Chapter 4: Shocked Foreign Indian Merchants
Chapter 4: Shocked Foreign Indian Merchants
Soon, news of what happened in Huayang Palace spread outside the palace.
Xianyang City.
Under bright sunshine.
The people on the street, whether ordinary people or shop owners, had expressions of surprise and were talking about it constantly.
"Have you heard that the wife and concubine of the royal family Ying Zichu gave birth to a god yesterday morning?"
A young vendor in linen clothes whispered to the diner next to him.
While eating the bread in his hand, Lu Buwei listened to what he said, with a strange look in his eyes.
As a merchant who had always supported Ying Zichu and helped him escape from the State of Zhao, he had a very good relationship with Ying Yiren and Ying Zichu, which could be considered an alliance of mutual benefit and assistance.
Of course, he knew about Han Ni's pregnancy a long time ago.
I just didn’t expect to hear such a bizarre rumor in Xianyang City this morning!
The thoughts in his brain raced for a while, and Lu Buwei's eyes were full of relief. He sighed that Ying Yiren and Ying Zichu had become much more skilled and could even use such a method of creating momentum.
After this incident, the importance of Yiren in the heart of the King of Qin might have increased a lot!
but……
Lü Buwei showed worry in his eyes, "What about the King of Qin..."
If a foreigner on the other side starts spreading rumors that the child is a god, what will the King of Qin do?
Will you try?
If tested, can Yi Ren remain calm and not be exposed?
If the fact that the child is not a god is revealed, Yiren will definitely be punished by the King of Qin!
Thinking of this, Lü Buwei's eyes became more worried. He felt that Yiren's move this time was too risky. It would be very difficult to keep the rumor about the child being a god from being exposed!
While thinking about it, he decided to meet Yiren soon, and also meet the child who was rumored to be a god, and then discuss with Yiren how to stabilize the matter.
In order to ease the tension in his heart, Lu Buwei smiled and asked the vendor who had spoken earlier, "God? This should be a rumor, right?"
The two burly guards behind him nodded in agreement when they heard this, thinking that the rumor was a bit outrageous.
Seeing their disbelief, another diner next to them whispered, "What kind of rumors are these? What do you know? I heard that the child from the god could walk and talk as soon as he was born!"
After he finished speaking, Lü Buwei, who was eating the bread nonchalantly, and the two guards behind him, all showed a look of surprise on their faces.
The dark-skinned attendant guard named Ma Shanhua scolded, "You peddler, what nonsense are you talking about? How can anyone walk and talk right after birth?"
Just as he was questioning, rebuttals kept coming from all around, not only from the vendors, but also from passers-by.
"That's nothing. I heard that the little boy could not only walk and talk right after he was born, but he also knew everything!"
"It is said that right after he was born, he took seven steps, pointed to the sky with one hand and the ground with the other, and said, 'I am the only one who rules the world!'"
“That scene was astonishing!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the two guards showed more and more disbelief on their faces.
"If this is true, then the child is really a god from heaven. How could such a miraculous thing exist in the world?"
They had also seen Ying Zichu and Ying Yiren, so they were even more unwilling to believe such absurd rumors.
Lu Buwei, who was standing by, also showed a wry smile on his face. He felt that Yiren had gone too far this time and even dared to spread such exaggerated rumors.
How can I make it happen after this?!
It seems that I must find Yi Ren as soon as possible to discuss how to stabilize and resolve this matter!
Just when he was thinking.
At this moment, not only they did not believe it, but most of the residents, scholars, Confucian scholars, and people from various schools of thought in Xianyang City did not believe it.
The remaining small number of people were also skeptical, and at most had a sense of awe about the matter.
However, although most people in Xianyang City did not believe it, as time passed, the news that the Qin royal family had given birth to a child born with extraordinary visions and divine powers became more and more widespread.
Not only was the story circulated among the surrounding small countries, but even the powerful Warring States countries such as Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan had heard of it.
People in various countries have different attitudes towards this matter, and most royal families scoff at it.
Inside the Wei royal palace.
The King of Wei laughed out loud, "The Qin royal family is so ridiculous!"
"He was born with a miraculous sign. He's just a little kid. Could he be a saint or a god from heaven?" He felt ashamed that the Qin royal family would use such a method to fool the people.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The King of Wei laughed loudly, and the ministers around him also laughed along, thinking that the Qin State was really shameless and dared to spread anything.
Just as countries were discussing this issue.
……
Outside Middle-earth, a group of foreign merchants came to Middle-earth.
After hearing this, they were all shocked.
They came from Sindhu and Tianzhu in India, where Buddhism was flourishing. This time they wanted to buy things from China and sell them in Tianzhu as they had done in the past.
Who knew that I would hear such incredible rumors?
Among the caravans.
A middle-aged man in his thirties named Kumar murmured to himself, "I was born with the knowledge. I can walk and talk as soon as I land on the ground. I take seven steps, one hand pointing to the sky and the other to the ground..."
"Isn't this the vision that occurred when the saint, Sakyamuni Buddha, was born?"
After these words were spoken, the others around him were shocked.
As merchants from India, naturally everyone knew about Sakyamuni Buddha.
This is the Buddha who, as the legend goes, taught sentient beings as soon as he came to the world!
And this Buddha Shakyamuni, this saint, has indeed done it, and his believers are now all over India and Tianzhu.
However, it has been more than two hundred years since the Buddha's passing away.
Who would have thought that in the Middle Earth, far away from Tianzhu, there would be rumors of such a birth phenomenon? !
The vision that occurred when this member of the Qin royal family was born was almost exactly the same as the vision that occurred when Sakyamuni Buddha was born as recorded in the Buddhist scriptures!
An incredible idea popped up in the minds of many Indian merchants.
"Is it possible... that this member of the Qin royal family is the reincarnation of Sakyamuni Buddha?"
As soon as this guess came out, their faces changed drastically.
Of course, they also had some doubts as to whether this was true.
However, Buddhism has not yet been introduced to China, and the Buddha's deeds should not have been spread in China either...
Unless, among the foreign merchants, there were people who spread the Buddha's deeds?
After discussing with each other, everyone present shook their heads and said that they had never done such a thing.
Kumar in the crowd was emotional, muttering excitedly, "Could it be true?"
After a while, he perked up and proposed loudly, "This matter must be reported back to Tianzhu!"
The other businessmen also nodded in agreement.
"Correct!"
"This matter must be reported back!"
As for whether the vision at the birth of the Qin royal child is true or false, and whether it is the reincarnation of Buddha is true or false, I believe it will be clear when the people from India arrive!
With this in mind, they hurriedly purchased the goods for this business trip, preparing to return to India as quickly as possible to inform many believers about the Qin royal family.
……
While the outside world was discussing and taking action about this matter, inside the Huayang Palace in Xianyang City of Qin State.
Looking at the pile of things in front of him, Su Xing looked helpless.
At this moment, he was wrapped in a gorgeous swaddling cloth and sitting on a futon.
In front of him, there were some things.
Phoenix-shaped pendants, twisted-wire rings, animal-faced patterns, and other exquisite jade pieces…
Sacrificial objects such as grains, fragrant wine, and ceramic incense burners.
His father Ying Zichu and mother Han Ni were kneeling in front of him, worshiping, praying and offering sacrifices to him.
Smelling the lingering fragrance emanating from the incense burner and looking at the scene in front of him, the helplessness in Su Xing's eyes became even more intense.
"No, do you have to be so exaggerated?"
"I just created a birth phenomenon, how did it turn out like this?!"
(End of this chapter)