Mission to China
Year 289. Romans are now sending diplomatic mission to China.
The diplomats came from imperial academy of diplomats, located in the canal city and surrounded by beautiful parks.It is new building, built in year 281.
In year 290, diplomats protected by a couple of soldiers leaved Persia. For safety reasons, they passed through massive mountains. Through massive forests, what are home to hundreds of herds of wild animals.
After days of march, they reached small temple located on the huge mountains. Monks there were friendly, and they stayed there for a couple of days. Temple was surrounded by huge boulders.
Finally, they came to the Chinese capital, without name. It changed. It was now full of flower gardens and parks. They have been unnoticed by inhabitants, as something normal.
Chinese palaces burned in enormous fire, caused by romans when they left China...
... but they were rebuilded. Maybe smaller than before, but more beautiful, even with hundreds of acres of beautiful gardens.
And they find something very surprising. The wise man from the small chinese village - was now a chinese emperor. Emperor with fair hand, someone who was not despotic, like many emperors before. Romans now didn't have a reason to attack China. The peace between rome and China will last many years...
Greetings, noble man. Before many years, very similar men came to our village. But after that, they started a big war, outside of China. Many villagers went there, and don't returned.
Sorry emperor, but war without dead men don't exist. We only wanted to rescue you from the despotic emperor.
I remember... I know that our army was very near persia, and it was dangerous for you. After Wu came much more despotic emperor, the Tai'cu IV. He was much worse. He was sentencing people to death, when they looked at him. But this war could be finished without so many dead men on the both sides.
But, how did you become emperor? Before 15 years you was only village chief.
Yes, yes. Old emperor was killed in a civil revolt. And luckily, I was there. And they simply chosed me, I don't know why, but they named me emperor. They probably knew that I will be not like the others. But after times, I think that I am not really a wise man. Why do you came there?
Sorry for this war. Nobody wanted this. We want peace. Peace that will last for centuries.
If you want, you now have peace for ever. But who knows, what will happen when I will die. The emperor who will come after me can be despotic, and any treaty will be nothing for him. But when I will live, any chinese will not be hostile against you. Goodbye noble man, and may you will return safely.
Thank you, emperor. We will go. Goodbye, maybe for ever.
And the roman diplomats leaved the city, and China. The Romans were now safe, and the China and Rome had finally good relations with each other. And Rome will not meet China soon again...
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