Wanli 1592

Chapter 449
Matteo Ricci only found out about Xiao Ruxun’s invitation to court envoys after the envoys left. No one told him before, and he didn’t ask. Let's talk about the misunderstandings in the Philippines and the benefits of Christianity, and don't care about external affairs.

After the envoy left, Matteo Ricci found out that the officials of the Chinese central government had come here to announce an order to Xiao Ruxun, and the announcement was still a call to war. This made Matteo Ricci almost faint. The war was a last-ditch effort, and a message was also sent to Bishop Alexandria in the Philippines.

This time, Xiao Ruxun received Matteo Ricci.

When Matteo Ricci saw Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Ruxun was writing a warrant for dispatching troops. This time, it was the first time that he took command in person after three years. It was of great significance and everything needed to be carefully arranged.

"General Xiao, I..."

"Mr. Li, I'm very clear about your reason for coming, so don't say too much. You pick up the important content and say that I don't have much time."

Xiao Ruxun didn't look up, and interrupted Matteo Ricci while writing.

Matteo Ricci was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and immediately said: "I see, General Xiao, I heard that the emperor of your country has given you an order to allow you to attack Luzon Island, right?"

Xiao Ruxun looked up at Matteo Ricci, then lowered his head to continue writing the warrant.

"This doesn't seem to be something you need to pay attention to, Mr. Li. Wouldn't it be better if you continue to find Mr. Tilong to translate the classics? Why worry about this kind of thing?"

Matteo Ricci quickly said: "There are many churches and missionaries on Luzon Island, and they are all members of the church. How can I stand by and watch this matter? And this matter itself is a misunderstanding. There is a need for war!"

"Misunderstand?"

Xiao Ruxun seemed to have heard some great anecdote, and said angrily: "The soldiers of the Marquis died in battle, and the people under the Marquis were slaughtered. Is this also a misunderstanding? There are more than 700 people, those people who boarded the boat and came to Burma Kneeling in front of Ben Hou and crying to Ben Hou about their tragic death of relatives and experiences, Ben Hou didn't know how to comfort them.

The Spanish barbarians were obedient to Ben Hou, and agreed to Ben Hou's request on the surface, but secretly slaughtered Ben Hou's people with vicious tricks. How do you want Ben Hou to swallow this breath? !To deal with these people and such behavior, Benhou only knows one solution, and that is to fight! "

Matteo Ricci's complexion tightened, and he hurriedly said: "This...these are...General Xiao, there are many missionaries and churches there, once a war breaks out, it will inevitably hurt them, our believers are not enemies of General Xiao, We are on General Xiao's side! Please, General Xiao, don't forget this!"

Matteo Ricci doesn't seem to have any good reasons to use it, he can only talk about emotional cards.

"Don't worry about this, Mr. Li, this time it's the Marquis himself who is going to fight in person. Your believers and churches will be protected by the Marquis. The Marquis will order the soldiers to protect them and not destroy them. You have to trust the Marquis and the army under the command of the Marquis." Military discipline, this Marquis pays the most attention to military discipline."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruxun lowered his head and continued to write the warrant: "If there is nothing else to do, Mr. Li, you can step down, and you should not participate in this matter."

"General Xiao, do we have to go to war? Once the battle starts, I don't know how many people will die because of it. I really don't want to see this scene. Do you want war to happen?"

Xiao Ruxun sneered.

If you don't want to, you don't want to. How many people in the world like war?

But when things come to an end, when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, will the nation that can sing "Mother calls son to fight in the East, wife sends husband to the battlefield" without even this awareness?
"If, as Mr. Li said, parents in the world don't want their sons to go to war, then there will be no more wars and disputes in the world! Our country has been plagued by disasters since ancient times. It is the bloody men who fought one after another to have a stable life today. .

In the face of a national crisis, if no one stood up, China would have ceased to exist long ago, how could it be what it is today?Mr. Li, don't worry, the awareness of Chinese parents is much higher than yours. "

Matteo Ricci's expression froze, and then he became very ugly. He knew that his reasons were untenable, and he also knew that he could not prevent Xiao Ruxun from going to war no matter what, but he still wanted to grasp that trivial hope, hoping to change the situation. all of these.

But Xiao Ruxun's persistence was beyond his imagination.

He stopped imagining this and turned to praying for other things.

"Then, General Xiao, about the preaching..."

"There is going to be a war, and the Marquis is not in the mood to talk about preaching."

Xiao Ruxun directly refused.

"However, General, this matter is not our original intention, some people did it without telling us, and if the General intends to go to war, the Spaniards will not let it go, their homeland still has a very strong army, them……"

"Can you kill more than 700 people of this Marquis without telling you?!"

Xiao Ruxun yelled loudly, stood up and threw the brush in his hand on the ground, and yelled at Ricci: "You keep shouting that God loves everything, God loves everyone! But when things come to an end, which one of you will stand up for me? Hou’s more than 700 innocent and tragic deaths are upholding justice? Is it you! Or that Alexander?! Who?!”

Matteo Ricci was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and shivered.

Since the acquaintance, he has never seen Xiao Ruxun treat him so fiercely, nor has he seen Xiao Ruxun in such a posture. He is panicked and submissive.

"You don't want to preside over it, okay! This Marquis leads the army to uphold justice! You must seek justice for those people! Not only the 700 people, but also those innocent people who have died tragically at your hands over the years, this Marquis We must seek justice for them one by one.

Mr. Li, Ben Hou still calls you Mr. Li. I have nothing to say about you personally, but you really think that those so-called priests enclose land in various parts of Luzon and let my Chinese people plant land and log trees for them to do hard work. Ben Hou doesn't know anything?Your church and the Spaniards have one piece of paper and one weapon, and they manage Luzon very well!good!ah! "

Xiao Ruxun's words hit Matteo Ricci's heart.

Matteo Ricci's complexion suddenly turned pale, his eyes widened, and he even forgot to tremble.

Xiao Ruxun walked up to Matteo Ricci, squatted down, and looked into Matteo Ricci's eyes.

"Spain, a small country, is considered a strong country in your country. In my opinion, it is just a small country. So what if he came with the power of the whole country? Since this Marquis went to the battlefield, which battle has not been won with less Mr. Li, do you really think that if Luzon is occupied by Spain, this Marquis will be afraid of Spain?
To tell you the truth, the Marquis planned to expel the Spaniards three years ago, but he never had a good excuse. This time, they gave me an excuse. They thought I would let this opportunity go?The Spaniards are good at dealing with those ignorant and helpless barbarians, but against Daming, hehe! "

Xiao Ruxun stood up and smiled coldly.

"Come here, take Mr. Li back to his room!"

(End of this chapter)