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Text 1032. Western Civilization (3)

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    Li Shimin thought Jing Wen's words were interesting, and he actually went in such a long circle to talk about the power of the Central Plains.  ”ŁOf course, Li Shimin will not completely think that this is the answer. It is okay to treat this as a joke, but it has no practical significance when comparing which of the two countries is more powerful.  Because the strength and weakness of a country are not eternal, but will change.  Wasn't it true that the Han Dynasty was suppressed and beaten by the Xiongnu at the beginning, and then slowly turned around?  Many dynasties also had the experience of being suppressed and beaten by nomads, and then gradually became stronger.  Therefore, it is obviously not certain to judge a hero based on his temporary success or failure.  So although it seems like a roundabout fight, this cannot really be regarded as a result. Therefore, it is impossible to judge who is more powerful, the Han Dynasty or Rome.  "Your Majesty, today I received a call from a Roman. He brought me a book and wanted me to translate it and publish it in the East. This is a book by their Western Greek scholars. Although Rome and the Greeks are not the same  People in the country, but now Rome has been Hellenized. Although they conquered Greece, the civilization of Greece has affected them all." Jing Wen said.  Jing Wen then explained to Li Shimin the story of Rome being Hellenized, and Li Shimin also felt a sense of sigh. After all, when the Five Hus invaded China, weren't many Hu people gradually being Sinicized?  Although their military strength was much stronger than that of the Han people, in the end they had to admit defeat and surrender under the power of civilization, and in the end they were assimilated by the Han people.  It is no longer possible to determine who destroyed whom.  However, Li Shimin heard that such a powerful country as Rome was actually Hellenized, and Li Shimin obviously realized that the civilization of the Greeks was actually higher than that of the Romans.  Although the Romans were stronger for a while, they were inevitably Hellenized in the end.  And this is also a characteristic of Han civilization, which is able to assimilate lower-end civilizations.  So Li Shimin was also a little proud, and therefore curious about Greece.  After all, according to Jing Wen, Greece was actually formed earlier than the Central Plains civilization.  And the four major ancient civilizations in the world.  There are two each in the East and the West.  But the other three have gradually faded away, leaving only China.  However, Greek civilization is still preserved in the hearts of the Romans, because the entire Eastern Rome has been Hellenized.  "The Roman Caesar gave me a translated treatise on instrumentality and wanted me to publish it. This treatise on instrumentality was the work of the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle. He wanted us to publish it in the East and then let  We Easterners know the civilization of ancient Greece," Jing Wen said.  "They also want to publish a book?" Li Shimin asked.  "Of course, they also want to publish a book. If they don't publish a book, how can we learn this?" Jing Wen asked.  Li Shimin frowned, and then asked: "Then what do they want to do? Do they want to use their culture to influence us. And then assimilate us Han people to be like them?" "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. What's wrong with a book?  Maybe it can influence us? Not enough. They want us to understand their civilization. This is definitely the case. They came to the Central Plains and found that Confucianism is a doctrine here, which is also called philosophy.  So they just bought some philosophy books for us to read and communicate with each other," Jing Wen said.  "Then you can decide this matter yourself. There is no need for me to come to meet him!" Li Shimin asked.  Jing Wen immediately said: "Your Majesty, if I say that the author of this book on instrumental theory was the mentor of Alexander the Great, do you think the Emperor would be interested in reading it?" "What? Alexander the Great's mentor? That is  Imperial Master?" Li Shimin was also surprised.  Since Jing Wen told Li Shimin the story about Alexander, Li Shimin actually regarded Alexander as his benchmark.  After all, Alexander's expedition to conquer so much land was a miracle created by one person.  The reason why Li Shimin was able to own the land of Datang.  In fact, he also knew that he had inherited the Central Plains civilization from past dynasties.  Alexander, on the other hand, led his army on an expedition to those strange lands with different civilizations.  The difficulty in these two methods of obtaining territory is obvious. Alexander's method of expedition to foreign tribes to obtain territory was actually much more difficult than the Tang Dynasty's method of inheriting the territory of the previous dynasty.  So Li Shimin also regarded Alexander as a hero of his generation.  He is definitely a rare hero in both the East and the West.  And now I heard that Aristotle, the author of "On Instruments", was actually the mentor of Alexander the Great, that is, he was the emperor's mentor.  As such a powerful imperial master, he is no longer a simple figure.  China has always had a tradition of respecting teachers.  And being able to be the emperor's teacher is definitely a talent among talents.  Adding my own studies?With such a prestigious reputation, of course this Imperial Master is also a person worth studying.  "Where's the book? I want to see it!" Li Shimin said.  Jing Wen showed the translated book to Li Shimin, and this instrumental theory was actually translated by Caesar.  "Why don't I seem to understand something?" Li Shimin asked.  "Huh, if you can understand, that would be strange!" Jing Wen said in his heart.  How many Chinese people in this era can understand Western books?  Even Jing Wen, a later generation, could only half understand this kind of Western philosophy books, and ancient people didn't even have to think about it.  So if you can't understand it, it's very normal.  If he could understand it, Jing Wen would definitely think that Li Shimin was a time traveler.  Of course, Li Shimin couldn't understand it, which meant that Li Shimin was definitely not a time traveler.  But Li Shimin still likes to read it very much. After all, this is a book written by the mentor of Alexander the Great. Of course, Li Shimin is interested in the person with this aura.  For Li Shimin, Aristotle's other titles are not important, even if he is a Western philosopher, this has nothing to do with Li Shimin.  But he was Alexander the Great's mentor, so this title was the most important.  Only then did Li Shimin have the patience to read the books written by the master of the Western Emperor.  If he had not been the mentor of Alexander the Great, no matter how good Aristotle's philosophical achievements were, Li Shimin would not be interested in studying them carefully.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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