Wanli 1592

Chapter 675 Unexpected Gains

Yuan Huang looked at Matteo Ricci, and Matteo Ricci translated the meaning of Bishop Alexander. Yuan Huang said "Oh", and then stroked his beard and sighed.

"Alas! These survivors of the Dongwu Kingdom are all barbarians and uneducated barbarians. They don't understand the principles of articles at all, and they don't even know about etiquette, righteousness, and shame. This time you went deep into their interior to preach, and you are also suffering. Don't worry. The old man has brought his troops here, and he will definitely seek justice for you.”

Then Yuan Huang pointed to the gift he had brought.

"These are some body-replenishing food and some silk and satin cloth. You take them. It is Xiao Hou's kindness. Xiao Hou sent you here with great hopes. I hope you can educate them and let them No longer savage, but the result is... oh..."

Seeing Yuan Huang's disappointed expression, Matteo Ricci's eyes were red, and then he translated this meaning to Bishop Alexander, and Alexander's eyes were also red.

This missionary experience not only made them feel shocked, but also felt terrified, and even more ashamed!

A great missionary opportunity, a missionary opportunity with the full support of Chinese noble generals, an excellent opportunity to knock on the door of Chinese missionary work, and also to open the door of Alexander's road to the Pope, just like that...

How disappointed would Xiao Ruxun be if he knew?
Neither Alexander nor Ricci dared to think about it.

Yuan Huang secretly looked at Alexander and Matteo Ricci, and seeing that their disappointed expressions did not seem to be fake, he knew that his play was not bad, so he continued to act.

"Da Ming is a country of etiquette. The heavenly kingdom has always been tolerant towards the barbarians. Unless it goes too far, Da Ming will never use weapons. But right now, there is nothing they can do. These barbarians have lost their minds and no longer trust Da Ming. , if we do not send troops to destroy them, it may become a disaster!"

Yuan Huang sighed deeply again: "Oh! I really can't imagine that the old man is old enough to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I don't know how many people will be killed and how many people will die in vain! Alas! Time? Fate?”

Matteo Ricci was immediately moved by Yuan Huang's compassionate attitude.

The current Matteo Ricci is just a rookie who has just started to get in touch with the new world. He is not the veteran missionary who has gained insight into the life trajectory and ideology of the Chinese people. Understand the art of this communication in Chinese officialdom.

Telling the black into the white, the dead into the living, and beautifying the war of aggression into benevolent education, these are the basic skills of the Chinese elites, and they must be mastered. At least Yuan Huang, who is beside Xiao Ruxun, is a good player.

No, in front of the superb acting Yuan Huang, Matteo Ricci was so moved that he almost shed tears.

Yuan Huang held Bishop Alexander's hand again.

"When you are finished recuperating, go back to live in Nan'an City first. I have already made arrangements for you. Let's discuss it again when Xiaohou comes back!"

Matteo Ricci translated it, and Bishop Alexander felt that there was no other better way, so he could only agree.

Later, after Bishop Alexander returned to Nan'an City, he felt that he had not fulfilled his mission and promise to Xiao Ruxun. Instead, Xiao Ruxun sent troops to attack the Meng people.

So, disheartened and feeling ashamed to face Xiao Ruxun, he set off to return home two months later on a European merchant ship.

Ricci stayed on anyway, determined to do his part no matter what.

After Bishop Alexander returned to China, he did not receive any rewards because he failed to complete the main task of opening up a new situation for missionary work in China and lost more than a dozen missionaries.

However, as the No. 1 Holy See in contact with the Chinese aristocracy, with the experience of going to China to contact the Chinese, he was still highly valued by the Pope on the issue of China.

Alexander suggested that the Holy See take some time to establish a harmonious and friendly relationship with Xiao Ruxun. He has already opened the first step. A missionary, Matteo Ricci, has been in contact with Xiao Ruxun for a long time. He suggested that Matteo Ricci be given a higher status to facilitate his action.

The Pope allowed it, and soon, Matteo Ricci's status was promoted. Using this as an excuse and a breakthrough point, Alexander, under the guise of opening up a Chinese diocese, began to reshape his prestige and status.

And after that, just as the Holy See learned that the Spanish king's government was extremely dissatisfied with China because of the Philippine island incident, the Spanish king frantically planned to send troops to the Philippines to take revenge, and Alexander, who became the Pope's right-hand man, was suddenly out of breath.

In his opinion, if the stupid massacre of the Spaniards hadn't annoyed the Chinese, he wouldn't have to take the risk of making that agreement with Xiao Ruxun, and maybe he could negotiate with Xiao Ruxun in a more peaceful way, so he wouldn't have to be hunted down. He died, and now he is in a very embarrassing situation.

Moreover, at that time, the European aristocrats were extensively pursuing contact with the Chinese, doing business with the Chinese, obsessed with China's splendid culture and high-end products, and were very dissatisfied with the Spanish government's behavior against the trend of the times.

The Holy See originally expected Spain to exert its strength as the vanguard of the Counter-Reformation, but now King Philip II of Spain is getting more and more crazy. He still has the upper hand in this battle, and he actually has to mobilize troops to expedition to China!

Isn't this crazy?

Alexander tended to support China's position, but there were not many people who supported it. It happened that at this time, many people in the Holy See were very dissatisfied with Philip II's behavior of not paying attention to the European war situation and focusing on the Eastern war situation, and they also planned to stop him. Crazy, the two groups hit it off.

Therefore, under Alexander's efforts in various senses, the Holy See tended to support Alexander's opinions, and decided to use the Portuguese incident to put pressure on the Spanish government to stop Philip II's crazy behavior.

Spain's annexation of Portugal to achieve the unification of the peninsula was given by the Holy See. The Holy See supported Spain's annexation of Portugal and gave it great support.

Without the religious support of the Holy See, the Spanish reputation would be damaged, the legitimacy of the annexation of Portugal would be shaken, and the country's position would become very passive.

Therefore, the Holy See used this to threaten the Spanish government, saying that if they dared to send troops to fight the Chinese and further damage the relationship between China and Europe, they would support the Portuguese's restoration action, support the Portuguese to regain their homeland, and set their backyard on fire.

The Genoese bankers who were the first to contact China were actively preparing for business dealings with the Chinese. Seeing the wealth flowing into their pockets, they could not allow this kind of behavior that seriously damaged their own interests to happen.

(End of this chapter)