The short sun and the moon are ruthless, and the cycle repeats itself.
Huang Zongxi looked up at the sky outside the window and wrote these eight words on the paper.
He wrote these eight words with a sense of joy, as would anyone who could finally return to his hometown after eight years away from home.
The gray mist outside the window made the sun in the sky pale and weak. Huang Zongxi stood up and stretched, and then heard the noise coming from outside.
He frowned: Here we go again.
It is March of the eighth year of China, which is the spring day in the northern hemisphere. This European city, which China calls "London", is shrouded in damp mist all day long. Six years ago, the Chinese gunboat fleet arrived in Europe for the first time and established the first Confucius Academy in Lisbon, Portugal. Huang Zongxi became the first mountain director of the academy, and his companions, 701 and Bitao Iron Armor Ying Manyue (1) ) is Ma Shiying, the deputy consul of China in Portugal¡ªactually a secret agent affiliated with the Ministry of War of the Chinese Cabinet, responsible for investigating the relations between European countries.
The two of them, one is Donglin and the other is an eunuch, were originally sworn enemies of each other, but now they are both sent to Europa. On the boat, the two argued fiercely, from scolding each other, to almost fighting, to ignoring each other, and then only talking about poetry But today, six years later, the two of them already have some sympathy for each other. .
In the past six years, the two have traveled around Europe, first to Lisbon, then to Seville in Spain and Marseille in France, and then to Jade Cold on the Apennine Peninsula. Four years ago (56), the second batch of gunboats from China arrived in Lisbon, so they built a Confucius School in London, Britain. At that time, Oliver Cromwell, the protector of Britain, was heavily funded. The torment of inadequacy is extremely welcome to the Chinese Confucius School that comes with gold dollars.
But everything changed in just four years. Cromwell was dead, and his son Richard Cromwell did not have the talent and courage of his father. As a result, there were calls for the restoration of the Stuart dynasty. Not long ago Charles II returned to China and ascended the throne, and Cromwell had to go into exile in France. This great turmoil has also impacted the Confucius Academy in China. The most typical example is that people from outside come every day to try to seize the property of the Confucius Academy.
Behind it, there must be the support of Charles II.
At this time, Huang Zongxi had accumulated enough political wisdom after seven years abroad. Therefore, he could see at a glance that the English country that Charles II took over was not stable, and he was unable to resolve the many conflicts that had accumulated in the country. So it would be a mistake to bring the conflicts outside the country. The only method. What's more, Huang Zongxi studied the history of the country of England and found that this country has always been despicable, accustomed to stirring up trouble and sowing discord, and is good at robbery and piracy. It can be said that it is the most cunning and ferocious among the European countries and has even fought with China more than once. The Spaniards who dealt with them all had to be defeated.
This is the case now. Charles II is trying to transfer domestic conflicts to foreign countries, especially the Chinese people who have traveled across the ocean to set up Confucius Academy here.
It seems that the Chinese are the best scapegoats. The British blame the Chinese for having no food to eat. The British blame the Chinese for eating too much potatoes. The British blame the Chinese for having no clothes. There are a lot of cheap, high-quality and gorgeous cotton and silk fabrics in the British market. Even if you wear velvet clothes, you still blame the Chinese - blame the Chinese for eating and sleeping. This is almost the daily life of the English people after Charles II took office.
Huang Zongxi also understood Charles II¡¯s wishful thinking. Ever since the English fleet was completely wiped out by the Chinese South China Sea Fleet in order to compete for Toad Island, the English had become disgusted with China. When Cromwell was the protector of the country, the English needed cheap goods from China to eliminate some dissatisfaction among the people. Cromwell himself also needed the help of the Chinese to stabilize his rule. Therefore, Chinese goods were sold for a while, and the result was The originally relatively developed textile industry in England completely collapsed. Other handicraft industries, from iron smelting to shipbuilding, were also affected by the Chinese industry, and were almost on the verge of national bankruptcy.
¡°If we can drive the Chinese people out, or at least drive Chinese products out of England, then
"Chief, Chief, something is wrong today." Huang Zongxi walked out of his office with his hands behind his back. He originally wanted to go to the school gate to see the situation, but someone rushed over to him halfway and said.
"What's wrong?"
"There are a lot of British people gathered this time, and some of them came to London from other places. However, the soldiers who used to maintain the front door have disappeared today. Chief, if this continues, I'm afraid something will change!"
"Where are the naturalized students around?" Huang Zongxi knew something was wrong when he heard the news - the first person he asked was the students.
The so-called naturalized students are naturally those foreigners who are willing to come to the Confucius Academy to study Chinese and Confucian classics. Although the Chinese Dynasty drove these corrupt scholars to Europe,??, but in order for them to better "civilize" the Europeans, they are not stingy with material support. There must be everything that should be given, such as beautifully printed books and corresponding supplies - after all, these will also help open the market for Chinese goods. With sufficient supplies, the Confucius Academy has developed rapidly in recent years, with hundreds or even thousands of native Europeans studying at each location.
Whenever Huang Zongxi saw these red-haired and blue-eyed guys wearing long robes, walking in square steps, bowing and saluting, saying "How are you students?", he would feel a little emotional in his heart: The sage said that it is not good to float overseas.
"These people are Confucian seeds. Although they look a little crooked, seeds are seeds. If you plant flea eggs, you won't hatch dragon seeds!" Huang Zongxi was very concerned about their safety. "Most of the naturalized students did not come today. Only Luo Gaoshou, Qiao Anhan, Li Ang and others came. They said the British barbarians around us said they would break into our academy, steal our things, and burn our books ¡¡±
"They dare!" Huang Zongxi glared: "We are a mission sent by China. If they dare to do this, they will"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a bang outside, and then, the wall of the Confucius Academy was pushed down, and hundreds of heroic barbarians with sticks, knives and forks broke in.
The leader was a priest dressed in black, holding up a large wooden cross with both hands, and muttering something like God's blessing. Next to him, another man wearing tattered leather armor held up a rusty spear.
"What's going on?" Huang Zongxi opened his arms and wanted to stop him.
A man caught him with his hands and pulled him backwards. Huang Zongxi looked back and saw that it was a sergeant named Bu Xiuqiu.
Huang Zongxi knew the identity of this person very well. He was a naturalized Chinese citizen. His father, Bu Zhongqiu, was considered by some Japanese people to be the number one traitor to Japan. Both his father and son had changed their surnames to Han Dynasty. Bu Xiuqiu had gone to school with Yu Xiang since he was a child.
If it weren¡¯t for his origin, this person¡¯s future would be bright. However, according to the Chinese system, the first and second generations of naturalized citizens are not allowed to hold high-level positions, so Bu Xiuqiu¡¯s achievements are likely to end in the first government.
His identity at the Confucius Academy in England was as the military attache guarding the academy. According to the agreement reached between China and England, the Confucius Academy can arrange twenty-five military attaches to protect the academy, and they all have the right to bear weapons. But in fact, Huang Zongxi knew that their weapons were definitely not only armed with twenty-five. "Chief Huangshan, please retreat first with the others and retreat into the teaching building."
Bu Xiuqiu¡¯s face was filled with murderous intent, and he raised the gun in his hand as he spoke.
He used a short musket, of course, and it was a relatively new magazine-type short musket. A magazine can hold six rounds of projectiles, and he can fire continuously.
Huang Zongxi was shocked when he saw him raising his gun: "No"
But it was too late, Bu Xiuqiu was not a religious man, he pulled the trigger and a gunshot rang out, and the Yingman at the front who was holding the cross suddenly fell to the ground.
"Ah, Father Paul has fallen"
"Isn't he obsessed with the Holy Cross? Why was he still hit by the muskets of those heretics?"
The Yingman who broke into the academy was stunned. Some people wanted to turn around, but most people looked at the man holding the tattered spear.
"Don't be afraid that what I'm holding is the Spear of Longinus brought from the Vatican. The Chinese magic stained with holy blood is of no use in front of it!" The man holding the tattered spear stepped forward: " You are all my Knights of the Round Table, you follow meah!"
There was another gunshot. Bu Xiuqiu's marksmanship was very accurate. From a distance of less than twenty meters, he shot the brazen Yingman in the leg. He yelled, and the spear stained with "holy blood" that he had raised high almost flew out, and immediately turned into a crutch, supporting him to turn around and run away.
The rest of the British barbarians fled one after another, but they did not flee far. They stood in the distance and cursed the Chinese people in Confucius Academy with various vicious words. Huang Zongxi thought that the matter had calmed down, but Bu Xiuqiu turned to him and said: "Mr. Huang, quickly retreat to the teaching building with them, and we will defend the building!"
"Didn't they retreat?"
"It's not that easy. This heroic barbarian was instigated and provoked. If he only knocks down one or two people, they won't learn their lesson."
"Ah" Huang Zongxi hesitated. At this moment, he saw the people on the opposite side separated, and several bloody corpses were thrown out.
From the clothes on this corpse, Huang Zongxi recognized their identities: naturalized students of Confucius Academy.
This made Huang Zongxi furious. He was the headmaster of Confucius Academy. Although he was still dissatisfied with Yu Guozhen, being the headmaster still gave him a sense of accomplishment.
bodyAs a mountain leader, you should protect your students, but these naturalized disciples who followed the academy to learn the etiquette and benevolence of Saint Confucius were killed by a stupid and stubborn barbarian who believed in evil gods. Which one is intolerable?
"Where is the Huaqing! Where is the Zhenghe! Where is our armored gunboat?" Huang Zongxi shouted loudly.
Even he himself was frightened by the loud shout.
"The Huaqing in his mouth is already the second generation. It is China's first all-steel steam ironclad ship. It is at the top in terms of speed and firepower. He read in the newspaper that this warship was officially put into use at the beginning of this year. It is said that it may pass through Europa and be used to directly attack the Rakshasa Kingdom. The war between China and the Rakshasa Kingdom has lasted for eight years. Although the Huaxia Kingdom has an absolute Advantages, but the thousands of miles of tundra and severe cold have a greater impact on the Chinese army, which relies heavily on supplies, than the Rakshasa people, and they are far away from the Rakshasa country, so they have been unable to give a decisive blow to the Rakshasa country.
The Zheng He is the flagship of the Chinese Western Fleet. It comes to Europe once a year. One is to protect the merchant fleet, and the other is to show off the prestige of China - the Western Fleet's cruise expenses are not paid by the Chinese court at all. Those who come from the ocean The operating caravans will pay escort fees. Generally, Chinese merchant ships have to pay one-tenth of the total value of the goods transported, while foreign merchant ships have to pay two-tenths. Even so, Chinese and foreign merchant ships are still flocking to it because the profits brought by this kind of ocean trade are so great. ! ! !