In the fifty-third year of the Qin Dynasty, on November 24th of the third year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin II summoned an envoy composed of Xunhu, a group of princes from the Western Regions, who had come all the way, in the main hall of Xianyang Palace.
Following the loud shouts of "Xuan Xiyu envoys are here!" shouted one after another from the main hall of Xianyang Palace, under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, fifteen princes from the Western Regions, including Xun Huer, came from the Xianyang Palace Square.
Starting from the Libu State Guesthouse on one side, walk along the wide walkway on one side of Xianyang Palace Square and climb up the long jade steps on both sides in front of the main hall of Xianyang Palace.
It is difficult to describe the mood of Xun Hu and others at this moment. It should be said that there is no need to describe the mood of these princes of the Western Regions who are making all the changes in the Western Region at this moment. Because at this moment, their minds are blank.
It has been three days since we entered Xianyang. During these three days, Xun suddenly and a group of people stayed in the State Guesthouse next to the Rites Government Office.
The State Guesthouse should be regarded as an ancillary facility of the Ministry of Rites Government Office. When the Liubu Government Office was just beginning to be built, Hu Hai specifically proposed to build a building specifically for foreign envoys to live, so the State Guesthouse complied.
And was born.
Strictly speaking, Xunhu and others should be the first batch of foreign envoys to stay in the State Guesthouse.
According to Hu Hai's wishes, the people from the Ministry of Rites originally planned to take Xunhu and others to visit various scenic spots in Xianyang City. After all, everyone could see that these envoys, who were dressed much like the Donghu people, although they were all dressed in
Dressed in gold and jade, it was obviously the first time he came to Xianyang, so he looked around dumbfounded along the way. His appearance was no different from that of a Donghu person who came to Xianyang for the first time to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
However, the good intentions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites were rejected by Xun Hu. For no other reason than the princes of the Western Regions may have only seen the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty, but Xun Hu suddenly knew what kind of person he was about to deal with.
exist.
When he saw the twelve golden figures standing like gods in the Xianyang Palace Square and the towering palaces, Xun was suddenly horrified. The only thought in his mind was that he had come to such a powerful country to seek asylum.
, is it right or wrong?
Not to mention how many available troops the Great Qin still has now, in Xunhu's opinion, only the more than 100,000 troops stationed at the edge of Puchang Sea in Bijia City are enough to wipe out the entire Western Region countries hundreds of times.
If the Wusun people really took refuge in the Loulan Kingdom, they would not rebel and it would have no effect.
Xun suddenly also knew that he, Lie Jiaomi and others' sneak attack on Bijia City had obviously angered the supreme emperor of Qin, which was why a hundred thousand troops marched westward to Bijia City. What was the purpose of the army's westward march?
There is only one thing for sure, and that is whether he comes to Great Qin to seek asylum or not. Great Qin will soon march into the Western Regions.
Or to be more realistic, Da Qin has already extended its tentacles to the edge of Bijia City. Does that mean that once the supreme emperor of Da Qin thinks that he is ready, he will immediately march westward? In other words, regardless of whether he waits for it or not
Regarding the sneak attack on Bijia City, Da Qin seemed to be making preparations to march into the Western Region at any time.
This is what Xun Hu suddenly dares not to think about and is most worried about.
He was very worried that this time he rashly came to seek asylum from Great Qin. Not only did he fail to seek asylum in the end, but he also gave Great Qin an excuse to march into the countries in the Western Regions openly. At that time, they would not only be the ones who had lost their country, but also all the Western Regions.
Man's sinner.
It has to be said that Xun Hu is indeed not a fool. Although he is not very good at fighting, he is still very sensitive to politics. Based on various signs, he has indeed considered Hu Hai's idea of agreeing to meet with him to a close.
Unfortunately, Xun suddenly also knew that this was an unsolvable proposition.
If he didn't come to seek protection from Great Qin, would Great Qin have invaded the Western Regions? Even without the Battle of Bijia City, wouldn't Great Qin have invaded the Western Regions? The answer is obviously no.
However, Xunhu did not completely give up hope. For three days, he led a group of princes from the Western Regions to study Qin language in the state hotel. He also learned about the history of Great Qin. Although the history of Great Qin is a story of struggle and annexation
Iron-blooded history.
The empire he is in now is so big that Xunhu and others can no longer imagine it. Precisely because it is so big, it also gives Xunhu his only hope, that is, the Western Region is a barbaric land, and maybe the one who controls it
His Majesty the Emperor, who has hundreds of millions of people living and dying and overlooking the world, will never notice the Western Regions. Or should we say that he originally noticed the Western Regions, but gave up because of his own operations?
After all, this time he came to Da Qin to seek asylum not because he wanted to be a white wolf with nothing. In addition to Xun Hu and others bringing the most precious treasures from the subjugated Western Region countries as tributes to His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qin, Xun Hu and others
Suddenly, he specially prepared Loulan treasures, which were coveted by all the countries in the Western Regions, and dedicated them to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin.
That treasure is Xun Hu's greatest support.
The black-armored soldiers who filled the Xianyang Palace Square, and the long white jade stairs that seemed to lead directly to the heaven, all showed what kind of power the legendary Emperor of Qin had and what the Qin Dynasty was like.
Such richness.
After walking through the ninety-nine long white jade stairs, Xun Hu and others finally stood at the entrance of the tall main hall of Xianyang Palace. The official from the Ministry of Etiquette who led them gestured for them to stop, then stood outside the door and bowed to the ground and shouted
Said: "The envoys from the Western Regions have an audience with His Majesty the Emperor!"
"The envoy from the Western Region has come to the palace to pay homage!"
"The envoy from the Western Region has come to the palace to pay homage!"
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A voice of "The envoy from the Western Region has come to the palace to pay homage!" came from the deep hall, and the few echoes seemed to be coming from above the nine heavens.
Xun suddenly felt that his clothes were soaked through, even though the weather in Xianyang after the snow was extremely cold at the moment.
"Hurry in! Remember not to forget the etiquette I taught you!"
When the official from the Ministry of Etiquette heard the voice coming from deep inside the hall, he quickly stepped aside, lowered his voice and once again told Xun Hu and others to remember the etiquette they learned in the state guesthouse.
Crossing the high threshold, Xun suddenly counted the eighteenth steps in his mind while others looked at his nose, nose and heart, and then they all fell to the ground and loudly said: "Loulan of the Western Regions (Zihe, Huqie, Milan...
) Envoy Xun suddenly paid homage to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (Labali, Tulan City...), and may His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Qin Dynasty live long live!"
The voice was extremely neat, but even Xun Hu and others could hear the trembling in the words.
Only the voices of Xun Hu and others shouting long live echoed in the deep hall.
"Get flat!"
After a long time, a clear voice came from the deep and distant hall.