Of course, Guo Kang was just secretly joking about this. And he himself actually doesn't know whether the Ming Dynasty officials in this era have published a standard portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, or if they have, what it looks like.
In the yard of Zhu Wenkui's house, there is a small house specially used to worship ancestors. He had seen it when passing by, but there were only memorial tablets of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and no portraits, so he couldn't figure out how the etiquette system was arranged here.
In the Purple Horde Khanate, there are currently only portraits of Genghis Khan and some stone sculptures of previous Roman emperors.
When Queen Mother Helena was in power, someone suggested that now that the court was stable, it could clarify the legal system and announce it to the outside world to promote its legitimacy.
Queen Mother Helena's ruling foundation is not stable, and she needs this kind of ceremony to maintain her authority in the Khan's court. This kind of move was also good for uniting Romans from all over the world, so they agreed to this suggestion.
Officials then began to compile genealogies, and also collected statues and mosaics that had been left over from past dynasties. However, this work has encountered many difficulties. For example, the simplest question: Who are the two kings and three Kes of the Purple Horde Khanate?
There is a big gap between the "dynasty" of Rome and the "dynasty" of the Central Plains, and the concept of changing dynasties does not necessarily correspond. It is impossible to determine what the scope of the previous dynasty was. And many times, the Roman emperors did not have a clear "lineage" because there were too many emperors and the relationships were too chaotic to be clearly understood. Coupled with various inexplicable rebellions, separatism and civil wars, the legal system has become a mess. There was really no choice but to give up the plan.
There are also many voices on the transmission of legal tradition. Some people think that the royal period is counted as one dynasty; the following hundreds of years are counted as republican politics; after Augustus, it is counted as the second dynasty; after Constantine, until now, it is counted as the third dynasty . In this way, the "two kings" were set up to connect the history of Rome, emphasize its unity and continuity, and complete the work of "unifying the three unifications".
But some people believe that the ruler of Rome was a public office. Regardless of king, consul, head of state or emperor, they are all the same rulers. As long as they serve Rome, there is no difference. They are just different titles in different periods. Therefore, since the founding of the city, Rome has been a single political power for all ages. Dynastic periodization is only a classification made by historians for convenience, and this is not the case in legal systems.
Of course, some of them also objected that this lineage should begin after the end of the monarchy. The two sides also argued about this.
In the end, Guo Gai and others preferred not to distinguish between dynasties, so they referred to the suggestions of scholars and selected according to merit and influence, and settled on Taizu Romulus, Gaozong Augustus, Gaozong Trajan, and Zhongzong. Aurelian, Emperor Constantine, Emperor Basil II, and Emperor Boyantemur.
As for posthumous titles and the like, they did not continue to take them on the grounds that Rome had no tradition in this regard and temple names were enough. Guo Kang estimated that it was actually because of his limited cultural level that he really couldn’t remember.
In fact, even for these seven temple names, the debate has never stopped. Some people think the selection is unfair, and some think the range shouldn't be so wide. Later, as the lineage of the Purple Horde Dynasty increased, some people felt that more people should be added. But just like before, no one could convince anyone else, so I continued to make do for the time being.
These seven people were treated as "worthy of serving God", that is, the Patriarch presided over the canonization. At the national altar - the Empress Temple, together with the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother, they formally accepted sacrifices and declared that they possessed divinity. Among them, Romulus has the highest status, almost equal to Brother Tian.
Of course, this also caused various controversies within the Orthodox Church. However, there are also many people who are very happy and feel that this is in line with both doctrine and Roman tradition. It is really too orthodox. Since most people liked hearing about it, it was retained.
In order to make up for the gap in the Republic era, the Purple Horde Khanate established a martial arts temple, selected generals with outstanding achievements in various eras, and finally selected ten people headed by Caesar, who were also included in the Empress Temple and set up a special area for worship.
In addition, they were planning to set up a corresponding Confucian temple. But many people believe that the Confucian Temple is essentially a place to worship Confucius. The cultural tradition of Seris has gone through several twists and turns since Zhou Gong and Confucius, but it has never been cut off, so it has the value of worship.
However, on the Roman side, there was no continuous cultural tradition, and even the religion and common language were changed. Everyone thought about it for a long time, but they didn't know who to use. In the end, the matter dropped.
Among these 17 people, some have entire statues, and some only have large head busts. Some simply have mosaic images, and the painter can only complete them based on these vague patterns. In this way, a complete set was put together.
As for the others, there are only portraits of Genghis Khan - of course, strictly speaking, they may not be portraits of Genghis Khan.
At that time, according to the orders of Genghis Khan himself, no portraits of him were allowed to be made. This idea may have come from Central Asia and followed the teachings of Tianfang, aiming to maintain the sanctity of the country's founder.
However, after Kublai Khan came to power, he not only directly made a portrait of Genghis Khan, but also drew it based on his own appearance. It can be said that all the statues of Genghis Khan now violate the orders of Genghis Khan himself, or it was his grandson who took the lead in breaking the rules.
The Purple Horde Khanate enshrined this portrait. If analyzed carefully, it was a self-contradictory act of wanting to express respect but not respecting the other party's orders...
Moreover, Kublai Khan's reason at the time was that Genghis Khan said that he looked like him. However, there are no verifiable records in other historical sources.
Among the four Tolei sons, Genghis Khan's favorite was probably Hulagu. At the beginning, Kublai Khan and Hulagu hunted for the first time. Hulagu shot a wild goat, but Kublai Khan only shot a rabbit. According to traditional custom, when a child goes hunting for the first time, he or she should smear the blood of the prey on the fingers of their elders to show respect. Kublai Khan only applied it lightly, but Hulagu made Genghis Khan's fingers hurt.
According to Yuan Dynasty historical records, Hulagu was considered rude, but some others believe that records show that the rough Hulagu was more popular with him. Later, Genghis Khan even complained about Kublai Khan, saying that he looked like a Han Chinese. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like you are praising him for being similar to yourself.
Therefore, these "historical details" may be the kind that should not be delved into, otherwise they will inevitably embarrass everyone. There will likely be many such things in the future.
(End of chapter)
