Shi Liang, who was thought of by Xin, is resting today.

He left the middle city and went to the Zoroastery in Xiyuan City to worship the sacred fire.

According to Zoroastrian rules, believers are required to pray five times a day, and usually this prayer can be done anywhere, but there is no limit to having to be at the Zoroastrian temple. Shi Liang's residence in the royal capital also provided a holy flame that burned for a long time.

However, compared with the Zoroastrian temple, in terms of solemnity and solemnity, it is still inferior to worship at home.

Moreover, Shi Liang did not have many relatives and friends in Wangcheng, and Zoroastrianism was the common belief of the Sogdians in the Western Regions, and most of the Sogdians in Wangcheng would often go to the Zoroastrian Temple.

The Sogdians are not considered to be foreign Hu people, but because they are mostly engaged in business, their families are semi-wealthy in Thailand, and those who settle in the royal city are the best among them, and there is no shortage of great wealth, as soon as people have money, they have good contacts with officials, and there are not a few people who have a close relationship with the officials in the Dingxi Dynasty. There are also those who have lived in Long for many generations and accepted the Tang Dynasty, who are simply officials in the court, such as Lu Shuang and Cao Fei's army, all of whom have Sogdian generals; The Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion, and the Taiwei Mansion also had Sogdian officials.

With such a current situation, then in Shi Liang's mind, if he could make friends with a few of his fellow clans through the Zoroastrian Temple, it might be beneficial to his career in Wangcheng in the future, which is reasonable.

As soon as he got out of Midtown, Shi Liang met more than a dozen light heroes.

More than a dozen people wore pleated hakama, their belts were tied to their heads, and they led high-headed horses, and bows and arrows hung from the saddles.

Like the stars holding the moon, among the more than ten people, one person led the red horse and stood at the front.

This person is middle-to-top, more than seven feet, with a strong body, bee waist and ape arms, and at first glance he is a master of shooting.

Shi Liang recognized that this person was Wang Shuwang, the head of Xinke's martial arts.

Under the afternoon sun, Wang Shuwang and others stood outside the city gate, looking at the city tower from time to time, all of them were in high spirits, and they didn't know what they were saying.

The ox cart slowly passed by them, and Shi Liang listened attentively.

It was Wang Shuwang who spoke, and I heard him say: "The first time I came to Wangcheng was twenty years ago. At that time, I was still young, and I just thought that the walls of Midtown were so majestic. It was at this gate that I saw the gate of this gate at that time, with bright armor and bright armor, leading more than 100 gatekeepers, checking the people who came in and out, and it was really majestic. I didn't hide it from you, I thought at that time, if one day, if I can lead a hundred soldiers, be a waiter, and defend the royal city, my wish will be enough! ”

The crowd laughed.

These people are all Wang Shuwang's township boys, and those who came with him to participate in the martial arts are all brave men, although their grades are high, they have all passed the exam, and the worst can also get an eight-grade honor.

One person smiled and said: "Che Binglang is the first in the martial arts test today, the honor has not been awarded, and he has been summoned by the auxiliary general the day before yesterday, and the reward is very rich, and the dignitary will be in the future." Lang Jun's wish is only afraid that it will be difficult to come true. ”

"Che Bing" is Wang Shuwang's nickname.

Nowadays, people either take cheap as a nickname, or take beautiful hope and religious belief as a nickname, and some use words related to the military array as a nickname. Soldiers, that's it. Koji Shuo's eldest son, Koi Lan, has a nickname similar to Wang Shuwang and is called Dou Jiang.

The ox cart passed through everyone, and Wang Shuwang's answer, Shi Liang didn't hear it.

Shi Liang thought in his heart: "The general's martial arts test measures will collect all the heroes of the people in Longdi in one fell swoop. Hearing that the young man spoke to the general, his tone was respectful, and his respect for the general was self-evident. "I feel that this policy is really clever.

Enter Xiyuan City, go to the left of the Zoroastrian Temple by the lake, and Shi Liang gets off.

Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of the Buddhist temple not far from the Zoroastrian temple, both men and women, old and weak, most of them bowed to the ground, looking pious, not knowing what they were doing.

Shi Liang stopped and looked at it for a moment, and asked the gatekeeper of the Zoroastriao Temple: "Why are there so many people over there?" Is there a Buddha thing? ”

The janitors were also Sogdians.

Shi Liang has often come to this temple recently, and he is generous, and the janitor greets him with a smile.

Hearing his question, the gatekeeper replied, "There is nothing Buddha about, but Kumarosh is here to give a lecture today." ”

Shi Liang let out an "oh" and said in his heart: "This Kumarosh is really talented. How long has it been since he followed the general to Guyin? Up to the palace, down to the people, everywhere welcomed, even the Western Regions monks in the old city temple, he was also quite convinced. He looked at the temple and said, "Where is Kumarosh?" I haven't seen it. ”

"Inside the temple."

"In the temple? He preached in the temple, how could he hear it outside the temple? ”

"I can't hear it, but I can't bear the faith of a foolish man and a foolish woman. Sima didn't know, the people of Xiyuan City believed in Buddhism, the legend of Kumarosh was the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, and the land he walked on was fragrant, so why did he show up to preach? Even if they couldn't hear it, they would be glad to be close enough to stay close. The janitor's words were tinged with a thick sourness.

Shi Liang smiled, didn't say anything more, took two silver and five baht, gave it to this person, left the slave outside, and entered the temple by himself.

When it comes to propaganda and expansion, Zoroastrianism is completely different from Buddhism and Taoism.

Probably because the Zoroastrian doctrine itself is not very aggressive; Second, the Sogdians generally aimed to make money, and in order not to anger the Tang or Hu rulers in Longzhou, including the interior, they were not interested in religious expansion.

The vast majority of the local Tang people who believed in Zoroastrianism in Longzhou were not actively recruited by the Sogdians, but they believed in them spontaneously.

Originally, there were not many Tang people who believed in Zoroastrianism, all Dingxi added up, thousands of people, after Guo Yi's rebellion, more than 100 backbones were killed by Linghu Feng and a river of blood, and the Tang people avoided this religion, and in the past year or two, there were almost no new people to join the religion.

Zoroastrianism is now in Longzhou, and it can be said that it is not as good as day by day.

This Zoroastrian temple in Xiyuan City has also been replaced by Sogdians.

Not only Sabao was changed, but also the idol paintings in the temple and the main deities enshrined in the shrines were also changed.

As soon as you enter the temple gate, you will be greeted by dozens of sketches and white paintings hanging from the cloister, and a total of 20 shrines will be placed on the side of the paintings.

Whether it is the god on the painting or the god in the shrine, the most conspicuous is a three-headed and six-armed, wearing armor, finger mountain-shaped fork, and a sharp-toothed dog head painted on the arm, the image is very healthy and majestic. If Xin Er is here, he will recognize that the appearance and characteristics of this god are very similar to Erlang God. In fact, this god is also the prototype of the later Erlang God, which is the Zoroastrian "God of Stars and Rain" Tishtar.

Longzhou drought, the successor of the temple Sabao, the reason why this god as the main worship of the gods, for no other reason, is to show loyalty.

There are not many people in the temple, there are sacrifices in the temple, and there are believers who come to worship.

Shi Liang is a frequent visitor to this temple, and most of these people know each other and greet each other friendly.

A Sogdian, who did not wear Sogdian clothes or cut his hair, but tied his hair in a bun, saw Shi Liang, his eyes lit up and he walked over.

"Is it Shi Jun Sima at your feet?"

Shi Liang didn't know him, and when he looked at it, he saw that this person was nearly nine feet long, even among the generally taller Sogdians, he was also tall, his face was full of meat, his beard was thick, his beard was like grass, his body was like an iron beating, and he stood in front of him, shading the light and wind, like a dark cloud pressing on the top, and secretly praised, and said in his heart: "What a strong man!" Busy returning the salute, he said, "It's exactly under it." Dare to ask what the foot is? ”

The man smiled and said, "My surname is An, and my name is Chong." I have heard the name of Shi Jun for a long time, and I have been thinking about paying homage for a long time, but the gentleman and nobleman, I am the first ear of the small people and Qian, and the difference between Jun Yunni and Jun Yunni is not divided. I don't want to see each other here today, and I can't express my ecstasy. "Bow down.

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