"All of the above are commonalities, and more importantly, everyone's differences and personalities." Guo Kang saw that no one objected and continued.

"Personality? Is it a part-time church in the government? Jeanne asked.

"It's a performance. Of course, the reality is much more complicated than that. Guo Kang smiled: "If you have to talk about the difference, you may have to start from 5,000 years ago." But time is limited, so I'll keep it simple. ”

"Everyone starts with 'heaven', 'god' and the like, and from the supreme being, to give authority to the supreme ruler. Then, the supreme ruler then delegated authority to the next level, and in this way established order. In the East, this is very noticeable. Since the collapse of Roman rule in Europe, it has rarely been seen here. ”

"For example, you know the feudal towns in the middle and late Tang Dynasty." He thought for a moment and said.

"I know." Jeanne also nodded: "This seems to be a very influential historical time period, I heard the teacher talk about it when I was just enlightened." ”

"Yes, everyone thinks that the secession of feudal towns was an important feature of the second half of the Tang Dynasty. But in reality, this 'separatism' is often not worthy of the name, and the feudal towns are not always divided and at war. Guo Kang said.

"A considerable number of feudal towns were economical, with little strength and little tendency to be independent, but were the main force that provided money and food to the imperial court. Border feudal towns and other powerful military towns did not necessarily disobey the orders of the imperial court. On the contrary, many people were willing to obey the imperial court—or at least superficially, pay tribute and receive official titles, and did not want to be in a state of overtly trouble. ”

In this way, the Tang Dynasty continued to maintain for more than a hundred years after the Anshi Rebellion, when the place seemed to have been divided. Although there are rebellions from time to time, the unity is maintained as a whole. Until the rise of the Yellow Nest completely broke the situation. ”

"The reasons here aren't complicated." Guo Kang explained: "Because at that time, not only did the imperial court worry about whether the feudal town would rebel, but there were also a lot of problems within the feudal town. The knots have to worry about whether the tooth generals will rebel, and the tooth generals have to worry about whether the tooth soldiers will rebel. All the way on, everyone is suspicious of each other. ”

And the reason for this is that, as I just said, the authority of the dynasty of this era is delegated down from the lower levels. We all follow the same philosophy, and we all believe in the same source of sacredness. Therefore, the collapse of authority will not stop deliberately at a certain point, but will only collapse to the end at one time. ”

"Therefore, if the festival envoy thinks that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, then the tooth soldiers will feel that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and they can be the festival envoys. Proud soldiers and fierce generals appear together. Only a small number of people have enough ability to control the soldiers under their command. For most people, the stakes are too great. ”

In order to protect themselves, the upper echelons of the feudal towns often had to rely on the moral support of the imperial court, because this morality could provide organizational skills and deter them. Therefore, unless it is a person with high prestige and strong control over his subordinates, he has the incentive to rebel. Others not only have weak motives, but sometimes even need to take the initiative to leave Chang'an and defect to the emperor to escape the turmoil within the feudal town. ”

And these people, too, were often besieged – because the imperial court was much more organized. In this way, no one dares to break the existing order. ”

"According to you, this order was shattered not by the feudal town in the end, but by the Yellow Nest." Jeanne Jr. thought for a moment and said, "So that is, in fact, internally, not many people have the motivation to break through it?" ”

"Of course. If it weren't for the situation, not many people would be willing to change the status quo. Guo Kang replied in a natural tone: "Not only the people, but also the officials. Just because it can exist in the original order does not mean that it can be maintained in troubled times. ”

"The cycle of chaos is a very luxurious thing, and restoring order after troubled times is not an 'inevitable' thing. How many civilizations in the whole world can do it? Guo Kang shook his head:

"Even in Seris, no one knows how long the troubled times will last and in what form they will end. Again, no one knows if they will be a winner or a stepping stone. ”

"Moreover, many of the things that are taken for granted in peacetime exist only because they are protected by order. Once faced with a real competition of life and death, it will be ruthlessly eliminated. Those who have advantages in the old order do not necessarily adapt to the new environment. So, of course, everyone is empty-hearted. ”

"That's right." Theodora somehow sighed with emotion and nodded approvingly.

Monk Daoyan looked at Guo Kang with interest, and Jeanna's mother and daughter began to pay attention to Theodora, who hadn't spoken much before.

"But on the Roman side, once the state collapses, it really collapses." Guo Kang continued: "The empire did not establish a top-down, systematic religious system, let alone popularize more advanced concepts. The major patriarchal districts have always been unconvinced by each other, and it is slightly better than in the days of polytheism. ”

"The great schism in the church that followed was nothing more than the result of this long-term lack of management ability, not the cause."

"So why is there such a big gap between the two? I don't think there's anything wrong with the theology of the church. Princess Jeanne said suspiciously.

"Absolutely. When it comes to the perfection of doctrine, the European countries must far surpass the Central Plains. The various theories and logics in theology and philosophy are also much more profound than those of the Central Plains. Guo Kang said bluntly: "It is better to say that since the three generations of antiquity, the people of the Central Plains have hardly made any progress in this regard." Even the completion of the concept of worldview and soul in philosophy is brought about by Buddhism. If it weren't for the Tianzhu people, I am afraid that everyone would not even understand this. ”

"I heard that it is because since the time of Confucius, they have made it clear that they don't like to talk about the other world and the gods." Jeanne Jr. also told her mother: "He is the equivalent of Socrates on our side, but his disciples and protégés all think that theology is a crooked way, and only emphasize secular education." In addition, some important areas of philosophy may be overlooked. ”

"That's what you say." Guo Kang said.

Many people believe that the philosophy of the Central Plains, including natural philosophy, is relatively backward. The reason for this may be the rejection of theological studies and the emphasis on secularization. The representative figure in this regard is Confucius.

Of course, as the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. The people of the Central Plains themselves may not be able to recognize the essence of Kong Laoer, but the people around them are clear.

For example, in Tibetan mythology, Confucius is called "Gongze Chuji Jiebu". It is said that when he was born, he had 30 ring-shaped "Gongze Illusion Letters" on the palms of his hands, so he was called "Kong Ze, the King of Han Illusion". Some scholars also translate it as "Confucius God becomes King".

Legend has it that "Gongzechuji Jebu" was able to observe these changing letters in order to predict the future. He was also skilled in chanting mantras and was the creator of mystical cultures such as divination, incantations, arithmetic, and rituals, thus becoming one of the four protector gods of Bon.

It can be seen that Kong Lao Er is actually an evil god known as the "King of Illusion". The implementation of secular education was actually his conspiracy, and in the end, it locked up the empire's technology.

Many people believe that the civilization of the Central Plains has always been in a cycle of reincarnation and stagnation, and has never progressed. It is said that this is not a casual conclusion, but a consensus among the authorities.

According to his archaeological conclusions at that time, the Central Plains civilization is estimated to be 8,000 years old - rounded, that is, science and technology have been stagnant for 10,000 years. The last time science and technology developed, I am afraid it was the era of the primitive expedition, from Africa all the way to the Central Plains. After all, even if the Central Plains people are from then on, and the Central Plains people will not make progress.

Although Kong Lao Er only appeared two thousand years ago, it is known that once the evil god appears, it will spread to all timelines, including before this moment. Therefore, even if some people accuse "Confucius Lao Er of harming China for 5,000 years", they are only stating the facts, and the actual situation is only more than that.

So, as long as you import these, you can explain it.

(End of chapter)