Guo Kang initially felt that this idea was a bit exaggerated. But after observing more, he discovered that many people really thought so.
It was a very unexpected situation that the Purple Horde Khanate was able to reestablish order. Many Greeks believed that it was normal for these foreigners to destroy Rome like the Crusaders. Today's performance can only be said to be a miracle given by Heavenly Father. In this case, it is even more important to grasp it carefully.
People like Brother Patrick were the ones who cared most about Rome and were the most active in making suggestions.
It was impossible for the Purple Horde Khanate to ban their research. Because Greek culture is also an important part of Rome, and it is impossible for the Purple Horde to attack and eliminate this culture - apart from other things, what do you use to supplement it after attacking it?
Building is much harder than destroying. Just as you should think about how to end a war before you start one, it is best to think about how to build a new culture before trying to destroy it. There is no shortage of such negative examples in the history of Seris. Like the disruption caused by Protestantism, it could easily lead to a breakdown in order.
In simplistic thinking, there are only two poles of "governance and chaos" in terms of ideology and culture. It seems that as long as there is a unified ideology, it will become rigid; it must be fragmented before a hundred schools of thought can contend. However, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was a time when the ideological common consciousness was strengthened.
The "collapse of rituals and music" caused the original feudal order to begin to lose control, but the recognition of Zhuxia culture in various vassal states has always existed.
Hundreds of schools use the same set of textbooks, and they all learn theories derived from Taishi of the Zhou Dynasty. Even the basic views of the sage kings Yao and Shun are similar. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Guanzi and Confucius both discussed that "cars should run on the same track and books should run on the same text." They are very clear about these key shared perceptions.
After reunification, the debate in the ideological field did not disappear. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "exclusive respect for Confucianism" was not a policy at all, but a suggestion made by Dong Zhongshu in the first year of Yuanguang, that is, 134 BC.
Why emphasize this year? Because the year before, Mrs. Dou died. When Queen Mother Dou was still alive, Confucianism had already tried it once. As a result, two of the three princes who supported Confucianism were killed by Queen Mother Dou. We really have no choice but to wait until the old lady dies...
And what happened next? At that time, Dong Zhongshu was kicked out of Chang'an by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and went to serve as the prime minister of his brother Liu Fei, King of Jiangdu, who was known for his rough and bravery. Fortunately, Dong Zhongshu had a better reputation and Liu Fei did not make things difficult for him, so he survived in this high-risk position.
Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, among the various family schools popular in the government and the public, not more than half could be classified as Confucianism. For example, Zhuge Liang, although he was later called a Confucian general, his family education was the study of Shen and Han. Therefore, Zhuge Liang only entered the martial arts temple for a long time, while Du Yu, a little later, entered both the civil and military temples. Because Zhuge Liang really didn't make much contribution to Confucian classics - he didn't study this...
The Han Dynasty, which lived in the Bamboo Slips era and still followed the military legacy of the Warring States Period, only cared about it to this extent, and later courts were even less able to control it. Even after the Tang and Song dynasties, folk doctrines were often rebranded as Confucianism. The differences between various "Confucianisms" could be even greater than the gap between Confucianism and Taoism at that time. If he only respected Confucianism, he would not know which Confucianism he respected. .
As writing media improved, the imperial court's ability to manage thoughts continued to decline. On the other hand, throughout the history of Seris, the later dynasties were actually more "lenient". Even those famously brutal eras were actually famous because they were compared with recent times, or because they were closer and had more information. of.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court could execute nearly one thousandth of the total population every year, which was called harsh punishment. When Cao Pi came to power, in order to suppress popular resistance, the government had to deal with tens of thousands of cases every year of people being convicted for speaking out. Qianlong met You have to kowtow to him twice.
Obviously, two thousand years of history is not a simple repetition of dynasties at all, but has very obvious changes and progress. In the face of changes in the overall environment, even a regime like the Qing Dynasty must restrain its behavior in order to maintain its rule. These courts also have no ability to control thoughts, they can only scare everyone and stop people from discussing openly.
Therefore, whether the thoughts are open and unified, the influence of the court itself is not very great. Most of the time, the court has neither the motivation nor the ability to do it - countries in the information age cannot control it, but classical dynasties have no such ability.
On the other hand, from a historical perspective, the result of the breakdown of order is not a hundred schools of thought contending, but a chaotic chaos of demons.
Fortunately, because the Purple Horde Khanate's own cultural level is average, its destructive effect on existing culture is also very weak, so it generally does not cause any problems. After reacting later, they still maintained their stance of encouraging integration and supporting Roman culture. The results in this regard are also very obvious.
Of course, this result also has two sides. When the Greeks began to ponder philosophical thoughts, they naturally kept what they thought was good and tried to carry forward it.
Moreover, because their system is really perfect, Guo Kang cannot simply persuade them. And people really think that they are thinking wholeheartedly about the future of Rome - people who are less loyal will not be so stubborn.
Guo Kang really had nothing to do about it.
Although he has stayed in the church for a relatively long time, he is not an official official after all. And having said that, let alone him, even if Brother Tian came by himself, it would probably be useless.
The story circulated in the church says that one time, Brother Tian went to the home of a female follower, Martha. Sisters Martha and Maria were both at home. When Martha saw Brother Tian and his entourage arriving, she went to the kitchen to work in preparation for entertaining them; while sister Maria ran to listen to Brother Tian's lecture. Finally, Brother Tian told them that he thought Maria's approach was better.
This little story is not just as simple as whether work or study is more important, but involves a key issue: Brother Tian actually thinks that it is more important for women to listen to scriptures than to do housework and take care of guests.
Not only that, he also violated Jewish tradition at the time by praying to female patients who were considered cursed and allowing female believers to perform anointing ceremonies on themselves. These are all sacred acts, and allowing women to participate is not "normal" behavior.
In the eyes of later generations of philosophers and theologians, Brother Tian actually made the same mistake as the Seris people - he actually believed that women could be civilized, went to preach to them, and encouraged these people to give up their duties as women. , to listen to the meaning of the scriptures.
Of course, having said that, Brother Tian is a carpenter from Nazareth. He knows shit about theology, so it’s normal if he doesn’t. Therefore, this does not prevent everyone from continuing to adhere to the original philosophical point of view.
I worked very hard last month, but in the end I still couldn't make it to full attendance. I reflected on it and wondered if I had misunderstood my positioning and the purpose of writing a book.
Every day, just like punching in at work, I try to make up for the number of perfect attendance words. To this end, I use various methods. This is not only troublesome for the readers, but also tiring for themselves.
And can we really write good things like this? It feels like I am rushing for time every day like rushing to reincarnate, and I will only write down the book as a running account.
Since you really don’t have the ability, there’s no need to force it. From now on, I will limit myself to my ability and publish as much as I can. I won’t make up for the 4k words. Torturing myself and not letting readers enjoy it, it’s really a trap...
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