An Zizhen is in his forties this year and is a native of Dezhou, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. When he was young, his family was wealthy. He studied and studied essays, thinking that one day he would be able to reach the emperor with his eight-part essays. However, he did not expect that the world would be in chaos just after he became a scholar.

I couldn't continue studying, and I couldn't even stay in my hometown anymore, so I had to bid farewell to my ancestral graves in the north of Dezhou City with tears, and went to Dengzhou for temporary refuge with my parents.

After arriving in Dengzhou, he joined the Zuo family army in Zuomaodi on the recommendation of several fellow scholars from Dezhou. He first served as a clerk, and later went to the Dezhou camp to lead troops. He served in the army for more than ten years, and finally retired from the army with the rank of Baihu official.

, returned to his hometown in Dezhou, used his savings from many years of service in the army and the land coupons he received when he retired, to buy two thousand acres of land in the north of Dezhou City. While running the farm, he also guarded the graves of his ancestors - this was also a filial son and grandson!

The grave he was guarding certainly had its origins. Buried in it was Badu Gebaci, the Eastern King of Sulu Kingdom, who died of illness when he came to pay tribute to China during the Yongle period.

And this An Zizhen is the descendant of Andulu, the third son of Badugu Basi, the East King of Sulu. At that time, the East King of Sulu brought his three sons to China to pay homage to Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. After he died of illness, the eldest son returned to China.

After ascending the throne, his second son Wen Haci and his third son Andulu were left to guard the tomb. Later, Emperor Yongle moved several families of Tianfang believers from other places to accompany them, and together they guarded the tomb for Badugeba, the king of East Sulu.

Gradually, a village was formed in the north of Dezhou City, named Beiying Village.

Both Wenhaci and Andulu have descendants, among whom Wenhaci's descendants take Wen as their surname, and Andulu's descendants take An as their surname.

An Zi’s real surname is An, so he is of course a descendant of Andulu.

As for the Wen and An families, after more than two hundred years of reproduction, they have formed two big families. Unfortunately, most of them dispersed in the previous troubled times. It can be said that only one out of ten families can be reunited in Beiying, Dezhou.

An Zi, who had the official title of hundreds of households, was really the best among them, so he was elected as the clan leader by the descendants of King An surnamed Sulu who returned to Beiying.

As usual, the patriarchs of the Wen and An families also served as the headmaster of the Imperial Tianfang Temple next to the tomb of King Sulu. Therefore, An Zizhen was not only the head of the clan, but also the headmaster of the Tianfang Temple and the leader of the Tianfang congregation in Jinan Prefecture.

Since he became a clan leader and leader, he had to do something for his clan and church members. So An Zizhen wrote to the Shandong Provincial Government in the name of a descendant of King Sulu, requesting funds to repair the tomb of King Sulu and the surroundings.

The Tenpōji Temple.

He just wanted a few hundred taels and a thousand taels, but he didn't expect that not long after he submitted the letter, the money was not paid. Instead, he received an imperial edict declaring him to go to Nanjing to meet the emperor, and it was from the Jinan Prefecture and Zuotong Secretary.

The general secretary sent them to Texas together.

This is really incredible! The emperor was shocked...

At this time, he had arrived at Laoshan Palace. An Zizhen was walking along the majestic Yudaochang Street with Yan Shenggong.

It opened his eyes.

Today's Emperor Da Ming is indeed the "richest". Just look at the Laoshan Palace here... It seems that this time he will be able to return with a full load!

After walking for a while, Kong Yinzheng, the Duke of Yansheng in front, suddenly stopped. An Zizhen almost lost his footing and bumped into Kong Yinzheng.

When I looked up, I realized I was outside a magnificent palace.

Is this the Golden Palace of the Emperor? Anzi was really thinking that Duke Yan had turned back to stare at him, and whispered: "Your Majesty will ask about Heavenly Law and Allah later, do you know what to say?"

What? An Zi was really stunned. Just when he was about to ask again, Yan Shenggong had already walked into the hall. An Zi really wanted to follow, but was stopped by the guard guarding the door: "Wait here!"

Then just wait! An Zizhen was thinking, as long as the emperor is willing to give him money, he can wait as long as he wants!

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Kong Yinzheng's voice coming from the main hall: "My minister Kong Yinzheng has brought the headmaster of Tianfang Sect in Dezhou, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province to see you. I respectfully ask the Holy God to inquire..."

Then he saw a eunuch holding a fly whisk walking out quickly, "Who is An Zizhen?"

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan is An Zizhen." An Zizhen responded quickly.

"Come with us!" After saying that, the eunuch turned around and walked towards the main hall.

An Zizhen quickly followed and walked into the "Jinluan Hall". After entering, he found that the Jinluan Hall was empty, there was no one around, and even the emperor's throne was empty.

Just as he was about to ask where the emperor was, the eunuch leading the way turned around. Probably fearing that he would get lost, he turned around and said, "Follow me!"

An Zizhen responded and followed the eunuch around the corner. After turning the corner, he realized that there was another room next to the Jinluan Palace. The door of the room was open and guarded by eunuchs and guards. Kong Yinzheng, the Duke of Yansheng, was also standing there.

At the door, when he saw An Zizhen, he waved to him.

An Zizhen hurriedly walked into the room and found that it was a very spacious study. Behind a desk sat a tall man wearing a dragon robe, with a long beard and a majestic appearance. Although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth,

It still makes people feel frightened.

Needless to say, this must be the emperor of tomorrow!

Before Kong Yinzheng could remind him, An Zizhen knelt down and kowtowed, "I, An Zizhen, an official from hundreds of households, sincerely wish His Majesty the Emperor peace."

"Stay flat and give me a seat."

Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and gave the visitor a seat, then pointed to one of the two people sitting beside him with a smile and said: "An Zizhen, this is your relative, Prince Ali of Sulu Kingdom."

A relative from Sulu?

An Zizhen turned around and saw a middle-aged man with dark skin, a foreign face, and wearing Ming Dynasty official uniform sitting there.

"I've met the prince." An Zizhen clasped his fists.

Prince Ali, who could speak Chinese, returned the greeting with clasped fists and said with a smile: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Zhu Cixiang added: "An Zizhen, I heard that you are the leader of Dezhou Tianfang Sect?"

An Zizhen replied: "Your Majesty, I am in love with the An and Wen tribes of Mengzhou, and I am elected as the headmaster. However, Tianfang Temple in Beiying, Dezhou, has gone through wars and has been dilapidated. I am unable to repair it. I am very ashamed..."

Emperor Zhu nodded and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I plan to send you a job. If you agree, you will have to step down as the headmaster and no longer have to worry about the academic affairs of Texas."

This is... An Zizhen was stunned when he heard this. Does the emperor mean not to spend money to repair Beiying Tianfang Temple? Beiying Tianfang Temple was built by imperial decree.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Cihong said again: "An Zizhen, the job I want to give you is to go to the Sulu Kingdom to take charge of the Tianfang Sect!"

What? Going abroad to become a leader? An Zi was really surprised and quickly looked at Ali, who responded with a flattering smile.

Zhu Cixiang said again: "An Zizhen, are you a Confucian scholar?"

"Yes, I am a scholar."

Zhu Cixiang nodded: "Then you should know that Tianli Tianfang is a family, right?"

Do I know? Anzi was really stunned again and again. What does he know! As a scholar, he only writes eight-legged essays, and has no research on the principles of Neo-Confucianism. His knowledge of Tianfang Sect is also limited, and he can only recite a sutra, and it is still

The Chinese version didn't even study the Tianfang philosophy such as "all things have their origin".

Zhu Cihong knew that he didn't understand, so he gave Yan Shenggong a look.

Yan Shenggong said: "Heavenly principles, God, and Allah are actually the same. They are all the beginning of creation and the source of all things."

Is there such a thing? Anzi said sincerely: I really don’t know. It seems that I need to read more books when I go back...

Kong Yinzheng added: "Both Western Catholicism and Tianfang Religion originated from revelation, that is, the truth was handed down by angels and prophets. Confucianism, on the other hand, was discovered by the sages and sages who discovered the principles of heaven and peeked into the way of heaven. Because of the sages and sages,

When I had a glimpse of the way of heaven, it was far away from the year of Jesus and the Holy Prophet, so there was no need for revelation."

An Zizhen nodded: The saint is so amazing!
Chapter completed!