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Chapter 695 Cultural Invasion?

Asan has its own four-level caste system, and Persian Sassanid has its own four-level caste. In fact, later on, the Central Plains civilization also developed its own division of taxis, farmers, workers, and merchants.

The difference from the Central Plains civilization is that when many other civilizations divide the social class, the religion usually occupies a very high position. In addition to the royal family of the country where it is located, basically the second class will be religious group.

There are Brahmins in Asan, and there are Zoroastrian monks in Sasan; there are Kshatriyas in Asan, and there are professional warriors in Sasan; there are Vaisyas in Asan, and there is a class of bureaucrats and scribes in Sasan; the difference in the fourth level is as follows The status of the common people of Asan is not as good as that of the common people of Sassanid; if anything else, they all have slaves, but the slaves of Asan have more status than the untouchables in some aspects.

Si Hongzhuang was a little dazed when he saw the so-called Ye Erbo. The reason was that someone would wear a large robe from the hood to the soles of the feet on a hot day. Aren't they afraid of being suffocated?

The so-called "Yerbo" is a professional title of Zoroastrianism, which translates to "the priest of fire". A bishop who presides over the academic affairs of a diocese.The difference between the two is that Mobed basically stays in one place and presides over educational affairs, while Ye Erbo has the task of walking around to spread the faith.

Zoroastrianism is actually a naming of the Central Plains. Its real name is Zoroastrianism, and there is another name called "Zoroastrianism" by the Central Plains. Expulsion probably spread to the Central Plains during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

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With the appearance of Zoroastrian Ye Erbo, Si Hongzhuang and other Han people fully realized what ostentation is. It was hula la a large group of people dressed in religious costumes opened the way, and Ye Erbo was surrounded by not only armed The samurai guards must be accompanied by Meiji.

"Everyone is so thickly dressed..." Si Hongzhuang saw that those who were thickly dressed had flame marks on their bodies, which seemed to be graded by the seal pattern of the clothes: "What is the origin?"

Altaba Maxistios had asked Si Hongzhuang to greet their Yerbo just now, but seeing that Si Hongzhuang did not go forward to greet them at all, he frowned.

To be honest, although the civilization of the Central Plains respects religions, it will not do things to elevate the status of religions, and the kingship has always suppressed theocracy. People will have religions, but rarely will anything happen. Crazy believers, and then the fear and respect for religion are far less than the royal power (government).

Civilized societies are different, and their thoughts are also different. Si Hongzhuang would warmly receive Altaba Maxistios, who was both a noble and a general, but he would treat that so-and-so Yerbo the same way.

Of course, Si Hongzhuang saw the frown of Altaba Maxistios, and was surprised why Altaba Maxistios had such a displeased face. Just asked.

Things about religion are not so simple. It is impossible for Altaba Masistios to leave Ye Erbo aside and simply remind Si Hongzhuang that Ye Erbo was in Sasanian Persia. has great influence.

When Si Hongzhuang heard that he was a priest, he didn't care, but he should greet him with some face.

Ye Erbo, who didn't know his name, was already getting impatient with the wait, but he didn't move forward, but stayed where he was and waited for the meeting that met the specifications.Seeing Si Hongzhuang approaching, he himself lifted off the robe covering his head and face, and stretched his hands slightly.

Getting a little closer, Si Hongzhuang saw Ye Erbo's appearance clearly, and was surprised at how Ye Erbo was so young and had an overly handsome face. He took a few steps forward and saw Ye Erbo Bo stretched his arms, and those people with a flame pattern on their clothes began to chant.

Every religion has its own "chants", some are hymns, others chant scriptures.Hymns are naturally in the form of melodies. For example, Christianity, which is developing rapidly, and Zoroastrianism, which is in its heyday, both belong to the type of hymns. Which one is more "tall, big, and superior" depends entirely on the audience's aesthetics. Whose aesthetics will affect who depends on strength.

To give a simple example, the aesthetics of a nation with a high degree of civilization is the mainstream aesthetic. For example, the Zhuxia civilization has long belonged to the East Asian hegemony. Civilization will also subconsciously feel that its own things are not good.This is what happens when the aesthetics of a powerful civilization dominates the mainstream.

Originated from Zhuxia Miao people’s self-confidence in their own civilization, only their own things are good, even if some things of other ethnic groups are really ornamental, they will subconsciously feel that they are not very good, if they really like it, they will grab it and become it my own.

The hymns of the Zoroastrianism are actually quite good, with cadences and pauses at the same time, but to the Han people, they are really no better than Taoist priests chanting scriptures in this civilization.

The hymn sang for about 5 minutes, and it ended when Zoro 1 taught Yerbo to retract his arms again.

That Yerbo is called Megapanos. I don’t know if it’s a custom or something. He only has a first name but no surname.He kept frowning.

According to the custom of the Persian Sasanian side, when the hymn was played, Si Hongzhuang should quickly walk over, kneel down to Megapanos in a prostration posture, and wait for Megapanos to give his blessing.This kind of "passing" is a very high courtesy in the eyes of the Persians. Kneeling and prostration are completely due, and not everyone has this kind of treatment.

Si Hongzhuang did those things only after seeing a ghost. According to the current cultural customs of the Central Plains, there is a saying that "a man has gold under his knees". Kings bow down only on special occasions, otherwise it is humiliating to bow down to anyone.

Megapanos was following the Persian Sassanian customs, and thought that Si Hongzhuang did not accept the "good intentions", and felt that he had suffered humiliation, and then he didn't want to talk to Si Hongzhuang at all. Surrounded by crowds, they walked inward on their own.

"Blessings from Ye Erbo!" Altaba Masistios was tangled in his heart. He was angry at the fact that the Han generals did not accept his kindness, and he was more depressed. He probably knew that civilizations are different. The customs brought by him are different, and he said: "Few people can be personally blessed by Ye Erbo."

Si Hongzhuang could only see that Ye Erbo was very upset about that, but he couldn't figure out why he was upset, and he didn't want to figure it out.

Altaba Masistios was obviously not reconciled, and intended to popularize their religious culture to Si Hongzhuang, and introduced Zoroastrianism as the state religion of Sasanian Persia very seriously. , especially about the fact that Zoroastrianism can even influence a nation's strategy.

Si Hongzhuang was leading a group of Persians towards the camp, and he was babbled on and on all the way. He listened, and he also learned about the status and influence of religion in Sasanian Persia. He paid attention to it. He got up, but when he heard that he was going to kneel in front of that Yerbo, he immediately became angry.

"Every country has different customs." Si Hongzhuang didn't know how to chop girls with knives, and said very seriously: "We Han people are very particular about the ritual of kneeling and worshiping. Please understand it in your country."

As long as it is an individual, who doesn't know that kneeling is very particular?That is, different civilizations have the dignity of being a human being. No one wants to bow down to someone at every turn, but bowing down to someone in some civilizations is not a humiliation but an honor.

With such an episode, the welcome ceremony prepared by the Han army was really not very good. After the Persians came ashore, they spent it in depression.

At present, most Han people are dispensable to religion. While not rejecting religion, they will maintain a heart of awe no matter what gods they face, but don’t expect them to believe in religion. 1 to the point of being willing to give everything.

For most Han people, belief in gods is just to pray for something, usually by offering incense (or other things) to ask the gods to help them achieve something, which is more like a transaction than pure Faith.

"3000 people, more than 1 are related to their state religion." Si Hongzhuang is making the necessary report to Huan Wen: "One thousand are armed personnel, and the rest are accompanying followers and the like."

Huan Wen is quite clear about other civilized countries having state religions. Sassanian Persia has Zoroastrianism, Asan has Hinduism, Rome has just popularized Christianity, and other civilizations also have their own state religions. , which is a very common phenomenon.

"What Ye Erbo actually wants to bow down!" Si Hongzhuang said with a completely sneering attitude: "I don't know if he is crazy or stupid."

Although Huan Wen was interested in the Persian Sasanian state religion, he paid more attention to what happened to the Persian armed personnel.He got news from the country that the Persians had an elite army from ancient times, and that army was called the "Undead Army". Although the dynasties of the Persians have been changing, almost every dynasty has an "Undead Army" exist.

"Indeed, there are some who are covered with cloaks and masks." Si Hongzhuang deliberately observed, and said, "Those people should be some kind of undead army, right?"

Regarding the information about the "Undead Army", Liu Yan casually talked about it at the beginning, and waited for the Persian Sasanian envoys to come to the mainland of Han to learn about it. Unexpectedly, there really was an "Undead Army".

The "Undead Army" should be traced back to the sixth century BC. It was an elite force of the Achaemenid dynasty, playing the dual role of royal guard and standing army.After the Achaemenid Dynasty, there was actually no "undead army" in the true sense, and even if there were still "undead army", it existed as a tradition.The subsequent Persian dynasties were still engaged in the "Undead Army". Some Persian kings who paid more attention specially selected people with high martial arts skills to join the "Undead Army", and some kings purely used the "Undead Army" as a guard of honor for a facade.

Han has already formed a partial military alliance with Persian Sassanid. They need to get to know each other well. It is of course impossible for a large number of Persians to go to the mainland of Han. suitable.

Not only with the Persian Sasanian, but in the next period of time, people from the other four allied countries that participated in the campaign against the Gupta Dynasty will also arrive at the Pingman Colonel’s Department. The number of people who come is a procedure to increase mutual understanding .

Pingman Xiaowei Department is the military base of the Han Kingdom in the distance. The Han culture that countries can learn is quite limited. But it will take a considerable amount of time to go to the mainland of Han, and it is definitely not a matter of a short period of time.

It may be that Han did not take the national religion of Persian Sassanid seriously. Afterwards, the Zoroastrian Jerbmegapanos never appeared again, and it was Altaba Mesisti Oss communicated with the Han side, but Altaba Masistios never saw Huan Wen.

Megapanos did not show up in person. The problem is that Zoroastrianism is very active. Consciously or unintentionally, they do some religious things, and they try their best to contact the Han people to spread their beliefs.

"Let them do it like that?" Of course Yuan Qiao was talking about Zoroastrianism's desire to spread its faith and gain followers.

In fact, of course the Persians can't just wander around in the Pingman school, but they can't stand the Zoroastrian Muhu (also known as Moog) who are too enthusiastic about the spread of faith. 1 disciple.

Mu Hu is the Persian Sasanian state religion... that is, Zoroastrian clergy. They are extremely numerous in number, and their composition is actually very complicated. The Mu Hu who can be brought to the Han people must have been selected layer by layer , all of them are people with firm beliefs, in order to spread their beliefs to the Han people.

Huan Wen saw what happened recently, and at first he was indifferent, but later he became vigilant.

After all, most Han people are really not that keen on religion, and belief is regarded as a kind of transaction, which belongs to the type of believing in everything and nothing, so that Han people should be "loyal" to their beliefs The heart is not that there is any means of persecution, that is, after the belief is rewarded with benefits, otherwise the belief is the belief, but don’t expect the Han people to do something for a certain god they believe in. thing.

Huan Wen kept thinking about it, and then said to Yuan Qiao: "They...are they mentioned in the Qianwang? Cultural invasion???"

(End of this chapter)