Chapter 469 The Constantinople Crisis
The relationship between a man and a woman is the distance between a layer of window paper.
As a talented and powerful emperor, Li Yuan's personal life is almost impeccable in the eyes of many Qin people. The three imperial concubines who followed him when they started their careers have deep feelings for each other and they can hardly see the scenes of swords and swords in the palace in the past. Compared with the previous emperors of Qin, this is really a role model.
Of course, if the incident between Li Yuan and Yan Feng is exposed, it will immediately cause criticism in the Qin State. No matter what era it is, there will always be no shortage of guardians. The eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty had an affair with her father. This title alone is enough to attract people's attention.
As for Li Yuan, whether Yan Feng is related to blood is not important to those defenders. What is important is that the Emperor Shenwu, who always makes them feel like a saint, finally made a mistake. The guys who only make a living by just one mouth have a place to use their skills after being silent for a long time.
Taboo this thing.
It is not allowed by morality, but it often makes people feel leisurely. Li Yuan did not care about the statements of a group of boring gossip and boring people, and in his identity, he did not bother to pay attention to these private activities. Besides, Li Yuan did not pay attention to it. Yan Le, a cheap father-in-law with a special status, would never allow those who spill dirty water on his daughter.
In the east of Chang'an City.
The relationship between Li Yuan and Yan Feng will become the focus of discussion.
In the west of Xin'an City.
The way they combine will have another word substitute, that is: love. Westerners' attitude towards love is more open than Easterners. In the neighboring Egypt, the brothers and sisters of the Ptolemaic dynasty, father, daughter, mother and son, they have repeatedly staged a series of heart-warming dramas. In comparison, Li Yuan's romantic affairs are nothing at all.
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Dikar and Gmetheus arrived in Xin'an in late February.
When I saw a long black line standing on the flat ground from afar, Gmetheus looked excited, pointed his hands at his chest, and muttered constantly in his mouth.
The city of the east!
For Greek scholars, it is a mysterious mystery. If this huge round city wall is built in a beautiful and unity, it is necessary to distinguish the outer city, inner city, and urn city, and in different places, the city towers, watchtowers, and battlements are built. The manpower and labor hours it takes to make the Greeks who are just city-states and countries feel terrifying.
This is the difference between the power of the whole country and the power of the city. The Greeks under the loose city-confederation system had free personality and open minds, but this was why they were afraid of expansion and unity.
After Jia Yi took a break, he introduced two Greek scholars to Li Yuan. This was his greatest achievement when he was on a mission to Greece. Whether it was a fool or a devil or a deck and the others were interested in it, as long as he came, it was his ability. As for the envy and jealousy of his colleagues who could not endure hardship, Jia Yi did not take it seriously.
Li Yuan showed enough sincerity to the arrival of the two disciples of Alexander. From his feelings, Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization and an important node for human progress in this world. Of course, the great sages in human history should respect them.
Dikar and the others did not expect that in the far east, there would be such a great king who would be interested in their doctrines. While happy, the Greeks began to tell Li Yuan about their misfortunes over the years.
After the Macedonians occupied Greece, they adopted a strategy of division and rule against the Greeks. Among them, Sparta, who represented the Peloponnese League, received strong support, while Athens, which represented the Tilo League, was suppressed. It was precisely because of this relationship that Alexott was brutally killed when he was old.
The Eastern Emperor was respectful to the wise and the sages, which touched Dikar, who had been neglected for a long time. Since the death of Alexander, the kingdom of Macedonia has been worse than the previous generation. Correspondingly, the importance of natural science, history and humanities is also worse than that of natural science, history and humanities, which makes life at Luke'ang Academy difficult.
Some narrative talk.
Jean Dikar and Gmetheus developed a deep interest in Eastern civilization. At the suggestion of Li Yuan, these two Western sages were about to set off for Chang'an, the eastern capital, to see the Yanhuang civilization different from Greek culture. Jia Yi was appointed by Li Yuan as the ambassador with full authority, responsible for the safety and diet of the two Greek scholars along the way.
This time, his mission to Greece gave Jia Yi the first opportunity to show his ability alone. Li Yuan also repeatedly reminded Jia Yi, hinting that he wanted to find a way to leave these two great scholars for Qin State.
In Xin'an City.
The Qin State is building a second comprehensive school with many students. What is missing now is a truly knowledgeable teacher, and Dikar and Gmetheus are the best choices. Through these two people, Li Yuan still hopes to trick more Western sages from Luke'ang Academy.
According to his idea, these people had no way out to stay in a lifeless and civil strife in Greece. It would be better to change places and go to Xin'an City to make use of their remaining energy. This is also of great significance to inheriting and carrying forward ancient Greek civilization.
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Same February.
In Constantinople in the eastern Balkans.
A confrontation occurred between the Roman army and the Qin army. After more than twenty days of hard travel in the ice and snow, the 10,000 Gauls led by Roman general Peterus finally arrived at the eastern end from the western end of the Balkans.
Along the way, Peterus was able to meet the Thracians who were defeated from Constantinople from time to time, and the narratives of these defeated soldiers shocked him.
"The Qin people really took only one night to capture Constantinople, which was named after the city. How could this be possible? You must know that there are still five thousand Thracian soldiers in the city. According to Peterus' imagination, under the protection of five thousand troops, if the siege troops want to take down the city, it will be possible to seize the city at least five times. Moreover, it is not three times the size of the city. It takes at least half a month to capture two days--!"
With doubts, Peterus led his army to Constantinople.
The easternmost city in front of him was built on a high hill near the sea. The terrain was surrounded by mountains and waters, and it was quite imposing. The black flag with gold edges on the top of the city made him feel an invisible pressure.
"A man came and sent a messenger into the city. He said that General Peterus of the Great Romans would talk to the commander of Qin, and the latest time was no more than noon tomorrow—!"
Although surprised by the appearance of the Qin people, Peterus was still full of confidence. This time he did not come alone. The one who followed him was ten thousand Gaul warriors fighting in Europe. These Roman soldiers were all equipped with copper armor to protect their chests and heads, and the javelins, daggers and shields in their hands were excellent combat tools in the Roman army. With these backings, Peterus was sure that the commander of the Qin army guarding the city was more stressed than him.
News of the arrival of the Roman army.
A day and a half ago, he was sent back by the Qin army scouts who came out. Cao Xin, the chief general of the Qin army guarding Constantinople, and Ji Xin, immediately gathered all the generals and officers under his command to discuss countermeasures. Unlike in the past when reinforcements were founded, before the Qin navy was established, the Qin army guarding the city, hanging alone on the west coast of the strait, needed to face all possible enemies independently.
"General, our general's plan is to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with the Roman generals tomorrow to arrange an ambush composed of the Tianlei Army, the crossbow soldiers and the spearmen at a suitable location. Once there is a change, we can take the opportunity to fight and capture and kill the enemy generals in one fell swoop. As long as we succeed, the Roman crowd will be defeated without a leader." Among the generals, a young army captain, who looked like a Sima, said aloud.
"Hiss!" said the proposal, and the generals who listened to it took a breath. The young man's idea of capturing the thief and the king was really bold and tight. If successful, it would indeed be able to resolve the current crisis in Constantinople in one fell swoop, but if this plan failed, it would undoubtedly trigger a fierce battle between the Qin army and the Roman army. If the situation expands, it might even attract several times the enemy's invasion.
"This plan is inappropriate. Our sea routes are still lacking in protection. If we are besieged by the enemy for a long time, we will fall into a arduous and protracted war. This is not suitable for Your Majesty's strategy. Since the Romans were going to negotiate, we would agree to him once and hear what their suggestions were there." Ji Xin thought for a while and advised Cao Xin.
Cao Xin was generous and generous, and Ji Xin cooperated with him very tacitly. Ji Xin dared not hide any of this strategy involving the overall situation. His advice was very different from the idea of the young staff just now. This different view also made the generals of the Qin army fall into a debate.
Cao Xin had a stern face and was silent for a long time. The generals below were talking about it, which made him feel a little overwhelmed. To be honest, he really didn't like the negotiations. According to his old Cao's previous temperament, if he wanted to fight for profit, he had to fight desperately on the battlefield with real swords and guns.
But now, he is no longer just a vanguard general who receives orders, but a lord general of a city. The safety of more than 20,000 generals and soldiers in the city depends on him.
"General Cao Xin, what I value is your ability and wisdom, rather than how many enemies you have killed on the battlefield. Do you understand this?"
"Constantinople is an important support point for the Qin Dynasty to be based on the west coast of the Strait. Its existence is related to the future development and survival of our Qin Dynasty, and to the decline of strength between us and Western foreign countries. Therefore, when you make any decision, you must first think about my words--!"
Li Yuan's words of instructing echoed in Cao Xin's ears. This was when Li Yuan left Cao Xin's words alone during the Xiyongcheng meeting. Cao Xin might have some resistance to what others said, and he kept Li Yuan's words in mind.
Chapter completed!