Chapter 313 Master Moye of Peacock Kingdom
‘The autumn is already in the Qin Dynasty at this time, but it is still so hot here. ’
Yao Zhi and Gan Yu and others were standing at the door of a temple, and they saw pilgrims coming in and out, which was obviously a temple with very good incense.
The Takan tribe has a small population, so there are no such temples. So Yao Zhi and the others were no longer in the Takan tribe, but went to a large tribe south of the Takan tribe.
The architectural style in the Buddhist temple is different from the local area and the Qin Dynasty. It gives Yao Zhi and others a very wonderful feeling, and it always feels like you can smell something.
The differences between Yao Zhi and others and their appearance and clothes caused some pilgrims to be curious. Some people whispered: Are these people from the Qin tribe who have been rumored to be very popular recently? Where is the Qin tribe? Is it adjacent to the Peacock Kingdom? I heard that they have many treasures, are they real or not?
They are outsiders from the Qin tribe. The Qin tribe is not adjacent to the Peacock Kingdom. It is said that in the north of us, it is a very strong and wealthy tribe. There are tens of millions of people in the tribe and over a hundred cities. The Qin tribe does have many treasures.
Some people don’t believe it, how could there be a tribe of tens of millions of people in the world?
The discussions were heard by Yao Zhi and others, and Yao Zhi and others could understand them, but they didn't care about this kind of discussions and let these local people talk about them.
After a while, a young local citizen wearing strange clothes walked out of the Buddhist temple and walked towards Yao Zhi and others. Yao Zhi and others knew that the clothes worn by the local citizen were monks' uniforms, and were only worn by Buddhist disciples called "monks".
After walking to Yao Zhi and others, the local monk gave a strange greeting to the people and said in a local language: "Master Moye is waiting for several donors in the temple, please follow me!"
Yao Zhi returned the gift: "I'm sorry, my master!"
Yao Zhi and his friends followed the local monks into the Buddhist temple. From outside, they could only see some of the buildings. At this moment, they were shown in the full picture. It was indeed very different from the buildings in the Qin Dynasty, not only in terms of shape, but also in terms of color and material.
The buildings that look like gourds use white, giving people a sense of elegance and purity. The Buddhist temples where pilgrims enter and exit mainly use red and gold, which looks solemn and sacred.
Many buildings have one thing in common: they have been built for several floors and a pointed top. I don’t know what to do with that pointed top, but it does look very exotic.
Yao Zhi and his friends were led to the backyard of the temple, which was quieter than the front yard where pilgrims had come. Before they arrived, a voice came: "I just gave a lecture at the same donor, but I failed to greet several donors in person. Please don't blame me!"
Yao Zhi and his friends looked in the voice and saw a middle-aged monk who looked different from them standing at the door of a meditation room, looking at them with a smile.
The middle-aged monks not only look different from them, but also from the local people. They have deeper eye sockets, higher nose bridges, and whiter skin than local people. They are in between Yao Zhi and others.
This middle-aged monk was the reason why Yao Zhi and others came to visit this Buddhist temple. It is said that he came from the Peacock Kingdom and came here to spread the Buddhism to the people.
After hearing the news, Yao Zhi and his friends came, hoping to find out the news about the Peacock Kingdom from the middle-aged monk.
Hearing the middle-aged monk, Yao Zhi and others knew that they had seen the master, so they quickly saluted. Yao Zhi smiled in the local language that was not very skillful, "I have seen Master Mo Ye! What the master said, Master is willing to see me, so how can I blame me?"
Master Moye invited Yao Zhi and others to sit in the meditation room. The young monk who had just led the way went to prepare a drink for the few, not tea, but something made of juice and water mixed with certain ingredients.
Yao Zhi took a sip and found that the taste of this thing was not irritating, but was quite refreshing, with a faint fruity aroma remaining between his lips and teeth.
Master Mo Ye looked at Yao Zhi and others, and knew that these people were led by Yao Zhi, so he asked Yao Zhi: "It is reported that several donors came from the Qin tribe in the north?"
Yao Zhi put down the cup in his hand and smiled and said, "Master, it's not a 'tribe', but a 'big Qin'. My qin is a country. How can a mere tribe summarize it?"
The locals have not established a country yet, so they can't quite understand what the concept of a country is. It would be fine to call the Qin tribe, but Moye comes from the Peacock Kingdom and should be able to understand it.
After hearing Yao Zhi's words, Mo Ye was stunned and shook his head and said, "It turns out it is the Great Qin State. I really think that the donors came from a tribe called "Qin"."
After saying this, Mo Ye asked curiously: "Since the Great Qin is a country, then does the Great Qin also have a king?"
Yao Zhi smiled and corrected: "My lord of Qin is not the king, but the great emperor. The 'king' is not enough to describe Your Majesty's achievements, only by calling him the 'emperor'."
"In my land of Qin, there were seven kings, but now there are only His Majesty the Emperor, six kings, and one in all over the world. His Majesty the Emperor is the king of the king!"
Mo Ye nodded. He understood what Yao Zhi said. It was not that the king of the Qin Dynasty is no longer called a king, but called it the "emperor". In the Qin Dynasty, there were six kings fighting with the current King of the Qin Dynasty, but they were destroyed by the King of the Qin Dynasty.
This made Mo Ye feel a little displeased, because it shows that the King of Qin may be a king who killed countless times, and I don’t know how many lives died because of him.
But Mo Ye did not reveal it. The reason why he was willing to see Yao Zhi and others was because he also wanted to understand Daqin through Yao Zhi and others.
When he learned that there was a very large population and very strong and wealthy Qin tribe in the north, his first reaction was: If there was really this tribe, he must go to preach and spread the Buddha's wisdom to that ignorant land!
The King of Qin killed a lot, and was amazing, he was just a person like Ashoka. No, he was definitely not as good as the great Ashoka.
Although Ashoka killed a lot in the first half of his life and was the "Black Ashoka", the second half of his life was the "Black Ashoka" and devoted himself to goodness, allowing more people to listen to the voice of Buddha.
Here he would be influenced by Ashoka to spread the Buddhist voice to the ignorant people here.
So what virtue and ability does the King of Qin have, and how can he compare with the great King Ashoka?
But even if it cannot be compared with King Ashoka, the King of Qin is also a king. Even if the Great Qin Kingdom is not as big as the Peacock Kingdom, it should be better than the place he is now.
If he could guide the King of Qin to respect Buddhism, believe in Buddhism and worship Buddha, and turn it into a person like Ashoka, then the merits and achievements of Moye...
When Moye thought of this, he couldn't help but be excited. He Moye wanted this tremendous merit!
Yao Zhi and the others didn’t know what Mo Ye was thinking, otherwise they would be afraid that Mo Ye would be killed on the spot. What is Ashoka worthy of comparing with His Majesty the Emperor? How dare this bald man look down on His Majesty the Emperor?
The king is humiliated and the minister dies. I will make this anger for His Majesty the Emperor today!
Mo Ye asked again, "How wide is the Great Qin territory? How many people are there? I heard that the Great Qin territory is as wide as thousands of miles and the people are as many as tens of millions. Is this true?"
Yao Zhi nodded and smiled, "It's true!"
Mo Ye didn't believe what Yao Zhi said, thinking that there must be water. These Qin people must have exaggerated their country. But it doesn't matter. Even if there is moisture, it is inferior to the Peacock Kingdom, then the Qin Kingdom should be a big country.
Mo Ye asked again, "Is there any Buddhism in the Great Qin Dynasty? Or is it as wise as my Buddha?"
Yao Zhi was naturally not a stupid person to be selected as an envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty. After Moye asked these two questions, he understood Moye's intention. This bald man from the Peacock Kingdom, who had no hair on his head, wanted to spread this Buddhism in the Great Qin Dynasty.
Along the way, he learned a lot about Buddhism. Yao Zhi believed that this was not a good sect, at least he did not like it and did not want it to be passed on to the Qin Dynasty.
These Buddhist monks do not take the initiative to engage in production, but instead ask for money from believers, not only eat meat and drink wine, but also monks in some places also ask women to go to the temple before getting married...
It opened Yao Zhi and others' eyes, and they felt it was very outrageous, but what was even more outrageous was that the local people could still accept it.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "There is no Buddhism in the territory of the Great Qin Dynasty, but there are many people who are as wise as Buddha. Confucius of Confucianism, Mozi of Mo, Laozi of Taoism..., His Majesty of the Emperor and Prince Li Nian, all have great wisdom."
Mo Ye frowned. Are there so many great wise men like Buddha in the Great Qin territory?
Confucian Confucius, Mozi, Taoist Laozi...
It is absolutely impossible. How can a country have so many wise people?
Even the Peacock Kingdom has never been found, and the Great Qin Kingdom is even more impossible. It must be the Qin people who are lying to him!
Mo Ye was very sure that Yao Zhi was lying to him. If we only talk about Confucius of the Mohist family, Mozi of the Taoist family, Laozi of the Confucian family... even if we forget it, we might be able to deceive him, but the Qin people should not have counted the King of Qin and the Prince Li Nian among them.
Then how wise can the Great Qin King have?
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Can you compare with Ashoka or compete with the Buddha?
Even the great Ashoka was less wise than the Buddha, and he could only become a believer who followed the Buddha, let alone a king from a foreign country?
Mo Ye did not reveal the lies of this Qin man. He knew that in some things, it would be better not to expose them, but he had concluded that the Great Qin State did not have a great wise man like Buddha, and there was no Buddhist sect.
Alas, this Great Qin State is indeed a wild and ignorant place. The people there must be a group of barbarians who do not know the wisdom of my Buddha.
However, my Buddha and Ashoka are compassionate and want everyone in the world to know my Buddha's wisdom. Now that I know the ignorance of the Great Qin Kingdom, I should save my Buddha's wisdom.
Mo Ye smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the Great Qin State would have so many wisdoms. I believe that the Great Qin State would have a strong country and a strong industry, and all industries were safe. I wonder if I could go there in my lifetime. Listen to the wonderful voices of the wise men of the Great Qin State."
Sure enough, the bald man from the Peacock Kingdom wanted to go to Daqin to spread the Buddhist teachings, but Yao Zhi couldn't say to Moye directly: What kind of Buddhism do you do, don't go to Daqin anymore.
He smiled and said, "The Qin Sea is full of rivers. As long as the master wants to go, he can go naturally."
Yao Zhi believed that with the wisdom of His Majesty and the Young Master, he would definitely see the shortcomings of Buddhism and would not let the bald man succeed in his mind, and would also let the bald man know what true wisdom is.
It saves you from asking ridiculous questions like the leader of the Natakan tribe, "Who is bigger than me?"
Yao Zhimenqing, the bald man from the Peacock Kingdom, must have not believed him. He thought he was talking big and might mock him in his heart. He really wanted to see Moye see the strength of the Qin Dynasty and know that he did not lie, which would be very exciting.
Mo Ye asked the same question, and Yao Zhi began to ask his question: "Master, we are on the order of His Majesty the Emperor of Qin to go on an envoy. How dare you ask the master, how to go to Guibang?"
Mo Ye did not answer this question immediately. He discovered a blind spot and said curiously: "Several donors, I have never heard of the name of the Great Qin when I was in China, nor have I seen the people of the Great Qin. Where did the donors know our country?"
Mo Yeh’s question is actually: We don’t know about you, Daqin, and you Daqin shouldn’t know about us. Where did you know now?
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "It's because I have a young man from Daqin. He has great talent and knowledge, and knows astronomy and geography. He has learned that we only know the country. We don't know anything about the past!"
Mo Ye said, "Is it that Mr. Li Nian?"
Yao Zhi nodded and said, "That's right!"
Mo Ye didn't ask Li Nian how he knew. Perhaps the young master Li Nian had traveled to the Peacock Kingdom, and perhaps he heard about it elsewhere, which was very normal.
"In this way, Mr. Li Nian should be the first Qin man to know our country!"
Mo Ye changed his words and said, "What are the things that a few donors have to go to our country?"
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "Of course, it is for the two families to get along well and communicate with each other. After hearing about the country from the young master, the emperor was very happy and said, "I think the world is the only big Qin, and there is still this country. We should have a good relationship with it and communicate with each other. We should exchange the wonders of the Qin Dynasty for the glory of this country, observe its customs and customs, understand its food and architecture, and repay it to me!'"
Of course, these words were compiled by Yao Zhi. The First Emperor never told them this. When Li Nian was training them, he told them that they should at least nominally take the banner of "the two families are in harmony and mutual exchange of existence or not."
You can't make it clear that you say "Let's find out about your situation and get your local products", that will definitely be unhappy.
Mo Ye didn't doubt what Yao Zhi said. In fact, in his heart, even if these Qin people came from bad things and had strong malice towards the Peacock Kingdom, he was not afraid.
Because in his opinion, the Peacock Kingdom is the strongest country in the world, and in recent years, the country has become more peaceful due to its belief in the Buddha. You should know that in the era of Ashoka, Ashoka was killed and blood flowed into a river and people were rolling.
About forty years ago, when Ashoka conquered the Kingdom of Jielingjia, he captured 150,000 people, killed 100,000 people, and injured hundreds of thousands. Which other country could do it?
The Great Qin Kingdom is definitely not as strong as the Peacock Kingdom. These Qin people boasted that they had tens of millions of people, but the real population might be less than one million, which is not enough to be destroyed by the Peacock Kingdom in one battle.
Therefore, what is there to be feared and what is there to be feared?
On the contrary, these Qin people saw the huge gap between them and the Peacock Kingdom, which would make them more convinced and believe in the Buddha, which would help him to go to the Great Qin Kingdom to preach in the future.
After thinking about this, the smile on Master Moye's face became even stronger, making Yao Zhi and others confused.
What did this bald man in Peacock Country think of?
(This chapter ends)