Daming 1805

After He Baolu entered the Catholic courtyard, he found that the courtyard was really not that big.

But after contacting the people inside, I found that the standard of this place is really quite high.

In addition to the priests of this church, there are also the bishops of the entire Diocese of Johor, the bishop of the Chief Envoy of Malacca, and the chief bishop of the entire Nanyang region of Ming Dynasty.

He Baolu was led to visit these "brothers" one by one.

Most of these bishops were from Daming, and most of them and the priests and nuns around them did not wear priest's attire, but directly wore ordinary Daming attire.

He also does not wear any obvious religious accessories.

The reason can be guessed almost without asking, so that it is convenient to leave the church when necessary.

He Baolu had the honor to meet directly the chief bishop of the Nanyang region, Qu Ruowang, a Ming Dynasty man in his 70s.

At the meeting, Qu Ruowang asked He Baolu how he came here, and also asked about his thoughts.

After listening to the explanation, Qu Ruowang said with a smile:

"It seems that there are really bad people in the Holy See of Rome."

He Baolu suddenly panicked:

"What are you talking about..."

Qu Ruowang said without hesitation:
"Brother Paul, you don't even know much about Daming's religious customs, so you were sent directly to Daming territory.

"Obviously Brother Paul accidentally offended some powerful brothers."

He Baolu didn't think too much at first, but when the other party said this, he instantly had some thoughts in his mind.

Then Qu Ruowang, who seems to be very chatty, continued to analyze with He He Baolu:

"You said just now that you were hesitant to bring up the theory of original sin and discuss it with the religious management office.

"It's a good thing you didn't say it directly, otherwise the worst consequence might be lifelong reeducation through labor.

"Brothers of Daming have no original sin, and you don't even know this basic common sense."

He Baolu was obviously taken aback:
"My lord? Daming's brother didn't have original sin?"

Qu Ruowang naturally explained:

"Have you never understood the Renwu teaching case? This is a major event affecting the whole world.

"Even if you weren't the priest who was originally assigned to Daming, you should know about this, right?"

He Baolu reacted instantly:

"I remembered..."

In the last years of Renwu, something happened.

Before retiring, Emperor Shizu of Ming Dynasty went to a church to watch a religious activity.

When I got back, I issued an order to close all the churches in Yingtian Mansion, Shuntian Mansion, North and South Zhili, and arrest all the clergy.

Not only Catholicism, but also Orthodox Church and Protestant Church, all of the same series were taken over in one pot.

A public trial was then launched, which became known as the Original Sin Trial.

The internal logic is actually very simple. Since you claim that human beings have original sin, you must produce evidence.

Otherwise, in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty, falsely accuse and resign.

All church personnel are born guilty and should all be sentenced to lifelong forced labor.

His Majesty Emperor Shizu asked Yahweh, Yahweh, Dous, Satan, or any other existence to testify in court.

Of course these people can't come.

The Pope of the Catholic Church, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, the elders of the Protestant Church, and the King of England sent people here in the name of agents.

Of course, the other party did not come to participate in this so-called trial, but only hoped to negotiate with the Emperor Ming to resolve the religious issue.

Emperor Shizu first asked them to issue a power of attorney, a power of attorney signed by Jehovah himself.

Otherwise, they will not be recognized as having the right to express any opinion on behalf of Jehovah.

After a long dispute and rivalry, several documents were signed by the Pope, the Patriarch, the Elders and the King of England.

The general idea is this:
First, none of them have the direct authorization and approval of Jehovah.

Their actual identities are just the heads of communities organized by believers of Jehovah and others.

Including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the new churches in the United Kingdom and other countries are all societies of this nature.

The management and service scope of the association he belongs to currently and will never include Daming.

Then, all believers of Yahweh and others in Daming territory should unconditionally accept any management of the Ming emperor and court.

All church staff in the Ming Dynasty need to be appointed by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the court before they can take up their posts.

In the end, they admitted that the Ming people's original sin was a mistake in propaganda and understanding.

Their theory of original sin originally only applies to the Thais.

From now on, all faculty members are not allowed to use the theory of original sin within the territory of Ming Dynasty.

This document is equivalent to admitting that Ming people have no original sin.

At the same time, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty obtained the complete management right of the church in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The Ming emperor got a higher status than the British king.

The King of England is the head of the British church, and the Ming emperor is the ruler above the church.

The most important thing is that the status of each church has been directly downgraded from the official management organization, not the official fan association.

Because it is impossible for Jehovah to issue a power of attorney, they can only be unofficial agencies.

Since it is an unofficial institution, which country the institution itself and its members belong to, it should be managed by the court of that country.

Since then, most of the top church leaders in Daming have been occupied by Daming people.

Moreover, the teachings propagated by the churches in the Ming Dynasty began to quickly break away from the original subject.

The priests and believers of the church also seem to be growing less and less religious.

The organizational model of the church in Daming is getting closer and closer to the original Buddhist and Taoist models of Daming.

The church has also completely removed all the Western imprints, and was built directly according to the Taoist temples and gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, it is built directly on the mountain, and it is not allowed to be placed in the city, and it is not allowed to organize frequent worship activities.

This incident indirectly triggered the second round of religious reform in Taixi.

The royal families of the Thai and Western countries have followed the example of the Ming Emperor's methods, and want to completely break away from the control of the church.

It's just that their environment is different from that of Daming.

The power of various churches in Ming Dynasty can be said to be weak, but it is universal in the countries of Thailand and the West.

Compared with Daming, the influence of the original church is completely different.

Therefore, although the Thai and Western countries have achieved certain results, they still have not reached the same level as Ming Dynasty.

The churches of the Thai and Western countries still have far more influence in the secular world than in the Ming Dynasty.

He Baolu knew this period of history, but it was like the history learned in class, which was not immediately connected to life.

After Qu Ruowang's reminder, He Baolu immediately matched his own experience.

Qu Ruowang watched He Baolu's reaction, and continued to give him a final question:

"You've apparently been exiled by someone who offended you in your old church.

"After coming to Ming Dynasty, theory is completely out of the control of the Holy See of Rome.

"However, as a Taixi native, you may not have the opportunity to stay in Daming to serve.

"I might have to run around the world in the future..."

He Baolu suddenly became anxious:

"Your Excellency the Chief Bishop, what should I do?"

Qu Ruowang stroked his beard and thought for a while:

"Don't worry too much, my brother.

"Although it's difficult for you to stay in the mainland of Daming, it's not too difficult to go to the more distant vassal state of Daming.

"For example, Dongyi Kingdom in Yinzhou, the main population is still Taixi people.

"In recent years, Ming Dynasty has been migrating French-speaking population to the local area, and the French-speaking population is mainly Catholic.

"In the past few years in Daming, you have worked hard to learn and adapt to the rules of the Daming Church.

"It would be better if you can stay in Nanyang or even the mainland of Ming Dynasty. If not, try to apply to go to Dongyi Kingdom."

He Baolu was immediately surprised:
"What, can I go to Dongyi Kingdom...to take up a teaching position? None of the priests of the Holy See can go!"

Over the years, Dongyi Kingdom's reputation in Taixi has become more and more famous.

The Ming vassal state, which is dominated by Thais and Westerners, held regular imperial examinations and issued the imperial examination titles of the Ming Dynasty.

If we say that there was still a lack of Protestantism in the past, now that there is a French-speaking population, it is rapidly disappearing.

It is a very good choice for the Thai and Western elites who have no way to immigrate to the Ming Dynasty and the pure Ming-style vassal state to immigrate to Dongyi.

It's just that the difficulty of immigrating to the Dongyi Kingdom is still not small, but it is lower than immigrating to the native Ming Dynasty and pure Ming-style vassal states.

Qu Ruowang nodded with a smile and said:
"Of course people from the Holy See of Rome can't go, and they didn't come to the Daming Church for training.

"Let the people of the Holy See of Rome go directly to Dongyi Kingdom, then will the church in Dongyi Kingdom be under the control of the Ming court?

"Of course, even if you received training from the Daming Church, you may not be able to go there.

"The key is to see if you can truly integrate into Daming, you must first pass the Daming General Examination.

"It is impossible for Taixi people who have not lived in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, or lived in a purely Ming-style vassal state, to pass that exam."

He Baolu felt that he vaguely understood.

The appointment of the Daming Church is completely controlled by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the imperial court, and the senior officials of the Taixi Church will not get the corresponding status when they come to Daming, because Daming does not trust them, so they will not come rashly.

Ordinary priests who come to Daming must also receive a complete "Minghua" education, so that they will be regarded as their own by the Daming Church.

But this kind of education is not [-]% successful, because Daming has to take exams for everything.

If you pass the assessment, it is easy to say, then you will truly integrate into the Daming Church, and you will not consider returning to Taixi.

But once the assessment fails, there is no way to integrate into the Daming Church, and it has completely left the Taixi Church.

Even if you return to Taixi again, you have to start from the bottom, and you may be guarded by the Taixi Church as a spy.

Therefore, even if many priests have a heart for Daming, they dare not rashly leave the original church organization and come to Daming to take risks.

But He Baolu has no choice now, he can only adjust his mentality and try to integrate into the Daming Church.

He Baolu bowed his hands to Qu Ruowang very seriously:
"Thank you, Your Excellency the Chief Bishop, for your teachings. I will work hard to learn and adapt to the Daming Church."

After He Baolu thanked Qu Ruowang, the meeting basically came to an end.

Guided by the priest here, He Baolu went to the guest room arranged for him.

After a night of rest with complicated moods, I was going to complete a set of Chunming-style clothing the next day.

As a result, when I first arrived at the restaurant for breakfast, I heard a lot of discussion, and it seemed that something big had happened.

He Baolu was very surprised. What would surprise people about the "church" in the mountains more than ten kilometers away from the urban area?

"I really want to hear that it's Jin Yiwei from Johor Province. A large group of people went to the courtyard of Tian Fang Sect."

"New news has come out. The prefect asked them all to move to a place called absolute freedom."

"Absolute freedom? What's going on?"

"It is said that they will be completely free when they get there, and the Ming government will no longer interfere with their affairs."

"Never mind it at all, that's really terrible."

"It seems that Jin Yiwei also came to ask our bishop, our bishop means not to go, will people from the Tianfang sect go?"

"They have no choice, they have to go."

"It seems that the imperial court is completely tired of those guys from Tianfang Sect."

"Don't you eat the toast and eat the fine wine..."

He Baolu was a little confused, so he found a place to sit down, and asked a Daming priest beside him:
"My brother, isn't a place of absolute freedom bad? Why does everyone feel terrible..."

On the opposite side, a priest in his 20s smiled and said:
"If you think about it, absolute freedom is not absolute freedom to yourself.

"Absolute freedom for all.

"Extreme fundamentalists are also free...but that's really a small thing.

"Theft, robbery, and murder are completely left alone.

"Everyone is absolutely free.

"Nobody interferes with what you do, you can do anything if you can.

"No one will come out to arrest and punish you.

"The point is, this so-called place of absolute freedom is definitely not a good place.

"Either it is the Gobi desert, or the barren mountains, or the land of malaria.

"Since the Ming Dynasty didn't care about it at all, it naturally didn't have any cities and infrastructure.

"Water and food have to be figured out by themselves, and electricity... and various machines should be completely unnecessary.

"To put it bluntly, it is to return to the primitive society, and then we can be absolutely unique.

"Will you accept this freedom, my brother?"

He Baolu finally understood:

"This... is actually exile..."

The priest on the opposite side nodded slightly:
"It's about the same, so our bishop directly said that he would not go, saying that he would obey the government's management...

"But we are Daming's own church, so we have the opportunity to choose ourselves.

"Tianfang Sect seems to have no choice..."

After dinner, He Baolu asked the priest how to get back to the city, and he needed to buy some items.

The answer is that if you are not in a hurry, just wait for the church to go to the city to purchase.

If you are in a hurry, go to the door to guard, and when you see visitors coming to the mountain again, go back to the carriage they are riding in.

Anyway, the cost is not low, and it is very uncontrollable.

This is, after all, inside the valley.

Centralized purchases are made four times a month, and the subconscious is only three days later.

After He Baolu hesitated, he finally decided not to worry and wait for the centralized purchase three days later.

In the next few days, I began to read all kinds of Ming classics in the church with all my strength, and tried my best to understand and learn the various traditions, knowledge and rules of the Daming Church.

Strive to become a qualified Daming priest as soon as possible.

Use the old hardware at home to set up a spare machine and use it first.