Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 159

"What do you mean by propaganda?" Theodora was obviously still wary of her.

"It literally means it." Guo Kang said: "A good image can attract more people and reduce their resistance. Creating a holy and noble image is very good for our publicity. All cultures Eat this set."

"Then why are you looking for her?" Theodora pointed to little Jeanna next to her and asked.

"She has a lot of connections." Guo Kang continued to explain honestly: "She has close ties with the East and the West, and she also has rich professional knowledge, so of course we are looking for her."

Little Jeanne just smiled, and she still had an expression on her face, which made Theodora even more upset.

"Are you sure she can do well? With her bad personality..."

"Why is she so bad-tempered? Sister, don't talk about her casually." Tuo Huan couldn't stand it anymore: "From the beginning to the end, you are attacking others. You can't say that."

Theodora was deflated and could only continue to sulk.

"Obviously I know theology and doctrine very well." She complained, "Why don't you ask me."

"Hey, this is not for the teaching. The teaching is just a means. The real purpose lies in our diplomatic attempts." Tuo Huan said bluntly: "According to Guo Kang's brother, the church needs an 'image spokesperson'. Her connections And image, it’s better than me and Master Wang.”

"Are you sure it's for our diplomacy, not for her own sake." Theodora's words also became sharper: "Isn't it to flatter her, or tailor-made for her?"

As she spoke, she started staring at Guo Kang again, seeming to believe that he had something wrong in his heart and deliberately made a deal with this "saint".

"Of course not. If you really want to make it tailor-made, why don't you be a holy maiden." Tuo Huan shook her head again and again.

"We worship all denominations of God, and there is too little room for advancement for female believers. They can only be a nun at most, and all official clergy, whether we are Orthodox or Roman Catholic, are not granted to women."

"I also looked specifically at it. The so-called saint is actually a folk name. Because according to the rules, you cannot be canonized while you are alive." He picked up a booklet introducing basic teachings: "Look, no matter how you know the scriptures Righteousness, even if you really create a miracle, you can't get the god grade. Isn't it embarrassing."

"Actually, I don't quite understand why worshiping God is so popular among women. Don't they care?" He put the booklet back on the table and said with emotion: "If our soldiers only have this kind of room for promotion, then They will have to mutiny tomorrow..."

"He has a knife in his hand, so how can it compare?" Guo Kang was almost numb to his forced comparison, so he complained, and didn't continue to struggle.

"You see, this is really just a false name for little Rangna. Does the princess care about this title? Isn't it just to help us." He turned to Theodora and said: "This It's not that we praise her, but ask her to help us."

"That's right. I really want to gain a real status in religion, and there's no need to take this path." Tuo Huan sat back on the chair: "I heard from the Mamluks that there is a female Fakih in Egypt. Jurisprudence experts), female mufti (judges). In the Sufi order in Syria, there are also women who serve as chiefs and sheikhs. If you really want to be a teacher, you might as well vote for Tianfang Woolen cloth."

"That's true. Another advantage of Tianfang Sect is that it is very flexible." Joanna laughed and said, "They don't have the Patriarch of Constantinople, nor the Bishop of Rome—or they used to have it, but they haven't for a long time. authoritative."

"The big schism of Tianfang Sect came very early, and its scope and subsequent impact are much more serious than the sectarian schisms on our side." Guo Kang explained to her: "From the very beginning, bloody civil strife has continued to occur. .”

"The Prophet died just six months ago and his daughter Fatima also died. Sunnis think it was because of excessive grief. But Shia say it was the first caliph Abu Bakr and the second caliph Umar , while Fatima’s husband Ali was not at home, they came to the door overnight and beat Fatima, who was pregnant at the time, causing her miscarriage and death.”

"Anyway, this matter has become a topic of debate between the two of them for hundreds of years. Which one to believe depends on your own judgment." Guo Kang spread his hands: "But there is no doubt about the civil strife afterwards. Several caliphs killed each other To kill, the methods are rougher than Sima's."

"How much sanctity can be maintained by performing 'Heavenly Father Killing Brotherly' every day? I think we all know the history of Seris very well... As a result, there are far more sects on their side than ours. "

"When the Abbasid Dynasty was still strong, it could use secular force to forcibly maintain a religious authority and guarantee the status of the Caliph. When the Abbasid Dynasty declined, the Turkic warlords did not take the Caliph seriously. It disappeared. These sects are completely left alone."

"I haven't read much about the history of Seris, but I know that in theory you can create a sect at will-in fact, many people have done it." Grand Jeanna also said: "Talking about an Orthodox sect Fangjiao sect is not difficult. Both Baba Ishak and Patriarch Zhang really did this. Our Ancient Tomb Sect also has its own Tianfangjiao vest."

"What is a vest?" Theodora asked strangely.

"The word he invented means... pretending to be a different identity." Da Rangna pointed to Guo Kang and said.

"It doesn't have to be a pretense. We can have them all." Guo Kang said, "And Tuohuan is right. These days, if a girl wants to become a priest, it is indeed easier for a girl to go to the Tianfang Sect... "

"I suspect that this is the problem of cultural accumulation." He said: "I have talked with a few friends before. The number of priests and the rise and fall of the world of Tianfang Sect are almost synchronized."

"When they arose, such people appeared more and more frequently, and most of them were in places with deep cultural background such as Egypt, Syria, and Two Rivers. I think this may have nothing to do with the sect itself, but with the economy. , culture are closely related. If they decline in the future, it is estimated that they will develop simultaneously.”

"It seems to make sense." Tuo Huan thought for a while and said.

Guo Kang is not just making up.According to the statistics of later generations, the number of female jurists did begin to decrease rapidly after the 18th century, and they still maintained a strange synchronization with the rise of Europe and the decline of the Tianfang world.The rules here are more interesting.

"Of course, the easiest thing is our Church of Rome." He added: "It's a good mix, and you can say that you are Brother Tian's sister. I think our side has the highest limit."

"Uh..." Theodora was speechless.

(End of this chapter)