Straight man of steel

Chapter 398 Arriving in Kucha City for the First Time

"What do you know?"

Luo Xiahong's fanatical eyes and that desperate attitude made Zhang Yuan understand that he still underestimated the scholars' thirst for knowledge after all.

This guy grabbed Zhang Yuan's neckline with both hands, and was about to lift Zhang Yuan up.

"You put me down first!"

Only then did Luo Xiahong realize his gaffe, he quickly let go of his hand, and took a step back.

"Go out, the weather is good today, it should be a good day for stargazing."

You have to throw something real to hook Luo Xiahong's heart.

In ancient times, although there were no tools available for viewing sky phenomena, the good thing is that the sky is really bright.

The atmospheric environment is much better than after 2000. Later, you may have to go to the plateau to see the light belt of the Milky Way. Now, as long as the weather conditions are better and the sky is not blocked by clouds, it is easier to see the light belt of the Milky Way.

Moreover, Chang'an City is on the edge of the edge of the Loess Plateau.

"Did you see the band of light in the sky?"

"You mean the brighter one?"

"Yes, this is the galaxy we are in now."

"galaxy?"

"Yes, the galaxy contains countless planets like the world we are in now.

But whether there is life in it, I really don't know. "

"anything else?"

"There are other things like dust, also called cosmic dust, all kinds of stuff that we can't tell apart.

Countless planets, cosmic dust, and various substances are pulled together by a force, and they keep spinning. "

Zhang Yuan only said a little bit, but it had already caused a huge impact on Luo Xiahong.

What Luo Xiahong has been studying is the theory of Huntian. They think that the stars in the sky are all dots or projectiles embedded in the sky of the earth.

These points are all revolving around the earth.

Luo Xiahong has built an armillary sphere during the past two years in Chang'an. The armillary sphere was not invented by Luo Xiahong, it appeared before, but later Luo Xiahong improved it according to his own ideas.

Now when their group of astronomers is still studying how to measure the movement of the sun and the moon, what Zhang Yuan throws out has greatly exceeded their cognition.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was crushed.

Zhang Yuan just talked about the area he was least familiar with first. For Zhang Yuan, what he was most familiar with was naturally the solar system. The Milky Way and even the universe were too huge.

"This is impossible!"

"Why not?"

Luo Xiahong thought for a while and directly denied Zhang Yuan's statement.

"If what Taixue ordered you to say is true, then what kind of god created such a miracle?
The territory of the Great Han is already enormous, and it is unimaginable that there are other worlds like ours. "

The first science associated with the gods is astronomy, and the gods live in the sky, which is why astronomy is one of the first sciences to appear.

Everyone wants to know the secrets of the gods.

Zhang Yuan didn't know if there were gods or not, because there were too many unexplainable things, and the more he knew, the more unknown things. This was an endless loop.

"There may be gods or there may be no gods, but what I can tell you is that the world in front of us is not like what you imagined.

Enter the main building, and I will draw a picture for you. "

Luo Xiahong didn't know what Zhang Yuan was going to paint, as for Zhang Yuan, he had long forgotten about hiding himself.

What Zhang Yuan wants to draw for Luo Xiahong is a rough version of the world map.

Zhang Yuan can't draw fine details, but he can draw some lines to form a rough shape. Zhang Yuan can do it.

"This is our current world. The big man is in this position. It can be regarded as the center of the world, but it can also be said to be a corner."

When Luo Xiahong saw the rough picture in front of him, he still didn't believe it.

However, Zhang Yuan is quite sure about convincing Luo Xiahong about this thing. At least people on the other side of the Eurasian continent can actually find them after a lot of effort.

Once the Hexi Corridor is opened, you will have a general understanding of the West.

The furthest the Han people went at this time was the Pamirs, also known as Congling. In fact, Westerners also stopped here.

Everyone thought that going east or west would be an endless desolation, so they didn't have the courage to go on.

"impossible!"

Luo Xiahong is still the same sentence.

Zhang Yuan spread his hands, expressing helplessness.

"You will believe me. Three years later, the Hexi Corridor will definitely be taken by the Han. At that time, all the countries in the Western Regions will come to the Han Dynasty to pay tribute. At that time, you can ask the missions of those small countries in the Western Regions.

In fact, if you go to the desert with us this time, you can also ask those people from the Western Regions in Qiuci City, Shangjun. "

Most of the people from the Western Regions who fled to the Han Dynasty were merchants, and the merchants in the Western Regions are the group who know the most about the world at this time.

They know that there is another country in the west called the Parthian Empire, and further west is the Roman Empire.

Among them, there are many countries that are similar to the Da Yuezhi. The ones that are closer to the Dahan are Dawan and Wusun.

A little farther away are Albania, Armenia, and a bunch of countries ending in Ni.

Fortunately for Westerners, they accomplished everything from Qin Shihuang to Han Wudi in one generation of emperors. This emperor was Darius of the Persian Empire.

But unfortunately for Westerners, they don't have a little time to accumulate two things, which is why the West has not been unified since then.

Those two things are the concepts of cultural identity and co-ownership of the world.

And Huaxia spent more than 500 years for people to implant this concept until it penetrated into the bone marrow.

Therefore, Luo Xiahong's theory of only China in the world is actually brought about by this concept.

Even the Huns are actually part of China in the eyes of the Han people, so it is even more difficult for Luo Xiahong to accept Zhang Yuan's picture.

"Okay, I'll ask myself then.

What Taixue taught you is far from that, right? "

Zhang Yuan smiled, he really didn't know much, but he could create more doubts for Luo Xiahong.

"Yes, I know a lot more."

"I don't know if Taixueling can tell me all about it?"

"cannot!"

"Eh?! Why."

"You see that you want to leave after reading Tianlu Pavilion's books. If I tell you everything I know, then you can go directly to the deep mountains to study it?"

"Will not!"

"I won't believe you."

"How do you know so much, Taixueling?"

"When I was in Shu County, I knew some Hu merchants, and I got some Western books from them."

"Where are those books, can you show me?"

"Did you forget what I just said?"

"Well, I hope Tai Xueling can always remember this."

"Don't worry, do what you should do, and I won't let you suffer."

"Uh-huh."

Luo Xiahong nodded, then ignored Zhang Yuan, moved a chair and went out.

Zhang Yuan understood that Luo Xiahong must not be able to sleep this night, and this guy must have been watching the stars in the yard all night.

As for Zhang Yuan, he didn't care about Zhang Tang who was still eating, and went back to the room and fell asleep.

On the second day, Zhang Tang and the two people in the palace waited until Zhang Yuan got up, and said something before leaving.

Zhang Yuan watched them until they disappeared before returning home with peace of mind.

Half a month later, Zhang Yuan applied to Liu Che to set off for Henan with a hundred students, more than 20 lecturers and officials from the Taixue, more than ten hunters and more than 200 veterans.

Zhang Yuan's purpose was to prevent lost generals like Li Guang from getting lost. The first places to explore were naturally the Hetao area south of Yinshan Mountain and Henan.

The purpose of this group of people has long been thought out.

The tool man Chu Da reappeared in front of everyone.

The purpose of Zhang Yuan and the others is to assassinate Chu Da, at least that's what they said to the outside world, and it's their business whether people believe it or not.

It would be safer to say that, if the Aries King's men caught Zhang Yuan and the others, they would definitely be sent to Chu Da.

No matter what, Chu Da would not kill Zhang Yuan and the others.

On the other hand, one thing will become more and more proven. Liu Che values ​​Chu Da very much. Chu Da is a man of status, and Chu Da is likely to have secrets that can threaten the big man.

Zhang Yuan's target location is Qiuci City in Shangjun.

It can be said that except for some veterans, this is the first time for everyone to enter a city with such a strong exotic atmosphere.

Kucha City is just north of the Qin Great Wall in Shangjun, and it is also just north of Fushi City, the city of Shangjun.

There is no county magistrate or prefect in the city.

This is a military city.

The highest officer in the city is a captain of the subordinate country who is half a rank lower than Zhang Yuan, and he has five thousand Han frontier troops in his hands.

The Han people who haunt this city are actually merchants, and then there are thousands of people who fled from the Western Regions.

There are people from any country, of course the people with the largest number must be from the country of Kucha, otherwise this city would not be named Kucha City.

"Teacher, are there many countries in the Western Regions?"

Yan Yi is the one who is most interested. His hometown is extremely far away from Chang'an, let alone the countries in the Western Regions that are farther away.

"There are many. I don't know the exact number, but there are at least ten. If there are more, there may be thirty."

Who knew that there was a small city in that corner that was also a country.

PS: At this time, there was no such thing as the Western Regions. The Han people called the Western Regions the Northwest Kingdom during the Emperor Wu's period, saying that the Western Regions was to let more people understand this meaning.

The map held by Zhang Yuan recorded more than 30 countries in the Western Regions, but he did not intend to be a person who knew everything.

Everyone in the group believed in what Zhang Yuan said, but Luo Xiahong had doubts on his face.

He couldn't believe that Zhang Yuan didn't know how many countries there were in the Western Regions. You have drawn a map of the world, and you're still pretending you don't know anything.

"Let's go to the advanced city, we must keep a low profile during this trip.

If someone on the road asks, they will say that they are soldiers transferred from Fushi City. "

"Yes."

Zhang Yuan did not notify the captain of the vassal state of Kucha in advance.

Entering the city also showed Liu Che's edict, and did not let the guards at the city gate make any noise.

After the group entered the city, they didn't have time to see those people from the Western Regions who were dressed in strange clothes, but went directly to the Duwei's mansion of the captain of the subordinate country.

There are too many captains and sheriffs in the big man.

Moreover, most of these people could not be transferred back to Chang'an throughout their lives, so there was a gap between the local officials and the Beijing officials.

Even if Beijing officials are on the same level as local officials, they will feel superior to others.

What's more, Zhang Yuan is half a level higher than the captain of the country.

It made the Taixue students have a sense of superiority, but Zhang Yuan smiled when he saw every frontier soldier.

The Duwei's mansion in the frontier is naturally not as good as the county mansion in a rich place.

What Zhang Yuan and the others saw in front of them was a courtyard made of rammed loess.

Except for a few soldiers guarding the door, there are no other unusual places.

"I am the Taixue Ling of the big man, and I want to see the capital of the subordinate country.

This is my seal, you can go in and pass it on. "

Zhang Yuan took his seal ribbon and handed it to the guard at the door.

Maybe this place has never been visited by such a big official, or maybe the guard didn't know what kind of official Tai Xueling was, so the guard stood awkwardly at the door for a while, then nodded and went in to report.

"Teacher, it seems that no outsiders have come to this place for a long time."

"Maybe, these frontier troops have been stationed for more than ten years, and they may die of old age here without the imperial court's transfer order.

It's normal to be a little duller than we think. "

In front of several other guards at the gate, Zhang Yuan began to tell everyone about the sore spots of these frontier soldiers.

In fact, what Zhang Yuan wants is to arouse a kind of empathy. Students will all enter the army in the future. An officer who is considerate of his subordinates is much easier to get along with in the army than a harsh general.

Of course, if you have unparalleled handsome talent or general talent, you can make the soldiers below worship you.

Huo Qubing's severe criticism of soldiers is basically the first among the big men.

But there are still a group of soldiers who are willing to follow Huo Qubing to the expedition. This strange phenomenon is not because of Huo Qubing's outstanding ability.

Everyone knows that going out with Huo Qubing has a great chance of gaining military merit. As long as you don't commit suicide in place for military merit, it's okay to be harsh and suffer.

But Zhang Yuan felt that the students of Taixue did not have that much hope for a great military talent. In this case, it is better to honestly follow the broad road of loving soldiers like children.

While Zhang Yuan was speaking, the guards who went to communicate also came out.

He was accompanied by several men in the general's armor.

After the guards handed the seal ribbon to Zhang Yuan, the leading general knew who was Tai Xueling.

"At the end of the day, I have seen the Taixue Order."

"Are you the capital captain of this city?"

"It's the last commander."

Zhang Yuan looked this man up and down, he looked like a normal military general, with sharp eyes, fierce face, and even a scar on his face.

This vassal captain must have never been to Chang'an to meet Liu Che, otherwise it would be impossible to sit in this position.

Liu Che himself doesn't look very good, but he is a face control.

In Liu Chena, the saying that appearance is justice makes sense.

"Come in, the captain can ask someone to lead the people who came with me to find a place to live."

Zhang Yuan had Liu Che's imperial edict in his hand, so naturally he didn't need to be polite to this subordinate state capital.

Representing Liu Che outside, wouldn't it be embarrassing to His Majesty the great emperor if he kept his voice low?

"What is the purpose of the Tai Xueling's trip?"

The captain of the subordinate country didn't realize it all at once, Zhang Yuan was acting like he wanted to be the master.

"Your Majesty has a secret order, this is not a place to talk, just do as I say.

You and I find a quiet place, and I will explain it to you. "

In the end, this sentence still works, and the captain of the subordinate country immediately became serious.

"According to the Taixue Order, it's good to entertain them."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)