After that, Chen Xi watched a large-scale melee. When the battle was about to end, Liu Bei did not come, so Li You rewarded the Xiliang soldiers with a bunch of wine, meat and steamed buns in the name of Liu Bei. Overall, it was completely unwatchable. They look like laborers when they come out.
"The kind of Liangzhou soldiers you mentioned who can do nothing but kill people. I took a look and found that they are mainly the headquarters of Aduo, Zhiran, and Zijian." Li You and Chen Xi also sat casually on the high platform to eat. The same thing as Xiliang soldiers.
Big pot rice, how can I say it, especially if it is stewed randomly, with enough spices, it is actually quite good to eat for one or two meals, plus Chen Xi is not too picky...
"I thought you wouldn't eat this kind of thing." Li You said suddenly while following Chen Xi to add meat to a bowl, "And I thought you couldn't accept this way of eating."
"It's okay, I'm not that particular. In fact, I don't object to putting vegetables in a bowl." Chen Xi shook his head and said. Sharing meals is not popular in later generations.
"As for the taste, it's actually not bad. Although I'm quite picky, it's not that bad." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "At least it's much better than what I ate when I first came to Taishan. I always feel that you can eat it for so many years. It’s not easy to have a bad meal.”
"Actually, the main reason is that you are too picky." Li You showed a smile, "Back then, it was good to eat meat, which was all white meat. It is rare for people like you to eat meat with so many spices and seasonings. You are the one who never tires of eating and detailing."
"This is a normal pursuit of human beings. How about you eat white meat from tomorrow?" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said. Chen Xi did not strictly control aspects related to the kitchen, so now cooking has begun to become popular in the world. .
"Wenhe has identified some of the countries around us not long ago. We have collected a group of people who are proficient in Parthian, Wusun writing and language." Li You shook his head and had to admit that this is indeed a normal pursuit of people. .
"Uh, how did you collect such talents so quickly?" Chen Xi said in disbelief.
"Since there is a record in the historical records, there must have been exchanges with the former Han Dynasty Marquis Bowang. Not to mention, the previous generation Dingyuan Marquis died less than a hundred years ago. Why can't I find something?" Li You said casually He said that it was the power of the Han Dynasty. If other countries in this era could do it, how could the Han Dynasty not be able to do it?
"Which country-related materials have you obtained?" Chen Xi frowned. It would be bad if they were exposed. He had never thought that Jia Xu and Li You were so resolute.
"Rest in peace, Daxia. Tiao Zhi, and Da Qin!" Li You glanced at Chen Xi and said, "Although it is not very detailed, but as you said, rest in peace, Da Qin is indeed the first-level empire, and Da Qin may have annexed it as you said. The ambition of the world.”
When Chen Xi said this, he could clearly feel Li You's fear, and couldn't help but wonder what kind of materials Li You had obtained that made him so fearful.
"The Chamber of Commerce is run by Zizhong. The Wu family and the Li family have some business outside Yumen Pass. So there is some involvement. When we were collecting news about Wusun, the Li family's caravan from Shanshan to buy beautiful jade just came back." Li You said with a look on his face. Said with a smile.
"Where did the Wu family's caravan go?" Chen Xi thought of the Wu family in Yizhou that Li You didn't mention. Li Jue's Li family could travel that far. It would be strange if the Wu family of the five wealthy merchants couldn't travel further.
"The Yancai Kingdom, the Wu family went to the Yancai Kingdom next to An'an. According to the Wu family's traveling merchants, this country has the strength of all the princes." Li You said while looking at Chen Xi.
"Huh?" Chen Xi looked confused, not remembering the existence of this country at all.
"In short, as you said, the situation next to us can be said to be messy. However, the desert in the northwest blocks part of it, and the mountains in the southwest block part of it." Li You said a little tiredly, "As for the Kushan and Daqin you mentioned, , there is no way to get through.”
"Just stay far away. The empire is like this, it's vast, just like we are thousands of miles away from our furthest border." Chen Xi smiled and said, it's good that he didn't expose it.
"Da Qin may be bigger and stronger than ours." Li You was silent for a while and said, "When the Wu family returned from trading, the boss brought back some Wusun merchants. One of them went to Da Qin when he was young and took a boat from the east of Da Qin. To the west of Daqin, it will take about half a year..."
"..." Chen Xi looked at Li You and didn't know what to say.
The fact that the Mediterranean Sea became the inland sea of Rome is indeed a compliment, but it is indeed scary that it takes half a year to take a boat. However, considering the shipbuilding technology at that time, paddles were used instead of wheels, so it was very likely that it would take half a year.
"What's going on with Anxi?" Chen Xi said with a frown. Compared to Rome, which couldn't be further away, Anxi is Chen Xi's goal. Central Asia is now considered a fertile land in Anxi, and it's really It was within the reach of the Han Dynasty.
"We have been at war with Da Qin for a hundred years, and the war has basically not stopped. I heard it is quite miserable. Da Qin seems to be winning. I think you underestimated the rest of the world when you said it." Li You sighed and said, "I don't think so. We can sustain the prosperity of the Han Dynasty for a hundred years."
Chen Xi rolled his eyes and didn't say anything. Anyway, he didn't think they couldn't handle it.
"Our generation has no problem, and we can even fight back, but a hundred years is five or six generations. It is so easy for the weak to defeat the strong." Li You shook his head and said, "The war between Anxi and Da Qin, I I have learned everything that the Wusun man knows.”
"Anxi lost because its national power was weaker than that of Great Qin. In the early years, it was able to fight back with a strong generation, but it failed later. Although there are indeed problems within the country, no country can be completely united internally." Chen Xi clicked. He nodded and said.
Chen Xi was deeply touched by this aspect. From the beginning of the founding of Mount Tai, he had carefully managed the interpersonal relationships among Liu Bei's subordinates, binding them with interests, uniting with reputation, supporting with ideals, and restraining with morals. As a result, the upper-level officials turned against him. twice.
This is simply helpless. What I did was right was boycotted twice. It should be said that politics really depends on the position of the foot. Or it should be said that politicians and politicians are completely two kinds of creatures. The former at least has an unshakable The latter has only unshakable interests!
"I thought you didn't know, but it seems you know it too." Li You did not doubt Chen Xi's channels. It took him a while to get this information. It was normal for Chen Xi to know.
"With regard to the issues of fighting against foreigners and internal affairs, no country has any internal problems. There are factions within a family. Unity means that it is not easy to be able to exert their respective strengths without holding back." Chen Xi turned He rolled his eyes and said. (To be continued.)
