I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 354 Transforming Catholicism
When Liu Yishen and others saw that the emperor had issued an order to expel guests, they had no choice but to give up and bowed their heads to prepare to leave.

Upon seeing this, Xu Guangqi also stood up and bowed, intending to follow Liu Yishen and others and retreat. The others also listened attentively and had no choice but to retreat, not to mention what His Majesty wanted to discuss with them.

"Xu Aiqing, please wait for a while."

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao suddenly stopped him.After hearing this, Xu Guangqi returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion again and stood aside with his hands folded, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.

"Xu Aiqing, you heard what I just said. Do you have any thoughts?"

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, asked Xu Guangqi expectantly. His words just now were full of hostility towards the West.Although this was his inner thought, he also had to consider Xu Guangqi's feelings.

As the Ming Dynasty man who had the most contact with Westerners, Zhu Youxiao naturally attached great importance to Xu Guangqi, but he still had a sense of wariness in his heart, lest he be seduced by Catholicism.Although there seems to be no such sign now, he still wants to test it again.

"Your Majesty, I have some knowledge of the situation in the Western countries. What your Majesty is saying is that Westerners are afraid of power and virtue, and attach great importance to fame and wealth. Their customs are also very different from those of our Ming Dynasty.

But as the saying goes, rocks from other mountains can attack jade, and the fact that they can travel across the ocean to come here shows that other countries are still superior. I have a deep understanding of this, and there is nothing wrong with learning from the advantages. Your Majesty has always done a lot. Well, I am very pleased. "

Zhu Youxiao was not very satisfied when he heard Xu Guangqi's clever answer.Then after thinking for a moment, he asked:

"That's what Aiqing said, and I think so too. When Buddhism entered China, it was with fierce rhetoric, and there were many disputes with local Taoism. In the end, Buddhism changed its tune, and the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng elucidated Buddhism, making it completely integrated into our Chinese culture. I hope it will be the same in the future.

I have also read the precepts and teachings of Western religions, and there are many that advise people to do good, but it is really difficult to accept the issue of not kneeling to Confucius and not worshiping ancestors.If you want to preach in our Ming Dynasty in the future, you can change it. There is no need to be so rigid. "

After Zhu Youxiao said this, he stared at Xu Guangqi and carefully observed his reaction after listening.

In his opinion, it is not impossible for Catholics to preach, but it must be suitable for the Ming Dynasty. It allows worshiping ancestors, kneeling down to worship Confucius, and admiring Confucian classics. It must not violate tradition.If these are not possible, I will never allow them to preach at will.

"What your Majesty said is true. In fact, the ministers were ministers of the Ming Dynasty first, and then they became Catholics. When Matteo Ricci was preaching in the past, he had to adapt to local conditions and allowed sacrifices to ancestors and kneeling down to worship Confucius. Letters from the West rebuked Matteo Ricci for preaching indiscriminately, so it was Christians will be prohibited from doing so.

But now that Tang Ruowang has come, he continues to implement Matteo Ricci's actions and allows sacrifices to ancestors. The minister also agrees with his rhetoric. Many of the dogmas of this Catholic Church are indeed not suitable for the Ming Dynasty and can be changed by then. "

Upon hearing Xu Guangqi's words, Zhu Youxiao finally showed a satisfied smile.Regardless of whether Xu Guangqi's words were sincere or not, at least his attitude was still firmly on his side.

"With Xu Aiqing's words, I feel relieved. I have always seen that you work hard and do your best. If you do your job well, I will be rewarded when the time comes. Please step back. Wei Zhongxian, Please give Xu Aiqing a gift."

"I retire!"

Xu Guangqi, who breathed a long sigh of relief, immediately walked out after hearing this, leaving Zhu Youxiao alone in the Dongnuan Pavilion to think slowly.

In fact, he has always wanted to localize Catholicism, and he knew that now was the best opportunity.Because there are now only more than 1000 Catholics in the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to manage and transform both in terms of number and scale.Only in this way can Shen Guan and others accept them more easily, instead of blindly opposing them.

But this process is destined to be long and endless. Zhu Youxiao shook his head when he thought of this. He will not pay attention to this matter all the time. What is the purpose of preaching or not? It is best to act with a sense of boundaries, otherwise it will not be tolerated, and He has more important things to do.

When he saw this, he looked at the stack of title books on the document. There were various reports about Liaodong, Southwest, Southeast... and even North Korea, etc., which made him feel dizzy.

At present, the southwest has not been completely pacified, and the Jianlu have not been wiped out.The equalization of land and uniform service has just been implemented on a large scale in the capital, and Yuan Keli has just arrived in Nanzhili to prepare for the rectification of the customs. There are many other things like this. Which one is not important and which one is not understood or even decided by Zhu Youxiao personally?

Therefore, he felt that the so-called sending an envoy to Europa was just a step he took in his free time. Let him ferment slowly, and maybe he would be surprised.
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People are always overwhelmed by the hot search list of major events in Beijing. Except for a few scholars who are still paying attention to the Daming Library that was discussed some time ago, the rest have long been indifferent.

The attention of these melon-eating people has long since changed from the original Daming Library to the imperial court's plan to restructure the Imperial College. Now it is heard that the imperial court is going to send people to travel to the West.

For the people in the capital, this was a rare event. Since the three treasure eunuchs made seven voyages to the West, the imperial court had never sent anyone overseas again.

What's more, this time we are going to the Western Ocean, which is further away than the Nanyang. I heard that those who go there have a narrow escape from death, which is comparable to the difficulty of seeking Buddhist scriptures in the Western Heaven.This made people in the capital sneer at this statement, thinking that the imperial court was really fooling around. We, the Ming Dynasty, knew everything, so why did we go to the West to seek the Dharma?
It's just that the news hasn't spread for long, and new news comes one after another, quickly attracting everyone's attention.

That is Wang Haoxian, the leader of the Dadongcheng Sect, and Xu Hongru, the deputy leader, and others. They have all been escorted to Beijing, waiting for the three law divisions to interrogate and then be executed.

However, Yang Zhaoji, Jiang Lin and others who made the first contribution did not return to Beijing. After wiping out the rebels in Shandong, they continued their journey southward to Guizhou via the canal.

But this did not hinder the excitement of the people in the capital watching Wang Haoxian, Xu Hongru and others being escorted into the capital. They all gathered around South Street, wanting to take a look at Bai Lian's rebellious appearance.

There were many Eastern Mahayana believers lurking among the crowd, but they were helpless. After successive annihilations by the imperial court, their power had long since declined, and now they could only stare blankly.

But for the people in the capital, this is just an episode and idleness in daily life.

Being at the feet of the emperor, they have long been accustomed to this new thing, thinking that more traitors will be convicted and escorted to Beijing like these two in the future.

But who exactly?It's just a conversation piece after dinner.

Is it An Bangyan?Or an old slave?This is all unknown.

(The third volume is over!)

(End of this chapter)