Chapter 405: Letter from the East

Dear Azhisha, since accepting the order of Sha Zhongsha, escorting our mission eastward to the Han Kingdom. It's been a whole year since I left you. How have you been doing this year? I miss you all the time, your delicate body, and your hot red lips.

We arrived in Chang'an, the capital of the Han Kingdom, in December last year, and before that we had traveled more than 5,000 miles through their territory. This is a great country with a history similar to ours, and its territory is not much smaller than ours. What's even more amazing is that I didn't know until I came here. The original territory of the Han kingdom was at least three times larger than it is now. Now, the country is at war with two rebels. If the Han Kingdom can sweep away the two rebellions and reunite again, it will be the most powerful country in the civilized world.

People here are very different from people in our country in terms of appearance. Their skin is about pale yellow, and they are generally shorter than their peers in China. Almost all of them have black hair and black eyes, small eyes, and a short nose.

Although they are very different from us in appearance, they are not beautiful in my personal opinion. But it has to be said that the people of this country are very industrious and intelligent. I have followed His Majesty Sha in Sha to conquer so many tribes and traveled through so many places. I have never seen a place where people can get up from very early in the morning and work hard and earnestly until the evening. Yes, not one person, not a group of people, but a whole country. It's a terrible, but respectable country.

The current Han state is said to have effectively controlled only a quarter or less of the territory it had in its former heyday. But even so, the abundance of products here really makes us feel the richness of this land. Their farmers have bred a new species called the Chinese bean, which is extremely productive and unselective...... They also invented something called soap, which was used to bathe people after bathing to look particularly refreshing. The aristocracy among them wrote on something called blank paper. It's so cheap, but it's perfect for writing. As a result, the spread of knowledge here is much larger than that of our Persia.

It is said that these things were invented by the regent of this country, Guan. The Prince Regent of Kwan is the de facto ruler of the country. His ancestors were the founding generals of this country, and he had achieved extremely brilliant achievements. But because of the betrayal of his allies, he quickly fell at the peak of his life. At that time, the regent of Guan had not yet been born.

His Royal Highness the Regent lost his father when he was a baby and his brother soon after he became an adult. Later, he started from a very poor small feudal state and slowly became powerful. In the end, in a war launched by an enemy country, he turned the tide, saved the country that was about to perish, and took advantage of the situation to gain actual control of the country.

According to the rumors I have heard here, the grandfather of the country's predecessor, Sha Zhongsa and His Royal Highness the Regent, was a sworn brother. But when I took this rumor to the officials of the Han Kingdom, they all denied it. Yes, even in our country, after a person ascends to the throne of the sand in the sand, there is no family affection between brothers, let alone such righteous brothers?

Because of this, some time ago, there was a coup d'état in the country. The emperor was unwilling to be left in power, and united some careerists to attack His Royal Highness the Regent. The regent easily put down the coup.

I also played a little insignificant role in this coup. On that night when the rebels attacked the regent. I happened to be leading a detachment of our heavy cavalry with His Royal Highness the Regent. Under the command of their generalissimo Jiang, we pinpointed the enemy's weak points, and then bravely struck out, killing the leader of the rebels with ease. Yes, the leader of this rebel army died at my hands.

Because of this, I was personally received by the Generalissimo and His Royal Highness the Regent.

The Generalissimo was an old man who was almost seventy years old and had fought all his life. Moreover, in the early years, tens of thousands of people were used against hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in those rebellious countries. I have never seen a military commander with such a mastery of the art of using soldiers. After in-depth communication with this generalissimo, I had a feeling that if the generalissimo could come to our Persia and lead our powerful corps to fight against Rome. Not to mention Syria, even further away Egypt or Armenia have already been taken.

The soldiers here fight, no matter which country, like to use all kinds of stratagems. In their words, it is the pursuit of the greatest victory at the lowest cost. Hearing this, I think that all of our Persian commanders should be hanged: we have fought with Rome for so many years, and we will not talk about the failed battles. It is those battles that have won great victories, which one has not suffered heavy casualties. Such a victory, in the opinion of Generalissimo Jiang, was unacceptable.

His Royal Highness the Regent is a middle-aged man in his thirties, and to my surprise, he is extremely familiar with the history of our country. Ardashir I of our country is highly respected. Ah, it seems that it has only been about a year since our two countries started to interact, right? He is so busy with a big man who is in charge of a country's national affairs, and he actually spends so much time studying the history of our country. While I am proud of it, I feel deeply ashamed. I have made up my mind to devote more time and energy to learning the language and history of this country. I have so much more time than His Royal Highness the Regent, there's no reason why I can't study well.

Shortly after the battle that night, we followed His Royal Highness the Regent back to the capital of the Han Kingdom. What surprised us and the Romans, as well as the Palmyras. The losers of this coup were punished minimally. Of course, the participants were killed, but most of their families were exiled. And what surprised us the most was that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent and his companions did not arrest and kill the emperor who staged the coup d'état. Instead, he is ready to replace the current emperor with a crown prince.

When I raised this doubt with His Royal Highness the Regent, the Regent kindly told me that, on the one hand, he wanted to establish a moderate environment for political struggle in the country. On the other hand, he believes that in this era, people are the most precious things. Even sinners, if managed properly, can generate enough value. As for His Majesty the Emperor himself, what can he do after losing his only minions?

Thinking of the country's previous measures to cherish soldiers, I was inexplicably moved. Then, in a hot head, he knelt directly to His Royal Highness the Regent and asked for allegiance. And Your Highness is also very happy to agree to my allegiance.

Dear Azisha, according to the promise made to us by the Persian ambassador before departure, we can return to Persia after five years of escorting these scholars and teenagers who have lived and studied in the Han Dynasty. But now, I have been made a military marquis by His Royal Highness the Regent, and I am in charge of five hundred soldiers. His Royal Highness the Great Lord Regent is a man of great ambition, and it seems to me that he must not allow the rebellion of the two great men to persist for long. Therefore, sooner or later, I will follow His Highness to the east. I look forward to making new achievements on the new battlefield and receiving a reward from His Royal Highness the Regent. Own your own estate and land.

So, dear Achisha, I probably won't be back to Persia for a long time. Therefore, if you still remember our love, please come to Dahan. I assure you, this is a country that is not inferior to Persia, and even slightly victorious. In this country, we will fulfill our previous ideals and become lords of a land. And you are the future lord's wife.

In fact, I was the first to pledge allegiance to His Royal Highness the Regent. After me, many of our own soldiers, as well as the Romans and Palmyras, pledged their allegiance to His Highness.

In view of this, His Highness has sent an envoy to inform His Majesty that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is willing to purchase the same amount of ceramics for Persian officers like us who have voluntarily joined the Han Dynasty. Therefore, if you were to leave Persia and come to Han, there would be no one to embarrass you.

The messenger was called Kurshan, a royal merchant of His Royal Highness the Regent. If you do not wish to leave Persia, write a reply to him. Let him bring it back to me. If you are willing to come to Dahan, please feel free to follow his caravan eastward.

I look forward to seeing you in Chang'an.

You are loyal, Hedram. Joachim. Bergest.