"Yes"

Vesudeva I pondered for a long time and nodded slowly: "Then, this matter will be left to you." I instructed the envoys that after arriving in Huaxia, they could lower their posture appropriately, but they could not weaken the face of my Guishan Dynasty! ”

The envoys of the Romans and the Han Chinese, rested for a day in Maracanda, and then set off, and after five days, finally arrived at the capital of Kushan, Fulousha.

In Fulousha, Cao Ying and others received a warm welcome and cordial reception.

Vesudeva I apologized again and again for the attack on the Han mission, and said that he must thoroughly investigate it to the end, and at the same time, in the presence of Cao Ying and others, he sent a mission to China to contact the relations between the two countries and establish diplomatic relations.

At the same time, the Great Lecture Institute of Fu Lou Sha was also open to the cultural exchange group led by Zheng Xuan, and King Vesudeva I also convened many famous scholars and religious figures in Fu Lou Sha to exchange ideas with Zheng Xuan and others.

(The Great Lecture Hall was built by the Kushan Dynasty's outstanding emperor, Kasserga I, with the intention of allowing Buddhism and people of various religions to preach the scriptures.) By the time of Vesudeva I, the Great Lecture House became a place for the Governor's Religion and the National Library. The envoys stayed in Fulousha for a full month.

During this month, Cao Ying had a general understanding of the Kushan Dynasty and became friends with many of the Kushan ministers. At the same time, Zheng Xuan and other cultural exchange groups have gained a lot. Not only did he openly preach at the altar in Fulousha, spread Chinese civilization, and left books to be copied, but he also gained a lot of knowledge from the Great Lecture Academy, and even received a lot of inspiration from some religious figures.

A month later, the envoys set out, from the high annex, into the Sabbath dynasty.

The city of Nissa, the largest city in the northwestern part of the Anxi, was also the capital of the Anxian dynasty.

On this day, a group of knights dressed in court costumes, led by a sunny-looking, blond-haired and blue-eyed youth, stood under the city of Nisa.

Countless onlookers around pointed and pointed, but it also proved that onlookers are not exclusive to Han people.

This young man was the eldest son of King Vologis V of the Rest Empire, the eldest prince of the Rest Empire.

On the order of the king of Vologis V, he came here to welcome the Han envoys.

"Isn't that the Great Prince?"

Someone wondered: "How can this prince, who likes to hunt, be interested in coming down to this city gate today?" ”

"Hey," someone laughed, "something big has happened." ”

"I've heard that it seems that a group of envoys from the mysterious country of the East has arrived in Nissa today."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

"It's coming!"

The earth shook slightly, and the Prince of Rest raised his eyebrows, and when he raised his head, he saw a black line emerging from the horizon.

"Ready!"

Prince Sabbath shouted: "Cheer up, don't let the strangers look down on me in peace!" ”

"Orchestra, get ready for music!"

Prince Sabbatical gave the order in an orderly manner, and in a few moments, the court knights and the court band were all ready.

At this time, the envoys on the horizon also slowly appeared in everyone's eyes.

"It's the Romans!"

Someone exclaimed!

Many have changed color. Now the Sabbath is at war with Rome, and although it is at a stalemate, the resentment of the Sabbatarians against the Romans is extremely deep.

Mills had a solemn face, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and he shouldn't have gone ahead in the dark way.

The Sabbatarians hated the Romans, and how did the Romans like the Sabbatarians?

The face of the prince of rest did not change at all, but he ignored it, only regarded Mills and the other Roman missions as air, but his eyes looked straight at the Han missions guarded by thousands of black-armored iron horsemen.

At first glance, Prince Xi's eyes narrowed, and he felt a sharp stab into his eyes, making his eyeballs hurt. At the second glance, I suddenly felt a monstrous murderous aura, surging, and I couldn't help but shudder, and a trace of cold sweat broke out on my back!

"Sure enough! Extremely strong attack surname, sure enough, it is the elite of a hundred battles! ”

Prince Anxi's mind was spinning, but with a wave of his hand, the court orchestra behind him instantly played music full of Arabic style.

"I am the deputy minister of the State Council of the Chinese Empire, and I am sent to Western Qin and Rome on the order of my Chinese Holy Son of Heaven! Who's in front of you!? ”

Cao Yingle turned the reins and walked out.

When the eldest prince saw it, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

It's not that Cao Ying is handsome, but that the lion and tiger beast is too majestic!

"I am the great prince of the Rest Empire, and the king has sent me here to welcome the envoys from the East!" The eldest prince smiled and stretched out his hand to signal: "Please invite the nobles of the East to follow me into the city, His Majesty the King has prepared a banquet for the guests from the East." ”

Cao Ying laughed: "Your king is too polite!" ”

Just like Guishan, Anxi's care for the Huaxia Mission is even more than that of Guishan.

The rest king Vologis V gave a banquet to Cao Ying, Zheng Xuan and others, and from time to time he also gave some strange things. gave satisfactory answers to some of Cao Ying's questions, and even opened the royal library to Zheng Xuan's cultural exchange group.

In a month, the harvest of Cao Ying and the others was no less than that in Guishuang.

Not only did he clearly know the dilemma of the Anxi, but he also had a deep understanding of the military situation between Anxi, Kushan and Rome.

The Roman Emperor Severus had launched a war against Sabbath three years earlier, and a year earlier, he had seized the Persian Gulf valley from Sabbath and driven his forces back east of Mount Zagros, greatly reducing Sabbatarianism.

The Lianghe River Basin is the birthplace of the ancient civilization of West Asia, and its geographical advantages determine its huge position in agriculture and economy.

It can be said that the tax revenue of a small two-river basin accounts for at least more than one-third of the entire Sabbatarian Empire! It is conceivable that the two river basins fell into the hands of the Romans, and what a blow to the rest was!

So the rest is in dire need of outside help.

As a result, there was the union of Rest and Kushan, which led to a great increase in the pressure on Rome, and only then did he have the matter of going to China.

But at this time, the resting king Vologis V set his eyes on Huaxia again.

China is powerful, both militarily and culturally.

This is the deepest realization in the heart of Vologis V in this month.

The army of the Han people was able to break through 30,000 Guishan with 8,000 and not lose a single person. At the same time, the culture of the Han Chinese also fascinated Vologis V - at this time, he still held a handwritten translation of the Analects by Zheng Xuan.

"What a magical and powerful country!"

Vologis V sighed incessantly: "In this book, I have seen many profound truths, which are of great help to govern the country!" ”

Downstairs, several gray-haired aristocratic ministers and the eldest prince all nodded yes.

"So, I decided," Vologis V slowly stood up and said, "Since Guishan has sent an envoy to Huaxia Kingdom, I can't lag behind in peace, and I must be more solemn and more important!" My son, I hope that this time you can go to that mysterious country to see and see in person, and it is best to get the consent of the Son of Heaven to enter the Huaxia University for two years, as the admirable scholar of Zheng Xuan University said! ”

When the eldest prince heard this, a smile appeared on his face and said, "Father, I am willing." ”

The mission departed from Nisa, passed through the Hundred Prison Gates and Apamea, crossed the Zagros Mountains, and finally entered the valley of the Two Rivers, and in a few days arrived at Ctesiphon, the central city of the Two Valleys.

At Ctesiphon, the Chinese mission was warmly welcomed by the Roman Empire.

The Roman Emperor Severus sent his second son, Geta, to personally set out from Rome to Ctesiphon to meet the Chinese mission.

After a two-day stay at Ctesiphon, the mission set out, passing through several provinces, embarking in Asia Minor, crossing the strait between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and landing at Constantinople. Then, as the winter of 200 years approached, the mission finally arrived in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire on the Apennine Peninsula.

Severus led a group of senators and consuls to personally bring Cao Ying and other members of the envoy group and cultural exchange group into Rome outside the city of Rome.

Severus, who was fifty-five years old, was very rough in appearance, with a big beard on his face, and even had the air of a soldier. However, the demeanor is quite elegant.

Severus was tall, armed with a great sword, and wore an ornate robe, with a scarlet cloak behind him that dragged all the way to the ground.

Cao Ying held the festival battle on behalf of the Chinese Son of Heaven in both hands, and walked side by side with Severus, although he was more than a head shorter than Severus, but the momentum was magnificent, and he did not lose half a point.

"Is this your warrior of the East? Oh, it looks powerful! ”

Severus turned his face sideways and glanced at a small group of guards accompanying Cao Ying, his eyes flashing.

Cao Ying knew it very well in his heart. This Roman emperor, who was born as a ruffian, attached great importance to the army under his command, and his throne was snatched from others by relying on his army.

Therefore, Severus first paid attention to the Praetorian Guards, and Cao Ying was not surprised, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Severus, they are the Praetorian Guards of our Son of Heaven, and in our country, they are first-class elites. ”

"Son of Heaven" Severus smiled: "It's your emperor, right?" I have heard that your emperor is also a world on horseback, and I really want to meet him and talk freely. ”

Cao Ying smiled: "I hope there will be a chance." ”

The two of them were chatting with each other here, and over there, Zheng Xuan was chatting happily with the elders of the Roman Senate.

Most of these senators were from Roman aristocratic backgrounds, and on the surface, their cultivation was still good, and there were many scholars among them. Zheng Xuan talked to them about the civilization and culture of the Chinese Empire itself, and on the other hand, compared it with the culture of Guishan and rest, so that a large group of elders surrounded him, and the stars were like the moon, and they were very lively.

On the other side, Dian Wei, Xiahou Chun and others stared at each other with the generals brought by Severus, and they didn't like each other.

In this strange atmosphere, following the Roman Emperor Severus, under the curious gaze of the Roman citizens, he finally arrived at the Roman palace.

That night, it was naturally a grand Western-style reception banquet, at which Severus solemnly introduced Cao Ying, Zheng Xuan and other Chinese envoys to the Senate, major nobles, and generals in the army.

The next day, Cao Ying woke up, and under the service of the maid sent by Severus, washed up, hastily nibbled two pieces of black bread, and received Severus's invitation.

(To be continued)