"That's what I say, but we must also be careful of civil unrest!"
Xie Jin in the South Study Room looked solemn, "After all, the synagogue has been built for hundreds of years, and the descendants of the blue hats live in groups and do not marry outsiders, so be careful!"
"Ha! Bachelor Xie, you really have the views of a scholar!"
Zhu Gaochi held a cup of hot tea and smiled and said, "You are the commander of the Kaifeng capital, so those 20,000 soldiers have to eat dry food?" He put down the tea cup, "In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Supreme Emperor said when he was managing the world's monks and setting up the Monk Registration Department. However, except for monks and Taoists, they are all evil cults!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Gaochi had a faint sneer on his face, which was a unique expression of the Zhu family, as if he was looking at people sideways, showing no anger or disdain for anyone.
"Only by adhering to my Ming etiquette and laws can I allow him to follow my customs. Otherwise, will he try?"
"How many people believe in Bodhisattvas? Who would dare to say no when he is about to die?"
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi entered the Nuan Pavilion one after another with Xiaoru in front and behind.
"Sit!" Zhu Yunxi sat down on the Arhat bed by the window and said, "Just now I saw that you seemed to have something you didn't say clearly. Now there are only you and me, the emperor and the minister, so you might as well speak frankly!"
"Your Majesty!" Fang Xiaoru cupped his hands and said, "Actually, when I talk about this Yoshi Leye Sect, I think of something else!"
"Speaking of which, it seems to me that this Ji Le Ye religion is quite similar to the Nestorian religion that was popular in the Yuan Dynasty before!" Fang Xiaoru frowned in thought and spoke slowly.
"Well, I know that!" Zhu Yunxi looked solemn.
Nestorianism was called Yeli Kewen in the Yuan Dynasty. The mother and wife of Hulagu, the grandson of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Ili Khanate, believed in this religion.
As early as a hundred years ago, when Mongolia was in its heyday and marching westward, there were frequent exchanges between the East and the West along with the wars. The honest and simple Mongolians, who were born in the grasslands, had a natural reverence for all kinds of gods.
It was Nestorianism that began to spread.
Ever since the Mongol army invaded Hungary, the Holy See has been sending envoys to meet with Uluth, the emperor of the Great Mongol Empire. At first, their intention was to ask the Mongolian Empire to stop attacking Western countries, but for the prosperous Mongolia As far as the empire is concerned, I do not prohibit people within the territory from believing this. It has nothing to do with me wielding a knife to kill you.
Later, the Pope personally sent a letter to the Mongol Khan, lowering the requirement from a military strike to not killing believers. In the end, it still didn't work, and everything the Mongol army passed was turned into white ground.
As a show of sincerity, but also out of fear, the Roman Church personally sent an envoy from Pope Nicholas IV.
This became the beginning of formal communication between the Yuan Dynasty and the Holy See. Over the next hundred years, the emperor of the Mongol Empire not only allowed them to preach, but also allowed them to build cross temples, and even granted them certain privileges.
Even during the period of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty at the end of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the Pope sent Nicholas, a professor from the University of Paris, to form a mission to visit the Yuan Dynasty. Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty also ordered the German William Khitan Alan to form a sixteen-member mission to Rome.
It can be said that during the Yuan Dynasty, Nestorianism was able to take root and develop in the land of mid-Xia.
Both Nestorianism and Yichi Leye Sect are of the same origin, observe the same festivals, and have similar teachings.
"I remember hearing the old man say that when the Northern Expedition was successful, there were still several cross temples in the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and there were tens of thousands of monks with colored eyes!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "The old man ordered at that time that the construction of the Yuan Dynasty should not protect outsiders. All the churches and monasteries will be burned down."
Many minute details in history are lost in the dust. I don’t know how much bloodshed is hidden in this light sentence.
In fact, not only Peiping, but also Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and other places where Nestorianism flourished, but now there is no trace of it.
Future generations may say that our culture is that the sea can purify and tolerate everything, and any foreign things will be destined to be assimilated by us. However, what we need to let future generations know is that the reason why our civilization has always stood firm will not
The reason why we are invaded by foreign civilizations is because there is a group of seemingly humble and exclusive defenders, but they are firm and persistent.
Our history is written in blood, and our civilization is also continued in blood.
"The emperor's sage is indeed true!" Fang Xiaoru continued, "But Nestorianism did not rise from the previous dynasty during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties!"
Speaking, Fang Xiaoru paused, "Historical records show that it was first brought by the Persians during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. During the Zhenguan period, the Persian Aluoben was ordered by the King of Persia to go to Chang'an, and then passed through Gaozong, Empress Wu, Xuanzong, and Daizong almost successively.
More than two hundred years!”
It is not surprising that Zhu Yunxi said that Nestorianism was introduced in that era. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Tang army continued to conquer various countries in Central Asia in the Western Regions, and not only Nestorianism but also Manichaeism and Aojiao were introduced.
"But by the end of the Tang Dynasty, all the religious people who were denounced as evil spirits and heretics were expelled from the country, and all the synagogues they built were burned down!"
As Fang Xiaoru spoke, he took a small sip from his tea bowl to moisten his mouth, and continued, "The emperor said that it is not allowed to build a synagogue for free industry, so I suddenly remembered the old things in these books. They are called evil people.
The demon is not targeted without aim!"
"First of all, for example, the monks in my court are all alone, but the Nestorian monks can marry and have children, and often shave their hair and beards, which is very different from the folk customs in my court!"
"Second, his heart is not right. According to Buddhism, Buddha and I are one, and everyone can become a Buddha. Taoism, heaven and man are one, and everyone is a real person! Nestorianism says that everyone is born with sins and must be forgiven.
.And the god of faith is heaven, superior to the emperor, ancestors and parents of heaven and earth!"
"The third one!" Fang Xiaoru frowned tightly as he said that, "The most important thing is the third one!"
"Speak slowly!" Zhu Yunxi listened intently and asked the bastard to give Fang Xiaoru hot tea.
"None of the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in Zhongxia are above the law. However, according to Nestorianism, heaven is above the emperor, and everyone is a believer and sinner. Moreover, it teaches people to raise money and use it to give to the poor to win people's hearts.
.Building synagogues is often in densely populated areas, and grandeur and luxury are the best.”
"To sum up, all the talents mentioned above were expelled at the end of the Tang Dynasty, but they flourished again in the previous dynasty of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty." Fang Xiaoru continued, "Now the emperor is promoting shipping, connecting countries from all over the world to come to China. It is naturally a good thing for the economy and people's livelihood, but if these heresy,
If it reappears in mid-summer, it will be a disaster!"
"If this teaching were to be implemented as a province, wouldn't it mess up our Zhongxia principles and ethics? Although its teachings are inconsistent with our Zhongxia etiquette and laws, the world will take them lightly. But it is inevitable that there will always be some foolish men and women who have been deceived by them and gone astray."
Zhu Yunxi sighed, "That's why I decreed that synagogues are not allowed to be built in various places at will, and merchants with lustful eyes are not allowed to live in the inner city at will."
His exclamation was not without purpose.
It has to be said that Westerners have always been one step ahead in cultural export. Eastern culture disdains exporting the culture that wants to be the best in the world. But in Western culture, hidden under the skin of etiquette is wolfish ambition.
These people are humble and courteous gentlemen when they encounter a powerful country.
And when they meet someone they can conquer, they become wild wolves.