"Madame, princess, do you think I look good in this dress?"

Sophia was trying on a gorgeous Wei Jin women's blouse, and her face was full of excitement as she spun back and forth, constantly looking up and down at her clothes, which were very different from those of Rome. Silk is so comfortable to wear on the body, Sophia has grown so big, it is the first time to wear such gorgeous silk clothes.

"Well, it's pretty!" Princess Qinghe and Pei Ying'er echoed a few words with a smile.

"Oops!"

Sophia got a little carried away, and patronized her clothes, but she stepped on the hem of her dress and almost tripped her to the ground, but fortunately, the servant next to her quickly helped her.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, although women's clothing generally inherited the old system of the Qin and Han dynasties, it was also greatly influenced by Hufu. Mainly undergarments, shirts, and skirts, with large-sleeved shirts as the norm, and the popular placket (cardigan) is popular, and the skirt is generally high in the skirt waist, short in the top, and narrow in the sleeves and long in the skirt.

The skirt length of the aristocratic woman should be five feet to the ground. And the novice Sophia tried on the aristocratic costume, so it was not surprising that she was tripped up.

By the time Pei Yinger appeared at the banquet with Sophia, many people had gathered at the entire banquet. Every year during the Spring Festival, Wei Shuo, as the master of Liaodong, has to hold a grand banquet, and the participants are all outstanding people from all walks of life in Liaodong.

"Wow! That's a lot of people! ”

As soon as Sophia walked into the venue, it was as if she had changed people. As a Roman nobleman, she attended many court banquets and was very familiar with everything at the banquets.

"Look, the Governor is there!" Saying that, Sophia was about to walk towards Wei Shuo, but fortunately she was stopped by Pei Ying'er.

"Miss Sophia, my husband has political affairs to deal with, so let's not bother him! Let's go, let's go to the side box! ”

Pei Yinger couldn't help but say that she pulled Sophia to the side room, and at this time, many celebrities and ladies had gathered in the side room. They saw Pei Ying'er pulling the 'Hu Girl' in, and hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Greetings, Madame!"

"You don't have to be polite!"

Although Sophia was sitting in the side room, her eyes had been staring at the figure of Wei Shuo in the main hall, she wanted to go up and dance with the other party, but unfortunately this was not Rome, and the customs of the Great Jin Dynasty did not allow her to make such a shocking move.

While Sophia was warmly entertained by the ladies, Blake was also sought after by many people. However, as a scholar, he likes to communicate with doctors from Liaodong Prefecture the most. Within a month of coming to Liaodong, Blake was deeply fascinated by Chinese culture.

Blake admired the ethics and morality of Confucianism the most, and China established a whole political system through it. He thought it was what Roman society lacked the most. If Rome had had a system of ethics and morality as well-developed as that of China, which was accepted by all citizens, perhaps there would not have been a rebellion among all kinds of military generals.

While Lawrence was busy with high-level contacts in Liaodong and Sophia was obsessed with food and clothing, Blake went to the state school every day to discuss various issues with Liu Zan, Kong Su and other Confucian scholars. In order for the Romans to know more about Seris, Blake continued to translate various Confucian texts day and night.

"Mr. Blake, you are a famous scholar of the Roman Empire, I wonder if you can introduce the Roman Empire to everyone present?"

"Dear Governor, I am honored to accept your invitation, and I am more than happy to introduce Rome to my friends of Seris!"

Blake stood up with a standard Western etiquette and bowed to Wei Shuo, and said aloud: "Rome, like China, is a country with a long civilization, and since the great Augustus Gaius David, the republic has come to an end. ”

"In its place, the imperial system arose, but the imperial system led to the excessive power of the army, and several times interfered with the abolition of the emperor! After the death of the first Augustus Octavian, it was only stable for one lifetime, and the third emperor was appointed by the Guard! ”

"What?!"

Blake's introduction of Roman history stunned the top leaders of Liaodong present, a country that was very different from Chinese customs. Rome's admiration of force and violence was completely different from the seemingly delicate political activities in China, and it was full of a sense of rudeness.

In the history of China, it is not that there are no warlords who support the emperor, but after such a situation occurs, it means that it is not far from the change of dynasty, and it is rare for warlords like Rome to support the emperor one after another, no wonder Blake is so respectful of the bureaucracy in China.

"Although Rome is far inferior to your Cyris Empire in terms of civil governance, because of the tradition of advocating violence and valuing the army, the Roman Empire's military achievements are comparable to the great Seris!"

"In the hundreds of years since the birth of Rome, it has conquered Carthage, Greece, Sparta, Athens, Persia and other states, and in recent years, the Roman Empire would not have been suppressed by Gaul, Germanic and other barbarians if it had not been for the decline in strength due to civil strife."

Looking at Blake talking eloquently in the hall, Wei Shuo was very satisfied, the reason why he asked the Liaodong high-level to listen to Blake's introduction to the Roman Empire was to let them get inspiration from it, so as to better serve Liaodong.

"We Romans are not an exploratory people, and I don't shy away from saying that, because it is true, that Rome inherited Greek culture and carried it forward. The glory of Greece belongs to Rome, but this does not hinder the greatness of Rome, because the Romans are very good at practicing and learning. ”

"For example, when we fought the Carthaginians for the first time, especially the naval battle, it was not anyone's opponent at all, and we did not engage in naval battles, but the Romans still relied on their own will and learning ability, constantly improved their tactics and warships, and finally defeated Carthage."

"Later, in the face of the mighty Hannibal, we were still unable to defeat at first, but in the end, we relied on the strong willpower and learning mind of the Romans to defeat this famous general who was born at the wrong time."

"The defeat of Macedonia, which has the famous Macedonian phalanx, in four Macedonian wars, all show that we Romans are a people who are good at learning and have strong willpower."

"I and the centurion Lord Lawrence have been on a mission with His Majesty the Emperor, and we have come to Seris with great hardship. Here I met a country that was very different from Rome, but with the same splendid history. ”

"There is much to be learned in Seris, and here I sincerely apply to the Doge, and I hope that you will generously allow me to enter your university as a student."

"Hahaha, good! I agreed to this, and after the New Year, Mr. Blake can go to Youzhou to study and report! ”

"Next, I declare the feast officially open, please have a good drink!"

Soon the feast was full of excitement and the atmosphere became lively, but the topic of Rome was still in private exchange.

"From what Mr. Blake said, the strength of this Roman Empire should not be underestimated!"

"Well, what Wen Ji said is good, in my opinion, this Roman Empire has some similarities with the Great Qin Empire, no wonder it is called Great Qin in the history books!"

"Huh? Don't say it, Rome is really a bit similar to the Great Qin Empire! They were extremely fond of violence and force, and after the founding of the country, they fought a series of wars, and eventually fell into turmoil because of the war. ”

"Yes, Rome may be inferior to China in terms of cultural governance, but as Blake said, its military achievements are not inferior to those of the Qin and Han empires, and my Great Jin is far inferior to the other party."

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I really hope to compete with the real Roman legions to see if the Romans are strong, or my Liaodong Xiang army is strong!"

"Actually, I think you are underestimating the culture of the Romans, but I think that the splendid civilization created by the Romans is no worse than that of China. In particular, the laws of the Romans are much better than ours, and if I have the opportunity, I hope to take the Roman law and study it carefully! ”

As soon as the New Year's banquet of the fifth year of Jianxing ended, Rome instantly became the hottest keyword in Liaodong, and almost every family, every scholar, every soldier, and every businessman were discussing things related to Rome. And this trend quickly spread from Liaodong to all around, setting off a lot of turmoil. (To be continued.) )