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In the past two months, the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon was in turmoil, and unknown militants attacked Ctesiphon's public places, wearing linen robes and covering their bodies, for the reason that a pair of eyes were exposed, armed with long knives and strong bows, fiercely and fiercely defeated the guards of Ctesiphon patrolling the city several times. ～

The inhabitants of the city were in a state of panic, and it was rumored that Emperor Mithridates I had committed a mistake against the Mesopotamian gods hidden underground, and the mottled marks left by those ancient unknown civilizations still remained in every corner of the valley of the two rivers, and the shepherds could walk along the river to find the faint marks on the ruins of the ruins.

It is also said that the punishment of the capture of the Seleucid emperor Demetrius II, the angry Seleucid decided to punish the reckless servants who committed the following crimes, and it is rumored that there are noses and eyes, and even the recent illness of Mithridates I is very clearly described, and it happens that the elderly Parthian emperor has been sick in the last month, which is rumored to be caused by the poisoning of the Seleucid assassins.

The Parthian city guards were terrified every day, fearing that dozens of masked assassins would suddenly appear in unknown corners and take their lives, and the city guards were also human beings with families to take care of, and they would also be afraid of unknown dangers.

Rumors spread that the Parthians were unstable, and that the new nation, which was half nomadic and half agrarian, was trying to learn from the Seleucids, but the Parthians had preserved their nomadic nature in their bones, and they were constantly exposed to the shortcomings of lack of organization and vision. When their old emperor fell ill, the situation in the country was very chaotic.

Zhang Qian sat under the only air window and read. He changed into a clean linen robe, shaved off his messy beard, and took a hot shower to get rid of dirt and lice from his body. Away from the damp cell surrounded by cockroaches and rats, at least you can feel the warm and humid climate outside through the air window, Mesopotamia is not the most suitable area to live in, and it will always be a warm and humid climate.

In another wooden prison a few meters away from him, Dmitry II expressed his doubts: "My Oriental friend Zhang Qian, I have a long doubt in my heart, I feel that living in a small cell is completely impossible to learn, so can you tell me why you work so hard to absorb knowledge?" ”

"For my country, dear victor."

Zhang Qian was about the same age as Dmitry II. often ridiculed this pretentious emperor, the two have the same characteristics are very erudite, Zhang Qian's learning ability is very amazing, an unfamiliar Greek language just uses a few words in Ctesiphon Shelley, combined with the help of Dmitry II, the emperor of the Hellenistic country, soon the complex Greek language is seven or eight points of fire, except for grammar and accent a little flaw, basic listening, speaking, reading and writing is not pressure at all.

Dmitry II himself was a very learned man, and was fluent in the Seleucid Greek language. He also learned Persian, the official language of Parthia, which was required for every qualified Seleucid emperor, as most of the Seleucid Empire was on the territory of the former Persian Empire, in addition to fighting against the sworn enemy Ptolemaic Empire. Also learn Egyptian.

Although the Ptolemaic Empire was a Hellenistic state, the lower middle and lower classes of Ptolemaic did not speak Greek, and Egyptian remained the lingua franca of the southern Mediterranean. Then there is the nearby Phoenician language, an ancient civilization that was very close to the Greeks, and was a major part of the Ionians, the predecessors of the Greeks.

Finally, the barbaric Roman. The nouveau riche from the west of Macedonia and Greece, the pretentious barbarians were expanding wildly. Even the Greeks were complaining that their neighbors to the west were becoming more and more restless, that the Roman army was filled with too many Greek traitors, and that Greek civilization was about to be destroyed in the hands of this terrible barbarian country.

Dmitry II was not impressed, but said proudly: "You know what? I suddenly remembered the true identity of the woman you mentioned, and she was still a distant relative of mine. ”

"Wait, you're talking about Tasparamia?"

"Well, this name is not her real name, his Greek name is Herysis, and her aunt is my aunt, I have met her a few times, and was last heard from her before the fall of Seleucia (Ctesiphon), that she is staying with her husband, and that she is called Thaspaemia."

Dmitry II talked about the relationship between Khlysis and the goddess of youth, Heber, Zhang Qian often lamented that if this young emperor took another path, he might become an excellent literary master, and he wrote ancient Greek poems in praise of Zeus, the god of the gods, which were very moving, and Zhang Qian often discussed with him the similarities and differences between ancient Greek polytheism and ancient Egyptian polytheism.

A series of light footsteps came from the silent alleyway, and the two closed their eyes in unison.

The fourteen-year-old young princess lifted the corner of her skirt and walked gently between the two cells, her brown eyes swept over the two silent men and smiled: "Your Majesty Seleucus, good morning traveler from the East, today is a good day, it's a pity you don't see butterflies flying around the flowers." ”

"Oh, beautiful Princess Rhodogna, you are the ever-blooming flower of Parthia, the jewel in the crown of His Majesty Mithridates I, your beautiful conquest of thousands of tribes illuminates the western shipping lanes, please let me, an ordinary traveler of the East, merciful princess, spake me, I just relented for a moment and saved a poor woman who was unknown, I did not know that he was a nobleman of Seleucidus, I was innocent."

Zhang Qian praised the young Parthian princess in an exaggerated tone, it is undeniable that the young princess has a beautiful woman who conforms to the aesthetics of the East and the characteristics of the West, and her nickname is indeed the most beautiful woman in Parthia, although she is only a teenager, there are tens of thousands of suitors, including the kings of several large kingdoms.

Rodoguna chuckled: "Traveler of the East, we meet again, your predictions are not accurate every time, you have not escaped from this prison, have you?" I am very interested in your learning, if you are willing to be my court teacher, I am willing to go to my father and intercede for you, can you think again? ”

"I'm sorry, but I'm just a mercenary businessman, and I can't teach Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Rodoguna shook her head: "I'm sure you'll agree......"

Loud screams broke the silence of the cell, and in the distance there were hurried cries for help and staccato noise, and Rhodoguna lifted the corner of her skirt and walked to the window outside the cell to look out, and saw black smoke billowing from several buildings, and the blazing flames were sweeping through Ctesiphon.

"Protect Her Royal Highness the princess back to the palace!"

Rhodoguna hesitated for a moment, then turned to the prisoner in the cell and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to convey to you the news that my father's time is short, and yesterday he asked me to tell you not to make unnecessary resistance, and to accept my marriage is a good thing for Seleucus and Parthia. ”

Dmitry II suddenly jumped up uncontrollably, grabbed the rough wooden railing of the cell and yelled at her: "I refuse! I will never give in like my former servants, never! ”

The guards hurriedly surrounded Princess Rhodoguna in fright, but the young princess laughed, and two cute dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth: "I admire Your Majesty's bravery, to be honest, I don't like Your Majesty either, my ideal is to marry a hero like the world, preferably a man like Alexander the Great, you are noble and knowledgeable, but you will never be able to compare to Alexander the Great, you are too incompetent......"

"Rhodoguna! I'll kill you! ”

Dmitry II stretched out his hand to try to catch her, but his arm could never catch a woman a few meters away, and the Parthian guards drew their iron knives and continued to intimidate the men in the prison.

"Today's conversation makes me feel good, thank you two gentlemen for chatting with me, I hope to have the opportunity to talk with them again, goodbye!" Rhodoguna waved her hand and walked away, surrounded by the guards.

At this moment, the bell in the distance came from the bell tower, the fire was more serious than expected, the Parthian city guards pushed improvised fire extinguishing tools to put out the fire, the riot in the city had a tendency to intensify, the fire burned from morning to noon not only did not extinguish, but there were more fires, more and more could not be extinguished.

Zhang Qian opened his suitcase, rearranged the books he was carrying, sorted out his clothes and waited patiently, and found that Dmitry II was in a manic mood, and comforted: "What is Your Majesty still worried about?" We're leaving soon. ”

"Of course, we are worried that if the fire breaks out, we will not be able to guarantee our safety, and this tower is a high-rise building in the city...... What did you just say? ”

"yes, we're about to leave here, why be nervous?"

As soon as Zhang Qian's words fell, the screams of the guards were heard in the distance, and the masked man who broke in didn't say a word, cut the door lock and helped the two of them to go downstairs quickly, Dmitry II shouted and was knocked unconscious by the masked man, and ran downstairs with a sack on his head.

"This is your original weapon, we took it back from the palace, Mithridates I is about to die, Parthia will be in chaos for at least a while, this is the best time for us to leave, and the chick you gave up to send away is waiting for you outside the city, she has always been obsessed with you, and she is very happy!" Gan Yanlu pulled down the mask on his face and squeezed his eyebrows.

"Taspalamia, didn't she leave either?" Zhang Qian held the reins and felt a little more nervous, his usually thunderous temperament turned out to be nervous, Zhang Qian himself couldn't understand the source of his complicated mood at this time.

No one cared about this group of strangers in the chaos in the city, they finally touched the most loosely defended city gate, the city gate guards were cleaned up in advance, and Sima Tan stood at the city gate and waited anxiously.

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