The sun sets.
The afterglow shines on the layered eaves of the Zoroastrian Temple, and the red color becomes more and more obvious, like a flame.
Lu Li felt that if he looked down at this place from a distance, he would think it was a blazing fire.
Millis saw the distinguished guest in the church looking back at the Zoroastrian Temple behind him and hesitated to move forward. He couldn't help but said: "If you have any questions about the donor, you can tell me. If I know, I will tell you everything."
"How much does Master know about Zoroastrianism?" Lu Li looked away and asked as he walked.
Millis was not surprised by this. He held the lotus cross and replied: "It stands to reason that people in this religion are not allowed to speak nonsense, but since it is a noble person asking, the young monk took the liberty to talk a few words."
"Zoroastrianism advocates the opposition between good and evil. One Holy Spirit represents light, virtue, creation, good deeds, truth and order, while the other represents darkness, ugliness, destruction, crime, lies and chaos."
"The two are evenly matched, but the scriptures and principles guide believers to abandon evil thoughts and believe that after a long and repeated battle, evil will not prevail against good."
Having said this, Milis made the sign of the cross on his chest, closed his eyes and apologized to Aloha.
Lu Li shook his head. His words were impartial and did not deliberately discredit other sects, but they were not unusual.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look down at the gold coin in his hand. It was simple in style, with the burning holy fire and the true god Ahura Mazda engraved on both sides.
"Mr. Lang, I have heard of some things about Zoroastrian Cult."
At this time, Miss Qian Rui recovered from the edge of collapse. She still believed in Lu Li, and the reason was very simple - if Dali Qing, who was in charge of the country's laws, was evil, then Chang'an would have been reduced to a demonic land long ago. How could there be the current situation? Peaceful times?
In addition, Nestorian monks Milis and Aloha both respected Lu Li, so there was no way he was a bad person.
Maybe it's the stars in the sky descending to earth.
Who is the one?
Kui Mulang...
Unknowingly, Miss Qian Rui's thoughts wandered to other places.
She didn't come back to her senses until Lu Li waited for a long time and asked.
"Ah? About two years ago, I met a monk who came to a brothel to listen to music. After he drank too much, he talked about ghosts and gods."
"At the time, I didn't know which sect this person believed in, but now I recall that he had a bright red flame tattooed on the back of his hand."
"Probably a member of the Zoroastrian religion."
Miss Qian Rui was reminiscing. You must know that it was two years ago and she was only fourteen years old.
And three lines of sight were cast towards it.
Obviously, the black-maned horse, who is about to become a man, is also interested in this mysterious sect.
"The Hu people said that there is an exorcism scripture passed down from generation to generation in their religion, which states that as long as a yellow four-eyed dog, or a white dog with yellow ears, is brought to the side of the deceased, the dog should be exorcised three, six, or nine times. Sight can cleanse away the filth in the mind and body and expel evil spirits.”
Four-eyed dog?
Lu Li felt something interesting and asked:
"anything else."
"No more." Miss Qian Rui shook her head and said: "It is true that Zoroastrianism is very powerful in Chang'an, but I didn't take it seriously at the time. I just thought that Hu Shang drank too much and was talking nonsense..."
As if she thought of something again, she hesitated and said: "In the future, it would be best for Mr. Lang not to contact them again."
"Why?"
"The Zoroastrian monk said that he is a pure-blood noble. In order to ensure that the blood of his descendants is not contaminated, he married..."
After mentioning this point, Miss Qianrui felt a chill and said no more.
Intermarriage between blood relatives.
Lu Li couldn't help but frown. If this was really the case, it would be better to have less contact with the Zoroastrian Cult.
At this time, Milis also thought of something and added: "Among the three religions, Zoroastrianism was the first to spread in the East. The book of Wei called the god it believed in Hu Tian."
"And Zoroastrian monks cannot be buried in the earth after death, so as not to pollute the true God's creation. They must let dogs eat their bodies because they have divine power."
Different road non-phase plan.
In fact, Lu Li had no interest in sects at all. After hearing these two things that were inconsistent with his own views, he felt that it was very troublesome to be associated with Zoroastrianism.
Well... I went to Jingsi Temple for a while to see if Aloha Tianzun could give me some enlightenment. After all, compared to the half-human and half-bird Mazda, he had some friendship with that person and could barely say they were together. Have fought.
Liquanfang and Yiningfang were only separated by a cross street. The three of them walked for more than half an hour, and finally crossed the sea of people before dark and arrived at Jingsi.
I have to say that at this stage, Nestorianism is really not doing well in Chang'an.
You know, the official office of Dali Temple is also in Yiningfang, and Lu Li, the Dali minister who came by air, searched his memory and couldn't find any details about it.
Gothic spire?
No.
Russian onions?
No.
Madonna painting?
No.
Big cross?
Neither.
A hundred years ago, Emperor Taizong ordered the Ministry of Works to build a temple for the Nestorians. It was already a great honor, and the monks did not dare to ask for more.
From the outside, the temple in front of us, where Jing Monk preaches, looks no different from a Taoist temple.
However, after entering the door, there is something different.
There is a stone building in the courtyard, which is covered with Nestorian scriptures. Not to mention Miss Qianrui, Lu Li, who claims to know the details of Nestorianism, can't understand either.
However, it is understandable.
It is now the Middle Ages, and Nestorianism traveled thousands of miles from Persia to the Tang Dynasty to preach. It is definitely different from the Western one, and there are not so many restrictions to restrict the followers.
When she came into contact with a strange sect for the first time, Miss Qianrui was particularly curious. She pointed at the archway and said:
"Is the Main Hall in front of you?"
"It should be called the chapel." Lu Li corrected him.
Millis's eyes lit up. After the previous contact, he guessed that Lu Li knew something about Nestorianism. Now that he saw it, it was indeed true.
"Tianzun, don't blame me." Miss Qian Rui murmured in a low voice. She suddenly realized that calling the wrong god's dojo was not polite.
"Deacon Millis, you're back." A rather excited voice sounded.
"Is this the destined person that Tianzun asked us to find?"
A young man rushed to Lu Li, crossed his hands and saluted, wishing Shangyuan good health.
He speaks Mandarin extremely fluently, probably because he grew up in Chang'an.
"That's right, you take people to prepare a vegetarian meal, and I want to keep two distinguished guests to dine here."
Nestorianism is a vegetarian diet, and academic staff are prohibited from eating meat, which is almost the same as Buddhist vegetarianism.
"You two will go to the auditorium with the young monk first. There is a statue of the Heavenly Lord there, as well as the gifts given to you by the Heavenly Lord. After you two have dinner here, then go to the street to enjoy the lanterns. How about it?"
Millis is soft-spoken.
Along the way, Lu Li had a great impression of this Jing Monk, who was not as talkative as the Zoroastrian.
Frankly speaking, when he thought of those two performances, he felt a little angry, which was not to shock him.
In addition, since meeting the two red priests on the street, Zoroastrianism has been particularly strong and respectful in its words.
It can only be said that it is indeed the sect that An Lushan believes in, and it is very domineering.
In response to this, Lu Li became more inclined to Nestorianism and said with a smile: "Then it will be troublesome for the great virtue."
The three of them continued walking towards the chapel.
Not long after, a doubtful voice sounded:
"Is this the Heavenly Lord?"
I saw Miss Qian Rui staring at a portrait hanging in the most conspicuous place in the lobby and asked.
His head is wrapped in a black bun, he blows his beard and stares. He is wearing a yellow round-collared robe, holding the jade belt around his waist with both hands, and his eyes are stern.
Does Lord Aloha look like this?
Isn’t He a Western God?
Because the portrait was too big and the lighting in the chapel was not good, she did not see clearly the black note at the top:
[The great sage Yao of the Tang Dynasty and the great emperor Guangxiao]
His attention was immediately attracted by another man next to him who looked more majestic.
[Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, great civil and military sage, Emperor Guangxiao]
That's right, it's His Majesty Li Shimin.
Because, in the Eastern world, no one is more noble than the emperor, not even the gods. Not only does this Heavenly Khan occupy the most conspicuous position in the chapel, but he also takes care of his family.
On the side of his portrait, three men in yellow robes lined up in sequence:
【Emperor Gojong, Great Sage, Emperor Daihongxiao】
[Zhongzong, the Great Sage, and the Emperor Zhaoxiao]
[Ruizong Xuanzhen, Great Sage, Daxingxiao Emperor]
Lu Li suspected that he had gone to the wrong place. Where was the Nestorian religion here? He believed it even if it was said to be the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
"Donor, these are the portraits that the young monk asked the saint to give him the year before last. They are the five emperors of this dynasty."
Wu Zetian was directly ignored by Milis.
When the heroine was in charge of the country, except for Buddhism, other sects were in misery, and Nestorianism almost lost its inheritance.
Of course, the Great Sage Zetian can no longer be called the emperor, because her last edict was: to attach the temple, return to the mausoleum, remove the title of emperor, and call the Great Sage Zetian Queen. Her king, the Xiao clan and Chu Suiliang The descendants and relatives of Han Nuan, Liu Shuang and others who were tired at that time were ordered by Xian to resume their business.
This empress, who had been legendary for half her life, finally admitted that she was the daughter-in-law of the Li family. She was buried with her husband and the emperor and met in the palace of the underworld. She also pardoned her love rival and those who assisted her love rival against her and their relatives. .
Especially in this dynasty, Li Longji also made a conclusion for his imperial grandmother: the daughter-in-law of the Li family who accepted the orders of the late emperor, followed the authority and claimed the system, temporarily took possession of the artifact, and finally restored her son Mingpi!
All grudges are gone.
The historians are not allowed to establish a special biography for her in the official history of the Tang Dynasty, but they also dare not place her in the biographies of treacherous ministers, traitorous ministers, and traitorous ministers. She is the Holy Emperor Wu of the Queen of Heaven and the Holy Queen of Zetian Shun.
No matter how bad of a student Lu Li is, he knows that this queen is so legendary that no matter how future generations comment, they cannot cover up her brilliance.
"My lord, what's wrong?" Milis noticed Lu Li's absence and asked.
"Nothing, just take us to pay homage to Aloha Tianzun." Lu Li shook his head. He felt that the empress should be added to the five portraits in front of him.
"Please follow me, little monk."
Millis no longer dwelled on the matter and guided the two of them to the back hall.
But here, it is no longer the Central Plains style.
There is a dome on top, four straight pillars at four corners, and a cross enshrined in the middle.
"I, the Nestorian Aloha God, had compassion on the world. I came to this world to preach the Dharma and persuade people to do good. However, I was killed by the officials of the Qin State and my body was hung on the cross. On the third day, the God was resurrected..."
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