Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 224 What is True Faith

In the Qing Dynasty, there were two ministers of rites and four vice ministers, one of whom was Manchu and one was Han. As for the other subordinate officials, there was no distinction between Manchu and Han. It was not known whether Zhang Liangcai, the vice minister, was Manchu or Han, but he was definitely a Chinese.

The four officials in charge of the Ministry of Rites: Gao Linyuan, Yan Shimo, Wang Yakobo, and De Tianci are a bit strange. They all have high noses, deep eyes, and curly blond hair.

Looking at the four foreigners wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms, Chen Gu had a strange feeling as if he was seeing foreign zombies.

"There are foreigners in the Ministry of Rites?" Chen Gu couldn't help but ask.

The sour scholar said with some amusement: "There were definitely no foreigners in the Ministry of Rites. The Imperial Observatory did have foreigners, and they were proficient in astronomy and mathematics. As for why these people were in the Ministry of Rites, we have to ask them the purpose of their coming here."

Chen Gu understood that there was a conspiracy, and asked Zhang Liangcai, "Tell me, what did the emperor want to discuss by sending you to Chongqing?"

Zhang Liangcai's face flushed red, and he finally took out an imperial edict, "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: ~!"

The guy paused again.

Chen Jue couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "Tell me, you don't want me to kneel down and listen, do you? I'm already showing you leniency by letting you read this imperial edict!"

Chen Gu didn't know how this guy became the Deputy Minister of Rites, or maybe he had never encountered such a situation before, so he didn't know how to deal with it for a while?

"Since I have been in power~!"

Chen Gu was a little confused by what he heard. Jiaqing's writing was quite good, but for an illiterate like Chen Gu, he could hardly understand it, at least he didn't understand more than half of it.

"What our Majesty means is that since he became emperor, he has never done anything unethical. He has always been working hard to handle state affairs and govern the country, hoping that the people can live a good life. He wants to know why a traitor like you would appear!" explained the sour scholar.

Chen the Eunuch smacked his lips and said to Zhang Liangcai, "Go back and report to our emperor. My parents worked diligently and conscientiously, but they could hardly afford three meals a day, had to wrap themselves in rags, and finally died.

I have nowhere to stand, and I finally found a master to settle down with. But my master was killed by our Majesty's General Chengdu. I have no choice but to fight hard. After all, everyone wants to live, right?
How can people be frightened of death if they do not fear it?
Now that the situation has become like this, there is actually no point in talking about these things. Let's talk about something more practical. Tell me, what did His Majesty ask you to come here to discuss?"

Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty would like to ask the leader if there is any possibility of a truce between the two sides?"

Chen Gu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It's not that there is no such thing, but now we have the upper hand, what conditions has His Majesty offered?"

Since Jiaqing wanted to delay time, Chen Gu could reluctantly accept it, on the premise that Jiaqing was willing to pay sufficient compensation. After all, it was just an exchange of interests. If it could be obtained through negotiation, why bother fighting?

After all, war will result in casualties and consume a large amount of supplies. Jiaqing wants to delay time, so Chen the Executor can take the opportunity to rest the army.

Negotiations are naturally not something that can be accomplished overnight. Not to mention the huge difference in the expectations of the two parties, even Zhang Liangcai, a mere deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, does not have enough authority.

Chen Gu didn't care. If the negotiation didn't work out in one day, then they could just keep fighting.

After saying a few words about their respective conditions, the conversation could not go on, and Chen Gu also lost interest in the negotiation. Instead, he was curious about the four foreigners. The foreigners of this era were basically Westerners, that is, from Europe. The most famous ones should be those from the East India Company.

At this time, the foundations of physics and chemistry in Europe had already been laid, and a large number of results would soon emerge. That was the foundation of science, and Chen Gu actually wanted it very much.

"Tell me, what is your purpose for coming to Chongqing?" Chen Gu asked the four foreigners.

Gao Linyuan first made the sign of the cross on his chest, then bowed to Chen the Assassin and said, "May our Lord bless us. We have come to Chongqing to spread the gospel of our Lord."

"Haha!" Chen Gu said with some amusement, "Maybe our emperor doesn't like you guys, so he originally wanted to drive you away, so he made use of you and brought you all to Chongqing?"

Zhang Liangcai's face was full of embarrassment, proving that Chen Gu's guess was right. These four foreigners did not have any real talents, that is, they had no attainments in astronomy and mathematics. They were just pure missionaries.

Such people might be popular in Europe, but in Jiaqing's eyes they are simply trash.

The sour scholar thought for a moment and said, "During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, preaching was banned. The same was true during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. It seems that His Majesty doesn't like these missionaries either!"

"This is wrong. All people in the world are sinners and need the Lord's salvation, especially you in China, where many people have no faith! ~" said Wang Jacob.

Before he could finish his words, Chen Gu interrupted him and said, "This is sheer nonsense. Do you know what faith is?
If you don’t believe in your Lord, does that mean you have no faith?
Tell me, what did Jesus mean when he shared the fish and Buddha said that all beings are equal?

"Oh, Lord, leader, you actually know the story of Jesus dividing the fish. You must have received the Lord's blessing!" De Tianci said excitedly.

"I'm asking you what Jesus was talking about when he divided the fish?" Chen Guan emphasized.

"Of course I'm talking about the miracles of the Lord!" Yan Shimo replied.

"Bullshit, that's talking about fairness, just like the Buddha's equality of all living beings!" Chen Gu sneered, "All religious beliefs are talking about one thing, that is fairness, everyone needs equality.

Has your country done this?

Not to mention your country, even you missionaries can't do it, right?
Although our Huaxia Department has not yet achieved this, we are already trying our best. So, it is not that we have no faith, but that you have no faith, or you have distorted your faith.

It can even be said that you missionaries have distorted your Lord. You are not true missionaries, you are not believers of the Lord, you are demons, you are believers of Satan.

I will crucify you and burn you!"

First of all, religious belief is just a small branch among many beliefs, and the reason why any religion can be widely spread is that it must mention the concept of equality for all. Otherwise, it will not be widely spread and will not be accepted by a large number of ordinary people.

If we look at what kind of society other people live in and what kind of society we live in, we will know that the Chinese people are a group of people with faith, while other people are people without faith. Their faith is false, and they are just stealing benefits in the name of faith.

(End of this chapter)