Days are everlasting

The sails were raised on the sea, and Daxuan's First Fleet officially set off to return home.

Behind them is the Roman fleet.

It has been three years since Emperor Daxuan VII ordered people to go to sea in the second year of Yuanhe, and the First Fleet was ready to set off from Rome to return home.

For the past two years, the First Fleet has been sailing in the declared border area.

Back then, when Zhou Dingwang Jigong moved his capital to Luoyi, and after his son Ping Wang succeeded to the throne, due to various accidents, the deterrent power of Dazhou to the princes became lower and lower.

After King Ping, officially entered the era of chaotic wars in the Warring States period. Thanks to the legacy of Xuanwen Gong Ji Bofu, Daxuan survived the early chaotic wars, and then gradually became stronger, and finally replaced Zong Zhou and became the overlord of the world.

Although the Zhou family survived in name only, both Daxuan and Zong Zhou had the surname Ji, and they had to save some face for each other.

Because of the chaotic wars among the princes, the Zhou family was already in decline before the unification of the Great Xuan. Not only could it not maintain the life of the nobles, but even the diet of the royal family and ministers was a problem. Only the vassal states surnamed Ji who remember the ancient etiquette can help them.

After Daxuan succeeded in unifying by relying on the system of military merit and nobility, he no longer enfeoffed the area within the Great Wall - which was built by several vassal states close to Rongdi. Beyond the Great Wall.

At that time, the king of Xuan changed his title to the emperor, and he called himself the first emperor. After the hegemony of unifying the vassal states was completed, he opened a new volume of the governance policy left by Duke Xuanhuan, Ji Qifeng, and Duke Xuanwen, Ji Bofu. The vast land was granted by the gods to Duke Xuanwen before the unification of Xuanwen.

Since then, the adherents of the various countries who originally thought that after the unification of the world, Daxuan would flourish and decline, found that Emperor Shihuang turned his attention to a more extensive land beyond the current territory.

God-given!Conquer foreign races and raise China!

At that time, the era of the Huns had already ushered outside the Great Wall, and the people who led the bow, like Daxuan unified the princes, had a co-lord, and Daxuan chose to continue westward.

From the mouths of the captured aristocrats who led the bow, Daxuan confirmed the authenticity of the "Book from the Gods" unsealed by the First Emperor. The 36 countries in the Western Regions were small and weak, and their appearance was different from that of the Central Plains, but they were rich and rich. Hey, if it weren't for these small countries as blood bags, how would the people who lead the bow on the grassland compete with Daxuan?

So the national policy was determined, and no one doubted that "a book granted by a god" was Daxuan's claim to put money on the face of his ancestors.

There is such a widely circulated story about the origin of the book granted by the gods and men. Xuanwen Gong Ji Bofu died, and Yemeng's father Dingwang met the gods and got a good plan. Among them, Ding Wang personally said that Xuanwen Gong was " The doomed person who will turn the Zhou Dynasty's family down."

Words are a beautiful posthumous title. Being able to get this posthumous title shows that Duke Xuanwen, who has been in power for 50 years, is a good king who loves the people. However, his most well-known event is that he insisted on resigning from the position of prince. The position was given back to King Ping.

If it weren't for Duke Xuanwen, King Ping of Zhou might not only not be able to be the king of Zhou, but he might even be executed for raising the flag to stand on his own and beating his father with his son.

After King Ping, Zong Zhou became more and more depressed. Some people once criticized Xuan Wengong for this, but people at that time praised him.

However, when Daxuan's momentum was already evident, many people still scoffed at the story after the release of the story of a man of God conferring a book, scolding Daxuan for doing anything in order to embellish his ancestors.

Since Duke Xuanwen firmly resigned from the position of prince, don't say that he should have been named king of Zhou. As his descendant, it is God's will to declare that he will rule the world.

Then, Daxuan really swept all the countries and unified the world, and Zong Zhou's Jiuding was also moved to Xuandu.

Survivors from all over the world were slapped in the face.

In order to show that it is the destiny for Daxuan to enjoy the world, the First Emperor deliberately named this ancestor after changing his emperor title.

Daxuan started from the founding of the country by Wen Gong and passed down to the first emperor, with a history of 31 generations.

The first emperor conferred the title of emperor Xuan Wang of the previous seven generations, and also conferred the title of Duke Xuanwen, the ancestor of the first generation, with the title of Patriarch King.

The first emperor published the second volume of the heavenly book solemnly sealed by Duke Xuanhuan with great force. It was the last order left by Duke Xuanhuan, and it would not be published unless one day he proclaimed the unification of the world, or when there was a catastrophe of subjugation.

Originally, the countries within the Great Wall shouldered the important task of countering the Rongdi and the Hu people. The second half of the heavenly book that the first emperor took out, coupled with the confirmation of the Hu people's nobles, only strengthened Xuanren's determination to go on an expedition, and let them see to a wider world.

Even after the Warring States period, countries still pay attention to even if they destroy people's ancestral temples and the country, they should try their best to leave a trace of incense for people. What is cutting grass and roots is not for internal use.

The first emperor, who was still very concerned about the adherents of various countries, gave the last princes two options. One is to accept the canonization of the Daxuan, and then repeat the difficult road of their ancestors to expand the territory outside the Great Wall. The second story is that within the Great Wall, as an ordinary commoner, he no longer has the respected status he once had.

Most people chose the first option, and many officials who started their careers due to their military merits were also awarded titles and led the army to continue fighting outside.

During the third generation, the Hu people were finally beaten and fled in embarrassment, abandoned the grassland, and fled to the Western Regions and even the Far West.

Although the fourth generation attached great importance to self-cultivation, it only postponed the attack on many small countries in the Western Regions.

After all, compared with Daxuan, these small countries are just small countries, and even slightly stronger princes can easily wipe out some countries.

The fourth generation handed over the development of the Western Regions to the nobles and clan princes, and then made the idea of ​​the south.

Although the land of Baiyue is remote and wild, under the management of several generations of emperors, the road to the extreme south has also been opened up.

With the book of gods and men left by Duke Xuanwen, plus the fact that Daxuan used the power of the surrounding ethnic groups and countries to serve the native land, the gap between Daxuan and other places outside of Huahua is at least a hundred years.

Among the countries that Daxuan encountered, there are actually countless sporadic small countries like the 36 countries in the Western Regions. The national strength is weak, and a country may only have a population of more than a thousand; .

Three years after the Kaihua reign of the sixth emperor, a dilapidated ship docked at the eastern border of Daxuan.

A few foreign men with shabby clothes, tall nose and wide eyes got off the boat, and they were quickly sent to the imperial capital. After questioning, they came from a more western sea area, and they were ruled by a huge empire——Rome, they were born of nobles , and gathered together some capital to go to sea to make a fortune, but encountered a shipwreck on the way, and came to this country inadvertently.

This is the first person Daxuan met who was related to today's Rome.

When conquering and developing the Western Regions, Daxuan also received sporadic news about the country of Rome.

In Daxuan's official translation, Rome is translated as Daqin, just like the foreign race translated as Daxia. This translation of the original name of Huaxia's vassal state into a foreign country is for the purpose of assimilating and even conquering this country in the future. , and in the official propaganda of Daxuan, this can of course be regarded as the Huaxia people's order from heaven to educate other peoples, which is an act of benevolence.

Of course, it was not until the second year of the seventh emperor Yuanhe, 30 years after those Romans fell into Daxuan, that Daxuan formed a fleet and set sail to sea.

The journey to Rome by land is extremely long, and various accidents may be encountered in the middle. In contrast, it is more convenient to travel by sea.

Over the years, although Daxuan has devoted himself to the westward expedition and southward advance, he has not forgotten to develop ship manufacturing technology. Going further south, the mountains are high and difficult to overcome, and it is much more convenient to have ships around.

Since the first fleet set off in the second year of Yuanhe, it took three years to reach the capital of Rome.

In the past two years, they were only sailing in the waters outside of Daxuan's closed borders. When encountering bad weather or some accidents, it is normal for the fleet to be stranded on land, and they went astray in the middle. Fortunately, it got better in the end. The further you go west, the more people know about Rome. In addition, those few Roman youths learned Chinese when they stayed in Daxuan, because life in Daxuan is better than that in Rome. Quite a few, and they were unwilling to leave. This time the fleet traveled, and some translators were taught by those people back then.

The Romans loved Daxuan's silk, but only their nobles could wear silk mixed with other materials, and because Daxuan was too far away, Rome had never thought of making positive contact with Daxuan.

Unlike Daxuan's imperial examination and hereditary parallel system, Rome is a semi-noble hereditary system. They value blood, and those in the Senate are mostly descended from family generations, but there are always a few civilians, even slaves. Those who were born were simply pushed to the top.

The First Fleet is commanded by King Ji Feng of Heyang. As the prince of the royal family, he has the power to represent Daxuan in Rome.

Rome is too far away from Daxuan. It will take at least several generations for Daxuan to have enough population to enrich the current and future territories. Therefore, it is a better choice to make friends with Rome than to fight.

Because the trip to sea has gained experience, it is estimated that he will be able to return to Xuandu in about two years.

After returning to China three years later, although there are still two years to go, everyone on several ships of the First Fleet still showed uncontrollable joy.

Unlike them, the Romans went to Daxuan, one for making friends, and the other for asking for help.

Compared with Daxuan, this huge country does not have an effective political system, and even its thinking is generally chaotic.

The smell of decay in this country has begun to spread throughout the empire. They pinned their hopes on the sudden appearance of Daxuan, just like pinning their hopes on the gods.

Whether it is Xuanren's exquisite silk and stationery, or even the works of sages in the past, they have greatly shocked them.

Romans have always been proud. Even an ordinary Roman citizen thinks that this is a country blessed by the gods.

However, compared with Xuan people, they are like uncultural barbarians who are despised by them. It seems that even standing in front of Xuan people is vulgar.

The fleet of the Xuanren is huge, and even the smallest ship in the fleet is larger than the ships of the Roman Empire. All the Xuanren on it are versed in literature and martial arts, and even the soldiers with the lowest rank can compose poems and songs. .

Their common recording tool is bamboo slips, but this is only a secondary option chosen by people who go to sea to prevent accidents. In Xuanguo, after years of promotion and unremitting research, white paper has gradually replaced bamboo slips and has become the best. Good recording tool.

As a member of the Roman missionary mission, Sextus, who was born in a high-ranking nobleman, saw that the paper made by the missionary was as smooth as fine silk and as white as the white clouds in the sky.

The blank paper compares all the recording instruments that can be found in the whole of Rome.

Daxuan, what a terrible nation this is!

About a year later, the Daxuan Fleet will go ashore at any time if necessary, and will no longer investigate the situation on the shore in detail.

Of course, there is no need to investigate. Unlike the more chaotic areas they passed through before, in this relatively unfamiliar territory for the Romans, all the areas they landed in are prosperous that can be seen with the naked eye.

Perhaps it is because the climate in these places is suitable, making the life of the people very happy, Sextus guessed.

However, Sextus, who accidentally asked the question, knew that these prosperous areas where the Daxuan fleet can land anywhere are already the territory of Daxuan.

Moreover, these lands are only unimportant areas that the emperor of Daxuan enfeoffed. The rulers above include nobles and nobles, as well as descendants of the Daxuan royal family.

There is still nearly a year to go to Daxuan's homeland!

The closer you get to Daxuan, the more surprised the people of Rome are. These places have convenient transportation and prosperous economies. Everyone speaks the same words and abides by common etiquette. Strict laws and regulations ensure social order.

Rome is placed among the many vassal states declared by Daxuan. All these aspects are added up for a comprehensive calculation, and I am afraid that it can only be ranked at the bottom!

The fleet docked in the east of Daxuan and entered Ouyue, the governor of Yuezhou. After staying for about a month, Xuandu sent a letter to let them set off for Beijing.

Rome is a country that focuses on commerce, and some merchants also raised their own money and boats to follow them, and many of them are inextricably linked to the nobles.

The state capital of Yuezhou alone is very prosperous, but according to the general concept, the capital of a country is always more prosperous, and the merchants will naturally follow along, and Xuanren's soldiers will not stop them.

Sextus has seen a lot of exquisite items in Yuezhou alone, and they are much higher-end than those in Rome. He is a person who has seen good things in Rome, but he still thinks so. He only hopes that those merchants Don't fail to sell all of them, just lose everything.

But Daxuan's items are so exquisite, if those merchants want to borrow money to buy back the items here and sell them at a high price in Rome, they can give it a try.

It took the Romans nearly half a year just to get to the imperial capital from Yuezhou, and what they passed on the road was only half of the huge territory of the Daxuan Empire.

At the moment when he saw the Daxuan Emperor's Capital, all Sextus' thoughts were shocked and vanished.

Zhongdu, the capital city built in the Central Plains of Kyushu since the first emperor, has been expanded by seven generations of emperors, covering an extremely wide area and magnificent momentum.

On the edge of the central capital, there are royal palaces and garden buildings comparable to the capital city. There is a special animal garden, which raises all the rare birds and animals in Kyushu and other regions.

He couldn't help kneeling down: "This is... the city of the gods!"

The author has something to say: ah, I feel that there are many things I want to write that have not been written... It really is because I have not mastered my pretentious skills! 【deep · jpg】

In the previous chapter, the name of Ji Bofu's eldest son should be Ji Qi, but the stupid author wrote it as Ji Shi, and now it has been changed back. By the way, I will correct Orz here again.

Okay, that’s the end of Zhou Chaojuan, let’s start the happy Qin Chaojuan 23333

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