Faced with the questions raised by Guo Kang, Monk Dao Yan was a little confused. He hesitated and said he still wanted to think about it.
Guo Kang did not urge him. Instead, Zhu Wenkui took the initiative and asked, "Then what can I do?"
"You'd better read more books." Guo Kang told him helplessly: "At least read more of the "Book of Songs" and "Spring and Autumn". In the future, you must use allusions correctly in public occasions. Otherwise, when facing foreign countries, As a human being, I'm afraid I'll be like the Jin State, where I can only watch people recite "Blue Fly"."
Logically speaking, this requirement is not high. Guo Kang was also urged to study by his adoptive mother and grandfather, and he knew that the Four Books and Five Classics themselves could only be regarded as introductory books. At that time, my grandfather also lamented that this place was far away from his hometown and the writing style was thin. If you want to learn good things, you have to communicate with people in your hometown. It stands to reason that Prince Wu and his son came from the great Confucianism of China, and I don’t know how they learned like this...
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin presided over the alliance and wanted to arrest Ju Zhi, the leader of the Rong people, to show his prestige. But Ju Zhi argued hard and defended the accusations made by the Jin State layer by layer. Finally, he quoted an article from the Book of Songs "Blue Fly" as his reply. The Jin people could not refute or answer with poetry, so they had to apologize and let him go.
As the uncle of the Jin Dynasty with the surname Ji, he had never debated Xirong before. Lu Guo didn't know whether it was intentional or not, so he recorded the incident in detail. To this day, "Ju Zhi does not yield to Jin" is a famous poem in the Spring and Autumn Period.
In response, Zhu Wenkui could only respond quickly and said that he must study hard.
At this point, basically everything that needs to be said has been said, and the rest can only be left to the family to think for themselves. Guo Kang felt that this discussion was enough.
He was about to say that if everyone had some dessert, the banquet would be over. But at this time, little Jeanne suddenly spoke.
"This problem is actually not difficult." She looked around at everyone and said, "It's just that my brother is not used to the French environment, and if I go there, there will be inheritance problems, right?"
Seeing that no one spoke, she continued: "In that case, why don't you just give it to my husband-in-law?"
"Then who do you choose?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"Just meet the previous conditions." Little Jeanne listed: "We lack a starting base and capital to start a business, so it is best for our husband to have a certain degree of power and provide us with sufficient support; we lack the church's To be recognized, it is best for the husband to have a close relationship with the church and have a relevant background so that he can easily get support from the church; we also need to ensure sufficient authority, so the husband should have a certain influence on many titles in France and Rome. This way, you can directly take back all your power and titles, and prevent others from using them to disgust people."
"Look, from this comparison, there is actually nothing worth studying. What should be done is obvious." She pointed out: "As long as Brother Kang marries me, won't all problems be solved directly?"
"What did you say?" Theodora, who had been drinking tea calmly just now, didn't react at all.
"Didn't Master Wang just say that the King of France also had the title of Rome? Why don't we just merge the two Romes through the wedding?" Little Jeanne then proposed her own plan.
"Don't underestimate the impact of this incident. The attraction of Rome to nobles from all over the world cannot be described in a few words. Otherwise, we would not have spent so much money for a 'fake name'." She told Still Surprised everyone: "Many European countries are unwilling to recognize Rome. To put it bluntly, this Rome is uncontrollable and is of no benefit to them. If Rome stands on their side and provides them with moral support, then they will immediately pounce on it to express friendship. "
"By uniting, we can also promote the reconciliation of the two churches, and even go further. In the future, it is also very promising to learn from the East and achieve the unity of politics and religion. I believe that this kind of alliance will not only be good for the two secular regimes, but also for The entire civilization of the Mediterranean world can play a role in promoting this.”
"If the church reconciles...the Roman Catholic Church has always refused to agree." Lama Wang said, obviously more concerned about this aspect.
"That doesn't matter. If we control France, the Pope will agree soon." Little Jeanne didn't care.
"I have heard people talk about the history of the church before, as well as the previous cases of church mergers. For example, the church merger promoted by Michael VIII actually abandoned the Orthodox Church and completely surrendered to the Catholic Church. Therefore, it will lose both status and power. Only the Orthodox Church that had suffered heavy losses would fully oppose it. Moreover, Byzantium at that time did not have the ability to completely expel the Latin princes. Many Greeks had been victims not long ago, and they may even have relatives and friends who were still being persecuted. Naturally, they could not accept the further removal of Latin bishops. Bring it back."
"As for the Catholic Church, the situation at that time was also very unstable. He went to the Pope to negotiate, but the Pope himself was restricted or even directly kidnapped by the Italian princes. Even if he made concessions and negotiated terms, he would not let the time go. Pope Ren accepted the agreement and granted him candidacy, but soon after, the new pope, controlled by Naples, tore up the agreement again and excommunicated him."
"The Greek kings always thought that this was a religious or diplomatic issue, but it was not." Little Jeanne shook her head: "The issue here has never been a doctrinal issue, but a political issue - and even more importantly, a military issue .”
"Your negotiations have gone very smoothly, but it was not the case back then." She shook her head and said, "When the two envoys of Michael VIII went to see the Pope for the first time, the Italians caught one of them, skinned him and killed him, and then stuffed him Put up the straw and show it to everyone. The other man escaped because he ran faster."
"Is that all from the thirteenth century? So they used this first?" Zhu Wenkui said in surprise.
"Being skinned and stuffed is a common torture from Italy to Asia Minor." Guo Kang told him: "To be precise, basically all torture comes from this area. Orientals should not compete with them for the first place..."
"Okay..." Zhu Wenkui had to scratch his head when he found out that his grandfather failed in the patent competition.
"Look, here's the problem. Think about it, why have the Italians never used torture on your envoys?" Little Jeanne took the opportunity to ask: "Is it because they suddenly became benevolent? Or is it because your teachings are better than Are the teachings of the Greeks more acceptable to them?”
"Obviously not," Zhu Wenkui said.
"Yes. The reason is very simple. If someone does it, he will really be crucified by you." Little Jeanne said: "It is impossible to get others to accept negotiations through negotiation. Even if the church is already considered a relative leader here, The same goes for reasonable institutions.”
"That's why I think our plan is the best way to promote church mergers."
(End of chapter)
