Hu Guang was stunned here, but Xu Guangqi was already laughing. Young talents, as long as they are not the kind of older generation who are particularly jealous, will like them. He picked up the piece that the butler put back on the desk, and said to Hu Guang with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, listen, uncle read it to see if there is anything that needs to be modified?" ”

After finishing speaking, he read it to himself, and his tone was frustrated, as if he was reading it to Emperor Chongzhen, full of his feelings.

Hu Guang had no choice but to put aside what he was worried about first, and listened to Xu Guangqi finish reading the recital.

What level Xu Guangqi is, naturally there will be no problem, but the stakes are very high, so he asked Hu Guang to listen to it again. After he finished reading, he saw that Hu Guang had no opinion, so he stood up and said, "You first drink tea here to catch up with the old days, and the old man will go to meet His Majesty and go back to dinner together." ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't let Tang Ruowang and Hu Guang have a chance to refuse, so he took the piece and left directly. Obviously, he was anxious about the construction of Liaodong, and he had to finish this matter before he could rest assured.

In the back house, Mrs. Xu listened to the housekeeper's advice and was a little helpless.

Why do you say that? It turned out that Xu Guangqi's three generations were in the same lineage, but when it came to his grandchildren, there were more. Among them, Xu Guangqi's eldest grandson, Xu Erjue, was born in 1603, eight years older than Hu Guang. Hu Guang's nephew's seniority is really high!

But fortunately, Xu Guangqi came to Beijing as an official, and the younger generation did not bring it. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be a little embarrassing.

After Mrs. Xu sighed, she asked the housekeeper to treat Hu Guang well and prepare the banquet. With her understanding of her master, she naturally knew in her heart that it must be the knowledge of this young man who has won the affirmation of the master. Only in this way will the lord value it, just as the lord treats those Westerners.

Let's talk about it in Xu Guangqi's study. It was only at this time that Hu Guang and Tang Ruowang had time to greet each other.

However, Hu Guang was worried about the matter, and quickly changed the topic, and asked Tang Ruowang directly: "You said before that there are more than 7,300 hardcover books in the church of Jingshi?" ”

"yes!" John Tang nodded. But there was no smile on the face that was smiling just now.

When Hu Guang saw it, he couldn't help but feel a tightening heart, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, it can't be that these books are damaged, right?" ”

He remembered what he had heard at the door of the church, if a wise man really stormed the church and damaged more than 7,300 European hardcover books, it would be really fucking scolding!

Who knew that Tang Ruowang shook his head, but his face was still a little unsightly: "There is no damage, it's just ......"

He couldn't go on. However, Hu Guang was also relieved, anyway, it was good that it was not damaged. He asked, a little curious, "Just what?" You and I are old friends, so why bother talking. ”

It is indeed rare for John Tang to meet a person who can talk cordially in his mother tongue in the far east, so as soon as Hu Guang said this, he no longer hesitated and told Hu Guang some of these things.

"Father Trigo had collected so many books in Tessie, and it took him a lot of energy. Considering the long distance, they all chose hardcover books. The purpose is one. Take it to Daming and translate the book into Chinese......"

When John Tang introduced this, he hesitated slightly, and finally omitted Father Trigo's ultimate purpose, which was to use these books as capital to promote Catholicism throughout the Ming Empire.

I only heard him continue: "But since Father Long Huamin was in charge of the Catholicism of the Ming Dynasty, he forbade the missionaries to spread scientific knowledge to the Ming Dynasty......"

These things. Hu Guang learned about it early in the morning from the Catholic church. But at this time, when John Tang said it, he didn't interrupt, just listened carefully.

"Later, Father Long Huamin was forced to continue to communicate with Master Xu and them under pressure. But the more than 7,300 hardcover books were sealed by him and not allowed to be consulted and watched. ”

I see, Hu Guang was a little strange when he heard this, and he asked curiously: "Then why is he so opposed to exchanging those knowledge with the great Ming scholars?" ”

This question is really difficult to answer, and Tang Ruowang looked at Hu Guang with a little embarrassment. Seeing that he was staring at himself, clearly showing that he would not let go if he didn't make it clear, he sighed a little before he replied to Hu Guangdao: "He is a Taixi supreme being, and he thinks that it is enough for us to be the messenger of God and spread the gospel of God." Something else, just in case...... In case ......"

After all, Tang Ruowang is still a young man, and he is a little ashamed to say this kind of thing, and finally he didn't say it a few times.

But although he didn't finish speaking, Hu Guang already understood what he didn't finish. Therefore, he followed up and confirmed: "Are you afraid that Da Ming will make up for the shortcomings of natural science and surpass Taixi?" ”

Tang Ruowang blushed, nodded slightly, and then turned his gaze to other places, not daring to look at Hu Guang.

Hu Guang snorted, obviously dissatisfied.

Tang Ruowang naturally understood that Hu Guang would react in this way, in fact, don't talk about Hu Guang, anyone in the Ming Dynasty will be dissatisfied when they hear it.

After a while, Hu Guang calmed down his anger, at least there was no need to be angry with the foreign devil to rush at Tang Ruowang. He looked at Tang Ruowang, who was bowing his head, and asked, "In that case, why did he allow you to communicate with Lord Xu and them?" Compared with forbidden books, isn't it just 50 steps and 100 steps of laughter, can he pass this hurdle in his heart? ”

Tang Ruowang couldn't hear these words clearly for a while, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood what Hu Guang meant, and immediately raised his head to look at him and explained: "That's what the priest said at the time, Paul and they are all Catholics, so they are also within the scope of his acceptance. ”

"Hehe......" Hu Guang sneered for a while, and then the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a trace of disdain: "That means that if I want to communicate with you about Western culture and learn a little knowledge from you, then I must join Catholicism first, right?" ”

Tang Ruowang was also helpless and nodded. In this regard, in fact, all the missionaries who come to China are doing this. Otherwise, there would be no market for their Catholic stuff in this distant eastern empire.

Hu Guang confirmed it with him, and he understood it. An enlightened person like Xu Guangqi, after seeing the different cultural inheritance of the barbarians and the Ming Empire, felt that it was good and wanted to apply what he had learned, so he had to join Catholicism.

Otherwise, like those officials in the late Ming Dynasty, who were basically Jinshi people, who had been influenced by Confucian culture for many years, how could they believe in barbarian religions that conflicted with Confucian culture and Chinese tradition.

Thinking of this, Hu Guang sneered, and then said to Tang Ruowang: "You go and tell that Long Huamin ......"

As soon as Tang Ruowang heard him speak, he felt that his tone was not good, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart, knowing that this young man was angry. (To be continued.) )