Chapter 766 Volunteer (Double, Ask for a Monthly Pass!) ）

Xilin and Jeanna were helping Xia Xun change clothes in front and back, Liu Yijue walked in, Xia Xun saw it, and signaled to Xilin and Jeanna, the two NV understood, and hurriedly retreated, Xia Xun asked Liu Yijue: "How is it, what have you learned?" ”

Xia Xun is dressed at the moment, all of them are a Western Regions style Muslim dress, although he has not finished dressing up, he is already very tasteful, he is used to seeing him wearing black yarn and wearing a public uniform, and suddenly saw him again, Liu Yijue felt very interesting, he looked at Xia Xun a few times attentively, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, if you hang a long beard and dye it white, you will be like a respected imam." ”

These days, Xia Xun, accompanied by generals such as Sunan and Kunji, inspected the defense of Dunhuang. Due to the characteristics of the integration of the military and the people in Dunhuang, it is inevitable to have a very close relationship with many wealthy families, and these wealthy families have a very close relationship with Islam, or they themselves hold important positions in the mosque, so Xia Xun has very close contact with the Halal Religion, the first major religion in the Western Regions.

A few days ago, Xia Xun, accompanied by dignitaries from Shazhou, visited the largest mosque in the local area, which also manages the religious affairs of all mosques in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Hami, Beshibali and other areas, and is the largest pope of the religion in the Western Regions.

The great elder of the temple was a very talkative elder, when he accompanied Xia Xun, he casually talked to him about the experience of the introduction of Halal Christianity into the Central Plains and the origin of the name of Islam, saying that in the second year of Tang Yonghui, the caliph Uthman ordered Sai Yidewanges to send an envoy to Middle Earth, and Tang Gaozong asked him: "What is the name of Rujiao?" He replied, "Islam." This Islam is an Arabic word that means obedience. Those who obey the will of Allah are obedient people, and Muslims are the general term for Muslims, which is also an Arabic transliteration. Tang Gaozong said: "My people don't know this, please speak Chinese." Wan Gesi replied, "Islam." ”

When Xia Xun heard this, he asked the elder what Huihui was, and the elder laughed when he heard it, because Tang Gaozong also asked like this at that time, and the elder replied with Wan Gesi's mouth: "Hui Zi is two, the big mouth abides by the canon rules and national laws, and the small mouth abides by the village folk customs." Don't eat ill-gotten gains, and don't say useless things in small mouths. The big mouth talks about astronomy and geography, and the small mouth maintains moral ethics. The big mouth planned to set the country by force, and the small mouth kept silent about state secrets. Gulp up the literature and ink pedant, and tell the family to be human. These five principles are the reason for the return to the word. ”

Xia Xun listened to the solemn praise, and the elder said: "Gaozong asked again: 'What is the relationship between the country and the religion?'" Wan Gesi replied: "If the monarch is not right, the religion cannot be supported: the religion is not correct, the witch Gu is abundant, heresy is spreading, the sophistry is spreading, the fan is huò the public, the people's hearts are pretended, and the world is swaying." Therefore, it is advisable for the true monarch to support the orthodox religion to eliminate heresy, and the country is orthodox and the world is peaceful. Gaozong happily agreed.

After this answer, Xia Xun seemed to be deeply touched, as if he was inspired by something, and suddenly came up with the idea of joining the church, he mentioned it to the elders, the elders were surprised, this is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, they work hard to preach, and naturally hope that everyone in the world will join the religion, if there can be such a powerful figure of the Ming Dynasty to convert to the religion, it is a great merit for him personally, and it will be of great benefit to them to preach.

Therefore, the great elder immediately agreed, and immediately sent an edict to inform the main patriarchs of all temples in various places that if there is time, they will immediately rush to Dunhuang to participate in the grand ceremony of the Fuguo Gong's initiation, and today is the day of Xia Xun's initiation.

Xia Xun listened to Liu Yijue's words and said with a smile: "Imam, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it, but since I have joined the church, I believe that the elders will definitely give me a commensurate identity, and I can't treat it as an ordinary believer."

Liu Yijue said curiously: "Is Guogong really joining the church?" ”

Xia Xun pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "The teachings of a true religion are all guided to goodness. After the spread of Islam to Middle-earth, the doctrines and tenets of the Mén religion in various places have changed to some extent, but its original creed has not changed. My friend Zheng He is also a devout Muslim, and from him I used to know a little bit about Islam, and I basically agree with the teachings of this religion. Of course, I don't shy away from saying that I do have some other considerations for joining the church at this time. ”

Xia Xun beckoned Liu Yijue to sit down, and sighed lightly: "The Yuan Dynasty returned to the world, and now the Hui people may not be all over the world, but here, they are the absolute masters, Dunhuang has returned to the Ming Dynasty for more than 40 years, but the imperial court has never made much achievements here, of course, there are many reasons for this, but the imperial court's control of the Western Regions is far less than the control of the Western Regions during the Yuan Dynasty, this is a fact."

The reason for this is that our Han people have different beliefs from the people of the Western Regions, and no matter what we do, there is always a layer of separation, and we will inevitably be constrained everywhere when we do things, and we will get twice the result with half the effort, which is an important reason. Why didn't they have much resistance and fear of Timur's crusade? Do they know about Timur? Have they ever been exposed to Timur? None of them, just because Timur has an advantage over us.

We want to run the Western Regions, in addition to increasing the number of Han people here, but also to unite the Hui people here, and the best way to unite the Hui is to become brothers with them and gain their trust. How great is the power of religion, you can see the White Lotus Sect, for legitimate religion, suppression is useless, should be based on guidance since ancient times to govern the frontier, the method used is not to use force, with the benefit, into the text, I this is not a means of assimilation, of course, into the local customs, in our place, the separation of church and state is necessary. ”

Liu Yijue nodded thoughtfully. Xia Xun smiled and asked, "Okay, let's talk about it, what news have you heard?" ”

Liu Yijue reined in his mind and replied: "Guogong, Shazhou is a place that connects the east and west, whether it is the Han people in the east, or the merchants of Bōsi and Dashi, or even the Tatars of the Eastern Méng Dynasty, the Warat people of the Western Méng Dynasty, and the Tufan people in the south, they will often appear here, and it is inevitable that there will be some detailed spies, and the frequent occurrence of Jiāo has also made the Shazhou magnates maintain relatively close ties with all forces, and the situation is indeed very complicated.

Our people are not locals in the Western Regions, and as soon as they talk to others, they can be seen to be Han people from the Central Plains, and the reason why it is difficult to inquire about the news is the main reason.

Now I have found out that there are a few Haomén who have been in contact with the forces of Warat and Méng Gustan too often, and are very suspicious, at least ...... I'm 70% sure that they have a fairly close working relationship with each other, even if they are not each other's jiān. Look, Guogong, should we use strong measures to control them first? ”

Xia Xun shook his head and said: "No, no, no, continue to stare and understand all their movements, it will be of great use, but it is not convenient to move them now." I can only stay here for about 20 days, and when the weather is a little warmer, I have to continue my journey west to meet the king of Hami, who has just taken office, and before that, I will carry out a thorough purge of Dunhuang."

"Yes"

Liu Yijue immediately agreed without hesitation.

He has unconditional trust in Xia Xun, no matter what arrangement Xia Xun makes, the only thing he has to do is just work hard to implement it.

Ask the world, what is love, and teach people to live and die.

The word love is sometimes really unreasonable.

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"I testify that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

In the worship temple, Xia Xun solemnly recited this oath with the voice of the great elder. Accepting this testimony and reciting it in public is an official Muslim. There are no statues or images of gods and Buddhas in the mosque, and Islam opposes idolatry, so the interior is very neat and simple, and the rituals are much simpler than other religions.

Qing Hal was only a popular name in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and it used to be called Tianfangjiao, Dashijiao, and Muslim, and now the most popular name is Muslim, so this temple is now called a mosque, not a mosque.

Although the initiation ceremony is solemn, it is really very simple, and only the many Muslim elders who come to watch the ceremony in a hurry from all over the world show that today's believers have a different identity from ordinary believers. After joining the Church, he became a Muslim, and the great elder of Dunhuang convened all the elders to discuss and publicly recommended the devout Muslim Yang Xu as the imam.

Islam prohibits the practice of becoming a monk without working for anything, giving up the support of one's parents and family, and abandoning the instinctive obligation of being a human being, and it requires that young men who are financially capable and physically and mentally healthy must marry normally at the appropriate age, and that people work hard to earn a living income.

As such, it does not have a full-time religious office, the elders have their own families and occupations, and the imam is also a part-time job. The imam's powers and duties are interpreted differently in different regions and eras. Here, the meaning of an imam is a leader, a ruler, a law enforcer, whose legal judgment is seen as the embodiment of Allah's will that cannot be changed.

However, since Dunhuang is a place of separation of church and state, the imam is just a volunteer who assists the imam and uses his status and qualifications to mediate the disputes of ordinary people. However, Xia Xun has a special identity, he himself is a powerful dignitary in the political arena, and now he has the position of imam, in the place where he returns to the Western Regions, his words and deeds, every move, who else can question and who will object?

I am afraid that the devout believers will only support and support Allah's messenger without limit.

When Xia Xun walked out of the temple surrounded by the imam, the Three Palms, many elders and the magnates of the religion such as Sunan and Kunji, the square in front of the temple had already gathered a large number of believers, and they came just to pay homage to the dignity of the brother who joined the church.

Xia Xun stands in front of the main mén of the zigzag structure, behind which is a high row of steps, and above the steps is a worship hall arched by eight white columns, the main hall is several feet high, the full moon top, and a round of crescent moon ornaments are hung at the top. Today, the sky was blue, the white clouds were blooming, and the pure and bright light sprinkled on his white robe, making his whole person bathe in the light of rǔ white sè, like a saint.

The devotees cheered and waved enthusiastically to their imams.

Xia Xun smiled and beckoned to them in a friendly manner, and his white teeth shone in the sun.

Looking up from below, Xia Xun's shoulders are the crescent moon ornaments on the dome of the temple, which looks like a beauty's smiling eyebrows and a sharp sickle