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The Tower of Silence that Dad mentioned before is actually a sky burial platform. It is made of stones. There is a circular pit in the middle of the platform built above. There is a tower wall two or three meters high on the platform.

People placed the corpses on stone slabs, waited for vultures to eat the meat, and then threw the bones into a circular pit. This was the sky burial of Zoroastrianism.When the circular pit is filled with bones, the believers will find another place to build a new Tower of Silence.The doors on the Tower of Silence all face the east, meaning to follow the light of the sun.

Therefore, after death, the bones of Zoroastrian believers are mixed together, so naturally there is no need to sweep the grave.If you want to commemorate the deceased, you can usually light incense and pray at home.

Zhang Bai was dumbfounded. After all, he was still a Han, and his idea of ​​burying himself in peace was deeply ingrained. He was indeed negligent.Fortunately, only his father saw his cowardice today, so he could only smile awkwardly at him and apologize continuously.

Father Sauter didn't care, and said warmly: "After all, you are young and a foreigner. This is natural. Just don't let other believers notice. I am nothing. When I meet fanatical believers, I will question your identity. .”

Zhang Bai nodded, "Thank you very much, dad."

Sawtell asked again: "Then why do you want to commemorate the late emperor?"

"Oh! The late Emperor Vesudev II paid me a lot of respect, and it is appropriate to commemorate it." Zhang Bai said: "But we originally had a plan, but now it is a bit difficult to implement it."

"Why don't you tell me, my old man might be able to help."

Zhang Bai thought right!Father Sauter has been in the capital for many years and is familiar with all the connections. He may have a way.

He immediately said to his father: "To tell you the truth, Princess Tolan ran away unjustly and almost lost her life on the way. I rescued her and is now in the Parthian Palace, under the care of the Parthian King. I think Welcome her back to Peshawar and ascend the throne. Princess Tolan is innocent and has a kind heart, so she is much better than those power-obsessed people like Minal and Taha!"

"So I want to do something. This thing must show that the princess misses her parents. The bigger the fuss, the better, so that the whole city knows that the princess is not the murderer of Vesuthiva II and the queen."

Sawtell understood, "So you originally wanted to use the method of sweeping the grave, but unfortunately Zoroastrianism does not have a cemetery. But there is still a way, but it takes a bit long."

"What can I do?" Zhang Bai became excited.

"Build a temple!" Sawtel said, "We Zoroastrianism does not have a temple in Peshawar yet. If a Zoroastrian temple can be built here, then the believers will definitely support you. When the time comes, what you say will be your will. , no one would doubt it at all.”

"But this takes time and money. It may not be a good idea. After all, the construction of the temple does not take place in a day. If Taha or Minar ascends to the throne, they will never let you continue to build it. , probably too late.”

As Father Sauter said this, he looked at Zhang Bai apologetically, but his eyes were full of expectation.

And in addition to expectations, Zhang Bai also saw something different, which was a test. "The old man took this opportunity to test whether I am qualified to be an ahurama, right?" Zhang Bai thought clearly.

He became a little excited, not because of Sawtel's temptation, it was human nature.

He was excited because he discovered that he could build a temple quickly.If a temple could be built overnight, it would become a real miracle, and his position as leader would be as stable as a mountain.

And in this way, the entire Zoroastrian religion will be completely instigated and obey its own command. What a powerful political force it is. If it wants to, it can become the de facto ruler of almost the entire territory of India and Persia.

This is the human heart, this is hegemony!

If you fail to seize this opportunity, you will be punished by God!

In excitement, he slapped his thigh and shouted: "Build it, let's start building it right away. I will use my divine power to make it happen overnight. Dad, please bring someone to help me!"

Sawtell was actually just testing and expecting, and had no intention of actually realizing it.Hearing Zhang Bai say that he wanted to build a temple overnight, he was really excited, but he also couldn't believe it. You know in those days, it would take at least a year or two to build a temple.

However, he heard it, and Zhang Bai did say that he would use his divine power to realize this plan.

Sawtel trembled all over and stared at Zhang Bai at a loss.Zhang Bai didn't look at his father at all, he just muttered to himself: "There must be a statue of the god in the temple, this... Hehe, no problem! The house is a big problem, so build a smaller one first, as long as it's not too big. I don’t know what else is necessary in the temple.”

He turned to ask Sawtel: "Dad, what do you think there must be in this temple?"

"You are Ahurama, the servant of God Ahura, and you don't even know what the temple looks like?" Sawtelle's stomach dropped, but he could only open his mouth and said: "The Zoroastrian temple is now Very few, so it’s natural that Ahurama has never seen it. Our temple is very simple. In addition to the temple, there are three necessary items: the emblem of God Ahura Mazda hangs above the entrance of the temple; the noble The brazier carries the sacred and pure fire; as well as the idols representing light and darkness."

Zhang Bai's mind was running wildly, and he was pacing around in circles. After a while, the corners of his mouth turned up, he clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "We will definitely succeed!"

"Now, you hurry up and find a place where you can build a temple. It can also be an open space, as long as it is easy for the believers to find it. I will go find these three things you mentioned. Let's act now, quickly!"

Sawtel agreed on the spot and immediately gathered people to discuss the location. The believers were very excited when they heard that the temple was built, but they felt a little unbelievable when they heard that the temple was built overnight.However, the location was quickly decided.

Near the largest gate of Peshawar, the Kabuli Gate to the east, there is a ruin there, not far from the Beggar's Den.

The reason for choosing this place is quite good, because Kabli Gate has a long history and is the largest population gathering place in Peshawar.In addition to the extremely lively flow of people coming and going at the city gate, there are also a large number of poor people living there, which is why the beggar's den was chosen here.

The ruins near here were formed by a fire a few months ago. The fire destroyed a house and some poor people died in the fire. However, the government ignored it at all and only sent people here to preach and let people know. Be careful with candles and prohibit the lighting of lights here at night. At the same time, a curfew was also added. Later, the scope of the curfew became larger and larger, and it became a daily routine city-wide night curfew.

Zhang Bai had also been to that place and knew a little about it. He thought about it in his mind and thought it was pretty good, so he agreed.