Chapter 11: Diplomacy and Divine War
Zheng He and the others did not stop in some small countries, they went directly through and rushed to the Yamatai country.
Look at them with neat leather armor and bright weapons. The small countries on the road did not dare to stop them. Medium-sized countries, after asking about their destinations, also let them go.
Traveling through several countries in one day is also a rare experience.
Gongsun Kang prepared some gifts for Queen Himiko of the Yamatai Kingdom. There are silk, fine wine, soap, rouge gouache and so on, all of which are the best products produced in Liaodong. One of the most valuable gifts was a walnut-sized colored glass ball, colored because the purification technology of the workshop was not up to par.
In the kingdom of Yamatai, Zheng and them came to the outside of the palace. The palace was made of stone and wood, and compared to the palaces of the Han people, it was certainly not grandiose. But also spacious, with a lot of floor space.
There were guards at the gate of the palace, stopped them, and after asking Zheng He's purpose, they went in to report.
In fact, a day earlier, when they entered the realm of Yamadai, Queen Himiko knew about them. Now when she heard the report from the guards, she sent her brother out to meet them.
The Yamatai Kingdom practiced the "Himehiko system", which was a dual rule of separation of church and state, with Queen Himiko as the supreme leader and priestess of the sun god. Although she is known as the queen, Himiko rarely appears, she has no husband, and her younger brother is in charge of governing the country. The real power is in the hands of his younger brother.
Language conversation is not a problem, Zheng He himself is proficient in the Japanese language. It's a bit cumbersome in etiquette. Outside, Zheng He bowed his hand.
After entering the palace, the Japanese people take squatting as the highest etiquette. Zheng He was very unaccustomed to it, so he simply took the Han kneeling as a courtesy. Fortunately, Queen Himiko's younger brother was very smart and easy-going, and he didn't say much.
Zheng He presented Thor's gift to Queen Himiko. The maid was sent into the inner chamber, and the queen was very happy and satisfied when she saw it.
But the Queen of Himiko didn't know how to use rouge gouache or something, so the queen made an exception to come out to see Zheng and them. Zheng He patiently taught her. I have to say that the eunuchs are very talented in dealing with old women. Zheng He soon won the favor of Queen Himiko.
When it comes to Zheng He's purpose of envoying to the Yamatai Kingdom, Queen Himiko shows her shrewd side.
At this time, the Japanese people mainly believed in the god Amaterasu and the god of harvest, and the god of the sea and the god of rain, the god of water, and the god of wind had similar functions. The basis of Queen Himiko's existence is divine power, and she portrays herself as the messenger of the gods, the priestess of the sun goddess, and the embodiment of the divine authority of the gods on earth.
Therefore, the issue of theocracy and faith is the most concerned and prudent issue for her.
Now that a living thunder god has suddenly appeared, and he is also asking the Japanese people to believe in him, one can imagine the fierce opposition of Queen Himiko.
At this time, Zuo Ci is needed.
"I heard that Queen Himiko is the spokesperson of Amaterasu in the world, and she is very strong. Although I am just an ordinary subordinate of Thor, I have also learned a little bit of Taoism, hoping to get the guidance of the Queen. ”
In the myths and legends of the Wa people, the three noble sons born to Izanagi were mainly possessed by the three major artifacts. The three artifacts in this legend are: the Kusanagi Sword, the Eight-Foot Qiongyu Jade, and the Eight-Foot Mirror.
Among them, Amaterasu is also regarded as the sun god, who is in charge of the light of the heavens and reeds in China. The sun goddess - Amaterasu Okami hangs an eight-foot Qiongyu on her left bun. Now this Qiong Gou Jade is in Himiko's hands, and there is a group of spiritual bodies that are settled in the eight-foot Qiong Gou Jade.
At this time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the gods of the Japanese people were the first generation of gods: the gods of other heavens. There are five of them, none of which have any actual form, and their essence is the spirit body of the five regiments. One of these spirits would later give birth to Izanagi, and then Amaterasu.
Therefore, Queen Himiko's divine power comes from this spiritual body. She didn't want to compete with Zuo Ci, but Zuo Ci had already begun to perform illusions.
I saw that the top roof of the Queen's Palace was gone, and everyone could see the blue sky, with white clouds floating in the sky.
The ladies of the Queen's Palace were taken aback and began to shout.
Queen Himiko exerted the energy from her spirit body, and everything returned to normal. The roof is still the same roof, and you can't see the sky outside at all.
Zuo Ci praised the queen approvingly, "Yes, the queen really knows Taoism." One more time. ”
Everyone saw the blue sky again, and this time in the sky was a thousand-foot-tall, golden statue of the god of thunder - Gongsun Kang.
Queen Himiko communicated with the spirit body, and once again borrowed spiritual power to break Zuo Ci's illusion, and the palace appeared as usual.
Only this time, the spirit body passed on a thought to Queen Himiko: I feel that the thunder god has the power to destroy me, you should quickly agree to their request.
This idea fluctuated quite strongly, although Zuo Ci couldn't see it (in fact, the spirit body was also disembodied), but he already felt that there was a spirit body by the queen's side, and he also felt that the eight-foot Qiong Gou jade in the queen's hand should be a magic weapon.
The queen was reserved for a while, and finally agreed that Thor could spread the faith on the island of Honshu.
This was the first battle of the gods that took place on Wajima. The battle ended with Thor being able to preach among the Wa.