Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 731 Molesting the Holy Maiden
Luo Youdu looked at Mu Ning who was beaming with joy, and there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.

The biggest beneficiary of the prosperity of Manichaeism in the West is him, Emperor Dayu.

In addition to advocating the unchanging light of the holy fire, the Manichaeism of the Han Dynasty is mixed with many oriental thoughts and values.

Manichaeism originated from the Persian Mani, but added a sentence "Mani once said: the holy fire burns in the east" in the brand-new teaching.

In order to improve the status of Luoyang, when Zhao Pu prepared to repair Luoyang and improve the status of Luoyang, he staged a drama about the phoenix coming out of Luoyang.

When several treasure tree kings of the Manichaeism "translated" the Persian teachings, they quoted this matter into the classics to prove that the holy fire of the Manichaeism was in Luoyang.

As for the phoenix that Luoyang locals personally saw, it has become the guardian animal of Manichaeism.

Luo Youdu still remembered his complicated emotions when he saw this scene, and he was rarely optimistic about the future of Manichaeism.

Because they are shameless enough, they already have the demeanor of Buddhist believers.

In order to show off his wealth, Yang Guang lit lanterns all night during the Lantern Festival. Buddhism insisted on putting them on himself, and made up the lantern bathing Buddha.

Manichaeism also began to steal allusions, writing them vividly, no less than the other side.

Sure enough, this kind of falsehood that combines "reality" is the most attractive, and many Uighurs have come to Luoyang for pilgrimage.

Taking advantage of the power of the Dayu court and the innate advantages of the Uighurs in believing in Manichaeism, the Manichaeism of the Han Dynasty fired the first shot for the promotion of Eastern thought.

Mu Ning talked about the situation of Manichaeism with a bit of joy, but seeing the amused look in the eyes of the emperor Dayu, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He started to stutter in Chinese, which he was able to speak fluently just now.

Seeing this, Luo Youdu smiled directly on his face.

Mu Ning was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, he could only hold back, and said sullenly: "Your Majesty summoned the women, what's the matter?"

Luo Youdu sullenly pretended to be angry and said: "What do you mean, I can't find you if I have nothing to do?"

Mu Ning was taken aback. The Chinese language is profound and profound. With her extraordinary talent, it took her two years to communicate normally, but she still couldn't tell whether this kind of real anger or fake anger. The meanings of words such as companion tiger and moodiness are a little frightening.

Dayu is inclusive of all rivers and has strong strength. It is indeed the best place to preach.

But here the imperial power is greater than the divine power, and most of the gods are even canonized by the emperor.

The future of Manichaeism rests on this man in front of him. He angered him, but there is no good fruit to eat, so he hurriedly said, "Isn't that what Minnv meant?"

Luo Youdu asked: "What does that mean?"

Mu Ning didn't know how to explain it at all. The tense words and vocabulary were easily confused, and he didn't know what to say: "That's what it means."

"What does that mean?"

Mu Ning's mind was muddled, and he broke the jar and said, "It's all about listening to His Majesty."

Luo Youdu was startled when he heard that, and looked up and down carefully. The Persian saint in front of him really has a special flavor, especially those eyes.

Mu Ning shrank in fright: "Minnv doesn't mean that!"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt familiar to herself, and she was afraid that the other party would say "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Youdu stopped in moderation, and was not too embarrassed, and returned to the main topic: "The person who asked you to prepare, how did you prepare?"

When the Manichaeism sorted out the Sinicized teachings, Luo Youdu asked Mu Ning, Hood, and Osgoodin to select a group of Dharma masters and pure good people from the countries of the Western Regions to learn the Sinicized teachings and Chinese.

Manichaeism is divided into five classes in addition to the high-ranking leader and saintess, namely those who inherit the law, those who hold the law, the masters of the law, the pure good people, and the pure believers.

Those who inherit the law and teach the Tao are the kings of the Twelve Jeweled Trees. Naturally, they cannot be kings here in Huaxia. The law-holders are similar to the local bishops, and the masters of the law hall are equivalent to the preaching elders.A pure-hearted person means a believer in the religion, which is equivalent to a Taoist priest or monk who has a degree.As for the final net believers, it is the masses of believers.

Luo Youdu gave the green light to Manichaeism all the way, not just for them to compete with Buddhism.

The stage of Manichaeism is in the Western Regions and in the West. After two years of precipitation, Dayu now has enough soldiers and food, and Li Shengtian in the Western Regions is almost unable to support it.

The Western Regions have been out of the control of the Han people for too long, and they have not had contact with each other for hundreds of years. The people there have long since learned no Chinese, and have lost their yearning and respect for the Eastern China.

Different from Western conquest and plunder, for China, military conquest is just a means, and it is the unique feature of the East to make the other side surrender.

Luo Youdu does not deny his ambition to expand the territory, but his ambition is by no means based on barbaric slaughter, and it is not purely for wealth.He wants to promote Han culture and Chinese civilization, and make China the center of the world.

People in the Western Regions attach great importance to religious beliefs, so let Manichaeism, which is cloaked in Chinese culture, serve as a bridge of communication.

As the saint of Manichaeism, Mu Ning is a symbol of purity. Since birth, she has been instilled with the idea of ​​dedicating herself to the Mingzun. Where has she experienced such a situation?But seeing that the other party was enough, he breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed the little discomfort, and said solemnly: "I have already selected them, and they are all pious apostles taught by me. It's just that the progress in learning Chinese is a bit slow, and I can only do simple communication. .”

Luo Youdu said: "That's enough! Chinese characters are extensive and profound, how can they be so easy to learn, and it's enough to be able to say a few simple words to fool Westerners."

At the beginning, he planned to select some smart people from the Han people to learn the dialect of the Western Regions to preach, but all the forces in the Western Regions have gone their own way in recent years, some speak Turkic, some speak Uighur, and some speak Tubo...

Simply choose the smart and obedient ones directly from the Manichaeism, and let them learn Chinese and the teachings of the Manichaeism.Anyway, in the end, whether it is the common people or the locals, they have to learn Chinese in the end.As locals, they can also better integrate into the place and do a good job in publicity work.

Mu Ning's eyes lit up, and he had already heard the meaning behind it, and said, "Your Majesty is planning to take back the Western Regions?"

Luo Youdu was very satisfied with Mu Ning's use of the word "recovery". Originally, the Western Regions were China's inherent territory.

"Li Shengtian has retreated steadily. Gao Chang has sent envoys to pay tribute many times, expressing his concern about the situation in the Western Regions. It's time to end. If it hadn't been for the Dongchuan Copper Mine incident in Dali, he might have sent troops at this moment."

Khotan danced so hard before that it was because the Karahan Kingdom was controlled by the West.With the signing of the armistice agreement with the Saman Kingdom, the Karakhan Kingdom shifted its troops from the west to the east. Li Shengtian's pressure increased greatly and he could only support it with all his strength.

Relying on the background accumulated over the years, I barely survived for two years, and now I am in danger, and I have sent a letter of incrimination to the Central Plains more than once, hoping to get forgiveness.

Luo Youdu could feel the regret of the Great Emperor, Great Sage, Great Sage, and Great Heavenly Son from the letter of guilt.

But pleading guilty and regretting and apologizing is useful, so what about the Dayu court?
In fact, Li Shengtian's evaluation in later generations is very good, because he is the last barrier to promote Han culture in the Western Regions and resist the invasion of the Great Food Law.

Because the Song Dynasty was weak and unable to take care of the Western Regions at the same time in history, they were as happy about Li Shengtian's gesture of kindness to them as they were during the New Year.But in fact, Li Shengtian has always regarded himself as the successor of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, calling himself the Great Treasure, the Great Sage, and the Son of Heaven, so that the West has always believed that Li Shengtian’s Khotan was the once glorious Tang Dynasty, and regarded him as the emperor of the East.

When the Song Dynasty was unable to take care of the Western Regions, Li Shengtian's promotion of Han culture in the Western Regions was naturally a commendable move.

But in this era, the Dayu court has the strength and the intention to look westward, so Li Shengtian is embarrassed.

He didn't want to really hand over his authority. The emperor of the Western Regions should not be a good person, and he really became a subordinate of the Dayu court.While facing Dayu Xu and Wei Snake, he provoked a war without authorization, trying to conquer the Karahan Kingdom and expand his own strength when Dayu had no energy to go west.

As a result, he kicked on the iron plate, causing the Karahan Kingdom to retreat steadily, and also lost the support of the Dayu court.

When Mu Ning got the exact answer, he was immediately elated. With the support of Luo Youdu in the past two years, Manichaeism has indeed established a foundation in Luoyang, but it is only a foothold.There is still a big gap with the really popular Taoism and Buddhism.

Hood has already reminded her that the bottom line of Taoism cannot be touched, and Buddhism does not matter, as long as the trouble is not too ugly, the higher authorities will turn a blind eye.

Manichaeism has repeatedly found excuses to have a debate with Buddhism, but Buddhist monks are so cunning and thieves that they simply don't accept it.

The Manichaeism is now a group of insignificant and small players. It is no good for them to win the debate.

In the face of the aloof Taoism and the impenetrable Buddhism, Manichaeism can only develop little by little, and there is no shortcut.

But the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism are deeply rooted in China. Not to mention the thousand-year native Taoism, Buddhism also has a history of 700 years. How can Manichaeism catch up?

Mu Ning has already seen that if he wants to truly become the third sect recognized by the Dayu court, the key to breaking the situation lies in the west.

Only when the Dayu court made contributions to the conquest of the West, could the Manichaeism really have a chance to rise.

"The whole Manichaeism has already made preparations, and they all obey His Majesty's orders."

Mu Ning passionately expressed his loyalty, his blue eyes glowed like a sea of ​​stars.

Luo Youdu nodded in satisfaction, and waved Mu Ning down to get ready.

Looking at Mu Ning Miaoman's figure, Luo Youdu smiled, his eyes quickly became deep, and asked someone to call Zhang Jin.

Before actually sending troops to the Western Regions, there is one more thing that must be done.

"His Majesty!"

Zhang Jin is still as serious as a wooden man.

Luo Youdu said: "I'm about to order Cao Yanlu, the Jiedu envoy of the Guiyi Army, to come to Beijing. You first arrange someone to watch all the actions of the Guiyi Army. If there is anything unusual, notify Li Chuyun and let him do it cheaply."

The Cao family of Guiyi Army has a very close relationship with Khotan. The two parties have been married for many years and have always advanced and retreated together.

Now is the time for the Cao family to make a final decision.

(End of this chapter)