"Zuo Shu is in charge, sweeping the southwest, capturing and killing the chieftains of the Dian people, subduing the barbarians, raising the prestige of my Great Qin soldiers, and giving two levels of knighthood, for the left."

In the magnificent palace, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State were carrying out a reward ceremony.

The confessor read aloud the edict of reward.

Ren Huan looked excited, and immediately saluted and received the reward, and at the same time said loudly: "The ministers have been rewarded by Your Majesty for their merits, and I am grateful, and I should do my best to make contributions to my Great Qin in the future." Your Majesty 10,000 years, Great Qin 10,000 years! ”

After watching the triumphal ceremony, Zhao Tuo, the marquis of martial arts, had already changed into a gorgeous Lunhou costume to go to court, and at this moment he was standing beside Wang Ben, the chief lieutenant, looking at the scene of Ren Huan being rewarded, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked.

"Qin State, there are many talents."

Ren Huan's ability Zhao Tuo understands, he can't be said to be a top general, but he is definitely a general who can be sent out to take charge of himself. This expedition to the southwest is a clear proof of his ability to lead troops.

In addition to Ren Huan, there are now a lot of generals that Great Qin can send out to fight on the battlefield.

belongs to the top ranks, and the famous generals who have led the army to destroy the country and capture the king are Zhao Tuo and Wang Ben.

Downward, as the backbone of the force, there are Yang Duanhe, Li Xin, Tu Sui, Feng Wuxue, Xin Sheng, Xin Wu, Ren Huan and other generals, these people are all outstanding military achievements, can be used as generals, for the commander of the first army.

Behind these generals, there are also flawed battlefield veterans like Qiang, who are also quite capable.

After that, there are the new generation of generals such as Meng Tian, Wang Li, and Yang Xiong, who belong to the future of Great Qin.

From top generals, to backbones, to the new generation of generals, it can be said that there are a lot, and the lineup of generals is very gorgeous.

Coupled with the sharp soldiers of a hundred battles just after the unification of the Six Kingdoms, the current Qin State is the time when its military strength is the strongest.

"As long as the emperor doesn't mess around, with the current configuration of generals and military strength of the Qin State, it is not easy for anyone to rebel. Outside of China, I am afraid that there are few countries that can compare with Qin. ”

The reason why Zhao Tuo thought about it in this direction was precisely because he saw those Caucasians at the triumphal ceremony, and this unique racial symbol instantly woke him up.

The Qin State is not the real center of the world.

In the far West, there are equally powerful civilizations.

"Caesar seems to be the corresponding Han Dynasty, and after him was the Roman Empire, so now the most powerful thing in Europe should be the Roman Republic?"

"I don't know if they're good or not."

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart, he was very familiar with Chinese history, but he only knew a rough idea of the history of other countries except for China.

Zhao Tuo had heard of famous figures such as Alexander and Caesar, and powerful countries such as Kushan and Anxi, but if it fell on specific periods and events, he would be at a loss.

So for the appearance of those Caucasians, Zhao Tuo is very concerned.

If those Caucasian people came from the northern grassland, Zhao Tuo could still figure it out, but how could they come from the southwest?

Zhao Tuo's heart was full of doubts, so he could only try his best to suppress his curiosity, and wait until the reward ceremony was completed before asking about the relevant characters.

Soon, after encouraging Ren Huan and other meritorious soldiers, the First Emperor announced the dissolution of the dynasty and said that a celebration banquet would be held in the evening.

When the emperor left, all the ministers suddenly relaxed, and everyone congratulated Ren Huan.

"Brother Ren won a big victory in this battle and was promoted to the lord of the left watch, congratulations."

Zhao Tuo stepped forward to congratulate Ren Huan, he had a good relationship with Ren Huan, but now that he was in the main hall, countless pairs of eyes were staring, so it was naturally inconvenient to ask more, so he could only say some words.

When Ren Huan saw Zhao Tuo, he laughed: "Junhou, Junhou, this time I can win a big victory, thanks to Chen Ping's help." Without his advice, it would never be so easy to pacify the southwest, and the prince really recommended a good strategist to me. ”

Ren Huan is a straight person, and he will never take the credit of others, and at this moment, he praised Chen Ping in front of Zhao Tuo, which immediately attracted the attention of Li Si, Wang Ben and others, and noticed this name whose reputation has not yet been revealed.

Zhao Tuo shook his head and smiled: "Chen Ping is just a little wise, and it is Brother Ren who can really decide the overall situation." ”

He said a few more polite words, then gave up his place to the other ministers who had come to congratulate Ren Huan, and turned around and walked out of the hall.

Tingwei Li Si watched this scene, his mouth was congratulating, and his eyes were full of pain.

The southwest is the place where Ren Huan made meritorious contributions and became famous, and it is also the place where his son Li You was defeated.

Naturally, he was very concerned.

"Chen Ping......"

Lees remembered the name.

At this time, Zhao Tuo also found Chen Ping, who had just been rewarded and promoted to knighthood, outside the palace.

"Chen Ping greets the prince."

Seeing Zhao Tuo coming, Chen Ping stepped forward and bowed heavily.

"Get up, you and I don't have to do this great gift."

Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand to help Chen Ping up from the ground, looked at Chen Ping's handsome face, and quipped: "I went to the southwest, and everyone has tanned a lot, why don't you change your nickname to black-faced Xiaolangjun in the future?" ”

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Don't make fun of Ping, who knows that the sun in the Dian land is not big, but the power is quite strong, just stay there for a while, and people will become dark." ”

Zhao Tuo smiled, isn't Yunnan in the future, that place has a high altitude, thin air, very strong ultraviolet rays, and it's normal to tan over there.

After a joking conversation, the relationship between Zhao Tuo and Chen Ping instantly became a lot closer, and Zhao Tuo took the opportunity to ask about the origin of those Caucasians.

"Those people claim to be envoys and merchants who have come to their own poisonous country, and it is said that their country is thousands of miles south of the Dian country, and it is a big country, comparable to our Great Qin."

Seeing that Zhao Tuo was interested, Chen Ping immediately said what he knew.

Poison!

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this name, and then reacted immediately.

What a poisonous country, isn't this the India of the future!

"I see, those Caucasians are Aryans."

Zhao Tuo smiled dumbly.

He had been influenced by habitual thinking, and had always believed that the Caucasians were from Europe or West Asia, and had not gone to South Asia at all.

This is normal, and most people in India have the impression of being dark-skinned and short-stature, which is almost a stereotype.

So Zhao Tuo didn't connect those Caucasians with India at all.

But in fact, in India, the upper caste and the lower caste are two races respectively.

Dark, short, and poorly dressed, it was the local natives.

The tall Caucasians, on the other hand, were the Aryans, the conquerors from outside.

"I wonder if the leading Aryan is a Brahmin or a Kshatriya?"

Zhao Tuo guessed in his heart, and at the same time, he was also thinking in his head about whether the Central Plains had a record of dealing with body poison during the Qin and Han dynasties.

After some reminiscence, he really found a clue.

It seems that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions, and as a result, Zhang Qian found Shu cloth, Qiongzhu and other Shu County specialties in the territory of Daxia.

This made Zhang Qian very curious, obviously there was a powerful Xiongnu blocking the way between the Han Dynasty and Great Xia, and it was difficult for the two countries to communicate, let alone conduct commercial transactions, why did the special items of Shu in the Han Dynasty appear in Great Xia in the Western Regions?

After inquiry, he learned that those Shu specialties were purchased by the Great Xia people from the Poison Country.

The body poison was far to the south of the Han Dynasty, and it had trade exchanges with the Southwest Yi, so it was able to obtain the special products from Shu County and resell them to Great Xia.

After Zhang Qian returned to the Central Plains, the emperor was very interested in the poisonous country, so he sent people to the southwest to explore the location of the poisonous country.

As a result, the envoy was left behind by the king of Dian in Yunnan, and the people who were sent out to explore the way were blocked by Kunming, and in the end, the Han Dynasty did not find the location of the poisonous country.

"This time, the Qin army exterminated the Dian State, so it just blocked the envoys and merchants who came with poison, and they saw the strength of our Qin army, so they proposed to come to Xianyang to make a pilgrimage to the emperor and make good trade with my Great Qin?"

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed, and through Chen Ping's narration, he knew the origin and purpose of those poisonous people.

Then a question came to mind.

India is also a land of great wealth and abundance.

I don't know if there are any good things.

"Historical Records: The Biography of Southwest Yilie" :(Zhang Qian) saw Shu cloth, Qiongzhu, and cane when he lived in Daxia, so he asked where he had been, and said, "From the southeast body poison country, it can be thousands of miles, and it can be the city of Shujiaren." Or Wen Qiongxi can be 2,000 miles away from the poisonous country...... The Son of Heaven ordered Wang Ranyu, Bai Shichang, Lu Yueren, etc., to go out of the West and Yixi, and to ask for poison in the country. To Yunnan, the king of Dian tasted Qiang and stayed, in order to seek more than ten generations in the west. For more than a year, Kunming is closed, and there is no way to poison the country.