As early as the fifth century B.C., the Sogdians, who were good at business, built Hezhong Province into a beautiful capital.

Later, in the fourth century BC, Alexander the Great of the Macedonian Empire destroyed the Sogdian homeland and occupied the city. Because of its reputation, the Great Emperor of the Pressure Mountain has long been yearning for Hezhong Mansion.

After entering the city, he also sighed: "Everything I have heard is true, but Xunsgan is more spectacular than I imagined." ”。

and then to the Yonghui period of Tang Gaozong. This place was included in the rule of the Tang Dynasty and the Kangju Governor's Mansion was set up. It's just that at that time the name was not Seeskan, but Samalgan.

In fact, no matter what the name is, it was given by the Central Plains Dynasty. Its real name, in Sogdian, is Maraganda.

However, after the destruction of the Sogdians, the language and culture of their own ethnic group declined.

After the Turkic advance to the west, the Sogdians also slowly became Turkicized. The original cultural beliefs no longer exist.

After that, the Muslim Great Food Kingdom marched eastward and defeated the Tang Dynasty army. The Turkic ethnic groups in Hazhong Province gradually became Muslimized under the guidance of politics and governance.

Up to now, the Muslim influence dominates the riverside region.

In the territory of Daliao, Muslims are also the most.

Only the eastern Gaochang Huihe, also known as the Xizhou Huihe Kingdom, is a predominantly Buddhist country. The Muslim forces were also blocked from advancing eastward.

So it doesn't matter what the original name of Xun Sigan was. Even the Sogdians were allowed to be buried in the dust of history.

In later generations, it was changed to Samarkand. And it is no longer the capital, but a regional city of Uzbekistan. The rich historical heritage and the long-standing magnificence are also like a passing cloud, which only exists in the blunt historical books.

Now it belongs to the Western Kharat Khanate, and it is also the sphere of influence of the Great Liao.

However, the Great Liao is not an orthodox Central Plains dynasty, so the influence of Han culture here is extremely limited.

At this time, Li Chengji pretended to be a rich boy who went out to play, and Li Dawei and Li Dali were his loyal guards. Then he led twenty or thirty people, and as soon as he drove the carriage, he entered the city in a mighty way.

As for the others, they disguised themselves as merchant groups and entered the city in batches.

In the end, there are so many people, all of them are strong-blooded and strong, and they have weapons. It is easy to make the soldiers guarding the city gate vigilant. In that case, it will only increase the troubles.

Even if Li Chengji relies on his identity, he is not afraid!

But more is better than less. He still has business to do, and he doesn't want to waste any more time.

Taking advantage of this free time, Li Chengji looked at the passers-by who came and went around him. Discover different faces and costumes. Speaking with different accents, he said words that Li Chengji couldn't understand.

As the only way to connect Arabia, India and China, Hazhong Province has always been a gathering place for merchants from all over the world. It is precisely for this reason that the Great Emperor of the Pressure Mountain yearns for this rich city.

Therefore, it is not too much to describe the style of this city as 'international'.

With the long flow of people, Li Chengji slowly approached the city gate. Looking up, the three characters 'Hezhongfu' inscribed in Chinese are very vigorous and powerful.

But on top of it, there is also Persian script, which is twice as large. Translated, it means to find Sigan.

After all, this is the capital of the Western Qarakhanid, and Persian is the main language. It is also logical that the walls are predominantly written in Persian.

Of course, if you really want to think about it, the Western Qarakhanid is obviously unreasonable. Because the Great Liao was the lord and the Western Kharat Khanate was a vassal. Since Chinese is the official language of the Great Liao, the vassal states must also accept all the linguistic habits of the suzerain.

Now that the Great Liao is in decline, the Western Qarakhanid State dares to repeatedly violate these small things.

Later, under a decent inspection by the soldiers, Li Wei stuffed some dinars with great interest. Then they turned a blind eye to the knives they were wearing.

When I entered the city in this way, a different kind of hustle and bustle and the atmosphere of the market came to my face.

But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the city gate.

"Let's go! said that there is a problem with these commercial goods, why is there still a trouble? A soldier pushed a very sturdy man in a very impulsive tone, and seemed to be very tireless.

The soldiers on the side also surrounded, smiling sarcastically.

"Just do it, sir! This is a little commercial goods that I got at the expense of my family. I was counting on going to Puhua (Bukhara) to sell some dinars and support my family. The strong man dressed as a merchant begged with a bitter face.

But the soldiers were stunned and ignored! He beckoned to the men and pressed them to the storehouse at the city gate.

Lee Seungji saw that one of the boxes was open, and it was full of silk. It's not a day or two since I came to this era. Therefore, Li Chengji knows that silk is very valuable in the territory of Central Asia.

Generally, only wealthy businessmen or powerful dignitaries can wear clothes made of silk to show their status.

The value of this batch of goods is self-evident.

"Official--official--", the strong man refused to let him! Panicked and stopped in front of the soldiers, not letting them go.

saw that the soldier who was the first to speak, like a small leader, sneered even more: "If you smuggle contraband, you should be killed according to the law." Now it is enough to forgive you only to confiscate your goods. If you mess around again, don't blame me for being unkind. ”。

"Official, you also know that this road is not smooth. If you don't bring some knives and guns to defend yourself, you can't stop those bandits at all! ”。 The strong man cried again, begging in his tone.

Hearing this, Li Chengji also understood.

The knives and guns carried by the strong man were obviously confiscated by the small leader on the grounds of illegal contraband.

In fact, when it comes to speaking, this is nothing at all. Because of the merchants who come and go from the north to the south, the one who doesn't carry some weapons such as knives and guns to defend himself. And this silk is a valuable object. So there can't be a mistake.

This little leader is making such a fuss, I think he has taken a fancy to the silk of a strong man.

Some of the guards who followed the strong man only dared to watch angrily and did not dare to speak from the side, and did not dare to step forward to stop them. The caravans that entered and left the city also looked at them with sympathy.

If it were according to Li Chengji's previous temper, he would definitely have stepped forward to fight against him.

But after being in this world for so long, there are too many unfair things. The original hot blood also slowly became numb. In addition, this place is not a boundary that he, the son of the king of the river, can walk sideways.

Therefore, when he first arrived, he still chose to be a bystander.

And by this time, there was already a fight on the field. Although the strong man has good skills, there are many people on the side of the small leader. So soon, the strong man was beaten up.

Li Chengji couldn't look at it a little, so he glanced at Li Wei.

Comprehending what Li Chengji meant, Li Gao didn't say much, and stepped forward directly.

It may be because the Puritans have expanded their power here, and Li Qi also knows a little about the temperament of these soldiers. Therefore, Li Gao only used some dinars, and those soldiers spared the strong man.

After seeing that some guards had stepped forward to check on the strong man's injuries, Li Chengji didn't stay long. Lead the group and walk towards the crowded street.

(Thanks to Right Feng Xu, Lazy Readers, Mysterious Pace, Historical Knowledge Base, Heavenly Asura, and Great Qin Iron Eagle Ruishi for their recommendation votes.) ）