Chen Xin hurriedly knelt down and saluted Wang Zheng, Wang Zheng helped him up, looked at him and said: "I originally thought that General Chen must be a rude martial artist, but when we met, I realized that he was a polite person. ”

Chen Xin said a few words modestly, but Wang Zheng didn't plan to say more to him, so he turned his head to Sun Yuanhua and said: "I can't do this prison military way, I'm afraid that I will disappoint Chu Yang." ”

Sun Yuanhua sighed, looking at Wang Zheng a little helplessly, Chen Xin listened to his tone, he was very familiar with Sun Yuanhua, and he did not call him by official title in front of outsiders, and Wang Zheng's appearance was relatively old, Sun Yuanhua's age He knew that he was fifty-one this year, and Wang Zheng was afraid that he was at least fifty-five or more.

The lowest level of the superintendent of the military road is also the official of the Shandong political secretary to take office, and it is also a position of real power, and others can't ask for it, this Wang Zheng is good, and he is a stable and stable leadership position, and he is not willing to come to work. Chen Xin has some impressions of this Wang Zheng, it seems that his Western attainments are still above Sun Yuanhua, but he is not specialized in firearms, but he has studied some Western machinery.

Chen Xin's eyes turned to Wang Zheng and said, "It turned out to be Lord Wang, and I have been looking up for a long time." ”

Wang Zheng was an honest man, and when he heard Chen Xin say this, he asked a little strangely: "Has General Chen heard the name of a contemptible person anywhere?" ”

"Yes, last time a Franco ship passed through Weihai, and the two missionaries talked about the people with the highest attainments in Western learning, first Lord Xu and Master Sun, and then mentioned an adult named Wang Zheng."

"Oh? What are the names of these two missionaries? ”

Chen Xin continued to say nonsense: "They said it, but it was very strange, and the lower officials didn't remember it for a while. ”

Wang Zheng sighed. He looked at Sun Yuanhua and said suspiciously: "Could it be Bi Fangji or Tang Ruowang, or Jinni Pavilion, no, Jinni Pavilion Chongzhen went to Sanyuan in Shaanxi in the first year." ”

Chen Xin was talking nonsense, and Sun Yuanhua naturally couldn't guess it, so Chen Xin hurriedly said: "It seems that there is a Silva called." ”

Wang Zheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There is indeed a name in the country of Franco, it seems that it is a new priest from Macau." It's hard to believe that they have heard my name, but these artifacts are far from the essence of the Jesuits, and General Chen is in charge of the Wendeng Camp. It is my Ming strong army, the general holds a sharp blade in his hand, and he must have the heart of fear of heaven and love for others. Fang is the great fortune of the country. ”

Chen Xin finally got into the talk, bowed to Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng and said: "Lord Wang's teachings, the lower officials keep in mind that although the lower officials have not been baptized, they have always longed for Catholicism, and every Christmas Day and Resurrection Day, the lower officials have to pray. ”

Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng looked at Chen Xin in surprise at the same time, Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng are both devout Catholics, especially Wang Zheng, who takes it as their responsibility to promote Catholicism among the people. When I see someone who is willing to believe, my heart rejoices. Song Wenxian, who followed behind him, smiled calmly, the two of them had been deceiving people together for a long time, even if Chen Xin said that he was the Pope, he would not be surprised at all.

Sun Yuanhua suddenly remembered that Chen Xin was still at the door. Hurriedly beckoned Chen Xin and Song Wenxian into the house, and also left Wang Zheng by the way, Wang Zheng saw that this general could develop, so he stayed with him, planning to brainwash Chen Xin.

Sun Yuanhua sat down and looked at Wang Zheng and said, "Liangfu, although General Chen is a martial artist. But he also likes to read, and was praised by the emperor as Qi Shaobao's second. Wang Zheng nodded when he heard this, Sun Yuanhua said this, which meant that Chen Xin had also read more or less, so as to reduce the distance between civil and military and make the conversation more harmonious.

"The last time I was in Wendeng, why didn't I hear General Chen talk about religious belief? The general was not seen praying before the meal. ”

Chen Xin continued to make up lies: "My lord, Xia Guan is in charge of the camp, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, he feels that he has killed too much, in addition to the original sin brought by birth, he continues to create new sins, and I don't know how many of the seven deadly sins have been committed. ”

Wang Zheng shook his head and said to Chen Xin eagerly: "General Chen's words are wrong, the sooner you enter the Holy Religion, you will atone for your sins one day earlier, everyone has original sin, how to pollute the saying, God must not be afraid, people must not love, my brothers from all over the world, everyone knows the true parents of the beginning of the Yuan, since the official has clarified the doctrine, he has repeatedly made extreme theories, in order to break his accumulated habits, to open his secret confusion, to stir up his long-cherished sincerity, and point to the road back home." ”

Wang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In addition, the seven deadly sins are seven grams, and all those who are proud, jealous, miserly, angry, fat, lustful, and lazy. It has long been clarified by Jinnige's writings that there is no one killing, and besides, Lord Chen killed all Jiannu, not by nature, and only need to invite a bishop to exonerate the general, and this matter can be arranged by the official on behalf of the general. ”

Chen Xin was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what the seven deadly sins were, or he only knew that there were seven deadly sins after watching a Hollywood movie. And seeing that Wang Zheng seems to be energetic, he doesn't want to believe in any religion at all, and he knows that there are too few things, and he will be exposed.

Chen Xin hurriedly changed the topic: "It turned out that the crime could be solved, and the lower officials didn't know what to do, so they shouldn't have talked much, but the lower officials only listened to Lord Wang at the door, and it seemed that they were also disheartened because what they did did not conform to the teachings of Catholicism, if so, why not find someone to solve the crime?" ”

Wang Zheng was really brought to himself, he shook his head a little helplessly and said: "This official is different from the general, the general kills people on the battlefield, returns to his hometown and disarmes, and naturally he will not kill people when he confesses." The official is because of the concubine, Xizong, there are not many heirs, ordered by his parents, accepted a concubine, and has always had a concubine, the general can imagine, if the official confesses while continuing to have a concubine, isn't it like the general confessing while killing people? Which monk will forgive me? ”

Chen Xin's face was abrupt, and at the same time, he secretly felt in his heart that Wang Zheng was pedantic, and it was a big deal to take a concubine, but he didn't confess his opinions casually, because Sun Yuanhua, the official, was still there, if what he said was different from Sun Yuanhua, if he wanted to take it back when the time came, it would be pretentious. However, he immediately remembered what Sun Yuanhua said at the door, and immediately knew Sun Yuanhua's attitude.

Chen Xin said tentatively: "Does this article violate the lust of seven grams?" ”

The two people on the other side nodded, and Chen Xin said cautiously: "In the land of my country, it has always been such a custom, if a group of wives and concubines want to believe in religion, wouldn't it be necessary to drive away many women, be hurt by rumors, and survive the hardships of rumors, and hurt innocent people with a doctrine." Is it fearing heaven and loving others? Second, I have ruled three generations of China, and those saints don't also have concubines. Could it be that three generations of saints will also go to hell? ”

Sun Yuanhua stroked his palm and said: "Yes, General Chen is really different, and this official also has this doubt, according to this official, wives and concubines are all legitimate and good matches." As long as it is not a prostitute in a green building, it is not considered lustful. However, those priests were obsessed with this, and repeatedly refused the request of Liangfu to be exonerated. ”

Wang Zheng looked at the two and argued: "In the third generation, the population of my country was still small. God wants to prosper his family and spread his descendants, so as to spread the Holy Religion to the world. Knowing that their virtues are pure and strong, they do not become adulterous because of many, and they are specially forgiven for marrying two or three wives and concubines, so that the saints can marry more, but this is not the Bible, and it is just an expedient measure for a while, and Jinnige has also explained it in his book. We are not saints, and even if we take concubines on the orders of our parents, we are guilty of lust, and we must naturally follow the teachings of the Bible. ”

Chen Xin secretly scolded his mother when he heard it. People say that the official word has two mouths, and this missionary can even say that in order not to offend the scholars, the Jinnige can also make a special opening for the saint. And Wang Zheng is actually regarded as a holy decree, no wonder this Wang Zheng is still a fourth grade at such an old age. is also too brainless, Sun Yuanhua is much more flexible than him.

Song Wenxian next to him suddenly said, "Since it is lust, Lord Wang doesn't sleep with that concubine, or he still raises her as usual, so as to avoid the pain of her exile." It is also exempt from these seven grams. ”

Sun Yuanhua coughed lightly, and Song Wenxian realized that he had said it more bluntly, and hurriedly stood up to accuse Wang, Chen Xin thought that Song Wenxian's method was good.

Sun Yuanhua persuaded Wang Zheng: "Mr. Song, this is not a bad way, Li Zhizao was not the same back then, you can set up another courtyard, keep enough money and food every month, so that she can make a living there." ”

Wang Zheng said: "I originally intended to let her remarry again, but she was looking for death and life, otherwise why would I need to be so embarrassed." Mr. Song also told her about this method, but she still refused, I thought about it carefully, she entered my house only fifteen, and she is twenty years old this year. ”

Chen Xin secretly scolded, your king recruited a fifty-year-old man to marry a fifteen-year-old man, originally it was to make people stay alive and widowed, but now it can't be done, and it is also strange that Catholicism is also strange, since you want to come to the "China" country to preach, even the Hongyi cannon has come up with such a method, and you will actually have a marriage custom with the "China" people can't get by, how can you enter the "China" market, these Jesuits are really brainless.

Where did Chen Xin know that Wang Zheng was troubled by this problem all his life, he always swayed between the concubine and the guilt, after being dismissed and returning to Shaanxi, he separated from the concubine, Chongzhen nine years to refuse Li Zicheng's wooing, Wang Zheng died of hunger strike, his concubine Shen survived in the retention of his wife, and independently raised Wang Zheng's descendants after the death of his wife, until he felt that his responsibilities had been exhausted when he was seventy years old, and he also died of hunger strike for several days, and finished her chaste and sad life, compared to it, Wang Zheng seemed more selfish.

Chen Xin didn't know the fate of these little people, he was now a little impatient with Wang Zheng's verbosity, if it weren't for seeing Wang Zheng's talent, he would not be too lazy to talk nonsense, at this time he decided to make a quick decision, smiled and said to Wang Zhenghu: "Lord Wang, it just so happened that the two Francos were able to solve the troubles of Lord Wang, that Silva is a bishop, it seems that he is still the Pope's apprentice, the Pope feels that the Jesuit will spread too slowly in China, and he is not very satisfied with these monks, so he sent Silva to Daming Weifu for a private visit, he first traveled in Jiangnan, When he arrived at Wendeng, he specifically talked about taking concubines, and he thought that he could be relieved. ”

Chen Xin's initial flickering made Wang Zheng firmly believe that he had seen the Jesuits, otherwise how could he know the original sin and the resurrection day, etc., at this time, when he heard Chen Xin say that there are Pope's disciples who can be relieved, it is more effective than the Jinni Pavilion, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, he eagerly stood up and said to Chen Xin: "Is this really the case?" Great, great. ”

Wang Zheng went up and grabbed Chen Xin, and asked repeatedly, "Where is that Silva?" Hurry up and tell the sù below. He was so excited that he actually claimed to be down to Chen Xin.

Sun Yuanhua hurriedly sat down Wang Zhengla, Chen Xin bowed and said: "That Silva and Xia Guan hit it off at first sight, and promised to meet again in Wendeng on the return trip, but now where is unknown, he only said that he traveled in the north and understood the folk customs, so as to make Catholicism more suitable for the Ming Dynasty, and Xia Guan felt that the emperor's appointment of Lord Wang as the supervisor of the military road in Liaohai was a good opportunity for Lord Wang to serve the country, and it was also a good opportunity to spread the gospel, and he must not resign." What is the fear of heaven and love, benefiting one party with a useful body, assisting Sun Daman to refuse to build slaves, and protecting the lives of thousands of people in Laidongjiang, compared to getting rid of their own crimes, it is the great love of the world. As long as Lord Wang can stay, the lower officials are willing to donate money to help them build a church in Dengzhou. ”

Wang Zheng opened his mouth and looked at Chen Xin in surprise, even Sun Yuanhua felt impressed with Chen Xin, and almost regarded him as a member of the church, Wang Zheng sighed after half a sound: "Today, General Chen's words made Wang have some understanding, and let this official think about it again." ”

Sun Yuanhua laughed and said: "What else do Liangfu want, stay here, firstly, to wait for Nasil to dismantle his sin, and secondly, to serve the country and spread the gospel, there is a better way than this." ”

Wang Zheng bowed his head for a long time, and finally nodded, history has changed a little here, the original Wang Zheng was to resign from the Beijing Division, and after the emperor insisted, he slowly arrived in July. Now it's five months early.

Chen Xin didn't pay attention to Wang Zheng's explanation at all, he spent a long time drooling, of course, he didn't beat the side drum for Sun Yuanhua, Chen Xin saw that Wang Zheng agreed to stay, and took the opportunity to say: "Lord Wang, that Silva came and went in a hurry, and the lower officials dared to ask the adults to change the station to Weihai, so as not to miss the opportunity to solve the crimes. ”

Wang Zheng's heart moved, turned his head to look at Sun Yuanhua, Sun Yuanhua hesitated, and considering Wang Zheng's exoneration, he finally agreed to let Wang Zheng stay in Weihai for the time being.

Chen Xin picked up a treasure, Wang Zheng is not only a literati, but also very interested in machinery, of course, he has a stronger learning ability than craftsmen, and the most important thing is that he can summarize some theories, Chen Xin is ready to let some young craftsmen follow him to learn for a period of time, form some new research methods and concepts, and reduce Liu Minyou's burden.

Solving Wang Zheng's side, Chen Xin turned his head to Sun Yuanhua and said: "Lord Sun, the lower officials are here, in addition to listening to the teachings of the adults, there are also matters such as sailors, and in addition, recently, there are many Liao people from all over the place to Wendeng, the situation is bitter, Wendeng is thin and poor, and it is difficult to support alone, the adults have always taken great care of the Wendeng camp, but the lower officials are really short of money, and they can't bear to see these Liao people displaced, plus the sailors' expenses and the true colors of the soldiers have not been received, so I cheekily ask the adults to pay some more materials and silver ......."

As soon as Sun Yuanhua heard that Chen Xin wanted something, he returned to the demeanor of the governor of Denglai, and was ready to bargain with Chen Xin-

Half an hour later, Chen Xin took Song Wenxian out of the gate of the official office, he had a fierce battle with Sun Yuanhua, and took out some things from Master Sun, which was finally worth the trip.

Song Wenxian asked as he walked: "My lord, that Silva is just a businessman, where are you going to find a disciple of the Pope? ”

"What are you looking for, I just said that Silva would come, and I didn't say when he would come, he went to the Northland for a private visit, so naturally he wouldn't tell those Jesuits, and besides, if he met a bandit or something on the road, it was possible to lose his life. This Wang Zheng will have a lot of things, and after he goes back, he will set aside a place in the old workshop in Weihai, arrange more people to learn from him, and send him to walk when he learns. Song Wenxian was stunned for a moment, and he was even more contemptuous of Chen Xin's character.

Chen Xin and his entourage went to the vicinity of the book bridge, found a restaurant near the bridge to eat, and waited for the food, Chen Xin carefully checked the terrain near the book bridge by the window, and discussed with Zhou Shifa in a low voice from time to time.

The two were thinking of a bad idea, and the shopkeeper at the door shouted, "There is nothing for your Liao soldiers to eat here." Chen Xin and the others turned their heads to look, only to see a group of Ming soldiers stopped by the shopkeeper at the door, their faces full of resentment. (To be continued.)