Chapter 124 The Empress Dowager's Persian Dilemma
(Part 1)
In short, Basil III is from Grandpa Guo Kang.
Guo Kang's teacher said that based on the results of the war, he was the most significant Khan in the history of Zizhang. He spent most of his life fighting everywhere, with his footprints spread across the half of the Mediterranean from Syria to Naples. However, he was the most successful. The actions were later fatal blows to the Kingdom of Hungary.
In terms of the number of wars, he even surpassed his ancestor Boyan Timur. Maybe no one could catch up with it for a long time in the future. But unlike his ancestors, he was a restrained person, looking like a scholar and better than a general. .
When Guo Kang was a child, he only saw him a few times: Basil was busy with work all day long, and even if a few children were present, he always started talking about Khanate affairs with their grandfathers and fathers after a few words.
Because he didn't have much contact, Basil left a limited impression on him. The most profound memory was his calm and deep eyes.
The one with the most conversation was that he, Shi Ke and Li Xuanying, were led by their respective fathers, and took advantage of the New Year to visit this silent and serious old man.
At that time, his younger brother Alexius came back from Vienna and brought some gifts to him. Perhaps because of his brother who was good at adjusting the atmosphere, Basil III also said more. Several marquis then started to cheer him and asked him to Look at your children and what they are suitable for in the future.
Basil asked Shi Ke a few words first, and Shi Ke answered him loudly. Basil smiled with relief and told Shi Mingyuan that this child was very energetic and would be a good officer in the future;
He chatted with Li Xuanying for a few more times, and was amused by this overly lively child, and turned to Li Huawen and said that this kid would definitely be a cavalryman in the future;
Finally, he asked Guo Kang a few more words. Guo Kang was a little nervous and answered his question seriously. Basil stared at him for a moment, frowned, and said to his adoptive father that this child was a little interesting. .The two problems that cannot be solved in the future may be able to do.
The adoptive father didn't ask in detail at that time, and he didn't understand what this sentence means afterwards. However, he was also very determined. Seeing that the Khan said that his child was capable, he was happy and did not ask.
This is the time Guo Kang communicated with him the most.
However, these actions aroused strong dissatisfaction among the nobles. In the literature, the nobles described the situation at that time, saying that the people became like demons, robbing families and doing everything evil. The order had completely collapsed, and the slaves dared to oppose their masters, and their wives began to issue orders to their husbands. .
The adoptive father said that he was impressed by these materials, and Guo Kang was not surprised: although his personality is relatively...simple, the adoptive father has a good memory. It is estimated that all the "cultural" characteristics of his ancestors have come here. In addition, many other civilizations and religions have actually appeared in this set of statements, and it is not surprising that they look familiar.
However, my uncle and adopted father had a lot of talks with Basil. Just before the rebellion, Basil convened a meeting, including Guo Shuai, Guo Di, and Mr. Huang who had just arrived here at that time, as the Khanate's most important A group of educated senior officials participated in the discussion.
Basil told everyone that when he was a child, his father preferred to take his elder brother and other noble children to go out and go around; his mother was addicted to social banquets and discussed various things privately with different nobles and small groups of noble ladies all day long. Lexius was too young and was just born at that time.
Therefore, he advocated the realization of equality for everyone, allowed intermarriage between nobles and low-ranking people, and called on the distribution of nobles' property to the common people, and realized the public ownership of land and wealth. He also required the upper class to restrain their desires and promote monogamy and men and women to choose their own spouses.
Mazdak believes that there are two poles of light and darkness in the world. The resources given to the world are theoretically enough for people to enjoy, but darkness leads to inequality and oppression among people, which leads to the hardships in the world today.
However, the king's army was weak and could not stand the battle. At the critical moment, it was defeated by the noble coalition. Kawad fled in a hurry and ran to the Kada people (White Xiongnu) in Central Asia before she was protected and settled down.
Mazdak's activities were supported by Persian King Kawad. Kawad hoped to use these civil forces to put pressure on the nobles and help him carry out reforms. He also took advantage of the conflicts between the Persian priests' class to win over
Supported by the group of judicial priests "Moubed".
At that time, Sassanthemum seemed to have a large area and strong national strength, but the dynasty was facing a situation of no soldiers and no money all year round. Because the nobles mastered taxes and local troops, on the one hand, the civilians were under serious oppression and civil unrest.
Not only; on the other hand, the royal family could not collect money at all. The combat effectiveness of the kingdom army also declined seriously and was beaten by nomads from Rome and Central Asia every day.
The adoptive father later told Guo Kang that the Khan took out a lot of books to show them to everyone. The adoptive father had a good memory, so he still had a little impression of the content.
They accused the people of sharing property and wives, destroying bloodlines and order, organizing army to hunt down Mazdak supporters everywhere despite the king's orders. This aroused the dissatisfaction of Kawad, who declared that the nobles' actions were rebellion and summoned soldiers.
Horses go to suppress.
However, the only benefit is that the collection of books in the capital, the books brought by my mother from her parents' home, and the collections of Mr. Guo over the years can be read casually. There are a lot of historical records, and even about other surrounding countries.
The number of documents is very large, which allows him to read for a long time.
Persia was the second civilization after Ceris to explore the bureaucratic system, which was also the object of learning from the Roman official system later. This system was born in the crisis.
So, for a long time, he had no other relatives around him. Apart from tutors, maids and servants, only Mr. Guo Gai often came to see him and told him various stories from all over the mainland that he had seen.
The adoptive father told Guo Kang that he was also the target of training for the new generation and was taken by his father and third uncle to listen.
Zoroastrianism, as the state religion, also declined seriously. Many people among the nobles and the people lost their trust in their faith, and many people turned to accept the monotheistic religion passed down by the Romans. In this case, a priest named Mazdak,
He stood up and called for reforms to Zoroastrianism and the entire Persian society. He moved around and began to promote his new teachings.
Later, Kawad persuaded the lords to send troops, and with these nomads, they defeated the rebellious nobles, and were able to restore the rebellion. Kawad also compromised with the nobles, lured and killed priests such as Mazdak, and temporarily suppressed the chaos.
Go down.
In this way, by constantly selecting side positions and borrowing troops, the Persian king finally accumulated the first batch of professional civil servants from the middle and lower classes.
This month, we will continue to issue monthly tickets and rewards. 476, 1204, 1453, 1923, and monthly tickets will be updated for four levels.
Let’s take a look at the situation first. The increase suddenly increased a lot at the end of last month. I don’t know what’s going on. If there are too many votes this time, I will change the rules again afterwards.
Chapter completed!