In fact, the Queen Mother, Tuo Huan and even the Great Lama Wang did not understand these philosophical concepts very well. However, they saw that Guo Kang and Theodora were quite interested, so they didn't say anything.
After he finished saying this, the Queen Mother probably finished the conversation, so she took the initiative to ask: "I heard that Lao Wang said that you are here to ask for help. What is the specific matter, and you have to run so far."
"We received reliable information that the Portuguese were going to attack Ceuta. They thought their operation was secret, but it was impossible to hide the mobilization of soldiers and warships." Mohammed said: "In addition, they also went to Rome to ask the religious Zong asked for permission and there was a lot of commotion on the road, so we knew something about it.”
"This matter is of great importance. Ceuta is located on the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar and is an important link between the two continents. If it is cut off, our hometown will be completely destroyed."
"Then why did the Portuguese attack there? They are still far away," the Queen Mother asked.
"Because the Portuguese cannot compete with Castile, a large country on land, they prefer to cross the sea to seize strategic locations and block key ports and channels in advance." Mohammed said.
"Opposite Ceuta is Gibraltar. These two places, one in the south and one in the north, control the exit of the Mediterranean. But the north is the territory of Granada, and Granada now pays tribute to Castile."
"Castilia doesn't like this vassal very much, and may have always wanted to annex it, but he obviously doesn't want Portugal to cut meat from here on his behalf. The Portuguese are also taboo about this, so they are planning to attack from the opposite side first."
"Who does this port belong to now?" asked the Queen Mother.
"It belongs to the Marin Dynasty in Morocco, which is a regime established by the Berbers." Mohammed said: "But this is the most important place for us."
"Now, only Granada is a small country left in the once vast Andalusia region. It can survive until now by relying on flexible diplomatic methods. But we also know that words alone are useless. Crossism Contradictions between countries and the intimidation of the Berbers in North Africa are the cornerstones of these methods."
"Although the Berber regime is actually not very reliable, they are at least an important weight to balance the scale. If the key ports are cut off, the current situation may soon get out of control. By then, we The fate of my hometown may be irreversible.”
"Having said that, I can understand why you are anxious." The Queen Mother nodded; "But why did you come here to ask for help? If it is so important, you should first try to persuade the local church members to send troops to help."
"Hey, if the church members were reliable, they wouldn't have fallen to this level." Muhammad shook his head and said, "Everyone did this hundreds of years ago."
"We call the part of Spain controlled by the Tianfang Cult in the Roman era 'Andalusia'. After the disintegration of the Umayyad dynasty, this term has become just a geographical concept, not an administrative region."
"Dozens of small countries have appeared in the area. We generally call them 'Thai and French' countries. These countries have rich economies and prosperous cultures, but are very weak in power, so they have attracted the covetousness of the enemies in the north."
"In response, they often sought help from the Berber regimes in Morocco and other places. The first ones to come were the Almorabids, also known as the Almoravids. This word means 'monastic warriors' - see The name just tells you about their self-positioning.”
"This is a sectarian regime," Guo Kang said.
"Yes, their founder gathered a large group of people under the banner of restoring tradition and orderly Orthodoxy." Muhammad said: "After that, these people were invited to come to Spain."
"They initially defeated the Crusaders who came to fight, but soon they discovered that the Andalusian Catholics were the richest people on the Spanish peninsula. For this reason, they quickly changed their diplomacy Instead, they made peace with the Christian countries and went all out to make money."
"Due to the rapid corruption of the Almohrabid dynasty, it caused dissatisfaction among the Moroccans in their homeland. Another Berber regime, the Almohid dynasty, emerged in Morocco."
"The Almohad dynasty is also called the Almohad dynasty. This word means 'people who believe in the only god' - you can know their self-positioning just by looking at the name."
"This is still a sectarian regime." Guo Kang felt that it was no surprise at all.
"Yes, their founder claimed to be the savior 'Mahdi', and under the banner of opposing palace corruption and restoring traditional orthodox beliefs, he attracted a large group of people." Muhammad said.
"Why is this happening again?" The Queen Mother noticed.
"That's why my teacher feels that history is cyclical." Muhammad replied: "Every religious reform is basically a banner of restoring tradition and orthodox faith, with almost no exceptions. Even, I observed the cross The religious reformation of Christianity is also the same."
"Of course, there are some specific differences between cycles." He said: "The advantage of the Almohad dynasty is that they use the local Berber language instead of the common Arabic to preach. So it has an advantage over Almoravi.”
"This is also very common." Lama Wang said: "I heard that in the Alemannic area, some new sects called on everyone to use local languages instead of common Latin to preach scriptures. Their propaganda It’s almost the same, they all say that the church is corrupt, but they themselves are more orthodox and closer to the early primitive beliefs, so everyone should follow them and so on.”
"This is true for all religious reforms, because fundamentalism is the simplest and most effective slogan." Guo Kang also nodded.
"Let us talk about these philosophical issues later." The Queen Mother stopped them from discussing too profound issues: "So what happened to this dynasty?"
"Before they landed in Spain, their slogan was to accuse the Almoravid dynasty of believing in polytheism and colluding with Christianity. However, after landing, they soon discovered that the believers were much richer than those in the Christian countries to the north." Muhammad said, "So there was no such thing. After fighting for a long time, they made peace with the Christian countries, turned around and struck hard at the believers, and announced the removal of all local emirs at once. Then, they started fighting with the Thai and French countries..."
"Okay..." The Queen Mother seemed to understand.
If I reread it every day, it seems that it is indeed easy to summarize the concept of cycles.
"What now?" she asked.
"Morocco is now ruled by the Marin dynasty. They destroyed the Almohad dynasty," Mohammed said.
"Did you repeat it again?" asked the Queen Mother.
"That's not true." Muhammad shook his head: "The Marin dynasty is a loose tribal country, and they don't even have a common slogan such as a new sect. They don't have the patience to wait for another invitation from here, and they just come to rob Gragra themselves. Nada.”
"That's no wonder, we really can only find other help." Guo Kang said awkwardly.
(End of chapter)
