Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 11

Guo Kang and Wu Han pushed open the door and walked into the lobby of the temple, where they found a fat man in a fine attire looking around as if no one else was there, surrounded by a few Greek priests standing beside him helplessly.When they saw Guo Kang coming out, they rushed to him like a chick finding an old hen.

Not to mention that Guo Kang has met Sun Shiwan, even people who don't know him can guess who the owner of this nickname is after seeing him.

He was of medium height with a round face.Although he has a large stature, it can be seen that he is actually very strong, and he is not the kind of sedentary and puffy person that Guo Kang often saw in his previous life.

He wears a hair crown studded with pearls and jade on his head, and wears heavy clothes on his body.These silk cloths are surprisingly thin. Although there are many layers, it doesn't make it look bloated.

If you look carefully, each piece of clothing has more than one color, and all of them are fine patterns woven on high-grade fine silk.Even a pure layman like Guo Kang can see that they are superbly crafted and valuable.

His belt buckles were all gold, adorned with onyx and precious stones.A string of high-grade jade pendants with a warm color is tied around the waist, and a curved knife with a gold and silver sheath interlaced with silk is hung on the other—probably the craftsmanship of the Tianfangjia craftsman in North India.Even the soap-colored casual boots on his feet were fitted with emerald buckles just right.

This one is bright and colorful, like a Christmas tree-although this thing should not be popular in Europe yet.The whole person is short of writing "I have money" on his face.

Behind him, there are several guards.Seeing them, Guo Kang only felt subconsciously wanting to mobilize his internal strength.Looking to the side, Wu Han's eyes became sharper.Without him, it's because these people are all strong and strong, with murderous looks on their faces, I'm afraid they are all experienced masters.

However, it is not surprising to think about it.These few people are probably the main reason why Sun Shiwan dared to show off in this outfit.Along the way, it is estimated that I have communicated cordially with the Greek troublemakers outside, and I don’t blame them for being nervous at all.

Seeing Guo Kang, Sun Shiwan walked over enthusiastically, and made a bow when he met him: "Mr. Guo is also here, and Sun is very flattered."

"Mr. Sun is too polite." Guo Kang hurriedly returned the courtesy, "Sir, did you enjoy your visit to our country recently? If you need anything, just talk to the younger generation."

"Nothing, nothing." Sun Shiwan waved his hands indifferently, but still glanced at the altars and icons around him: "I heard that the goddess Suo in your temple is quite effective, and it is the most famous temple in Rome. After paying the tribute, I wanted to come to worship. Who would have thought that these monks said that there is no Suo Niangniang in the temple."

"Young master also knows that Sun has been doing business at sea all year round, so he is bound to be a little concerned about ghosts and gods. Therefore, no matter what country or religion you pass by, you must sincerely pay homage to satisfy the gods before you can continue. on the road."

He shook his sleeves, paused, turned to Guo Kang, and said, "It's just, why is there no empress in this empress temple? Is there some taboo about not seeing outsiders? Or do you think Sun's actions are too shabby, everyone in the temple see Why not?"

Although he was still smiling, he was obviously very unhappy after talking about this.However, Guo Kang was stunned for a long time, and found that he seemed to have never thought about this problem.

He turned his head to look at Wu Han again, and found that the other party was also in a daze.Obviously, he didn't know about this question either.

However, Wu Han only hesitated for a moment, and soon took the initiative to say: "Mr. Sun is too worried. This temple has never offered sacrifices to the god named Suo Niangniang since it was built."

"This has always been the Temple of Heaven in Rome, where the Heavenly Father Arhat is enshrined. It has not changed for thousands of years. It is recorded in the archives handed down from generation to generation." He explained.

"As for Suo Niangniang... it was a small country god worshiped by the local natives in ancient times, and it was also worshiped here, so it left a common name. In fact, the real Niangniang Temple was abandoned a long time ago. It’s just that the folks kept the name. Just like in some cities, there is no Town God’s Temple because the temple has been moved.”

After hearing this, Guo Kang couldn't help feeling that it was worthy of being taught by Lama Wang himself, and it showed his level at once.If it were him, he would definitely not be able to make it up so neatly.

"So that's the case?" Sun Shiwan still looked a little puzzled: "But this Suo Niangniang, is there no sacrifice at all?"

"No way, it doesn't work. Over time, everyone will ignore her." Wu Han explained: "If it is really more spiritual, why have you sacrificed to Arhat God for so many years and not her? So don't worry. "

"If you don't feel at ease, you can go to worship the deity of Tianzun." He pointed to the altar not far away, and said, "You must have seen a lot of Daqin Temples in your travels. But here is the largest and most orthodox temple in Rome." The merits of worshiping here are not comparable to those in the small temples outside."

"Oh?" Hearing that this is the place where the Heavenly Venerable is the largest, Sun Shiwan immediately put aside the idea of ​​worshiping the empress: "Then please give me some guidance, Mr. Sun also wants to worship."

"This way please." Wu Han greeted him skillfully, and walked towards the altar at the end of the hall.

Sun Shiwan followed him with his entourage and did not doubt it.Because as far as the most intuitive concept of "largest" is concerned, what Wu Han said is indeed the truth.

"This lobby is nearly 20 feet long and more than [-] feet wide. You see, the vault is also nearly [-] feet high." Wu Han introduced as he walked: "When the design was made, the main part was specially designed It was made into a single room. A hall of this size has never been built in other places.”

"It's really magnificent." Sun Shiwan looked at the many decorations around him and the huge holy statues on the walls, and said, "I'm afraid there are no palaces of this size in the palaces of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. I guess it was only in the Tang Dynasty that there was a large hall." There must be more than that."

"Hey, don't talk about the Central Plains, we can't build such a big one now. I don't know why, everyone is getting worse every day. Maybe this is the end of the era." Wu Han shook his head and said with emotion: "Hey , maybe I was too pessimistic. It would be great if Datang could come out again and prove that what I said was wrong."

The two missed Datang for a while, sighed and sighed for a while.The Greek priest next to him looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether to help explain.

Guo Kang told them that these two people are thinking about things when they see things. In the Justinian era when I missed Siris, everyone is busy with their own affairs, so there is no need to follow.So the Greeks all showed clear expressions and dispersed.

(End of this chapter)