Chapter 718 The Largest Egg in the World
Chapter 718 The Largest Egg in the World
After hearing this, the ancestors in front of the sky became really impatient to conquer the Western Regions and plant cotton.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation are essential.
"Senior Ban Chao, shall I continue?"
Ban Chao nodded.
"After that, Senior Ban Chao mobilized the troops of various vassal states, successively conquered Gumo, isolated Qiuci, and forced the Kushan Empire to retreat.
Eventually, the thirty-six states in the Western Regions were successfully appeased, and more than fifty countries west of the Palmy Plateau also sent hostages to show their submission to the Han Dynasty.
The Western Regions have achieved unprecedented stability.
And you, Senior Ban Chao, were also appointed Protector General of the Western Regions and granted the title of Marquis Dingyuan.
Since you, Mr. Ban Chao, were already old, in 97 AD, you selected Gan Ying to be sent as an envoy to Daqin, or the Roman Empire. However, due to geographical barriers and other reasons, Gan Ying did not reach Rome and returned to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
This trip also further strengthened the Eastern Han Dynasty's understanding of Central Asia, West Asia and Rome.
However, the older you get, Senior Ban Chao, the more you will miss the Han Dynasty and your hometown.
In 100 AD, you, Ban Chao, wrote a letter to Emperor He of Han, requesting to return to your hometown, and your sister, Ban Zhao, also wrote a letter requesting that you, Ban Chao, be able to go back.
At that time, Senior Ban Chao was already 69 years old, and 31 years had passed since your first mission to the Western Regions. You completed your mission and could finally return to the Han Dynasty.
Senior Ban Chao, you must miss Dahan very much, right? "
How can I not miss you?
I miss my hometown, my family, and everything about Dahan.
But he couldn't go back, because the Western Regions still needed him.
Ban Chao couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He had been in the Western Regions for more than ten years now and had never returned to the Han Dynasty. Whenever it was late at night or during the New Year or other festivals, he couldn't help but miss home.
Although he wrote many letters to his family, how could writing letters express his longing for his family?
"Don't be sad, Senior Ban Chao. I'm sure the Emperor of Han will let you go back to have a look after he knows about it," Zheng Chenggong patted Ban Chao on the shoulder. It had been more than 30 years since he returned to the Han Dynasty. How could he not feel uncomfortable?
Alas, if they were allowed to leave a place for such a long time, how could they not miss it?
If you leave your hometown for a year or two, you will miss it terribly after just a few days, let alone decades.
"Yes, Senior Ban Chao, I think the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is also open-minded," Lin Zexu also comforted him.
In front of the sky, the old ancestors who were far away from their hometown and unable to return home also had tears in their eyes and couldn't help missing their relatives in their hometown.
When they are away from home, what they worry about most is their family, and they also know that their family members are worried about them. Now with the existence of barrage, they can also chat on the barrage to know the situation of their family.
What else could the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty do? Naturally, they allowed Ban Chao to go home and take a look. If they did not allow this, they would be scolded to death.
Li Wu smiled after seeing this and said, "Senior Ban Chao, Emperor Zhang of Han asked you to return to the Han Dynasty anytime you want."
"Really? Really?" Ban Chao couldn't believe it. "But, the Western Regions still need me now, so I'll go back and take a look. I'll come back again."
As long as he could go back and take a look, he would be satisfied.
"That's right. Everyone has his or her own mission and things he or she wants to do. Senior Ban Chao, your mission is to maintain peace in the Western Regions. Let us toast you, Senior Ban Chao." She was not willing to leave the familiar place and live in an unfamiliar place.
The food cultures are very different and require various adaptations.
Several people raised their glasses and drank again.
"In 101 AD, the Parthian Empire sent envoys to offer a large cup. We later called it an ostrich, a very large bird, but it cannot fly. The ostrich egg is very large. The largest egg in the world is an ostrich egg.
I'll try it next time I get a chance, I didn't prepare it this time."
Li Wu used his hands to gesture how big an ostrich egg was.
"Little fairy, is this ostrich egg really that big? Is it delicious? Does it taste like chicken eggs?" Lin Zexu asked curiously. The little fairy gestured that the egg was so big that it was almost the same size as his head.
Ban Chao and Zheng Chenggong were also curious, and so were the ancestors in front of the sky curtain.
"I haven't eaten it either. I'll know what it tastes like next time I try it. But the taste should be similar. There should be a lot of protein, and I don't like protein." Egg whites are tasteless. If they are boiled in water, I really don't like them.
"Well, egg whites are delicious," Ban Chao said. He thought everything was delicious anyway and didn't mind.
The ancestors in front of the canopy were very curious to see what an ostrich egg looked like.
"An ostrich and a lion were presented.
Senior Ban Chao, you sent your son Ban Yong to accompany the envoys of the Parthian Empire to the Han Dynasty. Since your son has lived in the Western Regions since he was born, you hoped that he could see the Central Plains.
In 102 AD, after Senior Ban Chao returned to the Han Dynasty, he was appointed as the Captain of Shesheng.
Senior Ban Chao, you already had problems with your chest and ribs, and your condition worsened soon after you entered the DPRK.
After Emperor He of Han heard the news, he sent people to express his condolences and gave you medicine.
In September of the same year, Mr. Ban Chao passed away in Luoyang at the age of 71.
The imperial court felt sorry and sent envoys to express condolences and offer sacrifices, and gave extremely generous rewards.
This is the end of your story, Senior Ban Chao."
Li Wu looked at Ban Chao. After hearing his story, Ban Chao was only surprised that he could return to the Han Dynasty. Everything else was within his expectations.
Ever since the sky curtain appeared, and Emperor Guangwu ascended the sky curtain, the people in the Western Regions had already surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
This is God's blessing on the Han people. They from the Western Regions surrendered so quickly, for fear that if they were a step slower, they would be punished by God.
So for Ban Chao, he would be able to make the Western Regions submit in the future. In fact, this had been planned for a long time.
I just didn't expect that he would return to Dahan after such a long time.
"That's right, Senior Ban Chao, you are a long-lived person. I guess the barrage has already asked you to share your secret of longevity," Zheng Chenggong said with a smile. Not to mention, there were actually quite a few people in the barrage asking Ban Chao to share the secret of longevity.
Ban Chao pursed his lips. His secret to longevity?
Where does he get this?
"I don't have any secret to longevity. Just like what the immortal said, eating well, drinking well and exercising more are always right," Ban Chao felt that this was the case. He was never idle for a moment in the Western Regions and was busy with all kinds of things.
"I can testify to this, it's true. I've said this before, so I won't say more." Li Wu himself is not a very active person, but since he got the system, he has been going out frequently.
Actually, she has to thank her ancestors, otherwise she would not go out every day.
"Then I should also live a long life, right? I am like my predecessor Ban Chao, and I practice martial arts every day," Zheng Chenggong said.
Lin Zexu and Li Wu looked at each other.
When Zheng Chenggong saw the appearance of Lin Zexu and the little immortal, he realized that he would die young.
"Ahem, Senior Zheng Chenggong, this time, it must be different," Lin Zexu sighed and patted Zheng Chenggong on the shoulder.
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