Chapter 317: The people of Danmo Lidi are in the Qin Dynasty?

Chapter 317: The people of Danmo Lidi are in the Qin Dynasty?

On the other side, Yao Zhi and others were visiting Danmoli, saying that it was a tour, but in fact it was to observe the situation in Danmoli, to understand the place more, and then to understand the Peacock Kingdom through this place.

Of course, it was impossible for the Danmo Lidi side to allow Yao Zhi and others to visit at will, and arranged for people to accompany them, which made Yao Zhi and others a little unhappy. The visits that some people accompany them would be greatly reduced and they could not see the true appearance of the city.

But Yao Zhi and others were not able to refute the actions of Danmo Lidi. After all, they were Gentiles and they didn’t send anyone to watch them. What if something happened?

It was already afternoon, the warm sunshine shone on the city, the whole city was lazy, and the monks on the street were still sitting on the cloth motionless, as if they were like this day after day, year after year.

The accompanying people smiled and explained to Yao Zhi and others that the monks were meditating, imitating the Buddha sitting under the Bodhi Gaya Bipolar tree, awakening and thinking about the Four Noble Truths and the Twelve Relationships, and achieving great wisdom.

Yao Zhi and others disliked this behavior very much, believing that these monks were using this to escape the hardship of farming and production. They could achieve enlightenment by meditation, but if they had the means, they should not let the people donate food and drink to you.

You meditate and realize the truth, but you want to let the hard-working people give you food and drink. Isn’t this a lazy person, let others offer you?

This is in the Qin Dynasty, which violates Qin's laws and is arrested for labor service. What's even more outrageous is that the people are willing to provide food and drink to the monks for such obviously unreasonable behavior.

That's right, without these people's support, these monks could not have meditated and realized the truth so leisurely. They would have been so hungry that they were roaring and ran to find food.

In this regard, the accompanying people gave an explanation: the monks are awakening and comprehending great wisdom. Once they comprehend, everyone will benefit, so the people provide them with food and drink.

At the same time, people now donate wealth, food and drink to monks, and they also accumulate merit for themselves. The more merits, the more blessings they will be, and will wash away the sins before their lives, and will not suffer the pain after death, and will also keep the blessings in the next life, and will receive good rewards.

In addition to the monks, many civilians also leaned against the wall and rested under the trees. The whole city gave Yao Zhi and others a sense of peace, but they always felt that something was missing.

Soon, they remembered that the city lacked high vitality and fighting spirit. It seemed peaceful and quiet, but in fact it was like stagnant water. The time of the city seemed to be forever.

It is a good thing to not have too many violent incidents, but lack of vitality and fighting spirit is a bad thing, which means that they will not move forward again and will only live in this moment.

Moreover, is this city really peaceful and quiet?

Yao Zhi and others noticed the kind of gaze he felt when he came again. It was still in the shadows in the corner of the wall. A group of thin and dark people were looking at them from afar. When they found Yao Zhi and others, they quickly looked away and hid in the shadows.

Yao pointed to the places where the people were hiding and asked the people who accompanied him: Who are those, why are they staring at us?

The accompanying staff glanced lightly and then replied: They are "Dalit", you are distinguished guests from afar, so you should not contact Dalit.

This made Yao Zhi and others even more curious, because when they learned about the Peacock Kingdom from Master Moye, Master Moye did not tell them that there were people named "Dalit" in the Peacock Kingdom.

In the caste system mentioned by Master Moye, there are only Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. Where did this Dalit come from?

Brahmins are religious clergy, Kshatriya is a king and noble, Vaishya is a merchant, hunter, etc., and Shudra is a servant and craftsman.

Either Master Moye didn't know there were people like Dalit, or Master Moye knew but didn't say it...

The possibility of Master Moye not knowing is not high, so it should be the latter, but he knows but doesn’t say it. Why doesn’t Master Moye say it?

These people seem to be not doing well, and they are worse than the civilians in Danmolide, and their status should be low. They are not the lowest Shudra among the four major castes, that is, the Peacock Kingdom, in fact, there is a lower caste called "Dalit".

Because Dalit's status is too low, he jumped out of the Three Realms and was not in the Five Elements, and he no longer treated them as humans, so naturally he was not considered among the four major castes that were humans.

Yao Zhi and others quickly judged Dalit's status, but this made them feel that the Peacock Kingdom was a distorted and weird country: Buddha advocated equality of all beings, and everyone could save them, but this system of caste strictly divided people into three, six, and nine classes according to their origins and exists.

How did those monks in the Peacock Kingdom believe in Buddhism while turning a blind eye to the caste system and even abide by it tacitly?

In fact, this is how Buddhism in the Peacock Kingdom claims that all beings are equal and everyone can enter the religion, but this "everyone" refers to people of the caste above the Shudra. Even murderers in this type of person can enter the religion, but there are strict restrictions on the Shudra caste that can enter the religion.

Even the Shudra entered the religion so strictly, let alone the Dalit. This is one of the reasons why the Peacock Kingdom Buddhism was able to not suffer much resistance under the promotion of Ashoka.

Because it did not really shake the caste system at all, and with Ashoka's prestige, the men of higher castes could of course sit still.

If the Peacock Kingdom Buddhism is truly open and allows Shudra and Dalit to enter the church at will, even with the strong support of Ashoka, it will encounter great obstacles. Even Shudra and Dalit themselves will stand up and oppose: Why do you let us treat the same as the high caste masters?

The men are born with high castes, so they should have privileges. This is the reason that was set after the world was opened up. Without the masters of the high castes, how can we live without the masters of the slaves!

After the accompanying staff told them not to contact them, Yao Zhi and others looked at him curiously and went to other places to visit, without contacting them immediately. Anyway, they had to stay in Peacock Country for a long time.

At night, after another banquet, Yao Zhi and others returned to their place to gather important members of the delegation to review and record today's events, and make adjustments to the subsequent events based on what they know and hear today.

In the summary, Gan Yu said, "Did you ever find that at tonight's banquet, the people in Danmolidi seem to be more welcome to us?"

One person said, "I heard what you said, it seems that this is true. Tonight, several officials from Danmolidi came to talk to me, asking what His Majesty the Emperor likes, and asking who Mr. Li Nian is and what Mr. Li Nian likes?"

Another smiled and said, "Then how did you answer?"

The man said, "How can I know what Your Majesty the Emperor likes? I can only say that Your Majesty the Emperor likes Qin becoming more and more powerful. We can live a good life for the old Qin people. As for Mr. Li Nian, I don't know even more. I dare not say Mr. Li Nian is a beautiful woman..."

This made everyone in the room smile. Even in the most remote Yan land, some people knew that Prince Li Nian was His Majesty's son-in-law and had angrily killed the Xiongnu prince for Princess Shunying.

Dare you say that Mr. Li Nian is a beautiful woman, and you are not afraid of being caught and dealt with by Mr. Li Nian after returning to the Qin Dynasty? Although as far as they know, Mr. Li Nian is not a person with a violent personality. After laughing, another person said, "I am the same. I was asked about things related to the Qin Dynasty, what is the Emperor's opinion on the sect, how many sects are there in the Qin Dynasty, and what gods and gods believe in?"

Another person also said, "I was asked, but what I asked was how much influence Taoism, Confucianism and Mohism had in the Qin Dynasty and how they recruit believers? I don't know either!"

After listening to everyone's speeches. Yao Zhi said: "The young master said 'you should see the essence through appearance'. The people of Danmolidi asked these questions without any reason, there must be a reason. They were inquiring about information related to the Qin Dynasty, and the target of the Qin Dynasty was obviously the Qin Dynasty!"

"However, among you, the questions he asked did not involve much of the military and political affairs of the Great Qin. Instead, he was interested in Your Majesty's likes and dislikes, the prince's likes and dislikes, and the various schools of thought. Yao thought he was trying to preach to the Great Qin!"

This analysis makes sense, and some people wonder: "I know they are very interested in the Qin Dynasty, but why are they so urgent, and seem to be anxious to think about the spread of Buddhism in the Qin Dynasty?"

This is a good question. I know that the Peacock people are interested in the Qin Dynasty, but this is also a bit anxious. I can’t wait to think of the Qin Dynasty preaching?

Gan Yu said: "It must be a reason for something abnormal. They can't wait to think of the Qin Dynasty's missionary preaching. Either they attach great importance to preaching to other countries and spontaneously want to preach, or they are forced to do it for a reason."

"I think the latter is the majority, and this reason makes them anxious to preach to the Qin Dynasty. Buddhism is the first religion in the Peacock Kingdom, with a strong incense and a wide audience. It can make them feel anxious. There is only one possibility: the situation in the Peacock country changes!"

Gan Yu continued: "Buddhism originated hundreds of years ago and has not yet flourished. The reason why it prospers in the Peacock Kingdom is inseparable from the Ashoka, who is regarded as great by the Peacock people!"

"When King Ashoka was alive, he built a large number of temples in the Peacock Kingdom. It is said that 84,000 pagodas that store relics were built."

Such a king who is exhausting the people and expending the people's efforts is actually considered a great king in the Peacock Kingdom, which is outrageous.

"However, Ashoka passed away ten years ago. It is reported that the current reign of the Peacock King is the grandson of Ashoka. Ashoka believes in that Buddhism, his grandson may not like it. If the Peacock King does not like Buddhism, but rather likes another sect, what the people like Danmolidi do..."

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Gan Yu had not finished speaking, but everyone understood it. One person continued, "This is very likely. According to what he saw today, Danmolidi can be called a Buddha city, almost all the cities believe in Buddhism. If the Peacock King does not believe in Buddhism but believes in another sect, it will bring great impact to Danmolidi."

Another person said, "So the people in Danmolidi are looking for a way out? Moreover, do you regard me, Daqin as their way out?"

The person who answered the conversation nodded and said, "I'm afraid that's the case. Now another sect believed in by the Peacock King will suppress them. They must try to save themselves. The way they can save themselves is the Qin Dynasty."

"If Buddhism is successfully spread in Daqin and becomes the same as the Peacock Kingdom, how much achievement will it be if it is passed back to the Peacock Kingdom? That will spread Buddhism to foreign countries and influence one country. Even if the Peacock King and another sect want to suppress them, they will be worried about it."

"And even if the Peacock King and another sect insist on suppressing them, they can retreat to the Qin Dynasty, and they will not be wiped out as if they were completely wiped out in the country."

One person sneered: "These Danmolidians have a good plan. They think that as long as they go to Daqin to preach, Daqin will accept it immediately. They have not considered what if they make a mistake?"

Another person smiled and replied, "They look down on the Qin Dynasty at all, and think that the Qin Dynasty is a barbarian. They are the upper states of the Celestial Empire. If the upper states come from, how can the lower states not accept it?"

Everyone clearly felt the superior attitude of the people of Danmolid when they looked at them. Under this mentality, the mentality that they would accept as long as they went to Daqin, the logic of Daqin was in line with the logic of Danmolid.

Yao Zhi said: "If this is the case, the people of Danmolid will soon ask for an envoy to the Qin Dynasty!"

After thinking for a moment, everyone understood what Yao Zhi meant: the people of Danmolid were worried about being suppressed by the current king and another sect, so they wanted to preach to the Qin Dynasty, so they would definitely send people to the Qin Dynasty before the king and another sect learned about the Qin Dynasty.

One man said in a deep voice: "We must not let Buddhism be introduced to the Qin Dynasty. When we came here, you also saw the actions of Buddhist monks. They not only did not do anything for production, but talked about empty things all day long, but also caused trouble to the place, that is, the people there were ignorant and backward, so they could tolerate their actions."

This means that before we arrived at the Peacock Kingdom, we saw on the road where monks were preached by the monks in the Peacock Kingdom, those monks did many things that the mission could not see in the name of mission.

But the mission only passed through other people's territory and had tasks, and did not intervene. However, those things could happen in other countries, but they could not happen in the Qin Dynasty.

They don’t want one day when their descendants disrespect their ancestors and shave their heads and believe in the Buddha, nor do they want to see a bald man pretending to be a blessing in his name and deceiving their descendants.

"This Danmoli seems peaceful and quiet, but it is really inactive. They are just lucky to have never encountered foreign enemies. Once a strong enemy invades, they will definitely be defeated with one blow and will be powerless. And if they bring that caste to the Qin Dynasty..."

Hearing the last sentence, everyone took a breath of cold air in their hearts. The Buddha was fine. That kind of caste was absolutely unacceptable, at least it could not be implemented in the Qin Dynasty.

If their descendants are exiled into the lower caste and even become Dalit, which is not among the four major castes, it will be hard to turn over.

Yao Zhi said, "But the people of Danmolidi sent people to the Qin Dynasty, and this matter was difficult to stop. We must write a letter to the Emperor and Prince Li Nian. With the wisdom of His Majesty and Prince Li Nian, they will definitely not allow them to act recklessly in the Qin Dynasty."

When Yao Zhi mentioned His Majesty the Emperor and Mr. Li Nian, everyone felt at ease. Although Li Nian's reputation was only one year older than the Qin Dynasty, he had a very high reputation in the world. Many people believe that with the assistance of Mr. Li Nian, the Qin Dynasty would become stronger and better.

His Majesty the Emperor is so wise and Mr. Li Nian is so virtuous, why worry about the Qin Dynasty not being strong?

Yao Zhi said again: "The people of Danmolid will soon ask us and ask us to divide the people and go to Daqin. This matter is also beneficial to us. If we ask for the property here from him, we will probably not only not refuse, but also cooperate very much."

Everyone's eyes lit up. If the people of Danmolid had any requests from them, they would definitely try their best to meet their requirements. One of their biggest tasks on this mission to the Peacock Kingdom was to collect the products of the Peacock Kingdom, especially the kind that was called "cotton" by Mr. Li Nian.

Yao Zhi reminded again: "In a foreign country, you must be cautious. After you go back, you must be careful and arrange for night patrols. Don't give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Everyone's hearts were terrified, because they were worried that the Danmolidites would silence them. There was little possibility of things happening, but it was indeed a foreign country after all!

(This chapter ends)