Chapter 182: A Crisis of Faith

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He followed Johnson in despair, and in despair he stepped into the carriage waiting outside the palace gate, and drove on the wide asphalt road to his lodgings, he could no longer see the bustling streets on either side, and all that was left in his eyes, in his mind, was the magnificent picture that was actually only five seconds.

Eden.

He was convinced that it was the Garden of Eden.

The monarch of the East showed a true miracle, opening the invisible barrier between the earth and the Garden of Eden, allowing him to get a glimpse of this legendary wonderland.

Although only for a moment.

But these are real miracles, not those made up by the Church itself, or just legends.

Then what he said, where he came from, must also be true, since he can see it for himself, and of course he can come and go there at will, and for thousands of years no one in legend or myth has been able to do it by a monarch in the far east.

And he,

but did not believe in God.

Even he can question God and blaspheme God.

"God, why is that?"

The Bishop suddenly screamed with his head in his hands, as if he had gone mad, and then his brain refused to work, to think about such a terrible and complex question, and then he fainted in the carriage.

"Quick, go to the hospital!"

Johnson next to him shouted in fright.

The carriage hurriedly drove in the direction of the hospital, and at the same time, it followed the Jinyi guard behind and quickly ran in the direction of the palace.

"Fainted?"

Inside the palace, Yang Feng said speechlessly.

"This psychological quality is too poor, how can this psychological quality be the bishop, forget it, send someone to visit, the treatment fee is paid in the palace, and the bad people are also guests who have traveled tens of thousands of miles, don't die here when you are old."

Then he said to the squire.

"Lord Wang, the ship has arrived!"

Then an attendant came in and said.

"Let's go!"

Yang Feng said immediately.

He wants to take a boat to Fengyang, the Fourth Army of the Ming Army has just recovered the capital, according to the rules, he and his main officials, have to go to worship the imperial tomb there, of course, by the way, also to inspect his new territory, during this period of time the scope of the Ming ruling area has skyrocketed, these places are carrying out large-scale Tugai, as the king of a country, he has to inspect it, especially these two Huai Ke is one of the main granaries of the Ming Dynasty, the landlord forces are quite powerful.

And then he had to take a boat along the canal north, enter the Yellow River and go straight to Luoyang, and then personally command the attack on Kunshan and Hangu Pass.

This line of defense is the first line of defense held by Kang Mazi, once this line of defense is broken by the Ming army, there is only one Tongguan that he can rely on, and it can be said that this is a place that must be defended. Over the years, Kang Mazi has filled all the forces he can use to this defense line, and hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have been recruited to build his Cuihan defense line in the same way that Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall. Now starting from Luoyang, to the west along the Kunhan Road is full of strong fortresses and criss-crossing trenches, Kip Stone, Yanling two passes, Shaanzhou City, Hangu Pass, a strong fortress traversing the throat between this pass and the Central Plains. It is said that the New Army of the Eight Banners alone garrisoned more than 20,000 people, in addition to 100,000 green battalions as cannon fodder and 20,000 Mongolian troops requisitioned from the grassland, ready to fight to the death with the Ming army.

Such a big war, how can there be no shortage of Prince Yang!

Just as Prince Yang led his way aboard the river boats and sailed away from Nanjing under the escort of the warships, Duo Luo also opened his eyes in the hospital bed.

"Your Excellency, you're awake!"

Johnson let out a long breath and said.

"He, what is he going to do?"

The Bishop looked horrified at his bed, where stood an old white-bearded man dressed in gray, holding a slender and terrifying needle in his hand, with a grim smile on his face, ready to pierce his body.

"Don't move, Lord Bishop!"

Johnson hurriedly pressed him and said.

Duoro struggled as hard as he could, but was held firmly by two stout men.

Then the man's needle plunged into his body, and Duo subconsciously screamed and fainted.

When he opened his eyes again, the man was gone, leaving Johnson sitting on the edge of his bed, but he did feel much better at this time, in fact, he was not seriously ill, it was just a bit of an automatic brain shutdown, which was a self-protection measure, otherwise his spirit would easily collapse and eventually become a fool, so the doctor gave him a needle, and it would be good to rest and sleep.

"Lord Bishop, it was Lang Zhong who gave you acupuncture just now, a treatment they commonly use here, I have also pierced it before, it looks scary, but the effect is still very good."

Johnson explained to him.

At this time, the Europeans who still played bloodletting had a good receptivity to acupuncture, after all, the fine needle pricked, compared with pulling the knife directly on the body and watching the blood flow out, the irritation was simply weak, and the bishop who had seen bloodletting quickly got rid of the fear. However, he still did not get rid of the stimulation that Yang Feng gave him, he looked at this white-painted room with some blankness, he had to find a reasonable explanation for this matter, or find a reason to deceive himself from the collapse of his faith.

Demon?

No, a demon built this country like this, let alone him, but anyone with a little brain will not believe it, saying that if Yang Feng is a demon, it is estimated that many Europeans are willing to throw themselves into the arms of the devil, after all, the gap between Europe and the Ming Dynasty is obvious at this time.

Not to mention how to explain the Garden of Eden?

This is really impossible to explain, Christianity is a god, and all other superpowers are demons, but demons can't have anything to do with the Garden of Eden, unless he doesn't admit that it's the Garden of Eden, but he really thinks it's the Garden of Eden, even if he forces himself not to believe it, it's useless, he opens his eyes now and closes his eyes, it's a magnificent picture of that moment, he can't deny it, his reason and his feelings prevent him from admitting it.

What's more, if it is really the Garden of Eden, it is also very important for the church, after all, he is still a devout believer, not only Yang Feng wants him to confirm the existence of God, he and the church also want to confirm the existence of God, if he can confirm that it is the Garden of Eden, it is equivalent to confirming the existence of God, even if others have not seen it, as a devout believer, at least he knows that his belief is correct.

But what if it's not?

So what if it is really the fairyland in oriental mythology that Yang Feng himself said?

What is God?

Is God ......

He immediately shuddered, and he didn't dare to continue thinking about it, in short, he wanted to ensure that his belief was okay, he wanted to confirm that it was indeed the Garden of Eden, and he wanted to prove that Yang Feng was wrong not to believe in God, but if it could be confirmed that it was the Garden of Eden, then why did Yang Feng say that it was a fairyland......

Yes!

He had the urge to hold his head and scream, poor Lord Bishop, completely caught up in the quagmire of his own making, indeed he made it himself, as long as he changed his mind, he didn't need to be so entangled, but the problem was that he couldn't turn this corner, he plunged headlong into this big pit, into the boundless chaos, and still sinking deeper and deeper into it. He was lying on the brown hospital bed, looking up at the white above his head, as if the white was like a fog covering his world, he struggled desperately in it, his eyes were bloodshot, his hands grabbed his little hair and squeezed it hard, the expression on his face kept changing, and Johnson next to him was terrified and ready to call a doctor.

"Do you know their myths?"

The bishop asked Johnson through gritted teeth.

"I don't quite understand, as if they say that this world was opened up by a god, and that they have many gods, and they also have a kingdom of gods similar to Norse mythology, and their gods also live in the heavenly realm, and it is said that this prince is a student of a certain god, and was appointed by his teacher to come to the world to save them from the Tatars, but there is no more explanation in detail, and no one dares to ask him anything more, as if he cannot return to the heavenly realm until he completes his mission, In addition, he can always ask for the help of his teacher or other gods. ā€

Johnson said.

"Help me find all the mythological materials of this country, and I must find an explanation!"

Duo Luo said with a hideous face.

"Okay, no problem."

Johnson said.

"Also, find all the missionaries in this area who are still persisting for me, and let them help me translate these materials, and leave the missionary affairs alone, they are useless anyway, and it doesn't make much sense to waste time and money, this matter is related to God and the Garden of Eden, and it is more important than anything else."

Doro said.

"And what about the Diocese of Shengjing? Are their people also found? ā€

Johnson asked.

"Sheng Jing? What's going on there? ā€

Duoro asked.

"Very good, it is said that a large church is being built, a lot of cement has been bought from here, and tens of thousands of believers have developed, and even the vast majority of Tatar officials have been converted to God."

Johnson said.

Duo nodded, as he expected.

However, His Royal Highness the Tatar Prince of Shengjing, such cooperation is not gratuitous, in addition to the last batch of munitions, there are also a large number of technicians, after the last batch of munitions was delivered, the two merchant ships on the way back were arrested by the Ming Beiyang Fleet, and the arms could not be transported after that. However, in order to meet the Tatar prince's request, the church paid for a large number of European technicians to go north as merchants, help him build an arms factory, and help him train the army.

At the time of his departure from Europe, the Tatar envoy was a guest at the Vatican.

"Let's go check it out!"

He said with a sigh.

That was the last hope for the church. (To be continued.) )