On the eastward journey, Xi Zhicai used beautiful rhetoric and kind words to tell the emissaries from Rome about the people, history, and natural landscapes of the empire. His words and deeds were not mixed with any pretentiousness, so that the Romans would not feel that he was selling his knowledge, nor would they feel that he was belittling Rome by raising the image of the empire.

It is for this reason that the Romans were very interested in the narration of the play, and while listening, some people even accompanied them to record it. And through exchanges, I have a more in-depth understanding of the humanistic and historical structure of Seris in my heart.

Therefore, when the Romans arrived in Chang'an, they were no longer only obsessed with the bustling market of Seris, but devoted more energy to exploring the cultural relics and monuments of the Seris, and tried to explore their spiritual differences from Rome in their calligraphy, painting, sculpture and other works of art.

Obviously, as the western capital of the empire, Chang'an was undoubtedly a good place for the Romans to explore the long history of Seris. Led by Xi Zhicai and officials from the Ministry of Rites, they visited many places of interest, including the Imperial Palace of the First Dynasty in Chang'an, and were invited to participate in an exhibition of paintings and calligraphy by the Seris people.

After more than two months of long-distance travel, Chang'an and his party have gained a lot. During this time, I not only learned a lot of Seris, but also recognized hundreds of Seris scripts. They learned the tea ceremony, and of course the very interesting board games of the Seris, such as chess, Go and mahjong. On top of that, they also had an intuitive understanding of the evolution of the Seris civilization, which prepared them for their arrival in the great capital of Seris.

When leaving Chang'an, Xi Zhicai pointed to the east gate of Chang'an, and told the Roman envoys Maximin and Petronius with a smile, "Twenty years ago, when Zhao Yun, the governor of the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture whom they had just met some time ago, attacked Chang'an, he used explosives to send the old east gate of Chang'an to the sky, so the color of the east gate of Chang'an is different from the other four gates. ”

Petronius glanced at the Chang'an city wall more than ten zhang high, and the wide Seris gatehouse, and glanced at Maximin. He really couldn't imagine what kind of power could make such a large city gate "fly into the sky". Even the city gate of Chang'an can be destroyed, and what kind of city in the world can block the advance of Seris's troops.

With misgivings, the Roman mission once again set out on its journey eastward.

On April 13, the 29th year of the Shengyuan Dynasty, the tall walls of Luoyang City emerged at the end of the sight of the Roman mission. Rao is a Roman who has crossed the continent and seen countless cities of the two major civilizations of the East and the West, and he can't help but admire when he sees the magnificent scale of Luoyang City.

According to Xi Zhicai, the area of Luoyang City is equivalent to the size of six Chang'an, and according to the Romans' visit to Chang'an a few days ago, the size of Chang'an City is even larger than that of Rome, and it is comparable to the lost Pompeii.

This means that Luoyang is more than six times larger than Rome.

They finally understood the true meaning of the City of Ten Thousand Cities.

As early as a few days ago, the news of the arrival of envoys from Great Qin, the country of the far west, had arrived in the empire with the new issue of the "Holy Light Daily". Therefore, on the day when the Roman mission arrived in Luoyang, Luoyang reached the level of 10,000 empty alleys, and people took to the streets, eager to see the appearance of the Great Qin people.

According to the appeal of the church, they held the national flower of the empire - the lotus flower in one hand and the small blood red cross flag in the other, and lined up in a neat queue on both sides of the city gate to warmly welcome the arrival of the Great Qin envoy.

The excitement of the sight made it difficult for the people of the Roman mission to contain their excitement for a while.

After the Roman envoy entered the city, Luan Yi, who got the news, also rushed over from the Papal Palace. Wherever Luan passed, the people fell to their knees. The grand scene of more than 100,000 people shouting long live made the Roman envoys shocked.

In Rome, even Caesar did not win the worship of so many people, let alone the people still kneeling and prostrating.

The head of the Roman mission, Maxim, knew that even though the Seris people had the custom of bowing to the king, they were also sincere and forced, and it was obvious that these people of Seris were worshipping their king from the bottom of their hearts, and expressed the love of the monarch with their own actions.

Combined with the way here, I heard from Xi Zhicai about the past of Pope Luan Yi of Seris. He knew that the monarch, who had started business at the age of eight, led his army at the age of fourteen, and ruled Seris at the age of thirty-six, was undoubtedly the most legendary hero in Seris's thousand-year-old history.

He surpassed the successes of previous monarchs of Seris, not only reuniting the divided Syris, but also expanding the territory of Seris, almost doubling the territory of Seris. More importantly, with his wisdom and courage, he used the imperial examination system, the financial system, and a powerful army to weaken the power of the aristocracy to the bottom, and established a monarchy with super central totalitarianism.

And the aristocracy is not able to lose its mighty tail, which is precisely the problem that Rome has not been able to solve for more than a thousand years.

Thinking of this, Maximin greeted the great monarch of Seris with great reverence. In Maximin's mind, he originally thought that the Pope of Seris was a rough general, but the reality was very different from what he thought. Although the Pope of Seris is a whole head taller than him, his appearance is very handsome and elegant, especially the deep and wise eyes, like the stars in the sky, and like a deep pool containing incomparable wisdom.

Only then did he realize that the Pope in front of him was not only a warrior who was called a god by the Serisians, but also a leading scholar of Seris, the author of countless books, and the inventor of many novelties such as chess and mahjong.

Military strategist, historian, philosopher, philosopher, poet...... Countless famous auras shone over him, as if he was truly an omnipotent god.

Maximin restrained his excitement when he met a person of high moral character, and with the most solemn etiquette in Rome, he bent down to cover his chest with his right hand, and bowed ninety degrees: "Maximin, the procurator of the Roman Empire, on behalf of His Excellency Severus, the Chief Consul, would like to extend sincere greetings to His Majesty the Venerable Pope Seris. ”

"No need to be polite." Although Luan Yi was young, he learned fluent Roman from Hercules. But in the current diplomatic environment, as the pope of the Holy Chinese Empire, he had to answer in Mandarin and then have it translated by the officials of Honglu Temple. "Welcome your envoys to China. The envoy has worked hard all the way, so I will check in at the post house first, and I will prepare a grand dinner party for you later. ”

Luan Yi's affinity was beyond Maximin's imagination, which made him flattered for a long time. Respectfully and respectfully acted according to the order, and under the escort of the forbidden army, he took his mission to live in the post station in Luoyang.

At the Luoyang Station, waiting for them were not only the officials of the Honglu Temple of the Imperial Rite Department, but also Guo Jia and his Aegis Works.

According to Luan Yi's previous instructions, Guo Jia and his subordinates needed to distinguish the Roman envoys who came from afar. The Roman and Greek scholars who had real talents and learned were a valuable asset, so we must try to win them over and try to achieve "Le Buthro" so that they will never be in Rome again in the empire.

As for the sons and brothers in the mission who only know how to spend time and drink, they don't need to pay attention. Of course, they can't be offended, after all, they will be a new group of imperial customers for quite some time to come.

It is necessary to pay special attention to the Roman officials and servants in the mission, including Maximin and Petronius, to beware of their entry into the secret institutions of the Empire to prevent them from stealing the Empire's intelligence and core secret ingredients such as gunpowder.

In order to complete the important task delivered by Luan Yi, Guo Jia selected a group of the most experienced works from S.H.I.E.L.D. and carried out a round of blood changes for the post station. From the post officials to the miscellaneous cooks, they were all replaced by members of S.H.I.E.L.D., and at the same time, they also mixed a lot of Roman language into the envoys of Honglu Temple, so that they could communicate with the Romans at close range and obtain information.

Therefore, when the banquet opened in the evening, Luan Yi already had a preliminary understanding of the identity of the members of the Roman envoy group. He already knew which scholars were worth toasting and which could be left to hang.

After enjoying the reception banquet of Yangcheng Zhao Yun, the Romans once thought that Yangcheng wine and food were the most memorable delicacy in the world, but after tasting Xiliang food in Xiliang Wuwei Ma Teng Mansion, that childish idea disappeared immediately, and they felt that Xiliang's meal was the most unparalleled meal in the world.

However, after arriving in Chang'an......

Now, when the Romans came to the Papal Palace and saw the splendid banquet hall arranged under the silk tent, they knew that everything they had seen in Chang'an before was just the tip of the iceberg of Seris's food culture.

They sat nervously on the gorgeous soft collapse and looked around at the civil and military officials of the Celes Empire, and couldn't help but express their heartfelt admiration.

They who had a certain understanding of the silk of Seris, and soon found that the officials of Seris, no matter how big or small, wore the finest Shu brocade, and on the contrary, although the robes of the Romans were also made of silk, both the quality and style of the silk were extremely shabby, and they were simply broken sacks with a few cuts. Sitting among the richly dressed Seris, they resemble a group of beggars.

For this reason, they were greatly embarrassed, and even thought that they might as well change into the Seris clothes they bought from Yangcheng before coming.

When the cramped and uneasy, the personnel arrived, and a series of feminine shouts sounded in the hall, "The auspicious time has arrived, and the feast has begun." ”

As soon as these words came out, a pleasant rhythm immediately sounded in the hall, and a graceful girl with a graceful body took a light step to bring stacks of delicate delicacies, fragrant and colorful delicacies to the low table in front of everyone.