Guo Kang's words made Theodora and Jeanne look at each other.

"It is necessary to ...... Is it intense? Jeanne reminded.

"It's a matter of legitimacy, and there's no compromise." Guo Kang said: "I have no targeted malice towards a certain person in the barbarians. However, the barbarians and Rome were destined to have only one victory, and that could only be fierce, of course. ”

"What happened to that Roman commune?" "When I went to Italy, I didn't seem to have seen anything like it. ”

"You've been to Italy before." Guo Kang was a little surprised: "But now it's really gone." These men persevered for decades, and finally the Bishop of Rome brought in the army of Alemanni. The Senate and the Roman Commune were again destroyed by the barbarians. ”

"That's not bad." Jeanne shook her head: "These Romans are already very capable of fighting. ”

"yes, so we have to learn a lesson too." Guo Kang said: "As for the worship of God, it must be changed, but we must pay attention to the method. ”

"So how are you going to change it? To make saints? Theodora asked.

"That's only part of the story." Guo Kang said: "Constructing a saint is just a means, and our goal is to make religious scriptures and teachings available to us. In this regard, we still have to learn from Seris. ”

"How do the Seris do it?" Jeanne also became interested: "I have also had a lot of contact with the people of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't seem to have heard of them carrying out religious reforms?" ”

"That was done two or three thousand years ago, of course you don't know." Guo Kang sneered.

"Huh? Caesar is only more than a thousand years old, and his previous words ......" Jeanne looked obviously unconvinced, and tried to think: "That's all, that's all a myth, right?" ”

"Oh, the Greeks ought to know." She looked at Theodora: "I'm in the theater, I've seen Troy or something, is that kind of story?" ”

"I know something too long ago, and it may be too exaggerated for you to be true. But these are indeed common sense on the other side. Guo Kang considered the words and said euphemistically: "If according to the mythological chronology, then the religious reform of Seris was indeed carried out when Achilles and they fought Troy......

"What did they do?" Jeanne asked.

"Essentially wiped out the independent clique of religious priesthoods." Guo Kang said: "During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a duke named Dan who instituted a system called 'Zhou Li', and since then, the secular court has systematically annexed religious priests, making Seris a de facto theocratic state. ”

"The theocracy I've heard about is that churches and religious groups control the government, so why are they the other way around?" Jeanne still wasn't convinced.

"Because in an earlier time, maybe a thousand years earlier, the kings of Seris were no ordinary kings."

"The title of king, in their writing, means axe." He wrote it down on a piece of paper and showed it to Jeanne: "This is the symbol of military power." Strictly speaking, the king should be a military chief. ”

"But in fact, in ancient times, earlier than Yu and Xia, the kings of the land of Seris even held the divine power, and often presided over the rituals themselves. Strictly speaking, they should be 'witch kings'. ”

"If you know the Seris culture, then you should know the phrase 'the major affairs of the country are in worship and worship'. The centralization of military power and religious power, that is, royal power and divine power, is the tradition there. ”

"That is, the consul is also the high priest." Theodora thought for a moment and found the corresponding system: "On the Roman side, this kind of attempt was also made. ”

"Yes, but this kind of part-time work is not stable enough after all. Secularity and the clergy remain two systems. Guo Kang said: "It was really completed, or later the clerical system was annexed and disappeared." ”

"You see, the current Ming emperor doesn't need to say that he is the pope, or the high priest, or the caliph or something. But the highest level of priestly ceremonies in Seris was controlled by the emperor. He even interfered in the appointment and dismissal of local gods. This is the real 'unity of church and state', and it is not comparable to the little tricks here. ”

"The dynasty of the Seris is not an ordinary kingdom either. It's not the same concept as France, England or whatever. If anything, only Rome is similar – because it has the same religious significance as Rome. ”

"I see what you mean." Theodora nodded: "The trajectory of Rome is very similar to that of Seris, and the Seris are thousands of years ahead of time and have already learned enough lessons. So, we imitate them for religious reform, okay? ”

"Yes, that's it." Guo Kang nodded: "You still understand me." ”

"Anyone who is familiar with Roman history will feel familiar......" Theodora said.

"That's true." Guo Kang said that he was on the rise, and continued to speak: "You see, whether Caesar is a part-time high priest, or whether he becomes a god after the death of the Führer, if you know the history of Seris, is it also very familiar?" ”

"What is this......" Theodora did not reply, and Jeanne clearly did not know much about the history of Seris.

"This is the middle of the Shang Dynasty." Guo Kang slapped the table: "They are also gods after the death of the king, the same!" ”

"And after that?" Meltem asked.

"After that, it's time to deify the living emperor." Guo Kang pointed out: "The Barcelians of the Eastern Empire have a bunch of very middle-class ...... I mean exaggerated titles, even Chronokrator, Kosmokrator, and so on. Think about it, why? ”

"It's imitating God." Jeanne suddenly realized: "Isn't this the power of God?" ”

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "You see, this shows that they have developed to the late Shang period - several Shang kings at that time began to call themselves 'emperors'. In other words, while still alive, they proclaimed themselves gods. Isn't it the same? ”

"I see." Theodora thought for a while, and said in surprise: "Mr. Huang has shown me the lineage table of the three ancient generations. That Di Yi, Di Xin or something, that's what it means......"

"It should be about the same." Guo Kang nodded: "It's a pity that their age is too old, and many details have not been left." Otherwise, I think the various titles of Di Yi and Di Xin are estimated to be as exaggerated as Barcelus's back then...... At this time, even if it is the 'Witch King' upgraded to the 'God King'. ”

"What about after the Shang Dynasty?" Theodora asked.

"After that, the development of the two sides is different." Guo Kang said: "With the decline of the Eastern Empire, the adaptation and control of theocracy could not continue to evolve. ”

"As for Seris, after Dixin, it will be the time of the new rules that I just said about Duke Dan."

"And what is the king called in this new rule? Isn't it a more exaggerated nickname? Jeanne asked.

"No, it's back to basics this time." Guo Kang said: "When the grasp of theocracy is stabilized, there is no need for so many bells and whistles and ceremonies to emphasize the king's control over theocracy." ”

"That's when they just called ...... Well, it's called 'the Son of the Father.'" He didn't know how to translate, so he roughly explained.

(End of chapter)