Chapter 35: The Xia People

The place where Fusu took classes was at the Bamboo Spring Palace in the royal city. Moving westward here, no matter how many courtiers and concubines and palace maids there were, they could only squeeze into Yongcheng, which was smaller than Xianyang, and Fusu, who was the eldest son of the king, succumbed to the narrow Zhuquan Palace.

This palace built hundreds of years ago in accordance with the Zhou rites, the length and width of the whole building is only 18 feasts (31.74 meters), the width of the court is only 6 feasts (10.58 meters), the area of the Ming Hall, the large room, the side, and the others is even more narrow. The high platform is low, the palace room is old, and it is dim, there is no Lu Li of Chu in Xianyang Palace, and the candles must be lit in the daytime class.

The classroom is quiet, but outside the classroom is turbulent, and it is almost impossible to put down a bookcase. A few days ago, the Chu army pulled out the Motianling Pass and climbed the Motianling, and the news reached Yongcheng for some reason, and the officials and nobles in Yongcheng City were panicked at first, and then they all scolded Meng Tian.

Those who are familiar with Chencang Road know that none of the places in the Shuishui Canyon (that is, today's Lingguan Gorge) and Motianling, which blocked the Jingren Boat Division, could not be occupied by the Jing people, and once occupied, there would be no danger in the upper reaches of the Shuishui. But such an important place was still captured by the Jing people.

A few days later, the Jing people reappeared on the left bank of the river, and the nobles were even more panicked, and all of them hid in their homes at once, and there was no more feasting and drinking, and some of them were preparing to flee - not only did they collect the gold and silver in the house, but they also installed an iron cage at both ends of the axle of the vehicle to prevent the axle from being damaged when escaping.

Only the Bamboo Spring Palace was peaceful, and with the patient explanation of Aristotle IV in the court, Wu Ji outside the Ming Hall was talking to Nggo Vala, talking about the current war.

"I must know where we will go if the Qinni are defeated again?" Ngago-Vala asked very seriously, this was something he was very concerned about. "Are you going all the way west back to Bactria?"

"The Qinni will not be defeated." It is not surprising that he is concerned about the safety of his teacher.

"I don't understand." Murgo Walla looked confused. "The Qini have not won once, and if they fail again, we will become captives of the Chuni. I've heard ......"

"What have you heard?" Needless to say, I don't know where I heard that there are no more than ten Xia people in the whole world who can speak Greek, and almost all of them are in Yingdu.

"I've heard that the Chuni list the Bachelor as an enemy, and you." Woogo Walladao.

"You're that, that spy......" Wu Ji's face changed suddenly, and he subconsciously took two steps back, looking at Ngago Vala in disbelief.

Needless to say, Gorgo Vala could not believe that his duty was to protect the safety of Aristotle IV, and it was not too much to ask such a question. Wuji accused him of being a spy, and he smiled at the corner of his mouth and said very calmly: "Yes, I am." ā€

Needless to say, Aristotle IV trusted him and told him about spying, but he didn't expect that Gorgo Vala would not deny it. Seeing that there was no killing intent on his face with a smile on his face, he asked, "Why did you help the Chuni people?" ā€

"Do you like Chuni or Qinni?" Rhagoh Vara asked rhetorically. Before he could answer, he continued to speak, "You hate Qin Ni, right? I know you hate her. A country even more despotic than Persia, where the common people had no freedom, just a bunch of slaves. Do you really want such a state to rule the land? If I'm not mistaken, you're also a Xia person. ā€

Xia Ren's words are very light, but they will be knocked down neatly. It doesn't matter if he speaks Greek, Macedonian, or Persian; Whether he wore a Greek kiton, or an Indian robe, a back, or an Egyptian tunic, his skin was not as white as that of Gorgo Vala. He knows Xia characters, remembers the Book of Songs, and has an indescribable attachment to this land.

What kind of country is the Qin State, he knows very well that if such a country rules this land, the civilization and freedom in this land will be completely extinct. However, this is a good thing for the known world, destroy the state of Chu, destroy everything in this land, let the people here live in darkness forever, make them slaves and be proud of slaves, and ...... the Greeks and the successors of Greek civilization will always rule the known world.

Needless to say, his face changing constantly, he sighed, and he continued: "They say I am a Greek, but I am not. I am of the Wa ethnic group and my hometown is in Cyprus. My ancestors and my people told me never to trust the Greeks! When a Greek says you are a Greek, it is that he wants to take advantage of you; When he says that you are not a Greek, it means that he has nothing to do with you, that he cannot take advantage of you.

Since you are a Xia person, why don't you stand with your people and rebel against the ugly and cruel Qin Ni? Do you really believe that the Xia were an inferior civilization and the Greeks were a higher civilization? ā€

"I ......" is not taboo, his mind is completely confused, and he is at a loss. He had been avoiding the fact that he was a Xia man, a fact that made him extremely painful and unchangeable. "I—I don't know." He struggled for a moment, and finally gave up.

"If Chuni wins this battle, Qinni will perish, but if Qinni wins, then it is very likely that Qinni will rule this land." He was not a qualified lobbyist, he simply spoke about his own experiences and observations, and he believed that he would not betray himself. "I just want to know, what exactly did the Qinni people rely on this time? Battleships, artillery, or more armies? ā€

"I ......" Gregor Vala was indeed a spy, and he had no fear of having such a thought in his heart, but he was not at all resentful about it, but was happy, a kind of pleasure of venting his anger. I do not know. He repeated, and just as Gregor Vala looked disappointed, he added: "Certainly not artillery, the craftsmen who make saltpeter have all been detained by the steppe barbarians." ā€

"What's that?" Murgo Vala took two steps closer and asked. "Is it a battleship or more troops?"

"I don't know." Needless to say, there is some pain. "This time the Qinni are very, very cautious, and no one knows what they are going to do. South of the Wei River, no one can enter, not even a bachelor. ā€

"South of the Wei River?" Murgo Vala pondered the place. Before he could ask again, the voice of 'King Zhi' came from the door of the stage, it was King Qin who came. Hearing this voice, Wuji, who had been at a loss just now, came back to his senses in an instant, and he no longer looked at Ngagoh Vala, but walked quickly into the Ming Hall, and went to the court to report to Aristotle IV.

On the contrary, instead of entering the court, he hurried down the steps, first avoiding Zhao Zheng, and then returning to his dormitory when Zhao Zheng ascended the steps, and then hurried out of the palace and finally out of the city. The activities of the Kwantung Hou spy have suddenly intensified in the past few days, and there are waiters at the city gates everywhere, and as soon as Ngago Vala left the city, the news reached the Governor's Mansion.

"Who's out of the city? Don't you want to? "The Qin people saw that Bai Di was blind, although there were not too many Bai Di people around Aristotle IV, but Wei Yi still didn't know who was who.

"It's the head of Lord Bai Di's guard." The chief of the confession told him about the official position of Nggo Vala, and Wei Yu finally knew who it was.

"Is it him?!" The head of Lord Baidi's guard, a tall Baidi man. Even in winter, he wears a beautiful but old bronze armor with a bronze head and a red feather on it. No one would have thought that such a warrior would be a spy of Jing Renhou.

"Yes, yes." Hou Chang couldn't believe it at first. "His men have ridden out of the city and marched to Weishui."

"If you go to Weishui, you won't be killed!" Wei Yu's face changed suddenly. The Chu army has already detoured back to the left bank of the river, and the Qin army defending the Lingguan Gorge has all retreated, and the war is about to break out, and all the secrets of the Qin state are on the south bank of Weishui.

"However, this person is a person from Bai Di...... "Lord Bai Di seems to have become the national teacher of Great Qin, what if Lord Bai Di ordered him to go to Weishui?"

"No mercy!" Wei Yicai doesn't care what Bai Di is or not. If this battle is lost, the Qin state will cease to exist.

"Yui!" The lieutenant was furious, and the marquis had to hurry away, and soon a cavalry rushed out of the city to Weishui, intending to intercept the Nga Vala back to Yongcheng, and if he dared to resist, he would have no choice but to kill him.

When the cavalry went out of the city, Wei Yu hurried to Zhuquan Palace, because Zhao Zheng was in Zhuquan Palace.

Zhao Zheng's visit disrupted Aristotle IV's lectures, but Zhao Zheng was also interested in the known world. There are such vast territories and so many states outside of Great Qin, looking at the map of Aristotle IV, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "The world is so big." ā€

"Yes, Your Majesty." Aristotle IV replied. "The world is much bigger than we think. In the Greek Islands alone, there were hundreds of city-states. And in our seas, there are numerous more countries. ā€

"Which of these states is the strongest?" There are many states on the map, and Aristotle IV, who is a bachelor, is proud of the prosperity of the world, but Zhao Zheng does not change his nature, and directly asks which country is the strongest.

Aristotle IV was stunned by his question, and looked at the map for a while before replying: "I think the most powerful country should be Egypt, and then Rome." In the last war, they sent more than 200,000 men to defeat the Punics. ā€

More than 200,000 people, not more than 200,000 troops, Zhao Zheng didn't notice the difference between the two, even if more than 200,000 troops were not strong in his opinion, after all, they didn't have witch weapons. As he was about to speak, Aristotle IV added: "India is also very strong, they have nine thousand elephants, thirty thousand cavalry, and another six hundred thousand infantry. ā€

"India is indeed a great power." The Indian Mauryan Dynasty, which was falling apart, finally made Zhao Zheng a little valued, although the Qin army had slightly more cavalry and foot soldiers than India, but there were no elephants in the Qin country.

"India is inferior to Persia, and Persia is inferior to Greece." Aristotle IV said again. "The Persians will hire Greek mercenaries, but the Greeks will not hire Persian mercenaries; Indians will hire Persian mercenaries, but Persians will not hire Indian mercenaries. ā€