Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Mu Ning and Osgoodin were flustered and their eyes were disturbed.

As Luo Youdu said.

Their Manichaeism originated from ancient Persian Zoroastrianism. It has a history of more than 800 years and still has a certain heritage. There are many hidden believers in Western countries.

When Sultan Satuk Bogra Khan, the king of the Karahan Kingdom, declared Islam as the state religion, established bureaucratic teams and management agencies, set up religious courts, and expelled heretics, Manichaeism was hiding believers. Only after being reminded did he avoid being killed and successfully escape to Khotan, avoiding the catastrophe of extinction.

The news of the jihad was also spread by this group, in order to let them prepare earlier and avoid the upcoming military disaster.

In fact, when Mu Ning and Osgudin first escaped from the Karahan Kingdom, they never thought of defecting to Li Shengtian. Their goal was the Uighurs in Gaochang.

The Uighurs have always regarded Manichaeism as the state religion, which is more suitable for their development than Khotan, where Buddhism is prevalent.

It's just that their whereabouts were controlled by the ambitious Li Shengtian, who sent troops to welcome them to Khotan first.

Faced with Li Shengtian's sincere solicitation, Mu Ning and Osgudin also moved their minds. Compared with the Gaochang Uighurs who seek stable development, Li Shengtian is more likely to lead them back to Kashgar, Tanros, or even further away to Seleu West Asia and Antioch...

But the development of the situation was not as they imagined. A powerful empire rose in the East and opened up the Western Regions again.

Faced with this change, Li Shengtian was obviously a little flustered, but it was the Karahan Kingdom that couldn't hold on first.

They are inexplicably afraid of the power of the East. Facing the rising East, they first choose to compromise with their old enemy, the Saman Kingdom, and give up the competition for Tanrus on the western front.

This has completely changed the situation in the Western Regions...

In fact, there is still a certain gap between the strength of the Khotan Kingdom and the Karahan Kingdom. A large part of the reason why the Khotan Kingdom has won every victory and even reached Kashgar, the royal city of the Karahan Kingdom, is that the Karahan Kingdom is located in the west. Line has an old rival Saman Kingdom.The Saman Kingdom is an established power in the West and has attracted most of the Karahan Kingdom's troops.

The Karahan Kingdom was in a state of being attacked on both sides, which gave the Khotan Kingdom an advantage everywhere.

Now the king of Karahan is under the pressure of the Dayu court and chooses to surrender to the Saman kingdom. As long as the western troops are transferred to the east, the situation will be reversed, and the kingdom of Khotan may not be happy.Not to mention preparing to launch a jihad, Mu Ning and Osgoodin still remember the end of the Western Dafa's fearless death for their faith.

Staying in Khotan lost all meaning.

Even now, Munning and Austin can't figure it out.Back then, the Khotan army led by Li Shengtian attacked Kashgar, the royal city of the Karakhan Kingdom, more than once. Facing such a situation of near subjugation, the Karakhan King always chose to fight against the Saman Kingdom.Why are you so frightened to compromise with your old enemy when you hear the news of the great eastern country?
How did they know that the Uyghur, Ge Luolu, and Turkic adherents who are old opponents have deep in their genes the fear of the eastern powers.Knowing that once the East rises, the Quartet will completely lose all freedom to use force, and if one is not careful, the country will be destroyed at every turn.

But no matter what, Khotan was no longer safe. Even though Li Shengtian did not treat them badly, Mu Ning and Osgooding decided to escape by force.

They thought that the news of the jihad was enough to exchange chips with the Eastern Emperor, but they didn't want to be staring at their last cards.

For a moment, Mu Ning and Austin didn't know how to speak.

Luo Youdu was sipping tea contentedly. Today he came to see Mu Ning and Osgoodin because of the hidden power of Manichaeism. Otherwise, with the respect of the emperor, why would they have to be summoned by him in person?
Just because they are the Holy Maiden and the Wisdom Tree King of Manichaeism?

They can't even do basic heart-to-heart confiding, and they are expected to cooperate in the promotion of Chinese Manichaeism?
I really don't want to say, it's better to push Hood out and let him be the leader of the Manichaeism, at least people now have their hearts on Dayu.

Taoism is not very popular in the Western Regions, but Buddhism is like a fish in water.

If it doesn't work, spreading Buddhism in the West is also a way.

Khotan itself is a holy land of Buddhism, as was Gaochang originally, but after the Uighurs moved westward, they occupied Gaochang and brought Manichaeism here.Influenced by local Buddhism in Gaochang, although the Uighurs in Gaochang still insist on Manichaeism as the state religion, many people have converted to Buddhism.

To put it bluntly, there are two sects and three sects of Manichaeism.Love, faith, loyalty, sublime, virtuous, docile, wisdom, understanding, secrets, insights, these advocating human nature, morality, wisdom or self-cultivation beliefs are not as popular as the Buddhist theory of the afterlife.

Nowadays, slaves are prevalent in the West and Western Regions. The people are poor and hopeless in this life, but they hope to become rich and powerful in the next life.

This kind of thinking is not generally popular in this era.

Luo Youdu has a lot of cards available, so naturally he won't discuss with Mu Ning and Austin.

Really can't agree, the two can't get out of the imperial city.

The Wisdom Treasure Tree King is quite old, and he can let it go, but it is a pity that the saint Mu Ning is a bit pity, her watery blue eyes are still somewhat charming.

Luo Youdu was thinking wildly.

After a cup of tea, Mu Ning said with a bit of reluctance: "The one who delivered the news to us is Ismail Amir Abul Kam Mansur Ibn Haydar..."

Luo Youdu was a little dumbfounded, how could he remember just this name?
Hood, who was translating at the side, had a huge wave in his heart, suppressed his composure, and explained: "This man is General Ghulam of the current Saman Kingdom. I never thought he was a Manichean."

Luo Youdu knew about the Western Gulam system.

This Gulam comes from Persian and means trained slave.

This system first appeared in the period of the Arab Empire. Their king caliph kept a group of slave guards by his side, responsible for the personal safety of the caliph.In fact, they are professional soldiers, the same as Dayu's imperial guards.The difference is that Dayu's imperial guards are employed, while Gulam's army is bought out by slaves.

The king bought strong slaves, assembled and trained them, and regarded these slaves as his closest comrades-in-arms.In order to cultivate an army that is not afraid of death, Gulam will also instill in them the idea of ​​​​religious dedication during training, and cultivate them into an army that has no freedom and has a fanatical dedication.

The commander-in-chief of Commander Ghulam turned out to be a Manichean?funny...

No wonder Hood was so rocked.

Luo Youdu frowned and said, "Is this person reliable?"

Listening to Hood's translation, Mu Ning seemed to have sensed the danger, and said without hesitation, "Haydar is my adopted brother, of course he is reliable."

It turned out that in order to return to the West, Mu Ning's father, the leader of the Manichaeism, took in a group of Turkic slaves, raised them up, and placed them in the Gulam as internal agents.Most of them either betrayed, or died, and only a few survived, including Haidar.

The aristocratic problems in the Saman Kingdom are serious, and many big aristocrats want to be self-reliant.

The king of the Saman Kingdom could only rely on Gulam to fight against it, which caused the slave soldiers of Gulam to seize the master, intervene in the government, and even supported the separatist regime.

However, Haidar was highly valued because he abided by his duty as a traitor and followed the king of the Saman Kingdom unswervingly so as to find out the policy trends of the entire country.

After the king of the Saman Kingdom drove Alpteqin away, he handed over the commander of Gulam to Haidar.

And Alputqin, who was expelled, finally established a new Turkic regime, Ghazni, in Ghazni. Of course, these are all things to come.

Luo Youdu has already expanded his mind to the Western Regions, and he also knows the value of Haidar's identity. He pondered for a moment and said: "Two years, as long as you can postpone the Holy War for two years, I will give you a good missionary environment in the Western Regions."

The war with Khitan has just ended, so it is inappropriate to start the war in the Western Regions immediately.

The Tang Dynasty lost once due to various reasons, this time he can't let history repeat itself.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" How could Mu Ning and Osgooding fail to see Luo Youdu's thoughts.

Daoism, the state religion of Dayu, has no influence in the Western Regions and the West. Buddhism is too strong, and the religious atmosphere in the West is strong. It is not in the interests of the Dayu court to let Buddhism play the leading role. It is inevitable to introduce the Han Dynasty Manichaeism.

The only difference is that the bishop is them, or Hood.

They are here, and at least some of the Manichaeism can be retained. If Hood is really made the bishop, the Manichaeism must be directly changed to Mingjiao.

It's the fish on the chopping board, it's up to anyone to decide.

They have no other choice.

Luo Youdu didn't make things difficult for Mu Ning and Osgooding, but led them up to the Duanmen happily.

As night fell, fireworks exploded from the sky above Luoyang.

Looking at the fireworks in the sky with some fear, Austin looked at the Emperor Dayu who was chatting and laughing with officials and envoys in the distance, and said softly: "Perhaps for our sect, being forced to do something today is not a bad thing."

Left and right are right, then lie down and enjoy.

Lying down and watching the fireworks in the sky may not be a new feeling.

Mu Ning understood what Osgoodin said, and the decline of Manichaeism may have its own reasons.

The history of Manichaeism is second only to Catholicism, and it is 500 years earlier than the Dafa.The results of it?The Dafa was founded by Muhammad only two hundred years ago, and they rubbed it on the ground for 200 years. From a Western religion, they were driven to the East little by little. Still can't explain everything?
"Maybe!"

Mu Ning looked at the Emperor Dayu, who was wearing a red dragon robe, shining brightly under the light of the fire all over the city, and looked at Luoyang City, which was surrounded by fire like daytime, and felt like being reborn from the ashes. A thought came to me: Maybe he really has a relationship with my teaching?
At this point, even if there is no fate, there is fate.

Looking at the lights of Wanjia in Luoyang, Luo Youdu recalled the dilapidation of this place in the past, and also had a feeling of being reborn from the ashes.

After the carnival of the Lantern Festival passed, Luo Youdu did not put his main thoughts on the Western Regions, he dealt with the state affairs with his heart, and calmed down to develop his own strength. You have to be strong in yourself, and hard power is the key to aspiring to the world.