Chapter 319 Arrival at Fahrenheit
Gan Yu and others returned to the Qin Dynasty with the monks from Danmolidi, and Yao Zhi and others continued to go on missions to Huashi City, the capital of the Peacock Kingdom.
Fahrenheit City is located in the northwest of Danmolid, not too far away. After several days of rushing, a huge city appeared in the eyes of Yao Zhi and others.
Through long-distance visual comparison, Yao Zhi and others came to a shocking conclusion that this city of Huafa is larger than Xianyang, more than twice as long as Xianyang, and more than four times wider, and more than eight Xianyangs in overall area.
As they approached, Yao Zhi and others found that the visual results were correct, and this city was indeed larger than Xianyang.
The city is surrounded by wide trenches. Because the city is too long, the city wall has been built very long. At first glance, there are at least hundreds of city towers on the city wall, and there are also city gates. For example, the city wall they are facing now has more than a dozen city gates.
People keep coming in and out of these city gates, which shows that this is also a prosperous city!
The Danmo Lidi guide who was responsible for leading the way for them pointed at Fahrenheit City and smiled at Yao Zhi and others, "Dear guests from Daqin, your destination has arrived. This is our capital - Fahrenheit City!"
Yao Zhi and others understood that this person was showing off to them, but the city was indeed very big. Yao Zhi also praised: "He is tall and majestic, magnanimous and magnanimous, and is worthy of being the capital of Guibang!"
These words made the guide feel happy, and his face smiled even stronger, saying, "Fahrenheit City is not only the largest city in our country, but also the most prosperous city. The prosperity in the city will surely surprise you again."
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "Then I must take a good look after entering the city!"
Following the guide, Yao Zhi and others arrived in front of the city gate, but they were missions from the Gentiles, so they naturally could not enter the city casually. They had to report their origin first and wait until the Peacock Kingdom sent someone to contact us and allowed them to enter the city.
Soon, several officials from the Peacock Kingdom led a group of people to the city gate. The leading officials looked at Yao Zhi and others and asked, "Are you the envoys who came from the Qin Kingdom to come to our country to meet?"
What is the interview? We are here to visit you, making us feel like you are from the Peacock Kingdom and the vassal state, and we are here to worship the sect leader.
Yao Zhi saluted the official and then replied: "Yao Zhi, a Qin man, was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor of Qin..."
Before he finished speaking, the official waved his hand impatiently and interrupted, "Okay, okay, I know you are the envoys of the Qin State. All of them are here to register and check what you bring."
While Yao Zhi and others were registering their identity information, several other officials took people to check what Yao Zhi and others brought. When they saw the glassware, their eyes attracted them.
Unfortunately, I could only see it and didn't dare to take it. This was a gift given to them by the envoy of a foreign country. After taking it, I committed a serious crime. I could only check it and confirm that it was not a weapon and it was not harmful. Then I put it back in the box.
After the registration and inspection, Yao Zhi and others were allowed to enter the city. From outside the city, you can tell that the city is very big. In fact, it is indeed very big. Although the land is wide, it seems a bit crowded, because there are too many buildings and people in the city.
Pedestrians come and go on the street, with shops on the street, and various mobile vendors, which makes the streets flood.
From the perspective of lively, it is very prosperous, but it looks very unordered and even a little messy, as if it is not planned well, causing miscellaneous things to pile up together.
Yao Zhi and others noticed that there were many monks on the street, but unlike the monks in Danmolid, they did not put a cloth on them and sat on them with their eyes closed and meditated. The believers put food and drinking water on their own, but instead took the initiative to beg for alms from various shops.
Yao Zhi said in his heart: "There are so many monks in Huafa City, which means that the current king of Peacock Kingdom has not suppressed them yet. ’
The locals also noticed them and were curious to look at the group of strange people, but they saw officials leading the way for these people and dared not approach them.
The city is also filled with all kinds of strange smells, including the smell of food cooked by locals, the smell of shit and urine, and the smell emitted by animals. Although many trees, flowers and plants are planted in the city, these smells cannot be covered up.
But not long after, Yao Zhi and others knew where the smell of shit and urine came from. They saw a local man doing uncivilized things in a corner.
Although I only see this person now, I haven’t seen many people. If there are people everywhere in this city shit and peeing under the corners and trees, it wouldn’t be surprising.
Ignoring these shortcomings, Fahrenheit City is indeed prosperous. Walking through the street, Yao Zhi and others saw many things that they had never seen in Danmoli.
The buildings in the city are also very unique. The orthodox Peacock Chinese-style buildings look more beautiful, but probably because there are too many people and not everyone has the money to repair the house, resulting in the inconsistent architectural styles in the city, with bad ones in good ones and good ones in bad ones.
A earthen tiled house was built in the villa area, and a cement apartment emerged from a group of earthen tiled houses, giving Yao Zhi and others a wonderful feeling of being very chaotic, inconsistent, and docile.
They feel right, even in modern times, people in this area are living like this.
But after passing through the downtown area, this feeling disappeared because the buildings in front of them were a unified style, and there were no vendors or pedestrians here. The air was much fresher, without the strange smell that had just been mixed.
Yao Zhi and others knew that when they arrived at the official office of this city, ordinary civilians could not enter, so the environment here would naturally improve.
Several officials from the Peacock Kingdom took Yao Zhi and others to a compound. The headed officials pointed at the compound and said, "This is a place for everyone to rest. The rooms inside are arranged by you. People will inform you of dining every day. If you have any other needs, you can inform the guards."
"The time to meet the king is five days later. During these five days, someone will come to explain the etiquette of meeting the king. Good students, don't lose your etiquette before the king!"
"Everyone may be some people in Qin State, but this is my Peacock State. I am not from the Qin State. If you anger the king, no one can save you!"
Several officials then brought Yao Zhi and others into the courtyard. The courtyard was large and there was also a place dedicated to feeding livestock. It should be a hotel built by the Peacock Kingdom to accommodate Gentile envoys.
After the check-in was over, the headed official said again: "The King heard that you are here today and specially asked us to hold a banquet and follow us now."
After entering the city for a banquet, Yao Zhi and others returned to the courtyard. In the room, one of them said, "These Peacock people are too self-righteous. Although the Peacock people did not say it clearly, the meaning of the words was clearly to treat us as people in the barbarian country."
The person next to him also said, "The leader seems to be reminding us, but in fact he is saying: Your Great Qin is a barbarian country, and it is incomparable to our Peacock Country. Don't bring your Great Qin to the Peacock Country."
Another person said, "What's so annoying about this? Isn't it the same when Danmo Lidi? He has never seen the strength of my Great Qin, of course he doesn't know the world is high and he thinks they are stronger. When they see it in the future, they will naturally not have such thoughts." Although he said that, being looked down upon by others still makes everyone a little unhappy. Even such a country dares to think that it is the most powerful country in the world and looks down on the Great Qin? Just like there are no beasts in the mountains and forests, a wild dog dares to show off its might.
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "Didn't we look down on them before? We thought that the Qin Dynasty was the best in the world and was incomparable to other countries. It is normal for them to have this idea. The world is big and there are many countries. Although the Qin Dynasty is strong, it cannot surpass all countries in every aspect."
"Like the Peacock Kingdom, the city of Hua, is better than Xianyang City at this time in terms of size. Therefore, everyone, we can think that the Qin Dynasty is the best in the world, but we should not underestimate other countries and be cautious. We should not be arrogant because the country is small, and we should not be cautious because the country is weak!"
"Five days later, we will meet the Peacock Lord. We must prepare well and not make any mistakes..." Everyone restrained their minds and listened carefully to Yao Zhi's speech.
In a flash, it was the day to meet the Peacock King. On this day, everyone wore prepared clothes and brought gifts to the Peacock King Palace.
The city of Hua is so large, and the palace covers a large area, and is naturally quite beautifully built. There are many trees planted in the palace, and green grass is planted, which looks more like a castle in a garden than a high-rise king's residence.
According to the evaluation of Yao Zhi and others in their hearts, it is beautifully built, but lacks a sense of majesty and solemnity!
When you enter the palace hall, the space inside the hall is very large, and you have to pass through a corridor to reach the main hall.
Under the gaze of the peacock kings and nobles, Yao Zhi held the flag and led more than ten members of the delegation to the main hall, and said to the Peacock king who was sitting on the throne: "Yao Zhi, a native of Qin, went to Guibang under the order of His Majesty the Emperor of Qin, and met the king here!"
The Peacock Lord nodded, looked at the flag held in Yao Zhi's hand, and said curiously: "What is this?"
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Yao Zhi replied, "This is a 'priest', which is given by His Majesty the Emperor, symbolizing His Majesty's order and is also a trustworthy man for Yao as an envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty. Only by going to a mission to the foreign countries can he be given."
The Peacock Lord said again: "It was given by the King of Great Qin! Why do you call the King of Great Qin 'Your Majesty'?"
Yao Zhi briefly explained: "In ancient times, there were several emperors with outstanding achievements, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Your Majesty's achievements were even higher than the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. It was not enough to show Your Majesty's achievements by simply using the ‘Emperor’ or ‘Emperor’, only the ‘Emperor’ could do it."
Yao Zhi deliberately omitted the statement that "the emperor is the king of the king" in his words, because speaking it may cause dislike these princes and ministers in the Peacock Kingdom. It is better to save the trouble than to have more things.
The Peacock Lord asked again: "I heard that the Great Qin State is located in the northeast of our country, far from our country, so the customs are very different. What religion does the Great Qin State believe in? Which god is worshipped?"
This question attracted the attention of all the Peacock Kings and Ministers in the hall. Although they were looking at Yao Zhi, they were more concerned at this moment and wanted to know how Yao Zhi would answer.
Yao Zhi replied: "I have no sect in the Qin Dynasty. There are four emperors who worship the gods, Baidi, Qingdi, Huangdi, and Yandi."
At this time, a peacock king asked, "It's not the 'Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors', why are there only four emperors?"
Yao Zhi couldn't answer this question, and he shook his head and said, "Yao is only an ordinary minister in the Qin Dynasty, and the reason is unknown."
Another minister of the Peacock Kingdom said, "Why are you waiting to worship the four emperors, but not worship the three main gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva?"
This problem is unreasonable and deliberately provoking trouble. The places are different, and the countries are different. How can we worship the same gods?
But this minister was deliberately provoking trouble. It doesn’t matter what kind of gods were worshipped in the Qin Dynasty. What’s important is that the gods in their Peacock Kingdom were not worshipped.
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "The gods are ever-changing. They are called Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva in Guizhou. However, they may not be called this in my Great Qin. It is like speaking. My Great Qin speaks Qin opera, and Guizhou speaks another language. There are differences in the two languages, but aren't they both speaking?"
The minister wanted to continue to attack, but Yao Zhi did not give him another chance and said to the king of Peacock Kingdom: "In order to make the two countries have a good relationship, before leaving the Qin Dynasty, Your Majesty specially prepared a gift to the king!"
The king of Peacock Kingdom suddenly became interested and said, "What gift is it?"
The other princes and ministers also became curious, wanting to know what kind of treasures these envoys from the Great Qin State would bring. Following the news sent back by Danmolidi, the treasures brought by the Qin people were amazing.
Yao Zhi said, "The gift is already outside the hall!"
The king of Peacock Kingdom immediately issued an order, and then a strong man carried more than ten wooden boxes into the hall.
The styles of these boxes are different from those in their country, but they are exquisitely crafted and are carved with various patterns. Some are maps of mountains and rivers, some are scenery of birds, and some are bright moon shining on the sky and earth.
The drawing method they have never seen before. It looks strange and not realistic, but it can really understand what is drawn, and it feels pleasing to the eye.
This is true for boxes alone, and the treasures inside must be even more precious.
As the box was opened, the treasure inside appeared in front of the Peacock Kings, this conjecture was confirmed.
I saw that the first three boxes were filled with a kind of transparent utensil made of jade, which was extremely eye-catching, including cups, bowls, bottles, plates, cups... It was obviously a set of usable utensils!
They are all made of transparent jade, pure and transparent, without any flaws or stains, and they look very high-end. This is the instrument that suits their identity and is what they should use.
Compared with this set of utensils, their golden cups, ivory bowls, and jade plates all look vulgar.
The princes were so itchy. It would be great if they could have such a set of utensils. Unfortunately, this was given to the king by the Qin people. I can only ask if there are many more of them. If not, I can only find a way to buy them in the Great Qin Kingdom.
Looking at the box behind, the treasures contained in them do not attract them by this set of transparent jade. They are also clichés. Statues made of metal and jade are exquisitely carved and are rare treasures, but they are still not valued by the Peacock King.
Then I looked at what was put, it seemed to be cloth. The cloth in this box looked very good, but the cloth in that box was a bit strange, too white, too flat, and was cut so neatly.
(This chapter ends)