Chapter 322 Thousand Years of Grudges
Among the princes and ministers of the Peacock Kingdom, the Qin Dynasty became a barbarian country that was obviously far less powerful than them, but was very arrogant.
This is not that they are stupid. I didn’t expect that the Qin Dynasty might be very strong, but that they thought they had been strong for too long and had been invincible in this area for a long time, and had developed the idea of being the country of the Celestial Empire.
In their eyes, there will be no more country stronger than their Peacock Kingdom, and there will be no equally strong ones. Even if there are, as long as the facts are not directly placed in front of them, they will not want to admit it.
It’s like when I was in the Qing Dynasty, you would tell them that there were civilizations and powerful countries in the West, and they might develop beyond the Qing Dynasty in the future, posing a threat to the Qing Dynasty.
The monarch and ministers of the Qing Dynasty not only would not listen, but would arrogantly disapprove and ridicule you: What civilization is there in the barbarian land of the West, and what country is there? No matter how strong it is, can it be stronger than the Qing Dynasty?
Our Qing Dynasty is the country of the Celestial Empire, a prosperous place in the central region, a place where literary rituals are prosperous, and the barbarians and foreign countries in the West live in the wild land. Even if they are given a hundred years of development, they will not be able to surpass our Qing Dynasty!
The West is full of barbarians and alien races, living in desolate places, with not abundant resources and not large populations. They do not have sages like Confucius, Mencius, and Zhu Zi. If they do not read the books of sages, they will not use the principles of sages to govern the country. Can they develop and catch up with our Qing Dynasty?
The psychology of the king and ministers of the Peacock King are the same as that of the ministers of the Qing Dynasty. In their opinion, the Qin Dynasty is just a barbaric country. How could it be as powerful and outstanding as their Peacock Kingdom?
I feel it is impossible, but I don’t want to admit it.
In this case, you will not be beaten hard once, you will not wake up from your dreams, you will not open your eyes to see the world, and it will be difficult to reverse their psychology before you have suffered the pain.
Just like an unknown old man and a maniac who had met a British envoy, but the British envoy introduced him to the world geography and various knowledge, he was not interested in it at all. Instead, he was angry that the Western barbarians were rude and refused to kneel down and kowtow to him.
Faced with the request from the British envoy, the old man Shiquan rejected it and said: "The heavenly dynasty has abundant resources and is omnipresent. It was not used to use foreign goods to communicate the existence or absence."
Although the British envoys had no good intentions, the saying "I am the supreme country of the Heavenly Kingdom, and you are a barbarian in a small country."
This was not only the idea of immortality, but also the idea of the emperor and ministers of the Qing Dynasty at that time and later, until they were beaten by foreigners and chickens.
Listening to other princes and ministers constantly making various remarks to prove that Qin is a barbarian country, several princes and ministers who wanted to say that Qin might be a powerful country wisely controlled their mouths.
When the princes and ministers were eagerly analyzing what kind of barbaric country was the Great Qin State, a prince suddenly thought of something: "The king of Qin will send envoys here. According to the convention, we should also send envoys to visit..."
This question attracted everyone, and one of them said, "It is true that the sect will definitely ask the King of Qin, why the envoy he sent is so arrogant and rude? If the medicine for treating malaria is really effective, he must also hand over the prescription. If the medicinal materials are only available in Qin, let him give them more to us!"
The others immediately echoed, as if they had seen the Qin king answering carefully in front of their envoys.
The princes and ministers who thought that the Great Qin State might be really a powerful country sighed in their hearts: If these people do this, if Qin State is really strong, wouldn’t they provoke a great enemy?
He ridiculed Qin as a barbarian country and could still tolerate it, but he couldn't help it by making enemies for the country, and immediately said, "Everyone!"
The voice was loud, and everyone looked at the voice, and only heard him say, "What you said is based on one foundation, that is, Qin is a barbarian and small country, weaker than our country. But if Qin is not a small country, but a powerful country whose strength is not inferior to our country, and according to your words and actions, you will make enemies for our country!"
The man said to the king of Peacock Kingdom again: "King, you should be cautious in governing the country. Our country is indeed very strong. However, the strength of Qin is not clear. You must act carefully. Don't make enemies because of your temporary aura!"
These words made the other princes and ministers of the Peacock Kingdom unhappy and started arguing with this minister, and the ministers who had the same idea as him also joined the quarrel.
One side said that you have gained the might of others, destroyed your ambition, and spoke for Qin. Has it taken advantage of the Qin people and wanted to be a traitor in the Peacock country and a traitor in the Peacock country?
One side said I didn't, but I just discussed the matter and considered the national interests. Qin State may indeed be a strong country, and it is not a wise move to make enemies at will.
But there are not many princes and ministers standing on their side, and they support Qin as a small barbarian country.
The Peacock King watched the two groups of people making noise, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his right hand and scolded, "Enough!"
Seeing the king getting angry, the two groups of people stopped. The Peacock King swept over the princes and ministers with a stern look: "All the masters are the pillars of our country. If the Qin people know that everyone is quarreling for them, wouldn't they even laugh?"
The Peacock King finally made a decision: "It is not known whether Qin is strong or weak. You must be cautious when dealing with it. However, the Qin envoy is indeed a bit arrogant and should not be underestimated. Seven days later, he will perform martial arts in the palace and invite Qin envoys to watch it together!"
"As for the good hospitality in the past few days, I will ask for more information about the Qin State from him, especially the medicine for treating malaria. In these seven days, I will try it out to determine the authenticity!"
At the same time, Yao Zhi and others were eating snacks and drinking drinks in the side hall. One of them whispered: "Ambassador, what are you talking about with the kings and ministers of the Peacock Kingdom?"
Yao Zhi glanced at the man and said, "What else can I do? It's just about discussing how to treat us and Daqin."
"In their eyes, my Great Qin is a barbarian country. What I said just now made him feel arrogant, and he would become angry and angry. He was most likely to argue that the Great Qin is indeed a barbarian country, and then discuss how to show his strength to us."
"The most direct way to show our strength is to let us observe the exercises of the soldiers."
"This trip also made Yao understand a truth. Don't be arrogant. When facing a country with unknown situation, you should not take it for granted and think that it is a barbaric country!"
"Otherwise, they will become like people like Peacock Country. The story told to us by the young master is the frog in the well..."
Everyone nodded, from the anger when they were initially considered to be a barbarian country, they really wanted to prove to these people that the Qin Dynasty was very strong, far stronger than your country. To this day, they only think that these people were both pitiful and funny.
Of course, they still look forward to the opportunity to beat this group of people hard in the future. It would be best if these people were alive to see their country being defeated by the Qin Dynasty. They walked up to these people and said to them: Everyone, this is the barbarian country in your eyes!
Before waiting for too long, Yao Zhi and others were summoned by the King of Peacock Kingdom again, but this time they were not allowed to have anything else, but they were going to have a banquet.
The Gentiles came to envoy, and as the host, the king of the Peacock Kingdom, naturally had to hold a banquet to entertain him.
The food at the banquet is not much different from that at Danmo Limous. Yao Zhi and others, who have been to Peacock Kingdom for a while, have already understood the production process of Peacock Kingdom and do not have too many expectations.
However, compared to Danmoli, the banquet was larger in scale and higher in specifications, and there were musicians and singers. But although the banquet is for entertaining, it is not entirely a time to relax and enjoy. The princes and ministers of the Peacock Kingdom will ask about the matters about the Qin Dynasty and will also compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two countries in all aspects.
In fact, it is mainly because the Peacock King and the ministers felt that they had lost face in Yao Zhi just now, and now they want to make up for it and show their strength to these Qin people.
Like now, a Peacock King is praising Ashoka, and he said, "Ashoka is not only a great king, but also a great general. He has captured countless cities and the land he has captured is difficult to measure."
"In the era of Ashoka, when the Kingdom of Jielingjia was conquered, 150,000 people were captured, 100,000 people were killed, and hundreds of thousands were injured."
"How cruel and what a merit this is, there is no general in the world who can beat Ashoka. Even if the Western Emperor (Alexander the Great) and Ashoka were born in the same era, they would definitely be defeated by Ashoka!"
While speaking, the prince was paying attention to the reactions of Yao Zhi and others. He found that these Qin people were unmoved at all, and had a calm and gentle attitude.
This made the prince a little angry. What is your attitude?
Do you Qin have such a strong king and general?
I think it may be that these Qin people have little knowledge. After all, they are from small countries, so they may not know the value of the Western emperor.
The Peacock King said again: "A hundred years ago, the Western emperor came from the distant West and conquered all the way. He even destroyed a powerful empire on the way. However, after he arrived at our Peacock Kingdom, he was repelled by the same great Moon Guardian."
These words made Yao look at him. The prince thought that his words finally shocked the Qin people and was very happy.
Who knows that Yao Zhi looked at him because his words were a little different from what Yao Zhi knew.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Mr. Li Nian said that when he told them about the history of Yangzhou (India) and the Peacock Kingdom.
The Great Alexander seemed to retreat by himself. Why did the Peacock King become repelled by the Moon Guardian?
The young master will definitely not tell them the wrong news. Who is wrong? I know without saying that...
But Yao Zhi only looked at him and had no other reaction. The little happiness that the prince had just given birth to was also instantly lost and became even more angry.
The Qin envoy was not shocked by his words at all, but he did not agree with what he said at all.
The prince looked at Yao Zhi and pretended to be curious and asked, "The messenger seems to disagree with what I said. Is there anyone in Qin who can conquer warriors?"
Yao Zhi smiled and said, "In my Great Qin, as a king, although there are not many monarchs who have extremely high military power, there are still some."
"Like the ancient Huangdi, he was a king who could rule the world and make the four barbarians subdue him. He led his troops to fight and defeated all divisions and was the common ruler of our China."
"For example, Wu Ding was a king in Shang Dynasty, and his talent in fighting was also extremely high, that is, Wu Ding's wife and wife..."
Speaking of this, Yao Zhi glanced at the Peacock Kings and Ministers at the banquet, all of whom were of high caste.
According to the things the young master told them, the high caste people and low caste people in the Peacock Kingdom were originally not the same nation.
The people of the high caste are actually outsiders, and they are called Aryans in the princes, while the Shudra and Dalit of the lower caste are the original local people.
It was the Aryans who came to conquer the place and set up a caste system to turn the local people into slaves.
According to the analysis of the things that the young master said, the Aryans who conquered this place may have been to China, but were beaten up. This incident probably happened in the Shang Dynasty, and the general who defeated them was the one who defeated them.
Your ancestors have been beaten by us, and are you pretending to be stupid and have a big tail like this? Elephant's ears are not as big as your tail!
But this is not easy to say to the princes and ministers of the Peacock Kingdom. Yao Zhi could only say tactfully: "He is also a general who can fight well. He defeated an alien enemy a thousand years ago, which saved our China from a disaster. Of course, even if that enemy defeated Fu Hao, it would not be possible to defeat other Chinese generals."
Thousands of years ago, foreign enemy troops...
Some of the Peacock Kings and Ministers who knew that their ancestors had gone on a war a thousand years ago and finally frowned at the unknown records of this war. Isn’t that coincidental?
Could this Qin envoy talk about the incomplete record of their ancestors?
Generally, such unknown records are likely to be a great loss for the ancestors, so they are unwilling to record such embarrassing things for future generations to see, so as not to damage their wise and powerful image in the minds of future generations.
But if the Qin envoy said that the unknown sign of going to war, wouldn’t it mean that the Qin people’s ancestors defeated their ancestors a thousand years ago, or were still a female general!
This made these peacock kings and ministers feel awkward in their hearts.
Their ancestors may have been defeated by the Qin people. Now the Qin people come to serve as envoys, but they acted in front of the Qin people as "We are a strong country, and you are a barbarian and weak country"...
But so what?
These Peacock Kings and Ministers quickly adjusted again. Even if the ancestors of the Qin people defeated their ancestors a thousand years ago, it does not mean that the Qin people today are better than them, and they will be defeated by the Qin people today.
Thousands of years have passed, and the offense and defense are different...
Today they are no longer ancestors from thousands of years ago. It just so happens that if they have the chance, they will avenge their ancestors!
They will do what the ancestors could not do a thousand years ago, and they will go to places where the ancestors could not reach a thousand years ago.
The bones of the ancestors are still in Qin, right?
The millennium has arrived, and it is time to return. The corpses of ancestors cannot be lost.
Yao Zhike discovered that after his words, some peacock kings and ministers looked at them with great fighting spirit, as if they wanted to compete with them.
In a second thought, Yao Zhi understood and seemed to have made a big mistake to him. The ancestors of these peacocks who invaded ancient China a thousand years ago were really the ancestors of these peacocks.
But for thousands of years, Fu Hao from Shangshi could defeat your ancestors, throw them into sacrificial pits, and turn them into white bones. Today's Great Qin is even better, because today's Great Qin is stronger than Shangshi in Wuding a thousand years ago!
The Great Qin has a wise and powerful emperor and a talented young master, who are vigorous and powerful, but your Peacock Kingdom is declining and declining!
(This chapter ends)