The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

The Parthian Empire, also known as the Parthian Empire, was a slave empire in Western Asia. It had a vast territory, stretching from the Euphrates River in the southeast of Asia Minor in the west to the Amu Darya River in the east. Because it was on the Silk Road, it became the Han Empire and the Roman Empire. A center for merchandise exchange.

The main ethnic groups of the Parthian Empire were Persians, Greeks, and Sogdians. Its capital was located in Ctesiphon (near today's Baghdad, the capital of Iraq). The current monarch is Vorogis V. The country's population is about two million.

Since the Western Region Protectorate lost control of the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Region, the goods transported by the Parthian Empire to the Han Dynasty were often plundered by the Kushan Empire, causing Parthia to suffer considerable losses. King Anxi decided to send a caravan across the desert and directly to Liangzhou, Bingzhou and other places on the border of the Han Dynasty.

After the first year of Jian'an, Anxi sent hundreds of caravans deep into the desert to find a direct road to the Han Dynasty.

After many years and countless setbacks and failures, the Parthian caravan finally successfully crossed thousands of miles of desert and arrived at Shangdang County, Bingzhou. They sold Parthian spices at Shangdang's market. Their high quality and low price made many people loyal. Buyer, the news reached the ears of Lu Bu in Yecheng.

Lu Bu thought this was an opportunity, so he asked Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, to invite Anxi merchants to Yecheng.

Lu Bu warmly entertained the Parthian merchants. He raised the rhinoceros horn cup in his hand and said, "We Han people often use bowls for drinking. Today, the distinguished guests are here, so I took out this rhinoceros horn cup as a reward from the emperor. This was the wine cup that the Yuezhi Kingdom paid tribute to back then." "

The Parthian businessman Gerdes bowed and saluted, "Thank you to the distinguished King Yan of the Han Dynasty. On behalf of the great King of Parthia, I offer you the highest respect." After speaking, Gerdes asked his servant to bring up a box of spices.

Lu Bu was a little surprised when he heard Gerdes's fluent Chinese. It seems that in this era, Chinese is the universal language in the world. The strong men prospered in the Tang Dynasty. The ancients will not deceive me! Lu Bu expressed an idea he had had in his mind for a long time, "How did your envoy cross the thousands of miles of desert to reach Bingzhou?"

Gerdes said, "It was only thanks to the desert boats that our Parthian caravans were able to cross the desert."

Lu Bu had some questions, "Desert boat? Can you take me to see it?"

Gerdes said, "Of course, please come with me, King Yan." After that, he took Lu Bu out of the city. The group of people left the city in a carriage. Gerdes pointed to the distance and said, "Look, King Yan, that is the desert." boat."

Lu Bu looked in the direction of Gerdes's finger and almost laughed out loud. It turned out that the so-called desert ship was a camel. It seems that the Parthian caravans used camels to carry spices and water all the way across the desert.

Lu Bu said, "Your envoy, would you like to lead the Han army across the desert? I would like to thank you very much."

Gerdes said, "King Yan has an order, and he dare not disobey it. However, the number of desert boats I brought with me on this trip is not large, only a hundred. When I return to Anxi, I will bring ten thousand desert boats with me, and then I will go with Yan." The king’s army leads the way.”

Lu Bu nodded, "I can't let your trip go in vain. I will reward you with ten carts of gold, ten carts of silk, and ten carts of lacquerware. You can bring them back to An'i, so that all the merchants in An'i will know that I am sincere in making friends with them."

When Gerdes heard that there were so many rewards, his eyes widened and he expressed his gratitude again and again. He knew clearly that once he brought these things back to rest, he would not have to worry about food and clothing in his life.

Lu Bu called a few clever Mohist warriors and asked them to follow the Parthian caravan back, and draw maps and make landmarks to prepare for the Han army's future expedition.

After handling the matter of the Anxi merchants, Lu Bu returned to Yecheng. Today was the day when the first batch of students from Fengxian Academy completed their examinations, and he had to go there in person.

The square outside the school was filled with students. Some of them came from official families, and some were just the sons of ordinary people. Fengxian School taught all kinds of people. As long as they wanted to learn culture and serve the court, Fengxian School would train them for free. All expenses will be paid by the Yan Palace.

When the students saw Lu Bu, they knelt down one after another and shouted three times, "The King of Yan is a thousand years old, the King of Yan is a thousand years old, the King of Yan is a thousand years old."

Lu Bu returned the gesture by cupping his fists to the students who were kneeling in obeisance, "Please stand up, students. From today on, some of you will join the army, and some of you will be assigned to serve in various counties and counties in Hebei. I wish you a bright future."

The students stood up and said, "Thank you, King Yan."

Gao Shun took out a scroll and read, "In the first batch of Fengxian School examinations, two students achieved outstanding results, namely Bingzhou Guo Huai and Hanzhong Wang Shuang. They will serve as lieutenant colonels in the army today. To unite thousands of people." Guo Huai and Wang Shuang came out to thank Lu Bu and Gao Shun, and showed their bravery in public.

Guo Huai, also known as Bo Ji, was the son of Guo Yao, the governor of Yanmen County in Bingzhou. He was the general behind the gate, skilled in bow and horse, and well versed in the art of war.

Wang Shuang, nicknamed Ziquan, was Wang Yi's younger brother. After Wang Yi married Lu Bu, the entire Wang family in Hanzhong moved to Bingzhou, and together with Lu Bu's first wife, the Yan family, became the backstage supporters of Fengxian Trading Company. Wang Shuangben was extremely powerful and the most brave among these students.

Lu Bu looked at these two young men who were not as good as the weakest ones, as if he were seeing himself in the past, and nodded with satisfaction.