Chapter 148: The Missionary

"Wang Anping?" Li Zicheng was stunned, wasn't Wang Anping sent to Shaanxi? Could it be that he brought back a message from John Tong? "Quick, let Wang Anping come over here!"

"Yes, sir!"

After He Xiaomi left, Li Zicheng asked Sun Mengjie, Chen Qiudie, and Song Yulian to leave the dining hall and go to the inner room to eat.

After a while, Wang Anping, under the guidance of He Xiaomi, came directly to the hall, saw Li Zicheng, turned over and bowed: "Subordinate Wang Anping, knock to see your lord!" ”

"Get up, Anping went to Shaanxi, it's hard work," Li Zicheng motioned for Wang Anping to sit opposite, "Anping hasn't eaten yet, let's talk while eating!" He shouted to the inner room: "Lian'er, pack some food!" ”

"My lord, this ......" Although Wang Anping is under the direct management of Li Zicheng, he has been out on a robe for a long time, exploring all aspects of information, in fact, the time with Li Zicheng is still more when Li Zicheng was a small flag official in Ganzhou, and he is basically contacted through carrier pigeons in the future, and he rarely meets, so he is more restrained.

"Anping doesn't need to be polite, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers!" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Just tell me about the situation of going to Shaanxi." ”

Song Yulian agreed, and had already taken out a large plate of white-flour steamed buns, saluted Wang Anping, and withdrew with a smile.

Li Zicheng stretched out his hand and signaled, "Anping, eat, we have just served the dinner table, and these dishes are not considered leftovers." ”

"What do you say? It's an honor for the subordinates! Wang Anping took a bite of steamed buns, and then said: "My lord, my subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored, that Tang Ruowang, my subordinates have brought it back!" ”

"Brought it back, where are you now?" Li Zicheng was overjoyed, this Tang Ruowang, but another of his treasures, fortunately grabbed the time and rushed to start before the imperial court.

"In the official office, now that the brothers are watching, do you want to meet him?"

"You must see it, but don't worry, let's eat first," Li Zicheng swallowed his meal, and then said: "You tell me first, how is this soup John in Shaanxi?" ”

"My lord, John Tang is a Western missionary, preaching some religion, and he also built a church in Xi'an, but no one is deceived by him, and the local government does not want to see him."

"Oh? Aren't there many people who join the church? This is completely in Li Zicheng's expectations, the Ming Dynasty has its own religion, not to mention the Confucianism of respecting the emperor and respecting the parents, religion in the simple sense, as well as Buddhism and Taoism, if you want to promote Western sects among the people of the Ming Dynasty, the central country of the later generations has undergone the reform of Deng Taizong, the country is smooth, and the people are prosperous, which is the golden age of promoting religion, but the Western sects still have not reached the expectations of the popes, but it is to worship ancestors and repair family trees to make a vigorous noise.

The culture of the Han nationality has a long history and has never been interrupted, so it is relatively exclusive to foreign culture.

"My lord, the number of people who have joined the Church is not as large as the number of missionaries, and John Tong is really not very good!"

"That's good," Li Zicheng said in his heart, he was in a bad place in Xi'an, he was giving him the opportunity to preach, and he was not afraid that he would not comply, "Did he come alone?" ”

"And his two assistants, the lord's order was urgent, and the subordinates didn't know what was going on, so they simply brought his luggage with them, and they packed two large boxes."

"Anping, well done!" Li Zicheng was overjoyed, and there should be many treasures hidden in his cage.

Wang Anping gobbled up, and after a while, he was almost finished, and then he slowed down, "My lord, do you want to loosen their bonds?" ”

"Untie? You kidnapped them? Li Zicheng's face suddenly turned black, "This is my distinguished guest." ”

"My lord," Wang Anping had to laugh wryly, "This Tang Ruowang, if you say anything, you don't want to come to Xining, saying that it is a border, and it is difficult to say whether it is the land of the Ming Dynasty, so your subordinates ......."

"It's not your fault," Li Zicheng comforted: "After eating, Anping will go to rest first, and I will go to meet him, and I can't be too wronged by these missionaries for the time being." ”

Wang Anping naturally didn't understand Li Zicheng's thoughts, but he didn't need to understand that carrying out Li Zicheng's orders was his highest goal.

After the two had eaten, Li Zicheng went to the front of the official office and carried two steamed buns.

He Xiaomi was guarding the main gate with his own soldiers, Li Zicheng entered the main hall, and saw a Westerner sitting on a cage, with ropes tied to his arms, bowing his head and supporting his cheeks, and behind him, there were two Westerners, but they were squatting on the ground, their arms were also tied, how did they look like prisoners of war.

Li Zicheng didn't know John Tang as well, and casually called: "Mr. Adam, I have wronged you!" ”

"Who are you? How do I know my name? John Tong turned around and saw a strange young man, "Why did you kidnap me?" ”

"Kidnapping?" Li Zicheng shook his head, "Mr. Adam, you misunderstood, Xiaomi, untie him!" ”

"My lord, this ......" He Xiaomi saw Tang Ruowang for the first time, thinking that it was a monster, and once it was loosened, he was worried that it would be bad for adults.

"Untie!" Li Zicheng repeated.

"Yes, sir!" He Xiaomi couldn't do it, so he had to go up tremblingly and loosen the tie, and then stroked the handle of the knife on his waist with his hand, protecting him in front of Li Zicheng, ready to take out the knife at any time.

Tang Ruowang rubbed his numb arms, twisted a few times, moved freely, and then asked, "Who are you?" Why are you tying me here? ”

"This question, no hurry!"

Li Zicheng looked at it, Tang Ruowang should be forty years old, but the age of the white man is not very accurate, with a pointed chin, shriveled cheeks, golden hair messily displayed on his head, and blue eyeballs are a little green, looking frightened.

Yes, it should be him.

Li Zicheng sat down on the main seat and threw the two steamed buns on the desk, "Mr. Adam, you must be hungry, right?" Eat first! He Xiaomi, who poured a glass of white water, poured him a glass of water.

Tang Ruowang grabbed the steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, not worried at all that Li Zicheng had poisoned the steamed bun and swallowed two mouthfuls, only then did he remember the two assistants behind him, "They ......"

"Millet, let people take them down to eat," Li Zicheng waved his hand, "Eat and drink." ”

"Yes, sir!" He Xiaomi immediately arranged for several personal soldiers to take the two assistants down, but he refused to leave.

Li Zicheng asked John Tang to sit down on the wooden chair opposite, and then asked, "Should I call you Mr. Tang or Mr. Adam?" ”

"You...... Who are you? How do I know my name? ”

Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter who I am, the key is that I can help you preach here." ”

"Missionary? It's true? John Tang had already finished eating the steamed buns, and stared at his blue and green eyes, "Can you really help me with my mission?" ”

"Of course, this is the purpose of my invitation to Xining," Li Zicheng asked He Xiaomi to add tea to him, "Mr. Adam has been traveling all the way, shall we talk now, or will we rest for a day first, and we will talk tomorrow?" ”

"Let's talk now, let's talk now," John Tang put down his tea in a panic and leaned forward, "Can we build a church here?" ”

"Of course you can," Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "Let me introduce myself first, Li Zicheng, Xining Wei Qianhu, according to what you say, you should call me Mr. Li." ”

"Mr. Li?" Tang Ruowang looked at Li Zicheng and said for a long time, "When will we start building the church?" ”

"Mr. Adam, you must make me understand your teachings, or how can I help you preach them?" Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, this Tang Ruowang, who is not very mixed, is in a hurry, even if he later becomes the guest of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the effect of preaching is not ideal.

The key is that he did not leave the knowledge in his head, in fact, he can't help but be a missionary, and he is also the most cutting-edge scientific and technological personnel in Europe, but when he arrives in Xining, he can't help it, and if he doesn't squeeze out his value, he can't help his own crossing identity.

"Oh, that's what Mr. Li said," John Tang got up and sat down, opened the wooden box, took out a thick book from the box, handed it to Li Zicheng, and said, "This is our scripture, Mr. Li took it back and read it for himself!" ”

Li Zicheng didn't have the heart to read such a thick scripture, and said with a smile: "Is this the New Testament or the Old Testament?" Such a thick book should be called the Bible together, right? ”

John Tang looked very surprised, "Mr. Li knows our scriptures?" ”

"Mr. Adam, Ao, this is Da Ming, I still call you Mr. Tang according to the rules of the Han people," Li Zicheng glanced at John Tang, and did not take the scriptures, "Mr. Tang is a famous priest, to make a long story short, what doctrines do you have, and what do you need believers to abide by." ”

"Then I'll briefly talk to Mr. Li." John Tang's Chinese dialect is quite slippery, and even has some Beijing accent, and in a few words, he changed the doctrine of Catholicism.

Li Zicheng listened attentively, and it wasn't until John Tang finished speaking that he asked leisurely: "What nationality is Mr. Tang from?" ”

"I was born in Cologne and was commissioned by the Portuguese royal family to preach Catholicism in the East."

"Cologne? On the banks of the Rhine, that's a good place," Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "Mr. Tang, do you know why the mission in Daming was unsuccessful?" ”

"Does Mr. Lee know about the Rhine?" Tang Ruowang was even more surprised, he has been in Daming for eleven years, and no one has ever known about the West, this young man, has he ever been to the West?

He stared at Li Zicheng carefully for a long time, but he shook his head, not like he didn't have the gentlemanly demeanor of his hometown at all, and he tilted his body towards him, like an upstart, but why did he know about the Rhine?

"Mr. Li has been to the West?"

"I'm just interested in the West!" Li Zicheng didn't answer positively, but stared at Tang Ruowang with both eyes.

Tang Ruowang smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Li, how can we make the Ming people believe in God?" ”

"Revise the doctrine," Li Zicheng said lightly: "For example, you admit that the pope is the supreme leader, and all believers must obey the pope, but the people of the Ming Dynasty believe in their own emperor, if the doctrine is not revised, not only will the people not join the Catholic Church, but you missionaries will sooner or later be arrested and killed for violating the authority of the Ming Emperor." ”