The congressional group in Yanqi City and the list of members of the four major factions were quickly handed over.

Each faction selected about ten people to participate in the five-day council meeting of North Fort.

Since there has never been a precedent, Zhou Jun, as a decision maker, was worried that something would happen in the middle, so he took Huayue with him to attend the first meeting.

The topic discussed in the first council was a very sensitive topic - religious freedom belief.

In Yanqi City, when it comes to religious categories, there are many kinds, including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Yinglongism, Taoism, scriptures, etc.

Some of these sects pursue freedom of belief, that is, believers in the religion can change their faith without being affected.

In addition, some sects attach great importance to the conversion of faith, even call it apostasy, and often use lynching or even murder.

At the first meeting of the council, we will discuss whether laws should be enacted to limit religious freedom of faith?

Regarding this issue, Long Yaoli, the guard commander, spoke first: "The change of faith among believers is in itself a response to God's call. This involves the influence of the gods, and mortals should not prohibit this behavior."

Hearing this, Musheikh, the elder of the Great Food and Drama Order, said: "Believers do have freedom of faith, but the premise is that this change is the heart of the believers, not the result of forced and temptation."

Long Yaoli was stunned and asked, "Forcing? Seduction? What does Elder Mu mean?"

Musheikh said: "The Buddhist temples in Yanqi City often use the distribution of food to lure residents to go to the Buddhist temple to listen to the lectures. After the lecture, they use lending and joint assistance to lure people to sign the contract. When the signers cannot repay the loan, the Buddhist temple requires them to convert to Buddhism and become devout believers, and ask these people to offset the loan with missionary and labor. I ask you, is there any such thing?"

Long Yaoli hesitated for a moment and replied, "Maybe there are."

Long Maoyuan, the chief of the Dragon Tribe, said: "Religious propaganda should be used to influence believers with miracles. How can we use coercion and inducement to force believers to reform their religion?"

Zhou Jun listened on the side and thought to himself that whether the issue that was originally discussed should be legislated to restrict reforms has now become a religious dispute.

Among the Hidden Sect factions, such as Fei Weng, Qing Yanzi, etc., did not impose any impositions on the beliefs of disciples in the sect, so they supported freedom of belief. Therefore, they lacked interest in this issue and were more interested in the wall.

The result was that Mu Sheikh and Long Maoyuan attacked Long Yao about the religious dispute.

After discussing for a long time, the Council finally formed a letter of discussion on freedom of belief.

First, Yanqi City will introduce the "Freedom Law of Faith" to ensure the freedom of belief of every believer, and to stop and severely punish any lynching and murder caused by apostasy.

Secondly, Yanqi City will also formulate another decree called "Yanqi Missionary Method". Whether it is a temple or an individual, the use of inducement and threats to force believers to reform the religion is all illegal.

After the meeting was formed, the committee members signed the meeting and the minutes formed by the clerk were handed over to Zhou Jun for review in court.

Zhou Jun looked carefully and drew a circle with red strokes on the proposal, which means that the proposal was feasible.

After the meeting ended, Zhou Jun asked Huayue: "What do you think of the meeting just now?"

Huayue thought about it and said, "The law is correct, but the quality of the members attending the meeting is uneven."

Zhou Jun: "Among the four factions, which faction has a higher level of political discussion?"

Huayue: "It's not that I favor my fellow villagers, but after looking at it, the level of the Grand Food Education Group is better. When explaining opinions and convincing the other party, Elder Mu was clear in logic and quick in thinking, so it was difficult for others to compare with him."

Zhou Jun: "That's right, Mu Sheikh used to be a royal adviser and served as the head of the Grand Mosque. He was quite proficient in religion and government affairs. Long Yaoli was mediocre in his qualifications, Long Maoyuan was not familiar with rhetoric, and most of the people in the Hidden Sect were activists, with few political and economic talents. Therefore, after comparing the clerks of the four factions, only Mu Sheikh was considered a real politician."

Painting Moon: "Politician?"

Zhou Jun: "Yes, those who specialize in government and administration seek benefits for their factions and try every means to convince and combat dissent. This is a politician."

Huayue: "So, will it be a loss for the future council and the other three parties to the Grand Food and Education Group?"

Zhou Jun smiled and shook his head, "The problems I can see can naturally be seen by others. Hidden Sect, the Twelve Dragons and the Governorate will involve debates on topics and political opinions in the future council. They will specifically search and cultivate talents in this area and then introduce them to the meeting."

Huayue: "These four factions are each in charge of their own affairs. What if they only consider the interests of factions when discussing politics in the future and deviate from the interests of Yanqi City?"

Zhou Jun: "This situation is bound to happen. A qualified politician must first consider his own faction, and finally collective. The confrontation between factions is the collision between different interest groups. In this struggle, if a single faction wants to monopolize all the benefits, it is almost impossible. In order to maximize the interests of factions, politicians must learn to gain and lose. It is particularly important to give up or compromise when negotiating with other factions, so as to get the other party to support their arguments. This process is also called a game."

Huayue was still a little worried and asked, "What if the factions cannot reach an agreement, and there are endless struggles every day, and it is impossible to make a political order?"

Zhou Jun was silent for a moment and said, "There are also situations. If the contradictions of several factions in the council intensify so that they can no longer use game to deal with disputes, then the entire council will fall into chaos, one wrong decision after another will be made, the government efficiency will be minimized, and the country will slowly disappear... So, before establishing the council, I controlled the final decision-making power of the government order to ensure that this system will not be deviated."

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After the two of them finished speaking, Zhou Jun watched Huayue leave.

When he walked out of the meeting hall, he found Mu Sheikh, the elder of the Great Food and Education Order, standing under the wall of the courtyard and never leaving.

Seeing Zhou Jun step out of the gate, Mu Sheikh walked over.

Zhou Jun looked at the old man with big food and frowned and asked, "Are you waiting for me?"

Mu Sheikh bowed and said, "I have something to say to Zhou Dupu."

Zhou Jun: "What do you mean, just say it."

Musheikh looked around and said, "This is not a place to speak, so please find another quiet place."

Zhou Jun was silent for a moment and took Mu Xiehe to a side hall on the second floor of Beibao.

Seeing Zhou Jun sitting in front of the case, Mu Sheikh saluted first and then said: "The autumn of the previous year, Abbas broke through the Royal Palace in Fuda City. The 279 members of the royal family, including the princes and royals, were all executed and their bodies were hung up for public display."

Zhou Jun was stunned. Although the Abbas family massacred the Wu Maiye royal family. Although there are clear records in history, it still makes the former feel a little moved when he heard it from others.

Musheikh: "Last January, the last army of the Wumaiye Dynasty was wiped out on the banks of the Zab River, a tributary of the upper Tigris River, and Caliph Melwang II fled west."

Zhou Jun: "Has Melwang II survived?"

Musheikh shook his head: "Last August, Melwan II was hunted and killed by Abbasids' army in Bushir, Egypt."

Zhou Jun vaguely remembered that there was another prince of the Wumaiye Dynasty, a descendant of Melwang II. Later, he fled to Ceuta, Morocco and established the Hou Wumaiye Dynasty.

So he asked Musheikh: "Does there a descendant of the Wumaiye royal family escaped the pursuit through Egypt?"

Musheikh: "What Zhou Dupu said about Muaweiye? He is the grandson of the tenth generation of the Caliph."

Zhou Jun couldn't remember the name clearly, so he could only nod and called it yes.

Musheikh: "Muaweiye had already escaped to northern Egypt, and planned to take advantage of the Abbasid army gathering on the river bank, disguising itself, and making a fuss. First, turn back to the north, and then go around to the west. However, we had already used this move when we rescued Jabir and other fugitives. The commander of the Abbasid army was Abu Muslim from the Khorasan province. He was prepared and caught Muaweiye in a village in the north and executed him."

Zhou Jun was stunned. He did not expect that the plan to save Jabir and others would coincide with Muaweiye's idea.

It happened that the Abbasid general who was responsible for pursuing him was also Abu Muslim who had traveled to Khorasan Province.

A few coincidences have happened, and the result is that the last monarch who originally established the Later Wumaiye Dynasty in history is now dead in Egypt.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jun immediately reacted and asked Mu Xiehe: "Wait a moment, according to your wishes, only the last person left in the world of Wu Maiye royal family?"

Mu Xiehe looked at Zhou Jun with a solemn expression and nodded slowly.
Chapter completed!