sweeping the world

Chapter 698 It's time to pretend!
The history of a nation is the heritage of that nation and is an unimaginable wealth.How much history does a nation have, and what happened in history? Any event will provide enough reference for future generations.

Originating from a long history, the development of a nation will inevitably lead to a variety of cultures. Of course, the progress of society is the general direction. What kind of living style and the birth of diverse etiquette in the survival are another aspect.

Zhuxia civilization developed its own "rituals" during the Zhou Dynasty. Since then, it has paid attention to what kind of identity should have matching etiquette, and self-cultivation, integrity, morality, etc. have gradually been improved.

The high level of a country can generally reflect the comprehensiveness of etiquette, and the nobles are the most representative group among them. They constitute a country's external display, and in some respects, they represent the country on some occasions.

What kind of etiquette should be, is basically a manifestation of a nation's own spiritual outlook, so that the aliens communicating with it can see the personality of the nation.

Huan Wen and other people in uniforms are expressing themselves to the Persians. The discipline they show is one aspect, and one set of words and deeds makes the Persians see a part of the Zhuxia civilization. The gentleness brought by "ritual" and the masculinity of a warrior, the Persians don't feel contradictory at all.

In fact, the Persians also have their own national personality, and of course they also have their own etiquette, but today is a religious ceremony, and there are very few things about the Persian national personality, and more of them belong to Zoroastrianism.

"Why is there a chain on the nose?" Li Mai has been busy commanding the navy to fight, and he has never personally contacted the Persians before: "It's like a big man's cow piercing the nose."

Persians really like to wear chains and piercings on their noses, and they also like to wear some collars on their ears and cheeks. This is a habit that has existed since BC, extending a very special aesthetic.

In fact, there are many peoples who like to wear piercings on their bodies. Although Persians have a "piercing" culture, Persians more often use "clip" styles. Asanna is what you can wear and must wear.

Civilization has come to this day, and both Persians and Asan have reached new heights in the "piercing" culture, such as forcing women of a certain class to have piercings on their sexual organs. How beyond imagination.This kind of culture is actually passed down, and many people in modern times do the same to increase the fun.

In fact, the Persians and Asan also have one thing in common. They like to use precious metals to show their wealth. People with a certain status will definitely be like a gold mobile treasure house, and some brightly colored gemstones are indispensable for embellishment.

Then again, in fact, people in Zhuxia also like to use valuables as decorations, but the upper class does not use gold or silver as a display, but uses various jade products.

Because Zhuxia loves jade very much, jade culture has extended quite a lot of truths, for example, jade represents a gentleman is one of them.What I want to say is that an excellent piece of jade has a very high value, and many people who wear jade simply walk around with several boxes of gold.

"What kind of gemstone is that?" Megapanos asked after seeing a jade pendant on the hem of the skirt of every high-ranking person in the Han Dynasty, and seeing the beauty without gemstones.

Altaba Maxistios really knew what it was, and knew the function of the jade pendant, so he said, "It's a jade pendant that presses the hem of the skirt and prevents the hem of the skirt from rising."

In today's world, most countries, regardless of men and women, wear skirts, but the height of the skirt is different.Skirts are divided into many types, which are generally Zhuxia style, Greek style, and Persian style.

The skirts of Zhuxia are between Greece and Persia. The skirts of the Greeks are to the knees, and the skirts of the Persians are to the heels. The skirts of the Greeks are really skirts, and the skirts of the Persians are more like robes, that is Why do you say that Zhu Xia's skirt is in the middle.Then, what the Romans wore was Hellenized after the annexation of Greece.

Compared with precious stones, jade is indeed inconspicuous in terms of color reflection. Jade is not even as good as jadeite in color reflection. Jade is deeply loved because it conforms to the restraint of Zhu Xia civilization. The lack of love for jade in other civilizations is probably because of its Not manifested?

In the eyes of the Persians, Huan Wen and other Han people wearing formal dresses are of course gorgeous clothes, and because of the style and the etiquette of words and deeds, there is a pleasing charm, but there is one thing that puzzles the Persians, that is, it is absolutely difficult to see Gold or silver ornaments.

"Maybe..." Megapanos guessed: "It's because they have just returned to the country not long ago, and every nobleman is still poor?"

So that’s why national thoughts and aesthetics are different. Persians and Asan both want to dress themselves up as a gold mobile library, thinking that it is a kind of fashionable beauty and can show off their wealth, but in the eyes of Han people, they are full of gold. Gold is really vulgar.

Altaba Masistios had a special understanding of the Han civilization, but most of what he knew belonged to the Western Han Dynasty, and there was no channel for understanding the Han Kingdom established by Liu Yan.

"Maybe?" Altaba Masistios more or less agreed with Megapanos' speculation, and said: "The Han people have just reunified their country, and the news sent back by His Royal Highness Ardashir mentioned the Han Dynasty many times. The country is filled with ruins.”

The royal family of Persian Sasanian can call His Highness, which is different from the Central Plains civilization, which is only eligible to be called His Highness if it is a king.However, the titles in the Central Plains civilization all have their own particularities. At first, His Highness originally referred to those below the palace steps. Ministers who are not members of the royal family can be called His Highness as long as they are qualified to stand below the palace steps. In addition, they are qualified to erect a palace. People can also be called His Royal Highness, followed by Yinbei Dazun, which gradually became the respectful title for queens, crown princes, and kings.

Persian civilization has no restrictions on buildings similar to Zhuxia civilization. Palaces can be built as long as they have money, and officials will not interfere if they don’t raise flags to rebel. After all, because of the difference in vocabulary, anyone can be called His Highness. It's just that the normal mind will not provoke the ruler.

With Huan Wen and the others seated, Megapanos was going to stand up and say a few words before announcing the start of the ceremony, but Huan Wen's preparations were obviously endless.

A team came to the gate of the Persian camp after Huan Wen and others sat down. They drove a horse-drawn cart and were allowed to enter after being notified.

There were not many vehicles coming, so it was naturally impossible to drive the vehicles into the center where the ceremony was held. After parking outside, the soldiers filed in with plates.

"Food from the Han Empire." Altaba Masistios was still very happy, and said: "According to the etiquette of the Han Empire, guests should bring gifts when they are guests, and what Huan Wen prepared was food."

"..." Megapanos had never seen a guest bring food to the host's house.

The Persians prepare a variety of food, and in addition to putting it on the table of each person with sufficient status, they also put it on multiple long tables.The long table is not on the side of the auditorium, it is placed on the outside, and the food is prepared for ordinary people who come to enjoy it.

The Han people who came over were busy, which made Megapanos feel more noisy and overwhelmed. He opened his mouth many times to say something, but he still didn't say it in the end.

Before Liu Yan crossed over, although Zhu Xia's eating habits were diversified, they could not do without steaming and boiling. In fact, the concept of "stir-frying" was not born.

In terms of condiments for cooking, the application of some Chinese herbal medicines has been used for a long time, and the cooking method of "stew" was born.

Liu Yan brought the "stir-frying" cooking method, and Han Guo discovered many kinds of spices in Nanyang. In the past two years, he has researched a lot of dishes.

Zhuxia also has its own etiquette when eating, which is reflected in the dining tools. When the Han people are busy, they put the dining tools first.

"What's that?" Megapanos couldn't understand the dining utensils of the Central Plains civilization, and pointed to the small tripod on Huan Wen's table. When he didn't get the answer, he pointed to the utensils on his own table that were different from Huan Wen's: "Why is he That, are we this?"

Except for Huan Wen who is the Marquis who is qualified to use "Ding", no one is qualified to use "Ding" to hold food according to Zhu Xia's dining standards, so everyone except Huan Wen who uses "Ding" uses "Cauldron", but the same There are charcoal fires under the base to provide heat.

The cauldron is a round-bottomed utensil with no feet, which contains some stewed meat, and the aroma immediately permeates after it is opened.

In addition to the kettle, there are also dining utensils such as retorts, 鬲, and jars, all of which are of different shapes.For example, a steamer is a very complicated utensil. It is connected with a jar through a hollowed-out grate, which is used to place food, and the steam in the jar is used to cook the food in the jar.

In addition to utensils of various shapes, daggers, chopsticks, beans, dishes, forks, etc. are all available. The Persians are actually confused when they see a complete set of utensils and tableware.

The Persians prepared food and tableware. The food was actually a variety of cakes and meat. The tableware was simple spoons, daggers, tongs, and forks.They didn't prepare soup, they used various wines instead.

"What is this for?" Megapanos was upset besides being dazed: "You hate our food?"

Megapanos couldn’t help but think about it. The Han people brought too many types of food. There are dozens of dried and soups. All of them are pleasing to the eye, but they all have noses. It smells very fragrant.

Altaba Masistios looked at the dazzling variety of food on his table, endured the urge to swallow his saliva, and said: "His Royal Highness Ardashir wrote back, and he mentioned the delicious food of the Han Empire. , the letter is full of praise."

Isn't Megapanos talking about whether the food is good or not?He just couldn't figure out what the meaning of the Han people was, and whether they were here to mess things up.

On the other side, Huan Wen saw that what needed to be done had been done, first he said "Masters", then he stood up slowly, and said in a loud voice: "At this moment, the two countries meet here, how can there be no poetry to meet the occasion?"

Before the Persians could react, all the Han people present stood up, saluted each other, and unanimously saluted Megapanos and Altaba Masistios. If there is any response, he has already opened his mouth to sing.

"Yo Yo Luming, the apple of the wild food. I have a guest, playing the lute and the sheng. Blowing the sheng and drum spring, the basket is the general. People are kind to me, show me how to go around. Yo Yo Luming, Artemisia of the wild food. I have Guest, Deyin Kong Zhao..."

That is "The Crying of the Deer" from the "Book of Songs". It was originally a poem for the king's banquet and the guests. Ming" singing.

Persians can't understand Chinese, but they can hear the solemnity from the melody, but the melody is not always the same. When it should be solemn, it is like this, and more often it is full of joy and joy.

Language is different, if you don't understand it, you don't understand it, but music doesn't use too many languages, and the tunes are actually universal.

The singing of "The Crying of the Deer" stopped, Huan Wen took the lead in raising the wine bar, and the rest of the Han people raised their wine cups, and the Persians who were influenced by the ancient tune subconsciously also raised their wine containers.

Huan Wen snorted, "Drink together!"

The Han people raised the wine cups in their hands and responded in unison: "Drink the Holy Spirit!"

All the Persians were probably confused. Some of them learned to shout "Drink the Holy Spirit" in a strange tone, and some followed the Han people in a daze and raised their arms to cover up. The Han people have long sleeves, but the Persians don't. , Drink water and wine together.

It is a kind of politeness in the Central Plains civilization to raise the arms and cover them with long sleeves. The style of clothes and a set of movements are actually part of "rituals".

While Eltaba Masistios and Megapanos were looking at each other, Huan Wen made another move.

Huan Wen waved his arms, and an attendant brought a basin to everyone who was qualified to sit down, and after opening it was clear water.

Megapanos had hesitated to say something several times, but when he saw that the basin was filled with clear water, he looked at Huan Wen in a daze.

Of course, the clear water in the basin is not for drinking. In fact, someone will bring a kind of "gui", which is used for diners to rinse their mouths and wash their hands.

Huan Wen grew up in a wealthy family, and he has been exposed to this set of dining procedures since he was a child. No matter what he does, he is full of elegance that a nobleman should have.

For the rest of the Han Chinese with titles, only a small number have also been exposed to that set of dining procedures since childhood, and most of them were trained temporarily not long ago.

The rhythm of the scene has been completely controlled by Huan Wen. Not all Han Chinese are familiar with the dining procedures, but at least the Han Chinese have to be trained in advance, and the Persians have no such concept at all.

In fact, the Persians have been stunned by the complicated dining etiquette, because they don’t understand and dare not mess around, in order not to make jokes, they follow the Han people who can see.

"..."

Megapanos was in a trance after being tossed for a while.He actually refused at the beginning, but later he followed Huan Wen in similar actions before he realized it, and because of that complicated set of actions, he had a good feeling of "high, big, and superior".

While Huan Wen was leading the "trend", on the other hand, seeing the Persians "involuntarily" following suit, the corners of his mouth curled up...

(End of this chapter)