The Breeze of Dusk with the Scent of Musk

Chapter 20: Knowledge Sharing

In the Crown Kingdom in the Peace Province in the Jasmine City, Zixin Quon, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, dotes on his wife, Empress Xiulan Yongnian. Zixin fulfills any request that Xiulan has. Previously, Zixin gifted Xiulan a fine collection of jewelry produced from stones converted to gold by his magical stick. One time, Xiulan wanted to express her appreciation and gratitude to her assistants and maids in the Imperial Palace so she asked Zixin to produce a batch of jewelry that Xiulan wishes to gift her assistants and maids. Of course, this batch of jewelry will be produced from stones that are converted to gold using the magical stick of Zixin similar to what Zixin gifted Xiulan previously. Zixin agreed to Xiulan's request instantly. After the batch of jewelry were exquisitely manufactured, Zixin handed them to Xiulan. Xiulan was extremely happy and she thanked Zixin for fulfilling her wish. Then, Xiulan summoned her assistants and maids and started to gift them fine golden necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, crowns, etc. The assistants and maids were extremely happy for witnessing the phenomenal generosity of their master, Empress Xiulan. They thanked Xiulan deeply and expressed their intentions to serve her faithfully and diligently to the best of their abilities. Xiulan once chatted with Zixin in this regard as follows:

Xiulan: Zixin, we need to pamper our assistants and maids from time to time to guarantee their undivided allegiance to us.

Zixin: You are right, Xiulan. Giving is a great way to capture the hearts of human beings. Being on the top of the political pyramid of China, we need to ensure that our subordinates are loyal and faithful to us to the fullest. Any betrayal can foil our plans and endanger us.

Xiulan: My assistants and maids were quite happy for the gifts they received. I hope they will serve us with devotion all the time.

Zixin: You are a truly wise empress. I admire your creative ideas and how you implement them.

Xiulan: Thank you, my sweetheart. Your wisdom combined with my wisdom will ensure the continuity of what we have achieved and to where we have reached so far.

In the Rainbow City in the Silk Province in the Star Kingdom, after Mohammad Azzumurrud, the Arab and Muslim Koran memorizer, completed the Body and Mind Growth Program at the Merlin School and after he mastered the Chinese language to a remarkable and advanced level, his friends (Yueliang Jian, Taiyang Jian, Junjie Song, Liling Heng and Mei Shun) expressed their ardent interest to learn from Mohammad about the Arabic and Islamic civilization. They want Mohammad to share his knowledge with them in order to explore this unknown world to them. Mohammad readily agreed to the request of his friends and expressed his sincere and strong intention to share with them what he knows. In order to maximize the benefit of learning and knowledge sharing, Yueliang suggested that they invite all their friends and colleagues who were with them in the same batch in the Merlin School. Yueliang, Taiyang, Junjie, Liling and Mei invited their friends to attend regularly the knowledge sharing sessions Mohammad will hold and their friends agreed to attend. In total, twenty students will be attending. These are: Yueliang, Taiyang, Junjie, Liling, Mei, Ji Biming, An Bo, Chang Dequan, Cong Fai, Jiang Qi, Wen Yu, Zhong Ming, Guotin Chuanli, Baozhai Aiguo, Chyou Bolin, Daiyu Chaoxiang, Fen Huizhong, Ju Jianyu, Nuo Park and Shu Qianfan. Yueliang, Taiyang, Junjie, Liling and Mei introduced their friends to Mohammad and they formed new friendships with Mohammad. Mohammad started to hold knowledge sharing sessions in a methodical and well-organized manner. He shared with them a myriad of pearls from the Arabic and Islamic civilization to build new bridges of understanding and communication between the Chinese civilization and the Arabic and Islamic civilization.

Here are some knowledge sharing sessions that Mohammad presented to his friends at the Merlin School.

Session 1: Knowing One Another (التعارف)