Arriving at Lop Nur, the road ahead diverged, and the Silk Road since the Han Dynasty was in front of them:

One is the southern route, which is the southern foot of Kunlun Mountain, passing through Shanshan (now Ruoqiang), passing through the end of the road, Jingjue (now Minfeng Niya ruins), Khotan (now Hotan), Pishan, Shache to Shule. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info westward from Shule, crossing the Green Ridge (now Pamir) to Dawan (now Ferghana).

The second is the northward road westward, taking the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, passing through Quli (now Korla), Qiuzi (now Kuqa), Gumo (now Aksu) to Shule (now Kashgar).

The two routes are separated by the Tarim Desert, each with its own advantages.

Due to the location of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, there must only be a northern route to go.

They traveled along the Peacock River, legend has it that the Eastern Han Banchao Drinking Horse here, also known as the Drinking Horse River, marched in the desert and the Gobi place, the river country has a large number of dense reed and poplar forests, it brings green, brings vitality.

They arrived at Yanqi, where there was a large lake called Bosten Lake, which was more prosperous than Princess Taiping had imagined!

The lake is vast, full of reeds, surrounded by pastures, a large number of aqueducts, a wide range of food grows, a dense population, dense houses in the city, and many tents outside the city.

This is one of the four towns of Anxi, since the defeat of Tubo, the Tang army has been effectively controlling the place, and Wei Xi of the Wei system, Yang Chengxi, etc., have successively operated Tuntian here, protect the business travel, and the Tang people have flowed in large numbers, resulting in a considerable prosperity in the place.

In the words of the Tang people: "When you get here, you are at home!" ”

Rest here for a week (raise white and fat), arrive at Qiuci, and at this time Qiuci, the road has been smoothed, the houses have been repaired and painted, all kinds of strange costumes, and the envoys of the Western Regions have come here to welcome the princess of the Tang Dynasty and the horses!

On the side of the Tarim River in the south of Qiuzi City, the newly built Taiping Palace stands majestically, the gate of the main hall faces west, and the sun from the east shines on the steps, just like a palace standing in the sky!

The thick vermilion lacquer red pillars and glazed gold tiles are even more atmospheric.

For this alliance, this palace was built in less than three months by the 5,000 engineers who took the first step, giving full play to the super engineering ability of the Tang people.

The kings and envoys of the arriving countries came to the Taiping Palace for the first time and were shocked when they saw the amazing spirit, and they had a full understanding of the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

The countries that came came were Yanqi, Shule, Qiuju, Khotan, Wuxi, Xiye, and Dondu, all of which were within the scope of Xinjiang.

Then there are Anguo, Huoxun, Wudi, Shiguo and so on in Central Asia, which are the countries of Zhaowu and the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and there are countries such as Tocharian and Persia (Zalanji, Afghanistan), all of which rushed to Qiuzi to join the Tang Dynasty after receiving the notice.

They saw the princess of the Tang Dynasty, graceful and luxurious, with outstanding appearance, snow-white skin, beautiful jade, and a charming appearance.

The yellow exquisite silk palace dress is close-fitting, outlining her beautiful curves, and the jewelry covered with her body is shining and shining, complementing each other, and only the fire diamonds, rubies, sapphires, cat's eyes, crystals, jade, etc. of pigeon eggs on her fingers have made some small country lords dumbfounded, and they are worried that they can't sell the whole country to make up the line of this Tang princess!

The princess is gentle and decent, and her gestures are as graceful as the wind blowing willows.

Everyone is convinced: worthy of being the princess of the Tang Dynasty!

And the horse is extraordinary, he wears the costume of a Tang general, his body is full of explosive power, and he is majestic.

He is well trained, muscular, and has been in the top position for a long time, and his temperament is top.

Everyone is obedient again: worthy of being a Tang horse!

On the 19th of July, the lords of the countries who arrived came to the Taiping Palace to pay their respects and see them one by one.

On the spacious Taiping Palace, the drum music played the welcome song in unison, the people with high noses and deep eyes and thick beards came one after another, Wei Xi and Princess Taiping sat high in the hall, and the salute officials introduced them one by one, and the two sides saw the salute.

The lord of the country of Guizi, Naliho, is here!

In Khotan, the lord of Khotan, Fushimi, is all in the field!

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Ishi, the prince of the stone, will see you in the morning!

The Tocharian legate Marcel comes in!

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Every lord, prince, and envoy went up to the palace, and the horses and princesses greeted them: "Welcome! ”

And they often say: "I have seen the princess of the kingdom, the concubine!" ”

The celebrant shouted, "Queen Atami Karis is here!" ”

The queen wore a Western-style Romanesque purple robe, a crown on her head, and entered the palace with a good demeanor, and Princess Taiping was stunned.

Isn't this Tang Tian!

She heard Wei Xi say what Tang Tian had done, but she didn't expect it to be Queen Atami.

"Calice has seen the princess of the Tang Dynasty and the concubine!"

"Welcome to the Queen!" Princess Taiping said.

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In addition to the guests from various countries, there are also Tang army generals Wang Xiaojie, Liu Xianli (he came with a double journey), Qi Biming, Yang Chengxian, Ling Huxiao, Cheng Boxi, Cui Qianxun, Wei Sili, Zhang Renyuan and others, they are all civil and military generals, and their demeanor is beautiful, which fully demonstrates the demeanor of the Tang people.

On the first day, the princess and the concubine held a banquet in the Taiping Palace to entertain guests from all over the world, and the chefs brought from China showed the guests what Chinese food is!

Driven by Wei Xi, the Chinese stir-fried pot, stew, barbecue, stew and stew are all available, in addition to the nearby birds and animals such as bear paws, tiger meat, yellow sheep, venison, etc., can be cooked, but also from the domestic seafood dry goods also come in handy, the result is that those people outside the country are simply licked the plate.

In addition to the food, there are also songs to help the fun, the Tang Dynasty song and dance are incomparable, what are the "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty", "Ambush on All Sides", "Ventriloquism", "Ni Clothes and Feathers", "Drum Array", "Sword Qi", "Thousand Hands Guanyin", juggling, Hu Le, etc., the actors perform hard, the men and women are handsome, the costumes are gorgeous, the dance choreography is unique, the background design is exquisite, and the music is also good.

"Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" shows the singing and dancing of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which is extremely desirable!

The dancers in "Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes" are dressed in neon clothes and feather coats, they are beautifully dressed, beautiful in appearance, first-class in figure, and their dancing posture is incomparable.

The final finale of "Thousand-Armed Guanyin" came out, it was full of divine light, and when it danced, it was like a thousand-armed Guanyin descending into the world, and it was vividly interpreted, creating an endless, ever-changing and shocking visual impact, conquering all the guests!

I'm really not convinced!

For this play, Princess Taiping did not hesitate to bring all her house music, showing the supreme realm of Tang song and dance, so that the guests' palms were smashed, applauded, unfinished, returned to the guest house to rest, the music was still echoing in her mind, and there seemed to be a beautiful figure of a dancing girl in front of her, and it was difficult to fall asleep for a long time.

As a result, the next day, in private contact, some of them wanted to empty the gloves of the white wolf, saying that they admired the national etiquette, and wanted to invite them from "Guanyin with a Thousand Hands" to go abroad to teach art, such as the Tocharian envoy's request; There is also the prince of Shi, Shi Jianming, who is rich and rich, and is willing to buy those dancers in "Ni Dress and Feather Clothes" with a bucket of pearls and gems.

Naturally, it was politely refused, saying that it was not for sale.