Diqin Designer

Chapter 387: Different Joys and Sorrows

In order to allow the common people to participate, the ceremony to welcome the triumphant army today was not held inside the city but outside the city.

When Qin Xiu and his family arrived outside the north city, many people had already arrived, but there was no chaos among so many people, but rather it was quite orderly.

Because there were also officials and Qin soldiers here to maintain order and guide people, and some people in Xianyang were also enthusiastically guiding those coming from other places.

"There are so many people!" Qin Xiu exclaimed, and he and his family followed the guide to the area specially designated for them to watch the triumphant army.

There are many such areas because there will be many people coming to watch the triumphant army. If people are allowed to find places at random, it may cause chaos and be difficult to manage.

Therefore, the Qin Dynasty took this into consideration when preparing to welcome the triumphant army and specially divided up an area. This is also the main reason why the triumphal ceremony was arranged outside the city.

Although Xianyang has been expanded, the city is still not spacious enough. When the victorious army returns, it will be difficult to accommodate so many civilians. If an accident occurs in the city, the harm may be greater and it will be inconvenient to deal with.

Outside the city, the space is spacious and easier to manage, and even if an accident occurs, it is easier to respond in a timely manner.

Qin Xiu looked around and found that there were many Baiyue people near the area where his family lived. Nowadays, Baiyue people were not uncommon in Xianyang, but the identities of these Baiyue people were not ordinary. Qin Xiu recognized from their clothes that they were all embassy staff of the Baiyue tribes stationed in Xianyang.

The Qin Dynasty held a triumphal ceremony and naturally invited the embassy personnel of the Xiongnu, Baiyue, and Donghu stationed in the Qin Dynasty to come and watch. It can be said that one of the main reasons for holding the triumphal ceremony was to let these people come and have a look.

Compared to the Qin people whose brows were filled with joy, these Baiyue people were not so happy. They stood there calmly and seriously, and rarely communicated with their companions around them. It seemed that they were just quietly waiting for a result.

Seeing the serious expressions of the Baiyue people, Qin Xiu became even happier. He pointed in the direction of the Baiyue people and whispered to his son, "Kai, do you know why these people are unhappy?"

Qin Xiu's son was only five years old and was being held in his mother's arms. After hearing his father's question, he looked in the direction Qin Xiu pointed, thought for a moment, and replied in a childish voice, "Are they hungry? When they are hungry, they will be unhappy too."

After hearing his son's answer, Qin Xiu laughed, reached out and touched his son's head, and said, "They are not unhappy because they are hungry, but because they are about to see the Qin army return victoriously, and they are afraid of the Qin's strength."

Kai blinked, then shook his head: "Kai doesn't understand!"

Qin Xiu didn't think about making his son understand this right now, and said with a smile: "You don't need to understand it now, just remember that they are afraid of Daqin. We should make them as unhappy and afraid as possible."

"Oh!" Kai nodded, not quite understanding, and clenched his fists: "I see. When Kai grows up, beat them every day to make them unhappy, just like mother beats Kai."

The people around couldn't help laughing when they heard the conversation between the father and son. After listening to Qin Xiu's words, many people looked towards the areas where the Baiyue tribes were located. As expected, just as Qin Xiu said, their expressions were not so happy.

A Qin man laughed and said, "These Baiyue people must be thinking that if the victory report is true, we are far more powerful than them, so it would be strange if they are not worried."

A Qin man nearby said, "Let alone the Baiyue people, even I can hardly believe the victory report. It is inevitable that our Great Qin can defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi, but how can we win so easily..."

This statement made some people agree that no one would be surprised that the Qin Dynasty defeated the Donghu and Yuezhi. Instead, they felt that it was a certainty. It was just that the Qin Dynasty won too easily, which was really surprising and unbelievable.

A Qin man refuted: "Why don't you believe it? General Wang Ben dared to report this victory, and your Majesty and the others dared to spread the victory to the world. You allowed us to come and watch the army's triumphant return, which has proved that the victory report is true."

Come to think of it, if the victory report was false, how could Your Majesty and General Wang Ben dare to publicize the victory report and let them come together to welcome the triumphant army?
If we fail to produce any actual results by then, it would be a disgrace to His Majesty and to the Qin Empire.

If Your Majesty loses face, the consequences will be very serious, and even General Wang Ben cannot bear it!
At the same time, in the area where students from Daqin International College were located, a group of Baiyue international students gathered together and were talking in low voices.

One of them looked to the north, where there was no sign of the army returning in triumph. "If the news is true, and the Qin army is far stronger than ours, how do you think our people should get along with the Qin people? How should we change this situation?"

One person said: "At worst, we can just hide in the mountains and never come into contact with the Qin army again. Although the Qin army is strong, they are definitely not as good as us in the mountains. We can use the dangers of the mountains to resist the Qin army."

As soon as this person said this, he was immediately refuted: "Do you think that the dangers of mountains and forests can be forever secure? The Qin people know that there are dangers in the mountains and forests in our land, and our people are good at running in the mountains and forests. Don't they know how to learn and train, and find ways to solve it? We can adapt to the mountains and forests, so why can't the Qin people?"

"Besides, if we don't come into contact with the Qin people, how can we get the medicine to cure malaria? I'm afraid that the Donghu and Yuezhi also thought the same way before, thinking that the Qin people would definitely not be as good as them on the grassland. But what about now?"

After being refuted, the Baiyue student blushed and retorted: "That's different. The Qin people were able to destroy the Donghu and Yuezhi with the help of the Xiongnu and Wusun. It can be said that the Xiongnu and Wusun contributed more, and the Qin people just sent troops to take advantage."

At this moment, a leisurely voice floated over: "If the Qin people send troops to our tribe, will there be no Xiongnu and Wusun?"

This sentence made the group of Baiyue students from the same tribe freeze in place.

They were collectively referred to as the Baiyue tribes by the Qin Dynasty. "Bai" and "Zhu" indicate that they were not a whole, nor would they work together. Instead, many tribes had feuds with each other.

Just like some American inhabitants, many people subconsciously believe that they are called so-and-so, and should be of the same race and united...

In fact, not at all. They killed each other, often killing entire families and destroying tribes. They were quite cruel.

After a while, one hundred Vietnamese students sighed, "It will be even more difficult to get along with Daqin in the future. What you just said actually lacks one point. Even if we take the initiative to isolate ourselves and have no contact with Daqin, Daqin is developing so fast. What will it be like in a few years?"

While studying abroad in Xianyang, they were able to personally experience the vitality of the Qin Dynasty and its speed of development that left their own tribes far behind.

They can hide away and be self-contained, but while they are self-contained, Daqin is still making continuous progress and development. After a few years, when Daqin's strength reaches a level where it can easily deal with the dangers of the mountains and forests, can their tribe still be self-contained?
The Baiyue student who had previously said that they could "hide back in the mountains and never have any contact with the Qin people again" said unwillingly: "This won't work, and that won't work either. Are we just going to watch our tribe perish?" Although these words were said unwillingly, they were the truth. They really couldn't come up with a solution, and this small group of Baiyue students fell silent.

After a moment of silence, a Baiyue student looked towards the area where the Xiongnu students were and said, "I wonder what they think of the Qin's great victory?"

The Baiyue student who claimed that he could hide in the mountains said, "What can they think? The Xiongnu are already Qin's lackeys. After this battle, they will only become worse. The Qin people told them to go west, and they would never dare to go east."

In the area where the Xiongnu students were, some of them were also worried about the power of the Qin Dynasty, but more of them were excited:
First, the Huns were also the victorious side. Although the Qin people were probably the main force in this battle and the Huns only played a supporting role, the question is whether they won the battle?
Second, the fact that the Qin Dynasty was so powerful proved that the Qin Dynasty’s path was correct. As long as the Huns followed the path of big brother Qin, they would surely become strong.

A Xiongnu student raised his fist, looking quite excited, and said to the others: "I said before that the Great Qin is the most powerful, and the Donghu and Yuezhi are weak and infirm. How can they be the enemy of the Great Qin? As long as the Great Qin soldiers arrive, they will collapse!"

"If we Xiongnu want to become stronger, we must learn from the Qin Dynasty in all aspects and draw on its methods of strength. The Qin Dynasty's today is our tomorrow, so we must learn from it!"

In fact, the Huns did not call themselves Huns before. It was just that the Qin court gave them this name, and the Huns have now accepted it.

Some Xiongnu students thought this was wrong, and lowered their heads and whispered: "Daqin is Daqin, and Xiongnu is Xiongnu. The powerful methods of Daqin may not be applicable to Xiongnu..."

His voice was very low, but his action of lowering his head attracted the attention of the excited Hun student, who immediately looked over with a sharp gaze.

"He Ye, what do you want to say? Do you think what I said is wrong and we shouldn't learn from Da Qin? Then tell me, is there any country in the world stronger than Da Qin? What are the shortcomings of Da Qin that we can't learn from?"

Other people's eyes also fell on the Xiongnu student named "He Ye".

He Ye also knew the current situation of the Xiongnu international students circle. Many Xiongnu international students fanatically admired Daqin and believed that Daqin was the template for a strong country. If anyone among them dared to say that Daqin was not good, they would be collectively attacked by these people.

He Ye dared not speak frankly, and muttered in his heart, "Just because the Qin Empire is strong, does that mean everything is right? Should we learn from the Qin Empire?" Then he shook his head and said, "No, no, I think what you said is right, Brother Yu. If we want to be strong, we must learn from the Qin Empire in all aspects!"

After hearing this, the excited Xiongnu student's sharp eyes turned gentle and he took the initiative to apologize to He Ye: "So that's how it is. I was wrong about you! But..."

The word "but" raised his tone. The Xiongnu student looked serious and said solemnly: "Everyone should remember that the Xiongnu has too many shortcomings, and among all the countries in the world, only the Qin Dynasty can point out the direction for us!"

What he meant was that the Xiongnu had too many shortcomings compared to the Qin Dynasty, and as the Qin Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world, the Xiongnu had to emulate the Qin Dynasty to correct these shortcomings. The Qin Dynasty provided them with a good template and pointed out the way.

If you think about it, it makes sense. If you don't imitate the strongest country, Qin, then should you imitate other countries that are weaker than Qin?

In the past, they might have had some doubts about whether to learn from the Qin Dynasty, but the good news of this battle made many international students who already identified with the Qin Dynasty more determined.

Qin Zheng was chatting with the Qin people around him. They boasted to each other about their past as Qin soldiers and discussed the various changes that had taken place after the Qin Dynasty unified the world. It was a lively and festive scene.

At this moment, a loud "His Majesty has arrived!" silenced everyone who was talking in all areas.

Qin Xiu also stopped boasting to the people next to him, took his son Kai from his wife, raised Kai high so that he could look in the direction of the sound, and said excitedly: "Kai, His Majesty is coming!"

Many people behaved like Qin Xiu and lifted up their children so that they could see His Majesty's holy face in time.

In fact, the First Emperor had not arrived yet, but was about to arrive. A team of carriages and horses, escorted by an elite Qin army, was seen approaching from a distant street.

The streets were cleared at this time, with no other pedestrians passing by except for this team of carriages. However, several of the carriages were flying the flags of the Qin royal family. I wonder which one Your Majesty was in?
Li Nian knew the answer to this question. It was in the sixth carriage. As for why he knew it, it was because he was also in this carriage, playing chess with Ying Shunying under the gaze of the First Emperor.

Chess originated in the Warring States Period, but it was different from later generations, at least there was no Chu River and Han River boundary. Of course, after Li Nian arrived, the rules became the same as later generations, but "Chu River and Han River boundary" was changed by Li Nian to "Zhuolu Plain", symbolizing that this was the battle between Huangdi and Chiyou.

After Ying Shunying took a step forward, Li Nian picked up the black horse and pushed it against the red horse, saying with a smile, "General!"

Ying Shunying saw that although the dark horse could not checkmate her king, it forced her to move her king. However, Li Nian only needed to move the chariot that had already moved out in the next step to checkmate her king.

Ying Shunying didn't take advantage of the fact that she was a princess and Li Nian was her fiancé to cheat and regret her move. She frankly admitted, "I lost again. Li Jun's chess skills are far better than mine. I am no match for him!"

The First Emperor, who was watching the chess game silently, said, "Shunying, you played quite well, but your jump horse move was a little flawed, and Li Nian seized the flaw, causing the whole game to fall apart."

Ying Shunying thought about it, and with the help of Li Nian, he put the chess piece back and asked curiously, "Is this the move that Father is talking about?"

The First Emperor nodded, picked up Ying Shunying's red cannon, and said, "You should place the cannon here. Although this move may not work for now, it will put Li Nian at a disadvantage after a few moves."

Li Nian looked at the chessboard, as if thinking. After a while, he picked up the black horse and put it aside, laughing and saying, "If I play, what will Your Majesty do?"

He did not have the habit of giving in to the First Emperor when playing chess with him, and he even used a cheat. He found that the search engine in his consciousness could also be used to play chess.

If he traveled to a world where chess or go was popular, he would surely become famous for them. Unfortunately, the place he traveled to was the Qin Dynasty. Although chess and go had already originated at that time, they were not sports for the general public and were not widely spread.

(End of this chapter)