"Why hasn't Mr. Guo come today?"
On the platform of the Empress Temple, Lama Wang asked casually while holding a playbook and instructing little Jeanna to perform.
"I don't know either. Yesterday Xiao Zhu's blacksmith shop opened, but I didn't think he went there." The heroine Jeanne said, "It's strange. I think Tao Huan Taiji also went there, and it was quite lively. They did it." A steam hammer is forging iron there, isn't that what he made?"
"Air hammer?" Lama Wang felt that he should be familiar with Chinese, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't know what this word meant.
"I don't understand either. I heard it's Brother Steam's principle." Heroine Jeanne herself couldn't explain clearly: "It probably means boiling water, moving the copper plug up and down, and then using the hammer to move it back and forth. Beat it.”
As she spoke, she stretched out her fingers and tried to illustrate the movement process.
Lama Wang didn't understand mechanics to begin with, so he was even more confused after hearing what she said.
"Forget it, he is always mysterious." After thinking about it, Lama Wang decided to leave it alone: "Come on, let's continue rehearsing. Let's bring the flag and hang up the signboard this time."
As he spoke, he took out a bunch of things from the prop box.
The heroine Jeanna had nothing to do, so she picked up the cake distributed in the temple next to her, took two more bites, and watched as Wang Da Lama placed two flags with the words "Holy Light Purdue" and "Follow Heaven and Practice Righteousness" on the little Jeanna behind.
Then, he took out another canvas and made some gestures.
"Where can I put this..."
"You let her wear all those messy things, so you can't highlight the key points?" Heroine Jeanne couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't you mean it should be easy to understand? Even if the words are simple, too much Not even more."
"Okay, this will be used as a promotional poster in the venue, and I won't hang it on my body." Lama Wang thought for a while and agreed.
He hung the canvas on the banner stand and took two steps back: "Well, that's not bad."
The heroine Jeanne also looked at it curiously, and saw that the figure in the center of the picture looked exactly like the statue of Brother Tian in the Empress Temple: He had black hair, wore a robe, and was smiling, posing in a lunge and punching posture. He looks very happy at first glance.
Behind Brother Tian, the Holy Mother is raising her left leg and right hand, with a determined look on her face. The raised right hand held a long bamboo pole. A red lantern hung at the end of the bamboo pole, shining towards the area in front of Brother Tian.
Opposite Brother Tian, a yellow-haired man with sinister features fell to the ground, leaning on his body, bleeding from his nose, and his crown fell to the ground, looking very embarrassed.
On the heads of the three people, there are two lines of large characters written:
Men practice boxing, while women are exposed to red lights.
After killing Amanzi, Brother Tian laughed.
"What is this..." Heroine Jeanna always felt that this was some kind of idea that she had never imagined.
"This is the literal meaning. Brother Tian practices boxing, and Our Lady lights the lamp." Lama Wang explained: "In our area, almost all ordinary believers join the army, so there has always been a tradition of martial arts training. Women also have to engage in patrolling. , for warning work, the lantern is a commonly used tool for marking and signaling among the people. In order to distinguish it, the Roman red color is generally used."
"Our folk nuns are very fond of this kind of lantern, and some gathering places simply use it as a symbol. The meaning of this painting is to call on everyone, both men and women, to participate, practice martial arts, and fight against the barbarians. Before, We tried this kind of propaganda in the northwest for Alemany, and the effect was pretty good."
"Aren't the locals themselves barbarians?" Heroine Jeanne glanced at her golden braid and asked.
"They don't care so much. As long as you lead them to fight the lords and the oppressive bishops, they will do it with you." Lama Wang said: "We feel that this is in line with the church's purpose of emphasizing benevolence and righteousness, so we do it like this used."
"That's it..."
"I have been there before when I inspected various dioceses. Some places were originally very wealthy, but they have been vigorously plundered by the lords over the years, and the people are in dire straits." Wang Da Lama shook his head and said: "Many Hungarian and Bohemian The local people here are very disgusted with the nobles from the German region, so there are many people who respond to us and gather people to practice boxing."
"Don't underestimate them. These villagers are organized and after practicing our skills, their fighting ability is already good. The boxers in Bohemia can kill several German masters every now and then. If this continues, I think they will How are you going to stay?"
As he spoke, little Jeanne began to practice running circles with the flag on her back, and he sat next to him to rest for the time being. Seeing that the heroine Jean was still eating, he reached out and took out a pancake from the wooden lunch box next to him and took a bite.
"This time we changed the seasoning. Is it delicious?" he said proudly.
"Okay. But you still want to study cooking." The heroine Jeanne was a little surprised.
"It is the tradition of our Roman Church to distribute bread to the people of the country." Lama Wang nodded: "In the early years, when the church was first formed, it was responsible for the distribution of these benefits, so it has been maintained like this. The church was originally for Is it convenient for everyone? In the past, we even lacked an iron pot, but now that we have the conditions, we can really study cooking."
"That's right." Heroine Jeanne nodded, and looked at the cake in her hand: "By the way, your rituals are different from those of the Orthodox Church, so why do you also eat fermented cakes?"
"Everyone thinks this is delicious," said Lama Wang.
The heroine Jeanna thought for a moment and felt that she shouldn't be entangled with these people on this kind of issue.
"Oh, the ancients said it well. 'The king regards the people as his heaven, and the people regard food as his heaven'." Lama Wang sighed with emotion: "Don't underestimate eating. Whether the holy meal is delicious or not directly determines whether it is delicious or not." It has a missionary effect.”
"Hmm..." Although the heroine Jeanne didn't quite understand the motto, she was used to their way of talking. She nodded and continued to eat.
"Don't look at those Greek priests who like to tell people about various scriptures, but the rise of our church did not rely on preaching itself." Lama Wang recalled the church's past experience: "Common people , life is not easy, how can they bother to study this doctrinal difference? As long as your statement has basic logic and can be roughly self-consistent, they don't care much. The point is, why should people listen to you. We here It’s better to eat on the side, which is the most useful reason.”
"So that's what it means. I thought it was for some theological reasons." After saying this, the heroine Jeanna felt that these people's ideas seemed to make sense.
"There is no theological reason. The difference between the cakes is just that the Greeks and the Roman bishops are angry." Lama Wang said nonchalantly: "Actually, you can eat whatever you want. There is no need to pay so much attention to it."
"My hometown is very particular about it." Jeanna thought for a while and told him: "I heard that this thing represents Brother Tian's body, and it has a very important meaning."
"These are all the fallacies of the country priests." Lama Wang looked disdainful: "Is he Brother Xintian, or does he have a grudge against Brother Tian? What does he want to do? Is he aspiring to eat Brother Tian's flesh? How can this be possible? Yes."
"Well... it's really weird what you said. But everyone seems to say so..." Heroine Jeanna thought for a while and found that she didn't understand it, so she simply shook her head and stopped thinking about it.
"I can't figure out why, but everyone really likes to struggle with these issues. Just the two people Xiao Zhu brought last time, you know? Their sect seems to be different from the Roman side because of the problem of drinking during the ceremony. Eventually we broke up."
"Because that's just an excuse." Wang Dalai Lama explained to her as if he was an old god: "We don't use the Holy Grail and wine in the ceremony at all. Don't you see that the believers are also very happy? Wine. Things should not be used so frequently. At most, wine is used to worship ancestors during festivals."
"That's right..." Jeanne nodded: "But how did the Greeks accept your ancestor worship?"
"Greek people also have ancestors, why can't they accept it?" Lama Wang opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Filial piety is one of the most basic human ethics, and it is the same all over the world. Look at all the dynasties, who has not encouraged filial piety ? Even the Jin Dynasty couldn't find any other reason, and they still had to brag about it and rule the world with filial piety."
"Filial piety to ancestors is also a matter of course. Brother Tian needs to be filial to Heavenly Father, how can ordinary believers not be filial to their ancestors?"
"Baopuzi" says that the key to spiritual practice lies in the six words of loyalty, filial piety, harmony, obedience, benevolence and righteousness. Starting from these most basic qualities, and constantly cultivating the body and mind, only then can one conform to the great road and be called an immortal - according to As the saying goes here, you have become a saint. If you don’t respect your ancestors, it is obviously against the laws of heaven and certainly not in line with the teachings.”
"At that time, there were indeed a few extreme cult fanatics who insisted on violating human ethics. They also said that their fallacy was the way to worship the Heavenly Father. Instead, they slandered us for disrespecting the Heavenly Father." Lama Wang reprimanded: " What a joke, can a god still take the lead in being unfaithful and unfilial?"
"They must be monsters with ulterior motives, deceiving public opinion and distorting the principles in the scriptures. It's easy to expose them - think about it, how can a person who doesn't even respect his ancestors respect the Father in Heaven?"
"So Taoist Master Yin borrowed soldiers and armor from the Great Khan, led his disciples and followers, destroyed mountains and temples, destroyed cult dens, and ordered believers to correct their evil ways. After a lot of hard work, this heresy was finally eliminated."
"This... is indeed very convincing." Jeanne said in a stunned tone.
"Our church has developed to this point, and it is not enough to just say a few words." Lama Wang said with emotion: "Only when it comes to implementing many things, do we understand the various problems, big and small, compared to theories and doctrinal regulations. , how difficult it is to actually do it.”
"That's why I have always supported Mr. Guo. Even if I can't manifest all the miracles he said for the time being, it is enough. Those who don't dwell on the words of scriptures like him, but do things down-to-earth, are the ones who do practical things. People."
"When you say that, I think I have to go and have a look." Heroine Jeanne said, finishing the cake in a few seconds, then stood up: "You guys go on, I'll see if he has any more surprises. "
Lama Wang nodded and asked her to do as she pleased.
"That being said, I have a bad feeling." Little Jeanne, with the flag hanging behind her, also came over and said with a sad face: "Then I'll trouble my sister."
(End of chapter)
