Chapter 75 The Pope's Certification Ask for support
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A cardinal whispered to Zhu Jishi in German, "Sir Zhu, please come with me." Then he turned and walked slowly towards the inside of the gate.
Zhu Jishi is busy and Maria. Clementina followed the cardinal inside, and a beautiful palace soon appeared in front of Zhu Jishi, the Vatican Palace, the residence of the Pope. Zhu Jishi glanced at the palace, which was once the center of Christianity, but his brows tightened.
The old rich pope who lived in it didn't know what kind of heart An De had, and he actually wanted to press the identity of the Ming Dynasty royal descendant on himself! Although the Pope's words were believed by some people in Europe at most, it was only a matter of time before they spread to Asia, and I really wonder how the Manchu court would feel. Will they send troops to Hong Kong to arrest themselves, a descendant of the Ming Dynasty? Don't be the trigger for the Second Opium War, right?
The Sir Zhu incident sounds like that!
In a trance, even Maria. Clementina's whispered reminders around didn't pay much attention. "Jason, when you meet the Pope on a formal occasion, you usually have to kiss the boots......"
When Zhu Jishi walked into the main hall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace, he looked up and saw an old man in a white robe and a high hat, surrounded by a group of cardinals, sitting on a throne, looking at him with a smile.
This is the Pope? What is the courtesy? Kiss boots? By the way, has this bad old man washed his feet? You won't have athlete's foot, right?
Fortunately, when Zhu Jishi knelt down in front of the Pope, the old guy stretched out his gloved right hand.
"Jason, kiss the Pope's hand, kiss the hand." Maria. Clementina hurriedly reminded in a whisper.
Kissing the Pope's hand was a great honor in the past Christian shijie, but now the Pope is not worth much, so this kiss is not worth much. Zhu Jishi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, kissing a paw is better than kissing a hoof, right?
"Get up, my child." The old Pope said in a very solemn and holy tone, "Get up, Maria." ”
Now it was a formal occasion, and in the presence of the Pope there was certainly no Zhu Jishi and Maria. Clementina's seat could only stand respectfully and reply.
The Pope glanced at Zhu Jishi, and spoke fluent German, "Well, Sir Zhu is still very young, but your contribution to the progress of medicine has surpassed that of all medical scientists in history, thank God for giving you wisdom beyond ordinary people, I think your ancestors must be very pleased to see your current achievements in heaven." ”
Zhu Jishi just hung his head and listened respectfully to the Pope's teachings, his ancestors ...... I really didn't ask my father and grandfather, but I don't think it's a big family, although the surname is Zhu, but it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.
The Pope's grandfather seemed to be very close to Zhu Jishi, and he talked a lot more than before (in fact, it was cocaine wine), paused, and then continued: "Sir Zhu, I heard that you have an ancestral white stone, and the pattern carved on it is consistent with the pattern on a document on the identity document of the descendants of the Ming Dynasty in the secret file of the Vatican Palace?" ”
Zhu Jishi took out the jade pendant that had caused him endless troubles, and handed it to the Pope with respectful hands.
"Oh, what a beautiful stone, it feels so special to the touch, it seems to be ...... It seems to be glass. Is this all-natural? Where is it made? ”
"I don't know, it's ...... It was handed down to me by my father the first Father. Zhu Jishi deceived the Pope. Well, there is no way to tell the truth about this question, he really doesn't know if this stone is pure and natural, Hetian Yu in the future is worth the old nose money, if this piece that Ye Yiren gave himself is genuine, at least it will be hundreds of thousands! This dead girl hasn't been generous to this extent, and as soon as she makes a move, she gives her boyfriend gifts worth hundreds of thousands.
(Miss Ye gritted her teeth and said, "People just show you, you are good, take it and leave!") I also crossed over, and I didn't take me, I really have no conscience! ”)
The pope smiled, and a cardinal next to him handed over a yellowed piece of paper, and the pope took the jade pendant and compared it with the pattern on the paper, nodded and returned the jade pendant to Zhu Jishi, and said: "That's right, it's exactly the same, Sir Zhu, it seems that you are Peter. Zhu's descendants are the descendants of the Ming Dynasty in China. ”
Is this the defining sex? Zhu Jishi took the jade pendant with both hands, and couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, what did this old foolish pope want to do? Could it be that drinking too much cocaine alcohol is causing problems in the brain's thinking?
"Sir Zhu, you're not a Lord's people yet, are you?" The old pope asked with a smile.
"Not yet." Zhu Jishi answered truthfully.
"When are you going to take refuge in the arms of the Lord?"
"This ......" Zhu Jishi hesitated for a moment, thinking about what excuse to find to refuse the pope. I heard the Pope say: "I discussed with the Minister of Education, Cardinal Ferretti, the possibility of providing support to the University of the Devil and the College of the Queen. Bishop Ferretti believed that Jesuit missionaries could be sent to Jesuit University and Jesher College as teachers, but that there must be a Jesuit Theological and Philosophical Institute in Jesthe University, which would of course be financed by the Jesuits, and that Jesuit University and Jessell College would not be required to pay salaries to Jesuit missions, but they would have to be provided with free food and lodging. ”
"Holy Father. On behalf of Jesa University and Jess College, I would like to thank you for your help. Zhu Jishi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said to the Pope with a smile.
"Brother Trigo, please come forward." The Pope waved to the side, and saw a tall, thin, serious-looking, slightly older blackfriar come forward and bow to the Pope. Pope Francis pointed to him and said, "He is Louis of the Society of Jesus. Brother Trigo, who was the principal of a mission school in Manila, and I want him to assist you in running the school. ”
Zhu Jishi leaned sideways and smiled at Brother Trigo, "It's a great honor to have your help, Monk. ”
"Me too," Trigo said fluently in Mandarin Chinese, and the corners of his mouth hooked into a slightly arrogant smile, "In Manila, I have a lot of Chinese students, some of whom have very good academic performance, and if they can enter universities in Europe to continue their studies, I think they can become the first batch of students at Jeshi University." ”
"Great, thank you for your help." Zhu Jishi laughed and shook hands with the other party cordially. At this time, the Pope made a gesture, and Maria. Clementina pulled Zhu Jishi, and the two said goodbye to the Pope and left the palace.
"Brother Trigo, we want to help this wandering prince of China?" The Pope watched the two leave, and suddenly asked the blackfriar.
Trigo said, "Holy Father, we are not helping this Chinese prince, but spreading the Gospel of the Lord. ”
"Oh? What about weishenme? "Just now he refused to convert to God. He smiled bitterly, as if self-deprecatingly, "Even if he were going to believe in God, he would have to believe in the Anglican Church and not in the Roman Ecumenical Church, wouldn't he?" ”
Trigo smiled: "Because of this, we should announce Zhu Jishi's identity as a descendant of the Ming Dynasty royal family." ”
"What about Weishenme?"
Trigo said: "Holy Father, although the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed for 200 years, the Tatar Dynasty that ruled China has never regarded itself as a Chinese dynasty, so Chinese have never forgotten the Ming Dynasty...... The anti-Qing Liliang still exists in southern China. The Manchu Dynasty was very jealous of any descendant of the Ming Dynasty, and if they knew that the British and Protestants were behind the support of Zhu Jishi, a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, they would definitely try to win over the French and Roman Catholic churches. ”