It is already the beginning of the time, a round of bright moon rises from the direction of Longhua Temple in the southeast of Desheng Gate, more than ten Buddhist temple bells and drums near Qianhai and Houhai correspond to each other, creating a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, no need for bells and drums to urge, the moonlight has been spread down, the twilight is swept away by the Lingling Qinghui, between heaven and earth, between water and clouds, between flowers and trees, between eyebrows, melting and clear, such as a thin frost blowing, liver and gallbladder ice and snow - Eunuch Zhong came to the backyard to toast to the people of the Han Society to congratulate the festival, see that there are Hanlin, Shu Jishi, there are new Beijing officials, Guanzheng Jinshi, There are also young people like Qi Biaojia, talking loudly, the fragrance of wine is overflowing, the depression in Eunuch Zhong's heart is relieved a little, even if the eunuchs in Beijing are the palm seals of the celebrant and the admiral of Dongchang, they can't invite so many noble and famous people to the banquet, this is of course the face that Zhang Yuan gave him - Eunuch Zhong is also interesting, and knows that now it is not as good as those local officials who flattered him when he was the prime minister of Hangzhou when he was weaving the yamen, and now these Hanlin and Beijing officials would take care of him as a powerless eunuch if it were not for Zhang Yuan's sake, so after greeting everyone one by one, He withdrew from the scroll shed, let these Han Society talents drink and talk freely, and only asked Zhang Yuan to follow him to the side hall to talk.

Zhang Yuan followed Eunuch Zhong to the side hall, but saw that Ke Yinyue was also in the hall, drinking a small wine glass alone, frowning, his eyes narrowed and narrow, Zhang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Mama Ke, I was frightened last night, can the matter be adjusted?" ”

Ke Yinyue hurriedly got up and returned the salute to Zhang Yuan, and said aggrievedly: "It's a good mediation, it's just to let Gonggong Zhong break the fortune." ”

Eunuch Zhong was a little embarrassed, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Qiu Chengyun relied on the large number of people, and insisted that it was Mama Ke who beat his godson, and went to the internal official prison to make a big noise, and finally the internal official supervisor sealed Song Jin to mediate, so that the miscellaneous family paid Qiu Chengyun a hundred taels of silver." He added, "If this happened three months ago, I'm afraid it would be even more troublesome." ”

Zhang Yuan understood what Eunuch Zhong meant, which meant that if there was no attack case to improve the status of the East Palace, Qiu Chengyun would have used this matter to humiliate him and Ke Yinyue, Zhang Yuan was relieved: "Father-in-law Mo is as knowledgeable as such a foolish person who has no eyesight, and dares to flirt with Ke Mama, he simply doesn't know whether he is alive or dead-" I felt a little inappropriate and shut up.

Ke Yinyue had already raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said, "What can you do if you flirt with the little woman, it's not that you have to rely on Gonggong Zhong to help you barely escape." ”

Eunuch Zhong said hatefully: "Qiu Chengyun has sneered at the miscellaneous family several times, this time he wants to be a white prodigal son and fight with Mama Ke, but Mama Ke doesn't allow it, so he accuses Mama Ke of beating his godson, hmph, this revenge will not be aveng......ed."

Ke Yinyue said: "I really slapped the two ebony cards that blocked the road a few times, and the two pickled goods actually wanted to drag me to the North Flower House to get me, fortunately, I am not a delicate woman with feet, and the Baoding peasant woman with big feet also has two strengths, otherwise it is called every day should not be called the earth." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and looked at Ke Yinyue, and after beating two young chamberlains, he was able to get out, he was good, what kind of identity this woman was was really incomprehensible, whether it was Hou Er's wife was still uncertain, but since he could be the nurse of the emperor's eldest grandson, it was certain that he had given birth, otherwise where did the milk come from, Ke Yinyue entered the palace eleven years ago, if there was really any purpose, it was too calm, although Zhang Yuan knew that Ke Yinyue's origin was a little unclear, but he didn't feel much threat, Because he knows that Ke Yinyue is very protective of the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Youxiao, Ke Yinyue does not milk his son Hou Guoxing, but he milk Zhu Youxiao, even if he has a wealth or other purposes, how can a child who has grown up since childhood have feelings, for Zhang Yuan, as long as Ke Yinyue is good to Zhu Youxiao, then everything else is easy to say - the more Eunuch Zhong thinks about it, the more aggrieved he becomes, and said: "Qiu Chengyun deceives people too much, despises the people of my East Palace, what is Zhang Xiu's strategy to deal with Teaching and Teaching Miscellaneous, this tone is really unbearable, do you say that Mama Ke?" ”

Ke Yinyue said: "Yes, the little woman cried for half the night last night, if Mr. Zhang is willing to help, the little woman is grateful." Those big watery eyes looked at Zhang Yuan expectantly.

Zhang Yuanxin said: "I can make suggestions for consolidating the status of the East Palace, and you eunuchs want me to help if you are jealous, then I, a Hanlin official, will be too tasteless." He didn't answer for a while.

Eunuch Zhong knew that it was inappropriate for him to involve Zhang Yuan in a dispute with internal officials, so he hurriedly said: "Zhang Xiuzhu is an official of the outer court, and the whip is beyond his reach, Mama Ke, don't let such a trivial matter bother Zhang Xiuzhuo." ”

Ke Yinyue still stared at Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan said: "It's impossible to take revenge immediately, you have to endure it, but I see that Qiu Chengyun is arrogant, and he seems to be very good at offending people, Gonggong Zhong can slowly collect his faults, and find a good opportunity to knock him to the ground with a head-on blow so that he can't turn over, and now it's nothing to lose a hundred taels of silver." ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "Qiu Chengyun has offended a lot of people, but he is also very hard at the powerful eunuchs, and Qiu Chengyun has a good relationship with Liu Chao, the eunuch under Concubine Zheng. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Then you have to endure it even more, there is always a time when you are angry, tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I salute Gonggong Zhong and Mama Ke for a drink." ”

I just drank a glass of wine, but I saw the old servant of the porter hurriedly come in and report: "Master, Master Xiao Wei is here, and he has lost his temper." ”

Eunuch Zhong hurriedly said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Xiu, you go to the backyard to admire the moon with your friends, and the miscellaneous family will go to see the Wei Dynasty." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart, this time he was really jealous, arched his hand, and returned to the backyard, he listened to Ruan Dacheng and Zhang Dai and Ni Yuanlu singing, singing "Tang Ming Emperor Tour Moon Palace", Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng held a wine glass to invite the moon to drink, he also went to pour a cup of Taixi liquor, while drinking while pacing on the right bank of Qianhai, admiring the moon and homesick, thinking that last year's two Mid-Autumn Festivals were spent on the West Lake in Hangzhou, but now it is three or four thousand miles away from Hangzhou, and the parents must have also placed watermelons, grapes, and grapes on the patio at this time. Moon cakes celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second elder must be forced to smile, he has been away from his hometown for nearly a year, at the beginning of the month and Xiao Hong gradually set off to Beijing again, the second old man inevitably felt bleak, fortunately, the two of them are more lively, Sister Yiting will also move back to Dongzhang to live together - and miss Lan Ran and Xiao Hongji, I don't know where their mother and son's ship has gone, this long journey, Xiao Hong gradually don't get sick, and think of the big debate, this matter is extremely critical, although he is confident that the debate will win, but he has to prepare carefully, and, First of all, let the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet agree to debate, otherwise no matter how well he prepares, it will be useless, Senior Brother Xu's recital has been submitted today, I don't know how the cabinet will vote?

The bright moon has been slanted to the west for three watches, Zhang Yuan and the others said goodbye from Eunuch Zhong's outer house and returned to their apartments, and when they parted, Zhang Yuan asked Eunuch Zhong: "Gonggong Zhong, then the Wei Dynasty Wei Shaojian didn't make trouble, right?" ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "I was scolded by the Hakka for a few words, and I slipped away, and last night it was the Wei Dynasty who was greedy for a cup, which caused the guest grandmother to be almost humiliated, and she still had the face to come here to make noise." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Gonggong Zhong will also be wary of the Wei Dynasty in the future, and both big Wei and Xiao Wei will be on guard." ”

Eunuch Zhong shook his head and smiled: "The miscellaneous family is also nothing to cause trouble, and if the vulgar cloud doesn't eat mutton, it is the miscellaneous family." ”

…… The next evening, Zhang Yuan went to see his senior brother Xu Guangqi and showed the written defense to Senior Brother Xu. Xu Guangqi was very happy to see it, and said: "This is very well written, when are you going to submit it?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I want to wait for the approval of my senior brother's recital before submitting it, and Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng will also have recital to support Western studies." ”

Xu Guangqi said: "I am afraid that it is not enough to support Western studies, and it is good to support Catholicism." "Xu Guangqi is a devout Catholic.

Zhang Yuan and Xu Guangqi had a disagreement on this point, Zhang Yuan said: "Senior brother, Wang Fengsu preached Catholicism with such fanfare in Nanjing, and Pang Di'e and Long Huamin also reversed the moderate missionary method of Ligong back then, and did not allow religious believers to worship their ancestors and religious scholars to worship Confucius, which also offended Confucianism, and it was a big bad thing that Catholicism fell into the predicament of being attacked on several sides in the Ming Dynasty. ”

When Matteo Ricci came to the Ming Dynasty to preach, the missionary policy was to unite Confucianism and establish Buddha, which was the same as Buddhism to the East when Taoism was the object of attack, it was the same as picking soft persimmons, and it was always necessary to establish an opponent to show the views of the religion and develop the congregation, Matteo Ricci wrote "The True Meaning of God" criticized Buddhism, so that the monks led by Master Lianchi were very angry, and now the radical missionary methods of Long Huamin and others will inevitably cause a fierce counterattack by the conservative forces of the Ming Dynasty, Long Huamin and others really can't see the situation clearly. This is inconsistent with the basic doctrine of the Holy Religion of God, and Li Gong had no choice but to do it back then. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Otherwise, this is not nondescript, but Catholicism with Ming characteristics." ”

"Catholicism with Ming characteristics?" Xu Guangqi was stunned.

Zhang Yuan nodded solemnly: "Yes, follow the local customs, that is, such as Buddhism in the south, many of the current Buddhist scriptures and teachings are very different from the original in Tianzhu, Tiantai Sect, Huayan Sect and Zen Buddhism are all sects that were produced after Buddhism entered the Middle Earth, so the Catholic doctrine must be reformed, and it must have the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty to spread, otherwise how can the foreign religion of Catholicism change the deep-rooted tradition of China for thousands of years, and worshipping ancestors and Confucius is not a vice, Catholicism emphasizes forbearance and humility, and it should be inclusive and inclusive, otherwise, Even if we can help Long Huamin and them this time, there will be a conflict sooner or later, I helped Wang Fengsu once last year, and he still goes his own way, which is why there is a disaster today. ”

Xu Guangqi was silent in thought.

…… On 18 August, Xu Guangqi's "Debate on the Study of Studies" was approved, and the comments were obviously drafted by Fang Congzhe, who ignored Xu Guangqi's defense of Catholicism, and said that Wang Fengsu and Xie Wulu had been ordered to be arrested in Nanjing, and that the "ban on Christianity" would be issued later.

Xu Guangqi was shocked, and immediately came to discuss countermeasures with Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan frowned and said: "The emperor has a preconceived notion, and the recitals drafted by the cabinet vote are generally not bad according to the cabinet vote, and the power of the cabinet is also here-senior brother, don't worry, let's go and meet Wu Ge Lao together." ”

(To be continued)