The bearded French missionary Ginny Pavilion said: "There are no Aristotelian writings in the Beijing church, and Father Xie Wulu in Nanjing has these books, but this time in the Nanjing case, the priest was expelled, the church was blocked, and those books must have been destroyed, but Father Luo Ruwang in Hangzhou may also have these books, in order to thank Zhang Xiu for his great help to the church, the contemptible people are ready to go south early next year, if there is no in Hangzhou, they will go to Macao, and before the end of next year, they will definitely bring a large number of Western books for Zhang Xiu to select and translate." ”

Zhang Yuan arched his hand and said, "Thank you Priest Kim, there is another request below-"

Jinnige had great respect for Zhang Yuan and said, "Please speak, as long as the contemptible people can do it, they will do their best." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "If there are people in your sect who return to Macao next year, please recruit Portuguese craftsmen who are proficient in gun manufacturing, there are more than ten people, if there are missionaries who are proficient in artillery technology, it is better, I expect that there will be a large-scale war in Liaodong within three years, and Western guns and artillery will be reused." ”

Jin Nige suddenly felt embarrassed, the last time Shen Yu arrested Wang Fengsu's excuse was because of the two flintlock pistols, said: "This time, because of the defense of Xu Zanshan, Li Shaoqing, and Zhang Xiu, Catholicism was saved from being banned, but the blow is still very big, and the Guangdong checkpoint will strictly examine the Westerners who enter the country, and it is difficult for gunsmiths to enter the country." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "If you don't serve in the Ministry of War, how dare you hire gunsmiths to enter Beijing without permission, and then there will be an order from the imperial court to recruit, Beijing is eight thousand miles away from Macao, and it takes a year to go back and forth, I just want to take precautions." ”

Jinnige said with relief: "That's no problem, there are already craftsmen in Macau who cast cannons. "I was amazed at Zhang Yuan's intellectual certainty, and the knowledge and foresight shown by the youngest champion of the Ming Dynasty amazed the Jesuits who came into contact with him—

Zhang Yuan still has some cover-up in front of the Chinese people, and sometimes he has to pretend to be stupid. But in front of the Westerners, they did not have these scruples, and said: "As far as I know, the ancient Roman civilization was destroyed by the barbaric and backward races, and our Chinese civilization also has this danger, and the barbarians in Liaodong are threatening the Ming Dynasty day by day. Those Jurchens are extremely barbaric and ferocious, and if they occupy the Central Plains, you Western priests will definitely end up like the Japanese people forbidding religion, alas, hanging people on dung pits and burning them alive. Those would-be slaves really want to figure it out! ”

"Catholic clergy like to be clean, and those devils deliberately insult and destroy with filth, which is abominable. ”

After talking for a long time, Jinnige said goodbye, Zhang Yuan asked Uncle Yao to drive Jinnige back to the church, and Yuan Chaonian also said goodbye at this time, saying that he would go back and count the property of the bookstore. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will discuss with Wuling about the cooperation of shares.

Yuan Chao had just left, Zhang Dai took Li Ko'er to the door, Zhang Dai said: "Ko'er said that she hadn't seen Wei Gu for many days, and she missed her very much, so I brought her here." ”

The curly Li Ko'er turned out from behind Zhang Dai and saluted Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan called the little maid Huixiang to lead Li Ko'er in, he and the eldest brother in the foyer tea chat, the afternoon weather is cloudy, there must be a heavy snow a year ago, the two brothers while roasting the fire, while talking about some parents. Zhang Dai said that his father Zhang Yaofang was not used to living in Beijing, but Suzhi would give birth in about the first month, and Zhang Yaofang had to wait to see if Suzhi gave birth to a son or a daughter. If it is a grandson, then he will stay in Beijing for a while longer, if it is a granddaughter, he will leave Beijing and return to his hometown after the full moon, and first go to Zhang Lianfang in Taizhou for a few days and then return to Shanyin——

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Uncle Ertao is patriarchal." Asked: "Are the eldest brother's wife and concubine still in harmony?" ”

Zhang Dai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's not about harmony, the Liu family pretends to be Taoist all day long, I don't like to see her." My father rebuked me twice, but I just didn't want to go to her room. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "You can't pet Li Ko'er." This is to make an enemy for Li Ko'er, and Li Ko'er's life is sad. ”

Zhang Dai said abruptly: "Jie Zi is right, look at your wife and concubine and beauty, and envy me." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Next year, Shengmei will open in Beijing, let Li Ko'er and Wang Wei manage the shop together, the eldest brother is reluctant." Suddenly remembered something, and said: "The glasses from the Hanshe Mirror Workshop brought by Uncle Tuo Ertao last time are still stored in the eldest brother's place, these days I am busy preparing for debates, and I have no time to take care of them, and then I remembered that when I moved to the Hanshe Bookstore on Dengshi Street and sold them, the silver will be returned." ”

The old servant Fu Cheng came in and said, "Young master, there is an adult surnamed Qin who asked to see the young master, saying that he came from the Xuanfu Division of Shizhu in Sichuan——"

"Ahh Zhang Yuan stood up and said happily: "Brother Qin Minping, Brother Qin, he has also come to Beijing." Striding out of the golden pillar gate of the courtyard, I saw five people in the cold wind outside the gate, the first three and the second back, the back two are the native soldiers wrapped in turbans, the tall and strong man on the left of the front three is Qin Minping, and the right is his nephew Ma Xianglin, this thirteen-year-old boy is more than five feet tall, majestic as a lion, but the person in the middle is heroic Zhang Yuan didn't recognize who it was for a while, so he heard this person smile heartily, hugged his fists and saluted: "Zhang Gongzi, Hangzhou farewell, four years in a flash, the virtue of the son, the surviving Qin family is unforgettable." As he spoke, he knelt down in front of the door and bowed, and Qin Minping and Ma Xianglin also quickly knelt down-

It turned out to be Qin Liangyu, the wife of the late Shizhu Tu Sima Qiancheng, wearing official civilian clothes, Zhang Yuan didn't recognize it for a while, so he quickly knelt down and saluted, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be General Qin, when did you arrive in Beijing?" Brother Qin, nephew Ma Xian, please come into the cold house and speak. ”

Qin Minping stepped forward to shake hands with Zhang Yuan with a smile at this time, looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "Zhang Gongzi is now the champion prince and Hanlin official, so he won't look down on us remote natives." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Brother Qin actually said such a thing, and he will be fined ten glasses of wine." ”

Qin Minping laughed and said to Qin Liangyu: "Sister, Zhang Gongzi is still as amiable as before, and he doesn't look down on us natives because he is in a noble position. ”

Who would have thought that the young scholar who met by the canal in Hangzhou could win the Golden Palace in just four years and become the champion, Qin Liangyu smiled, and his younger brother Qin Minping and his son Ma Xianglin followed Zhang Yuan into the foyer, Zhang Dai also greeted Qin Minping to see the ceremony, Zhang Yuan got married in April last year, Qin Minping and his nephew Ma Xianglin came to Shanyin from thousands of miles away from the mountains in central Sichuan to congratulate him, so Zhang Dai knew Qin Minping, sat down with greetings, and talked about tea, although Qin Liangyu is a woman, but now she has succeeded her husband as the official position of the Sipin Xuanfu Division, and talked with Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai. Downgraded and majestic—

Qin Liangyu's entry into Beijing this time is to pay tribute to the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty stipulates that Zhufanguo and Siyi local officials, etc., or three years, or annual tribute, because Ma Qiancheng was imprisoned, died of illness, Shizhu Tusi has not entered Beijing for four years to pay tribute, Qin Liangyu succeeded as Xuanfu envoy the year before last, controlled all the forces of Shizhu Tusi, and the regime was stable, and this year she personally came to Beijing to pay tribute, in order to show her loyalty to the imperial court, she set off from Shizhu in early September, to arrive in the capital before New Year's Day, to participate in the New Year's worship ceremony of the Ministry of Rites-

Two native soldiers came in carrying the gift box, and Zhang Yuan said: "General Qin, I don't dare to accept gifts now, many officials are staring at me, please be considerate." ”

Qin Liangyu smiled and said: "How dare you trap Zhang Xiu in injustice, this is the worthless soil such as ginkgo biloba, mushrooms, chestnuts, and honey of my Shizhu Toast, Zhang Xiu must accept it." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Then thank you." ”

Qin Liangyu said again: "I heard that Zhang Xiuzuo is happy with his son, I wonder if you can take it out and let me see it?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Then General Qin will follow me into the inner courtyard to see." ”

Ma Xianglin, who has a childish face but is taller than Zhang Yuan, said: "The little nephew also wants to see Uncle Shi's son." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Then take it out and let Brother Qin take a look." Ordered someone to go in to pass the word, and after a while, Zhou's mother came with Xiaohong in her arms, and Yunjin followed.

Xiao Hong had just eaten milk, the smell of milk hit people, looking at the dignified four-grade Xuanfu made Qin Liangyu grin, not afraid of people at all, Qin Liangyu hugged this pink carved child very fondly, sighed: "I didn't prepare a gift, and I was afraid that Zhang Xiu would not accept it." ”

Ma Xianglin took off the silver ring on his neck: "Auntie, I have grown up, this long-lived and rich silver circle will be given to Uncle Shi's little son." ”

Qin Liangyu said: "Okay." He put the silver collar on Xiao Hongji's neck, and Xiao Hong gradually smiled.

Zhang Yuan ordered the kitchen to prepare more wine and food, he wanted to leave Qin's group of five people for dinner, the eldest brother Zhang Dai as a companion, asked about the situation of the Tusi in Sichuan during the banquet, Qin Liangyu said that since the Banzhou Rebellion was pacified, the Yunnan, Gui, and Sichuan areas were basically peaceful, only Yongning Xuanfu Si was extravagant and rebellious, but there were stone pillars and white pole soldiers, and extravagant Chongming did not dare to move.

Zhang Yuan knew that this extravagant Chongming was the Xuanfu envoy of Yongning in Sichuan, and he had trained a brave and warlike Yi soldier, extravagant Chongming was ambitious, and wanted to divide the southwest and establish himself as the king, in the early years of the Apocalypse, the battle in Liaodong was fierce, and the imperial court requisitioned Tusi soldiers and horses to go north to rescue the emergency, Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers quickly went first, but Extravagant Chongming took the opportunity to attack Chongqing, disrupted the southwest, and caused great pressure to the Ming court that was trying its best to deal with Nurhachi-

How can such a history proceed according to the original trajectory, the advantages of the prophet must be reflected here, Zhang Yuan said: "General Qin's loyalty and righteousness are the Dinghai Divine Needle of the imperial court in the southwest——"

Qin Liangyu even said "don't dare to be, don't dare to be", Zhang Yuan asked her to pay more attention to the movements of luxury Chongming, and said that the East is rampant, and the time to serve the country is not far away, Qin Liangyu said angrily: "The court has a life, and my Shizhu people will definitely take the crossbow and serve the country." Qin Liangyu said this is by no means empty words, she interprets the word "loyalty" with her life, such a person is always worthy of respect.

In the evening, the wind was cold, and the third snow of this winter would fall tonight, Li Ko'er came out of the inner courtyard with the stove, ready to go back to the Baozi River with Zhang Dai, Li Ko'er had already eaten in the inner courtyard.

Qin Liangyu got up and said, "There is a curfew in the capital, we also have to rush back to the Huitong Pavilion, and come to see Zhang Xiushu again in the New Year." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Does General Qin live in the same hall, it's not far from here, I'll send you there." ”

Qin Minping said: "We live in the South Pavilion, adjacent to the North Korean envoys, and those Koreans who are pretentious and elegant seem to look down on us and other natives. ”

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Asking for a monthly pass late at night, January is coming to an end.