Chapter 289: Opening the Door to Communication (Page 1/1)

On this day, Zhu Youxiao took the ministers to the Beijing Normal University Hall Research Institute. Under the leadership of Bi Maokang, the dean of the research institute, they each listened to a class in the mechanical department, the geography department, and the medical department, and after returning to the cloud platform, Zhu Youxiao looked at the silent ministers and said, "What do you think of Aiqing?" ”

Sun Chengzong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty said that the middle school is the body, and the Western learning is really the words of the sage, but the old minister did not understand it thoroughly before, and what he saw today, most of the old ministers did not understand, but he knew that these Western studies played a great role in our country, and the old minister now understands that although the Westerners are barbarians, they do have merits, and it is indeed necessary to communicate with the West. ”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head helplessly, knowing that the vast majority of the Ming people regarded people of other nationalities as barbarians, which could not be changed in a short period of time. But this is actually a good thing, as long as our system is always ahead of the West, then it is better for Chinese to retain this pride, this self-confidence, than to be beaten only in another world.

Wang Chengen had already opened the world map, and Colonel Zhu You stepped forward and said: "Let's take a look at Europe, this place is actually not as big as the Ming Dynasty, and it is divided into many small countries. In our opinion. They can indeed be called barbarians in many places, but even barbarians have merit. For example, in terms of machinery, geographical exploration, and medicine, they all have some of their own opinions and methods. ”

Yuan Hong wrote in the "Preface to the Famous Ministers of the Three Kingdoms" in the Jin Dynasty: The shape of the instrument does not exist, and the square inch is accepted. Li Zhouhan commented: The heart of the square inch is like the sea that embraces all rivers, and it is said to contain a wide range of rivers. Our Han culture must have the spirit of embracing all rivers, and we must use it if it is useful, so that there will be progress, and our Chinese nation will always stand on the top of the world. ”

"The Book of Poetry says that the stones of other mountains can attack jade. Our Chinese Confucian culture is indeed the best and most advanced culture of this era, but in the process of the development of Confucian culture, doesn't it also absorb the essence of some other cultures? Didn't the saint also go to Lao Tzu to greet him? In order for Confucian culture to remain vibrant, it is necessary to absorb useful knowledge from other schools. ”

Sun Chengzong and others actually have some opinions in their hearts, Confucius asked for gifts, that is to study, and then they did absorb part of Lao Tzu's etiquette, but that is Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Taoism. But now the emperor wants to learn from the barbarians, the barbarians are just the ingenuity of the utensils, of course there is no problem in learning this, but I am afraid that the emperor will learn some other things that may shake the status of Confucianism.

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, the use of Chinese and Western bodies is very important. If you want to learn, you can only use it, and then you should use my Confucian learning. ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "That's nature, of course the body is my Confucian body, this is what Master Sun can rest assured." The law of the ancestors can be changed, but how can this fundamental thing be changed. ”

Xu Guangqi glanced at the emperor in disbelief, in his opinion, the emperor wants to change a lot of things, think about it carefully, the emperor actually wants to make the emperor not like the emperor, well, this is very embarrassing, but there is indeed this trend, like the previous self-cutting authority, increasing the power of the cabinet monks, all have this meaning. However, this kind of practice is welcomed by the ministers, and they should also see some of Sun Chengzong, but they won't say it.

What the ministers hoped for most was that the emperor would rule with the bow of the arch, and the courtiers would worry about state affairs. Like Yang Tinghe in the past, when there was no owner in the world, he took charge of the government for a total of 37 days, and when he abandoned Wuzong, he was in chaos, which was praised by the world. The emperor's delegation of power is the best thing for the ministers.

Zhu Yanxi said: "It's natural to learn the law of barbarian artifacts, but I, a big country in China, am willing to accept them as vassals, will they still be unwilling?" ”

Sun Chengzong deserved to have dealt with foreigners, and when he heard this, he said: "Zhu Shangshu doesn't know, that barbarian is indeed a barbarian, and he has no heart to change." When I was in the South China Sea, I dared to use swords and soldiers with my Ming Dynasty, and after being taught a lesson by us, I was much more honest, but I wanted them to become vassals, unless our army drove over. At this time, the north has not yet been pacified, and it is very unwise to make enemies on all sides. ”

When the ministers heard that there was another war, and they went to such a far place to fight, they were reluctant at first, so they didn't want to bother more in this matter, anyway, it was a barbarian land, far away, and it didn't have much effect after receiving it, the Ming Dynasty had just laid down Burma and the south, and there were still a lot of places in the north that had not been recovered, so what did you want to do with so much land.

Seeing that everyone no longer objected to this matter, Zhu Youxiao said: "Then since everyone understands, then I will send Wang Zheng to Europe to contact various countries, establish friendly relations, and arrange the affairs of studying abroad by the way." ”

The ministers said together, "Only Your Majesty can be powerful." ”

After the decree was issued, Wang Zheng embarked on a journey to Europe. He took a few students who were studying languages, a few Jinyi Wei spies, and a few agents from the Military Survey and Statistics Bureau with him, first, to protect them, and secondly, to take a look at the basic situation in Europe.

When Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao said goodbye to Wang Zheng: "Although we believe in Catholicism, remember that you are now going to Europe as a special envoy of the Ming Dynasty. As for you, if you're a Christian, the most you can do is look at the churches over there and exchange ideas with people about believing in God. ”

Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, I can still distinguish between official and private affairs." Besides, I believe in God, God is God, and the Holy See is the Holy See, and the two are not the same. ”

Xu Guangqi smiled: "Since you say so, we are relieved." If the Holy See has any undue demands on my Daming Diocese, I have clearly told him that he must refuse, and if Priest Jin encounters difficulties, you can help him as a special envoy of Daming. ”

Li Zhizao said: "If you don't make a request, does the Holy See still want to be above the imperial power?" ”

Xu Guangqi said: "As far as I know, what is practiced in Europe is the matter of the pope making the king, and the power of the pope in the world is also very great. But this kind of thing is impossible for me to imagine in my Ming Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible for us to agree to this kind of thing, so if the Holy See has such a little meaning, then we must categorically reject it. The emperor once discussed this issue with Guangqi, Catholicism can be spread, but what is divine belongs to God, and what is secular belongs to the emperor, this point is unshakable in my Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Zhizao said with a smile: "It should be like this, believing in religion is a person's choice, not a country's choice. When the church is above the world, chaos arises. ”

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