At the end of the hall, there is a semicircular shrine, which contains a lot of sacrificial supplies that Guo Kang himself does not understand well. The shrine is divided into several floors, and at the top of the center is a huge gilt cross. Sitting diagonally in front of the cross is a middle-aged man with long hair, wearing a robe, and making religious gestures in his hands.
"This is...Brother Tian Yishu?" Sun Shiwan had obviously seen this kind of temple before: "But, isn't he hanging on the cross?"
"This is the characteristic of our Empress Temple." Wu Han introduced the special attractions with excitement: "When the late Khan Boyan Timur first came to Dadu, he came to worship at the Empress Temple. Seeing Brother Tian hanging on the cross, The Great Khan couldn't bear it, so he ordered: "Why should this man deserve to be punished for a thousand years? Today, our Roman Khanate has established an account, and the whole world is celebrating. We should grant amnesty to all those who have been punished in the country, including Brother Tian, to show mercy." He ordered the officials to record it. .”
"Brother Tian originally had three nails on his body, covering his hands and legs respectively. The Great Khan then ordered: 'Heaven will spare him a moment and remove the nail on his left hand; Earth will spare him a moment and remove the nail on his right hand; I will spare him a moment and remove it. Nails in the legs.’ Ordered the Patriarch to record it.”
"Three nails were removed, and Brother Tian was put down." Wu Han said quite proudly: "Only this church in the world has directly enjoyed the kindness of the Great Khan. Therefore, other places are allowed to adjust according to the situation, but our temple Brother Tian is sitting in front of the cross among the crosses."
"It is indeed a rare feature." Sun Shiwan agreed very much.
"Brother Tian must be very happy to be put down. It will be more effective to offer sacrifices here." Wu Han struck while the iron was hot, pointed at the statue of Brother Tian, and said.
Others took a closer look and saw that the expression of the statue was very lifelike. Sure enough, it did not show an expression of suffering, but a smile and a happy face.
At a glance, you can tell that Brother Tian is in a very happy and talkative mood. Upon seeing this, Sun Shiwan no longer hesitated and began to worship the statue. Guo Kang, Wu Han and others quickly followed and saluted with them.
After paying homage to Brother Tian, Sun Shiwan looked at another figure next to his statue. This person is sitting in the middle, wearing a Greek royal costume, holding the scepter of the Roman emperor, and wearing the cymbals and crowns of the Yuan Dynasty emperors on his head. After looking carefully, this should be the largest statue.
"Forgive Sun for his blindness, which god is this?" Sun Shiwan asked curiously.
"I don't blame Sun Daguan. The scope of this god's influence is actually limited. Except for our country, generally no one worships him." Wu Han said, changing the subject: "But here, he is one of the most important gods."
"You see, he is the main character." He pointed to the most conspicuous religious painting not far away, beside the shrine: "This is our divine ancestor of Rome - Romulus Genginus."
"This is a Roman tradition, a composite god." He continued to explain: "But there are not many people worshiping it. Now it is mainly us who worship here."
"Romulus is the real founding Khan of our Rome, but his fate was quite bumpy when he was young. He lost his father at a young age. Later, with the help of the good Antaremus, he established his own power. However, as the tribe grew, the two brothers had conflicts and fought with each other. In the end, Romulus killed his former brother Lemus and founded Rome."
"What Romulus brings is not only historical origins, but also a warning to everyone that even brothers can end up fighting to the point of death due to differences in interests. Therefore, even if this kind of thing still happens frequently, we must regard this as lesson."
Wu Han suddenly started to reason, which made Guo Kang a little uncomfortable. However, Sun Shiwan looked even more uncomfortable.
"Can these two get together?" he muttered.
"Of course." Wu Han said: "The breeder of Rome was a wolf; the ancestors of Mongolia were wolves. When Rome was founded, brothers were fighting among themselves; when Mongolia was founded, brothers were also fighting among themselves. Rome was greatly influenced by the more civilized Greek world, and the ancestors They may have come from the Greek world; Mongolia was greatly influenced by the more civilized Central Plains region, and their ancestors may have come from the Central Plains region. In the early years, the Romans implemented a system of hundreds of households, and the senators held hurilatai; in the early years, the Mongols implemented a system of ten thousand households, with The nobles convene a huril tai..."
"You see, these are pretty much the same," he concluded: "So, Rome is Mongolia, and Mongolia is Rome."
"If you think about it this way, it seems okay..." Sun Shiwan said dumbfounded.
"The gods and divine ancestors here are different from those in the Central Plains. Even ordinary people can worship them at will." Wu Han reminded: "So, there is no need to pay attention to the taboos, just worship directly."
After hearing this, Sun Shiwan thought for a moment and bowed to the statue of the ancestor of the gods.
"What about the last one?" he asked again.
"This is the Prophet Muhammad of the Tianfang Sect who was invited by Emperor Timur's uncle." Wu Han introduced: "In our Khanate, many Tianfang Sect members come to trade or settle. There are also friendly neighbors around. Many of them belong to this religion. Therefore, we also have the icons of Tianfang Sect, and their status is equally important."
"I have also done a lot of business with the Tianfang cultists. There should be no such statues." Sun Shiwan was a little confused.
"You are right, but the 'Icon of the Holy Prophet' is a new type of religious artifact carved independently by the Roman Khanate. The icon comes from an orthodox Tianfang empire called the 'Timur Khanate', here , the person chosen by God will be awarded the 'Imani' to guide the prayer ceremony. As a 'believer', you will meet believers from different sects and unique doctrines on your free business journey, and work with them Defeat all kinds of profiteers and reap extra profits - at the same time, gradually discover the truth of 'faith'." Wu Han immediately began to recite a large section.
"It means that this thing was given by Timur." Guo Kang quickly explained: "Originally, there was indeed no such sacred weapon in the world of Tianfang Sect. It was during the Ilkhanate period that the Mongolian Khans wanted to understand and promote it. Conveniently, it was drawn. At that time, Timur also made a lot of icons, and when the two families formed an alliance, they gave us some. This is how the original one here came from. "
"Won't those believers and religious scholars protest?" Sun Shiwan looked at the obvious face of Timur on the icon - obviously, like many other civilizations, the Timur Khanate also learned to treat its rulers The face is painted on the statue.
"We don't know about that." Wu Han shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because religious scholars can't debate the scriptures as well as Emperor Timur."
