The struggle of the eight blessings of rebirth

Chapter 159 The Cardinal's Shock

Not long after, Yinzhi followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Lifan Academy to greet them. Minzhi, who was far away, watched them gesticulate, feeling a little nervous, wondering if they would grab the utensils on the table? mad.After all, she had never dealt with such a high-ranking Catholic.

Soon, this kind of tension was dispelled by the servant's call of the emperor coming. Kangxi walked out slowly wearing ocher-colored uniforms. Zhi looked forward to it, but got nothing, feeling very disappointed.Seeing this, Yinhu could only squeeze her hand comfortingly, and then knelt together to welcome Kangxi Shengjia.

After Kangxi called out, Minzhi subconsciously went to see the two pope's envoys, and was surprised to find that the two also knelt down. When the cardinal stood up, his body trembled slightly.Kangxi was obviously very barbaric to this situation and ordered the meeting to be held.

Eight dishes of cold dishes were served, but they were served on enamel disks, and then wine was served, Minzhi smiled, the wine and wine vessels were delivered together, three court ladies.The first two held western-style silver wine glasses and Chinese-style small wine cups, and the eunuchs following them held small unsealed wine barrels that had been modified with red cloth, with a faint aroma of wine wafting from them. .This is the specialty of Yinti Yiner Zhuangzi, red wine.

The wine served at this time has already been opened, and it is the best time to taste it after refilling after waking up.When the wine and wine vessels were on the table, when the red cloth was lifted, everyone was stunned. Wine in wooden barrels?Never seen it.When the servant stepped forward and took out the crimson and vermilion wine from the barrel with a long-handled silver spoon, and poured it into a silver wine glass, Minzhi clearly saw the shocked expressions of the two envoys.

When you see the sacred vessels, the ten-year-old red wine, and the small wooden tubes, do you feel at home, or do you feel honored?When the wine barrel was placed on the table, Yinzhen and Yin'e were also watching the reaction of the envoys. They saw that they were still flipping through the utensils on the table. The pastor actually took a step back, bent down and respectfully took the wine glass from the maid.Yinzhen gave Minzhi a thumbs up.

Minzhi smiled slightly, and said softly: "In the Great Food Country, the hierarchy is no worse than ours, on the contrary, it is more rigorous. The wine made by the tenth younger brother Zhuangzi is about the same as cognac." Yinzhen was stunned: "What is cognac?" Minzhi consciously slipped the tongue: "Besides the Qing Dynasty, there is a place called cognac. The grapes grown in this place are mixed with white wine. The mixed wine is cognac. The workmanship is very good. complicated."

Yin'er couldn't help it: "Sister-in-law Eight?" Minzhi shook her head, I just heard.The country where this wine is rich is called the French Empire, and the emperor of this country still worships Huang Ama very much! ""worship? "The three of them were stunned.

Only Minzhi was a little depressed, and he let out a long breath, and said in a leisurely tone: "There is a missionary from France in Zhuangzi, who once told me something about the past. It is said that a missionary came here a few years ago and personally told the emperor Ma preached, but was overwhelmed by the luxury of the Forbidden City and Huang Ama's personal charm. Instead of preaching again, he was sent back to the motherland by Huang Ama and became the image ambassador of the Qing Dynasty, making the emperor there become the emperor. A loyal admirer of Amma."

What Minzhi didn't say was that among the small European countries now, which coveted the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty would be the first to be unlucky after the industrial revolution there.The poor descendants of the Qing Dynasty are all pigs, all pigs.

Yinhu noticed that his wife's tone was a bit desolate and asked softly: "This is a good thing to be happy about, why do you speak like that." Minzhi looked at the Pope's envoy over there, leaned towards Yinhu, and said in a lower voice: "I Having said that, you must not be angry. Huang Ama probably discovered that the number of missionaries has increased dramatically in the past few years, leading to intensified conflicts of belief, so he ordered the ban on religion. But he does not know the extent to which foreign countries have longed for the Qing Dynasty. , They have seen our luxury and our heaven-like affluent life, how can they not be moved, so the Pope even sent an heir to make peace, you know, the Pope can depose the monarch when he is there. "

Yinhu moved her body, tried to make her lean more comfortably, and asked softly: "But we are not a foreign country." "Yes, but the wealth of the Qing Dynasty has taken root in the hearts of foreign monarchs, and the missionaries who came today .Maybe in the future, strong ships and sharp guns will come! They are weak now, they can sail long distances, their ships can cross the vast sea to reach here, and pass on the situation here to their monarchs, but we don’t care about their Nothing is known about the situation.”

Yinhu squinted, and all three men present squinted. A strong ship and a gun that came across the ocean?They didn't think about it at all, Yinzhen looked at Minzhi suspiciously: "The sea is very stormy, no matter how big the boat capsizes, how can someone be stupid enough to send troops to attack? Sister-in-law Ba, you are too worried. "

Minzhi closed her eyes: "If it was you, knowing that there is a treasure land in a far away place, the ground is full of gold bricks, the land is rich in resources, and even the roof is golden, would you be moved? Would you dream of one day Can you occupy even an acre of land? Anyone with ambition will think about it like this. As long as they are thought about, no matter how far away or small the country is, it will grow into a terrible enemy. Therefore, Huang Ama's strong refusal this time is very wise. , but also a dangerous move.”

Yinhu's face turned: "Okay, it's useless to talk too much, it's not something you should worry about." Minzhi looked at Yinhu: "I don't mean anything else, I just pray that Huang Ama won't close the sea ban. On the one hand, the business of the ninth brother will not be affected, and news from the outside can be exchanged unimpeded when we come here, so that our children, our children's children only know about the Qing Dynasty but not the world." Having said this, Minzhi picked up her wine glass , drank it all in one gulp, of course, what was in her cup was honey water.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was only 300 years. She was lucky enough to live in the most powerful Kangxi Dynasty. Her child was fine, but her grandson's child was about to have an accident if they were not kept together. Time is running out.How could they understand her feelings?

After two rounds of wine, the stir-fry is served. The specifications of the royal banquet, every dish is a work of art.The three people here have been watching the reaction of the missionary, and Kangxi is also watching. In fact, they have met Kangxi before the banquet started, and they had a meeting. That time, it was very unpleasant. He strongly rejected missionaries' proposals to establish legal missionary sites and allow clergy to organize believers to carry out religious activities and other matters.

Kangxi was strong, which made the cardinal very angry, but Kangxi was not blindly strong, but because of the conflict between the clergy and the people a few years ago, the files left by the government were brought out, accusing missionaries of interfering in the daily life of the people of the Qing Dynasty. Lives and seriously affected the local security, so the teaching was banned.

The cardinal refused to accept, but Kangxi lost interest in talking again, and threw the two of them to Li Fan Yuan, saying that there would be a banquet in the evening, and ignored them.The old man just decided to stay and fight for a long time.His status is lofty, nine out of ten he is the next pope, how can he say defeat lightly?Originally, I thought that it would be easy to gnaw down the hard bone of the Qing Dynasty, and if I went back and made great achievements, the position of the pope would be at my fingertips.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Xi'an, he encountered a large epidemic of smallpox. Smallpox was also a disease of the devil in his home country. He just wanted to use his faith to attract God's salvation, and the two families have already used traditional Chinese medicine to carry out charitable treatment. , the holy water is useless.Witnessed the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and sustained release of traditional Chinese medicine, the cardinal's joint is very black, very black.

However, the following facts made them even more shocked. The Qing Dynasty already had its own vaccines and antibiotics?What's up with those glass syringes?How could those doctors from the capital be so professional?
With these questions in mind, the cardinal decided to go to the capital no matter what, to see with his own eyes what the legendary capital of the Qing Dynasty, which was full of gold, looked like.So, they came, and what they saw was Shanhu Longsui, a commoner in the capital, prostrating at the door of his house to welcome the county king who had been worshiped as an idol in the Western aristocratic circles. He had just returned from hunting in other places.The land of the Qing Dynasty is large, the people of the Qing Dynasty are popular, and the level of medicine in the Qing Dynasty is so developed.The cardinal suddenly felt that his confidence had been reduced by another [-]%.

However, he is the owner of the nine-star cross, God's most faithful people.Although the Qing Dynasty was very advanced and powerful, it didn't mean that God's salvation was not needed, so he brought the cardinal pastor to meet Kangxi, but what he received was a strong refusal.

What are the people of God, what is redemption and repentance? Kangxi has heard this kind of talk too much, and he has been immune to it for a long time. When did the people of the Qing Dynasty belong to God?Those are all my people, and I am their belief. When is it God's turn to take a share?
There is no shortage of holy monks and immortal elders in the Qing Dynasty. There are still two in Tibet waiting for me to save them. What are you, dare to come and ask me for a price? For you to eat, just ask you to get out.

So, the rejected cardinal racked his brains, thinking about how to win back the city, but what greeted him was an even bigger blow, the Catholic sacred vessel, actually appeared on the dining table?Although they are the cardinals and cardinal pastors of the church, they have seen and used this kind of sacred vessel, but they used it in a small banquet with ten people when they had dinner with the Pope. At that time, they felt very honored and honored. O gift!I originally thought that no one here understands the etiquette of God, and they are all subjects who need to be educated.Unexpectedly, the most authentic sacred artifacts were placed in front of him like this. Looking around, there were dozens of tables in the grand banquet, and all the sacred artifacts were used!What a scene!
He didn't believe that there would be missionaries in the Qing Dynasty at all, and he dared to propose to such a stubborn and powerful monarch to entertain them with sacred objects. The only possibility is that this powerful monarch fully understands Catholic teachings and feels completely superior to the Pope. Even above God!Combined with the facts he saw along the way, the powerlessness in the old man's heart reached its peak.

The object he wants to persuade is not ignorance of God, not ignorance of doctrine, but complete contempt for God, he himself rules all peoples, he is faith, he is a god!

He deliberately allowed himself to participate in this banquet. The most delicious wine, the perfect sacristy, and more extravagant and authentic table manners than the Pope, he did not hesitate in his faith, but he hesitated in his ability.

(End of this chapter)