Chapter 185 Wang Jie and Lu Bu
The Tibetans gathered outside the monastery gate, although they were unwilling, but Gyatso took the lead in joining the Catholic Church, and no one forced them, and the anger in their hearts could not be vented for a while, and the officers and soldiers had already been waiting for it, if they made trouble, they were afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat, so they could only scold and scold and disperse, thinking of the tempting sheep, some people went around in a circle, returned to the outside of the monastery gate, and quietly stood at the end of the left.
Those who were waiting to be baptized were personally received by Tenzin Gyatso, who began outside the temple gate and formed a long line, registered by the monks in the temple one by one, and finally Christopher by John Tong.
At the time of registration, many of these former Buddhists were for the sheep, so they registered on behalf of the whole family, and the registered person was baptized as a representative.
But the registered monks told them that since God only favors Han Chinese, everyone must take a Chinese name, which will be their religious name for the time being.
Among them, the Han people were happy, but the Tibetans hesitated to join the Catholic Church, which was originally a whim, if they wanted to change to Han nationality......
Seeing the Tibetans' hesitation, Tenzin Gyatso had no choice but to step forward in person and said, "God Shenwei, you have all seen it with your own eyes, and now Lord Li in the guard has given us the four surnames of 'Feng Chen Chu Wei', and I have changed it to 'Feng Dan', from now on, there will be no 'Tenzin Gyatso', and Feng Dan will accept God's teachings and dispatch with peace of mind." ”
The Tibetans have loosened their minds a little, but they have not yet given up their last vigilance, and the Tibetans are basically waiting and watching, except for the Han Chinese, who have already begun to register.
At this time, the living Buddha who had just woken up was hidden, and came out of the inner room, he took off the red robe on his body, because his physical strength had not yet recovered, his hands trembled for a long time, and then he took off his robe, threw it aside, and gasped: "I was originally a living Buddha of the Buddhist family, and now I want to change to Catholicism, since the adult gave the surname 'Feng Chen Chuwei', then I will call it Wei Dao, I have promised my body to God, and I will eliminate demons and Wei Dao in this life......"
After waking up, he thought back to what had happened to him in the past few days, but his mind was groggy, and he only remembered that a few days ago, he was blown down by a gust of wind in the temple, and his neck hit the wall, and he didn't know anything until a monk told him just now that he was rescued by a heretic, and the living Buddha Ajia, who was in a similar situation to him, had been reincarnated because of the delay in treatment.
The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, how could a good gust of wind blow him down? Why is Aka the same?
If the Buddha is not to blame, there is a pagan erosion, since the Buddha is no longer boundless in Buddhism...... A cultivator is a person with a mind, and once he has a demon, it is difficult to go further in this life.
When he heard that Taal Monastery had been renamed Taal Catholic Church, he suddenly became enlightened, could it be that "God closed a door and opened a window"? Although the future is unpredictable, the Taal Monastery is gone...... He decisively decided to convert to Catholicism along with Taal Monastery.
"Master......" Feng Dan hurriedly came over to help.
"I don't want sheep, but I ...... Ahem...... I'm going to ...... too. Register, get baptized! But he hid and trembled slightly, and by the end, his voice had been lowered.
"Living Buddha ......"
"I've ...... Stripped of the robe, it is no longer ...... Living Buddha, my name is ...... Protect...... Dao ......" but hid his breath, almost word by word.
The registered monk couldn't bear it, so he gestured to Feng Dan with his eyes, and when he saw Feng Dan nodding, he registered Wei Dao first.
Feng Dan gestured with his eyes, and the two monks helped Wei Dao to the inner room.
The temple owner and the living Buddha have all been registered as Han Chinese, and these Tibetans gradually relaxed their vigilance and began to register under the dual names of Han and Tibetan.
Seeing that the time was almost noon, Feng Dan talked with the registered Tibetans on the one hand, and asked the monks in the temple to prepare lunch for them.
Li Zicheng had nothing to do, so he took He Mi to wander around the temple, Tang Ruowang quickly caught up, came to a secluded place, he looked around, saw that there were no monks nearby, and whispered: "My lord, these hundreds of believers, that's it?" It's just a pity for these sheep ......"
"Mr. Tang, although I am not a Catholic, but I have spared no effort to promote Catholicism, you see, now even Tibetans have converted to Catholicism," Li Zicheng smiled faintly, "I wonder if Mr. Tang is the same for me, how are the various teaching materials that Mr. Tang prepared last time?" ”
"How dare I not take the things that the adults explained? Rest assured, the textbooks are almost finished, and in another ten and a half months, the preliminary draft should be completed, "Missionary work in Xining mainly relies on Li Zicheng, no matter what methods and means he uses, John Tang knows that he owes him too much, and thinks about it: "If it is possible, I will have someone bring a complete set of teaching materials that are being used in the Holy Roman State Church for your reference." ”
"That's good," Li Zicheng nodded slightly, "If we have these books, it will also allow believers to open up their wisdom, and in turn, it will be possible to attract more people to join Catholicism and convert to God." ”
"What my lord said is that I have stepped up my speed and tried to give believers books to read!"
"Mr. Tang is doing things, I am naturally relieved," Li Zicheng patted the back of Tang Ruowang's later generations, "It's just that the most important thing at the moment is this Taer Temple." ”
"Taal Temple? Isn't it time to call it Taal Catholic Church? Tang Ruowang unconsciously looked up at this Buddhist holy place, under Li Zicheng's planning, it has become a place for God's teaching, the tall and majestic palace, the staggered layout, and the temple layout is so splendid, even if it is placed in Holy Rome, it can be regarded as a luxury.
Due to custom, Catholic churches are generally built in densely populated towns, which will facilitate the dispersal of believers, but Ta'er Temple is famous, and it is only ten miles away from the neighboring Nanchuan County, and the location is also excellent.
"It makes no difference whether it is called Taal Catholic Church or Nanchuan Catholic Church," Li Zicheng looked down the mountain along the gap between the palaces, those Tibetans who refused to change their religion had not yet gone far, and from their backs, they could feel the obvious loss, "Mr. Tang, the key is management." ”
"Management?" John Tang was stunned for a moment, "From an adult's point of view, how do you manage the Tal Church?" ”
"You Catholics, the top is the Pope, not to mention him, he can't control the Ming Dynasty," Li Zicheng strolled leisurely, he was going to plan the future of Catholicism, at least not like Tibetan Buddhism, above the local government, "below the pope, there are bishops, priests, elders and publishers, in Xining, and even in the Ming Dynasty, this bishopric ......"
"The office of bishop is naturally filled by adults." John Tang blurted out that he knew that the prosperity of Catholicism in Xining could not be separated from Li Zicheng's support and guidance, and the bishop was naturally held by Li Zicheng.
"Don't forget, I haven't been baptized yet," Li Zicheng shook his head, he also wanted to serve as this bishop, so that he could control Catholicism in the future, but he couldn't control his own ...... "Mr. Tang is the most proficient in doctrine, and this bishop is naturally held by Mr. Tang, as for me, I am at most suitable to be an honorary bishop!" ”
"What is an Honorary Bishop?" John Tang's eyes widened immediately, how could he know the richness of the Chinese language, "My lord, I haven't heard of the position of bishop emeritus, if the Pope knows......"
"The Pope is far away in Europe, how can he have time to take care of the affairs of the Ming Dynasty?" Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "This honorary bishop, usually does not interfere with your mission, do Mass, if there is a major event in the church, or the believers have illegal behavior, I will naturally intervene, in addition, the spread of Catholicism in Xining, now is the beginning, believers donate a serious shortage, when necessary, I will allocate money to assist you in missionary work, building churches, but the church only does missionary business, not to point fingers at the government, I will always spur it." ”
"This is very good," John Tong was originally a devout Catholic, and preaching Catholicism was his lifelong mission from the church, otherwise he would not have crossed thousands of miles of sea to come to this far east, "With adults in charge, Catholicism will surely flourish in Xining!" ”
"That's nature," Li Zicheng laughed, "How many believers are there in Xining now?" Compared with Shaanxi, is there a huge improvement? ”
"My lord, I'm afraid the goal of a thousand believers has been achieved, it's only been three months," John Tang's eyes lit up, "Compared to Shaanxi, there is really a world of difference, I knew this was the case, I should have come to Xining directly, saving myself from wasting time in Shaanxi." ”
Li Zicheng nodded with a smile and said, "Mr. Tang, this Tenzin Gyatso, Ao, now called Feng Dan, has taken the entire Ta'er Temple to convert to God, this Ta'er Temple, and Feng Dan, how to arrange?" ”
"It's all up to the adults!"
"Haha go, let's go and see if the registration is over!"
Li Zicheng and Tang Ruowang hastily ate a meal in the temple, and after the registration was over, Feng Dan personally used a silver basin to fill the water, and Tang Ruowang glued the water with his index finger and sprayed it on the foreheads of the believers, baptizing and blessing the believers one by one, and after the baptism was completed, they were official believers.
Feng Dan gave each household a bamboo board with Chinese characters engraved on it, and asked them to go to Xining to collect sheep in three days, and if they had leisure, they could go to Xining Church or Taal Church to disperse.
After the believers dispersed, Li Zicheng and Tang Ruowang, under the guidance of Feng Dan, came to the Da Rajang Palace in the back mountain, which was the dormitory of Feng Dan when he was the head of the temple, and Gondaram was hidden in the monk's room behind.
In front of Tang Ruowang, Li Zicheng did not break it, "Feng Dan has made great contributions to the promotion of Catholicism, and now that the overall situation has been decided, it is naturally time to reward meritorious deeds." He knew that Feng Dan had broken the color precepts and was no longer a true Buddhist, but with Catholicism, he had not yet entered the world, so he naturally followed the tone of the world.
"Adult ......"
"The structure of Catholicism, in addition to the Pope of Rome, who is far away in the West and can't control us at all, is the bishop, pastor, elder and publisher, there is only one bishop, naturally Mr. Tang, it is me, and I am only an honorary bishop outside the church, Fontaine can take the initiative to convert to Catholicism under the inspiration of God, from now on, he is the pastor of this Tarr church, under the jurisdiction of the bishop alone, of course, the Tarr Church also needs an elder, two publishers, as for the candidate, it is up to you, the pastor, to coordinate."
"Yes, yes, it's all at your command!" Feng Dan continued to speak, according to Li Zicheng's arrangement, he is still the temple master of Ta'er Temple, but the person under the jurisdiction of the above, there is only one Tang Ruowang left, and the autonomy seems to be greater, and more importantly, he can enjoy Gondalam with peace of mind from now on, as long as Li Zicheng and Tang Ruowang do not interfere, even if the believers know, they will not turn the sky upside down.
"This Taal Catholic Church, the atmosphere of Buddhism is too strong, all kinds of halls, to be well renovated, as much as possible to meet the will of God, this Taal Temple...... Is it too Buddhist, or is it more appropriate to change the name to 'Nanchuan Catholic Church', what does the pastor think? ”
"I will definitely renovate the Taer Temple according to God's request, no, Nanchuan Catholic Church!"
"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "these specific matters, you and Mr. Tang are discussed, I only have some small suggestions, let the believers become Chinese as soon as possible, accept God's blessings as soon as possible, and the other is to step up the promotion of Catholicism, when necessary, I will provide all the help." ”
"Yes, sir."
On the same day that Ta'er Monastery was renamed Nanchuan Catholic Church, Guolong Monastery was renamed "Weiyuan Catholic Church" and converted to Catholicism, and the temple owner, Jieren Gyatso, changed his name to Wang Jie and became the pastor of Weiyuan Catholic Church; Hongjue Temple was renamed "Xining South Catholic Church" and converted to Catholicism, and the temple owner, Bulu Gyatso, changed his name to Lu Bu and became the pastor of Xining South Catholic Church.