The Tower of Silence mentioned by Daddy before is actually a celestial burial platform, which is made of stones, with a circular pit in the middle of the platform built above, and a tower wall two or three meters high on the platform.

The corpses were placed on stone slabs, waited for the vultures to eat the meat, and then threw the bones into a circular pit, which is known as Zoroastrian celestial burial. When the pit is filled with bones, the cultists will look elsewhere and build a new tower of silence. The doors on the Tower of Silence all face east, meaning to follow the light of the sun.

Therefore, after death, the bones of Zoroastrian worshippers are mixed together, so naturally there is no such thing as tomb sweeping. If you want to commemorate the deceased, you can usually light incense and pray at home.

Zhang Bai was stupid when he heard it, he was still a Han in the end, and the idea of being in the soil was deep-rooted, which was indeed negligence. Fortunately, only my father saw today's cowardice, so he had to smile awkwardly at him and apologize in his mouth.

Father Sotel didn't care, and said gently: "After all, you are young and foreign, this is natural. It's just that you can't let other sectarians notice, my old man is nothing, and when you meet fanatical sectarians, you will question your identity. ”

Zhang Bai nodded, "Thank you, Dad." ”

Sotel asked, "Then why do you want to commemorate the emperor?"

"Oh! The former Emperor Vesudeva II saluted me, and it should have been remembered as it should have been. Zhang Bai said: "But we originally had a plan, but now it is a little difficult to carry out." ”

"You might as well tell me that my old man might be able to help. ”

Zhang Bai thought to himself! Father Sotel has been in the capital for many years, and he is familiar with all the connections, so he may have a way.

He immediately said to his father: "I won't tell you the truth, in fact, Princess Tolan escaped unjustly, almost lost her life in the way, and was saved by me, and is now in the Parthian palace, under the care of the Parthian king." I want to welcome her back to Peshawar and ascend to the throne. Princess Tolan is pure and kind-hearted, so it's much better than Minnar and Taha!"

"So I want to do something, and it must show that the princess misses her parents, and make as much trouble as possible, so that the whole city knows that the princess is not the murderer of Vesudeva II and the queen. ”

"So you originally wanted to use the method of tomb sweeping, but unfortunately Zoroastrianism does not have a cemetery. But there are still ways, but it's a bit long. ”

"What way?" Zhang Bai became excited.

"Build a temple!" "We don't have a Zoroastrian temple in Peshawar yet, and if we can build a Zoroastrian temple here, then the congregation will definitely support you desperately." When the time comes, what you say will be the will, and no one will doubt it at all. ”

"But it takes time and costs a lot of money, and it may not be a good idea, after all, the temple is not built in a day, and if Taha or Minar ascend to the throne, they will never let you continue to build, probably too late. ”

Daddy Sottel said as he looked at Zhang Bai apologetically, but his eyes were full of anticipation.

And in addition to anticipation, Zhang Bai also saw something different, that is, the test. "The old man took this opportunity, this is to test whether I am qualified to be an ahurama, right?" Zhang Bai seemed to be a mirror in his heart.

He was a little excited, not because of Sottle's temptation, it was human nature.

He was excited because he found that he had a way to build a temple, and it would be soon. If a temple can be built overnight, it will become a real miracle, and his position as the head of the sect will be as secure as Mount Tai from now on.

And in this way, the whole of Zoroastrianism will be completely agitated and under its own command, what a powerful political force that, if it wants to, can become the de facto ruler of almost the entire territory of India and Persia.

This is the human heart, this is the hegemony!

If you can't seize such an opportunity, you will be damned!

In his excitement, he slapped his thigh and shouted: "Build, let's start building immediately, and I will use my divine power to achieve it overnight." Daddy, bring someone to help me!"

In fact, Sottle is only a test and expectation, and has no intention of actually realizing it. He was really excited when he heard Zhang Bai say that he wanted to build a temple overnight, but he couldn't believe it, you must know that in that era, it would take at least a year or two to build a temple.

However, he heard it, and Zhang Bai did say that he would use his divine power to realize this plan.

Salter trembled and stared at Zhang Bai a little bewildered. And Zhang Bai didn't look at his father at all, just muttered to himself: "There must be a statue of a god in the temple, this... Hehe, no problem! The house is a big problem, let's build a small one first, it's not too big, I don't know what else is necessary in the temple. ”

He turned to Sottle and asked, "Daddy, what do you think must be in this temple?"

"You're Ahurama, the servant of the god Ahura, and you don't even know what the temple is like?" Sotel's stomach collapsed, but he could only open his mouth and said, "There are very few Zoroastrian temples now, and it's natural that Ahurama hasn't seen it. Our temple is very simple, and apart from the temple, there are three necessary items: the coat of arms of Lord Ahura Mazda hanging above the entrance to the temple, the noble brazier carrying the sacred fire of divine purification, and the idol representing light and darkness. ”

Zhang Bai's brain moved wildly, pacing in place, and after a while, the corners of his mouth curled, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "We will definitely succeed!"

"Now, you should hurry up and find a location where you can build a temple, or an open space, as long as the cultists can easily find it. I'm going to find these three things you mentioned, and we'll do it now, quick!"

Sotel agreed on the spot, and immediately gathered people to discuss the location, and the believers were so excited when they heard about the construction of the temple, but when they heard that the temple was built overnight, they felt a little unbelievable. However, the location was decided quickly.

Just off the largest gate of Peshawar, near the Kabuli Gate to the east, there is a ruin, not far from the beggar's den.

There are quite good reasons to choose this place because of the rich history of the Kabuli Gate, which is the place where the population of Peshawar is most concentrated. In addition to the bustling crowds at the city gates, there are also a large number of poor people living there, which is why the beggars' nest chooses to be here.

The ruins near here were formed by a fire a few months ago, which destroyed a house and killed some poor people, but the government ignored it completely, and sent people here to preach that people should be careful of the candles, and forbade the place to light the lights at night, and at the same time increased the curfew, which became more and more widespread, and became the daily daily night curfew of the whole city.

Zhang Bai had also been to that place before, and he knew a little about this place, so he thought about it in his heart, and thought it was not bad, so he agreed.