"Monsieur Michelangelo, are you doing?"

Wang Yue walked into his study with his hands behind his back and smiled, Michelangelo was full of smiles, as if he was much younger than two years ago, and he raised the bowl in his hand.

"Motosuke, let's have a bowl of bean juice!"

Wang Yue's face darkened, "Come or not, you better enjoy it yourself, right?" ”

Michelangelo pouted: "They said that those who can't drink soybean juice are not old Beijingers!" ”

Wang Yue chuckled: "I am not from Beijing originally, my hometown is in Huguang, and I entered Beijing with His Majesty." ”

Michelangelo smiled: "I know, but there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty, which is called following the customs of the locals!" ”

Wang Yue said with a smile: "But Daming also has a saying, called a twisted melon is not sweet." ”

Michelangelo shrugged his shoulders, drank the bean juice in the bowl in one gulp, and said helplessly: "Da Ming's ideas are always contradictory, but it is really strange that they can be safe." ”

Wang Yue sat opposite him with a smile, "Maybe this is tolerance!" If we had only magnified the differences infinitely and stared at the differences, our huge country would have been torn apart long ago. ”

Wang Yue smiled again: "Let's take you as an example, it only took two years to be able to master Chinese and writing very proficiently, which is very remarkable...... But what you learn is only the official dialect, and there are some northern native languages, if you go to Jiangnan, Huguang, Bashu, Lingnan, where the dialect can definitely make you crazy, you will feel that you are learning fake Chinese. ”

Michelangelo thought so, and he sighed lightly: "That's true, but I still can't figure out why the Ming people can still be safe?" You know, Europe is a daily war, a war between nations, a war of religion, a war of the nobility...... Year after year, endlessly, we are complete failures from the point of view of national governance. ”

Wang Yue chuckled, "Mr. Michelangelo, do you want to hear my opinion?" ”

"Of course! I need your wisdom so much! ”

Wang Yue said: "In the East, we will emphasize gentlemen and gentlemen, but they are different...... We have a huge capacity that can accommodate anything different. But in addition to tolerance, we also have our own insistence, for example, since the Qin Dynasty, we have paid attention to the same book and the same track. ”

"We insist on what is right, to ensure the unity of the country, the continuation of civilization...... We embrace different ideas, even races, and make our country grow...... As long as you are willing to accept our ideas, you will become a member of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of your skin color, ethnicity, religion, or even language...... In my opinion, none of these are the most important. Wang Yue smiled and said, "Mr. Michelangelo, what do you think?" ”

Michelangelo raised his head and suddenly said, "Yuanfu, am I a person from the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Wang Yue laughed, "The answer is not mine, but you." ”

"Me?"

"Hmm!" Wang Yue said with a smile: "As long as you have a heart for the Ming Dynasty, you are a Ming person, speaking Chinese and drinking bean juice can only be regarded as some appearances." ”

Michelangelo's eyes blinked, and he suddenly smiled: "Motosuke, I agree with your idea 100%, but I think that the heart alone may not be enough, or rather, there should be some ritual, superficial things." After all, when more and more Xiyi come to my Ming Dynasty, they don't necessarily all admire the Central Plains civilization. ”

Wang Yue hesitated for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Very good, I agree with Mr. as well, I wonder what Mr. plans to do?"

"I think the first thing to do is to change the name...... Yuanfu, you don't know, when I wrote to His Majesty, I had to write at the beginning of the Honglu Temple Shaoqing, and the deputy envoy of the mountain tomb, Michelangelo. Motosuke, don't you think it's awkward? ”

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "It's true, but this name change doesn't need to be forced. You know, in the north, in many places, the Mongols, the Jurchens, the names and habits are not the same as ours. It can only encourage the change of Chinese name and advocate it, but it is not necessary to force it. ”

Michelangelo couldn't help but be disappointed, and Motosuke-sama was just too kind and too considerate of others.

Wang Yue raised his eyebrows, and suddenly said, "Mr. Michelangelo, do you intend to change your name?" ”

"Of course!"

Michelangelo said excitedly: "I brought it up, of course, I have to lead by example, I, I really want to change my name to Han." I just want to hear Yuanfu's suggestion, am I suitable to change my surname to Mi, or Luo? ”

Wang Yue smiled: "It depends on your preference?" ”

Michelangelo scratched his head and said with a smile: "Actually, I would like to change my surname to Wang...... I wonder if Motosuke will care? ”

Wang Yue smiled, "The surname Wang is not ten million in Daming, but there are also millions, of course there is no problem." However, I think that with the credit of Mr., you can actually let Your Majesty give you a name, and from now on, wherever you go, you can be respected as the country's surname. ”

The surname of the country!

Michelangelo is stupid, is it really okay?

He is just a Xiyi, and he hasn't done anything, so he can get such a favor? That's the emperor's surname, the most sacred thing, it was given to him, it's incredible, isn't it?

There is no doubt that Michelangelo was a genius, and in just over two years, he not only learned Chinese, but also wrote Chinese characters, and was even able to write a note to Zhu Houxi himself.

But he still has some Western habits.

Is the surname Zhu very noble?

Is there a noble surname in the East?

Perhaps!

For example, the Ji family, which has evolved countless other surnames, or the Kong family, which represents the sages, or the Wang family, the Xie family, which represents the Gaomen family...... I'm sorry, since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang shouted those words, there are no real nobles in this land.

A cycle of once in 300 years, who can you look down on?

Herding cows, or the little monks of the temple, maybe when, people will sit on the dragon chair!

This is simply unimaginable in the West, especially those of the royal family, who strictly follow this set, the nobles and the commoners, completely two worlds.

You also want to have the emperor's surname, do you deserve it?

"Motosuke, I'm full of energy now, and I can still serve Your Majesty for twenty years!"

Wang Yue nodded happily, "Then I'll call you Lord Zhu now?" ”

Michelangelo was overjoyed, but said implicitly: "Let's wait for Your Majesty's decree!" It's not that I don't believe in Motosuke, but, it's such a big thing, I can't be hasty. Thunder and rain and dew, it is not the grace of heaven, everything is given by His Majesty, but those who are courtiers can't rob it! ”

Wang Yue nodded and sighed, "You are really becoming more and more like a Ming official." ”

"Thank you Yuanfu for exaggeration, you must do your best to die."

Wang Yue said with a smile: "Patronizing and gossiping, I came to the door this time to ask you something." ”

"Motosuke, please."

"You see, a group of Western scholars is about to arrive, and I plan to assign them to Xishan Academy, and then make arrangements according to their talents and skills. It's just that now we have to prepare shelter for them, arrange food, and send some interpreters...... I'm afraid there will be misunderstandings in some places. ”

"Also, I know that many of you are God-believers, do you think I need to prepare a church or something? I'm going to have you supervise it if you need to. ”

After Michelangelo listened carefully, he immediately said, "Motosuke really has a heart, but I thought it was not necessary. The Oriental courtyard house is the most comfortable place to live. As for the church, I have an idea. ”

"What thoughts?"

"About a year ago, one of my neighbors, a carpenter, invited me to the Land Temple."

"Land Temple?" Wang Yue smiled: "You really went in?" ”

Michelangelo's face flushed slightly, "I was against it, and I left immediately, that was rude...... Later, when I heard that my neighbor knew that I was in my hometown and believed in God, he made a cross and told the Land Temple that he had arranged an offering table. He wanted me to pray and be comforted. But I rejected his kindness, which was very wrong. ”

Michelangelo raised his head, "I learned about it carefully, and I learned that in the Land Temple, there are enshrined the land fathers, the Bodhisattvas, the Holy Emperors, and even a fox god." ”

Wang Yue was dumbfounded, "Indeed, this is our habit, there is nothing bad about immortals, it's right to worship a few more!" ”

Michelangelo stroked his palms excitedly and said loudly: "That's right, this is the real magnanimity and tolerance." The West is at war with each other because of religious issues, and too many people are being burned alive because of heretical remarks...... That's all contrary to God's original intention, and it's not right. ”

"Now that we have arrived in the East and started a new life, let us abandon the narrow religious bondage, respect everyone, and refuse to draw the ground as a prison!"

……

Tianjin wharf, after nearly a year of turbulence, Copernicus, and more than 200 people, walked out of the cabin and stepped on the land.

It's been a long journey!

Unexpectedly, they were greeted by a Westerner.

It's Michelangelo!

A few people already recognize him, but they can't believe your eyes.

"No doubt, welcome to you, my friends!" Michelangelo excitedly opened his arms and hugged these stupid people one by one.

"I'm sorry, I would like to reintroduce it, my current name is Zhu Daozi, my surname comes from the supreme Great Tomorrow, and my name is another famous painter in this land...... You can call me the country's surname. ”