After passing through Yumen Pass, passing through Suzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Lanzhou, the Western Regions Army will then go all the way north, through Lingzhou, Huaiyuan, and finally arrive at Fengzhou, where it is stationed.

Although this trip made a circle, it bypassed a section of the desert, and the wide cement gallop greatly increased the speed of the march, so the time to reach Fengzhou was not longer than walking in a straight line, and even some military rations could be received along the way.

Belus, on the other hand, broke up with Wei Chi Baolin in Lanzhou and followed the envoys who came to greet them all the way to Chang'an.

But I have to say that since the meeting with the Tang envoys, Belus finally knew how happy it was to walk with Yu Chi Baolin.

Because at present, although this envoy does not talk as much as Wei Chi, he is too rigid, everything must be done step by step according to the rules, how many rituals are performed every day, what meals are eaten at each meal, who can be seen and who cannot be seen, these are all in charge.

The most unexpected thing for Belus was that the time taken to travel from Lanzhou to Chang'an was three times the distance from Yumen Pass to Lanlu.

The road in front of them was already the width of a one-way six-horse carriage, and it was much smoother than the border, but because of the rules, they could only walk thirty miles a day.

Thirty miles, it seemed to Belus almost no different from climbing, setting out in the morning and resting at noon, setting out again in the afternoon, and resting again in the evening. Seeing the ox carts overtake him, Belus really hated to stab the messenger who received him with a knife.

Even at one point, Belus thought that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty who received him should be extorting money from him, so he also planned to give his own knife to this envoy.

As a result, he touched his nose again, and it was precisely because of this that he knew that the person who came to pick him up was not greedy for his wealth, but looked down on him at all, and completely regarded him as a turtle who had come to pay tribute.

The depressed mood accompanied Belus all the way, and his admiration for Datang gradually faded, and finally turned into anger.

……

Time passed, and two months later, Belus and his party, who were almost about to go crazy, finally saw the purpose of this trip - Tang Chang'an! Although there was only a vague shadow, it still made them happy.

It was also at this time that Belus finally survived the torment of anticipation.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can't leave today, ten miles further is Chang'an, you must stop here to rest and wait for Your Majesty's order, unless Your Majesty has an order, you can't enter Chang'an." The envoy who received Belus also seemed to have a feeling of staying up, and hurriedly explained a sentence and returned to Beijing without looking back.

……

"Your Highness, what shall we do? Are you really waiting here? After settling into the inn, Aro came to Belus's side and asked in a low voice as he watched the endless flow of people outside the inn.

"There is an old saying in Datang, it is said that if you come, you will be safe, we have survived this road for more than two months, do we still have to wait here for a few days?" Belus, who came to the outside of Chang'an City, was not in a hurry at this time, and now he wished that the Tang Emperor would see him a few days later.

"So what are we going to do these days? You can't just sit back and do nothing, can you? A Luo regret was very depressed, as a military general, he really couldn't stand this kind of torment.

"Of course you can't stay there." Belus smiled mysteriously: "Let's go, let's change clothes." ”

"Huh? Change of clothes? Do? ”

"Of course, it's to go out for a walk, don't worry, as long as we don't actively reveal our identities, no one will know who we are." Belus squeezed his eyes and said, following the example of Yu Chi Baolin.

Although this post house is still ten miles away from Chang'an, there are not many people around, such as Turks, Western Regions, Persians, Great Cannibals, Tianzhu People, etc., Belus monarchs and ministers put on ordinary clothes and go out, no one will notice them at all, they will only be regarded as one of the many foreign races.

As soon as Aro was told by Belus, his heart also began to itch, although he had some feelings of 'not learning well' for His Royal Highness the Prince's behavior of squeezing his eyes, but this did not affect his mood of also wanting to go out and have a look.

So the prince of Persia and his number one general hurriedly changed their clothes, and left the inn with seven or eight retinues who had also changed their clothes, and it didn't take long for them to mingle with the crowd.

……

"Aro, do you say that when His Majesty Kuslao I ruled Persia, did there be so many people in our country?" Walking through the flow of people, Belos looked east and west, and from time to time he picked up some things from some vendors on the side of the road and looked at them a few times, and he did not forget to miss his homeland.

But Ah Luo, who was beside him, directly poured a basin of cold rustle on him: "There shouldn't be, I heard that the permanent population of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is now more than 1.5 million, and if you count the floating population, it should be no less than two million, which is a number that we can't reach at all." ”

God knows what Belus thinks, he will compare the population, if he knows that the current population of Datang is far more than 70 million, I don't know how he will feel.

After all, even when his country, Sassanid Persia, was at its strongest, the population it ruled was only 18 million, less than one-third of the current Tang Dynasty.

……

After walking around the inn for a while, Belus's mind suddenly became hot and said, "Aro, why don't we go into the city and have a look?" Go and see what Wei Chi said. ”

"Your Royal Highness, I think it's better to forget it, I don't know when the will of the Tang Emperor will come down at the moment, in case we enter the city, the will of the Tang Emperor will be issued at this time, I am afraid that there will be variables."

Ah Luo regretted that he was more mature and would not follow Belus to fool around, and considering the consequences that could be triggered if he could not meet the will of His Majesty Li Er, he firmly rejected the prince's proposal.

"Alright then, listen to you." Although Belus was itching in his heart, he knew that what Aro said was not wrong, so he could only nod in disappointment.

And at this time, a familiar voice suddenly came, startling the two monarchs and ministers in the entanglement: "Lao Bei, Lao Ah, why are you two here?" Haven't you entered the city yet? ”

In Datang, there is only one person who can be called Lao Bei and Lao A, and that is Yu Chi Baolin, but didn't that guy go to Fengzhou? He said it himself when they parted some time ago, how could it be here?

The two suspicious people turned their heads in the direction of the sound, and before they could see clearly, a dark war horse appeared in front of the two, and a man like a black iron tower sat on the horse.

"Wei Chi? Is it really you? You're not...... Didn't you go to Toyosu? Belus's voice was tinged with surprise, and it sounded like he knew the country.

"Haha...... there's nothing going on in Fengzhou, after settling down, His Majesty summoned me back to Beijing to report on my work, so Lao Tzu will come back." Wei Chi is still the same, his arrogance has not changed at all, and in front of Belus, he still roars in a short manner.

But now, both Belus and Arroch are accustomed to his self-title, and they know that he doesn't mean to take advantage, so they let him go and don't find fault with him.

"By the way, why are you still here? It's been more than two months, and you haven't entered Chang'an yet? After a few words of greeting, Yu Chi Baolin looked Belus up and down and asked suspiciously.

After listening to Wei Chi's question, Ah Luo immediately complained: "Alas, don't mention it, that envoy is simply an old stubborn, thirty miles a day, he won't walk an inch more, and now being here is already the result of our hard work." ”

"Hehe, this is normal, if Lao Tzu is not going to Fengzhou to station, it is estimated that it will be like this." Listening to A Luo's complaint, Yu Chi Baolin smiled, but soon seemed to remember something, raised his hand and slapped it on his big head: "Damn, I forgot ......."

Well? Forgot? Forgot something? Surprised by Yu Chi Baolin's strange reaction, Belus took two steps back, and then saw a few young men who had been standing and smiling at his side.

"Pauling, this is the Prince of Belus you were talking about, right?" Li Chengqian and the others, who had been standing not far away, finally noticed their direction after seeing Xiao Bie, and then slowly walked over.

"Gao Ming, come on, let me introduce you, this is the Persian prince Lao Bei, this is the general Lao Bei." Yu Chi Baolin is also a face-saving person, just now His Royal Highness was long, His Royal Highness shouted shortly, and now when he met an outsider, he thought of the he had bragged about before, and finally opened his mouth to call out Li Chengqian's words.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian didn't care much about this kind of title, and he also knew that Wei Chi didn't have any malicious intentions, so he just smiled after hearing it, and then walked a few steps forward and opened his arms: "Prince Belus, on behalf of my father, welcome to your arrival." ”

The popular friendship between gentlemen in the Tang Dynasty is as light as water, so the most common thing to meet is to bow hands, but Persia is different. The etiquette in this kingdom is hugging, and at the same time, people of low status are also required to kiss their cheeks when they see people of high status as a sign of respect.

Of course, in fact, this is also a situation where the identity is almost the same, otherwise if the Persian king meets the people and is hugged like this, the picture must be very beautiful.

Belus stepped forward very mechanically, the whole person was wooden, and it was completely reflexive to complete a set of Persian rituals, no matter what, he never imagined that he would see the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty on the street outside Chang'an City.

In fact, along the way, he was thinking about the circumstances under which he would meet Li Chengqian, but no matter how he thought about it, he didn't show up in this way.

Shouldn't the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty be in the palace? And shouldn't the Tang prince have thousands of guards? But why is there only two or three guards around this guy in front of him, and they are all women, could this be a fake?

(End of chapter)