Daqin's footsteps are unstoppable!

After the Qin army occupied the Anatonaya Peninsula, it was blocked by the strait, and the large army turned to the Jewish habitat in the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea.

After opening up the Silk Road on the Asian continent, Li Yuan's goal was quickly adjusted to win a sea port passage in the Mediterranean. However, the coast of the Turkish Peninsula lacks a suitable natural harbor for ships to shelter from the storm, in contrast, the area of Beirut Bay and Haifa Bay, located in the northeast of Jerusalem, is prosperous, and the blanket weaving and dyeing and printing industries are quite developed, and they are two important commercial port cities on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

In the second hundred years of B.C., it was ruled by the Kingdom of Antigonus, another name for the Kingdom of Macedonia, whose king Philip V was a man of great ambition who waged a war with Rome for supremacy in the Mediterranean.

Needless to say, the Macedonians were defeated by the Scipio brothers, and the saying became popular among the Romans: "Once upon a time there was a king - King Antigonus!" ”

However, the real defeat of Philip V by the Romans had not yet happened at the time of the Qin army's westward expedition, and the strength of the Kingdom of Antigonus was not weak in the eastern Mediterranean, and not long ago, they united with the Thracians to crush the Huns of Herenbi in Bulgaria.

The Huns traveled long distances, marched thousands of miles, and the Qin army was constantly chasing and killing, under the double pressure of physical and psychological, the strong steppe people almost collapsed, and the terrain and culture were not familiar with the region in Europe, and the defeat of Helianbi was also reasonable.

In order to defeat the Huns, Philip V mobilized almost all his forces and held them on the other side of the Bosbroses, and correspondingly, his control over Judea, a remote province far on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, was greatly weakened. This gave the Qin army the opportunity to sweep the Syrian plateau and the lowland plains of the Dead Sea.

Province of Judea.

As the name suggests, it is where the Jews lived.

The Jews, also known as the Hebrews, since the establishment of the Hebrew Kingdom in the 11th century B.C., the Jews on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea experienced the two glorious reigns of King David and Solomon, and then the Jewish civilization declined, and Babylon, Persia, Macedonia, Greece and Rome occupied this region successively, and the Temple Mount in the minds of the Jews was also up and down in the aftermath of this history, or burned or rebuilt.

Actually, the Jews are mentioned. Later generations often have the first impression that they were born businessmen, merchants, wealthy people, and at the same time, they were brutally murdered by Nazi Germany during the Second Shijie War, and after World War II, Israel, a Jewish-founded state, fought five major Middle East wars with the Arabs.

The Jews unexpectedly showed great enthusiasm for the sudden appearance of the Qin people, for the simple reason that they traveled among the Hu merchants along the Silk Road. More than half of them were Jewish merchants.

Before the arrival of the Qin, the Jews did not have a good time, and although the Macedonian Empire founded by Alexander the Great had long since fallen apart, his generals divided the vast territory of the empire. The three successive kingdoms of Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonus were formed.

The Temple Mount area was located at the junction of the three kingdoms, and this special geographical situation determined that the Jews would take refuge no matter which side they took. It's impossible to get any good. Over the years, the kings of Ptolemy, Théthisi, and Antigonus saw the Jews as an inexhaustible ATM, and their taxes were increased and increased. After every war, the victorious side shifted the burden onto the Jews.

The other two countries, which were not satisfied, would do everything possible to make up for the losses from the Jewish merchants after having to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat. In this way, it is strange that the price of the goods handled does not rise.

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Jerusalem.

The holy city of the Jews.

Kingdom of Antigonus, seat of the province of Judea.

In the warm maritime climate of the Mediterranean coast, the weather is as clear and cloudless as ever, and in the channel leading from the holy city to the port of Haifa, several dhows are unloading, and the breeze gently blows through the tips of the sails.

It was all so calm and beautiful, that the westerly currents of the Atlantic, blowing through the narrow passage of the Strait of Gibraltar, had been weakened continuously, and by the time Zuihou reached the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, there was not much liliang left.

Temple.

Located halfway up the Mount of Olives.

This is the residence of the Jewish king David, compared to the humble houses of the poor people at the foot of the mountain, David's residence is all made of bluestone, which not only has gardens, trees, and clean stone roads, but also the interior of the house is also magnificent, not only from Europe, but also from the rare silk from the East.

October 26, morning.

King Davy came to the Great Hall of Parliament in his costume and scepter, where he was to personally greet the mysterious messenger from the East.

The enemy of the enemy is the ally.

The Qin State destroyed the neighboring countries such as Sethigu and Anxi, which had threatened the survival of the Jews for many years, and the Kingdom of Antigonus and the Kingdom of Ptolemaic seemed to be frightened by the Qin army, and had no time to pay attention to the survival of the Jews, which was great news for the Jews.

If the negotiations were unfavorable, would the Qin army sweep away the fragile military liliang of the Jews in the same way as they swept away the Jews' fragile military liliang? But how do you deal with this strange and familiar "distinguished guest" from afar? Although the nobles and big businessmen around him kept introducing him to the situation of the Qin State, David's face was still hesitant and his heart was also uneasy.

"King Bixia, the envoy of the Great Qin State has arrived!" Just as David was uneasy, the guards at the door shouted loudly.

Under the watchful eyes of the Jewish officials, a tall, thin man with an oriental face walked in from outside the temple gate, and judging by his age, about forty, it was noticeable that the clothes he was wearing were completely different from those of the West, but were as black as ink, with only a few golden silk stripes embroidered on the cuffs.

"Lu Jia, the envoy of the Great Qin State, holds the order of Emperor Shenwu and discusses military affairs with the nobles, dare to ask, where is the leader of the nobles?" The voice of the Qin envoy was not loud, but it echoed in the empty palace meeting hall, but it was extremely loud.

Lu Jia――.

With the continuous victory and expansion of the Qin State, Li Yuan and his subordinates were also rumored to be miraculous by the people, and in addition to those generals who fought on the battlefield, Lu Jia, a debater, also became a mythical figure with a three-inch tongue and a living voice under word of mouth.

David was stunned.

He didn't expect that as soon as the envoy of the Qin State arrived, he would speak in such a disdainful tone, looking at the posture and eyes of this envoy, he was afraid that he didn't put the Jews in his eyes at all.

"Ahem, Lu, Lu Shang, this is King David of my Jewish race." Seeing that the situation was not good, the Jewish businessman who was in charge of diplomatic liaison on the side hurriedly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"The king is it? When did the Jews establish a state, and Lu also traveled several times in Persia and Egypt, why haven't you heard of it? Lu Jia asked with a sneer.

"You, the land envoy is a guest from afar, and you are not familiar with the history of my Jews, and this king does not blame you. Eight hundred years ago, the Great Jews established their kingdom at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and the splendor and glory of King David spread throughout Anatolia, Egypt, and the valley of the two rivers. Hearing the questioning of the history of his ancestors, David couldn't help but be angry and argued loudly.

"Eight hundred years is indeed not a short time, but does King David know how long the history of my Great Qin is? Our ancestors have been more than 3,000 years since the Yellow Emperor of Yan, even if it is calculated from the period recorded in the historical books, it has been more than 2,500 years, and the nobles are still far from it. ”

"In addition, there is another point that the envoy wants to say is that my Daqin has experienced thousands of years, although there are setbacks and failures, but we Daqin people have never given up the dream of becoming a strong country, we are constantly struggling every day and every moment, we have an enterprising heart that never stops beating, you Jews, known as the richest people in this era, are your hearts still working hard for the dream of recovering the country? Or did you accept your fate early and be bullied and oppressed by other tribes? ”

Lu Jia's voice was a little mocking, a little sincere, and a little pity, and his narration and comparison of national history made Jews feel the gap while being proud, and this gap not only came from the history of their ancestors, but also from reality.

The Jewish King David was speechless for a long time, his face was red and white, and even the crown with gems on his head could not calm his state of mind at this time.

Restoration!

This dream has been stored in the minds of countless generations of Jews, who have been thinking about it all the time and working hard all the time, but the reality has always dealt a heavy blow to the Jews at critical times.

Now, judging from the words of this Qin envoy with strong military strength, David is also a smart man, and he guesses whether this is the attitude of Qin to show his intention to support the Jews to establish a state, if that is the case, it is really good news.

"The dream of restoration, I, the Jews, have been working hard, and the envoy said this, whether he wants to humiliate us or help us!" David's eyes lit up, staring at Lu Jia and asking.

Lu Jia raised the scepter high above his head, and said loudly: "Before the envoy came, Emperor Shenwu said that the Great Qin people are a hospitable and courteous people, and for friends, we will definitely do our best to help them drive away the robbers, and for the enemy, we will be merciless to annihilate them, leaving no future trouble." Now, it's up to King David to choose whether to be a friend or an enemy! (To be continued......)