Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 326 This land is full of suffering

"Hey, I thought of looking for us at this time." Father Leo shook his head and said, "Sending a letter to the church is probably the same idea."

"Yes, in theory, there is still a connection between the various Rus countries. Even if it has been a long time, everyone's blood relationship has been very weak." Pronsky told everyone: "Of course, everyone knows the actual situation. The princes are constantly attacking each other, and the hatred between them is probably deeper than the hatred with the Poles. So they probably know that this is just a formality."

"So, the church still has to seriously respond." Father Marco judged: "The most important thing here may be the letters received by the church."

"That makes sense." Da Lama Wang agreed.

"That's right, the connection between the Rus countries is actually not so close. When we want to coordinate, we need to rely on the church to a large extent." Pronsky also agreed: "In other words, the princes over there are not so close to their own interests." The degree of identity of a common country or group is not as good as that of the so-called 'Holy Rome'."

"Although there was Prince Kiev in name, and later Prince Vladimir, as the leader of the crowd, this group is very loose, and even the boundaries are not clear. In our local saying, the name 'Russian Kingdom' It’s not uncommon—we generally use the conceptual phrase ‘Ross Land’ in our official documents.”

Guo Kang also nodded.It seemed that although Pronsky dressed up like a nouveau riche who wished others could not see him, he did have some level of knowledge.At least he speaks clearly about the situation in his hometown.

In the land of Eastern Europe, in terms of the general level of nobles, it is already considered good.

"Brother Andre and I used to go there before when we were practicing." The elder Father Mikhail said: "At that time, we didn't feel that there was any problem there. We didn't expect the situation to deteriorate so quickly. .”

"Hey, it's all like that." Father Leo shook his head and said, "The Poles' persecution of our Orthodox believers is also the opposite of what they did on the battlefield. The believers will be more relaxed; the front line is not going well or the battle is defeated, and they will take their anger on us."

"They now accept Tianfang believers and even Jews, but they just don't accept us. I heard people say that in many places, people are forcing Orthodox Christians to convert, otherwise they will be treated cruelly, and the upper echelon of the kingdom is obviously condoning this behavior .”

"These people have always been like this. The more they can't win, the more brutal they will be." Father Marco agreed: "In Lithuania, religious conflicts are also very serious now. I predict that it will deteriorate rapidly in the future."

"What happened over there?" Guo Kang asked.

"The two giants in Lithuania, Vytautas and Jagielo, are increasingly agreeing on the issue of the Orthodox Church." Father Marco told him: "Originally, Jagielo married the Poles, so he was married to the Catholic Church." On the church side, the connection is even closer. In order to fight against him, Vytautas deliberately borrowed the influence of the Orthodox Church and even the local primitive polytheism."

"But later, the church intervened with them. I guess, it was the action of Emperor Timur's army to attack Tutuo Mimi that frightened them-before, no Persian army had ever attacked this place. So, at that time Only Poland and Lithuania are in a hurry to form a coalition, trying to seize the strongholds from the southern Russian grassland to the Black Sea before Timur left and we have not yet established a firm foothold."

"As a result, they suffered a disastrous defeat in that war. After that, the religious environment in Lithuania fell into a vicious circle-if the war failed, the rulers would try to find compensation from the Rus, who are also Orthodox Christians, and force They pay more tribute to make up for the damage to the national power. And this behavior will threaten the unity and stability of their country, making the boyars and citizens who believe in the Orthodox Church begin to lose confidence in the country.”

"I suspect that their national structure is somewhat deficient. In the face of a crisis, they cannot make adjustments." He judged: "This may also be the reason why many Eastern European countries could not maintain a unified state for too long. If this If the conclusion is valid, our church has to make preparations early, and even take the initiative to intervene if necessary."

Upon hearing this, Father Mikhail sighed.

"We priests, it is reasonable to say that we should concentrate on practicing and praying. Unfortunately, since we traveled far away, we have almost never escaped from the whirlpool of politics. I don't know if the monks continue to be in touch with secular affairs like this, can they still maintain purity and respect? A heart of absolute sincerity from the Father."

"Actually, we also know about this problem." Da Lama Wang nodded and persuaded in a homely tone.

"Actually, I have a say in this matter. You all know that in the entire Orthodox world, who has the deepest entanglement with mortal power and secular affairs? Of course it is me, the old man." He smiled and laughed at himself.

The two assistants also laughed, and Da Lama Wang continued: "When it comes to scriptures and righteousness, a large group of people in the church are better than me. But since the heavenly father let us live in the mortal world, we have to deal with it. affairs."

"And one of our jobs is to deal with the current situation." He said: "The martyrs are great, but the church cannot allow believers to be bullied at will, or even waste the life bestowed by the Father. On the other hand, It should not be difficult for everyone to find that only by cooperating with the secular government can the gospel be spread better.”

"The main goals of the church are, first, to establish a 'city on earth', to make Rome a model for the world again, to encourage and guide the world to follow the right way; second, to popularize knowledge, explain the truth to everyone, promote virtue, and correct superstition. To achieve These goals are definitely not enough for one person.”

"We are all just mortals with inevitable shortcomings. If we want to achieve these goals, we must organize everyone and perform their duties. If you have good inspiration, you should practice and understand; if you have good eloquence, you should educate others; To run a church so that while no one is perfect, the organization as a whole can function better and bring all involved closer to the Father."

"Of course all of this can't be perfect—we're not a paradise here. But it's precisely because of this that we need to work hard. You can't just lie on the ground and wait for the judgment day to come?"

"Similarly, everyone knows that the 'Land of Ross' has been full of suffering for many years. Saving this land is exactly the duty given to the church by the Heavenly Father, and it is also a task that we must complete as the successors of the brother's will. Therefore , we need your help." Lama Wang finally said.

Father Andre nodded in agreement.Father Mikhail just sighed and didn't object.

(End of this chapter)