Guo Kang was busy writing settings and completely ignored Theodora and others.
"Can't you write it later?" Jeanne tried to attract his attention: "I came here specifically to explain the news to you, don't you care?"
"Inspiration is something if you don't write it down quickly, you will forget it later." Guo Kang said while writing: "How can you delay such an important thing?"
"You are quite serious..." Jeanne was a little helpless: "Didn't I just say that you are not professional in theology?"
"I'm mainly... very interested in writing settings." Guo Kang stopped writing, thought for a moment, and said, "Look, apart from tinkering with steam and artillery, I only have so much fun."
"Writing settings...won't people say you are a heretic?" Jeanne didn't recover for a moment.
"It's okay, I'm familiar with Master Wang." Guo Kang replied casually.
"It's true." Theodora spread his hands as if to abandon him: "I think he and Wang Da Lama have been friends for many years. They joke with each other every day, big and small. Oh, by the way, you are so steamy Is he the one who helped you cover up the shrine and get the church's maintenance fees?"
"Hey, how did you know?" Guo Kang was shocked and subconsciously raised his head and asked.
"With his level, what can't he tell?" Theodora rolled his eyes: "You can't even tell the difference. The Khan's court has long been corrupted and bankrupted."
"ah……"
"You can continue to play your game." Theodora waved her hand and leaned on the seat: "Anyway, we in Rome don't lack a heretic like you. What if your thing succeeds?"
"What if it fails?" Jeanne questioned.
"If he fails, just treat him as having fun." Theodora was quite open-minded: "It's better than going to the theater or playing prostitute with others."
"Then...this is also true." Jeanne was speechless.
"You also have some confidence in me." Guo Kang quickly defended himself: "Look, Master Wang has helped me so much over the years, giving me funds and helping me with appropriations. Isn't it because he values me? ?”
"Although I don't understand theology, I am good at writing settings!" He emphasized: "Being a theologian and carrying out religious reforms has nothing to do with understanding theological scriptures."
"Aren't you contradicting yourself?" Jeanna thought for a while but still couldn't figure it out: "Lama Wang really expects you to do this?"
"He also said that I am a rare religious talent." Guo Kang claimed: "Last time, he also said that if I work hard, I will at least have a theological influence on the level of Baba Ishaq in the future."
"Who is that?" Jeanne asked.
"You have been in Egypt and Syria, but you don't know him?" Guo Kang asked unexpectedly: "He is very famous here."
"This man is a Tianfang religious leader in Asia Minor. He studied under a Shia Persian official under the Sultanate of Rum. He combined various Tianfang sects, God-worshipping religions, and local mysticism into one Together, a new doctrine was formed.”
"Baba Ishaq's teachings are very compatible and were welcomed by the local Turkmen herdsmen. Later, he also launched an uprising against the Roma Sultanate. This teaching is currently accepted by the Karaman Bey State and is the mainstream local sect. "
"So, such a mixture must be a tradition here." Jeanne was already used to it.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "I just started trying to combine Roman religion and Chinese mythology, while my predecessors have already tried to combine God Worship Cult and Tianfang Cult. Compared with them, I am just making a small fuss. Little Jeanne has already said that with my little tricks, I have no shame in calling myself a heretic."
"Hey, our Tomb Sect also has people from both religions. It's hard to say anything to you. It's just something unexpected today. After all, no one in our place studies these..." Jeanna said with some distress: "And, these Do behaviors really work?”
"Of course it is useful." Guo Kang said: "In the later period of the Roma Sultanate, the relationship with the Greeks was already quite good. There was more cooperation and integration than conflict between the two parties. The Sultan even considered converting to Orthodox Christianity - for them Say, this is really nothing."
"This is not Western Europe. There is no need to be so distinct." He shook his head and said, "This kind of mixture is our tradition."
"Furthermore, is the God-worshipping religion really so pure? Where did so many folk saints come from? Where did the customs in various places come from, and how were they forcibly 'certified' by the church? If you understand theology, you should be better than me. Be clear."
"This purity..." He sneered: "Although I don't understand theology, we have enough history that I can see through these things - what is the use of purity? Let Brother Tian give me tens of thousands of households What?"
"I don't think the so-called 'pure classic meaning' has any superiority, it's just how sacred it is." Guo Kang looked unconcerned: "People of all generations have been interpreting it according to their own ideas, and to put it bluntly, it is just a setting That’s all. Why can’t I touch it?”
"Roman culture is the ancestor of all of Europe, and Chinese culture is the most dazzling achievement in all of Asia. If we extract the best parts of Roman culture, absorb Chinese culture, and transform it, it will be the most dazzling achievement in the known world. A good model.”
"I'm different from you. I'm really afraid of barbarians." He sighed: "Did you know? History tells us that barbarians will spread regularly."
"I'm afraid that one day, barbarians will take advantage of the decline of the civilized world and surge out from the west. Just like they did in the fourth century, they will flood the entire Eurasian continent, ravage the Central Plains, Rome, Persia... and destroy their cities. Looting their property has even caused these civilized people to lose their dignity and courage."
"So, I don't care if it's a blasphemy against the scriptures." He patted his notebook: "Compared with the barbarians' blasphemy against civilization, this is nothing at all."
"I'm not saying that we are the White Lotus. Rome has a lot of dark history, and the Chinese people have also done this kind of thing. But when facing more barbaric forces, even the Franks can be allies." He He looked at Jeanne: "At least you are more civilized than England or something, right?"
"Who are you scolding?" Jeanne immediately became unhappy.
Theodora quickly advised her not to get excited and let her speak calmly.
"I'm just giving you an example." Guo Kang also said quickly: "I have a lot of serious things to do later, and I don't have time to worry about these."
"There's more?" Theodora turned around and said in surprise.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "Master Wang told me last time that there is a Taoist nun from the East who came here recently. That person knows more than them, you can consult her."
"I want to add some Taoist things into it." He explained: "The Han Dynasty people once said that the Romans were very similar to them. But the current Romans obviously cannot meet their requirements. If we don't work hard, Rome is more like it, doesn't it make my ancestors lose face? So I'd better keep working hard."
I saw that some book friends think it is not good to add so many elements, but this book is entirely about the collision of civilizations. So there is no way to change it.
This has just been rolled out now, and there will definitely be more to come. If you really can't stand it and think it's too blasphemous, then forget it, there's nothing I can do... After all, this is not as good as an actual case in history...
(End of chapter)
