The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 357
Chapter 360 IX Foreign Envoy

Now the Central Plains is peaceful, and it is rare that there is no war. Now there are only four powers left in the Central Plains, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Zhang.

Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan can be described as three-legged confrontation, and there is no breakthrough for a while. Only after Sun Quan's army goes south can Liu Bei and Cao Cao continue to fight.

As for Liu Zhang, no one seemed to take the Emperor of Shu Han seriously, not even Zhang Lu of Hanzhong at his gate. If there was no danger in Shu, Zhang Lu might have gone in and killed the emperor.

But now Zhang Lu also felt the pressure, Cao Cao had sent someone to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, but Zhang Lu still wanted to continue to be his King of Hanzhong, but he had no intention of surrendering.

The world was peaceful and Chen Ziming was living a leisurely life, but Liu Bei sent someone to recruit Chen Ziming, breaking this comfortable life, saying that a foreign envoy came to see Liu Bei.

Chen Ziming was very surprised. There are not many envoys around the Han Dynasty. There are a few small countries in the south, but they are about to face the Jiangdong army, and they are far away from here. The person who asked to see him should also be Sun Quan.

There is a vast ocean in the east, and the country of Wa, which has not yet grown up, has disappeared in the long river of history, and other countries have not yet been able to cross the sea.

As for the north, several small countries are already in the territory of the big man. As for Xianbei and the Xiongnu, they are fighting fiercely now, so they have time to provoke the big man.

The only thing Chen Ziming could think of was the countries in the west.According to Chen Ziming's memory, there are several great countries in the west, such as the Guishuang Empire, which is close to the Han Dynasty, which is a powerful country.

In Chen Ziming's head, he kept recalling the development status of the countries in the world during the Three Kingdoms period, and at the same time secretly thinking, this world, and which country can become a strong enemy of the big man.

The Guishuang Empire, the Parthian Empire, and the Roman Empire are all very powerful now, but the Roman Empire has not yet been able to come to the east, and the Parthian Empire is also far away. The most likely one is the Guishuang Empire. As for other small countries, they all rely on these few countries. In a big country, it may be destroyed at any time.

"Huh? Monk!" As soon as Chen Ziming walked to the entrance of the political hall, he saw five bald heads standing there, chattering, and a man who was suspected to be a Qiang man was translating to Liu Bei not far away.

Liu Bei brought Chen Ziming over, hurriedly beckoned Chen Ziming to pass, and at the same time stopped talking with these monks.

Chen Ziming understood. According to historical records, as early as the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, there were records of monks coming to Dahan to preach. However, monks were not very popular at that time, so the emperor of Dahan greeted him a little, and then threw it to the people below to dismiss him. .

During the hundreds of years of the Han Dynasty, there were also monks who came to the Han Dynasty to play the autumn wind, but because the emperor of the Han Dynasty didn’t like the monks very much, and at that time Confucianism had not completely occupied the center of the political power, and the world had not been corrupted by Confucianism, so the safety of Buddhism I don't think much of it.

Chen Ziming didn't expect to see monks, and the appearance of these monks was very similar to people in Central Asia.Chen Ziming also understood that Buddhism is still widely spread in the Anxi Empire, and that is the birthplace of Buddhism.

The predecessor of the Parthian Empire was the Persian Empire, and today's Parthian Empire can also be called the Parthian Kingdom, which is also a very powerful country.

"Your Majesty." Chen Ziming saluted Liu Bei respectfully, and then continued to listen to the Qiang man's translation.

After a while, Chen Ziming probably understood the purpose of these monks. They claimed to be the messengers of the Buddha. They came from the distant Kingdom of Parthia, passed through the Guishuang Empire, reached the vast Western Regions, and then came to Linzi under the guidance of the Qiang people. .

They came here to promote Buddhist culture and spread Buddhist thought.

I hope to get Liu Bei's consent to build temples for them and support them with a lot of money so that he can preach.

When Chen Ziming heard this, he almost asked someone to beat them out. Didn't this bastard come to deceive people? If the Han people put down their butcher knives, who would expand outwards?

You must know that today, whether it is the Parthian Kingdom, the Guishuang Empire, or the Roman Empire, they are constantly expanding and aggressing against the outside world.

But soon Chen Ziming gave up the idea of ​​kicking out these cheating monks. Although Chen Ziming didn't like Buddhism, he was still very interested in some things in the Parthian Kingdom.

"Can you bring some strange things, such as some seeds?" Chen Ziming asked the translator to tell a few monks. After listening to the five bald heads, they chattered a few times, and then took out a wooden box from the backpack , opened it, Chen Ziming smiled, this is pepper seeds.

"Where did this come from, and how many more?" Chen Ziming's heart moved, there should be no peppers in the area where the Parthian Kingdom is located.

However, the answer was quickly obtained. This was spread from the more distant Roman Empire to the Parthian Kingdom, and it was not widely planted in the Parthian Kingdom. To promote the uniqueness of Buddhism.

Chili, Chen Ziming has wanted it for a long time. This thing is suitable for cooking seasoning. Without chili, Chen Ziming feels no appetite for eating.

And chili has many functions, such as dispelling cold, chili is very useful.

After seeing the chili seeds, Chen Ziming had already made up his mind, and immediately sent someone to take the bald heads down to rest, and then discussed with Liu Bei.

"Ziming, how should I arrange these foreign envoys?" Seeing that Chen Ziming was so stable, Liu Bei immediately asked Chen Ziming for his opinion.

"Brother." Chen Ziming said flatly, "They are not foreign envoys, at most they are foreigners, they are just ascetic monks."

"But this is an opportunity. They come from the distant Middle East. There are many good things there, which are worthy of us big men to introduce."

The more Chen Ziming talked, the more excited he became. You must know that the food and vegetables of the big man are very monotonous, rice in the south and wheat in the north.

Potatoes, sorghum, corn, etc., which are suitable for planting in the northern alpine regions, are not available now. Chen Ziming wanted these things a long time ago.

The arrival of these bald heads gave Chen Ziming a chance. Since pepper seeds are available farther away, it is easier to find potatoes, sorghum, and corn.

Immediately, Chen Ziming said what he was thinking, that is, let these bald heads take the big man's caravan back, and then introduce these high-yielding foods.

You must know that the Silk Road had been opened a long time ago during this period, and the Dahan had long been known to the countries west of the Western Regions, and there were occasional businessmen in the Northwest.

However, with the ravages of the Xiongnu, the Western Regions were far outside the region, and the Han Dynasty was in chaos. The rule of the Western Regions was considered dispensable, and the commercial roads were blocked because of this. However, these bald heads also came along the Silk Road, allowing Chen Ziming to find a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)