Chapter 2519 The Holy City of the West
The situation in the East and West is actually quite clear. Cai Boqi already knew the power struggle in the Qin Dynasty. Like Yan Shu, he did not expect that this dynasty would actually compete for imperial power and ecclesiastical power?!
This seemed too ridiculous to Cai Boyi. It was just like the Buddhists of the Song Dynasty suddenly wanted to compete with the imperial power for control over the world. It was not that they could not accept it, but that they could not imagine it!
Imperial power is above everything else, which is the simplest and most persistent idea in Cai Boyi and the Han people, but this does not make sense in the Great Qin State, because the imperial power will change, but the power of the church has been developing.
The people of the Great Qin Kingdom believe in not the emperor, nor the heaven and earth, nor the ancestors, but the gods created by the Catholic Church. In Cai Boyi's view, both the Tathagata Buddha and the so-called savior are the same.
The most ridiculous thing is that when Cai Boyi looked through the Bible translated by the Song Dynasty, he found that there was a lot of space in it talking about destruction and killing... A "God" known for his kindness would constantly kill pagans and slaughter one city after another. This was simply a slap in the face, but even such a god is believed by someone.
No wonder Catholicism could not be promoted in the Song Dynasty, no wonder almost no one believed it in the Song Dynasty, because this thing was too fake in the eyes of the people of the Song Dynasty.
At present, the Great Qin State has a power struggle between the power of the church and the imperial power, and the Great Qin State and Seljuk also have conflicts, and such conflicts are getting bigger and bigger.
The demise of the "Fuqian" country caught the Song Dynasty off guard. Neither Zhao Zhen nor Cai Boqi expected that Fuqian would be annexed by the Great Qin State so quickly.
This is Henry III's conspiracy and his ambition. He used the Crusades to conquer Byzantium. The territory determined the resources and strength of a dynasty. The Byzantine Empire is far inferior to the past, and was loaded by the Holy Roman Empire and Seljuks to survive.
On the other hand, Zhao Zhen, among the emperor, was also thinking deeply. He knew that the history of the world had changed because of himself, but he did not expect that the once glorious empire like Byzantium was actually annexed by the Holy Roman Empire.
This also made the Holy Roman Empire even more powerful, but the power of this feudal empire would not rise rapidly because of the annexation of Byzantium.
But one thing is certain that the Frankish dynasty will continue. Although it was not Henry III's personal expedition, he still initiated this expedition.
Under the conspiracy of Gregory VII, the original defeat of the Frankian dynasty began to tilt towards the victorious side, and the people of the Holy Roman Empire respected their "Roman Emperor".
But Zhao Zhen knew that all this was nothing more than a cloud of smoke. The Holy See, who had mastered the propaganda machine, would soon take this credit for itself.
In fact, this is a trend. In terms of public opinion, Henry III is no match for the shrewd Gregory VII.
Today is the day when Zhao Zhen passed the throne. Although he made the ceremony very grand, it was not what he thought, but to show everyone in the world. Cai Boyi's appearance was long seen by Zhao Zhen.
So when Cai Boyi looked through the information from the West, Sancai appeared quietly and left his mount. Cai Boyi was far inferior to Sancai on the horse, and of course the same was true on the ground.
He quietly got on Zhao Zhen's huge carriage, but Sancai saw the past appearance of the official family. Although it was a ceremony of throne transmission, he could casually prepare many "unrelated" things.
Compared with the files on the official desk, I really can't provide this information in my hands.
Zhao Zhen was in his hand a book of the Old Testament translated into traditional Chinese, and there was also a book of the New Testament. Seeing that Cai Boyi came, he handed him the Old Testament and said, "Look at the second story above."
Cai Boqi was a little puzzled. Why did the officials let themselves read religious books of the Qin people? But he still opened the "Old Testament" and was so shocked that he couldn't speak after seeing the second "Exodus".
Zhao Zhen saw Cai Boyi's expression and knew why he was so shocked: "In fact, Catholicism originated from Judaism, and where is the holy land?"
"Jerusalem?! The government asked the people of Yicai Leye to return to their hometown to restore their country to........................!!"
Cai Boyi was extremely shocked now. Where is Jerusalem? Through the Bible, he realized that it was the holy land of the Catholic Church, a holy land of Judaism for the people of pleasure, or a holy land of the great cannibals and the holy land of the Impressive Cannibals!!
The government supported and helped Yici Leye people return to their hometowns not for the benefit of Yici Leye people, nor for their geographical location, but for the insertion of a nail and a thorn in the Western land!
As a court official in the Song Dynasty and one of the court officials who knows the West best, Cai Boqi was too clear about what religion meant to the West, and the holy city was also a sacred and inviolable land!
Previously, the Song Dynasty helped Yici Leye people and made them successful. The main reason was that they agreed with the right time, place and people.
At that time, the Great Qin Kingdom did not have time to pay attention to the holy city opposite the sea, and the Abbas Dynasty was fighting the newly rising Seljuk, and no one had the time to care about the rise of a small country.
Everyone thinks that this nation that has been wandering for thousands of years does not matter even if it is established in the holy city. After all, the Jews are too weak. As long as they are stable, they can destroy him in an instant.
But it was this idea that continued the Jews and the Kingdom of Israel they established, and began to take root in the Holy City with powerful force.
Around the holy city of Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Israel has continued to grow and grow, and has continuously obtained more help from the Song Dynasty through trade. It has already obtained wealth from neighboring countries.
In a sense, the Kingdom of Israel was already the agent of the Song Dynasty in the West. Although he was not the most powerful, he was the fastest growing one.
No one knows the importance of the country and dynasty than the Jews, because they have lost their homes and have lost their faith. Now, with the help of the Song people, they have returned to their own land and are no longer wandering in this world. In order to guard this place and hometown, they will die tenaciously until the last person.
In the letter sent to Zhao Zhen by Jeroboam III, King of the Kingdom of Israel, Cai Boqi saw the most resolute tone of the people who gave Zhao Zhen a request for assistance, and at the same time gave the most generous reward.
Chapter completed!