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Chapter 236 Xu Guangqi's Request
Cao Wenzhao looked at his nephew and saw that he was clenching his fists full of fighting spirit. He suddenly became calm and put his hands on his nephew's shoulders and asked, "You really decided?"

"It's decided!" Cao Bianjiao nodded vigorously and replied without hesitation.

Cao Wenzhao patted his nephew on the shoulder, without saying anything, turned around and walked back to the main seat to take his seat.

Seeing it from behind, Cao Bianjiao asked in surprise, "Uncle, do you agree?"

Hearing this, Cao Wenzhao turned around suddenly, stood still facing Cao Bianjiao again, and asked with a hint of expectation, "If uncle finds a way to transfer you to Denglai, how about going to Lu Zhongcheng's side?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Bianjiao knew that his uncle still hadn't given up, and wanted to change his decision.He thought of the heroic Lu Xiangsheng, and for a moment, he seemed a little hesitant.

When Cao Wenzhao saw it, he immediately added: "Lu Zhongcheng has a good impression of you. After you pass, not only do you not have to start from scratch, I believe that with Lu Zhongcheng's ability, you have a chance to make contributions. How?"

Cao Bianjiao didn't answer right away after hearing this, he lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked: "Uncle, even if my nephew went to Lu Zhongcheng's side and made great achievements, at most he would be just like Wu Sangui, right?"

"..." Cao Wenzhao was speechless. Your uncle and I are only lieutenants. From your tone, you don't even care about the commander in chief?

Seeing his expression, Cao Bianjiao obviously guessed his uncle's thoughts, and immediately explained: "Don't blame uncle, my nephew just wants to surpass Wu Sangui. Under the teaching of my uncle, my nephew believes that my nephew is no better than Wu Sangui. He is bad!"

Cao Wenzhao listened very comfortably, and his complexion looked better.Just as he was about to speak, he heard Cao Bianjiao resolutely say: "My nephew believes that with my nephew's ability, I will definitely be able to occupy a place in the new army! As my uncle said, the emperor must have high hopes for the new army. If the new army If the army can really become a strong army, at that time, my nephew's backer will be the emperor! Only in this way can my nephew surpass Wu Sangui in the future! Besides, even if I go to Lu Zhongcheng's side, my nephew doesn't think he can. Have this chance!"

Speaking of this, he clenched his fists to his chest, and said firmly: "Nephew must be stronger than him, Wu Sangui!"

Listening to Cao Bianjiao's oath, Cao Wenzhao stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly strode forward, reached out and patted his nephew heavily on the shoulder, and loudly praised: "Good! You have such ambition, uncle will no longer Stop you! After all, you have to walk this road by yourself, so you can give uncle a way out!"

Cao Bianjiao was overjoyed when he heard that, he immediately clasped his fists in a salute, and said loudly firmly: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will definitely work a hundred times harder, and he will definitely make a name for himself!"

On the second day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, Minister of Rites, as the imperial envoy who oversaw the nationwide promotion of sweet potatoes, went to the Wenhua Hall to bid farewell to the emperor.

For this matter, Hu Guang has high hopes.But he also knows that if sweet potatoes can be popularized across the country, it will take at least a few years to see harvests.Now Xu Guangqi's trip is just to sow the seeds to all parts of the country.

After some encouragement, Hu Guang suddenly felt that Xu Guangqi seemed to have something to say but was hesitating, so he asked a little curiously: "Xu Qing, what concerns do you have, tell them together, I will make the decision for you!"

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he seemed to have made up his mind, and immediately said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, after the news that I will leave the capital, several missionaries from the capital came to see me."

Speaking of this, he paused, with a sincere expression on his face, and said: "I believe that your majesty is very knowledgeable, even if there are no missionaries. But your majesty has a lot of things to do, and you still need someone to teach the people of Ming Dynasty about Western knowledge. The minister recommended Sun Yuanhua, Fang Langzhong, to learn Western knowledge from these Westerners, and then he was able to educate the people of Ming Dynasty."

When Hu Guang heard it, he understood what Xu Guangqi meant.He still wanted to intercede for those missionaries, hoping to abolish the ban caused by the Nanjing missionary case, so that Sun Yuanhua could learn Western learning from Western missionaries.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked Xu Guangqi, "What is Sun Yuanhua's foundation in Western learning?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Sun Yuanhua is a student of my minister. Like my minister, he also converted to Catholicism and learned from Western missionaries. He is better at Western artillery." Xu Guangqi replied quickly when he heard that the emperor seemed to be moved.

When Hu Guang heard this, he nodded and said: "If you are busy with sweet potatoes, let Sun Yuanhua sort it out for me at the western school. If there is anything you don't understand, you can just send me a memorial. As for those Western missionaries, I have already said before, There is no room for bargaining!"

Xu Guangqi was happy to hear it at first, but when he heard it later, he found that the emperor still hadn't changed his mind, so he couldn't help being a little anxious, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, the court is currently troubled, and there are injustices everywhere in Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty takes care of everything..."

"Xu Qing!" After hearing this, Hu Guang interrupted Xu Guangqi's words, and said a little seriously: "I said before, these missionaries came to my Ming Dynasty, not just to preach, they have evil intentions, don't be fooled by their current behavior." deceive!"

"Your Majesty, I really don't feel it. Your Majesty..." Xu Guangqi felt that the emperor was really biased. At least in his opinion, those Western missionaries really had no malice, so he wanted to persuade him again before leaving Beijing.

Hu Guang interrupted Xu Guangqi again, and told him, "Since you don't believe me, please tell those Western missionaries to come to see me, and you will listen to me."

Xu Guangqi really didn't believe it. He couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that the emperor wanted to see those missionaries.He believed that as long as the emperor was willing to contact them, he would feel their profound knowledge and broad mind, and he was willing to travel thousands of miles to Daming to preach and spread Western learning.

Those missionaries knew that Xu Guangqi would speak to the emperor again today, so they all waited outside the Meridian Gate for news.Because of this, it didn't take long for them to meet the supreme ruler of Ming Dynasty in Wenhua Palace.

Seeing them coming in, Xu Guangqi immediately winked at Tang Ruowang, the leader.

Tang Ruowang and the other five people took a deep breath, faced the emperor, stretched out their hands to stroke their chests, and said with a Chinese accent unique to Westerners: "...I have seen His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Seeing this, Wang Chengen, the eunuch on duty next to Hu Guang, suddenly shouted loudly: "Bold, why don't you kneel down and salute?"

Xu Guangqi was taken aback for a moment, what's going on?In the past, when monks and priests entered the palace, they didn't need to kneel and kowtow!Even if this father-in-law is young, he should know this!
Tang Ruowang and the others were also taken aback when they heard this, and then Tang Ruowang who took the lead replied: "Your Majesty, we are missionaries sent by God to Daming, and I salute Your Majesty according to my Catholic etiquette..."

　Thank you Suilian for the reward from DHB!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)