"Who is this Alan? Why are there so many strange people?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"Alan is probably the Amancai in the Han Dynasty, and is a similar ethnic group to the Kangju and Dayue clan." Guo Kang said: "The Zhizhi Shanyu appeared when he fled to the west, so there is a record in the Han Dynasty."
"What's that story?" asked little Jeanne.
"You don't even know this?" Guo Kang was quite surprised: "You really only read the church's scriptures."
"I, I have only been reading for a few years. Isn't it normal that I don't know!" Little Jeanne frowned angrily and complained.
"That's not true." Guo Kang finally caught the area where she was not good at, and began to act like a brother and lectured: "You don't understand basic historical knowledge, so you just go to recite sutras. Aren't you afraid that your recitation will be wrong?"
"Let me ask you a basic question: If what really happened in history is inconsistent with the records in the scriptures, then do you think it is the teachings in the scriptures that are wrong, or the world is wrong?"
"Some predecessors had a wrong understanding of the doctrine. Both the doctrine and the world are correct." Little Jeanne answered without thinking.
"Oh my god, your sister is really a religious genius." Guo Kang couldn't hold it back anymore and turned to Zhu Wenkui and praised him.
"..." Zhu Wenkui didn't know whether he was sincerely complimenting him or sarcastically, and he didn't know how to answer.
Guo Kang also felt that seeking superiority from other girls was a bit too bullying and not a face-saving thing - but having said that, he had been bullied by a girl before, and it was already a bit embarrassing no matter how he thought about it. .
And how to regain face with dignity... This is really hard to find.
After struggling for a while, he decided to get to the point directly.
"During the Han Dynasty, Amcai was a vassal of Kangju. Zhizhi Chanyu was defeated in the Xiongnu civil war, so he fled there and led more than 3,000 remaining tribesmen to station on the banks of the Talas River." Guo Kang said: " King Kangju wanted to use his power to deal with Wusun, so he married his daughter to him. As expected, Zhizhi defeated Wusun continuously and forced Wusun to move thousands of miles to avoid him."
"Zhizhi was a tyrannical man and ran rampant everywhere. Dawan, Amancai, etc. were forced to pay him annual coins. He thought that the people of Kangju were rude to him, so he killed people wantonly, killing hundreds of people including Princess Kangju, nobles, and common people. Kill him, dismember him, and throw him into the river. Kangju and other countries are afraid of his power and dare not resist him."
"So it's such a way to appear..." Little Jeanne was a little surprised: "I thought it was some famous rich family."
"Indeed." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "My only impression of Zhizhi is that he was killed by the Han Dynasty. I didn't expect that he could be so rampant in the Western Regions."
"If I hadn't gone to ancient books to research their origin legends, I wouldn't have known about this." Guo Kang told them, "But this is actually a daily occurrence in the Western Regions. It wouldn't be surprising if I saw it more often."
"Later, the rise of Rouran caused the Hu people in the Western Regions to be squeezed and migrated westward one after another. Persia and Indians recorded a large number of ethnic groups such as 'Red Huns', 'White Huns', and 'Hunites'. These The Hu people forced the Hu people of the Kangju tribe to flee northwest. Those who entered Europe were the Alan people."
"It sounds so complicated. Why are there so many Huns? Are they related?" asked little Jeanne.
"After the collapse of Rome in Western Europe, a lot of people called themselves Rome." Guo Kang pointed out: "Their relationship with the Huns during the Han Dynasty is probably... the relationship between the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire."
"Oh, this metaphor makes it easier to understand." Little Jeanne showed a clear look: "But the Holy Roman Empire still has something to do with Rome, right?"
"These five-color Huns may have been vassals under the Huns back then, or they were vassals of vassals. Isn't this always the case on the grassland?" Guo Kang disagreed: "People can also say that they have some connections."
Little Jeanne could not refute for a moment.
"I really don't understand the relationship here." Zhu Wenkui complained: "Last time I read a book, it said that King Alamanni claimed to be the king of the Romans and the king of the Germans. How did this come together? "
"I can't figure it out either." Guo Kang said bluntly: "Some of these titles seem to coexist, and some don't. The relationship is too complicated. You have to ask someone like Theodora. I can't remember it. live."
"But I feel that this is just like the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty still claiming to be the Great Khan of Mongolia. It is to take care of both sides at the same time." He thought for a while and said:
"This phenomenon is actually quite common. The Great Khan of Mongolia always wants to enter the Central Plains and does not want to take care of his poor relatives in the grasslands; the King of Alemanni tries to enter Italy all day long, but does not manage his German compatriots; the King of England worries about France every day, not because he has no choice but to I don’t want to stay on the island at all. It can be seen that everyone’s thoughts are actually similar.”
"The Rouran mentioned just now was originally from Xianbei. After Tuoba Xianbei entered the Central Plains, his hometown simply abandoned them. In these unattended places, various scattered tribes, escaped slaves, and even the Central Plains people and Western Regions who lived in the grasslands People formed such a country. Their relationship with Xianbei is a bit similar to the relationship between the Mongolian tribes and the Yuan Dynasty, but they are just a little stronger."
"Then if Shinra really takes complete control of Italy, their German attributes will probably weaken soon." Little Jeanne speculated.
"That's for sure." Guo Kang nodded with confidence: "At that time, we will have to guard against other fellow Germans who will also follow suit and go south to the Alps to compete with him for territory - look at Frederick II, who is firmly in Sicily After taking the throne, didn’t he immediately imitate the behavior of the Arabs and rarely even call himself the King of Germany?”
Little Jeanne thought about it and felt that it made sense.
"You still can't explain clearly. Don't you know these historical events very well?" she said.
"I really can't remember those titles, lineages, etc. The history of various families there is too complicated." Guo Kang said, "I'm just curious about the order of civilization inheritance."
"In order? What order?" asked little Jeanne.
"I heard a saying before that the civilization of Greece was inherited from Egypt, the civilization of Rome was inherited from Greece, and the civilization of Western Europe was inherited from Rome. So the civilization here has always been in the same line without interruption." Guo Kang said: "Someone Based on this, I believe that the Roman Catholic countries can be regarded as an orthodox civilization that has been passed down for a long time. But I have seen a lot of the situation here, and I always feel that it is not very reliable, as if Europeans deliberately exaggerated and made it up to brag."
"Bragging?" Little Jeanne tilted her head, looking a little confused: "It's bragging, so that's right..."
"But this shouldn't be something the Catholics are bragging about." She thought for a while and judged.
"Why?" Guo Kang asked.
"This is not just a question of whether these inheritances are true or false, but because normal Europeans would not choose this direction of bragging." Little Jeanne said with a confident look on her face:
"I am also a Western European Catholic and know them very well. If they brag, they must be describing and exaggerating it in terms of the grace of Heavenly Father, the orthodoxy of the church, and the authority of the kingdom. This civilizational inheritance... is incomprehensible no matter how you look at it. Like what they can say.”
"That's right." Zhu Wenkui also nodded and said casually: "It's here to help the barbarians understand the three unifications. Do people understand this? This idea is too Central Plains and not at all the way Europeans think."
"It's okay to argue for orthodoxy, but it's not the idea of which civilization inherits which one." Little Jeanne corrected: "Europe is different from the Central Plains. Only the church can say that it has orthodox inheritance. But there is only one Heavenly Father in the world, and neither will the church. There are the previous dynasty, two kings and three kings. Therefore, their inheritance only cares about the identity of 'believers' and does not need to consider the issue of civilization replacement."
"As for the legitimacy of various secular regimes, they are divinely ordained and have nothing to do with civilization, ethnic groups, etc. The German king calls himself Rome, mainly because of the religious meaning of Rome, not that he really considers himself a Roman."
"If I, as a Catholic, were to conduct publicity and the goal was to prove that civilization has a long history, I would definitely start with Moses." When she encountered a topic she was good at, she analyzed it again: "First, I would argue that from Abraham to Moses, this ancient period history, and their relationship with Mesopotamia and Egypt; then it demonstrates that after Moses left, the fire of civilization and truth reached the east coast of the Mediterranean; and then it demonstrates that in the time of Brother Christ, civilization and truth were spread to all parts of the Mediterranean , gradually became one with Rome; eventually it spread to Western Europe and took root with the missionary work of the Roman Church."
"It's best not to mention Egypt as much. Because in the scriptures, Egypt is mainly a negative image. Mentioning it is mainly to give a time scale for comparison and illustrate the long history."
She held her chin, thought for a moment, and then added: "By the way, it's best to mention Greece as you mentioned. Because the dispute between Greek priests and Latin priests in the early church was a bad deal. It involved many things. Events related to the core of the church, including doctrinal differences and the emergence of some early heresies, cannot be explained in a few words, and it is impossible to explain who is right."
"If this is too detailed, not only will it not be conducive to establishing an image, but it will also make everyone feel confused and doubt the orthodoxy of the inheritance."
"That's it..." Guo Kang scratched his head and remembered something again: "By the way, didn't it mean that the theoretical source of the Cross religion was the Greeks and Hebrews? The Greeks were kicked out right now?"
"It is because of the great influence that they have to be kicked out. Otherwise, how can we prove that our church holds the truth? You know, heretics who are close to each other have the greatest hatred." Little Jeanne pointed out: "In addition, you said That’s right. Kicking out the Hebrews is a common idea among Europeans.”
Guo Kang also thought for a while and found that it did make sense.
"What if we don't consider religion and talk about civilization alone?" He speculated in a different way: "If Europeans exclude the church and then discuss the inheritance of civilization, is that okay?"
"How is that possible?" Little Jeanne rolled her dark eyes and glanced at him in surprise: "Western European civilization itself is based on religion. Without religion, how can we talk about civilization alone?"
This sentence directly stopped Guo Kang from asking, and he couldn't answer it for a while.
"In Europe, even if you don't mention religion, you can't escape the influence of religion." Little Jeanne told him: "So even if you deliberately strip away the religious part, the result will be the same. That's why I doubt that this is not Europe at all. People think of reasons to brag.”
"Last time I met someone, he said angrily that I was an atheist because I was too lazy to leave time to pray when I was working in the blacksmith shop." Zhu Wenkui thought for a moment and said, "There are such people in Europe, right? If they don’t take God’s word into account, could they have a similar effect?”
"This is not what you think at all." Little Jeanne said helplessly: "Ordinary citizens probably don't know what atheist means and regard it as a general curse word."
"The definition of atheism is a philosophy that takes denying Heavenly Father as its first principle. So his first requirement is to completely deny Heavenly Father." She defined her brother's behavior: "You go to the Empress Temple every three days. , follow everyone to worship Heavenly Father, although many people will think you are a heretic, they certainly will not think you are an atheist."
"Secondly, this is a philosophy. Philosophy and theology are inseparable, so even if they deny Heavenly Father, their thinking is to use various philosophical and theological tools to prove that Heavenly Father does not exist or that his personality does not match. Therefore, we Over there, even the atheistic heretics are based on this kind of thinking. They will not deviate too much when making arguments."
"No wonder. Let me just say, I have worshiped so many gods, how could I be an atheist?" Zhu Wenkui showed a clear look.
"As you think, that's not called atheism, that's called not caring about God at all." She laughed and shook her head: "I suspect this is a specialty of Siris - it's not caring at all about whether to acknowledge God or deny God. I They all doubt that this is an idea that goes beyond theism and atheism.”
"Of course, ordinary people don't know so much." She reminded: "After living here for so long, you have to realize a difference: the culture of Western Europe is not like Seris, and history is not a divine thing. In addition, they do not have a separate code of ethics. The 'scholar-officials' that teachers call them are part-time clerics here; they are also responsible for educating the people and organizing grassroots work."
"So I have been telling Brother Kang just now that it is impossible to have a definition of civilization that is independent of religion. If there is no church, unless a more powerful replacement appears directly, there will definitely be a scene of demons dancing around in Europe. If this continues , I’m afraid that civilization will collapse, so what’s the point of inheriting it?”
"They say you are an atheist, which means that you are divorced from Heavenly Father and religion, which means that you are no longer bound by moral and religious organizations. This is equivalent to saying in Seris that you are a savage without ancestors and a bad guy without morals - they I can’t understand faith without religion and morality without religion, so I make the analogy like this.”
"So next time you encounter someone like this, just take your hammer and swing it back. Don't argue with him about these scriptures, got it?" She looked at her brother with hatred and said.
"Who is this, speaking so wickedly?" Princess Ma, who had been listening silently, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, by the way, what he said probably meant that you were wicked." After listening to her mother's words, little Jeanne felt that this was more appropriate and added.
At this time, Princess Ma couldn't hold back and glared at her. Little Jeanne stuck out her tongue, pretended to be well-behaved, and stopped talking.
"He was just a visitor, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I only remembered it when you two talked about it." Zhu Wenkui scratched his head: "I really don't feel anything..."
"You kid is too slow." Princess Ma sighed and looked at little Jeanne again: "Hey, there's nothing I can do about it. Don't talk about your brother, I don't understand this either."
"The little princess happens to understand the civilizations of both sides, so she understands this. Hey, actually I am not sensitive enough." Guo Kang thought for a while and said to Zhu Wenkui: "It's okay, tell me who it is, and I will help Just take care of that person."
"Is this necessary?" Zhu Wenkui really didn't want to trouble him: "Things in the market are probably very messy."
"If we don't know, there is no need. Now that we know, it would be embarrassing if we don't teach him a lesson." Guo Kang was sure of the matter: "Leave it to me."
(End of chapter)
