Chapter 121: The Coming of Christ
Those "pig heads" were sent out. After years of accumulation, Emperor Chongzhen was cheapened in vain, and with hatred and gratitude for the emperor, he left the Forbidden City, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Yang Gai sat on a dragon chair in the Forbidden City, smiling and calculating his gains. He just asked Wang Chengen to check his treasury silver, so he pulled out such a group of rats, and pulled out 400,000 taels of silver by the way, this business is really easy to do, which is much easier than copying the homes of those officials. I was also thinking about whether to include this eunuch's nest in the annual financial budget, and every once in a while, I would copy a few big eunuchs, so that in a year, how could I get a 1.8 million taels of silver flowers, this, but a business without a foundation is like cutting leeks, cutting a stubble, and rising a stubble!
Wang Chengen said today, it is unlucky, a thousand meters of sprint, not to mention half a life, this also led to a group of rats, the face of the general manager of the big house, always dull, always responsible, although the emperor trusts himself very much, but, in his heart, there is always some uneasiness.
Seeing the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, he seemed to be smiling, maybe his mood had improved, so he stepped forward and prepared to admit his mistake, ask for mercy, and ask for the emperor's forgiveness: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are guilty, and the slave and maid did not take care of this palace, please punish ...... Your Majesty."
"Alas......, Companion, it doesn't have to be like this, it's a good thing to say this today, but with a little effort, I got 400,000 taels of silver flowers, is there anything more pleasant than this?" In the face of Wang Chengen, Yang Reform did not have much restraint, and if there was anything, he would say it directly.
"Uh!!!!" Wang Chengen was dizzy, the emperor thought so, he thought that the emperor would be angry, angry, blamed himself for his ineffective work and lax management, but he didn't expect the emperor to have such a strange idea, it was too unexpected, this rehearsal for a long time in his heart, he immediately choked in his throat, and almost choked himself to death, then he became the first person in history to be choked to death by his own words.
Yang Reform is self-aware, he doesn't expect his palace, it is as transparent and clean as a piece of glass, and there are some things that he doesn't have so much energy to manage, and he doesn't have so much mind to care. If he wants it to happen, let it happen, he just needs to clean the house every once in a while, keep it clean, and get by, he is the emperor, and his vision should look at the world, not cross over and fight with the people in the palace.
“…… Oh!! By the way, Big Companion, I was delayed by those damn mice, didn't you say that John Tang came? Let him come in and see him quickly. Yang Gengai remembered that this John Tang had finally entered Beijing, and he was still counting on him to build an astronomical telescope.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wang Chengen was about to step out. Emperor Chongzhen's words sounded again.
Yang Gengai remembered something again and said, "Wait...... That, Otomo, I forgot an important thing, those six people, going out to put the money in the seal, need a loyal, reliable, capable person to manage the money,...... Well, this person still has to supervise the errand of collecting debts, and it is better to come out of the brocade guard,...... Well, inside the brocade guard! …… Some time ago, when I was training the housekeepers, I remember that there was a young man who was good, very energetic, and very capable, and he was ...... "The account of collecting Yinzi money with Jinyiwei is an invention of Yang Reform, and I think that such a special service organization of Niu B, if you don't do this, it is really a waste."
Wang Chengen heard it inexplicably, as if the emperor was talking to himself alone, and he never heard the emperor ask that person to go by name, and he heard it in a fog and didn't know why.
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, who is Your Majesty talking about?" Wang Chengen is really confused, who the hell is this? It's unclear.
"Didn't I spend a long time with the new army of Sheren, a few days ago? Otomo remembers that one day, on the day I commanded the assassination of the pig with a bayonet, it was that young man, who seemed to be wearing the clothes of a brocade guard, he should be a brocade guard, it seems, quite capable, it was him. Yang Reform tried hard to recall the situation of the day, that day, for himself to command the people to assassinate the pigs, Yang Reform was quite impressed by Yang Reform, Yang Reform believed, he is an otaku, I am afraid that he does not have such great courage and perseverance to complete this matter, for the young man who can complete this thing beautifully, I have a good impression, pondering, find an opportunity to get some errands for this person to do. Cultivate and cultivate, maybe you will be your own henchman in the future.
Wang Chengen understood, that is, when he was training that day, the young man who gave the order for the emperor was impressed, and it was quite profound, thinking about that kind of bloody scene, he was actually very safe, looking at it, he was a little capable, as if he was wearing a flying fish suit, it was a brocade guard.
"Your Majesty, the slave and maid remembered, so the slave and maid went to Jinyiwei to take a look and find this person." Wang Chengen is the chief manager of the interior, and the master of ceremonies is the pen, and it is quite simple to find someone in the brocade guard.
"Well, okay, my companion brought this young man to me, and I will hand over this errand to him." Yang Reform is actually only a person in his twenties, and it is a bit nondescript to call a young man, but with the eighteen-year-old of Chongzhen's life, he can be regarded as old. Occasionally pretending to be an old man, he also looks mature.
Wang Chengen went out to deliver the message. The first one is to go to Jinyiwei to find someone, and I will go to this matter in person; The second is to let people pass on the soup to John to meet him.
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It is said that John Tang was summoned by the emperor in Xi'an, and the excitement in his heart was difficult to express in words, and he couldn't wait to fly to the capital, immediately meet His Majesty, and explain to the emperor the advanced surnames of Western science and technology, in exchange for the emperor's support for his mission in the East.
John Tang was also very shrewd, knowing that going to the emperor empty-handed like this would definitely not arouse the interest of the young emperor, so he also paid attention to collecting some gifts, especially scientific and technological gifts, and prepared to impress the young emperor with this, so as to open the door to Christ's coming to the East.
Originally, John Tong could have arrived in the capital very early, but the missionaries were summoned by the emperor, and the emperor had a strong interest, which attracted the attention of the church, thinking that this was a good opportunity to get close to the emperor, to get close to and impress the emperor, and if the young emperor could be impressed in one fell swoop, then the coming of Christ in the east was only a matter of time.
The fanatical missionaries, of course, would not let go of such a great opportunity, while sending a message to John Tong, telling him to slow down the speed of coming to Beijing, make time, and prepare gifts for the church, so the church mobilized all its forces and began to look for all kinds of gifts all over the world, including all kinds of novelties, luxury goods in the court, works of art, and treasures, ready to "take down" the emperor in one fell swoop, and open the door for Christ to come to the East.
As a result, there is such a slow speed as John Tang entering Beijing for a month. The Western Church, within the limits of its ability, had prepared all kinds of gifts for John Tong's audience with the emperor, even including some special gadgets that were unloaded from the ship at a high price from the docks of Tianjin. Anyway, there is only one purpose, to impress the emperor, if one does not work, ten, dozens, as long as one can impress the emperor, the operation will be successful, with the support of fanatical missionaries, gifts, and it will soon be ready. John Tang will rush to the capital at this time.
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John Tang looked at the gift watch in his hand. I was nervous. Outside the palace gate, I have been waiting for two hours. He should have been summoned a long time ago, but no one had brought him to see the emperor for a long time, looking at the majestic Forbidden City, Tang Ruowang was full of curiosity and hope. Touching the gift watch in his hand, he was full of confidence that he could impress the emperor.
It is rumored that the emperor of the eastern land is a young, only 18-year-old young emperor, for the huge empire he controls, John Tang can only be "breathtaking", this empire is so huge, so that from one of his cities to another, it took more than half a month, this is still in the case of a carriage, there is a road, if you want to cross the entire empire, Tang Ruowang believes, even if there is a fast horse, without more than two months, it is impossible, if you add his subject country, the time is even longer, This is quite a time travel through the whole of Europe, this Eastern empire, is too huge. And his population is even larger, hundreds of millions of people, which is equivalent to the total population of the whole of Europe, as soon as he thinks that he will open the door to heaven and let these hundreds of millions of people become God's people, John Tang is very excited, and the fanatical belief in his heart continues to explode, and he must impress the emperor of the empire.
Hearing that this is the young emperor with the reputation of "Shengming", Tang Ruowang laughed in his heart, wise? 18 years old? At this age, he can only be called a hairy young man, what can he know? It may be a rebellious little boy, as long as he takes out some novel toys, he can attract the attention of the emperor, and the gospel of Christ will surely be ushered in in this eastern land, and the kingdom of heaven will surely come to this ancient and mysterious land. John Tong's heart was full of expectations.
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"Tell John to see him."
Finally, it was John Tong's turn to meet him. John Tang hurriedly packed up his clothes and prepared to meet the emperor of the Eastern Empire. He is to personally and with his own hands to open the door for Christ to come into this land.