Chapter 0736 A negotiation separated by thousands of miles
Just as he was about to enter Baghdad and capture the Caliph alive, Koji was awakened by Khatuk's shout.
Koji turned his head and looked at Hatuk. Hatuk said to Koji very humbly: "God's envoy, your humble servant Hatuk has not worshiped the gods for several days. Can you give some food to help me?"
You dedicate your humble servant to the gods."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned and looked at the eunuch guarding the door.
The eunuch felt Kou Ji's gaze and hurriedly explained: "The slaves brought them food on time, and they never stopped eating three meals a day. But they took the food, ate half of it, and kept half. The remaining half was spoiled.
Don't eat either.
The steward said they wasted the food and let the slaves starve for two days."
When Kou Ji heard this, he laughed out loud.
No wonder Hatuk ran towards him crazily after seeing him appear just now. It turned out that he hadn't eaten for a long time, and when he saw him, he felt like he was being saved.
Kou Ji said to the eunuch: "They left half of the food to worship the gods."
The eunuch looked at Kou Ji doubtfully.
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment. He realized that it would be troublesome to explain this matter to the eunuch, so he simply stopped explaining and directly ordered: "Go and prepare some food for them."
The eunuch was waiting for Kou Ji to explain to him, but Kou Ji said nothing and just ordered him to prepare food.
The eunuch didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he agreed and left the Zichen Palace.
After the eunuch left, Kou Ji looked at Hatuk and asked, "Are all the books you brought this time are Da Shi texts?"
Hatuk felt relieved when he saw that Koji had ordered people to get food. He knew that Koji was a generous man. If Koji showed up, they would never be hungry again.
Don’t worry about being hungry, you will naturally talk more.
Hatuk bowed, stood in front of Koji and said, "Dear envoy, the books your servant Hatuk brought this time are almost all major food texts."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "Isn't there one in Chinese?"
Hatuk hesitated for a moment and said: "Yes, there are...but not many..."
"Take it out and let me take a look..."
Kou Ji spread his hands.
Hatuk hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked to a luggage package he had brought with him, took out three books from it and handed them to Koo Ji.
Kou Ji opened it casually, glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
The Quran…
"God's Word"...
The Word…
…
The "Quran" is the holy book of religion. Needless to say, "The Word of God" is a book that describes God's life in the divine realm, and the "Holy Word" is a book that records the famous sayings of the caliphs of the past dynasties.
The most recorded words in the Holy Word are the words of Caliph Ma'mun, the founder of the House of Wisdom.
Kou Ji finally understood why Zhao Zhen was not interested in the culture of Dashi, and also understood what Zhao Zhen meant when he said, "Leave with joy and return with disillusionment."
Zhao Zhen has no god in his heart now, he only believes in himself.
It is naturally difficult for Zhao Zhen to be interested in religious classics such as the Quran.
Koji handed the Quran back to Hatuk, pointed to other books in the Zichen Hall, and asked, "Don't tell me that all the books here are religious classics?"
Hatuk noticed that Koji had no interest in religious classics, so when Koji asked questions, he hurriedly said: "Only a small part of them..."
Kou Ji asked: "How much is a small portion?"
Khatuk hesitated for a moment and confessed: "Ten thousand copies..."
When Kou Ji heard this, his heart twitched.
Ten thousand volumes, if replaced by other books, would definitely bring a lot of knowledge.
Ten thousand volumes of religious classics were really useless to the Song Dynasty.
It is not easy to transport books from Baghdad. The long journey is even more difficult than Master Tripitaka’s journey to the West to obtain scriptures.
Kou Ji was naturally heartbroken that such a precious transportation opportunity was wasted on religious texts.
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows, stared at Hatuk and said, "You want to preach in our Song Dynasty?"
Hatuk must have had his purpose in using such a precious transportation opportunity for religious texts.
If Kou Ji's guess is correct, he must want to preach in the Song Dynasty.
Faced with Koji's question, Khatuk did not answer.
Hatuk came from the Western Regions. He had seen what Kou Ji did in Hexi and knew that Kou Ji had no fear of God and was not close to religion, so he did not want to tell Kou Ji his purpose.
Kou Ji stared at Hatuk and said, "You think I won't know if you don't tell me? You went to great lengths to bring 10,000 volumes of religious classics to the Song Dynasty, and you went to great lengths to translate them into Chinese.
Your purpose is self-evident.
If you don’t want to preach, why don’t you translate other books into Chinese?”
When Kou Ji said this, he was light and airy.
But Khatuk felt a heavy sense of oppression.
But he still had no words.
Seeing this, Kou Ji frowned slightly and snorted: "Hatuk, I am the one who provides you with all the help and allows you to transport the books in the Wisdom Hall.
You keep claiming to be my servant, but you have no loyalty to me at all.
When you learned that you could contact the Emperor of the Song Dynasty through the people who sent you to Bianjing City, you showed your usefulness to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty without hesitation.
But you didn't expect that I, His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, have no interest in your things.
Not only did he not accept you, but he taught you how to deal with me.
Your actions have offended me, and I can behead all of you here."
Hatuk shivered in fright. He knelt on the ground, buried his head between his legs, and said in a trembling voice: "Dear envoy of the gods, your servant did not mean to offend you. Please have mercy on me."
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Kou Ji stared at Hatuk coldly and said, "Then it depends on whether you are honest enough."
Upon hearing this, Hatuk buried his head lower.
Seeing this, Kou Ji asked again: "Do you want to preach in our Song Dynasty?"
Hatuk lowered his head and whispered, "Yes..."
Kou Ji said unceremoniously: "Don't even think about it!"
Hatuk suddenly raised his head, stared at Koji and said solemnly: "Dear envoy of God, the Caliph has enshrined you as an envoy of God. The Caliph said that you are God's messenger left in the far east, and you will uphold God's will.
, spreading God’s radiance into time.
The Caliph also said that when your divine eyes open, you will definitely remember your identity, and the new wisdom hall will rise in the distant east along with your awakening.
If you are still unable to open your divine eyes, then the new Wisdom Hall will most likely be buried underground forever."
Kou Ji's brows suddenly furrowed into the character "Chuan".
The identity of the divine envoy mentioned by Hatuk is pure nonsense.
He was just negotiating with himself on behalf of the Caliph.
What is accurate is that the Caliph far away in Baghdad was negotiating with Koji through Khatuk's mouth.
The meaning of the Caliph's words was very clear. If Kou Ji allowed them to preach in the Song Dynasty, he would give everything in the Wisdom House to Kou Ji so that the Wisdom House could take root in the Song Dynasty.
If Kou Ji did not allow them to preach in the Song Dynasty, then he would never get the Wisdom Hall.
One-third of the books delivered now can be regarded as deposits.
It was through the Caliph's words that Koji knew the Caliph's intention, so he frowned.
The Caliph's first trading partner should be Zhao Zhen.
After Hatuk arrived in the Song Dynasty, he immediately offered his loyalty to Zhao Zhen, probably because he received the instructions from the Caliph.
Because if Zhao Zhen agreed to help him preach, his religion should soon take root in the Song Dynasty.
It's just that Zhao Zhen obviously has no interest in their religion, let alone letting their religion enter the Song Dynasty for the sake of their knowledge, so they can only choose the second trading partner.
That is Kou Ji himself.
The Caliph should have learned about the power and wealth of the Song Dynasty through Hatuk's mouth, and also learned that Kou Ji was a powerful person in the Song Dynasty. He also learned that Kou Ji knew the existence of the Wisdom Hall and was very greedy for the Wisdom Hall.
People, that's why Kou Ji was designated as the second trading partner.
Otherwise, Hatuk would never have said what he just said to Koji.
Koji thought for a long time, looked at Hatuk, and said: "Let the person who really makes the decision come out."
Hartuk was stunned.
Kou Ji said calmly: "I don't think the Caliphate would leave such an important matter to a traveling merchant."
When Hatuk heard Koji's words, there was no expression on his face.
He just stared at Koji.
Koji narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that the Hatuk in front of him was the real Hatuk.
Hatuk's humiliation in front of him before was probably an act.
"Hatuk, step back..."
A childish voice sounded.
A flash of panic flashed in Hatuk's eyes, but he quickly calmed down.
Hatuk turned around and yelled at a brown-haired boy in the crowd, "Shut up..."
The young man shook his head and said to Hatuk: "What we are facing is a smart man. He has seen through everything. His wisdom is not inferior to the great sage in Baghdad. Everything about us is nothing in front of his eyes."
Escape.
If I hide any longer, I will only be looked down upon by others, Hatuk."
A flash of hesitation flashed in Hatuk's eyes, but he finally succumbed to the young man's words. He walked up to the young man very humbly, and knelt on the ground sincerely and humbly.
"Your servant has offended you..."
"I'll help you remember your whip for now..."
"..."
Hatuk was still prostrate on the ground.
Surrounded by a group of big cannibals, the young man walked up to Kou Ji and faced him directly. He said to Kou Ji in broken Chinese: "General... of the Song Dynasty... my name is... Gege... Wu...
...Mohan...Mod..."
Young people probably haven't learned Chinese for long, so what they say is very stiff and a bit difficult to understand.
Kou Ji also listened to every word he said carefully before he understood what he meant.
"Gargamel? Mohan?"
Kou Ji repeated, looking at the young man in front of him with a strange expression.
What made him look strange was not the young man's name, but the surname Muhan...
If Koji remembers correctly, the first caliph was Mohan, and the most orthodox caliphs of the following people also had this surname.
Although the inheritance lasted until the end, the Mohan family lost control of the caliphate.
But the Mohan family has always had a high status in Baghdad.
No matter who sits in the caliphate position in Baghdad, it cannot affect the status of the Mohan family.
No wonder Hatuk was so humiliated in front of him.
His status in Baghdad should not be low.
The young man had no idea that Kou Ji had already guessed his identity through his surname, but he was still explaining his identity in broken Chinese.
After explaining for a long time, seeing that Koji was still looking at him with an indifferent expression, he could only ask Hatuk to act as an interpreter in the middle.
After Hatuk's translation, Koji learned that the young man was a divine envoy in the Sky City and a student of the Caliph.
He came to the Song Dynasty on behalf of the Caliphate this time just to negotiate with Kou Ji.
If Koji agrees to preach to them and agrees to make the young man the religious king, the caliph will offer the Wisdom Hall in Baghdad to him with both hands.
If Kou Ji did not agree, they would not spread any more books to the Song Dynasty.
One-third of the books sent this time are due to their sincerity.
"We are sincere and disappointed that General Kou can help us... One-third of the books in the Baghdad Wisdom Museum are enough to drive any country in the West into madness. Now we do not charge you any compensation, we only hope that you can help
We are preaching in Song Dynasty..."
The young man Kou Ji and Hatuk called themselves generals, which Kou Ji found very strange.
He felt that according to the Western names for nobles, they should call themselves Grand Duke or Duke.
But after carefully searching the memories in his mind, Kou Ji finally understood.
The so-called title system of "gong, marquis, uncle, son, male" in the West was not invented by Westerners.
It was put in by the Han sages in order to facilitate the Han people to understand the Western honor system when they were translating it.
Therefore, when the young man and Hatuk called him general, he could understand.
After listening to Hatuk's words carefully, Koji stared at the young man and said with a faint smile: "You are eager to preach in the Song Dynasty, is it because the caliphate in Baghdad has completely lost its power?
The kings have begun to spy on his position, so he has to find another way out?"
After saying this, Kou Ji's smile was very bright.
The young man looked at Kou Ji as if he were a devil.
Kou Ji stared at the young man and continued: "Don't think that since I am in the far east, I don't understand the situation of your food. Perhaps, I know the situation of your food better than you.
So you don't need to fool me with those lies.
It is impossible for you to preach, but other things can be discussed."
The young man stared at Kou Ji and said something serious with a solemn expression.
Hatuk translated with a solemn expression, "I don't believe what you say..."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Can an apple picked from a tree really turn into a magical fruit if it is hung on the tree again? If the milk and honey are poured into the river surrounding the Sky City, will it happen after a long time?
Won’t it stink?”
The young man was shocked, stared at Kou Ji and shouted in horror.
Hatuk also translated with a look of horror, "Have you been to the City in the Sky..."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "I've been there for a while."
"It's impossible. As far as I know, you have never left Da Song."
This was not said by a young man, but by Hatuk.
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "I have never been there in this life, but I may have been there in the past life. Don't you firmly believe that there is a god in this world?"
Hatuk looked at the young man blankly.
The young man opened his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say a word.
The young man wanted to roar at Kou Ji and tell Kou Ji that there is no god in this world and that everything in the Sky City is to deceive the ignorant people and is used to rule the common people and slaves.
But he didn't dare to shout.
Because once he shouts out, the cannibals who follow him will definitely collapse in belief and go completely crazy.
This is actually a very ironic thing.
The young man came from the city in the sky, from the place closest to God, from the holy place in the hearts of believers.
But his belief in God is not as firm as the believers.
No wonder he is.
He lived in the City in the Sky and witnessed with his own eyes how those so-called 'miracles' were born, so he would naturally question God in his heart.
The young man's heart was tumbling, but there was not much expression on his face. He stared at Kou Ji and said something.
Khatuk immediately translated, "The caliph is the ruler of God..."
Kou Ji shrugged his shoulders and said calmly: "But it no longer belongs to the Muhan family..."
Kou Ji's words completely destroyed all the defenses in the young man's heart.
Through these words, Koji told the young man that he not only understood the situation of the Caliphate in Baghdad now, but also understood the situation of Baghdad in the past.
The time when members of the Mohan family sat in the position of Caliph can be traced back to more than 300 years ago.
In other words, Koji understands the history of Baghdad for more than three hundred years.
Any lies told by young people will be seen through by Kou Ji at a glance.
The young man couldn't lie to Kou Ji, so he could only tell the truth to Kou Ji.
"We need to preach in the Song Dynasty... This is the condition for us to hand over the Wisdom Hall..."
The young man stared at Kou Ji and said stubbornly.
Hatuk immediately translated it to Koji.
Kou Ji stared at the young man and questioned: "Why do you want to preach in our Song Dynasty? Isn't it developing very well in Baghdad? It has penetrated into the hearts of everyone in the West, and the West is the most suitable place for him to grow up."
The young man said with a somewhat gloomy expression: "The kings have betrayed the Caliph..."
Koji said calmly: "But the kings did not betray God. God's light is still spreading in the western land, and the people and slaves still obey God's words. Perhaps the kings feel that the caliphate has lost God's favor, so they want to
Replace the Caliph and continue to spread God’s glory in the world.”
The young man stared at Koji and argued: "Only the caliph is the ruler of God, and everyone else is heresy."
Kou Ji said seriously: "Then you should find a way to eradicate those who have seized the power of the Caliphate, instead of turning your attention to me, the Song Dynasty. Your purpose is to bring the Caliphate back to power, not to leave a fire for religion.
You don’t have to dream about preaching in our Song Dynasty, and then wait until the power of religion can affect the entire Song Dynasty, and then use this to control the Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji pointed to the land under his feet and said solemnly to the young man: "This land only belongs to the people standing on it. The only people who can rule this land are those recognized by the people on this land.
No religion can subvert the will of the people on this land.
Any religion that attempts to subvert all of this will suffer disaster."
The young man stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice, "Who said this?"
He didn't let Khatuk translate, he spoke himself, using broken Chinese.
Kou Ji stared at the young man and said loudly: "I said it! Not only did I say that, I will also do it."
When the young man heard what Kou Ji said, he was slightly stunned, and then a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
After entering the territory of the Song Dynasty, the young man looked at the Song Dynasty carefully and found that the Song Dynasty was indeed powerful.
But compared to the most glorious time of religion, it is not as good as it is.
When religion is at its most glorious, all enemies tremble under the iron heel of religion.
Although religion is now divided into various factions, the power of religion is still unquestionable.
The young man felt that the Song Dynasty was no match for religion.
It is impossible for Kou Ji to fulfill his words.
The young man stared at Kou Ji and said, "Then we...have nothing to talk about?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "I will not allow you to preach in the Song Dynasty, but I can help the caliph get back his own power from the kings."
The young man didn't even try to hide it, he just shook his head, "It's impossible..."
Kou Ji did not speak to the young man again, but ordered the eunuch to summon a soldier who was guarding the entrance of Zichen Palace.
After the soldiers entered the palace.
Kou Ji casually took out the saber from the soldier's waist and slashed it on the soldier's chest.
The saber flashed a spark on the soldier's chest, but did not cut through the soldier's armor.
The soldiers seemed to have expected this result, so they stood still without moving.
Koji pointed to the armor on the soldiers and said to the young man: "The Caliph is still influential inside and outside Baghdad. If he needs people, he should be able to recruit a large number of people.
As long as you can pay enough, we can have as many similar soldiers and armor as we want."
The young man looked at the soldiers' armor and a strange look flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing.
Although the soldiers were not wearing infantry armor, they were first-rate and sophisticated armors.
There are similarly sophisticated plate armors in Baghdad, but the number is not large, and only some of the elites of the kings are qualified to equip them.
Such fine armor must be of high value.
The Caliph does not have enough money to buy armor now.
Kou Ji knew that a simple set of fine armor was not enough to attract a young man's attention.
Because it was easier for them to obtain iron than in the Song Dynasty.
So there is enough good iron to forge fine armor.
Kou Ji continued: "I know that this kind of armor is not enough to attract your attention. But I must tell you that this kind of armor can only be regarded as ordinary armor in our Song Dynasty."
When the young man heard this, he was slightly moved, but still did not speak.
Seeing this, Kou Ji continued: "Perhaps we can exchange ideas on how to fight war. We have been studying war for thousands of years."
There was a trace of doubt in the young man's eyes.