A rapid knock on the door woke up Muhammad Aquinas from his nightmare.
In the cold winter, Aquinas was covered in cold sweat and his clothes were soaked. He suppressed his restless heart and tried to calm down.
The scene in the dream was too terrible.
The devil devoured them all...
Listening to the rapid knocking on the door, Aquinas calmed down, wiped away the beads of sweat that still remained, and tried to stay calm and said: "Come in!"
The attendant opened the door and said with a bit of panic: "Imam, Ali Musa Khan wants to see you."
Aquinas looked greatly moved. He endured the discomfort in his heart and asked the attendant to step back. There was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. Thinking about the terrible dream just now, a thought suddenly came to his mind: The end is coming?
Aquinas, whose surname is Muhammad, is a descendant of the prophet Abu Qasim Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim. He believes in Dashi in the West.
The place of law has a lofty status.
As a member of the prophet family, Aquinas is the imam of the Baghdad Mosque and is one of the best figures in the entire Dafa. This time he was ordered to come and canonize Ali Musa as the Emperor of the East.
"No, it's impossible! The great true God Allah will protect his people."
Aquinas showed a bit of self-deception and self-brainwashing, with an affirmative look on his face.
With the decline of the Dashi Kingdom, the conflict between the two major factions within the Dashi Kingdom became more and more intense. Among them, the Shi'i leader claimed to be the descendant of Fatimid and Ali in Tunisia, went south to attack Egypt, and claimed to be the caliph to establish the Fatimid dynasty.
Break with the Sunni faction.
Aquinas was a Sunni sect that still occupied Baghdad and Jerusalem in later generations of the Middle East. But because of this, the Catholic Church, which had always regarded Jerusalem as a holy place, was eyeing it, but it was not strong enough and could only be occupied by the Great Eclipse.
However, in recent years, the Catholic Macedonian dynasty has entered its golden age, its national power has been booming, and it has become somewhat like the Holy Roman Empire, which has put great pressure on the Sunni faction.
Now there is bad news coming from the east, all of which reveal a feeling of precariousness.
Aquinas, as the core of the Fasun sect, felt the deepest.
After calming down, Aquinas got dressed and came to the front hall.
With a mournful face, Ali Musa elaborated on Dongfang Yu's invasion of the Congling Plateau. Of course, it was indispensable to describe the things in the sky and on earth that Dongfang Yu had boasted about, so as not to appear incompetent.
Aquinas was convinced after hearing this. He knew the strength of the Kara Khanate. Even if they lost to Dongfang, they would not be defeated so easily unless the opponent's strength was far beyond imagination.
Little did he know that Ali Musa was careless in underestimating the enemy, and because he was tempted by the Lord of Eastern Qin, he became so complacent that he made a fatal mistake.
"Don't worry, Khan!"
Aquinas walked into the back hall with a cautious face, took out the crown he had brought, put it on Ali Musa's head, and read: "In the name of Allah, the true God, grant the Khan of the Kara Khanate the East
Lord of Qin, save thousands of suffering believers in the East."
Originally, the canonization ceremony was extremely grand, and Aquinas and his party had to be worshiped by believers along the way from the head church. However, under the current situation, they could only do it perfunctorily.
Even though Ali Musa was in the current situation, there was still a trace of enthusiasm in his eyes, and he said: "I am willing to die to serve the true God and spread my religion."
After expressing his loyalty, Ali Musa raised his head and said: "Imam, please inform the bishop immediately to launch a holy war. I will gather troops in Talas and wait for reinforcements..."
This was also the purpose of leaving his own capital and rushing here.
He does not want to be the rescue object of the jihad launched by the West, he wants to be the person who leads the jihadist army.
No one is more qualified to command the holy war army than him, the Lord of Eastern Qin...
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As the global climate gradually warms, the first snow on the Congling Plateau comes later than in the past.
Obstructed by wind and snow, Li Chuyun's follow-up troops arrived later than originally planned.
When he arrived at Suiye City, it was already a month later.
Li Chuyun, who arrived late, immediately called brothers Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Yuqing into the account to inquire about the situation.
The first thing Li Chuyun asked about was not the military situation, but the physical condition of the soldiers.
The soldiers sent out this time were mainly Lianglong elites, who had certain resistance to the northwest wind and frost. However, the environment on the Congling Plateau was far worse than that in the northwest, and he was worried that the sergeants would be acclimatized.
Zhe Yuxun said: "The climate on the plateau is indeed harsh, and many soldiers suffered from frostbite. For this battle, the imperial court was fully prepared, with the help of cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and sufficient wound medicine. The situation was much better than imagined.
In the past, in order to prevent the enemy from supporting Suiye City, there was defensive pressure. Now that the army has arrived, it can be effectively rotated and frostbite can be effectively reduced. In addition, the general has requisitioned all the houses around Suiye City to provide for our soldiers.
Get out of the cold.”
After hearing this, Li Chuyun hurriedly asked: "How are the local people doing? Your Majesty wants long-term peace and stability, not a short-term rule."
Zhe Yuxun immediately said: "Don't worry, Commander Li. When most of the people in the surrounding areas heard about our army's attack, they either fled into the city or took refuge to the west or north. There were only a few people who were unwilling to abandon their homes, and my subordinates also united them."
It was properly arranged without any difficulties. The lessons learned by Gao Xianzhi in the past will be kept in mind by my subordinates."
It is true that Gao Xianzhi was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, but because the emperor was far away, Li Longji was a king who dared to delegate power and had no restrictions on the power of the frontier commander. As a result, Gao Xianzhi, the Jiedushi of the Four Towns of Anxi, was as proud as the emperor of the Western Regions.
Man, he committed evil deeds and made people in the Western Regions angry and resentful.
Grolu's betrayal was indeed due to the temptation of the Arab Empire, but it was not because Gao Xianzhi acted recklessly and put everyone in the Western Region in danger.
Seeing that Zhe Yuxun handled everything well, he nodded and said: "Yuxun is calm and courageous, just like Zheng Guogong!"
Zhe Guogong was Zhe Congruan, and Li Chuyun had served under Zhe Congruan for a while.
Li Chuyun continued: "Let your soldiers retreat and take a good rest. I will arrange for someone to take over the defense."
Zhe Yuxun continued to report: "There is another matter. My subordinates have been preparing for the enemy to support Suiye City, but there was no movement from the other side. Until a few days ago, the King of Gaochang Khan sent news that Ali Musa was not in Kashgar, but
After going to Talas, Kashgar was handed over to its cousin Hassan for defense. They seemed to be giving up Suiye City and even Kashgar..."
Li Chuyun's eyes narrowed, and he walked quickly to the map hanging on the side, studied it carefully for a moment, and then said: "I went up the pole and wanted to fight the Talas again to achieve my reputation. This Ali Mu
Sa has some courage. Next..." There was a bit of ridicule on his face: "They should launch the so-called jihad, right?"
Zhe Yuxun said: "The general also has this idea. The other party plans to sacrifice Suiye City and Kashgar, two strategic locations, in exchange for time to gather the power of the West."
Li Chuyun narrowed his eyes and said, "Then it will be as he wishes."
Zhe Yuxun looked surprised. Shouldn't this give him the upper hand before the other party can consolidate their strength?
Li Chuyun said: "Facing the Kara Khanate, our chances of winning are 70%, but against the Western coalition, our chances are 95%..." Seeing that Zhe Yuxun had not understood the meaning, he did not explain more.
Instead, he smiled and said, "Go back and think about the reason carefully. Once you understand it, come back and discuss it with me."
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Luoyang, Zhaowen Hall.
Manichaean saint Munin and Dr. Guozijian compiled enlightenment readings together.
Muning glanced at the talented woman not far away, and his mind was a little quick. As the most sacred saint of Manichaeism, she had far better access to information than others.
The Western Regions are the battlefield of Manichaeism. The victory or defeat of the Yu Dynasty in the Western Regions will directly affect the development of Manichaeism in the next hundred years. The wars in the Western Regions have already spread to the Central Plains through various channels.
She knew that the Dayu Army had destroyed Khotan, which had dominated the Western Regions for many years, and led the Western Regions Allied Forces to the Congling Plateau.
The Manichaean apostles accompanying the army had begun to promote Chinese Manichaeism in the Western Regions and achieved considerable success.
Manichaeism originally had a certain foundation in the Western Regions, and Manichaeism spread to the Han Dynasty was supported by the powerful country of Dayu. Many of its contents contain Eastern values and ideas. Li Shengtian is indeed very ambitious, but what he has promoted in recent years
The sinicization policy of the Western Regions still retains certain seeds of Chinese culture in the Western Regions.
Uighurs account for a large proportion in the Western Regions, and Manichaeism has great potential for development and a bright future.
In response to this situation, the imperial court also gave Manichaeism a new mission to assist the imperial court in educating the people of the Western Regions.
Mu Ning was both excited and a little scared about Luo Youdu's arrangement. Emperor Yu had a more thorough understanding of Western culture than she, a native Westerner.
The main reason why Western religions were able to overpower imperial power was their control over knowledge and thought.
Strictly speaking, Western temples are schools, places where knowledge is spread. Western science is derived bit by bit from the theology in temples.
In other words, religion can control people's thoughts and determine their intentions.
If the monarch's authority does not compromise with the divine authority, it will lead to people's dissatisfaction with the monarch's authority and the collapse of their faith.
The Tang Dynasty's Sinicization of the Western Regions was limited to the aristocratic class and failed to penetrate the common people. The aristocrats focused on their own interests, and their loyalty would be compromised because of their interests.
Emperor Dayu obviously planned to take a two-pronged approach this time, building schools in the Western Regions to promote Han culture. At the same time, he went a step further and imparted knowledge to the people through Manichaeism, so that the people in the Western Regions could accept Eastern Han culture through faith.
Muning was very concerned about this matter, which not only promoted Han culture, but also cultivated the seeds of devout believers.
But she was not happy for a long time. The Imperial College sent many doctors to assist her in revising the enlightenment books, and deleted some of her private collections. The most powerful among them were not the old scholars with profound knowledge, but
She is a young girl with extraordinary political sense. She has dug out some deeply hidden things and then replaced them with content that is beneficial to Eastern culture.
Mu Ning was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days. He looked at Xiao Chuo, who was known as the most talented woman in the Central Plains and the only female doctor in the Imperial College, and thought about how to kick her out.
Just as I was thinking about it, news came from outside that Luo Youdu had arrived.