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Chapter 237 Slavery and Killing

However, before they finished speaking, they were interrupted by Wang Chengen again: "This is Daming, not where the Catholic Church is located. Haven't you heard of Ke Suizhu? In my Daming, you have to follow my Daming rules!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangqi immediately looked at the emperor.At this moment, he can be sure that this is definitely the emperor's order, not that this father-in-law is ignorant.

Tang Ruowang frowned when he heard that, he looked back at the other people, then turned around, and when he was about to defend himself again, he heard the emperor speak in a cold tone: "If one day, Daming and your Catholicism have interests Conflict, are you on the side of Daming or the side of Catholicism? Now it seems that a little bit of etiquette is nothing but arrogance, and I don't need you to answer, I already know the answer!"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi was stunned.I couldn't help thinking deeply in my heart, if one day there was a conflict between Daming and the Catholic Church, where would these missionaries stand?Where do you stand?
When Tang Ruowang heard this, he was very helpless. If the emperor thought so, it was obvious that he couldn't wait.The current strategy is to stabilize the Emperor of Ming Dynasty first, and then slowly figure it out.

Thinking this way, as soon as he motioned to the others, he knelt down first, and according to the etiquette of Daming, greeted the Emperor Daming again.

Hu Guang looked at it coldly, he was not polite, he just watched these Westerners salute clumsily.Occasionally glanced at Xu Guangqi, seeing that he seemed to be in deep thought, so he remained silent.

After the re-meeting ceremony was over and Tang Ruowang and the others stood up, Hu Guang asked, "What are you doing here at Daming?"

Needless to say this answer, Xu Guangqi recovered from his contemplation and couldn't help thinking in his heart.

Tang Ruowang did not dare to be negligent, and quickly replied respectfully: "We are Catholics, to spread the gospel of the Lord, to bring faith to the people of Ming Dynasty, so that they can go to heaven after death..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor.Hu Guang's voice suddenly became louder, and he asked with a little sarcasm: "So, the reason why you stay away from your hometown is to do good deeds?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Ruowang felt the emperor's sarcasm, and his heart skipped a beat, but he answered immediately.He foresees that it seems that things will not go well today.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished his answer, he heard the emperor burst out laughing, as if he had heard something very funny.

This smile made Xu Guangqi, Tang Ruowang and the others feel tense in their hearts, and they felt something was wrong.

After Hu Guang sneered for a while, he suddenly stopped laughing and asked sharply, "You went to Africa to spread the gospel, but the African people lived well? You went to India to spread the gospel, but the Indian people lived well ? You went to Nanyang to spread the gospel, but the Nanyang people live well? You went to Mexico and America..."

A series of rhetorical questions made Xu Guangqi feel baffled. He didn't know what the emperor was talking about, but Tang Ruowang and others felt their hearts sink when they heard it.Although they didn't know why the Emperor Ming knew so many places, and even place names they had never heard of, it was obvious that these rhetorical questions were definitely not a good thing.

At this moment, no matter what, they must not back down.Therefore, Tang Ruowang replied: "Of course, they believe in God. Although they may live a difficult life, their spiritual world is very sufficient, and they can live..."

His answer did not directly answer the emperor's question, and he avoided the important ones, and even left room for it. Generally speaking, most people would definitely not be able to detect the problem.

However, Hu Guang couldn't listen anymore, and interrupted with a sneer: "Is it just a hard life? I'm afraid you have almost killed you, right? Everyone who lives is enslaved by you! What you brought to the world, isn't it Gospel of God, but killing and slavery!"

"..." Xu Guangqi was shocked, he didn't expect it to be like this?
"..." Tang Ruowang and the others were shocked. They didn't expect the Emperor Ming to know so much?Hasn't this emperor been in the palace all the time and never been out of the capital?
Tang Ruowang quickly came back to his senses, and denied without hesitation: "There is absolutely no such thing! Please be enlightened by His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. I have been waiting for Daming for a long time, and I have never enslaved or killed. What brought Daming is only the gospel and knowledge of God." If your majesty doesn't believe this point, you can ask Mr. Xu."

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he recalled the past contact with Tang Ruowang and others in his mind, and when he was about to nod his head to admit it, he heard that the emperor didn't ask his opinion at all, and said directly to Tang Ruowang: "It's just because I, Ming, can't be enslaved and killed by you! Don't deny it, when you first came into contact with Da Ming, you never killed my people, robbed my property, or occupied my land!"

"Your Majesty, you made a mistake. We didn't do those things. We are just missionaries spreading the gospel of God. We really came here with a kind heart." Tang Ruowang immediately denied that no matter how stupid he was, it was impossible admittedly.In fact, he has always thought so, and he has done nothing wrong.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately asked: "Oh, then tell me, who paid for the funds you needed to travel across the ocean to come to Daming? Who gave you convenience wherever you went?"

"You are a believer in God, Your Majesty!" Tang Ruowang was relieved and replied immediately.

"Hehe!" Hu Guang sneered after hearing this, "It is these so-called believers of God that you bring to the whole world. Is this the so-called gospel you spread? Such believers, hehe..."

The weather was very cold, but Tang Ruowang's cold sweat came down. He didn't understand, he usually had good eloquence, but why he kept leading him by the nose after seeing the emperor, and there was almost no chance of rebutting successfully.

In desperation, he couldn't find the most appropriate answer to answer the emperor's question, so he had to repeat: "Your Majesty, my Catholicism is sincere to Daming, and I am only preaching in Daming. I can guarantee this! "

"Hehe!" Hu Guang didn't know how many times he had said hehe, but he couldn't help it. Hearing Xi Yi's answer, he couldn't help but think about it.

After he sneered, he said with a bit of sarcasm: "I really don't cry when I see the coffin! Don't think that I don't know your plans for Daming!"

Speaking of this, he raised his voice a little bit, and said word by word: "You have a country in the West called Spain. After occupying Luzon Island in the South China Sea, the governor Sander submitted a document to their King Philip II. Document, do you want me to tell you about this document?"

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he almost couldn't believe it.At this time, he no longer cared where the emperor knew these things.He was shocked that these Xiyi who had been communicating with him all the time had so many things behind their backs that he didn't understand.Judging from the emperor's tone at this time, it seemed that he really had plans for Daming.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to listen!" Xu Guangqi bowed suddenly, before Tang Ruowang answered.

(End of this chapter)