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- Time is passing day by day.
The time for Ding Yunyi to take action is getting closer and closer.
Everything seems so calm. Ding Yunyi's daily "job" is to visit Nanjing, visit celebrities, and entertain local celebrities.
And whether it is the Yongfu faction, the Yonglu faction, or the Yonggui faction. But they were all busy and nervous. With King Wu Lie's promise to them, they prepared their work boldly and confidently.
Of course, the Yongfu faction must ensure Zhu Yousong's position, but what the Yonglu faction and the Yonggui faction have to do is to turn the world upside down with the help of King Wulie.
Ding Yunyi was watching these people silently.
He was waiting for the last news to arriveand soon the news he had been looking forward to finally arrived!
"My lord, the late emperor's Princess Kunxing and the fifth prince have been found!" When Xie Tian appeared in front of Ding Yunyi and said these words, Ding Yunyi let out a long breath.
Found it, finally found it!
The Princess of Kunxing, Zhu Ainao, is the one who will be called "Princess Changping" in the future, or she may have a more famous name - the One-Armed Goddess!
Of course, the so-called "one-armed goddess" is just a legendary story made up by later generations based on their own imagination.
The fifth prince, Zhu Cihuan, is only ten or eleven years old this year, right? Ah, he also had a famous nickname in another period of history: Prince Zhu San!
Now that Zhu Cihuan has been found, it doesn't matter whether the other two princes can be found.
"Qin Yun, Lord Ding, and Lord Zhang are already in the capital preparing to enthrone the fifth prince." Xie Tian continued: "At the same time, our land and water armies have been approaching Nanjing. The day the prince took action was the time when they took action. Major Shi Weide All the musketeers of the regiment have entered Nanjing and are on standby. At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the prince, I have brought another 3,000 people to Nanjing. In order to avoid suspicion, I am entering the city in batches. Please rest assured, but there is one thing that I have not asked you about. Agree and do it.¡±
"Oh, what's the matter?" Ding Yunyi asked casually.
Xie Tian hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice obviously: "Princess Kunxing is here."
"What? Princess Kunxing is here?" Ding Yunyi was surprised.
Xie Tian nodded: "When we found Princess Kunxing, she was missing an arm. I heard that it was cut off by the late emperor before the city was destroyed."
Ding Yunyi knows this very well. Before the capital was captured by Li Zicheng, Chongzhen said to Empress Zhou: "You are the mother of the country, and you should die for your country." Empress Zhou also cried and said: "I have been following you for eighteen years, and Your Majesty has not heard a word from me. Even today. Now. Your Majesty ordered me to die. How dare I not die?" After saying this, he took off his belt and hanged himself. Zhu Youjian turned to Concubine Yuan and said, "You should go with the queen!" Concubine Yuan cried goodbye and committed suicide.
Zhu Youjian summoned the fifteen-year-old Princess Kunxing and said to her in tears: "Why did you want to be born into the emperor's house?" After saying this, he covered his face with his left sleeve, pulled out a knife with his right hand and hit her in the head. left arm. Then he slashed her right shoulder and she passed out.
At that time, the Forbidden City was in chaos, and no one bothered to see the "corpse" of Princess Kunxing. Everyone came and went, and she just kept lying on the cold blue brick floor.
Five days later, a miracle happened. Princess Kunxing actually woke up. When she woke up, the city of Beijing had become the domain of the "Da Shun" country. Li Zicheng was surprised to see Princess Kunxing revived from the dead, and ordered people to treat her, but before he could deal with her, the Tiger Guards arrived, and the "Da Shun" country was completely destroyed.
"When we found Princess Kunxing, she was locked alone in a very remote room in the palace. The palace was too big, and the place where she was held was also very remote. We searched for a long time before we found it by accident. The princess was almost starving to death at that time." Xie Tian sighed: "She was very haggard at the time. When she saw us, she only asked, is it Hu Benwei? Later we found out it was her. He also said lightly that my father said that the only ones who could save the Ming Dynasty were the Tiger Guards. Now that the Tiger Guards are here, the rogue bandits will be destroyed, right?"
Ding Yunyi was very curious after hearing this.
Princess Kunxing should be only fifteen years old at this time. Although people in this era mature early, many people get married at the age of fifteen. But it is conceivable that a princess who is about to starve to death can still say such words. It is really not simple.
Xie Tian continued there: "We invited the princess out and quickly sent people for treatment. A few days later, we found the fifth prince outside the capital. When we were preparing for the enthronement ceremony, Princess Kunxing accidentally found out that you were in Nanjing, so she determined I wanted to come to Nanjing to see you. We tried to persuade her again and again, but the princess refused and evenThreatening a hunger strike, we were worried that something might happen, so we had no choice but to bring her here. "
Ding Yunyi, who knew the whole story, nodded: "I understand, it doesn't matter that Princess Kunxing is here. Originally, I was still considering some details. Now that the princess is here, these things can be solved easily."
Thank God for having someone invite Princess Kunxing in. As soon as the princess came in, Ding Yunyi took a step forward, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty King Wu Lie has seen the princess!"
"King Wulie, the princess who almost lost her country does not deserve to be treated like this by King Wulie." Princess Kunxing said calmly.
Ding Yunyi raised his head and saw the princess clearly.
The fifteen-year-old princess is missing a left arm. Maybe it¡¯s because the injury hasn¡¯t healed yet, maybe she¡¯s depressed, maybe she¡¯s tired from traveling long distances, and her pretty face is so pale that there¡¯s no color in it.
"Princess, please sit down."
Princess Kunxing sat down and sighed: "On the way here, I had thousands of words to say to King Wulie, but when I saw King Wulie, I couldn't say a word. King Wulie saved My Ming Dynasty is in the midst of water and fire. I, Zhu Aunao, thank King Wu Lie on behalf of my father and the Ming Dynasty!¡±
As he said that, he stood up and slowly knelt down on the ground like Zhu Yujian that day.
"Princess, get up, princess, get up!" Ding Yunyi quickly stood up and wanted to help Princess Kunxing up, but thinking about the difference between men and women and that the other party was a princess, he retracted his hand.
Princess Kunxing knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ding Yunyi three times before she stood up and sat down again: "I heard Master Xie say that King Wu Lie did not care about life and death, and went to Nanjing alone with a hundred people in order to bring me back to the Ming Dynasty. Orthodoxy. My Zhu family owes so much to King Wu Lie, but I know what kind of person Zhu Yousong is. Now that he has taken that position, he will definitely not give up easily. As Kunxing. Princess, I think I can still help King Wu Lie."
"Yes. That's what I think too." Ding Yunyi said frankly: "I have already thought about everything. If I can have the help of the princess, then the big thing will be successful. But this matter is very dangerous, please ask the princess Think twice.¡±
"I've gone through the subjugation of the country, I've gone through lying on the ground for five days and five nights without anyone caring about me, I've gone through almost starving to death. Am I still afraid of these dangers?" Princess Kunxing smiled faintly, but she couldn't hide her sadness at all.
"Now that the princess has made up her mind, what else do I have to worry about?" Ding Yunyi nodded solemnly and said: "Princess, don't worry, but with me, Ding Yunyi, I will never let those pigs and dogs turn the world upside down!"
Princess Kunxing suddenly said again: "My fifth brother and I discussed it before coming here. We have an unkind request, and we ask King Wulie to agree to it."
"Princess, just say what you are told, why do you have to be so polite?"
Princess Kunxing said softly: "My sister and brother want to worship King Wu Lie as their adoptive father."
Ding Yunyi and Xie Tian were stunned when they heard this. Some of the royal children married the daughters of ministers. They also recruit consorts, but I have never heard of anyone asking a minister to be his adoptive father.
Ding Yunyi hurriedly said: "This must never be done. There has never been such a precedent in our Ming Dynasty. Once word spreads, they will think that I, Ding Yunyi, am using power to oppress and intimidate the princess and the prince. I have heard of Yafu, but this foster father Unprecedented!¡±
"Is there a time when the mighty King Wu Lie is afraid?" Princess Kunxing smiled slightly: "My sister and brother are now orphans. Without King Wu Lie, I don't know where my sister and brother's bodies are now. Besides, I know that King Wu Lie has great ambitions. If he has the name of a foster father, King Wu Lie can be justified. In fact, to be honest with King Wu Lie, Zhu Aina is shameless. I originally wanted to marry King Wu Lie, but as soon as I came, I had no idea. You are a disabled person. Secondly, if you really marry King Wu Lie, King Wu Lie will become Zhu Yousong's junior. He will inevitably find this excuse to deal with you, so after thinking about it, he can only recognize King Wu Lie as his adoptive father. "
Ding Yunyi and Xie Tian suddenly realized. It turned out that this was what she had in mind.
Seeing that Ding Yunyi still wanted to speak, Princess Kunxing continued: "King Wu Lie. Those who achieve great things should be cut off. King Wu Lie has always done things cleanly and neatly, why are you so hesitant about it? If it's not for yourself, don't you also? For the Ming Dynasty?¡±
Xie Tian also said on the side: "If the prince wants to make trouble, this is a good way."
"In that case, Ding Yunyi is so shameless!" Ding Yunyi did not hesitate at this point.
Princess Kunxing stood up again: "My foster father, please accept my daughter's greetings!"
This time, Ding Yunyi no longer blocked her and allowed Princess Kunxing to pay her three respects. Then, Princess Kunxing paid three obeisances to Zhu Cihuan.
In this way, Ding Yunyi suddenly became the adoptive father of the future emperor, which sounds a bit ridiculous.
Ding Yunyi was no longer polite at this time and warned Kun carefully.Princess Kunxing nodded in response to the things the princess wanted to pay attention to.
With the help of Princess Kunxing, Ding Yunyi knew that his plan would succeed.
But soon Huang Degong brought another unpleasant thing. Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing from the three towns in Jiangbei secretly mobilized 20,000 people and arrived in Nanjing.
This is unexpected news.
"I'm afraid Gao Jie and the other two are alert to us." Huang Degong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the arrival of 20,000 people in Nanjing is a threat to us. I think we might as well take action in advance."
"It's not vigilance, no." Ding Yunyi shook his head and walked back and forth in the room. After a while, he suddenly stopped: "Ma Shiying is cautious in doing things. He will not do anything that is not completely sure. If I guessed correctly, , He made preparations in advance because he was afraid of me!"
Ding Yunyi firmly believes that his judgment is correct. My reputation is so loud that I can move freely among thousands of troops, let alone Nanjing?
Although she has successfully created an image of a confused person who does not understand politics in front of outsiders, Ma Shiying is not a fool and will never easily believe that the things he did in Fujian only happened a few years ago.
No matter how much he disguises himself, Ma Shiying must be wary of himself. The 20,000 people are used to deal with him to prevent unexpected situations.
Ding Yunyi smiled bitterly. It seems that having such a loud name is not a good thing. The arrangements have been made properly, but the sudden entry of 20,000 people will inevitably cause some unknown changes to the situation.
"How many people are there in Nanjing?" Ding Yunyi asked after thinking for a while.
"There are 10,000 people in Mr. Huang's town, 6,000 golden sword guards, and 2,000 musketeers."
"Eighteen thousand people are still not enough to completely control the number of people in Nanjing in the shortest time." Ding Yunyi said slowly. Then he closed his eyes.
None of his subordinates dared to disturb him. After the time when there was a stick of incense, Ding Yunyi suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Huang Degong, find a way to find Liu Zeqing for me!"
Huang Degong was surprised: "Does the prince want to take advantage of Liu Zeqing?"
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly: "Liu Zeqing is a wise general like you. I heard that he was a scholar before. Later he joined the army. It may not be possible to use it."
"There is a way. If we can win over Liu Zeqing, we will have a better chance of winning." Xie Tian said: "But what if he violates the law?"
"Then I'll kill him." Ding Yunyi responded boldly: "I can kill the bandits and destroy the Qing Dynasty. Isn't it possible to take Liu Zeqing's head? If he really wants to do it openly and secretly, it is nothing more than killing one person in ten steps. It's just blood-stained Nanjing. I can conquer the world with just a hundred horses, but there are 18,000 people in Nanjing now. Why worry about Liu Zeqing and his like?"
As soon as King Wulie said these words, everyone was in high spirits. What kind of spirit is this?
Huang Degong no longer hesitated: "Since the prince has made up his mind, I will go find Liu Zeqing secretly!"
After saying that, he left immediately.
After waving his hand to let his subordinates leave, Ding Yunyi closed his eyes again and stopped talking. Nanjing is about to be turbulent, and this may be the most important challenge in my life.
Whether Ming Dynasty can be settled and on the right track will completely depend on whether it can succeed this time.
It looked like I had been waiting there for more than half an hour. The voices of Huang Degong and Liu Zeqing came: "I have met the prince."
Ding Yunyi opened his eyes: "Huang Degong, you go down first. Mr. Liu, you stay here to talk to me. I am very depressed today."
Huang Degong responded and walked out. Liu Zeqing was confused.
"Is King Wu Lie bored?" Why do you find yourself depressed?
Ding Yunyi asked him to sit down and said slowly: "Mr. Liu, you will be promoted to the Liaodong garrison with your general skills, and then promoted to the rank of general. With your ability to defend against the enemy, you will be promoted to deputy general. Then you will be the chief military officer and the governor of the left. In order to regain the power of Dengzhou, he was appointed as the Crown Prince and Grand Master. After thirteen years, he was ordered to guard the coastal defense of Shandong. Later, he was transferred to Henan to suppress Li Ni and became a rogue bandit. "
"Yes." Liu Zeqing responded quickly without knowing the details.
Ding Yunyi nodded: "I heard that you were originally a scholar and later joined the army. You also said to others, 'I cast my pen at twenty-one, ascended to the altar at thirty-one, and cracked the earth at forty-one.' This was also what you said. Bar?"
Liu Zeqing was a little embarrassed. He had indeed said such things, and he hesitated: "That was just some arrogance when I was young."
"Wild words? But you have done that." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly, and suddenly his face straightened: "You are twentyHe joined the army at the age of 31, was officially transferred to the general army at the age of 31, and was granted the title of Dongping Bo at the age of 41. That's right, that's right! But have you ever predicted for yourself when you will die? "
Liu Zeqing was stunned for a long time before he said: "How can life and death be controlled by people like us?"
"You can't, but I can." Ding Yunyi sneered: "I've told you a fortune, this is the year you will die!"
Liu Zeqing was shocked and looked to the side involuntarily.
Ding Yunyi said calmly: "Don't look at it. I don't have any ambush here. Why would I do such a nasty thing if I want to kill you?"
"Your Majesty, the general, I really don't understand what the prince means." Liu Zeqing said cautiously.
"Liu Zeqing, don't you know it's your time to die?" Ding Yunyi said coldly: "Long Yu, the late emperor, you can't wait to make Prince Fu the emperor, where will you place the late emperor? I am the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and all forces can be mobilized You are not allowed to mobilize without my permission, otherwise you will be guilty of conspiracy. What is your purpose of secretly deploying troops into Nanjing this time? "
"Go back to the prince." Liu Zeqing said quickly: "That's what Ma Dushuai ordered us to do."
"Ma Dushuai?" Ding Yunyi sneered and said, "Do you only have Ma Shiying in your eyes, and don't you have me as King Wu Lie? Ma Shiying needs you, but I, King Wu Lie, can't kill you? The late emperor's edict!"
Liu Zeqing quickly knelt down. Ding Yunyi glanced at him coldly, and slowly read out Emperor Chongzhen's last edict:
"Xiang Wen, I am proposing you as the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and conferring the title of General of Dragon and Tiger to honor the Youzhu Kingdom. I also want to propose you as the Governor, but which side should I appoint you as the Governor? I thought about it again and again. , I can only restore the old system, and I will promote you to the title of Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, and then add the title of General to Fight against Rebellion, to control the world's rebel soldiers and horses, and I will also make you the King of Wu Lie"
He read it out word by word. When he finished reading Chongzhen¡¯s edict, Ding Yunyi suddenly raised his voice:
"In the eyes of this king, you are all thieves. Thieves who have stolen our kingdom!"
"Let's check the name of the prince!" Liu Zeqing's sweat started to flow down. This crime is really too big: "The general has never wanted to steal the country of the Ming Dynasty!"
Ding Yunyi's face was as dark as water: "The rogue Li Zicheng captured the capital, but what about you? Even worse than Li Zicheng! The late emperor Long Yu, you don't think about how to avenge the late emperor, how to avenge the Ming Dynasty. But what are you doing there to get the blessing of King Lu and King Gui? Be this emperor! Do you still have Ming Dynasty in your heart? Thieves! You guys deserve to be killed!"
Liu Zeqing fell to his knees, sweating profusely, and did not dare to say a word.
Only now did he finally know what kind of person King Wulie was!
King Wu Lie, who seemed confused before and did whatever others said, was actually all pretending. Standing in front of him now. He is the real King Wu Lie!
Ding Yunyi's voice became colder and colder: "Who is Gao Jie? Who is Liu Liangzuo? They are just some surrendered generals who came from the rebels. As a general of the Ming Dynasty, you have been working with the rebels all day long. Are you ashamed? ?¡±
"The general knows he was wrong." Liu Zeqing said in a dry voice.
Ding Yunyi sneered again: "You know you are wrong? I think you are thinking about how to inform Ma Shiying of this news after you get out, inform your companions!"
"The last general will not dare, the last general will not dare!"
"Even if you dare, am I afraid of you?" Ding Yunyi said coldly: "Our Tiger Guards' 300,000 troops will arrive in Nanjing and the four towns in Jiangbei soon? I want to see if your four towns in Jiangbei can stop it. Stay with my elite Tiger Guards!"
With a "boom", Liu Zeqing's head seemed to explode.
Three hundred thousand troops are coming to Nanjing?
If someone else said this. Liu Zeqing may not believe it yet, but these words came from the mouth of King Wu Lie! The Huben Guards took over the capital and destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Can they not accomplish anything?
Once the Huben Guards attack Nanjing in a large scale, Nanjing may not be able to hold on for ten days. The four towns in Jiangbei are also in danger.
But then I thought about it, since King Wulie could tell him this, there might be room for change. He was a smart man, and he felt a little relieved when he thought about this.
"This king is coming to Nanjing this time. The purpose is to clear the emperor's side!" Ding Yunyi no longer concealed anything: "I will not be merciless in killing others, but you are still my commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Zeqing. Do you want to die or live?"
"You have to live, of course you have to live!" Liu Zeqing said quickly.
"Liu Zeqing, it's easy to live. I will now make you the Marquis of Dongping!"
Ding Yunyi¡¯s words? Liu Zeqing was overjoyed and made himself the Marquis of Dongping without doing anything? But then I thought it might not be that simple.
Sure enough, Ding Yunyi said again: "I want you to help me Qingjun. Each of the four towns in Jiangbei has a large army stationed in Nanjing, and 20,000 people have been transferred to Nanjing. I know what you are going to do. I don't have to hide it from you, Huang Degong has already Pledge allegiance to my Ming Dynasty!¡±
In fact, Liu Zeqing had just guessed this, and was secretly glad in his heart that Huang Degong had surrendered to King Wu Lie, and with the 300,000 tiger guards who could arrive soon, the situation was very difficult to predict.
Fortunately, King Wu Lie still thought that he was a wise general, otherwise he would have died without even knowing
Liu Zeqing made a decisive decision: "Your Majesty, the general knows what to do! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the general will not hesitate to go through fire and water if the prince is to die!"
Ding Yunyi nodded with satisfaction: "Since you know what to do, I don't need to worry about it anymore. My subordinate Duan San'er will tell you exactly what you want to do."
Liu Zeqing responded repeatedly.
By this time, he had seen the situation clearly. No one in Nanjing is Ding Yunyi's opponent, not even Zhu Yousong or Ma Shiying.
My only way out now is to decisively join Ding Yunyi like Huang Degong
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"Your Majesty, this is Father Tang Ruowang you want to find."
When Duan Saner brought the man named Tang Ruowang to Ding Yunyi, Ding Yunyi looked at Tang Ruowang curiously. Is this the person?
Tang Ruowang, formerly known as Adam Schaer, is a German from Cologne, Germany.
Tang Ruowang and his fellow believers arrived in Macau and were placed in St. Paul's College. As soon as the missionaries set foot on Chinese soil, they began to study Chinese language and culture carefully, and even aimed to master Beijing Mandarin. These Western monks followed the local customs. He took off his monk's robe, put on Confucian clothes, lived in a Chinese-style house, and devoted himself to studying Chinese classics, history and ethics, looking for the fusion point between Eastern and Western cultures. In the process of interacting with celebrities from both the government and the public. These are related to astronomy. Western missionaries who knew geography well and were familiar with Chinese classics naturally won the favor and trust of Chinese literati and officials, thereby achieving their purpose of spreading faith. This is the missionary strategy of "combining Confucianism and super-Confucianism" pioneered by Matteo Ricci. However, some fanatical missionaries believed that Ricci was too accommodating to the Chinese, which affected the "purity" of Catholicism and the development of believers was too slow. After Matteo Ricci's death, Ricci's missionary route began to change. Adopting a radical missionary approach, resolutely rejecting Confucianism, and strictly prohibiting Chinese religious people from worshiping heaven, ancestors, and Confucius, aroused the resentment and suspicion of the public, leading to the "Nanjing Mission Case", and the missionaries were expelled. In China There is almost no place in the mainland.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles, and the brave soldiers and generals of Nurhachi in Manchuria "cannot defend them without firearms and chariots." The imperial court sent people to Macau to purchase cannons from the Portuguese. The missionaries stranded in Macau, acting as military experts, followed the cannons. able to enter the mainland.
Tang Ruowang put on Chinese clothes, changed his German name "Adam" to "Tang" with a similar pronunciation, and "John" to "Johan", and officially named him Tang Ruowang. The word "Dao Wei" comes from "Mencius" "Looking at the road but not seeing it" means heading north. Arrived in Beijing on January 25, 1623.
He came to Nanjing in the 17th year of Chongzhen. But suddenly he encountered the news that the capital had been breached, so he stayed in Nanjing, but he did not expect that Ding Yunyi sent someone to find him.
Tang Ruowang has long heard about this world-famous King Wu Lie. But when I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn't help but feel a little excited.
After inviting Tang Ruowang to sit down, Ding Yunyi suddenly said: "On the first day, Jehovah created light; on the second day, Jehovah created the sky, the earth and the ocean; on the third day, Jehovah created flowers, plants and trees; on the fourth day, Jehovah created He created the sun, the moon, and the stars; on the fifth day, the Lord created all kinds of fish and birds; on the sixth day, the Lord created the livestock, insects, and beasts; and on the sixth day, he created the two first humans and gave them control over them all; On the seventh day the Lord was so pleased with what He had created that he sat down to rest. Therefore the seventh day is considered a day of rest in your country"
Once he heard that the other party actually understood the contents of the Bible so well, Tang Ruowang immediately became energetic.
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly and said: "I have heard of the priest's name when I was in Fujian. I am very happy to see the priest here."
Tang Ruowang also smiled and said directly: "The prince just told the story of Creation. It seems that the prince is very familiar with the Bible."
Ding Yunyi smiled: "Father, although I have read the Bible, I have no intention of being baptized."
Tang Ruowang did not expect that he would refuse so quickly. Although it was common in the Ming Dynasty to persuade people to believe in religion and accept baptism and be rejected, and missionaries had long been used to it, Tang Ruowang still felt very disappointed this time.
Although he had only been in contact with Ding Yunyi for a short time, in Tang Ruowang's opinion, Ding Yunyi was obviously different from the Chinese people he had met. His understanding of Spain and Catholicism was far better than other Chinese people. Taixi also has a very good knowledge of science and technology, and he has become the prince of China at such a young age. Judging from the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, he seems to have a lot of room for development in the future. From this point of view, if Ding Yunyi Being baptized and joining the Catholic Church will definitely be of great benefit to the spread of Catholicism in China. It can be said that this effect is even greater than that of Xu Guangqi.
Seeing Tang Ruowang¡¯s face of Xiangzi who couldn¡¯t hide his disappointment, Ding Yunyi couldn¡¯t help but feel a little funny. As expected, all Thai and Westerners are straight people:
"Father, please don't get me wrong. Although I have no intention of being baptized, it does not mean that I have no respect for the Catholic Church and the Pope. As long as it is allowed by the court decree, I can serve the missionaries assigned by the priest in my life." Create all favorable conditions for spreading the gospel of the Lord within the jurisdiction.¡±
Tang Ruowang couldn't help but perked up after hearing this. This was also a good condition. Through studying the experience of the spread of Catholicism in China, Tang Ruowang concluded two points. If Catholicism wants to achieve great development in China, firstly, it must obtain the permission of the imperial court and rarely be opposed; secondly, it must obtain the support of powerful officials. And the latter point is actually more important than the former.
Because I have lived in China for twenty-five years. Tang Ruowang saw too many officials of the Ming Dynasty who kept things secret. Overt support, covert opposition, and unknowingly made the court's decree a piece of waste paper. He even used it as an excuse for himself, and the court couldn't find anything wrong.
There were many times when Tang Ruowang had to lament that the Chinese people were so smart that they even pretended to be confused. More like confusion than true confusion.
Therefore, even if Ding Yunyi does not accept baptism, as long as he supports the Catholic missionary cause, this is a good result. However, Tang Ruowang was still a little strange and said: "Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your kindness, but I still don't understand. Even though you support our missionary work, why are you unwilling to accept baptism and officially believe in the Lord?"
??In fact, for Ding Yunyi. It doesn't matter whether he is a believer or not. Even if he is truly baptized, it does not mean that he will regard the Catholic cause as his own. In fact, most officials of the Ming Dynasty who believed in Catholicism and received baptism basically held this idea.
Ding Yunyi¡¯s purpose is just to win over this group of foreign monks. After all, in China, they are the only ones who have more advanced scientific and technological knowledge in Europe and the West. This is exactly what Ding Yunyi needs. It is also the best way for China and the West to communicate. If China wants to change, it must strengthen exchanges with the West from now on and absorb advanced scientific and technological knowledge from the West. Otherwise, even if he can change the outcome of the Qing Dynasty taking over China, it will continue to develop along the same path as the Ming Dynasty. China's outcome two hundred years from now may not be so good.
For now, Ding Yunyi might as well make some preparations first.
But it¡¯s not the business that¡¯s catching up. Since it¡¯s the foreign monks who want something from me, naturally I have to be a little tighter. I won¡¯t agree now, but I don¡¯t want the foreign monks to completely lose hope. I¡¯ll wait until the conditions are right and sell as much as possible. A good price.
At the same time, Ding Yunyi is not worried that after Catholicism spreads in China, it will develop into a huge force that affects the court's decision-making in the future.
Because not to mention that in another time and space, with the giant ships and heavy artillery of the Western powers opening the way, Catholicism could not dominate the minds of the Chinese people, not to mention that at this time, Catholicism itself began to decline in Europe and the West.
¡° Moreover, China itself still has two major religions, Buddhism and Taoism. In this religious market, which is almost saturated, if Catholicism wants to gain a foothold in China, it will not be possible in less than a few hundred years. Let¡¯s talk about getting involved in the political field.
And after a few hundred years, when the world has entered modern society, how much trouble will a declining Catholic Church be able to make?
But for Tang Ruowang¡¯s question, Ding Yunyi had to give a reasonable explanation. Therefore, he said: "The priest knows the situation in our country. He should know that there are many Buddhist believers living at home in our country."
Tang Ruowang was startled for a moment, but he understood immediately. He said: "Is the prince talking about lay people?"
Influenced by Father Matteo Ricci's missionary strategy of "combining Confucianism and super-Confucianism", when Tang Ruowang and his companions first arrived in China, they not only studied Chinese language and culture carefully, but also devoted themselves to studying Chinese classics, history and ethics, looking for the integration point of Eastern and Western cultures.
EvenWhen they enter the country, they follow the Romans, take off their religious robes, put on monk clothes, and live in Chinese-style houses to increase their sense of identity as Chinese people and thus achieve their purpose of spreading their faith.
When studying Chinese culture, it is inevitable to come into contact with Buddhism, which is almost the biggest potential opponent of the spread of Catholicism in China. Of course Tang Ruowang knew that if you wanted to become a Buddhist, you also had to go through a ceremony similar to baptism. But according to Buddhist theory, as long as you have a Buddha in your heart, no matter whether you live in a temple or not, and whether you have received a baptism ceremony or not, you can become a Buddha, which is recognized by Buddhism. Therefore, there is a kind of people in China called lay people. Most of them are officials, literati, and scholar-bureaucrats. Their daily lives are no different from normal. They are not bound by any Buddhist rules, but they can still be regarded as Buddhists. form of Buddhism.
Although in order to develop more believers, the Catholic Church has relaxed many restrictions. As long as they have received baptism, they allow parishioners to practice other religions and can hold ceremonies to worship heaven, ancestors, and even worship Confucius in the church. But Tang Ruowang still couldn't understand this provision in Buddhism. Accepting baptism is the most basic condition for Catholics. If you don't even accept baptism, what kind of faith can you call it? What's the use of having such a believer? So I am puzzled.
But after hearing what Ding Yunyi said, Tang Ruowang immediately came to his senses and had to admit that Buddhism was indeed very clever. Any religion has some rules and regulations for believers. Although the Catholic Church enforces these rules very loosely and basically turns a blind eye, it is still quite different from the system of Buddhism. For lay people, it is enough to recite a few sutras at home. At the same time, they can still enjoy all the worldly life without violating the teachings. Cats can eat fish as usual, dogs can eat meat as usual, and Ultraman can fight small monsters as usual. After death, one can still ascend to heaven - become a Buddha.
Although their beliefs are not firm, at least they have invisibly added a large number of believers to Buddhism, forming a huge base of believers. And with this base, we can naturally develop believers with firm and pure beliefs from it. At the same time, it also made Buddhism flourish in China for a long time.
Although China has had several emperors who banned Buddhism, it still has not completely banned the development of Buddhism in China.
Thinking of this, Tang Ruowang was also a little excited, thinking that he had found a new way to preach in China. But when I thought about it again, I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Not to mention whether the Pope of the Holy Roman Empire would agree to this suggestion, even the current president of the Catholic Church¡¯s China Mission would probably not agree either.
Compared with his predecessor Matteo Ricci, the current president of the Catholic Church¡¯s mission in China has more fanatical religious sentiments and more radical missionary ideas. He believes that Ricci is too accommodating to the Chinese and has affected the ¡°purity¡± of Catholicism. , which resulted in the development of followers being too slow. Therefore, after Matteo Ricci's death, the president began to change Matteo Ricci's missionary route, resolutely rejected Confucianism, and strictly prohibited Chinese parishioners from believing in other religions and engaging in activities in the church that had nothing to do with Catholicism.
Unfortunately, China is not the American continent, nor is it Manila. Such Catholic practices can only arouse the resentment and suspicion of the public. As a result, the "Nanjing Mission Case" occurred in the 44th year of Wanli, which put the missionaries' activities in China into trouble. encountered great difficulty. In the same year, Shen Yu, the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, went to court three times to accuse the Jesuits of evil intentions, but was not allowed to do so. At the end of August, he teamed up with other officials to arrest and imprison missionaries and believers, launching an anti-church movement.
If it hadn¡¯t been for the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would still have needed this group of missionaries to help cast cannons. And thanks to Xu Guangqi and others who petitioned and argued hard, Emperor Wanli lifted the ban and the missionaries were able to continue preaching. However, the missionary work suffered a huge blow. Although more than 20 years have passed, it has not recovered to the situation created by Matteo Ricci.
This is also the reason why Tang Ruowang values ??Ding Yunyi. He now urgently hopes that China can find the second Xu Guangqi.
After thinking about this, Tang Ruowang said to Ding Yunyi: "So, Your Majesty, since you are willing to help our missionary work, what do you need us to do for you?"
When Ding Yunyi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. Tang Ruowang had stayed in China for a long time and had learned the truth. He also knew that there is no free lunch in the world.
??????????????? But it¡¯s easier to deal with if you make it clear. On the aspect of ¡°you can¡¯t afford it without profit¡±, foreigners are indeed more practical than Chinese people. They clearly state the real price and never hide it, even if they are foreign monks.
So after some negotiation, the two people immediately reached an agreement on several points! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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