When the Japanese mission went to Nanjing, the long-time observer of the Holy See, Banand, also returned from Europe in a hurry.

"The Pope forbids Chinese parishioners to worship their ancestors? How is this possible? Julius was stunned.

"It's true," Banander said. ”

Julius said, "You must have misinterpreted the will of the Pope!" ”

The pope at this time was Urban VIII, a very enlightened fellow. Claiming to be a student of Galileo, he also helped defend heliocentrism and worked to send missionaries around the world.

With such a pope, how could it be possible to prohibit Chinese believers from worshipping their ancestors?

Banander didn't explain too much, only reminded: "France." ”

Hearing this word, the Jesuit leaders at the scene fell silent. They know what's going on, it's about factional struggles in the Holy See, and it's about rivalry between European countries.

The headquarters of the Holy See for the Eastern Mission was in Goa, India, and the affairs of the Eastern Mission were completely controlled by the Jesuits, who in turn controlled them by the Portuguese government.

France wanted to seize Portugal's rights to protect the Church in the East, and Franciscans, Dominicans and other groups wanted to break the Jesuit monopoly on Eastern missions. They banded together to put pressure on the Pope, including Spain.

Because Portugal became independent from Spain, all the missionaries sent by Spain to Macao were expelled from Macao by force.

Before Baande returned to Rome, the Franciscan and Dominican missionaries had already gone to the Pope to make a small report. They say that the teachings of Yahweh have been misinterpreted in China, and that Jesus is regarded as the native deity of China. Julius and other Jesuits tried in vain to integrate Yahism into Confucianism and encouraged their people to worship Confucius and their ancestors, which in time would inevitably split into heretical sects such as Protestantism and Orthodox Christianity.

Even so, Pope Urban VIII did not make an immediate decision.

But the pressure from France could not be ignored by the Pope, and Urban VIII and Richelieu were sworn enemies, but at the same time they were staunch allies. It was they who joined forces to make things happen that transformed the Thirty Years' War in Europe from a religious war into a struggle for national hegemony.

In addition, Jansenism arose in Belgium, which sought to deprive the pope of control over the church. This sect is growing very rapidly and is highly likely to become another Protestantism.

The Pope is fighting the Janssenists with all his might, and combined with the situation in China, he is very worried about the worship of ancestors by Chinese believers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please do the will of His Majesty the Pope. ”

Even Long Huamin, who once forbade Chinese parishioners to worship their ancestors, and then triggered the Nanjing Religious Case, resolutely resisted the decree at this moment: "The Pope is already old and confused, and once he does this, the Jesuits will be finished in China." ”

"If we don't," says Banander, "Jesus will be doomed as well." ”

So many missionary organizations in Europe, especially the French missions, were supported by the Pope and Richelieu. The French Mission, which is sending missionaries around the world, wants to use religion to expand France's influence abroad. They had long wanted to seize the mission rights in the East, and if the Jesuits did not obey their orders, the Jesuits' mission rights in the East would definitely be banned.

According to the order, the Jesuits will be destroyed by Zhao Han; Resist the decree, the Jesuits will be destroyed by the Pope!

Is it possible, then, to obey the will and resist the decree?

Fu Fanji said: "Rome is too far away from China, and the Pope does not know what is going on here. We will follow the will of the Pope, but we will also take into account the wishes of the Chinese people. We will dissuade the people of the church not to worship their ancestors, but it is impossible to correct thousands of years of Chinese customs in a short period of time. The focus of the Jesuit mission in the future will be to strive to reverse this undoctrined custom, in accordance with the will of the Pope. ”

"Yes," Julius understood instantly, "in the future, we must repeatedly propagate and persuade the people not to worship their ancestors." ”

Long Huamin also said: "The Jesuit will always support the Pope, and the will of the Pope is the mission goal of the Jesuits. ”

Banande couldn't laugh or cry at once, but he was also Portuguese, and he also wanted to protect the interests of Portugal and the Jesuits, so he nodded and said: "It's a good idea, we respect the pope, we obey the pope, and we will preach according to the pope's will." ”

The Jesuits reached a consensus on this: to defy the Pope!

But other missionary organizations don't listen.

……

Fu'an.

Although the Jesuits had a monopoly on missionary power in China, a few places were seized by other organizations.

The head of the mission in Fu'an was Li Yufan, who was sent from the Philippines by Spain. This goods belonged to the Dominicans, and in history, two years later, Li Yufan personally rushed back to Rome, pointing out that the Jesuits connived at Chinese believers to worship Confucius and ancestors, thus triggering a centuries-long "Chinese etiquette dispute".

At that time, the pope forbade Chinese believers to worship their ancestors, and after more than ten years of repeated tugging, he finally angered Kangxi and ordered the complete expulsion of Catholicism.

It was not until the Anti-Japanese War that the Pope recognized the puppet Manchukuo and was forced by Mussolini to allow Chinese believers to worship their ancestors, which put a disgusting end to the "Chinese ritual dispute".

At this time, it is the Qingming Festival, a statutory festival issued by the Datong Emperor, and it belongs to the three-in-one festival of Qingming, cold food and Shangsi.

Except for a few officers on duty, most of the officials took advantage of the holiday to go to the suburbs and countryside to go to the countryside or worship their ancestors.

A few miles outside the county seat of Fu'an, there is a commotion in the graveyards at the foot of the mountain.

Chen Boyuan, an engineering clerk in Fu'an County, took his brothers, wives and children to kneel down to his mother: "If my mother has anything to say, I will talk about it when I return home, many villagers here are watching." ”

This old woman's name is Chen Lin, who lost her husband at an early age and pulled her children alone. Although the family has good land and servants, it is not easy for orphans and widows, and most of the family's land is occupied by relatives.

It was during these difficult times that she converted to Yahweh, found her faith, and lifted her spirits to raise her children to adulthood.

Chen Lin rebuked the younger generation sharply: "There is only one true god in the world, and that is the god of Qisi (Yahist God)." No one can worship except the god of Steeps, and neither can the ancestors ......"

Chen Boyuan hurriedly interrupted: "Mother, didn't you also worship your ancestors a few years ago?" ”

Chen Lin said: "A few years ago, we didn't understand the doctrine. The Pope has made a decree, and Father Li is preaching it repeatedly. Ancestor worship is blasphemy against the god of Steeps, it is heresy, and if a heretic dies, he will go to hell! Son, my mother is afraid that you will go to hell in the future......"

"If you forget your ancestors, you will go to hell!"

The Chen family next to him couldn't listen to it, and a young man shouted: "Those who are not allowed to worship their ancestors are crooked and heretical, third aunt, you don't have to listen to the nonsense of the barbarian monks!" ”

Chen Lin rebuked angrily: "What do you know? Father Li is a great monk sent by His Majesty the Pope, who came to Fu'an to help the suffering. When Daming was still there, there were corrupt officials everywhere, and bullies everywhere. The people can't live their lives, and it is Father Li who is helping to help, how many hard-working people have been saved over the years? Father Li said that if you want to go to hell to worship your ancestors, then you must go to hell! From tonight onwards, no matter who my family is, they are not allowed to come to worship their ancestors again! ”

As soon as this remark came out, it instantly caused an uproar.

Not only did the Chen clan come around, but other ancestral families also pointed at the Chen Lin clan.

The patriarch of the Chen family suddenly felt that he had lost the face of the clan, and roared angrily: "The Fanbang monk surnamed Li is really a person who deceives everyone with evil words. The descendants of the Chen family all arrested the surnamed Li with me! ”

Chen Lin pointed at the patriarch and scolded: "You old bastard, you deceived my orphans and widows back then, and occupied more than 300 acres of land in my family. Now that Emperor Datong is here, it is useless for you to occupy more land. This is called the retribution of the present world, and it is the punishment of the god of Steeps! ”

A person with a foreign surname smiled and said: "The third aunt of the Chen family, the current world newspaper belongs to the Buddhist family, you don't have to recite the scriptures." ”

"Hahahaha!"

When the crowd heard this, they burst into laughter.

The face of the patriarch of the Chen clan was even more unbearable, and he roared: "Hurry up and arrest the foreign monk surnamed Li to see the official!" ”

So hundreds of people rushed to the church, not only the Chen clan, but also the rest of the people who worshipped their ancestors in the cemetery at the foot of the mountain, all of whom were indignant and followed to arrest the foreign monks.

Not letting people worship their ancestors has aroused public anger!

Seeing them running in groups, there were constant inquiries along the way. After learning the truth, more and more people joined, and by the time they arrived at the church, there were thousands of participants.

Some Confucian scholars even shouted: "Protect the famous religion and destroy the Red Fan Church!" ”

Chen Lin's son, Chen Boyuan, after all, worked as a clerk in the county government, and hurriedly hissed to dissuade him: "Don't kill people, don't set fires, just arrest the foreign monk and take him to see the official!" Don't kill, don't set fires......"

The people who are agitated will not listen to such advice.

They rushed into the church with sticks, and whether it was a foreign devil or a Han people, they beat up the living people anyway. Then he tied up all the people in the church, dragged them to the county office, and set fire to the church when he left.

Le Ngoc Pham was not in the church, and his followers were invited to give lectures at home.

This family of believers is even more powerful, they do not go to the grave to worship their ancestors on the Qingming Festival, and the whole family listens to the foreign monks explain the Bible in the room.

The angry people still came and smashed the door of this house of believers, and also beat the living people when they saw them.

A young girl shouted, "Spare my life, I'm a maid who works, I'm really not from this family!" ”

Hearing the shouts outside, the head of the household hurriedly reminded: "Father Li, go quickly!" ”

Li Yufan's expression was a little panicked, and he wanted to go out and scold the lost lambs. But the shouts of killing outside shook the sky, and Li Yufan really didn't dare to send him to death, so he could only pull up his robe and go out of the window.

"Monk Hongmao Yang is over there!"

"Chase after him, don't let him run!"

“……”

Li Yufan, who was panting, was caught up while running, and was kicked in the back of the waist, and his body threw a dog in front of him.

Suddenly, he was kicked in the thigh, followed by a stick on the head.

In a daze, his fists, feet, and sticks rained down, and he didn't even scream a few times, he was hit on the head and fainted directly.

Killed on the spot!

In this rebellion, three Spanish missionaries were killed, eleven religious believers were killed, and dozens of others were wounded.

The magistrate and the chief judge didn't know how to make a judgment at all, so they could only report the details and ask Zhao Han for instructions step by step.

Zhao Han was furious and ordered the police to surround the Nanjing church, and even the missionaries who served in the Qintian Monastery were arrested and questioned in person.

The British writer Peter Mundy, who was also arrested as a missionary because of his Western face.

Yanagi Shibei was shopping, and shouted excitedly: "The Chinese emperor has also arrested the Nanban monk!" ”

Lin Luoshan stroked his beard and nodded approvingly: "That's right, how can you allow the Nanban monk to be in trouble?" ”

(The narrative about the Satsuma clan is that the old king's memory is confused, and all of them have been corrected.) If there is any mistake in the plot of Japan, it will be the butterfly effect. ）