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Chapter 332 The Qin State is really strong!
Chapter 332 The Qin State is really strong!
What caused these monks to change?
It should be that they realized from the attitude of the Yuechang people that the Qin Dynasty might not be a small barbarian country as they originally thought, but a powerful country, so the change occurred.
However, compared with the current attitude of Master Moye and others, Gan Yu and others still prefer their previous attitude of being the Celestial Empire with a full sense of superiority.
But Gan Yu and others didn’t care too much about it. They just thought it was interesting. It was not a big secret. As they continued to go to Daqin with Master Moye and others, they would sooner or later realize that their Peacock Kingdom was not the Celestial Empire, and Daqin was not the barbaric country they thought it was.
After leaving the Yuechang tribe, they continued eastward, passing through the territories of the Baiyue tribes such as Luoyue and Xiou, and then headed north into the territory of Daqin.
During this journey, Master Moye and others appeared to be happy on the surface, but they felt very heavy inside, because all the indigenous tribes they passed by proved to them that the Qin State was a very powerful country!
Initially, they thought that Qin was a small country, far inferior to the Peacock Kingdom, which was just a barbarian country that came to them to make friends.
After that, the Qin State might not be bad, but it should not be as good as the Peacock State.
But now, the Qin State is not only not bad, it is very likely to be stronger than them!
The Qin people’s words were not made up lies, but the real truth. They really had such a large population and such a vast territory, and they really fought for hundreds of years…
This made them feel unbelievable, worried and fearful at the same time: If such a powerful Qin State attacked the Peacock State, would the Peacock State be able to resist?
The answers became more pessimistic the closer they got to Qin, and the friendlier their attitudes became.
At this time, they had arrived at one of the trade cities designed to be built by Daqin and the Baiyue tribes. The city had not been fully built yet, but it had been put into use. There were many people coming and going, and it seemed very prosperous.
Gan Yu introduced to Master Moye and others: “This city is called ‘Lianyue City’. It was built to commemorate the friendship between our Great Qin and the Baiyue tribes. It is the hub of trade between our Great Qin and the Baiyue tribes. Therefore, the buildings in the city have both the style of our Great Qin and the style of the Baiyue tribes.”
“There are several cities like this on the borders between Daqin and the Baiyue tribes. They all serve the same purpose, allowing Daqin and the Baiyue tribes to exchange what they have and develop together. They just have different names.”
Looking at the small but distinctive building not far away, and looking at the prosperous city, Master Moye smiled and said: “While developing itself, Daqin also did not forget to seek common development with neighboring countries. It is truly a country of great kindness!”
Gan Yu added: “After passing this city, you will be considered to have entered the territory of our Great Qin…”
Before Gan Yu could finish his words, there was a sudden tremor, as if something was shaking the earth. Master Moye and others immediately looked in the direction of the tremor, and saw a team of knights in black armor coming towards them, looking cold, heavy, and murderous.
Even though the temperature is not low in this season and the weather is very good today, Master Moye and others still feel a chill in their hearts. This is definitely a powerful army!
Although the number of cavalrymen was not large, they had a strong psychological shock to the monks of the Peacock Kingdom. This army had a momentum that they had never seen in the Peacock Kingdom. Where had they seen this in the Peacock Kingdom?
Some monks looked at the approaching cavalry. The cavalry did not charge, but the oppression of their momentum was too strong. Some of them had beads of sweat on their foreheads, some were shaking, and some had trembling legs.
Gan Yu looked at Master Moye and the others, and seeing the sweaty and trembling monks, he smiled and said, “Welcome everyone to Daqin!”
The black-armored cavalry had also approached, and the entire army was lined up with almost unified movements, even the horses they rode were in the same position, obviously they were well-trained.
Master Moye and others quickly glanced at the cavalry, not daring to look any longer. Some monks even lowered their heads, their bodies shaking uncontrollably. These cavalry were not like humans at all, but ferocious beasts in human form. As long as they got the order, they could slaughter them all without mercy.
This is definitely an army that has fought in the battlefield and killed countless people. If they appeared on the battlefield with equal numbers, their Peacock Kingdom’s army would definitely not be able to resist.
No, even if they were not of the same number, three, five, or even ten times the number of Peacock Army would not be able to resist.
This army seemed to exist only for war and killing. They were no longer human. The soldiers of the Peacock Kingdom were kind and good people. How could they be their opponents?
This cavalry seemed to be oblivious to these foreigners and showed no interest at all. They just stood there coldly with their horses, which made Master Moye and others feel even more frightened.
More than ten knights walked out of the cavalry. One of them said to Gan Yu, “Please show your ID to verify your identity. I will record and check it. Everyone must do this!”
Gan Yu nodded and took the lead in taking out his ID. Master Moye and others who were not from the Great Qin also needed to record and file their information, and have their belongings checked.
After the verification and registration was completed, the Qin cavalryman smiled coldly and said to Gan Yu: “Welcome back, everyone! The journey was long and arduous, and you have worked hard!”
Gan Yu shook his head and smiled, “For Your Majesty and the Great Qin, how hard is it? Besides, all the brothers are stationed here, isn’t it hard work?”
These Qin cavalry were also old acquaintances of theirs, because they set out from here, and they were originally Qin soldiers, but were later selected to join the delegation to the Peacock Kingdom.
Qin Qi looked at Master Moye and the others and said, “Welcome everyone from the Peacock Kingdom to our Great Qin. We will escort you to Xianyang!”
Master Moye replied in the elegant language that he had become more and more proficient in during this journey: “Thank you very much, benefactor!”
The word “donor” made Qin Qi stunned for a moment, but then he realized that this should be a special name given to others by these Peacock people, and it was not derogatory.
Qin Qi said: “No need to thank me, this is the order of His Majesty, our responsibility, I hope you will cooperate well on the way and don’t cause any unpleasantness to either of us!”
“Don’t worry, benefactor. We will cooperate!”
Master Moye sighed secretly that going to the Qin State to preach this time might be a big mistake. Not only would he fail to preach, but it would also bring a disaster to his own country. It seemed that the Qin State was not easy to deal with.
But now that things have come to this, we can only keep moving forward, hoping that others will discover that the Qin State is strong and not barbaric.
In fact, after this journey, although they already knew that Qin was a strong country, they still had some luck in their hearts, thinking that maybe Qin was not that strong?
However, this group of Qin cavalry, which was not large in number but had a terrifying momentum, shattered their lucky mentality. The Qin people were no longer just strong, but extremely strong, the kind that could pin the Peacock Kingdom to the ground and beat them up!
Just look at the momentum displayed by this team of Qin cavalry. They have never seen it in any army of the Peacock Kingdom. Facing them, it seems that there is only one outcome: cold defeat.
The only glimmer of hope they still have is that these cavalry are the elite of the Qin State’s elite, and there are not many of them. They were sent by the Qin people to show off their power. The real strength of the Qin State is not good, but they just use this cavalry to save face. Otherwise, if the Qin State has a lot of these elites, it would be too terrifying!
Master Moye and others are now feeling fortunate that their Maurya Kingdom is not adjacent to the Qin Kingdom. They once thought that the Qin Kingdom was lucky not to be adjacent to their Maurya Kingdom.
No, if it was during the time of King Chandrakirti and the great King Ashoka, then it was indeed lucky for the Qin State, because no matter how powerful the Qin State was, it could never defeat King Chandrakirti, let alone King Ashoka!
Under the escort of this Qin cavalry, Master Moye and others entered the territory of Daqin with heavy hearts. Everything here was very different from their Peacock Kingdom, whether it was the scenery, buildings, or the people living here.
They walked for many days, passing through some Qin cities and villages. Sometimes the Qin people would allow them to move around in the cities and villages, see local things, and communicate with local Qin people.
The Qin State was not that rich, and not everyone had enough to eat and drink, good clothes to wear, and good houses to live in, but the Qin people had stronger self-confidence than them. When they looked at them, they even revealed the same sense of superiority that they had when they looked at the Qin people before…
These Qin people actually treated them as ignorant people from barbaric and small countries?
This feeling made Master Moye and others feel very uncomfortable. In the past, they always looked at others like this. How could others treat them like this?
They really wanted to tell the Qin people who regarded them as small barbarians that they came from the Peacock Kingdom, and that their country had a long history, a brilliant culture, the greatest king, and the wisest sages.
But Master Moye and others endured it, because they found that although the Qin State still had many shortcomings, it was indeed strong, even stronger than their Maurya State!
The confidence of the Qin people did not come from ignorant arrogance or conceit, but came from their history and their belief that things would be better in the future. They were full of fighting spirit and hope for the future, so they were in high spirits and full of energy.
What they saw in the Qin people was self-confidence, tenacity, diligence, and fighting spirit, but this was not a good thing in the eyes of Master Moye and others, because it represented that the Qin people had a strong desire to fight and win.
The people of the Peacock Kingdom are just the opposite. They are peaceful and docile, kind and good-natured, and do not like fighting. Once they fight with the Qin people, they will definitely be at a disadvantage.
The Qin people had many cities. According to the routes they traveled, if the territory of Qin was as big as their Peacock Kingdom, then Qin had more cities than their Peacock Kingdom. The fact that they could build so many cities meant that Qin was stronger than them.
Although not everyone in the Qin State could eat enough, wear good clothes, and have a good house to live in, the same was true for the Peacock State. Moreover, there were more people in the Peacock State who were hungry and poorly clothed than those in the Qin State.
Instead, they were surprised that the Qin people could achieve what they have now!
The Qin people’s living habits were also very different from theirs. For example, they used strange farming tools and planted strange crops. As for the gods they worshipped, they were even more different. What was considered sacred in the Peacock Kingdom was not considered sacred here…
Moreover, the Qin people attached great importance to their ancestors and families. It would be extremely difficult to ask them to abandon their relatives and ancestors, convert to Buddhism, and believe in Buddha.
This is a country that highly respects its ancestors and at the same time has a strong sense of responsibility towards future generations.
They took the initiative to communicate with many Qin people, but the communication was not smooth because many Qin people did not know the Qin common language they learned from them. Later they learned that this common language was called “Ya Yan” and had been designated as the official language of Qin, but it had not yet been popularized throughout the Qin State.
The Qin people did not lie. This land was once called “Zhou” and there were many countries. Even after hundreds of years of war, there were still seven powerful countries coexisting.
But six of them have now disappeared, destroyed by the strongest Qin. Qin unified this land and became the only country on this land. This happened more than a year ago.
The Qin State was a country that emerged from hundreds of years of chaos and chaos. It conquered six states in ten years and had hundreds of thousands of Qin troops that fought north and south and swept across the world!
The current king of Qin, the one who is called “Emperor”, is the former King of Qin who ordered the destruction of the other six countries. The Qin generals who led the troops to destroy the six countries for him are still there.
It is said that there was a general in the Qin State who led his army to destroy five countries. Who in the Maurya State could resist such a general? Unless King Yuehu and King Ashoka were resurrected!
This made Master Moye and others feel even more depressed.
The Qin people had just unified this land, and their strength was at its peak and was still growing stronger. However, the Maurya Kingdom had lost Ashoka, was still divided, and was constantly weakening. As one side gained strength while the other lost, it was difficult for them to stop them!
The Qin people were not only powerful in military power, but also as good as the Maurya Kingdom in terms of culture and wisdom, and even better.
The Qin people did not lie in this regard. They really had many wise men. Although I don’t know whether they can be compared with the Buddha, there were indeed quite a few of them.
The Buddha lived in the same era as Laozi, Confucius, Sun Tzu, and others. In different eras, there were Zhuangzi, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, Yangzi, and so on.
Why were there so many wise men in the Qin State? It is said that each of them had different theories and ideas, and covered different aspects.
Like Sun Tzu who wrote a book on military strategy, specifically teaching people how to lead troops in battle; and like Zhuangzi who once dreamed of a butterfly and then said, “Did the butterfly dream of me, or did I dream of the butterfly?” These are thought-provoking philosophical words.
It was in vain that they had previously regarded Qin as a barbaric and small country, and wanted to come here to spread the wisdom of Buddha, to eliminate ignorance among the Qin people, and to enable them to listen to the wonderful sounds of Buddha. However, they did not expect that Qin’s doctrines and ideas were not inferior to theirs.
If the Qin State is a barbarian country, then what about their Peacock State?
Master Moye and others showed great interest in the so-called theories of the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Qin State. They wanted to read the classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Qin State and debate with the scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Qin State.
Unfortunately, there were not many classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought on the way, and they could not quite understand the Qin language. But the Qin envoy said that there were many scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought gathered in Xianyang today, and perhaps they could get what they wanted.
Xianyang is the capital of the Qin Dynasty. Like Hua City in the Peacock Kingdom, it is the most prosperous and elite place in the country. I wonder what the scenery is like?
Master Moye and others went to Xianyang with conflicting feelings, not wanting Xianyang to be too good, but also wanting Xianyang to prosper.
(End of this chapter)