Chapter 661 What does changing customs mean?

Shen Liuzhen smiled and asked Dugu Jian across from him kindly:

"What do you think, General Dugu?"

Dugu Jian frowned, his slender eyes squeezed by the naturally swollen eyelids, and he looked very angry. He said:

"His Majesty asked you to find a stubborn old Xianbei man for discussion, so you came to me?...Listen to my fluent Chinese, am I a stubborn old man?"

Liu Qinbing whispered from the side: "This level is not considered fluent..."

Dugu Jian hesitated for a moment, then looked at Liu Qinbing, his hand on the saber on his waist, as if he wanted to fight.

The smile on Shen Liuzhen's face was very sweet, with slight dimples, and he said:

"Of course the general is not one of those stubborn old fogies. However, among the Xianbei people, the only one who understands the position of his people, is reasonable and has a good relationship with me, and is loyal to His Majesty is the country, the country, and the country. General Dugu is the only one. I If I don’t look for you, who else can I look for?”

As he spoke, he pointed outward with his side face and said:

"You can't let me discuss it with those Xianbei elders who are leading the troops in the war, right? Then I'll probably be beaten out before I even open my mouth."

Dugu Jian's originally frizzy hair was smoothed down all of a sudden, and he was still a little happy and uncomfortable. He said awkwardly:

"That's true, just tell me."

Liu Qinbing curled his lips at the side and smiled secretly in his heart. This guy was still naive and was coaxed by Shen Liuzhen in just a few words.

Shen Liuzhen got straight to the point and asked seriously:

"Your Majesty is going to change customs. Do you want everyone to follow the Han people or follow the Xianbei people?"

"What does changing customs mean?" Dugu Jian asked stupidly.

Shen Liuzhen hesitated, almost having a heart attack. He silently retracted his eagerness and expectation to win, pursed his lips, and suppressed the heart attack.

Dugujian's Chinese proficiency is considered to be above average among the stubborn Xianbei people, but it is so difficult to talk to him...

It is conceivable that this is the biggest obstacle during the debate between the Hu and Han tribes:

It is difficult to communicate. It is estimated that it will take a lot of time to explain what you mean. If you want to refute the other party with words and words, and be convinced... it must be done after you have finished translating the meaning.

It seems that when the time comes, we will inevitably have to argue in Xianbei dialect.

After Shen Liuzhen calmed down his anxiety and calmed down, he said:

"That is, speaking the same language, celebrating the same festivals, wearing the same clothes, worshiping the same ancestors, etc..."

"Isn't this nonsense? Are the Han people and the Xianbei people the same ancestor? Are you willing to sacrifice our ancestors?"

Shen Liuzhen lowered his eyebrows. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a gentle tone:

"Then let me change the word and worship the same gods. But most of the gods of the Han people are their ancestors, such as Confucius, Laozi, Lu Ban, the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors..."

"Then the gods of the Han people are not the same thing as the gods of the Xianbei people! What we worship is the sky, water and fire! Those are the real gods! If you want to worship, you Han people will follow us to worship, who wants to follow you? Go and worship the ancestors of the Han people?!

Your ancestors are not our ancestors! You can even imagine this?! You don’t even have to say this to those old stubborns, I want to beat you right now!”

Dugu Jian was very excited and spat at Shen Liuzhen. Liu Qinbing sat behind Shen Liuzhen and said quickly:

"Isn't this for discussion? Let's discuss it carefully. Why are you so anxious?!"

Shen Liuzhen didn't look angry at all. He just lowered his head slightly, lowered his eyes and thought about Dugu Jian's words. He was very absorbed in it and said:

"Actually, we also offer sacrifices to the heaven. The Son of Heaven, in other words, is the son of heaven. There is also the God of Fire, Zhurong, the God of Water, the Dragon King, and even Dayu who controls the water... If you join us in offering sacrifices, you will not be lacking anything."

"Bullshit! Our gods are gods, not the same thing as your gods! We don't recognize Zhurong! It's absolutely impossible for you to give up! You sacrifice yours, we sacrifice ours, why should we change it?! Let you abandon it! Are you willing to sacrifice your own gods with us?!"

Shen Liuzhen was silent for a while, very honest, and then replied discouragedly: "I don't want to..."

Seeing Shen Liuzhen's good attitude, Dugu Jian was stunned for a moment and couldn't get angry anymore. He clapped his hands for a while and said:

"Isn't this what it is?! Is it possible for others to agree to something you don't want to do?"

Shen Liuzhen's long eyelashes fluttered, and then he carefully raised his eyes to look at Dugu Jian, full of hope, and asked:

"Is it possible that this is the case? The gods of Hu and Han all get together and worship together?"

"Ha..." Dugu Jian sneered, but looking at Shen Liuzhen's beautiful facial features and his cute expression, he couldn't hate it, so he said coldly, "Why? Our own gods are pretty good. , all offering sacrifices? We are too busy, and we don’t want to! Your Laozi and Confucius are of no use to us!"

Shen Liuzhen withdrew his gaze and said with a sudden realization:

"Ah... this brings us back again. Without the same cultural identity, how can we worship the same gods? For hunters, Confucius is indeed of little use... Unless everyone is literate and cultivates the land, Wear the same clothes, speak the same words, have the same cultural identity..."

As he spoke, he sighed deeply and said sadly:

"But the problem now is that there is such a deep conflict between Hu and Han, so where did this cultural identity come from? Don't we still have to sacrifice to the same gods to have similar ideas? ... Only when the ideas are close will we be willing to wear the same clothes. Celebrating the same festivals and speaking the same language... Hey, this is an endless cycle that complements each other. This cycle must first find a beginning before it can be promoted..."

Shen Liuzhen paused, raised his broad sleeves, and said:

“Let’s put aside the matter of offering sacrifices to the same gods for now, and I’ll think about it again.

Let us first discuss the matter of wearing the same clothes and speaking the same language. My proposal is that everyone should speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and wear Chinese clothes. What do you think?"

When Dugu Jian heard this, he immediately smiled, and his expression became confident and relaxed. He leaned forward, tugged on Shen Liuzhen's broad sleeves, and said:

"To be honest, your clothes do look good on you. They look just like Xian'er. They look luxurious and prestigious, but they are inconvenient to move around. Can you win a war with them all dressed like this? I don't need to tell you. Many Han people are still imitating what we wear. If you change it, don’t wear this suit anymore, just follow us..."

Shen Liuzhen was speechless and said:

"The clothes of the Han people are not just this one. Look at what the Han people in the south wear when they fight. Don't they all wear armor? Besides, you also said that my clothes are luxurious, good-looking, and comfortable to wear.

What's wrong? Aren't you dressed well when you have nothing to do?"

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