Chapter 798

"The far west country, which once brought up generations of sages such as Socrates and Plato, was divided into two, and the far west country soon perished and split into small countries. There were constant wars among countries. Christianity took advantage of this opportunity to develop and grow. Almost all the people of the Far West Country are Christians, even the king."

"Christianity has its own pope, established a special Papal State, and established countless churches among countries, requiring the people to give everything to God before they can go to heaven after death. Whenever a king ascends the throne, he must be baptized by the Pope. Once a powerful king disobeys the Pope and the Pope gives an order, other countries will assemble coalition forces until they defeat him."

Every time Merton said a word, Li Shimin's face was gloomy. If the divine power was above the imperial power, he would never accept it.

"The big food is a more special form. The integration of politics and religion is called the Caliph by religious leaders. It is both a religious leader and a political leader. All the soldiers under his name believe in * * * religion and are extremely loyal, fanatical and fearless of death. Now they are constantly invading Persia. I can guarantee that Persia will not resist the attack of these crazy soldiers, and Persia will perish within 20 years , and the pyramid country is also adjacent to Dashi. I'm afraid Dashi will not escape. Dashi will become the most powerful enemy of Datang in the western regions, and it is extremely dangerous. "

"Integrating politics and religion, taking believers as soldiers!" Li Shimin took a deep breath. He was no stranger to this model. Many uprisings in Chinese dynasties were in the name of religion, among which Zhang Jiao's yellow scarf army uprising was one of them, and the only difference was Zhang Jiao's defeat.

Merton took a deep breath again: "the most popular place of Buddhism, Tianzhu, is more worthy of reference and reflection."

Li Shimin immediately sat upright. If it was the East pole and west country and Dashi, it was still a little far from the Tang Dynasty, and Tianzhu, which also believed in Buddhism and was adjacent to it, he had to pay attention to it.

"As early as when Qin Shihuang unified China, the era of great unification also appeared in Tianzhu. The land and population of the Peacock Dynasty are not inferior to that of the Qin Dynasty. However, 800 years have passed since the demise of the Peacock Dynasty. Tianzhu is still a small country with continuous wars. Once there is a strong external invasion, Tianzhu will be scattered and slaughtered."

"There are many small countries!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be shocked. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, China has experienced the change of dynasties from generation to generation. Even if his world was divided, no matter which emperor dreamed of unifying the world, Tianzhu has not been unified for 800 years, which is incredible to him.

Didn't there be an ambitious emperor in Tianzhu? Obviously, it is impossible. I am afraid that Buddhism's prohibition of killing, compassion and opposition to war can not be underestimated.

"That is to say, at present, where civilization originated, three-quarters of the divine power has been shrouded, and only China has survived," Merton said with a bitter smile.

Li Shimin's face is especially dignified at the moment. The world has always believed that China is the center of the world, and other places are barbarian places. However, since the rise of Mohism, unique foreign studies from the Far West have constantly changed the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty. People realized that in addition to the Chinese civilization, In this world, there are three ancient countries that are not inferior to Chinese civilization, and there are more bright rising stars, Roman and Greek civilization.

However, the news from Merton's mouth is more and more bad news. All these civilized countries have been shrouded in theocracy.

Until now, Li Shimin was really aware of the cruelty of the dispute between divine power and kingship. The reason why Erwu exterminated Buddha was successful was that monks and nuns accounted for only one tenth of the population, while secular people accounted for the majority, coupled with the influence of great unification and the culture of all schools of thought.

However, if there were no two martial arts to kill the Buddha, the Buddhism developed smoothly from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid its scale would be several times that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The consequences made Li Shimin shudder.

Li Shimin has no doubt about Merton's words. Merton can be said to be the person who knows the western regions best. In addition to the Mozi secret works written by the Mohist sages who have traveled all over the western countries, in the past two years, a steady stream of Hu merchants have provided countless information to the Mohists. It is not difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

Li Shimin suddenly flashed his eyes and said, "I heard that you highly admire foreign Mohism. I want to know how Mohism in the East pole and west country is now?"

A trace of sadness flashed on Merton's face and said, "the Mohists advocate truth and solve unsolved mysteries, which is absolutely not allowed in the West pole and west country. If we are in the East pole and west country, even if your majesty comes forward to protect Wei Chen, Wei Chen will not escape the end of being burned."

"Fire!" Li Shimin couldn't believe it and grew up.

Merton nodded: "when the Mohist sages visited the western regions, they once met a Mohist sage named Copernicus. He thought that the earth we are in is not the center of the universe, and the sun is the center of the universe. Only this view was buried in his heart. He was not willing to lose his theory until he died, so he announced it."

Li Shimin said in amazement, "even the theory dare not be published."

"I don't convict the Tang Dynasty with words, but Copernicus didn't even dare to publish his theory. What do you think of the situation of Mohism?" Merton said.

"Will you be put on fire just because you say something wrong?" Li Shimin smacked his tongue.

Merton nodded: "later, his disciple Bruno believed in the sun center and lobbied countries to publicize their ideas. Finally, he was tied to the stake by the Holy See and burned alive."

"Really burn!" Li Shimin said in shock.

Until this time, Li Shimin didn't know why even he couldn't keep Merton. Merton cracked the dog eclipse, boarded a hot-air balloon, took off into the clouds, and peeped at the moon with a telescope. I'm afraid none of them could escape death.

Li Shimin couldn't help but lament: "is it worth it? For a theory that doesn't know whether it's true or false."

"Worth it, of course! The most precious thing in this world is truth. Mohism exists to solve unsolved mysteries and find the truth in this world." Merton firmly said.

Li Shimin remembered that there was another Mohist child in front of him. He couldn't help looking at Merton with complex eyes.

"In fact, it's not just Mohism. From the latest news, the last Pope has burned the largest library in Rome, and the school must teach theology, which is like burning books and pitching Confucianism."

Li Shimin couldn't help looking at Merton sympathetically. In the Qin Dynasty, books were burned and Confucianism was burned, but in foreign countries, books were burned and ink was burned. No, books were burned and ink was burned!

"In addition, a woman who eats a lot must wear a black veil every day, only her eyes can be exposed, and her face can only be seen by her husband."

Li Shimin couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't have anything when he thought of the more and more bold clothes in his harem. Even Zheng Chonghua, the most beautiful in his harem, never wanted his veil to cover his face.

"In Tianzhu, people are divided into four kinds, and all kinds of sex cannot be intermarried. Mohist children like Weichen are divided into the fourth kind. The most humble craftsman can't marry a second-class princess." Merton was wronged.

Li Shimin glared at Merton when he heard the speech. Suddenly, he had the idea of agreeing with the caste system. In this way, Merton didn't dare to think about his baby princess.

"Wait, the princess is the second level. Who is the first level?" Li Shimin frowned.

"Monks, of course," Merton replied.

Suddenly, Li Shimin no longer had the idea of implementing the caste system. How could he tolerate that he still had a greater power over his head.

"This is the information of all civilized countries in the world held by the Mohists. Please choose," Merton said, and then kept silent.

Suddenly, the whole palace fell into a dead silence. After a long time, Li Shimin sighed and said, "now the Buddhism is not suffering from the Tang Dynasty. It is absolutely impossible to destroy the Buddha. Let's take your strategy to save the Buddha!

"Your Majesty is wise! If you have the best of both worlds, both Buddhism and Datang will benefit." Merton heavily relaxed his airway, so that he can eliminate the suffering of Buddhism without fierce means.

"Tomorrow you will go to Wangji temple on my behalf and discuss Buddhist affairs on behalf of the imperial court." Li Shimin suddenly changed his words.

"Me!"

Merton couldn't help but open his eyes and pointed to himself incredulously.

"Why, you're not talking about the strategy to save the Buddha in the court. Now it's an opportunity. Besides, you once helped the Taoism solve its internal problems. Why not help the Buddhism again?" Li Shimin pressed Merton.

"Minister Wei, take orders!"

Merton opened his mouth and nodded helplessly. He found that Li Shimin was not willing to pit him. Although his strategy to save the Buddha was feasible, it definitely violated many Buddhist interests. This time, he completely offended the Buddhism.