At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

For example, the various foods and drinks in Rome, as well as their various strange customs, and the habit of eating mainly with hands.

Zhang Liao is fine, but Xin Pina is really not used to it and can't accept it.

But there is no way, the so-called do as the Romans do, if you can't accept some things, you have to bite the bullet and accept it, so you can't make the master feel unhappy.

Then, there was the overly friendly and enthusiastic approach and communication of the spokespersons of various local forces.

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi were not used to it when they first arrived, and with the support of Wang Wei, they slowly accepted this excessive enthusiasm.

Fortunately, the Romans also understood that this kind of thing cannot be negotiated in a day or two.

So after the first reception banquet, the Romans deliberately left time and space for the Wei people to discuss this matter and make a decision by themselves.

Naturally, lobbying from all sides will not be reduced.

They have already prepared a huge amount of money, as well as various treasures, beauties and other means, and are ready to show off at the official meeting later.

Especially the suppression and confrontation of the emperor himself is the default code of various local forces.

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi didn't take this into consideration for the time being. After the banquet, they followed Wang Wei to the apartment prepared for them by Caracalla to rest and have their first meeting at the same time.

"The rules of Daqin people are really strange, and the food they eat is also very strange. They always use their hands and don't use chopsticks. It's unsightly to eat like this. I don't like it."

Simpi was born as a standard scholar, and he was educated in etiquette as a scholar since he was a child. Compared with Zhang Liao and Wang Wei, who were soldiers, it was more difficult for him to accept the habits of the Romans.

Although Zhang Liao and Wang Wei were not used to it, they led troops all the year round, and some of the extensive rules in the army coincided with the rules of the Romans, which was relatively easy to accept.

"It's okay, but they are indeed a little too enthusiastic, no matter how you look at it, they feel uncomfortable."

Zhang Liao smiled wryly for a while, then looked at Wang Wei: "General Wang, it looks like you've been living well here these past few months?"

Seeing Wang Wei's slightly rich appearance, Zhang Liao couldn't help teasing him.

"Hahaha, General Zhang was joking. The people here are indeed very enthusiastic, but they are not enthusiastic about me, but enthusiastic about our goods and wealth."

Wang Wei said with a smile: "For these goods and wealth, they have been fighting openly and secretly during this period of time. By the way, do you have any orders or requests from Your Majesty?"

Simpi said: "Your Majesty's request is very simple. Let us negotiate a trade treaty and reduce the other party's tariffs as much as possible. Then we must fully understand everything about the Great Qin Kingdom. Let us send envoys here to stay for a long time."

Wang Wei nodded.

"I understand, by the way, and, General Zhang, Xin Butang, the name of the Great Qin is not Great Qin, their country name sounds more like the word [Lou Mo]."

"Lomo?"

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi looked at each other and smiled.

"It doesn't matter, whether it's Lou Mo or Daqin, it doesn't matter, what matters is what's going on in this great country."

Zhang Liao looked at Wang Wei: "General Wang, tell us everything you know. You should have learned a lot in the past few months."

Wang Wei nodded.

"I know a lot, and many things are very important. I will speak slowly."

Next, Wang Wei told Zhang Liao and Simpi everything he had seen and heard about Rome in the past four months, not only about politics and military affairs, but also about the economy, as well as some customs and customs.

What's more, it's the undercurrent in the city of Rome.

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi frowned after hearing this.

"There is such a thing? Changing the emperor is like a child's play. The imperial army dared to kill the emperor, and dared to support the emperor openly. When the emperor even paid for the imperial army, this..."

Both Zhang Liao and Xin Pi felt that their three views had been subverted.

In China, this is the feeling that Zhao Yun and Wei Jun can decide the ownership of the emperor with one word.

Zhao Yun.

Guards.

Ok.

Can't imagine.

In any case, it is impossible to imagine how Guo Peng will lose power.

It is even more impossible to imagine how the guards can decide the ownership of the emperor. If it really comes to that point, the Wei Empire will fall apart. What else is there to talk about?

Thinking of the monarch who was as powerful as a ghost in the country, they immediately felt that the Roman emperor was simply a plaything.

Similar to Emperor Xiaoxian of the former Han Dynasty, and Liu Jian, the Duke of Shanyang who is still alive today.

There is no comparison between emperors and emperors. The difference between emperors and emperors is sometimes greater than the difference between humans and pigs.

Otherwise, how could His Majesty the Emperor decide everything arbitrarily?

However, the emperor still has some military power, some real power, and he can make those local forces look ashamed when they make troubles. At least the local forces dare not confront the emperor himself on the surface.

This can be regarded as the last face of the emperor of a great country.

Much better than Liu Xie and Liu Jian, these two are simply mascots, Liu Xie is a political object, running back and forth in the hands of various forces, without a precise destination, and later died tragically.

Liu Jian had a good life. To be precise, he was very lucky. He was established as emperor by Guo Peng, and then he took the initiative to abdicate and got a good death. Now he is extremely comfortable, but after all, he has never held real power for a day.

The real power is in the hands of Guo Peng.

In comparison, the Roman emperors were of course much better.

That being said, it's not enough.

"It would be a good thing for us if the Emperor Lomo could decide everything with one word, but right now there are undercurrents in the country of Lomo, and the conflicts between the central and local governments are sharp. Whoever chooses and who doesn't choose is a big deal." Problem."

Simpi stroked the beard on his chin, thinking silently.

"Also, the place where we landed is the most convenient place for us. It is completely under the jurisdiction of Emperor Loumo himself. Our goods must land there. It is the most convenient place for us, but for Emperor Loumo, the meaning is But it’s getting bigger.”

Wang Wei said slowly: "What he means is that he wants to do the same thing as Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom. Let's bring the goods to his territory and sell them to him there, and then he will be responsible for selling the goods to the whole country." On the land of Lomo Kingdom."

Zhang Liao frowned.

"General Wang, you just said that the central court of Lomo Kingdom and the local government have great conflicts, right?"

"Yeah, that's the problem."

Wang Wei said: "If the emperor of the Loumo Kingdom is able to make decisions and decide the world's affairs with one word, then things will be easier to handle. The problem is that he can't. To put it bluntly, the current posture of the Loumo Kingdom is like The appearance of Dong Zhuo when he was in chaos at the end of the former Han Dynasty.

There are many local forces, very large, and some of them are very powerful. Although Loumo Kingdom is large, most of the land is controlled by these local forces. Emperor Loumo has the final say. They just maintain a superficial balance, and the relationship is very close. stiff.

With a land as large as Loumo, if we don't cooperate with local people, we can't sell our silk farther, and if the various forces don't get this benefit, it's hard to say whether they will secretly trip us up.

It is not impossible to send people to rob, block roads and set up roadblocks, and find trouble everywhere. Once it happens, Emperor Loumo will not be able to speak well, and we will have no place to reason when we suffer. "

Wang Wei spread his arms and put the question in front of Zhang Liao and Simpi.

The two officials, civil and military, were appointed by the emperor to have the highest decision-making power.

With such a long distance, it was impossible for Guo Peng to issue orders. Guo Peng handed over the decision-making power to Zhang Liao and Xin Pi, and the two must reach a consensus before making a decision.

The matter is of great importance, and the two must reach a compromise, not tit for tat.

So Zhang Liao and Xin Pi frowned, their faces were serious, and they could not make a decision after contemplating for a long time.

"If it can't satisfy Emperor Loumo's idea, then it's hard to say tariffs, but if it can't satisfy the ideas of those local dignitaries in Loumo, it's hard to guarantee that our goods will not be stumbling through their territory. This is a dilemma. .”

Zhang Liao looked at Simpi.

Simpi nodded.

"The two countries are thousands of miles apart. No matter how strong our Wei army is, we are beyond our reach. We cannot go to war, and we cannot use military threats. Right now, if we can't think of a way to achieve both, this trade will be very difficult."

The two were in a dilemma and didn't know how to make a decision.

Wang Wei looked at Zhang Liao and Xin Pi who were in a dilemma.

"General, Minister, actually I have an idea, I don't know what you think about it."

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi set their sights on Wang Wei.

"What do you think."

"This kind of thing should not be decided by us."

Wang Wei narrowed his eyes and said softly: "We are guests, we are newcomers, we are not familiar with the place, so we made a rash decision, offending people is a trivial matter, and if we fail to do things well, it will violate His Majesty's great trust, which is a major matter.

So we don't need to make a decision, we can throw the problem to the Lomo people themselves, let them fight for it, let them embarrass and hurt their spirits, and then we only need to know one result.

If we insist on getting involved in this kind of thing, we will either offend the local forces or Emperor Loumo, neither of which meets our requirements, does it? "

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi stared at Wang Wei for a while, and they all showed surprise expressions.

"It makes sense."

"Well said."

Simpi looked Wang Wei up and down.

"General Wang, you seem to have grown a lot in the past few months, and you are so thoughtful about this kind of thing. Could it be that you have a talent for diplomatic affairs?"

Wang Wei smiled and waved his hands.

"It's just that I have seen a lot, and I have a little understanding of the quarrel between them, so I can prescribe the right medicine and find a way. After all, we are thousands of miles away, so we can't do things that offend others."

Xin Pi nodded repeatedly and looked at Zhang Liao.

"General Zhang, in my opinion, it's best for us to split up this matter and tell them that if we want our goods, it's fine, but we have to solve the problem ourselves.

The emperor's problem, as well as the local problem, they have to solve by themselves, we can just wait for the result, return the initiative to them, and neither side will offend. "

Zhang Liao is good at military affairs, but not good at diplomacy.

Participating in this kind of thing this time is driven by Guo Peng's trust and curiosity about Rome's military power. He has no interest in diplomacy and business matters, so he naturally follows the good advice.

"It's so kind, Zhang will do what Xin Butang wants Zhang to do."

"So good."

Xin Pi was very happy with Zhang Liao's cooperation.

Zhang Liao was also secretly happy.

Of course, he also has his reasons and purposes for cooperating with Simpi so much.

Chapter 1385. One thousand 290 five Return the false initiative to Rome and get the real initiative

Before Xin Xianying was betrothed to Guo Jin, Xin Pi, the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, often made jokes in the court, calling him the minister of the white board.

It means why a minister who has no power has a high position, but in fact he has no power in his hands. There is an empty Qingshui Yamen, and he can't get anything.

Earlier, there were countries in the Western Regions to toss them, but now the countries in the Western Regions are gone, and only the envoys of Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom are left in the empty diplomatic compound.

But let alone, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has nothing, and it is a good thing to have an empty shell.

Those with political ideals and ambitions don't come, those who come are salted fish, they are not elites, and they can't make money, so they can only live on their salary honestly.

So at least none of the political turmoil over the years has involved the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has retreated from every political turmoil, which is very safe.

Of course, people with ideals must look down on this stagnant Yamen, and feel that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no reputation.

There are still many people who came forward to Guo Peng, hoping that Guo Peng would simply downgrade the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and transfer him back to the level of Honglu Temple.

Whatever diplomacy the Heavenly Kingdom wants, everyone should be our vassal state.

Guo Peng has never responded to this, but he has always maintained the regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and does not allow the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to disappear.

Xin Pi himself was born as a descendant, but his elder brother Xin Ping was born close to Yuan Cong - the former Ministry of the Supreme Emperor, and later followed the current Majesty, with deep qualifications and very clean himself.

With these advantages added to the body, after years of sitting down at the blank board, the sky has paid off, and it has finally blossomed and borne fruit.

Xin Pi's daughter, Xin Xianying, was selected as the crown prince's concubine. Serving the crown prince by his side was tantamount to booking a future for the Xin family.

This power can continue until the next generation of emperors ascend the throne.

How many people are now red-eyed and trying to find a way to the Xin family, but they can't find it. The anxious face is as red as the mountain monkey's bare buttocks.

Zhang Liao didn't expect Guo Peng to let Simpi go with him, but now that he thinks about it, he realizes that Guo Peng's arrangement for him to go with Simpi is just to give him a chance to have a good relationship with Simpi.

Your Majesty trusts me!

Giving me the future!

Such thoughts permeated Zhang Liao's heart, making his dry heart warm as if it had been moistened by hot springs.