The recital on the great debate was submitted on November 20, but the Wanli Emperor in the deep palace did not approve it for a long time, just when the ministers thought that those recitals were going to stay in the middle again, on the sixteenth day of the lunar month, under the edict, the Wanli Emperor ordered that the two missionaries Wang Fengsu and Xie Wulu in the Nanjing teaching case be escorted to Macao, and that they would not be allowed to enter the Ming Dynasty again. The Great Unification Calendar has repeatedly made mistakes, and the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian should start to revise the calendar as soon as possible, and do not quote the Western calendar for the time being; The Hanlin Academy can set up a translation bureau to translate books on Western calendars, geography, medicine, farmland, and water conservancy, so as to broaden their horizons and correct the shortcomings.

The emperor also had a special edict to Fang Congzhe and Wu Daonan, the two ministers, saying that the ministers checked the questions, the votes were to be approved, and the government was peaceful, but to share the worries for the emperor, and they would have to work together in harmony and give priority to state affairs.

Of course, Emperor Wanli did not allow Fang Congzhe to resign, but Wu Daonan is also valued by him, and there are only these two ministers in the cabinet now.

For Fang Congzhe, the emperor reaffirmed the power of the first assistant saved his face, but Wu Daonan was not seized of power because of this, and he was still able to disagree with the vote of the first assistant, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty is very different from the prime minister system of the previous dynasty, the cabinet has no decision-making power and administrative executive power, it is just a political body, and the cabinet power has shrunk even more after Wanli was in power. The power of appointment is in no way the same as that of the previous prime minister. If you want to do things with powerlessness, and you must be responsible for powerless officials, this has never been the reason why ministers have no name. "So at a time when the power of the Cabinet is declining. There is not much difference between the functions and powers of the first assistant and the second assistant, and all affairs must be decided by the emperor-

The Wanli Emperor did not declare a ban on Catholicism at the request of Shen Yu, nor did he invoke the Western calendar to modify the Unification Calendar at the request of Xu Guangqi. This is the Wanli Emperor has always dealt with the dispute of foreign ministers, Shen Yu expelled Wang Fengsu and others as he wished, but did not be able to ban Catholicism, Xu Guangqi opened a translation bureau as he wished, but the purpose of introducing the Western calendar to modify the unification calendar was not achieved, the great debate was not small, after several months, went around a big circle, and returned to the original point. It seems that nothing has changed, this is the political situation of the Wanli Dynasty.

Shen Yu was not satisfied with this result, and he wanted to win the praise of the conservative forces of the government and the opposition by banning Catholicism. But the emperor did not issue a ban on Christianity. Only two Jesuits were expelled, and Catholicism spread as usual in the Ming Dynasty. This is really Shen Yu's failure, and Jingshi Shishu knows that he lost to Zhang Yuan in the debate, which damages his reputation, and Xifang Congzhe appreciates him, hinting that he will be promoted to the Beijing Ministry of Rites after Jingcha next year, and the Beijing Ministry of Rites is not comparable to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, which makes Shen Yu feel gratified, and his purpose in suppressing Catholicism is precisely for this, and he will continue to work hard in the future,——

Xu Guangqi regretted that he could not keep Wang Fengsu and Xie Wulu, but Zhang Yuan was satisfied with this result, Wang Fengsu was too publicized in Nanjing, if he stayed in Daming, sooner or later it would arouse strong opposition from the conservative Confucian gentry and Buddhists, and now, because of the expulsion of Wang Fengsu and Xie Wulu, the Jesuits in Daming must adjust their missionary strategy, which is what Zhang Yuan is happy to see, and most importantly, Zhang Yuan opened a translation bureau and translated Western classics The purpose of the great debate does not seem to have changed anything, but it is imperceptible. Only Zhang Yuan knows best-

Because of the debate of the National Prison Congress, more than 6,000 Western books were sold out in the Hanshe bookstore on Dengshi Street, and many scholars also asked Wuling about Matteo Ricci's memory method, Wuling was very smart, not to say that there was no such book, but vaguely said that it would be launched later, so that the hearts of these readers were hanged, and they would come back from time to time to buy some other books.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, Wu Ling returned to Li Ge Lao Hutong to report to Zhang Yuan on the business status of the bookstore, Wu Ling said: "Young master, is there such a book as 'Matteo Ricci Memory Method'?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I once asked Jinnige, there is a memory method, but there is no book. ”

Wu Ling said: "It's better to compile such a book, it will definitely be a big seller, and many scholars have come to our bookstore to ask about this book." ”

Zhang Yuan had a flash of inspiration: why not combine Matteo Ricci's Palace of Memory with Aristotle's "Theory of Tools" to compile a book, the introduction of Western logic is of great benefit to the chaotic Ming ideological circles, can cultivate a kind of rational thinking, logic is a tool for sorting out ideas and knowledge, the production of theory and science depends on logic, the Ming Dynasty technology is very developed, but can not produce systematic scientific theories, it is precisely because of the lack of logic.

Zhang Yuan immediately ordered Wuling and Laifu to go to Xuanwumen to invite Jinnige here, and by the way, invited Yuan Chaonian, the owner of the bookstore, to discuss things.

Uncle Yao drove Wuling and Laifu to Xuanwumen, Zhang Yuan entered the inner courtyard to Shang Ranran's room to tease his son Hongjian to play, since November after two heavy snowfalls, the weather has been sunny so far, but because of the cold, the courtyard cleaned up the snow piled up a few snowmen do not melt, it seems that it will not melt until the beginning of spring, Shang Ran said: "Jingshi is cold in winter, but the room is warm, I am not very used to it, recently there is some fire, poor sleep, even Hong gradually has a hot blister on his mouth, the pain is so bad that he cries, yesterday I ordered some cool medicine, it was better." ”

Zhang Yuan picked up his son and looked at it, the blisters on his small mouth were also cute, giggling at his father, moving his limbs and making an "oh oh" sound.

Zhang Yuan said: "Slowly get used to it, we are going to live in Beijing for a long time, so let the kitchen cook more mung bean porridge in winter, and make honeysuckle tea on weekdays to clear the heat." When he saw his wife rubbing the sides of her breasts with both hands, she asked, "Are you swollen again?" ”

Shang Yanran's face was slightly red, and he said, "Hong gradually doesn't specialize in milk now, so he often has some swelling pain. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Hongjian can also be regarded as a belly meeting, it seems that your milk is really enough." Recently, Shang Ran kissed him on the forehead, and said in a low voice: "I come to eat at night, it's inconvenient now, wait for a guest to visit, I eat milk and go out to meet guests, I will laugh when I think about it." ”

Shang Yanran blushed and said, "Pay more attention when you speak, my son can understand." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Could it be that Hong gradually knew it, haha, look at him, crawling on the ground with his ass cocked, where does he seem to be able to understand words?" ”

Shang Ran looked at his nine-month-old son climbing the ground against the wall, and couldn't help but wonder.

"Miss, Miss, Uncle, there's a letter from home."

The cheerful voice of the maid Yunjin came from outside the door, and soon pushed the door and opened the curtain to come in, and handed a stack of letters to Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan saw that the top one was the handwriting of his father Zhang Ruiyang, and said happily: "The second elder finally replied, this round trip of eight thousand miles, waiting for a letter from home is really long-awaiting." ”

Zhang Yuan wrote a letter to his family at the end of September, reporting that the mother and son had arrived safely, please rest assured that after three months, he finally got a reply, Zhang Yuan finished reading a piece of stationery, and handed it to Lan Ran to read, and said: "The second elder is in good health, and my mother is very concerned about Xiao Hongji——"

Yun Jin hugged Xiao Hongjian over and said, "Little Master Hongji, come, read the letter written by the old lady and the old man, everyone likes you——"

Hong gradually didn't know what to do, but his hand stretched out quickly, and snatched the letter from his mother's hand, grabbed it into a ball, and was about to stuff it into his mouth, Shang Tanran hurriedly stopped, and while coaxing, he broke his son's little hand, retrieved the letter, and said: "Auntie knows that Hong is so lively and cute, you know how happy she is." ”

Zhang Yuan quickly read the letter and said happily: "Sister Yiting is amazing, she gave birth to twins, two baby boys." ”

Wang Wei and Mu Zhenzhen both came over, and they were very happy for Yiting.

Now that he has time, Zhang Yuan immediately went back to the study to grind ink and write a reply letter to the second elder, and wrote two letters, Wuling came to report that Jin Siduo and Yuan Chao were coming, Zhang Yuan went to the outer courtyard to see Jin and Yuan, and invited Jin Nige to drink tea, he wanted to say something to Yuan Chaonian first, that is, he wanted to buy Yuan Chaonian's bookstore with silver, and asked Yuan Chaonian to make a price.

Yuan Chaonian had long wanted to climb the high branch of the champion Yuangong, and said respectfully: "Lord Zhang, the bookstore in the later life can no longer be maintained, it is Lord Zhang who brings the small bookstore back to life in the late life, and Lord Zhang wants the bookstore, and the later life is willing to give it away." ”

Wu Ling, Laifu they are not familiar with the life in Beijing, sometimes it is inevitable to stumble and stumble, Zhang Yuan wants to open a bookstore in Beijing, he needs an experienced person like Yuan Chaonian, and said with a smile: "Do I want to occupy your bookstore, so let's estimate it yourself, all the utensils inside and outside your bookstore, including real estate, how much silver is worth in total, I asked my family Xiao Wu to sign a contract with you, how much silver is your bookstore worth, I will double the silver here, no matter how big the bookstore is in the future, You are one of the three shares of the bookstore, and you are also one of the three profits. ”

Yuan Chaonian was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed, and immediately went to the side to discuss specific matters with Wuling.

Zhang Yuan returned to the tea table and asked Jinnige with a smile: "Jin Siduo, how is this Jiangnan tea?" ”

Jinnige nodded and said, "Good tea." Looking at Zhang Yuandao: "Zhang Xiushu is a rare wise and enlightened official in the Ming Dynasty, who does not oppress people with official power, and understands that the justice of exchange is the code of conduct for transactions between people, and the Greek sage Aristotle has written about the theory of contract." ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "I was about to tell you about Aristotle, but you mentioned it first." He said: "Aristotle is a great Western philosopher, I have heard of his great name, this person is rich in learning, writings and so on, is there a kind of "Theory of Tools"? ”

Jin Nige was surprised: "Zhang Xiu's erudition and knowledge make people really admire, the "Tool Theory" is like the "Analects" of the sage Confucius of your country, it was not compiled by Aristotle himself, but edited by his students, and it is an extremely important classic of Western philosophy. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I don't know if Priest Jin can have this book, the Hanlin Academy is about to open a translation bureau, and this "Tool Theory" should be translated first. ”

Zhang Yuan only heard that there is a book "Tool Theory", which is the source of logic, but he has not read it, and even if he can find this book, but the Ming Dynasty knows Latin except for the missionaries, so he must cooperate with the missionaries, which is the main reason why Zhang Yuan tried to protect the Jesuits.

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Sadly begging for all kinds of tickets.