"Bixia, everyone is almost there, isn't it ......" Wei Ba deliberately didn't look at Zhuge Liang, and said directly to Liu Chan, who was bowing his waist and standing behind Zhuge Liang. Liu Chan was in an embarrassing situation, it was really uncomfortable, and when he heard Wei Ba's words, he hurriedly said, "Then let's start." The words came out, and then he remembered that the prime minister was still beside him, and hurriedly added: "Father, look ......."

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly: "I gathered here today, firstly, to see this giant ship with my own eyes, and secondly, to listen to Ziyu's high opinion." Now that the battleship has been watched, it is time to listen to Ziyu's speech. ”

Wei Ba said unhurriedly: "The kid is ignorant, what high opinion can he have, it's just some rumors from hearsay." However, these rumors, while not very insightful, are interesting. Prime Minister, I don't read much, and I can't talk about any high-level chapters, so today I will take these things I heard and ask the Prime Minister and the great sages for advice. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled: "Bixia, please take a seat." What the minister said just now is just papaya, and what Ziyu said next is Qiong Yao. Bixia should be savored, and must not be let go. ”

Liu Chan nodded again and again and helped Zhuge Liang to take a seat. In front of Zhuge Liang, he didn't dare to take himself seriously. Seeing Liu Chan so respectful, others didn't dare to be presumptuous, and subconsciously put Zhuge Liang first.

When Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan were seated, Wei Ba separated the crowd, walked to Li Yan on the side, and said with a smile: "General, Bixia and the prime minister have already taken their seats, what are you waiting for?" Please take a seat. ”

Li Yan was a little sour. "How dare I sit side by side with the prime minister."

Wei Ba shook his head and said solemnly: "The general's words are wrong. The first emperor died. But the edict ordered the general and the prime minister to assist bixia together, one wen and one martial, one left and one right, one inside and one outside, except for you, who else can sit side by side with the prime minister? ”

Zhuge Liang's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said in his heart Li Yan This is deliberate, the two of them sang and joined together, and carried the first emperor out as a cover, obviously to take me to give up the right to send troops. Let them go on. Today is not to listen to Wei Ba say what the general trend of the world is. Instead, we will discuss Wei Ba's letter recommending the removal of the Prime Minister's Office.

"Zhengfang, come and sit, it's a good spring, don't waste it. We are all anxious to listen to Ziyu's explanation of the general trend of the world. ”

Li Yan listened. I had to take a seat. Today's protagonist is Wei Ba. It's not interesting for him to squirm here.

Li Yan took his seat, and others also took their seats. Wei Ba had already taken out all the tables and chairs in the cabin and asked everyone to gather in a circle. There were some dried fruit snacks from Jiaozhou on the table, which looked a little similar to the tea party in the previous life.

There were a lot of people who came, and the wide deck was almost full, and the soldiers on duty were also replaced by the halberd officer who came from the palace, Zhao Yun, Zhao Tong, and his son, who were in charge of Bixia's safety, did not dare to have any carelessness, and Zhao Yun personally stood behind the Son of Heaven. Wei Yan stood side by side with Zhao Yun, vigilantly watching the surroundings to ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven.

Wei Ba stood in the center, first saluted Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang, and Li Yan, and then looked around and clapped his hands. There are soldiers who push up a shelf. This wooden frame is usually used to hang maps, but now it is covered with a piece of cloth, so you can't see what the map is.

Wei Ba put his hands behind his back, lowered his head, covered his nose with his hands, and when he raised his head again, his face was full of a mysterious smile. He looked at the crowd and said loudly: "Gentlemen, today I am under the edict of Bixia, not presumptuous, and I want to tell you about the trend of the world. Before I begin, I would like to ask you a question, and that is ......" He paused and said word by word, "What is the world?" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent and looked at each other, not knowing what he meant by this question.

Wei Ba said again: "Or, let me make it clearer, what is the scope of the world we often say? ”

Everyone chattered and discussed, and after a while, the ugly-looking Confucian scholar Qian Zhou stood up and said loudly: "According to the scriptures, the scope of the world has been changing. The world that I refer to in Huaxia is limited to the four Yi, the south is not barbaric, the north is not Di, the east is not Yi, the west is not Qiang, and between the four Yi, it is the world. In this way, before the Zhou Dynasty, the world referred to about the north of the Yangtze River, the south of Taihang, the east of Longshan, and the sea. Nowadays, the scope of the sky has expanded, reaching Yanshan in the north, the sea in the south, and the green ridge in the west. ”

Wei Ba stroked his palm and smiled. "Chen Yunnan is really a learned person, and he knows the origin of the world very well. However, I would like to ask Brother Yunnan, will the scope of the world change in such a way? ”

Qian Zhou smiled proudly: "This is caused by my Chinese civilization. ”

The corners of Wei Ba's mouth twitched: "Dare to ask Brother Yunnan, which great Confucian is the credit of the Huns?" ”

He was stunned and speechless.

Wei Ba said again: "Ask Brother Yunnan again, which of the three links and three closures in the Western Regions was opened because of Wende?" Can Brother Yunnan tell the name of the great Confucian, so that we can pay our respects. ”

The face is red and the ears are red.

Wei Ba waved his hand and motioned for Qian Zhou to sit down, he looked around and smiled faintly: "In my opinion, the so-called world is what my soldiers are referring to." Before Qin, the military vehicle Peng Peng, the day travel only 30 miles, the footprints to go, the south but Wuling, the north but Yanshan. When Emperor Wu was the emperor, Wei Huo conquered with iron hooves, so he was able to go deep into the desert and drive the Huns away. Later, Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou settled in the Western Regions, and Ban Dingyuan rode Weizhen in the Western Regions for 36 years for decades, because of their unremitting struggle and willing sacrifice, the world will be pushed farther and farther, and the civilization of our China can spread far and wide. ”

Before Wei Ba's words fell, Qian Zhou stood up and said angrily: "According to the general's meaning, only martial artists are needed in the world, so why bother with Wende." Didn't the general forget that the tyrannical Qin ruled the world by force and died? ”

Wei Ba haha smiled: "Brother Yunnan, don't forget, now Jiaozhou can be included in the territory of my Han Dynasty, it is from the 500,000 Qin army into South Vietnam. During the time of Emperor Wu, it was also my brave Han soldiers who destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom, but there was no virtue to speak of. Of course, this does not mean that as long as there is force, there is no Wende, what I want to say is that if you take it against it, you will keep it by obedience, and you may not be able to hold it if you take it. I am a great Han dynasty with both civil and military strength, and I have both grace and power, so I can turn Lingnan into a territory and inherit it to this day. I don't think Brother Yunnan will object to this, right? ”

Qian Zhou sat back with a snort, picked up a piece of dried fruit from the fruit bowl on the table, threw it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously.

Wei Ba continued: "With war horses, people can go further, so the scope of the world is further extended. Now, we have warships that can cleave the waves, and we can, like countless ancestors, push the edge of the world further. When that time comes, you will find that the world is far bigger than we think, at least, bigger than many of us now think. ”

Wei Ba made a loud noise, stirring up the cloth on the map, revealing the map below. The map is sketched, with one piece marked with a thick line, less than a quarter of the entire map. This piece is divided into two parts, one of which is smaller and the other is written "Han", and Han is half-moon shaped and surrounds Wei.

Sun Deng, Zhuge Ke, and Gu Tan, who were invited, glanced at each other, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, there was no Wu's territory on it at all. Wu has now become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and it does not even have the qualifications to mark it.

Wei Ba drew a circle on it with his hand: "Everyone, this is the world as I know. His gaze swept over everyone's face: "What learned person here can tell me what this vast area is?" ”

Everyone looked at each other. Gu Tan stood up and said unhurriedly: "Isn't that the Great Qin where Gan Ying went in the Han Book?" ”

Wei Ba smiled: "Gu Jun is really knowledgeable, however, Gan Ying did not go to Daqin, although he is only a stone's throw away from Daqin." He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's eyes to him. Now, I will tell you the story of Daqin. I've heard all of these stories, but it's hard to know for sure whether they're true or not. If you have any doubts, you may wish to go to Hushi to verify and verify. Of course, the best way to verify it is to see it with your own eyes. Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Nowadays, there are often merchant ships in Jiaozhou to Daqin, if anyone is not satisfied with drilling the old paper pile in the study, want to see the world with their own eyes, take a look at Daqin, I am willing to sponsor, all the luggage, travel expenses, all the expenses I have covered, as long as you have a brave heart, a realistic heart, a heart that is not willing to be mediocre. ”

He turned to Liu Chan and bowed to him: "Bixia, you are twenty-eight this year, and you are in your prime, so I will first talk about a Western hero who is quite old and Bixia." This person is a legend, he ascended the throne at the age of twenty, with a handful of small states, thirteen years of war, expeditions of thousands of miles, to establish an empire that is wider than the Han Dynasty, his horse's hooves once penetrated into Tianzhu, if it were not for the mountains to block, maybe his horse's hooves would have stepped into the Western Regions before Huo Yao. ”

Zhuge Ke couldn't help but shouted: "General Zhennan, the barbarian state of the West, would be such a hero?" If so, why is there not a single word recorded in the historical books, Gan Ying sent an envoy to Daqin, and there was no mention of this person, could it be that he was born after Gan Ying's envoy? ”

Wei Ba paused, attracting everyone's attention to him, and then said lightly: "You don't know, it can only mean that you are lonely and unheard, it doesn't mean that this person doesn't exist." You haven't even heard of where his empire is, how can you possibly know about his grandeur. Brother Yuan Xun, if you want to know how much you have seen, you can get off the boat and go to Hu City for a walk, it only takes half an hour, and you will understand everything. ”

Zhuge Ke snorted disdainfully: "Domeng's advice, I'll listen to the general's words before I go, and check them together, so as not to run empty." ”

"That couldn't be better." Wei Ba coughed: "Bixia, the name of this hero is Alexander." ”

(To be continued......)