Chapter 576: Enthronement
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"Heresy is indeed an abomination, and we, the French people, who have thought to be the most orthodox and devout Christians since ancient times, would never have such heresies......" de Gaulle echoed pointedly.
If the Vatican knew about his statement, it would definitely spray him in the face. Yes, you France is indeed not a heretic, but Nima is more than a heretic! No matter how much the heretics hate it, they have not put our Pope in a small black room to play in a secret room, or even beat him to death. The French have done these things more than once.
Philip IV, Louis XIV and several other French kings used the Holy See as an ATM, and collecting taxes from the church was the most gentle method. These bosses usually go to the church to fight the autumn breeze once they are short of money, take it themselves, and lead the troops to loot the church has become their daily copy, and the pope is like a servant in front of them, shouting and drinking, beating and scolding as he pleases.
The Duke of Windsor immediately heard De Gaulle's implicit taunt, but now the two sides had to hold together. He could only curse a few words in his heart. But, the mouth cannon can still be played, are you going to mock me for not being able to!?
The Duke of Windsor pretended not to understand, but continued to point the finger at those "Oriental heretics", and said angrily: "I heard that the whole East has become heretical now. Not only is there no longer a single orthodox church in China itself, but even Indochina, which is the best developed, has completely fallen. It is a sad story that your country and the Holy See have been in vain for centuries of missionary work in the East, and now that the whole of the East has become a world of heresy......" He deliberately made a sympathetic expression.
Since the fifteenth century, the French have been keen to preach to the East, and China has been their main target of development, but because of the cultural estrangement between the two sides, there is a traditional conflict. They did it for hundreds of years without much success, and it was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that they finally had some decent results with the help of artillery and giant ships, and as a result, they were dumbfounded before they were happy.
As soon as the Socialist Party emerged, it began to liquidate and clean up the foreign religious forces on its own territory, and these foreign monks and fake foreign monks, as well as those so-called devout believers, were all the targets of liquidation, and these people were all locked up and carefully examined one by one. If they have not done anything bad, they will be expelled and ordered to leave the country within a certain time. All those who have done bad things in China have been liquidated one by one. The hard-line Science and Technology Socialist Party is not my Qing Dynasty, and these people are all shot if they should be shot, hanged if they should be hanged, cut off their brains when they should be killed, and reformed through labor if they should be reformed through labor, and do not treat them as foreign adults at all.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the CSD launched a nationwide campaign to expel and eliminate foreign religions and cults, which the Chinese government called the "Cultural Purge." With the exception of Taoism, which is native to China, and several sects of Buddhism that have been thoroughly sinicized, all other religions, including Fundamentalism and Green Religion, have been devastated.
This "devastating" is not a description, but a fact. Because the methods adopted by the CSD were particularly thorough, they not only directly and thoroughly purged the religious practitioners, confiscated all the wealth of the religions, but also completely removed the soil from which these religions could grow from the roots. That is, they themselves have created some new sects, or heretics, that suit their original religious skins, but their doctrines and contents have been completely changed by demons to suit their interests and completely under their control, to completely replace these original sects.
For these religions, if it's just a material blow, they're not too afraid. Because they have encountered this kind of thing many times in history, and they are not still living well, because as long as the people still have the spiritual need for this, they will not perish. But the CSD's approach is much more ruthless, they do not want to eliminate all religions, but to replace them with their own things, this kind of money from the bottom of the kettle plus the dove occupies the magpie's nest, coupled with Li Daitao's stiff means, for these foreign religions are undoubtedly the most deadly, once this is done, then the environment in which they may grow up will completely disappear, and there will be no chance of a comeback.
On the one hand, it is to crack down on and suppress the original foreign religions at the material level, and comprehensively purge their religious personnel and believers. On the one hand, it is wise to promote scientific knowledge. On the other hand, we will support the comprehensive improvement of traditional Chinese religions and the new sects that have been reformed by themselves to occupy and fill the gaps after the purge. Under such a multi-pronged and ruthless move, foreign religious forces completely disappeared from the land of China more than ten years ago.
"That's right, the Vatican and the bishops will be very sad......" de Gaulle shrugged, his expression not sad at all, completely indifferent. Because he is not a member of the Holy See, he has no attitude towards such things at all.
The Duke of Windsor saw that his taunt had no effect, so he closed his tent in a daze. He also took the opportunity to change the subject: "Doesn't the Chinese government claim freedom of religious belief? He also knows that a big hooligan who can't play double standards is not a qualified big hooligan. It is most normal to say one thing and do another, and it would be strange if China did not do it.
De Gaulle smiled: "Hehe, China's approach is not to say one thing and do another, because when they say freedom of religious belief, they mean a legitimate religion recognized by their law." If they don't recognize it, it's an illegal religion and can even be declared a cult. If Western religions want to go through again, they will be hit by both their governments and local religious forces, and with China's current national strength, I don't see the slightest chance of victory for the church. β
"Well, that's true......" The Duke of Windsor's words were deliberately disgusting, and he himself was not a fanatic. After a while, he said: "However, these heretics actually praise President Wendeji as the pope, which is really thoughtful. In order to pat yourself on the back, you don't have to be cheeky at all......"
"Isn't it very common for the supreme ruler of the country to be the head of the religion at the same time? I remember that is also the case in your country......" de Gaulle squinted.
"Uh......" The Duke of Windsor choked speechless. In fact, he regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, because he immediately remembered that the British also played like this. In order to prevent the Vatican, their Anglican Church had a king who also served as the religious leader. He himself had been the supreme leader of the Anglican Church for a few days a few years ago, and he was forced to abdicate before his ass was hot.
But the Duke of Windsor was also educated by the elite of the royal family, he was only slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "We do have such rules in the United Kingdom, but we don't have the title of pope, and we won't abolish the ......pope at will."
"Hehehe......" de Gaulle smiled slightly awkwardly and did not continue the topic. The abolition of the pope is a French repertoire, and as long as the French king sees that the pope is not pleasing to the eye, he will immediately change one, just like changing clothes.
That is to say, on this kind of issue, the big hooligans don't say anyone, it's all about the same. All the big hooligans are those in power who control religion, not be controlled by religion, and countries that fail to do this cannot become big hooligans.
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At this time, as they expected, Wen Deji was already standing on the main stage where the coronation ceremony was held. The shape and decoration of this main platform are also full of private goods. Of course, he is not wearing the famous twelve-chapter gown and nine-fold crown now, which makes the foreign onlookers a little disappointed. Of course, this is impossible, the twelve crests are the most solemn dresses, and in ancient times, they would only be worn when they were to worship the suburbs of heaven and earth, Mingtang, Zongmiao, and the first day of the new year. Now, of course, the government of the republic does not need to do this, according to the current etiquette system, only the two saints of Yan and Huang will wear it every year.
He is now wearing the uniform of a typical Chinese government official. That is, it is a new type of clothing based on the big lapel suit and redesigned after adding a lot of Chinese elements. This uniform has two styles, regular and dress, the two styles are roughly similar, the difference is that the regular dress is mostly gray and dark, there is no decoration, and the typical minimalist style. The color of the dress is more distinct, with black as the base, with red, gold and silver and other color embellishments, and some metal ornaments and ribbon tassels are added to the clothes, and the style is in the direction of gorgeousness.
Wen Deji is wearing a dress now. Although he is 60 years old this year, he still looks about the same as a man in his early thirties, and the years do not seem to have left a mark on his face. Well, that's a normal thing, people in the 23rd century are genetically optimized, so his current appearance will remain for a long time. Not only Wen Desi is like this, but his wife is also like this, looking about the same as being in her 20s and 30s (Jin Lin has also been genetically optimized).
The foreign ministers of the United States and the Soviet Union, who were sitting together, were also discussing.
"It's unbelievable that a non-Christian could be considered the leader of the church in the East and crown Solomon's descendants......" U.S. Secretary of State Hull frowned and shook his head. As a Puritan, he was not used to this kind of thing.
Molotov, the Soviet diplomat's commissar, smiled indifferently and had a sense of superiority peculiar to materialists. He couldn't help but show an expression of "you are outdated", and said slowly: "The title of the Eastern Pope appeared more than ten years ago. Moreover, President Wen not only has the title of Pope, but also the title of Caliph, and the supreme titles of Taoism, Son of Heaven, Living Buddha, Great Shaman and other religions, I guess he himself can't remember so many titles......"
"My God! they ...... Isn't their CSD an atheist party like you?" the Duke of Windsor, who was farther away, heard this, and his eyes were about to pop out.
"No, Your Highness the Duke. We, the CPSU, are different from them, they are revisionist parties! We are the real materialists, and they are obviously not, which is why they engage in these decadent and backward things...... Molotov hurriedly dissociated himself, but his words also caused a few people lying next to him to be shot.
Rotten your sister! Backward your sister! The delegates of various countries cursed in their hearts. However, China and the Soviet Union have also been fighting for more than 20 years, and these words are repeated over and over again, and everyone is numb to listening to them.
Italy's Ziano said: "Mr. Commissioner, I think the Chinese Science and Technology Socialist Party is indeed an atheist party. Therefore, neither President Wen himself, nor the Central Committee of the Chinese Committee for Science and Technology, nor the Chinese government have ever recognized these titles, and at most they have not refuted them. β
Molotov immediately said: "This is a matter of right and wrong, and if you do not immediately and openly oppose it, you will acquiesce in it......"
De Gaulle interjected at this time and said with a smile: "Mr. Commissioner, I don't think they have openly opposed it, it is just a traditional Chinese habit. The supreme ruler of ancient China himself held the position of the highest priest and had the highest sacrificial power. In a sense, ancient China was a ******** regime, and it has been for thousands of years. Although the CSD is an atheist party, they have always boasted of being the guardian of Chinese tradition, so they will definitely not refuse this kind of thing, and it is estimated that they also regard this kind of thing as a form of expression of traditional culture, and they do not encourage or oppose it...... "De Gaulle was very interested in China as a country, and he gnawed a lot of information on it, and he said that it was also the first thing to say.
"Historically, the Chinese emperor has had many titles, such as Tian Khan, which were given by other countries or folk religious groups. For these foreign titles, the Chinese emperor will also accept them, as if they were an honorary title. β
General de Gaulle was right. The Chinese emperors also had a religious title called "Son of God", which of course was their Chinese God...... The Chinese emperor has two sets of seals, one is the emperor's seal representing state power, and the other is the seal of the Son of God, which represents religious power. Ziano agreed.
"Isn't that the identity of Christ the same as that of Christ?" I remember that the Pharaoh of Egypt also called himself the son of the sun god......" asked the Duke of Windsor, with some curiosity.
"It's about the same. As far as I know, in the Chinese tradition, the emperor is the second-highest deity, the agent of God on earth. He has supreme religious authority and can even canonize mortals as gods. For example, the current goddess of the sea in China was originally a mortal, and she was canonized as a god by a certain emperor in the past...... "Ziano, as a diplomat, has also worked the relevant situation in China.
"Mr. Count, I have heard that there are also some people in your country who believe in this Chinese goddess of the sea......" Molotov said with a sneer.
Ziano's face changed slightly, and he began to speak of diplomatic rhetoric: "We Italy are a free country, and the people can freely believe in ......"
There's no way to deny it. In the past few years, the Mazu faith on the Chinese side has spread to some European and American countries, and at first most of them were ocean-going merchants who often traded with China. This group of people is the most superstitious, because they have dealt with China a lot, and they are gradually brainwashed by the bombardment of Chinese cultural exports. Especially in Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Greece, even some officers and soldiers of the navy have become believers in Taoism, and several Mazu temples have been built. The goddess Mazu is probably the first Chinese deity to break into Europe.
At this time, Zhang Shizhong or De Saleni had already walked to the vicinity of the VIP seat amid solemn music and cheers. The white elephant was about to walk towards the main stage when he suddenly heard a familiar shout.
"Kuroko, come on!"
"Blackie, we support you!"
His face was covered in black lines, his body trembled, and he almost didn't fall off the elephant. Fortunately, his face was dark, and this change was not easy to see.
When he turned his head, he saw a group of young men and women waving and shouting at him on the viewing platform next to the VIP seat. He knows all these people, basically Hanjing's group of friends, friends and fox friends, and they also came from China today to cheer. Xiao Zhang had no choice but to smile and wave at them.
Journalists from all over the world in the press gallery also noticed the group.
"Who are these young people?" someone asked.
A well-informed person replied: "Most of His Majesty's friends in China are the children of high-ranking Chinese officials, including Chinese princes and princesses......
"The princes and princesses of China? You mean President Wendehei's children are also among them. β
"Hehe, of course, these young people are also the emperor's guests......"
As soon as the reporters heard this, they immediately raised the cameras and camcorders in their hands and shot at the group of young people.
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At this time, Zhang Shizhong had already come down from the white elephant and ascended to the main stage of the ceremony.
At this time, the master of ceremonies began to introduce to the audience that the ceremony would be crowned by His Excellency President Boundesi and His Majesty the Tsar as a witness.
Zhang Shizhong walked up to Wen Desi in a burst of solemn music, and said excitedly: "Dad, I'm so grateful......"
Wen Deji smiled and nodded, took the crown from the attendant next to him, and put it on his head. He said solemnly: "From now on, you are the legitimate emperor of the Erathia Empire! I hope you will lead your country to prosperity and strength......
At this moment, Emperor Menelik III of the Erathian Empire was officially born.
Reporters from all over the world hurriedly slapped at the main stage of the ceremony, and at the same time discussed.
"Hehe, this is a father crowning his son, I have thought of tomorrow's title, it's called "Father Coronates Son" ......"
"President Moonson was originally his godfather, and it makes sense for the godfather to crown his godson......
"No, according to the Chinese parlance, this is an adoptive father, not a godfather. β
"Well, it's pretty much the ...... anyway"
Next, it's banquet time. Because the original palace of light of Selassie I had been burned down in the coup d'Γ©tat and was still being restored, the banquet was held in the undamaged Royal Park. Because of the large number of guests, the banquet was held in the form of a buffet, with a few tents and pergolas set up in the open space of the park, and a few long tables for the guests to do by themselves. He said excitedly, "Dad, I'm so grateful......"
Wen Deji smiled and nodded, took the crown from the attendant next to him, and put it on his head. He said solemnly: "From now on, you are the legitimate emperor of the Erathia Empire! I hope you will lead your country to prosperity and strength......
At this moment, Emperor Menelik III of the Erathian Empire was officially born.
Reporters from all over the world hurriedly slapped at the main stage of the ceremony, and at the same time discussed.
"Hehe, this is a father crowning his son, I have thought of tomorrow's title, it's called "Father Coronates Son" ......"
"President Moonson was originally his godfather, and it makes sense for the godfather to crown his godson......
"No, according to the Chinese parlance, this is an adoptive father, not a godfather. β
"Well, it's pretty much the ...... anyway"
Next, it's banquet time. Because the original palace of light of Selassie I had been burned down in the coup d'Γ©tat and was still being restored, the banquet was held in the undamaged Royal Park. Because of the large number of guests, the banquet was held in the form of a buffet, with a few tents and pergolas set up in the open space of the park, and a few long tables for the guests to do by themselves.