The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 328 God is a thief
The Persian Empire did have a profound impact on Central and Western Asia and European countries, but it is hard to say how brilliant the civilization was.

But now it’s to deceive the other party, so naturally I have to say more nice things.

Obviously, there is no ethnic group that does not like to hear others praise their own good things.

Especially when hearing a strong person praise himself, the sense of pride will be even stronger.

Such is the case with Azaza.

I was very happy to see that Chen Jingke could accurately tell a lot of Persian history and praised the former Persian Empire.

It feels like I have found a confidant.

In fact, before coming to Ming Dynasty, he did not have such strong thoughts about the restoration of Persia.

After all, the Persian Empire was too far away, and Islam opposed ancestor worship.

As a feuding religion, Christianity even explicitly prohibits ancestor worship.

Even at a low point, they still rely on inheritance to stick together and look for the next opportunity for revival.

It can already be regarded as a betrayal of faith.

But this sect is just for the purpose of keeping together for warmth, and has no clear idea of ​​rejuvenation.

Generation after generation, people have worked hard to build China into what it is today.

There happened to be an explosion when he arrived.

And this idea became more and more rebellious, and he even began to question the gods.

Finally he realized it.

He could not solve this ideological problem and finally chose asceticism.

Respecting ancestors has brought orderly historical inheritance to this ethnic group.

Some choose Legalism, some choose Confucianism, some choose to believe in Buddhism, and some choose to respect Taoism.

And those who came after them bravely climbed to greater heights based on their predecessors.

Every period and every dynasty has different choices.

During his travels, he joined a Safi order composed of Persians.

But no matter which thought you choose, China is still China.

Everything here told him that the world could still be like this.

When the thought came to him, he felt like his head was exploding.

However, at this time he was in Ming Dynasty.

If he still lives in the Islamic world, he can do it.

What's this? This is simply stealing the fruits of mortal labor.

Isn't He too narrow-minded?
Everything created by human beings is completed under the guidance of gods, and all glory belongs to gods.

This place is extremely prosperous and powerful...

I won’t say whether his speculation is reliable or not. I will just say that as a religious scholar, he actually identified with ancestor worship.

That Chen Bandu was indeed a genius, but his abilities were not given by gods, but were accumulated from the experience of his ancestors.

The more I want to expel, the more frequently this thought appears.

The ultimate answer points to ancestor worship.

He tried to find the reason why this country was so resilient and strong.

He has been exposed to this kind of thing since he was a child. As a religious scholar, his loyalty to the gods far exceeds that of the Persian group.

Everything around him was affecting him, making him unable to purify his soul.

He himself was aware of this problem and tried to drive the thought out of his mind.

Religion is just a tool, and the core is people.

Prepare to use physical training to feed back to the spiritual level.

When he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he saw with his own eyes a completely different civilization.

He learned that China has hundreds of schools of thought, many religions, and many different beliefs.

So it is normal to not be interested in restoring the country.

Here secularism rules the world and religious belief is free.

The whole person's thoughts seemed to be divided into two, one accusing him of blasphemy, and the other thinking that the gods were narrow-minded thieves.

The omnipotent, supreme, great, and incomparably benevolent God does not allow believers to remember their ancestors.

People here worship their ancestors and are proud of their deeds...

The gods are thieves.

He put aside all distracting thoughts, walked around the Ming Dynasty, and observed the world with his eyes.

In his opinion, the current changes in Ming Dynasty are the result of this relay.

Putting tools above people is putting the cart before the horse.

When this thought came to mind, all the previous inner struggles became calm.

Only one thought remained.

Restore the Persian Empire.

And today, he came precisely for this purpose.

He knows something about this country. Although it has opened its doors, his overall thinking still tends to be conservative.

Only Chen Bandu, who advocated innovation and knew something about Persia, was most likely to provide him with help.

After some exchanges, he became more certain that Chen Bandu did have a good impression of Persia.

So, he finally figured it out and revealed his true purpose:
"It's not that we don't want to restore the glory of our ancestors, but the enemy is too powerful, so what can we do?"

Hearing this, Chen Jingke sneered and said, "It's okay to deceive outsiders with this statement, but don't deceive yourself."

"The several turmoils in the Dashi Empire were good opportunities for restoration, but you failed to seize them even once."

"As far as I know, you are just a dish of sand now..."

"If we were really serious, we wouldn't be like this now, without even the most basic ethnic organization."

Azaza said with some embarrassment: "Chen Bandu misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to be together, but that we can't."

"Because of our past glory, we Persians have always been feared by local rulers."

"Once we find signs of clumping together, we will use force to suppress it."

"It wasn't until the Mongols arrived that we took advantage of the vacuum of power to establish the Safi Order in Azerbaijan."

"But it only dares to exist in the form of religion and does not dare to expose the idea of ​​​​restoring the country."

This is half true and half false.

As mentioned before, after the fall of the Sasanian dynasty, the Persians were broken into pieces and integrated into the Great Food Empire.

With his rich administrative experience, he successfully became a local bureaucracy and religious scholar.

Any country that rules Central Asia needs to use their power to govern the local area.

Under such circumstances, it would be nonsense to say that they are incapable of uniting.

But it is indeed not easy for them to unite, but it is not because of the suppression from the rulers, but because they themselves have lost their cultural traditions.

Without common culture and pursuits, blood relationships have gradually become distant, and it is too difficult to unite.

Later, the revival of Persia also relied on the cohesion formed by Shipa's founding ideology.

The Shi sect is a minority. After all the people convert to the Shi sect, they will be distinguished from the Sun sect who make up the majority in the local area.

This formed internal cohesion and resisted the assimilation and annexation of other ethnic groups.

Later it became the headquarters of the Shi sect.

Of course, this is all a later story. At present, the Safi order has not yet fully converted to Shi sect.

Just a purely religious organization.

Although the majority of the members are Persians, they also include ethnic groups such as Kurds, Turkmens, and Azerbaijanis.

Some of this information was known to Chen Jingke in his previous life, some was collected in the past two years, and some was told to him by Azaza himself.

But he didn't expose Azaza's lie, so how could he cooperate? So he pretended not to know anything and said with shame: "So that's what happened. I just followed others' opinions. I'm very sorry."

Azaza said quickly: "Chen Bandu, there is no need to do this. In fact, you are right. It is us descendants who have failed to live up to our ancestors."

Chen Jingke sighed: "Because of the friendship between the Sasanian Dynasty and China, I have a good impression of Persia."

"When I learn about your situation over the past few hundred years, I feel sad for your misfortune and angry at you..."

At this point, he suddenly shook his head and said:

"Forget it, forget it, this is your own business, you are not in a hurry, so why should I worry about it."

Azaza said eagerly: "No, we really want to restore the country, but the enemy is too powerful and needs some help."

"If you are willing to help me, I, the Persians, will be grateful."

Even you use it.

Chen Jingke was shocked by his words and was stunned for a while before saying:
"Are you kidding me, my friend?"

Azaza said seriously: "No, I sincerely hope to get your help."

Chen Jingke seemed to have heard a big joke. He wanted to laugh but was embarrassed:
"No...my friend, how did you come up with this bad...well, this idea?"

"The Ming Dynasty and Persia are thousands of miles away, how can I help you?"

Azaza took out a map with the rough outlines of the Ming Dynasty, Central Asia, and West Asia.

This kind of picture is no longer a secret in the Ming Dynasty. People who often go to sea have it. It is not surprising that he can obtain it.

However, the imperial court did not spread all maps to the outside world.

Only the general outline is circulated outside, while some detailed topographic and landform data are classified and only the key departments of the imperial court have them.

"Chen Bandu, please read, this is the Ming Dynasty, this is the Western Regions, this is the Timur Khanate, and this is my hometown in Persia."

"The two places seem far apart, but in fact we have a common enemy."

Chen Jingke said calmly: "Oh?"

Azaza pointed to the Western Region and Suiyechuan and said, "During the Han and Tang dynasties, this was the land of China."

"Now the Western Region is occupied by the Chagatai Khanate, and Suiyechuan is occupied by the Timur Khanate."

"When the Ming Dynasty regains its glory in China, it will definitely regain these lost lands in the future."

"The Chagatai Khanate is weak and is no match for the Ming Dynasty."

"But the Timur Khanate is different. They have strong strength and geographical advantages."

"If Ming wants to defeat them, it will have to pay a huge price."

"If there is a force that restrains them from behind at this time, the pressure faced by Ming Dynasty will be much less."

Chen Jingke was noncommittal and said: "Everything you said is just speculation. At the moment, there is only one enemy of Ming Dynasty, Bei Yuan."

"Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to regain the Western Region and Suiye River in the future, it will not need anyone's help."

"What's more, you don't even have your own country, how can you restrain them?"

Azaza stood up and said solemnly: "Dear Chen Bandu, please let me tell you my thoughts."

Chen Jingke stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

Azaza pointed to the part of Central and Western Asia and said: "This is the old land of our Persian Empire, which was once occupied by the Timur Khanate."

"Fifteen years ago, a tribe named Turkmen expelled Timur's forces and established a country called Aries here..."

"Although the Timur Khanate was expelled, it has always been eyeing this place. The two sides will definitely fight again."

"This is the opportunity for me, the Persians, to take advantage of the war between the two countries to overthrow the Aries Kingdom and establish a country belonging to the Persians."

"At that time, we can send troops to attack the Timur Khanate with the Ming Dynasty."

"I know that the Ming Dynasty is very powerful, but you don't want your brave soldiers to die worthless, do you?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "You take it for granted..."

"If you can really restore the country, you can indeed involve part of the Timur Khanate's troops on behalf of the Ming Dynasty."

"However, now that you don't even have an organization of your own, how can you talk about restoring the country?"

"What's more, even if we have to cooperate, wouldn't it be better for us to cooperate with Aries Country?"

Azaza said in a deep voice: "There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that is to seek the skin of a tiger, and the Aries Kingdom is that tiger."

"After defeating the Timur Khanate, they will definitely tear up the contract and compete with the Ming Dynasty for the ownership of Broken Leaf River."

"And we Persians don't, please believe in our traditional friendship."

Chen Jingke laughed and said: "If you are still Persians who believe in Zoroastrianism, this sentence still has credibility, now..."

Azaza said with a serious face: "No matter what we believe in, we are all Persians and will never change."

Chen Jingke seemed to be touched and thought deeply for a long time before saying:
"For the sake of traditional friendship, I'll give you a chance."

Before Azaza could be happy, he added: "But just helping us contain the Timur Khanate is not enough for Ming Dynasty to support your restoration."

"Give me a reason to support you."

Azaza was ecstatic, this was just a deal.

As long as the other party is willing to negotiate terms, everything is easy to negotiate. What I'm afraid of is that they won't even give them a chance to negotiate terms.

Taking a deep breath to calm down his excitement, he said:
"The new Persian state will become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty like its predecessors."

Chen Jingke waited for a while, and when he saw that he stopped talking, he said doubtfully:

"that's it?"

Azaza naturally knew that these were not enough, but he also knew that he could not keep saying it himself, otherwise the initiative would be completely lost.

So he asked, "I wonder what Chen Bandu wants us to do?"

Naturally, Chen Jingke would not reveal his trump card and said, "You seem to have forgotten another thing."

"You are just an ordinary religious scholar. What qualifications do you have to talk to me? And what qualifications do you have to make a promise on behalf of the Persians?"

Azaza explained: "My family has great influence in the local area, and I am also well-known there and can influence..."

Chen Jingke interrupted him and said, "No, no, no, only the future leader of the Persians is qualified to talk to me."

"Do you understand it?"

Azaza opened his mouth again and again, and finally he suddenly lost his temper and said in frustration:
"I know, I was too naive."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "It seems you still don't understand."

Azaza raised his head and looked at him doubtfully.

Chen Jingke said meaningfully: "Have you never thought about becoming the new leader of the Persians?"

Azaza's mouth opened in shock: "Ah...this...this..."

Chen Jingke continued: "Reviving Persia requires a strong leader."

"If you don't have the courage to take on this responsibility, don't take this job."

"Don't go around promising help when you have nothing."

"If you have the courage, then stand up bravely."

"I know who you are and I trust your guarantee, but I don't trust anyone else's."

"The choice is up to you, not me."

"Go back and think it over carefully before talking to me."

"see a visitor out."

After saying that, without giving Azaza another chance to lobby, he stood up and walked out with a flick of his sleeves.

Azaza didn't try to stay. He stood there in a daze and didn't leave until he was reminded by the housekeeper.
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By the way, when Chen Jingke returned to the backyard, he saw Fu Qing coming up to him:
"I just saw you talking about business with that person, so I didn't bother you..."

"Where's that Banren? Is he gone?"

Chen Jingke nodded and said: "I just left... I'm going to make the next move in the far west. Let's see if he can wake up."

Fu Qing nodded and did not continue to ask, but smiled and said:

"The first draft of Fantasy Travels has been completed. Come over and see where you still need to revise."

(End of this chapter)