Siro can also be regarded as a blessing in disguise, relying on his legendary experience after being captured, especially in the Tang Dynasty, which is rich in silk and porcelain, and also won the gold medal in the sports meeting held by the Tang Dynasty, this kind of thing that makes the Romans grow face, naturally makes many people treat Ciro as a hero of Rome, and even the Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II has heard of Ciro's name, and specially summoned Siro into the palace to ask about the customs of the Tang Dynasty.

It was also by taking advantage of the opportunity of fame that Ciro soon chose to enter politics, and he was appreciated by Constans II, so he soon became the prefect of the royal private property, managing the emperor's private property, belonging to the emperor's close ministers, and it can be said that he is in a high position. Not long ago, the news of the Tang Dynasty's support for Persia also reached Rome, which made Constans II immediately make a decision to unite the Tang Dynasty and Persia against the Great Eclipse. And Siro, with the advantage of his familiarity with the Tang Dynasty, easily got the position of ambassador to Rome.

Of course, Xiluo naturally didn't tell everything to Qibi He Li, but only focused on his life in Tubo and Datang, which brought everyone closer and made Qibi He Li more enthusiastic about Xiluo's envoy.

A few days later, Ciro took the Roman envoys on the road again, crossing the Green Mountains to enter the territory of the Anxi Protectorate, and then passing through the countries of the Western Regions. It was only at this time that Xiluo found that the original chaotic countries in the Western Regions had existed in name only, although each country still maintained its independent name, but the country had been slowly infiltrated by the officials of the Tang Dynasty, and even some small countries had been hollowed out, and all domestic affairs were presided over by Han officials, and I believe that in a few years, the entire Western Regions would be completely integrated into the Tang Dynasty.

For Datang such a rapid pace of expansion. Ciro was also a little shocked, especially since he also learned about it. The steppe Hu people in the north of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the powerful Western Turks, have been wiped out by the Tang army. Moreover, his old club Tubo was also overwhelmed by Datang, and even self-protection was a problem, so it can be said that there was no strong enemy around Datang that could threaten it.

Thinking of this, Xi Luo couldn't help but sigh secretly, the Central Plains Dynasty called them Rome the Great Qin, thinking that they were as powerful as the Central Plains Dynasty, but now the Tang Dynasty is so powerful, and even its power has extended to West Asia, and it can border Rome further.

But look at Rome. In the past, there was a strong enemy of Persia in the east, and the two sides stopped fighting for hundreds of years, and now Persia has finally declined, but there is a more powerful eclipse, which occupies the eastern and southern provinces of Rome, and there are barbarian invasions in the north of Rome, and the country is not very peaceful. It can be said that no matter what aspect it is, it cannot be compared with Datang, which makes Xi Luo, who has always claimed to be a patriot, very uncomfortable.

Ciro they traveled east along the ancient Silk Road. Along the way, the convoys encountered were continuous, even in the desert Gobi, where there were often caravans driving camels, which made the rest of the envoys finally see the prosperity of Datang's commerce. However, when Xiluo told them that this was only the newly occupied territory of the Tang Dynasty, only after passing the Yumen Pass. When he entered the real territory of Datang, everyone was even more amazed. At the same time, my heart is full of anticipation.

More than four months later, Ciro and their men finally crossed Central Asia. When I came to Yumen Pass, the gateway of the Tang Dynasty, before I entered Yumen Pass, I could see groups of caravans pouring out of Yumen Pass, and there were Han and Hu people in these caravans, and everyone had a faint smile on their faces, as if they were full of confidence in this business.

After the Roman envoys entered the Yumen Pass, and then passed through Suzhou, Ganzhou, and Liangzhou to enter the Guanzhong area, before they arrived in Chang'an, they had already felt the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, even in a small town, they could see all kinds of goods, especially in Rome, which were extremely valuable silk and porcelain, but here they were placed in small stores at will, for ordinary people to choose, and the price was too cheap, for example, they only needed a gold coin, they could buy several exquisite silk, if it was placed in Rome, It's unimaginable.

However, if the Roman envoys were surprised when they entered the pass, then when they arrived in Chang'an, then they were shocked, they had always thought that Constantinople in Rome was the largest city in the world, even if Ciro emphasized in "Journey to the East" that Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty was six or seven times that of Constantinople, but there were still very few people who were willing to believe it.

But when the people of the envoy really saw the magnificent giant city of Chang'an, they really felt what was the largest city in the world, and they were even more shocked to find that not only the area of Chang'an City was several times that of Constantinople, but also that Constantine could not compare in terms of population, especially when they learned that the population of Chang'an had exceeded one million, everyone was shocked and speechless, and the total population of a medium-sized province of Rome was sometimes only about one million. But in Datang, it is only the population of a city.

Li Shimin was also very happy about the arrival of the Roman envoys, so as soon as they arrived, they were warmly received by the Ministry of Rites, and then they were arranged by the Ministry of Rites to take them to visit Chang'an City, which was not only a friendly move, but also to show the Romans the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, so that they could understand the strength of the Tang Dynasty from the side, which also had a huge role in promoting business exchanges in the future.

Although Xiluo did not stay in Chang'an for a long time, he left one of the most unforgettable memories here, so he was also very excited when he revisited the old place. He even showed off his medals and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to show them the original competition venue.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites did not expect that the ambassador of the Roman Mission had participated in the first Games, so they were surprised to see the medals, and the Ministry of Rites did not refuse Ciro's request, anyway, the visit was the same, so the itinerary of the mission was modified.

A few days later, after visiting several important attractions in Chang'an, as well as the prosperity of the eastern and western cities, Ciro finally waited for the opportunity to visit the venue where he won the championship that year.

Early in the morning, Xiluo got up early, washed up and then changed into a more special clothes, this dress was bought in a ready-to-wear store in Chang'an, the style was made according to the characteristics of the clothing of the Tibetan warriors, when he participated in the competition, he was wearing this style of clothes, and today he revisited the old place, he changed into the clothes of the year on a whim.

In fact, not only Ciro, but also other Roman envoys also wore Tang clothes today, because today's itinerary was added later, so it was not a formal itinerary, and the competition venue was a little special, and even the ceremonial officials who accompanied them were wearing civilian clothes, so they were not good at wearing their Roman officials' clothes, otherwise it would be too conspicuous.

Coincidentally, the official in charge of receiving Xiluo and their Ministry of Rites is Xiao Yu's son Xiao Cuo, that is, Li Yu's nominal father-in-law, and now Xiao Cuo has been promoted to a squire, originally this kind of reception of foreign missions did not need him to come forward at all, but because Li Shimin attached great importance to the legendary Great Qin Mission, he asked the Ministry of Rites to send a squire to accompany him personally.

At the beginning, the Winter Games that Xiluo participated in was held by Li Su in a hurry, and the venue of the game was also arbitrary, all of which were rebuilt with the previous polo field, but in the formal Datang Games held later, the previous occasions were built very formally, and the competition field of the year was also rebuilt, and now it is named Chang'an Stadium, which is a comprehensive place for sports competition.

A group of people came to the stadium by horse-drawn carriage, only to see that this huge building is oval-shaped, surrounded by spectator seats, and in the middle is the arena of the game, which is very similar to the Colosseum in Rome, but the people of the Roman mission are very inferior to find that their Colosseum is compared with this stadium, although the construction materials are a few points stronger, but the scale is still a little lost.

The stadium is also divided into several areas such as track and field, swimming, and running, and each area is overcrowded, not because there are any competitions held here, but because the stadium is free and open to the people, so there are a large number of sports enthusiasts exercising here early in the morning.

Today is no exception, when Ciro they entered the stadium, what they saw was the people who were engaged in various sports activities on the field, the most lively of which was naturally the polo field, only to see that the two teams on the field were training against each other, the horse's hooves were flying and the dirt was splashing, and the knight's vigorous figure was chasing the polo and looked full of vitality.

For polo as a sport, Ciro mentioned it in his book, so the people in the mission were no strangers, but it was the first time they had seen the real sport of polo, watching a dozen horses on the field run nimbly, but rarely collided together, although Rome was not famous for cavalry, but they also knew that it required extremely high equestrian skills to do so.

In addition to the polo field, Xiao Cuo also took Siro to visit other venues, such as running, long jump, bicycles, etc., among which the bicycle aroused great interest in the Roman mission, Siro also mentioned this two-wheeled car in his book, and also recorded the competition between the Tubo lord and the prince of the Tang Dynasty, so many people wanted to try it themselves, but with a few people can learn it in a short time, most of the others can't grasp the progress of the car for the time being.

In the end, Siro and the others finally came to the track and field venue, but the javelin is not too popular in Datang, so there are very few people playing javelin on the field, only a few teenagers are enthusiastic about throwing javelin, but their throwing action is not standard, and the distance thrown is naturally not too far. But even this was enough to bring tears to Ciro's excited eyes, and he grabbed his Roma colleagues around him and began to talk about his victory that year.

But at this moment, Xiao Cuo suddenly saw several young figures on the track and field, playing archery energetically, laughing happily from time to time, but when Xiao Cuo saw these people, his face showed a somewhat helpless wry smile. (To be continued......)