Chapter 339: No more preaching?
Religion will inevitably arise, especially in this era. Instead of letting foreign religions that do not conform to Chinese thought occupy this high ground, it is better to establish a religion dominated by Chinese culture and use it as a cultural and ideological weapon for China to the outside world.
If you don’t do it yourself, can you still let foreign religions enter the world have a profound impact on China as in history?
It should be that the religion of China went abroad to influence the people of foreign countries, so that the people of foreign countries could worship the gods of China and believe in the teachings of China!
Moreover, the establishment of a religion belonging to Chinese civilization can also be used to guide the people and suppress the emergence of evil and foreign teachers among the people.
This is true for many things. If you don’t take the initiative to do it, then those with ulterior motives will do it. Could it be that if you have to wait for someone to form a sect like the White Lotus Sect before reacting?
Li Nian continued: "Previous Prime Minister Li asked, 'If it takes longer, will he turn the tables?'. This kind of concern is indeed necessary, but it does not need to be too much. Exchanges and integration with the people of foreign countries are inevitable, unless the Qin Dynasty is closed to the country and it is strictly forbidden to communicate and contact with the people of foreign countries. What we need to do is to keep the people of Qin in the process of integration."
The Han people themselves are a great integrated nation. They did not have been developing from the Yanhuang people to later generations, but have integrated multiple ethnic groups in the long history. Many ethnic groups that were originally classified as barbarians have become part of the Han people. For example, the Qin people merged with the Western Rong, and the Chu people merged with some Baiyue and Baipu tribes.
The Qin Dynasty in Li Nian planned must go to the world and faced with foreign nations, so the Chinese or Qin tribes in this world will also integrate many ethnic groups.
"First of all, we must encourage the people of Qin to have children and improve the population quality of the people of Qin, so that the Qin has sufficient high-quality population, so that our Qin can ensure the orthodox of our Qin."
"Secondly, we must restrict the people of foreign countries, promote our Great Qin culture to them, and make them believe in our Great Qin religion, and set the quota for the number of people who can be certified as the Great Qin people every year. We must not only give them hope, but also limit too many people of foreign countries to transform them into Great Qin people."
But this strategy cannot last long. When the population quality and knowledge of foreign peoples improve, they will definitely strive for more rights.
"Many sages have discussed the debate between China and the barbarians, so Li will not say much here. However, in the future, the Qin Dynasty will inevitably go to the world and become a world-class power, which will accommodate all rivers and accommodate many Gentile peoples. The debate between China and the barbarians should also keep pace with the development of the Qin Dynasty."
"For these Gentile peoples, the places where they live, their appearances and appearances will definitely be different from those of the people of the Qin Dynasty. If we simply use this to discuss China and the barbarians, it would be inappropriate. It would be easy to push those who might have defected to our Qin Dynasty."
The ancient Chinese dynasties had a problem at some point, and they looked down on the barbarians. Even if the barbarians took the initiative to surrender, they looked down on them. Although the ancient Chinese did have the capital to look down on the barbarians most of the time, doing so would be equivalent to pushing the power that could have been used for their own side.
"Li thought that the main purpose of distinguishing the people of foreign countries was China or barbarians based on their degree of learning and recognition of the Great Qin culture and the degree of learning and recognition of the Great Qin. Those who practiced the etiquette of the Great Qin and those who used the customs of the Great Qin can be regarded as citizens of the Great Qin!"
The First Emperor and all the ministers understood Li Nian's design and insisted on the core dominance of the people of the Qin Dynasty, but they transformed the people of foreign countries into spiritual peoples that were different from those of the real people of the Qin Dynasty in terms of appearance and residence, but they could be equal in terms of ideology and culture.
However, this transformation has limitations. Not all foreign people can become citizens of the Qin Dynasty. If you want to become spiritual people of the Qin Dynasty, you must be qualified.
Li Si stood up and bowed to Li Nian, saying, "Li Si has understood what he said, thank you for helping him!"
Li Nian also returned a bow, and then said, "If you take down the Peacock Kingdom, there is another important point in the governance of the Peacock Kingdom: whether it is to send a governor or a prince who enfeoffs it, you need to have enough understanding of the Peacock Kingdom. You must never think that the Peacock Kingdom is not as good as the Qin Dynasty. You have a slack heart, unwilling to understand, unwilling to investigate, and govern with arrogance."
"Only by knowing yourself and others, you can never be defeated in a hundred battles. This is the principle of leading troops to fight, and it is also the principle of governing the country and doing things."
One of the main reasons why Dai Ying was able to colonize the third brother for so many years and govern hundreds of millions of people with more than 200,000 people was that Dai Ying conducted in-depth research and investigation of the third brother. The senior officials sent to the third brother must learn the Sanskrit of the third brother and understand the third brother's economy, geography, etc.
The colonists know themselves better than the colonized ones, so how can they not colonize?
If Li Nian doesn't mention this, when sending a governor to the Peacock Kingdom in the future, someone will definitely not take it seriously: You are a small country, you think of you as a big Qin to govern you, so why do you need to prepare too much?
Then after arriving at Peacock Kingdom, he did not understand the local situation and only acted according to his own ideas. Then he found that things were not easy to deal with.
Wang Wan nodded and agreed, "As the young master said, you should not be self-righteous in governing the country. If you think that something is right, you should do it as you please!"
Li Nian said: "The above methods can not only be used to govern the Peacock Kingdom, but also serve as a reference for the Qin Dynasty's governance of other countries. However, the Qin Dynasty will not use military forces against the Peacock Kingdom at present, so this is a long-term plan."
"What we can do now is: continue to inquire about the news of the Peacock Kingdom, observe its military, geography, economic conditions, train the navy, and establish our great Qin sect..."
The Qin navy is developing well now. Whether it is officer training or ship manufacturing, this is also due to the fact that the Qin Dynasty itself has a foundation. The Qin Dynasty was able to build a ship that allowed Xu Fu to lead three thousand boys and girls, which shows that the shipbuilding ability is not bad.
Moreover, Xu Fu traveled east to seek immortality, but he was not as well prepared as Li Nian, nor did Li Nian gather craftsmen to learn and train. The ships built by the Qin Dynasty in this world were definitely better than those on Xu Fu's when he was seeking immortality.
After listening to Li Nian's words, the First Emperor looked at Li Nian and said, "Since it is your strategy, you will do what you want to set up this teaching!"
Li Nian took over this task without hesitation. He was not relieved that if this matter was done, it would affect China in this world for a long time and even had a profound impact on the history of this world.
Although Li Nian's actions will have a profound impact on the world and lead him to a different path from the original history, this will make the impact even greater.
In a flash, a few days passed, Master Moye and others finally waited for the First Emperor to summon them and headed to the Great Qin Palace under Gan Yu.
Before they officially entered the palace, looking at the exterior walls and pavilions of the palace and the imperial guards guarding and patrolling the palace, Master Moye and others felt a sense of momentum that the Peacock King Palace did not have.
The Peacock King Palace is beautifully built, but I always feel that something is missing. Master Moye and others now know what is missing, which is the domineering and grandeur of the king!
The Peacock King Palace is gorgeous but not like an emperor who ruled the world. It does not have the grand momentum of taking charge of the world and allowing all nations to come to worship.
However, there is a Great Qin Palace. It stands in Xianyang City, overlooking the world with a cold and domineering gaze, and welcomes a group of foreign envoys to come here to congratulate and worship, just like the Great Qin Emperor living among them!
After entering the palace, this feeling became even worse, especially when I arrived in front of Zhangtai Palace, an invisible momentum emanated from the palace on the steps, shocking the world, overwhelming the world, incomparable, incomparable, passing through the past and crossing the future, as if it was the center of the world. With the voice of "The Monks of the Peacock Kingdom in Xuan!", Master Moye and others were introduced to Zhangtai Palace. As soon as they entered the hall, they felt many gazes falling on them.
Master Moye did not dare to look around, and took the monks who entered the hall to salute: "Moye, a monk from the Peacock Kingdom, paid homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty!"
He did not dare to look up, but could only feel that the existence ahead could not be looked directly at, and a heavy majesty came, as if they were paying homage to the king of the human world, but a great god.
This feeling is not entirely blamed by Master Moye and others, and it is also related to the architectural layout of Zhangtai Palace.
In the buildings of China, especially the palace, the emperor went to court to govern the government. In order to reflect the emperor's majesty and sacredness, special layouts will be made during construction, and the emperor sitting on the dragon throne will look extremely sacred and majestic through space, light and other means.
Like the emperor talking on the dragon throne, his voice seemed to come from the distance from the sky. Even if the sound is not particularly loud, he can rely on the special spatial layout to make it possible for everyone in the hall to hear it.
Master Moye and others were affected by this. In addition, their preconceived feelings before entering the palace made them feel like the Emperor of Qin like a god.
Looking at Master Moye and others who bowed to him, the First Emperor said, "Flat!"
After Master Moye and others got up, the First Emperor asked, "I heard that you came from the Peacock Kingdom and wanted to preach in the Great Qin Dynasty. Is this a matter?"
Many ministers did not attend Gan Yu's report meeting. After hearing the words of the First Emperor, many people raised their eyebrows and looked at Master Moye and others. Are these foreigners going to preach to the Qin Dynasty? Can they compare Confucianism or Legalism?
The Emperor of the Great Qin asked them about their purpose as soon as he came up, which made Master Moye feel his scalp numb. Since entering the territory of the Great Qin, they have understood that preaching in the Great Qin may not work. This is not a small barbarian country or a foolish country, but a country that is stronger than their Peacock country.
But they also had expectations of this situation and thought about how to deal with it. He said, "I dare not deceive His Majesty the Emperor. I am really interested in preaching in Guibang!"
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"I, the Peacock Kingdom, have a great wisdom, "Buddha". He observes the world's affairs and understands the principles of the world, establishes a teaching, called "Buddha". I am Buddhist disciples."
"The preaching of the mission of the Buddha is actually to preach the Dharma. The Dharma can guide people to be good, eliminate disasters and disasters, and let people not be innate or outwardly transmitted disasters, so that the world can be peaceful and all people can be at peace!"
The First Emperor said, "Since Buddhism is so good, can the Peacock Kingdom have no disasters or disasters, and everyone can live in peace?"
If you didn't know the strength of the Qin Dynasty, Master Moye might have concealed it, saying that the Peacock Kingdom is a country with the best, and the people in the country are all good-natured, but at this moment, they shook their heads and said, "No, but this is not the fault of Buddhism. Buddhism only saves people with fate."
Before Emperor Shin-Yi continued to ask questions, Master Moye continued: "I believe that Your Majesty's people are the people blessed by God. They have great wisdom and great blessings, and do not need to be saved by Buddhism."
After hearing Master Moye's words, Gan Yu and others in the hall smiled. These monks were full of faith before setting out from Danmoli, as if as long as they arrived in Daqin, the Dharma would be spread and the people of Daqin would definitely convert.
How did you retreat now?
He even praised His Majesty for the people of the Great Qin Dynasty as a God-Blessed People, with great wisdom and great blessings, and actively admitted that the people of the Great Qin Dynasty did not need Buddhist teachings to be saved.
The First Emperor glanced at Master Moye. This guy reacted well. He knew that it would be not good to continue to be stubborn and preach to Daqin. He slid very decisively.
Master Moye and others are not really stupid. They know that continuing to say in front of the Emperor of Qin would spread Buddhism to the Emperor of Qin, which may cause disgust to the Emperor of Qin and make their lives lose their lives. Of course, they will change their words to save their lives.
The missionary matter can be temporarily released, but it angered the Emperor of Qin and left their heads gone in anger. So what else can I teach?
‘I, Buddha, aren’t disciples who don’t want to spread your wisdom, but this is the situation! ’Master Moye sighed in his heart.
The First Emperor didn't care and had no intention of letting these monks preach in the Qin Dynasty. He waited for him to take the initiative to retreat: "Since you don't preach, do you have anything to do when you come to the Qin Dynasty?"
Originally, they came here mainly for missionary preaching, but now this mission is abolished, and fortunately they have found another goal along the way.
Master Moye said, "I heard that many wise people in Guibang are called "Confucius", "Laozi", and "Mozi". There are schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. I want to learn and communicate with scholars in Guibang, so I ask Your Majesty to give you permission!"
They wanted to use this to understand the cultural thoughts of the Qin Dynasty and to learn from their strengths and weaknesses. If these schools called "all schools of thought" are better than their Buddhism, they would learn from the past and fill in their Buddhism.
Emperor First Emperor said, "I can allow this matter, but there are conditions: First, in the Great Qin Dynasty, you must abide by the laws of the Great Qin. Although you come from other countries, you must abide by the laws of the Great Qin within the territory of the Great Qin Dynasty. Second, I will send someone to learn the language and characters of the Peacock Kingdom from you, and you must teach them with good life."
The first condition did not make Master Moye and others feel anything, but the second condition shocked them. The Emperor of Qin asked them to teach the Chinese language and writing of Peacock. What is he trying to do?
It’s definitely not that I learned it, it’s so easy to communicate with Peacock Country!
Along the way, they heard many things about the Emperor of Qin. It was in his hands that the other six countries on this land were destroyed and unified.
Although they didn't want to admit it in their hearts, this was a king who was more talented than King Moon Guard and Ashoka.
Do you know that the Emperor of Qin may have a great idea, and they have other options now?
If you don’t agree, you may die soon!
At the beginning, we shouldn't have come to Daqin from Danmolidi. If we didn't come, we wouldn't have faced such a choice. But this was just their idea of stealing the bell. They didn't have contact with Daqin, but Daqin would have contacted them, and the result was the same.
They are prey in this forest of the world that has been targeted by Da Qin and cannot escape!
The world forest, the strong prey on the weak, and strength is the most respected, backward nations will be beaten. If they are backward and not beaten, it is just that others don’t want to hit you.
(This chapter ends)