There must be a cause when things happen.

The Blood Sand Scorpion Mother chose this city to meet King Ji. It should be called "a female lioness hunting land".

But not only, hunting King Thistle and Prince Rest are also in the bull's eye.

"Since my husband has prophets, can you still go?" asked Concubine An. Since she has seen through it, what should she do?

"Go." King Ji smiled and said, "King Kushan, the army is about to be in power. Old King Anxiong will soon be born. Brothers will be attacked by the walls. If Anxiong fails, it is not what his husband wishes."

The implication of King Ji was that the Kushan King came out with 200,000 iron hooves, and a gamble to win the battle to survive. The Eastern Alliance Army in Anji fought against the Kangju border and reached the eastern emptiness. In addition, Buddhism was introduced by Kushan and the Eastern Region was quickly converted to Buddhism. It was from the central royal court and the western countries, and its beliefs were gradually different, and it became increasingly disinterested. If the Kushan King was on his way, he would have a thunder attack. Half of the territory of Anji were lost, and he was afraid that he would be in trouble. Seeing the chaos of Anji country, the Roman army would come from the west. Therefore, he took advantage of the disaster of Anji royal family and fought against the walls. Rome and Kushan were attacked from the east and west. He won in one battle and swallowed the old land of Anji.

"My husband sees it clearly." Concubine Ma smiled happily. Rome, Absai, Kushan, and the three kingdoms stand together, and checks and balances each other, which is most beneficial to the Han Dynasty. If Absai is destroyed, Rome will advance eastward and annex Mesopotamia, and push the border to the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Kushan will be unable to support it. It will be destroyed by Rome for a long time.

At present, King Ji has not yet been able to annex the entire territory of Tianzhu and is unable to move westward. He must not sit still and watch Rome occupy half of the Silk Road, raising tigers will become a disaster.

In a nutshell, the passing of the throne in peace is related to the overall situation of the world. There must be no mistakes.

When great powers intersect, interests are supreme. They are united, united, and attacked from far and near, and there is no conclusion. In the past, in order to annex Northern Tianzhu, King Ji formed an alliance with the Kushan King. Now Northern Tianzhu has become Fengzhou. It cannot rest in peace, but collapse overnight. What's more, King Kushan ordered the governor of the western region to send envoys to make friends, so he had already thought of retreating. I expected that the army would return to the court within the year. King Ji also needed to let go, and Anxu and Kangju were together, and the small Wusun faced the army and returned westward. It was said that "one moves the whole body". As such.

It was late at night and the people were silent. Seeing that the concubines were sleepy, King Ji stood up and went to the back tent to sleep.

I waited for the concubine in the palace for a long time.

No words all night.

The next morning, the caravan was ready to go. It took less than 300 miles to walk for six days. Even the road was Kangzhuang, and it took only fifty miles a day.

As the sun sets, I heard the convoy ahead and cheered. King Ji picked up the curtain and peeked at it.

I saw a yellow-colored mountain canyon, with a wide view. The rocks were exposed, with few trees. The mountains were full of wrinkles and grottoes were often carved. Palm trees, coconut trees, etc. from the coastal oasis built staggered outer sheds. The function of the outer shed is similar to a flat seat or a balcony. The real settlement is a cave. Rock residence and cave residence are the ancestors of the tribe who built this city, and have been inherited from generation to generation. It is said that the grottoes are warm in winter and cool in summer, and water can be drawn from the cracks of the rocks. The city of Petra, hiding behind the Snake Valley, is a cave or a semi-cave city.

Compared with later generations, uninhabited places. Nowadays, it flourished because of the business roads. There were mountains and fields, and caves were lined with them. The entire rock wall facing the business roads were covered with outer sheds, as if there were many frames. Whenever a caravan arrived, officials flocked to sell various goods. Especially the various gems, they were the most famous.

There was once a Western land ship dealer who sold it from afar and sold it in Ji Country. He sold it in high prices and found that it was "meteor glass". Most of them were light yellow, blue, rarely gold, red, transparent or translucent. It was the "Libyan Desert Glass" that was later known as "gold meteorites". The purest natural glass in the world (silica purity reaches 98%, and the silicon content of ordinary volcanic glass only accounts for 75%).

Extremely pure, giving glass extraordinary properties. For example, high temperature (1700℃) begins to melt, quench (heat to 500℃, and it will not break even when it enters the water). King Ji has ordered to build a temple and collect it in large quantities. Store it for later use.

A green tree suddenly appeared in front of the bare mountain.

The road ends here.

Passing through the crowd, a natural crack, from top to bottom, splitting the mountain in half. It is the entrance to the Snake Valley.

There are guards at the entrance. Taxes are required to enter the city. Because it is a major business road, in order to encourage travelers to and from time to time, there are preferential treatments for food and accommodation. If you trade in the city, you can enjoy appropriate tax exemption. Such things.

The horse thief can still enter, let alone the regular caravan.

Unhindered, lined up into the Snake Valley.

This is the most crafty thing about this. The cliffs on both sides are straight and almost touching the top of the head. The stone walls on both sides are arranged, and the water troughs are arranged, and the Moses spring water outside the mountain is introduced into the water storage pool in the city for drinking. The stone walls are close to the ground, and there are winding canals to discharge the remaining water in the rainy season. There are not floods. Along the way, there are many shrines on the stone walls. The statues of gods in the niches are combined with east and west, and they are even more than one. It can even be seen that the lords of the Han people have established. After asking, they know that the niches are caravans and investments are paid for. The purpose is self-evident. There is a plank road built on the top of the wall, and there are archers standing at a distance, guarding the lower side. The defense is not uncommon.

As I went deeper into the valley, the road gradually became narrower. After turning a sharp turn, a rose-colored temple suddenly came into my eyes.

The Temple of Al Khazna was carefully carved on a whole rock. It is twenty feet high and more than ten feet wide. Six door posts are decorated with exquisite Corinthian stigmas, divided into two levels above and below, until the top of the cave. The beams and eaves are carved with fine patterns, strip-shaped carvings and figures. Through the small square in front of the temple, the valley suddenly becomes clear. Not far away, the Roman theater that can accommodate two thousand people stands tall. Behind the theater is an open area. The city is built against the mountains and is carved into caves. Temples, palaces, baths, and residences are all in one place. The most spectacular is the Urn Tomb of the Nabatai Dynasty. After the Roman Empire occupied this city, it was transformed into a Byzantine cathedral.

Pass the cathedral and the valley road is bent west. The magnificent Romanesque column gate lies across the valley. Entering this gate is "Karl Column Street". There are fountains, baths, houses, and various public facilities on both sides of the street. The name is because of the neatly towering Corinthian stone pillars on both sides of the street. The stone pillars are also the pillars of the suspended waterway. The Moses Spring water flows into the fountains and bathrooms along the waterway for residents to use.

There are also regulations for building cities in Rome.

From the capital of the province to various small and medium-sized cities, each city has similar layouts: corridor street, (Caiser) square, temple, public bathhouse, square hall (basilica), theater, Arc de Triomphe, etc. The shapes are similar and similar. All kinds of buildings all gather in a center: Trajan Market.

Just enter one city and you can learn about each city.

The whole province has its pros and cons.

The caravan stopped at the Trajan Market. King Ji and his party followed the fog tide of Haria, passed through the market, entered the back street of the corridor column, and continued westward. The valley became wider and wider. Not far away, they saw half of the steep rocks blocking the front. The caves were arranged on the rock walls, and it was the Petra City Hotel.

After all, it is a province. The hotel is dug in the rock wall, which takes into account the wine house, guest house and female city, and has multiple functions. There are stables, public toilets and parking squares.

The square was also spread out the caravan camp. King Ji followed the local customs and chose a location to build a campsite.
Chapter completed!