Chapter 261: The Governor of Asia Minor
The Nine Monarchs of the Western Regions were officially canonized, and then it was a great event for the entire four counties of Hexi, Yin Huajun Du Yannian and Zhao Yinhua finally held a grand wedding in the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and this wedding was talked about by the world for several months. At first, the people thought that Huo Guangying, the governor of Dadu, had married a certain princess, but later they learned that it was only a disciple of Dadu who was married.
Then the news that Huo Guang sent Zhao Yinhua to marry with a thousand households as a dowry spread all over the world, and even the people of Chang'an City talked about it for a long time, some were envious of Zhao Yinhua, and some were scornful of Huo Guang's shocking behavior.
The wedding between Du Yannian and Zhao Yinhua was grand and grand, but there was only one regret, that is, Du Zhou, who was a doctor of imperial history, could not attend his son's wedding, let alone drink the filial piety tea of his son and daughter-in-law, but this cup of tea was drunk by Huo Guang!
"In the future, if you are a wife, you must not be too willful, and you still have to change your temperament...... But if anyone dares to bully you, tell the teacher, and I will make decisions for you...... Let's go live a good life! Huo Guang drank Zhao Yinhua's tea, and at first exhorted Zhao Yinhua to abide by women's morals and not be willful. However, when he said that, Huo Guang was difficult to change his short-term nature, and at this moment, it seemed that he was really married to his Huo Guang's daughter.
On this happy day, Zhao Yinhua couldn't help but shed tears when he heard Huo Guang's words, but these tears were sweet and happy. She is a woman who has never felt her father's love, but on the day she got married, she finally felt the kind of father's love that she could only hope for!
"I ..... Will I ever be able to come back to you in the future? Zhao Yinhua was a little confused in her heart, she found out for the first time that this man who used to hate her the most made her so reluctant at this moment. She is afraid that when she has just gained her father's love, she will lose this hard-won father's love because of love!
"Of course...... This will always be your home! Huo Guang nodded with a fatherly smile.
Du Yannian and Zhao Yinhua left Dunhuang, while several other feudal lords also went to their respective places to guard, or to build their own fiefdom cities. With the departure of the Nine Monarchs of the Western Regions, a new wave of construction and development began under the rule of the entire Dadu Governorate. Even Cong Anjun Shangguan Ji and Yi'an Jun Li Ling, who did not have a fief, also began to train intensively.
There is no hustle and bustle of the past in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and there is no more playful and lively figure of Zhao Yinhua in the back house. Huo Guang walked into an attic and pushed open the wooden door, where Wu Ya was leaning over to pack her bags.
Huo Guang sent Wu Ya to Juyanze to lead the remnants of the Xiongnu in the entire land of Hexi, this article was not proposed by Wu Ya, but Huo Guang's own meaning, and even Wu Ya only knew about it after Huo Guang announced it in public.
"I've seen the Grand Duke!" Wu Ya noticed that Huo Guang was behind her, and hurriedly turned around to salute Huo Guang.
"Excuse me!" Huo Guang sat down very casually, looking at this woman who had a love of fish and water with him, Huo Guang couldn't help but look at her a few more times, but there was no love between men and women in his eyes. Huo Guang understood that the two of them were more like a cooperative relationship with Wu Ya, and even those few degrees of fish and water joy had a little bit of this nature, Huo Guang had to admit that this feeling was very strange, but it was a fact!
"Sit down and talk!" Huo Guang pointed to the position beside him and motioned for Wu Ya to sit down.
Today's Wu Ya is still dressed as a big Han woman, but she is more dignified and virtuous than before.
"Will the Metropolitan Governor come to Juyan to see the concubine?" Wu Ya asked with a shy smile on her face, looking like she really felt like a lover parting.
The corners of Huo Guang's mouth raised a smile slightly, nodded and said, "Naturally, Juyan is also under the rule of the Governor of Pontus, so he will naturally go there from time to time." ”
"The Metropolitan Governor trusts the concubine so much, and the concubine is also terrified, I don't know what the Metropolitan Governor wants me to do?" Wu Ya also felt in her heart that Huo Guang had entrusted her with a heavy responsibility, but until now, Huo Guang had not told her what to do in Juyan?
Juyan has the Governor's Mansion and has an army of nearly 10,000 people. With Wu Ya's intelligence, it was enough to be a general guarding the city here, but she knew that Huo Guang was not a general guarding Ju Yanze, and if it was all, she would not send herself at all.
"Are you interested in being the queen of the Great Huns?" Huo Guang stared at Wu Ya's mature and dignified face, saying absurd words, but in an extremely solemn tone.
"Queen...... How is this possible? Wu Ya was shocked, she thought it was too absurd.
"Not right now, but someday! Pontus can conquer the Huns for you, don't you even dare to be a queen? Huo Guang had a teasing smile on his face, and his tone still didn't seem like a joke.
"This ..... I..... The Metropolitan Governor ....." Wu Ya said incoherently, as if she had a lot to say, but she couldn't say a word.
"Forget it, I'll tell you about this matter first, and you can think about it slowly later. Of course..... If you can't even deal with these remnants of the Huns, and can't make them fully loyal to you, then I haven't been here today! Huo Guang waved his hand, then slowly got up and said. When he finished speaking, he had already walked out, leaving only Wuya, who was still stunned, sitting in the same place.
Wu Ya still went to Ju Yanze, accompanied by only more than ten people, but Huo Guang also personally sent her out of the Dadu Governor's Mansion. Since Wu Ya left, Huo Guang has really become a loner. Every day, in addition to looking at the news from all over the Han Dynasty, it is to listen to the reports of the scribes in the palace on the situation in Hexi and the Western Regions.
When Huo Guang was sitting bored in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion alone, waiting for the power under his command to continue to grow and develop. After walking for nearly a year, Su Wu finally crossed the territory of the Anxi Empire and came to the territory of Great Qin.
In this year, Su Wu also saw the legendary Rest Empire, as well as the terrifying ironclad cavalry. However, Su Wu and his entourage disguised themselves as merchants from the Western Regions, and after paying a lot of gold and treasures along the way, the nobles of the Rest Empire and even their emperor Mithridates II did not embarrass Su Wu.
"Su Sicheng, after crossing the river in front, you will reach the territory of Great Qin, where is their province of Asia Minor, and their governor Sula should be there!" A merchant in Su Wu's team, who was familiar with rest, pointed to the gentle and wide river under his feet and said to Su Wu.
"Provinces? Governor? But similar to the Governor's Palace, this Governor is equal to the Grand Governor, right? Su Wu had heard these novel words more than once. Because there were no people in Dahan or even Hexi who directly understood the language of Daqin, these words that could be understood by Su Wu were already the closest to understanding after several translations.
"It seems to be about ...... Their governorship powers are indeed about the same as those of the Grand Governor!" The attendant could only reply vaguely.
"What's the name of this river?" Su Wu didn't cross the river immediately, but continued to ask.
"After the translation, the Euphrates .....," replied the attendant, who did not even know the exact meaning of these pronunciations, and that most of the names of places and names in general were also transliterated.
"Write it down. None of us have been to the other side, so we will send a copy of all the information we have collected now, and we don't know if we can go back. Su Wu said to another Han entourage beside him, and then this entourage hurriedly recorded everything in front of him.
A moment later, Su Wu's team of more than 400 people was divided into more than 20 people, and these people began to return to Dunhuang with the known news. Su Wu knew that when he crossed the river called the Euphrates, only God knew if he could return to Dahan, although he had not seen Sulla, but the sights and intelligence along the way were already very considerable, and these things had to be reported to Huo Guang.
When Su Wu and the others crossed the Euphrates River, a group of soldiers armed with oval shields and weapons of spears and broad-bladed short swords were rapidly approaching Su Wu and the others. The group had no cavalry, and was mostly infantry, although these were also armed with iron helmets and cuirass and shoulder armor.
"Change your clothes and fly the flag!" Su Wu looked at the army that was approaching him and the others, and said without a trace of panic on his face.
When Su Wu's words fell, both himself and the entourage behind him removed their Hu Ren coats, revealing the Han Dynasty costumes inside, and then took out the banners belonging to the Western Regions Governor's Mansion and Huo Guang from their bags.
When this group of Roman infantry surrounded Su Wu and others, Su Wu and his party had completely changed their appearance, and the originally looking business team instantly waved their robes to hunt, and they were a little more majestic out of thin air.
"I am the Han Empire, and Cheng Suwu, the foreign affairs secretary under the command of the Governor of the Western Regions of Anyang, came to visit the Governor of Sula on the order of the Governor of the Metropolis." Su Wu ignored these Roman soldiers who were eyeing them, but stood in front of everyone, raised his chin slightly, and said with a proud look.
When Su Wu finished speaking, several translators walked out behind him at the same time, and none of them translated Huo Guang's words in another language once. Then, when the last interpreter repeated Su Wu's words, a man in the Roman army came out of the Roman army, who was noticeably more ornately dressed.
This person was chattering at Su Wu and the others, Su Wu didn't understand what the other party said at all, but after several translations, the last short paragraph of Chinese came into Su Wu's ears.
"He said that this is two days away from the Governor's Palace, and that we can go, and that we must hand over our weapons, and that he can escort us there."
"Do as they say!" Su Wu hesitated for a moment and gave an order to his entourage. This time, Huo Guang was fully equipped with more than 500 followers for Su Wu, of which more than 100 were translators and clerical personnel, and more than 100 were merchants, and the remaining 300 or so were carefully selected warriors from the Hexi army to protect Su Wu when necessary.
It's an envoy mission, and it resembles a caravan, but it's actually closer to a small, elite army.
When Su Wu and the others handed over their weapons, the large number of sophisticated weapons made the leading Roman officers break out in a cold sweat.
Two days later, Su Wu finally met the target of his mission in a stone palace, the governor of the province of Asia Minor and the commander of the Eastern Legion of Great Qin.
Sula has a typical ancient Roman appearance, with short black hair with some natural curls, a high nose bridge and thin lips, and obvious acne on her face.
Sula had a cold countenance, sharp eyes looked at Su Wu, when Su Wu's gaze first came into contact with the youngest commander in the West, for a moment Su Wu even thought that he had an illusion, as if the feeling in the eyes of this young commander was extremely similar to Huo Guang!