Chapter 181: Gods
"There is only one God, dear brother. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Duo Luo said indifferently.
"But it's clear that the people here think he's God."
Johnson said.
"What we're going to do is change that."
Duo said confidently.
Obviously, this papal envoy, who was originally historically angry with Kang Mazi about the rights and wrongs of the believers' sacrifice to Confucius, which led to the expulsion of a large number of missionaries and the almost complete severance of communication between China and the West, is now ready for battle. Although there are many dangers in front of him, he still has to fight without hesitation, and he wants to make those who have been blinded by false gods fully awaken to understand who is the only god in this universe and who is the true faith.
"God willing!"
He prayed silently in his heart.
However, it was not so easy for him to see Yang Wangye.
He first had to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply, and then he had to wait for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply to Yang Feng, and then he had to see when Yang Feng had time to see him. What's more, His Royal Highness the Prince has always had no good impression of missionaries, and after arriving in the East, Duo Luo learned that the Portuguese missionaries in Macao were actually thrown by him to work as coolies in the mines, and later the church in Luzon took money to redeem them.
Fortunately, Johnson still had a wide range of routes in Nanjing, after all, the British East India Company was the most important trading partner of the Ming Dynasty, and he himself was a frequent visitor to the palace.
By this time, the Bishop had already toured Nanking and its surroundings, the city's vastness and prosperity, especially the vigorous and thriving atmosphere, all made him feel shocked and confused, full of new shops, full of busy factories, everywhere under construction, all of them were full of spirits, all of them had full smiles on their faces, and the colors here were always bright and cheerful compared to the gray Europe.
He really couldn't understand how a group of people blinded by false beliefs could build such a prosperous city than any European city in a place where there was no light shining on God.
It's not scientific!
At first, he thought that only Nanjing was like this, after all, this is the capital of this country, and the capital is naturally the best, maybe just like France, there is no other real city out of Paris, and then he decided to go outside Nanjing, go to the countryside, go to those small towns, go to those ordinary cities, and go to this country to find what he can be worthy of.
Then he saw rice paddies that were said to produce more than 7,000 pounds per acre, village elementary schools where children who enjoyed free education attended classes, and on the mighty Yangtze River, he saw a large ship that did not need sails at all, emitting black smoke and moving upriver under the propulsion of two waterwheels. He tried to tell himself that there would always be something to keep searching, and he searched all the way, and sailed down the river to another city on the north shore. When he learned that in this equally vast and prosperous city, the gardens of such a beautiful beauty, comparable to the gardens of any monarch in Europe, were in fact the residences of ordinary merchants, the Bishop had a feeling that he had finally been compelled to admit that he had failed.
Well, he went to Yangzhou.
Eventually, he returned to Nanking with a wounded heart, and was led by Johnson and an official from the Ming Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the palace in a carriage where he met the legendary monarch.
The latter was now in a huge vegetable garden, directing the eunuchs and court ladies and, of course, his concubines to weed.
There are many things in this vegetable garden that Duo Luo knows, such as lettuce, shallots, tomatoes, zucchini, etc., and there are many others he doesn't know, it is obvious that this monarch likes to work, and it can also be said that this monarch is more approachable, of course, he does not know that this is actually Yang Feng's seed base. This palace is too big, planting some flowers and plants is beautiful, but it is obviously not as good as promoting crops, what with a royal word will be sought after in these years, for example, scrambled eggs with tomatoes have appeared in many wealthy banquets as a royal dish, so that this plant that was originally only used for ornamentation quickly swept all over the world, and the potatoes that Yang Wang Ye likes to eat also make this kind of plant that is also just ornamental began to come to the table.
Of course, they planted the royal seeds that flowed from the palace.
Now Yang Feng often rewards his subordinates with a bag of seeds when he has nothing to do, and even candidates from all over the country, and the people's representatives will be rewarded with seeds when they come to meet him. Anything profitable will be spread as quickly as possible, and when a pound of potato seeds is sold for a tael of silver, and there are no restrictions, it will not take long for this kind of thing to become the most ordinary cabbage, although this process will cost many people a lot, but what would have taken many years to do, will also be completed in the shortest possible time.
And what Yang Feng wants is just this.
"You were sent by Clement XI?"
Yang Feng took the towel handed by the attendant, and said while wiping his hands, and Johnson next to him hurriedly translated.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Doro said in French.
At this time, French was the superior language in Europe, English was inferior, and Doro knew Latin and French, but he did not know English.
"I don't need a translator, I can understand what he says!"
Yang Feng said to Johnson, who was about to translate.
After the possession of the golden dragon, he has been sick for many years, strong and healthy, full of energy, and he is bored to find Lin Qian to get information and learn many languages, in addition to the English he already knows, he also adds Russian and French, but being able to understand and being able to say are two different things, and even if he can speak these Fanbang languages in his identity, what kind of system is that!
"What does he want you to do?"
He then asked.
Johnson gives the translator.
"His Majesty the Pope hopes that Your Majesty will lift the restrictions on missionary work, so that the people of your country can hear the voice of God, and that this land will be bathed in the glory of the Lord."
Doro said.
"Why am I doing this? Who told you that my people need to hear the voice of your God? Who told you that my people need his so-called glory? In fact, no one here welcomes you, we believe in our own gods, we enjoy the glory left to us by our ancestors, we have lived like this for thousands of years, and for thousands of years we have created a civilization that is more glorious than yours, so what qualifications do you have for us to believe in those things of yours? ”
Yang Feng said.
"Your Majesty, there is only one god, and that is our Lord, who is the only god in the universe."
Doro said.
This is a very serious issue, and this is a matter of principle.
'The One God?'
Yang Feng sneered, reached out and picked up the teacup in front of him, and put it forward very casually, the teacup disappeared in an instant along with his hand, but then his hand came back, but the teacup was gone, replaced by a pot of blooming lilies, and then he put it on the table and said, "Are you sure that you are qualified to discuss God's problems with me?" “
Dazed, Duo reached out and stroked the blooming lily, and he could even smell the scent, both his eyes and his nose told him it was real.
"Magic?"
He said blankly.
"What about this?"
Yang Feng stretched out his hand to open a black box on the table, then pressed it a few times, and turned the box around.
An unbelievable scene appeared, on the lid of the box, there was a dreamlike picture, in that picture is a fairyland-like magnificent mountain forest, strange flowers and plants bloom all over the mountain, countless colorful magical birds are flying among the clouds, a huge phoenix flashes away, it seems that there is a fairy figure on its back, and in the distance in the clouds can faintly see a brilliant palace......
But at this time, Yang Feng closed the box.
"Do you still want to talk to me about the gods?"
Yang Feng said lightly.
was a computer CG picture of Yang Feng's predetermined version of Kunlun Wonderland, and Duo Luo, who was shocked by the whole person, was like a dream, and now I really didn't hear him say anything, and the bishop's mind was only left with the picture that was so realistic that it seemed to be unreal, although the picture was only a glimpse, but it went directly into his brain, as if it opened the door to the dream world for him many times, and made his soul cry: "Garden of Eden, that is the Garden of Eden!" ”
"Garden of Eden, Garden of Eden!"
The Bishop muttered to himself.
"No, that's not the Garden of Eden, that's just where I used to live, that's where our gods live, but unfortunately I have never seen your God there, and I've never heard of angels anywhere, don't you think it's funny that you use a fictional myth, a fictional god, to make a descendant of a true god who came out of a real fairyland believe? I will not allow you to deceive my people with your imaginary so-called gods, unless you can prove to me that your gods also exist.
I am not against any religion.
Theoretically, any religion can spread in my territory, but as the ruler of my people, it is my duty to ensure that they are not deceived, so before any religion spreads in my territory, it must confirm to me that the gods they believe in are not fictional, and now that I have confirmed to you, the gods I believe in are not fiction, then please also confirm to me that your gods are not fiction, and if you can't confirm it, then I'm sorry, I won't allow a bunch of liars to deceive my people! ”
Yang Feng said righteously. (To be continued.) )