The old man's eyes were filled with vicissitudes of life.
"Yes, I am the twenty-third grandson of Baili Xi, Baili Yao!"
Zhao Rui's face became a little more excited. No wonder the map that the old man drew casually was so precise. After a long time of fussing, it turned out to be a descendant of Baili Xi.
The Baili family is a truly ancient family, and has always been responsible for creating a map of the world.
Whether it was the early days of the Great Shang Dynasty or the various princes in later generations, they all asked the Baili family to make territorial maps.
As a result, the Baili family was regarded as honored guests by the princes of the world. At the same time, there was an endless stream of people who came to the Baili family to learn drawing paper. Nowadays, most of the map makers in the Dashang Palace are students of the Baili family.
But more than a hundred years ago, the Baili family suddenly disappeared from the world, and their whereabouts have not been traced to this day.
Unexpectedly, the old man in front of him would be a direct descendant of the Baili family.
"Mr. Baili!" Zhao Rui saluted very respectfully: "The Baili family is the court painter bestowed by the Great Shang royal family. They are so glorious in the world. Why did they suddenly run away in the first place?"
Bailiyao sighed and tapped the map with his hand.
"In order to draw an unprecedented map of the universe!"
Zhao Rui immediately understood that the purpose of the Baili family's existence has always been to make maps. They had drawn the entire Dashang map countless times, and they knew every city, every pond, and even every plant and tree.
What they want to paint is not just Dashang, but the whole world, the world in the true sense!
It is precisely because of this that the members of the Baili family chose to leave and travel around the world.
"I understand!" Zhao Rui suddenly stepped forward and held Baili Yao's shoulders: "From now on, the old gentleman no longer has to travel around the world like this. He can accompany the king's army and let the old gentleman complete Baili Yao's journey.
The family’s ambition!”
Bailiyao's face was filled with unprecedented excitement. He didn't care so much. He picked up the brush and quickly sketched a few strokes on the map, showing the entire Turkic landscape.
"Although the entire Turkic state has been transformed in the past few years, there are still some places that cannot be touched. The paintings are all here. I hope to be able to help His Royal Highness King Zhao."
Zhao Rui picked up the map and took a look at it, then handed it to Ziyun.
"Tell the army painter to draw a dozen copies of this map immediately and distribute it to all the generals!"
Ziyun did not dare to hesitate at all and went to do it immediately.
While she was talking, Li Fei had already led the follow-up army to Gucheng in a mighty manner. However, she did not enter the city. Instead, she stationed her army outside the city and built two camps in two directions of the city.
In this way, Gucheng and the two camps became each other's horns and supported each other.
Zhao Rui hurriedly came to Li Fei's tent.
"How are the new recruits doing?"
As soon as he walked in, Zhao Rui asked sadly.
Most of the people who have just been incorporated into the army are pure herdsmen. Although they are naturally good at riding and shooting, it is still a bit reluctant to force them into the military formation.
Li Fei was also a little helpless.
"The time is too short, and there is no way to conduct complete training. We can only mix them together and find ways to polish them in the war!"
Zhao Rui nodded, without saying anything more, but placed a map on the table.
"There is a large city a hundred miles northwest of Gucheng. The defense is relatively weak. We can take it and use it as a stronghold, which is enough to station our 400,000 troops."
Li Fei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when she saw the map.
"Your Highness, where did you get such a detailed map?"
Just as Zhao Rui was about to speak, there was an earth-shattering cry of murder outside.