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At this time, under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, although the Jesuits in all parts of the Central Plains were not as they are now, they were proudly boasted by the Vatican and the Bald Eagles to have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of believers, but they were not recognized by the official government.But the numbers should not be underestimated.

According to the records of the Society of Jesus, there were more than 4 Jesus believers in the Ming Dynasty in the tenth year of Chongzhen, and as many as 39 in the 30th year of Kangxi.In the sixth year of Kangxi, there were 159 churches in China, all over Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Huguang, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Guangdong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhili and Jingshi.

At this time, Long Huamin was preaching in Shandong.

Unlike Matteo Ricci, Bai Jin and others, this Long Huamin can be regarded as a very, very competent magician.To use the more popular words now, he should be regarded as a Christian fundamentalist who stubbornly adheres to his beliefs.Before him, Matteo Ricci and others were very tactful and could not be regarded as competent magic sticks.These people try to avoid conflicting with traditional Chinese customs as much as possible when preaching.After Long Huamin succeeded Matteo Ricci as President of the Society of Jesus, he began to repeatedly emphasize the principles and etiquette of Christianity, which eventually triggered a dispute between China and Christianity, which led to the banning of Christianity in the early Qing Dynasty.

This Long Huamin taught in Guangdong as early as the end of Wanli, but later he felt that he should preach in places with greater influence, so he went north.Of course, in the early stage, his missionary efforts were not great, because they all went to compile the Chongzhen almanac.Chongzhen started preaching after the compilation was completed in seven years, but due to the several invasions of Qing Yao and the unstable situation in Shandong, the effect of his religious transmission was not obvious.Moreover, the ground of Shandong is a place full of various sects.His teachings of Jesus were not easy to identify with.

However, in the recent period of time, he has captured a good opportunity to preach.

When Abatai went south, he colluded with various secret religions on the ground in Shandong, the so-called cults. At first, he gave Li Huayu, who was in charge of military affairs in Denglai, Shandong, some color.However, since Li Huayu hired soldiers and horses from Cao's family and borrowed thieves to fight against the bandits.Various underground religions on the ground in Shandong have also suffered heavy losses.After Abatai fled back to Liaodong with only a dozen riders, Li Huayu vigorously promoted the construction of grassroots political power in Shandong, disrupting the original system of a large number of victims and moving them to Nanzhong in batches, not to mention that he will be in the middle of the war. Soldiers who were wounded and not suitable for continuing military service were dispatched to serve as village chiefs in various villages and towns.Ordering these people to carry out the so-called Baojia law in various towns and villages has greatly reduced the living space of traditional Chinese cults such as the White Lotus Sect.

As a last resort, the White Lotus Sect was gradually forced to leave Shandong and go up to the Gyeonggi region to develop, abandoning the territory of Shandong, forming a vacuum that all religious forces dare not reach for the time being.then.It was at this time that Long Huamin entered the Shandong area to preach.

(Huh? It seems that the unkind author has discovered something wrong again. A world religion is also competing for followers with a traditional secret cult organization with a history of thousands of years? This is unscientific! Could it be said that religious organizations such as the White Lotus Sect are also Is it the same as Christianity? Or is Christianity the same as the White Lotus Sect, a cult at its root? Who can explain it clearly?)

With Long Huamin's talent and ability, and when he encountered such a good opportunity, how could he avoid massively developing believers and building churches?But within a few months, there were Christian "families" and evangelists in various places in Northwest and Southwest Shandong, and even in some counties in eastern Henan.On the road, above the market.It is not uncommon to see someone blocking the way of another to preach the teachings to him.Preach the benefits of joining a church.

When Li Huayu and the officials in Shandong discovered that there were people spreading Christianity in various counties and counties in Shandong, Long Huamin had developed hundreds of "families" large and small, involving tens of thousands of people.

At the beginning of receiving the news from Hue that Alfonso had been appointed as the Chinese Protestant cardinal, and at the same time ordered churches and believers in various places to spread the teachings under the leadership of the Protestant church, Long Huamin was quite happy, thinking that there was A powerful figure like Li Shouhan acted as support and a backer.Christianity can be legally and rapidly popularized in various parts of Ming Dynasty.

However, when he learned of the organizational structure, mission, purpose, and teachings of this Chinese Protestant church, he couldn't help being furious.

"This is heresy! This is heresy that goes against the original intention of Christ!"

Long Huamin carefully read the Protestant teachings sent along with the order ordering him and his followers to join the Protestantism in China, and found that it was a fusion of traditional Chinese Confucianism, Buddhist Zen teachings, and even the theory of Islam, the deadly enemy of Christianity. . "It's a complete hodgepodge!"

"That's right! This is such a pseudo-religious sect created for Duke Li himself! We don't recognize his leadership and legitimacy!" A few priests who were united with Long Huamin were also so angry that stars appeared in front of their eyes.

"Don't worry, I need to write an article to refute the inconsistency between the teachings of this Protestantism and the righteous way!"

Long Huamin's pen is very fast, and his writing skills are also good.Soon, an article "On the Inconsistency between the Doctrine of Chinese Protestantism and the Right Way of Christ" was published.In addition to ordering someone to copy it and read it to those believers who are not very literate, they even wrote a letter to Tang Ruowang and others in Beijing, and appended this text to the letter. They rose up and responded, so that this Chinese Protestantism could not be recognized among the believers, and finally had to end in despair.

However, if you look at Shandong today, who owns the world?

Li Huayu had long been a little annoyed at seeing Long Huamin, a magic stick, preaching on his one-acre three-point land, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to punish him for a while.It just so happened that Father Marshal established and supported such a sect. How could he, Mr. Li, not know what this sect does?Therefore, he immediately sent the relevant official documents and scriptures to Long Huamin.Originally, he planned to follow the trend to include the believers and organizations he developed into the Chinese Protestant system, but he didn't want this person to be so ignorant of good and bad, and actually said that the Protestantism planned by his father was a "false religion" and a "heretic"?This is not bad!

Originally, according to Li Huayu's intention, he ordered someone to find Long Huamin and kill him with a single blow.

However, Liang Kuan beside him was older after all.More mature and prudent.

"Young Marshal, it's easy to kill. I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up if you kill it. How about this? This red-haired ghost is preaching in Shandong. He has neither our lord's official documents nor the imperial court's order. It is illegal. Spread it in private. It is no different from those who smuggle salt. Simply deport him!"

However, no one was sent to Southwest Shandong to inform the local government that this Long Huamin's sense of smell was better than a dog's, and when he heard some wind in his ears, he immediately rubbed the soles of his feet with oil.It's not as pedantic as the founding patriarch, who knew that someone had betrayed him, but still called his disciples together for dinner.

Not daring to leave blatantly, Long Huamin could only wrap his head and face tightly and mix in the refugee team.Walk along several rivers from the southwestern part of Shandong and follow the current.Along the way, I didn't dare to pass by villages and towns in counties and counties, and I slept in the wild.

Fortunately, he was in the ranks of refugees, and most of these people were like this, so he was not eye-catching.

"Father, where are we going when we are walking like this?" I took a moment to see that there was no one around.His assistant asked him where he was going in a low voice.

"Beijing. We're going to Beijing!"

"Go to Beijing!?" The assistant was a little confused, and walked south for a few days.How can I get to Beijing?Isn't this typical polar opposite?

"No, if we go north directly through the hinterland of Shandong, we will easily be caught by those Protestant accomplices. Therefore, we try to shorten the stay in Shandong as much as possible, and go south to Nanzhili. Or to Qingjiangpu Go south along the canal to Nanjing, and then take a sea boat to Tianjin to enter Beijing. Or on the bank of the Yellow River, get on a boat carrying refugees to Haikou, and then try to find a sea boat to go north to Tianjin to enter Beijing!"

"When I arrive in Beijing, I will join hands with my colleagues in Nantang to issue a letter criticizing Alfonso, the leader of the heresy. I will also write to the Holy See to accuse Alfonso of his crime of betraying God! Ask them to declare Protestantism as a heresy, and I will send Alfonso Fang Suo sent to the stake!"

When he spoke excitedly, Long Huamin, who was warming by the fire, his compassionate and benevolent face in the past, looked extremely terrifying under the dancing flames.

Nantang, built in 1601 (that is, the 29th year of Wanli), is the residence of Jesuit missionaries who came to China granted by Emperor Wanli.Italy also lived here after the Jesuit Matteo Ricci came to Beijing.And bought the "Shoushan Academy" (formerly the place where Donglin lectured in Ming Dynasty) next to his residence with 500 taels of gold, and used it as a private prayer house, which was small in scale.With the increasing number of believers, Father Matteo Ricci converted it into a small church in the 33rd year of Wanli.At that time, there were more than [-] followers in Beijing.This has always been a core of the Jesuits in China.At this time, Tang Ruowang was in charge of the teaching affairs in the South Hall, and his disciple Nan Huairen was here with him.

Because Tang Ruowang sorted out the two books "Fire Attack" and "Fire Attack Secret Essentials", he won Zhu Youjian's trust.With the efforts of Tang Ruowang, in the 11th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian wrote the inscription "Qin Praise Tianxue" for Christianity, and then Tang Ruowang made a plaque and sent it to Christian churches all over the place to hang.

It is precisely because of such a relationship that Long Huamin has to go to Beijing after going through all kinds of troubles, one is to avoid the disaster of killing himself, two is to find the Allied Army, and three, if possible, he is going to go through Tang Ruowang's channel , sued Li Shouhan to Emperor Chongzhen, accusing him of undermining the freedom of religious dissemination.

Along the route of Fan County, Liangshan, and Yuncheng, Long Huamin and others followed the brigade of refugees walking towards Jining, the big wharf of the canal.There are rumors among the refugees that there is decent food to eat when they arrive in Jining. Go south to Nanzhong.In short, when we arrive in Jining, everyone will have a good time.

Listening to the slightly excited discussions of the refugees, if it wasn't for avoiding disaster, Long Huamin would almost jump out to spread the gospel, and let these refugees believe that only if they believe in the Lord, will there be five loaves and two fishes, and good things will happen. live.Being hanged on the cross, there is also a chance to be resurrected.

"Hurry up! Jiaxiang County is in front of you! When you arrive in Jiaxiang County, you have reached the gate of Jining Prefecture!" Someone in the refugee team who knew the characters on the boundary marker shouted loudly, causing a small commotion in the team.Consciously or unconsciously, people quickened their pace, helping the old and the young to move forward with difficulty.

However, after a short distance, the team felt as if they had encountered a sea tide on the breakwater.It stopped abruptly, and someone was spreading a terrifying message.

"A horse team is coming ahead!"

"A horse team is coming ahead!"

On the wasteland, a team of horses rolled up the loess for half a day from south to north, and a column of smoke shrouded the mighty team.

Who is it?official?Xiangyong?Pole?Horse thief?The refugees were a little terrified.Although the ground in Shandong is much more peaceful than other areas, the large and small local bandits were either wiped out or driven to other provinces.However, there are still quite a few village braves in various places who have formed villages to protect themselves.This is the ground in Southwest Shandong, where the borders of several provinces meet. There are indeed horse thieves and rogues, and the prefectural and county officials probably don't know about it.

"Father, the group of people here has no banner. I'm afraid they are not officers and soldiers, and they don't look like country warriors. What should we do?" In order to prevent people from listening to them secretly, Long Huamin's assistant deliberately whispered in Cantonese Mandarin. Pass the message to him.

"At this point. There's no use panicking, just play it by ear!"

While speaking, the scouts of this cavalry team galloped forward.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, in the smoke and dust of the road, and in the gradually thickening twilight, a large group of people, horses and vehicles meandered from far and near.The vagrants met this large cavalry head-to-head, and could not escape, so they had to leave the road.Standing in the wasteland on either side of the road.It's dusk, this group of homeless people.The children have long been crying with hunger, and the old man is dying.Originally, they thought that there was hope for them to live, but they met this unknown team again, which made their worries mixed with fear.

Whether it's officers and soldiers or bandits, which one is easy to talk to?Young adults are better.If they encounter them, they may be arrested and kidnapped to serve as cannon fodder. What a tragic fate will be waiting for those old and weak women and children?

This group of hungry people wanted to see the passing cavalry, but they didn't dare to look directly, their eyes were full of fear, surprise and curiosity.What is frightening is that I don't know where this person came from.Will it be hard on them, or take away the young people among them.What surprised me was that I had never seen such a neat team before. They didn't do any terrible things to them when they passed by, nor did they insult them, nor did they even look fiercely.Because they were surprised in their hearts, they couldn't help but secretly observe this army with curious eyes.

After a long march, the horses were sweating, their legs were covered with dust, and white air was blowing out from their mouths and noses.Although the riders on horseback looked tired, they were still full of energy and neatly organized. None of the cavalry dared to walk without authorization, making loud noises, which was very different from all the cavalry that the refugees had seen from the official army.

"The horses were bred very fat, and no rider or officer withdrew the horse feed. It seems that the leader of this army is very good at leading troops, and he is very disciplined!" Long Huamin was also in the team, commenting on the riders passing by. .

Although the riders on horseback had no flags, their clothes were quite messy, and it was impossible to tell which armed force they belonged to.However, judging from the attire of the dozen or so riders passing by, Long Huamin was quite surprised.

Isshiki added an iron armor on top of the cotton armor, all elites wearing heavy armor.Although the state of the armor is different, it is extremely rare to be able to have so many people wearing heavy armor!Everyone has long knives, horse spears, long and short weapons.In addition to bones, hard bows, and quiver bags, several people carried firecrackers on their backs. The muzzles of the firecrackers were carefully made of cotton cloth to prevent dust from entering.

In the distance, there are still a large group of horses and chariots coming along the official road. If they are all such elites, then the strength of this team of horses and horses is extremely astonishing.Long Huamin began to think about whether to use the strength of this team to find a way to sneak in and leave Shandong for the capital as soon as possible.

Some old and weak women and children in the team, seeing that the group of riders were just going on their way and had no intention of harassing or looting at all, became more courageous and began to feel relieved.Some elderly women were worried about their daughters-in-law and daughters, but later found that none of the cavalry came to molest the women, so they suddenly felt relieved and said "Amitabha" to themselves.

However, before the old ladies had finished chanting this Buddhist mantra, there was a high-pitched and sharp shout from around the two young men who were obviously the leaders in the cavalry: "Stop the team! Rest, sharpen!"

Following this order, the riders got off their horses one after another, led their horses for a walk on the official road, so that these silent comrades could have a rest, and some even took out a pinch of salt from their bosoms and spread them on the road. In the palm of the hand, let the horse lick it with its soft tongue.

A man who looked like a small leader quickly came to the refugee team, "Who is the leader?"

An old man tremblingly walked to the front of the team, "Master, the little old man is the leader of everyone."

"Come here, the two young marshals have something to tell you."

The old man didn't know good or bad, so he had to go with the little boss.Following the old man's departure, the crowd once again fell into panic.

But, even if a terrible fate awaits, what can these poor people have to fight against? (To be continued..)