Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 37
Fortunately, there were a lot of things to do today, and the queen didn't have the mood to continue asking, so she put the matter down.

Under the queen's order, several cowards brought a map.Lama Wang still held his fly whisk, paced squarely, followed the map, and walked in.

"Fusheng Arhaha Tianzun!" He bowed to the queen, then bowed his hands to the ministers, pointed to the map, and introduced: "The Ming Dynasty is too far away, and the collected information often conflicts with each other. I tried to filter some, and found The craftsman processed the previous map so that everyone can understand the situation."

"I was ordered to assist Tuohuan Huangtaiji in writing the letter of credence, but due to various problems, the draft has not been completed yet. We have written the part that can be confirmed so far in the draft, please allow me to send it to everyone for a look."

The queen nodded, and the Dalai Lama Wang brought a stack of papers from the attendants and distributed them to everyone.

Guo Kang also got one, took a look, and found that the official content was more than last time, but apart from polite words, there were only some introductions to the trade situation of the Purple Horde Khanate itself.

"If you have any comments, please ask the Patriarch directly." The Queen said.

"I have a question." Shi Ke also scanned the document: "What kind of language should we write our national letter, Master Wang, have you figured it out?"

"I tend to write in Chinese. At present, our draft is written in Chinese." Wang Da Lama said: "Chinese is the most familiar writing method for both countries. I think that expressing opinions in Chinese is easier for the Ming Dynasty to understand. There is ambiguity. In addition, it can also appear that we are close to them, which can naturally bring us closer."

"I heard that the dynasty of Seris does not like other countries with the same civilization. It is said that it is because the Seris people can only have one regime forever, and other regimes will be regarded as competitors." Timur Saraiwanhu George, a Georgian, asked: "Will we show our identity as Seris culture, and will it cause the hostility of Ming Dynasty instead?"

"That's not enough." The Great Lama Wang waved his hand: "The people of Seris have a different understanding of government than we do. The emperor over there is not just our Barcelius. It should be Pope Barcelius, so A position—maybe higher than the pope."

"Let's put it this way." He thought for a while and explained: "The emperor's most noble title is not the emperor himself, but the 'Son of God'. They are mainly on guard against those who grab this title. If you don't grab it from them, you will be fine. .”

"It sounds like the name of the Egyptian Pharaoh in ancient times." The chief treasurer, the Greek Alexios Otrifus, commented: "It seems that the Persians also learned it?"

"This is true of the centralized countries in the East. We in Rome later learned from the East, and we are also developing in this direction. You should have learned it in history class when you were in school." Peter Borjan, Minister of the Ministry of Water and a Bulgarian, said: " Scholars believe that Seris is the most united, most orderly, and most powerful of all Asiatic countries. Their monarchs are also the highest in divinity."

"It is true that no one in ordinary countries dares to call themselves the Son of God." Yexian Salai Wanhu Tuotuohua smiled and said: "The caliph of the Tianfang Sect would not dare."

"The legitimacy of the Umayyad Dynasty and the Abbasid Dynasty are both problematic. They are just a false state with the unity of politics and religion." Borjan, who was a scholar, became more serious: "I have always believed that only the Seris civilization has A truly perfect order of theocracy.”

"The data shows that Serris does not have church organizations like ours and the Tianfang Sect World. However, no civilization can completely give up the right to teach. They don't have a church, which only shows that the functions of the church have been carried out by other organizations."

"I bought a lot of oriental books from businessmen, and finally found out that this is because their government has completely annexed the church. Not only the central government, but the local governors also perform secular management work while performing the church's education and persuasion functions, and he even There is no title of bishop, because people have already assumed that the magistrate is a bishop. This is the ultimate expression of the unity of state and church."

He nodded and praised: "I haven't seen other civilizations be able to fully do this - we are all close to it."

"You're going too far. Our topic is not to praise the Ming Dynasty." Otrifuss reminded: "And I think the title of Son of God is really too presumptuous..."

"This is the most important part of the patriarch's topic." Borjan asked methodically: "Think about it, a king can accept another king; a Basilius can also accept another Basilius Si—as we have done to Persia; but can a Son of God accept another Son of God?"

Otrifoss froze.

"You feel presumptuous because in your belief, there can only be one Jesus as the Son of God. And it happens to be the same for Daming Kingdom." He concluded: "So, your concerns are the best answer to this issue. Answer: The Ming Dynasty cannot accept another 'emperor'. This is not an issue of political power, but an issue of religious authority. This issue cannot be compromised."

"What about your suggestion?" asked Otrifuss.

"My suggestion is not to worry about it." Borjan replied: "The conclusion is obvious: as long as our Barcelius does not claim to be the Son of God, there is no problem of arousing their hostility. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the side effects of bringing cultural distance closer. "

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

"This explanation is simple and clear, and I understand it." The queen praised, "Do you have any other questions?"

"There will be one at the end." Tutuo Buhua hurriedly asked: "I heard what they said just now, the Ming Dynasty for a while, and the Ming Dynasty for a while. What should we call them this time?"

"We are currently using their official translation, which is directly called 'Dunta Ulus', which means 'the country in the middle'." Lama Wang replied, "Tuhuan Huangtaiji and I have also considered your question. In the end, we felt that this topic was too complicated and sensitive, so we might as well avoid it like this.”

"How do you say that?" asked Boris Kubrat, a Bulgarian who served as Minister of the Military Region and is now also Minister of the Ministry of War.

"This is an issue of legitimacy—or, as Mr. Borjan just said, the issue of unique divinity." Shi Ke explained: "In Seris, the positioning of this 'dynasty' is different. Generally speaking, the only Only a unified regime with divine nature can be worthy of this title. This is an issue that all countries in the entire civilized circle are very concerned about."

"Whether Daming is one of the countries of Seris or a unified dynasty is still unclear. They must call themselves so, but we still have to do business with the Javanese dollar, so we don't want to offend them. So it's better not to carry."

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