Sweep the World

The appearance of Constantius II silenced the meeting hall until he brought his family and guards onto the high platform, and the noise reappeared.

Wang Meng can speak some Roman languages, but the scene is really too noisy, even if he is proficient in Roman languages, he can't understand what the Roman parliamentarians are calling. He had only one feeling now. The Romans seemed to be a little too casual. When the supreme ruler was absent, it would be okay. Constantius II was here, but he was still stunned.

Constantius II did not sit down right away. On the contrary, the men and women who came with him sat down. The guards also formed a cordon near the high platform. He looked at Wang Meng with interest.

Wang Meng was watched by at least a thousand pairs of eyes. It must be false to say that he is not nervous, but even if he is nervous, there is not much. He has a reserved smile on his face, his waist is straight, the arm holding the emperor's festival is still strong, and the other hand is on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Speaking seriously, the current service in Han is improved on the basis of the pre-Han, especially the official robes, which are divided into two styles of civil and military styles. The clothing of the warriors is naturally personal, and the literati is more. It was elegant.

Wang Meng is now wearing a martial arts style. The color of his clothes is mainly red. There is a phoenix pattern embroidered by gold silk on his chest. There are wrist guards on the arms, a jade belt around the waist, and long hard-soled cowhide boots on the feet. The overall look is close to the body and full of beauty, making it look heroic.

Constantius II looked at the cloth bag on Wang Meng's chest curiously, as if guessing what was inside. He was even more curious about the Angel's Day that Wang Meng held in his hands. It looked like a weapon, but because of the presence of animal fur, tail, feathers and bells, it was obviously a scepter of etiquette.

Rome actually has its own characteristic scepter, which is a kind of walking stick that resembles a short stick, but this thing is not a weapon for fighting. The scepter will be made very beautifully, and it is indispensable to be inlaid with gold and silver. It will also be inlaid with gems, diamonds and other jewelry.

The scepter of Rome was an honor given to the consul in the early days, and later members rushed to imitate it. Now it has become the commander of each legion and it is also a manpower. It will also formulate a special style and use it as a token of the commanding legion. Therefore, their scepters will be carved with various types of patterns on both ends, which is equivalent to a kind of seal.

As long as you look closely at the people with identities in Rome, they will also wear a varying number of rings, and the rings are usually engraved with seals.

In fact, the ring was really invented by the Romans. From the beginning, it was only used as a seal. As a result of the cultivation of aesthetics, it has a new development, gradually pursuing beauty and becoming a kind of jewelry.

Later, when the Romans got married, they even had the folklore of exchanging rings. They believed that the ring finger of their right hand was connected to the heart. In addition to attaching a "community" mood, wearing a ring also felt that it was good for the heart. (I really want to be scientifically proven, really effective?)

The discussion in the conference hall was slowly lowering the volume, and the Roman parliamentarians who had been standing still sat down in twos and threes. They did not gather in this parliament hall because of major events, but were originally informed that they would welcome the envoys from the Han Empire.

In fact, what was greeted was only a form. The congressmen were concerned about the sea routes, and they also looked forward to the inevitable trade between Rome and the Han Empire.

Gallus’s reception ceremony turned into a **** fight. When the news reached the parliament hall, any Roman congressman had only one attitude. The Persians who entered Constantinople with arms must die, and the Han should also get it. Punishment, as for the culprit Archbishop Peter, everyone should never have this person, and Gallus will also get the punishment he deserves.

The Roman parliamentarians have reached a consensus on how to punish the Han. It is obviously impossible to kill the envoys from the Han Empire, and there is even no imprisonment at all. They will issue a fine of up to 20,000 gold coins to the envoys of the Han Empire, and they will also require the envoys of the Han Empire to present the drawings of the route to Shanghai. If it is possible, they even have quite a lot of things they want. Anyway, the lion has a big mouth and can get more of what it is. After the things are in hand, they can make internal distributions.

I don't know how long it took, when Wang Meng, who had been standing, found that the council hall was quiet. He glanced at the scene and kept a reserved smile, but he didn't plan to speak first. He also discovered a very special phenomenon. Among the three women who came with Constantius II, those two young women were always pointing to themselves and whispering. One was full of expectation. The expression, the other is a tangled face.

Constantius II stood on the high platform and nodded to Wang fiercely from a distance, but turned his head and said a word to the tangled woman.

From the conversation, Wang Meng knew that the tangled woman was Helena, and remembered something Julian had said, that it was the princess that Constantius II might have chosen to marry Han.

Helena stood up slowly. She walked a few steps forward to the edge of the high platform. When she walked, the long skirt on her body was really too soft. While the skirt was swaying all the time, the slits might have been opened high. Some, a pair of long, snow-white legs have been exposed, making Wang Meng frown constantly.

"Angels from the distant kingdom of Seres, Rome welcomes you." Helena's voice was very crisp, she was speaking in Chinese with an accent, she turned her head and glanced at Constantius II before looking back at Wang Meng. , Continue to say: "I will serve as the interpreter for this meeting." He said it was a weird etiquette.

Wang Meng was a little stunned in his heart. If he didn't read it wrong, Helena's etiquette should be the court ceremony of the Han country? It means that your hands are attached to your lower abdomen and your legs stand and bow in greeting. It's just that it's the courtesy way of court ladies, not folk etiquette, and it's not the etiquette of aristocratic women.

"Thank your princess." Wang Meng also bent over and bowed in response: "Thank you, princess."

There is nothing wrong with his title. There is no such thing as a princess. If you want to address it, it is the correct way to call the princess directly. "His Royal Highness" currently refers specifically to the prince or prince who owns the palace. They call themselves "the main hall." , Can also call itself "the palace."

And "this palace" is not something that a queen, queen or concubine can claim, and there is no such thing as a "concubine" at the same time. Only a harem concubine with a good rank can claim to be a "concubine", such as queens and concubines. The emperor’s self-proclaimed "civilian" is definitely not a "concubine", and it is impossible to call himself a "civilian concubine". The wives of officials of sufficient rank are qualified to call themselves "concubines" to the emperor. Their claims are not really the concubines of the emperor, but are actually a very high etiquette.

There is only one group that would call themselves "concubines" to Zhu Xiazi, that is, the heads of countries in the Zhu Xia tributary system. Whether they talk to Zhu Xiazi or list the credential, they call themselves "concubines". There is the old rule of the frontier countries vying to be concubines of the Han vassals during the pre-Han period. At the same time, the qualifications to call themselves "concubines" are limited to the heads, and the rest of them do not have that qualification.

The source of the term "concubine" came from the first emperor. After the unification of the Qin Empire, all countries outside the Qin Empire were concubines, but this was really achieved when the Hanxuan Emperor Liu Xun (that is, Liu Bingye) was in power. "Everything the sun and the moon shines, wherever the river reaches, they are all the concubines of the Han Dynasty" is what really happened in the known world of the Western Han Dynasty.

It is also the orthodox habit for Wang Meng to call Helena the princess now. The noble ladies in the Han country all have a "court", and marriage is also called "the pavilion." The residence of the princess is the pavilion, and on formal occasions, the full name is called "Lord Princess", which means that people other than the princess cannot be called "Lord" on any formal occasion except the princess.

There is also an honorary title of "worship master", but Liu Yan has no sisters or brothers, and there are no vassals in Han, so there is no "worship master" in the whole Han country.

Of course, many titles have evolved over time. For example, the "gongsun" in ancient times was not for everyone, but was the heir of the princes (dukes). However, many countries merged too frequently, and quite a few. The kingdom of the duke was destroyed, but all summers had the custom of endless people’s heirs. The dead duke’s country still had its descendants to pass on the incense. They didn’t use the grandson as their surname at the beginning, but showed that their ancestors were also prosperous. It becomes the surname by yelling.

Helena can understand "Princess", but she doesn't understand what "Your Excellency" means. The present situation is not suitable for asking questions. It is just a courtesy address, which is considered to be in line with the original intention. She walked off the high platform and stood not far from Wang Meng's side, and then re-said: "Does the angel come with the war?"

"The envoy carries silk in one hand and sword in the other." Wang Meng discovered that Helen was very tall, and she was almost the same as herself. At the same time, he found that Helena’s hair was not pure black hair, and even her eyes were not black but blue. He did not forget to speak while observing: “It’s up to the Daqin people to choose whether to hand out silk or hold a sword in hand. ."

Helena frowned and translated Wang Meng's words, followed by the noise of the congressmen, but Constantius II still kept this smile.

"The envoy came here for the first time and felt the enthusiasm of Daqin people. I am grateful for the grand welcome from Daqin. When I was full of joy, I heard the declaration of war." Wang Meng put away his smile, but his face was not stiff or ugly, just a little bit. There was no expression, and he did not deliberately raise his voice: "If Archbishop Peter can represent Da Qin, the envoy can only understand that Da Qin chose a sword."

When Helena waited for Wang Meng to finish speaking, she originally wanted to translate, but when she just started the translator, she looked at Wang Meng and asked with a confused expression: "I don't understand some of the angel's words, what is Da Qin?"

"The great Han and your country are thousands of miles away. Any country that is far away, where the power of the country was at the west of the Han..." Wang Meng was right, but he didn't say the real meaning, such as whether it was naming a certain country. Whether it is Daxia or Daqin, both are listed on the list that must be annexed: "Either can be called Daqin."

"Then I can understand that all the great powers recognized by the kingdom of Seris can be called'Da Qin'?" Helena translated the words after receiving Wang Meng's recognition, and provokes the presence of Constantius II. The laughter of all the Romans inside. She waited for Constantius II on the high platform to say something, and then continued to say to Wang Meng: "Augustus would like to ask the angel, since your country recognizes the power of Rome, why would you want a war to break out? Don’t you Are you worried about your safety? After all, the land you are standing on is the land of Rome."

"The emperor is not to be disrespectful. Any Han Chinese is willing to go thousands of miles away, just to defend the emperor." Wang Meng raised his head as he said, and for the first time an arrogant expression appeared on his face: "Asan spied on the southwest of the Han, and the Heavenly Soldier of the Han appeared. In the continent of Asan. Asan is suffering due punishment."

Helena's expression became very strange. She continued to translate Wang Meng's words. This time, it caused waves of roars, especially some of the councillors whose trade with the Gupta dynasty was damaged the loudest.

"As for the safety of the ambassador..." Wang Meng continued to hold his chin up and looked around, especially to those who roared loudly enough, and said forcefully: "In the early years of Yuanshuo, Murong Human killed the Han In the sixth year of Shuo, the country that Murong saw was destroyed."

"Excuse me, the country called Murong, how big does it have and how many troops do they have?" Helena asked herself, and after being corrected by Wang Meng, she said'it is a pseudo-Swallow country', and asked with interest: "The angel can tell ?"

"It's equivalent to the kingdom of Asan?" Wang Meng could still see that Helena asked, but he didn't mind answering: "When Hu Man's army was at its peak, he had more than 500,000 soldiers~www.wuxiamtl.com~Helena Subconsciously covering his mouth, the man also took a step back, without exclaiming, but with deep suspicion, and asked: "Syris' army should have suffered a great loss, right? "

"Nothing." Wang Meng said truthfully: "In the battle of destroying the country, the man suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the main force of annihilating the pseudo-yan was more than 300,000."

Helena didn’t know whether to believe it or not. A young teenager asked what she was talking about, and she translated it. The Romans who heard it were taken aback for a while, but laughed at the back, probably thinking that Wang Meng was there. boast.

Wang Meng did not refute, he told the truth, the Romans believed it or not.

Helena listened to some words of Constantius II and turned to translate: "Our envoy sent back a message, about five years ago, when the Seres wiped out a country with a population of more than one million. The race was annihilated, and more than three million people died in that race war. Is it true?"

Wang Meng nodded and said, "It's true."

Of course Helena translated it out, and at that moment the entire council hall was so quiet that the needle could be heard falling on the ground. 8)