Guo Kang's words made Theodora and Jeanne look at each other.
"Is it necessary to be so... intense?" Jeanne reminded.
"This is a matter of fighting for legitimacy, and there is no compromise." Guo Kang said: "I have no specific ill will towards any individual of the barbarians. However, the barbarians and Rome are destined to have only one victory, of course. It can only become more intense."
"What happened to the Roman Commune?" Meltem asked: "When I went to Italy, I didn't seem to see any similar organization."
"You have been to Italy." Guo Kang was a little surprised: "But now it is true. These people persisted for decades, and finally the Bishop of Rome attracted the Alemanni army. The Senate and the Roman Commune were again The barbarians are destroyed.”
"That's not bad." Jeanna shook her head: "These Romans are already pretty good at fighting."
"Yes, so we must also learn lessons." Guo Kang said: "We must change the religion of worshiping God, but we must pay attention to the methods."
"Then how are you going to change it? Just create a saint?" Theodora asked.
"This is only part of it." Guo Kang said: "Constructing saints is just a means. Our purpose is to make religious scriptures available to us. In this regard, we still have to learn from Seris."
"How did the Seris people do it?" Jeanna also became interested: "I have had a lot of contact with people from the Ming Dynasty, but I don't think I have heard of them carrying out religious reforms?"
"Those were all completed two or three thousand years ago. Of course you don't know." Guo Kang said with a smile.
"Ah? Caesar is only over a thousand years old. What he said before..." Jeanne looked obviously unconvinced and tried to think: "Those, those are all myths, right?"
"Oh, the Greeks should know that." She looked at Theodora: "I was in the theater and saw Troy and something like that. What kind of story is that?"
"I know things that are too long ago. For you, it may be too exaggerated and unbelievable because of the year. But these are indeed common sense over there." Guo Kang considered the words and said euphemistically: "If you press According to the mythological chronology, the religious reform of Nasiris was indeed carried out when Achilles and the others were fighting Troy..."
"What did they do?" Jeanne asked.
"The independent religious priest group was basically eliminated." Guo Kang introduced: "During the Zhou Dynasty, a Duke named Dan formulated a system called 'Zhou Rites'. From then on, the secular court started from the system. It annexed the religious priests and made Seris a de facto theocratic state."
"When I heard about the integration of politics and religion, the church and religious orders controlled the political power. How come they were the other way around?" Jeanne still didn't believe it.
"Because earlier, maybe one or two thousand years earlier, the kings of Seris were not ordinary kings."
"The title Wang, in their language, means axe." He wrote on the paper and showed it to Jeanne: "This is a symbol of military power. Strictly speaking, the king should be the military leader."
"But in fact, in ancient times, earlier than Yu and Xia, the kings in the land of Seris had the divine power and often personally presided over sacrificial activities. Strictly speaking, they should be the 'Witch Kings'. "
"If you understand Seris culture, then you should know the saying, 'The most important thing in the country lies in worship and military affairs.' It is the tradition there to centralize military power and religious power, that is, royal power and divine power."
"That is, the consul also serves as the high priest." Theodora thought for a while and found the corresponding system: "Rome has also made such an attempt."
"Yes, but this kind of concurrent role is not stable enough after all. Secular functions and clergy are still two systems." Guo Kang said: "It was really completed after the clergy system was annexed and disappeared."
"You see, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not need to say that he is the pope, or high priest, or caliph. But the highest-level priestly rituals in Seris are all controlled by the emperor. Even the appointment and dismissal of local gods, he To interfere. This is the true 'unity of politics and religion', and it cannot be compared with the little tricks here."
"The Serris dynasty is not an ordinary kingdom. It is not the same concept as France or England. If you insist on speaking, it is only similar to Rome - because like Rome, it also has religious significance."
"I understand what you mean." Theodora nodded: "The development trajectory of Rome is very similar to that of Seris, and the Seris people have learned enough experience and lessons thousands of years in advance. Therefore, we imitate them. Is it enough to reform the religious system?”
"Yes, that's it." Guo Kang nodded: "You still understand me."
"It's just that people who are familiar with Roman history will find it familiar..." Theodora turned away.
"That's true." Guo Kang said excitedly and continued to talk: "Look, whether Caesar works part-time as high priest, or whether the head of state becomes a god after his death, if you understand the history of Serris, won't you be familiar with it?"
"What is this..." Theodora didn't reply, and Jeanne obviously didn't know much about the history of Seris.
"This is the middle of the Shang Dynasty." Guo Kang slapped the table: "They also became gods after their king died, the same thing!"
"What happens after that?" Meltem asked.
"After that, it's time to deify the living emperors." Guo Kang pointed out: "The Basileus of the Eastern Empire have a bunch of very average... I mean very exaggerated titles, including Chronokrator (Lord of Time), Kosmokrator ( There are many such as the Lord of Space). Think about it, why?"
"I am imitating God." Jeanne suddenly realized: "Isn't this the power of God?"
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "Look, this shows that they have developed to the late Shang Dynasty - several Shang kings at that time began to call themselves 'emperors'. In other words, while they were still alive, He calls himself God. Isn’t that the same thing?”
"That's it." Theodora thought for a while and said in surprise: "Mr. Huang showed me the genealogy table of the three ancient generations. That's what Emperor Yi and Emperor Xin mean..."
"It should be about the same." Guo Kang nodded: "Unfortunately, they were too old and many details have not been left. Otherwise, I think the various names of Emperor Yi and Emperor Xin would be the same as Basileus back then. Exaggeration... At this time, the 'Witch King' has been upgraded to the 'God King'."
"What about after the Shang Dynasty?" Theodora asked.
"After that, the development of the two sides was different." Guo Kang said: "With the decline of the Eastern Empire, the adaptation and control of theocratic power could not continue to evolve."
"As for Seris, after Di Xin, it will be the era of new rules set by Duke Dan, whom I just mentioned."
"Then what is the king's name in this new rule? Is it a more exaggerated nickname?" Jeanne asked.
"No, this time we have returned to nature." Guo Kang said: "After the control of the divine power is stabilized, there is no need for so many fancy titles and ceremonies to emphasize the king's control of the divine power."
"At this time, they just call it... uh, 'Son of the Father.'" He didn't know how to translate it, so he roughly explained.
(End of chapter)
