(The alliance leader "Black High-grade Fat Catfish" adds more) (I don't know why the title can't be written...... ）

"That's a strange name." Jeanne thought about it for a long time, and always felt that something was wrong.

"It's not strange. Although there are various gods in Seris, those gods are closer to our side, and all kinds of patron saints and so on, are very regional and functional. Guo Kang said.

"And when it comes to the setting of positions and ranks in heaven, they are more perfect. Emperor Seris's jurisdiction over the gods at all levels is also very orderly—after all, it was moved over according to the secular court. No civilization has yet had a more complete bureaucracy than that of the Seris court. ”

"You can think of their religion as a polytheism in the process of developing into a monotheistic religion. It's only halfway through development, and the high-level integration of politics and religion has been completed, and there is no need to strictly restrain the folk gods, so it's like this. ”

"Do you mean, then, that Rome should do the same, trying to propagate the legitimacy of the 'Son of the Father'?" Theodora and Jeanne looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and still asked Guo Kang.

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "This is a long-standing tradition of the Seris civilization. The surrounding small countries do not call it by its name, but call it 'Celestial Empire'. Think about it, what does that mean. ”

"In other words, the country itself is divine." It didn't take Theodora long time to see what it meant.

"yes, that's why I said that his situation is similar to that of Rome, and he can learn it directly." Guo Kang nodded.

"On this religious issue, I have specifically asked people who know how to do it. In the early years, St. Augustine proposed that there were two cities in the world: one was a secular city inhabited by mortals, which was also called 'the city on earth' because it was on earth, and the other was the city of God run by the Father himself, located on the holy mountain of the Father, so it was also called 'the city on the top of the mountain'. ”

"This secular city should be Rome, which had just been conquered by barbarians; And the city of God is heaven, that is, the ideal place in the theory of worship of God. ”

"At that time, Rome, known as the 'Eternal City', finally fell, which gave everyone a big shock. People don't understand why this is happening. Augustine comforted everyone by saying that although Rome on earth had fallen because of its fall, the perfect Rome of heaven would indeed exist forever. So, the two are related in the first place. ”

"The influence of Rome is so great." Meltem sighed.

"Actually, it's normal." Guo Kang said: "The next time the Great Lama Wang, who is our patriarch, performs a spell to exorcise evil spirits, I can take you to see it." The Taoist rituals and incantations used were all official documents of the Han Empire at that time. ”

"The Taoists, dissatisfied with the decay and depravity of the Han Dynasty, eventually constructed a mythical perfect Han Dynasty that remained in religion; The worshippers, dissatisfied with the decay and depravity of Rome, eventually constructed a mythical perfect Rome that remained in religion. He sighed: "You see, civilizations are so similar. ”

"Shall we copy this too?" Theodora asked knowingly.

"Of course, these are all lessons learned at great cost to the predecessors, so why not refer to them? Isn't that sorry for the ancestors? Guo Kang said without hesitation.

"Since we are Romans who believe in God-worship, we should believe that heaven is a transcendent Rome. And on the other hand, a perfect Rome, which is the kingdom of heaven on earth – you see, we can also call it the 'Celestial Empire'. ”

"It's an interesting argument." Meltem urged, "Anything else?" ”

"Also, it's this Son of Heaven - this is the highest title that the Seris have used for thousands of years, and what he means, I have just said." Guo Kang said: "Moreover, I also asked my grandfather Mr. Huang, and he said that in the first year of "Spring and Autumn", he clearly called Zhou Tianzi the 'Heavenly King'. ”

"You see, we now have the Heavenly King." He wrote it down on a piece of paper: "And the King of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, so he also has the Father of the King of Heaven—that is, the Father of Heaven." As he spoke, he drew a circle on the "Heavenly King" again.

"But the Church of God also says that the mouse is also the Son of the Father." He drew a second circle under "Heavenly Father": "Then the relationship between these three is not obvious. ”

"It turns out that this is how the 'Heavenly Brother' who worships God came about." Meltem looks like he's got it.

"Yes. Moreover, I dare to say that our God-worshipping religion is the most mature and theoretically perfect among the many sects of Orthodox Christianity. Guo Kang put away his pen and said, "We used Seris's 'Son of Heaven' model, which can directly borrow the most advanced and perfect doctrine to integrate theocracy. ”

"Therefore, our worship of God is the best foundation for the Reformation." He asserted.

"Ah......h

"I'm not done yet." Guo Kang put down the paper in his hand and continued: "You see, if we follow the 'Twin Cities' model, our Rome and Heaven are corresponding; according to the 'Son of Heaven' model, our leader is the younger brother of Brother Tian; according to the doctrine of the 'Trinity', Brother Tian also has the same leadership over Heaven as the Father. What if you combine these and analyze them? ”

"Don't mix it up anymore." Theodora hastened to remind him: "You have blown Rome too high, and I think Miss Jeanne will not be able to stand it." ”

"How can this be called blowing? Listen to me. Guo Kang said unconvinced: "This combination means that heaven and Rome are brotherly countries, and our Rome is younger brother." ”

"Brotherly country, do you think it's a good word?" He asked, "Moreover, according to the Trinity, heaven is also the kingdom of the Father." Then this is even more finished, we have become a country of father and son, and the Roman emperor has become a child emperor! ”

"That's pretty high." Meltem pointed out: "You just said that the Emperor of Peach Blossom Stone is called 'Son of Heaven'. Aren't they all emperors? ”

"That can't be said." Guo Kang hurriedly stopped her: "You kid, why do you like to talk nonsense so much." ”

"Uhh

"Anyway, there's something wrong with this place." Guo Kang drew twice in his notebook and continued: "Now that the conditions are limited, our civilization construction is still relatively backward, so we can only temporarily take care of the heavenly side, call Brother Tian, take care of the opinions of the Greeks, and prevent them from going crazy again." ”

"But how can we keep being a brother in Rome? So sooner or later, this situation will have to be reversed. It stands to reason that the serious Son of Heaven should be his brother's. ”

"I think we should spread the word in that direction." He decided: "I will tell Wang Da Lama when I go back and see if I can canonize Zhou Gongdan as well." Of course, in this way, King Wen and King Wu will also have to be sealed. ”

"There are a lot of people in the process you just mentioned." Theodora reminded, "Do you want to add them all?" ”

"It's not impossible." Guo Kang scratched his head: "Di Xin's title of middle two may be lost, so let's add him back." Find a few Greek theologians, make a domineering one, and seal it too. I want to think about who else ......."

"Forget it, I'm not a professional after all, don't look back and make people laugh." Raising the pen, Guo Kang began to mumble again: "It's better to ask more professional people." Let's go back and make a canonization list, ask everyone's opinions, and then decide. ”

(End of chapter)