will increase their manpower, and I don't know how many troops should be sent... By the way, how many of you have? ”

"Your Majesty said...."

"Your Majesty said...."

Looking at Asbaik in front of him, Zhuge Liang frowned, sighed a little helplessly, and said: "I'm sorry, the ministers of the DPRK and China have discussed, our national strength can't let us launch such a huge war, it's not enough for an expedition... I hope you can understand, if we can wait a few more years, maybe we can still help, but now it is not possible, our Emperor Xiaoxian and passed away this year, and the country is not very stable...."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Asbyk was stunned, looked at him blankly, stretched out his hand, covered his face, and the translator on the side put his hand on the hilt of the sword on his waist, so as not to make trouble for this guy, Zhuge Liang just looked at him calmly, Asbyk said: "Can't you really think of a way?" We can be vassals, we can take refuge... I'll kneel for you... I...", Zhuge Liang supported him, shook his head, and said, "Love can't help." ”

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

Zhuge Liang is standing in the backyard, looking at the map hanging on the wall, this map, roughly recorded from Kushan to rest, as well as the various regions of Daqin, as well as the number of people from all sides, military scale, economy and other important news, looking at this map, Zhuge Liang smiled, the price of this map is very high, the Han merchants are out all the year round, but they don't understand this, the Han Dynasty has not yet included such a vast area of the map, this is the first one.

Zhuge Liang was smiling, the smile slowly dissipated, he felt a little guilty in his heart, and shook his head.

Don't blame me.

The bearded general sat in his seat, his head bowed, tears falling from his eyes.

Turning his head, he looked at the scimitar to the side.

In the twenty-third year of Xiping, the envoy of peace came to visit the Son of Heaven, 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 envoys of peace carried heavy sums of money, or fled into Kushan.