[Chapter 15: The City of the Sun, Old Lady Green]
The city is very different from the traditional European ancient city. Except for Rome, Sicily and other places, the general European cities are based on a castle with complete military functions as the main scope of activities, and then take the castle as the core to carry out a series of social activities around it.
At the same time, the Romans liked to build castles in the middle of high mountains, and sometimes even built against the mountains, turning a mountain into an impregnable fortress. This is very different from the way of life that the East likes to create by walls on the plains.
Of course, no matter how different the East and the West are in terms of architectural styles and living patterns, the most basic principles of human life will not change, such as proximity to water sources and convenient transportation places.
Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, the city of the day was composed in a very different style from other Roman cities. If I had to sum up the city in simple terms, it would probably be best described only by the poem of the Roman troubadour Chaclo.
“…… On the majestic Dinara Peak, red flames flicker on the ancient walled walls.
The vicissitudes of the castle under the light of the flames are mottled and mottled, ah, beautiful princess, where do you look?
Oh, is it the blue sea to the west that has robbed you of your beautiful gaze?
No, don't. The blue sea is beautiful, but its harbor is not worthy of your smile.
Dilapidated, backward, barbaric, obscurant...... No words can describe the harbor area scattered to the west of the castle.
Beautiful princess, if you want to see the scenery from afar, look to the north with affectionate eyes, where the River Shiffin is winding towards you.
See, the arch bridge that blends the greatest creations of the East and the West is definitely the best masterpiece given by God.
The arch bridge area is your paradise! There is the finest porcelain, the most luxurious silk. And endless wealth ......"
The poem was written by Chaclo, Rome's most famous troubadour, when he was passing by the city of Zhuri in 755 A.D. The "beautiful princess" in it actually refers to the love of his dreams, Sophie, the daughter of the governor of the province of Asia.
Of course, Sophie was not in the city of the Sun, but in the city of Asia, the seat of the province of Asia. But Chaklow loves Sophie so much that he appears in each of his poems, like a love poem to Sophie. Therefore, later generations also called Chaklow's poetry collection "love poetry collection", and this style is also called "imaginary lyrical writing".
The poem "The Princess of the Sun-Hunting City" points out the four main parts of the city, the military district in the east, the castle district in the south, the harbor district in the west, and the arch bridge area in the north. In fact, there were many troubadours in Rome, and their poetry collections were also things that the Han and the Caliph liked to collect, not so much because they liked these poems, but because they could reveal a lot of information. Equivalent to a piece of intelligence.
It can be seen in Chaklow's poem. The castle district was where the Roman aristocracy lived, the arched bridge district was the commercial area, and the harbor district represented poverty and backwardness. And of these four places, the only ones with military defense measures are the military district and the castle district. The other two places are scattered on the ground, and there is no unified urban planning and construction. Relatively. The arch bridge area where the Han people are concentrated will be more reasonable in planning. The harbor district, where black slaves and dilapidated settlements were abundant, was a mess, with only one main road leading to the castle area, and the rest of the city was in disarray.
The arch bridge over the Xifen River, also known as the Rainbow Bridge, was the first unsupported stone bridge built across the river after the Han civilization spread to the West (Note 1). The total length is 630 meters, which is almost the same as the Zhuozhou Yongji Bridge in later generations. The length of the main bridge is also 150 meters, with a total of 22 bridge holes and culverts, and the bridge body is made of granite. With the five-colored stone paving bridge deck, it spans the 120-meter-wide Xifen River, like a rainbow across the heavens and the earth!
There are two main roads on both sides of the Rainbow Bridge, with countless paths, 100,000 residents, tens of thousands of shops, and countless shops. It's a businessman's paradise! The official residence of the Great Han Dynasty in the city of the sun is located here, not in the castle area.
Generally speaking, the Han lived on the east bank of the Rainbow Bridge, and the Xiongnu and Caliphs lived on the west bank. The river Sheffin flows from north to south, flows through the castle area, flooding the castle with living water, then winds its way southwest and finally to the sea.
The new aristocracy of the city generally lived in the Gongqiao District, and the old nobles would also purchase one or two houses in the Gongqiao District as villas. The houses here are more beautiful than the shanty houses made of seagrass and wood chips in the harbor area. Caliphate houses with high angles and domes, mosques, front halls and backyards, winding oriental courtyards, and small Romanesque buildings with high cellars and high bars are all over the banks of the arched bridge.
The Green family's mansion is located in Qipanjing on the east bank of the Gongqiao District. The word chessboard well is also the name of the Han Chinese, and over time, it has become a formal place name in the archives of the Romans. The chessboard well is vertical and horizontal with four roads, and the house with a width of 100 acres in the middle of the four roads is the Green family.
The Green's house consisted of two parts, and near the main entrance was a Romanesque house with high columns, like a temple, with steps in front. However, it is limited to the regulations that there cannot be more than nine steps, and there are only six steps. And the back part is the east-style courtyard of the eaves and the fighting, the green garden in the courtyard is bamboo, the corridor is winding, if you don't go out of this world, I really think it is to the Han Empire!
When Elmonte returned home, it was already evening. Standing on the steps of the front door, you can see the Xifen River in the distance, and the red sun shining obliquely on the steps in the west shows a bit of glory.
In the view of living in the East, being directly exposed to the setting sun does not bode well. But the Green family doesn't care about this, not to mention, the gate on the east side is still facing the rising sun!
The Green family has only been rich for three generations, and the people are not particularly prosperous. El Monte's grandfather and his father were both in the same line, and in El Monte's generation, he only gave birth to one daughter, and has no children so far.
In the huge courtyard, his wife Shanna was already waiting there. Shanna, who is thirty-six years old this year, wears an off-the-shoulder white dress, her hands crossed on her abdomen, and her blonde hair is pulled up, revealing a slender slender neck and attractive collarbones.
Every day, as long as Shanna has nothing to do, she waits inside the door for her husband to return. This is the Roman code of wives. Elmont was still very satisfied with this wife, except that she was not Han Chinese.
"My dear, Grandmother told you to go to her when you get back!" Shanna took her husband's cloak and handed it to the maid beside her, then flicked the dust off her husband's robe. Whispered.
Elmont was stunned, revealing a trace of worry invisibly, but his tone was still steady: "Did grandmother say anything?" ”
Shanna shook her head helplessly: "I don't know." As you know, I went to the banquet at Stuka's house to-day, and I didn't see my grandmother except in the morning when I went with you to say hello. ”
"Where's Sarina?!" Elmont took off his robe casually, and was already naked, the thick and long things on his lower body were exposed to the air, and there were maids all around, but everyone seemed to be used to it.
Shanna took a Han-style robe from the maid's hand and put it on for her husband. And tied his belt and said, "Sarina has been accompanying her grandmother, but she is too quiet, and she goes to her grandmother's to learn Chinese and piano skills, and I am afraid that I don't know much else." ”
Elmon nodded. He took the Han-style tiara handed by the maid and put it on, and said, "Go visit your grandmother first!" If the meal is ready. Just send it directly to my grandmother. We had dinner with my grandmother! ”
Shanna nodded: "Well, okay, I'll arrange it." ”
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The Grimm family has Han Chinese ancestry, but the cultural inheritance is still dominated by Roman culture. Of course, in this era when Han culture influenced all aspects of Rome, it was inevitable that the life pattern of the Green family still bears the imprint of the Han people. Especially since the Green family has a surviving grandmother! This makes the sinicization imprint of the Green family very strong!
In the hall of the water courtyard that crosses the Roman temple-like building. Bypassing the spacious bedroom, walking through the long corridor, you will come to a black lacquer and simple door, carved with a bronze statue of the beast's mouth.
In terms of styling alone. The strong Han style of this gate is already very obvious. Although the two maidservants in front of the door are European races with high noses and deep eyes, the clothes they wear are the moon-white brocade clothes inherent in the Han slaves, and the long hair is not as high as that of Western women, but naturally droops to the back of the waist and is gently tied with a red rope, which looks very refreshing and simple against the background of the cyan belt.
If the gate can't fully feel the heritage of Han culture, then the world behind the gate can be completely impressive. Unlike the temple-like buildings in front of you, the world behind the gate is full of grace and nature.
The Romans always had to be symmetrical and fair, the bushes were to be neatly trimmed, the columns were to be the same height, and there was not even a trace of difference in the carvings. But the Han-style decoration has a strong sense of casualness and nature. This idea of the unity of man and nature dominates everything here.
The cluster of flowers in front of it seems to have reached the end of the road, but if you take a step forward, you will find that there is a sheep intestine path under the shade of the flowers that leads to the depths of the green forest...... The mountains and rivers here all show the beautiful and hazy beauty of the Han style. The appearance of this heaven and earth in the Sun-Chasing City in the extreme west also reflects the master's awareness and deep fascination with the Han culture!
El Monte is used to these roads, so don't worry about getting lost. Although the Han style here is beautiful and graceful, Elmont knows that there is no shortage of spaciousness and heroism in the Han style. The legendary capital of the Han Dynasty, the imperial city where the Han Emperor lived, is a building that is even more majestic than the Colosseum! Its majesty eclipses even the lighthouse of Alexandria in the province of Egypt! Perhaps only the pyramid of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh from a thousand years ago can be compared!
Between the flowers, a quaint Han-style attic appeared between the flowing waters, the candlelight in the attic flickered, and a burst of Qingyue qin sound that can only be produced by the Han Yaoqin came out, with an intoxicating charm.
The servants here were all dressed as Han Chinese, and Elmont took a few steps to the attic, bowed to the Han salute, and said loudly in Chinese: "Grandson Emon, meet grandmother!" ”
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and there was a slight noise inside. After a while, the door opened, and a maid in the same moon-white brocade dress came out with broken steps, bowed down and said, "Master, the ancestor invites you in." ”
The maid's Chinese was pure, and her voice was crisp, and Elmont couldn't help but look deeply at her again.
This is a Han maid. It was a slave bought by the old grandmother of the Green family from the harbor area five years ago, and there were a total of six such Han girls who planted grass and sold themselves, but only to the local Han people. This caused a great sensation at the time. The identity of the Han people is too dazzling in the Western world, and it will be a great honor to be able to buy a Han female slave, and the nobles of the entire Rizhao City are eager to rush to it, but in the end it was still preempted by Elmont.
Of course, Elmont originally wanted to train these Han women as concubines. However, when the old grandmother learned of this, she asked these women to go as personal maids. Elmont didn't dare to refuse, but the regret in his heart couldn't get rid of it, especially when he saw that these Han women had become more and more energetic in the past few years, and the desire in his heart became stronger and stronger.
"Next time, if there is a Han woman for sale, I must buy it back secretly!" Elmonta clenched her fists and swore secretly.
Shana next to her glanced at her husband, and then at the Han maid, with a hint of envy and helplessness in her eyes.
The husband likes Han Chinese women. Shanna wasn't unaware of this. Although Shana has been working hard to learn Han culture and dresses at home is no different from that of a Han woman, the difference in blood has never been able to make up for it. In the Western world, there are very few Han women who are willing to marry foreigners, although there are still many Han girls who have been captured by human traffickers. But these numbers were too small once they were favored by the Roman aristocracy. All of them were bought at home as forbidden and hidden. It's hard for outsiders to see at all.
In the depths of some aristocratic houses in Rome, there are still Han women, but they are all regarded as treasures and forbidden to outsiders, and they are not allowed to be seen by outsiders, let alone publicized everywhere. You must know that in 895 of the Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Han Dynasty at that time, Emperor Han Le. For the sake of an ordinary Han woman being captured and plundered by the Caliphate Shiguo, a great expedition was launched! More than 100,000 dead and wounded!
At that time, the Han Empire ignored the threat of "all-out war" issued by the caliphs, and sent tens of thousands of troops deep into the stone country in order to capture the murderer. Shi Guo is not self-sufficient. He actually shielded the murderers and sent troops to meet them. The Han army rode for 800 miles in one night, bypassing the garrison of the Shi Kingdom and the Caliphate Alliance, breaking through the capital of the Shi Kingdom, slaughtering the murderer's entire family, and capturing hundreds of royal princes including the king of the Shi Kingdom, and escorting them back to the Han Emperor's capital for trial! The majesty of this battle is unstoppable!
Although the monarch of Shi Guo was finally released, the concept that the Han army would launch a war for a woman has penetrated into the Western world, so the behavior of keeping Han female slaves is even more taboo.
As the saying goes, scarce things are expensive, and valuable things have profits, and businessmen with profits will rush to them. Although the Han Dynasty will launch a war for women, there will still be many traffickers who have abducted Han women to sell in the West over the years. Of course, high profits also represent high risks, and the prestige of the Han family soldiers still makes everyone frightened, even if they are plundered, they will be cautious, and they dare not publicize it at all. The number of people is also very small. An ordinary Han woman can sell millions of eagle coins in Rome!
Despite the extremely high price, the number of Han women was too small to satisfy the collecting habits of many Roman aristocrats. However, now that the Yue's rebellion is huge, it should be difficult for the Han Empire to be pacified in a short period of time, and this is the best time to kidnap the women of the Han family and sell them wantonly.
"Perhaps, in a few days, Jack in the harbor area will bring a lot of Han women to sell, so let's pick a few good ones for Emon at that time." Shanna glanced at her husband with a sigh of resentment, lifted the corner of her skirt, and walked into the attic.
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Walking into the attic, in the completely sinicized hall, a crane-haired old woman sits on the main seat, next to a Roman girl wearing a water-green Hanfu, the two are talking in a low voice, and from time to time they will let out a knowing smile. The old woman and the girl, the old and the young seem to be transformed here, with some kind of mysterious Buddha nature!
This old woman is El Monte's grandmother, the ancestor of the Green family. And that Roman girl was Elmont's daughter, Salina, who was only sixteen years old.
"Father, Mother!" Sarina was dressed in Han girl costumes, and she also practiced Han etiquette.
I have to say that the figure of Western women is indeed hotter than that of Han women, and they are more able to attract the attention of men. At the age of sixteen, most of the Han women's figures have not yet grown, but this Sarina already has an amazing latitude and longitude, and in the water-green cardigan skirt, the exaggerated plump buttocks present an extreme sense of beauty.
What's even more rare is that this Sharina's facial features are also extremely exquisite, if people in this era know about dolls, they will definitely exclaim that Shalina is a veritable fairy tale princess face. I don't know if it's because of her oriental ancestry, Sarina's skin is as white as other Roman women, but the pores of her skin are not as large as theirs, and she doesn't need to be covered with a thick foundation at all. The delicate skin on his face simply made other women jealous to death.
Although Shalina was beautiful, Elmont always looked at her with a hint of dissatisfaction, seeing her greeting. It was only a faint "um" from his nose, which was considered to be over, and then turned to his grandmother and saluted: "Grandmother is well?" ”
"Good!" The old woman was kind and kind, but her wrinkled eyes were still clear, with her usual clarity and wisdom, "Sarina is very well-behaved, she has been with me for a day today, and her knowledge can go to the Han Imperial University to study!" ”
The old woman looked at her grandson with a smile. As an old man who has been in charge of the general direction of the Green family for half a century, she can naturally see that her grandson does not like this beautiful daughter, and the reason is very simple. Sarina is beautiful, but her appearance is completely Roman, and her hair is not black, but a sexier golden red. In the eyes of Elmont, who longed to marry a Han woman, her daughter's beauty was really in the wrong direction. If Shalina is a Han face. Perhaps El Monte will truly see it as a treasure.
Elmont fell silent when she heard the old woman's words. Obviously, this topic is not the first time that the old woman has brought it up to Elmont. And every time it is mentioned. Elmont was silent.
Sarina bit her thin lip and her eyes twinkled with tears.
The old woman's purpose is very clear, that is, she hopes to let Shalina go to Dahan to study. This goal was originally intended for Elmont's son to accomplish, but Elmont never gave birth to a son, and the old woman is seventy years old this year, and she is worried that no one will complete her heart if she drags it out. So for a long time, I would bring it up to El Monte.
In fact, if the old woman herself said a word, naturally someone would help Shalina with the affairs of studying for a big man. But the old woman who abides by the Han tradition did not do this. She will always maintain her position as the head of the Elmont family in front of outsiders. Including Elmont's wife Shana, the old woman never interfered with Shanna's reprimand and rectification of the family. In July last year, a Kunlun slave that an old woman had used for ten years suddenly disappeared, and the old woman learned that she was ordered to be killed by Shana, but the old woman did not say a word to her granddaughter-in-law from beginning to end, let alone ask why she killed this slave. It is a kind of cultivation and maintenance of authority. If it is a last resort, the old woman will not break this kind of rule. This is the Gangchang ethics to be maintained in the Han tradition!
Sarina is the daughter of Elmont, and as a father, she has the power to decide her daughter's future. The old woman can only give advice, but she will not make decisions.
This is also the reason why Elmont, including Shanna, has great respect for the old woman. If an old man who likes to point fingers and seize power, no matter how wise she is, she will not be liked.
In the face of her husband's silence, Shana stood up in time to relieve the siege, saluted the old woman, and then took her daughter's hand and walked to the old woman's side, chatting about some short topics in the parents. It should be said that the family's Chinese is usually good, and there was laughter in the hall after a while.
The old woman chatted with her granddaughter-in-law and great-granddaughter, but looked at Elmont with disappointment. sighed, and said to the maid beside him, "Cuiyun, go prepare dinner!" Also, give Emon an egg, he's worked too hard and needs to be made up. ”
"Yes, Ancestor!" The maid who called Cuiyun hurriedly went down to prepare.
Elmont stepped forward and sat down in front of the old woman with a flattering smile on her face. The old woman ignored him, but turned to Shanna, and asked with a smile, "Shanna, did your father come to Sunrise City a few days ago, and now he is gone?" ”
"Jia Yan went back yesterday!" Shanna replied honestly.
The old woman's eyes narrowed: "So fast? In the past, he had to stay for ten days and half a month, why did he leave so urgently this time? ”
Shanna opened her mouth and said, "Alas, it's not the Yueshi who make ...... trouble" Speaking of this, Shanna suddenly covered her mouth with her hand, and looked at Elmont with apology in her eyes. She seemed to realize that she might be talking fast.
The old woman was quick to think about it, and immediately looked at her grandson, and asked, "Yue's people?" Where did the Yueshi people come from? What's going on? ”
The old woman usually doesn't care about things, but once she gets serious, even Elmont doesn't dare to disobey, so she can only say respectfully: "Grandmother, don't be angry, this news is only known to my grandson today." The people of the Great Han Dayue Prefecture rebelled, they claimed to be the descendants of the Yueshi Guishan, led by Zhang Sheng, the former governor of the Great Moon Prefecture, and gathered millions of troops to confront the Great Han. Now that the Han Dynasty has sent Hu Gong, Yi Gong, and Ying Gong to command the army to quell the rebellion, I believe that it will not be long before this rebellion can be quelled! ”
As soon as she heard this, the old woman suddenly stood up from her seat.
"Grandmother!" Elmont was startled and quickly got up, and Shanna and Shalina were even more surprised, and hurriedly got up to support the old woman. All of them don't understand. Why did the old woman react so much when she heard the news!
The old woman's eyes were full of anxiety, but in an instant she calmed down, and she sat down again, her rough old hands on the table, and kept tapping, as if there was something difficult to decide.
Taking advantage of this, Elmont told the old woman about the fact that the Elders of the Sun-Seeking City wanted to raise the tax rate today. He knew that his grandmother had good friendships with many of the elders of the Senate, especially their mother and grandmother. If they can exert a little influence on their relatives, they can also undo this decree that is destined to make the city of the sun more and more depressed.
After hearing this, the old woman's eyes froze, her face became more and more heavy, and for a long time, Cuiyun served food. Only then did he say in a deep voice: "Emon, this matter is not simple. Ineffable. This time, I'm going to go over the line. It's time for you to take charge of your home again! ”
Elmont was puzzled: "Grandmother, you are ......"
The old woman said: "Emon, don't underestimate this Yue Clan's rebellion. If you didn't say who the Han sent to quell the rebellion, maybe I don't pay much attention to it, but since the Han Empire sent Hu Gong, Yi Gong and Ying Gong, it means that this rebellion has reached the point where it can endanger the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Do you know what the status of these three people is in Dahan? ”
Elmont thought hard for a moment and said, "This." The grandson doesn't know much, since they are dukes, they should be with Gipurus and Guterus. Elite is quite, right?! ”
"No!" The old woman said in a solemn tone, "The three of them are the generalissimos of the Han Empire, except for the old Zhuge Dan, the Han can already be said to have sent the strongest lineup that can be deployed now." What's more, you said that the senators would suddenly have to raise taxes...... Hmph, I think the tax increase is fake, make a gesture, and declare war on the Han in the future is true! ”
"What? Rome declared war on the Great Han? Elmont was really taken aback this time, "Grandmother, is your judgment true?" ”
The old woman glanced at her grandson and said lightly, "What's impossible?" The Han Dynasty and Rome have been at peace for 500 years, do you think they can continue to be peaceful like this? Don't be stupid, it's just a five-hundred-year truce. If my guess is correct, Rome must have secretly sent an army to help the Yueshi people now...... Eamon, you must listen to me this time, or our Grimm family will be crushed to dust in this war. Not only our Green family, but most of the emerging nobles in the Gongqiao District will be affected in this war, and the two great powers in the world are contending, and what is broken is not for a moment, but far-reaching! ”
"Grandma, father!" Sarina next to her suddenly raised her hand timidly.
The old woman looked at her great-granddaughter strangely, but her voice calmed down, and she said softly, "My baby, what do you want to say?" Are you hungry? ”
Shalina shook her head, and when she saw the old woman's gentle gaze, she suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Grandmother, father, what I want to say is, what if this war was provoked by the big man?" No, no, no, I mean, what if the big guys sent out the best team they could have, and the purpose wasn't just to counterinsurgency? ”
The old woman's eyes lit up, but Elmont frowned, as if she was impatient with her daughter's interjection. He trusted his grandmother's judgment, but he disagreed with his daughter's words.
The old woman's hand tapped on the tabletop, this time it was not long, she suddenly smiled gently, scraped the bridge of Sharina's firm nose with her wrinkled fingers, and said with a smile: "My little sweetheart has finally grown up." Yes, the Han may not just be there to quell the rebellion, perhaps they will be the first to provoke the flames of war. Once that happens, we need to be prepared. ”
After speaking, the old woman turned her head and said to Elmont: "Amen, the war between the Han and Rome is about to break out, but for the time being, it should not happen in the next year or two, after all, the Han is too far away from here." But over the next decade, as this conflict intensifies, a rivalry between the two is inevitable. If our Green family wants to escape this war, and even grab greater wealth and status in this war, you must listen to my arrangement. First, you should be a civil servant for another year, and you will resign voluntarily during next year's election, and don't continue. Second, to store all the wealth in Rome, or to sell the property here and go to Rome to buy a new one. Thirdly, Shanna's father is a timber merchant in the Thracian province, and I want you to give Shanna's father a loan of two million eagle coins to help him buy all the timber mills in Thrace, even if he can't do it, he must do the best, and it is better to have influence on the timber mills in Thrace. ”
Listening to my grandmother talk about the future layout of the Green family in such a cautious tone. Elmont was surprised, especially when he heard Shanna's father, and looked at his wife in amazement. Could it be that my grandmother has been planning things for more than ten years, since I got married?
And Shanna also looked at her husband in amazement, looking at her grandmother who was gushing, Shanna suddenly had a feeling of looking up at the mountains and worshiping the gods. "Grandmother is such a wise woman, it's ridiculous that I still want to deliberately fix those slaves in front of her, so as to maintain her authority. It turned out that grandmother knew everything, and even calculated everything! ”
In fact, the old woman didn't start planning these things more than ten years ago. It was planned when she married Old Green. Of course, Elmont didn't know this, otherwise he would have been a grandmother of his own!
Regardless, both husband and wife admired and admired their grandmother. But Sharina suddenly said: "Grandma, I have something to say!" ”
The old woman stopped: "Oh. Sweetheart, do you have anything you'd like to add? ”
Sarina passed through what she had just said. Confidence has been generated. In particular, her grandmother also encouraged her to express her opinions, so she said more confidently: "Grandma, I listen to your arrangement, it seems to indicate that the Han will be defeated?" Is it? ”
Elmont was startled, and when he thought about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case. Whether it's moving to Rome. Or the purchase of Thracian timber mills, it seems that they are laying out the industry of the future, but the roots are still in Rome. It seems that it is impossible for the big man to win?
The old woman kindly pinched Sarina's smooth face and smiled, "My little Lina." Although I am Han, my husband is a Roman, and of course I believe that Rome will win! ”
But Sarina said unconvinced: "No, it is impossible for the big man to be defeated." ”
"Yes, except for internal strife, it is indeed impossible for the Great Han to be defeated by any foreign person!" The old woman added with a smile, but there were too many meanings in this sentence. Sarina couldn't understand it, Elmont seemed to understand, but when she thought about it, she didn't understand anything.
The old woman continued, "But there is an old saying, don't put all your eggs in one basket. At the same time as the transfer of industry to Rome, we also had to make arrangements in the Han Empire. Emmon, how is it that I have allowed you to have a good relationship with the Yan Clan in the past few years? ”
Elmon said bitterly: "Everything is going well, the shopkeeper Chen of the Yan family firm has a good impression of me. ”
"Well, that's good. If you go to the banquet tomorrow for Shopkeeper Chen, you will say that you want him to arrange it for you. ”
"Arrange what?" Elmont was puzzled.
The old woman looked at Shalina: "Of course, my little sweetheart went to study in Dahan." ”
Elmont was about to speak, but the old woman had already said in an irrefutable tone: "This matter is not negotiable, Sarina is our other egg, and it must be put in the big man!" ”
Saying that, the old woman asked Cuiyun to bring her a box and handed it to Sarina, and said: "My baby, you take this, I will arrange for you to take a boat to Dahan, it will take about half a year, and then you will arrive at the beautiful port of Quanzhou, on the boat, you can see these things that grandma wrote for you, what do you want to do when you get to Dahan, and the above will tell you." ”
Sarina was already about to jump up with joy, she had always admired the big man, she could finally set foot on that land in person, how could she not be happy? Snatched the box and clutched it on his full chest, as if it would run away.
Elmont opened his mouth, but finally did not say anything against it. Just looking at the grandmother and hoping she can give a reasonable explanation. But in the end, after the whole dinner was over, the old woman didn't say these things anymore.
It seems that everything is already under the control of the old woman.
When she was about to leave the attic, the old woman suddenly stopped Elmont alone and said to him: "Emon, you have to remember an important point, you are a member of the Grimm family, no matter what happens to Rome and the Great Han, your struggle must be to save the Grimm family as the first priority, understand?" ”
Elmont suddenly understood. The old woman is not biased towards Rome, let alone the Han Dynasty, she only favors the Green family. All her plans are for the future of the Green family.
Elmont nodded heavily, bowed and said, "Yes, grandson remembers." ”
Just as Elmont was about to leave, the old woman suddenly stopped Elmont again and handed him a thread-bound book from the Han Empire. Elmont took it, but it was the "Historical Records" he had read when he was a child!
"Grandmother, this ......" Elmont was puzzled.
"My real surname is Li, and my double name is Jingshu." After saying this. Two lines of turbid tears flowed out of the old woman's eyes, as if she was infinitely tired, waved her hand, and walked into the bedroom with Cuiyun's support.
Ellmont was stunned for a long time, muttering "Li Jingshu, Li Jingshu, Li Jingshu......"
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Beside the wide-eaves bed, Elmont stood naked, his wife, Shanna, sitting on the bed in light veils and whispering to her husband. Three other naked maids stood with basins and towels on the side. And under Elmont's crotch, a fiery Sicilian maid is struggling to lick his naked/body.
Soon, Elmont felt swelled, and Shanna took off her light veil and lay flat on the bed. Elmont leaned over and pushed deep inside. Stirring vigorously for a while, I suddenly felt that the passion was not enough. So he called a maid next to her, asked her to bend down, and sprinted hard in her body for a while, and after the pleasure swelled up, she quickly inserted it back into Shanna's body until it exploded.
I have to say. The Romans were very open in this regard. However, their intercourse is not much different from animal mating, there is no light and graceful mystery at all, and there is no watery tenderness of gentle crying, and some are just who they belong to at the last moment.
After some tossing. The maids are cleaning the bodies of the two masters. At this time, Shanna cocked her buttocks, trying her best to let the liquid in her body flow inside, and said to Elmont, "My dear, is Grandmother inclined to Rome or Han?" Could it be that sixteen years ago she had foreseen the outbreak of war between the two countries? ”
Ellmont lay on the bed exhausted, took the "Historical Records" given by his grandmother, looked through it gently, and said: "Grandmother is not inclined to any country, she is inclined to our Green family." She wants to make sure that our Green family will not be knocked down by any disaster. ”
"That'...... That's really going to let Shalina go...... Han Empire? My dear, I can't bear her! Shanna shook her abdomen with the help of the maid, trying to let the liquid in her body flow completely into the depths, so her voice trembled a little.
Elmont suddenly fell silent, looked at the book in his hand, and did not speak for a long time. Shanna waited for a long time and didn't hear an answer, and couldn't help but turn her head to look, only to see Elmont suddenly straighten up, facing the candlelight, and looking more and more seriously at the "Historical Records" in her hand.
Shanna was a little dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Honey, haven't you read this book a long time ago? It's all about thousands of years of oriental stories, is it so good-looking? ”
After a long time, Elmont suddenly closed the book and suddenly said, "Grandmother is right." We should. With that, Elmont had already put on his clothes and immediately walked out, leaving only one sentence: "I'll go to Shopkeeper Chen now." ”
Shanna looked at her husband in bewilderment, took the "Historical Records" and flipped through it, and when she turned to one of the pages, she was suddenly stunned. I saw that this page was covered with vermilion lines, and at the beginning of the page there was such a line of words - "Historical Records. General Lee's biography "!
Shana doesn't know much about Han culture, and she doesn't know much about words, and the concept of "Historical Records" is only limited to the fact that its author is an inhumane man, and it tells many stories of ancient Orientals, so she is not clear about the specifics.
What's written on this page?
Shanna was so puzzled that the maid told her that she had finished the massage and there was no response.
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Note 1: The bridge building technology of Westerners has always been very backward, and simple beam bridges and suspension bridges are the main bridges in the West. As for the arch bridge technology, it was only after the Industrial Revolution that the arch bridge construction technology was absorbed from the East. In the eyes of Westerners, they really can't understand how a bridge without a support point can cross the river, and in this sense, the level of mathematics in China was higher than that of the West in ancient times. (To be continued......)
PS: This chapter is almost eleven thousand words. To be honest, I'm a little tired of writing, and I want to separate the two chapters, but I think I'm about to return to the main plot, so separating it will really affect everyone's perception. Besides, it hasn't been updated for so long.,Just send a big chapter of 10,000 words to make up for it! Hehe, in addition, the views in this chapter may be a little unpleasant, if there is a discussion, please leave a gentle message, don't scold at every turn, I welcome normal discussions, if you scold casually, I don't welcome it! Thank you!