"But that's also a misunderstanding." Guo Ponu said bluntly: "You also know that there is no such rule on our side. ”

"yes." Guo Kang nodded: "I told her at the time that if she really wants to be a clergy, it is better to vote for the Heavenly Sect." The ceiling is much higher on their side. ”

"How high can it be?" Guo Ponu asked curiously.

"To the caliphate." Guo Kang told him: "There are many examples of Tianfang religious regimes, such as women being sultans and even fighting for the caliphate. ”

"Why are they okay with it?" Guo Ponu felt a little strange: "I always thought that they, as well as Catholicism and Orthodoxy, should be similar to several religions." ”

"Probably because they're messing around." Guo Kang thought about it and said.

"That's ......"

"Since the Heavenly Fang Sect was first established, their civil strife has not stopped." Guo Kang briefly introduced her: "After the prophets of the God Worship Sect are gone, most of the disciples can still cooperate with each other and cooperate with each other to develop this organization, which was only a civil society at that time. However, at that time, the Heavenly Fang Sect was already a very complex organization with both military and political forces, so the competition between them was even more fierce. ”

"Moreover, the political level of the Arabs at that time, I feel that it is not as good as the Mongols." He shook his head: "Ever since the death of their prophet, the disciples have been attacking each other in armor. ”

"First the caliphs attacked and killed the daughter of the prophet, and then the leaders began to assassinate and attack each other. Of the four Orthodox caliphs, three were killed. ”

Not only these people, but Aisha, the Prophet's youngest wife, was also involved. After Uthman, the third caliph, was killed by the rebels, she openly opposed Ali's succession and wanted to take the opportunity to take power herself. ”

"It's so early." Guo Ponu was also a little surprised: "But in the civil strife, how can you participate in the competition without an army?" ”

"Yes, yes." "A lot of people didn't like Osman or Ali, so she was supported by the forces led by Zubayr and Talha," Guo said. In addition, she had served as an imam before, so she also had a reputation, and successfully attracted a large number of people to attack Ali. ”

"The decisive battle between the two sides is known as the 'Battle of the Camels' because in this battle Aisha sits on a camel and constantly inspires the soldiers. However, Ali's side was more capable of fighting, so they were still defeated. Zubayr and other major military leaders were killed, and Aisha was driven back to Medina. ”

"If this hadn't been a military defeat at a critical time, maybe there would have been a situation where women would have held the supreme power during the Orthodox Caliphate." Guo Kang said: "If you look at this situation, you can know how chaotic it was at that time. ”

"I used to read the stories of the people who were in white and ate the country. Many Celestial Cultists especially like to emphasize this, and their sectarian conflicts seem to have started at that time. Guo Ponu thought for a while and said, "I don't know much about the previous situation. ”

"It was actually the same before, but the intensity was not as great as it was later. But the impact on believers, as well as the destruction of sacredness, began very early. Guo Kang corrected:

"Zubayr, for example, was one of the highest-ranking disciples, and it is said that he was the first group of people to convert, fourth or fifth, and the other leader, Talha, was also in the top eight. Moreover, they were also given the duty of memorizing scriptures, and were one of several patriarchs who specialized in upholding the legitimacy of the scriptures. As a result, this was only the first round of the civil war, and this kind of figure, which was equivalent to the twelve disciples of the Worship of God, was killed at one time, and was still killed by the other disciples. It can be said that 'the Father kills the Brother, and the Caliph will not end'. ”

"When the Umayyad family, which established the white-clothed food, comes out, it is already the second round. In order to suppress the rebellion of the inhabitants of the hometown, the Umayyad army made two expeditions to Mecca and plundered the holy city, and they smashed the black stones in the temple. Therefore, to this day, the high-level holy relics of this Heavenly Sect world have been fixed with silver frames. ”

"Then look at it this way, the Arabs are also quite ...... Tolerant. It's all like this, and it can still maintain a caliphate. Guo Ponu muttered: "Do they really believe it?" ”

"Others don't know, the Umayyad high-level estimates ...... That's it. Guo Kang thought for a while and said, "Later, the army of the Umayyad Dynasty pursued and killed Ali's second son, Hussein, and also slaughtered the former capital Kufa. ”

"Hussein's sister, Zainib, was arrested by the Umayyad governor. The governor showed her the heads of her two sons, and laughed and said, 'What do you think of Hu Da and Ling's brother and family?' After saying this, I almost said directly, 'Your family's agreement with Hu Da is nothing, and the strong man is the caliph'. Do you think they really believe? I don't think so, anyway. ”

So I agree with you on that. They may not really care much about legitimacy. Guo Kang finally concluded: "I suspect that it is for this reason that the promotion ceiling of the goddess over there is higher. ”

"Does it matter?" Guo Ponu asked.

"You compare it." Guo Kang reminded: "What do the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during the period of Rome's strength have in common? What is the organizational difference between it and the various sects of the Heavenly Fang Sect? ”

"You mean their organization is more chaotic, don't you?" Guo Ponu thought about it and said.

"We can add one more control." Guo Kang said: "For example, the Seris court, what about comparing it? ”

"What's the comparison, it's too far off." Guo Ponu is very strange.

"No, they do have something in common." Guo Kang corrected: "Both the church and the imperial court have the attributes of bureaucratic organizations. ”

"I remember you saying that the court of Seris also had the function of administering the theocracy. So that means that they, as a theocratic governing body, can't accept women as leaders? Guo Ponu guessed.

"Not as a leader." Guo Kang shook his head: "In the world of worshipping God, there are many saints and nuns, and many of them have influence on the religious and secular world. The same is true in Seris, not to mention the queen mother and queen who are directly involved in the sacrificial activities, and there are many folk fairy girls. These people can indeed serve as religious leaders. ”

"As for the rest, it's not impossible. In Europe, for example, there were many female lords, and there were many powerful people among them. But not with the church. Because the lord is not a bureaucrat, and the church is a bureaucracy. ”

"The same is true of the church in the Eastern Empire, and the Ceris government is needless to say—it is the template of the bureaucracy." Guo Kang analyzed: "I think the real relevance is here. ”

"Does that mean it's the kind of organization that prohibits women from joining?" Guo Ponu reacted.

"Yes, in other cases where customs and circumstances are similar, the higher the degree of bureaucratization, the less acceptable it is for women to hold office." Guo Kang nodded: "Actually, it's like this in Seris." Back then, when there was still an aristocratic society, there were also female lords on their side. Even in the era when bureaucracy dominated the imperial court, outside the bureaucratic system, such as the inner court, the toast, and the military, there was still the possibility of women in power. ”

"Then that's interesting......" Guo Ponu muttered as he thought.

(End of chapter)