Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 173 Intervening in the Ceuta War
The Empress Dowager, Tuo Huan, and even Wang Da Lama didn't really understand these philosophical concepts very well.But they were interested in Guo Kang and Theodora, so they didn't say anything.

After he finished speaking, the Queen Mother thought that the conversation was almost over, so she took the initiative to ask: "I heard that Lao Wang said that you are here to ask for help. What exactly is it, you have to run so far."

"We have received reliable news that the Portuguese are going to attack Ceuta. They think their operation is secret, but it is impossible to hide the movement of soldiers and warships." Muhammad said: "In addition, they also went to Rome to report to the teacher. Zong asked for permission, and there was a lot of trouble on the road, so we also understand."

"This matter is of great importance. Ceuta is located on the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the main route connecting the two continents. If this is cut off, our hometown will be completely finished."

"Then why did the Portuguese attack there? They are still far away." asked the Queen Mother.

"Because the Portuguese can't compete with Castile, a big country on land, they hope to cross the sea to seize strategic locations and block key ports and passages in advance." Mohamed said.

"The opposite of Ceuta is Gibraltar. These two places, one in the south and the other in the north, control the exit of the Mediterranean Sea. But the north is the territory of Granada, and Granada is now paying tribute to Castile."

"Castile doesn't like this vassal very much, and may have always wanted to annex him, but he obviously doesn't want Portugal to take the meat from here instead. The Portuguese are also taboo about this, so they plan to start from the opposite side."

"Then who does this port belong to now?" asked the Queen Mother.

"It belongs to the Marin Dynasty in Morocco, which is a regime established by the Berbers." Mohamed said, "But here, it is the most terrible thing for us."

"Now, there is only Granada, a small country left in the once vast Andalusia region. It can survive until now because of flexible diplomatic means. But we also know that words alone are useless. Christianity Conflict between states, and the deterrence of the Berbers in North Africa, are the cornerstones of these methods."

"Although the Berber regime is actually not very reliable, they are at least an important weight to balance the balance. If the key port is cut off, the current situation may soon get out of control. At that time, we I am afraid that the fate of my hometown will be irretrievable."

"That said, I can understand why you are anxious." The Queen Mother nodded; "But why did you come here to ask for help? If it is so important, you should first try to convince the local church members to send troops to help."

"Hey, if the believers can be trusted, they won't be reduced to this level." Muhammad shook his head and said, "Everyone did this hundreds of years ago."

"We call the part of Spain controlled by the Tianfang religion in the Roman era 'Andalusia'. After the disintegration of the Umayyad dynasty, this term is only a geographical concept, not an administrative region."

"Dozens of small countries have emerged in the local area, and we generally call them 'Thai-French' countries. These countries are rich in economy and culture, but their power is very weak, so they attract the coveted eyes of the northern enemies."

"In response, they often turned to the Berber regime in Morocco and other places for help. The first to come was the Murabid dynasty, which could also be called the Almoravid dynasty. This word means 'temple warrior' - see The name tells their self-positioning."

"This is a sectarian regime," Guo Kang said.

"Yes, their founders brought a large group of people under the banner of restoring tradition and orderly orthodoxy," Mohamed said. "After that, these people were invited to come to Spain."

"They defeated the crusaders who came to fight at the beginning, but soon, these people discovered that the Andalusian Catholics were the richest people on the Spanish peninsula. For this reason, they quickly changed their diplomacy. Instead, they made peace with the Christian countries and went all out to make money."

“Due to the rapid corruption of the Al-Murabit dynasty, it caused dissatisfaction among the native Moroccans. Another Berber regime, the Al-Muwahid dynasty, rose in Morocco.”

"The al-Muwahid dynasty is also called the Almohad dynasty, which means 'people who believe in the only God'—you can tell their self-positioning from the name."

"This is still a sectarian regime." Guo Kang felt that there was no surprise at all.

"Yes, their founders called themselves the savior 'Mahdi', and under the banner of opposing palace corruption and restoring traditional orthodox beliefs, they attracted a large group of people," Mohammad said.

"Why is this happening again?" The queen mother noticed it.

"That's why my teacher felt that history is cyclical." Muhammad replied: "Every religious reform is basically the banner of restoring tradition and orthodoxy, with few exceptions. Even, I observed the cross The religious reformation of the church is also the same."

"Of course, there are still some specific differences between cycle and cycle." He introduced: "The advantage of the Almohad Dynasty is that they use the local Berber language instead of the common Arabic to preach. So it has an advantage over Almoravid."

"This is also very common." The Great Lama Wang said: "I heard that in the Alemanni, some new sects called on everyone to speak in the local language instead of the common Latin. Their propaganda It’s almost the same, they all say that the church is corrupt, and they themselves are more orthodox and closer to the early primitive beliefs, so everyone should follow them or something.”

"This is the case with religious reforms, because fundamentalism is the simplest and most effective slogan." Guo Kang also nodded.

"Let's talk about these philosophical issues later." The queen mother stopped them from discussing too profound issues: "So what happened to this dynasty?"

"Before they landed in Spain, their slogan was to accuse the Almoravid dynasty of believing in polytheism and colluding with Christianity. But after landing, they soon discovered that the believers were much richer than the Christian countries in the north." Muhammad said: "So no After fighting for a long time, they made peace with the Christian countries, turned around and hit the church members hard, announcing the dismissal of all the local emirs at one time. Then, they fought with the Thai and French countries..."

"Okay..." The Queen Mother seemed to understand.

It seems that it is indeed easy to summarize the concept of cycles by repeating it like this every day.

"And now?" she asked.

"Now Morocco is ruled by the Marin Dynasty. They eliminated the Almohad Dynasty." Mohammed said.

"Did you repeat it again?" asked the Queen Mother.

"Not really." Muhammad shook his head: "The Marin dynasty is a loose tribal country, and they don't even have a common slogan like a new sect. They didn't have the patience to wait for another invitation here, and they came to rob Gera by themselves." Nada."

"That's no wonder, we really have to find other assistance." Guo Kang said awkwardly.

(End of this chapter)