At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

In the future, when you return to the state of Wei, you can use the printing technology of the state of Wei to spread and preserve it widely as a permanent accusation.

So he picked up a pen and began to record.

[In August [-]th of the first year of Xingyuan, King Lomo Shike Anxi's capital Taixi closed the city. The emperor was very happy and ordered the army to plunder for ten days as a reward. See, but the messy corpses are piled up like mountain ears...]

[At that time, many residents in the city did not have time to take refuge. All the troops arrived, destroyed the houses, rushed in, beheaded their men, and raped their women. Even if there were old and young, they didn't care. They all killed them for pleasure. There were old women and children. He also kills him for adultery, and when one person commits adultery, all the soldiers onlookers laugh...]

【At that time, the rich and powerful families in the city were not allowed to flee, and they were trapped in the city. They were acquired by General Loumo, who took all their treasures, burned their families, and beheaded their men. , and then bestowed on the army, within a day, the description is miserable, and it does not look like a human being...]

[At that time, there was a golden armor in the city, and the two generals could not compete with each other, leading the army to attack, the dead were all over the place, the armor was eventually obtained by the first general, and the rest were not angry, so I told the emperor. Those who reward the rest...]

[There is an old woman in the city who protects her young grandson and sneaks around, and is acquired by the army. The old woman kneels down and begs for mercy with tears in her eyes. The army laughs, beheads her grandson's head, and walks away. , dead...]

[In the city, there are brave soldiers who protect their people and escape dozens of times. They are trapped by the army. The army captures the brave soldiers and kills their people for fun. The people cry and cry, and they all die. The brave soldiers' eyes are cracked, crying and vomiting blood. And die...]

Every pile, every piece, was witnessed by Cao Chongzhi himself.

He could vouch for his reputation that it was all true.

Chapter 1531 One thousand four hundred and fifty one Cao Chongzhi began to think about his retreat

Cao Chongzhi lived in a military camp outside the city, and while recording what he saw, he paid attention to the situation of Taixi's closure of the city.

It's just that he never stepped into Taixi Fengcheng again.

He didn't leave the barracks until thick smoke billowed in the city of Taixifeng and the flames soared into the sky, dyeing the sky the color of flames. He left the barracks and stood on the hill outside the barracks, condescendingly overlooking the city of Taixifeng.

Under the light of the fire, the sky has a different kind of beauty. Looking at it makes people feel poetic and want to recite a few poems.

The "literati" in the Roman military camp stood together with Cao Chongzhi, admiring the beauty, and praised the great achievements of Emperor Caracalla with gorgeous rhetoric.

By the way, mocking the incompetence of the Parthian Empire at this moment.

Roman aristocratic education included the link of eloquence, and politicians also paid attention to eloquence, smooth logic and gorgeous words, but anyone who could be around the emperor was a master of this skill.

It's just that they don't know whether their gorgeous rhetoric contains the helpless howls of the residents in the city at the same time.

Seeing their flushed faces as if they drank a barrel of wine in one go, Cao Chongzhi lowered his head and thought for a while, thinking that there is a high probability that there is no such thing.

In all the world, which winner needs to care about the dignity and pain of the loser?

The dignity and pain of the loser, everything is just the aftertaste of the winner enjoying the victory.

The world is far from being civilized enough that the victor needs to pity the loser.

So Cao Chongzhi knew that after this fire, the world would forget everything, and that miserable General Taixifeng would only exist in his own records.

So Cao Chongzhi suddenly felt that he had a mission on his shoulders.

If, if the tragedy of those people is not recorded in their own records, then the blood and tears of those people will never be known to future generations.

Later generations will think that this world is so beautiful. War can only be achieved by siege and heroism, and only when the masts and sculls are wiped out in smoke while talking and laughing. There are no soldiers' stumps, limbs and arms, and ordinary people's blood and tears!

Isn't this war too gentle?

In addition, Cao Chongzhi felt that the things he had recorded were useless and useless.

But if one day this world becomes civilized, gentle, fair and just, the blood and tears of these people recorded by me may make people at that time sigh more or less, accusing the barbaric and bloody old world.

As such, this record is meaningful.

Cao Chongzhi decided so.

The looting was over, and all the valuable things that could be taken away were looted from Tessiphon, and all those that could not be taken away were destroyed.

Residential houses, official buildings, and historical sites were all destroyed.

The imprint of civilization was swept away, and even the city wall of Ctesiphon was destroyed by the Roman army using the war equipment that the Parthians in the city did not take away, and it was completely demolished.

Then there was a big fire that ignited the entire Ctesiphon.

Watching Tessiphon turn into ashes in the raging flames, Emperor Caracalla opened his arms and enthusiastically praised his achievements with gorgeous rhetoric and cadenced tone.

He poured out the cultural ability gathered from the education he had received since he was a child, and eulogized the beauty of this moment with the most gorgeous and magnificent words he could think of!

He has never felt so great like this moment!

The ruins of the enemy country are his monuments!

Standing beside Caracalla, Cao Chongzhi felt unspeakable emotions flowing in his heart.

Caracalla felt supremely happy, feeling that her desire and vanity had been greatly satisfied.

Of course, he did not forget Cao Chongzhi.

He rewarded Cao Chongzhi with one-tenth of the treasure that his own soldiers had seized for him—a huge amount of wealth that Cao Chongzhi could not imagine.

This is not only the reward of Cao Chongzhi's meritorious service along the way, but also Caracalla's gratitude to Cao Chongzhi for his great contribution to killing the traitor.

Cao Chongzhi felt very excited.

He felt that if this gold and silver treasure that could fill fifty carts was placed in front of his dying aunt who was in charge of money, she would definitely make her scream and faint.

On the contrary, if these treasures were placed in front of his father who was in charge of the money, he would definitely make him put his hands on his chest, take a few steps back and lean on the wall, panting heavily, and not fall down .

Anyway, Cao Chongzhi felt that his grief, indignation and painful emotions could be affected by these dazzling treasures, which shows that these treasures can definitely destroy the normal thinking of a normal person.

Faced with these wealth, Cao Chongzhi suddenly felt that his cultivation was not enough.

If Caracalla asked Cao Chongzhi to sing praises for him as a reward, Cao Chongzhi felt that he would be happy to do it.

Vulgar, vile, shameless!

Cao Chongzhi, Cao Chongzhi!You have fallen!You have fallen!Are these possessions what you deserve?

Are these dirty property stained with blood and tears of the people, should you reach out and accept them?

In doing so, are you worthy of the education you have received?

Have you forgotten the grief and pain in your heart?

Have you forgotten your determination to prosecute the atrocities of the Romans in place of the people of Ctesiphon?

Cao Chongzhi scolded himself loudly in his heart.

Then he accepted the gift of gratitude with a smile.

No way, Caracalla gave too much.

A complaint is a complaint, and a gift is a gift. These are two different things and should not be confused.

To use a sentence often said in Taixue to describe it - [should be viewed dialectically].

Not only that, Caracalla also rewarded Cao Chongzhi with the three young and beautiful resting women who had been looted.

"These three are aristocratic women, young and beautiful, unmarried, you have been with me for a long time, I know you have no women to take care of you, this is very inconvenient for you.

Of course you need to ask your father about your marriage, but if you find a few women to serve you, you don’t need to ask your father. These noble women are also worthy of your status, right? "

Caracalla is very grateful to this Wei Guojun who saved his life in times of crisis.

He loves wealth so much and needs wealth to realize his ambitions, and he is also very greedy for those three angelic-looking Anxi noble women.

Even so, he is willing to take out one-tenth of his huge wealth and these three beauties to thank Cao Chongzhi.

Thank him for saving his life and allowing himself such a glorious moment.

Without Cao Chongzhi's protection, he didn't know if he would be able to escape the assassination of that damned traitor, further kill Macrinus, and fully control the real power of the Imperial Guard.

Emperor Caracalla was very happy, and he wanted to repay Cao Chongzhi heavily.

Then he told Cao Chongzhi that he was going back to the city of Rome, showing off his achievements in front of all Roman citizens, and let all Romans know that their emperor was so glorious and good at fighting.

In this way, he can really establish his prestige, and based on this, he can start to implement his plan.

plan?

Cao Chongzhi didn't know that Caracalla had another plan.

"Yes, my plan."

Caracalla blinked at Cao Chongzhi: "I am very envious of your emperor who can let the people of the whole country directly pay taxes to him. I decided to learn from him and use all means to become him. I also want to let everyone in the country pay taxes to him." Pay taxes directly to me!"

Caracalla smiled and said such words, but Cao Chongzhi didn't think he was joking.

He really intends to do it.

But, my lord Caracalla.

You know that His Majesty the Emperor whom I am loyal to... No, it is His Majesty the Supreme Emperor now, do you know what he did to complete such a great cause?

Do you know how many people he killed, how many battles he fought, and how many years it took him to accomplish such a feat?

Do you want to learn from him?

Do you want to be him?

for real?

Caracalla's ambition immediately made Cao Chongzhi feel that the burning Taixi Fengcheng could not attract his attention so much.

This guy actually wants to be the second Guo Peng!

So what is his first step?

Go to war with the Senate in Rome, seize all the power of the Senate, and then go to war with the military leaders of the whole country?

Can he really do it?

Cao Chongzhi suddenly felt that it was extremely dangerous to stay by this guy's side, and what he was going to do might be very surprising.

And in the process, can he reach Guo Peng's position, or be killed soon... Cao Chongzhi thinks the latter is more likely.

If he stops here as an authoritarian dictator, he may still be able to maintain his status and honor. If he wants to seize the interests of those nobles and military leaders, he will simply go to war with the whole of Rome, and his reliance is a victories and a Praetorian Guard.

Cao Chongzhi now seriously suspects that Caracalla has not figured out what the source of his power and the basis of his rule are. He is even a little worried about his future and the commercial interests of the Wei Empire in the Roman Empire.

The Maritime Silk Road, which was finally opened, must not be broken because of this guy's mess.

What the Wei Empire needs is a guy who can be an emperor harmoniously, not a lunatic.

Ctesiphon's conflagration seemed to be Caracalla's insane desire for power, which would destroy anyone who stood in his way, until he himself was consumed.

Cao Chongzhi began to think about his retreat.

And Guo Peng and Guo Chengzhi are still walking westward, all the way westward, crossing the Hexi Corridor, passing through the Yumen Pass, and heading towards the vast land of the Western Regions.

The Great Chi Road in the Western Regions has been planned and laid since Yande returned to the Western Regions in four years, and it took ten years to finally build it successfully.

Starting from the west of Yumen Pass, it leads straight to the Zhenxi Dufu Mansion in the west of the empire, spanning thousands of miles, connecting the two ends of the empire together.

Walking on this big road, you have already entered the jurisdiction of Beiting Duhufu.

A large number of caravans can still be seen going back and forth here, and all signs show the prosperous commercial and trade exchanges in this area.

Chapter 1532 One thousand four hundred and fifty two official services provided by Zhuge Liang

Unlike inland caravans, most caravans in the Western Regions use camels as their main means of transportation.

The reason is that there are many sandstorms and few oasis water sources in the Western Regions, and horses are not as resistant to wind, sand and drought as camels, and cannot last as long as camels, and are not economical and durable enough.

Therefore, people chose camels as the main means of transportation in the desert in the long-term natural selection.

In addition to supporting the operation of the main body of the empire with the four major army horse farms, the Wei Empire also raised camels on a large scale in the Western Regions as the main force of transportation. The guardians of the three prefectures of the Western Regions all have an important mission, that is, to raise enough camels for urgent needs for.

There are obviously no shortage of camels in Guishuang, Anxi and other countries. From west to east, and from east to west, the long caravan of camels stretches endlessly.

Some large caravans had as many camels and vehicles as could be seen at a glance, and it seemed that the entire queue was even longer than Guo Peng's accompanying guards.

The camels strolled leisurely, advancing slowly at a leisurely pace, their mouths were constantly chewing, and their eyes protected by thick eyelashes blinked and blinked. It seemed that nothing could embarrass them or make them lose This calmness now.

"A lot of camels."

Guo Chengzhi and Guo Peng rode side by side on horseback, looking at a caravan of camels approaching with curiosity in their eyes.

"Camels are more suitable for business in the Western Regions. The Western Regions lack oases and water sources. Horses are not as durable as camels, and they can't move at high speed like the army, and they can't get a lot of supplies like us. Therefore, it is more economical and durable to choose camels."