Chapter 57: Changes in Yixia
These people are the foundation of King Yan.
There is even a question that arises here: Are the Han people who believe in Hui Christianity still Han people?
This issue made King Yan have to think more.
The core of King Yan's rule was the Han people. The thinking of the Han people and the ruling method of the Christian religion are irreconcilable. King Yan also did not allow the special status of the Taoist religion.
King Yan’s attitude is also very obvious.
However, King Yan also knew that this decision was not easy to make.
Since the rise of Taoism, there have been many kings in this land, and they all eventually converted to Taoism. Also includes some countries in Europe.
The reason is simple and it is not faith. But profit.
If he believes in Christianity, the local Japanese forces will defect to him. The foundation was immediately solid. If you don't believe in Christianity, the problem will suddenly become bigger.
It was almost impossible for King Yan to peacefully accept Timur's territory.
It's not just this one thing that's impossible. At the same time, King Yan will also have to face it, which is very likely to happen in the future. The local people held high the banner of the Taoist religion and resisted the war of King Yan.
King Yan was troubled by this spontaneous resistance. King Yan was not afraid of that kind of battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. The greater the number of people, the greater the scale of the battle. The more powerful the firearm can be.
But this persistence and struggle in the ravines gave King Yan a headache.
What kind of place and country is Afghanistan? That is a place where unruly people come from poor mountains and harsh waters. The British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States all collapsed here. King Yan naturally also knew the local geographical situation.
If you don't take action to pacify it, it will affect your prestige.
It would cost a lot of money to do it, and I'm afraid it wouldn't have a good result.
But there are some things that can be compromised, and there are some things that cannot be compromised. No matter how difficult it is, you have to persevere.
It's just that King Yan didn't want to be so decisive.
First, he invited local Arab elders and showed respect for Christianity. But it's just respect. He immediately looked for scholars from the Ming Dynasty and came here to debate scriptures with the elders of the Ming Dynasty. Unified translation of Christian classics into Chinese.
As for what it is like for returning scholars from the Mainland.
This is a bit embarrassing.
In a word, Hui scholars in the Ming Dynasty have been doing one thing, which is to mutually prove the contents of the Christian classics and the Four Books and Five Classics, that is, to connect the two and form a system.
This is actually the path that Buddhism takes.
When Buddhism first arrived in China, it was incompatible with the local environment. Later, Buddhism absorbed a large amount of metaphysics. Buddhism and metaphysics are almost integrated. Then Confucianism absorbed a lot of content from Buddhism and formed Neo-Confucianism.
Since then Buddhism has become an integral part of Chinese culture.
Going back to the path that scholars want to take, it is also this path.
These people are so-called familiar people.
It's just a pity. In the late Ming Dynasty and the chaos of the late Qing Dynasty, Shuhui almost disappeared.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the elders of the Northwest Hui rebels revolted against the Qing Dynasty. Almost wiped out. During the Tongzhi Rebellion, ethnic conflicts became acute, and the moderate faction was not allowed to exist. Not to mention, the ethnic policy of the Ming Dynasty was actually to integrate all ethnic groups into the Han, but the ethnic policy of the Qing Dynasty was just like the Soviet Union. Because a small tribe is close to a big country, it must divide the people below.
We have been supporting Hui Hui in the northwest. Only then did Tongzhi revolt later. There was a great vendetta between the two sides.
Now as soon as King Yan convenes, there will immediately be many Huihui scholars willing to come.
The Quran was translated into Chinese, and the official language of Yan State was Chinese. All interpretations of classics must rely on Chinese. When translating, there are too many opportunities to include private information in it.
Immediately, King Yan summoned all local scholars and invited some scholars from the four northern schools to establish Taozhou University here.
Samarkand was officially renamed Taozhou.
Therefore, it was renamed Taozhou.
On the one hand, because in the Tang Dynasty, here was
A natural golden peach in tribute to Datang. That is, a piece of naturally formed nugget gold. It is an auspicious sign, something recorded in the annals of history.
On the other hand, this place was once the Hezhong Prefecture of Xiliao, and the local people called it Peach Blossom Stone to the Han people. As for why it is said to be a peach blossom stone, there are different opinions. Some people say that peach blossom stone is the Zhuanyin of Dahan. King Yan didn't know.
However, it does not prevent him from knowing that Peach Blossom Stone is talking about Han people here.
Peach State. Naturally, it is a place of Han people.
In Feng Shui, the west belongs to gold. Moreover, wherever King Yan visited, he also saw many places with drought and little rain. Peach wood is the most energetic among the trees, and it belongs to the East.
King Yan also had many thoughts and profound meanings in choosing this name.
Taozhou became the new capital of King Yan.
Of course, King Yan's decision also destined him not to think about stability for the rest of his life. Christianity is still very vital in this era.
King Yan's series of mitigation measures. Doomed. There are not without wise people among the emperor, and the break between King Yan and the emperor is imminent.
At that time, it can be said that it will be difficult for King Yan to conquer Western Asia.
This place is still different from places like Xinjiang in the Western Region.
Until the Qing Dynasty, there were certainly many returns to places like Xinjiang. But the Zhungeer tribe believes in the Yellow Sect. In other words, the belief in Hui *** here is not too deep. The foundation is not too strong either.
It belongs to the Central Plains culture, the belief in the Immortal Heaven on the grasslands, the Tibetan belief and many other beliefs. A place of intermingling.
It is a place of cultural conflict and buffering. They also identify with China, and many of them even migrated from China.
So when King Yan arrived here, he encountered various problems. But the cultural conflict is not acute.
King Yan also needs to deal with conflicts of interest. These people are willing to be used by Ming Dynasty and King Yan. But it's different here.
This was the scope of the Arab Empire in the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang Dynasty was at its most prosperous, this place was just a distant place. Finally it was taken away by the Arab Empire.
Chinese culture has very little influence here, even thanks to the existence of Xiliao. Otherwise, China would have preserved even less.
King Yan must face religious beliefs and a series of conflicts.
Ming Dynasty's expansion in Southeast Asia actually had such conflicts. But Hinduism is not stronger than Islam, not to mention that Hinduism and Buddhism have many similarities. For example, Thailand later became a Buddhist country. Not without reason.
The prosperity of Buddhism in the Central Plains was also conducive to integrating local people into the Ming cultural circle.
Speaking of which, Central Plains Buddhism is actually much superior to Theravada Buddhism in many aspects. Tang Monk also received the title of Master Tripitaka when Buddhism in India was at its peak. This is not without reason.
The Chinese people's academic ability has been first-class since ancient times.
With this starting point, sea transportation is much more convenient than land transportation. Although such contradictions exist, they are not the most important. But things are different here in King Yan.
The problems that King Yan had to face were much more difficult.
You must speak with your sword.
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Timur was already hiding in the mountains at this moment, with only 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses around him.
Compared with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers before him, it is naturally different. However, at such a desperate time. The soldiers around Timur are his most trusted and loyal.
One sentence can explain. Then these people were led by his son and son-in-law. These armies are also direct descendants of the Timur family.
Even if he wasn't sweating profusely now. These people will follow them to the death.
However, the problem is still huge.
The first problem is that Timur is old. Suffered such a disastrous defeat again. Physically and mentally exhausted, sick. And if you get sick at this age, it is very likely that you will be gone.
And once something goes wrong with Timur.
None of his sons could convince the crowd. Timur's career would fall apart.
History has proven this.
It’s no wonder Timur didn’t make arrangements. Because there is no need to talk about orderly inheritance in a nomadic empire. They are all done by those with strong soldiers and horses.
If he arranges for such a person. No need to wait for him to get sick. This son is about to launch a mutiny.
The second question is more realistic.
This is all that is left of Timur's main force. It can even be said that the remaining soldiers were defeated. Now he is still hiding in the mountains. Escape from King Yan's pursuit. But here's the thing. Deep in the mountains, there is so much food, grass and luggage. Able to supply large armies.
You know, Timur's fundamental territory has been lost.
The children and wives of the soldiers were also thrown to King Yan. At this time, these people can still follow Timur, which is the prestige that Timur has accumulated over the years.
If the soldiers are still hungry, the following situation can be imagined.
The last question is the future.
Afghanistan is very mountainous, so hiding for a while is no problem. But I decided not to hide it forever. Otherwise, just wait for King Yan’s army to attack. This place is a little too close to Taozhou.
Where to go in the future?
The remaining generals were naturally talking a lot. The quarrel was so fierce that some people even pulled out long knives. It's going to be a fire fight.
Suddenly, someone coughed heavily. Everyone looked over, no one else. It was Timur.
Timur was not tall. Coupled with a serious illness and aging, his stature has become much shorter. One of his legs was injured in the early years and he has always walked with a limp. But no one underestimated it. This thin little white-haired guy is lame.
Timur glanced over, and their sons knelt down one after another, saluted with *** etiquette, and said: "Father."
Timur said nothing, his eyes were full of oppression. After a while, he said, "I'm enlightened."
As soon as this was said, all the generals below showed surprised expressions. But he didn't dare to explain, but changed to a more formal etiquette, simply lying on the ground, trying to listen to what kind of enlightenment Timur received?
