Chapter 12: The Divine Ancestor is Above (Part II)

At the end of the hall, there was a semicircular shrine, in which a large number of sacrificial items were placed that Guo Kang himself did not know much about. The shrine is divided into several levels, and high in the center, a large gilded cross is placed. Diagonally in front of the cross, sat a middle-aged man with long hair and a robe, holding religious gestures in his hands.

"It's ...... Brother Shifting Rats? Sun Shiwan had apparently seen such a temple: "But isn't he hanging on a cross?" ”

"This is the characteristic of our Niangniang Temple." Wu Hanmei introduced the special scenic spots: "When the first Khan Boyan Timur first entered the capital, he came to the Niangniang Temple to worship. When he saw his brother hanging on the cross, the Great Khan could not bear it, so he commanded: 'How innocent is this man, who should be punished for a thousand years?' Today, the Roman Khanate has built an account, and the whole world celebrates with it, and we should show mercy to those who are tortured below the heavenly brothers, and all over the country.'" Order the officials to write it down. ”

"Brother Tian originally had three nails on his body, which were against his hands and legs. The Great Khan then commanded: 'Heaven spare him, and remove the nail from his left hand; spare him a little, and remove the nail from his right hand; I spared him and removed the nail from his leg. 'Command the Patriarch to write it down. ”

"The three nails were removed, and Brother Tian was put down." Wu Han said proudly: "The only church in the world that directly enjoys the benevolence of the Great Khan is here. Therefore, in other places, it is allowed to adjust itself according to the situation, but the cross in our temple, Brother Tian is sitting in front of the shelf. ”

"It's really a rare feature." Sun Shiwan agreed.

"Brother Tian must be very happy to be put down, and it will be more effective to sacrifice here." Wu Han struck while the iron was hot, pointed to the statue of Brother Tian, and said.

The others took a closer look, and the statue's expression was very realistic, and sure enough, there was no expression of suffering, but a happy smile.

At a glance, I knew that Brother Tian was in a very happy and good mood to speak. Seeing this, Sun Shiwan no longer hesitated and began to worship the idol. Guo Kang, Wu Han and others also hurriedly followed and saluted.

After worshipping Brother Tian, Sun Shiwan looked at the statue next to him, another figure. The man sat in the center, dressed in Greek-style royal attire, holding the scepter of a Roman emperor and carrying the cymbal crowns of the Yuan emperors on his head. If you look closely, this should be the largest statue.

"Forgive Sun for being clumsy, which god is this?" Sun Shiwan said curiously.

"Don't blame Sun Daguan, it's true that the scope of influence of this god is limited, and no one worships it except for my country." Wu Han said, and his words changed: "But in our place, he is one of the most important gods. ”

"You see, the main characters are all him." Not far away, beside the shrine, he pointed to one of the most conspicuous religious paintings: "This is our Roman god ancestor, Romulus Gininus." ”

"It's a Roman tradition, a composite god." He continued: "But there are not many people who worship, and now it is mainly us who are worshipping here. ”

"Romulus is the true founding Khan of our Rome, but he had a rough fate as a young man and lost his father at a very young age. Later, with the help of the good Antilemus, he established his own power. However, as the tribe grew, the two brothers had a conflict and fought each other. Eventually, Romulus killed his former brother Lemus and founded Rome. ”

Romulus not only brings historical origins, but also warns everyone that even brothers can get into trouble because of differences of interest. So, even if this kind of thing still happens, we need to learn this as a lesson. ”

Wu Han suddenly began to reason, which made Guo Kang a little unaccustomed. However, Sun Shiwan looked even more unaccustomed.

"Can these two get together?" He muttered.

"Of course." Wu Han said, "The nurturer of Rome is the wolf; The ancestor of Mongolia was the blue wolf. When Rome was founded, there was infighting among brothers; When Mongolia was founded, it was also fraternal infighting. Rome was heavily influenced by the more civilized Greek world, and its ancestors may have come from the Greek world; Mongolia was heavily influenced by the more civilized Central Plains, and its ancestors may have come from the Central Plains. In the early years of the Romans, the system of 100 households was implemented, and the senators convened the Kuriltai; In the early years of the Mongols, the system of 10,000 households was implemented, and the nobles held the Kuriltai ......"

"You see, it's pretty much the same." "So, Rome is Mongolia, and Mongolia is Rome," he concluded. ”

"If that's the case, it seems to be okay......" Sun Shiwan said dumbfounded.

"The gods and ancestors on our side are different from those in the Central Plains, and even ordinary people can worship at will." Wu Han reminded: "So, you don't need to care about the taboos inside, just worship directly." ”

When Sun Shiwan heard this, he thought about it for a while, and also bowed to the statue of the divine ancestor.

"What about the last one?" He asked again.

"This is the help of Emperor Timur's uncle, the prophet Muhammad of the Heavenly Sect." Wu Han said: "In our khanate, there are many Heavenly Sect members who come to trade or settle. There are also many friendly neighbors around who are of this religion. Therefore, we also have the icons of the Heavenly Sect, and their status is equally important. ”

"I've also done a lot of business with the Celestial Sect, so I don't think there is such a statue." Sun Shiwan was a little puzzled.

"You're right, but the 'Icons of the Prophet Muhammad' are a new class of religious artifacts carved by the Roman Khanate. The icon comes from an orthodox Celestial empire known as the 'Timurid Khanate', where the chosen ones of God are awarded 'Imani' to lead the prayer ceremony. As a 'believer', you will meet members of different sects and unique doctrines on your free business journey, and work with them to defeat various profiteers and reap additional profits - and at the same time, gradually discover the truth of 'faith'. Wu Han immediately began to recite a large paragraph.

"It means that this thing was given by Timur." Guo Kang hurriedly explained: "Originally, there was indeed no such holy weapon in the Tianfang Sect world, and it was drawn by the Mongolian Great Khans during the Ilkhanate period in order to understand and promote it. At that time, Timur also made a lot of icons, and when the two families formed an alliance, they gave us some. That's how we came to be. ”

"Won't those believers and religious scholars protest?" Sun Shiwan looked at the obvious face of Timur on the icon - apparently, like many other civilizations, the Timurid Khanate also learned to paint the face of its ruler on the idol.

"We don't know." Wu Han shook his head and said: "Maybe it's because religious scholars can't debate the scriptures and Uncle Timur." ”