Suleila did not dare to refuse Lu Xuan.
The emperor was always very aggressive, so after agreeing to Lu Xuan's arrangement, he first executed Balam, Xerxes and others, and then quickly mobilized soldiers to execute all the family members of Balam, Xerxes and others.
Kill them all in one pass.
All the Parthian nobles in the city of Ctesiphon were killed and no one was left alive. Even those who escaped to Seleucia, none of them escaped. This news spread, causing an uproar in Ctesiphon and Seleucia.
Countless people talked about it.
The local untouchables and ordinary people did not care about the life or death of the nobles, they just watched the fun happily.
However, some Parthians who had some influence were not satisfied.
The methods of the Ming Dynasty were too cruel.
These Parthians were angry at Surela's cruelty, and also angry at the Ming Emperor's tyranny. However, they couldn't afford to offend Lu Xuan, and they didn't dare to confront Daming, so they could only focus their anger on Su Leila.
Surela was the Pope of Zoroastrianism.
He once had a very high prestige within Zoroastrianism. But now, Surela has angered countless Zoroastrian members.
Surela had previously confiscated the houses of many Parthian nobles, causing divisions within Zoroastrianism. A considerable number of people had already resisted Surela. Now after this killing, the public is even more excited.
Countless people connected together in private, constantly talking about Surela's affairs, and wanted to kill Surela quickly.
In the city of Seleucia.
In a Zoroastrian church, in a large courtyard in the backyard.
Mazda, the bishop of this church, stood at the front. He summoned the church members of Seleucia and Ctesiphon who opposed Surella to discuss how to deal with Surella, because Mazda believed that Surella's actions this time had brought disgrace to Zoroastrianism.
Deep in Mazda's heart, he had an idea to overthrow Surela.
Zoroastrianism has been under the rule of Surela for more than ten years.
Now, it's time to make a change.
Mazda's face was full of anger. He looked around at the people gathered and said loudly: "This time the Ming Emperor came to Parthia and adopted extremely cruel methods. I think his treatment of us Parthians is extremely unreasonable. of."
"Of course we can't resist."
"The Ming Emperor is too powerful."
"However, I think the strength of the Ming Emperor is not the reason for Surella to continue to kill the Parthian nobles."
"Before, Surela led people to kill Shapur and destroy Shapur's family. Then, they only ransacked the house and did not affect more innocent nobles or more people. Although we opposed Surela, At least it’s acceptable.”
"Now, Surela is completely depraved."
"Surela recklessly killed all the Parthian nobles including Xerxes, Balam and Cassander, and wiped out everyone, including the old, weak, women and children. It was really unscrupulous. Bad behavior."
"I think there has to be an explanation."
Mazda had an angry look on his face and said: "We must have a response strategy to solve the problem of Surela. Otherwise, if people like Surela are allowed to stay in the church, Zoroastrianism will only get worse and worse. , and finally fell completely.”
The crowd was suddenly filled with indignation.
Everyone was already angry with Surela, and now they are even more dissatisfied, because Surela's actions have completely lost the reputation of Parthian Zoroastrianism, and many people are dissatisfied with Zoroastrianism.
Where is the foundation of a religion?
First, it is to master the resources.
Only with sufficient resources can we develop and expand, expand to a wider area, and make more connections.
Second, it must be popular and be recognized and supported by countless people.
Without the support and belief of the people at the bottom, and without the largest base of support, Zoroastrianism would be a castle in the air or a moon in the water. Such Zoroastrianism is absolutely untenable.
The current situation of Zoroastrianism is that Surela's own actions have had a great impact on Zoroastrianism, making countless people hate Zoroastrianism and are unwilling to believe in Zoroastrianism.
"Bishop Mazda, I very much agree with your arrangement. I, Kalman, am willing to give you my full assistance."
Kalman was the bishop of Ctesiphon.
Within Zoroastrianism, they belong to the young sect, only about thirty years old. He and Mazda, one in Ctesiphon and the other in Seleucia, were both outstanding young bishops and quite influential.
After Kalman spoke, more people responded and echoed.
Mazda received the support of Kalman, and with a smile on his face, he loudly said: "Everyone supports it, then our point of view is one, forcing Surela to abdicate and no longer serve as the Pope of Zoroastrianism. This For this matter, I am willing to represent all of us and personally negotiate with Surela. Although there is danger, I am duty-bound."
Kalman said loudly: "I, Kalman, admire Bishop Mazda's courage. To be honest, I don't dare to negotiate because I don't have enough courage and I don't have such adaptability."
Other people agreed again.
Everyone once again supports Mazda, and the implicit meaning of everyone is that if Mazda can deal with Surela, and when Surela gives up the status of the Pope of Zoroastrianism, Mazda can take over.
Mazda got everyone's approval, and carefully discussed some strategies for governing Zoroastrianism, as well as a series of reforms that would be carried out if Surela abdicated. After saying a lot of things, Mazda left the church. , and went to Ctesiphon in person.
Mazda came to see Surela on behalf of the young men in the church, and the news reached Surela's ears. An old fox like Surela understood the intention with a little change of mind.
At the same time, he suddenly had some guesses.
Why did he think that this step was intentional on the part of the emperor?
Zoroastrianism is the religion of Parthia. It is very influential and powerful enough to incite the people. For any emperor, the existence of Zoroastrianism is a hidden danger, which may endanger the governance of the dynasty.
Therefore, the emperor must definitely deal with Zoroastrianism.
This time, he killed Shapur, and also Xerxes, Cassander and everyone else, causing an uproar. Zoroastrianism was also divided within, and numerous forces opposed to Surela emerged.
This is a sign of the division of Zoroastrianism and the possible decline of Zoroastrianism. Further consideration is also what the emperor is looking forward to.
Could it be that the emperor had made a judgment and had an idea a long time ago.
hiss!
Surela couldn't help but take a breath, and suddenly felt in her heart that the emperor's methods and scheming were really deep. He was already waiting for him here, specifically using him to split Zoroastrianism.
In other words, let him further deal with the Zoroastrian people, castrate those within Zoroastrianism who want to oppose the Ming Dynasty, and castrate the Zoroastrian resistance sentiment.
