Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 12

At the end of the hall is a semi-circular shrine, which contains a lot of sacrificial items that Guo Kang himself doesn't quite understand.The shrine is divided into several floors, and in the middle of the high place, there is a huge gilt cross.Diagonally in front of the cross, sat a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and long hair, wearing a robe, making religious gestures in his hands.

"This is... Brother Tianyi Yishu?" Sun Shiwan had obviously seen this kind of temple before: "But, isn't he hanging on a cross?"

"This is the feature of our Niangniang Temple." Wu Han happily introduced the special attractions: "When Xianhan Boyan Timur first entered Dadu, he came to the Niangniang Temple to worship. Seeing Brother Tian hanging on the cross, The Khan couldn't bear it, so he ordered: "Why is this person innocent? He will be punished for a thousand years? Today, the Roman Khanate is building an account, and the whole world celebrates it. We should pardon all the tortured people in the whole country, as a show of mercy." Order the officials to record .”

"Brother Tian originally had three nails on his body, which respectively supported his hands and legs. The sweat then ordered: "Heaven, forgive him, remove the nail on his left hand; Earth, forgive him, remove the nail on his right hand; I forgive him, remove the nail." A nail in the leg.' Order the Patriarch to record."

"Brother Tian was put down after the three nails were removed." Wu Han said proudly: "Of all the churches in the world, this is the only church that has directly enjoyed the kindness of the Great Khan. Therefore, other places are allowed to adjust according to the situation, but our temple Brother Tian is sitting in front of the shelf for the cross in the picture.”

"It is indeed a rare feature." Sun Shiwan agreed very much.

"Brother Tian must be very happy to be let down. It will be more effective to sacrifice here." Wu Han struck while the iron was hot, pointing to the statue of Brother Tian, ​​and said.

Others took a closer look and found that the expression of the statue was very realistic, and it did not show suffering, but a happy and happy expression.

You can tell at a glance that Brother Tian is in a very happy and talkative mood.Seeing this, Sun Shiwan no longer hesitated, and began to worship the statue.Guo Kang, Wu Han and others hurriedly followed and saluted with them.

After worshiping Brother Tian, ​​Sun Shiwan looked at another figure next to his statue.This person sits in the middle, wearing a Greek-style royal costume, holding the scepter of the Roman emperor, and wearing the cymbal hat of the Yuan Dynasty emperors on his head.Taking a closer look, this should be the largest statue.

"Excuse Sun's blind eyes, which god is this?" Sun Shiwan asked curiously.

"Don't blame Mr. Sun, it's because the scope of influence of this god is limited. Except for our country, there are generally no people worshiping it." Wu Han said, and changed the topic: "But in our place, he is one of the most important gods."

"Look, he is the main character." He pointed to the most conspicuous religious painting not far away, beside the shrine: "This is our Roman godfather——Romulus Genghinus."

"This is the tradition of Rome, the compound god." He continued to explain: "However, there are not many people worshiping it. Now we are mainly offering sacrifices here."

"Romulus is the true founding Khan of Rome, but his fate was quite rough when he was young, and he lost his father when he was very young. Later, with the help of the good Antalemus, he established his own power. However, as the tribe grew stronger, the two brothers had conflicts and fought with each other. In the end, Romulus killed his former brother Lemus and established Rome."

"What Romulus brought is not only the historical origin, but also a warning to everyone that even brothers may have endless troubles because of differences in interests. Therefore, even if this kind of thing still happens frequently, we must treat it as a lesson."

Wu Han suddenly started to reason, which made Guo Kang a little unaccustomed.However, Sun Shiwan looked even more uncomfortable.

"Can these two come together?" he muttered.

"Of course." Wu Han said, "The breeders of Rome were wolves; the ancestors of Mongolia were wolves. When Rome was founded, brothers fought among themselves; when Mongolia was founded, brothers fought among themselves. Rome was greatly influenced by the more civilized Greek world, and its ancestors It may have come from the Greek world; Mongolia was greatly influenced by the more civilized Central Plains region, and its ancestors may have come from the Central Plains region. The Romans implemented a hundred-household system in the early years, and the elders convened the Khuriltai; The nobles convened the Kuliletai..."

"Look, it's pretty much the same," he concluded. "So, Rome is Mongolia, and Mongolia is Rome."

"If it's calculated like this, it seems to be okay..." Sun Shiwan said dumbfounded.

"The gods and ancestors on our side are different from those in the Central Plains. People down to ordinary people can worship at will." Wu Han reminded: "So, you don't need to pay attention to the taboos inside, just worship directly."

Sun Shiwan heard the words, thought for a while, and also bowed to the statue of the god ancestor.

"What about the last one?" he asked again.

"This was invited by Uncle Timur, the Prophet Muhammad of the Tianfang Sect." Wu Han said: "In our Khanate, there are many Tianfang Sect members who come to trade or settle. There are also friendly neighbors around us. Many belong to this religion. Therefore, we also have the icons of Tianfang Sect, and their status is equally important."

"I have also done a lot of business with Tianfang believers, so there shouldn't be such statues." Sun Shiwan was a little puzzled.

"You are right, but the 'Icons of the Holy Prophet' are a new type of religious sacred vessels carved independently by the Roman Khanate. The icons come from an orthodox Tianfang religion empire called the 'Tamerlane Khanate', here , the person chosen by God will be awarded 'Imani' to guide the prayer ceremony. As a 'believer', you will meet believers with different sects and unique teachings during your free business journey, and work with them Defeat profiteers from all walks of life and reap extra profits—at the same time, gradually discover the truth of 'faith'." Wu Han immediately began to recite a long paragraph.

"It means that this thing was given by Timur." Guo Kang quickly explained: "Originally, there was no such sacred artifact in the Tianfang Sect world. It was during the Ilkhanate period. The Mongolian Khans wanted to understand and promote It’s convenient, it’s drawn. At that time, Timur also made a lot of holy statues, and when the two families formed an alliance, he gave us some. Our original, that’s how it came about.”

"Those believers and religious scholars, won't they protest?" Sun Shiwan looked at the obvious Timur face on the icon-obviously, like many other civilizations, the Timur Khanate also learned to treat the ruler face painted on the idol.

"We don't know about that." Wu Han shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because religious scholars can't argue with Emperor Timur."

(End of this chapter)