Chapter 20: The Persian Dancing Queen
Gongsun Du let out a deafening long laugh and said, "Lord Dong Ji can't help but say it funny. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info Gongsun Du was valued by the Son of Heaven and the servant of Liang, so he was able to become the shepherd of Liaodong, so how could he change the statement of the court. Does Lord Dong Ji think that these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are Dong Xiangguo's private property? β
Gongsun Du spoke very politely, thinking that he had decided to follow the Liang family and oppose Dong Valve.
Lu Yi admires Gongsun Du, a hero, once he makes up his mind, he will act vigorously and resolutely, and he will never drag mud and water. This kind of character is very different from Liu Biao and Liu Zhang's indecisiveness, no wonder Gongsun Du can dominate the sea and make the Gongsun family dominate Liaodong for decades.
Dong Bai was surprisingly unmoved, but pretended to be surprised: "If I'm not mistaken, has Gongsun County Shou decided to be a dog wagging his tail and begging for mercy from now on?" β
Gongsun Du's face changed suddenly, his eyebrows rose one by one, and his face burst into green tendons, angry like a beast ready to pounce on and bite at any time.
Lu Yi gasped, judging from the aura that Gongsun Du exuded now, his cultivation strength was probably at least above that of Chen Gong.
Although the avenue is invisible, the stronger the Dao, the more restrained the strength and return to the basics. But unless it reaches Liang Boyu's level, no matter how much his cultivation aura is hidden, it will faintly emanate.
Gongsun Du pondered for a long time, shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Don't be aggressive, Lord Dong Ji, okay?" My grandson family really has no idea of going against Dong Xiangguo. β
Gongsun Du's depressed appearance looked a little heroic and short-breathed. However, Lu Yi knew that this was his cleverness, the eldest husband could bend and stretch, where could he anger a strong enemy whose strength was far above him because of a moment of anger? Moreover, his sentence "My grandson's family really has no idea of going against Dong Xiangguo" is just an ingenious statement. Voice: If you force me in a hurry, don't blame my Gongsun family for being an enemy of your Dong Lord.
Dong Bai did not speak. For her, the purpose of testing the attitude of the Gongsun family has been achieved, and naturally there is no need to be strong-tongued.
Gongsun Du sat back in his position with a sullen heart, but fortunately Liang Boyu nodded and smiled, thinking that he had already recognized Gongsun Du's vote.
Lu Yi leaned into Dong Bai's ear and said, "Why is Lord Dong Ji so domineering? Originally, Gongsun Du was still wait-and-see, but now he is completely pushed to the Liang family's side? β
Dong Bai frowned and said, "Can you sit down and talk a little?" Lu Yi saw her frowning, her pretty face was slightly red, and her body was filled with a charming virgin fragrance. couldn't help but laugh secretly, I couldn't imagine that this Dong Xiaoniu was so sensitive under her true face.
Dong Bai glanced at him and said, "Lu Lang, you have become more and more presumptuous towards me recently. Could it be that the slave family is too good to you, causing you to get carried away and forget your original identity? β
Lu Yi shrugged his shoulders and shook his head and said, "Lord Dong Ji is laughing, I'm just a prisoner." Ji is going to kill and chop, and listen to it. β
Dong Bai was also very helpless about Lu Yi's rogue character. It's just that she has a plan for Lu Yi, so naturally she won't have murderous intentions because of this, she glared at him fiercely, and said with the same complexion: "Do you think Gongsun Du is really as arrogant and rough as he looks on the outside?" He can go from a Xuansu minor official to the position of Jizhou Assassin and Liaodong Taishou, which is obviously not an easy person. Since he has defected from my Dong Lord, it is impossible for him to betray his promise to the Liang family again, otherwise the world will not tolerate such a person to survive. β
Lu Yi secretly said that your Dong Valve, the invincible Lu Bu in the world, would not dare to risk the world's disapproval and become a despicable "three-surname slave". Who can say that Gongsun Du will be iron-hearted to the Liang family, in this world, everything is just about interests.
Lu Yi couldn't help but fluctuate in thought. If Gongsun Du takes refuge in the side of the Liang valve, will the situation in the world change because of this? Having said that, now that Cao Cao should have returned to Chenliu, then the matter of the Kwantung princes seeking Dong is imminent, how can he escape from the thorny land of Luoyang?
There were other guests entering the hall one after another, but there were no prominent figures like Liang Boyu and Sima Fang, so they did not cause a sensation to others.
The reward in the hall is elegant, and it is already full of **** flavor. Nearly 100 yellow-haired singers and dancers with beautiful faces and wearing semi-transparent thin silk folding skirts danced in the hall.
Compared with Middle-earth, their clothes are undoubtedly much more open, and their bodies faintly reveal their milk waves and jade legs with various graceful gestures and movements, which makes people look red and imaginative.
"Huh?" Lu Yi was dumbfounded, turned around and asked in surprise, "Which country in the Western Regions is this singing and dancing?" It's wonderful. β
"The Western Regions?" Dong Bai stared at him for a while, and said, "This is clearly the song and dance of the Rest Country, which is very different from the song and dance style of the Western Regions. I don't know if you're blindβ"
"Sabbath?" Lu Yi was stunned, and then his eyes shot a sharp and clear light, and said, "Are these singing and dancing girls from the Rest Empire?" β
The Parthian Empire, also known as the Asasis Dynasty, was a great power in Western Asia. It is listed as one of the four major empires in the world along with the Eastern Han Dynasty, the European Rome, and the Indian Kushan.
Dong Bai's attention returned to his face, thinking that she liked these charming and natural women, and couldn't help but say with a slight annoyance: "Is Lu Lang also interested in these strange-looking bewitching women?" β
"Strange looks?" Lu Yi smiled dumbly, knowing in his heart that the aesthetics of ancient Zhongxia were very different from modern times, and if these Parthian dancers were placed in modern times, they would be typical Iranian beauties; But judging from the aesthetics of Middle-earth today, it is really ugly, and Dong Bai used a sentence of "peculiar appearance" to describe it, which is really very euphemistic.
"Master Dong Ji misunderstood." Lu Yi explained with a smile: "I'm just curious. This country of rest is thousands of miles away from my Han Dynasty, and there are many obstacles on the way, and these singers and dancers come across the mountains and seas, but it is really difficult for them. β
"Lu Lang is really lonely and unheard." Dong Bai smiled when he heard this: "About eighty years ago, that is, in the ninth year of Emperor Yongyuan of Han He. The protector of the Western Regions ordered his apprentice Gan Ying to send an envoy to Daqin to rest in the West Sea and return to China. Although I didn't go to the Great Qin State in person, I let the Han Dynasty establish a business road with Anxi and other countries. If these dance troupes came along the Silk Road, it would only be three or four years away. β
Lu Yi was in awe when he heard this, after all, this name was quite legendary in ancient times.
Gan Ying, the word Chonglan. He was sent to Great Qin, the Roman Empire in Europe, on the orders of Banchao, the capital of the Western Regions. But as he made his way to the Parthian Gulf of Persia to cross the sea to Rome, the local Sabbatarians exaggerated the horrors of the sea: "The sea is so good that people are longing for the land, and there are many dead." Gan Ying heard this, so she stopped and returned to China.
However, it is likely that this matter was a machination of the Parthian Empire. After all, Anxi was a transit point between the Han Dynasty and Rome, and they sold Han silk fabrics to Rome for trading, from which they reaped monopoly profits. If the Han Dynasty directly opened trade routes with Rome, it would undoubtedly damage its monopoly interests. Therefore, the Parthians did not provide Gan Ying with a land route through Syria, but prepared for the difficulty of crossing the sea, so that Gan Ying returned in vain.
The allusion to the saying of the rest boat man that "the good things in the sea make people think of the land and love the earth, and the past is not sad" is likely to be the siren banshee who bewitched the sailors with her song in Greek mythology.
In Lu Yi's time and space, immortals, demons, monsters, and the Six Realms of the Three Realms are all things that really exist. Therefore, the matter of the sirens is probably not nonsense. As for why Gan Ying returned in vain, there is no way to know at present.
After all, in this world, there are not only the Golden Immortals, the sages of the Middle Earth Flood Wilderness, and the Western Bliss Buddha Bodhisattva.
Farther to the true West, there is the realm of Christ God, the sacred mountain of Greece, and the great light of Persia. Therefore, Gan Ying is afraid that he encountered some unsolvable difficulties at that time, which led to his return in vain.
Lu Yi's eyes lit up, and he smiled slightly: "So these repose song and dance troupes followed the trade route of Gan Ying's envoy to Great Qin back then to Middle-earth?" β
"Your head is finally not so stupid that it can't be saved~" Dong Bailead Huafuyu's jade face showed a hint of charm, seducing the soul, "In addition, although Na Gan Ying did not succeed in reaching the Great Qin State, the envoy sent by the Great Qin State broke through many obstacles and came to the Han Land decades later. β
"What did you say?" Lu Yi's eyes fell on Dong Bai's face, and he was dumbfounded: "You mean Rome...... Oh Great Qin, have the envoys been to Middle-earth? β
Dong Bai frowned, and he didn't know why Lu Yi was so surprised, but it was not the first time that this hillbilly had made such a fuss. Dong Bai snorted and said disapprehantly: "In the ninth year of Emperor Huan of Han's reign, that is, twenty years ago, the Great Qin State delegation arrived in Luoyang. I heard that they all had a big iron cross hanging on their bodies, and they called our Midsummer Divine Kingdom 'Seris'. β
"Oh? And what about their whereabouts after that? Did you go back? Lu Yi's expression moved, quite curious.
"Half of their mission is still in Luoyang." Dong Bai shook his head and said, "It's only been twenty years, and there should be many people among them living in the world." In the north of the city there is their own dwelling, which we call 'Daqin Temple'. However, unlike the White Horse Temple, it has always been unpopulated, and no one knows what they are doing. β
Lu Yi was overjoyed, and secretly thought that he must secretly go to the "Daqin Temple" to explore when he found a time. Daqin Temple is the Christian church, this group of Roman monks when they first arrived in Middle Earth, they did not show a trace of wanting to preach, which is very different from the practice of Buddhism, which is really incredible.
"Arriving in Middle-earth at the same time as these Sabbath Dance Troupes was their prince An Shigao, known as the 'Abhidham' Monk, who now lives at the Sabbath Shamen Monastery in Luoyang." Dong Bai lowered his voice and said: "This person is proficient in the Seven Yao and Five Elements, brought Theravada Buddhism to Middle Earth, and is one of the five great Buddhist monks in Zhongxia. His own cultivation is probably close to the realm of earth immortals, and with the countless acquired treasures he has, it is far beyond the ability of the world to compete. My grandfather said that this old monk's cultivation was unfathomable, far more powerful and terrifying than Zhang Jiao, the great sage and good teacher and general of Tiangong. β
Lu Yi frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. A few years ago, Zhang Jiao, the great sage and mentor, gathered the power of heaven and earth and almost subverted Middle-earth. If this "Abhidam Divine Monk" An Shigao is still far above Zhang Jiao, then his strength may not be comparable to that of Nanhua Old Immortal.
It seems that this "rest in Shamen Temple" must also be visited. It's just that the civil war of the princes of the Central Plains is imminent, and Luoyang will soon turn into a scorched earth ruins. Can't many sects such as the Great Qin Temple and the Anxi Temple see this clearly, the time when they crossed to the east to Middle-earth and the subsequent civil strife of the princes was only twenty years apart, is there any connection between this?
At the same time as Lu Yi pondered hard. Several **** convex Anxi Meiji rose from the song and dance troupe, revealing a small waist and graceful posture, which made people marvel.