Siro was also a blessing in disguise. Relying on his legendary experience after his capture, especially in the Tang Dynasty, which was rich in silk and porcelain, he also won the gold medal in the sports meeting held by the Tang Dynasty. This kind of making the Romans look so good that many people naturally treated Siro as a Roman hero. Even the Eastern Roman emperor Constance II had heard of Siro's name, and he specially summoned Siro to the palace to ask about the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty.

It was also by taking advantage of his great reputation that Siro quickly chose to enter politics. In addition, he was appreciated by Constance II, so he quickly became the royal private property manager, managing the emperor's private property, and belonged to the emperor's close minister. It can be said that he was of high power. Not long ago, the news of the Tang Dynasty's support for Persia also reached Rome, which made Constance II immediately make a decision to unite the Tang Dynasty and Persia against the Great Food. Siro easily got the position of Roman ambassador with his advantage of being familiar with the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Xiluo naturally would not tell Qibi Heli and the others everything, but just focused on his life in Tubo and Tang dynasties. This brought everyone closer and made Qibi Heli more enthusiastic about Xibi Heli, the envoy.

A few days later, Xiluo led the Roman envoys to go on the road again, crossed the Pamir Mountains to enter the Anxi Protectorate, and then passed through the Western Regions. However, at this time, Xiluo discovered that the chaotic Western Regions countries had already been in name only. Although the countries still maintained their independent names, their country had been slowly infiltrated by the officials of the Tang Dynasty, and some small countries had even been undermined. All domestic affairs were presided over by Han officials. I believe that in a few years, the entire Western Regions would be fully integrated into the Tang Dynasty.

Xi Luo was also a little scared about the rapid expansion of the Tang Dynasty, especially when he learned that the Hu people in the grasslands in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty and the powerful Western Turks had been destroyed by the Tang army. Moreover, his old boss, Tubo, was suppressed by the Tang Dynasty, and even self-protection became a problem. It can be said that there was no strong enemy in the entire Tang Dynasty that could threaten it.

Thinking of this, Xi Luo couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Central Plains dynasty called them Rome the Great Qin, believing that they were as powerful as the Central Plains dynasty. However, the Tang Dynasty is so powerful now, and even its power has been extended to West Asia, and it can border Rome further.

But look at Rome. In the past, there was a powerful enemy of Persia in the east, and the two sides fought for hundreds of years. Now, Persia has finally declined, but another more powerful food appeared, occupying the eastern and southern provinces of Rome. Moreover, barbarians invaded the north of Rome, and the country was not peaceful. It can be said that no matter from any aspect, it cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty, which made Siro, who has always claimed to be a patriot, feel very uncomfortable.

Xiluo and his team moved east along the ancient Silk Road. The convoys they encountered were continuous, and even in the desert and Gobi desert, they often encountered caravans rushing camels forward, which allowed the other people in the envoy to finally see the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty's business. However, when Xiluo told them that this was just a newly occupied territory of the Tang Dynasty, it was only after passing Yumen Pass that it was considered to have entered the real territory of the Tang Dynasty, which made everyone amazed. At the same time, they were full of expectations.

More than four months later, Xi Luo and the others finally passed through Central Asia. They came to Yumen Pass, the former gate of the Tang Dynasty. Before they could enter Yumen Pass, they could see groups of caravans pouring out of Yumen Pass. There were Han and Hu people in these caravans. Everyone had a faint smile on their faces, as if they were full of confidence in this business trip.

After the Roman envoys entered Yumen Pass, they passed Suzhou, Ganzhou, and Liangzhou to the Guanzhong area. Before they arrived in Chang'an, they had already felt the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Even in a small town, they could see all kinds of goods, especially the extremely expensive silk and porcelain in Rome, which were casually placed in small shops, allowing ordinary people to choose, and the price was too cheap. For example, they could buy several exquisite silks with just one gold coin. If this were placed in Rome, it would be unimaginable.

However, if the Roman envoys were surprised when they entered Guanzhong, then they were shocked when they arrived in Chang'an. They had always thought that Constantinople in Rome was the largest city in the world. Even though Siro emphasized in "The Eastward Journey" that Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was six or seven times that of Constantinople, there were still very few people willing to believe it.

However, when the envoys truly saw the magnificent city of Chang'an, they truly felt what the world's largest city is. And when they entered the interior, they were even more shocked to find that not only the area of ​​Chang'an was several times that of Constantinople, but also that Constantinople could not compare in population, especially when they learned that the population of Chang'an had exceeded one million, everyone was shocked to speak. The total population of a medium-sized province of Rome was sometimes only about one million, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was only the population of a city.

Li Shimin was also very happy about the arrival of the Roman envoys, so as soon as Xi Luo and his team arrived, they were warmly welcomed by the Ministry of Rites, and then they were arranged by the Ministry of Rites to take them to visit Chang'an City. This was not only a friendly move, but also showed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty to the Romans, allowing them to understand the strength of the Tang Dynasty from the side, which would also have a huge driving effect on the future commercial exchanges.

Although Xi Luo didn't stay in Chang'an for a long time, he left the most unforgettable memory here, so he seemed very excited when he revisited the old place. He even showed off his sports meeting medal and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to take them to visit the original competition venue.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites did not expect that the ambassador of the Roman delegation had participated in the first sports meeting, so they were amazed when they saw the medal. The Ministry of Rites did not refuse Siro's request. Anyway, it was the same wherever they visited, so they made some modifications to the delegation's visit.

A few days later, after visiting several important attractions in Chang'an and the prosperity of the east and west cities, Siluo finally had the opportunity to visit the competition venue when he won the championship.

Early in the morning of that day, Xiluo got up early, washed up and changed into a special dress. This dress was bought from a garment store in Chang'an. The style was made according to the clothing characteristics of Tubo warriors. When he participated in the competition, he wore this style of clothes. Today, he revisited the old place, and he suddenly had an idea to change into the clothes of that year.

In fact, it was not just Siro, but other Roman envoys also wore Tang people's clothes today. Because today's itinerary was added later, it was not a formal itinerary. In addition, the competition venue was a bit special. Even the officials of the Ministry of Rites who accompanied them were wearing casual clothes, so it was difficult for them to wear the clothes of their Roman officials, otherwise it would be too conspicuous.

Coincidentally, the official in charge of receiving Xiluo and the Ministry of Rites was Xiao Cuo, the son of Xiao Yu, who was Li Yan's nominal father-in-law. Now Xiao Cuo has been promoted to Assistant Minister. Originally, he did not need to come forward to receive a foreign mission. However, because Li Shimin attached great importance to the legendary Great Qin mission, the Ministry of Rites sent a Assistant Minister to accompany him.

The Winter Games that Xi Luo participated in were held in a hasty manner by Li Yan, and the venues for the competition were also randomly renovated. They were all rebuilt with the previous polo stadium. However, in the official Tang Dynasty Sports Games held later, the previous occasions were built very formally, and the competition stadium was also rebuilt. It is now named Chang'an Stadium, which is a comprehensive venue for sports competition.

The group came to the stadium in a carriage and saw that the huge building was oval, surrounded by spectators and in the middle was the competition venue. This was very similar to the Colosseum in Rome. However, the people of the Roman delegation found that their Colosseum were a little better than the stadium, although their construction materials were a little better, but they still lost a little in scale.

The stadium is also divided into several areas such as track and field, swimming, and racing. Each area is overcrowded. It’s not that there are any competitions held here, but because the stadium is open to the people for free, so a large number of sports enthusiasts exercise here early in the morning every morning.

Today is no exception. When Siro and the others entered the stadium, they saw the people who were performing various sports activities on the stadium. The most lively one was naturally the polo field. Two teams on the stadium were conducting confrontation training, with horses flying hooves splashing everywhere, and the Cavaliers' agile figure chasing the polo, looking full of vitality.

Siro has emphasized the sport of polo in his book, so the people in the group are not unfamiliar with it. However, it was the first time they saw real polo sports. They watched more than a dozen horses running flexibly on the field, but rarely collided. Although Rome is not famous for its cavalry, they also knew that this required extremely advanced equestrians to do this.

In addition to the polo field, Xiao Cuo also took Xi Luo and others to visit other venues, such as running, long jump, bicycles, etc. Among them, bicycles aroused great interest from the Roman delegation. Xi Luo also mentioned this two-wheeled car in his book, and also recorded the competition between the Tubo king and the Tang prince. Therefore, many people wanted to try it themselves, but with some people, they could learn it in a very short time, most of the others could not grasp the progress of the car for the time being.

Finally, Siro and the others finally came to the track and field field. However, the javelin sport is not too popular in the Tang Dynasty, so there are very few people playing javelins on the field. Only a few young men threw javelins with enthusiasm, but their throwing movements were not standard, and the distance they threw was naturally not too far. But even so, it was enough to make Siro excited and burst into tears. He grabbed the Roman colleagues beside him and began to talk about the scene of his winning the championship that year.
Chapter completed!