, I forgot to ask about the Li family, Liu Ximing walked into the courtyard and remembered, so angry that he slapped his head.

"Forget it, next time I will find a chance to probe the mouth."

"Who is that man? God mysterious. ”

Dou Yuquan, Du Liangji and others were chatting with the open door of the wing, and when they saw Liu Ximing coming back, several people invited him in and asked.

Liu Ximing shook his head and didn't speak, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

"Hey, Mr. Leigh, they're back too?"

During the conversation, Liu Ximing saw that the lights in the left wing room where Li Zhisi and his others were turned on, and turned around to ask Li Biao.

After getting Li Biao's confirmation, Liu Ximing thought about it and told Dou Yuquan and the others to complain, and went to visit Lixisi on his own.

This white old man has been following him for two days, what is his idea, Liu Ximing has to inquire.

"Liu, you're here, please come in."

Liu Ximing thought that Li Si and the others had been running around outside for a day, and they should be ready to rest at this time, but he didn't expect that Li Si was in good spirits.

"Mr. Li", Liu Ximing smiled and walked into the house, "How did you visit the city today?" ”

"As I thought," said with a smile, "the people here are simple and kind, and apart from the temples, they are a good place to spread the gospel of God. ”

Liu Ximing said with some anxiety: "Sichuan is closed and fortified, and the officials and gentry do not have much contact with the outside world, if Mr. Li wants to preach, he has to do it slowly, don't stir up public resentment, and it will not end well." ”

"Thank you, we have expected these situations for a long time, and we are ready to put down roots here."

Li's gaze at Liu Ximing was even kinder, Liu didn't seem to be so resistant to mission, and it was indeed a gift from God.

Liu Ximing was also suddenly surprised when he heard what Li Yisi said, the Jesuits have been in China for decades, and during this period, they naturally found a set of missionary methods, where to worry about him.

"Since Mr. Li plans to live in Chengdu permanently, I'm afraid he still has to buy a house, if there is anything I need help with, but it doesn't matter."

Richer thought about it for a moment, "I heard that you are renting a house in the city now, if possible, how about we stay with you for a while, and then we will make other plans after we are familiar with the situation here." ”

It seemed that he was a little embarrassed to take advantage of Liu Ximing, and Li Yisi explained with a smile, "In the next few days, we will visit a few officials from the southeast, if you are free, you can visit with me, and it can be regarded as expanding your contacts for your career." ”

Liu Ximing's heart moved when he heard this, the Jesuit routine is very deep, and he knows that he starts with the officials first.

"I wonder which officials you're going to visit?"

Li Sisi smiled like a Confucian student, "The current Sichuan Xuezheng Chen Shiqi, the deputy envoy Shao Jiechun and others are all from Fujian, and before leaving, we made a special trip to ask the Fujian governor and other officials to write some letters of introduction, and today we are going to post them." ”

"Ahem"

Liu Ximing was overjoyed, and hurriedly coughed twice to cover up his gaffe.

"This, if Mr. Lee doesn't dislike it, we really want to visit together."

Li Sisi showed such a smile on his face, and said without saying anything: "Although Chen Shiqi Chen Xuezheng does not believe in my lord, his mother is a devout believer. ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem"

Liu Ximing coughed louder all of a sudden.

Hearing that Liu Ximing and others were going to follow to visit the officials, early the next morning, Li Biao commanded the guards to pack up a few intact carriages and come out, and a group of people spent two quarters of an hour polishing them.

I didn't expect Liu Ximing to stop them as soon as he came out, what kind of joke are you making, I am going to run the relationship, and I am making such a big fanfare, is it because I am afraid that others will not know.

Xuezheng Yamen is near Tidu Street, next to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Qiao Gong Ancestral Hall, Liu Ximing and Li Zhisi and their entourage finally rushed to the back door of Xuezheng Yamen in a rented ordinary carriage.

Likesi's greeting post seemed to have a good effect, and there were people waiting there at the back door of the Xuezheng Yamen early, and when they saw Likesi, they immediately stepped forward and beckoned them to enter the door.

The Xuezheng Yamen was not too big, and like other yamen, the backyard was a place for officials and their families to live, and Liu Ximing and others, under the guidance of Xiaowu, walked through several corridors and a small garden to the main hall in the backyard.

From a distance, he saw a person in a red official robe sitting in the center of the main hall, and knew that it should be Chen Shiqi himself, so he quickly straightened his clothes and walked into the hall calmly.

"Priest Lisis of Taixi and his friends visited Chen Xuexian."

Student Liu Ximing (Dou Yuquan, Du Liangji...... Meet Xuexian. ”

Chen Shiqi is only fifty years old this year, not tall, his skin is also a little dark, his long bearded face is wrinkled, and two deep nasolabial folds give him a majestic temperament.

Seeing Lysis and the others entering the door to salute, he also got up and greeted him.

Li Sisi is wearing a black straight-necked silk robe today, with a straight Dongpo scarf, which looks quite a bit of Confucianism.

Chen Shiqi smiled with some satisfaction when he saw his appearance, "Wouldn't we be happy when people from afar come to serve, Mr. Li is thousands of miles away, but he can admire the king and follow his example, which is really commendable." ”

"I also want to thank Your Excellency for carrying the letters at home for me, my mother is already old, but I can't do my filial piety, I'm really ashamed."

Chen Shiqi pointed at Liu Ximing and the others, "I don't know who these people are?" ”

Li Sisi arched his hand and smiled and introduced it to him, but he only said that he admired Chen Shiqi's fame and made a special trip to visit.

To say that Li Zhisi is also considered thoughtful for Liu Ximing, he knows that the civil officials in this year are more resistant to ideas other than Confucianism, so he did not tie Liu Ximing to himself.

But even so, Chen Shiqi's gaze at Liu Ximing and the others was a little strange.

Liu Ximing's heart sank, and the original excitement disappeared, and he wouldn't steal chickens or rice.

Chen Shiqi nodded and agreed, and did not pay attention to Liu Ximing and the others, but asked about the situation in Fujian and the meaning of Li Zhisi.

"Chen Xuexian, I am only here to preach, and I will visit a few other officials when I go back, hoping that a few of them can wait for me in the Sichuan officialdom at that time, and it would be better if we were allowed to build a church."

"Hehehe, of course there is no problem for Mr. Li to introduce other officials, but this missionary matter is very important, and I am afraid that the officials in Sichuan alone will not be able to decide."

Chen Shiqi looked at Liu Ximing and the others sitting on both sides, turned his head and asked them, "Since you are locals and familiar with Mr. Li, what do you think of this missionary matter?" ”

Liu Ximing's heart moved, knowing that this was an opportunity, he immediately stood up and bowed and said: "I don't dare not answer Xuexian's question, but I am only an ordinary scholar in Shunqing, if there is anything wrong, please forgive me." ”

"As Xuexian said, the Jesuit mission in Sichuan is a matter of great importance, if you want to make a hasty decision, I am afraid that it will be a disaster rather than a blessing, the military and people of Sichuan have long been taught by the release of the elderly, and the Jews only believe in one God, rashly promote, the monks and Taoists in this city will criticize."

Chen Shiqi smiled when he heard Liu Ximing's words, originally he thought that Liu Ximing and the others had already entered the sect, but now it seems that it is not so simple.

Said, who came in with him, was a little anxious, why did Liu Gongzi still dismantle the stage, he wanted to stand up and refute, but seeing that Ricsi's face was calm, he could only sit down.

Liu Ximing glanced at the expressions of everyone in the field, and smiled when he saw Chen Shiqi, knowing that he had finally saved the field.

He continued: "But it is also true that there is a necessity in the mission of Yahweh. ”

"Xuexian is from Fujian, and he must be very familiar with fishing, and as far as the students know, the Taixi people like to eat a small fish called sardines, which is the most delicious fish to be slaughtered while alive, and it is the fishermen who try their best to bring it back to the port alive."

"But the sea conditions were so bad that most of the sardines would suffocate to death on the way back to port, so the fishermen came up with a way to put a catfish in the tank that fed on sardines, so that most of the sardines could return to port alive."

Seeing that everyone in the room was attracted by his story, the corners of Liu Ximing's mouth were slightly yang, "After hearing about this, I called this phenomenon the catfish effect, which means that when the real environment is a pool of stagnant water, external stimuli can be introduced to reactivate the environment." ”