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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 304 The golden cicada escapes from its shell

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    ps: Read the exclusive story behind "The Marquises of the Han Dynasty", listen to your more suggestions for the novel, follow the official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter dd), and tell me quietly!  In the past two months, the Parthian capital Ctesiphon has been in turmoil. Unidentified armed men attacked public places in Ctesiphon. They wore linen robes tightly wrapped around their bodies, with their eyes exposed, and they were armed with long knives and strong bows.  The fierce and powerful troops defeated the Taixi Fengcheng Guards patrolling the city several times.  ~ The residents in the city are panic-stricken. There are vague rumors that Emperor Mithridates I made a mistake and offended the Mesopotamian gods hidden underground. The mottled marks left by those ancient unknown civilizations are still there.  It remains in every corner of the two river basins. Shepherds walking by the river may find vague marks on the ruins at any time.  Some people also talk about the punishment for capturing the Seleucid emperor Demetrius II. The angry Seleucids decided to punish the following prisoners for their reckless servants, and it was rumored that they had noses and eyes. Even Mithridates I's recent illness described it.  It is very clear that in the past month, the old Parthian emperor fell ill, and rumors in the market suspected that he was poisoned by Seleucid assassins.  The Parthian city guards were terrified every day, fearing that dozens of masked assassins would suddenly appear from unknown corners and take their lives. The city guards were also human beings and had families to take care of, so they were also afraid of unknown people.  danger.  The spread of rumors just shows that the Parthian army is unstable. This new country, which is half nomadic and half farming, is trying to learn from Seleucid. However, the nomadic characteristics of the Parthians are well preserved, and the shortcomings of lack of organization and lack of foresight are always exposed.  .  When their old emperor fell ill, the situation in the country became very chaotic.  Zhang Qian sat reading under the only transom.  He changed into a clean linen gown, shaved off his messy beard, and took a hot bath to remove dirt and lice from his body.  Away from the dank cells surrounded by cockroaches and rats, at least you can feel the warm and humid climate outside through the transom window. Mesopotamia is indeed the most suitable area for living, and it will always have a warm and humid climate.  In another wooden prison a few meters away from him, Dmitry II expressed his doubts: "My oriental friend Zhang Qian, I have had a doubt in my mind for a long time. I feel that living in a small cell is completely unsatisfactory.  If you don¡¯t want to learn knowledge, can you tell me why you work so hard to acquire knowledge?¡± ¡°For my country, dear winner.¡± Zhang Qian is the same age as Dmitry II.  They often make fun of this pretentious emperor. The two have the same characteristic of being very knowledgeable. Zhang Qian's learning ability is amazing. He only uses a few words of Shelley Ctesiphon and combined with Demetrius II to learn an unfamiliar Greek.  With the help of the emperor of this Hellenistic country, he quickly learned the complicated Greek language to a 70-80% proficiency. Apart from some minor flaws in grammar and accent, he was completely stress-free in basic listening, speaking, reading and writing.  And Demetrius II himself was a very learned man, not only proficient in the Greek language commonly used in Seleucid.  He also learned Persian, the official language of Parthia. Every qualified Seleucid emperor must master Persian. The reason is that most of the territory of the Seleucid Empire was on the territory of the original Persian Empire. In addition, as a way to fight against the mortal enemy Ptolemy  empire.  Also learn Egyptian.  Although the Ptolemaic Empire was a Hellenistic country, the middle and lower classes of Ptolemy did not know Greek, and Egyptian was still the common language in the southern Mediterranean.  Then there was the notification from Antioch to the nearby Phoenician language. This ancient civilization, which was very closely related to the Greeks, was once a major component of the Ionians, the predecessors of the Greeks.  Finally, there is the barbaric Roman language.  The upstart, pretentious barbarians from the west of Macedonia and Greece are expanding like crazy.  Even the Greeks were constantly complaining that their neighbors to the west were becoming increasingly restless, that the Roman army was filled with too many traitorous traitors, and that Greek civilization was about to be destroyed at the hands of this terrible barbarian country.  Demetrius II did not feel dissatisfied, but said proudly: "You know what? I suddenly remembered the true identity of the woman you mentioned. She is still a distant relative of mine." "Wait, you are talking about it.  "Tasparamia?" "Well, this name is not her real name, her Greek name is Helisis, her aunt is my aunt, I have met her several times, in Seleucia (Tessie)  The last news I heard from her before the fall was that she was staying with her husband, and her other name was Tasparamia." Demetrius II talked about Helisis and the goddess of youth.  In relation to Hebei, Zhang Qian often lamented that if this young emperor took another path, he might become an excellent literary master. The ancient Greek poems he wrote in praise of Zeus, the god of gods, were very touching, and Zhang Qian would often discuss them with him.  The similarities and differences between ancient Greek polytheism and ancient Egyptian polytheism.  A sound came from the quiet laneWith the sound of light footsteps, the two of them closed their eyes and said nothing.  The fourteen-year-old young princess lifted up her skirt and walked gently between the two cells. Her brown eyes glanced at the two silent men and smiled: "Your Majesty Seleucus, good morning travelers from the East, today is a day."  It's a nice day, but it's a pity that you can't see the butterflies flying around the flowers. " "Oh, beautiful Princess Rhodguna, you are the flower that blooms forever in Parthia, the jewel in the crown of His Majesty Mithridates I, yours.  Beauty has conquered thousands of tribes and illuminated the western shipping lanes. Please kindhearted Princess, please let me, an ordinary traveler from the East, go. I just felt soft and saved an unidentified poor woman. I didn¡¯t know that he was a Seleucid noble.  I am innocent. "Zhang Qian praised the young Parthian princess in an exaggerated tone. It is undeniable that the young princess is a beautiful woman who conforms to Eastern aesthetics and has Western characteristics. Her nickname is indeed the most beautiful in Parthia.  Although the woman was only in her teens, she had tens of thousands of suitors, including several kings of large kingdoms.  Rodguna smiled: "Traveler from the East, we meet again. Your predictions are not accurate every time. You have not escaped from this prison, right? I am very interested in your knowledge. If you are willing to do it,  My palace teacher, I am willing to go to the emperor to intercede for you, would you please consider it again?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m just a philistine businessman, and I can¡¯t teach the noble princess.¡± Rodguna shook her head: ¡°I believe you.  I will definitely agree" A shrill scream broke the silence of the cell. Urgent calls for help and intermittent noises came from afar. Rodguna raised her skirt and walked to the window outside the cell to look out. She could see everything within her sight.  Black smoke billowed from several buildings, and blazing flames were sweeping across Ctesiphon.  "Protect Her Royal Highness the Princess back to the palace!" Rodguna hesitated for a moment, turned to the prisoner in the cell and said: "Your Majesty, I want to tell you a message. My father's time is short. Yesterday he asked me to tell you not to  You are making unnecessary resistance, and accepting marriage with me is a good thing for both Seleucid and Parthia." Demetrius II suddenly jumped up out of control, grabbed the thick wooden railing of the cell and shouted at her.  : "I refuse! I will never give in like the servant I once was, never!" The guards were so frightened that they quickly surrounded Princess Rodoguna, but the young princess smiled, with two cute dimples showing at the corners of her mouth: "I  I admire your majesty's bravery. To be honest, I don't like your majesty either. My ideal is to marry an unparalleled hero in the world, preferably a man like Alexander the Great. You are noble and knowledgeable, but you can never compare to Alexander the Great. You  So incompetent" "Rodoguna! I'm going to kill you!" Demetrius II stretched out his hand to catch her, but his arm could never catch the woman a few meters away. The Parthian guard pulled out his iron.  Knives continue to threaten men in prison.  "Today's conversation made me feel happy. Thank you two gentlemen for chatting with me. I hope to have the opportunity to talk to these two gentlemen again. Goodbye!" Rodoguna waved and left surrounded by the guards.  At this moment, the sound of bells came from the distant bell tower. The fire was more serious than imagined. The Parthian city guards pushed simple fire-extinguishing tools to put out the fire. The riots in the city became more and more intense. The fire burned from the morning to  Not only were the fires not extinguished at noon, but more fires appeared, and the more fires were put out, the more fires were put out.  Zhang Qian opened his luggage, rearranged the books he carried with him, put them away, arranged his clothes and waited patiently. He found that Dmitry II was in a manic mood and comforted him: "What are you still worried about, Your Majesty? We will be there soon."  "Of course we are worried. Once the fire breaks out, our safety will not be guaranteed. This tower is a high-rise building in the city What did you just say?" "Yes, we are leaving here soon, why are we nervous?"  As soon as Zhang Qian finished speaking, the guards screamed in the distance. The masked man who broke in cut off the door lock without saying a word and helped the two of them go downstairs quickly. Dmitry II yelled but was  The masked man was knocked unconscious, put a sack on his head, carried it and ran downstairs. Along the way, he encountered a guard who stabbed him down neatly and never spared his hand.  "This is your original weapon. We took it back from the palace. Mithridates I is about to die. Parthia will be in chaos for at least a while. This is the best time for us to leave, and you have to sacrifice your life."  The girl you sent away is waiting for you outside the city. She has always been thinking about you. She is so beautiful!" Gan Yanlu pulled down the mask on his face and winked.  "Tasparamia, it turns out she hasn't left either?" Zhang Qian held the reins and felt a little more nervous. His usually unshakeable temperament turned out to be tense. Zhang Qian himself couldn't understand the source of his complicated mood at this time.  The city is a mess and no one cares about it.Strangers, they finally reached the least guarded city gate. The gate guards were cleared in advance. Sima Tan stood at the city gate and waited anxiously.  "You are here, the Parthians will react soon, let's go quickly!" (A great pie-in-the-sky event, cool mobile phones are waiting for you! Follow ~ click/public account (add friends on WeChat - add  Official account - just enter dd), participate now! Everyone will win a prize, follow the dd WeChat official account now!) (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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