After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

"Envoys of the Mojia Kingdom, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty." The group of envoys put one hand on their chests and bent slightly, as if they were saluting the emperor.Between demeanor and behavior, it is very arrogant.

The people of Ming Dynasty have been to Tianfang, so some of them can speak Chinese.

Unlike the British islands, which were newly discovered continents by Ming Dynasty, even a single translator could not be found.

"Bold, you envoys from a small country in the sky, why don't you kneel down and bow down when you see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" Liu Zhongzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, immediately stepped forward and scolded upon seeing this.

"In our country of Moga, there is no etiquette for people to kneel down." The envoy of Moga said coldly, "What's more, we are all followers of the true god, and we never worship mortals."

"Forget it, if they don't kneel, they won't kneel." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said generously, "Anyway, the Ming Dynasty doesn't pay much attention to kneeling etiquette nowadays."

Because Qin Yu once chatted with him about the ritual of kneeling and worshiping in ancient times, saying that it was the oppression and bullying of the weak by the superior.The kneeling person exposes the vital parts of his body, the head, the neck and the back to the other party, indicating that he has no intention of resisting at all.It's like a sheep stretching its neck out in front of a tiger and letting it eat it.

Confucius advocated the restoration of Zhou rituals before, and the first thing to restore was the ritual of kneeling and worshiping.

And when anyone kneels down, they have to be dwarves.

This kind of etiquette is completely feudal dross.

It doesn't exist in nature.

Have you seen that animal that will take the initiative to send it to the mouth of the beast?Since the feudal dynasties want to establish the country based on Tao, the ritual of kneeling and worshiping, which violates the laws of nature, should be abolished.

Kneeling is not only against human nature, but also against the way of nature.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to completely abolish this kneeling ceremony in the Ming Dynasty, but the imperial edict has not been issued yet.

Now that the officials are going to court, he has not forced them to bow down.

but,

Although Emperor Zhu did not force him to kneel and worship, the officials still got used to kneeling, and they had to bow to him three times and nine times every time they went to court.The ministers are afraid, what if Emperor Zhu is joking?
Since one's own dynasty is to be abolished, there is no need to ask envoys from other countries to do so.

"Looking at the letter of credence you submitted, not only did you not have the slightest admiration or pilgrimage for Daming, but there was a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction. Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked lightly, "You came to Yingying. Daming Tian didn’t treat you badly, my ocean-going fleet, Daming, has arrived in your country?”

"That's right!" said the envoy headed by Tian Fang, "It's been more than a month since Daming's fleet arrived in Moga."

"Our Daming Ocean Fleet has brought you exquisite porcelain so that you can use it. We also brought you soft and beautiful silk so that you can wear soft clothes." Zhu Yuanzhang saw their The white robe and head scarf are all made of silk, with the logo of Jiangnan Embroidery Workshop on it, so he asked,
"Da Ming has brought you such great convenience, and only earned you a small amount of gold coins. Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but instead, you have insulted Da Ming in the letter of credence and complained?"

"Ming's porcelain and silk are really good, and our citizens are willing to buy them." Tianfang envoy said, "However, some of the things you merchants of Ming have done are outrageous, and we cannot accept them."

"What's so outrageous?" Emperor Zhu asked curiously.

"You people actually said that human beings were created by Nuwa, and the sky was also made up by her refining stones to mend the sky." The envoy said, "You also said that besides Nuwa, there are two gods, namely Fuxi and Xuanyuan. Yellow Emperor."

"As we all know, there is only one god in the world, and that is our true god!"

"You people dare to say in our capital that there are other gods in the world. Isn't that treasonous? Merga is our holy city, and you Daming people dare to talk nonsense there?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang understood it.

It turned out to be a matter of god belief.

Faith is a terrible thing, and it is easy to start a war between two countries and cause blood to flow.It is said that the area of ​​Tianfang is because of faith, which caused the war to last for hundreds of years.

Culture is also a kind of belief.

Gods are the most important part of culture.

It can be seen from this that it is also very difficult to promote Chinese culture in overseas countries.

I muttered to myself: I didn't ask them to promote Chinese culture in Tianfang?
Because of the frequent wars in this area of ​​Tianfang, the land is barren and mountainous, so Emperor Zhu didn't like it at first.And he also heard that people in Tianfang have strong beliefs,

It is not easy to promote Chinese culture.

Therefore, he did not issue an order to let the fleet promote the Central Plains culture in Tianfang. (Qin Yu has not had time to tell him that the area has a lot of oil and should be occupied in advance.)
Since there is no decree, why do Chinese people take the initiative to promote it?

Because the Three Emperors culture is also their belief.

One's own beliefs, of course, will often be talked about.

Thus, the two sides sparked a conflict.

"How can you be sure that there is only your true god in the world, this god?" Although he knew that he was wrong, Emperor Zhu didn't mean to apologize at all, but asked domineeringly.

"Because we are all followers of the true god, and we have all been guided by the true god." The head of the envoy said.

"Since you have all been guided by the gods, you should lead your country to be prosperous and prosperous, and the people have enough food and clothing. It is not about years of wars, people's lives, and a weak dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "From this point of view, our Central Plains The Three Sovereigns are the gods who can truly bring happiness to the people."

"The reason why our Mojia country is not as prosperous and strong as Daming, and the people don't have enough to eat and wear warm, that is the test of the true god." The head of the envoy said, "I know how to eat well and wear well all day long, and I don't benefit from hard work. "Although they say it is not conducive to hard work, but they themselves are all wearing silk imported from Daming.

"And it's also because there are traitors around the True God who betrayed him!" Another person said.

"Even if our people are starved to death or killed, they will go to heaven after death. They are much happier than your people." Another person said.

"You guys are very good at making excuses for yourself." Emperor Zhu said coldly.

"Emperor Daming, if you dare to say such disrespectful words to the true God again, I, the people of Mojia, will not hesitate to go to war with Daming. Even if the whole country is destroyed, I will not hesitate." The envoy leader said.

Willing to go to war with Daming?Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help showing a smile when he heard the words. Their small countries have a backward economy, backward weapons, and pitifully few sergeants.

Not to mention whether they were sent to death after reaching the border of Daming,

They can't even get there.

The land route between the two places is too far away, and there are poor mountains and bad waters to block it.