Historically, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Matteo Ricci and others came to China to vigorously promote their culture.
The Holy See had plenty of money and funding, so many middle and lower officials in the Ming Dynasty believed in this approach.
Even Xu Guangqi, Yang Tingyun, Li Zhizao and other important ministers of the country have become firm believers.
These people are all scholar-bureaucrats who grew up in the harsh Confucian education system since childhood. They are an interest class above ordinary people and are members of the legal system of this country.
If we talk about stubbornness, who can compare with these disciples of saints? But they all abandoned Confucius and chose another saint with blond hair and blue eyes thousands of miles away. Not only did they change their families, they also helped compile books, even promote doctrines and build synagogues.
Nunnery.
Xu Guangqi even dedicated his ancestral graves to be used as missionary cemeteries. Yang Tingyun built a church in his home and recruited people to join the religion all day long, turning his relatives, tenants, and servants into religious believers.
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Moreover, there are rumors that Emperor Chongzhen also abandoned his ancestral family law and believed in this way. Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty Zhu Youlang, along with his concubines and princes, believed in this.
It’s unbelievable to say it! But it just happened to him.
Faced with these facts one after another, how can we say that our Zhongxia civilization can remain unmoved in the face of any foreign things, don't we feel guilty? Even if these foreign civilizations can eventually be assimilated by the Zhongxia civilization, they still have to be counted.
A hundred years, and the next few hundred years will be the most cruel hundreds of years in human history. Is assimilation still possible?
Speaking of which, the Qing Dynasty was not very impressive, but people were very vigilant about the erosion of these foreign cultures.
Starting from Shunzhi, there were missionaries serving the royal family. By Kangxi, these people were used to understand and learn Western science and technology. There were also many believers in coastal and other places, totaling 270,000.
However, if people use it, it is also true prevention.
Kangxi wrote to the Holy See: When you preach here, you must base your mission on our traditions. You must allow people to worship their ancestors and respect Confucius. It is a good thing to do more arithmetic, astronomy and calendars. Don't use those fallacies and heresies.
Quge
The Holy See refused to listen, so Kangxi gave a sentence, "You can only talk about how Westerners and other villains can express China's principles, and it is forbidden to preach in China..."
These were Kangxi's original words. He retained those missionaries who had been approved and stipulated their scope and responsibilities, and strictly ordered them not to overstep other than science and technology.
When we arrived at Yongzheng, the Fourth Master said one thing to the Holy See, "Get out of here, or die!"
In the final analysis, they have seen the ambitions of the Western Holy See and the intentions of the West. The reason why our country is independent from the world and has been passed down for thousands of years is due to our unique cultural heritage.
This cannot be subjectively judged as the beginning of isolation from the country. Isn't this a kind of protection of local culture?
Everything must be viewed dialectically. The reason why the Manchus closed the country was because they were both learning and fearful of Western science and technology. But did the Ming Dynasty need to panic? Without those people from the Holy See, they still had ways to obtain new things.
To put it bluntly, many people in later generations will always talk about the origins of the United States, Japan and Europe.
On the lintel of the Supreme Court of the United States, three of the greatest sages in human history are engraved. Among them are our Confucius, but many people in later generations regard Confucius as worthless.
Isn't it ridiculous to regard things left by our ancestors as dross, but to regard other people's things as spiritual bibles?
What's more, they say that the traditions we follow from generation to generation are ignorant. There are also people who simply feel ashamed of their own origin! This is simply ridiculous and insane.
As everyone knows, what they think is good about the West is actually the poison that keeps denying our own bodies!
Beliefs, traditions, and inheritance are what make up the culture we rely on to continue. If a country loses these, does it still have a future?
For a time, Zhu Yunxi turned around a thousand times, his expression becoming more and more serious.
"I remember that there is a Senglu Division under the Ministry of Rites!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Managing the affairs of the world's monks!"
"Yes!" Fang Xiaoru said, "It was established in the 14th year of Hongwu. The monk official Zhengyin was Fa Kong, the abbot of Tianjie Temple outside Yingtian Mansion!" After saying that, he paused and said, "I have met the abbot several times. He was a poor man. An eminent monk!"
"I will issue an order soon. From now on, the Senglu Division will not only be in charge of the affairs of the world's monks and Taoists!" Zhu Yunxi said thoughtfully, "These messy things must be taken care of, not only but also strictly. As you said, Ai Qing, To this day, in the land of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, there is still the legacy of Nestorianism!”
Suddenly, Fang Xiaoru had a premonition of something and looked at Zhu Yunxi.
"Xia Yuanji, the left minister of the Ministry of Etiquette..." Zhu Yunxi said, frowning and thinking for a moment, "He is quite talented. I want to transfer him to the Ministry of Household Affairs as a minister and serve as an assistant to Zhang Yu. The free left minister Minister, Fang Aiqing, you will take over!"
"This..." Fang Xiaoru was stunned for a moment.
It is true that he has a great reputation among the scholars, and it is even more true that he has a great reputation. But that is only limited to the clear stream of scholars. In terms of official positions, his biggest official position now is the Bachelor of the East Palace and the Superintendent of Qintian, which is not even considered a high-ranking official. A true minister of state.
The title of Minister of the First Ministry is the standard for entering the core decision-making level of the country.
"From now on, my dear, you will take care of these monks' affairs! You are a learned and talented person, and it is clear who is good and who is bad!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Moreover, you are a disciple of a saint, and you are the most upright person. These ghosts and ghosts are left to you. Don’t worry, I’ll rest assured!”
Suddenly, Fang Xiaoru choked up and couldn't help himself.
Only when a person is used in his suitable position can he develop his talents.
A disciple of a saint like Fang Xiaoru should be used in this place.
"After I return, I will immediately send a message to Quanzhou and other places to clean up Nestorianism and other matters!" Fang Xiaoru said, wiping his tears.
"I can trust you!" Zhu Yunxi smiled with a gentle expression.
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Just as Zhu Yunxi and Fang Xiaoru of the Qianqing Palace were arguing with each other, several strange-looking ships slowly sailed into the Shuimen Pass at the mouth of the Yangtze River outside Yingtian Mansion.
On the sailboat with the sail hung on it, Ashikaga Yoshitori held the katana at his waist and looked at the city wall in front of him with wide eyes and fear, which was almost parallel to the sky.
"Sikuniichi!" As the nephew of the Japanese shogunate Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the envoy for this trip to the Ming Dynasty, Ashikaga Yoshimichi suddenly discovered that he had no words to describe the magnificent capital of the Ming Dynasty. He could only say it once He repeated this modal word over and over again to express his shock.
"This place is ten times bigger than Kyoto!" Next to Ashikaga Yoshinori, the guard warrior Hashimoto Arina also looked shocked, "There are also ten times more people than Kyoto!"
"More than ten times!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi looked at the nearly swamped merchant ships on the river and exclaimed, "As expected of the Celestial Empire!"
"Is that the envoy ship of the Japanese Kingdom in front of you?"
Suddenly, on the crowded sea, a speedboat passed through the gap between the merchant ships. A guard wearing a bright flying fish suit stood on the bow of the boat and shouted.
"That's right!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi said loudly in suppressed Chinese.
"Kuniichi!" Hashimoto Yuna looked at the sturdy armored guard on the opposite boat and whispered, "What a majestic man!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty, for coming from afar!" The Jin Yiwei raised his hands and said loudly, "I have one hundred Jin Yiwei Ji Gang, under the orders of Cao Guogong and the commander of the capital, come to greet us!"
"Master Cao Guogong is here in person?" As the envoy of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he knew all about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's heroic genealogy of the Ming Dynasty. He knew exactly who Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was.
"My father-in-law is not here?" Ji Gang was startled, then smiled, "The one who greets you on the shore today is Mr. Yang from the Lifan Academy!"
With Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's status, how could he need Li Jinglong to greet him in person?
But obviously, he, a Japanese, did not understand the meaning of what Ji Gang said.
Before he could speak, Ji Gang shouted loudly to those around him, "Hurry up and clear the water surface and let the Japanese envoy's ship dock!"
On the river, the tax collectors and naval forces began to get busy, constantly urging the crowded merchant ships to make way.
"Japanese people? What are they doing here?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Who knows? I'm probably sending a beautiful woman to the emperor!"
"Beauty? Where is she? Didn't you look at her?"
This chapter has been completed!