Ming Zuo

Chapter 130 Fanaticism
Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin came late and didn't know what happened.He didn't bother, and quietly stood behind Xu Guangqi.

Seeing that it was two young people, everyone present didn't care, but wanted to refute the thin old man's argument.

But everyone was worried and thought hard, and couldn't find a way to refute.

Unexpectedly, the old man still had words.

"I have two essays below, and please advise Xuanhu Gong."

Another man in his early thirties stepped forward and presented two books to Xu Guangqi.

Zuo Menggeng happened to be right behind him, and took advantage of the opportunity to pick it up for Xu Guangqi.

At first glance, it seems to be two books on the calendar.

One is called "Li Yuan" and the other is called "Li Chou".

This is not an area he understands, so he didn't dare to interrupt indiscriminately, but handed the book to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi put it away carefully, his words were still kind.

"Your Excellency's masterpiece, I will sincerely read it. There are thousands of ways in the world, and I can't get involved in anything. I believe that stones from other mountains can be used to mine jade. If there is any benefit, this is your virtue."

These words are quite grand.

The man obviously came to kick the gym, but Xu Guangqi was breezy and not angry.

Regarding the works of the other party, I also sincerely accepted them, and said that I would read them carefully.

Just this kind of mind can't help but convince people.

The same is true for the old man, he was astonished and finally put away his complacency.

"Grand Xuanhu has a great deal of elegance, and the younger generation respects him."

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "It doesn't have to be like this. The so-called Eastern method and Western method are just the art of seeking truth. The old man thinks that the most rare thing is what is true. The Eastern method can be obtained, and the Western method can also be obtained."

Zuo Menggeng listened behind and couldn't help nodding.

Xu Guangqi's words have the essence of "it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat".

But what he said made the old man unhappy.

"Why does Xuanhu Gong raise others' aspirations and destroy his own prestige? Now that His Majesty has allowed the younger generation to prepare for the Eastern Calendar Bureau, it is necessary to let the people of the world understand that the ancestor's majesty lies."

Xu Guangqi was not doing well, but a Westerner present couldn't help it.

The man was in his forties, most notably with curly hair, even under a hat.

"Mr. Wei, we have never slandered your country's academics. We just believe that the East and the West should learn from each other in order to promote academic progress."

It can't be seen that this foreigner speaks Chinese very fluently.

But the old man was still full of arrogance.

"You barbarians, who drink blood like hair, have not been civilized for a long time, how dare they advocate learning and clarifying righteousness? Today, the Eastern and Western calendars have their own advantages. Please show your skills, and let me take a look at what is good about Western techniques. place?"

Cursing barbarians face to face, those Westerners were filled with righteous indignation, but they dared not speak out.

After all, they are in a foreign country, although Xu Guangqi takes care of them, but the conflicts really intensify, and they must be the ones who suffer.

The lesson plans that happened over the years have made these people understand that Daming is not easy to mess with.

Xu Guangqi originally laughed at Yan Yan, even if he was knocked at the door, he still greeted him with a smile.But seeing his friend being humiliated at this time, his expression finally changed.

"What Mr. Wei said is right. Now that His Majesty has given permission to open the Eastern Calendar Bureau, why not let us work together to repair the calendar."

Xu Guangqi has called the battle!
The old man didn't budge.

"The juniors will wait and see."

After all, I don't stay here, just take a step and go.

The middle-aged man who submitted the manuscript to Xu Guangqi was a little embarrassed, bowed his hands to apologize to everyone, and hurriedly followed.

The Westerners present were discussing a lot, with mixed voices, and all of them were filled with righteous indignation.From what he looked like, it was obvious that he was going to show off his skills and compete with the old man surnamed Wei.

With a guest present, Xu Guangqi put down the two almanacs and acted as a middleman.

"Dear fellow believers, here is a junior who has both Eastern and Western knowledge, and I will introduce it to everyone."

When he said this, everyone's eyes were on Zuo Menggeng.

Obviously these people knew Xu Erjue and Xu Ruolin, only Zuo Menggeng was relatively unfamiliar.

Xu Guangqi called Zuo Menggeng to the front and introduced everyone present to him.

First of all, the oldest one present here looks to be about seventy years old.

"This is President Long Huamin."

Zuo Menggeng didn't know him, but since he was an old man and a friend of Xu Guangqi's, it was right to be more polite.

"Meet Mr. Long."

He had no idea that this Long Huamin had a very powerful background.

This person comes from Sicily, Italy, and is of noble origin.In the thirty-seventh year of Wanli, he came to the capital, succeeded Matteo Ricci the following year, and became the president of the church in China.

He is the leader of all missionaries in China today.

This gentleman lived a very long life and lived to be ninety-five years old.

However, because of his dedication to preaching, he did not contribute much to the spread of Western science, so he is not remembered by history.

But the middle-aged Westerner who spoke just now is much more famous.

"This is Brother Deng Yuhan."

Why is this guy so famous?

Because he was a friend of Galileo and had a close relationship with Kepler.

Of course, Zuo Menggeng didn't know that Deng Yuhan was the first person to bring an astronomical telescope to China.

If he found out, Tie would also tie this person to Shandong.

Now that he knows how to make astronomical telescopes, he must have no problem dealing with lens technology, which can solve his urgent needs.

"This is the church member Li Fangxi."

It was still someone Zuo Menggeng didn't know.

The last one is much more famous.

"This is Tang Ruowang, a church member."

Later, Xu Guangqi introduced Zuo Menggeng to these Western missionaries, and greatly appreciated his Western knowledge.

Xu Guangqi's approach is the same as the elders showing off their younger generations to outsiders.They also asked people to go to the study to take Zuo Menggeng's math results and pinyin, and show them to friends.

Originally Xu Guangqi said that Zuo Menggeng was proficient in Western learning, but everyone present did not believe it.

How much can a young man know, even if he starts learning from the womb?
But after looking at math and pinyin, these people's attitudes completely changed.

Among other things, Zuo Menggeng's mathematical expression method is far more streamlined than the current theories spread in the West.This will have great significance for the development and progress of mathematics.

And Zuo Menggeng used the Latin alphabet to create pinyin to improve the learning speed of Chinese, and he was even more shocked.

"Oh, God, Zuo, are you a messenger sent by God? God must have sensed our confusion and confusion and asked you to help us, right?"

Several Westerners surrounded Zuo Menggeng, all of them turned into stars.

I don't blame them for being excited, it's really because these people's missionary work in China was not going well.

Unlike other colonies here, Europeans have absolute force.Everywhere these people go, they say they are missionaries, but they are no different from the real God.

Only in China, the government and people here are not used to them.

Not to mention breaking the law, even if they don't break the law, as long as they feel that they have violated their interests, they will immediately deal with them severely.

Even though they made many friends among officials and recruited many high-ranking officials to teach, it still made them feel precarious.

How did they know that the Chinese officials at this time are themselves in danger.

Now suddenly seeing a genius who is so amazingly talented at such a young age, that is not the will of God, what else could it be?
As expected of a person who can live to be ninety-five years old, Long Huamin is holding Zuo Menggeng's arm with excessive enthusiasm.

"I believe that you are the gospel sent by God, and you are here to save us lost lambs. What we have to do is to welcome you to where you should be."

Zuo Menggeng was in a daze, not knowing what he was talking about.

Deng Yuhan explained the mystery beside him.

"Left, I will be your baptist."

Zuo Menggeng couldn't laugh or cry.

"Please, everyone, I didn't say I want to join a religion."

It's fine if he doesn't say it, but all the Western priests are in a hurry when they say it this way.

"You are the gospel of God, how can you not obey the will of God?"

"Left, the will of God cannot be defied."

This scene made Xu Ruolin and Xu Erjue look at each other.

Like Xu Guangqi, they are also believers.

But they were able to join the teaching because of Xu Guangqi's recommendation, not because of their great achievements.

How come to Zuo Menggeng's place, these missionaries who are usually polite and polite, are so fanatical?
It was also the first time Xu Guangqi saw such a scene, and he didn't know how to resolve it for a while.

It was Zuo Menggeng who couldn't stand the noise anymore, and shouted: "Stop!"

This time, it was completely quiet.

Zuo Menggeng let out a long breath, and said: "I'm sorry everyone, you have found the wrong person. I have no intention of joining the religion."

Seeing that this group of people was about to surround him again, Zuo Menggeng rushed ahead.

"I respect your beliefs, and please respect my choice."

Several Western priests looked at each other with dissatisfaction on their faces, and they all looked at Xu Guangqi at the same time.

Who said that Westerners don't know how to save the country with curves?
They also know where the best place to start is to take Zuo Menggeng down.

(End of this chapter)