Seeing her say this, Wang Da Lama also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Most of us are the best place for Taixi. There is an endless stream of people coming and going from the south to the north, and the customs are also different, so it is inevitable that there will be some resistance. Although our church has been trying its best to improve, it is certainly not as mature as the system of the Central Plains government. I still hope you can be considerate. ”

"It's all said, it's okay." Tang Sai'er waved his hand: "Besides, whether the system is perfect or not has nothing to do with me." The etiquette of the Central Plains government, can you still entertain me? I also wish they didn't have the etiquette so complete - they saluted, and the money was all paid by us. ”

"Uh......" Grand Lama Wang thought about it and found that this was really the case, so he had to smile awkwardly.

"I have something I want to ask." Tang Sai'er took the initiative to speak this time: "Master Wang, you are also from the Central Plains?" How did you get here? ”

"Strictly speaking, my dad is from the Central Plains, but I'm not. I was born in the river, which is still the boundary of the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately I have never returned to my hometown in Guanzhong. There was a little regret in the tone of the Wang Da Lama: "Originally, when I went to Timur's court, I was going to stop by and go home to have a look, but there were too many things, and I have not been able to make the trip so far." ”

"Hey, no one of our ancestors has ever migrated." The little girl Tang Sai'er comforted him instead: "My grandmother was also very chattering back then, but she didn't want to run away from home. But the so-called relocation of the gentlemen, in my opinion, is nothing more than land that I have been reluctant to operate for many years, and familiar villagers. ”

"Land reclamation and deep cultivation are very troublesome, and it is not even possible for a generation to do a good job. The trust of neighbors and villagers is the greatest reliance on safety, and it is also necessary to live a good life. Because if you are alone, many industries cannot be operated at all, such as water conservancy and equipment, you have to cooperate to do a good job. ”

"If you go to other places, these advantages are gone. When a person runs away to a foreign land, he is almost looking for death. Even if the whole village walks together, it is easy to clash with the natives, so everyone will try to avoid it. But on the other hand, if you want to live in a new place better, what is there to move? ”

"That's right. I'm not a farmer or a worker, but a wandering monk. Grand Lama Wang nodded and agreed with her: "In this way, it seems that I am being sentimental." ”

"The gentleman in my hometown also sighs about this every day and regrets that. Maybe you cultural people are like this. Tang Sai'er seemed to be used to it: "However, the river is not close to this side, and there are Heavenly Sect realms along the way. How did you get here? Also with us, with merchants? In that case, it seems that the exchanges between different parts of the world are much more frequent than I originally thought. ”

"In the pre-Qin period, we had people here who traveled to and from Tianzhu. During the Han Dynasty, the Tianzhu people established a string of small states in Nanyang. There has been a lot of exchanges between various places, and only China is independent of the world, or in other words, the places that are not independent of it have been defeated by the ancestors. The Grand Lama told her, "Therefore, the biggest obstacle is that it is very troublesome to go to Nanyang." After arriving in Nanyang, no matter which side you go, it is much easier. ”

"But my experience was different. It's a long story......" He thought for a moment and said, "Do you know that there used to be a lama temple in Persia?" ”

"I don't know. I was just passing through there, and I didn't know much about it. Tang Sai'er shook his head: "That lama temple is gone now, right?" Then it is even more unclear. ”

"yes, it's gone." Grand Lama Wang said: "When the Ilkhanate was established, the founding vassal king Hulegü believed in Buddhism and specially invited a master from the east to build a temple. ”

"At that time, although some of the Khan's courts of the kings of the Western Dao of the Yuan Dynasty were far away from the Tang Dynasty, there were still many mining estates in various places. For example, although the main part of the Ilkhanate was in the Persian region, there were scattered fiefs in the river, Tibet, and Zhangdelu. The fiefdoms of the Golden Horde were in Pingyang, Shanxi, Zhending, Hebei, and Yongzhou, Hunan. ”

"The population, finances, and taxes of these territories are still theoretically owned by the king. The relationship between the two sides is similar to that of the current European feudal lords and vassals, even if they are not geographically close to each other, the connection is relatively close. Hulegu himself had close contacts with the Zhigong sect, which was the most popular in Tibet at that time, and specially stationed soldiers there to protect the monasteries and lamas. ”

But after Kublai Khan's seizure of power, the situation changed. He confiscated most of the estates located in Han land. The rest also lost their administrative independence, and only sent officials every year to send taxes to the garrisons of the various khanates, indicating that the jurisdictional relationship was still there. ”

"The Ilkhanate's fiefdom in Tibet was not affected at first. But the religious environment has changed. The Zhigong faction also had a good relationship with Möngke Khan, but there were contradictions with Kublai Khan. It is said that the monks of the Zhigong sect even publicly refuted Kublai Khan at a debate meeting, leaving him speechless. ”

"Under normal circumstances, this is not too troublesome to ask, because in court battles, it is inevitable to take sides and offend people. Among the four sons of Tuolei, they have a good relationship with the other couple, and it is estimated that they have no fear because of this, and they feel that they have nothing to do with him anyway. Who knows, Möngke Khan died suddenly, and after a series of civil wars, Kublai Khan, who was not favored, grabbed the throne. ”

The Zhigong faction was also dealt a blow by this, and Kublai Khan began to support the leader of the Sakya sect, Paspapa, who had always been a staunch supporter, to fight for control of Tibet. In the 27th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zhigong faction, unwilling to be defeated, contacted the Ilkhanate and the Chagatai Khanate and asked them to send troops into Tibet. The Sakya faction also immediately went to the imperial court, reported the rebellion of the Zhigong faction, and asked the Yuan Dynasty to send troops to support. ”

"Haidu, the Khan of the Ögedai lineage, sent a Mongol coalition army from the Western Regions into Tibet. The Yuan army followed the old road of the Tang Dynasty and entered Tibet from Hexi. The two sides fought in Qianzang, and in the end, the stronger Yuan army defeated the Mongol army and burned the Zhigong Monastery. ”

"This incident is called 'Zhigong Linluo', which is the change of Zhigong Monastery in Tibetan. The Zhigong faction became even more depressed, and as the largest benefactor of the Zhigong faction, the fiefdom of the Ilkhanate in Tibet was revoked. The Yuan Dynasty began to directly station troops and set up post stations in various important locations. He also dispatched officials to rectify the Tusi, counted the household registration of Tibetan land three times before and after, implemented laws, and collected taxes. ”

"During the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court received Tibetan envoys in the Xuanzheng Palace, so the Yuan Dynasty named the institution that managed Tibet as 'Xuanzheng Yuan'. This should be the first time that the Central Plains Imperial Court has directly administered here. ”

"However, on our side, life is not easy. Most of the monasteries and monks in the Persian region were invited by Hülegü from Tibet. The Ilkhanate lost its enclave there, and the sect was hit hard, leaving everyone rootless. Later, in the upper echelons of the Ilkhanate, the power of the Celestial Sect became stronger and stronger, and by the time of Ghazan Khan, he finally announced the abolition of the previous policy of religious tolerance and only allowed to believe in the Celestial Sect. ”

It was in this round of events that the Nestorian religion in Persia suffered severely. As soon as the Khan's order was issued, the impatient Celestial Cultists destroyed all the Nestorian temples, killed the monks, and tortured the believers. ”

"The situation in Buddhism is better, because the Ilkhanate is still a vassal of the Great Yuan, and the two sides often have dealings, so they don't dare to go too far. After all, if the Persians directly killed all the infidels according to the wishes of the Persians, I am afraid that they would have to kill Hehan and the envoys...... Therefore, the Ilkhanate simply demolished Buddhist monasteries and forbade them to be built in the future, and did not allow the massacres of monks and devotees. ”

"But the local monks are much more flexible than the Nestorian priests. As soon as the news came out, everyone pretended to be the priests of the Heavenly Sect, changed their signs, and continued to do their own thing. Within the Heavenly Fang Sect, the different factions are also very complicated, and they are not clear. In the end, he had to give an order, promising to send all the monks and lamas who were willing to leave as gifts, as long as they stopped chanting the scriptures. ”

"My master is one of these lamas – but after he left, he went to his hometown in Tibet and came back." The Great Lama said:

"He kept telling me that this incident was a great disgrace to the sect and that he would take revenge no matter what. So, when he returned home and dealt with the affairs over there, he prepared to sneak back to Persia. The lama and his brothers were puzzled by this, but he still made a great wish in front of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Patriarchs that he would destroy the outer ways of Persia and Tianzhu and restore the Dharma. ”

After that, in the name of Tianfangjiao, he secretly taught Buddhist scriptures and educated believers. Compared to other Buddhist sects, Lamaism places more emphasis on the guru than on the original texts. Therefore, he also made a lot of rewrites of the scriptures to facilitate the acceptance and dissemination of the local people. ”

"When I was a child, when my family was in business, something seemed to have happened. My parents left me and fled overnight, not knowing where they went. Grand Lama Wang recalled: "When someone found me, they brought me to Master. He said that he was about to accept disciples, and he happened to run into me, which is probably what the Bodhisattva meant. So he adopted me and raised me with the other children. ”

"The Persians like the sectarian system, and their sects are all passed down from generation to generation, the so-called imams. The congregations also recognize the Imam more than the founding sages and the scriptures – much like our Lamaism. Therefore, his sect has adapted well here, and after more than ten years, there are already quite a few people. ”

"But after the number of people increased, the internal contradictions also became much greater. Master's ambition is, after all, only his own ambition. Grand Lama Wang shook his head: "Later, when I was a teenager, Master passed away. Several disciples began to compete for the position of Guru Imam, and the sect was in chaos. I didn't have a good relationship with the second disciple who was in the limelight at the time, so I simply left by myself and traveled around. ”

"Later, I came to Anatolia and asked to see Daochang Yin here. He persuaded me to join the Church of God and accepted me into the Church to do things for Rome. After that, you all know. ”

"It's a twist." Tang Sai'er commented: "I thought we were already very unhappy. It seems that all over the world, there are miserable people everywhere. ”

"Yes, this place is not as good as the Central Plains. Although there are tyrannies and corrupt officials in the Central Plains, at least most of the time and most places are still peaceful. What about this side? Even if I'm like this, it seems that I'm okay, but in fact, I've suffered a lot of sins since I was a child. Grand Lama Wang shook his head: "I don't have the same big goal as Master, but I have been trying to promote the unification of Rome. I hope that over the years, I will be able to make some merits. ”

(End of chapter)