I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 459 Holy Icon
This scene was seen by Zhu Houzhao and others who were upstairs.
Zhu Houzhao was surprised and said, "Is this the plan of the King of Jing? To burn the statue of Genghis Khan?"

"Yes, this is the plan of His Royal Highness Prince Jing. However, these are not ordinary statues of Genghis Khan. These are the statues of Genghis Khan hanging in the yurts of every Mongolian household. His Royal Highness's plan is to guide public opinion and induce the naturalized Mongolians to destroy the statues of Genghis Khan in their homes, completely destroy the ordinary Mongolians' worship of Genghis Khan, and finally completely deny Genghis Khan," Sun Gong replied quickly.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows. He studied Mongolians all day long, so he naturally knew some of their traditions. He and Jiang Jiangong looked at each other and both understood the intention of Zhu Houzhao's plan.
Mongolians have had a tradition since time immemorial, which is to hang a portrait of Genghis Khan in their homes.
As a deified Mongolian ancestor, the statue of Genghis Khan is never just a portrait or a work of art, but a true holy image.

Therefore, almost every Mongolian is taught by his elders how to hang and clean the statue of Genghis Khan when he was a child.

There are also requirements for the location of the statue, which should be where you can see it as soon as you enter the door.

According to Mongolian tradition: the door of the yurt faces southeast, the door frame is low, and one must bend down to enter and exit.

This design is both the wisdom of grassland life and the rules of traditional Mongolian shamanism.

One is to avoid the strong cold air from Siberia coming into the house;
Second, Mongolians believe that the direction of sunrise is more auspicious;

The third reason is that the action of bending over when entering and exiting a low door is equivalent to worshiping the sky (i.e. Tengri, the Eternal Heaven) when going out and worshiping Genghis Khan when entering the door.

This shows the Mongols' admiration for Genghis Khan.

Mongolians can live without horses, but they cannot live without portraits of Genghis Khan in their homes.

Some people may wonder how ordinary Mongolians could obtain such high-end prints as the portrait of Genghis Khan in this era.

Genghis Khan's image is not only in the form of paper prints, but also in many forms, such as tapestries, statues, etc.
The images of Genghis Khan hung in poor homes are relatively simple, with only a few strokes to outline the image of Genghis Khan.

Rich people spared no expense on this and were willing to spend money.
This is just like the rich believe in Buddhism and worship a golden Buddha, while the poor worship a clay Buddha statue.
Zhu Houxuan believed that this worship of Genghis Khan was the main reason why the Mongols formed a strong national consciousness in this era when nationalism was still in its infancy.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Houxuan wanted to find a way to destroy this tradition.
If this tradition continues, the assimilation of the Mongols will take more time.
That is why Zhu Houxuan instructed the Ministry of Propaganda to guide public opinion and remove the statues of Genghis Khan from the homes of naturalized Mongolians.
In fact, as Niu Zhongxia was rated as A-level for ideological transformation, the statue of Genghis Khan in his home had been disposed of long ago.

His appearance this time was privately facilitated by the Propaganda Department in order to guide people to destroy the statues of Genghis Khan in their homes.

After all, people are herd animals. If someone takes the lead in doing something, many people will follow suit.
"My brother always has these strange ideas, but he is right. Destroying these portraits of Temujin will help the Ming Dynasty assimilate these Mongols. This is a good idea," Zhu Houzhao sighed.

Jiang Jiangong and Sun Gong didn't say anything, they just kept nodding.

"Is this the first step?" Zhu Houzhao seemed to have thought of something. "You just said the plan is divided into two steps, so what is the second step?" Zhu Houzhao became even more curious. "Your Highness's second step is very simple. Since the place where the statue of Temujin is placed in the home of the naturalized Mongolian is vacant, we must find a way to occupy this place." Sun Gong said with a smile.

"Occupy? Occupy with what?" Zhu Houzhao had already vaguely realized something.
"Your Majesty, please look." Sun Gong carefully took out a flat box and opened it.

Zhu Houzhao stretched his head and looked, and was stunned for a moment, "This..."

Inside the box was a thick stack of portraits of Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao could not help but flip through them and found that these portraits were divided into several types, including full-length portraits, half-length portraits, side-view portraits, head portraits, etc. In most of the portraits, he was wearing armor and had a resolute face.
Yeah. He's more handsome than he really is.
These portraits are very detailed and the painting techniques are innovative.
Zhu Houzhao took another closer look and found that these portraits were all printed.
"This is the standard portrait that His Royal Highness Prince Jing recently summoned painters to create for Your Majesty," Sun Gong said softly.

"The second step of the plan is to use my portrait to occupy the empty space in the Mongolian homes where the statue of Temujin was placed?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a strange look on his face.

"Your Majesty is wise. This is the second step of the plan. These standard images of Your Majesty will be printed in large quantities and sold to naturalized Mongolians at low prices. The Propaganda Department will use public opinion and propaganda to guide naturalized Mongolians to buy your standard images home to replace Temujin's portraits and become the new holy images of the Mongolians. This will better make the Mongolians return to our Ming Dynasty."

"That's why Your Highness asked me to ask for Your Majesty's opinion before carrying out the plan. If Your Majesty agrees, we will carry out the second step of the plan. If Your Majesty disagrees, we will not carry out the second step of the plan." Sun Gong said carefully.

"Removing the firewood from under the cauldron and the cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest" Zhu Houzhao commented, and the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed.

Sun Gong and Jiang Jiangong both looked at Zhu Houzhao intently and did not comment on his words.

"Is this appropriate?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said hesitantly.

"Your Majesty has won every battle since he started using the army, and has never been defeated. This is far better than Genghis Khan. Moreover, Your Majesty has shown favor to the naturalized Mongols, allowing them to live and work in peace and contentment. This is far better than Genghis Khan. Your Majesty is much better than Genghis Khan in both civil and military affairs. So please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Mongolians who have received Your Majesty's grace will certainly be happy to enshrine Your Majesty's portrait at home," Sun Gong flattered him hurriedly.

"Humph!" Zhu Houzhao could not help but snorted coldly, but then he smiled happily.
"Temujin is not as good as me in civil affairs," Zhu Houzhao said shamelessly, "I am not as good as him in martial arts."

"But my martial arts are just not as good as his for the time being. My martial arts will definitely be much better than his in the future!" Zhu Houzhao said with great domineering confidence.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Sun Gong asked carefully.

"I agree to carry out the second step of the plan!" Zhu Houzhao's mouth curled up again. He actually still liked this kind of novel and fun thing. This matter also scratched his itch.
"Your Majesty is wise!"

(End of this chapter)