Every time other people want to take care of little Jeanne, the results are not very good. This kid doesn't know why, but he has always been "rebellious". Even her eldest brother Zhu Wenkui, who takes care of her every day, is often contradicted.
Not to mention Guo Kang. Being disliked by little Jeanne in various ways is commonplace. Later, Theodora became jealous of little Jeanne. He just felt baffled and didn't know what this person was thinking.
Therefore, Guo Kang was relieved to find someone who could control her.
Moreover, he always had a feeling: Although Princess Ma has always been very friendly to Princess Jeanne, treating her like a little sister, and has been helping to settle her during this period, deep down deep down, she may not be so welcoming.
He deliberately made the dispute bigger, and then escaped and came here. In fact, part of the reason was to see Princess Ma's performance. After all, although she is not a prominent person, she is still the most important person in the personal network within King Wu's family. Her management ability and stance are very important for future cooperation.
However, Princess Ma did not start to persuade her to make peace after asking about the situation as he thought. Instead, she directly called little Jeanne back alone. Thinking about it again, she didn't allow little Jeanne to go out to play in the streets these days, but her indifferent attitude towards Princess Jeanne seemed to be intentional.
Before, his impression of Princess Ma was that of a housewife from an ancient big family, which was so standard that it was almost a stereotype. Strong but lacking in opinions, kind but weak in character, her best thing is caring for her husband and raising children. Although I have a lot of interactions with other people, if I think about it carefully, they are basically family affairs. I almost never show my attitude towards "business" in public.
When Princess Jeanne first appeared, he was mainly thinking about nominal issues in diplomacy and her relationship with Zhu Wenkui. Regarding Princess Ma, everyone seemed to ignore her tacitly. After all, with her consistent performance, there shouldn't be any problems.
Princess Jeanne will probably not publicize it in the name of King Wu's wife, because the French side does not want to recognize this relationship now, and given Zhu Yunwen's current situation, this relationship may not be of much use to her. In this case, she will not threaten Princess Ma's current status, and Princess Ma should accept and manage all this like a perfect royal empress as before.
However, judging from the details of these two times, Princess Ma seems to have her own ideas. Although she never said clearly that she didn't even feel anything about her biological son Zhu Wenkui, Guo Kang always felt that she was competing with Princess Jeanne for her daughter. I wonder if she will reveal more thoughts in the future.
Of course, this is also a good thing for Guo Kang himself. Princess Jeanne's interests and her way of thinking are a bit different from those of the Romans around him. Her way of doing things is also too unique, so she may not be an easy target to convince, and she may become an uncertain factor in the future.
Although she is a good ally in name, she is not one of our own after all. If little Jeanne gets too close to her, additional uncertainty will be added to many plans in the future. It is best for everyone that Princess Ma comes to take care of little Jeanne.
Of course, only he is thinking about these at the moment, and even Zhu Wenkui doesn't know.
While he was thinking, Zhu Wenkui was arguing with his sister using the theories he heard from him.
Little Jeanne seems to think that the reason why there are so many crazy believers who come to oppose Rome every day is not because there is a problem with the doctrine itself, but because the church is involved in too many secular affairs. Once they have their own real interests, they will naturally use religious means to maintain these interests. The manifestations are all kinds of completely unnecessary religious wars. This problem would be solved if religious and secular powers could be separated.
But Zhu Wenkui obviously didn't believe it.
"It is impossible for the God-worshipping religions in European countries to develop in the same way as Buddhism in the Central Plains." He was saying firmly: "It is obviously unrealistic to deal with them by reforming Buddhism."
"Why?" asked little Jeanne unconvinced.
"Because the situations on both sides are fundamentally different." Zhu Wenkui spread his hands: "The problem with the Roman Catholic Church lies in the doctrine itself. Directly changing the doctrine and integrating the church are the most important."
"The Central Plains dynasty was able to require monks to give up secular power, limit their property privileges, and concentrate on religious work because on top of Buddhism, there was also a 'heaven' sacrifice." He explained.
"The major affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. Only when these two powers are stable can the country be stable. In the Central Plains, these two matters were originally grasped by the court at the same time, and monks had no right to intervene."
"The Buddhism they believe in is only a type of sacrifice and cannot threaten the imperial court's control over the power of sacrifice. Therefore, prohibiting monks from intervening in secular affairs will not destroy the unity of 'sacrifice' and 'rong', and it is only It’s effective.”
"But the European courts do not have the functions of the church. They only have one church. Forcibly separating the church from secular management is tantamount to going back to ancient times and returning to the time when wizards and kings were in opposition."
"That's why I said that the idea of the religious reform you mentioned is very problematic." Zhu Wenkui finally judged.
"But... people here have always been calling for this." Little Jeanne asked doubtfully: "According to you, what they did is wrong?"
"I think it's really wrong." Zhu Wenkui said: "They understood it wrong from the beginning. In other words, they may have never had experience in this area, so they don't understand at all, and they are just thinking blindly..."
Little Jeanne fell silent for a moment.
Princess Ma supported Zhu Wenkui very much and was happy to see the effect of his words. She took the opportunity to advise: "You should also think carefully about what your brother said. Mom knows that you have been smart since you were a child, so you must think more about this kind of thing and don't just believe it."
"Although the Europeans have rich experience, aren't the Central Plains better than them? What they insist on may not be right. You have to think more about it yourself."
"That's not what I said." Zhu Wenkui said with a smile: "It's all what Mr. Guo and the others talked about when they discussed the doctrinal reform before. I was just listening. If you want to ask, you should ask them."
"Oh, by the way." He turned to greet Guo Kang: "Didn't you just say how to deal with the Polish sect? Tell us about it. We here all want to hear it now, and we don't have anything to say. Religious stereotypes should be allowed to be discussed.”
"As long as you can listen." Guo Kang shrugged.
"Of course I can, I'm not a fanatic." Zhu Wenkui disagreed.
"That's simple." Guo Kang said: "Actually, it's still the same old theory - it's all determined by the geographical and historical background."
"You also know that the status of nobles these days is uncertain. Just like the example we saw with our own eyes just now. An English noble can also hold territory in Poland; a Spanish noble may be loyal to France and Castile at the same time. Leah; a French nobleman may also go to serve as an official in the English court. In short, it doesn't really matter which country's nobleman they are."
"As for the civilians, it's even more confusing. Most civilians have no culture and only know the lords they belong to. The feudal lords above the lords and the feudal relationships between them are too complicated for civilians. Basically, Everyone has no idea about this.”
"Many countries are trying to change this situation, allowing nobles and commoners to have an identity, so as to unite everyone and prevent everyone from falling apart when there is a crisis like before. This is what Poland wants. "
"But the problem is, they don't have this cultural foundation." Guo Kang said with a smile.
"How long does the concept of Rome exist? How long does the concept of France exist? What about Poland? They don't have this cultural foundation. So what else can you do?"
"So we have to use religion, right." Zhu Wenkui is now smarter.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "On the one hand, they have no ethnic culture and history that they can directly borrow; on the other hand, they are right on the border between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. So, the simplest method, Of course it’s using religious identity to help build that identity.”
"You see, that's why they look so crazy."
"Hi. To put it bluntly, he is just uneducated." Zhu Wenkui said with a smile.
"Of course. If you are educated, who would go crazy and become a fanatic?" Guo Kang also said with a smile.
"Then tell me, how to deal with them?" Zhu Wenkui continued to encourage.
"This is simpler." Guo Kang analyzed: "This kind of group seems crazy and stubborn to us, and seems to be very determined. But in fact, this is a manifestation of their vulnerability."
"In the final analysis, if a group relies heavily on religion and needs to rely on religious beliefs for integration, it means that its own consensus is not strong, and it can only rely on strict religious distinctions to define a 'difference between inside and outside' to unite members. "
"However, this is the best way to build identity. We have gradually developed a set of experiences."
"Is there a trick to this?" Zhu Wenkui became more and more curious.
"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "Think about it, since they want to use religion to distinguish, then what we need to do, of course, is to make their distinction unstrictly. If we can disrupt their beliefs and force They doubt each other, isn’t that okay?”
"This is the method we are using now." Guo Kang pointed to the square behind him: "If the nobles and soldiers want to survive, they have to declare that they are not Polish. In this way, only those who have very firm beliefs and identities will Only those who insist will risk their lives. And most people, just like the British noble, are not so sure of their identity. When given the opportunity, they will of course choose to save their lives first."
"Oh... that means that only those who are cunning will live, and those who truly believe in Poland will die." Zhu Wenkui nodded.
"This is just the most superficial phenomenon." Guo Kang said: "Only relying on this layer can't really cause damage. After all, we can't capture too many nobles at once, and the killed will also have an inspiring effect. "
"Many sects have faced persecution and massacre in history, but rarely can they be wiped out in this way, even if the strength of the two sides is very different. We do not have such a big advantage when facing the Poles, and of course we will not expect to solve it in this step. question."
"Are there any other effects?" Little Jeanne couldn't help but join in the conversation.
She climbed to the car window and wanted to listen to Guo Kang's explanation. Princess Ma also supported this very much and even moved aside to let her come over to listen.
"Yes. Because we have said that Poland is a special country, and Europe is also a special environment." Guo Kang said: "Many nobles have multiple identities, and they can be people of many countries at the same time. And the feelings of civilians towards the country They are very indifferent and identify more with their hometown. Poland wants people to identify with itself more, but we can completely ask them to declare and give up this identity."
"Is this verbal statement effective?" Zhu Wenkui expressed doubts.
"If you say it in vain, it will naturally have no effect. But if it is heard, it will have an effect." Guo Kang told him.
"Did you know that the Tianfang Shia sect has a 'Takia' principle?" He gave an example that seemed far away from the topic.
Zhu Wenkui seemed to have never heard of it, but little Jeanne nodded.
"The sixth imam of the Shiite sect, suffering from the persecution and massacres suffered by the sect, issued a decree that stipulates that believers can conceal their beliefs when they encounter danger." Guo Kang explained.
"But what's interesting is that this seemingly convenient rule has almost never appeared in other sects. No matter Judaism, God-worshipping sects or other Tianfang sects, they do not advocate this kind of behavior. Even if there is an inevitable case, The Order as a whole does not encourage this kind of thing.”
"So, I have an impression." Zhu Wenkui suddenly realized: "I met some Syrian businessmen before, and before they drank, they had to ask me to force them to drink several times. Do they follow this standard?"
"If they are not from a specific sect, then strictly speaking they cannot use this method." Guo Kang said: "But you see, even if there are no clear regulations, everyone is abusing this logic."
"Drinking grape juice is just a small problem. The biggest danger is that the cult cannot use a simple way to identify the authenticity of believers. In a situation where we need to rely on, and can only rely on, religion to unite everyone, this This kind of 'doubt' is very fatal."
"Someone defected to the enemy and then came back and said that he was still loyal. Before, he was just pretending - now, you can tell him whether you believe him or not." He asked the question.
Zhu Wenkui and little Jeanne looked at each other.
"For a normal organization, even if this person has never surrendered to the enemy, he needs to be strictly reviewed to prevent him from defecting to the enemy and coming back to be a traitor." Guo Kang reminded: "It is difficult for a surrendered general to gain trust, even if he goes back, it will be difficult Being reused, let alone someone who has come back twice. No matter which civilization you are in, no one will believe it casually."
"Once this hole was opened, 'false conversion' became a regular practice. A mixed crowd returned one after another, including a large number of wavering losers, double-dealers who had compromised with the enemy, and even traitors sent by the enemy on their own initiative. This How can we tell the difference?"
"And if you can't tell the difference, then a large number of people will be suspicious of each other for a long time, and they are indeed likely to be traitors. How does the organization operate in this case?"
"So, unless the organization is very small and only has very determined and trustworthy members, almost no one dares to do it in a big way." Guo Kang said: "This is the terrible thing about suspicion."
"And what we do is actually to artificially force the Poles to 'takia' and force them to doubt each other. Now, you can understand."
(End of chapter)
