The king of Shu obtained it in ancient books, and after Zhang Qian returned to Chang'an from the Western Regions, he made a detailed report to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on what he had seen and heard along the way.

The location of the Western Regions, including the rest and Tianzhu kingdoms, their specialties, population, cities, and military strength are described in detail.

Knowing the feat of Zhang Qian's westward journey for hundreds of years, the King of Shu was extremely embarrassed.

At that time, Zhang Qian could still have a general understanding of the Western Regions, but nearly a thousand years later, he did not have the slightest understanding of the countries of the Western Regions, population, specialties, and troop deployment.

It is no wonder that after Yang Yue ascended the throne, he governed the Tang Dynasty in an orderly manner within a few years, and the national strength was thriving.

After careful consideration, the gap between him and Yang Yue is afraid that there is a difference between cloud and mud!

At dusk, the housekeeper returned with the merchants from the Western Regions from all sides, and arrived at the study to bow to the king of Shu.

The King of Shu sat on the soft couch, his demeanor was solemn, and he looked back and forth at the four people in front of him with cold eyes.

These four people, regardless of their dress, face, or body shape, are surprised by the Tang people, but they are more like the Turks in the north.

The King of Shu picked up the teacup and sucked it lightly, looked at the four of them back and forth, and asked straight to the point: "Where are you from, and are there any big cannibals?"

From the ancient books and classics, he probably believed Yang Yue's words, but he still wanted to learn about the situation in the Western Regions from the mouths of merchants from the Western Regions.

Moreover, with the change of dynasties, the strong Han has long been submerged in the dust of history, and the countries of the Western Regions have definitely undergone earth-shaking changes.

The merchants on all sides looked at the King of Shu with a stunned expression, very surprised, in their eyes, the King of Shu was a relative of the emperor, he came to the Tang Dynasty through mountains and rivers, but he was an ordinary businessman, and the King of Shu had nothing to do with it.

Today, they were suddenly recruited into the palace of the king of Shu, which flattered them and panicked.

I don't know why the King of Shu summoned the four people!

Suddenly, the King of Shu asked, the four of them looked at each other, and two of them bowed their heads one after another: "What the prince said is right, we are indeed from the Great Food."

When the other two people next to him hesitated, they followed the posture of the Tang Dynasty officials and bowed their hands and said, "Lord Yu, we are from the Sassanid Empire!"

The Great Cannibal?

The Sassanid Empire?

Hearing that the four of them answered, the King of Shu was shocked, and what Yang Yue said was indeed not wrong.

"Where is the Great Eclipse, where is the Sassanid Empire?" The King of Shu asked coldly: "Where did you pass along the way when you came to Datang from Dashi and Sasanid?"

The four people in front of him are from the Great Eclipse, the Sassanid Empire, which is obviously different from what is recorded in the ancient books and classics, the secret joy of the Han Dynasty, Kangju is afraid of annihilation.

At this time, a big cannibal didn't dare to hesitate and replied: "Lord Yu, we came from the Great Eclipse, passed through the Sassanid Empire along the way, and then passed through the countries of the Western Regions, and entered the Tang Dynasty from Longyou. There was a powerful Xiongnu in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and the southwest of Tibet was dominant, and it almost bordered the Sassanid Empire in its heyday.

The Great Eclipse Empire borders the Sassanid Empire, and to the west of the Great Eclipse there are the Janbayne Empire, the Frankish Empire.

We came from Da Shi, brought spices and specialties, sold them in Datang, and bought porcelain, silk and other items in Da Tang, returned to Da Shi, and sold them to Chambaiting!"

Sassanids?

Big Food Empire?

The Janbaitine Empire?

The Frankish Empire?

These imperial names, which had never been heard of by the King of Shu in the past, suddenly learned that there were many powerful empires in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and his expression changed for a while, and he believed more and more in what Yang Yue said.

There are indeed many huge empires in the western part of the Tang Dynasty, no wonder Yang Yue continued to conquer the east and the west, strengthening the army construction, it turned out that he not only wanted to eliminate the Turks, Khitan, and Tibet, but also to expand westward.

Create a broader territory than the prosperous era of the Han Dynasty and the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty.

He didn't know when Yang Yue had this preparation, and he couldn't guess when Yang Yue had learned about the countries of the Western Regions, but judging from Yang Yue's ability to take precautions and prepare in advance, the other party was clearly more far-sighted than him!

When he thought about it for a while, the king of Shu asked: "This king heard that hundreds of years ago, the Xiongnu fled westward and broke into the Western Regions, causing a devastating blow to you, I don't know if there is such a thing?"

"The villain doesn't know!"

The big cannibal who answered earlier shook his head again and again!

"What about you?" The king of Shu asks two merchants from the Sassanid dynasty!

Two merchants from the Sassanid Empire looked at each other, and one said: "The Huns are advancing westward, and the villain is not clear, but about a few hundred years ago, a group of cavalry from the east, after hundreds of years, defeated the Alans and Goths about four hundred years ago, forcibly broke into the west, and once established a huge empire, inflicting a devastating blow to the west and conquering the holy Western Roman Empire.

If it weren't for the sudden death and the division of the mighty empire, perhaps, they would have taken over the whole West?"

"That's right, this group of people is the best at plundering, fighting, there is a proverb in the West, the land trampled by the iron hooves of the Huns will not grow a single grass." Another Sassanid merchant replied!

The Huns, who were expelled by the champion Hou, broke into the West, after hundreds of years of changes, actually had such a record in the West?

Is it the Huns who have regained their former strength?

Or are the Western empires all chickens and dogs?

The King of Shu muttered secretly, the ** fighting with illness was suddenly very strong!

After thinking about it for a while, he stared at the four of them with cold eyes and asked, "Among the several empires you mentioned, judging from what you have seen and heard, which empire is the most powerful?" Compared with Datang, who is stronger?"

Which empire is the most powerful?

The four merchants had no idea about the strength of each country and could not answer the question of the king of Shu exactly.

I don't understand why the King of Shu suddenly asked what his intentions were, and for a while, he fell into silence.

Hundreds of years ago, the Huns broke into the West, bringing endless darkness and disasters to the entire West, and the powerful and rich Tang Dynasty sent elite cavalry to break into the West after a long journey, fearing that it would bring disaster to the West again!

Seeing the four people hesitating, the King of Shu suddenly turned cold, and shouted: "What are you hesitating about, don't you dare to deceive, if you don't answer the king's question truthfully, don't want to get out of the palace alive, don't forget, in Chang'an City, not only you four merchants from the West!"

"Lord Yu, judging from the current pattern, it is Tubo, Tubo is located in the Tang Dynasty, the Great Food, the center of the three kingdoms of the Sassanid Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty, Sasanian from time to time There are wars, but they are still invincible, it can be seen that the other party is strong, your emperor sent a small number of elite soldiers and fierce generals, and it is very wrong to completely annex Tubo, he does not understand how vast the territory of Tubo is." A big food merchant replied.

Another person, the big cannibal, disagreed with his companion's answer, noticed the cold expression on the face of the King of Shu, and said: "Lord Yu, from the perspective of historical continuity, the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, the Occupinum Empire, has the longest history, and Rome has been divided for thousands of years, and it has lasted the longest.

Of course, Tubo is also very powerful, once occupied the Western Regions, and can resist the Tang Dynasty and the Turks in the east, and the Sassanid Empire and the Great Food Empire in the west!"