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1296 The Colosseum(1/2)

The reason why Xinpi was able to say such words was obviously already aware of the situation in Rome.

Emperor Karakara knew this.

So he expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the local forces' behavior of interfering with them, and was very angry that these guys revealed his old stories to the people of Wei.

But he couldn't control the mouths of these people.

Killing his younger brother just now has put him in a political crisis. He is very clear that he cannot monopolize this part of his interests.

The reason why he made a fuss about his own business was that the lion spoke up and then bargained.

After all, he is the emperor and has the power to exert extreme pressure. In order to obtain high profits, he feels that he needs to do this and must do this to protect his interests.

Otherwise, his interests cannot be maintained, so how can he obtain huge amounts of wealth to maintain his position?

The Guards' appetite is a bottomless pit. If they do not feed them, they will not be able to maintain their throne and rule.

No matter what, although he thought so in his heart, his reason never thought that he could monopolize this huge commercial interests.

This big fat piece of meat is too greasy. He will be dying of greasy if he eats it alone, so he must be moisturized.

However, on the basis of sharing profits, it should be no problem to occupy a large amount.

The emperor's honor is to take up a big shot, so will he be told by others?

Now that the Wei people have spread the problem, he has nothing to argue about. He can only say that the Wei side should be calm and they will coordinate the matter internally.

Zhang Liao and Xinpi successfully kicked the ball away and threw the problem to the Romans themselves. Then, accompanied by Roman officials, they began to visit the entire Roman city.

Wang Wei had already visited, so as one of the guides, he took Zhang Liao and Xinpi to visit the Roman city.

At present, everything in Rome is open to them for free, so they visited many public places in Rome.

For example, squares, theaters, libraries, temples, large baths, and colosseum.

The square is a place where the Romans hold public gatherings, and it is said that this was a rule that was found hundreds of years ago.

The Romans liked to get together to talk, and there were leaders who gave political speeches, etc., which was called eloquence, which sounded quite interesting.

They will express their views on politics, and use gorgeous rhetoric to convey their thoughts, which seems to be because they can be appreciated by their superiors.

Seeing this scene, Xinpi couldn't help but think of the academic debates held in the Imperial Academy.

He felt that it was similar to this scene, and the emperor never forbidden it from academic debates or political views.

There are also many people gathered there to chat in the big square in front of the palace.

I have never seen any theaters before. They saw some Romans wearing all kinds of strange costumes, performing what had happened.

"I have read it before and I find it interesting. Although I can't understand what they are saying, there are translations that repost them, and I can generally understand what they are saying. Anyway, it's some very interesting stories."

Wang Wei commented on these theaters in this way.

It is worth mentioning that the Romans like these theaters very much and drama very much, so many people make a living by it.

This gave Zhang Liao and Xinpi the feeling that they were like the musicians and dancers in the palace, and their nature seemed to be similar.

And now with the popularity of taverns, more and more taverns have begun to introduce musicians and dancers to perform to attract customers, which feels similar.

I have never seen a library before, but it is still such an open library.

Zhang Liao and others entered the library and saw many scholars reading books in the library or having some debates with each other.

"Does Loumo people all know literacy?"

Xinpi was surprised, thinking that the open library might mean that everyone here is literate.

Wang Wei shook his head repeatedly.

"How is it possible? They use sheepskin to make paper and bird feathers to make pens. Schools are all aimed at the children of powerful people. It is impossible for ordinary people to read. Of course, they will not come to such libraries. There are also official schools like I Wei. There are also some, but there are not many and they are not in a system."

"It's interesting to make paper with puffs? It's feathers.

"Well, I remember that before we had paper, we used bamboo slips to make paper and carved knives as pens, which was almost the same."

Neither Zhang Liao nor Xinpi knew Latin or Greek, and could not read Roman classics.

However, the translators of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who accompanied him were very interested in this, so they asked whether the official Rome could borrow some books to read.

The Roman officials agreed and allowed translators from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to borrow books and watch them, but they must be returned on time and cannot be damaged, otherwise the consequences will be serious.

Roman classics are of course very precious.

As for the Roman temples, they look similar to some of the land, animals and sacrifices from heaven in Wei State, and they have that kind of taste.

However, there are many temples in Rome. Different temples worship different gods. Different gods also have different stories and different groups of believers.

Anyway, Zhang Liao and Xinpi, who believed in heaven and earth and their ancestors, were not interested in this and politely refused to understand their gods, so the officials who tried to introduce them to Roman gods felt very disappointed.

Then there is the big bathhouse.

"The Loumo people like bathing very much. Some people even have to bathe every day, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable all over. The money they spend on the bathing ground is unimaginable. They also build water pipes for this, divert water from the outside, and drain water."

Wang Wei went to the big bathing site several times and had a certain understanding of this.

"But most of these large baths are dirty and not clean. There is no time to change a lot of water. Many people soak together and don't know what's inside. What's even more strange is that women can go to the large baths and even bathe with men."

When Wang Wei said this, he immediately frightened Zhang Liao and Xinpi very much.

"In broad daylight, bathe together in a large public bathhouse? The body will be clearly seen by others, right? Do they actually do such things?"

Xinpi's eyes widened.

Wang Wei nodded.

"I have seen it with my own eyes, and it is true, and I am very shocked, but this is the fact. I can only say that the customs in different places are different? At the beginning, the Huns were still popular in inheriting the rules of their wives."

Xinpi immediately took a breath of air conditioning and was very shocked.

"It's okay for a family, this stranger... absurd, absurd, and really absurd."

It was okay for Zhang Liao. Thinking of the rules of the Huns, Zhang Liao felt that there were rules from all over the place and should be respected. However, respect does not mean acceptance.

So neither of them wanted to go to the big bathhouse to watch.

However, the public baths used by these civilians do not need them to see them.

If they want to take a bath, there are naturally cleaner and more convenient and high-end luxury baths for them to use.

Of course, it is also very simple to pay attention to privacy, just a private bath.

It’s just that most people don’t have this condition.

Among these public facilities, the Colosseum is the most shocking thing.

The Colosseum, which covers an active and wide area and can accommodate 90,000 people to watch the game together, really shocked Zhang Liao and Xinpi.

Emperor Karakala personally led them to watch the game, and in the Colosseum, they increased the number of games for distinguished guests who came from afar, and showed the most distinctive competitions to distinguished guests.

A large number of Roman nobles and citizens flocked in to join in the fun, with crowds of people, cheering one after another, loud and vibrating the world. Those who don’t know thought they were fighting.

The envoys of the Wei Empire and their group of people watched the game with the emperor in the best, most comfortable and most elegant place to watch, and they could clearly see the battles in the field.

The struggle between people and people is equally good at life and death, and the struggle between beasts and beasts is extremely exciting.

What surprised Zhang Liao Xinpi and others was the life and death of the party who lost in the fight between people. Sometimes it was left to everyone present to judge, and the rules would allow the people present to decide the life and death of the person together.

Anyway, all the losers were decided to die on that day, and then they cried and were killed.

In response, Emperor Karakara said that the life and death of the loser must be left to everyone to decide together, and those who lose their honor often cannot live.

Zhang Liao and Xinpi looked at each other and found it unimaginable.

But the most shocking thing hasn't come yet.

The most shocking thing is the fight between humans and beasts.

The armed people fought with the fierce lions, tigers, bears and other beasts to fight each other to fight for life and death.

Either a human kills a beast or a beast kills a man.

Generally speaking, there are few people who challenge beasts alone. In order to enhance the ornamentality, several people usually join forces to challenge beasts.

In addition to slaves who are forced to fight, those who participate in this kind of competition also have outlaws who want to make a lot of money or become famous.

What Zhang Liao and Xinpi saw was a match in which five people joined forces to challenge the strong tiger.

Before the event began, the audience in the venue roared wildly at the top of their voices, fearing that their voices would not be loud enough. The people around the emperor also shouted loudly, and the emperor himself also shouted a few excitedly, as if very happy about it.

Then the beast fighters entered the field. They often had some equipment and preparations, had rich experience in fighting beasts, and several people joined forces to face the ferocious beasts.

Then the tiger entered the field. After entering the field, the tiger roared repeatedly, walking around the circle at the group of brave beasts gathered together, as if judging the strength of the opponent.

"The beast is hungry and is in a state of hunger. It has a strong fighting will. If it cannot defeat and kill this tiger, the beast fighter will most likely be eaten on the spot."

The translation recounted the words of Emperor Karakara, allowing Zhang Liao and Xinpi to know the key points of the game.

Zhang Liao and Xinpi were very surprised that so many people watched the beast fighter be eaten together?

What is the way?

Before they could figure it out, the game began. The tiger roared repeatedly and took the initiative to attack and bit the beasts.

The beasts cooperate with each other, you are responsible for attracting, I am responsible for sneak attacks, constantly bleeding the tigers trying to attack, gradually consuming the tiger's physical strength, and intending to win the final victory.
To be continued...
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