Chapter 1230 Everything is not going well
"Give me your life, please spare me~"
Stimulated by Li Shun's hysterical roar and snow-lit and cold long sword, Bajila's mind collapsed and lay on the ground and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy.
Bajila's experience scared the rest of the caravan like a quail squatting on the ground, holding his head trembling. Asia and her three maids were also scared and hugging each other and crying loudly.
Whether in the King of Anxu or walking along the way, Li Shun gave all of them the impression that they were polite and steady, but now they suddenly became another person, which looked very scary.
"Sir, I may... know... know another road to Daqin. If you don't need to pass through Dayuan, the Anxi people will definitely not be able to catch up with..." A black and thin servant in the caravan suddenly stammered in Hu language.
"Yeah~" Li Shun turned his head suddenly to look at this guy.
"Sir, I heard that after entering the body and poison, you can reach the territory of the Yue people by going south along the Daxue Mountains. But I heard that the Yue people are adjacent to a place called Shu Kingdom. I also heard that the Shu Kingdom is very rich, and the people there are all wearing gorgeous robes and luxurious utensils, which are very similar to you Daqin people..."
"Really?" Li Shun's eyes lit up instantly, and she squatted down and grabbed the guy's clothes.
"Sir, I... I didn't lie. I was a poisonous person. Because I stole things, I was driven out by my family, so I wandered around. Later, I met Bajila who went to sell goods with poison. Bajila saw that I was pitiful and took me in. Many people know that the legend of Yue and Shu Kingdom is poisonous. My grandfather heard that he had done business with Yue people..." The dark and thin guy stammered.
"Mr. Li, it seems that this guy is not lying. Lingnan is the territory of Baiyue and has a history of thousands of years. Shu Kingdom has close contact with the Yue tribes in Lingnan. The counties of Qianzhong in Guangxi in Yunnan and Bashu are adjacent to Bashu, so it is not surprising that people who are poisonous know about Shu Kingdom!" An officer of the accompanying mission said in surprise.
"Go and get the map!" Li Shun stood up with a loose hand, and then an official quickly took out a world map like pickles from the bag he carried with him.
The map was spread randomly on the ground, and a group of people immediately gathered together to study.
"Mr. Li, the body poison is just south of Daxia. According to the world map drawn by the Marquis, this is the Luo Yue territory..."
"Luo Yue was destroyed by Shu Kingdom. Later Shu Kingdom Hou Gongzihui plotted against him. King Huiwen ordered Sima Cuo to send troops to quell the rebellion, and then killed Gongzihui and then abolished Shu Kingdom and established Shu County..."
"In order to rule and conquer Luo Yue, King Huiwen ordered Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, to dig a five-foot road to directly lead to the Dian Kingdom..."
"It has only been a few years since our great Qin unified China. It is natural for people to know that there is Shu but not Qin..."
The envoys on the West this time were selected by officials from the Academy of Literature and the Dianke Administration. They were not only eloquent, but also had rich knowledge of astronomy, geography and history. Before leaving, Chen Xu also explained the Western geographical knowledge and general distribution of the country. He also studied maps when he was fine during his travels. Therefore, compared with the map, Li Shun and a group of officials quickly explained the situation in India and Baiyue in Lingnan.
From the map, it is certain that the Zhendu tribe is closer to the Lingnan Yue tribe, but the real distance is very far away. It is definitely not an ordinary difficulty to detour Lingnan from the territory of the Yue tribe back to the Qin Dynasty, because the south is not only hot and rainy, but also has mountains and dense forests. Not to mention the poisonous insects, snakes and ants, just the poisonous insects, snakes and ants, completely prevent them from adapting to the northwest land ducks, and not to mention that they have to pass through the Shendu Kingdom...
"Mr. Li, if you can really find a familiar guide and detour Luo Yue into Yunnan County, it is still very likely to return to Xianyang safely. Yunnan County is in Kunming, which was the former residence of the Dian Prince of Chu State. Now the two generals guarding Lingnan are Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo. Kunming must have sent my Great Qin soldiers. Therefore, as long as we arrive in Kunming smoothly, Antioch will not catch up with us even if we have wings!" An official said with his short beard.
"But no one has walked this road at all. Now everything is just speculation. Although the poisonous man knows that there is this road, he probably has occasional interactions. I am quite familiar with Shu. I have been to many places in Lingnan Bashu. To be honest, it is really not a place for people to stay. I heard that the Dian Kingdom is even more overwhelming with towering trees and trees, so even if this road can avoid the pursuit of Antioke, the chance of our success will be very low..." Another official reminded him in his heart.
Li Shun stood up and walked around with his hands behind his back. The group of people were cautiously holding their breath and daring to disturb them.
Bajila, Asia and others were even more frightened.
Their life and death are all in Li Shun's thoughts.
Li Shun was also very entangled. Although handing over Asia could certainly get rid of the suspicion of seducing the princess, it did not necessarily guarantee that Antioch would let the mission go. After all, this shame is not ordinary. Maybe Antioch arranged to kill all the missions and throw them into the wilderness in order to eliminate future troubles. In this way, the Qin Dynasty must have no idea, and even if it is thousands of miles away, he can only sigh. It is too far away, so far that it makes people desperate.
Moreover, he was quite unwilling to hand over Asia's experience. First, he felt very sympathetic to Asia's experience, and second, he would inevitably be hated and despised by Asia if he did this.
The most important thing is that doing so will embarrass the Qin Dynasty and will make the Anxi people feel that the Qin Dynasty is weak and can be bullied.
Li Shun never considered the matter of avenging Asia's father, and he shouldn't have considered it, but because of the safety of the mission, she was abandoned. Li Shun felt that it was a shame for him to be a man and a proud messenger of the Qin Empire.
Li Shun thought for more than ten minutes, and only thought Bajila and others almost turned their backs on her mind.
"Sir, how do you arrange it?" Seeing Li Shun stopping, an official asked quickly.
"Take Asia to continue to go to Daxia, and then ask for the news carefully after arriving in Daxia. If Antioch arranges soldiers to chase us, there will inevitably be news. If not, we will ask the King of Daxia to send troops to escort us through Dayuan. If there is, we will make other arrangements. If there is no choice, we will detour Yunnan to return to Daqin..." Li Shun finally made the decision.
"Sir..." An official wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Li Shun, and said seriously: "A man is a real man, he should do something and not do anything. Although Anxi is powerful, he is not strong enough to make me, Daqin whisper and surrender. Although Susa State is completely incompatible with my Daqin, my Daqin will sooner or later unify the world. The so-called master is famous, with the Princess of Susa State in hand. In the future, my Daqin will truly become famous. It is good to be obedient. Humph, the Taiyi Divine Thunder of the Marquis of Qinghe is not a vegetarian. Without further ado, we will rush to Daxia as soon as possible!"
"Ode to the Lord!" A group of officials and the imperial guards bowed their orders, packed their luggage, and then protected Bajira's caravan and Asia in the middle, and continued to go to Daxia without stopping.
But there is a saying that people are unlucky to drink cold water and get stuck in their teeth.
Li Shun felt that the return of this trip might not have any divination and calculations, and everything was obviously not going well.
Because when they were worried all the way, led by Bajila, the guide, ran along the untouched path to the border of Rest, a bolt from the blue almost thundered him.
Daxia is gone.
From countless people of Daxia who were fleeing with their wits, they learned that in early May, a group of powerful enemies suddenly came from the north and conquered many city-states of Daxia in a flash.
These people are extremely barbaric and extremely cruel, and they do everything they can torture, kill, loot and loot.
The King of Daxia organized a large army to fight against this brutal enemy in a hurry, but was quickly defeated. Then the royal city was destroyed, the king was killed, the general was killed, and a large number of soldiers and civilians were massacred. Under such a terrifying situation, Daxia was in chaos, and a large number of refugees fled to the south and the neighbors.
I'll go to his uncle's gourd.
Not only Li Shun was stupid, but the entire mission and caravan were stupid.
Especially Bajila, she completely collapsed, but she did a business and not only lost her family but also lost her country.
Seeing the burly man with a beard and stubborn kneeling on the ground and crying like a child, Li Shun and others were helpless after they woke up and expressed their sympathy.
At present, they were the clay Buddhas who crossed the river and couldn't protect themselves, so they could only stop and ask about the news for a while. However, because the barbarians who captured Daxia were not well-educated, they were neither from the Dayuan people of Kangju nor the Abdhas. They only found out from some of the nobles who fled to escape that these people might be speaking Hu language from the East, which was very similar to the words of the countries in the Western Regions.
This news made Li Shun and others even more suspicious.
They only left the Western Regions last year, where two mighty elite Qin pawns were stationed. Moreover, the Western Regions have been very peaceful in recent years. How could a large army of tens of thousands of people suddenly come here thousands of miles? This is so unscientific.
"Sir, I just heard from a Daxia merchant that there is a Shaqi City fifty miles away from here, not far from a country where Zhendu is, and there are thousands of soldiers in the city. Let's go to Shaqi City to station and then think of countermeasures. These people who suddenly attack Daxia will not provoke the Daxia country too quickly!" An official responsible for collecting intelligence came over to report.
Chapter completed!