To be precise, he should be the envoy of Yamatai Kingdom.

Because as far as Wu Liang knows, the current Japanese country is actually still under a tribal social structure, and the Yamatai Kingdom is just an alliance, composed of more than 30 small countries (tribes), uniting most of the northern areas of the Japanese Kyushu, and it can be regarded as

The most powerful force in Japan during this era.

In the south of the Japanese country, there is a force called the "Gunnu Kingdom".

This force has always been at odds with the Yamatai Kingdom, and the two sides have been in constant conflict, consuming the already vulnerable Japanese national power.

This matter is recorded in the history books of the Cao and Wei Dynasties:

During the reign of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming Dynasty, the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom sent an envoy to express her loyalty, and was later made a pro-Wei Japanese king by Cao Rui. During this period, the envoy also explained the form of the Japanese state to Cao Rui, and asked Cao Rui to openly support and help them.

.

Cao Rui did indeed show favor to the Queen of Yamatai, not only giving her a golden seal with a purple ribbon, but also a number of gifts including a hundred bronze mirrors.

Moreover, Cao Rui also sent an envoy with a message to mediate, but unfortunately the Gounu Kingdom ignored it.

Because the Gounu Kingdom has also found a backer, they took the initiative to send envoys to make good relations with the Wu Kingdom, which is likely to turn the Japanese internal war into a proxy war for the Celestial Empire...

With the end of the Three Kingdoms era, the Jin Dynasty successfully destroyed Shu, and Wu and Wu unified the world. Yamatai and Gonu disappeared from Chinese history books.

This is difficult for future generations of Japanese historians and scholars.

Because the Celestial Dynasty suddenly stopped writing diaries, and Japan itself did not have the habit of writing diaries, there was a long gap in the history of Japan, and there was no way to continue to trace the ancestors and find the roots.

"On behalf of His Majesty, I welcome your arrival."

Rolling up the official document again, Wu Liang also showed a smile and asked, "But I am very curious. When you get here, you not only have to cross the ocean, but also walk thousands of miles. This way

How long have you been gone for?"

"To be honest with the messenger, it was also winter when we went to sea."

Qilitong showed a wry smile, but then he looked happy, "Although this trip was difficult, but the hard work paid off, we finally found His Majesty the Emperor... Especially in recent months, we have been trapped in

In despair, we first arrived in Chang'an. At that time, we had no food. We could only dig grass roots and eat weeds with the exiled people along the way. Originally, after arriving in Chang'an and meeting the emperor, our lives would improve, but who knew then

There is a war going on in Chang'an, and the city is almost in ruins."

He should be talking about the scene when Li Jue and Guo Si's troops fought for power before Emperor Xian fled. History records that tens of thousands of people died in Chang'an City at that time, and Chang'an City was almost in ruins.

"After many inquiries, we found out that the emperor had quietly left Chang'an and planned to return to Luoyang, so we hurriedly chased after him. However, when we arrived at Luoyang, what we saw was still ruins, and the emperor did not return at all.

When he arrived at Luoyang, he stopped by a place called Anyi."

"So we rushed to Anyi without stopping, but when we arrived at Anyi, we found out that the emperor had left, and no one could tell where we were going next."

"I was almost about to collapse, so I sat under Anyi City and started crying. I didn't know what to do anymore. If this continues, I'm afraid we will all starve to death on the road before we see the Emperor. And...please

I'm sorry to be rude, but I don't know whether the current Emperor is still the Emperor of Han who the Queen ordered us to pay homage to on this trip."

"Fortunately, news came again a few days later. It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor was taken to Chenliu and finally settled down."

"So I regrouped, almost determined to die, and immediately rushed to Chenliu with the envoy. I rushed slowly and hurriedly, and finally caught up..."

At this point, Qilitong's eyes were filled with tears, and the girl behind him even began to sob softly, which shows how many difficulties he has experienced along the way.

Not to mention that in this war, they may be detained or killed by one force at any time. This is simply a desperate journey.

"You have worked hard."

Wu Liang glanced at them sympathetically, and then asked, "I see it is written in the official document that you will bring thousands of kilograms of dried fish and hundreds of human sacrifices to His Majesty on this trip?"

"..."

Qilitong's face suddenly fell down, and he sucked back the tears in his eyes.

"how?"

Wu Liang seemed to have understood something.

"Messenger, please forgive me, we have already eaten the dried fish on the way... If not, I would have died of starvation on the way."

Qili Tong finally mustered up the courage and said in embarrassment.

really.

Wu Liang was not surprised at all, and then asked: "Where are the hundreds of human sacrifices?"

"..."

Qilitong's expression became even more embarrassing. His throat was surging for a long time before he said with great difficulty, "Most of them starved to death on the way...and some escaped when I wasn't prepared...and some tried to escape but I noticed and executed them...

…Not only those human sacrifices, but also the accompanying guards were running away to death… Now apart from me and Hu, only three guards have come here alive.”

"So you are paying tribute..."

Wu Liang expressed deep sympathy, but felt like laughing for no reason.

It's not that he has no sympathy. To be honest, if Wu Liang knew what happened to them in advance, he might even send some supplies for rescue. After all, so many people are starving to death. No matter how much you talk about it, you shouldn't laugh.

.

But he traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute.

What about the dried fish offered as tribute?

have eaten.

What about the tribute sacrifices?

Those who ran ran away, those who died died.

So what exactly is this tribute? If it were Wu Liang who felt something was wrong on the way, he would not ask if he could go back and recover. Even if he found a place to live in seclusion, he would not come to pay tribute again.

Because this kind of tribute is really a bit life-consuming.

"I know it is very rude of me, but since I have received the Queen's trust and entrustment, even if I die here, I must complete the mission, otherwise I will not be worthy of being a human being."

Qili Tong puffed up his chest, which was so thin that even his tattered clothes could not hold it up, and said sternly.

But when Wu Liang heard these words, he felt like he was advertising for a certain express company... so he asked tentatively: "Your current queen should be called Himihu, right?"

"?"

After hearing this, Qilitong was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the girl behind him with a strange expression.

Isn’t it Himihu?

Wu Liang remembered that this was recorded in the history books. Isn’t it time?

Right.

In 238 AD, when Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui was on the throne, the queen of Yamatai Kingdom was Himihu. That was already 40 years later. Now it is really possible that Himihu will not take the throne...

But...just bean sacks!

Wu Liang soon noticed Qili Tong's strange behavior. After hearing the name, he didn't immediately answer or correct Wu Liang, but looked at the girl with a surprised look on his face?

Wu Liang suddenly remembered what Qili Tong had called the girl just now.

"call!"

He seemed to have called her "hoo" just now!

Wu Liang didn't think much about it at the time, but now combined with Qilitong's abnormal behavior, Wu Liang immediately realized an unexpected situation.
Chapter completed!