In the morning, it was still a yellow dazzling desert Gobi desert dense with dusty sand, and when I entered Loulan, a large green suddenly appeared in front of me, as if a large oasis fell from the sky. A wide river flows from the north to the southwest, and both sides of the river are covered with lush trees.

In the Western Regions, shrubs are scarce, and trees are extremely rare.

The towering mound is the beacon tower used by the Loulan State to warn of border wars, and under the mound, patches of trees form clusters, and then along the road, the trees converge into lush forests, and there is no end in sight. It was like suddenly walking from the sea of dead deserts to the rainforest.

Liu Yu has long heard of Loulan Kingdom, mainly because of Loulan's reputation in the Western Regions in history, and the once prosperous country also disappeared into the long river of history overnight, leaving regrets to history. If it weren't for Liu Yu's sure that he wasn't dazzled, he would really think that he had returned to the Central Plains.

Loulan, another world in the world, has a deep relationship with the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Central Plains Dynasty has also sent envoys here many times, which has had a great impact on the regime change of Loulan Kingdom. But in this world, there is a northward expansion of Tubo between Loulan and the Central Plains, and everything in Loulan is unfamiliar to the Central Plains Dynasty.

In stark contrast to Qiuzi and Yueshi, the climate of Loulan is more suitable for human survival.

"That's our Doru River." Chetu rode his horse in front, with an extraordinary posture, puffing up his chest as if introducing her pride, pointing to the winding river to Liu Yu, who was riding behind her, "Dolu, that is, what you Han people call peacocks, you can also call her Peacock River!" The Duolu River is the longest river in our Loulan country and our mother river. It has given birth to nearly half of our population in Loulan. ”

Liu Yu saw that this river was much clearer and wider than the one he had seen on the border between Qiuzi and Tiele. Such clear water is suitable for irrigating farmland. Naturally, it can also be consumed by humans. A river is like a snake crawling forward that disappears into the woods. The ground is no longer next to the yellow sand, but the grass is green, and further down there are more villages.

Although it is still an adobe house, the beams and roof are made of sturdy tree trunks, and the architectural style is the same as that of the Central Plains. Most of the villages are built on the edge of the river. Although the climate of Loulan is very suitable for farming, the people of the Western Regions are still accustomed to grazing, unlike other countries, the herdsmen of Loulan do not need to chase water and grass for grazing, and have changed from a nomadic life to a settled life. This kind of life is also more stable and comfortable.

"Is the water in the river drinkable?"

Timur, who was riding a horse with Liu Yu and holding Liu Yu's waist from behind with both hands, asked curiously.

Liu Yu smiled and said: "You didn't hear her say, this is their mother river, since it is the mother's milk, how can there be a reason why you can't drink it?" ”

"Oh."

Timur nodded slightly. Che Tu glanced sideways at Liu Yu, feeling that what was originally a very serious matter was not so serious when it came out of the mouth of this envoy.

Before returning to Loulan. Chetu thought that Liu Yu would definitely make trouble on the road, but he didn't expect that the envoy of the Central Plains, who was still calling for wind and rain in the Yueshi clan yesterday, was surprisingly calm after being forced to step into the border of Loulan. I didn't even talk much on the way, but I seemed to be very interested in the scenery along the way, and I looked at it from time to time.

Could it be that he wants to observe the terrain and prepare for an opportunity to escape?

Chetu was more careful, not only to prevent Liu Yu from escaping, but also to guard against the accompanying Urals from making trouble. After entering the territory of her country, she immediately recruited the soldiers to escort the soldiers in the barracks along the way, and the group expanded from more than 40 people at the beginning to more than 200 people.

"Miss Chetu." Liu Yu suddenly asked, "How many people does your country have?" Looking for so many people to accompany me, I am afraid that it will affect the birth of the next generation in your country, so you still ask them to go home and accompany your daughter-in-law to have children! Rest assured, if you promise to come, you won't run away. ”

Che suddenly glanced at Liu Yu, and said in his heart that it is strange to believe you.

"Don't worry, envoy, our country has a population of 200,000, and it is not a problem to find a hundred and ten soldiers to escort us."

"Bragging!" Liu Yu pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "I think it's good to have 20,000 people in your country!" ”

Originally, Liu Yu did think so, after all, the countries in the Western Regions are all small countries, even if it is the Yue Clan, it has a population of 350,000 at most, and the population of Loulan should be similar. But along the way, seeing the towns and villages along the way, Liu Yu also had to make a new assessment of the strength of Loulan Kingdom. The forest vegetation of Loulan is not only a little bit on the bank of the river, in the first day of the trip to Loulan country, there are several woods that the party passed by, and the village is almost uninterrupted along the way.

The trees are connected to the grassland, and the grassland is separated by a river, and there are Loulan people who set up tents to live together on the grassland, and more Loulan people build fixed houses with soil and trees next to the woodland.

After walking all day, I still didn't see the city of Loulan Kingdom, just when Liu Yue thought he was going to camp in the wild, there seemed to be a huge mirror sparkling in the far south.

"What's that?" Before Liu Yu could ask, Timur had already pointed to the distance and asked.

Chetu smiled and said, "That's our Kayahai, Kaya, which means ear in our Loulan language." ”

"Sea of Ears?" Liu Yu thought for a moment, "Lop Nur? Ha, I'm ...... on this The sea of ears has been famous for a long time, and I thought I wouldn't have a chance to see it, but today is really a blessing for three lives. ”

Chetu was very puzzled by Liu Yu's excitement, could it be that this envoy from the Central Plains also knew that there was such a lake in their Loulan?

Liu Yu not only said casually, he actually really rode his horse in the direction of the lake, Che Tu hurriedly asked people to stop Liu Yu, seeing Liu Yu's displeasure, Che Tu said: "If the envoy wants to visit Kayahai, the little girl should also be an entourage, but the business is important, there will definitely be opportunities in the future." ”

Liu Yu was very disappointed, this Lop Nur is the largest lake in the Western Regions, and it should be no smaller than Qinghai Lake in this era, and there is no chance to see it if you want to see it in the future. Seeing that Chetu was very resolute, Liu Yu had no choice but to give up, but he felt sad for the people of Loulan in his heart, as far as Liu Yu knew, the destruction of Loulan was also related to the sharp decline in the water area of Lop Nur. Chetu didn't know each other, so he didn't bother to remind him.

The group rested in a military camp on the edge of a small town at night, and Liu Yuren knew that there was no way to escape from Loulan Road, so he was ready to go back and go to Loulan Country to visit. At night, a large number of soldiers were arranged to guard Liu Yu's residence, so that not a single mosquito could fly away. Loulan people don't sleep in a bed, using a mat to spread on the hay is a couch, Liu Yu and Timur two people squeeze a mat, Timur fell asleep early, and Liu Yu still opened his eyes in the middle of the night and did not feel sleepy.

It was almost the middle of the night, Liu Yu was still lighting the mutton fat candle, and there was a knock at the door and a sudden inquiry: "Can the envoy sleep?" ”

It's definitely not good to come in the middle of the night, Liu Yuzhi said that now Chetu definitely didn't come to him to "dedicate himself", and responded coldly: "Sleep!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Chetu pushed the door in, walked to the mat with a faint smile, squatted down and saluted Liu Yu.

Timur was still asleep, Liu Yu sat on the mat and pointed to the ground: "Please sit!" ”

Che Tu could obviously feel Liu Yu's coldness, and said with a smile: "The envoy doesn't have to be polite, we will go to Loulan City tomorrow, and there are some things I want to make clear to the envoy." ”

Liu Yu frowned and looked at a serious Chetu, and said in his heart that he still needs instructions to enter the city? Could it be that the queen of Loulan is going to come out to greet him, and he still has to go down to make a big salute?

"The envoy has also traveled a lot in the Western Regions, so there is no need for Miss Chetu to teach the rules."

Che Tu said: "It's not about the rules, in fact...... I am afraid that tomorrow the envoys will enter the city and will not be accustomed to the customs of our Loulan people. ”

Seeing the twisting on Chetu's face, Liu Yu was very curious, could it be that the people of Loulan would pour water and sand on him tomorrow? Liu Yue said confidently: "This envoy travels from south to north, and there are many unique customs, and Miss Chetu is too worrying. ”

Only then did Chetu nod his head and didn't elaborate: "Then please ask the envoy to be more tolerant." ”

After Che Tu left, Liu Yu pondered for a moment, there must be some unacceptable hospitality customs in this Loulan Kingdom, or maybe Che Tu deliberately informed Loulan City in advance that he wanted to give him a dismissal. Liu Yu asked himself that his psychological quality is excellent, and a little difficulty is still enough to bear.

But at noon the next day, when the party entered the prosperous and lively Loulan City, which was like Chang'an City, Liu Yu was still ashamed that he did not withstand the customs of the Loulan people, or the enthusiasm of the people of Loulan.

Liu Yu walked into the city with Chetu, the people of Loulan City had received the news that the envoys of the Shun Dynasty would come, and the greeting procession was lined up from outside the city gate to the palace, and people rushed to come out to see the demeanor of the envoys of the great powers of the Celestial Empire, and there were countless girls holding garlands woven of flowers to Liu Yu, one by one was extremely enthusiastic, and they were very affectionate and grabbed and pinched like a little fan, Liu Yu's eyes were not enough, and the beauty in front of him was dizzying. Liu Yu had a harmless smile on his face, and was just about to stretch out his hand to take advantage of it, but he separated Liu Yu with a smile on his face, and said, "Only look at ......."

Liu Yu was stunned, and this sudden speech obviously carried the second half: "...... Do not touch it. ”

The voice was very noisy, the cheers and the girl's coquettish laughter made Liu Yu's ears buzz a little, and some men would come over to salute Liu Yu, many people could speak Chinese, and they were all greetings, as if they were saying something about the blessing of the gods. Liu Yu also didn't know what god the Loulan people believed in. The girls still kept giving him "wreaths", and Liu Yue said loudly to Chetu: "We Central Plains people have a saying, called come and don't be rude, why can they touch me?" ”

The girl who came up at the beginning was quite regular, and finally squeezed over at the back, and it was simply a "pinch" to do it, and Liu Yu was also pinched all the way after walking all the way, and when she arrived at the gate of the palace, Liu Yue felt a hot pain in her arms and waist. What's more, if he couldn't get closer, he threw a wreath at Liu Yu's head from afar, Liu Yu felt like the mouth of a pitching pot, and he cheered in the throw, but it was still not allowed, and the wreaths on Liu Yu's face and shoulders were endless.

"The women of your Loulan Kingdom are all flexible on the outside and tough on the inside, and they look delicate one by one, and they are really fucking ruthless." Liu Yu scolded and complained to Che Tu who led the way, and followed her to the gate of the palace, and at this time, the civil and military attaché of Loulan Kingdom also greeted her. (To be continued......)