Having been poured cold water on by Hadili, Zhang Qian knew in his heart that this mission to the Dayue clan was to win over the Dayue clan to fight against the Xiongnu. It was unlikely that he would succeed, but he still decided to continue to carry out the emperor's order.
At the same time, he was fortunate to join this team that resisted Jingjue. Along the way, he also discovered that the Western Region was by no means as barren as the big man imagined. Not only that, but there were even some rare things in Kyushu.
He was referring not only to the priceless jade, but also to various grains, spices, and excellent horse breeds unique to the Western Regions. Farming and livestock are the foundation of a country.
If Da Yueshi and his party cannot succeed, then it would be a good strategy to unite with the Western Regions.
But the prerequisite for this is to help Zero and Hadili to pull out the nail of Jingjue. A powerful Western Region is not what the Han Dynasty needs. It is scattered and has multiple voices. A free Western Region is a good Western Region. .
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After a night's rest, everyone embarked on a new journey full of energy the next morning. This time they no longer marched as fast as they did before arriving at Cishan. Instead, they marched at a slow pace to preserve their physical strength.
Even so, the army still arrived at Jingjue Country on the morning of the fourth day.
As the sovereign state that rules the Western Regions, the capital of Jingjue Kingdom looks a bit delicate. It is not as large as Hu Xiuwu imagined. The area of Jingjue City is not as large as that of Yancheng of Qiuci Kingdom. In Jingjue City The number of residents is also pitiful, less than 30,000.
But among this mere 30,000 people, there is an army of 1,200 aliens, and more than 100 alien civilian officials responsible for exquisite internal affairs.
The ratio of aliens to ordinary people has reached an astonishing thirty to one. You must know that in later generations, after statistics and suppression by various countries, the ratio of aliens to ordinary people is only one in 150,000.
Hu Xiuwu also had a great vision. He saw a scene that he would never see in future generations, a country composed of strange people.
A foreign country,
The Jingjue City Wall was already in front of us, and everyone began to make final preparations. Hu Xiuwu sent Hadili and Chen Duo into Luo Fengtian to hide from the eyes and ears, while he himself dismounted and put on his clothes to prepare in advance. Good shackles, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Hu Xiuwu also asked Chen Duo to leave a few return needles before entering Luo Fengtian.
He also asked Tang Yifu to insert the Guanyuan Needle into his Du Vein. The Guiyuan Needle was originally a method of restraining foreigners that Nadu Tong found in ancient books, and Tang Yifu was no stranger to it.
Tang Yifu used a precise technique to insert the Guiyuan Needle into Hu Xiuwu's governor vein.
After the Guanyuan needle, although Hu Xiuwu could still feel the twenty-four gods in his body, he was unable to drive the Qi in his body. It was like the oil pipe of the engine was blocked, but Hu Xiuwu could also feel the blockage. It's not serious, just increase the throttle to push it open.
After Tang Yi's father administered the Guanyuan Needle, he said to Hu Xiuwu: "I didn't penetrate the whole root of this Guanyuan Needle. You can use Qi to force it out if you want, but you can't usually see it."
Zhang Qian said to Hu Xiuwu: "How about it? Can you do it?"
Hu Xiuwu said: "No problem."
Zhang Qian praised: "Well done, you are worthy of being a descendant of Liuhou. In this case, let's set off. Success or failure depends on this."
Zhang Qian told Hu Xiuwu the first half of the sentence, but he directed the second half to King Zeluo of Qiuci,
Zeluo got on his horse and called to his soldiers, stopped to rest, and continued to advance towards Jingjue, while Hu Xiuwu pretended to be a prisoner and was held behind the horse by Zeluo. After walking like this for another half day, he finally arrived at the gate of Jingjue City.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Jingjue City, Hu Xiuwu knew that his attitude towards Jingjue City just now was biased. This Jingjue City might not cover a large area, but it was not stingy.
The walls of Jingjue City are tall and thick, and the entire city wall is made of hard bluestone that is expensive and rare in the Western Region. You must know that the location of Jingjue Kingdom is not good. Within a hundred miles, almost all Plains and deserts.
There is not a single quarry within a hundred miles of Jingjue, and it is unknown how much manpower it took to transport these bluestones.
The city walls are also equipped with powerful bows and crossbows, and even the seemingly ordinary city gates are made of fine steel and iron wood.
Building such a strong city in the desert is not much more difficult than building an Erluohai City on a snow-capped mountain.
Not only that, but all the fine people that Hu Xiuwu saw coming and going at the gate of the city were wearing gold and silver jewelry, and their clothes were as luxurious as Zeruo.
But who is Zeluo? He is the lord of a country. The ordinary people in Jingjue City can be compared with the lord of a country. You can imagine how wealthy Jingjue country is.
It was just like what Hu Xiuwu once saw on the Internet, saying that the rumor that even beggars in Dibai use golden rice bowls came true.
It was not as difficult as at Cishan Pass at Jingjue City Gate, because Queen Jingjue's envoy was waiting for them at the city gate, ready to take them to see Queen Jingjue.
This envoy was wearing gold and jade, and his clothes had complicated patterns and were worth a lot of money. Zeluo stood next to him, as if he was the little envoy and the other person was the king of Qiuci.
When the messenger saw Zhang Qian coming on horseback, holding a staff and stroking his chest, he said:
"I am Suda, the servant of the great Queen Jingjue. I am here to wait for the envoys of the Han Dynasty on the queen's orders."
"The great queen has already known the intention of the Han Dynasty envoy who came from afar, and is waiting for the envoy to see her in the palace."
Tangyi's father translated the envoy's words to Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian relied on Xu Da's inability to understand Chinese and complained: "They are really bitter barbarians who don't understand etiquette. When an envoy from afar meets the king, I shouldn't be the first to be given to him." Arrange a place for me to stay, and after I take a bath and change my clothes, I can meet Queen Jingjue."
Tang Yi's father replied expressionlessly: "The Han envoy said that he is very happy to see Queen Jingjue."
Xu Da stroked his chest, and then encouraged Zeluo with the attitude of a superior:
"You were able to deliver this year's ordnance so early. It seems you put a lot of thought into it."
"Zero, you can go back after transporting those weapons to the warehouse."
Zeluo responded with a smile: "Okay, Envoy Xuda."
As an envoy, Jingjue treated King Kucha by his first name and treated him like a slave. No wonder Zeluo was so resentful towards them.
Zeluo handed the chain with Hu Xiuwu tied in his hand to Tang Yi's father. Xu Da frowned and said:
"Wait, who is this?"
Zhang Qian looked at him amusingly and thought to himself: Hearing Zeluo and the others say that Queen Jingjue is omnipotent near Jingjue City, how could they not see Xiu Wu? It seems that Xiuwu is right, he can indeed block the perception of Queen Jingjue.
Hu Xiuwu raised his head and revealed his appearance.
Su Da took a strategic step back in shock, and then he was overjoyed: "This is, this is the person in the oracle!"
"Zero, you were able to catch him."
Hearing Suda call out his name again, Zeluo squeezed the reins and squeezed out a smile:
"Where, how can I have this ability? It was the Han envoy who caught him."
Xu Daying poked Hu Xiuwu's body with his finger and said hesitantly: "He..."
Tang Yi's father explained: "We used the secret Guiyuan Needle passed down by the Han Dynasty to seal his Du Vein. Now he is a cripple."
Xu Da didn't understand Du Vein and Gui Yuan Needle, but Tang Yifu translated the word "waste person" very well.
Suda said to Zhang Qian even more enthusiastically than before: "I didn't expect that the Han envoy would prepare such a great gift for His Majesty. Your Majesty will definitely be happy to see it."
"Han envoy please."
Xu Da led Zhang Qian towards the country of Jingjue, completely ignoring the rest of Zerluo's group.
Zeluo looked at the direction in which Zhang Qian and Hu Xiuwu were going, and said to Gao Gu, "Are you sure that as long as Queen Jingjue dies, the remaining Jingjue soldiers will not be afraid?"
Gao Gu understood that Zeluo was a little nervous. Now he wanted to give Zeluo some confidence, so he said categorically: "Of course, in fact, the Jingjue country is not monolithic."
Zeluo said to Zumureti, who was wearing ordinary Kucha clothes and said:
"Then it's up to you."
