The time for Ding Yunyi to take action is getting closer and closer.
Everything seemed so peaceful. Ding Yunyi's daily "job" was to visit Nanjing, visit celebrities, and entertain local celebrities.
Regardless of whether they are the Yongfu Faction, the Yonglu Faction, or the Yonggui Faction, they are all busy and busy. With King Wulie's promise to them, they can prepare for their work with confidence and boldness.
Of course, the Yongfu Faction wanted to secure Zhu Yousong's position, while the Yonglu Faction and the Yonggui Faction wanted 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 arrive...and soon the news he had been waiting for 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!
Princess Zhu Ainao of Kunxing 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 Third!
Now that Zhu Cihuan has been found, it doesn't matter whether the other two princes can be found.
"Qin Yun, Master Ding, Master Zhang, they 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 3,000 people to Nanjing this time. In order to avoid suspicion, I am entering the city in batches. Please feel free to worry, the prince. However, there is one thing that I have not asked the prince.
I agreed and did it.”
"Oh, what's the matter?" Ding Yunyi asked casually.
Xie Tian hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice obviously: "Princess Kunxing has arrived."
"What? Princess Kunxing has arrived?" 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 knew this very well. Before the capital was captured by Li Zicheng, Chongzhen said to Queen Zhou: "You are the mother of the country, and you should die for the country." Queen Zhou also cried and said: "I have been with you for eighteen years, and your Majesty has never heard of it.
My words have led to today. Now His Majesty ordered me to die. How dare I not die?" After saying that, he took off his belt and hanged himself. Zhu Youjian turned to Concubine Yuan and said, "You also go with the Queen!" Concubine Yuan cried.
Say goodbye and hang yourself.
Zhu Youjian summoned the fifteen-year-old Princess Kunxing and said to her with 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 chopped her in the head.
Then he slashed her left arm and then her right shoulder, causing her to pass out.
The Forbidden City was in such chaos that no one bothered to look at Princess Kunxing's "body". 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 world of the "Dashun" country. Li Zicheng was surprised to see Princess Kunxing revived from death.
People rescued her, but before they could deal with her, the Tiger Guards arrived, and the country of "Da Shun" 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 detained was also very remote. We searched for a long time before we accidentally discovered it.
The princess was almost starving to death." Xie Tian sighed: "She was very haggard at the time. When she saw us, she just asked, is it the Tiger Guards who are here? Later we found out that it was the Tiger Guards. She
He also said lightly that my father said that the only ones who could save the Ming Dynasty were the Tiger Guards, and it was indeed the case. Since the Tiger Guards are also here, I guess the rogue bandits have been destroyed, right?"
Ding Yunyi was very curious after hearing this.
Princess Kunxing should only be fifteen years old at this time. Although people in this era mature early, and it is common for people to get married at the age of fifteen. But it is conceivable that a princess who is about to starve to death can actually say that
If you think about it, it’s actually a bit complicated.
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
She wanted to come to Nanjing to see you. We tried to persuade her repeatedly, but the princess refused and even threatened to go on 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."
Xie Tian asked someone to invite Princess Kunxing in. As soon as the princess came in, Ding Yunyi took a step forward, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, King Wulie of Ming Dynasty has met 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 her left arm. Maybe it is because the injury has not healed yet, maybe she is depressed, maybe she is tired from traveling long distances, and her delicate face is so pale that there is no blood.
"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 me.
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 stood up, he 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 didn't care about life and death, and a hundred people went to Nanjing alone in order to bring me back to the Ming Dynasty.
Orthodoxy. My Zhu family owes King Wu Lie too much. But I know what kind of person Zhu Yousong is. Now that he has sat in that position, he will definitely not give up easily. As Kunxing, I
Princess, I think I can still help King Wu Lie with some help."
"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. However, this matter is very dangerous, please ask the princess
Think twice.”
"I've gone through the subjugation of the country, I've gone through it by lying on the ground for five days and five nights with no one to care about me, I've gone through it by 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 as long as I, Ding Yunyi, am here, 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 Wu Lie to agree to it."
"Princess, just say what you are told, why should you 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, and some married their consorts, but they had never heard of anyone asking a minister to be their adopted father.
Ding Yunyi hurriedly said: "This must not 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!"
"Does the majestic King Wu Lie sometimes feel scared?" Princess Kunxing smiled slightly: "My sister and brother are now orphans. Without King Wu Lie, I don't know where my brother and sister's bodies are now. Besides,
I know that King Wulie has great ambitions. If he has the name of a foster father, King Wulie can be justly named. In fact, to be honest with King Wulie, Zhu Aina is shameless. I originally wanted to marry King Wulie, 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, and he will inevitably find this excuse to deal with you. So after thinking about it, the only choice is to recognize King Wu Lie as his adoptive father.
"
Ding Yunyi and Xie Tian suddenly realized 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 bow!"
This time Ding Yunyi no longer stopped him and allowed Princess Kunxing to bow three times. Then, Princess Kunxing bowed three times to Zhu Cihuan.
In this way, Ding Yunyi suddenly became the adoptive father of the future emperor, which sounds a bit ridiculous.
Ding Yunyi stopped being polite at this time and carefully told Princess Kunxing what she should pay attention to. Princess Kunxing nodded in agreement.
With Princess Kunxing's assistance, Ding Yunyi knew that his plan would succeed.
But Huang Degong soon brought another unpleasant incident. 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 that Gao Jie and the other three are alert to us." Huang Degong was a little anxious: "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 prepared in advance because he was afraid of me!"
Ding Yunyi firmly believed that his judgment was correct. His reputation was so loud that he could move freely among thousands of troops, let alone Nanjing?
Although he 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 in case something unexpected happens.
Ding Yunyi smiled bitterly. It seemed that it was not a good thing if the name was too loud. The arrangements had been made properly, but the sudden entry of 20,000 people would 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 from 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 impossible to take advantage of him."
"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's reply was heroic: "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 that blood stained Nanjing. I can conquer the world with just a hundred riders, and 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 and telling his subordinates to leave, Ding Yunyi closed his eyes again and stopped talking. Nanjing was about to be stormy, and this might be the most important challenge in his life.
Whether Ming Dynasty can be settled and on the right track will completely depend on whether it can succeed this time.
After 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.
King Wulie is bored? Why does he come to him when he is bored?
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. For your merits in defending against enemies, you will be promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. Then you will be promoted to the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief of the left.
In order to recover Dengzhou, he was appointed Crown Prince and Grand Master. For thirteen years, he was ordered to guard Shandong's coastal defense. Later, he was transferred to Henan to suppress Li Ni and became a rogue bandit, right?"
"Yes." Liu Zeqing quickly responded without knowing the details.
Ding Yunyi nodded: "I heard that you were originally a scholar, and later you joined the army. You also said to others, 'I cast a pen at twenty-one, climbed 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 and said: "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 joined the army at the age of twenty-one, officially moved to the general army at the age of thirty-one, and was granted the title of Dongping Bo at the age of forty-one. 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'll give you a fortune teller, 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, I will, I really don't understand what Your Majesty 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 are mobilized
You are not allowed to mobilize without my permission, otherwise you will be guilty of conspiracy. What is your purpose of privately 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 a few times 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 the last edict of Emperor Chongzhen:
"Xiang Wen, I propose you as the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and also grant you the title of General Longhu, and 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.
, we can only restore an old system, and promote you to the rank 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, I will also make you the King of Martial Lie..."
He read 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!"
"Check the prince's name!" Liu Zeqing sweatdropped. 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? It's 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? Who will come?
Become this emperor! Do you still have the Ming Dynasty in your hearts? Do you still have the late emperor in your hearts? 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!
The King Wuyeol who seemed confused before and just followed what others said was actually all pretending. The person standing in front of him now is the real King Wuyeol!
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 with the rebels all day long. Are you ashamed?
?”
"General, I know I 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 go 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 had said this, Liu Zeqing might not believe it, but it came from the mouth of King Wu Lie! The Huben Guards took over the capital and destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty. How could 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 Wu Lie could tell him this, there was still room for change. He was a smart man, so he felt a little relieved when he thought of this.
"This king came to Nanjing this time 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?"
"If you want to live, of course you have to live!" Liu Zeqing said quickly.
"Liu Zeqing, if you want to live, it will be easy. I will now make you the Marquis of Dongping!"
As soon as Ding Yunyi said a word, Liu Zeqing was overjoyed. Did he make himself the Marquis of Dongping without doing anything? But then he thought that 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 me, Ming Dynasty!"
In fact, Liu Zeqing had just guessed this, and he was secretly glad that Huang Degong had defected 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, if the prince is going to die through fire and water, I will not hesitate to do so!"
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 was Ding Yunyi's opponent, not even Zhu Yousong or Ma Shiying.
The only way out for him now is to decisively join Ding Yunyi like Huang Degong...
...
"Your Majesty, this is the one you want to find Father Tang Ruowang."
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, whose original name is 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, even aiming 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 of Eastern and Western culture. In the process of interacting with celebrities in the government and the public, these knowledge became astronomical and astronomical.
Western missionaries who knew geography 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 was the missionary strategy of "combining Confucianism with super Confucianism" pioneered by Matteo Ricci. But there are some
Fanatical missionaries believed that Ricci was too accommodating to the Chinese, which affected the "purity" of Catholicism and the growth of believers was too slow. After Matteo Ricci's death, they began to change Ricci's missionary route and adopt radical missionary methods.
This method resolutely rejected Confucianism and strictly prohibited Chinese religious people from worshiping heaven, ancestors, and Confucius. This aroused the resentment and suspicion of the public, leading to the "Nanjing Mission Case". The missionaries were expelled and had almost no foothold in mainland China.
land.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles. The brave soldiers of Nurhachi in Manchuria "cannot be defeated without firearms and chariots." The imperial court sent people to Macau to buy cannons from the Portuguese. The missionaries stranded in Macau pretended to be military experts.
, followed by the cannon, were able to enter the interior.
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 character "Daowei" comes from "Mencius"
"Looking at the road but not seeing it" took the road north and arrived in Beijing on January 25, 1623.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, he came to Nanjing. But suddenly he encountered the news that the capital had been breached, so he stayed in Nanjing. However, he did not expect that Ding Yunyi sent someone to find him.
Tang Ruowang had heard about this world-famous King Wu Lie for a long time. But when he saw it with his own eyes, he 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
Created the sun, moon, and stars; on the fifth day, Jehovah created various fish and birds; on the sixth day, Jehovah created livestock, insects, and beasts. He also created the two first humans and let them manage them all;
On the seventh day, the Lord was very satisfied with everything he had created, so he sat down to rest. Therefore, in your country, the seventh day is regarded as a day of rest..."
Upon hearing 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 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 is also very knowledgeable about 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 Catholicism 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 misunderstand me. 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 permitted by the court decree, I can serve the missionaries assigned by the priest in my country."
Create all favorable conditions for spreading the gospel of the Lord within our jurisdiction.”
After hearing this, Tang Ruowang couldn't help but feel refreshed. This was also a good condition. Judging from the experience of studying the spread of Catholicism in China, Tang Ruowang concluded two points. If Catholicism wants to achieve great development in China, first, it must gain support from the imperial court. The second is to obtain the support of powerful officials. And the latter point is actually more important than the former point.
Because he has lived in China for twenty-five years, Tang Ruowang has seen too many officials of the Ming Dynasty who were secretive. They openly supported and secretly opposed, and unknowingly made the imperial decree a piece of waste paper. Even for He used it as an excuse, 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. It was more like being confused than really being confused.
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 is still a little strange and said: "Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your kindness, but I still don't understand something. Although you support our missionary work, why are you unwilling to accept baptism and formally believe in the Lord?"
In fact, for Ding Yunyi, it doesn't matter whether he believes in religion or not. Even if he has really been baptized, it does not mean that he will regard the cause of Catholicism as his own career. In fact, most people who believe in Catholicism and have accepted baptism clearly believe in Catholicism. North Korean officials basically hold 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 to communicate between China and the West. China wants to change , we must strengthen exchanges with the West from now on and absorb advanced Western scientific and technological knowledge. Otherwise, even if we can change the outcome of the Manchu Qing taking over China, if we continue to develop in the same way as the Ming Dynasty, China's outcome two hundred years later may not be How good can it be?
For now, Ding Yunyi might as well make some preparations first.
But it’s not the business that’s catching up. Since the foreign monks are asking for something from themselves, they naturally have to be a little tighter. They won’t agree now, but they don’t want the foreign monks to completely lose hope. They will wait until the conditions are right to make a move and try to sell as much as possible. A good price.
At the same time, Ding Yunyi is not worried that after the spread of Catholicism 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 was not able to 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 has two major religions, Buddhism and Taoism. In this religious market that 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 more. It's about getting involved in the political field.
And when a few hundred years later, the world has entered modern society, how much trouble can a declining Catholicism still 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 stunned for a moment, but he understood immediately and said, "Did the prince mean a layman?"
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 concentrated on studying Chinese classics, history and ethics, looking for the fusion point between Eastern and Western cultures.
They will even go to the countryside and follow the Romans, take off their religious robes, put on monk clothes, and live in Chinese-style houses to increase their sense of identity with the Chinese people and 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. Tang Ruowang certainly knows that if you want to become a Buddhist, you must also go through a ceremony similar to baptism. But according to Buddhist theory
, as long as one has a Buddha in his heart, no matter whether he lives in a temple or not, whether he has received a baptism ceremony or not, he seems to be able to become a Buddha, which is recognized by Buddhism. Therefore, in China, there is a kind of people named Lay Buddhists, most of whom are officials.
Literati, scholar-bureaucrats, their daily lives are no different from normal, and they are not bound by any Buddhist rules, but they can still be regarded as Buddhists, another 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 can't understand it.
This stipulation in Buddhism is that 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 woke up and had to admit that Buddhism was indeed very clever. Any religion has some canon restrictions on believers, although the Catholic Church enforces these canons very loosely.
Basically, they turn a blind eye, but compared with this system of Buddhism, there is still a big difference. For lay people, it is enough to recite a few sutras at home, and at the same time, they can still enjoy all the worldly life.
Without violating the teachings, cats can still eat fish, dogs can eat meat, Ultraman can still fight little monsters, and they can still ascend to heaven after death - 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. With this base, it is natural to develop believers with firm and pure beliefs.
At the same time, it also made Buddhism prosperous and difficult to decline in China.
Although China has had several emperors who banned Buddhism, the development of Buddhism in China has not been completely banned.
Thinking of this, Tang Ruowang was also a little excited, thinking that he had found a new way to preach in China. But after thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Not to mention whether the Pope of the Holy Roman Empire would agree to this suggestion, it was the Catholic Church's mission in China.
The current president of the district may 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 led to the slow growth of believers. Therefore, after Matteo Ricci's death, the president began to change Matteo Ricci's missionary route, resolutely rejected Confucianism, and strictly prohibited Chinese Catholics from believing in other religions and engaging in activities unrelated to Catholicism in the church.
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, in the 44th year of Wanli, it led to the "Nanjing Mission Case", which put the missionary activities in China into trouble. encountered great difficulties. 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. At the end of August, he handed over to other officials, arrested and imprisoned missionaries and believers, and launched 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. Moreover, thanks to Xu Guangqi and others' petitions and strong arguments, Emperor Wanli lifted the ban and the missionaries could continue to preach. However, the missionary work suffered greatly. Although more than twenty years have passed since the blow, the situation has not returned 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.
However, it will be easier to deal with if you make it clear. On the aspect of "no profit, no early payment", foreigners are indeed more practical than Chinese people. They clearly state the real price and never hide it. Even foreign monks are not an exception.
Therefore, after some negotiation, the two people immediately reached an agreement on several points!