At the end of the hall, there is a semicircular shrine, which contains a lot of sacrificial supplies that Guo Kang himself does not understand well. The shrine is divided into several floors, and in the middle, there is a huge gilt cross. The cross is tilted

In front of him, sitting was a middle-aged man with long hair, wearing a long robe, and making religious gestures in his hands.

"This is...Brother Tian Yishu?" Sun Shiwan had obviously seen this kind of temple: "But, isn't he hanging on the cross?"

"This is the characteristic of our Empress Temple." Wu Han introduced the special attractions with excitement: "When Boyan Timur, the first Khan, came to Dadu for the first time, he came to worship at the Empress Temple. When he saw Brother Tian hanging on the cross,

The Great Khan couldn't bear it, so he ordered: "How can this man deserve to be punished for a thousand years? Today, our Roman Khanate has established an account and the whole world is celebrating. We should grant amnesty to all those who have been punished in the country, including Brother Tian, ​​to show mercy." He ordered the officials to record it.

.”

"Brother Tian originally had three nails on his body, one for each of his hands and legs. The Great Khan then ordered: 'Heaven will spare him a moment and remove the nail on his left hand; Earth will spare him a moment and remove the nail on his right hand; I will spare him a moment and remove it.

Nails in the legs.’ Ordered the Patriarch to record it.”

"Three nails were removed, and Brother Tian was put down." Wu Han said quite proudly: "Of all the churches in the world, this is the only one that has directly enjoyed the mercy of the Great Khan. Therefore, other places are allowed to adjust according to the situation, but our temple

Of the crosses in there, Brother Tian is always sitting in front of the shelf."

"It is indeed a rare feature." Sun Shiwan agreed very much.

"Brother Tian was put down, I must be very happy. It will be more effective to offer sacrifices here." Wu Han struck while the iron was hot, pointed to the statue of Brother Tian, ​​and said.

Others took a closer look and saw that the expression on the statue was very lifelike. Sure enough, it did not appear to be suffering, but was smiling and looking very happy.

It was obvious at a glance that Brother Tian was in a very happy and talkative mood. When Sun Shiwan saw this, he no longer hesitated and began to worship the statue. Guo Kang, Wu Han and others also quickly followed and accompanied him.

present.

After paying homage to Brother Tian, ​​Sun Shiwan looked at another figure next to his statue. This person was sitting in the middle, wearing a Greek royal costume, holding the scepter of the Roman emperor, and the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty on his head.

cymbals and crowns. After careful inspection, this should be the largest statue of the god.

"Forgive Sun for his blindness, which god is this?" Sun Shiwan asked curiously.

"I don't blame Sun Daguan. The scope of this god's influence is actually limited. Except for our country, generally no one worships him." Wu Han said, changing the topic: "But here, he is one of the most important gods."

"You see, he is the main character." He pointed to the most conspicuous religious painting not far away, beside the shrine: "This is our divine ancestor of Rome - Romulus Genginus."

"This is a Roman tradition, a composite god." He continued to explain: "But there are not many people worshiping it. Now it is mainly us who worship here."

"Romulus is the real founding Khan of our Rome, but his fate was quite bumpy when he was young. He lost his father at a young age. Later, with the help of the good Antaremus, he established his own power.

However, as the tribe grew, the two brothers had conflicts and fought with each other. In the end, Romulus killed his former brother Lemus and founded Rome."

"Romulus not only brings historical origins, but also warns everyone that even brothers can have quarrels with each other to the point of death due to differences in interests. Therefore, even if this kind of thing still happens frequently, we must regard this as

lesson."

Wu Han suddenly started to reason, which made Guo Kang a little uncomfortable. However, Sun Shiwan seemed even more uncomfortable.

"Can these two get together?" he muttered.

"Of course." Wu Han said: "The breeder of Rome was a wolf; the ancestors of Mongolia were wolves. When Rome was founded, brothers were fighting among themselves; when Mongolia was founded, there was also fighting among brothers. Rome was greatly influenced by the more civilized Greek world, and the ancestors

Maybe from Greece

world; Mongolia was greatly influenced by the more civilized Central Plains region, and its ancestors may have come from the Central Plains region. In the early years, the Romans implemented a system of hundreds of households, and the elders held a huril ceremony; in the early years, the Mongols implemented a system of ten thousand households, and the nobles held a meeting of hurila.

Riletai…”

"You see, these are pretty much the same." He concluded: "So, Rome is Mongolia, and Mongolia is Rome."

"If you think about it this way, it seems okay..." Sun Shiwan said dumbfounded.

"The gods and divine ancestors here are different from those in the Central Plains. Even ordinary people can worship them at will." Wu Han reminded: "So, there is no need to care about the taboos, just worship directly."

After hearing this, Sun Shiwan thought for a moment and bowed to the statue of the ancestor of the gods.

"What about the last one?" he asked again.

"This is the Prophet Muhammad of the Tianfang Sect who was invited by Emperor Timur's uncle." Wu Han introduced: "In our Khanate, many members of the Tianfang Sect come to trade or settle. There are also friendly neighbors around.

Many of them belong to this religion. Therefore, we also have the icons of Tianfang Sect, and their status is equally important."

"I have done a lot of business with the Tianfang cultists, so there shouldn't be such statues." Sun Shiwan was a little confused.

"You are right, but the 'Icon of the Holy Prophet' is a new type of religious artifact carved independently by the Roman Khanate. The icon comes from an orthodox Tianfa empire called the 'Timur Khanate'. Here

, those chosen by God will be awarded 'Imani' to guide the prayer ceremony.

As a 'believer', you will meet fellow believers from different denominations and unique doctrines on your free business journey, and together with them you will defeat all kinds of profiteers and gain extra profits - at the same time, you will gradually discover the truth of 'faith'

." Wu Han immediately began to recite a large section.

"It means that this thing was given by Timur." Guo Kang quickly explained: "Originally, there was indeed no such sacred object in the world of Tianfang Sect. It was during the Ilkhanate period that the Mongolian Khans wanted to understand and promote it.

Conveniently, it was drawn. Timur also made a lot of icons at that time, and when the two families formed an alliance, they gave us some. This is how the original one here came from."

"Won't those believers and religious scholars protest?" Sun Shiwan looked at the obvious face of Timur on the icon - obviously, like many other civilizations, the Timur Khanate also learned to treat its rulers

The face is painted on the statue.

"We don't know about that." Wu Han shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because religious scholars can't debate the scriptures as well as Emperor Timur."
Chapter completed!